1925 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1925 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson Agricultural College as a member of the Southern Conference during its 1925 football season. In its third season under head coach Bud Saunders, Clemson compiled a 1–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, was shut out in five of its eight games, and was outscored by a total of 160 to 18.[1][2] The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina (then known as Calhoun, South Carolina).

1925 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainG. I. Finklea
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 0 0 9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0 6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0 8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1 5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1 5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 1
VMI 1 5 0 5 5 0
LSU 0 2 1 5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0 2 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26PresbyterianL 9–14[3]
October 3Auburn
L 6–13[4]
October 10at KentuckyL 6–19[5]
October 22at South Carolina
L 0–33> 12,000[6]
October 29at WoffordSpartanburg, SC L 0–13[7]
November 7Florida
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 0–42[8]
November 14 at The CitadelW 6–0[9]
November 26 Furman
L 0–26[10]

References

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  1. ^ "1925 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Blue Stockings Defeat Tigers". The Index-Journal. September 27, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emmett Sizemore (October 4, 1925). "Auburn Beats Clemson In Close Game, 13 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Use Open Style Of Game To Conquer Clemson 19 To 6". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1925. p. VI-2, VI-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Defeats Clemson by 33-to-0 Score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wofford Defeats Clemson 13 to 0 in Annual Game". The Morning News Review. October 30, 1925. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators Smash Way To 42-0 Win Over Clemson Machine". St. Petersburg Times. November 8, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson Tigers Claw Citadel To Defeat, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. November 15, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman Captures Football Title". The Index-Journal. November 27, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.