1930 Clemson Tigers football
State champion
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–2 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohnnie Justus
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alabama + 8 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
No. 11 Tulane + 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 10 Tennessee 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Duke 4 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 2
Vanderbilt 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Florida 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 2 5 – 3 – 2
Clemson 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Kentucky 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VPI 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Mississippi A&M 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
LSU 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Virginia 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Sewanee 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Ole Miss 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
Auburn 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VMI 0 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1930 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1930 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an 8–2 record (3–2 against conference opponents), finished ninth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 239 to 82.[1][2]

Right halfback Johnnie Justus was the team captain.[3] Four Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1930 All-Southern Conference football team: center Red Fordham; guard Mule Yarborough; and quarterback Maxcy Welch and left halfback Grady Salley.[4]

After the season, Josh Cody resigned as Clemson's head coach to accept an assistant coaching job under Dan McGugin at Vanderbilt.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 Presbyterian*
W 28–7[5]
September 27 Wofford*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 32–0[6]
October 3 vs. The Citadel*
W 13–75,000[7]
October 11 vs. NC State
W 27–0 7,000 [8]
October 17 Newberry*
  • Riggs Field
  • Clemson, SC
W 75–0[9]
October 23 at South Carolina
W 20–715,000[10]
November 1 at Tennessee
L 0–27 [11]
November 8 vs. VMI
W 32–0 [12]
November 15 at Florida
L 0–27[13]
November 27 at Furman*
W 12–712,000[14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "1930 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15.
  4. ^ 1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
  5. ^ "Clemson beats P.C., 28 to 7". The Sunday Record. September 21, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson Tigers rout Terriers by 32–0 score". The Greenville News. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson defeats Citadel 13 to 7 after Bulldog rally falls short". The State. October 4, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "State falls before Clemson drive". The Charlotte News. October 12, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson walks off to easy 75–0 win". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Carl Weimer (October 24, 1930). "Clemson Again Humbles The Gamecocks, 20 To 7". The Greenville News. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tennessee tramples Cody's Tigers under 27 to 0 score". The Charlotte News. November 2, 1930. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Clemson overwhelms V.M.I. 32 to 0". The State. November 9, 1930. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Gators hit stride and smother Clemson Tigers 27 to 0". The Palm Beach Post. October 18, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Clemson downs Hurricane by 12 to 7 score". The Greenville News. November 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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