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1971 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1971
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	5–6
conf_record	4–2
head_coach	Hootie Ingram
hc_year	2nd
captain	Larry Hefner
captain2	John McMakin
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1971 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Hootie Ingram, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished second in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 202 to 155. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Larry Hefner and end John McMakin were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Tommy Kendrick with 1,040 passing yards, running back Rick Gilstrap with 514 rushing yards, Don Kelley with 505 receiving yards, and John McMakin with 30 points scored (5 touchdowns).

Two Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1971 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: offensive end John McMakin, defensive end Wayne Baker, and linebacker Larry Hefner.

Schedule

|September 11|1:30 p.m.||Kentucky|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 10–13|34,000|

|September 25|1:30 p.m.||No. 14 Georgia|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 0–28|38,000|

|October 2|2:00 p.m.|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field|Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|L 14–24|50,239|

|October 9|2:00 p.m.|vs|No. 14 Duke|Foreman Field|Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)|W 3–0|20,000|

|October 16|1:30 p.m.|vs|Virginia|City Stadium|Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)|W 35–15|20,000|

|October 23|1:30 p.m.|at|No. 5 Auburn|Cliff Hare Stadium|Auburn, AL (rivalry)|L 13–35|55,000|

|October 30|1:30 p.m.||Wake Forest|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 10–9|34,000|

|November 6|1:30 p.m.|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC|L 13–26|45,500|

|November 13|1:30 p.m.||Maryland|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 20–14|25,000|

|November 20|1:30 p.m.||NC State|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC (rivalry)|L 23–31|28,000|

|November 27|1:30 p.m.|at|South Carolina|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 17–7|57,242|

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1971 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"1971 Clemson Tigers Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 25, 1971). "UNC Places Nine Men On All ACC Team". The Asheville (NC) Citizen.
(September 12, 1971). "Kirk kick in fourth kills Tigers". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 26, 1971). "Georgia wallops Clemson". The Palm Beach Post-Times.
(October 3, 1971). "McAshan directs Tech past Clemson, 24–14". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 10, 1971). "Clemson stuns Duke, 3–0". Daily Press.
(October 7, 1971). "Tigers on a tear, roll over Virginia". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 24, 1971). "Auburn closes door on scrappy Clemson". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 31, 1971). "Siegler's toe lifts Clemson". The Times and Democrat.
(November 7, 1971). "North Carolina prevails on Craven's field goals". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 14, 1971). "Clemson triumphs, can tie for title". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
(November 21, 1971). "State stuns Clemson, 31–23". Florence Morning News.
Dan Foster. (November 28, 1971). "Savage Tigers Slash Gamecocks Before Record 57,242 Crowd". The Greenville News.
. (1971). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1971"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/65/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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