1972 Clemson
4–7 (2–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Cecil Ingram. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Wake Forest 31–0Oct 28
By 31 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs The Citadel | W 13–0 | 57% |
| Sep 23 | at Rice | L 10–29 | 45% |
| Sep 30 | at 2Oklahoma | L 3–52 | 13% |
| Oct 7 | at Georgia Tech | L 9–31 | 27% |
| Oct 14 | vs Duke | L 0–7 | 52% |
| Oct 21 | vs Virginia | W 37–21 | 59% |
| Oct 28 | at Wake Forest | W 31–0 | 50% |
| Nov 4 | vs North Carolina | L 10–26 | 37% |
| Nov 11 | at Maryland | L 6–31 | 44% |
| Nov 18 | at NC State | L 17–42 | 25% |
| Nov 25 | vs South Carolina | W 7–6 | 52% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat South Carolina 7–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 117th-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 1972.
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–4 5th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 143–245
- Coach
- Cecil Ingram
- Elo
- 1403 −50 this season
- SP+ rating
- -5.6 No. 85 of 121; offense No. 98, defense No. 55
- SRS
- −3.7 No. 76 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captains
- Wade Hughes, Buddy King and Frank Wirth
Drafted in 1973
The 1973 draft| Rd 6 | Rick Harrell C | New York Jets |
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 6–0 | 11–1 | 12 |
| NC State | 4–1–1 | 8–3–1 | 17 |
| Maryland | 3–2–1 | 5–5–1 | |
| Duke | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
 Clemson | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
| Virginia | 1–5 | 4–7 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–5 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.