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1969 Clemson

4–⁠6 (3–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1969, game by game: won at Virginia 21–14; lost vs. No. 7 Georgia 0–30; won at Georgia Tech 21–10; lost at No. 20 Auburn 0–51; won vs. Wake Forest 28–14; lost vs. Alabama 13–38; won vs. Maryland 40–0; lost at Duke 27–34; lost at North Carolina 15–32; lost at South Carolina 13–27+40−51Won 21–14 at Virginia+7VirginiaLost 0–30 vs. No. 7 Georgia-30No. 7 GeorgiaWon 21–10 at Georgia Tech+11Georgia TechLost 0–51 at No. 20 Auburn-51No. 20 AuburnWon 28–14 vs. Wake Forest+14Wake ForestLost 13–38 vs. Alabama-25AlabamaWon 40–0 vs. Maryland+40MarylandLost 27–34 at Duke-7DukeLost 15–32 at North Carolina-17North CarolinaLost 13–27 at South Carolina-14South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20atVirginiaW 21–⁠1442%
Sep 27vs7GeorgiaL 0–⁠3043%
Oct 4atGeorgia TechW 21–⁠1048%
Oct 11at20AuburnL 0–⁠5134%
Oct 18vsWake ForestW 28–⁠1472%
Oct 25vsAlabamaL 13–⁠3849%
Nov 1vsMarylandW 40–⁠074%
Nov 8atDukeL 27–⁠3461%
Nov 15atNorth CarolinaL 15–⁠3247%
Nov 22atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2732%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 27–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 103rd-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 1969.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
3–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠250
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1448 −73 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.9 No. 77 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Ivan Southerland and Charlie Tolley

Drafted in 1970

The 1970 draft
Rd 3Charlie Waters DBDallas Cowboys

All-ACC

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1969 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1969 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
South Carolina6–⁠07–⁠4
NC State3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠35–⁠5
Clemson3–⁠34–⁠6
Duke3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠33–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠53–⁠7
Virginia1–⁠53–⁠7

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