Clemson Football Team History
Clemson Tigers
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889 Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium Capacity: 81,473 Colors: Orange & Purple Coach: Hootie Ingram Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1971 Season Highlights
Hootie Ingram enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Clemson.
1971 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 11 vs.
Kentucky
10
13
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs.
Georgia
0
28
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Georgia Tech
14
24
L
Sat., Oct. 9 @
Duke
3
0
W
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 16 @
Virginia
32
15
W
@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Auburn
13
35
L
Sat., Oct. 30 vs.
Wake Forest
10
9
W
Sat., Nov. 6 @
North Carolina
13
26
L
Sat., Nov. 13 vs.
Maryland
20
14
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs.
North Carolina State
23
31
L
Sat., Nov. 27 @
South Carolina
17
7
W
1971 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 155
Scoring Average 14.1
Points Allowed 202
Defense Average 18.4
Opponents Record 64-60
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 2-3
Away Record 3-3
1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1971 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1971 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.