1939 Clemson Tigers football team

1939 Clemson Tigers football
Cotton Bowl champion
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP No. 12
1939 record 9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach Jess Neely (9th season)
Captain Joe Payne
Home stadium Riggs Field
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 0  8 1 0
No. 12 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 and Lee 1 2 0  3 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 0  3 6 1
VPI 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

The 1939 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1939 college football season.[1] Clemson participated in its first bowl game, beating Boston College in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

DateOpponent#Rank#SiteResult
September 23*PresbyterianRiggs FieldClemson, SCW 18–0
September 30*at TulaneTulane StadiumNew Orleans, LAL 6–7
October 7vs. NC StateCharlotte, NC (rivalry)W 25–6
October 19at South CarolinaColumbia Municipal StadiumColumbia, SC (Big Thursday)W 27–0
October 28*at NavyThompson StadiumAnnapolis, MDW 15–7
November 3*at George WashingtonWashington, D. C.W 13–6
November 11Wake ForestRiggs Field • Clemson, SCW 20–7
November 18*at Southwestern Presbyterian#16Memphis, TNW 21–6
November 25at Furman#15Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SCW 10–7
January 1, 1940*vs. #11 Boston College#12Cotton BowlDallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)W 6–3
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.


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