1965 Clemson Tigers football team

1965 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Co-Champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1965 record	5–5 (5–2^[a] ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Bill Hecht, Floyd Rogers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1965 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State +	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0†
Clemson +	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0†
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0†
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0†
South Carolina	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	5	–	0†
+ – Conference co-champions † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-Champions. Overall records do not reflect this.[1] Rankings from AP Poll[2]

The 1965 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1965 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 18	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 21–7
September 25	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 20–14
October 2*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 6–38
October 9*	at #4 Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 9–23
October 16	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 3–2
October 23*	Texas Christian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 3–0
October 30	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 26–13
November 6	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–17
November 13	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–6
November 20	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 16–17^[a]
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

^a South Carolina was forced by the ACC to forfeit all conference games due to ineligible players. Clemson and NC State, who had both lost to South Carolina, were declared co-champions.^[3]

References

1. "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
2. "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
3. "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.