1956 Clemson Tigers football team

1956 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Orange Bowl, L 21–27 to Colorado
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#19
1956 record	7–2–2 (4–0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Charlie Bussey
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1956 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#19 Clemson $	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
Duke	4	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Maryland	2	–	2	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	3
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1956 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1956 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 22*	Presbyterian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–7
September 29*	at #19 Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	T 20–20
October 6	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 13–7
October 13	at Wake Forest		Bowman Gray Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 17–0
October 25	at South Carolina	#20	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 7–0
November 3*	#16 Virginia Tech	#13	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6
November 10	at Maryland	#11	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	T 6–6
November 16*	at #8 Miami (FL)	#13	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	L 0–21
November 24	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 7–0
December 1*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–7
January 1*	vs. #20 Colorado	#19	Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	L 21–27
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. "1956 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.