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1897 Clemson Tigers football team

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1897 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 3 0 0 6 0 1
Georgia 2 0 0 2 1 0
Auburn 2 0 1 2 0 1
Tennessee 1 0 0 4 1 0
Central (KY) 1 1 0 1 2 0
Nashville 1 1 0 1 1 0
Alabama 0 0 0 1 0 0
Texas 0 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 0 0 0 1 1 0
Sewanee 1 2 1 1 3 1
Clemson 0 1 0 2 2 0
Mercer 0 1 0 0 2 1
Cumberland (TN) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Kentucky State College 0 2 0 2 4 0
SW Presbyterian 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1897 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College in the 1897 college football season. The Tigers completed their second season with a record of 2–2, with wins over South Carolina and a Charlotte YMCA team, and losses to Georgia and North Carolina. All games were played in the opposing school's home city.[1][2] William M. Williams served as the team's coach for his first season while W. T. Brock was the captain.[3][4] The team was state champion.[5]

Schedule

October 9at Georgia

L 0–24 October 23at Charlotte YMCA*Charlotte, NCW 10–0 October 25at North CarolinaChapel Hill, NCL 0–28 November 10at South Carolina*Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)W 18–6

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References

  1. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ^ Reel, Jerome. The High Seminary (PDF). pp. 132–133.
  5. ^ http://www.clemson.edu/cedp/press/pubs/ths-v1/06-ch06.pdf