member the Green Jersey game and the
Texas game, but they forget how critical
that Clemson game was."
SOUTHERN INHOSPITALITY
Notre Dame had made one previous
trip to a place called "Death Valley" — a
28-8 loss at LSU to conclude the 1971
campaign. Trips by the Irish below the
Mason-Dixon line during the regular
season in this era often brought out the
best in the South and the worst in hos-
pitality. The enmity toward Notre Dame
and the Catholic faith were often pal-
pable.
In 1976, a 4-6-1 Georgia Tech team
upset Notre Dame 23-14 in Atlanta, and
then the trip to Mississippi in the second
game of 1977 resulted in a 20-13 upset
from another team that finished below
.500.
With Clemson, Devine's crew was fac-
Notre Dame defenders, including Willie Fry (94), had their hands full with Clemson QB Steve Fuller, a future
first-round pick who completed 13 of 20 passes for 185 yards and added 51 rushing yards versus the Irish.
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