1909 Clemson

6–⁠3 (2–⁠1 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Bob Williams.

Clemson, 1909
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1909, game by game: won vs. Gordon 26–0; lost at Virginia Tech 0–6; won vs. Davidson 17–5; lost at Alabama 0–3; won vs. Port Royal 19–0; won at South Carolina 6–0; won vs. Georgia 5–0; won at The Citadel 17–0; lost at Georgia Tech 3–29+26−26Won 26–0 vs. Gordon+26GordonLost 0–6 at Virginia Tech-6Virginia TechWon 17–5 vs. Davidson+12DavidsonLost 0–3 at Alabama-3AlabamaWon 19–0 vs. Port Royal+19Port RoyalWon 6–0 at South Carolina+6South CarolinaWon 5–0 vs. Georgia+5GeorgiaWon 17–0 at The Citadel+17The CitadelLost 3–29 at Georgia Tech-26Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 29–⁠3; 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 86th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠1 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
93–⁠43
Coach
Bob Williams
Elo
1511 +69 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.3 No. 56 of 74 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
C.M. Robbs

1909 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt4–⁠07–⁠3
LSU3–⁠06–⁠2
Tulane2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠15–⁠2
Alabama4–⁠1–⁠25–⁠1–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠16–⁠3
Samford2–⁠25–⁠2–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠3–⁠11–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠45–⁠4
Mercer0–⁠33–⁠4
Tennessee0–⁠31–⁠6–⁠2

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