1933 Clemson Tigers football team

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The 1933 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 98 to 50.[1][2]

Record3–6–2 (1–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainJohn Heinemann
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1933 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Heinemann
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 â†’
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1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Duke +4–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +3–0–06–3–1
North Carolina2–1–04–5–0
VMI2–1–12–7–1
Washington and Lee1–1–14–4–2
Clemson1–1–03–6–2
VPI1–1–34–3–3
Virginia1–3–12–6–2
Maryland1–4–03–7–0
NC State0–4–01–5–3
  • + – Conference co-champions
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The first night game in Clemson's history was played October 13 against George Washington at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C.

John Heinemann was the team captain.[3] Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1933 All-Southern Conference football team: guard John Heinemann and tackle John Troutman.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Presbyterian* T 6–6[5]
September 30 at Georgia Tech* L 2–3912,000[6]
October 7 NC State
W 9–0 3,000 [7]
October 13 at George Washington* T 0–0 10,000[8]
October 19 at South Carolina
L 0–715,000[9]
October 28 vs. Ole Miss*
L 0–13[10]
November 4 vs. Wake Forest*
W 13–04,500[11][12]
November 11 at Wofford*
L 13–14 [13]
November 18 vs. Mercer* L 0–136,000[14]
November 25 The Citadel*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 7–0 [15]
November 30 at Furman*
L 0–613,000[16]
  • *Non-conference game
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