1928 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1928 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.

1928 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1928 record8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainO. K. Pressley
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgia Tech $ 7 0 010 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
Florida 6 1 08 1 0
VPI 4 1 07 2 0
Alabama 6 2 06 3 0
LSU 3 1 16 2 1
Clemson 4 2 08 3 0
Vanderbilt 4 2 08 2 0
Tulane 3 3 16 3 1
Ole Miss 3 3 05 4 0
North Carolina 2 2 25 3 2
Kentucky 2 2 14 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 16 2 2
Maryland 2 3 16 3 1
VMI 2 3 15 3 2
Georgia 2 4 04 5 0
NC State 1 3 14 5 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 02 4 2
Virginia 1 6 02 6 1
Washington and Lee 1 6 02 8 0
Sewanee 0 5 02 7 0
Auburn 0 7 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Captain O. K. Pressley starred in the rivalry game with South Carolina, recording four tackles for a loss in a row despite a hand injury.[1] He was the first Clemson Tiger to make any All-America team when he was selected third-team All-America at season's end.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Newberry*W 30–0
September 29Davidson*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 6–0
October 6at AuburnW 6–0
October 12vs. NC StateFlorence, SC (rivalry)W 7–0
October 19Erskine*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 52–0
October 25at South CarolinaW 32–014,000[2]
November 3at Ole MissL 7–26
November 10vs. VMILynchburg, VAW 12–0[3]
November 17vs. FloridaL 6–2715,000[4]
November 29at Furman*Greenville, SCW 27–12
December 8The Citadel*L 7–12
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. Haney, Travis; Williams, Larry (2011). Classic Clashes of the Carolina-Clemson Football Rivalry: A State of Disunion. p. 32. ISBN 9781609494223.
  2. "Tiger on rampage in fair week game". The State. October 26, 1928. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Clemson Tiger throws 'Flying Squadron' into tail spin to win, 12–0". The Greenville News. November 11, 1928. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Fast Florida Team Sweeps Over Clemson". The Anniston Star. November 18, 1928. p. 8. Retrieved August 16, 2015 via Newspapers.com.
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