1963 Clemson Tigers football team

1963 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1963 record	5–4–1 (5–2 ACC)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Tracy Childers
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1963 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
North Carolina +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
NC State +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Duke	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	1
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	5	–	1			1	–	8	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
Virginia	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1963 college football season. The South Carolina game moved from November 23 due to the Assassination of John F. Kennedy.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 21*	at #4 Oklahoma		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	L 14–31
September 28*	at #9 Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–27
October 5	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (Textile Bowl)	L 3–7
October 12*	Georgia		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	T 7–7
October 19	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	L 30–35
October 26	at Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 35–0
November 2	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 36–0
November 9	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 11–7
November 16	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6
November 28	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	W 24–20
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.