1980 Clemson Tigers football team

1980 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1980 record	6–5 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Danny Ford
Captain	Lee Nanney, Willie Underwood
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1980 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 North Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Clemson won its 100th ACC game November 1 against Wake Forest.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 13*	Rice		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 19–3	60,361
September 20*	at #10 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 16–20	61,200
September 27*	Western Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–10	58,490
October 4*	Virginia Tech		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 13–10	64,558
October 11	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 27–24	32,443
October 18	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17–34	59,873
October 25	at North Carolina State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 20–24	44,400
November 1	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 35–33	28,200
November 8	#14 North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 19–24	62,288
November 15	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 7–34	32,650
November 22*	#19 South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 27–6	64,200
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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