1925 Clemson Tigers football team

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1925 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7 (0–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainG. I. Finklea
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1924
1926 →
1925 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Alabama + 7 0 0 10 0 0
No. 6 Tulane + 5 0 0 9 0 1
North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Washington and Lee 5 1 0 5 5 0
Virginia 4 1 1 7 1 1
Georgia Tech 4 1 1 6 2 1
Kentucky 4 2 0 6 3 0
Florida 3 2 0 8 2 0
Auburn 3 2 1 5 3 1
VPI 3 3 1 5 3 2
Vanderbilt 3 3 0 6 3 0
Tennessee 2 2 1 5 2 1
South Carolina 2 2 0 7 3 0
Georgia 2 4 0 4 5 0
Sewanee 1 4 0 4 4 1
Mississippi A&M 1 4 0 3 4 1
VMI 1 5 0 5 5 0
LSU 0 2 1 5 3 1
NC State 0 4 1 3 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 0 5 5 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 7 0
Maryland 0 4 0 2 5 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1925 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson Agricultural College as a member of the Southern Conference during its 1925 football season. In its third season under head coach Bud Saunders, Clemson compiled a 1–7 record (0–4 against conference opponents), tied for last place in the conference, was shut out in five of its eight games, and was outscored by a total of 160 to 18.[1][2] The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina (then known as Calhoun, South Carolina).

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26PresbyterianL 9–14[3]
October 3Auburn
L 6–13[4]
October 10at KentuckyL 6–19[5]
October 22at South Carolina
L 0–33> 12,000[6]
October 29at WoffordSpartanburg, SC L 0–13[7]
November 7Florida
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 0–42[8]
November 14 at The CitadelW 6–0[9]
November 26 Furman
L 0–26[10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1925 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. ^ "Blue Stockings Defeat Tigers". The Index-Journal. September 27, 1925. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Emmett Sizemore (October 4, 1925). "Auburn Beats Clemson In Close Game, 13 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Use Open Style Of Game To Conquer Clemson 19 To 6". The Courier-Journal. October 11, 1925. p. VI-2, VI-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina Defeats Clemson by 33-to-0 Score". The Atlanta Constitution. October 23, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wofford Defeats Clemson 13 to 0 in Annual Game". The Morning News Review. October 30, 1925. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gators Smash Way To 42-0 Win Over Clemson Machine". St. Petersburg Times. November 8, 1925. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson Tigers Claw Citadel To Defeat, 6 to 0". The Greenville News. November 15, 1925. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman Captures Football Title". The Index-Journal. November 27, 1925. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.