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No. 24 Virginia Tech (8–3) and unranked Virginia (8–3) were tied for first place in the Coastal Division with identical 5–2 ACC records coming into the game, making the traditional Thanksgiving weekend matchup a de facto Coastal Championship Game with the winner advancing to the 2019 ACC Championship Game against Clemson.
The Fairfax County branch of the Democratic Party issued a statement denouncing the arrests of students at Virginia schools. [55] Virginia representatives Rozia Henson, Joshua Cole, Adele McClure, Nadarius Clark, and Saddam Salim released a joint statement condemning the arrests of student protesters in Virginia.
The Clemson Tigers finished the 1981 season undefeated and untied (12–0) and were voted No. 1 in the Associated Press and UPI polls. Following the bowl win over Nebraska, a consensus national championship was secured via voting by AP, UPI, Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), and National Football Foundation (NFF). [1]
Clemson's last game of the regular season was against in-state rival South Carolina, a member of the Southeastern Conference. Clemson won the game 56–35 to secure a perfect 12–0 regular season, their first since 2015 and third in school history.
In 1978, mascot Zach Mills began the tradition of doing a number push-ups after every score equal to the number of points Clemson had in the game. [4] [2] Mills performed 287 push-ups in that game, a record that was later eclipsed by Ricky Capps, who performed 465 push-ups(including help from the Wake Demon Deacon) in an 82–24 victory over Wake Forest during the 1981 national championship ...
The Atlantic Coast Conference first held a rowing championship in 2000 with Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia participating. [22] The 2005 conference realignment cycle brought two rowing schools into the ACC, with Miami and Boston College respectively joining for the 2005 and 2006 seasons.
Jim Carlen, previously head football coach at Texas Tech and West Virginia, took over as coach in 1975. [38] Under his leadership the program achieved a measure of national prominence. Carlen led the Gamecocks to three bowl games, [ 38 ] coached 1980 Heisman Trophy winner George Rogers , and produced a 45–36–1 record during his tenure. [ 36 ]
Clemson's defense scored the game's first points on a scoop and score fumble on the Gamecocks' first play. Clemson held the Gamecocks to a total of 169 yards, and South Carolina's offense only crossed the 50 yard line twice. Clemson's kicker Jonathan Weitz added three field goals to cap off the 16–7 victory.