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1937 Clemson

4–⁠4–⁠1 (2–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1937, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 46–0; lost at Tulane 0–7; lost at Army 6–21; lost at Georgia 0–14; won at South Carolina 34–6; won vs. Wake Forest 32–0; lost at Georgia Tech 0–7; won at Florida 10–9; tied at Furman 0–0+46−15Won 46–0 vs. Presbyterian+46PresbyterianLost 0–7 at Tulane-7TulaneLost 6–21 at Army-15ArmyLost 0–14 at Georgia-14GeorgiaWon 34–6 at South Carolina+28South CarolinaWon 32–0 vs. Wake Forest+32Wake ForestLost 0–7 at Georgia Tech-7Georgia TechWon 10–9 at Florida+1FloridaTied 0–0 at Furman0Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsPresbyterianW 46–⁠092%
Sep 25atTulaneL 0–⁠738%
Oct 2atArmyL 6–⁠2136%
Oct 9atGeorgiaL 0–⁠1433%
Oct 21atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠648%
Oct 30vsWake ForestW 32–⁠074%
Nov 6atGeorgia TechL 0–⁠737%
Nov 13atFloridaW 10–⁠950%
Nov 25atFurmanT 0–⁠046%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Furman 0–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1937.

Record
4–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠0–⁠1 tied for 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
128–⁠64
Coach
Jess Neely
Elo
1509 −1 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
3.8 No. 51 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
H.D. Lewis

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Charlie WoodsCAP-1; UP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1937 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1937 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland2–⁠08–⁠2
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠119
Duke5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠120
Clemson2–⁠0–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
VMI4–⁠25–⁠5
NC State4–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠6–⁠1
The Citadel2–⁠37–⁠4
Richmond2–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠5
Furman1–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Virginia Tech2–⁠45–⁠5
William & Mary1–⁠34–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠43–⁠6
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

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