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Clemson Football Team History


Clemson Tigers
Clemson University
 Clemson, SC
Founded: 1889
Stadium: Clemson Memorial Stadium
Capacity: 81,473
Colors: Orange & Purple
Coach: Frank Howard
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024
1945 Season Highlights
 Frank Howard enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Presbyterian  76   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Georgia  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ North Carolina State  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Pensacola NAS  7   6   W       
 Thu., Oct. 25  @ South Carolina  0   0   T       
 Fri., Nov. 2  @ Miami  6   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Virginia Tech  35   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Tulane  47   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ Georgia Tech  21   7   W       
 Sat., Dec. 1  vs. Wake Forest  6   13   L       
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record6-3 -1
  Points Scored211
  Scoring Average21.1
  Points Allowed73
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record36-34
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record3-1
  Away Record3-2 -1
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1945 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 6-3-121173   Frank Howard
Duke 6-2229114   Edmund M. Eddie Cameron
Maryland 6-2-1219105   Paul W. Bear Bryant
North Carolina 5-5113149   Carl G. Snavely
Wake Forest 5-3-1163151Won  26-14  Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 3-6131144   Beattie Feathers
South Carolina 2-4-3113192Lost  14-26  John D. McMillan
Virginia Tech 2-678150   Henry Macauley Mac McEver

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.