1931 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

1931 Clemson Tigers football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 1–6–2 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Jess Neely (1st season)

Captain| A. D. Fordham
Home stadium| Riggs Field

Seasons

<- 1930

1932 ->

1931 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Tulane $  | 8  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 3 Tennessee | 6  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 9  | - | 0  | - | 1
Alabama | 7  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 0
No. 6 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

Rankings from Dickinson System

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

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| Presbyterian*|

* Riggs Field
* Clemson, SC

| T 0–0| | [4]
October 3| at Tennessee|

* Shields–Watkins Field
* Knoxville, TN

| L 0–44| | [5]
October 10| vs. NC State|

* Central High School Stadium
* Charlotte, NC (rivalry)

| W 6–0| 5,000| [6]
October 16| vs. The Citadel*|

* Florence Memorial Stadium
* Florence, SC

| L 0–6| | [7]
October 22| at South Carolina|

* State Fair Grounds
* Columbia, SC (rivalry)

| L 0–21| 15,000| [8]
October 31| Oglethorpe*|

* Riggs Field
* Clemson, SC

| L 0–12| | [9]
November 7| vs. VMI|

* Bain Field
* Norfolk, VA

| L 6–7| | [10]
November 14| at Alabama|

* Cramton Bowl
* Montgomery, AL (rivalry)

| L 7–74| | [11]
November 26| at Furman*|

* Manly Field
* Greenville, SC

| T 0–0| | [12]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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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. ^ "Blue Stockings tie Clemson in big upset". The Columbia Record. September 26, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Vols smother Clemson, 44–0". The Greenville News. October 4, 1931. Retrieved August 8, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Clemson records first score to defeat State". The Charlotte News. October 11, 1931. Retrieved May 19, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Citadel wins over Clemson". The Atlanta Constitution. October 17, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Carl Weimer (October 23, 1931). "Gamecock Defeat Fighting Tigers In Fair Classic 21-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 12 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Oglethorpe Petrels defeat Clemson Tigers, score 12–0". The Greenville News. November 1, 1931. Retrieved February 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "V.M.I. noses out Clemson, 7–6, in overhead attack". The Birmingham News. November 8, 1931. Retrieved December 20, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Bama team shows finesse in routing Clemson by 74–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 15, 1931. Retrieved February 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Furman held to tie by Clemson". The News and Observer. November 27, 1931. Retrieved June 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Clemson Tigers football

Venues|

* Bowman Field (1900–1913)
* Riggs Field (1915–1941)
* Memorial Stadium (1942–present)

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