1915 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1915 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 1915 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Bob Williams, the team compiled an overall record of 2–4–2 record with a mark of 2–2–1 in SIAA play.[1][2][3] W. K. McGill was the team captain.[4] Riggs Field was introduced as Clemson's new home stadium in 1915. Riggs hosted the football team until Memorial Stadium was built in 1942.

1915 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4–2 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. K. McGill
Home stadiumRiggs Field
Seasons
← 1914
1916 →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Alabama 5 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 4 0 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 3 0 1 7 1 1
Auburn 5 1 0 6 2 0
Georgia 3 1 1 5 2 2
Chattanooga 3 1 2 5 2 2
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1 5 2 1
Kentucky 2 1 1 6 1 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 2 1 2 4 2
South Carolina 1 1 1 5 3 1
Furman 1 1 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 4 4 1
The Citadel 1 2 0 5 3 0
Sewanee 1 2 2 4 3 2
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Tulane 1 4 0 4 4 0
Centre 0 3 1 3 5 1
Louisville 0 3 1 1 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 3 0 3 4 1
Wofford 0 3 0 3 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 254:00 p.m.at Furman
W 99–0[5][6]
October 2Davidson*T 6–6[7]
October 9at TennesseeW 3–0[8]
October 16vs. AuburnAnderson, SC (rivalry)L 0–14
October 28at South CarolinaT 0–0[9]
November 6vs. North Carolina*Greenville, SCL 7–9
November 133:00 p.m.vs. VMI*L 3–6[10][11][12]
November 25at GeorgiaL 0–13
 
The inauguration of Riggs Field in 1915

References edit

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Giode" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Clemson "Tiger's" Article". The Greenville News. November 9, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com.  
  4. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  5. ^ "Furman Vs. Clemson In Gridiron Battle This Afternoon". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 25, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Clemson Tigers Had Easy Time Running Away With Furman---Score 99 To 0". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 26, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Keesler's run saved day for Red and Black". The Charlotte News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson downed Tennessee eleven". The Greenville News. October 10, 1915. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecock and Tiger in scoreless draw". The State. October 29, 1915. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Should Be Great Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "Cadets Win From Tigers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Cadets Win From Tigers (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .

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