1943 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1943 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1943 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 2–6 record (2–3 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 185 to 94.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

1943 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1943 record2–6 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRalph Jenkins
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 –0 –0  8 –1 –0
Maryland 2 –0 –0  4 –5 –0
South Carolina 2 –1 –0  5 –2 –0
Wake Forest 3 –2 –0  4 –5 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –0  6 –3 –0
Richmond 1 –1 –0  6 –1 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
VMI 2 –3 –0  2 –6 –0
NC State 1 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Davidson 0 –3 –0  0 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Ralph Jenkins was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Marion "Butch" Butler with 166 passing yards and wingback James Whitmire with 376 rushing yards and 24 points scored (4 touchdowns).[3] Butler was selected as a first-team player on the 1943 All-South Carolina football team.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 Presbyterian*
L 12–13
October 2 vs. NC State
W 19–7
October 9 vs. VMI
L 7–12
October 21 at South Carolina
L 6–3318,000[5]
October 30 Wake Forest
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
L 12–41
November 6 at Davidson
W 26–6
November 13 at Georgia Pre-Flight* Greenville, SCL 6–32
November 20 at No. 15 Georgia Tech*
L 6–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1943 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  3. "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
  4. Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
  5. Del Booth (October 22, 1943). "Birds Run Wild In Last Half To Lick Clemson, 33 To 6". The Greenville News. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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