1948 Clemson Tigers football team

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1948 Clemson Tigers football
Southern Conference Champions
Gator Bowl, W 24–23 vs. Missouri
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP #11
1948 record 11–0 (5–0 SoCon)
Head coach Frank Howard
Captain Bob Martin, Phil Prince
Home stadium Memorial Stadium
Seasons
« 1947 1949 »
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#11 Clemson $ 5 0 0     11 0 0
#3 North Carolina 4 0 1     9 1 1
VMI 5 1 0     6 3 0
#17 William & Mary 5 1 1     7 2 2
#20 Wake Forest 5 2 0     6 4 0
Maryland 4 2 0     6 4 0
Duke 3 2 1     4 3 2
Richmond 3 3 1     5 3 2
Washington and Lee 2 2 0     4 6 0
Furman 2 4 0     2 6 1
George Washington 2 4 0     4 6 0
Davidson 2 5 0     3 5 1
South Carolina 1 3 0     3 5 0
NC State 1 4 1     3 6 1
VPI 0 6 1     0 8 1
The Citadel 0 5 0     2 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1948 college football season. Memorial Stadium hosted its first night game in the opener against Presbyterian.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result
September 25* Presbyterian Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 53–0
October 2 NC State Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (Textile Bowl) W 6–0
October 9* at Mississippi State Scott FieldStarkville, MS W 21–7
October 21 at South Carolina #14 Carolina StadiumColumbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 13–7
October 29* at Boston College #13 Braves FieldBoston, MA W 26–19
November 6 Furman #12 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 41–0
November 13 #19 Wake Forest #10 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 21–14
November 20* Duquesne #9 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC W 42–0
November 27* vs. Alabama Polytechnic #11 Ladd StadiumMobile, AL W 7–6
December 4* at The Citadel #10 Johnson Hagood StadiumCharleston, SC W 20–0
January 1* vs. Missouri #11 Gator Bowl StadiumJacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) W 24–23
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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