1958 Clemson Tigers football team

1958 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 0–7 vs. LSU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 12
1958 record 8–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard (19th season)
Captain Bill Thomas
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1958 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 1 0  8 3 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 2 0  7 3 0
Duke 3 2 0  5 5 0
North Carolina 4 3 0  6 4 0
Maryland 3 3 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 4 0  3 7 0
NC State 2 5 0  2 7 1
Virginia 1 5 0  1 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1958 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1958 college football season. Coach Frank Howard's 100th win came September 27 against North Carolina. Clemson also played its first game against #1 ranked team when the played LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResult
September 20Virginia#18Memorial StadiumClemson, SCW 20–15
September 27North CarolinaMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 26–21
October 4at Maryland#10Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MDW 8–0
October 11*at Vanderbilt#8Dudley FieldNashville, TNW 12–7
October 23at South Carolina#10Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC (Big Thursday)L 6–26
November 1Wake Forest#19Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 14–12
November 8*at Georgia Tech#17Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry)L 0–13
November 15at NC StateRiddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry)W 13–6
November 22Boston College#16Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)W 34–12
November 29*Furman#12Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 36–19
January 1, 1959*vs. #1 LSU#12Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)L 0–7

References

  1. "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.


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