1940 Clemson Tigers football team

1940 Clemson Tigers football
Southern Conference Champions
Conference	Southern Conference
1940 record	6–2–1 (4–0–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Red Sharpe
Home stadium	Riggs Field

1940 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
#18 Duke	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Furman	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
VPI	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The Clemson Tigers represented Clemson College during the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 21*	Presbyterian		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 38–0
September 28*	Wofford		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 26–0
October 5	vs. NC State		American Legion Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 26–7
October 12	Wake Forest		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 39–0
October 24	at South Carolina	#13	Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 21–13
November 2*	at Tulane	#10	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 0–13
November 9*	at Alabama Polytechnic		Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 7–21
November 16*	at Southwestern Presbyterian		Crump Stadium • Memphis, TN	T 12–12
November 23	at Furman		Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 13–7
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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