1898 Clemson Tigers football team

1898 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Independent
1898 record 3–1
Head coach John Penton
Captain Shack Shealy
1898 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina + 3 0 0     9 0 0
Sewanee + 3 0 0     4 0 0
LSU 1 0 0     1 0 0
Auburn 2 1 0     2 1 0
Georgia 3 2 0     4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0     3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0     1 1 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 0     1 5 0
Texas 0 1 0     5 1 0
VPI 0 1 0     3 2 0
Ole Miss 0 1 0     1 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0     0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0     0 3 0
Kentucky State 0 0 0     7 0 0
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1898 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College in the 1898 college football season. The Tigers completed their third season with a record of 3–1, with wins over Bingham Military School, South Carolina, and Georgia Tech, and a loss to Georgia. For the first time, Clemson played a game at home, on October 20 against Bingham Military School, and a neutral site game at Augusta, Georgia against Georgia Tech.[1][2] John Penton served as the team's coach for his first season while Shack Shealy was the captain.[3][4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 8 at Georgia Herty FieldAthens, GA (Rivalry) L 8–20  
October 20 Bingham Military School* Calhoun, SC W 55–0  
November 17 at South Carolina* Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 24–0  
November 24 vs. Georgia Tech Augusta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry) W 23–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. Reel, Jerome. The High Seminary (PDF). pp. 132–133.
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