Clemson Tigers football, 1950–1959

Clemson Tigers football, 19501959

The Clemson Tigers football teams of 19501959 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college football competition.

Contents

1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1950

1950 Clemson Tigers football
Orange Bowl, W 1514 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
Coaches #12
AP #10
1950 record 901 (301 SoCon)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Fred Cone
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1949 1951 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 23* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 540
September 30* at #17 Missouri Memorial StadiumColumbia, MO W 340
October 7 NC State #18 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) W 270
October 19 at South Carolina #12 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) T 1414
October 28 at #17 Wake Forest #16 Groves StadiumWake Forest, NC W 1312
November 4* Duquesne #14 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 5320
November 11* at Boston College #13 Braves FieldBoston, MA W 3514
November 18 Furman #11 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 572
November 25* at Alabama Polytechnic #11 Auburn StadiumAuburn, AL W 400
January 1* vs. #15 Miami (FL) #10 Burdine StadiumMiami, FL W 1514
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1951

1951 Clemson Tigers football
Gator Bowl, L 014 vs. Miami (FL)
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP #19
1951 record 73 (31 SoCon)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Bob Patton
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1950 1952 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 22* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 536
September 29* at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 2014
October 6 at NC State #18 Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) W 60
October 13* at #20 Pacific #16 Pacific Memorial StadiumStockton, CA L 721
October 25 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 020
November 3 Wake Forest Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 216
November 10* Boston College Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 212
November 17 at Furman Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 3414
November 24* Alabama Polytechnic Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 340
January 1* vs. Miami (FL) #19 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) L 014
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1952

1952 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
1952 record 261 (* SoCon)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain George Rodgers
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1951 1953 »

After playing in the 1950 Orange Bowl and 1952 Gator Bowl in spite of the Southern Conference's ban on postseason play, Clemson was declared ineligible the conference championship. In part due to the ban, Clemson and six other schools left the Southern Conference to form the Atlantic Coast Conference for 1953.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 20* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 5313
September 27* Villanova Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 714
October 4 at #3 Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD L 028
October 11* at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL L 1354
October 23 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 06
October 31* at Boston College Braves FieldBoston, MA W 130
November 8* at Fordham Coffey FieldBronx, NY T 1212
November 15* at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, KY L 1427
November 22* at Alabama Polytechnic Auburn StadiumAuburn, AL L 03
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1953

1953 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1953 record 351 (12 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Dreher Gaskin, Nathan Gressette
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1952 1954 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 337
September 26* at Boston College Fenway ParkBoston, MA T 2626
October 3 #3 Maryland Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 020
October 9* at Miami (FL) Burdine StadiumMiami, FL L 739
October 22 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 714
October 31 Wake Forest Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 180
November 7* at #6 Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (ClemsonGeorgia Tech rivalry) L 720
November 14* at The Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 3413
November 21* #14 Alabama Polytechnic Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 1945
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1954

1954 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1954 record 55 (12 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Buck George, Scott Jackson, Mark Kane, Clyde White
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1953 1955 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 18* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 330
September 25* at Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA L 714
October 2* Virginia Tech Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 718
October 9* vs. #14 Florida Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL W 147
October 21 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 813
October 30 vs. Wake Forest American Legion Memorial StadiumCharlotte, NC W 3220
November 6* Furman Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 276
November 13 at #17 Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD L 016
November 20* at #18 Alabama Polytechnic Auburn StadiumAuburn, AL L 627
November 27* The Citadel Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 590
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1955

1955 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1955 record 73 (31 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Don King
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1954 1956 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 17* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 330
September 24 at Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 207
October 1* Georgia Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 714
October 8* at Rice #16 Rice StadiumHouston, TX L 721
October 20 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 2814
October 29 Wake Forest Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 1913
November 5* vs. Virginia Tech Roanoke, VA W 2116
November 12 #2 Maryland Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 1225
November 19* vs. #12 Alabama Polytechnic Mobile, AL L 021
November 26* at Furman Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 4020
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1956

1956 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Orange Bowl, L 2127 to Colorado
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP #19
1956 record 722 (401 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Charlie Bussey
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1955 1957 »
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 22* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 277
September 29* at #19 Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL T 2020
October 6 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) W 137
October 13 at Wake Forest Bowman Gray StadiumWinston-Salem, NC W 170
October 25 at South Carolina #20 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 70
November 3* #16 Virginia Tech #13 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 216
November 10 at Maryland #11 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD T 66
November 16* at #8 Miami (FL) #13 Burdine StadiumMiami, FL L 021
November 24 Virginia Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 70
December 1* Furman Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 287
January 1* vs. #20 Colorado #19 Burdine StadiumMiami, FL L 2127
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1957

1957 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #18
1957 record 73 (43 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain John Grdijan, Leon Kaltenback
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1956 1958 »

Clemson played its last game against Presbyterian College; Presbyterian was Clemson's season-opening game from 1930 until 1957.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 21* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 660
September 28 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC L 026
October 5 #13 NC State Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) L 713
October 12 Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 206
October 24 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 130
November 2* at Rice Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 207
November 9 Maryland Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 267
November 16 at #11 Duke #14 Duke StadiumDurham, NC L 67
November 23 Wake Forest Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 136
November 30* at Furman Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 456
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1958

1958 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Sugar Bowl, L 07 vs. LSU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #13
AP #12
1958 record 83 (51 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Bill Thomas
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1957 1959 »

Coach Frank Howard's 100th win came September 27 against North Carolina. Clemson also played its first game against #1 ranked team when the played LSU in the Sugar Bowl.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 20 Virginia #18 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 2015
September 27 North Carolina Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 2621
October 4 at Maryland #10 Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD W 80
October 11* at Vanderbilt #8 Dudley FieldNashville, TN W 127
October 23 at South Carolina #10 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 626
November 1 Wake Forest #19 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 1412
November 8* at Georgia Tech #17 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (ClemsonGeorgia Tech rivalry) L 013
November 15 at NC State Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) W 136
November 22 Duke #16 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 3412
November 29* Furman #12 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 3619
January 1* vs. #1 LSU #12 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 07
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1959

1959 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 07 vs. TCU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP #11
1959 record 92 (61 ACC)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Paul Snyder, Harvey White
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1958 1960 »

The annual game against South Carolina was played on Thursday at the State Fair for the final time. Clemson's 300th win came in the Bluebonnet Bowl against TCU.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 at #12 North Carolina #18 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 2018
September 26 at Virginia #5 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 470
October 3* at #7 Georgia Tech #6 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (ClemsonGeorgia Tech rivalry) L 616
October 10 NC State Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) W 230
October 22 at South Carolina #17 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 270
October 31* at Rice #12 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 190
November 7 Duke #10 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 60
November 14 Maryland #11 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 2528
November 21 Wake Forest #19 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 3331
November 28* at Furman #14 Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 563
December 19* vs. #7 TCU #11 Rice StadiumHouston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) W 237
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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