Danny Ford described Clemson’s tie to South Carolina to close the 1986 regular season as an empty feeling. Though the Tigers’ won their first outright ACC Championship since 1982, they closed the year with back-to-back ties to end the regular season.
David Treadwell kicked a field goal in the final minutes against Maryland and South Carolina to force a tie. The kick against Maryland allowed the Tigers to claim an ACC Championship. The Tigers celebrated the tie against the Terrapins, but no one was happy following their tie to the Gamecocks.
“I guess we feel like the people in the stands at this point,” Ford said to the media after the game.