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1977 Clemson

8–⁠3–⁠1 (4–⁠1–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Charley Pell, finished No. 19 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1977, game by game: lost vs. No. 10 Maryland 14–21; won at No. 17 Georgia 7–6; won vs. Georgia Tech 31–14; won at Virginia Tech 31–13; won vs. Virginia 31–0; won at Duke 17–11; won vs. NC State 7–3; won vs. Wake Forest 26–0; tied at North Carolina 13–13; lost vs. No. 5 Notre Dame 17–21; won at South Carolina 31–27; lost vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh 3–34+31−31Lost 14–21 vs. No. 10 Maryland-7No. 10 MarylandWon 7–6 at No. 17 Georgia+1No. 17 GeorgiaWon 31–14 vs. Georgia Tech+17Georgia TechWon 31–13 at Virginia Tech+18Virginia TechWon 31–0 vs. Virginia+31VirginiaWon 17–11 at Duke+6DukeWon 7–3 vs. NC State+4NC StateWon 26–0 vs. Wake Forest+26Wake ForestTied 13–13 at North Carolina0North CarolinaLost 17–21 vs. No. 5 Notre Dame-4No. 5 Notre DameWon 31–27 at South Carolina+4South CarolinaLost 3–34 vs. No. 10 Pittsburgh-31No. 10 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 10vs10MarylandL 14–⁠2130%
Sep 17at17GeorgiaW 7–⁠617%
Sep 24vsGeorgia TechW 31–⁠1452%
Oct 1atVirginia TechW 31–⁠1341%
Oct 8vsVirginiaW 31–⁠084%
Oct 15atDukeW 17–⁠1138%
Oct 22vsNC StateW 7–⁠360%
Oct 29vsWake ForestW 26–⁠079%
Nov 5atNorth CarolinaT 13–⁠1334%
Nov 12vs5Notre DameL 17–⁠2135%
Nov 19atSouth CarolinaW 31–⁠2749%
Dec 30Bowls & playoffvs10PittsburghGator BowlL 3–⁠3428%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 34–⁠3 in the Gator Bowl; No. 19 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 20
  2. Wk 8: 16
  3. Wk 9: 13
  4. Wk 10: 15
  5. Wk 11: 15
  6. Wk 12: 13
  7. Wk 13: 11
  8. Final: 19

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1977.

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠1–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 19 peak No. 11
Points
228–⁠163
Coach
Charley Pell
Elo
1558 +116 this season
SP+ rating
18.3 No. 20 of 140; offense No. 49, defense No. 5
SRS
14.4 No. 17 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Jimmye Laycock
Defensive coordinator
Mickey Andrews
Captains
Steve Fuller, Steve Godfrey and Randy Scott

Drafted in 1978

The 1978 draft
Rd 5Archie Reese DTSan Francisco 49ers

All-ACC

7 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1977 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1977 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠3–⁠117
Clemson4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠3–⁠119
Maryland4–⁠28–⁠4
NC State4–⁠28–⁠4
Duke2–⁠45–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠51–⁠9–⁠1
Wake Forest0–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.