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1908 Clemson Tigers football team

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1908 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record1–6 (0–4 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainStricker Coles
Home stadiumBowman Field
Seasons
← 1907
1909 →
1908 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
LSU + 2 0 0 10 0 0
Auburn + 4 1 0 6 1 0
Vanderbilt 3 0 1 7 2 1
Tennessee 3 2 0 7 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0 6 3 0
Georgia 2 2 1 5 2 1
Alabama 1 1 1 6 1 1
Sewanee 1 1 1 4 1 3
Mississippi A&M 1 3 0 3 4 0
Ole Miss 0 2 0 3 5 0
Mercer 0 3 0 3 4 0
Howard (AL) 0 3 0 2 4 0
Clemson 0 4 0 1 6 0
Nashville        
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1908 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 1908 college football season. Led by Stein Stone in his first and only season as head coach,[1] the team posted an overall record of 1–6 with a mark of 0–4 in SIAA play.[1][2][3] Stricker Coles was the team captain.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 26Gordon*
W 15–0[5]
October 10VPI*
  • Bowman Field
  • Calhoun, SC
L 0–6[6]
October 17at VanderbiltL 0–41[7]
October 28vs. Davidson*
L 2–13[8]
November 5vs. GeorgiaAugusta, GA (rivalry)L 0–6[9]
November 14at TennesseeL 5–6[10]
November 26at Georgia TechL 6–30[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ a b ""Stein" Stone Has A Hustling Squad". The Tennessean. October 16, 1908. p. 6. Retrieved December 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 3, 2015.
  4. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  5. ^ "Clemson is winner from Gordon squad". The Atlanta Journal. September 27, 1908. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Clemson---V.P.I. Game". The Tiger. Clemson University. October 15, 1908. p. 10. Retrieved February 23, 2022.
  7. ^ "Easy victory for Vanderbilt". The Courier-Journal. October 18, 1908. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Davidson downs Clemson Tigers". Charlotte Daily Observer. October 29, 1908. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson Tigers were defeated". The State. November 6, 1908. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson defeated by one point, that's all". The Journal and Tribune. November 15, 1908. Retrieved August 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Clemson goes down". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1908. Retrieved May 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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