1914 Clemson

5–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠2 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association), coached by Bob Williams.

Clemson, 1914
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1914, game by game: tied at Davidson 0–0; lost at Tennessee 0–27; lost at Auburn 0–28; won at Furman 57–0; won at South Carolina 29–6; won at The Citadel 14–0; won at Georgia 35–13; won at VMI 27–23; lost at Georgia Tech 6–26+57−28Tied 0–0 at Davidson0DavidsonLost 0–27 at Tennessee-27TennesseeLost 0–28 at Auburn-28AuburnWon 57–0 at Furman+57FurmanWon 29–6 at South Carolina+23South CarolinaWon 14–0 at The Citadel+14The CitadelWon 35–13 at Georgia+22GeorgiaWon 27–23 at VMI+4VMILost 6–26 at Georgia Tech-20Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atDavidsonT 0–⁠055%
Oct 10atTennesseeL 0–⁠2741%
Oct 17atAuburnL 0–⁠2817%
Oct 22atFurmanW 57–⁠043%
Oct 29atSouth CarolinaW 29–⁠655%
Oct 31atThe CitadelW 14–⁠062%
Nov 7atGeorgiaW 35–⁠1349%
Nov 14atVMIW 27–⁠2351%
Nov 26atGeorgia TechL 6–⁠2642%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 26–⁠6; tied for 7th in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association.

In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
168–⁠123
Coach
Bob Williams
Elo
1586 +81 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.9 No. 58 of 83 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
William Schilletter

1914 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tennessee5–⁠09–⁠0
Ole Miss2–⁠05–⁠4–⁠1
Auburn4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Florida3–⁠15–⁠2
Mississippi State4–⁠26–⁠2
Alabama3–⁠25–⁠4
Clemson2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky1–⁠11–⁠2
Georgia1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
LSU0–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane0–⁠3–⁠13–⁠3–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠32–⁠5
Vanderbilt0–⁠22–⁠6
Wofford0–⁠11–⁠7–⁠1
Samford0–⁠10–⁠1
Mercer0–⁠20–⁠3
Chattanooga0–⁠20–⁠3

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