1963 Clemson
5–4–1 (5–2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 36–0Nov 2
By 36 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | at 4Oklahoma | L 14–31 | 31% |
| Sep 28 | at 9Georgia Tech | L 0–27 | 28% |
| Oct 5 | vs NC State | L 3–7 | 53% |
| Oct 12 | vs Georgia | T 7–7 | 55% |
| Oct 19 | at Duke | L 30–35 | 24% |
| Oct 26 | at Virginia | W 35–0 | 49% |
| Nov 2 | vs Wake Forest | W 36–0 | 87% |
| Nov 9 | at North Carolina | W 11–7 | 35% |
| Nov 16 | vs Maryland | W 21–6 | 70% |
| Nov 28 | at South Carolina | W 24–20 | 68% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Carolina 24–20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 5–4–1
- Conference
- 5–2 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 181–140
- Coach
- Frank Howard
- Elo
- 1568 +32 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 7.7 No. 43 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Tracy Childers
Drafted in 1964
The 1964 draft| Rd 2 | Pat Crain RB | Chicago Bears |
All-ACC
2 first team, 3 second teamFirst team
Ted BuntonCAP-1; UPI-2- Pat CrainB
Second team
- Lou FogleEAP-2
- Jack AaronOTAP-2
- Billy WeaverOGUPI-2
From Wikipedia’s 1963 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–1 | 9–2 | |
| NC State | 6–1 | 8–3 | |
| Duke | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 5–4–1 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 3–7 | |
| South Carolina | 1–5–1 | 1–8–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 1–9 | |
| Virginia | 0–5–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.