1931 Clemson Tigers football team

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The 1931 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 1–6–2 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished 20th in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 164 to 19.[1][2] D. Fordham was the team captain.[3]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–6–2 (1–4 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainA. D. Fordham
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1931 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–6–2 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainA. D. Fordham
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 â†’
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1931 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Tulane $8–0–011–1–0
No. 3 Tennessee6–0–19–0–1
Alabama7–1–09–1–0
No. 6 Georgia6–1–08–2–0
Maryland4–1–18–1–1
Kentucky4–2–25–2–2
LSU3–2–05–4–0
South Carolina3–3–15–4–1
Duke3–3–15–3–2
Auburn3–3–05–3–0
Sewanee3–3–06–3–1
Vanderbilt3–4–05–4–0
North Carolina2–3–34–3–3
Washington and Lee2–3–04–5–1
Florida2–4–22–6–2
Georgia Tech2–4–12–7–1
VMI2–4–03–6–1
NC State2–4–03–6–0
VPI1–4–13–4–2
Clemson1–4–01–6–2
Ole Miss1–5–02–6–1
Virginia0–5–12–6–1
Mississippi A&M0–5–02–6–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System
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Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Presbyterian*
T 0–0[4]
October 3at Tennessee
L 0–44[5]
October 10vs. NC State
W 6–05,000[6]
October 16vs. The Citadel*
L 0–6[7]
October 22at South Carolina
L 0–2115,000[8]
October 31Oglethorpe*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
L 0–12[9]
November 7vs. VMI
L 6–7[10]
November 14at Alabama
L 7–74[11]
November 26at Furman*
T 0–0[12]
  • *Non-conference game
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