1977 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1977 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Charley Pell, the team compiled an 8–3–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the ACC, lost to Pittsburgh in the 1977 Gator Bowl, was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 228 to 163.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Charley Pell (1st season)
| 1977 Clemson Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmye Laycock (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 North Carolina $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Fuller, Steve Godfrey, and Randy Scott were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fuller with 1,497 passing yards, Warren Ratchford with 616 rushing yards, Jerry Butler with 760 receiving yards, and Lester Brown with 54 points (9 touchdowns).[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Maryland | L 14–21 | 34,650 | [4] | ||||
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Georgia* | W 7–6 | 55,100 | [5] | ||||
| September 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | W 31–14 | 50,116 | [6] | ||||
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | W 31–13 | 34,000 | [7] | ||||
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 31–0 | 49,830 | [8] | |||
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | W 17–11 | 26,500 | [9] | ||||
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 20 |
| W 7–3 | 50,304 | [10] | ||
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 16 |
| W 26–0 | 40,445–40,600 | [11] | ||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 13 | T 13–13 | 50,500 | [12] | |||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 15 |
| L 17–21 | 53,467–54,189 | [13] | ||
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | W 31–27 | 56,410 | [14] | |||
| December 30 | vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh * | No. 11 | L 3–34 | 72,289 | [15] | ||||
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Roster
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Special teams
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Game summaries
South Carolina
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Clemson | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| South Carolina | 0 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 27 |
- Date: November 19
- Location: Williams–Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina
- Game attendance: 56,410
| 1 | CLEM | Ratchford 4 yard run (Ariri kick) | CLEM 7–0 | |
| 1 | CLEM | Ariri 18 yard field goal | CLEM 10–0 | |
| 2 | CLEM | Brown 1 yard run (Ariri kick) | CLEM 17–0 | |
| 3 | CLEM | Callicutt 52 yard run (Ariri kick) | CLEM 24–0 | |
| 3 | SCAR | Clark 77 yard run (Parrish kick) | CLEM 24–7 | |
| 4 | SCAR | Dorsey 11 yard run (Parrish kick) | CLEM 24–14 | |
| 4 | SCAR | Dorsey 1 yard run (pass failed) | CLEM 24–20 | |
| 4 | SCAR | Logan 40 yard pass from Bass (Parrish kick) | SCAR 27–24 | |
| 4 | :49 | CLEM | Butler 20 yard pass from Fuller (Ariri kick) | CLEM 31–27 |