1935 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1935 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1935 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 6–3 record (2–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 147 to 99.[1][2][3]

1935 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1935 record6–3 (2–1 SoCon)
Head coachJess Neely (5th season)
CaptainHenry Shore
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1935 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Duke $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
North Carolina 4 1 0  8 1 0
Maryland 3 1 1  7 2 2
Clemson 2 1 0  6 3 0
VPI 3 3 1  4 3 2
NC State 2 2 0  6 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 3 1  3 4 1
Virginia 0 3 2  1 5 4
South Carolina 1 4 0  3 7 0
VMI 0 3 1  2 7 1
  • $ Conference champion

Henry Shore was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Joe Berry with 422 passing yards and 457 rushing yards and fullback Mac Folger with 36 points scored (6 touchdowns).[4]

Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1937 All-Southern Conference football team: tackle Tom Brown and guard Clarence Inabinet.[5]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Presbyterian*W 25–6
September 28at VPIW 28–7
October 5Wake Forest*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 13–7
October 12at Duke
L 12–38
October 24at South Carolina
W 44–017,000[6]
November 2vs. Mercer*Augusta, GAW 13–0
November 9at Alabama*
L 0–33
November 16at The Citadel*
W 6–0
November 28at Furman*Greenville, SCL 6–8
  • *Non-conference game
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References

  1. "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  4. "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
  5. 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 22.
  6. Scoop Latimer (October 25, 1935). "Clemson's Powerful Tigers Knock Birds Off The Roost, 44-0". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 18 via Newspapers.com.
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