1947 Clemson
4–5 (1–3 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Presbyterian 42–0Sep 20
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20 | vs Presbyterian | W 42–0 | 92% |
| Sep 26 | at Boston College | L 22–32 | 39% |
| Oct 4 | vs Wake Forest | L 14–16 | 43% |
| Oct 11 | at NC State | L 0–18 | 33% |
| Oct 23 | at South Carolina | L 19–21 | 44% |
| Oct 31 | at Georgia | L 6–21 | 19% |
| Nov 8 | at Furman | W 35–7 | 62% |
| Nov 15 | at Duquesne | W 34–13 | 45% |
| Nov 22 | vs Auburn | W 34–18 | 76% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Auburn 34–18; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).
- Record
- 4–5
- Conference
- 1–3 12th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 206–146
- Coach
- Frank Howard
- Elo
- 1487 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- 1.1 No. 58 of 120 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Cary Cox
1947 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 William & Mary | 7–1 | 9–2 | 14 |
 North Carolina | 4–1 | 8–2 | 9 |
| South Carolina | 4–1–1 | 6–2–1 | |
 Duke | 3–1–1 | 4–3–2 | 19 |
| Washington and Lee | 3–2 | 5–5 | |
 Maryland | 3–2–1 | 7–2–2 | |
| NC State | 3–2–1 | 5–3–1 | 17 |
 Virginia Tech | 4–3 | 4–5 | |
 Davidson | 3–3–1 | 6–3–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 3–4 | 6–4 | |
 VMI | 2–3–1 | 3–5–1 | |
 Clemson | 1–3 | 4–5 | |
 The Citadel | 1–4 | 3–5 | |
| Furman | 1–4 | 2–7 | |
 Richmond | 1–5 | 3–7 | |
| George Washington | 0–4 | 1–7–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.