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The Office of Athletic Publicity Clemson College Athletic Association Bob Bradley, Director Office Phone-6421, ext. 276 or 277, 6449 or 6440 Home Phone-5419

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I I Foreword • • • Before the season opened this publication was not included in the budget and we figured to be enjoying the holiday season before an open fire­ place with nothing but the basketball season to look to. However, it is a pleasure to spend a few hours extra in doing this added chore. In this brochure we have tried to bring things up-to-date that aren't in the pre-season booklet. You will find such things as final 10-game statis­ tics, post-season honors won by Clemson players, a few words on the coaches and other pertinent in­ formation which should make your coverage of this Orange Bowl a little easier. You will find column notes and other facts about the team. We could by no means answer all of the questions that will come up so feel free to contact me at anytime for other information. The Tigers will move into Miami about noon Thursday, December 27, and will be quartered at the Biltmore Terrace Hotel on the beach. Our schedule will call for a workout each day at the University of Miami prior to the game and the traveling party will leave Miami Thursday, Janu­ ary 3, for the return trip to Clemson. For more detailed information, call us. We'll do our best to help.

Bob Bradley Looking back on '56 • •

Nearly everyone around the Atlantic Coast Con­ ference with any football savvy tagged the Clem­ son Tigers as the ''darkhorse'' of the loop back in September. Hardly anyone figured that the Coun­ try Gentlemen would be the conference r€pre• sentative in the Orange Bowl January 1. Even Head Coach Frank Howard ''couldn't taste orange juice unless our sophomores come through for us.'>

As the weeks in September, October and Novem­ ber ticked away the Tigers put win on top of win ,and when the final game with Furman December 1 was over the Men of Calhoun had dropped only lone contest, tied two others and were victorious in seven. Their 4-0-1 standing in the conference was good enough for the championship and the ACC representatives voted to send the Tigers to Miami to meet Colorado of the Big Seven. After the smashing 21-6 victory over Virginia Tech Clemson climbed to the 11th in the n,ation. However, the following week the 6-6 tie with Maryland dropped them to 13th and Miami's stun­ ning 21-0 setback dropped ''Howard's Bunch'' com- , pletely out of the top 20. It was after the two final wins over Virginia and Furman that the Tigers entered the best-of-the-best circle and in the final weekly poll were 19th. The Buffs were just be­ hind il1 20th. After the 27-7 win over Presbyterian in the open­ er, the Tigers went to Gainesville to battle the highly-rated, two touchdown favorite Florida Gators. Looking their best on offense in the first quarter, the Tigers bounded into a 14-0 lead, then in the third quarter trailed 20-14. In the final quarter with time running out Clemson scored the tieing tally for a 20-20 deadlock.

N. C. State gave the Tigers a rough battle and finally went down, 13-7 as all of the scoring was done in the final quarter on a foggy, rainy night. Wake Forest felt the Tigers' claw and the Country Gentlemen triumphed 17-0. In the third straight conference game, arch rival South Carolina sel­ dom budged a stout defense thrown up and Clem­ son edged by 7-0.

Virginia Tech, Maryland and Miami hit on suc­ cessive weekends and the Tigers experienced their toughest three games of the year. When the smoke had cleared Clemson managed a 1-1-1 from this trio and the Orange Bowl hopes were quivering. But those two last wins over Virginia and Furman zeroed things in. Probable starting line-up . . . Left End-Dalton Rivers ... caught Clemson's only touchdown pass this year ... probably best remembered for his play against Maryland . . . caught most passes, 5 ... civil engineering major. Left Tackle-Dick Marazza ... top blocker in state in '55 ... chipped ankle bone made him miss two games this year . . . likes rugged action . . . good downfield blocker . . . drafted by pros when a • •

