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1978 Clemson Tigers Roster

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Record: 11-1, .917 W-L% (2nd of 138) ▪ Rank: 6th in Final AP Poll
Conference: ACC (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Charley Pell (10-1), Danny Ford (1-0)

PS/G: 30.7 (6th of 138) ▪ PA/G: 10.9 (6th of 138)
SRS: 17.68 (13th of 138) ▪ SOS: 2.52 (65th of 138)

Bowl Game: Won Gator Bowl 17-15 versus Ohio State

ACC Champs
  • Roster includes most starters and key reserves.
  • Starters are marked with an asterisk (*).
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Partial Roster

Rk Player Class Pos Summary
1 Steve Fuller* QB 101 Cmp, 187 Att, 1515 Yds, 7 TD
2 Mike Gasque QB 0 Cmp, 2 Att, 0 Yds, 0 TD
3 Billy Lott QB 10 Cmp, 16 Att, 150 Yds, 0 TD
4 Lester Brown* RB 202 Att, 1022 Yds, 5.1 Avg
5 Marvin Sims* RB 132 Att, 685 Yds, 5.2 Avg
6 Cliff Austin RB 37 Att, 179 Yds, 4.8 Avg
7 Rick Basich RB 2 Att, 10 Yds, 5.0 Avg
8 Harold Goggins RB 37 Att, 233 Yds, 6.3 Avg
9 Tracy Perry RB 90 Att, 371 Yds, 4.1 Avg
10 Warren Ratchford RB 45 Att, 152 Yds, 3.4 Avg
11 Paul Williams RB 3 Att, 17 Yds, 5.7 Avg
12 Jerry Butler* WR 58 Rec, 908 Yds, 15.7 Avg
13 Dwight Clark* WR 11 Rec, 207 Yds, 18.8 Avg
14 Jerry Gaillard WR
15 Perry Tuttle WR 9 Rec, 192 Yds, 21.3 Avg
16 Eric Young WR 2 Rec, 36 Yds, 18.0 Avg
17 Anthony King* TE 8 Rec, 129 Yds, 16.1 Avg
18 Ed Abreu TE 1 Rec, 19 Yds, 19.0 Avg
19 Cliff Bray TE 6 Rec, 45 Yds, 7.5 Avg
20 Mark Clifford TE 2 Rec, 15 Yds, 7.5 Avg
21 Jeff Bostic* OL
22 Joe Bostic* OL
23 Chris Dolce* OL
24 Bill Hudson* OL
25 Steve Kenney* OL
26 Lee Nanney OL
27 Mark Thornton OL
28 Jonathan Brooks* DL
29 Steve Gibbs* DL
30 Jim Stuckey* DL
31 Rich Tuten* DL
32 Toney Williams* DL
33 Charlie Bauman DL
34 Steve Durham DL
35 David Reed DL
36 Bubba Brown* LB
37 Randy Scott* LB
38 Willie Jordan* DB
39 Bubba Rollins* DB
40 Steve Ryan* DB
41 Rex Varn* DB
42 Jack Cain DB
43 Eddie Geathers DB
44 JD Haglan KR