1909 Clemson Tigers football team

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1909 Clemson Tigers football
1909 Clemson Tigers football team (Taps 1910).png
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1909 record6–3 (2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainC. M. Robbs
Home stadiumBowman Field
Seasons
← 1908
1910 →
1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Sewanee $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alabama 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 1 – 2
LSU 3 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Auburn 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Howard (AL) 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Georgia 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 4 – 2
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Mississippi A&M 0 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Mercer 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Tennessee 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1909 Clemson Tigers football team represented the Clemson Tigers of Clemson Agricultural College during the 1909 college football season. Under first year head coach Bob Williams, the team posted a 6–3 record.[1][2] C. M. Robbs was the captain.[3] The team was a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Gordon*
  • Bowman Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 26–0
October 2at VPI*
L 0–6[5]
October 9vs. Davidson*Charlotte, NCW 17–5
October 16vs. Alabama
L 0–3[6]
October 23Port Royal*
  • Bowman Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 19–0
November 4at South Carolina*
W 6–0[7]
November 10vs. GeorgiaAugusta, GA (rivalry)W 5–0
November 13at The Citadel
W 17–0
November 25at Georgia Tech
L 3–29
  • *Non-conference game

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. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "The All-Southern Eleven Picked By Coach Heisman". Atlanta Constitution. November 28, 1909. p. 3. Retrieved March 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com. open access
  5. ^ "Clemson Loses To Virginia Techs". Times Dispatch. October 3, 1909.
  6. ^ "Varsity is held to very low score". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1909. Retrieved February 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson won grand battle at football". The Daily Record. November 4, 1909. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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