1965 Clemson Tigers football team

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.[3][4] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

1965 Clemson Tigers football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1965 record5–5 (5–2[a] ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Hecht, Floyd Rogers
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State + 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –0†
Clemson + 5 –2 –0  5 –5 –0†
Duke 4 –2 –0  6 –4 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
North Carolina 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Virginia 3 –3 –0  4 –6 –0†
Wake Forest 2 –4 –0  3 –7 –0†
South Carolina 0 –6 –0  5 –5 –0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

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.[5]

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).[6][7]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 NC State
W 21–7
September 25 at Virginia
W 20–14
October 2 at Georgia Tech*
L 6–38
October 9 at No. 4 Georgia*
L 9–23
October 16 at Duke
W 3–2
October 23 TCU*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 3–0
October 30 Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 26–13
November 6 at North Carolina
L 13–17
November 13 Maryland
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 0–6
November 20 at South Carolina
L 16–17[a]44,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^a 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.[9]

References
  1. "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. "1965 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "1965 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Duke, State Top All-ACC Team; Wolfpacks' Golmont Pacesetter". Burlington (NC) Daily Times-News. November 26, 1965. p. 2B.
  7. "ACC Co-Champs Get Seven Spots". The Daily Independent. November 26, 1965. p. 10A.
  8. Jim Anderson (November 21, 1965). "USC Edges Clemson In A Thriller, 17 To 16". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "ACC Champions" (PDF). 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 August 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2011.
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