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-
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
Record 11-1
Points Scored 368
Scoring Average 30.7
Points Allowed 131
Defense Average 10.9
Opponents Record 55-56
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 4-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
6 11-1-0
AP
7 11-1-0
Coaches
7 11-1-0
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.