1918 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1918 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1918 college football season. Under second-year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 3–1 in SIAA play.[1][2] Stumpy Banks was the team captain.[3]

1918 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStumpy Banks
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 3 0 06 1 0
Vanderbilt 2 0 04 2 0
Mississippi A&M 2 0 03 2 0
Clemson 3 1 05 2 0
South Carolina 2 1 12 1 1
Furman 1 3 03 5 1
Sewanee 0 1 03 2 0
The Citadel 0 1 10 2 1
Auburn 0 2 02 5 0
Ole Miss 0 2 01 3 0
Wofford 0 2 00 3 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Camp Sevier*W 65–0
October 5at Georgia TechL 0–28[4][5]
November 2at South Carolina
W 39–0[6]
November 9Camp Hancock*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 13–66
November 16vs. The CitadelColumbia, SCW 7–0
November 23Furman
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 68–7[7]
November 28Davidson*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 7–0[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. Dick Jemison (October 6, 1918). "Jackets Defeat Tigers In Typical Opening Game". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. "Georgia Tech Defeats Clemson College Team". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1918. p. 16. Retrieved May 4, 2016 via Newspapers.com. open access
  6. "Clemson wins from Carolina". The State. November 3, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Furman Loses Strong'r Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 24, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. "Davidson loses to Tiger eleven". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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