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American college football season
The 1978 Clemson Tigers football team was an
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Steve Fuller and Randy Scott were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fuller with 1,515 passing yards, Lester Brown with 1,022 rushing yards and 102 points scored, and Jerry Butler with 908 receiving yards.[3]
The Gator Bowl victory became infamous due to the fact that Ohio State's legendary head coach Woody Hayes punched Clemson player Charlie Bauman during the game on the Buckeyes sideline after a play. The incident was caught on live television, and Hayes resigned as Ohio State head coach the next day before the team even left Jacksonville. Hayes would never coach again.
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 16 1:00 p.m. The Citadel * W 58–353,332–54,075 [4]
September 23 1:30 p.m. at Georgia * L 0–1260,000 [5]
September 30 1:00 p.m. Villanova * Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 31–047,786 [6]
October 7 1:00 p.m. Virginia Tech * Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 38–753,054 [7]
October 14 1:00 p.m. at Virginia W 30–1419,243 [8]
October 21 1:00 p.m. Duke Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 28–851,109 [9]
October 28 1:00 p.m. at NC State No. 20 W 33–1045,000 [10]
November 4 1:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 16 W 51–630,400 [11]
November 11 1:00 p.m. North Carolina No. 15 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 13–953,495 [12]
November 18 1:00 p.m. at No. 11 Maryland No. 12 W 28–2451,376 [13]
November 25 1:00 p.m. South Carolina * No. 10 Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry ) W 41–2363,050–63,479 [14]
December 29 vs. No. 20 Ohio State * No. 7 W 17–1572,011 [15]
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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Game summaries
Gator Bowl (vs. Ohio State)
Gator Bowl: #7 Clemson Tigers (10–1) vs. #20 Ohio State Buckeyes (7–3–1)
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Date : Game time : 9:00 p.m.
Game information
Second quarter
OSU – Bob Atha 27-yard field goal, 12:08. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards.
CLEM – Steve Fuller 4-yard run (Obed Ariri kick), 5:03. Clemson 7–3. Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards.
OSU – Art Schlichter 4-yard run (kick failed), 1:21. Ohio St 9–7. Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards.
CLEM – Obed Ariri 47-yard field goal, 0:05. Clemson 10–9. Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards.
Third quarter
CLEM – Cliff Austin 1-yard run (Ariri kick), 2:18. Clemson 17–9. Drive: 19 plays, 84 yards.
Fourth quarter
OSU – Art Schlichter 1-yard run (run failed), 8:11. Clemson 17–15. Drive: 12 plays, 87 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
OSU – Art Schlichter – 18 rushes, 70 yards, 2 TD
CLEM – Tracy Perry – 14 rushes, 54 yards
Warren Ratchford – 10 rushes, 54 yards
Top receivers
Personnel
1978 Clemson Tigers football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DL
58
Charlie Bauman
So
DL
84
Jonathan Brooks
Sr
LB
47
Bubba Brown
Jr
DB
12
Jack Cain
So
DL
66
Steve Durham
So
DB
49
Eddie Geathers
So
DL
80
Steve Gibbs
Sr
DB
5
Willie Jordan
Sr
DB
3
Al Latimer
Sr
DL
90
David Reed
So
DB
17
Bubba Rollins
Sr
DB
26
Steve Ryan
Sr
LB
35
Randy Scott
Sr
DL
83
Jim Stuckey
Jr
DL
51
Rich Tuten
Sr
DB
13
Rex Varn
Jr
DL
76
Toney Williams
Sr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster
References
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