The 1979 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1979 college football season. Clemson's 300th win came September 22 against Georgia.
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 8* |
Furman |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
W 21–0 |
55,000
|
September 15 |
Maryland |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
L 0–19 |
52,474
|
September 22* |
Georgia |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
W 12–7 |
63,500
|
October 6 |
Virginia |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
W 17–7 |
61,600
|
October 13* |
at Virginia Tech |
|
Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA |
W 21–0 |
37,700
|
October 20 |
at Duke |
|
Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC |
W 28–10 |
24,600
|
October 27 |
NC State |
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Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) |
L 13–16 |
61,722
|
November 3 |
#14 Wake Forest |
|
Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC |
W 31–0 |
59,000
|
November 10 |
at North Carolina |
#18 |
Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC |
W 19–10 |
50,100
|
November 17* |
at Notre Dame |
#14 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN |
W 16–10 |
59,075
|
November 24* |
at #19 South Carolina |
#13 |
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State) |
L 9–13 |
56,887
|
December 31* |
vs. #19 Baylor |
#18 |
Fulton County Stadium • Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) |
L 18–24 |
57,321
|
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. |
Season summary
Duke
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Clemson |
7 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
28 |
Duke |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
|
|
Scoring summary |
|
1 |
|
DUKE |
Scott McKinney 34 yard field goal |
Duke 3-0 |
|
1 |
|
CLEM |
McSwain 14 yard run (Pauling kick) |
Clemson 7-3 |
|
2 |
|
CLEM |
McSwain 12 yard run (Pauling kick) |
Clemson 14-3 |
|
2 |
:22
|
CLEM |
Perry 1 yard run (Pauling kick) |
Clemson 21-3 |
|
3 |
|
CLEM |
Perry 1 yard run (Pauling kick) |
Clemson 28-3 |
|
4 |
|
DUKE |
Greg Rhett (Scott McKinney kick) |
Clemson 28-10 |
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Venues |
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Bowls & rivalries |
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Culture & lore |
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People |
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Seasons |
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National championship seasons in bold
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- ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1979 Oct 21.