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The Clemson Tigers football teams of 1920–1929 represented Clemson Agricultural College in NCAA college football competition.

1920[]

1920 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1920 record4–6–1 (2–6–0 SIAA)
Head coachEdward Donahue
CaptainBoo Armstrong
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1919
1921 →
Date Opponent Site Result
September 24* Erskine Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–0
October 1* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC T 7–7
October 2* Newberry Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–6
October 10 Wofford Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 13–7
October 15 Alabama Polytechnic Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 0–21
October 23 at Tennessee 15th and Cumberland Field • Knoxville, TN L 0–26
October 28 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 0–3
November 6 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) L 0–7
November 11 vs. The Citadel County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC W 26–0
November 20 at Furman Greenville, SC L 0–14
November 25 at Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA L 0–55
*Non-Conference Game.

1921[]

1921 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Division/ Southern Conference
1921 record1–6–2 (0–5–2 / 0–3–0 SIAA / SoCon)
Head coachE. J. Stewart
CaptainJ. H. Spearman
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1920
1922 →
Date Opponent Site Result
October 1 at Centre Danville, KY L 0–14
October 7* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 34–0
October 14 at Alabama Polytechnic Drake FieldAuburn, AL L 0–56
October 21 at Furman Greenville, SC T 0–0
October 27 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 0–21
November 5 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) L 7–48
November 10 vs. The Citadel County Fairgrounds • Orangeburg, SC T 7–7
November 18* Erskine Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 0–13
November 24 at Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA L 0–28
*Non-Conference Game.

1922[]

1922 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Division/ Southern Conference
1922 record5–4 (2–4 / 1–2 SIAA / SoCon)
Head coachE. J. Stewart
CaptainE. H. Emanuel
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1921
1923 →
1922 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina § 5 0 0     9 1 0
Georgia Tech § 4 0 0     7 2 0
Vanderbilt § 4 0 0     8 0 1
Virginia Tech 3 0 0     8 1 1
Florida 2 0 0     7 2 0
Auburn 2 1 0     8 2 0
Tennessee 3 2 0     8 2 0
Alabama 3 2 1     6 3 1
Virginia 1 1 1     4 4 1
Mississippi State 2 3 0     3 4 2
Kentucky 1 2 0     6 3 0
Clemson 1 2 0     5 4 0
Washington & Lee 1 2 0     5 3 1
Maryland 1 2 0     4 5 1
LSU 1 2 0     3 7 0
Georgia 1 3 1     5 4 1
Tulane 1 4 0     4 4 0
South Carolina 0 2 0     5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0     4 5 1
NC State 0 5 0     4 6 0
§ – Conference co-champions


Clemson's 100th win came October 13 vs. Presbyterian.

Date Opponent Site Result
September 30 Centre Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 0–21
October 7* Newberry Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 57–0
October 13* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 13–0
October 26 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 3–0
November 4 at Georgia Tech Grant FieldAtlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) L 7–21
November 11 at The Citadel College Park StadiumCharleston, SC W 18–0
November 18* Erskine Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 52–0
November 25 at Furman Greenville, SC L 6–20
December 2 at Florida Barrs Field • Jacksonville, FL L 14–47
*Non-Conference Game.

1923[]

1923 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1923 record5–2–1 (1–1–1 SoCon)
Head coachBud Saunders
CaptainButch Holohan
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 →
1923 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Washington & Lee § 4 0 1     6 3 1
Vanderbilt § 3 0 1     5 2 1
Florida 1 0 2     6 1 2
Georgia Tech 1 0 4     3 2 4
VMI 5 1 0     9 1 0
Alabama 4 1 1     7 2 1
Virginia Tech 4 2 0     6 3 0
Maryland 2 1 0     7 2 1
Mississippi State 2 1 2     5 2 2
Georgia 3 2 0     5 3 1
Tennessee 4 3 0     5 4 1
Tulane 2 2 1     6 3 1
North Carolina 2 2 1     5 3 1
Clemson 1 1 1     5 2 1
NC State 1 5 0     3 7 0
Auburn 0 1 3     3 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 2     4 3 2
Virginia 0 4 1     3 5 1
LSU 0 3 0     3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0     4 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 0     4 6 0
§ – Conference co-champions


Date Opponent Site Result
September 29 Alabama Polytechnic Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC T 0–0
October 6* Newberry Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 32–0
October 13* at Centre Danville, KY L 7–28
October 25 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 7–6
November 3 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA L 6–25
November 9* at Davidson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 12–0
November 17* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 20–0
November 29* at Furman Greenville, SC W 7–6
*Non-Conference Game.

