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49 Seasons Ago Clemson Football Finished 3-6-2 in 1976

Jul 12, 2025, 12:00 AM

TLDR Version:
- Clemson legend Bennie Cunnigham continues his greatness!
- HC Red Parker coaches his final season at Clemson. But his final game is a beatdown over the Gamechickens.
- Charley Pell is named Head Coach after the season!

Season Overview:

According to Wikipedia:

“The 1976 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth and final season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 3–6–2 record (0–4–1 against conference opponents), finished in last place in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 237 to 172.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Clemson Head Coach Red Parker:

From: https://clemsontigers.com/parker-running-down-the-hill/

Worthy of Note:

According to ClemsonWiki:

September 11: Clemson ekes out 10-7 win over Citadel in home opener.

September 18: In the Tigers' first televised football game since 1973, Clemson takes on the tenth-ranked Georgia Bulldogs in Death Valley but are shut-out, 0-41, in a game aired by ABC.

September 25: Clemson plays Georgia Tech to a 24-24 tie in an Atlanta night game.

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/1976

And according to ClemsonTigers.com:

Nov. 21, 1976 – Clemson scrimmaged at an adjacent field and warmed up there until game time before a 28-9 upset of South Carolina.

Dec. 1, 1976 – Charley Pell was named head coach.

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

According to Wikipedia:

“Malcolm Marler, Mike O'Cain, Randy Scott, and Joey Walters were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Steve Fuller with 835 passing yards and 36 points scored (6 touchdowns), Warren Ratchford with 676 rushing yards, and Jerry Butler with 484 receiving yards.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Results:

September 11: The Citadel* W 10–7
September 18: No. 9 Georgia* L 0–41
September 25: at Georgia Tech* T 24–24
October 2: at Tennessee* L 19–21
October 9: at Wake Forest L 14–20
October 16: Duke T 18–18
October 23: at NC State L 21–38
October 30: at Florida State* W 15–12
November 6: North Carolina L 23–27
November 13: at No. 6 Maryland L 0–20
November 20: South Carolina* W 28–9

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Clemson’s win over the Gamechickens improves its series lead 42-29-3.

Also in 1976:

Clemson Baseball starts slowly – but finishes beautifully! According to ClemsonWiki:

“Spring: The Clemson baseball team, coached by Bill Wilhelm, comes storming back from dismal 11-10 early season by winning 25 of their last 28 games for a 36-15 record and a stunning fifth place national ranking.”

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/1976

And ClemsonTigers.com adds the following about Clemson Baseball:

April 17, 1976 – Ron Musselman pitched a no-hitter in a 9-0 win over Virginia.

April 23-25, 1976 – Clemson won its first ACC Tournament Championship, as the Tigers defeated Wake Forest 2-0 and Maryland in two games (2-1, 3-2) at Clemson.

May 21-24, 1976 – The Tigers won the NCAA Atlantic Regional in Columbia, S.C. by downing Furman 13-2 in game-one, defeating South Carolina 10-4 in the second game and beating Furman 6-2 to advance to Omaha.

June 11-14, 1976 – Clemson participated in the College World Series. The Tigers defeated Auburn 9-4 on June 11 and lost to Eastern Michigan 3-2 in 10 innings on June 13. Arizona eliminated the Tigers 10-6 on June 14.

1976 – Clemson won the ACC regular-season title with a 10-2 record. Clemson was also ranked No. 5 in the final Collegiate Baseball poll.

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

Also according to ClemsonWiki:

“1976: Herman McGee, long-time athletic assistant, is the first African-American inducted into the Clemson Athletic Hall of Fame.”

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/Clemson_Firsts

Special thanks to The Tiger Pregame Show for these photos of Death Valley during the 1976 game against Duke:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZIvKXLGLJ0

1976 Clemson Media Guide:

And FWIW:
The fact that this post is about the 1976 season and is my post #1976 on TNet – Just a crazy coincidence (Go Figure)!

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Clemson: Academic Excellence! Athletic Excellence!

Todays spotlight is #49 Darien Mayo. He is redshirt freshman defensive end for the 2025 Clemson Tigers.

He “Joined Clemson in its 2024 recruiting class … enters 2025 following a redshirt campaign in 2024 in which he collected four tackles (0.5 for loss) and 33 defensive snaps over three games.”.

Darien was a “Four-star player that ranked among the top 150 players in the nation according to several outlets … named by Rivals as the No. 105 overall player in the nation as well as the fourth-best player in Maryland and the nation’s 10th-best defensive end … credited as the nation’s No. 144 overall player by 247Sports, which ranked him 25th among defensive linemen nationally and fifth among all players in Maryland … listed as the No. 148 overall player in the nation by PrepStar, which placed him as the fifth-best player in Maryland and 11th-best defensive end in the nation … rated by On3 as the No. 231 player in the country, the 26th-best defensive end and fourth-best player in Maryland … was a first-team All-WCAC selection in 2023 … second-team All-Met honoree from the Washington Post … helped Good Counsel to a 10-1 record, a WCAC title and a No. 1 final ranking in the Washington Post Top 20 in 2023 … credited with 78 total tackles (54 solo), 25 tackles for loss, 13 sacks and two pass breakups as a senior, earning second-team All-America status from MaxPreps … had 10 tackles, including three sacks, in his first game of the 2023 season vs. Jones … helped secure the 2023 conference title for Good Counsel by deflecting a DeMatha pass that resulted in a key interception late in the fourth quarter; also added two sacks and two tackles for loss in the game … notched 64 tackles (45 solo), 19 tackles for loss, 11 sacks and four pass breakups as a junior in 2022 … helped the Falcons to an 8-3 record and a No. 6 finish in the DMV metro area that year … from the same high school as Dorian O’Daniel, a former All-ACC linebacker at Clemson who went on to win a Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs … played for Andy Stefanelli at Good Counsel.”.
He had offers from Texas, Ohio State, USuCk and the real USC.

Here is his bio: https://clemsontigers.com/sports/football/roster/season/2025/darien-mayo/

Here is his Hudl profile: https://www.hudl.com/profile/14639237/Darien-Mayo

Here is his 247sports profile: https://247sports.com/player/darien-mayo-46134158/

Here is his instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dcmayo717/

Here is his twitter: https://x.com/TheDCMAYO

And finally here are some HS highlights of his: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44oNGdjbGfs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q910vVWDztI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7Ll4zmQwb8

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49 Seasons Ago Clemson Football Finished 3-6-2 in 1976

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Always forget that O'Cain was at Clemson at about same time as Fuller.

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We forget about dudes like this sometimes. 4-star, top 150

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Thanks, O.J.!

Appreciate you, O.J.!***

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SPOT THAT FOOTBALL!!!***

Speaking of corndogs, 49 days!!!

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

Good Morning !***