1947 Clemson Tigers football team

1947 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1947 record	4–5 (1–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Cary Cox
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1947 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#14 William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
#9 North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
#19 Duke	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
#17 NC State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	9			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1947 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 20*	Presbyterian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 42–0
September 26*	at Boston College		Braves Field • Boston, MA	L 22–32
October 4	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 14–16
October 11	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	L 0–18
October 23	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 19–21
October 31*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	L 6–21
November 8	at Furman		Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 35–7
November 15*	at Duquesne		Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 34–13
November 22*	Alabama Polytechnic		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 34–18
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.