1933 Clemson Tigers football team

1933 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6–2 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJohn Heinemann
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1932
1934 →
1933 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Duke $ 4 0 0 9 1 0
South Carolina 3 0 0 6 3 1
North Carolina 2 1 0 4 5 0
VMI 2 1 1 2 7 1
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 4 4 2
Clemson 1 1 0 3 6 2
VPI 1 1 3 4 3 3
Virginia 1 3 1 2 6 2
Maryland 1 4 0 3 7 0
NC State 0 4 0 1 5 3
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1933 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 98 to 50.[1][2]

The first night game in Clemson's history was played October 13 against George Washington at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C.

John Heinemann was the team captain.[3] Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1933 All-Southern Conference football team: guard John Heinemann and tackle John Troutman.[4]

  1. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 15, 47.
  2. ^ "1933 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.