1924[]

1924 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1924 record2–6 (0–3 SoCon)
Head coachBud Saunders
CaptainCharlie Robinson
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama 5 0 0     8 1 0
Florida 2 0 1     6 2 2
Georgia 5 1 0     7 3 0
Tulane 4 1 0     8 1 0
Washington & Lee 4 1 1     6 3 1
Mississippi State 3 2 0     5 4 0
Sewanee 3 2 0     6 4 0
South Carolina 3 2 0     7 3 0
Virginia 3 2 0     5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 1     5 3 1
Virginia Tech 2 2 3     4 2 3
Vanderbilt 3 3 0     6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1     6 3 1
North Carolina 2 3 0     4 5 0
Kentucky 2 3 0     4 5 0
Maryland 1 2 1     3 3 3
Auburn 2 4 1     4 4 1
NC State 1 4 1     2 4 2
LSU 0 3 0     5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0     4 5 0
Clemson 0 3 0     2 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 0     3 5 0
† – Conference champion


Date Opponent Site Result
September 27* Elon Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 60–0
October 4 at Alabama Polytechnic Drake FieldAuburn, AL L 0–13
October 11* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 14–0
October 23 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 0–3
November 1 Virginia Tech Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 6–50
November 8* vs. Davidson Charlotte, NC L 0–7
November 11* vs. The Citadel Anderson, SC L 0–20
November 27* Furman Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 0–3
*Non-Conference Game.

1925[]

1925 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1925 record1–7 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coachBud Saunders
CaptainG. I. Finklea
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama § 7 0 0     10 0 0
Tulane § 5 0 0     9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1     7 1 1
Washington & Lee 5 1 0     5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1     7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1     6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0     6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0     8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1     5 3 1
Virginia Tech 3 3 1     5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0     6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1     5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0     7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0     4 5 0
Sewanee 1 4 0     4 4 1
Mississippi State 1 4 0     3 4 1
VMI 2 4 0     6 4 0
LSU 0 2 1     5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1     3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0     5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0     1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0     2 5 1
§ – Conference co-champions


Date Opponent Site Result
September 26* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 9–14
October 3 Alabama Polytechnic Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 6–13
October 10 at Kentucky McLean StadiumLexington, KY L 6–19
October 22 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 0–33
October 29* at Wofford Spartanburg, SC L 0–13
November 7 Florida Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 0–42
November 14* at The Citadel College Park StadiumCharleston, SC W 6–0
November 26* Furman Greenville, SC L 0–26
*Non-Conference Game.

1926[]

1926 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1926 record2–7 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coachBud Saunders (4 games)
Bob Williams (5 games)
CaptainB. C. Harvey
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Alabama 8 0 0     9 0 1
Tennessee 5 1 0     8 1 0
Vanderbilt 4 1 0     8 1 0
Georgia 4 2 0     5 4 0
South Carolina 4 2 0     6 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]] 4 2 1     6 2 2
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]] 3 2 1     5 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] 3 2 1     4 3 2
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]] 4 3 0     4 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]] 3 3 0     4 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] 3 3 0     5 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|LSU]] 3 3 0     6 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] 2 2 0     5 4 0
Mississippi State 2 3 0     5 4 0
VMI 2 4 0     5 5 0
Tulane 2 4 0     3 5 1
Maryland 1 3 1     5 4 1
Clemson 1 3 0     2 7 0
Florida 1 4 1     2 6 2
[[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] 1 4 1     2 6 1
[[{{{school}}}|NC State]] 0 4 0     4 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Sewanee]] 0 5 0     2 6 0
† – Conference champion


Date Opponent Site Result
September 18* Erskine Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 7–0
September 25* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 0–14
October 2 at [[{{{school}}}|Alabama Polytechnic]] Drake FieldAuburn, AL L 0–47
October 9 [[{{{school}}}|NC State]] Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC (Textile Bowl) W 7–3
October 21 at South Carolina Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) L 0–24
October 28* at Wofford Spartanburg, SC L 0–3
November 6 at Florida Fleming FieldGainesville, FL L 0–33
November 13* The Citadel Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 6–15
November 25* at Furman Greenville, SC L 0–30
*Non-Conference Game.

