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1968 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1968
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	4–5–1
conf_record	4–1–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	29th
captain	Billy Ammons
captain2	Ronnie Duckworth
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1968 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its 29th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (4–1–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the ACC, and outscored opponents by a total of 184 to 179. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Quarterback Billy Ammons and defensive end Ronnie Duckworth were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Ammons with 1,006 passing yards, Buddy Gore with 776 rushing yards, Charlie Waters with 411 receiving yards, and Ray Yauger with 42 points scored (7 touchdowns).

Five Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1968 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: back Buddy Gore; offensive tackle Joe Lhotsky; defensive end Ronnie Duckworth; defensive tackle John Cagle; and linebacker Jimmy Catoe.

Schedule

|September 21 |2:00 p.m.|at|Wake Forest|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|T 20–20|20,221|

| September 28 |2:00 p.m.|at| Georgia|Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA (rivalry)|L 13–31|59,008|

| October 5 |2:00 p.m.|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field | Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|L 21–24|56,116|

| October 12 |1:30 p.m.|| Auburn|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 10–21|38,501|

| October 19 |1:30 p.m.|| Duke|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC|W 39–22|28,509|

| October 26 |2:15 p.m.|at|Alabama|Denny Stadium | Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)|L 14–21|43,874|

| November 2 |1:30 p.m.|at|NC State|Carter Stadium | Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|W 24–19|31,183|

| November 9 |1:30 p.m.|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium | College Park, MD|W 16–0|28,596|

| November 16 |1:30 p.m.|| North Carolina|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC|W 24–14|27,177|

| November 23 |1:30 p.m.|| South Carolina|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 3–7|53,247|

Roster

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1968 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1968 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 29, 1968). "Wolfpack Places 8 On All-ACC". The High Point (NC) Enterprise.
(September 22, 1968). "Clemson rallies to tie Demon Deacons, 20–20". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(September 29, 1968). "Georgia air attack routs Clemson, 31–13". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
(October 6, 1968). "Tech nips Clemson as hex hits again". The Miami Herald.
(October 13, 1968). "Auburn explodes to smother Clemson upset bid". The Greenville News.
(October 20, 1968). "Duke falls to Clemson". Bristol Herald Courier.
Land, Charles. (October 27, 1968). "Frustrated Bama pulls it out late". The Tuscaloosa News.
Gaillarg, Luther. (October 27, 1968). "Bama dumps Tigers 21–14". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
(November 3, 1968). "Tigers jolt State's ACC hopes". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(November 10, 1968). "Clemson subdues Maryland by 16–0". The Daily Progress.
(November 17, 1968). "Carolina stopped by Clemson, 24–14". Durham Morning Herald.
(November 24, 1968). "Underdog USC Takes 7-3 Victory Over Clemson". The Greenville News.
. (1968). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1968"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/68/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
. (1968). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1969"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/67/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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