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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1957 <- 1958 -> 1959 --> 2024
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
  Record8-3
  Points Scored169
  Scoring Average15.4
  Points Allowed138
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record51-45
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-2
1958 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
12 8-2-0 AP
13 8-2-0 Coaches
13 8-2-0 UPI
  
1958 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 8-3169138Lost  0-75-18780  Frank Howard
South Carolina 7-3168116 5-210450  Warren Giese
North Carolina 6-4195109 4-314261  James M. Jim Tatum
Duke 5-5128131 3-26842  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 4-6132175 3-37587  Thomas A. Tommy Mont
Wake Forest 3-7124163 2-473100  Paul J. Amen
North Carolina State 2-7-1120160 2-586107  Earle Edwards
Virginia 1-989301 1-564172  Richard Dick Voris

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 Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.