Junior. 1 Left Guard-Earle Greene ... one of six letter­ man guards on squad and the only senior at that post ... married a Clemson co-ed last summer . . . good leader . . . one of steadiest players on team. Center-Donnie Bunton ... moved up to starting center in season ... married ... only letterman center in September ... calls defensive signals .. . plays one linebacking spot ... steady, dependable.9 Right Guard-John Grdijan ... made first team as sophomore ... oldest player on squad ... was also married this past summer . . . strong and quick, not easily fooled. Right Tackle-Billy Hudson . . . Clemson's out­ standing lineman this year ... earned lineman-of­ the-week 3 times during season ... drafted in third round by Chicago Cardinals ... biggest man on the team ... third brother to play under Howard. Right End-Willie Smith ... was married Dec. 15 .... has been a regular for two seasons .... the most consistent player on team ... standout track and football athlete in high school . . . textile maJ• or. Quarterback-Charlie Bussey ... captain of the team ... makes up for his lack of size with his smart signal calling ... has made All-ACC scholas- tic team ... hurt part of this year but never stop- ped going ... made Tigers' 'T' offense click this fall. Left Halfback-Joel Wells . . . ''The Clipper'' . . . most honored player on team . . . made every all conference first team 2 straight years ... invited to play in 5 post-season games ... alternate captain ... married South Carolina cheerleader this sum­ mer ... second choice of Green Bay. Right Halfback-Jim Coleman ... like Bussey, was in college Who's Who this year ... straight 'B' stu- dent majoring in textiles ... fast and elusive ... hurt greater part of '55 ... president of Block 'C'. Fullback-Rudy Hayes ... only sophomore to make starting team ... one of most sought-after players in high school ... was switched from half- back to fullback ... seldom brought down by one man ... married and a father. Post season honors • • • Many post season honors were bestowed upon Clemson players this year. Below is a list of these: JOEL WELLS,-third team, NEA, All-American ... third team, Williamson, All American ... hon­ orable mention, All-American, Associated Press ... second round draft choice Green Bay Packers ... first team, All-Atla11tic Coast Conference, As­ sociated Press ... first team, All-ACC, United Press . . . first team, All-ACC, Atlantic Coast Sports Writers Assn.... first team, All-South Carolina (unanimous), United Press ... invited to play in Blue-Gray game, Senior Bowl, North­ South game, East-West game and Hula Bowl in Honolulu. CHARLIE BUSSEY-honorable mention, All­ American, Associated Press ... third team, All­ American scholastic academic team ... first team, · All-Atlantic Coast Conference, Associated Press ... first team, All-ACC academic team ... second team, All-ACC, Atlantic Coast SWA . . . third team, All-State, United Press. DICK MARAZZA - honorable mention, All­ American, NEA ... honorable mention, All-Ameri­ can, Associated Press ... second team, All-ACC, Press ... second team, All-State, United Press ... third team, All-ACC, Atlantic Coast SWA. JOHN GRDIJAN-first team, All-ACC, United Press ... first team, All-State, United Press ... second team, All-ACC, ACSWA. DAL TON RIVERS - honorable mention, All­ ACC, Associated Press ... third team, All-State, United Press ... second team, All-ACC, ACSWA. BILLY HUDSON - honorable mention, All-A- merican, Associated Press ... honorable mention, All-American, Williamson ... honorable mention, All-ACC, Associated Press . . . first team, All- State, United Press ... third round draft choice Chicago Cardinals ... invited to play in Senior Bowl. EARLE GREENE-first team, All-State, United Press.

RUDY HA YES1-second team, All-State, United Press. WILLIE SMITH-third team, All-State, United Press. DICK DeSIMONE - honorable mention, All­ State, United Press. DONNIE BUNTON - honorable mention, All­ State, United Press. JIM COLEMAN-honorable mention, All-State, United Press. / Season-by-season statistics - individual • • •

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Cha1.. lie Bussey (Senior) 1954 Totals 41 119 78 41 22 6 2 155 63 196 0 0 0 0 1 38.0 0 0 3 61 1 0 0 0 0 0 ,o 1955 Totals 25 75 61 14 29 9 3 225 54 239 0 0 2 5~ 9 31.2 l 26 4 90 1 3 0 0 0 ,16 12 1956 Totals 53 209 117 92 60 23 3 321 113 413 0 0 0 0 39 36.l 0 () 3 60 ').... 1 0 0 0 17 12 3-Yr. Totals 119 403 256 147 111 38 8 701 230 848 0 0 2 52 49 35.3 1 26 10 211 4 4 0 0 a 33 24

