1940 Clemson Tigers football team

1940 Clemson Tigers football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference Southern Conference
1940 record 6–2–1 (4–0–0 SoCon)
Head coach Frank Howard (1st year)
Captain Red Sharpe
Home stadium Riggs Field
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 0 0     6 2 1
#18 Duke 4 1 0     7 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 0     7 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 1     6 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 0     6 4 0
Richmond 3 2 0     7 3 0
VMI 3 2 1     7 2 1
Furman 4 3 0     5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 1     2 7 1
VPI 2 3 0     5 5 0
NC State 3 5 0     3 6 0
Maryland 0 1 1     2 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 0     3 6 0
Davidson 1 5 0     5 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 0     4 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The Clemson Tigers represented Clemson College during the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 21* Presbyterian Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 38–0
September 28* Wofford Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 26–0
October 5 vs. NC State American Legion Memorial StadiumCharlotte, NC (Textile Bowl) W 26–7
October 12 Wake Forest Riggs FieldCalhoun, SC W 39–0
October 24 at South Carolina #13 Columbia Municipal StadiumColumbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 21–13
November 2* at Tulane #10 Tulane StadiumNew Orleans, LA L 0–13
November 9* at Auburn Auburn StadiumAuburn, AL L 7–21
November 16* at Southwestern Presbyterian Crump StadiumMemphis, TN T 12–12
November 23 at Furman Sirrine StadiumGreenville, SC W 13–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

References

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