1937 Clemson Tigers football team

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1937 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainH. D. Lewis
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
Clemson 2 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
No. 20 Duke 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 1 5 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Richmond 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Furman 1 – 2 – 2 4 – 3 – 2
VPI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1937 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1937 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 4–4–1 record (2–0–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 128 to 64.[1]

Red Sharpe was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Bob Bailey with 579 passing yards, fullback Don Willis with 329 rushing yards, and back Red Pearson with 29 points scored (3 touchdowns, 1 field goal, 8 extra points).[2]

H.D. Lewis was the team captain. Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1937 All-Southern Conference football team: center Charlie Woods and tailback Bob Bailey.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Presbyterian*
W 46–0[4]
September 25at Tulane*
L 0–715,000[5]
October 2at Army*
L 6–2110,000[6]
October 9at Georgia*
L 0–148,000[7]
October 21at South Carolina
W 34–620,000[8]
October 30Wake Forest
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 32–04,000[9]
November 6at Georgia Tech*
L 0–712,000[10]
November 13at Florida*
W 10–96,000[11]
November 25at Furman
T 0–018,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 22.
  4. ^ "Tigers wallop Blue Stockings". The Roanoke Times. September 19, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson loses to Green Wave 7 to 0 after magnificent fight". The State. September 26, 1937. Retrieved April 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Army smashes Clemson". The Los Angeles Times. October 3, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Georgia rises from rut twice to lower Clemson". Chattanooga Sunday Times. October 10, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 22, 1937). "Clemson Bengals Flush Gamecock Covey, 34 to 6". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson reveals power in smothering Wake Forest 32 to 0". The State. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgia Techmen score in final round to win, 7–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1937. Retrieved September 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson noses out Florida, 10–9". The Macon Telegraph and News. November 14, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Inspired Furman Paladins battle superior Tigers of Clemson to scoreless tie". The Greenville News. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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