Joel Wells (Senior) 1954 Totals 74 383 31 352 4 2 0 115 78 467 3 34 1 0 0 0 1 7 3 26 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1955 Totals 135 827 45 782 2 0 ...') 0 137 782 3 87 2 37 0 0 7 56 8 181 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 ') 1956 Totals 156 696 18 678 2 0 1 0 158 678 4 80 ..J G 0 0 2 16 G 140 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-Yr. Totals 365 1906 94 1812 8 2 3 115 373 1927 10 201 5 43 0 0 10 79 17 347 14 1 1 0 0 0 0

Jim Coleman (Senior) 1954 Totals 36 180 8 172 0 O O O 36 172 4 49 1 4 7 36.4 5 51 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1955 Totals 24 114 18 96 0 0 O O 24 96 3 30 1 0 2 29.0 4 77 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ...

1956 Totals 62 280 10 270 1 0 0 0 63 270 3 29 1 10 0 0 10 113 4 87 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-Yr. Totals 122 574 36 538 1 0 0 0 123 538 10 108 3 14 9 34.8 19 241 4 87 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Mike Dukes (Soph) 1956 Totals 30 131 0 131 0 0 0 0 30 131 1 -1 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Bob Spooner (Junior) 1955 Totals 10 59 0 59 0 0 0 0 10 59 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1956 Totals 37 137 1 136 0 0 0 0 37 136 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2-Yr. Totals 47 196 1 195 0 0 0 0 47 195 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0

Rudy Hayes (Soph) 1956 Totals 89 356 3 353 0 0 0 0 89 353 4 22 1 77 0 0 0 0 3 81 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Cha1"lie Horne (Soph) 1956 Totals 48 249 10 239 0 0 0 0 48 239 4 91 1 0 0 0 4 56 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0

Floyd Lawrence (Soph) 1956 Totals 28 143 0 143 0 0 0 0 28 143 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Horace Turbeville (Soph) ' 1956 Totals 32 129 45 84 17 2 3 25 49 110 0 0 1 25 10 33.1 3 5 1 21 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 . Clemson Co:

Quarterbacks Hgt. 'J No. Name • 1-0 Charlie Bussey 6-0 12 Charles ''Red'' Hope----=------6-1 15 J erry Ard ______6-1 ..- i6 Horace Turbeville ______5-9 17 W alt Uhlig ______6-1

Right Ha.lfba.cks 20 Don Gilpin ______5-9 - 21 Charlie Horne ------5-9 - 22 Jim Coleman ______6-0 23 Doug D aigneault ______6-1 1 .- 26 Wade ''Shot'' Rogers ______5-9 l Fullbacks ·- __.,33 Rudy Hayes ______6-0 -· 34 Bob Spooner ______5-11 ~ 35 Mike Dukes ______6-3 36 Hal Knott ------· 5-11

Left Halfbacks --"42 Frank Griffith ______6-0 .;; 43 Floyd Lawrence ______6-0 _ 47 J oel Wells -· ------· 6-0 .,, 49 Lem McLendon ------· 5-6

Center 50 J oe Pilot ______5-11 ,. 53 Donnie Bunton ______6-0 56 Paul Snyder ------· 6-0 _ .f),7 Bill Thomas ______6-0

Guards ,-....:,- oO H. B. Bruorton ______5-10 __ s,1 Earl e Greene ______6-0 62 Bob Giles ______5-10 - ~ John Grdijan ______5-11 - 64 Jim Payne ______6-1 ~· 6'5 Leon Kaltenbach ______5-10 66 Ormond Wild ______6-0 67 Earl Catoe ______6-1 --~ Dick Desimone ______5-11

Tackles d 70 Dick Marazza ______6-4 ~ ?~S J ack Bush ------6-3 74 Jim Mccanless ______6-1 • -75 Bill Hudson ______6-5 76 Ken Pace ------6-2 vq7 Tommy Sease ______6-0 ~.g Jim Padgett ______6-2 ,.,, s.--79 J ohnny Thomason ------6-3

Ends -- ~O Billy Breedlove ------· 6-2 82 Wyatt Cox ______6-4 ] ~ 84 Willie Smith ______• 6-0 1 85 Vernon Carlton ______6-1 1 o ,d86 Dalton Rivers ______6-3 2 ~ 7 Ray Masneri ______6-2 1 - -88 Bill Few ______6-0 I ... --89 Ronald Jordan ______6-0 I :liege Roster

Wgt. Age C!ass Hometown Ltrs.

