1916 Clemson Tigers football team
American college football season
1916 Clemson Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
Record | 3–6 (2–4 SIAA) |
Head coach |
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Captain | S. S. Major |
Home stadium | Riggs Field |
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
Georgia Tech + | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||
Tennessee + | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||
Vanderbilt | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
LSU | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||
The Citadel | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||
Tulane | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||
Kentucky | 2 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||
Auburn | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||
Georgia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Alabama | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Sewanee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||
Centre | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||
Howard (AL) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Georgetown (KY) | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||
Mississippi A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||
Mississippi College | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
South Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Wofford | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||
Louisville | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||
Transylvania | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
Furman | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
Chattanooga | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
Mercer | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
Florida | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||
Ole Miss | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1916 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University —as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1916 college football season . Led by Wayne Hart in his first and only season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–4 in SIAA play. [1] [2] S. S. Major was the team captain. [3]
Stumpy Banks caught two touchdowns against rival South Carolina . [4]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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September 30 | Furman | W 7–6 | [5] | |
October 7 | vs. Georgia | Anderson, SC ( rivalry ) | L 0–26 | |
October 14 | Tennessee |
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L 0–14 | |
October 20 | at Auburn | L 0–28 | ||
October 26 | at South Carolina | W 27–0 | [6] | |
November 11 | vs. VMI * | L 7–37 | ||
November 16 | at The Citadel |
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L 0–3 | |
November 22 | Presbyterian * |
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W 40–0 | |
November 30 | vs. Davidson * | L 0–33 | [7] | |
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References
- ↑ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Clemson University . p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012 . Retrieved November 24, 2011 .
- ↑ "Clemson Game by Game Results" . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015 . Retrieved November 24, 2015 .
- ↑ 2010 Media Guide , p. 198
- ↑ "Clemson-South Carolina: A game-by-game history" .
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"Furman Hold Clemson To 7 To 6 Score"
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The Greenville Daily News
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Greenville, South Carolina
. October 1, 1916. p.
9
. Retrieved
September 1,
2022
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via
Newspapers.com
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- ↑ "Clemson Tigers win big fair week game" . The State . October 27, 1916 . Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Clemson found easy by Davidson at Charlotte" . The Asheville Citizen . December 1, 1916 . Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
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