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1970 Clemson

3–⁠8 (2–⁠4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Cecil Ingram.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1970, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 24–0; won vs. Virginia 27–17; lost at Georgia 0–38; lost at No. 15 Georgia Tech 7–28; lost vs. No. 9 Auburn 0–44; lost at Wake Forest 20–36; lost vs. Duke 10–21; won at Maryland 24–11; lost at Florida State 13–38; lost vs. North Carolina 7–42; lost vs. South Carolina 32–38+24−44Won 24–0 vs. The Citadel+24The CitadelWon 27–17 vs. Virginia+10VirginiaLost 0–38 at Georgia-38GeorgiaLost 7–28 at No. 15 Georgia Tech-21No. 15 Georgia TechLost 0–44 vs. No. 9 Auburn-44No. 9 AuburnLost 20–36 at Wake Forest-16Wake ForestLost 10–21 vs. Duke-11DukeWon 24–11 at Maryland+13MarylandLost 13–38 at Florida State-25Florida StateLost 7–42 vs. North Carolina-35North CarolinaLost 32–38 vs. South Carolina-6South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12vsThe CitadelW 24–⁠063%
Sep 19vsVirginiaW 27–⁠1763%
Sep 26atGeorgiaL 0–⁠3839%
Oct 3at15Georgia TechL 7–⁠2836%
Oct 10vs9AuburnL 0–⁠4428%
Oct 17atWake ForestL 20–⁠3643%
Oct 24vsDukeL 10–⁠2142%
Oct 31atMarylandW 24–⁠1150%
Nov 7atFlorida StateL 13–⁠3823%
Nov 14vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠4242%
Nov 21vsSouth CarolinaL 32–⁠3844%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 38–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 122nd-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 1970.

Record
3–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠313
Coach
Cecil Ingram
Elo
1359 −106 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 84 of 117; offense No. 72, defense No. 94
SRS
−9.0 No. 86 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
B.B. Elvington, Jim Sursavage and Ray Yauger

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 2David Thompson CDetroit Lions

All-ACC

2 first team

First team

  • Dave ThompsonOGAP
  • Don KelleyDBAP

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Wake Forest5–⁠16–⁠5
North Carolina5–⁠28–⁠4
Duke5–⁠26–⁠5
South Carolina3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠6–⁠1
NC State2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland2–⁠42–⁠9
Virginia0–⁠65–⁠6

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