1935 Clemson
6–3 (2–1 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat South Carolina 44–0Oct 24
By 44 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21 | vs Presbyterian | W 25–6 | 91% |
| Sep 28 | at Virginia Tech | W 28–7 | 46% |
| Oct 5 | vs Wake Forest | W 13–7 | 79% |
| Oct 12 | at Duke | L 12–38 | 27% |
| Oct 24 | at South Carolina | W 44–0 | 54% |
| Nov 2 | vs Mercer | W 13–0 | 91% |
| Nov 9 | at Alabama | L 0–33 | 24% |
| Nov 16 | at The Citadel | W 6–0 | 67% |
| Nov 28 | at Furman | L 6–8 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Furman 8–6; 4th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 6–3
- Conference
- 2–1 4th in Southern Conference
- AP poll
- Began in 1936
- Points
- 147–99
- Coach
- Jess Neely
- Elo
- 1549 +55 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −5.3 No. 85 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Henry Shore
All-Southern Conference
2 second teamSecond team
Tom BrownOTAP-2- Clarence InabinetOGAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1935 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1935 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 5–0 | 8–2 | |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–1 | |
 Maryland | 3–1–1 | 7–2–2 | |
| Clemson | 2–1 | 6–3 | |
| Virginia Tech | 3–3–1 | 4–3–2 | |
 NC State | 2–2 | 6–4 | |
| Washington and Lee | 1–3–1 | 3–4–1 | |
| South Carolina | 1–4 | 3–7 | |
 Virginia | 0–3–2 | 1–5–4 | |
 VMI | 0–3–1 | 2–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.