1958 Clemson Tigers football team

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1958 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 0–7 vs. LSU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 12
1958 record8–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Frank Howard (19th season)
CaptainBill Thomas
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
NC State 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1958 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In its 19th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 13 Coaches Poll), and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 138.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Coach Frank Howard's 100th win came September 27 against North Carolina. Clemson also played its first game against a No. 1 ranked team when it played LSU in the 1959 Sugar Bowl.

Center Bill Thomas was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Harvey White with 492 passing yards and 30 points scored (five touchdowns) and fullback Doug Cline with 450 rushing yards.[4]

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1958 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Bill Thomas; end Ray Masneri; and tackle Jim Padgett.[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 20 VirginiaNo. 18
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 20–15
September 27 North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 26–21
October 4 at MarylandNo. 10
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 8–024,000
October 11 at Vanderbilt*No. 8
  • Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
W 12–7
October 23 at South CarolinaNo. 10
L 6–2646,000[6]
November 1 Wake ForestNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 14–1226,000
November 8 at Georgia Tech*No. 17
L 0–1344,726
November 15 at NC State
W 13–6
November 22 Boston CollegeNo. 16
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 34–1219,000[7]
November 29 Furman*No. 12
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 36–1916,000 [8]
January 1, 1959vs. No. 1 LSU*No. 12
NBCL 0–780,331
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "1958 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–42. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  5. ^ 1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 22.
  6. ^ Jim Anderson (October 24, 1958). "Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson Bowls Over B.C., 34–12, In Bidding For Bowl". The Greenville News. November 23, 1958. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tigers accept bid to Sugar Bowl". The State. November 30, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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