1959 Clemson Tigers football team

1959 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 0–7 vs. TCU
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	#11
1959 record	9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Paul Snyder, Harvey White
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1959 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#11 Clemson $		6	–	1					9	–	2
North Carolina		5	–	2					5	–	5
Maryland		4	–	2					5	–	5
South Carolina		4	–	3					6	–	4
Wake Forest		4	–	3					6	–	4
Duke		2	–	3					4	–	6
NC State		0	–	6					1	–	9
Virginia		0	–	5					0	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1959 college football season. The annual game against South Carolina was played on Thursday at the State Fair for the final time. Clemson's 300th win came in the Bluebonnet Bowl against TCU.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 19	at #12 North Carolina	#18	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 20–18
September 26	at Virginia	#5	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 47–0
October 3*	at #7 Georgia Tech	#6	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 6–16
October 10	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 23–0
October 22	at South Carolina	#17	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 27–0
October 31*	at Rice	#12	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	W 19–0
November 7	Duke	#10	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 6–0
November 14	Maryland	#11	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 25–28
November 21	Wake Forest	#19	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 33–31
November 28*	at Furman	#14	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 56–3
December 19*	vs. #7 TCU	#11	Rice Stadium • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	W 23–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.