1956 Clemson Tigers football team

1956 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–27 to Colorado
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP No. 19
1956 record 7–2–2 (4–0–1 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard (17th year)
Captain Charlie Bussey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1956 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#19 Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 1     7 – 2 – 2
Duke 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 2 – 1     2 – 7 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 1     2 – 7 – 1
NC State 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 1     2 – 5 – 3
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1956 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1956 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 22* Presbyterian Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 27–7
September 29* at #19 Florida Florida Field • Gainesville, FL T 20–20
October 6 at NC State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) W 13–7
October 13 at Wake Forest Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC W 17–0
October 25 at South Carolina #20 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 7–0
November 3* #16 VPI #13 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 21–6
November 10 at Maryland #11 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD T 6–6
November 16* at #8 Miami (FL) #13 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL L 0–21
November 24 Virginia Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 7–0
December 1* Furman Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 28–7
January 1, 1957* vs. #20 Colorado #19 Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL L 21–27
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
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