1979 Clemson Tigers football team

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

1979 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State †	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
#15 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–0	55,000
November 15	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–19	52,474
September 22*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 12–7	63,500
October 6	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–7	61,600
October 13*	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0	37,700
October 20	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 28–10	24,600
October 27	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 13–16	61,722
November 3	#14 Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0	59,000
November 10	at North Carolina	#18	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 19–10	50,100
November 17*	at Notre Dame	#14	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	W 16–10	59,075
November 24*	at #19 South Carolina	#13	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 9–13	56,887
December 31*	vs. #19 Baylor	#18	Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	L 18–24	57,321
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Duke

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Clemson 7 14 7 0 28 Duke 3 0 0 7 10 Date: October 20 Location: Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina Game attendance: 24,600 Scoring summary 1 DUKE Scott McKinney 34 yard field goal Duke 3-0 1 CLEM McSwain 14 yard run (Pauling kick) Clemson 7-3 2 CLEM McSwain 12 yard run (Pauling kick) Clemson 14-3 2 :22 CLEM Perry 1 yard run (Pauling kick) Clemson 21-3 3 CLEM Perry 1 yard run (Pauling kick) Clemson 28-3 4 DUKE Greg Rhett (Scott McKinney kick) Clemson 28-10

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