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1942 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1942
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	3–6–1
conf_record	2–3–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	3rd
captain	Charlie Wright
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1942 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1942 college football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 3–6–1 record (2–3–1 against conference opponents), finished ninth in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 138 to 100. Memorial Stadium was inaugurated September 19 with a win against . Clemson's 200th win came on Big Thursday against South Carolina.

Charlie Wright was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Marion Butler with 504 passing yards, 616 rushing yards and 36 points scored (6 touchdowns).

End Chip Clark was selected as a first-team player on the 1942 All-Southern Conference football team.

Clemson was ranked at No. 89 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

Schedule

| September 19|||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 32–13||

| September 26|vs|VMI|City Stadium|Lynchburg, VA|T 0–0|3,000|

| October 3|vs|NC State|American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC (rivalry)|L 6–7|10,000|

| October 10|at|Boston College|Fenway Park|Boston, MA (rivalry)|L 7–14|18,500–23,400|

| October 22|at|South Carolina|State Fair Grounds Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 18–6|22,000|

| October 31|at|Wake Forest|Groves Stadium|Wake Forest, NC|L 6–19|4,500|

| November 7 || George Washington|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 0–7|3,500|

| November 14|at|Jacksonville NAS|Mason Field|Jacksonville, FL|L 6–24|5,000|

| November 21 || Furman|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 12–7|12,000|

| November 28|at|No. 16 Auburn|Auburn Stadium|Auburn, AL (rivalry)|L 13–41|10,000|

References

"1942 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel.
(September 10, 1942). "Clemson Tigers roll over Hose, 32 to 13". The State.
(September 27, 1942). "Clemson and VMI tie, 0 to 0". The Greenville News.
(October 4, 1942). "N.C. State edges out Clemson Tigers, 7–6". The Birmingham News.
(October 11, 1942). "Eagles take Clemson by 14–7 score". The Atlanta Journal.
Scoop Latimer. (October 23, 1942). "Thousands Look On As Clemson Triumphs Over Carolina; Butler Sparkles in Tiger's Win, 18-6". The Greenville News.
(November 1, 1942). "Demon Deacons overtake Clemson to win 19 to 6". The Wilmington Morning Star.
(November 8, 1942). "Colonials vanquish Clemson Tigs, 7–0". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 15, 1942). "Clemson loses, 24–6: Naval all-stars unrobe too much for Tiger team". The Greenville News.
(November 22, 1942). "Clemson Tigers eke out 12 to 7 win over Furman". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 29, 1942). "Auburn eleven beats Clemson". The Selma Times-Journal.

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