Tiger Board Logo

Donor's Den General Leaderboards TNET coins™ POTD Hall of Fame Map FAQ
search
GIVE AN AWARD
Use your TNET coins™ to grant this post a special award!
W
50
Big Brain
90
Love it!
100
Cheers
100
Helpful
100
Made Me Smile
100
Great Idea!
150
Mind Blown
150
Caring
200
Flammable
200
Hear ye, hear ye
200
Bravo
250
Nom Nom Nom
250
Take My Coins
500
Ooo, Shiny!
700
Treasured Post!
1000
YOUR BALANCE
On This Date: 1979  (14)Clemson- 16 Notre Dame – 10
storage This topic has been archived - replies are not allowed.
Archives - Tiger Boards Archive
add New Topic
Replies: 5
| visibility 817

On This Date: 1979  (14)Clemson- 16 Notre Dame – 10


Nov 17, 2021, 9:43 AM

11/17/1979
South Bend, IN

No. 14 Clemson Bests Notre Dame In South Bend on Senior Day

Entering the 1979 season, Notre Dame had won two of the last six national titles, including 1977 with one of the most talented teams in history.




 

The Fighting Irish finished in the top 10 nationally 11 times in the 15-year period between 1964-78. It had won a bowl game six of the previous eight years, including four in what were considered “major bowls,” and was the seventh-winningest program in the 1970s.





Billy Lott put Clemson up for good with a 26 yard TD run off an Option Keeper in the 3rd QTR 
 
Clemson was also playing Notre Dame on its Senior Day, and the Fighting Irish had lost on that special day just twice since 1940.






“One thing I remember about that game was our players being concerned in pregame that they couldn’t run on that tall rye grass,” Danny Ford said with a laugh. “Although we went to the stadium on Friday afternoon, we couldn’t get on the field to work out and run on it. So we didn’t know how slippery the grass was until pregame. I remember just about everyone changing shoes in the locker room before the game.







Sloppy play by Clemson gave the Irish a 10-0 advantage at halftime, but the Tiger Defense clamped down and Clemson dominated the 3rd QTR, scoring 3 times to take a 13-10 lead into the 4th. 


There were some tenuous moments over the game’s final minutes, but the Tiger defense came up big every time. A redshirt freshman named Terry Kinard had two interceptions in the fourth quarter.





 

The Tigers controlled the clock for over 21 minutes in the second half with a consistent running game. Clemson ran the ball 74 times on the day, still the most by an opponent in Notre Dame Stadium history.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-15yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Best Is The Standard


Re: On This Date: 1979  (14)Clemson- 16 Notre Dame – 10


Nov 17, 2021, 10:22 AM

I was there (with Tiger Band). That was a great trip and game!
However I do remember some difficulties at the hotel due to some Tiger Band shenanigans.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


Re: On This Date: 1979  (14)Clemson- 16 Notre Dame – 10


Nov 17, 2021, 10:23 AM

I remember, as a Daniel HS senior, that was a long car ride and chilly weather in northern Indiana, but the win made it all worth it. Notre Dame is really an interesting school with the golden dome building and Touchdown Jesus and it sits by a little lake. It's all very scenic and historic.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-10yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up


Does anyone else remember going to Littlejohn and watching..


Nov 17, 2021, 10:47 AM

on closed Circuit TV?

flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Made the trip with my father, his business partner...


Nov 17, 2021, 12:59 PM

and his business partner's two boys. Dad's business partner owned a small private plane and that was the first time in my life I ever flew anywhere.

2024 orange level memberbadge-donor-20yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.


That was a good team.***


Nov 17, 2021, 2:24 PM



badge-donor-05yr.jpg flag link military_tech thumb_downthumb_up

Replies: 5
| visibility 817
📰 E-Mail News Alerts

TigerBoard POTD

Tug gets older

by tugalooriver®

Archives - Tiger Boards Archive
add New Topic