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1911 Clemson

3–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Frank Dobson.

Clemson, 1911
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1911, game by game: lost vs. Auburn 0–29; won vs. Samford 15–0; lost vs. Florida 5–6; won at South Carolina 27–0; won at The Citadel 18–0; lost at Georgia 0–22; lost at Mercer 6–20; lost at Georgia Tech 0–32+27−32Lost 0–29 vs. Auburn-29AuburnWon 15–0 vs. Samford+15SamfordLost 5–6 vs. Florida-1FloridaWon 27–0 at South Carolina+27South CarolinaWon 18–0 at The Citadel+18The CitadelLost 0–22 at Georgia-22GeorgiaLost 6–20 at Mercer-14MercerLost 0–32 at Georgia Tech-32Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 14vsAuburnL 0–⁠2942%
Oct 21vsSamfordW 15–⁠092%
Oct 25vsFloridaL 5–⁠679%
Nov 2atSouth CarolinaW 27–⁠053%
Nov 4atThe CitadelW 18–⁠058%
Nov 9atGeorgiaL 0–⁠2236%
Nov 18atMercerL 6–⁠2060%
Nov 30atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠3230%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 32–⁠0; 9th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The tied 100th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 9th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
71–⁠109
Coach
Frank Dobson
Elo
1457 −56 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−16.0 No. 63 of 71 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Paul Bissell

1911 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Vanderbilt2–⁠08–⁠1
Auburn3–⁠0–⁠14–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama2–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Mississippi State3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
The Citadel1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
LSU1–⁠16–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠33–⁠5
Mercer2–⁠44–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠26–⁠3
Tennessee0–⁠03–⁠4–⁠2
Samford0–⁠51–⁠6–⁠1

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