162 20 Sr. Hende1,son, N. C. 2 l '90 20 J1. College Park, Ga. 0 200 25 Jr. Hemingway, S. C. 0 180 21 So. Camden, S. C. 0 172 18 So. Murrysville, Pa. 0

160 22 So. Connellsville, Pa. 0 , 170 19 So. Oak Ridge, Tenn. 0 170 21 Sr. Anderson, S. C. 2 180 20 So. Malone, N. Y. 0 1160 24 Sr. Mullins, S. C. 2

215 21 So. Pickens, S. C. 0 210 21 Jr. Ogdensburg, N. Y. 1 193 20 So. Atlanta, Ga. 0 185 19 So. Henderson, N. C. 0

195 22 Sr. Elberton, Ga. 2 206 19 So. Saltville, Va. 0 195 20 Sr. Columbia, S. C. 2 163 24 Sr. A lbany, Ga. 2

185 20 So. Rankin, Pa. 0 190 21 Jr. Pelzer, S. C. 1 :J.07 20 So. New Castle, Del. 0 ~00 22 So. Layton, Pa. 0

190 22 Jr. Georgetown, S. C. 1 200 21 Sr. St. Stephens, S. C. 2 190 20 So. North Charleston, S. C. 0 200 26 Jr. Rillton, Pa. 1 211 20 So. Decatur, Ga. 0 210 20 Jr. Clairton, Pa. 1 195 21 Jr. North Charleston, S. C. 1 195 20 So. Kershaw, S. C. 0 195 22 Jr. Avonmore, Pa. 1

218 23 Sr. Greensburg, Pa. 2 205 19 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. 1 220 20 Jr. Asheville, N. C. 1 225 21 Sr. N 01~th Charleston, S. C, 2 225 21 So. North Charleston, S. C. 0 ,195 21 Sr. Clinton, S. C. 2 230 19 So. Trenton, S. C. 0 215 20 Jr. Olanta, S. C. 1

210 20 So. Abbeville, S. C. I 0 185 20 So. Atlanta. Ga. 0 195 21 Sr. Spartanburg, S. C. 2 195 22 S1. Newberry, S. C. 0 200 22 S1 Chesterfield, S. C. 1 180 18 So. California, Pa. 0 170 ')') -- -.J JJ. Rock Hill, S. C. 1 185 20 Jr. Florence, S. C. 1 Athletic personnel • • • FRANK HOW ARD, Alabama '31 ... came to Clem­ son under Jess Neely upon graduation at Alabama as line coach . . . moved up to top spot in 1940 when Neely went to Rice ... his teams have won 91, lost 61, tied 10 in 17 years . . . been at Clemson 26 years . . . a single wing man for 22 years, switching to 'T' in '53 ... in great demand as banquet speaker ... been with Clemson on every bowl trip, three as head man ... known as the Bashful BaI·on of Barlow Bend ... mem­ ber of Alabama's 1930 Rose Bowl team under Wal- lace Wade ...was All-American ... only man in conference v.rho serves as both athletic director and head ... father of daughter and son. CARL WISE, King College '37, is the most recent addition to the Clemson coaching staff, taking the post vacated by the retiring Russ Cohen, February of last year ... In charge of the backs, Wise came to Clemson well qualified with experience received in the Virginia high school ranks, at Bainbridge Navy during World War II, at the University of Pennsylvania, Washington and Lee University and in 1954 at Hamilton in the Canadian Pro­ fessional League ... He was head coach at Washington and Lee during the 1952 and 1953 seasons before resigning in 1954 when the Generals decided to de-empha­ size football ... Native of North Carolina, he is married to the former Jody Pate of Gate City, Va. BANKS McFADDEN, Clemson '40, has been on the Tjger coaching staff since graduation except 4 for one year of pro football with Brooklyn and almost four years in the Army Air Force ... Con­ sidered the greatest all-round athlete in state history, Banks was first team All-American in both football and basketball and still holds three state intercolle­ giate records in track ... Gave up head basketball coaching du­ ties this year to devote full time as defensive backfield coach ... A native of Great Falls, McFad­ den is married to the former Agnes Rigby of Man- ning ... They are the parents of four daughters, Patsy 10, Lil 8, Marcia 5 and Janice 3. BOB SMITH, FL1r·111a11 34, joined the Clemson \1a1,­ sity staff as a ''T' specialist in 1950 on a part time basis, but has been a full time ope1·ator since 1951 ... Former assistant and head coach at Fur­ man, he began experimenting \vith the ''T'' while stationed at Jacksonville in the Navy during World War II . .. A three-letter·­ man at Furman, Smith resumed his relationship with baseball in the spring of 1952 as head Tiger baseball coach . .. He was named Atlantic Coast Conference 'Coach of the Year' in 1954 as Clemso!l \vo11 tl1e ACC championship . . . He's a native of Car·tersville, Ga., and married to the former Cath­ er·ine Jordan of Dillon . BOB JONES, Clemson '30, has been coaching at Clemson since his graduation - first working with the freshmen and more recently with the ends . .. During his playing days with the T igers, he was an All-Sou th end and cap­ tain of the varsity basketball team .. . W as head boxing coach until Clemson dropped the sport ... Came ou t of World War II · a well-decorated full colonel and was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the Army Reserve last year . . . A native of nearby Starr . .. He's married to the farmer Ellen Moseley of Anderson .. . They have three daughters, J anet 22, Rose 16 Robin 9.

