American college football season
The 1979 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its second season under head coach Danny Ford , the team compiled an 8–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the ACC, lost to Baylor in the 1979 Peach Bowl , and outscored opponents by a total of 205 to 116.[1] [2] The team won the 300th game in Clemson history on September 22 and played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina .
Bubba Brown and Billy Lott were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Billy Lott with 1,184 passing yards, Marvin Simms with 743 rushing yards, Perry Tuttle with 544 receiving yards, and placekicker Obed Ariri with 62 points scored (16 field goals, 14 extra points).[3]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 8 Furman * W 21–055,000
September 15 Maryland Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC L 0–1952,474
September 22 Georgia * Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry ) W 12–763,500
October 6 Virginia Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 17–761,600
October 13 at Virginia Tech * W 21–037,700 [4]
October 20 at Duke W 28–1024,600
October 27 NC State L 13–1661,722
November 3 No. 14 Wake Forest Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 31–059,000
November 10 at North Carolina No. 18 W 19–1050,100
November 17 at Notre Dame * No. 14 W 16–1059,075
November 24 at No. 19 South Carolina * No. 13 L 9–1356,887 [5]
December 31 vs. No. 19 Baylor * No. 18 L 18–2457,321
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Season summary [ ]
Duke [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Clemson
7
14 7 0
28
Duke
3
0 0 7
10
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
[6]
Roster [ ]
1979 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References [ ]
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