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The 1946 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for 10th place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 174 to 147.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Record4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainChip Clark
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1946 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainChip Clark
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
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1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $4–0–18–2–1
William & Mary7–1–08–2–0
No. 18 NC State6–1–08–3–0
South Carolina4–2–05–3–0
Duke3–2–04–5–0
Richmond3–2–26–2–2
VPI3–3–23–4–3
VMI2–3–14–5–1
George Washington1–1–04–3–0
Clemson2–3–04–5–0
Wake Forest2–3–06–3–0
Maryland2–5–03–6–0
Furman1–4–02–8–0
Washington and Lee1–4–02–6–0
The Citadel1–5–03–5–0
Davidson1–5–04–5–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Left end Chip Clark was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Dutch Leverman with 501 passing yards, tailback Bobby Gage with 264 rushing yards, and Leverman and Clark with 24 points scored (4 touchdowns each).[3]

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1946 All-South Carolina football team: end Chip Clark; guard Frank Gillespie; and tailback Bobby Gage.[4]

Clemson was ranked at No. 80 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Presbyterian* W 39–012,000[6]
September 27 at Georgia* L 12–3535,000[7]
October 5 NC State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
L 7–1415,000[8]
October 12 Wake Forest L 7–199,000[9]
October 24 at South Carolina L 14–2630,000[10]
November 2 at VPI W 14–77,000[11]
November 9 at Tulane* L 13–5425,301[12]
November 16 Furmandagger
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 20–618,000[13]
November 23 at Auburn* W 21–138,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Tiger was selected.[15]

More information Round, Pick ...
Round Pick Player Position NFL club
16138Ralph JenkinsCenterPittsburgh Steelers
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