1961 Clemson Tigers football team

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1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Duke $		5	–	1					7	–	3
North Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3					7	–	3
Clemson		3	–	3					5	–	5
NC State		3	–	4					4	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	6
Virginia		2	–	4					4	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson University during the 1961 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 23*	at Florida		Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	L 17–21
September 30	Maryland		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 21–24
October 7	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 27–0
October 14	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 13–17
October 21	at Duke		Duke Stadium • Durham, NC	W 17–7
October 28*	at Auburn		Cliff Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL (rivalry)	L 14–24
November 4*	Tulane		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 21–6
November 11	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Battle of the Palmetto State)	L 14–21
November 18*	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 35–6
November 25	NC State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 20–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.