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1928 Clemson

8–⁠3 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Josh Cody.

Photographs of 1928 Clemson Tigers football team players O. K. Pressley, Sol Solomon, and Bob Swofford
Photographs of 1928 Clemson Tigers football team players O. K. Pressley, Sol Solomon, and Bob SwoffordPhoto: The Atlanta Journal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1928, game by game: won vs. Newberry 30–0; won vs. Davidson 6–0; won at Auburn 6–0; won vs. NC State 7–0; won vs. Erskine 52–0; won at South Carolina 32–0; lost at Ole Miss 7–26; won at VMI 12–0; lost at Florida 6–27; won at Furman 27–12; lost at The Citadel 7–12+52−21Won 30–0 vs. Newberry+30NewberryWon 6–0 vs. Davidson+6DavidsonWon 6–0 at Auburn+6AuburnWon 7–0 vs. NC State+7NC StateWon 52–0 vs. Erskine+52ErskineWon 32–0 at South Carolina+32South CarolinaLost 7–26 at Ole Miss-19Ole MissWon 12–0 at VMI+12VMILost 6–27 at Florida-21FloridaWon 27–12 at Furman+15FurmanLost 7–12 at The Citadel-5The Citadel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsNewberryW 30–⁠076%
Sep 29vsDavidsonW 6–⁠061%
Oct 6atAuburnW 6–⁠059%
Oct 12vsNC StateW 7–⁠054%
Oct 19vsErskineW 52–⁠093%
Oct 25atSouth CarolinaW 32–⁠040%
Nov 3atOle MissL 7–⁠2656%
Nov 10atVMIW 12–⁠044%
Nov 17atFloridaL 6–⁠2731%
Nov 29atFurmanW 27–⁠1239%
Dec 8atThe CitadelL 7–⁠1260%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to The Citadel 12–⁠7; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 71st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
4–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
192–⁠77
Coach
Josh Cody
Elo
1553 +103 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
0.5 No. 47 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
O.K. Pressley

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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