1972 Clemson Tigers football team

1972 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1972 record	4–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Hootie Ingram
Captain	Wade Hughes, Buddy King, Frank Wirth
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Seasons

1972 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 North Carolina †	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#17 NC State	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9*	The Citadel		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 13–0	40,000
September 23*	at Rice		Rice Stadium • Houston, TX	L 10–29	19,500
September 30*	at #2 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 3–52	61,210
October 7*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 9–31	48,624
October 14	Duke		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0–7	33,000
October 21	Virginia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 37–21	31,000
October 28	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 31–0	16,000
November 4	North Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 10–26	41,000
November 11	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 6–31	29,326
November 18	at North Carolina State		Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 17–42	31,000
November 25*	South Carolina		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 7–6	45,000
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yveqFBPG. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
• Games: Howell, James. "Clemson Historical Scores". Division I-A Historical Scores. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/608LENa0P. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
• Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198