1976 Clemson
3–6–2 (0–4–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Red Parker. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina 28–9Nov 20
By 19 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | vs The Citadel | W 10–7 | 57% |
| Sep 18 | vs 9Georgia | L 0–41 | 31% |
| Sep 25 | at Georgia Tech | T 24–24 | 31% |
| Oct 2 | at Tennessee | L 19–21 | 27% |
| Oct 9 | at Wake Forest | L 14–20 | 39% |
| Oct 16 | vs Duke | T 18–18 | 38% |
| Oct 23 | at NC State | L 21–38 | 25% |
| Oct 30 | at Florida State | W 15–12 | 33% |
| Nov 6 | vs North Carolina | L 23–27 | 41% |
| Nov 13 | at 6Maryland | L 0–20 | 8% |
| Nov 20 | vs South Carolina | W 28–9 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Carolina 28–9; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 114th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 3–6–2
- Conference
- 0–4–1 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 172–237
- Coach
- Red Parker
- Elo
- 1414 +8 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.4 No. 76 of 132; offense No. 88, defense No. 60
- SRS
- 3.0 No. 59 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Don Murry
- Defensive coordinator
- Charley Pell
- Captains
- Malcolm Marler, Mike O’Cain, Randy Scott and Joey Walters
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 5–0 | 11–1 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 4–1 | 9–3 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Duke | 2–3–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| NC State | 2–3 | 3–7–1 | |
 Virginia | 1–3 | 2–9 | |
 Clemson | 0–4–1 | 3–6–2 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.