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1967 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1967
teamClemson Tigers
sportfootball
image1967 Clemson Tigers football team (Taps 1968).png
image_size280
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
short_confACC
record6–4
conf_record6–0
head_coachFrank Howard
hc_year28th
captainJimmy Addison
captain2Frank Liberatore
stadiumMemorial Stadium
championACC champion

The 1967 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its 28th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 6–4 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 166 to 128. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Jimmy Addison and Frank Liberatore were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Jimmy Addison with 924 passing yards, Buddy Gore with 1,045 rushing yards and 54 points scored, and Phil Rogers with 429 receiving yards.

Five Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1967 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: back Buddy Gore; offensive tackle Wayne Mass; offensive guard Harry Olszewski; defensive end Ronnie Duckworth; linebacker Jimmy Catoe; and defensive back Frank Liberatore.

Schedule

| September 23 |2:00 p.m.|| Wake Forest | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 23–6|35,706|

| September 30 |2:00 p.m.|| No. 5 Georgia | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 17–24|46,362|

| October 7 |2:00 p.m.|at| Georgia Tech | Grant Field | Atlanta, GA (rivalry) |L 0–10|59,588|

| October 14 |2:30 p.m.|at| Auburn | Cliff Hare Stadium | Auburn, AL (rivalry) |L 21–43|26,051|

| October 21 |2:00 p.m.|at| Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium | Durham, NC |W 13–7|25,817|

| October 28 |2:00 p.m.|| Alabama | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |L 10–13|49,596|

| November 4 |1:30 p.m.|at| North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium | Chapel Hill, NC |W 17–0|28,549|

| November 11 |2:00 p.m.|| Maryland | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 28–7|27,537|

| November 18 |2:00 p.m.|| No. 10 NC State | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 14–6|47,074|

| November 25 |2:00 p.m.|at| South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 23–12|43,338|

References

References

  1. (2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
  2. "1967 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. "1967 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  4. (December 1, 1967). "State, Clemson Place Six Players Each On All-ACC". The Robesonian (Lumberton, NC).
  5. (September 24, 1967). "Deacs bow to Clemson". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
  6. (October 1, 1967). "Bulldogs nip Tigers". The News and Observer.
  7. (October 8, 1967). "Georgia Tech trims Clemson, 10–0". Monroe Morning World.
  8. (October 15, 1967). "Auburn pined 3rd straight defeat on Clemson, 43–21". Durham Morning Herald.
  9. (October 22, 1967). "Gore leads Clemson comeback over Duke". The Gastonia Gazette.
  10. Land, Charles. (October 29, 1967). "Tide escaped tiger trap in 'Death Valley,' 13–10". The Tuscaloosa News.
  11. Timms, Leslie. (October 29, 1967). "Bear's Crimson downs Clemson". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
  12. (November 5, 1967). "Clemson 'Gores' Carolina, 17–0". The Roanoke Times.
  13. (November 12, 1967). "Clemson Tigers break Terp defense for 28–7 ACC win". The Danville Register.
  14. (November 19, 1967). "Tigers upset State by 14–6". The Progress-Index.
  15. Jim Anderson. (November 26, 1967). "Clemson Takes Carolina And ACC Championship". The Greenville News.
  16. . (1966). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1966"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/69/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
  17. . (1967). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1967"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/68/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
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