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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: Bud Saunders
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


Select Year:    
1896  <-- 1925 <- 1926 -> 1927 --> 2024
1926 Season Highlights
 Bud Saunders enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 
1926 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Erskine  7   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Presbyterian  0   14   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Auburn  0   47   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. North Carolina State  7   3   W       
 Thu., Oct. 21  @ South Carolina  0   24   L       
 Thu., Oct. 28  @ Wofford  0   3   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Florida  0   33   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Citadel  6   15   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Furman  0   30   L       
 
1926 Season Totals
  Record2-7
  Points Scored20
  Scoring Average2.2
  Points Allowed169
  Defense Average18.8
  Opponents Record17-20
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-5
1926 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1926 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Alabama 9-0-124927Tied  7-7  Wallace W. Wade
Tennessee 8-115134   Robert R. Bob Neyland
Vanderbilt 8-124142   Dan McGugin
Louisiana State 6-312845   Mike Donahue
South Carolina 6-415962   Branch Bocock
Virginia 6-2-216153   A. Earle Greasy Neale
Auburn 5-412285   David B. Morey
Georgia 5-4135115   George C. Kid Woodruff
Maryland 5-4-116193   H.C. Curley Byrd
Mississippi 5-4113110   Homer Hazel
Mississippi State 5-413498   Bernard W. Bernie Bierman
Virginia Tech 5-3-113480   Andy Gustafson
Georgia Tech 4-58787   William A. Bill Alexander
North Carolina 4-55974   Charles C. Chuck Collins
North Carolina State 4-666102   G.K. Gus Tebell
Tulane 3-5-17160   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Clemson 2-720169   Bud Saunders
Florida 2-6-294136   H.L. Sebring
Kentucky 2-6-18491   Fred J. Murphy

1926 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1926 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.