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1919 Clemson Tigers football team

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1919 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record6–2–2 (3–2–2 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStumpy Banks
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Auburn $ 5 1 0 8 1 0
Alabama 6 1 0 8 1 0
Centre 1 0 0 9 0 0
Kentucky 3 1 1 3 4 1
Georgia Tech 3 1 0 7 3 0
Tulane 3 1 1 6 2 1
Vanderbilt 3 1 2 5 1 2
Furman 2 1 1 6 2 1
Mississippi A&M 5 2 0 6 2 0
Georgia 4 2 2 4 2 3
LSU 3 2 0 6 2 0
Clemson 3 2 2 6 2 2
Florida 2 2 0 5 3 0
Wofford 1 1 0 3 2 1
Transylvania 1 1 0 2 4 0
Ole Miss 1 4 0 4 4 0
The Citadel 1 4 0 4 4 1
Sewanee 1 4 0 3 6 0
Georgetown (KY) 0 0 0 0 2 0
Tennessee 0 3 2 3 3 3
South Carolina 0 4 1 1 7 1
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 0
Mississippi College 0 4 0 3 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 4 0 3 5 2
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1919 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1919 college football season. Under third-year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted an overall record of 6–2–2 with a mark of 3–2–2 in SIAA play.[1][2] Stumpy Banks was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Erskine*W 53–0[4]
October 3Davidson*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 7–0[5]
October 11at Georgia TechL 0–285,000[6]
October 17at AuburnL 0–7[7]
October 25Tennessee
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 14–0[8]
October 30at South CarolinaW 19–6[9]
November 7Presbyterian*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 19–7[10]
November 1312:00 p.m.vs. The Citadel
W 33–03,000[11][12]
November 213:00 p.m.at Furman
T 7–74,000[13][14][15]
November 27at GeorgiaT 0–0[16]

References

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  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 24, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Clemson Tigers swamp Erskine". The Greenville News. September 28, 1919. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Clemson defeats Davidson eleven". The Columbia Record. October 4, 1919. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Les Rawlings (October 12, 1919). "Tigers Fought Hard And Jackets Battled For 28 to 0 Victory". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved December 3, 2017 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Clemson unable to score; Auburn wins". The Birmingham News. October 18, 1919. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson romps on Tennessee clan". The Greenville News. October 26, 1919. Retrieved August 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "South Carolina is beaten by Clemson". The Bristol Herald Courier. October 31, 1919. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Blue Stockings lose to Clemson". The State. November 8, 1919. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Orangeburg Fair Now Under Way". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 13, 1919. p. 13. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Clemson Downs Citadel Eleven". The State. Columbia, South Carolina. November 14, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ "State Championship Game Today Between Furman and Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 21, 1919. p. 8. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Furman Battles Clemson To Tie On Manly Field". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 22, 1919. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. ^ "Furman Battles Clemson To Tie On Manly Field (continued)". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 22, 1919. p. 9. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  16. ^ "Georgia ties Clemson Tigers". The Times and Democrat. November 28, 1919. Retrieved June 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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