HOWARD1 S 17-YEAR RECORD Year G w L T Pct. 1940 9 6 2 1 .722 1941 9 7 2 0 .778 1942 10 3 6 1 .350 1943 8 2 6 0 .250 0 .444 1944 9 4 5 , 1945 10 6 3 1 .650 1946 9 4 5 0 .444 1947 9 4 5 0 .444 1948 11 11 0 0 1.000 1949 10 4 4 2 .500

195 10 10 9 0 1 .950 1951 10 7 3 0 .700 1952 9 2 6 1 .278 1953 9 3 5 1 .389 1954 10 5 5 0 .500 1955 10 7 3 0 .700 1956 10 7 1 3

Totals 162 91 61 10 .593 Now hear this • • •

HOTEL HEADQUARTERS The Biltmore Terrace Hotel at 87th and Collins Ave., on Miami Beach will be the official head­ quarters for the Clemson traveling party. The Tigers will arrive in town December 27 and depart January 3. A chartered air liner will carry the group roundtrip.

WIVES ARE INCLUDED Thirteen players and one manager on the team are married and an even dozen will make the tr~p. Married players are RG John Grdijan, LG Earle Greene, RE Willie Smith, LHB Joel Wells, FB Rudy Hayes, C Donnie Bunton, RG H. B. Bruorton, LHB Lem McLendon, RE Whitey Jordan, FB Mike Dukes, LT Jim Mccanless, RHB Frank Griffith, LE Bill Few and Manager Pete Norris. Mrs. Bun­ ton and Mrs. Few are u.nable to accompany their husbands.

WRITERS ON HAND A large number of newspapermen will follow the Tigers to Miami. Those who have signified their intentions ar2 Jin1 Anderson, The Greenville (S. C.) News; Anthon Foy, The Greenville (S. C.) Piedmont; Jim Noyes, The Anderson (S. C.) Inde­ pendent; Johnny Martin, The Anderson (S. C.) Daily Mail; lVIac McGrew, The Columbia (S. C.) State; Ed Campbell, The Charleston (S. C.) News and Courier; Warren Koon, The Charleston (S. C.) Evening Post; ¥/hitey Kelly, The Charlotte (N. C.) Observer; Bob Quincy, The Charlotte (N. C.) News; Furman Bisher, The Atlanta (Ga.) Constitution; Ed McGrath, The Spartanburg (S. C.) Journal; Rip Wilder, The Rock Hill (S. C.) Evening Herald; Al­ bert Howell, The Aiken (S. C.) Standard and Re­ view; Chris Cramer, The Charlottesville (Va.) Progress; Don Barton, The Columbia (S.C.) Rec­ ord; Earle Hellen, The Greensboro (N. C.) Record; J immy Crowe, The Spartanburg (S. C.) Herald; Howard Jacobsen, The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot; and Smith Barrier, The Greensboro (N. C.) Daily News.

