1929 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainO. D. Padgett
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1929 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Tulane $ 6 0 09 0 0
Tennessee 6 0 19 0 1
North Carolina 7 1 09 1 0
Florida 6 1 08 2 0
Vanderbilt 5 1 07 2 0
Kentucky 3 1 16 1 1
Georgia 4 2 06 4 0
VMI 4 2 08 2 0
Duke 2 1 04 6 0
LSU 3 2 06 3 0
Alabama 4 3 06 3 0
Clemson 3 3 08 3 0
VPI 2 3 05 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 5 03 6 0
South Carolina 2 5 06 5 0
Virginia 1 3 24 3 2
Maryland 1 3 14 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 4 13 5 1
Ole Miss 0 4 21 6 2
Mississippi A&M 0 3 11 5 2
Sewanee 0 4 12 5 2
NC State 0 5 01 8 0
Auburn 0 7 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1929 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1929 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, plaching 12th in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21Newberry*W 68–0[2]
September 28vs. Davidson*
W 32–14[3]
October 5Auburn
W 26–7[4]
October 11vs. NC State
W 26–0[5]
October 18at Wofford*
W 30–0[6]
October 24at South CarolinaW 21–14[7]
November 2at KentuckyL 6–44[8]
November 9vs. VMIL 0–12[9]
November 16at FloridaL 7–13[10]
November 23The Citadel*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 13–0[11]
November 28Furman*
  • Riggs Field
  • Calhoun, SC
W 7–6[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. "Tigers overwhelm Indians". The Sunday Record. September 22, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Davidson 'Cats bow to Clemson Tigers, 14–32". The Charlotte Observer. September 29, 1929. Retrieved September 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Clemson whips Auburn, 26 to 7". The Miami Herald. October 6, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Clemson beats State at Florence". The Columbia Record. October 23, 1929. Retrieved May 19, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wofford is no match for Clemson's Tigers". The Greenville News. October 19, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clemson's big eleven beats South Carolina". The Atlanta Constitution. October 25, 1929. Retrieved January 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Kentucky swamps Clemson, 44–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 3, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Hawkins star of Cadets' win over Clemson College". Daily Press. November 10, 1929. Retrieved December 20, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Florida Gators brush aside Clemson by 13 to 7". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Citadel tough; Clemson wins 13–0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 24, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Clemson defeats Furman, 7 to 6". The Atlanta Constitution. November 29, 1929. Retrieved December 6, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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