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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: Hootie Ingram
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1896 <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024

1972 Season Highlights

Hootie Ingram enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Clemson.

1972 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 9	vs. Citadel	13	0	W
Sat., Sep. 23	@ Rice	10	29	L
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Oklahoma	3	52	L
Sat., Oct. 7	@ Georgia Tech	9	31	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. Duke	0	7	L
Sat., Oct. 21	vs. Virginia	37	21	W
Sat., Oct. 28	@ Wake Forest	31	0	W
Sat., Nov. 4	vs. North Carolina	10	26	L
Sat., Nov. 11	@ Maryland	6	31	L
Sat., Nov. 18	@ North Carolina State	17	42	L
Sat., Nov. 25	vs. South Carolina	7	6	W

1972 Season Totals
Record	4-7
Points Scored	143
Scoring Average	13.0
Points Allowed	245
Defense Average	22.3
Opponents Record	62-48
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	1-5

1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1972 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	11-1	324	210	Won 32-28	6-0	149	72	Bill Dooley
North Carolina State	8-3-1	409	240	Won 49-13	5-1-1	235	126	Lou Holtz
Duke	5-6	132	156		3-3	71	67	Mike McGee
Maryland	5-5-1	243	217		3-2-1	142	104	Jerry Claiborne
Clemson	4-7	143	245		3-4	108	133	Hootie Ingram
Virginia	4-7	199	276		2-5	113	184	Don Lawrence
South Carolina	4-7	214	232		1-3	81	76	Paul Dietzel
Wake Forest	2-9	88	339		1-6	37	174	Tom Harper

1972 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1972 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).