1923 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1923 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1923 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Bud Saunders, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–2–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in conference play, tying for 11th place in the SoCon.[1]

1923 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–2–1 (1–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainButch Holohan
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1923 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Washington & Lee + 4 0 16 3 1
Vanderbilt * + 3 0 15 2 1
VPI 4 1 06 3 0
Alabama 4 1 17 2 1
Maryland 2 1 07 2 1
Florida 1 0 26 1 2
North Carolina 2 1 15 3 1
Georgia 3 2 05 3 1
Mississippi A&M 2 1 25 2 2
Tennessee 4 3 05 4 1
Tulane 2 2 16 3 1
Clemson 1 1 15 2 1
Georgia Tech 0 0 43 2 4
NC State 1 4 03 7 0
Auburn 0 1 33 3 3
Kentucky 0 2 24 3 2
Virginia 0 3 13 5 1
LSU 0 3 03 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 04 6 0
South Carolina 0 4 04 6 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • * co-member of SIAA

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 29AuburnT 0–0
October 6Newberry*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 32–0
October 12at Centre*Danville, KYL 7–28
October 25at South CarolinaW 7–6[2]
November 3at VPIL 6–25
November 9Davidson*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 12–0[3]
November 17Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 20–0
November 29at Furman*
W 7–6
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. "Clemson defeats the Gamecocks 7–6". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 26, 1923. Retrieved January 25, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson overcomes Davidson by 12 to 0". The Columbia Record. November 10, 1923. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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