8 STATES REPRESENTED Eight states are r·epresented on the Clemson traveling squad. South Carolina has the most with 23 and n ext in line is Pennsylvania with nine. Others are Georgia 7, North Carolina 3, New York 2, Tennessee, Virginia and Delaware 1 each. AMONG WHO'S WHO Qua1.. te1"lJack Char·lie Bussey and right halfback Ji1n Colema11 \\7er·e both named to Who's Who In 111 1.. j 1 e ca·s Co 11 e CJe- es and Uni \ ersit i es this fa 11. Both a1.. e str·aigl1t 'B students and textile manufactur- i11c1 is their· major·. Coleman's substitute, Charlie Hor·11e has a g1·ade point ratio of 3.7 out of a possi­ ble 4.0 in his tot1gh electrical engineering course.

TEAM CAPTAINS Charlie Bussey was elected by his team mates at the beginning of the season as their captain and left halfback Joel Wells is alternate captain.

PREVIOUS BOWL RECORD This is Clemson's fifth appearance in a post sea­ son bowl classic. Previous results are: Clemson 6, Boston College 3, Cotton Bowl, 1940 Clemson 24, Missouri, Gator Bowl, 1949 Clemson 15, Miami 14, Orange Bowl, 1951. Clemson 0, Miami 14, Gator Bowl, 1952

SCORE BY PERIODS IN '56 Presbyterian ___ _ 0 0 7 0 7 Clemson ______0 13 7 7 27

Florida ______0 13 7 0 20 Clemson ______14 0 0 6 20

N. C. State ______0 0 0 7 7 Clemson ______0 0 0 13 13

Wake F orest ___ _ 0 0 0 0 0 Clemson ______0 10 0 7 17

South Carolina _ 0 0 0 0 0 Clemson ______7 0 0 0 7

Virginia T ech __ _ 0 0 6 0 6 Clemson ______0 7 7 7 21

1ar)r land ------0 0 0 6 6 1Clen1son ______0 0 6 0 6

1iami ------7 0 7 7 21 Clemson ______0 0 0 0 0

Vi1·ginia ______0 0 0 0 0 Clen1s011 ------7 0 0 0 7 Fu1·1nan _ ----- 7 0 0 0 7 Clen1s011 ---- 14 6 0 8 28

Oppo11ents 14 13 27 20 74 Clen1son 42 36 20 48 146 TEAM STATISTICS • • • FOR IO GAMES Clem. Fur. Clem. Opp. First downs rushing _____ 17 7 128 102 First downs passing _____ 4 0 17 27 First downs penalty _____ 0 0 7 4 Total first downs ______21 7 152 133 Rushing attempts ______64 48 543 511 N e t yard s rush 1ng. ______328 132 2165 1922 Passes attempted ------· 12 6 81 124 Passes completed ______7 1 25 48 Passes had intercepted __ 0 1 7 12 N e t yard s passing. ______94 3 346 526 Total number plays _____ 76 54 629 635 Total net yards ______422 135 2511 2448 Number times punted ___ 1 8 49 51 Average punt ______4J.O 28.5 35.5 33.6 Number punts returned _ 2 1 21 19 Average punt return ____ 19.0 7.0 10.2 6.4 No. kickoffs returned ____ 3 3 22 29 Average kickoff return __ 22.0 23.7 21.3 18.7 Number penalties ______6 7 47 64 Yards lost by penalties __ 60 49 461 499 Number fumbles ______3 3 28 30 Fumbles lost ______2 0 15 18 Touchdowns passing ____ 1 0 1 0 Touchdowns rushing ____ 3 1 20 11 Total touchdowns ______4 1 21 11 Extra Points ______2 1 15 8 Field goals ------· 0 0 1 0 Safety ______1 0 1 0 Total points ------· 28 7 146 74

INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS • • • Plays Net Att. Com. Gain Plavs Gain Rushing Passing Totals Wells 156 678 2 0 0 158 678 Bussey 53 92 60 23 321 113 413 Hayes 89 353 0 0 0 89 353 Coleman 62 270 1 0 0 63 270 Horne 53 249 0 0 0 53 249 Lawrence 28 143 0 0 0 28 143 Spooner 37 136 0 0 0 37 136 Dukes 30 132 0 0 0 30 132 Turbeville 32 84 18 0 25 50 109 Rogers 9 30 0 0 0 9 30 Griffith 3 9 0 0 0 3 9 McLendon 1 4 0 0 0 1 4 SCORING RECEIVING TD PAT Tot. Caught Yds. TD Wells 6 0 36 Horne 4 71 0 Horne 4 0 24 Wells 4 80 0 Bussey 2 12 24 Rivers 5 76 1 Spooner 4 0 24 Smith 4 49 0 Turbeville 1 2 *11 Coleman 3 29 0 Rivers 1 1 7 Hayes 4 22 0 Hayes 1 0 6 Dukes 1 -1 O Coleman 1 0 6 Lawrence 1 0 6 Team (safety) 2 * Includes field goal ...... Game-by-game statistics for 1956 • • • Clem. Opp. Clem. Opp. Clemson Passing Opponents passing Cl. punt Opp. punt Cl. KO Opp. KO O PPONENT 1st D'n 1st D n Net Rush Net Rush Att. Comp. Had Int. Yds. TDs Att. Comp. Had Int. Yds. TDs Runb. Runb. Runb. Runb.

Presbyterian ______20 18 326 244 8 4 1 56 0 14 7 2 111 0 1-26 0-0 2-35 5-61 Florida ______20 19 207 269 4 2 0 22 0 8 4 1 41 0 0-0 3-51 4-67 3-56 N. C. State ______11 14 154 193 5 2 0 33 0 14 6 0 54 0 2-14 2-5 2-57 3-28 Wake Forest ______14 8 239 114 16 3 2 54 0 19 4 2 35 0 1-9 6-22 1-23 4-95 South Carolina ____ 11 17 155 171 0 0 0 0 0 14 7 2 93 0 3-50 0-0 1-20 2-52 V. P. I. ______21 14 266 232 2 0 0 0 0 9 3 1 40 0 1-17 2-14 2-51 3-29 Maryland ------· 13 9 178 136 6 1 2 -1 0 7 1 1 12 0 6-23 2-7 2-30 2-63 M ' . 1am1 ------· 7 18 85 282 15 3 2 68 0 15 6 0 72 0 1-10 1-2 4-98 1-29 Virginia ______14 9 227 149 12 3 0 20 0 18 9 2 65 0 4-27 2-14 1-22 1-22 Furman ______. 21 7 328 132 12 7 0 94 1 6 1 1 3 0 2-38 1-7 3-66 3-71 TOTALS ______152 133 2166 1922 80 25 7 346 1 124 48 12 526 0 21-214 19-122 22-469 27-5 06 ______.__:_ _ Facts about Clemson • • • Name of School-Clemson A&M College Enrollment.-3,350 Stadium-Clemson Memorial Capacity-20,500 permanent seats School Colors--Northewest Purple and Burnt Orange Nicknames-Tigers and Country Gentlemen Conference·-Atlantic Coast Conference Members - Clemson College, Duke University, University of Maryland, Univer­ sity of North Carolina, North Carolina State, University of South Carolina, University of Virginia and Wake Forest College.

CLEMSON COACHING STAFF Head Coach-Frank Howard, Alabama '31 Backfield Coach-Carl Wise, King College '37 Backfield Coach-Banks McFadden, Clemson '40 Line Coach-Bob Smith, Furman '34 End Coach-Bob Jones, Clemson '30 Freshman Coach-Covington McMillan, Clemson '30 Asst. Freshman Coach-Don Wade, Clemson, '52

ATHLETIC STAFF Athletic Director-Frank Howard, Alabama '31 Faculty Chairman-R. R. (Red) Ritchie, Iowa State, '26 Business Manager-Gene Willimon, Clemson '32 Publicity Director-Bob Bradley, Clemson, '51 ,

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ALUMNI HEADQUARTERS Clemson alumni and IPTAY headquarters will be located at the Everglade Hotel, 244 Biscayne Blvd.ii and will open Sunday, December 30.