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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: Jess C. Neely
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1896  <-- 1936 <- 1937 -> 1938 --> 2024
1937 Season Highlights
 Jess C. Neely enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Clemson.
 
1937 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  vs. Presbyterian  46   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Tulane  0   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Army  6   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Georgia  0   14   L       
 Thu., Oct. 21  @ South Carolina  34   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Wake Forest  32   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Georgia Tech  0   7   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ Florida  10   9   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Furman  0   0   T       
 
1937 Season Totals
  Record4-4 -1
  Points Scored128
  Scoring Average14.2
  Points Allowed64
  Defense Average7.1
  Opponents Record36-31
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record2-4 -1
1937 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1937 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 8-212465   Frank M. Dobson
Duke 7-2-122856Won  25-0  Wallace W. Wade
North Carolina 7-1-117339   Raymond Bear Wolf
North Carolina State 5-3-19192   Williams Doc Newton
South Carolina 5-6-1192166   Don McCallister
Virginia Tech 5-5117116   Henry B. Puss Redd
Clemson 4-4-112864   Jess C. Neely
Wake Forest 3-667220   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Virginia 2-752169   Frank J. Murray

1937 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1937 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.