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1959 Clemson Tigers football
ACC Champion
Bluebonnet Bowl, W 0–7 vs. TCU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
APNo. 11
1959 record9–2 (6–1 ACC)
Head coachFrank Howard
CaptainPaul Snyder, Harvey White
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 ACC football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11 Clemson   6 1         9 2  
North Carolina   5 2         5 5  
Maryland   4 2         5 5  
South Carolina   4 3         6 4  
Wake Forest   4 3         6 4  
Duke   2 3         4 6  
NC State   0 6         1 9  
Virginia   0 5         0 10  
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The annual game against South Carolina was played on Thursday at the State Fair for the final time. Clemson's 300th win came in the Bluebonnet Bowl against TCU.

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 19 at #12 North Carolina #18 Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 20–18
September 26 at Virginia #5 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA W 47–0
October 3* at #7 Georgia Tech #6 Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) L 6–16
October 10 NC State Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) W 23–0
October 22 at South Carolina #17 Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 27–0
October 31* at Rice #12 Rice StadiumHouston, TX W 19–0
November 7 Duke #10 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 6–0
November 14 Maryland #11 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC L 25–28
November 21 Wake Forest #19 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 33–31
November 28* at Furman #14 Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 56–3
December 19* vs. #7 TCU #11 Rice StadiumHouston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl) W 23–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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