Clemson Tigers football, 1960–1969

The Clemson Tigers football teams of 1960–1969 represented Clemson University in NCAA college football competition.

Contents
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1960

1960 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1960 record	6–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Dave Lynn, Lowndes Shingler
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1959 1961 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 24	at Wake Forest	#9	Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 28–7
October 1*	Virginia Tech	#7	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 13–7
October 8	Virginia	#8	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–7
October 15	at Maryland	#8	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 17–19
October 22	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 6–21
October 29*	at Vanderbilt		Dudley Field • Nashville, TN	L 20–22
November 5	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–0
November 12	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 12–2
November 19*	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–25
November 26*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 42–14
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1961

1961 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1961 record	5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Ron Andreo, Calvin West
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1960 1962 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 23*	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 17–21
September 30	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 21–24
October 7	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 27–0
October 14	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–17
October 21	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 17–7
October 28*	at Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 14–24
November 4*	Tulane		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6
November 11	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 14–21
November 18*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 35–6
November 25	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 20–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1962

1962 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1962 record	6–4 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Dave Hynes
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1961 1963 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 22*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 9–26
September 29	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 7–0
October 6	at Wake Forest		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–7
October 13*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 16–24
October 20	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–16
October 27*	Auburn		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 14–17
November 3	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 17–6
November 10*	at Furman		Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 44–3
November 17	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 17–14
November 24	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 20–17
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1963

1963 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1963 record	5–4–1 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Tracy Childers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1962 1964 »

The South Carolina game moved from November 23 due to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 21*	at #4 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 14–31
September 28*	at #9 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–27
October 5	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 3–7
October 12*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	T 7–7
October 19	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 30–35
October 26	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 35–0
November 2	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 36–0
November 9	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 11–7
November 16	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6
November 28	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 24–20
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1964

1964 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1964 record	3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	John Boyett, Ted Bunton
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1963 1965 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 19*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–0
September 26	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 0–9
October 3*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 7–14
October 10*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 7–19
October 17	at Wake Forest		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–2
October 24*	at Texas Christian		Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX	L 10–14
October 31	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 29–7
November 7	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–29
November 14	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 0–34
November 28	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 3–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1965

1965 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Co-Champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1965 record	5–5 (5–2[a] ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Bill Hecht, Floyd Rogers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1964 1966 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 18	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 21–7
September 25	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 20–14
October 2*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 6–38
October 9*	at #4 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 9–23
October 16	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 3–2
October 23*	Texas Christian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 3–0
October 30	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 26–13
November 6	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–17
November 13	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–6
November 20	at South Carolina		Carolina 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.^[1]

1966

1966 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1966 record	6–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Mike Facciolo
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1965 1967 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 24	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 40–35
October 1*	at #9 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 12–13
October 8*	at #4 Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–26
October 15	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 9–6
October 22*	at #5 Southern California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 0–30
October 29	at Wake Forest		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 23–21
November 5	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–3
November 12	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 14–10
November 19	at NC State		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 14–23
November 26	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 35–10
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1967

1967 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1967 record	6–4 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Jimmy Addison, Frank Liberatore
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1966 1968 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 23	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 23–6
September 30*	#5 Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17–24
October 7*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–10
October 14*	at [[{{{school}}}|Auburn]]		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 21–43
October 21	at [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 13–7
October 28*	Alabama		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–13
November 4	at [[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]]		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 17–0
November 11	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–7
November 18	#10 [[{{{school}}}|NC State]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 14–6
November 25	at [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 23–12
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1968

1968 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1968 record	4–5–1 (4–1–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Billy Ammons, Ronnie Ducworth
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1967 1969 »

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 21	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	T 20–20
September 28*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 13–31
October 5*	at [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 21–24
October 12*	[[{{{school}}}|Auburn]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–21
October 19	[[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 39–22
October 26*	at Alabama		Denny Stadium • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 14–21
November 2	at [[{{{school}}}|NC State]]		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 24–19
November 9	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 16–0
November 16	[[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–14
November 23	[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]]		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 3–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1969

1969 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1969 record	4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Ivan Southerland, Charlie Tolley
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons « 1968 1970 »

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.

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 20	at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia]]		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 21–14
September 27*	#7 Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–30
October 4*	at [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 21–10
October 11*	at #20 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 0–51
October 18	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–14
October 25*	Alabama		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–38
November 1	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 40–0
November 8	at [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 27–34
November 15	at [[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]]		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 15–32
November 22	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 13–27
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/clem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/football_media_guide_2010.pdf. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Games: Howell, James. "Clemson Historical Scores". Division I-A Historical Scores. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.jhowell.net/cf/scores/Clemson.htm. Retrieved 11 August 2011. 
• Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198

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