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.

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	1:00 p.m.	Furman*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 21–0	55,908	[4]
September 15	3:20 p.m.	Maryland		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–19	52,474	[5]
September 22	1:00 p.m.	Georgia*		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ( rivalry)	W 12–7	62,573	[6]
October 6	1:00 p.m.	Virginia		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 17–7	62,310	[7]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	at Virginia Tech*		Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 21–0	37,700	[8]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 28–10	24,600	[9]
October 27	1:00 p.m.	NC State		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC ( rivalry)	L 13–16	61,412	[10]
November 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 31–0	59,205	[11]
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	No. 18	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 19–10	50,100	[12]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at Notre Dame*	No. 14	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN	W 16–10	59,075	[13]
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at No. 19 South Carolina*	No. 13	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC ( rivalry)	L 9–13	56,887	[14]
December 31		vs. No. 19 Baylor*	No. 18	Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, GA ( Peach Bowl)	L 18–24	57,321	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Duke

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Roster

References