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1945 Clemson

6–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1945, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 76–0; lost at Georgia 0–20; won at NC State 13–0; won vs. Pensacola NAS 7–6; tied at South Carolina 0–0; lost at Miami 6–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 35–0; won at Tulane 47–20; won at Georgia Tech 21–7; lost vs. Wake Forest 6–13+76−20Won 76–0 vs. Presbyterian+76PresbyterianLost 0–20 at Georgia-20GeorgiaWon 13–0 at NC State+13NC StateWon 7–6 vs. Pensacola NAS+1Pensacola NASTied 0–0 at South Carolina0South CarolinaLost 6–7 at Miami-1MiamiWon 35–0 vs. Virginia Tech+35Virginia TechWon 47–20 at Tulane+27TulaneWon 21–7 at Georgia Tech+14Georgia TechLost 6–13 vs. Wake Forest-7Wake Forest
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 22vsPresbyterianW 76–⁠089%
Sep 29atGeorgiaL 0–⁠2031%
Oct 6atNC StateW 13–⁠038%
Oct 13vsPensacola NASW 7–⁠688%
Oct 25atSouth CarolinaT 0–⁠049%
Nov 2atMiamiL 6–⁠753%
Nov 10vsVirginia TechW 35–⁠065%
Nov 17atTulaneW 47–⁠2049%
Nov 24atGeorgia TechW 21–⁠735%
Dec 1vsWake ForestL 6–⁠1363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Wake Forest 13–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 8: 18

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 1945.

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1–⁠1 4th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 18
Points
211–⁠73
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1539 +86 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.9 No. 21 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Ralph Jenkins

Drafted in 1946

The 1946 draft
Rd 6Marion Woods OGPittsburgh Steelers

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

  • Robert TurnerOTUP-1
  • Ralph JenkinsCAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Marion ButlerBUP-2
  • Bull CagleOTUP-2
  • Footsie WardOGUP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1945 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1945 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠213
Wake Forest3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠119
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
VMI3–⁠25–⁠4
North Carolina2–⁠25–⁠5
NC State2–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠52–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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