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1940 Clemson

6–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1940, game by game: won at Presbyterian 38–0; won vs. Wofford 26–0; won vs. NC State 26–7; won vs. Wake Forest 39–0; won at South Carolina 21–13; lost at Tulane 0–13; lost at Auburn 7–21; tied at Rhodes 12–12; won at Furman 13–7+39−14Won 38–0 at Presbyterian+38PresbyterianWon 26–0 vs. Wofford+26WoffordWon 26–7 vs. NC State+19NC StateWon 39–0 vs. Wake Forest+39Wake ForestWon 21–13 at South Carolina+8South CarolinaLost 0–13 at Tulane-13TulaneLost 7–21 at Auburn-14AuburnTied 12–12 at Rhodes0RhodesWon 13–7 at Furman+6Furman
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21atPresbyterianW 38–⁠094%
Sep 28vsWoffordW 26–⁠097%
Oct 5vsNC StateW 26–⁠772%
Oct 12vsWake ForestW 39–⁠067%
Oct 24atSouth CarolinaW 21–⁠1380%
Nov 2atTulaneL 0–⁠1356%
Nov 9atAuburnL 7–⁠2151%
Nov 16atRhodesT 12–⁠1281%
Nov 23atFurmanW 13–⁠774%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Furman 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 12
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 10

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 1940.

Southern Conference champions4–⁠0 in the conference

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 first in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
182–⁠73
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1615 −3 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.1 No. 35 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Red Sharpe

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Ed “Chippy” ManessBAP-2
  • George FrittsOTAP-2
  • Red SharpeCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1940 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1940 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson4–⁠06–⁠2–⁠1
Duke4–⁠17–⁠218
Wake Forest4–⁠27–⁠3
William & Mary2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠26–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠26–⁠4
VMI3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Furman4–⁠35–⁠4
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠5
NC State3–⁠53–⁠6
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6
Maryland0–⁠1–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠55–⁠5
The Citadel0–⁠44–⁠5

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