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1965 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1965
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	5–5
conf_record	5–2
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	26th
captain	Bill Hecht
captain2	Floyd Rogers
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	ACC co-champion

The 1965 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In its 26th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 5–5 record (5–2 against conference opponents), tied for the ACC championship, and was outscored by a total of 137 to 117. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Bill Hecht and Floyd Rogers were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Thomas Ray with 1,019 passing yards, Hugh Mauldin with 664 rushing yards and 24 points scored (4 touchdowns), and Phil Rogers with 466 receiving yards.

Four Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or the United Press International (UPI) as first-team players on the 1965 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: back Hugh Mauldin (AP-1, UPI-1); offensive tackle Johnny Boyette (AP-1, UPI-1); defensive end Butch Sursavage (AP-1, UPI-1); and linebacker Bill Hecht (AP-1, UPI-1).

Schedule

| September 18 |2:00 p.m.|| NC State | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 21–7|30,000|

| September 25 |1:30 p.m.|at| Virginia | Scott Stadium | Charlottesville, VA |W 20–14|15,000|

| October 2 |2:00 p.m.|at| Georgia Tech | Grant Field | Atlanta, GA (rivalry) |L 6–38|46,736|

| October 9 |2:00 p.m.|at| No. 4 Georgia | Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA (rivalry) |L 9–23|45,000|

| October 16 |2:00 p.m.|at| Duke | Duke Stadium | Durham, NC |W 3–2|31,000|

| October 23 |2:00 p.m.|| TCU | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 3–0|33,000|

| October 30 |2:00 p.m.|| Wake Forest | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 26–13|24,000|

| November 6 |1:30 p.m.|at| North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium | Chapel Hill, NC |L 13–17|38,500|

| November 13 |2:00 p.m.|| Maryland | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |L 0–6|26,000|

| November 20 |2:00 p.m.|at| South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 16–17|44,500|

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.

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1965 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1965 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 26, 1965). "Duke, State Top All-ACC Team; Wolfpacks' Golmont Pacesetter". Burlington (NC) Daily Times-News.
(November 26, 1965). "ACC Co-Champs Get Seven Spots". The Daily Independent.
(September 19, 1965). "Clemson grounds out 21–7 victory". Greensboro Daily News.
(September 26, 1965). "Clemson downs Va. on second half TDs". The Progress-Index.
(October 3, 1965). "Tech crushes Clemson 38–6". The Clarion-Ledger.
(October 10, 1965). "Georgia rolls over Clemson". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
(October 17, 1965). "Clemson shocks Duke 3–2". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(October 24, 1965). "Clemson nips TCU 3–0 on field goal". The Danville Register.
(October 31, 1965). "Clemson dumps Deacons". Florence Morning News.
(November 7, 1965). "North Carolina braces to halt Clemson, 17–13". The Roanoke Times.
(November 14, 1965). "Maryland spills Clemson". The News and Observer.
Jim Anderson. (November 21, 1965). "USC Edges Clemson In A Thriller, 17 To 16". The Greenville News.
. (1965). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1965"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/71/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
. (1966). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1966"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/70/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
"ACC Champions". Atlantic Coast Conference.

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