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1950 Clemson

9–⁠0–⁠1 (3–⁠0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Howard, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Clemson in 1950, game by game: won vs. Presbyterian 55–0; won at No. 17 Missouri 34–0; won vs. NC State 27–0; tied at South Carolina 14–14; won at No. 17 Wake Forest 13–12; won vs. Duquesne 53–20; won at Boston College 35–14; won vs. Furman 57–2; won at Auburn 41–0; won vs. No. 14 Miami 15–14+55Won 55–0 vs. Presbyterian+55PresbyterianWon 34–0 at No. 17 Missouri+34No. 17 MissouriWon 27–0 vs. NC State+27NC StateTied 14–14 at South Carolina0South CarolinaWon 13–12 at No. 17 Wake Forest+1No. 17 Wake ForestWon 53–20 vs. Duquesne+33DuquesneWon 35–14 at Boston College+21Boston CollegeWon 57–2 vs. Furman+55FurmanWon 41–0 at Auburn+41AuburnWon 15–14 vs. No. 14 Miami+1No. 14 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 23vsPresbyterianW 55–⁠090%
Sep 30at17MissouriW 34–⁠032%
Oct 7vsNC StateW 27–⁠070%
Oct 19atSouth CarolinaT 14–⁠1453%
Oct 28at17Wake ForestW 13–⁠1236%
Nov 4vsDuquesneW 53–⁠2080%
Nov 11atBoston CollegeW 35–⁠1473%
Nov 18vsFurmanW 57–⁠288%
Nov 25atAuburnW 41–⁠084%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs14MiamiOrange BowlW 15–⁠1448%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 15–⁠14 in the Orange Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 33rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 125 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 18
  2. Wk 3: 13
  3. Wk 4: 12
  4. Wk 5: 16
  5. Wk 6: 14
  6. Wk 7: 13
  7. Wk 8: 11
  8. Wk 9: 11
  9. Final: 10
Record
9–⁠0–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 10
Points
344–⁠76
Coach
Frank Howard
Elo
1638 +140 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
12.4 No. 26 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Gene Moore

Drafted in 1951

The 1951 draft
Rd 3Fred Cone RBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 7Ray Mathews BPittsburgh Steelers

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Jackie CalvertBAP-2; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1950 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1950 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee6–⁠08–⁠318
Clemson3–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠110
VMI5–⁠16–⁠4
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Duke5–⁠27–⁠3
North Carolina3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠2
George Washington4–⁠35–⁠4
NC State4–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
William & Mary3–⁠34–⁠7
The Citadel2–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠4–⁠2
Furman2–⁠42–⁠8–⁠1
West Virginia1–⁠32–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠53–⁠6
Richmond1–⁠82–⁠8
Virginia Tech0–⁠80–⁠10

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