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1932 Clemson

3–⁠5–⁠1 (0–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1932, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 13–0; lost at Georgia Tech 14–32; lost at NC State 0–13; won vs. Erskine 19–0; lost at South Carolina 0–14; tied at Davidson 7–7; won at The Citadel 18–6; lost vs. Georgia 18–32; lost at Furman 0–7+19−18Won 13–0 vs. Presbyterian+13PresbyterianLost 14–32 at Georgia Tech-18Georgia TechLost 0–13 at NC State-13NC StateWon 19–0 vs. Erskine+19ErskineLost 0–14 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaTied 7–7 at Davidson0DavidsonWon 18–6 at The Citadel+12The CitadelLost 18–32 vs. Georgia-14GeorgiaLost 0–7 at Furman-7Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsPresbyterianW 13–⁠088%
Oct 1atGeorgia TechL 14–⁠3245%
Oct 8atNC StateL 0–⁠1339%
Oct 14vsErskineW 19–⁠085%
Oct 20atSouth CarolinaL 0–⁠1431%
Oct 29atDavidsonT 7–⁠733%
Nov 5atThe CitadelW 18–⁠638%
Nov 11vsGeorgiaL 18–⁠3239%
Nov 24atFurmanL 0–⁠729%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 7–⁠0; tied for 21st in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 116th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠4 tied for 21st in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠111
Coach
Jess Neely
Elo
1406 −44 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.2 No. 89 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bob Miller

1932 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
LSU4–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
Tennessee7–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Auburn6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Virginia Tech6–⁠18–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠28–⁠2
Vanderbilt4–⁠1–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
NC State3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Tulane5–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠37–⁠3
Georgia Tech4–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠4–⁠2
Kentucky4–⁠54–⁠5
Virginia2–⁠35–⁠4
Ole Miss2–⁠35–⁠6
Georgia2–⁠4–⁠22–⁠5–⁠2
Maryland2–⁠45–⁠6
North Carolina2–⁠5–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
VMI1–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠41–⁠9
Florida1–⁠63–⁠6
Clemson0–⁠43–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State0–⁠43–⁠5
Sewanee0–⁠62–⁠7–⁠1

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