1944 Clemson Tigers football team
The 1944 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1944 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 4–5 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 179 to 165.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
| 1944 Clemson Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| 1944 record | 4–5 (3–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Ralph Jenkins |
| Home stadium | Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Center Ralph Jenkins was the team captain for the second consecutive year. He was also selected as a first-team player on the 1944 All-Southern Conference football team. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Sid Tinsley with 248 passing yards and 479 rushing yards and fullback Billy G. Rogers with 37 points scored (6 touchdowns and 1 extra point).[3]
Six Clemson players were selected on the 1944 All-South Carolina football team: tackles Harley Phillips and Phil Prince; guard Tom Salisbury; center Ralph Jenkins; and backs Sid Tinsley and Billy G. Rogers.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | Presbyterian* | W 34–0 | |||||
| September 30 | at Georgia Tech* | L 0–51 | |||||
| October 7 | vs. NC State | W 13–7 | |||||
| October 19 | at South Carolina |
| W 20–13 | 19,000 | [5] | ||
| October 28 | at No. 20 Tennessee | L 7–26 | |||||
| November 4 | at No. 17 Wake Forest | L 7–13 | |||||
| November 11 | at VMI | W 57–12 | |||||
| November 18 | at Tulane* | L 20–36 | |||||
| November 24 | at Georgia* | L 7–21 | |||||
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References
- "1944 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
- "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
- Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
- Scoop Latimer (October 20, 1944). "Tigers Defeat Birds In The Rain". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 19 – via Newspapers.com.