1976 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1976 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 3–6–2 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 237 to 172.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Red Parker (4th season)
| 1976 Clemson Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–6–2 (0–4–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Don Murry (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Charley Pell (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malcolm Marler, Mike O'Cain, Randy Scott, and Joey Walters were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fuller with 835 passing yards and 36 points scored (6 touchdowns), Warren Ratchford with 676 rushing yards, and Jerry Butler with 484 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | 1:00 p.m. | The Citadel* | W 10–7 | 45,600 | [5] | |||
| September 18 | 3:50 p.m. | No. 9 Georgia* |
| L 0–41 | 41,100 | [6] | ||
| September 25 | 7:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | T 24–24 | 43,397 | [7] | |||
| October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee* | L 19–21 | 78,161 | [8] | |||
| October 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | L 14–20 | 18,000 | [9] | |||
| October 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Duke |
| T 18–18 | 41,500 | [10] | ||
| October 23 | 1:30 p.m. | at NC State | L 21–38 | 36,500 | [11] | |||
| October 30 | 7:30 p.m. | at Florida State* | W 15–12 | 21,473 | [12] | |||
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | North Carolina |
| L 23–27 | 39,200 | [13] | ||
| November 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 6 Maryland | L 0–20 | 40,288 | [14] | |||
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | South Carolina* |
| W 28–9 | 54,129 | [15] | ||
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