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51 Seasons Ago Clemson Football Finished 7-4 in 1974

Jul 10, 2025, 12:00 AM

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1. Two legitimate “Coot Killa” designations?
- Offensively: Ken Callicutt goes off on the Gamechickens!
- And Defensively: Willie Anderson tackles Chickens left and right
- And why exactly did different Gamechicken players wear different color helmets in the game??

2. The Clemson field is named after Frank Howard!

3. Ga Tech comes to Clemson for the first time: And leaves with an “L” as a reward for its travels.

Season Overview:

According to Wikipedia:

“The 1974 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its second season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 7–4 record (4–2 against conference opponents), tied for second place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 250 to 246.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Worthy of Note:

Quite a lot worthy of note in 1974! According to ClemsonTigers.com:

“Sept. 28, 1974 – Georgia Tech made its first appearance in history at Clemson. For years, Clemson had played in Atlanta. Clemson won the contest 21-17.

Oct. 5, 1974 – Clemson defeated Georgia in Death Valley, 28-24, giving Clemson wins over Georgia and Georgia Tech in the same season for the first time since 1914.

Nov. 16, 1974 – The playing surface of Memorial Stadium was named Frank Howard Field. This day also featured the longest play in Clemson history, a 97-yard touchdown pass from Mark Fellers to Craig Brantley. Clemson defeated Virginia, 28-9.

Nov. 23, 1974 – Clemson beat South Carolina 39-21 to close a perfect 6-0 season at home. Ken Callicutt had 197 yards rushing and 55 more receiving to key the attack. It was a Clemson record for all-purpose rushing at the time. South Carolina players wore two different color helmets in the game, as the Gamecock seniors wore black helmets and the rest of the team wore white. Willie Anderson had 21 tackles from his middle guard position, still a Tiger record for an interior lineman. He was named Sports Illustrated National Player-of-the-Week.”

https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-football-historical-timeline/

And, according to Wikipedia:

“Willie Anderson, Mark Fellers, Jim Ness, and Ken Peeples were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Mark Fellers with 783 passing yards and 54 points scored (9 touchdowns), running back Ken Callicutt with 809 rushing yards, and Bennie Cunningham with 391 receiving yards.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Results:

September 14 at Texas A&M* L 0–24
September 21 at No. 15 NC State L 10–31
September 28 Georgia Tech* W 21–17
October 5 Georgia* W 28–24
October 12 at Maryland L 0–41
October 19 Duke W 17–13
October 26 at Tennessee* L 28–29
November 2 at Wake Forest W 21–9
November 9 North Carolina W 54–32
November 16 Virginia W 28–9
November 23 South Carolina* W 39–21

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

- After losing the first two games, it had to feel good for Clemson Nation to come back with home wins over Ga Tech and UGa.
- A one point loss at Tennessee had to be tough!
- With the win over South Carolina, Clemson increases its series lead over the Gamechickens to 41-28-3.
- Strong finish by ending the season with 4 straight wins!

Also in 1974:

As usual, Clemson Baseball has another strong season. According to ClemsonTigers.com:

“April 19, 1974 – Chuck Porter pitched a Tiger and ACC-record 16.0 innings in earning the victory over Virginia 3-2 in the first game of a doubleheader at Clemson.

1974 – Clemson won the ACC regular-season title with a 10-1 record.”

https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-baseball-timeline/

And the student body keeps growing:

According to ClemsonWiki:

“December 3: Clemson University enrollment tops 10,000 for the first time.”

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/1974

1974 Clemson game vs. the Chickens
Different Gamechicken players wearing different color helmets
(One word: Why??):

From: https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-vault-excitement-galore-clemson-football-74/

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Todays player spotlight is #51 Gavin Blanchard. He is a true freshmen offensive lineman for the 2025 Clemson Tigers.

Gavin is a “Tampa native ranked among the top centers in the 2025 recruiting class”.

He was “Ranked by ESPN as a four-star recruit and as the nation’s No. 3 center ranked by Rivals as the ninth-best center in the nation … led team to an 11-2 record in 2024 … graded 88 percent for the season with 30 pancake blocks according to his coaching staff … credited with seven pancakes in 2024 season opener against Zephyrhills … first-team selection by the Florida Athletic Coaches Association … first-team All-Sunshine Athletic Conference … played his junior year at Tampa’s Jesuit High School and helped his team to the regional finals … was a freshman on Jesuit’s 2021 6A state title team that also included future Tigers Wade Woodaz and Drew Woodaz … originally committed to UCF in June 2024 before committing to Clemson on Nov. 1, 2024 … finished his prep career playing for Mark Kantor at Wiregrass Ranch.” He “Spent junior season working primarily at RT, but also got looks at RG and LG. Deployed at times as a DL, as well.”.
He had offers from Louisville, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Pitt and Purdue.

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Slowly but Shirley!!! We're getting there!!

Good (early) morning sir!***