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1948 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1948
teamClemson Tigers
sportfootball
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
APRank11
record11–0
conf_record5–0
head_coachFrank Howard
hc_year9th
captainBob Martin
captain2Phil Prince
stadiumMemorial Stadium
championSoCon champion
Gator Bowl champion
bowl[Gator Bowl](1949-gator-bowl)
bowl_resultW 24–23 vs. [Missouri](1948-missouri-tigers-football-team)

Gator Bowl champion The 1948 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1948 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled an 11–0 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Southern Conference championship, was ranked No. 11 in the final AP Poll, defeated Missouri in the 1949 Gator Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 274 to 76. This team was the only unbeaten and untied team in the 1948 NCAA season who also participated in post-season play in a bowl game versus Missouri. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina. Memorial Stadium hosted its first night game in the opener against .

The team's statistical leaders included tailback Bobby Gage with 799 passing yards and wingback Ray Mathews with 646 rushing yards and 78 points scored (13 touchdowns).

Bob Martin and Phil Prince were the team captains. Guard Frank Gillespie and back Bobby Gage were selected as first-team players on the 1948 All-Southern Conference football team. Seven Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1948: tackle Phil Prince and Tom Salisbury; guard Frank Gillespie; center Gene Moore; and backs Bobby Gage, Ray Mathews, and Fred Cone.

Schedule

|September 25 |8:00 p.m.|| || Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 53–0|15,000|

| October 2 |8:00 p.m.|| NC State ||Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivlary) |W 6–0|20,500|

| October 9 |3:30 p.m.|| at Mississippi State ||Scott Field | Starkville, MS |W 21–7|12,000|

| October 21 |2:00 p.m.|| at South Carolina| 14 |Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 13–7|25,000|

| October 29 |8:30 p.m.|| at Boston College |13 | Braves Field | Boston, MA (rivalry) |W 26–19|25,169|

| November 6 |2:00 p.m.|| Furman |12 | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 41–0|15,000|

| November 13 |2:00 p.m.|| No. 19 Wake Forest |10 | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 21–14|20,000|

| November 20 |2:00 p.m.|| Duquesne |9 | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 42–0|17,500|

| November 27 |3:00 p.m.|at| Auburn |9 | Ladd Stadium | Mobile, AL (rivalry) |W 7–6|14,110|

| December 4 |2:30 p.m.|| at The Citadel |11 | Johnson Hagood Stadium | Charleston, SC |W 20–0|17,000|

| January 1, 1949 ||| vs. Missouri |11 | Gator Bowl Stadium | Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) |W 24–23|35,273|

Rankings

References

References

  1. (2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
  2. "1948 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. (1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
  4. Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
  5. Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
  6. (September 26, 1948). "Clemson gets smashing 53–0 victory over PC". The State.
  7. (October 3, 1948). "90-yard punt return gives Clemson win over State, 6–0". Asheville Citizen-Times.
  8. (October 10, 1948). "Tigers upset Miss. State by 21–7 score". Winston-Salem Journal.
  9. Scoop Latimer. (October 22, 1948). "Clemson Trips Carolina, 13-7". The Greenville News.
  10. (October 30, 1948). "Tigers remain unbeaten with 26–19 win over B.C.". The Daily Mail.
  11. (November 7, 1948). "Clemson swamps Furman by 41–0". The News and Observer.
  12. . (November 13, 1948). ["Deacs Seek To Maintain Peak Against Clemson"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77664097/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/). *[[The Morning News (American newspaper)*.
  13. (November 21, 1948). "Clemson outclasses Duquense, 42 to 0". The Knoxville Journal.
  14. (November 28, 1948). "Clemson wins in fourth, 7–6". The Atlanta Journal.
  15. (December 5, 1948). "Clemson wins conference title, 20–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
  16. (January 2, 1949). "Clemson Overcomes Missouri by 24-23". Daily News (New York City).
  17. . (January 2, 1949). ["Clemson Upsets Missouri In Gator Bowl Surprise"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-palm-beach-post/137590891/). *[[The Palm Beach Post]]*.
  18. . (1948). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1948"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/64/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
  19. . (1949). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1949 Gator Bowl"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/88/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
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