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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.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
| 1977 Clemson Tigers football | |
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Gator Bowl, L 3–34 vs. Pittsburgh | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| AP | No. 19 |
| Record | 8–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmye Laycock (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Mickey Andrews (1st season) |
| Captain | Steve Fuller, Steve Godfrey, Randy Scott |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 North Carolina $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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).[3]
Schedule
Summarize
Perspective
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 10 Maryland | L 14–21 | 34,650 | [4] | ||||
| September 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Georgia* | W 7–6 | 55,100 | [5] | ||||
| September 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | W 31–14 | 50,116 | [6] | ||||
| October 1 | 1:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech* | W 31–13 | 34,000 | [7] | ||||
| October 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 31–0 | 49,830 | [8] | |||
| October 15 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | W 17–11 | 26,500 | [9] | ||||
| October 22 | 1:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 20 |
| W 7–3 | 50,304 | [10] | ||
| October 29 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest | No. 16 |
| W 26–0 | 40,445–40,600 | [11] | ||
| November 5 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | No. 13 | T 13–13 | 50,500 | [12] | |||
| November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 15 |
| L 17–21 | 53,467–54,189 | [13] | ||
| November 19 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | No. 15 | W 31–27 | 56,410 | [14] | |||
| December 30 | vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh * | No. 11 | L 3–34 | 72,289 | [15] | ||||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
South Carolina
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References
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