1927[]

1927 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1927 record5–3–1 (2–2–0 SoCon)
Head coachJosh Cody
CaptainBud Eskew
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1926
1928 →
1927 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|NC State]] § 4 0 0     9 1 0
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]] § 7 0 1     8 1 1
Tennessee § 5 0 1     8 0 1
[[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 5 0 2     8 1 2
Georgia 6 1 0     9 1 0
Florida 5 2 0     7 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] 3 2 0     5 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]] 4 4 0     5 4 0
Clemson 2 2 0     5 3 1
Alabama 3 4 1     5 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|LSU]] 2 3 1     4 4 1
Mississippi State 2 3 0     5 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] 2 3 0     4 4 1
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]] 2 3 0     5 4 0
Maryland 3 5 0     4 7 0
[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] 2 4 0     4 5 0
VMI 2 4 0     6 4 0
Tulane 2 5 1     2 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]] 2 5 0     4 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Sewanee]] 1 4 0     2 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] 1 5 0     3 6 1
[[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] 0 6 1     0 7 2
§ – Conference co-champions


Date Opponent Site Result
September 24* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC T 0–0
October 1 [[{{{school}}}|Alabama Polytechnic]] Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 3–0
October 8 at [[{{{school}}}|NC State]] Riddick StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) L 6–18
October 14* Erskine Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 25–6
October 20 at [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 20–0
October 29* Wofford Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC L 6–0
November 5* at The Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 13–0
November 12 at Georgia Sanford FieldAthens, GA L 0–32
November 24* at Furman Greenville, SC L 0–28
*Non-Conference Game.

1928[]

1928 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1928 record8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coachJosh Cody
CaptainO. K. Pressley
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]] 7 0 0     10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1     9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0     8 1 0
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]] 4 1 0     7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0     6 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|LSU]] 3 1 1     6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0     8 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 4 2 0     8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1     6 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] 3 3 0     5 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]] 2 2 2     5 3 2
[[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] 2 2 1     4 3 1
[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] 2 2 1     6 2 2
Maryland 2 3 1     6 3 1
VMI 2 3 1     5 3 2
Georgia 2 4 0     4 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|NC State]] 1 3 1     4 5 1
Mississippi State 1 4 0     2 4 2
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]] 1 6 0     2 6 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] 1 6 0     2 8 0
[[{{{school}}}|Sewanee]] 0 5 0     2 7 0
[[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] 0 7 0     1 8 0
† – Conference champion


Date Opponent Site Result
September 22* Newberry Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 30–0
September 29* Davidson Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 6–0
October 6 at [[{{{school}}}|Alabama Polytechnic]] Drake FieldAuburn, AL W 6–0
October 12 vs. [[{{{school}}}|NC State]] Florence, SC (Textile Bowl) W 7–0
October 19* Erskine Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 52–0
October 25 at [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 32–0
November 3 at [[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] Hemingway StadiumOxford, MS L 7–26
November 10 vs. VMI Lynchburg, VA W 12–0
November 17 vs. Florida Fairfield StadiumJacksonville, FL L 6–27
November 29* at Furman Greenville, SC W 27–12
December 8* at The Citadel Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC L 7–12
*Non-Conference Game.

1929[]

1929 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1929 record8–3 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coachJosh Cody
CaptainO. D. Padgett
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern Conference football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tulane 6 0 0     9 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1     9 0 1
[[{{{school}}}|North Carolina]] 7 1 0     9 1 0
Florida 6 1 0     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Vanderbilt]] 5 1 0     7 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] 3 1 1     6 1 1
Georgia 4 2 0     6 4 0
VMI 4 2 0     8 2 0
[[{{{school}}}|Duke]] 2 1 0     4 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|LSU]] 3 2 0     6 3 0
Alabama 4 3 0     6 3 0
Clemson 3 3 0     8 3 0
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]] 2 3 0     5 4 0
[[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]] 3 5 0     3 6 0
[[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] 2 5 0     6 5 0
[[{{{school}}}|Virginia]] 1 3 2     4 3 2
Maryland 1 3 1     4 4 2
[[{{{school}}}|Washington & Lee]] 1 4 1     3 5 1
[[{{{school}}}|Ole Miss]] 0 4 2     1 6 2
Mississippi State 0 3 1     1 5 2
[[{{{school}}}|Sewanee]] 0 4 1     2 5 2
[[{{{school}}}|NC State]] 0 5 0     1 8 0
[[{{{school}}}|Auburn]] 0 7 0     2 7 0
† – Conference champion


Date Opponent Site Result
September 21* Newberry Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 68–0
September 28* vs. Davidson Charlotte, NC W 32–14
October 5 [[{{{school}}}|Alabama Polytechnic]] Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–7
October 11 vs. [[{{{school}}}|NC State]] Florence, SC (Textile Bowl) W 26–0
October 18* at Wofford Spartanburg, SC W 30–0
October 24 at [[{{{school}}}|South Carolina]] Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 21–14
November 2 at [[{{{school}}}|Kentucky]] McLean StadiumLexington, KY L 6–44
November 9 vs. VMI Norfolk, VA L 0–12
November 16 at Florida Fleming FieldGainesville, FL L 7–13
November 23* The Citadel Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 13–0
November 28* Furman Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 7–6
*Non-Conference Game.

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