1974 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1974 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 246.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Red Parker (2nd season)
| 1974 Clemson Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Don Murry (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Harold Steelman (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maryland $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Willie Anderson, Mark Fellers, Jim Ness, and Ken Peeples were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Fellers with 783 passing yards and 54 points scored (9 touchdowns), running back Ken Callicutt with 809 rushing yards, and Bennie Cunningham with 391 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 14 | 5:00 p.m. | at Texas A&M* | L 0–24 | 38,792 | [5] | |||
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 15 NC State | L 10–31 | 38,800 | [6] | |||
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | W 21–17 | 40,275 | [7] | |||
| October 5 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia* |
| W 28–24 | 42,933 | [8] | ||
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | at Maryland | L 0–41 | 32,644 | [9] | |||
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke |
| W 17–13 | 42,354 | [10] | ||
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | L 28–29 | 66,334 | [11] | |||
| November 2 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | W 21–9 | 13,200 | [12] | |||
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina |
| W 54–32 | 40,529 | [13] | ||
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 28–9 | 32,656 | [14] | ||
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* |
| W 39–21 | 52,677 | [15] | ||
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