1935 Clemson Tigers football team

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1935 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Shore
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 12 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Maryland 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Clemson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Virginia 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 4
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from United Press

The 1935 Clemson Tigers football team was an

Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 99.[1][2]

Henry Shore was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Joe Berry with 422 passing yards and 457 rushing yards and fullback Mac Folger with 36 points scored (6 touchdowns).[3]

Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1937 All-Southern Conference football team: tackle Tom Brown and guard Clarence Inabinet.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Presbyterian*
W 25–6[5]
September 28at VPI
W 28–7[6]
October 5Wake Forest*dagger
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 13–73,500[7]
October 12at Duke
L 12–3810,000[8]
October 24at South Carolina
W 44–017,000[9]
November 2vs. Mercer*Augusta, GAW 13–03,000[10]
November 9at Alabama*
L 0–338,000[11]
November 16at
Johnson Hagood Stadium
  • Charleston, SC
    		• W 6–03,000[12]
    November 28at Furman*
    		L 6–8[13]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming

    References

    1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
    2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
    3. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
    4. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 22.
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