1977 Clemson Tigers football team

1977 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 3–34 vs. Pittsburgh
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1977 record	8–3–1 (4–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	Charley Pell
Captain	Steve Fuller, Steve Godfrey, Randy Scott
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1977 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#17 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#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
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1977 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	#10 Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 14–21	44,650
September 17*	at #17 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 7–6	55,100
September 24*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 31–14	51,116
October 1*	at Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 31–13	34,000
October 8	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0	49,830
October 15	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 17–11	26,500
October 22	North Carolina State	#20	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 7–3	50,304
October 29	Wake Forest	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 26–0	40,445
November 5	at North Carolina	#13	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	T 13–13	50,400
November 12*	#5 Notre Dame	#15	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17–21	54,189
November 19*	at South Carolina	#15	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 31–27	56,410
December 30*	vs. #10 Pittsburgh	#11	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	L 3–34	72,289
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

Season summary

South Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total • Clemson 10 7 7 7 31 South Carolina 0 0 7 20 27 Date: November 19 Location: Williams-Brice Stadium, Columbia, South Carolina Game attendance: 56,410

Scoring summary 1 CLEM Ratchford 4 yard run (Ariri kick) CLEM 7–0 1 CLEM Ariri 18 yard field goal CLEM 10–0 2 CLEM Brown 1 yard run (Ariri kick) CLEM 17–0 3 CLEM Callicutt 52 yard run (Ariri kick) CLEM 24–0 3 SCAR Clark 77 yard run (Parrish kick) CLEM 24–7 4 SCAR Dorsey 11 yard run (Parrish kick) CLEM 24–14 4 SCAR Dorsey 1 yard run (pass failed) CLEM 24–20 4 SCAR Logan 40 yard pass from Bass (Parrish kick) SCAR 27–24 4 :49 CLEM Butler 20 yard pass from Fuller (Ariri kick) CLEM 31–27