1908 Clemson

1–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by John Stone.

Clemson, 1908
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1908, game by game: won vs. Gordon 15–0; lost vs. Virginia Tech 0–6; lost at Vanderbilt 0–41; lost at Davidson 0–13; lost at Georgia 0–8; lost at Tennessee 5–6; lost at Georgia Tech 6–30+15−41Won 15–0 vs. Gordon+15GordonLost 0–6 vs. Virginia Tech-6Virginia TechLost 0–41 at Vanderbilt-41VanderbiltLost 0–13 at Davidson-13DavidsonLost 0–8 at Georgia-8GeorgiaLost 5–6 at Tennessee-1TennesseeLost 6–30 at Georgia Tech-24Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsGordonW 15–⁠089%
Oct 10vsVirginia TechL 0–⁠650%
Oct 17atVanderbiltL 0–⁠4122%
Oct 28atDavidsonL 0–⁠1334%
Nov 5atGeorgiaL 0–⁠835%
Nov 14atTennesseeL 5–⁠626%
Nov 26atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠3035%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 30–⁠6; tied for 9th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 9th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
26–⁠104
Coach
John Stone
Elo
1412 −86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−19.4 No. 61 of 67 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Stricker Coles

1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU3–⁠010–⁠0
Vanderbilt3–⁠07–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠07–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠16–⁠1
Tennessee2–⁠27–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠23–⁠4
Texas A&M0–⁠13–⁠5
Ole Miss0–⁠33–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠31–⁠6
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.