1973 Clemson Tigers football team

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.

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
September 8	1:30 p.m.	The Citadel*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 14–12	40,000	[5]
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 14–31	48,280	[6]
September 29	2:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 21–29	48,062	[7]
October 6	1:30 p.m.	Texas A&M*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 15–30	30,000	[8]
October 13	1:30 p.m.	Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 32–27	28,000	[9]
October 20	1:30 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 24–8	33,800	[10]
October 27	1:30 p.m.	NC State	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	L 6–29	34,000	[11]
November 3	1:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 35–8	23,000–25,000	[12]
November 10	1:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 37–29	37,500	[13]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	Maryland	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 13–28	31,500	[14]
November 24	1:30 p.m.	at South Carolina*	Williams–Brice Stadium Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 20–32	55,615	[15]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time

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