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Clemson Football Team History


Clemson Tigers
Clemson University
 Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889
Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 81,473
Colors: Orange & Purple
Coach: Charley Pell
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
1978 Season Highlights
 Charley Pell enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1978 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. Citadel  58   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Georgia  0   12   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Villanova  31   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  vs. Virginia Tech  38   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ Virginia  30   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Duke  28   8   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ North Carolina State  33   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Wake Forest  51   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. North Carolina  13   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  @ Maryland  28   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. South Carolina  41   23   W       
 Fri., Dec. 29   Ohio State  17   15   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1978 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored368
  Scoring Average30.7
  Points Allowed131
  Defense Average10.9
  Opponents Record55-56
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record4-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
6 11-1-0 AP
7 11-1-0 Coaches
7 11-1-0 UPI
  
1978 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 11-1368131Won  17-156-018371  Charley Pell
Maryland 9-3261167Lost  0-425-115962  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State 9-3280208Won  30-174-2133112  Bo Rein
North Carolina 5-6199218 3-3124132  Dick Crum
Duke 4-7108247 3-484118  Mike McGee
Georgia Tech 7-5270253Lost  21-411-13447  Pepper Rodgers
Wake Forest 1-10104274 1-559161  John Mackovic
Miami 6-5194193   Louis H. Lou Saban
Virginia 2-9139236 0-675143  Dick Bestwick

1978 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1978 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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