1978 Clemson Tigers football team

1978 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 17–15 vs. Ohio State
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 6
1978 record 11–1 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach Charley Pell (regular season) (2nd year)
Danny Ford (bowl game) (1st year)
Captain Steve Fuller, Randy Scott
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1978 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 –0 –0  11 –1 –0
No. 20 Maryland 5 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 18 NC State 4 –2 –0  9 –3 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Duke 2 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –0  1 –10 –0
Virginia 0 –6 –0  2 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResultAttendance
September 16*The CitadelMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 58–3
54,075
September 23*at Georgia#8Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)L 0–12
60,000
September 30*VillanovaMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 31–0
46,000
October 7*Virginia TechMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 38–7
53,800
October 14at VirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 30–14
19,243
October 21DukeMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 28–8
51,109
October 28at NC State#20Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)W 33–10
45,000
November 4at Wake Forest#16Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NCW 51–6
30,400
November 11North Carolina#15Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 13–9
53,800
November 18at #11 Maryland#12Byrd Stadium • College Park, MDW 28–24
51,376
November 25*South Carolina#10Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)W 41–23
63,479
December 29*vs. #20 Ohio State#7Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)W 17–15
72,011
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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