1933 Clemson

3–⁠6–⁠2 (1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1933, game by game: tied vs. Presbyterian 6–6; lost at Georgia Tech 2–39; won vs. NC State 9–0; tied at George Washington 0–0; lost at South Carolina 0–7; lost at Ole Miss 0–13; won vs. Wake Forest 13–0; lost at Wofford 13–14; lost at Mercer 0–13; won vs. The Citadel 7–0; lost at Furman 0–6+13−37Tied 6–6 vs. Presbyterian0PresbyterianLost 2–39 at Georgia Tech-37Georgia TechWon 9–0 vs. NC State+9NC StateTied 0–0 at George Washington0George Washingt…Lost 0–7 at South Carolina-7South CarolinaLost 0–13 at Ole Miss-13Ole MissWon 13–0 vs. Wake Forest+13Wake ForestLost 13–14 at Wofford-1WoffordLost 0–13 at Mercer-13MercerWon 7–0 vs. The Citadel+7The CitadelLost 0–6 at Furman-6Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 6–⁠0; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 120th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
3–⁠6–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
50–⁠98
Coach
Jess Neely
Elo
1386 −51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 91 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
John Heinemann

1933 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠09–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠5
VMI2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠43–⁠7
NC State0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠3

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