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1950 Clemson Tigers football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1950
team	Clemson Tigers
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
CoachRank	12
APRank	10
record	9–0–1
conf_record	3–0–1
head_coach	Frank Howard
hc_year	11th
captain	Gene Moore
stadium	Memorial Stadium
champion	Orange Bowl champion
bowl	[Orange Bowl](1951-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	W 15–14 vs. [Miami (FL)](1950-miami-hurricanes-football-team)

The 1950 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the Southern Conference, was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, defeated Miami (FL) in the 1951 Orange Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 344 to 76. The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team set numerous single-season school records, including most points scored (344), most rushing yards (2,800), most passing yards (1,411), and most combined passing and rushing yards (4,211). In addition, fullback and team captain Fred Cone set individual single-season school records in rushing yards (845), touchdowns (15), and points scored (92). Sophomore tailback Billy Hair led the team in passing yards with 644 and also rushed for 573 yards.

Fred Cone and end Glenn Smith were selected as first-team players on the 1950 All-Southern Conference football team. Four Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1950: Cone, Smith, tackle Bob Patton, and back Jackie Calvert.

Schedule

| September 23 |8:00 p.m.|| || Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 55–0|18,000-20,000|

| September 30 |2:00 p.m.|at|No. 17 Missouri|| Memorial Stadium | Columbia, MO |W 34–0|25,000|

| October 7 |8:00 p.m.|| NC State |18| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 27–0|22,500|

| October 19 |2:00 p.m.|at| South Carolina |12| Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |T 14–14|35,000|

| October 28 |2:00 p.m.|vs|No. 17 Wake Forest |16| Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, NC |W 13–12|22,000|

| November 4 |2:00 p.m.|| Duquesne |14| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 53–20|17,000|

| November 11 |2:00 p.m.|at| Boston College |13| Braves Field | Boston, MA (rivalry) |W 35–14|9,606|

| November 18 |2:00 p.m.|| Furman |11| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 57–2|21,000|

| November 25 |2:00 p.m.|at| Auburn |11| Cliff Hare Stadium | Auburn, AL (rivalry) |W 40–0|11,000|

| January 1, 1951 ||vs|No. 15 Miami (FL) |10| Burdine Stadium | Miami, FL (Orange Bowl) |W 15–14|65,181|

References

(2016). "2016 Media Guide". Clemson Athletics.
"1950 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 36.
(1960). "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
(September 24, 1950). "Clemson backs go wild at Tigs smash Presbyterian Hose, 55–0". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 1, 1950). "Missouri no match for Clemson, 34–0". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(October 8, 1950). "Clemson's attack tops State 27–0". Greensboro Daily News.
Scoop Latimer. (October 20, 1950). "Clemson and Carolina Battle To 14-14 Tie On Muddy Field". The Greenville News.
(October 29, 1950). "22,000 see Clemson edge Wake Forest here, 13–12". Winston-Salem Journal.
(November 5, 1950). "Hair leads Clemson in 53–20 rout". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot.
(November 12, 1950). "Clemson's last-half burst smothers Bostonians". The State.
(November 19, 1950). "Hair, Cone lead Clemson to rout Furman, 57–2". The Greenville News.
(November 26, 1950). "Luckless Auburn beaten once again, this time Clemson wins 41 to 0". The Decatur Daily.
(January 2, 1951). "'Slowest man on team' is hero in Clemson defeat of Miami". The Evening Star.
. (1950). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1950"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/64/). *[[Clemson University]]*.

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