1947 Clemson Tigers football team

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1947 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 William & Mary $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 9 North Carolina	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
No. 19 Duke	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Washington and Lee	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	2
No. 17 NC State	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Davidson	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Clemson	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
George Washington	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1947 college football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result
September 20*	Presbyterian		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	W 42–0
September 26*	at Boston College		Braves Field • Boston, MA (rivalry)	L 22–32
October 4	Wake Forest		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 14–16
October 11	at NC State		Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–18
October 23	at South Carolina		Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 19–21
October 31*	at Georgia		Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA (rivalry)	L 6–21
November 8	at Furman		Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 35–7
November 15*	at Duquesne		Forbes Field • Pittsburgh, PA	W 34–13
November 22*	Auburn		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 34–18
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.