The 1990 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by first-year head coach Ken Hatfield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10âÂÂ2 with a mark of 5âÂÂ2 in conference play, and finished second in the ACC. Clemson played home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Clemson's 500th win came October 27 against Wake Forest.