1937 Clemson Tigers football team

1937 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1937 record	4–4–1 (2–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jess Neely
Captain	H. D. Lewis
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

1937 Southern Conference football standings
	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 Field • Calhoun, SC	W 46–0
September 25*	at Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 0–7
October 2*	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 6–21
October 9*	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 0–14
October 21	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 34–6
October 30	Wake Forest	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 32–0
November 6*	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–7
November 13*	at Florida	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	W 10–9
November 25	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	T 0–0
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1938

1938 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1938 record	7–1–1 (4–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jess Neely
Captain	Charlie Woods
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

1938 Southern Conference football standings
	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 Field • Calhoun, SC	W 26–0
September 24*	at #19 Tulane	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 13–10
October 1*	at #2 Tennessee	Shields-Watkins Field • Knoxville, TN	L 7–20
October 8	vs. VMI	Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, 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 Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 14–0
November 24	Furman	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 10–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

1939

1939 Clemson Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 6–3 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
1939 record	9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Jess Neely
Captain	Joe Payne
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

1939 Southern Conference football standings
	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 Field • Calhoun, SC	W 18–0
September 30*	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New 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 Stadium • Annapolis, MD	W 15–7
November 3*	at George Washington		Washington, D. C.	W 13–6
November 11	Wake Forest		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 20–7
November 18*	at Southwestern Presbyterian	#16	Memphis, TN	W 21–6
November 25	at Furman	#15	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 10–7
January 1*	vs. #11 Boston College	#12	Cotton Bowl • Dallas Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 6–3
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

• Games: Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/5yveqFBPG. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
• Games: Howell, James. "Clemson Historical Scores". Division I-A Historical Scores. Archived from the original on 12 July 2011. http://www.webcitation.org/608LENa0P. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
• Coaches & captains: 2010 Media Guide, p. 198