1966 Clemson Tigers football team

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1966 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1966 record6–4 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
  • Frank Howard (27th season)
CaptainMike Facciolo
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
1967 →
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Clemson $   6 – 1     6 – 4  
NC State   5 – 2     5 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 3     4 – 6  
Duke   2 – 3     5 – 5  
Wake Forest   2 – 4     3 – 7  
South Carolina   1 – 3     1 – 9  
North Carolina   1 – 4     2 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1966 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its 27th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 6–4 record (6–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, and was outscored by a total of 177 to 174.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Mike Facciolo was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included Jimmy Addison with 1,491 passing yards, Buddy Gore with 750 rushing yards, Phil Rogers with 574 receiving yards, and Jacky Jackson with 48 points scored.[4]

Five Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1966 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: back Jimmy Addison; offensive tackle Wayne Mass; offensive guard Harry Olszewski; defensive end Butch Sursavage; and defensive back Wayne Page.[5]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 Virginia
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 40–35
October 1at No. 9 Georgia Tech*
L 12–1344,735
October 8at No. 4 Alabama*
L 0–2646,486
October 15 Duke
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 9–630,000
October 22at No. 5 USC*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–3044,614
October 29 at Wake Forest
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 23–2115,700
November 5 North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 27–3
November 12 at Maryland
W 14–10
November 19 at NC State
L 14–23
November 26 South Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 35–1046,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "1966 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "1966 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State Leads All-ACC Voting; UNC Places No One". The Daily Tar Heel. December 3, 1966. p. 5.
  6. ^ Jim Anderson (November 27, 1966). "Tigers Pluck Gamecocks 35-10, Win ACC Title". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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