1979 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1979 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Danny Ford, the team compiled an 8–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the ACC, lost to Baylor in the 1979 Peach Bowl, and outscored opponents by a total of 205 to 116.[1][2] The team won the 300th game in Clemson history on September 22 and played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

1979 Clemson Tigers football
Peach Bowl, L 18–24 vs. Baylor
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmye Laycock (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorMickey Andrews (3rd season)
CaptainBubba Brown, Billy Lott
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State $ 5 –1 –07 –4 –0
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 –3 –08 –3 –1
Virginia 1 –4 –06 –5 –0
Duke 0 –6 –02 –8 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Bubba Brown and Billy Lott were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Billy Lott with 1,184 passing yards, Marvin Simms with 743 rushing yards, Perry Tuttle with 544 receiving yards, and placekicker Obed Ariri with 62 points scored (16 field goals, 14 extra points).[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Furman*
W 21–055,000[4]
September 15 Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 0–1952,474
September 22 Georgia*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 12–763,500
October 6 Virginia
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 17–761,600
October 13 at Virginia Tech*
W 21–037,700[5]
October 20 at Duke
W 28–1024,600
October 27 NC State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
L 13–1661,722
November 3 No. 14 Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 31–059,000
November 10 at North CarolinaNo. 18
W 19–1050,100
November 17 at Notre Dame*No. 14
W 16–1059,075
November 24 at No. 19 South Carolina*No. 13
L 9–1356,887[6]
December 31 vs. No. 19 Baylor*No. 18
L 18–2457,321
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

Duke
1 234Total
• Clemson 7 1470 28
Duke 3 007 10
Scoring summary
1DUKEScott McKinney 34 yard field goalDuke 3-0
1CLEMMcSwain 14 yard run (Pauling kick)Clemson 7-3
2CLEMMcSwain 12 yard run (Pauling kick)Clemson 14-3
2:22CLEMPerry 1 yard run (Pauling kick)Clemson 21-3
3CLEMPerry 1 yard run (Pauling kick)Clemson 28-3
4DUKEGreg Rhett (Scott McKinney kick)Clemson 28-10

[7]

Roster
1979 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 3 Homer Jordan Fr
RB 39 Marvin Sims Sr
OL 55 Jeff Bostic Sr
WR 22 Perry Tuttle So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 83 Jim Stuckey Sr
DT 99 Jeff Bryant So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Obed Ariri Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured Injured
    • Redshirt Redshirt

    Roster

    References
    1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
    2. "1979 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
    3. "1979 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
    4. "Furman fails to tame Clemson". The Greenville News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
    5. "Clemson making progress 21–0". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
    6. Abe Hardesty (November 25, 1979). "Gamecocks trip lunging Tigers". The Greenville News. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
    7. Gainesville Sun. 1979 Oct 21.
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