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1958 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1958
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	13
APRank	12
record	8–3
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	19th
captain	John Grdijan
captain2	Leon Kaltenback
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	ACC champion
bowl	[Sugar Bowl](1959-sugar-bowl)
bowl_result	L 0–7 vs. [LSU](1958-lsu-tigers-football-team)

The 1958 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 13 Coaches Poll), and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 138. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Coach Frank Howard's 100th win came September 27 against North Carolina. Clemson also played its first game against a No. 1 ranked team when it played LSU in the 1959 Sugar Bowl.

Center Bill Thomas was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Harvey White with 492 passing yards and 30 points scored (five touchdowns) and fullback Doug Cline with 450 rushing yards.

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1958 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Bill Thomas; end Ray Masneri; and tackle Jim Padgett.

Schedule

| September 20 || Virginia|18|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 20–15|20,000|

| September 27 || North Carolina|| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 26–21|40,000|

| October 4 |at| Maryland|10|Byrd Stadium | College Park, MD ||W 8–0|24,000|

| October 11 |at| Vanderbilt|8|Dudley Field |Nashville, TN ||W 12–7|26,000|

| October 23 |at| South Carolina|10|Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) ||L 6–26|46,000|

| November 1 || Wake Forest|19|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 14–12|26,000|

| November 8 |at| Georgia Tech|17|Grant Field | Atlanta, GA (rivalry) ||L 0–13|44,726|

| November 15 |at| NC State|| Riddick Stadium | Raleigh, NC (rivalry) ||W 13–6|12,000|

| November 22 || Boston College|16|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry)||W 34–12|19,000|

| November 29 || Furman|12|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 36–19|16,000|

| January 1, 1959|vs|No. 1 LSU|12|Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) |NBC|L 0–7|80,331|

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1958 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 22.
(September 21, 1958). "Clemson rallies twice to top Virginia, 20–15". The Sunday Star.
(September 28, 1958). "Clemson defeats Tar Heels, 26–21". Florence Morning News.
(October 5, 1958). "Clemson wins on 50-yarder, 8–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
(October 12, 1958). "Tigers beat Vandy in final seconds, 12–7". The Greenville News.
Jim Anderson. (October 24, 1958). "Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6". The Greenville News.
(November 2, 1958). "Clemson Tigers nip hustling Wake Forest Deacons, 14–12". The Times and Democrat.
(November 9, 1958). "Georgia Tech raps Clemson". The Shreveport Times.
(November 16, 1958). "Clemson tops State to win ACC title". The Virginian-Pilot.
(November 23, 1958). "Clemson Bowls Over B.C., 34–12, In Bidding For Bowl". The Greenville News.
(November 30, 1958). "Tigers accept bid to Sugar Bowl". The State.
(January 2, 1959). "Clemson fumbles hand LSU 7–0 win". The Charlotte Observer.

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