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1936 Clemson

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

Clemson, 1936
Photo: Taps staff, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1936, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 19–0; won vs. Virginia Tech 20–0; lost at Alabama 0–32; lost at Duke 0–25; lost at Wake Forest 0–6; won at South Carolina 19–0; won at Georgia Tech 14–13; won at The Citadel 20–0; lost at Kentucky 6–7; lost vs. Furman 0–12+20−32Won 19–0 vs. Presbyterian+19PresbyterianWon 20–0 vs. Virginia Tech+20Virginia TechLost 0–32 at Alabama-32AlabamaLost 0–25 at Duke-25DukeLost 0–6 at Wake Forest-6Wake ForestWon 19–0 at South Carolina+19South CarolinaWon 14–13 at Georgia Tech+1Georgia TechWon 20–0 at The Citadel+20The CitadelLost 6–7 at Kentucky-1KentuckyLost 0–12 vs. Furman-12Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19vsPresbyterianW 19–⁠094%
Sep 26vsVirginia TechW 20–⁠065%
Oct 3atAlabamaL 0–⁠3232%
Oct 10atDukeL 0–⁠2525%
Oct 16atWake ForestL 0–⁠658%
Oct 22atSouth CarolinaW 19–⁠053%
Oct 31atGeorgia TechW 14–⁠1341%
Nov 7atThe CitadelW 20–⁠064%
Nov 14atKentuckyL 6–⁠749%
Nov 26vsFurmanL 0–⁠1261%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Furman 12–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠3 8th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
98–⁠95
Coach
Jess Neely
Elo
1514 −18 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
1.1 No. 68 of 131 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Net Berry

All-Southern Conference

3 second team

Second team

  • Mac FolgerRBAP-2
  • Manuel BlackOTAP-2; UP-2
  • Harold LewisCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1936 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1936 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke7–⁠09–⁠111
North Carolina6–⁠18–⁠2
Furman4–⁠17–⁠2
VMI5–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠5
Washington and Lee3–⁠24–⁠5
Davidson4–⁠35–⁠4
Clemson3–⁠35–⁠5
Virginia Tech4–⁠55–⁠5
Wake Forest2–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠43–⁠7
South Carolina2–⁠55–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠34–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠52–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠6
William & Mary0–⁠51–⁠8

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