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1979 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results

Record: 8-4 (31st of 140) (Schedule & Results)

Conference: ACC

Conference Record: 4-2

Coach: Danny Ford (8-4)

Points For: 187

Points/G: 15.6 (103rd of 140)

Points Against: 92

Opp Pts/G: 7.7 (3rd of 140)

SRS: 14.28 (19th of 140)

SOS: 7.86 (20th of 140)

Bowl Game: Lost Peach Bowl 24-18 versus Baylor

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
Pre	9/10	9/17	9/24	10/1	10/8	10/15	10/22	10/29	11/5	11/12	11/19	11/26	12/3	Final
									18	14	13	18	18

12 Games Table
G	Date	Day	School		Opponent	Conf		Pts	Opp	W	L	Streak	Notes
1	Sep 8, 1979	Sat	Clemson		Furman	Southern	W	21	0	1	0	W 1
2	Sep 15, 1979	Sat	Clemson		Maryland	ACC	L	0	19	1	1	L 1
3	Sep 22, 1979	Sat	Clemson		Georgia	SEC	W	12	7	2	1	W 1
4	Oct 6, 1979	Sat	Clemson		Virginia	ACC	W	17	7	3	1	W 2
5	Oct 13, 1979	Sat	Clemson	@	Virginia Tech	Ind	W	21	0	4	1	W 3
6	Oct 20, 1979	Sat	Clemson	@	Duke	ACC	W	28	10	5	1	W 4
7	Oct 27, 1979	Sat	Clemson		North Carolina State	ACC	L	13	16	5	2	L 1
8	Nov 3, 1979	Sat	Clemson		(14) Wake Forest	ACC	W	31	0	6	2	W 1
9	Nov 10, 1979	Sat	(18) Clemson	@	North Carolina	ACC	W	19	10	7	2	W 2
10	Nov 17, 1979	Sat	(14) Clemson	@	Notre Dame	Ind	W	16	10	8	2	W 3
11	Nov 24, 1979	Sat	(13) Clemson	@	(19) South Carolina	Ind	L	9	13	8	3	L 1
12	Dec 31, 1979	Mon	(18) Clemson	N	(19) Baylor	SWC	L	18	24	8	4	L 2	Peach Bowl (Atlanta, GA)