1925 Clemson

1–⁠7 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Bud Saunders.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1925, game by game: lost vs. Presbyterian 0–14; lost vs. Auburn 6–13; lost at Kentucky 6–19; lost at South Carolina 0–33; lost at Wofford 0–13; lost vs. Florida 0–42; won at The Citadel 6–0; lost at Furman 0–26+7−42Lost 0–14 vs. Presbyterian-14PresbyterianLost 6–13 vs. Auburn-7AuburnLost 6–19 at Kentucky-13KentuckyLost 0–33 at South Carolina-33South CarolinaLost 0–13 at Wofford-13WoffordLost 0–42 vs. Florida-42FloridaWon 6–0 at The Citadel+6The CitadelLost 0–26 at Furman-26Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsPresbyterianL 0–⁠1486%
Oct 3vsAuburnL 6–⁠1338%
Oct 10atKentuckyL 6–⁠1930%
Oct 22atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠3324%
Oct 29atWoffordL 0–⁠1360%
Nov 7vsFloridaL 0–⁠4219%
Nov 14atThe CitadelW 6–⁠020%
Nov 26atFurmanL 0–⁠2621%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 26–⁠0; tied for 20th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 124th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
1–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 20th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
18–⁠160
Coach
Bud Saunders
Elo
1303 −123 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−23.4 No. 99 of 104 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
G.I. Finklea

1925 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama7–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠09–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Washington and Lee5–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
Georgia Tech4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠26–⁠3
Florida3–⁠28–⁠2
Auburn3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Vanderbilt3–⁠36–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠27–⁠3
Tennessee2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
Sewanee1–⁠44–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠43–⁠4–⁠1
VMI1–⁠55–⁠5
LSU0–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠45–⁠5
Maryland0–⁠43–⁠5
Clemson0–⁠41–⁠7

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