1970 Clemson Tigers football team

1970 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1970 record	3–8 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Hootie Ingram
Captain	B. B. Elvington, Jim Sursavage, Ray Yauger
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1970 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wake Forest $	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1970 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12*	The Citadel		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 24–0	34,000
September 19	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 27–17	30,000
September 26*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 0–38	55,682
October 3*	at #15 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 7–28	50,133
October 10*	#9 Auburn		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–44	40,000
October 17	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 20–36	18,500
October 24	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–24	30,000
October 31	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 24–11	12,500
November 7	at Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 13–38	25,126
November 14	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 7–42	27,000
November 21	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 32–38	51,500
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

1. "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.