1969 Clemson Tigers football team

1969 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1969 record 4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard (30th season)
Captain Ivan Southerland, Charlie Tolley
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1969 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
South Carolina $ 6 0 0  7 4 0
NC State 3 2 1  3 6 1
North Carolina 3 3 0  5 5 0
Clemson 3 3 0  4 6 0
Duke 3 3 1  3 6 1
Maryland 3 3 0  3 7 0
Wake Forest 2 5 0  3 7 0
Virginia 1 5 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1969 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1969 college football season. 1969 was Frank Howard's final season as head coach, although he remained Athletic Director until 1971. In 1974, the playing field at Memorial Stadium, which he helped to build, was named in his honor.

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResult
September 20at VirginiaScott StadiumCharlottesville, VAW 21–14
September 27*#7 GeorgiaMemorial StadiumClemson, SC (rivalry)L 0–30
October 4*at Georgia TechGrant FieldAtlanta, GA (rivalry)W 21–10
October 11*at #20 AuburnCliff Hare StadiumAuburn, AL (rivalry)L 0–51
October 18Wake ForestMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 28–14
October 25*AlabamaMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)L 13–38
November 1MarylandMemorial Stadium • Clemson, SCW 40–0
November 8at DukeDuke StadiumDurham, NCL 27–34
November 15at North CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NCL 15–32
November 22at South CarolinaCarolina StadiumColumbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)L 13–27
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.


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