1958 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1958 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1958 college football season. In its 19th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled an 8–3 record (5–1 against conference opponents), won the ACC championship, was ranked No. 12 in the final AP Poll (No. 13 Coaches Poll), and outscored opponents by a total of 169 to 138.^[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

1958 Clemson Tigers football
ACC champion
Sugar Bowl, L 0–7 vs. LSU
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 12
Record	8–3 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard (19th season)
Captain	John Grdijan, Leon Kaltenback
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 South Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Coach Frank Howard's 100th win came September 27 against North Carolina. Clemson also played its first game against a No. 1 ranked team when it played LSU in the 1959 Sugar Bowl.

Center Bill Thomas was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Harvey White with 492 passing yards and 30 points scored (five touchdowns) and fullback Doug Cline with 450 rushing yards.^[4]

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1958 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Bill Thomas; end Ray Masneri; and tackle Jim Padgett.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	Virginia	No. 18	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 20–15	20,000	[6]
September 27	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 26–21	40,000	[7]
October 4	at Maryland	No. 10	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 8–0	24,000	[8]
October 11	at Vanderbilt*	No. 8	Dudley Field Nashville, TN		W 12–7	26,000	[9]
October 23	at South Carolina	No. 10	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)		L 6–26	46,000	[10]
November 1	Wake Forest	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 14–12	26,000	[11]
November 8	at Georgia Tech*	No. 17	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)		L 0–13	44,726	[12]
November 15	at NC State		Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		W 13–6	12,000	[13]
November 22	Boston College	No. 16	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)		W 34–12	19,000	[14]
November 29	Furman*	No. 12	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		W 36–19	16,000	[15]
January 1, 1959	vs. No. 1 LSU*	No. 12	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl)	NBC	L 0–7	80,331	[16]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
3. "1958 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 3, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–42. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
5. 1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 22.
6. "Clemson rallies twice to top Virginia, 20–15". The Sunday Star. September 21, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Clemson defeats Tar Heels, 26–21". Florence Morning News. September 28, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Clemson wins on 50-yarder, 8–0". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 5, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tigers beat Vandy in final seconds, 12–7". The Greenville News. October 12, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Jim Anderson (October 24, 1958). "Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 20 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Clemson Tigers nip hustling Wake Forest Deacons, 14–12". The Times and Democrat. November 2, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Georgia Tech raps Clemson". The Shreveport Times. November 9, 1958. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Clemson tops State to win ACC title". The Virginian-Pilot. November 16, 1958. Retrieved January 17, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Clemson Bowls Over B.C., 34–12, In Bidding For Bowl". The Greenville News. November 23, 1958. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Tigers accept bid to Sugar Bowl". The State. November 30, 1958. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Clemson fumbles hand LSU 7–0 win". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1959. Retrieved October 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.