1955 Clemson
7–3 (3–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 33–0Sep 17
By 33 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17 | vs Presbyterian | W 33–0 | 89% |
| Sep 24 | at Virginia | W 20–7 | 54% |
| Oct 1 | vs Georgia | W 26–7 | 64% |
| Oct 8 | at Rice | L 7–21 | 32% |
| Oct 20 | at South Carolina | W 28–14 | 46% |
| Oct 29 | vs Wake Forest | W 19–13 | 67% |
| Nov 5 | at Virginia Tech | W 21–16 | 44% |
| Nov 12 | vs Maryland | L 12–25 | 33% |
| Nov 19 | at Auburn | L 0–21 | 36% |
| Nov 26 | at Furman | W 40–20 | 81% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Furman 40–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 4: 16
- Record
- 7–3
- Conference
- 3–1 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 16
- Points
- 206–144
- Coach
- Frank Howard
- Elo
- 1558 +70 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 3.3 No. 48 of 110 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Don King
Drafted in 1956
The 1956 draft| Rd 4 | Ben Inabinet OT | Baltimore Colts |
All-ACC
1 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Joel WellsBAP-1; UP-1
Second team
- Dick MarazzaOTAP-2; UP-3
- Wingo AveryCAP-2; UP-2
- Billy O’DellBUP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1955 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 4–0 | 10–1 | 3 |
 Duke | 4–0 | 7–2–1 | |
| Clemson | 3–1 | 7–3 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–3–1 | 5–4–1 | |
 North Carolina | 3–3 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–5 | 3–6 | |
 NC State | 0–2–1 | 4–5–1 | |
| Virginia | 0–4 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.