Clemson Tigers football, 1970–1979

The Clemson Tigers football teams of 1970–1979 represented Clemson University in NCAA Division I-A college football competition.

Contents
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1970

1970 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1970 record	3–8 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Hootie Ingram
Captain	B. B. Elvington, Jim Sursavage, Ray Yauger
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1969 1971 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 12*	The Citadel		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–0
September 19	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–17
September 26*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 0–38
October 3*	at #15 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 7–28
October 10*	#9 Auburn		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–44
October 17	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 20–36
October 24	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–24
October 31	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 24–11
November 7	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 13–38
November 14	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 7–42
November 21	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 32–38
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1971

1971 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1971 record	5–6 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Hootie Ingram
Captain	Larry Hefner, John McMakin
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1970 1972 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 11*	Kentucky		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–13
September 25*	#14 Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–28
October 2*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 14–24
October 9	vs. #14 Duke		Foreman Field • Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)	W 3–0
October 16	vs. Virginia		City Stadium • Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)	W 35–15
October 23*	at #5 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 13–35
October 30	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 10–9
November 6	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–26
November 13	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 20–14
November 20	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 23–31
November 27*	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 17–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1972

1972 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1972 record	4–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Hootie Ingram
Captain	Wade Hughes, Buddy King, Frank Wirth
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1971 1973 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 9*	The Citadel		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 13–0
September 23*	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 10–29
September 30*	at #2 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 3–52
October 7*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 9–31
October 14	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–7
October 21	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 37–21
October 28	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0
November 4	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–26
November 11	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 6–31
November 18	at NC State		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 17–42
November 25*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 7–6
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1973

1973 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1973 record	5–6 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Red Parker
Captain	Mike Buckner, Ken Pengitore
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1972 1974 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 8*	The Citadel		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 14–12
September 22*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 14–31
September 29*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 21–29
October 6*	Texas A&M		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 15–30
October 13	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 32–27
October 20	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 24–8
October 27	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 6–29
November 3	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 35–8
November 10	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 37–29
November 17	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–28
November 24*	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 20–32
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1974

1974 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1974 record	7–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Red Parker
Captain	Willie Anderson, Mark Fellers, Jim Ness, Ken Peeples
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1973 1975 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 14*	at #20 Texas A&M		Kyle Field • College Station, TX	L 0–24
September 21	at #15 NC State		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 10–31
September 28*	Georgia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 21–17
October 5*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–24
October 12	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 0–41
October 19	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–13
October 26*	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 28–29
November 2	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–9
November 9	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 54–32
October 16	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–9
November 23*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 39–21
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1975

1975 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1975 record	2–9 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach	Red Parker
Captain	Bennie Cunningham, Neal Jetton, Dennis Smith, Jimmy Williamson
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1974 1976 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 13*	Tulane		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–17
September 20*	at #14 Alabama		Bryant–Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–56
September 27*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 28–33
October 4*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 7–35
October 11	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 16–14
October 18	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 21–25
October 25	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 7–45
November 1*	Florida State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 7–43
November 8	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 38–32
November 15	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 20–22
November 22*	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 20–56
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1976

1976 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1976 record	3–6–2 (0–4–1 ACC)
Head coach	Red Parker
Captain	Malcolm Marler, Mike O’Cain, Randy Scott, Joey Walters
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1975 1977 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 11*	The Citadel		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 10–7
September 18*	#9 Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–41
September 25*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	T 24–24
October 2*	at Tennessee		Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 19–21
October 9	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–20
October 16	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	T 18–18
October 23	at NC State		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 21–38
October 30*	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	W 15–12
November 6	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 23–27
November 13	at #6 Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 0–20
November 20*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 28–9
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1977

1977 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 3–34 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1977 record	8–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	Charley Pell
Captain	Steve Fuller, Steve Godfrey, Randy Scott
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1976 1978 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 10	#10 Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 14–21
September 17*	at #17 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 7–6
September 24*	at [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 31–14
October 1*	at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 31–13
October 8	[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0
October 15	at [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 17–11
October 22	[[{{{school}}}|NC State]]	#20	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 7–3
October 29	Wake Forest	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 26–0
November 5	at [[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]]	#13	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	T 13–13
November 12*	#5 Notre Dame	#15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17–21
November 19*	at [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]	#15	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 31–27
December 30*	vs. #10 [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]	#11	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 3–34
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1978

1978 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#6
AP	#6
1978 record	11–1 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Charley Pell (regular season) Danny Ford (bowl game)
Captain	Steve Fuller, Randy Scott
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1977 1979 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 16*	[[{{{school}}}|The Citadel]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 58–3
September 23*	at Georgia	#8	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 0–12
September 30*	[[{{{school}}}|Villanova]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0
October 7*	[[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 38–7
October 14	at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 30–14
October 21	[[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–8
October 28	at [[{{{school}}}|NC State]]	#20	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 33–10
November 4	at Wake Forest	#16	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 51–6
November 11	[[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]]	#15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 13–9
November 18	at #11 Maryland	#12	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 28–24
November 25*	[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]	#10	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 41–23
December 29*	vs. #20 Ohio State	#7	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 17–15
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1979

1979 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 18–24 vs. Baylor
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1979 record	8–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Bubba Brown, Billy Lott
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1978 1980 »

Clemson's 300th win came September 22 against Georgia.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 8*	[[{{{school}}}|Furman]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–0
November 15	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–19
September 22*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 12–7
October 6	[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–7
October 13*	at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0
October 20	at [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 28–10
October 27	[[{{{school}}}|NC State]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 13–16
November 3	#14 Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0
November 10	at North Carolina	#18	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 19–10
November 17*	at [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]	#14	Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, IN	W 16–10
November 24*	at #19 [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]	#13	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 9–13
December 31*	vs. #19 Baylor	#18	Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 18–24
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Games: Howell, James. "Clemson Historical Scores". Division I-A Historical Scores. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Clemson.htm. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198

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