1931 Clemson Tigers football team

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1931 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1931 record1–6–2 (1–4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainA. D. Fordham
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Tulane $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
Tennessee 6 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
Alabama 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Georgia 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 2 – 2 5 – 2 – 2
LSU 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Auburn 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Sewanee 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Vanderbilt 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 3 4 – 3 – 3
Washington and Lee 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Florida 2 – 4 – 2 2 – 6 – 2
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Clemson 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 6 – 2
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
Mississippi A&M 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1931 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 1–6–2 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished 20th in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 164 to 19.[1][2] D. Fordham was the team captain.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Presbyterian*
T 0–0
October 3 at Tennessee
L 0–44[4]
October 10 vs. NC State Charlotte, NC (Textile Bowl) W 6–0
October 16vs. The Citadel*
L 0–6
October 22 at South Carolina
L 0–2115,000[5]
October 31 Oglethorpe*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
L 0–12
November 7 vs. VMI
L 6–7[6]
November 14 at Alabama
L 7–74[7]
November 26at Furman* Greenville, SC T 0–0
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "1931 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ "Vols smother Clemson, 44–0". The Greenville News. October 4, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Carl Weimer (October 23, 1931). "Gamecock Defeat Fighting Tigers In Fair Classic 21-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.M.I. noses out Clemson, 7–6, in overhead attack". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Bama team shows finesse in routing Clemson by 74–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1931. Retrieved February 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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