1928 Clemson Tigers football team

1928 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Conference
1928 record 8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach Josh Cody (2nd season)
Captain O. K. Pressley
Home stadium Riggs Field
1928 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Georgia Tech $ 7 0 0  10 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 1  9 0 1
Florida 6 1 0  8 1 0
VPI 4 1 0  7 2 0
Alabama 6 2 0  6 3 0
LSU 3 1 1  6 2 1
Clemson 4 2 0  8 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 0  8 2 0
Tulane 3 3 1  6 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 0  5 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 2  5 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 1  4 3 1
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
NC State 1 3 1  4 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0  2 4 2
Virginia 1 6 0  2 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 0  2 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 0  2 7 0
Auburn 0 7 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1928 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Captain Pressley starred in the rivalry game with South Carolina, recording four tackles for a loss in a row despite a hand injury.[1] He was the first Clemson Tiger to make any All-America team when he was selected third-team All-America at season's end.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 22*NewberryRiggs FieldCalhoun, SCW 30–0
September 29*DavidsonRiggs FieldCalhoun, SCW 6–0
October 6at AuburnDrake FieldAuburn, AL (rivalry)W 6–0
October 12vs. NC StateFlorence, SC (rivalry)W 7–0
October 19*ErskineRiggs FieldCalhoun, SCW 52–0
October 25at South CarolinaColumbia, SC (Big Thursday)W 32–0
November 3at Ole MissHemingway StadiumOxford, MSL 7–26
November 10vs. VMILynchburg, VAW 12–0
November 17vs. FloridaFairfield StadiumJacksonville, FLL 6–27
November 29*at FurmanGreenville, SCW 27–12
December 8*at The CitadelJohnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SCL 7–12
*Non-Conference Game.

References

  1. Classic Clashes of the Carolina-Clemson Football Rivalry: A State of Disunion. p. 32.
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