1969 Clemson Tigers football team

1969 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1969 record	4–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Ivan Southerland, Charlie Tolley
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1969 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1969 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1969 college football season. 1969 was Frank Howard's final season as head coach, although he remained Athletic Director until 1971. In 1974, the playing field at Memorial Stadium, which he helped to build, was named in his honor.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 20	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 21–14
September 27*	#7 Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–30
October 4*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 21–10
October 11*	at #20 Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 0–51
October 18	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 28–14
October 25*	Alabama		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–38
November 1	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 40–0
November 8	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 27–34
November 15	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 15–32
November 22	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 13–27
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.