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1937 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1937 record4–4–1 (2–0–1 SoCon)
Head coachJess Neely
CaptainH. D. Lewis
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Maryland 2 0 0     8 2 0
North Carolina 4 0 1     7 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1     4 4 1
Duke 5 1 0     7 2 1
VMI 4 2 0     5 5 0
NC State 4 2 1     5 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1     5 6 1
Washington & Lee 2 3 0     4 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0     7 4 0
Richmond 2 3 0     5 4 1
Furman 1 2 2     4 3 2
Virginia Tech 2 4 0     5 5 0
William & Mary 1 3 0     4 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 0     3 6 0
Davidson 1 6 0     2 8 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule[]

Date Opponent# Site Result
September 18* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 46–0
September 25* at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 0–7
October 2* at Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 6–21
October 9* at Georgia Sanford StadiumAthens, GA L 0–14
October 21 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 34–6
October 30 Wake Forest Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 32–0
November 6* at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) L 0–7
November 13* at Florida Florida FieldGainesville, FL W 10–9
November 25 at Furman Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC T 0–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1938[]

1938 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1938 record7–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coachJess Neely
CaptainCharlie Woods
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Duke 5 0 0     9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1     7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3     6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0     6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1     6 3 1
Washington & Lee 2 2 0     4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1     3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0     6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1     4 5 1
Virginia Tech 2 3 2     3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0     6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0     2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0     4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1     2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0     3 7 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Site Result
September 17* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–0
September 24* at #19 Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA W 13–10
October 1* at #2 Tennessee Shields-Watkins FieldKnoxville, TN L 7–20
October 8 vs. VMI Memorial StadiumCharlotte, NC T 7–7
October 20 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 34–12
October 28 at Wake Forest Wake Forest, NC W 7–0
November 5 vs. George Washington Greenville, NC W 27–0
November 12* at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, KY W 14–0
November 24 Furman Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 10–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1939[]

1939 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 12
1939 record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coachJess Neely
CaptainJoe Payne
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Duke 5 0 0     8 1 0
Clemson 4 0 0     9 1 0
North Carolina 5 1 0     8 1 1
VMI 3 1 1     6 3 1
Richmond 3 1 1     7 1 2
Furman 3 3 0     5 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0     7 3 0
William & Mary 1 1 1     6 2 1
NC State 2 4 0     2 8 0
Washington & Lee 1 2 0     3 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 0     3 6 1
Virginia Tech 1 4 1     4 5 1
Davidson 1 7 0     2 7 0
Maryland 0 1 0     2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0     3 8 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Clemson participated in its first bowl game, beating Boston College in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 23* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 18–0
September 30* at Tulane Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 6–7
October 7 vs. NC State Charlotte, NC (Textile Bowl) W 25–6
October 19 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 27–0
October 28* at Navy Thompson StadiumAnnapolis, MD W 15–7
November 3* at George Washington Washington, D. C. W 13–6
November 11 Wake Forest Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 20–7
November 18* at Southwestern Presbyterian #16 Memphis, TN W 21–6
November 25 at Furman #15 Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 10–7
January 1* vs. #11 Boston College #12 Cotton BowlDallas Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic) W 6–3
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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