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1944 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1944
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	4–5
conf_record	3–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	5th
captain	Ralph Jenkins
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1944 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1944 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 179 to 165. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Center Ralph Jenkins was the team captain for the second consecutive year. He was also selected as a first-team player on the 1944 All-Southern Conference football team. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Sid Tinsley with 248 passing yards and 479 rushing yards and fullback Billy G. Rogers with 37 points scored (6 touchdowns and 1 extra point).

Six Clemson players were selected on the 1944 All-South Carolina football team: tackles Harley Phillips and Phil Prince; guard Tom Salisbury; center Ralph Jenkins; and backs Sid Tinsley and Billy G. Rogers.

Schedule

| September 23 || | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 34–0|5,000|

| September 30 |at| Georgia Tech | Grant Field | Atlanta, GA (rivalry) |L 0–51|15,000|

| October 7 |vs| NC State | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Charlotte, NC (rivalry) |W 13–7|5,000|

| October 19 |at| South Carolina | State Fair Grounds | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 20–13|19,000|

| October 28 |at|No. 20 Tennessee | Shields–Watkins Field | Knoxville, TN |L 7–26|11,000|

| November 4 |at|No. 17 Wake Forest | Groves Stadium | Wake Forest, NC |L 7–13|4,000|

| November 11 || VMI | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 57–12|7,500|

| November 18 |at|Tulane | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, LA |L 20–36|10,000|

| November 24 |at| Georgia | Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA (rivalry)|L 7–21|3,500|

References

"1944 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.
(September 24, 1944). "Clemson beats Presbyterian, 34–0, in first". The Atlanta Constitution.
(October 1, 1944). "Tech crushes Clemson, 51–0". The Chattanooga Times.
(October 8, 1944). "Clemson downs State". Winston-Salem Journal.
Scoop Latimer. (October 20, 1944). "Tigers Defeat Birds In The Rain". The Greenville News.
(October 29, 1944). "Clemson weakens in 2nd half as Vols win, 26–7". The Greenville News.
(November 5, 1944). "Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson". The Pittsburgh Press.
(November 12, 1944). "Clemson Tigers run wild, overwhelm VMI 57–12". The Greenville News.
(November 19, 1944). "Tulane drops power to outscore Clemson". The Commercial Appeal.
(November 25, 1944). "Weary Georgia Bulldogs easily defeat Clemson". The Atlanta Constitution.

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