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American college football season
The 1977 Clemson Tigers football team was an
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Steve Fuller , Steve Godfrey, and Randy Scott were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fuller with 1,497 passing yards, Warren Ratchford with 616 rushing yards, Jerry Butler with 760 receiving yards, and Lester Brown with 54 points (9 touchdowns).[ 3]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 10 1:00 p.m. No. 10 Maryland L 14–2134,650 [ 4]
September 17 1:30 p.m. at No. 17 Georgia * W 7–655,100 [ 5]
September 24 1:30 p.m. at Georgia Tech * W 31–1450,116 [ 6]
October 1 1:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech * W 31–1334,000 [ 7]
October 8 1:00 p.m. Virginia Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 31–049,830 [ 8]
October 15 1:30 p.m. at Duke W 17–1126,500 [ 9]
October 22 1:00 p.m. NC State No. 20 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry ) W 7–350,304 [ 10]
October 29 1:30 p.m. Wake Forest No. 16 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 26–040,445–40,600 [ 11]
November 5 1:30 p.m. at T 13–1350,500 [ 12]
November 12 1:00 p.m. No. 5 Notre Dame * No. 15 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC L 17–2153,467–54,189 [ 13]
November 19 1:30 p.m. at South Carolina * No. 15 W 31–2756,410 [ 14]
December 30 vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh * No. 11 L 3–3472,289 [ 15]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Roster
1977 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
Game summaries
South Carolina
1
2 3 4 Total
• Clemson
10
7 7 7
31
South Carolina
0
0 7 20
27
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
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References
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