1958 Clemson Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1958
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| CoachRank = 13
| APRank = 12
| record = 8–3
| conf_record = 5–1
| head_coach = Frank Howard
| hc_year = 19th
| captain = John Grdijan
| captain2 = Leon Kaltenback
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| champion = ACC champion
| bowl = Sugar Bowl
| bowl_result = L 0–7 vs. LSU
}}
{{1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=2016 Media Guide|url=https://issuu.com/clemsontigers/docs/2016_guide|website=clemsontigers.com|publisher=Clemson Athletics|access-date=June 23, 2017|pages=200–208|format=PDF|date=2016}}{{cite web|title=1958 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 3, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/1958-schedule.html|via=Newspapers.com}} The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
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.{{cite web|title=Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide|publisher=Clemson University|year=1960|pages=40–42|url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=fball_media|access-date=October 3, 2019}}
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.1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 22.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1958
| poll = AP
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| September 20 || Virginia|18|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 20–15|20,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-clemson-rallies-twice-to-to/138980125/|work=The Sunday Star|title=Clemson rallies twice to top Virginia, 20–15|date=September 21, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| September 27 || North Carolina|| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 26–21|40,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/florence-morning-news-clemson-defeats-ta/138980229/|work=Florence Morning News|title=Clemson defeats Tar Heels, 26–21|date=September 28, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 4 |at| Maryland|10|Byrd Stadium | College Park, MD ||W 8–0|24,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-clemson-wins-on-50/138980343/|work=Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel|title=Clemson wins on 50-yarder, 8–0|date=October 5, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 11 |at| Vanderbilt
| October 23 |at| South Carolina|10|Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) ||L 6–26|46,000|{{cite news|title=Aroused Gamecocks Defeat Clemson 26-6|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Jim Anderson|date=October 24, 1958|pages=1, 20 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36756391/aroused_gamecocks_defeat_clemson_266/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 1 || Wake Forest|19|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC ||W 14–12|26,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-clemson-tigers-ni/138980480/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Clemson Tigers nip hustling Wake Forest Deacons, 14–12|date=November 2, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 8 |at| Georgia Tech
| November 15 |at| NC State|| Riddick Stadium | Raleigh, NC (rivalry) ||W 13–6|12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-clemson-tops-state-t/138980625/|work=The Virginian-Pilot|title=Clemson tops State to win ACC title|date=November 16, 1958|accessdate=January 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 22 || Boston College|16|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry)||W 34–12|19,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson Bowls Over B.C., 34–12, In Bidding For Bowl|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=November 23, 1958|page=1C|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17581245/clemson_bowls_over_bc_3412_in/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 29 || Furman
| January 1, 1959|vs|No. 1 LSU
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References
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{{Atlantic Coast Conference football champions}}
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