1918 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–2 (3–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStumpy Banks
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1917
1919 →
1918 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgia Tech $ 3 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 2 – 0 – 0 4 – 2 – 0
Mississippi A&M 2 – 0 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 1 – 1 2 – 1 – 1
Furman 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Sewanee 0 – 1 – 0 3 – 2 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 1 – 1 0 – 2 – 1
Auburn 0 – 2 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 2 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Wofford 0 – 2 – 0 0 – 3 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • There were several SIAA schools that did not field a team due to World War I.

The 1918 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1918 college football season. Under second-year head coach Edward Donahue, the team posted an overall record of 5–2 with a mark of 3–1 in SIAA play.[1][2] Stumpy Banks was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 27Camp Sevier*
W 61–0[4]
October 5at Georgia Tech
L 0–28[5][6]
November 2at South Carolina
W 39–0[7]
November 9Camp Hancock*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 13–64[8]
November 16vs. The Citadel
  • Davis Field
  • Columbia, SC
W 7–0[9]
November 23Furman
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 68–7[10]
November 28Davidson*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 7–0[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. ^ "1918 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 12, 2024.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ "Pigeons bring in story of defat". The Greenville News. September 28, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Dick Jemison (October 6, 1918). "Jackets Defeat Tigers In Typical Opening Game". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 3. Retrieved May 6, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  6. ^ "Georgia Tech Defeats Clemson College Team". The Charlotte Observer. October 6, 1918. p. 16. Retrieved May 4, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  7. ^ "Clemson wins from Carolina". The State. November 3, 1918. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Ordnance eleven defeats Clemson". Trench and Camp. November 13, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson wins great game from Citadel". The Sunday Record. November 17, 1918. Retrieved February 12, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman Loses Strong'r Clemson". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. November 24, 1918. p. 1. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Davidson loses to Tiger eleven". The State. November 29, 1918. Retrieved September 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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