Clemson Tigers football, 1910–19

File:Riggs Field 1915.jpg

The inauguration of Riggs Field in 1915

The Clemson Tigers football teams of 1910–1919 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college football competition.

1910

1910 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1910 record	4–3–1 (2–3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson
Captain	W. H. Hanke
Home stadium	Bowman Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 24*	Gordon	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 26–0
October 1	Mercer	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	L 0–3
October 8	at Howard	Homewood, AL	W 24–0
October 15	at The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 32–0
October 22	at Alabama Polytechnic	Auburn, AL	L 0–17
November 3*	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 24–0
November 10	at Georgia	Herty Field • Athens, GA	T 0–0
November 24	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–34
*Non-Conference Game.

1911

1911 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1911 record	3–5 (3–5 SIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson
Captain	Paul Bissell
Home stadium	Bowman Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 14	Alabama Polytechnic	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	L 0–29
October 21	Howard	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 15–0
October 25	Florida	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	L 5–6
November 2	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 27–0
November 4	at The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 18–0
November 9	vs. Georgia	Augusta, GA	L 0–23
November 18	vs. Mercer	Columbus, GA	L 6–30
November 30	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–31

1912

1912 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1912 record	4–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Frank Dobson
Captain	W. B. Britt
Home stadium	Bowman Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 5	at Howard	Homewood, AL	W 59–0
October 12*	Riverside	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 26–0
October 19	at Alabama Polytechnic	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	L 6–27
October 26	The Citadel	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 52–14
October 31	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 7–22
November 7	vs. Georgia	Augusta, GA	L 5–27
November 16*	at Mercer	Macon, GA	W 21–13
November 28	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–23
*Non-Conference Game.

1913

1913 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1913 record	4–4 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Bob Williams
Captain	A. P. Gandy
Home stadium	Bowman Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 4*	Davidson	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	W 6–3
October 11	at Alabama	UA Quad • Tuscaloosa, AL	L 0–20
October 18	Alabama Polytechnic	Bowman Field • Calhoun, SC	L 0–20
October 30	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 32–0
November 6	vs. Georgia	Augusta, GA	L 15–18
November 8	at [[{{{school}}}|The Citadel]]	Charleston, SC	W 7–3
November 17*	at Mercer	Macon, GA	W 52–0
November 27	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–34
*Non-Conference Game.

1914

1914 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1914 record	5–3–1 (3–2–0 SIAA)
Head coach	Bob Williams
Captain	W. A. Schilletter
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 3*	at Davidson	Davidson, NC	T 0–0
October 10	at Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	L 0–27
October 17	at Alabama Polytechnic	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	L 0–28
October 22*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 57–0
October 29	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 29–6
October 31	at The Citadel	College Park Stadium • Charleston, SC	W 14–0
November 7	at Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, GA	W 35–13
November 14*	vs. VMI	Broad Street Park • Richmond, VA	W 27–23
November 26*	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 6–26
*Non-Conference Game.

1915

1915 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 record	2–4–2 (1–0–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Bob Williams
Captain	W. K. McGill
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

The 1915 season saw the introduction of Riggs Field as Clemson's home stadium. Riggs would host the football team until Memorial Stadium was built in 1942.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 25*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 94–0
October 2*	Davidson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	T 6–6
October 9	at Tennessee	15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN	W 3–0
October 16*	vs. Alabama Polytechnic	Anderson, SC	L 0–14
October 28	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	T 0–0
November 6*	vs. North Carolina	Greenville, SC	L 7–9
November 13*	vs. VMI	Richmond, VA	L 3–6
November 25*	at Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, GA	L 0–13
*Non-Conference Game.

1916

1916 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1916 record	3–6 (2–4 SIAA)
Head coach	Wayne Hart
Captain	S. S. Major
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 30	Furman	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 7–6
October 7	vs. Georgia	Anderson, SC	L 0–26
October 14	Tennessee	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	L 0–14
October 20	at Alabama Polytechnic	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	L 0–28
October 26	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 27–0
November 11*	vs. VMI	Broad Street Park • Richmond, VA	L 7–37
November 16	vs. The Citadel	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC	L 0–3
November 22*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 40–0
November 30*	vs. Davidson	Charlotte, NC	L 0–33
*Non-Conference Game.

1917

1917 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1917 record	6–2 (5–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Edward Donahue
Captain	F. L. Witsel
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 28*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 13–0
October 13	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 38–0
October 19	Alabama Polytechnic	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	L 0–7
October 25	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 21–13
November 1	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 27–16
November 8	vs. The Citadel	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC	W 20–0
November 17	vs. Florida	Jacksonville, FL	W 55–7
November 29*	vs. Davidson	Charlotte, NC	L 9–21
*Non-Conference Game.

1918

1918 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1918 record	5–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach	Edward Donahue
Captain	Stumpy Banks
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27*	Camp Sevier	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 65–0
October 5	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–28
November 2	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 39–0
November 9*	Camp Hancock	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	L 13–66
November 16	vs. The Citadel	Columbia, SC	W 7–0
November 23	Furman	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 67–7
November 29*	Davidson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 7–0
*Non-Conference Game.

1919

1919 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1919 record	6–2–2 (3–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach	Edward Donahue
Captain	Stumpy Banks
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27*	Erskine	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 53–0
October 3*	Davidson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 7–0
October 11	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	L 0–28
October 17	at Alabama Polytechnic	Drake Field • Auburn, AL	L 0–7
October 25	Tennessee	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 14–0
October 30	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 19–6
November 7*	Presbyterian	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 19–7
November 13	vs. The Citadel	County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC	W 33–0
November 21	at Furman	Greenville, SC	T 7–7
November 27	at Georgia	Sanford Field • Athens, GA	T 0–0
*Non-Conference 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