1935 Clemson Tigers football team

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1935 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1935 record6–3 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry Shore
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1934
1936 →
1935 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Maryland 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
Clemson 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
VPI 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 3 – 1 3 – 4 – 1
Virginia 0 – 3 – 2 1 – 5 – 4
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VMI 0 – 3 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1935 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 99.[1][2]

Henry Shore was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Joe Berry with 422 passing yards and 457 rushing yards and fullback Mac Folger with 36 points scored (6 touchdowns).[3]

Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1937 All-Southern Conference football team: tackle Tom Brown and guard Clarence Inabinet.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Presbyterian*
W 25–6
September 28at VPI
W 28–7
October 5Wake Forest*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 13–7
October 12at Duke
L 12–389,000
October 24at South Carolina
W 44–017,000[5]
November 2vs. Mercer*Augusta, GAW 13–03,000[6]
November 9at Alabama*
L 0–33
November 16at The Citadel*
W 6–0
November 28at Furman*Greenville, SCL 6–8
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
  4. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 22.
  5. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 25, 1935). "Clemson's Powerful Tigers Knock Birds Off The Roost, 44-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson Tiger in 13–0 win over Mercer". The Charlotte News. November 3, 1935. Retrieved September 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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