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1939 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1939
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
image	1939 Clemson Tigers football team (Taps 1940).png
image_size	285
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
APRank	12
record	9–1
conf_record	4–0
head_coach	Jess Neely
hc_year	9th
captain	Joe Payne
stadium	Riggs Field
champion	Cotton Bowl Classic champion
bowl	[Cotton Bowl Classic](1940-cotton-bowl-classic)
bowl_result	W 6–3 vs. [Boston College](1939-boston-college-eagles-football-team)

The 1939 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1939 college football season. In their ninth and final season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 9–1 record, outscored opponents by a total of 165 to 40, and defeated Boston College in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic. The 1940 Cotton Bowl was Clemson's first bowl game.

Joe Payne was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Banks McFadden with 581 passing yards, fullback Charlie Timmons with 556 rushing yards, and wingback Shad Bryant with 32 points scored (4 touchdowns, 8 extra points). McFadden remained with Clemson for more than 40 years as a coach and administrator and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.

Five Clemson players were named to the All-Southern team: tailback Banks McFadden; wingback Shad Bryant; center Bob Sharpe; end Joe Blalock; and tackle George Fritts.

Schedule

|September 23||||Riggs Field|Clemson, SC |W 18–0|6,000|

|September 30|at|Tulane||Tulane Stadium|New Orleans, LA|L 6–7|25,000|

|October 7|vs|NC State||American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC (rivalry)|W 25–6|15,000|

|October 19|at|South Carolina ||Carolina Municipal Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 27–0|20,000|

|October 28|at|Navy||Thompson Stadium|Annapolis, MD|W 15–7|18,000|

|November 3|at|George Washington||Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC |W 13–6||

|November 11||Wake Forest ||Riggs Field|Clemson, SC |W 20–7|12,000|

|November 18|at|Southwestern (TN)|16|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|W 21–6|4,500|

|November 25 |at|Furman|15|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC |W 10–7|16,000|

|January 1, 1940|vs|No. 11 Boston College|12|Cotton Bowl|Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl) |W 6–3|15,000|

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
(September 24, 1939). "Clemson walks over Presbyterian, 18–0". The Roanoke Times.
(October 1, 1939). "Tulane wins by one point off Clemson". The Huntsville Times.
(October 8, 1939). "M'Fadden brilliant in Tiger rout". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 20, 1939). "Tigers Smother Gamecocks 27-0 In Gridiron Classic". The Times and Democrat.
(October 29, 1939). "Rugged Clemson team beats Navy 15–7". The Pensacola News-Journal.
(November 4, 1939). "Clemson Tigers roll over George Washington University". The State.
(November 12, 1939). "Clemson's Tigers claw Demon Deacons, 20–7". Florence Morning News.
(November 19, 1939). "Tigers 21, Lynx 6; 4500 rain-soaked spectators see thrilling game at Crump Stadium". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 26, 1939). "Clemson Tigers overpower Furman for 14–3 victory". The Index-Journal.
(January 2, 1940). "Last minute goal line stand gives Clemson team 6–3 win over Boston". The Austin American.

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