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1965 Clemson

5–⁠5 (4–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1965, game by game: won vs. NC State 21–7; won at Virginia 20–14; lost at Georgia Tech 6–38; lost at No. 4 Georgia 9–23; won at Duke 3–2; won vs. TCU 3–0; won vs. Wake Forest 26–13; lost at North Carolina 13–17; lost vs. Maryland 0–6; lost at South Carolina 16–17+14−32Won 21–7 vs. NC State+14NC StateWon 20–14 at Virginia+6VirginiaLost 6–38 at Georgia Tech-32Georgia TechLost 9–23 at No. 4 Georgia-14No. 4 GeorgiaWon 3–2 at Duke+1DukeWon 3–0 vs. TCU+3TCUWon 26–13 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake ForestLost 13–17 at North Carolina-4North CarolinaLost 0–6 vs. Maryland-6MarylandLost 16–17 at South Carolina-1South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsNC StateW 21–⁠753%
Sep 25atVirginiaW 20–⁠1453%
Oct 2atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠3835%
Oct 9at4GeorgiaL 9–⁠2324%
Oct 16atDukeW 3–⁠228%
Oct 23vsTCUW 3–⁠058%
Oct 30vsWake ForestW 26–⁠1367%
Nov 6atNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠1740%
Nov 13vsMarylandL 0–⁠660%
Nov 20atSouth CarolinaL 16–⁠1744%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 17–⁠16; unranked in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The tied 100th-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 1965.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions4–⁠3 in the conference, shared with NC State

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
117–⁠137
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1457 +5 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.7 No. 47 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bill Hecht and Floyd Rogers

All-ACC

4 first team

First team

  • Johnny BoyetteOTAP-1; UPI-1
  • Hugh MauldinBAP-1; UPI-1
  • Butch SursavageDEAP-1; UPI-1
  • Bill HechtLBAP-1; UPI-1

From Wikipedia’s 1965 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1965 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠26–⁠4
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠36–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠35–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠34–⁠6
North Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Virginia2–⁠44–⁠6
Wake Forest1–⁠53–⁠7

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