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1980 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1980
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	6–5
conf_record	2–4
head_coach	Danny Ford
hc_year	2nd full, 3rd overall
off_coach	Nelson Stokley
oc_year	1st
def_coach	Mickey Andrews
dc_year	4th
captain	Lee Nanney
captain2	Willie Underwood
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1980 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled a 6–5 record (2–4 against conference opponents), tied for fourth place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 222 to 217. The team won the 100th ACC game in Clemson history on November 1 and played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Lee Nanney and Willie Underwood were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Homer Jordan with 1,311 passing yards, Chuck McSwain with 544 rushing yards, Perry Tuttle with 915 receiving yards, and placekicker Obed Ariri with 87 points scored (23 field goals, 18 extra points).

Schedule

|September 13|1:00 p.m.||Rice|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 19–3|60,361|

|September 20|1:30 p.m.|at|No. 10 Georgia|Sanford Stadium|Athens, GA (rivalry)|L 16–20|61,200|

|September 27|1:00 p.m.||Western Carolina|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 17–10|58,490|

|October 4|1:00 p.m.||Virginia Tech|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 13–10|64,558|

|October 11|1:30 p.m.|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|W 27–24|32,443|

|October 18|1:00 p.m.||Duke|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 17–34|59,873|

|October 25|1:00 p.m.|at|NC State|Carter–Finley Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|L 20–24|44,400|

|November 1|1:00 p.m.|at|Wake Forest|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 35–33|28,200|

|November 8|1:00 p.m.||No. 14 North Carolina|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 19–24|62,500|

|November 15|1:20 p.m.|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|L 7–34|32,650|

|November 22|1:00 p.m.||No. 14 South Carolina|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|W 27–6|64,200|

Roster

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1980 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1980 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 14, 1980). "Jordan, Ariri key Clemson over Rice". The Victoria Advocate.
(September 21, 1980). "Georgia stops Tigers". The News and Observer.
(September 28, 1980). "Sluggish Clemson survives Western Carolina rally, 17–10". The Times and Democrat.
(October 5, 1980). "Ariri's field goal beats Gobblers". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 12, 1980). "Clemson pulls out 27–24 win by Cavs". Bristol Herald Courier.
(October 19, 1980). "Clemson shocked by Duke 34–17". The Roanoke Times & World-News.
(October 26, 1980). "Wolfpack slips past Clemson". The Sun-News.
(November 2, 1980). "Tigers get scare from Wake 35–33". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 9, 1980). "Goal line stand saves Tar Heels". The Danville Register.
(November 16, 1980). "Maryland defeats Tigers, 34–7". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(November 23, 1980). "Clemson shocks Carolina, 27–6". The Times and Democrat.
. (1980). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1980"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/53/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
. (1981). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1981"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/52/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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