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1946 Clemson

4–⁠5 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1946, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 39–0; lost at Georgia 12–35; lost vs. NC State 7–14; lost at Wake Forest 7–19; lost at South Carolina 14–26; won at Virginia Tech 14–7; lost at Tulane 13–54; won vs. Furman 20–6; won at Auburn 21–13+39−41Won 39–0 vs. Presbyterian+39PresbyterianLost 12–35 at Georgia-23GeorgiaLost 7–14 vs. NC State-7NC StateLost 7–19 at Wake Forest-12Wake ForestLost 14–26 at South Carolina-12South CarolinaWon 14–7 at Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechLost 13–54 at Tulane-41TulaneWon 20–6 vs. Furman+14FurmanWon 21–13 at Auburn+8Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 21vsPresbyterianW 39–⁠094%
Sep 27atGeorgiaL 12–⁠3532%
Oct 5vsNC StateL 7–⁠1464%
Oct 12atWake ForestL 7–⁠1930%
Oct 24atSouth CarolinaL 14–⁠2646%
Nov 2atVirginia TechW 14–⁠746%
Nov 9atTulaneL 13–⁠5448%
Nov 16vsFurmanW 20–⁠682%
Nov 23atAuburnW 21–⁠1352%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Auburn 21–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 98th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
147–⁠174
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1462 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−0.5 No. 65 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Chip Clark

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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