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1957 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1957
teamClemson Tigers
sportfootball
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
short_confACC
CoachRank18
record7–3
conf_record4–3
head_coachFrank Howard
hc_year18th
captainJohn Grdijan
captain2Leon Kaltenback
stadiumMemorial Stadium

The 1957 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1957 college football season. In its 18th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 7–3 record (4–3 against conference opponents), tied for third place in the ACC, was ranked No. 18 in the final Coaches Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 216 to 78. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The annual "Big Thursday" game with South Carolina drew a crowd of 44,020, the largest crowd to see a football game up to that date in the state of South Carolina. Clemson played its last game against Presbyterian College; Presbyterian was Clemson's season-opening game from 1930 until 1957.

Guard John Grdijan and Leon Kaltenback were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Harvey White with 841 passing yards, fullback Bob Spooner with 358 rushing yards, and Spooner and halfback Bill Mathis with 30 points (five touchdowns) each.

John Grdijan and Harvey White were selected as first-team players by the 1957 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Four Clemson players were also named to the 1957 All-South Carolina football team: Grdijan, White, end Ray Masneri, and center Donnie Bunton.

Schedule

|September 21|2:00 p.m.||||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 66–0|15,000|

|September 28|2:00 p.m.|at|North Carolina||Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC|L 0–26|16,000|

|October 5|2:00 p.m.||No. 13 NC State||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 7–13|17,000|

|October 12|2:00 p.m.|at|Virginia||Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|W 20–6|18,000|

|October 24|2:00 p.m.|at|South Carolina||Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 13–0|44,020|

|November 2|9:00 p.m.|at|Rice||Rice Stadium|Houston, TX|W 20–7||

|November 9|2:00 p.m.||Maryland||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 26–7|28,000|

|November 16|2:00 p.m.|at|No. 11 Duke|14|Duke Stadium|Durham, NC|L 6–7|22,000|

|November 23|2:00 p.m.||Wake Forest||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 13–6|18,000|

|November 30|2:00 p.m.|at|Furman||Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|W 45–6|10,000|

References

References

  1. (2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
  2. "1957 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. Jim Anderson. (October 25, 1957). "Tigers Take To Air To Upset Birds, 13-0". The Greenville News.
  4. (1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
  5. 1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 22.
  6. 1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 23.
  7. (September 22, 1957). "Tigers tear Blue Hose in series finale, 66–0". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
  8. (September 29, 1957). "Tar Heels convert Clemson fumblitis into 26–0 victory". Miami Daily News.
  9. (October 6, 1957). "Christy's 97-yard run lifts Wolfpack over Tigers, 13–7". The Greenville News.
  10. (October 13, 1957). "Tigers beat Virginia, 20–6". The News and Observer.
  11. Jim Anderson. (October 25, 1957). "Tigers Take To Air To Upset Birds, 13–0". The Greenville News.
  12. (November 3, 1957). "Harvey White leads Clemson in victory over Rice, 20–7". The Tyler Courier-Times.
  13. (November 10, 1957). "Clemson defeats Maryland, 26–7". The Times and Democrat.
  14. (November 17, 1957). "Duke edges by Clemson 7–6". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
  15. (November 24, 1957). "Late rally wins, 13–6, for Tigers". The Virginian-Pilot.
  16. (December 1, 1957). "White sets passing record as Clemson beats Furman, 45–6". The Times and Democrat.
  17. . (1957). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1957"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/81/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
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