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1975 Clemson Tigers football team

1975 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDon Murry (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorHarold Steelman (2nd season)
CaptainBennie Cunningham, Neal Jetton, Dennis Smith, Jimmy Williamson
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1975 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 2–9 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 381 to 177.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bennie Cunningham, Neal Jetton, Dennis Smith, and Jimmy Williamson were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Willie Jordan with 728 passing yards, running back Ken Callicutt with 572 rushing yards, Craig Brantley with 475 receiving yards, and Mike O'Cain with 36 points (6 touchdowns).[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 131:00 p.m.Tulane*
L 13–1743,106[5]
September 208:30 p.m.at No. 14 Alabama*
L 0–5658,383[6][7]
September 272:00 p.m.at Georgia Tech*
L 28–3346,212–46,282
October 4 2:00 p.m.at Georgia*
L 7–3557,800[8]
October 111:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 16–1443,680[9]
October 181:30 p.m.at Duke
L 21–2531,800[10]
October 251:00 p.m.NC State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
L 7–4542,934[11]
November 11:00 p.m.Florida State*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
L 7–4331,080[12]
November 81:30 p.m.at North Carolina
W 38–3540,000[13]
November 151:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 20–2235,073[14]
November 221:30 p.m.at South Carolina*
L 20–5657,197[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

  1. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "1975 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1975 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Turnovers help Tulane spoil Tiger opener". The Greenville News. September 14, 1975. Retrieved October 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ McKenzie, Mike (September 22, 1975). "High Tide swamps Clemson". The Tuscaloosa News. p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  7. ^ Timms, Leslie (September 22, 1975). "Alabama rolls past Clemson, 56–0". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. p. B1. Retrieved August 24, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  8. ^ "Georgia Tech rallies to slip by Clemson 33–28". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson trims Wake Forest 16–14". The Danville Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Late TD gives Duke win". The Lynchburg News. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State runs Clemson into 45–7 rout". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tribe buries Clemson, 43–7". Panama City News-Herald. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Dennis Smith's interception preserves Clemson's 38–35 win". Florence Morning News. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Terps clip Tigers with eight second left". The Greenville News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Dan Foster (November 23, 1975). "USC Wins 56-20 Rout". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1975". Clemson University. 1975. pp. 46–51. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  17. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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