1915 Clemson Tigers football team

1915 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1915 record 2–4–2 (2–2-1 SIAA)
Head coach Bob Williams (3rd year of 2nd stint; 4th overall season)
Captain W. K. McGill
Home stadium Riggs Field
1915 SIAA football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0  9 1 0
Alabama 5 0 0  6 2 0
LSU 4 0 0  6 2 0
Transylvania 3 0 1  7 1 1
Auburn 5 1 0  6 2 0
Georgia 3 1 1  5 2 2
Chattanooga 2 1 2  5 2 2
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1  5 2 1
Kentucky 2 1 1  6 1 1
Florida 3 3 0  4 3 0
Clemson 2 2 1  2 4 2
South Carolina 1 1 1  5 3 1
Furman 1 1 0  5 3 0
Mercer 1 1 0  5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0  4 4 1
The Citadel 1 2 0  5 3 0
Sewanee 1 2 2  4 3 2
Tulane 1 4 0  4 4 0
Howard 0 2 0  0 2 0
Wofford 0 3 0  3 5 0
Louisville 0 3 0  1 5 1
Tennessee 0 4 0  4 4 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0  2 6 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1915 Clemson Tigers football team represented the Clemson Tigers of Clemson Agricultural College during the 1915 college football season. Under third year head coach Bob Williams, the team posted a 2–4–2 record[1][2] in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[3] W. K. McGill was the captain.[4] 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.

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
September 25 at Furman Greenville, SC W 94–0  
October 2 Davidson* Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC T 6–6  
October 9 at Tennessee Waite FieldKnoxville, TN W 3–0  
October 16 vs. Auburn Anderson, SC (rivalry) 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 FieldAthens, GA (rivalry) L 0–13  
*Non-conference game.
The inauguration of Riggs Field in 1915

References

  1. "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. "Clemson "Tiger's" Article". The Greenville News. November 9, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2016 via Newspapers.com.
  4. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198


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