1945 Clemson Tigers football team

1945 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1945 record	6–3–1 (2–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Ralph Jenkins
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1945 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#13 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
#19 Wake Forest	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	1
VMI	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VPI	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	0	–	3	–	2			2	–	4	–	3
Richmond	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1945 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1945 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 22*	Presbyterian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 76–0
September 29*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 0–20
October 6	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 13–0
October 13	Pensacola Naval Air Station		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 7–6
October 19	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	T 0–0
November 2*	at Miami		Burdine Stadium • Miami, FL	L 6–7
November 10	VPI		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 35–0
November 17*	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	W 47–20
November 24*	at Georgia Tech		Grant Field • Atlanta, GA (Clemson – Georgia Tech rivalry)	W 21–7
December 1	Wake Forest	#16	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 6–13
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.