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1931 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1931
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	1–6–2
conf_record	1–4
head_coach	Jess Neely
hc_year	1st
captain	A. D. Fordham
stadium	Riggs Field

The 1931 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1931 college football season. In their first season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 1–6–2 record (1–4 against conference opponents), finished 20th in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 164 to 19. D. Fordham was the team captain.

Schedule

|September 25|||Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|T 0–0||

|October 3|at|Tennessee|Shields–Watkins Field|Knoxville, TN|L 0–44||

|October 10|vs|NC State|Central High School Stadium|Charlotte, NC (rivalry)|W 6–0|5,000|

|October 16|vs|The Citadel|Florence Memorial Stadium|Florence, SC|L 0–6||

|October 22|at|South Carolina|State Fair Grounds|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 0–21|15,000|

|October 31||Oglethorpe|Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|L 0–12||

|November 7|vs|VMI|Bain Field|Norfolk, VA|L 6–7||

|November 14|at|Alabama|Cramton Bowl|Montgomery, AL (rivalry)|L 7–74||

|November 26|at|Furman|Manly Field|Greenville, SC|T 0–0||

References

(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
"1931 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
(September 26, 1931). "Blue Stockings tie Clemson in big upset". The Columbia Record.
(October 4, 1931). "Vols smother Clemson, 44–0". The Greenville News.
(October 11, 1931). "Clemson records first score to defeat State". The Charlotte News.
(October 17, 1931). "Citadel wins over Clemson". The Atlanta Constitution.
Carl Weimer. (October 23, 1931). "Gamecock Defeat Fighting Tigers In Fair Classic 21-0". The Greenville News.
(November 1, 1931). "Oglethorpe Petrels defeat Clemson Tigers, score 12–0". The Greenville News.
(November 8, 1931). "V.M.I. noses out Clemson, 7–6, in overhead attack". The Birmingham News.
(November 15, 1931). "Bama team shows finesse in routing Clemson by 74–7". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(November 27, 1931). "Furman held to tie by Clemson". The News and Observer.

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