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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  <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024
1953 Season Highlights
 Frank Howard enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 
1953 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Presbyterian  33   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Boston College  14   14   T       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Maryland  0   20   L       
 Fri., Oct. 9  @ Miami  7   39   L       
 Thu., Oct. 22  @ South Carolina  7   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Wake Forest  18   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Georgia Tech  7   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Citadel  34   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Auburn  19   45   L       
 
1953 Season Totals
  Record3-5 -1
  Points Scored139
  Scoring Average15.4
  Points Allowed172
  Defense Average19.1
  Opponents Record45-23
  Conference Record1-2
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-3 -1
1953 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1953 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 7-2-121781 4-010527  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 10-129838Lost  0-73-0706  James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina 7-319897 2-35870  Rex Enright
North Carolina 4-6173187 2-36799  George T. Barclay
Wake Forest 3-6-1114157 2-35275  Tom Rogers
Clemson 3-5-1139172 1-22534  Frank Howard
North Carolina State 1-980265 0-31480  Horace Hendrickson

1953 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1953 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.