1912 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record4–4 (3–3 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. B. Britt
Home stadiumBowman Field
1912 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 18 1 1
Texas A&M 2 0 08 1 0
Kentucky State 1 0 07 2 0
Auburn 6 1 16 1 1
Georgia 5 1 16 1 1
Sewanee 2 1 25 1 2
Georgia Tech 5 3 05 3 1
Alabama 3 3 15 3 1
Tulane 3 3 05 3 0
Mississippi A&M 3 3 04 3 0
Clemson 3 3 04 4 0
Ole Miss 2 2 05 3 0
Mercer 2 3 15 3 1
LSU 2 3 04 3 0
Mississippi College 1 4 03 4 0
Florida 0 2 15 2 1
Centre 0 2 04 5 0
The Citadel 0 3 02 4 0
Tennessee 0 4 04 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 4 01 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1912 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1912 college football season. Led by Frank Dobson in his third and final season a head coach, the team compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 3–3 in SIAA team.[1][2] W. B. Britt was the team captain.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Howard (AL)W 59–0[4]
October 12Riverside Military Academy*
W 26–0
October 19at AuburnL 6–27[5]
October 26The Citadel
  • Bowman Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 52–14
October 31at South Carolina*L 7–223,500[6]
November 7vs. GeorgiaAugusta, GA (rivalry)L 5–27
November 16at Mercer
W 21–13[7]
November 28at Georgia Tech
L 0–23
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. "Howard is mowed down by Clemson College". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1912. Retrieved May 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson falls before Auburn, score 27 to 6". The Commercial Appeal. October 20, 1912. Retrieved March 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Carolina banners float in victory". The State. November 1, 1912. Retrieved January 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Baptists lucky; Clemson strong". The State. November 17, 1912. Retrieved August 2, 2021 via Newspapers.com.


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