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1975 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1975
teamClemson Tigers
sportfootball
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
short_confACC
record2–9
conf_record2–3
head_coachRed Parker
hc_year3rd
off_coachDon Murry
oc_year2nd
def_coachHarold Steelman
dc_year2nd
captainBennie Cunningham
captain2Neal Jetton
captain3Dennis Smith
captain4Jimmy Williamson
stadiumMemorial Stadium

The 1975 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 2–9 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 381 to 177. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bennie Cunningham, Neal Jetton, Dennis Smith, and Jimmy Williamson were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Willie Jordan with 728 passing yards, running back Ken Callicutt with 572 rushing yards, Craig Brantley with 475 receiving yards, and Mike O'Cain with 36 points (6 touchdowns).

Schedule

|September 13|1:00 p.m.||Tulane|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 13–17|43,106|

|September 20|8:30 p.m.|at|No. 14 Alabama|Bryant–Denny Stadium|Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)|L 0–56|58,383|

|September 27|2:00 p.m.|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field|Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|L 28–33|46,212–46,282|

| October 4 |2:00 p.m.|at| Georgia | Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA (rivalry) |L 7–35 |57,800|

|October 11|1:00 p.m.||Wake Forest|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 16–14|43,680|

|October 18|1:30 p.m.|at|Duke|Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, NC|L 21–25|31,800|

|October 25|1:00 p.m.||NC State|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 7–45|42,934|

|November 1|1:00 p.m.||Florida State|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 7–43|31,080|

|November 8|1:30 p.m.|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC|W 38–35|40,000|

|November 15|1:00 p.m.||Maryland|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 20–22|35,073|

|November 22|1:30 p.m.|at|South Carolina|Williams–Brice Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 20–56|57,197|

References

References

  1. (2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
  2. "1975 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. "1975 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  4. (September 14, 1975). "Turnovers help Tulane spoil Tiger opener". The Greenville News.
  5. McKenzie, Mike. (September 22, 1975). "High Tide swamps Clemson". The Tuscaloosa News.
  6. Timms, Leslie. (September 22, 1975). "Alabama rolls past Clemson, 56–0". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  7. (September 28, 1975). "Georgia Tech rallies to slip by Clemson 33–28". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
  8. (October 12, 1975). "Clemson trims Wake Forest 16–14". The Danville Register.
  9. (October 19, 1975). "Late TD gives Duke win". The Lynchburg News.
  10. (October 26, 1975). "State runs Clemson into 45–7 rout". Asheville Citizen-Times.
  11. (November 2, 1975). "Tribe buries Clemson, 43–7". Panama City News-Herald.
  12. (November 9, 1975). "Dennis Smith's interception preserves Clemson's 38–35 win". Florence Morning News.
  13. (November 16, 1975). "Terps clip Tigers with eight second left". The Greenville News.
  14. Dan Foster. (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News.
  15. . (1975). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/61/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
  16. . (1976). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/60/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
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