1919 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStumpy Banks
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Auburn $ 5 1 08 1 0
Alabama 6 1 08 1 0
Centre 1 0 09 0 0
Kentucky 3 1 13 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 1 07 3 0
Tulane 3 1 16 2 1
Vanderbilt 3 1 25 1 2
Furman 2 1 16 2 1
Mississippi A&M 5 2 06 2 0
Georgia 4 2 24 2 3
LSU 3 2 06 2 0
Clemson 3 2 26 2 2
Florida 2 2 05 3 0
Wofford 1 1 03 2 1
Transylvania 1 1 02 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 04 4 0
The Citadel 1 4 04 4 1
Sewanee 1 4 03 6 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 0 00 2 0
Tennessee 0 3 23 3 3
South Carolina 0 4 11 7 1
Mercer 0 1 00 2 0
Mississippi College 0 4 03 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 4 03 5 2
  • $ Conference champion

The 1919 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 1919 college football season. Under third-year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 3–2–2 in SIAA play.[1][2] Stumpy Banks was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Erskine*W 53–0
October 3Davidson*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 7–0[4]
October 11at Georgia TechL 0–285,000[5]
October 17at AuburnL 0–7
October 25Tennessee
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 14–0[6]
October 30at South CarolinaColumbia, SC (rivalry)W 19–6
November 7Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 19–7
November 1312:00 p.m.vs. The Citadel
W 33–03,000[7][8]
November 213:00 p.m.at Furman
T 7–74,000[9][10][11]
November 27at GeorgiaT 0–0

References

  1. "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. "Clemson defeats Davidson eleven". The Columbia Record. October 4, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Les Rawlings (October 12, 1919). "Tigers Fought Hard And Jackets Battled For 28 to 0 Victory". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved December 3, 2017 via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. "Clemson romps on Tennessee clan". The Greenville News. October 26, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Orangeburg Fair Now Under Way". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 13, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved August 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Clemson Downs Citadel Eleven". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 14, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 31, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "State Championship Game Today Between Furman and Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 21, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Furman Battles Clemson To Tie On Manly Field". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 22, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Furman Battles Clemson To Tie On Manly Field (continued)". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 22, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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