1978 Clemson Tigers football team
1978 Clemson Tigers football | |
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ACC champion Gator Bowl champion | |
Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Ohio State | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 7 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 11–1 (6–0 ACC) |
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Offensive coordinator | Jimmye Laycock (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (2nd season) |
Captain | Steve Fuller, Randy Scott |
Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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No. 6 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Charley Pell, the team compiled an 11–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, defeated Ohio State in the 1978 Gator Bowl, was ranked No. 6 in the final AP and Coaches Polls, and outscored opponents by a total of 368 to 131.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
Steve Fuller and Randy Scott were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fuller with 1,515 passing yards, Lester Brown with 1,022 rushing yards and 102 points scored, and Jerry Butler with 908 receiving yards.[3]
The Gator Bowl victory became infamous because Ohio State's legendary head coach Woody Hayes punched Clemson player Charlie Bauman during the game on the Buckeyes sideline after a play. The incident was caught on live television, and Hayes resigned as Ohio State head coach the next day before the team even left Jacksonville. Hayes would never coach again.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 16 | 1:00 p.m. | The Citadel* | W 58–3 | 53,332–54,075 | [4] | ||||
September 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at Georgia* | L 0–12 | 60,000 | [5] | ||||
September 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Villanova* |
| W 31–0 | 47,786 | [6] | |||
October 7 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia Tech*![]() |
| W 38–7 | 53,054 | [7] | |||
October 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at Virginia | W 30–14 | 19,243 | [8] | ||||
October 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke |
| W 28–8 | 51,109 | [9] | |||
October 28 | 1:00 p.m. | at NC State | No. 20 | W 33–10 | 45,000 | [10] | |||
November 4 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 16 | W 51–6 | 30,400 | [11] | |||
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina | No. 15 |
| W 13–9 | 53,495 | [12] | ||
November 18 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Maryland | No. 12 | W 28–24 | 51,376 | [13] | |||
November 25 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* | No. 10 |
| W 41–23 | 63,050–63,479 | [14] | ||
December 29 | vs. No. 20 Ohio State* | No. 7 | W 17–15 | 72,011 | [15] | ||||
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Game summaries
[edit]Gator Bowl (vs. Ohio State)
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Ohio St | 0 | 9 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Clemson | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
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Personnel
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Special teams
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References
[edit]- ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- ^ "1978 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1978 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers play 'errorless' game, rout Citadel 58–3". The News and Observer. September 17, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bulldogs shutout Tigers". Florence Morning News. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Villanova loses, 31–0, to Clemson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 1, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers feast on Gobblers". The Charlotte Observer. October 8, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers (4–1) wear down Virginia". Winston-Salem Journal. October 15, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson defense forced turnovers; Offense took advantage of them". Florence Morning News. October 22, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers' Brown excels". The Daily Progress. October 29, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson buries Wake, 51–6". The Danville Register. November 5, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown, Clemson edge Tar Heels". The Sun-News. November 12, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers claim ACC crown". The Charlotte Observer. November 19, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kerry Capps (November 26, 1978). "Tigers defeat Gamecocks". The Greenville News. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Woody adds punch to Gator Bowl". The Miami News. December 30, 1978. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1978". Clemson University. 1978. p. 1. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1979". Clemson University. 1979. pp. 86–91. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
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