The 1972 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its third and final season under head coach Hootie Ingram, the team compiled a 4–7 record (2–4 against conference opponents), finished fifth in the ACC, and was outscored by a total of 245 to 143.^[2][3] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Head coach Hootie Ingram resigned shortly after the conclusion of the season.

Wade Hughes, Buddy King, and Frank Wirth were the team captains. The team's statistical leaders included quarterback Ken Pengitore with 831 passing yards, running back Wade Hughes with 761 rushing yards, Dennis Goss with 385 receiving yards, and Heide Davis and Wade Hughes with 30 points scored (5 touchdowns each).^[4]

No Clemson players were selected by the United Press International as first-team players on the 1972 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.^[5]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	1:30 p.m.	The Citadel*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 13–0	37,934	[6]
September 23	8:30 p.m.	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 10–29	19,500	[7]
September 30	2:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Oklahoma*	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 3–52	61,826	[8]
October 7	2:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 9–31	48,624	[9]
October 14	1:30 p.m.	Duke	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–7	32,586	[10]
October 21	1:30 p.m.	Virginia	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 37–21	32,093	[11]
October 28	1:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 31–0	16,000	[12]
November 4	1:30 p.m.	North Carolina	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 10–26	38,235	[13]
November 11	1:30 p.m.	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–31	29,326	[14]
November 18	1:30 p.m.	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 17–42	31,000	[15]
November 25	1:30 p.m.	South Carolina*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 7–6	51,608	[16]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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