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1926 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainB. C. Harvey
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Alabama $ 8 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 1
Tennessee 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Georgia 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia Tech 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
LSU 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Tulane 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Maryland 1 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Florida 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 2
Kentucky 1 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
NC State 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1924 college football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Bud Saunders for the first four game of the season, before he resigned. Bob Williams, who has previously served as the team's head coach in 1906, 1909, and from 1913 to 1915, replaced Saunders the final five games of the season. Clemson compiled and overall record of 2–7 with a mark of 1–3 in conference play, placing 18th in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Erskine*
W 7–0[2]
September 25Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 0–14[3]
October 2at Auburn
L 0–47[4]
October 9NC State
W 7–3[5]
October 21at South Carolina
L 0–2412,000[6]
October 28at Wofford*
L 0–3[7]
November 6at Florida
L 0–33[8]
November 13The Citadel*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 6–15[9]
November 25at Furman*
L 0–30[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1926 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Clemson Tigers defeat Erskine". The Sunday Record. September 19, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "P.C. springs surprise by licking Clemson". The Morning News Review. September 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Auburn defeats Clemson, 47 to 0". The Macon News. October 3, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson tops State, 7 to 3". The Charlotte Observer. October 10, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "University Gamecock takes measure of Clemson Tiger". Florence Morning News. October 22, 1926. Retrieved January 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Terriers outbite Clemson Tigers". The State. October 29, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida Gators defeat Clemson by big margin". The Miami News. November 7, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Citadel takes scrappy battle". The State. November 14, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman beats Clemson Tigers". Winston-Salem Journal. November 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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