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1949 Clemson

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

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1949, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 69–7; lost at Rice 7–33; won at NC State 7–6; tied vs. Mississippi State 7–7; lost at South Carolina 13–27; lost vs. Wake Forest 21–35; lost vs. Boston College 27–40; won vs. Duquesne 33–20; won at Furman 28–21; tied vs. Auburn 20–20+62−26Won 69–7 vs. Presbyterian+62PresbyterianLost 7–33 at Rice-26RiceWon 7–6 at NC State+1NC StateTied 7–7 vs. Mississippi State0Mississippi Sta…Lost 13–27 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaLost 21–35 vs. Wake Forest-14Wake ForestLost 27–40 vs. Boston College-13Boston CollegeWon 33–20 vs. Duquesne+13DuquesneWon 28–21 at Furman+7FurmanTied 20–20 vs. Auburn0Auburn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 17vsPresbyterianW 69–⁠796%
Sep 24atRiceL 7–⁠3347%
Oct 1atNC StateW 7–⁠655%
Oct 8vsMississippi StateT 7–⁠769%
Oct 20atSouth CarolinaL 13–⁠2767%
Oct 29vsWake ForestL 21–⁠3558%
Nov 5vsBoston CollegeL 27–⁠4063%
Nov 12vsDuquesneW 33–⁠2064%
Nov 19atFurmanW 28–⁠2163%
Nov 26vsAuburnT 20–⁠2075%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Auburn 20–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 7th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 91st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
2–⁠2 tied for 7th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
232–⁠216
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1497 −104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.6 No. 82 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gene Moore

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠07–⁠416
Maryland4–⁠09–⁠114
Washington and Lee3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Duke4–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
Clemson2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠24–⁠5
George Washington2–⁠34–⁠5
NC State3–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠7–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠52–⁠8

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