After beating Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., in Week 2 of the 1989 season, Danny Ford told the media he hoped his Clemson team did not get overconfident.
There was no sign of being overconfident in the two weeks following their win over the Seminoles. The Tigers hammered Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Va., and returned to Clemson the following week and easily disposed of Maryland.
The Tigers combined to outscore Virginia Tech and Maryland by a score of 58-14, and when they went to Duke the next week, they quickly jumped on top of the Blue Devils 14-0.