1941 Clemson Tigers football team

1941 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1941 record	7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Wade Padgett
Home stadium	Riggs Field

1941 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#2 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Furman	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	3
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1940 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 20*	Presbyterian		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 41–12
September 27	vs. VMI		City Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	W 36–7
October 4	vs. NC State		American Legion Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 27–6
October 11*	at Boston College		Fenway Park • Boston, MA	W 26–13
October 23	at South Carolina	#14	Columbia Municipal Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 14–18
October 31	at George Washington		Griffith Stadium • Washington, D. C.	W 19–0
November 15	Wake Forest		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 29–0
November 22	at Furman	#18	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 34–6
November 29*	at Alabama Polytechnic	#16	Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 7–28
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.

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