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1930 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1930
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	8–2
conf_record	3–2
head_coach	Josh Cody
hc_year	4th
captain	Johnnie Justus
stadium	Riggs Field
champion	State champion

The 1930 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1930 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished ninth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 82.

Right halfback Johnnie Justus was the team captain. Four Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1930 All-Southern Conference football team: center Red Fordham; guard Mule Yarborough; and quarterback Maxcy Welch and left halfback Grady Salley.

After the season, Josh Cody resigned as Clemson's head coach to accept an assistant coaching job under Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt.

Schedule

| September 20 || Presbyterian | Riggs Field | Clemson, SC |W 28–7||

| September 27 || Wofford | Riggs Field | Clemson, SC |W 32–0||

| October 3 |vs| The Citadel | Florence Memorial Stadium | Florence, SC |W 13–7|5,000|

| October 11 |vs| NC State | Central High School Stadium | Charlotte, NC (rivalry) |W 27–0| 7,000 |

| October 17 || Newberry | Riggs Field | Clemson, SC |W 75–0||

| October 23 |at| South Carolina |State Fairgrounds| Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 20–7|15,000|

| November 1 |at| Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field | Knoxville, TN |L 0–27||

| November 8 |vs| VMI | Bain Field | Norfolk, VA |W 32–0||

| November 15 |at| Florida |Fairfield Stadium| Jacksonville, FL |L 0–27||

| November 27 |at| Furman |Manly Field| Greenville, SC | W 12–7|12,000|

References

(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
"1930 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
(September 21, 1930). "Clemson beats P.C., 28 to 7". The Sunday Record.
(September 28, 1930). "Clemson Tigers rout Terriers by 32–0 score". The Greenville News.
(October 4, 1930). "Clemson defeats Citadel 13 to 7 after Bulldog rally falls short". The State.
(October 12, 1930). "State falls before Clemson drive". The Charlotte News.
(October 18, 1930). "Clemson walks off to easy 75–0 win". The Charlotte Observer.
Carl Weimer. (October 24, 1930). "Clemson Again Humbles The Gamecocks, 20 To 7". The Greenville News.
(November 2, 1930). "Tennessee tramples Cody's Tigers under 27 to 0 score". The Charlotte News.
(November 9, 1930). "Clemson overwhelms V.M.I. 32 to 0". The State.
(October 18, 1930). "Gators hit stride and smother Clemson Tigers 27 to 0". The Palm Beach Post.
(November 28, 1930). "Clemson downs Hurricane by 12 to 7 score". The Greenville News.

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