1949 Clemson Tigers football team

1949 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
1949 record	4–4–2 (2–2–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Howard
Captain	Gene Moore
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium

1949 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1949 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 17*	Presbyterian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 69–7
September 24*	at Rice		Rice Field • Houston, TX	L 7–33
October 1	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 7–6
October 8*	Mississippi State		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	T 7–7
October 20	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 13–27
October 29	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 21–35
November 5*	Boston College		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 27–40
November 12*	Duquesne		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 33–20
November 19	Furman		Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 28–21
November 26*	vs. Alabama Polytechnic		Ladd Stadium • Mobile, AL	T 20–20
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.