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1943 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1943
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	2–6
conf_record	2–3
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	4th
captain	Ralph Jenkins
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1943 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1943 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 2–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 185 to 94. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Ralph Jenkins was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Marion "Butch" Butler with 166 passing yards and wingback James Whitmire with 376 rushing yards and 24 points scored (4 touchdowns). Butler was selected as a first-team player on the 1943 All-South Carolina football team.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Case ranked 141st among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 54.2.

Schedule

|September 25 || | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC|L 12–13|5,500|

| October 2 |vs|NC State | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC (rivalry)|W 19–7|8,000|

| October 9 |vs|VMI | Victory Stadium | Roanoke, VA|L 7–12|5,000|

| October 21 |at|South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry)|L 6–33|18,000|

| October 30 || Wake Forest | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC|L 12–41|5,500|

| November 6 |at|Davidson | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC|W 26–6|4,000|

| November 13 |vs.|Georgia Pre-Flight|Sirrine Stadium| Greenville, SC|L 6–32|4,500|

| November 20 |at|No. 15 Georgia Tech | Grant Field | Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|L 6–41|10,000|

References

"1943 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. 23.
Litkenhous, E. E.. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". [[The Salt Lake Tribune]].
(September 26, 1943). "Clemson loses first game to PC in 17 years". Florence Morning News.
(October 3, 1943). "Butler hot as Tigers beat State, 19–7". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 10, 1943). "V.M.I. wins thriller from Clemson, 12–7". The Atlanta Constitution.
Del Booth. (October 22, 1943). "Birds Run Wild In Last Half To Lick Clemson, 33 To 6". The Greenville News.
(October 31, 1943). "Hey, look, Mr. Wray, W-F triumphed today". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 7, 1943). "Clemson mars Davidson homecoming, 26–6". The Greenville News.
Scoop Latimer. (November 14, 1943). "Georgia Preflighters Overpower Clemson, 32-6". The Greenville News.
(November 21, 1943). "Georgia Tech wins easily over Clemson, 41 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution.

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