1913 Clemson

4–⁠4 (2–⁠3 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Bob Williams.

Clemson, 1913
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1913, game by game: won vs. Davidson 6–3; lost at Alabama 0–20; lost vs. Auburn 0–20; won at South Carolina 32–0; lost at Georgia 15–18; won at The Citadel 7–3; won at Mercer 52–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–34+52−34Won 6–3 vs. Davidson+3DavidsonLost 0–20 at Alabama-20AlabamaLost 0–20 vs. Auburn-20AuburnWon 32–0 at South Carolina+32South CarolinaLost 15–18 at Georgia-3GeorgiaWon 7–3 at The Citadel+4The CitadelWon 52–0 at Mercer+52MercerLost 0–34 at Georgia Tech-34Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 4vsDavidsonW 6–⁠363%
Oct 11atAlabamaL 0–⁠2036%
Oct 18vsAuburnL 0–⁠2033%
Oct 30atSouth CarolinaW 32–⁠041%
Nov 6atGeorgiaL 15–⁠1825%
Nov 8atThe CitadelW 7–⁠345%
Nov 17atMercerW 52–⁠055%
Nov 27atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠3435%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 34–⁠0; 8th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠4
Conference
2–⁠3 8th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
112–⁠98
Coach
Bob Williams
Elo
1507 +35 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.5 No. 46 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
A.P. Gandy

1913 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Auburn7–⁠08–⁠0
Mississippi State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
Alabama4–⁠26–⁠3
Georgia2–⁠16–⁠2
Florida2–⁠14–⁠3
LSU1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt1–⁠15–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠4
Tennessee1–⁠26–⁠3
The Citadel0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Mercer0–⁠3–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠33–⁠5
Samford0–⁠20–⁠2
Kentucky0–⁠10–⁠2

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