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1945 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1945
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	6–3–1
conf_record	2–1–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	6th
captain	Ralph Jenkins
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1945 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record (2–1–1 against conference opponents), finished fourth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 211 to 73. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Center Ralph Jenkins was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Marion Butler with 239 passing yards, fullback Dewey Quinn with 392 rushing yards, and Butler and fullback Jim Reynolds with 30 points scored (5 touchdowns each).

Tackle Bob Turner and center Ralph Jenkins were selected as first-team players on the 1945 All-Southern Conference football team.

Schedule

|September 22||||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC |W 76–0|10,000|

| September 29|at|Georgia||Sanford Stadium|Athens, GA (rivalry)|L 0–20|10,000|

| October 6|at|NC State||Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|W 13–0|5,000|

| October 13 || Pensacola NAS||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 7–6|5,000|

| October 25|at|South Carolina||Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry) |T 0–0|25,000|

| November 2|at|Miami (FL)||Burdine Stadium|Miami, FL|L 6–7|20,982|

| November 10 || VPI||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC |W 35–0||

| November 17|at|Tulane||Tulane Stadium|New Orleans, LA|W 47–20|18,000|

| November 24|at|Georgia Tech||Grant Field|Atlanta, GA (rivalry)|W 21–7|20,000|

| December 1 || Wake Forest|18|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 6–13|15,000|

Rankings

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1945 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
(September 23, 1945). "Clemson wrecks Presbyterian, 76 to 0". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 30, 1945). "Georgia defeats Clemson 20 to 0". The Huntsville Times.
(October 7, 1945). "Clemson scores twice to beat Wolfpack, 13–0". Winston-Salem Journal.
. (October 14, 1945). ["Clemson Earns Heard 7-6 Victor Over Pensacola"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/82594017/the-greenville-news/). *[[The Greenville News]]*.
(October 26, 1945). "Tigers, Birds In Scoreless Tie". The Greenville News.
(November 3, 1945). "Hancock, Ghaul give U-M edge over Tigers". The Miami News.
(November 11, 1945). "Clemson takes Virginia to cleaners, 35–0". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 18, 1945). "Clemson surprises Tulane Wave, 47–20". The Nashville Tennessean.
(November 25, 1945). "Clemson Tigers top Georgia Tech's Jackets in upset, 21–7". The News and Observer.
(December 2, 1945). "Wake Forest rally flips Clemson 13–6". The Courier-Journal.

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