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1946 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1946
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	4–5
conf_record	2–3
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	7th
captain	Chip Clark
stadium	Memorial Stadium

The 1946 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 4–5 record (2–3 against conference opponents), tied for 10th place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 174 to 147. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

Left end Chip Clark was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Dutch Leverman with 501 passing yards, tailback Bobby Gage with 264 rushing yards, and Leverman and Clark with 24 points scored (4 touchdowns each).

Three Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1946 All-South Carolina football team: end Chip Clark; guard Frank Gillespie; and tailback Bobby Gage.

Clemson was ranked at No. 80 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

Schedule

|September 21 || Presbyterian | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 39–0|12,000|

| September 27 |at| Georgia | Sanford Stadium | Athens, GA (rivalry)|L 12–35|35,000|

| October 5 || NC State | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |L 7–14|15,000|

| October 12 || Wake Forest | Groves Stadium | Wake Forest, NC |L 7–19|9,000|

| October 24 |at| South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |L 14–26|30,000|

| November 2 || VPI | Miles Stadium | Blacksburg, VA |W 14–7|7,000|

| November 9 |at| Tulane | Tulane Stadium | New Orleans, LA |L 13–54|25,301|

| November 16 || Furman | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 20–6|18,000|

| November 23 |at| Auburn | Cramton Bowl | Montgomery, AL (rivalry)|W 21–13|8,000|

After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Tiger was selected.

16	138	Ralph Jenkins	Center	Pittsburgh Steelers

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1946 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
Jake Penland. (September 22, 1946). "Clemson Crushes Presbyterian 39-0 in Opener: Gage, Leverman Star for Tigers". The State.
(September 28, 1946). "Georgia Routs Clemson, 35-12". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(October 6, 1946). "State Beats Clemson, 14-7: Turner Features in State Victory; Flashy Tailback Returns Kickoff 98 Yards -- Also Scores on 10-Yard Run". The News and Observer.
Ralph Howland. (October 13, 1946). "Wake Forest sweeps to 19-7 Victory Over Clemson: Sacrinty Brothers Share Honors With Brinkley As Deacs Win Third Straight". Asheville Citizen-Times.
Scoop Latimer. (October 25, 1946). "Birds Beat Clemson, 26-14". The Greenville News.
(November 3, 1946). "Clemson Defeats VPI: Scores Twice In Final Quarter to Win 14 to 7". The State.
(November 10, 1946). "Green Wave overwhelms Clemson 54–13". The Shreveport Times.
(November 17, 1946). "Clemson wins from Furman, 20 to 6". The Greenville News.
Max Moseley. (November 24, 1946). "Clemson Outscores Auburn in Close Scrap, 21 to 13: Tidwell Sprints 58 Yards With Punt Return For Score". The Montgomery Advertiser.
"1947 NFL Draft Listing".

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