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1977 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1977
teamClemson Tigers
sportfootball
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
short_confACC
APRank19
record8–3–1
conf_record4–1–1
head_coachCharley Pell
hc_year1st
off_coachJimmye Laycock
oc_year1st
def_coachMickey Andrews
dc_year1st
captainSteve Fuller
captain2Steve Godfrey
captain3Randy Scott
stadiumMemorial Stadium
bowl[Gator Bowl](1977-gator-bowl)
bowl_resultL 3–34 vs. [Pittsburgh](1977-pittsburgh-panthers-football-team)

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. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

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).

Schedule

|September 10|1:00 p.m.||No. 10 Maryland||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 14–21|34,650|

|September 17|1:30 p.m.|at|No. 17 Georgia||Sanford Stadium|Athens, GA (rivalry)|W 7–6|55,100|

|September 24|1:30 p.m.|at|Georgia Tech||Grant Field|Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|W 31–14|50,116|

|October 1|1:30 p.m.|at|Virginia Tech||Lane Stadium|Blacksburg, VA|W 31–13|34,000|

|October 8|1:00 p.m.||Virginia||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 31–0|49,830|

|October 15|1:30 p.m.|at|Duke||Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, NC|W 17–11|26,500|

|October 22|1:00 p.m.||NC State|20|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|W 7–3|50,304|

|October 29|1:30 p.m.||Wake Forest|16|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 26–0|40,445–40,600|

|November 5|1:30 p.m.|at|North Carolina|13|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC|T 13–13|50,500|

|November 12|1:00 p.m.||No. 5 Notre Dame|15|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 17–21|53,467–54,189|

|November 19|1:30 p.m.|at|South Carolina|15|Williams–Brice Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 31–27|56,410|

|December 30||vs|No. 10 Pittsburgh |11|Gator Bowl Stadium|Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)|L 3–34|72,289|

Roster

  • Charley Pell

Game summaries

South Carolina

References

References

  1. (2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
  2. "1977 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. "1977 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  4. (September 11, 1977). "Maryland uses reserves to stave off Clemson bid". Pensacola News Journal.
  5. (September 18, 1977). "Clemson stuns 'Dogs, 7–6". The Tampa Tribune.
  6. (September 25, 1977). "Clemson rips Georgia Tech 31–14". The Charlotte Observer.
  7. (October 2, 1977). "Clemson clobbers VPI for 3rd straight victory". The Charlotte Observer.
  8. (October 9, 1977). "Tigers shutout Virginia". Florence Morning News.
  9. (October 16, 1977). "Interception leads Tigers over Duke". The Sun-News.
  10. (October 23, 1977). "Late TD lifts Clemson over 'Pack". The Danville Register.
  11. (October 30, 1977). "Clemson crushes Deacons". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
  12. (November 6, 1977). "Tar Heels play for tie and get it, 13–13". The Roanoke Times.
  13. (November 13, 1977). "Irish break Clemson 'death' grip". The Indianapolis Star.
  14. Ed Rowland. (November 20, 1977). "Clemson Dashes USC Comeback Try, 31–27". The Times and Democrat.
  15. (December 31, 1977). "Hammond's record falls as Pitt mauls Clemson". Tallahassee Democrat.
  16. . (1977). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1977"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/59/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
  17. . (1978). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1978"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/57/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
  18. "Fuller's TD Pass Rallies Clemson." Palm Beach Post. 1977 Nov 20.
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