1898 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1898 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College in the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers completed their third season as an independent with a record of 3–1, with wins over Bingham Military School, South Carolina, and Georgia Tech, and a loss to Georgia.[1] For the first time, Clemson played a game at home, on October 20 against Bingham Military School, and a neutral site game at Augusta, Georgia against Georgia Tech.[2][3] John Penton served as the team's coach for his first season while Shack Shealy was the captain.[4][5]

1898 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
1898 record3–1 (1–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainShack Shealy
1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Sewanee $ 3 0 0  4 0 0
Auburn 2 0 0  2 1 0
LSU 1 0 0  1 0 0
Georgia 3 1 0  4 2 0
Clemson 1 1 0  3 1 0
Tulane 1 1 0  1 1 0
Kentucky State# 0 0 0  7 0 0
Vanderbilt 1 2 0  1 5 0
Texas 0 1 0  5 1 0
Ole Miss 0 1 0  1 1 0
Nashville 0 2 0  0 2 0
Georgia Tech 0 3 0  0 3 0
Cumberland (TN) 0 0 0  0 0 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0  0 0 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • # State champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 8at GeorgiaL 8–20
October 20Bingham Military School*Calhoun, SCW 55–0
November 17at South Carolina*Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)W 24–0
November 24vs. Georgia TechAugusta, GA (rivalry)W 23–0
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "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.
  2. Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  3. "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  5. Reel, Jerome. The High Seminary (PDF). pp. 132–133.


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