1964 Clemson

3–⁠7 (2–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1964, game by game: won vs. Furman 28–0; lost at NC State 0–9; lost at Georgia Tech 7–14; lost at Georgia 7–19; won at Wake Forest 21–2; lost at TCU 10–14; won vs. Virginia 29–7; lost vs. North Carolina 0–29; lost at Maryland 0–34; lost vs. South Carolina 3–7+28−34Won 28–0 vs. Furman+28FurmanLost 0–9 at NC State-9NC StateLost 7–14 at Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechLost 7–19 at Georgia-12GeorgiaWon 21–2 at Wake Forest+19Wake ForestLost 10–14 at TCU-4TCUWon 29–7 vs. Virginia+22VirginiaLost 0–29 vs. North Carolina-29North CarolinaLost 0–34 at Maryland-34MarylandLost 3–7 vs. South Carolina-4South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 7–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
105–⁠135
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1429 −117 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.6 No. 78 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
John Boyett and Ted Bunton

All-ACC

2 second team

Second team

  • Ted BuntonCAP-2
  • Hal DavisBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State5–⁠25–⁠5
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠35–⁠5
Wake Forest4–⁠35–⁠5
Maryland4–⁠35–⁠5
South Carolina2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠43–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠55–⁠5

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.