1985–86 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team

The 1985–86 Clemson Tigers women's basketball team represented Clemson University during the 1985–86 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Tigers were led by tenth year head coach Annie Tribble. The Tigers, members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, played their home games at Littlejohn Coliseum.

1985–86 Clemson Tigers women's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	12–16 (4–10 ACC)
Head coach	Annie Tribble (10th season)
Home arena	Littlejohn Coliseum

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 25, 1985*		No. 2 Georgia	L 68–87	0–1	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
November 27, 1985*		at Virginia Tech	W 77–76	1–1	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
November 29, 1985*		vs. Middle Tennessee Kentucky Invitational	L 88–90	1–2	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, Kentucky
November 30, 1985*		vs. Cleveland State Kentucky Invitational	W 104–72	2–2	Memorial Coliseum  Lexington, Kentucky
December 2, 1985*		Florida	W 69–65	3–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 4, 1985*		Presbyterian	W 100–40	4–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 7, 1985*		South Carolina rivalry	W 62–61	5–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 14, 1985*		East Tennessee State	W 79–47	6–2	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
December 16, 1985		at Georgia Tech	W 90–80	7–2 (1–0)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
December 18, 1985		at NC State	L 72–76	7–3 (1–1)	Reynolds Coliseum  Raleigh, North Carolina
December 21, 1985*		at Tennessee Tech	L 78–85	7–4 (1–1)	Eblen Center  Cookeville, Tennessee
January 4, 1986		No. 18 NC State	L 62–75	7–5 (1–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 11, 1986		No. 4 Virginia	L 89–96 OT	7–6 (1–3)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 13, 1986		No. 20 Duke	L 77–93	7–7 (1–4)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 15, 1986		Maryland	L 73–77	7–8 (1–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 18, 1986		Georgia Tech	W 84–73	8–8 (2–5)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
January 22, 1986		at No. 15 North Carolina	L 91–95	8–9 (2–6)	Carmichael Arena  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
January 25, 1986		Wake Forest	L 73–88	8–10 (2–7)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 1, 1986*		at Alabama	L 69–88	8–11 (2–7)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 3, 1986*		at South Carolina rivalry	L 72–86	8–12 (2–7)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
February 8, 1986		at No. 17 Duke	L 76–80	8–13 (2–8)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
February 10, 1986		at Maryland	L 59–62	8–14 (2–9)	Cole Field House  College Park, Maryland
February 12, 1986*		UAB	W 79–75	9–14 (2–9)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 15, 1986		No. 13 North Carolina	W 80–65	10–14 (3–9)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
February 17, 1986		at Wake Forest	W 92–67	11–14 (4–9)	Winston-Salem War Memorial Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
February 22, 1986		at No. 3 Virginia	L 79–90	11–15 (4–10)	University Hall  Charlottesville, Virginia
February 26, 1986*		South Carolina State	W 88–63	12–15 (4–10)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
ACC Tournament
March 1, 1986*		vs. No. 17 North Carolina ACC Tournament quarterfinal	L 83–88	12–16 (4–10)	Civic Center  Fayetteville, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

• "Women's Basketball Records" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2017. Retrieved September 6, 2023.