1977 Gator Bowl

American college football game December 2025 August 2023 Gator Bowl December 30 1977 1977 Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, Florida University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Panthers 8–2–1 10 9 Jackie Sherrill Independent 10 7 7 10 Clemson University Clemson Tigers 8–2–1 11 10 Charley Pell ACC 0 3 0 0 Matt Cavanaugh (QB, Pitt) & Jerry Butler (SE, Clemson)https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1977-2/ 1977 December 31, 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180101030152/https://www.taxslayerbowl.com/1977-2/ January 1, 2018 dead James M. Artley (SEC) 72,289 ABC Keith Jackson, Frank Broyles The 1977 Gator Bowl was a college football bowl game played between the Pittsburgh Panthers and Clemson Tigers on December 30, 1977. The 10th-ranked Panthers defeated the 11th-ranked Tigers, 34–3. Panthers quarterback Matt Cavanaugh broke the Gator Bowl record for passing yards with 387 yards, breaking the previous record of 362 yards set by Florida State's Kim Hammond in 1967.https://www.newspapers.com/article/tallahassee-democrat-hammonds-record-fa/139646785/ Tallahassee Democrat Hammond's record falls as Pitt mauls Clemson December 31, 1977 January 26, 2024 Newspapers.com References Gator Bowl Category:Gator Bowl Category:Pittsburgh Panthers football bowl games Category:Clemson Tigers football bowl games Gator Bowl Category:20th century in Jacksonville, Florida Category:December 1977 sports events in the United States