1953 Clemson Tigers football team

1953 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1953 record 3–5–1 (1–2 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard (14th season)
Captain Dreher Gaskin, Nathan Gressette
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1953 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 –0 –0  10 –1 –0
No. 18 Duke + 4 –0 –0  7 –2 –1
South Carolina 2 –3 –0  7 –3 –0
North Carolina 2 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –0  3 –6 –1
Clemson 1 –2 –0  3 –5 –1
NC State 0 –3 –0  1 –9 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1953 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResult
September 19*PresbyterianMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 33–7
September 26*at Boston CollegeFenway Park • Boston, MA (rivalry)T 26–26
October 3#3 MarylandMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCL 0–20
October 9*at Miami (FL)Burdine Stadium • Miami, FLL 7–39
October 22at South CarolinaCarolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)L 7–14
October 31Wake ForestMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 18–0
November 7*at #6 Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)L 7–20
November 14*at The CitadelJohnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SCW 34–13
November 21*#14 AuburnMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)L 19–45
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.


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