1933 Clemson Tigers football team

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1933 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Heinemann
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
South Carolina 3 0 0 6 3 1
North Carolina 2 1 0 4 5 0
VMI 2 1 1 2 7 1
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 4 4 2
Clemson 1 1 0 3 6 2
VPI 1 1 3 4 3 3
Virginia 1 3 1 2 6 2
Maryland 1 4 0 3 7 0
NC State 0 4 0 1 5 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Clemson Tigers football team was an

Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 98 to 50.[1][2]

The first night game in Clemson's history was played October 13 against

Washington, D. C.

John Heinemann was the team captain.[3] Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1933 All-Southern Conference football team: guard John Heinemann and tackle John Troutman.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Presbyterian* T 6–6[5]
September 30 at Georgia Tech* L 2–3912,000[6]
October 7 NC State
W 9–0 3,000 [7]
October 13 at
Washington, DC
T 0–0 10,000[8]
October 19 at
rivalry)
L 0–715,000[9]
October 28 vs. Ole Miss*
L 0–13[10]
November 4 vs. Wake Forest*
W 13–04,500[11][12]
November 11 at Wofford*
L 13–14 [13]
November 18 vs. Mercer* L 0–136,000[14]
November 25 The Citadel*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 7–0 [15]
November 30 at Furman*
L 0–613,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
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  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
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