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The 1941 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 90.[1]

Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainWade Padgett
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1941 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWade Padgett
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1940
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1941 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke +5–0–09–1–0
South Carolina +4–0–14–4–1
Clemson5–1–07–2–0
William & Mary4–1–08–2–0
VMI4–2–04–6–0
VPI4–2–06–4–0
Wake Forest4–2–15–5–1
NC State3–4–24–5–2
Furman2–3–23–4–2
Washington and Lee1–2–21–6–2
North Carolina2–4–03–7–0
Maryland1–2–03–5–1
Davidson1–5–21–6–3
The Citadel0–2–14–3–1
George Washington0–4–11–7–1
Richmond0–6–02–7–0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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Guard Wade Padgett was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback "Booty" Payne with 582 passing yards and fullback Charlie Timmons with 635 rushing yards and 77 points scored (9 touchdowns and 23 extra points).[2]

Three Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: Charlie Timmons (AP-1, UP-1); end Joe Blalock (AP-1, UP-1); and tackle George Fritts (AP-1, UP-1).[3][4]

Clemson was ranked at No. 39 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[5]

The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Presbyterian*W 41–126,000[6]
September 27 vs. VMI
W 36–76,000[7]
October 4 vs. NC State
W 27–615,000[8]
October 11at Boston College*W 26–1323,000[9]
October 23 at South Carolina No. 14 L 14–1822,000[10]
October 31 at George Washington W 19–06,000[11]
November 15 Wake Forestdagger
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 29–011,000[12]
November 22 at Furman No. 18 W 34–618,000[13]
November 29 at Auburn* No. 16L 7–2812,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
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AP13 (1)14 (3)———1816—
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