Clemson Football Team History
Clemson Tigers
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889 Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium Capacity: 81,473 Colors: Orange & Purple Coach: Frank Howard Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1958 Season Highlights
Frank Howard enters his 19th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
The Tigers won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1958 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
Virginia
20
15
W
Sat., Sep. 27 vs.
North Carolina
26
21
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Maryland
8
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Vanderbilt
12
7
W
Thu., Oct. 23 @
South Carolina
6
26
L
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Wake Forest
14
12
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Georgia Tech
0
13
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
North Carolina State
13
6
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Boston College
34
12
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs. Furman
36
19
W
Thu., Jan. 1
Louisiana State
0
7
L
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1958 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 169
Scoring Average 15.4
Points Allowed 138
Defense Average 12.5
Opponents Record 51-45
Conference Record 5-1
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
12 8-2-0
AP
13 8-2-0
Coaches
13 8-2-0
UPI
1958 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1958 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.