1929 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1929 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, plaching 12th in the SoCon.[1]

1929 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainO. D. Padgett
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1929 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 09 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 09 1 0
Florida 6 1 08 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 07 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 16 1 1
Georgia 4 2 06 4 0
VMI 4 2 08 2 0
Duke 2 1 04 6 0
LSU 3 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Clemson 3 3 08 3 0
VPI 2 3 05 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 06 5 0
Virginia 1 3 24 3 2
Maryland 1 3 14 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 13 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 21 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 11 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 12 5 2
NC State 0 5 01 8 0
Auburn 0 7 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Newberry*W 68–0
September 28vs. Davidson*
W 32–14[2]
October 5Auburn
W 26–7
October 11vs. NC State
W 26–0[3]
October 18at Wofford*Spartanburg, SCW 30–0
October 24at South CarolinaW 21–14[4]
November 2at KentuckyL 6–44
November 9vs. VMINorfolk, VAL 0–12[5]
November 16at FloridaL 7–13
November 23The Citadel*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 13–0
November 28Furman*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
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. "Davidson 'Cats bow to Clemson Tigers, 14–32". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1929. Retrieved September 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson beats State at Florence". The Columbia Record. October 23, 1929. Retrieved May 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson's big eleven beats South Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1929. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Hawkins star of Cadets' win over Clemson College". Daily Press. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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