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Clemson Tigers

Clemson University
Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889
Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 81,473
Colors: Orange & Purple
Coach: Josh C. Cody
Conference: Southern-

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1896 <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024

1930 Season Highlights

Josh C. Cody enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Clemson.

1930 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Presbyterian	28	7	W
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Wofford	32	0	W
Fri., Oct. 3	@ Citadel	13	7	W	@ Florence, SC
Sat., Oct. 11	@ North Carolina State	27	0	W	@ Charlotte, NC
Fri., Oct. 17	vs. Newberry	75	0	W
Thu., Oct. 23	@ South Carolina	20	7	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Tennessee	0	27	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Virginia Military Institute	32	0	W	@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Nov. 15	@ Florida	0	27	L	@ Jacksonville, FL
Thu., Nov. 27	@ Furman	12	7	W

1930 Season Totals
Record	8-2
Points Scored	239
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	82
Defense Average	8.2
Opponents Record	23-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-0
Away Record	5-2

1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1930 Southern- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Alabama	10-0	271	13	Won 24-0				Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee	9-1	209	31					Robert R. Bob Neyland
Clemson	8-2	239	82					Josh C. Cody
Duke	8-1-2	147	48					James Jimmy DeHart
Tulane	8-1	263	30					Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Vanderbilt	8-2	225	45					Dan McGugin
Georgia	7-2-1	185	71					Harry J. Mehre
Maryland	7-5	249	148					H.C. Curley Byrd
Florida	6-3-1	199	60					Charles W. Bachman
Louisiana State	6-4	296	72					Russell T. Russ Cohen
South Carolina	6-4	108	123					W.L. Billy Laval
Kentucky	5-3	207	55					Harry G. Gamage
North Carolina	5-3-2	153	103					Charles C. Chuck Collins
Virginia Tech	5-3-1	122	130					Orville E. Neale
Virginia	4-6	144	215					Earl C. Abell
Auburn	3-7	101	135					Chet A. Wynne
Mississippi	3-5-1	128	140					Ed Walker
Georgia Tech	2-6-1	79	185					William A. Bill Alexander
Mississippi State	2-7	47	170					Chris Cagle
North Carolina State	2-8	54	125					John M. Van Liew

1930 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1930 All Southern Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.