1979 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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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.
- Danny Ford (1st full, 2nd overall season)
| 1979 Clemson Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmye Laycock (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (3rd season) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Furman* | W 21–0 | 55,908 | [4] | ||||
| September 15 | 3:20 p.m. | Maryland |
| L 0–19 | 52,474 | [5] | |||
| September 22 | 1:00 p.m. | Georgia* |
| W 12–7 | 62,573 | [6] | |||
| October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 17–7 | 62,310 | [7] | |||
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | W 21–0 | 37,700 | [8] | ||||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | W 28–10 | 24,600 | [9] | ||||
| October 27 | 1:00 p.m. | NC State |
| L 13–16 | 61,412 | [10] | |||
| November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Wake Forest |
| W 31–0 | 59,205 | [11] | |||
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 18 | W 19–10 | 50,100 | [12] | |||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at Notre Dame* | No. 14 | W 16–10 | 59,075 | [13] | |||
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 19 South Carolina* | No. 13 | L 9–13 | 56,887 | [14] | |||
| December 31 | vs. No. 19 Baylor* | No. 18 | L 18–24 | 57,321 | [15] | ||||
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Game summaries
Duke
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Clemson | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
- Date: October 20
- Location: Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina
- Game attendance: 24,600
| 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 | |
Roster
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