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1936 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1936
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
image	1936 Clemson Tigers football team (Taps 1937).png
image_size	280
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	5–5
conf_record	3–3
head_coach	Jess Neely
hc_year	6th
captain	Net Berry
stadium	Riggs Field

The 1936 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 98 to 95.

Net Berry was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Joe Berry with 434 passing yards and fullback Mac Folger with 522 rushing yards and 48 points scored (8 touchdowns).

Five Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1937 All-South Carolina football team: backs Joe Berry and Mac Folger; tackle Manuel Black; guard Bill Bryant; and center Harold Lewis.

Schedule

|September 19||| Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|W 19–0|5,000|

|September 26||VPI|Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|W 20–0|5,000|

|October 3|at|No. 4 Alabama|Denny Stadium|Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)|L 0–32|6,000|

|October 10|at|No. 11 Duke|Duke Stadium|Durham, NC|L 0–25|4,127|

|October 16|at|Wake Forest|Gore Field|Wake Forest, NC|L 0–6|2,000|

|October 22|at|South Carolina|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 19–0|19,000|

|October 31|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field|Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|W 14–13|11,000|

|November 7|at|The Citadel|Johnson Hagood Stadium|Charleston, SC|W 20–0|5,000|

|November 14|at|Kentucky|McLean Stadium|Lexington, KY|L 6–7||

|November 26||Furman |Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|L 0–12|12,000|

References

(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
(September 20, 1936). "Clemson Tigers defeat Blue Sox". The News and Observer.
(September 27, 1936). "Clemson smothers Virginia Polytechnic Institute under 20 to 0 score". The Bristol Herald Courier.
(October 4, 1936). "Alabama elephants trample Tigers, 32–0". The Greenville News.
(October 11, 1936). "Duke gridders trim Clemson Tigers, 25 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
(October 17, 1936). "Weaver trick works again as Deacs win". The Charlotte News.
Scoop Latimer. (October 23, 1936). "Clemson Wins Fair Game By 19-To-0 Score". The Greenville News.
(November 1, 1936). "Clemson surprises by topping Tech". The News and Observer.
(November 8, 1936). "Clemson's roaring Bengals defeat Citadel Bulldogs, 20 to 0". The Greenville News.
(November 15, 1936). "Kentucky wins close verdict over Clemson, 7–6". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(November 27, 1936). "Furman beats Clemson, 12–0". The Lexington Herald.

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