1978 Clemson Tigers football | |
ACC Champion | |
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Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Ohio State | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 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 |
1978 ACC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#6 Clemson † | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
#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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll |
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Schedule[]
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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September 16* | The Citadel | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 58–3 | |||||
September 23* | at Georgia | #8 | Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA | L 0–12 | ||||
September 30* | Villanova | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 31–0 | |||||
October 7* | Virginia Tech | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 38–7 | |||||
October 14 | at Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 30–14 | |||||
October 21 | Duke | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 28–8 | |||||
October 28 | at North Carolina 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 | 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* | 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. |
References[]
- Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yveqFBPG. 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.webcitation.org/608LENa0P. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
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