1941 Clemson Tigers football team

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1941 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWade Padgett
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1940
1942 →
1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Clemson 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
VPI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
Furman 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 2
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 2 1 – 6 – 2
North Carolina 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 6 – 3
The Citadel 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 1
George Washington 0 – 4 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1941 Clemson Tigers football team was an

Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 90.[1]

Guard Wade Padgett was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback "Booty" Payne with 582 passing yards and fullback Charlie Timmons with 635 rushing yards and 77 points scored (9 touchdowns and 23 extra points).[2]

Three Clemson players were selected by the

United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: Charlie Timmons (AP-1, UP-1); end Joe Blalock (AP-1, UP-1); and tackle George Fritts (AP-1, UP-1).[3][4]

Clemson was ranked at No. 39 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[5]

The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Presbyterian*
W 41–126,000[6]
September 27 vs. VMI
W 36–76,000[7]
October 4 vs. NC State
W 27–615,000[8]
October 11at Boston College*
W 26–1323,000[9]
October 23 at
Municipal Stadium
  • Columbia, SC (rivalry)
    		• L 14–1822,000[10]
    October 31 at
    Washington, D. C.
    		W 19–06,000[11]
    November 15 Wake Forestdagger
    • Riggs Field
    • Clemson, SC
    		W 29–011,000[12]
    November 22 at Furman No. 18
    		W 34–618,000[13]
    November 29 at
    Auburn Stadium
  • Auburn, AL (rivalry)
    		• L 7–2812,000[14]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    References

    1. ^ "1941 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
    2. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
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    4. ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
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