1974 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1974 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 246.^[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Willie Anderson, Mark Fellers, Jim Ness, and Ken Peeples were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Fellers with 783 passing yards and 54 points scored (9 touchdowns), running back Ken Callicutt with 809 rushing yards, and Bennie Cunningham with 391 receiving yards.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	5:00 p.m.	at Texas A&M*	Kyle Field College Station, TX	L 0–24	38,792	[5]
September 21	7:00 p.m.	at No. 15 NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 10–31	38,800	[6]
September 28	1:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 21–17	40,275	[7]
October 5	1:00 p.m.	Georgia*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 28–24	42,933	[8]
October 12	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–41	32,644	[9]
October 19	1:00 p.m.	Duke	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 17–13	42,354	[10]
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Tennessee*	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 28–29	66,334	[11]
November 2	1:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–9	13,200	[12]
November 9	1:00 p.m.	North Carolina	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 54–32	40,529	[13]
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 28–9	32,656	[14]
November 23	1:00 p.m.	South Carolina*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	W 39–21	52,677	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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