1961 Clemson
5–5 (3–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Furman 35–6Nov 18
By 29 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23 | at Florida | L 17–21 | 38% |
| Sep 30 | vs Maryland | L 21–24 | 61% |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | W 27–0 | 49% |
| Oct 14 | vs Wake Forest | L 13–17 | 80% |
| Oct 21 | at Duke | W 17–7 | 37% |
| Oct 28 | at Auburn | L 14–24 | 38% |
| Nov 4 | vs Tulane | W 21–6 | 74% |
| Nov 11 | at South Carolina | L 14–21 | 64% |
| Nov 18 | vs Furman | W 35–6 | 84% |
| Nov 25 | vs NC State | W 20–0 | 66% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat NC State 20–0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 3–3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 199–126
- Coach
- Frank Howard
- Elo
- 1563 +4 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 10.9 No. 26 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Ron Andreo and Calvin West
Drafted in 1962
The 1962 draft| Rd 3 | Gary Barnes E | Green Bay Packers |
All-ACC
2 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Tommy KingEAP-1- Ron AndreoCUPI-1
Second team
- Calvin WestOGAP-2; UPI-2
- Jim ParkerBAP-2; UPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1961 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1961 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–1 | 7–3 | 20 |
| North Carolina | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Maryland | 3–3 | 7–3 | |
| Clemson | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| South Carolina | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
| NC State | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 Virginia | 2–4 | 4–6 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.