1972 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainWade Hughes, Buddy King, Frank Wirth
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 North Carolina $ 6 –0 –011 –1 –0
No. 17 NC State 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
Maryland 3 –2 –15 –5 –1
Duke 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Clemson 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Wake Forest 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1972 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Hootie Ingram, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 245 to 143.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Head coach Hootie Ingram resigned shortly after the conclusion of the season.

Wade Hughes, Buddy King, and Frank Wirth were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Ken Pengitore with 831 passing yards, running back Wade Hughes with 761 rushing yards, Dennis Goss with 385 receiving yards, and Heide Davis and Wade Hughes with 30 points scored (5 touchdowns each).[4]

No Clemson players were selected by the United Press International as first-team players on the 1972 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[5]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 1:30 p.m. The Citadel*
W 13–037,934
September 23 8:30 p.m.at Rice*
L 10–2919,500
September 30 2:30 p.m.at No. 2 Oklahoma*
L 3–5261,210–61,826
October 7 2:30 p.m.at Georgia Tech*
L 9–3148,624
October 14 1:30 p.m. Duke
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 0–732,586
October 21 1:30 p.m. Virginiadagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 37–2132,093
October 28 1:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 31–016,000
November 4 1:30 p.m. North Carolina
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 10–2638,235
November 11 1:30 p.m.at Maryland
L 6–3129,326
November 18 1:30 p.m.at NC State
L 17–4231,000
November 25 1:30 p.m. South Carolina*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
W 7–651,608[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1972 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1972 Clemson Tigers Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 4, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Seven Heels picked". The Daily Tar Heel. December 1, 1972. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ Dan Foster (November 26, 1972). "Clemson Tigers Beat Gamecocks (And Nasty Weather), 7-6". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1972". Clemson University. 1972. p. 3. Retrieved November 5, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1973". Clemson University. 1973. p. 2. Retrieved November 5, 2023.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.