1965 Clemson Tigers football team

1965 Clemson Tigers football
ACC co-champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1965 record 5–5 (5–2[a] ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard (26th season)
Captain Bill Hecht, Floyd Rogers
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1965 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State + 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0†
Clemson + 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0†
Duke 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0†
Wake Forest 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0†
South Carolina 0 –6 –0  5 –5 –0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-Champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1965 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1965 college football season.

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResult
September 18NC StateMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)W 21–7
September 25at VirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VAW 20–14
October 2*at Georgia TechGrant Field • Atlanta, GA (rivalry)L 6–38
October 9*at #4 GeorgiaSanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)L 9–23
October 16at DukeDuke Stadium • Durham, NCW 3–2
October 23*TCUMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 3–0
October 30Wake ForestMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 26–13
November 6at North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NCL 13–17
November 13MarylandMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCL 0–6
November 20at South CarolinaCarolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)L 16–17[a]
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

^a South Carolina was forced by the ACC to forfeit all conference games due to ineligible players. Clemson and NC State, who had both lost to South Carolina, were declared co-champions.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. ↑ "ACC Champions" (PDF). 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.


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