1980 Clemson Tigers football team

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1980 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1980 record6–5 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNelson Stokley (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (4th season)
CaptainLee Nanney, Willie Underwood
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
NC State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Virginia 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Duke 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 222 to 217.[1][2] The team won the 100th ACC game in Clemson history on November 1 and played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Lee Nanney and Willie Underwood were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Homer Jordan with 1,311 passing yards, Chuck McSwain with 544 rushing yards, Perry Tuttle with 915 receiving yards, and placekicker Obed Ariri with 87 points scored (23 field goals, 18 extra points).[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13 Rice*
W 19–360,361
September 20 at No. 10 Georgia*
L 16–2061,200
September 27 Western Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 17–1058,490
October 4 Virginia Tech*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 13–1064,558 [4]
October 11 at Virginia
W 27–2432,443
October 18 Duke
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 17–3459,873
October 25 at NC State
L 20–2444,400
November 1 at Wake Forest
W 35–3328,200
November 8 No. 14 North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 19–2462,288
November 15 at Maryland
L 7–3432,650
November 22 No. 19 South Carolina*
W 27–664,200[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1980 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 3 Homer Jordan So
RB 35 Chuck McSwain So
T 77 Lee Nanney Jr
WR 15 Jeff Stockstill So
WR 22 Perry Tuttle Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 71 Dan Benish So
DE 57 Nick Bowman Jr
DT 99 Jeff Bryant Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Obed Ariri Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1980 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "1980 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ariri's field goal beats Gobblers". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 5, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson Shocks Carolina, 27-6". The Times and Democrat. November 23, 1980. p. 1B – via Newspapers.com.
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