1973 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1973 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Red Parker, the team compiled a 5–6 record (4–2 against conference opponents), finished third in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 263 to 231.[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
- Red Parker (1st season)
- Mike Buckner
- Ken Pengitore
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 NC State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mike Buckner and quarterback Ken Pengitore were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included Ken Pengitore with 1,370 passing yards, running back Smiley Sanders with 627 rushing yards and 60 point scored (10 touchdowns), and Gordy Bengel with 358 receiving yards.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 8 | 1:30 p.m. | The Citadel* | W 14–12 | 40,000 | [5] | |||
| September 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgia* | L 14–31 | 48,280 | [6] | |||
| September 29 | 2:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech* | L 21–29 | 48,062 | [7] | |||
| October 6 | 1:30 p.m. | Texas A&M* |
| L 15–30 | 30,000 | [8] | ||
| October 13 | 1:30 p.m. | Virginia |
| W 32–27 | 28,000 | [9] | ||
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at Duke | W 24–8 | 33,800 | [10] | |||
| October 27 | 1:30 p.m. | NC State |
| L 6–29 | 34,000 | [11] | ||
| November 3 | 1:30 p.m. | Wake Forest |
| W 35–8 | 23,000–25,000 | [12] | ||
| November 10 | 1:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | W 37–29 | 37,500 | [13] | |||
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | Maryland |
| L 13–28 | 31,500 | [14] | ||
| November 24 | 1:30 p.m. | at South Carolina* | L 20–32 | 55,615 | [15] | |||
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