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1940 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1940
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	6–2–1
conf_record	4–0
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	1st
captain	Red Sharpe
stadium	Riggs Field
champion	SoCon champion

The 1940 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1940 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 6–2–1 record (4–0 against conference opponents), won the Southern Conference championship, and outscored opponents by a total of 182 to 73.

Red Sharpe was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Chippy Maness with 388 passing yards and 472 rushing yards and wingback Aubrey Rion with 28 points scored (4 touchdowns, 4 extra points).

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1940 All-Southern Conference football team: end Joe Blalock; tackle George Fritts; and back Charlie Timmons.

Clemson was ranked at No. 54 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

|September 21|3:00 p.m.|at|Presbyterian||Bailey Stadium|Clinton, SC|W 38–0|8,000|

|September 28|||Wofford||Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|W 26–0|4,000|

|October 5||vs|NC State||American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC (rivalry)|W 26–7|14,500|

|October 12|||Wake Forest||Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|W 39–0|18,000|

|October 24||at|South Carolina|13|Municipal Stadium| Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 21–13|22,000|

|November 2||at|Tulane|10|Tulane Stadium|New Orleans, LA|L 0–13|31,000|

|November 9||at|Auburn||Auburn Stadium|Auburn, AL (rivalry)|L 7–21|12,000|

|November 16||at|Southwestern (TN)||Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN|T 12–12|6,000|

|November 23||at|Furman||Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|W 13–7|19,000|

Rankings

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1940 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 22.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe.
. (September 21, 1940). ["Blue Hose Primed for Clemson Tilt"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state/177430836/). *[[The State (newspaper)*.
(September 22, 1940). "Clemson defeats Blue Hose, 38–0". The State.
(September 29, 1940). "Clemson wins 26 to 0 over Wofford Terriers". The Sunday Star-News.
(October 6, 1940). "Clemson Tigers rip State Wolfpack by 26 to 7". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 13, 1940). "Clemson smothers Wake Forest, 39–0". The Atlanta Constitution.
(October 25, 1940). "22,000 Fans See Clemson Conquer Carolina 21 To 13". The Time and Democrat.
(November 3, 1940). "Question: Is 13 unlucky? Clemson's 13-game streak stopped when Tigs fall to Tulane 0–13". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 10, 1940). "Listless Clemson falls before Auburn, 21 to 7". The Charlotte News.
(November 17, 1940). "Lynx see victory slip to 12–12 tie". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 24, 1940). "Tigers cop thriller from Furman, 13–7". Asheville Citizen-Times.

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