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1941 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1941
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	7–2
conf_record	5–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	2nd
captain	Wade Padgett
stadium	Riggs Field

The 1941 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 90.

Guard Wade Padgett was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback "Booty" Payne with 582 passing yards and fullback Charlie Timmons with 635 rushing yards and 77 points scored (9 touchdowns and 23 extra points).

Three Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: Charlie Timmons (AP-1, UP-1); end Joe Blalock (AP-1, UP-1); and tackle George Fritts (AP-1, UP-1).

Clemson was ranked at No. 39 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

Schedule

| September 20|| Presbyterian|| Riggs Field | Clemson, SC | W 41–12|6,000|

| September 27 |vs|VMI ||Municipal Stadium|Lynchburg, VA |W 36–7|6,000|

| October 4 |vs|NC State ||Municipal Stadium|Charlotte, NC (rivalry)|W 27–6|15,000|

| October 11|at|Boston College||Fenway Park|Boston, MA (rivalry) |W 26–13|23,000|

| October 23 |at|South Carolina |14 |Municipal Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 14–18|22,000|

| October 31 |at|George Washington ||Griffith Stadium|Washington, D. C. |W 19–0|6,000|

| November 15 || Wake Forest || Riggs Field|Clemson, SC |W 29–0|11,000|

| November 22 |at|Furman |18 | Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC |W 34–6|18,000|

| November 29 |at|Auburn |16|Auburn Stadium|Auburn, AL (rivalry) |L 7–28|12,000|

Rankings

References

"1941 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
(December 3, 1941). "AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News.
(November 29, 1941). "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal.
Anthony Foy. (September 21, 1941). "Clemson Rolls Over Blue Hose In Opener, 41-12: Timmons and Payne Spark Tiger Attack". The Greenville News.
J.C. (Scoop) Latimer. (September 28, 1941). "Country Gentlemen Roll Over V.M.I., 36 to 7". The Greenville News.
Joe Sherman. (October 5, 1941). "Bengals of Clemson Rout State Wolfpack By 27-6 Count". The Greenville News.
Scoop Latimer. (October 12, 1941). "Country Gentlemen Pluck Eagles, 26-13". The Greenville News.
Scoop Latimer. (October 24, 1941). "Carolina Gamecock Tames Tiger, 18-14". The Greenville News.
Joe Sherman. (November 1, 1941). "Rebounding Clemson Tigers Down George Washington, 19-0". The Greenville News.
Anthony Foy. (November 16, 1941). "Tigers Flash Might To Whip Wake Forest, 29-0: Payne, Butler Pace Bengals Over Deacons". The Greenville News.
Scoop Latimer. (November 23, 1941). "Clemson Routs Furman 34-6, Enhances Bowl Bid". The Greenville News.
(November 30, 1941). "Auburn Ends Season With 28-7 Victory Over Clemson". The Montgomery Advertiser.

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