Danny Ford made his Clemson debut as head coach in grand style with a 17-15 victory over Ohio State and coaching legend Woody Hayes to close the 1978 season. The victory gave the Tigers an 11-1 final record, tying the school record (at the time) for victories in a season. With the win, Clemson finished sixth in the AP Poll and tied for sixth in the Coaches Poll. Ford had been named head coach of the Tigers on Dec. 10 after Charley Pell resigned as head coach to take the same position with the Florida program. Ford was just 30 years old at the time, the youngest head coach in the nation. While Clemson had a young coach on the sideline, it had an old quarterback by college standards on the field. Steve Fuller, a third-team All-American and first-team Academic All-American, was in his fourth year as a starter and…
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