The 1977 Clemson Tigers, led by first-year head coach Charlie Pell, put together an 8-3-1 season that ended with a 34-3 loss to Pittsburgh in the Gator Bowl. The 1978 team entered the season ...

Ohio State fans remember the 1978 Gator Bowl for one physical outburst by Buckeyes' coach Woody Hayes, but those who actually played the game recall The Punch being only the odd ending to strange ...

The Clemson Tigers’ 1978 Gator Bowl win over Ohio State was significant for several reasons. It was Danny Ford’s first victory as a head coach, leading to a decade full of accomplishments.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The inevitable question about former Ohio State coach Woody Hayes and the infamous punch that got him fired the day after the 1978 Gator Bowl against Clemson surfaced ...

The Gator Bowl is the nation's sixth-oldest college post-season game, established in 1946 by a group of Jacksonville businessmen, most of them members of the Downtown Lions Club.

Gator Bowl: 30th anniversary punch Bauman wants to finally put it to rest. Don Coble. ... 59 seconds remaining in the 1978 Gator Bowl between Ohio State and Clemson.

Dec. 29, 1978, Gator Bowl, Jacksonville, Fla.: Hayes’ Ohio State team is trailing Clemson 17-15 but threatening from the enemy’s 24 in the final minute until Tigers linebacker Charlie Bauman ...

The 1978 Gator Bowl will always be remembered for The Punch and not for anything that happened on the field. That's unfortunate, because the game was a closely-fought contest, and one that Ohio ...

The Gator Bowl first got its start in 1946 when the University of South Carolina went up against Wake Forest. To stream WLTX 19 on your phone, you need the WLTX 19 app. Download the WLTX 19 app ...

Ohio State football coach Woody Hayes, left, and Alabama's Paul "Bear" Bryant chat before the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans on Monday, Jan. 2, 1978.

To commemorate the Gator Bowl's 80th playing, here are 80 top coaches, players, games, moments and records from Jacksonville's bowl game. Search query. ... 1978, Clemson 17, ...