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Who did Clemson play in 1981 college football championship game? Homer Jordan, Danny Ford and Bill Smith reflect on Tigers’ national title team after 40 years.
The 1981 Clemson Tigers completed the first 12-0 season in program history on their way to collecting their first national championship. The Tigers weren’t even in the national conversation ...
Clemson had earned the No. 1 ranking fairly, but without sizzle, and they did it in what most considered a basketball conference. Narrow wins over top-10 teams from Georgia and North Carolina had ...
T he 1981 Clemson football team started the season unranked, but a 13-3 victory over Georgia in the third game got them into the top 20 and the Tigers steadily gained ground with each subsequent ...
CLEMSON -- In December of 1981, the Tigers left Clemson but did not travel all the way to Miami to prepare for the Orange Bowl. Coach Danny Ford wanted a retreat somewhere in between, practice ...
Homer Jordan, the quarterback for Clemson's first championship, recalls his past and weighs in on the Tigers' chances this year.
The guys who authored Clemson’s first national football championship know from experience the requirements to triumph at the highest level.
Clemson has won five Atlantic Coast Conference titles (1982, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991) since the national crown and none the past 15 years. The Tigers best ACC finish in coach Tommy Bowden's first ...
And so it is with the Clemson Tigers, 1981 and 2016. Dan Benish examined those teams separated by 35 years and linked by the Paw from a unique perspective.
Clemson has new uniforms, but you've seen them before. Or you've seen elements of them, at least. The Tigers new look is inspired by the 1981 Clemson team that won the national championship, and ...
Who did Clemson play in 1981 college football championship game? Homer Jordan, Danny Ford and Bill Smith reflect on Tigers’ national title team after 40 years.
The guys who authored Clemson’s first national football championship know from experience the requirements to triumph at the highest level.