1946 Clemson Tigers football team

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1946 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record4–5 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainChip Clark
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 1 8 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 0 8 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 0 8 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 0 5 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 4 5 0
Richmond 3 2 2 6 2 2
VPI 3 3 2 3 4 3
VMI 2 3 1 4 5 1
George Washington 1 1 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0 6 3 0
Maryland 2 5 0 3 6 0
Furman 1 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 0 2 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 0 3 5 0
Davidson 1 5 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for 10th place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 174 to 147.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Left end Chip Clark was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Dutch Leverman with 501 passing yards, tailback Bobby Gage with 264 rushing yards, and Leverman and Clark with 24 points scored (4 touchdowns each).[3]

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1946 All-South Carolina football team: end Chip Clark; guard Frank Gillespie; and tailback Bobby Gage.[4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Presbyterian* W 39–0
September 27 at Georgia* L 12–35
October 5 NC State
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC (rivalry)
L 7–14
October 12 Wake Forest L 7–198,000
October 24 at South Carolina L 14–2630,000[5]
November 2 VPI W 14–7
November 9 at Tulane* L 13–5425,301
November 16 Furman
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 20–618,000[6]
November 23 at Auburn* W 21–13
  • *Non-conference game

After the season[]

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Tiger was selected.[7]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
16 138 Ralph Jenkins Center Pittsburgh Steelers

References[]

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1946 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  3. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
  4. ^ Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
  5. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 25, 1946). "Birds Beat Clemson, 26-14". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson wins from Furman, 20 to 6". The Greenville News. November 17, 1946. Retrieved August 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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