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1938 Clemson

7–⁠1–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jess Neely.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1938, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 26–0; won at Tulane 13–10; lost at Tennessee 7–20; tied vs. VMI 7–7; won at South Carolina 34–12; won at Wake Forest 7–0; won vs. George Washington 27–0; won at Kentucky 14–0; won vs. Furman 10–7+27−13Won 26–0 vs. Presbyterian+26PresbyterianWon 13–10 at Tulane+3TulaneLost 7–20 at Tennessee-13TennesseeTied 7–7 vs. VMI0VMIWon 34–12 at South Carolina+22South CarolinaWon 7–0 at Wake Forest+7Wake ForestWon 27–0 vs. George Washington+27George Washingt…Won 14–0 at Kentucky+14KentuckyWon 10–7 vs. Furman+3Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsPresbyterianW 26–⁠093%
Sep 24atTulaneW 13–⁠1039%
Oct 1atTennesseeL 7–⁠2035%
Oct 8vsVMIT 7–⁠772%
Oct 20atSouth CarolinaW 34–⁠1249%
Oct 28atWake ForestW 7–⁠058%
Nov 5vsGeorge WashingtonW 27–⁠058%
Nov 12atKentuckyW 14–⁠071%
Nov 24vsFurmanW 10–⁠789%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 47th-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 1938.

Record
7–⁠1–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠56
Coach
Jess Neely
Elo
1598 +93 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.9 No. 22 of 122 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Charlie Woods

Drafted in 1939

The 1939 draft
Rd 5Don Willis BNew York Giants

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 4 second team

First team

Second team

  • Loyell BryantBAP-2
  • Curtis PenningtonOTAP-2
  • Joe PayneOGAP-2
  • Charlie WoodsCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1938 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1938 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠09–⁠13
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠17–⁠1–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
VMI4–⁠0–⁠36–⁠1–⁠4
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
NC State3–⁠3–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
South Carolina2–⁠26–⁠4–⁠1
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠23–⁠5–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠36–⁠5
Maryland1–⁠22–⁠7
Davidson2–⁠64–⁠6
Furman0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠43–⁠7

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