1912 Clemson

4–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Frank Dobson.

Clemson, 1912
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1912, game by game: won at Samford 59–0; won vs. Riverside 26–0; lost at Auburn 6–27; won vs. The Citadel 52–14; lost at South Carolina 7–22; lost at Georgia 6–27; won at Mercer 22–13; lost at Georgia Tech 0–23+59−23Won 59–0 at Samford+59SamfordWon 26–0 vs. Riverside+26RiversideLost 6–27 at Auburn-21AuburnWon 52–14 vs. The Citadel+38The CitadelLost 7–22 at South Carolina-15South CarolinaLost 6–27 at Georgia-21GeorgiaWon 22–13 at Mercer+9MercerLost 0–23 at Georgia Tech-23Georgia 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 23–⁠0; tied for 6th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 99th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 6th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
178–⁠126
Coach
Frank Dobson
Elo
1458 −13 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−20.6 No. 68 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
W.B. Britt

1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas A&M2–⁠08–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠01–⁠0
Vanderbilt2–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia4–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Auburn5–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson3–⁠24–⁠4
Mercer2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠35–⁠3
Mississippi State2–⁠34–⁠3
Ole Miss1–⁠24–⁠3
LSU1–⁠34–⁠3
Florida0–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Tennessee0–⁠34–⁠4
The Citadel0–⁠22–⁠4
Samford0–⁠31–⁠6

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