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1978 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results

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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

AP Poll Summary

Pre 9/11 9/18 9/25 10/2 10/9 10/16 10/23 10/30 11/6 11/13 11/20 11/27 12/4 Final
18             20 16 15 12 10 7 7 6

12 Games

G Date Day School Opponent Conf Pts Opp W L T Streak Notes
1 Sep 16, 1978 Sat Clemson Citadel Southern W 58 3 1 0 0 W 1
2 Sep 23, 1978 Sat Clemson @ Georgia SEC L 0 12 1 1 0 L 1
3 Sep 30, 1978 Sat Clemson Villanova Ind W 31 0 2 1 0 W 1
4 Oct 7, 1978 Sat Clemson Virginia Tech Ind W 38 7 3 1 0 W 2
5 Oct 14, 1978 Sat Clemson @ Virginia ACC W 30 14 4 1 0 W 3
6 Oct 21, 1978 Sat Clemson Duke ACC W 28 8 5 1 0 W 4
7 Oct 28, 1978 Sat (20) Clemson @ North Carolina State ACC W 33 10 6 1 0 W 5
8 Nov 4, 1978 Sat (16) Clemson @ Wake Forest ACC W 51 6 7 1 0 W 6
9 Nov 11, 1978 Sat (15) Clemson North Carolina ACC W 13 9 8 1 0 W 7
10 Nov 18, 1978 Sat (12) Clemson @ (11) Maryland ACC W 28 24 9 1 0 W 8
11 Nov 25, 1978 Sat (10) Clemson South Carolina Ind W 41 23 10 1 0 W 9
12 Dec 29, 1978 Fri (7) Clemson N (20) Ohio State Big Ten W 17 15 11 1 0 W 10 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, FL)