1896 Clemson Tigers football team

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1896 Clemson Tigers football
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ConferenceIndependent
1896 record2–1
Head coach
CaptainR. G. Hamilton
Seasons
1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   6 – 0 – 1
Texas A&M   –   2 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 2
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
Clemson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 1 – 0
Add-Ran   –   1 – 1 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 1
Furman   –   2 – 3 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 7 – 2
South Carolina   –   1 – 3 – 0
Erskine   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 2 – 0
Davison   –   0 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1896 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College in the 1896 college football season. Professor Walter Riggs brought the game to Clemson from his alma mater, Auburn, where he was a member of Auburn's first football team. The Tigers completed their first season with a record of 2–1, with wins over upstate neighboring colleges Furman and Wofford, and a loss in the first installment of the rivalry with South Carolina.[1] All games were played in the opposing school's home city. The rivalry matchup with South Carolina was held on Thursday morning at the South Carolina state fair, a tradition that would endure until 1960.[2][3] Riggs served as the team's coach while R. G. Hamilton was the first captain.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 31at Furman*Greenville, SCW 14–6
November 12at South Carolina*Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)L 6–12
November 21at Wofford*Spartanburg, SCW 16–0
  • *Non-conference game

Players[]

Clemson states these were the starting players.[5]

Line[]

Player Position Class
J.H. Blain left end Sr.
Charlie Gentry right end So.
Jock Hanvey right tackle Fr.
L.L. Hendricks left guard So.
Shack Shealy right guard Fr.
George Swygert center Jr.
J.D. White left tackle Fr.

Backfield[]

Player Position Class
A.M. Chritzberg fullback Sr.
R.G. Hamilton right halfback Sr.
Jeff Maxwell quarterback Jr.
F.G. Thompkins left halfback Sr.

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 2016-12-14.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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