1929 Clemson

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

Clemson, 1929
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1929, game by game: won vs. Newberry 68–0; won vs. Davidson 32–14; won vs. Auburn 26–7; won vs. NC State 26–0; won at Wofford 30–0; won at South Carolina 21–14; lost at Kentucky 6–44; lost at VMI 0–12; lost at Florida 7–13; won vs. The Citadel 13–0; won vs. Furman 7–6+68−38Won 68–0 vs. Newberry+68NewberryWon 32–14 vs. Davidson+18DavidsonWon 26–7 vs. Auburn+19AuburnWon 26–0 vs. NC State+26NC StateWon 30–0 at Wofford+30WoffordWon 21–14 at South Carolina+7South CarolinaLost 6–44 at Kentucky-38KentuckyLost 0–12 at VMI-12VMILost 7–13 at Florida-6FloridaWon 13–0 vs. The Citadel+13The CitadelWon 7–6 vs. Furman+1Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 7–⁠6; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 69th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠3 12th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
236–⁠110
Coach
Josh Cody
Elo
1555 +20 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.4 No. 62 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
O.D. Padgett

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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