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1973 Clemson

5–⁠6 (4–⁠2 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Red Parker.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1973, game by game: won vs. The Citadel 14–12; lost at Georgia 14–31; lost at Georgia Tech 21–29; lost vs. Texas A&M 15–30; won vs. Virginia 32–27; won at Duke 24–8; lost vs. NC State 6–29; won vs. Wake Forest 35–8; won at North Carolina 37–29; lost vs. Maryland 13–28; lost at South Carolina 20–32+27−23Won 14–12 vs. The Citadel+2The CitadelLost 14–31 at Georgia-17GeorgiaLost 21–29 at Georgia Tech-8Georgia TechLost 15–30 vs. Texas A&M-15Texas A&MWon 32–27 vs. Virginia+5VirginiaWon 24–8 at Duke+16DukeLost 6–29 vs. NC State-23NC StateWon 35–8 vs. Wake Forest+27Wake ForestWon 37–29 at North Carolina+8North CarolinaLost 13–28 vs. Maryland-15MarylandLost 20–32 at South Carolina-12South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsThe CitadelW 14–⁠1262%
Sep 22atGeorgiaL 14–⁠3125%
Sep 29atGeorgia TechL 21–⁠2932%
Oct 6vsTexas A&ML 15–⁠3054%
Oct 13vsVirginiaW 32–⁠2760%
Oct 20atDukeW 24–⁠837%
Oct 27vsNC StateL 6–⁠2937%
Nov 3vsWake ForestW 35–⁠874%
Nov 10atNorth CarolinaW 37–⁠2931%
Nov 17vsMarylandL 13–⁠2844%
Nov 24atSouth CarolinaL 20–⁠3232%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 32–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 113th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠2 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
231–⁠263
Coach
Red Parker
Elo
1423 −12 this season
SP+ rating
-5.6 No. 85 of 123; offense No. 77, defense No. 88
SRS
−1.4 No. 71 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Mike Buckner and Ken Pengitore

Drafted in 1974

The 1974 draft
Rd 6Jay Washington RBKansas City Chiefs

All-ACC

3 first team

First team

  • Ken PeeplesOG
  • Ken PengitoreQB
  • Peanut MartinDB

From Wikipedia’s 1973 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1973 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State6–⁠09–⁠316
Maryland5–⁠18–⁠420
Clemson4–⁠25–⁠6
Virginia3–⁠34–⁠7
Duke1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠8–⁠1
North Carolina1–⁠54–⁠7
Wake Forest0–⁠5–⁠11–⁠9–⁠1

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