1942 Clemson Tigers football team

1942 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1942 record	3–6–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Charlie Wright
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1942 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#14 William & Mary $	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
VPI	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest	6	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	2	–	2
Duke	3	–	1	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	1	–	2			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Davidson	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
George Washington	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1942 college football season. Memorial Stadium was inaugurated September 19 with a win against Presbyterian. Clemson's 200th win came on Big Thursday against South Carolina.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 19*	Presbyterian		Memorial Stadium • Calhoun, SC	W 6–4
September 26	vs. VMI		City Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	T 0–0
October 3	vs. NC State		American Legion Memorial Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 6–7
October 10*	at Boston College		Fenway Park • Boston, MA	L 7–14
October 22	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 18–6
October 31	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Wake Forest, NC	L 6–19
November 7	George Washington		Memorial Stadium • Calhoun, SC	L 0–7
November 14*	at Jacksonville Naval Air Station		Jacksonville, FL	L 6–24
November 21	Furman		Memorial Stadium • Calhoun, SC	W 12–7
November 28*	at #16 Alabama Polytechnic		Auburn Stadium • Auburn, AL	L 13–41
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.