1930 Clemson Tigers football team

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The 1930 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1930 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished ninth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 82.[1][2]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainJohnnie Justus
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1930 Clemson Tigers football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohnnie Justus
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 â†’
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1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alabama +8–0–010–0–0
No. 11 Tulane +5–0–08–1–0
No. 10 Tennessee6–1–09–1–0
Duke4–1–18–1–2
Vanderbilt5–2–08–2–0
Maryland4–2–07–5–0
Florida4–2–16–3–1
North Carolina4–2–25–3–2
Clemson3–2–08–2–0
Georgia3–2–17–2–1
Kentucky4–3–05–3–0
South Carolina4–3–06–4–0
VPI2–3–15–3–1
Mississippi A&M2–3–02–7–0
Georgia Tech2–4–12–6–1
LSU2–4–06–4–0
Virginia2–5–04–6–0
Sewanee1–4–03–6–1
NC State1–5–02–8–0
Ole Miss1–5–03–5–1
Auburn1–6–03–7–0
Washington and Lee0–4–13–6–1
VMI0–5–03–6–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Right halfback Johnnie Justus was the team captain.[3] Four Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1930 All-Southern Conference football team: center Red Fordham; guard Mule Yarborough; and quarterback Maxcy Welch and left halfback Grady Salley.[4]

After the season, Josh Cody resigned as Clemson's head coach to accept an assistant coaching job under Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Presbyterian*
W 28–7[5]
September 27 Wofford*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 32–0[6]
October 3 vs. The Citadel*
W 13–75,000[7]
October 11 vs. NC State
W 27–0 7,000 [8]
October 17 Newberry*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 75–0[9]
October 23 at South Carolina
W 20–715,000[10]
November 1 at Tennessee
L 0–27 [11]
November 8 vs. VMI
W 32–0 [12]
November 15 at Florida
L 0–27[13]
November 27 at Furman*
W 12–712,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
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