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1924 Clemson

2–⁠6 (0–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Bud Saunders.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1924, game by game: won vs. Elon 60–0; lost at Auburn 0–13; won vs. Presbyterian 14–0; lost at South Carolina 0–3; lost vs. Virginia Tech 6–50; lost at Davidson 0–7; lost at The Citadel 0–20; lost vs. Furman 0–3+60−44Won 60–0 vs. Elon+60ElonLost 0–13 at Auburn-13AuburnWon 14–0 vs. Presbyterian+14PresbyterianLost 0–3 at South Carolina-3South CarolinaLost 6–50 vs. Virginia Tech-44Virginia TechLost 0–7 at Davidson-7DavidsonLost 0–20 at The Citadel-20The CitadelLost 0–3 vs. Furman-3Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsElonW 60–⁠093%
Oct 4atAuburnL 0–⁠1339%
Oct 11vsPresbyterianW 14–⁠085%
Oct 23atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠343%
Nov 1vsVirginia TechL 6–⁠5042%
Nov 8atDavidsonL 0–⁠744%
Nov 15atThe CitadelL 0–⁠2046%
Nov 27vsFurmanL 0–⁠346%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 3–⁠0; tied for 19th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
0–⁠3 tied for 19th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
80–⁠96
Coach
Bud Saunders
Elo
1390 −109 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−18.8 No. 101 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie Robinson

1924 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama5–⁠08–⁠1
Georgia5–⁠17–⁠3
Florida2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
Tulane4–⁠18–⁠1
Washington and Lee4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠27–⁠3
Mississippi State3–⁠25–⁠4
Virginia3–⁠25–⁠4
Sewanee3–⁠25–⁠5
Georgia Tech3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠2–⁠34–⁠2–⁠3
VMI2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Kentucky2–⁠34–⁠5
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠3–⁠3
Auburn2–⁠4–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
NC State1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
LSU0–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss0–⁠34–⁠5
Tennessee0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠32–⁠6

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