1959 Clemson Tigers football team

1959 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 23–7 vs. TCU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 11
1959 record 9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard (20th year)
Captain Paul Snyder, Harvey White
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
1959 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11 Clemson $   6 – 1         9 – 2  
North Carolina   5 – 2         5 – 5  
Maryland   4 – 2         5 – 5  
South Carolina   4 – 3         6 – 4  
Wake Forest   4 – 3         6 – 4  
Duke   2 – 3         4 – 6  
NC State   0 – 6         1 – 9  
Virginia   0 – 5         0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1959 college football season. The annual game against South Carolina was played on Thursday at the State Fair for the final time. Clemson's 300th win came in the Bluebonnet Bowl against TCU.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 at #12 North Carolina #18 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC W 20–18
September 26 at Virginia #5 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA W 47–0
October 3* at #7 Georgia Tech #6 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) L 6–16
October 10 NC State Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl) W 23–0
October 22 at South Carolina #17 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 27–0
October 31* at Rice #12 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 19–0
November 7 Duke #10 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 6–0
November 14 Maryland #11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC L 25–28
November 21 Wake Forest #19 Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC W 33–31
November 28* at Furman #14 Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC W 56–3
December 19* vs. #7 TCU #11 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) W 23–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. ↑ "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
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