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It has been accepted for inclusion in Football Programs by an authorized administrator of TigerPrints. For more information, please contact [email protected]. FROM ONE CHAMPION TO ANOTHER . Louis R Batson Company backs the Clemson Tigers. Louis P. Batson Company — International Champions in Textile, Plastics, Paper Mill and Industrial Machinery. #1 in quality service dependability For your machinery, accessory, spare parts and service, call Batson first everytime. Company Home Office: Box 3978 • Greenville, S. C. 29608 Area 803 242-5262 J 1 1 11 F Ct%n raiy L1:E 1 j w ltd TTrrr Clemson vs. Georgia 61 University Feature So you know everything about Clemson September 21, 1985 football, and then some about Clemson Clemson Memorial Stadium sports in general. How about everything about the University in general. Margaret Lamb has her own Tiger Trivial Pursuit game on this page. Today's Features 73 Jeff Lytton In the last eight years of football teams Jeff Lytton has played on have a combined record of 83-7-1. He has been fortunate to learn his gridiron basics from two of the 5 Cover Story more well known mentors in the country. Stacey Driver has been nicknamed the Kassie Kessinger reviews Lytton's career. Ricochet Rabbit because he runs like the famous cartoon character. Jill Mixon takes 77 This Day in Tiger Football a look at Driver's career at Clemson and his chase up the Clemson career rushing Another season is in full swing and the ladder. Tigers are taking on one of their top rivals I-*-' today. Clemson has had some exciting con- tests on this day in history as Foster Senn 7 National Champions reveals. Last fall the Clemson soccer team made an incredible run to its first NCAA champion- 79 The Other Bruise Brother ship. Can they repeat in 1985? David Webb William DeVane spent most of his four years examines the team's chances at another bruising enemy centers. Now he spends title. most of his time teaching youngsters the basics of reading and writing. Tim Bourret 50 Bobby Robinson and Margaret Lamb update us on DeVane's pursuit of a dual career. Clemson's new athletic director came on the scene in his current position last March, but he has been on the Clemson scene for 107 Lists of Interest many years. In this question and answer for- In the contemporary style of USA Today, mat Robinson states some of his theories here is a sampling of lists about Clemson on athletics and the future of the Clemson football that will be a great source for trivia athletic department. contests. The Departments Players and Coaches 1 07 Athletic Director 11 Alphabetical Roster, Clemson 54 The Clemson Football Program is Produced by the Athletic Staff 29 Alphabetical Roster, Opponent 59 Clemson Football Program Committee; Band Program 109 Assistant Coaches 16 Cheerleaders 36 Danny Ford 15 Chairman: Len Gough Coaches, All-Sports 23 Graduate Asst Coaches 40 Editor: Tim Bourret Emergency Information 30 Lineups. Starting 56 Asst. Editor: Kassie Kessinger Future Schedules 24 Meet the Tigers 33 Advertising Director: Ann Smith IPTAY 31 Numerical Roster, Clemson 56 Special Thanks to Bob Bradley, Jill Mixon, Sam Black- I PTAY Officers 80 Numerical Roster, Opponent 56 man, David Webb, Maria Farry. Tim Match, Barry Managers 76 Opponent Players 74 Tomlinson and Margaret Pridgeon for their help in the Radio Network 44 Strength Stations Coaches 65 preparation of this program Stadium Information 43 Tiger Rookies 40 Statistics 3 Printing: State Printing Co of Columbia, SC The Last Word 112 Today's Game 2 Trainers 78 Cover Photo: by Jim Moriarty of Pinehurst, NC Tiger Life 96 Other photos by the Clemson Communications Center. The Seattle Times, Tigers in the Crowd 111 Lance McKinney. Bob Waldrop, University Officials 19 Frank Alexander, Jim Moriarty and Tom Shockley. University Page 8 University President 9 Poster by Clemson Communications Centers. 1 TO r mG r By Tiln Bourret r Two of the top five programs in While the contests have developed Tech who had never played in a college America over the last four years will do this into one of the country's top intra- football game before, and Georgia has battle this afternoon as Georgia faces sectional rivalries there have been two only 11 seniors among its top 44 Ciemson in Death Valley. Between constants statistically. It is apparent players on offense and defense. 1981 and 1984 the Tigers posted a that gaining large chunks of yardage Clemson's young club got off to a 37-6-2 mark for a .844 winning percen- is not important, but committing the good start last week with a finish that tage, the fourth best percentage in col- fewer number of turnovers is the most could become the subject of an Alcoa lege football for that time period. The pivotal statistic. How about this for a Fantastic Finish. David Treadwell is a fifth-place team is just 90 miles down Stat: In seven of the last eight years the walk-on who came to Ciemson the road, Georgia, with a record of team with the higher total offense because of the school's outstanding 38-8-2 for a .815 winning percentage. figure in the Georgia-Clemson series reputation in the field of engineering. Both teams have won the National has not won the game. However, over The third-year electrical engineering Championship in the last five years. the last eight years the team that has major had never kicked in college, high With the appearance of CBS-TV at the committed the fewer number of turn- school. Pee Wee or any kind of stadium today for a national broadcast overs has never lost the game. Here's organized football game before. All he (the first home national broadcast in a grid to prove the point. did was kick a 36-yard field goal with it no time showing on the clock to give Ciemson history), is apparent that Total Offense Turnovers Winner of Game two of the nation's premier programs Year GA CU GA CU Ciemson a 20-17 win at Virginia Tech. will be on display. "If I knew Treadwell had never 1977 281 236 4 1 CU, 7-6 played high school football I don't know Both clubs are coming off three- 1978 287 293 1 6 GA, 12-0 point victories, triumphs that were 1979 247 359 3 3 CU, 12-7 if I would have let him go out there," necessary for both coaches. Ciemson 1980 157 351 2 4 GA, 20-16 said Danny Ford this past Sunday ended a two-game losing streak with 1981 255 236 9 3 CU, 13-3 when he read in the newspaper that a 20-17 win over Virginia Tech and 1982 241 249 2 4 GA, 13-7 Treadwell had not even played high 1983 346 240 3 2 Tie, 16-16 Georgia ended a streak of five games school football. "He has been our most 1984 282 356 3 7 GA, 26-23 without a win with a 17-14 victory over consistent kicker and this is why we Baylor While the series has been fairly went with him. He doesn't have the is accurate." Chances are today's game will also even in recent years, Ciemson still has strongest leg, but he be decided by a margin of three points not beaten Georgia since 1981. On the Treadwell, a perfect candidate for or less because that has been the case other hand, Georgia has not won at an American Express commercial, in recent years. Since Danny Ford has Ciemson since 1976. played high school soccer in Jackson- been the head coach in this game for Many of the players for both teams ville, FL and never put on a football Ciemson (six years), Ciemson has have not had a lot to do with the out- uniform. "When I got in to Ciemson I scored 87 points and Georgia has comes of the contests in recent years. had a friend of the family call Coach scored 85 points. Now that is close! Ciemson took 30 players to Virginia (Chuck) Reedy at Ciemson about walk- The contemporary era of the §eries has been facinating. In 1977 Ciemson won at Athens for the first time since World War I. In 1978 Georgia handed Ciemson its only loss of the season as the Bulldogs shut out a Ciemson team that had six first-round draft choices on it. In 1979 Ciemson won at Death Valley behind an equally strong defense, and in 1980 Ciemson outgained the Dogs by nearly 200 yards, yet lost 20-16. In 1981 Ciemson handed Herschel Walker his only regular season defeat in a Georgia uniform and Ciemson went on to the National Championship.