1961 Clemson Tigers football team

1961 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1961 record	5–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Ron Andreo, Calvin West
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1961 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#20 Duke $		5	–	1					7	–	3
North Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3					7	–	3
Clemson		3	–	3					5	–	5
NC State		3	–	4					4	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	6
Virginia		2	–	4					4	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 23*	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 17–21
September 30	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 21–24
October 7	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 27–0
October 14	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–17
October 21	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 17–7
October 28*	at Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 14–24
November 4*	Tulane		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6
November 11	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 14–21
November 18*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 35–6
November 25	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 20–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.