1930 Clemson

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

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1930, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 28–7; won vs. Wofford 32–0; won vs. The Citadel 13–7; won vs. NC State 27–0; won vs. Newberry 75–0; won at South Carolina 20–7; lost at Tennessee 0–27; won at VMI 32–0; lost at Florida 0–27; won at Furman 12–7+75−27Won 28–7 vs. Presbyterian+21PresbyterianWon 32–0 vs. Wofford+32WoffordWon 13–7 vs. The Citadel+6The CitadelWon 27–0 vs. NC State+27NC StateWon 75–0 vs. Newberry+75NewberryWon 20–7 at South Carolina+13South CarolinaLost 0–27 at Tennessee-27TennesseeWon 32–0 at VMI+32VMILost 0–27 at Florida-27FloridaWon 12–7 at Furman+5Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 12–⁠7; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
8–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
239–⁠82
Coach
Josh Cody
Elo
1597 +60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.0 No. 56 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Johnnie Justus

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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