1928 Clemson Tigers football team

1928 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	8–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Josh Cody (2nd season)
Captain	O. K. Pressley
Home stadium	Riggs Field

1928 Southern Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $	7	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	0
Tennessee	6	–	0	–	1			9	–	0	–	1
Florida	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
VPI	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Alabama	6	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
LSU	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Vanderbilt	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Tulane	3	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Ole Miss	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	2			5	–	3	–	2
Kentucky	2	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	2	–	1			6	–	2	–	2
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	3	–	2
Georgia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Mississippi A&M	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Sewanee	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Auburn	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1928 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1928 Southern Conference football season. Captain Pressley starred in the rivalry game with South Carolina, recording four tackles for a loss in a row despite a hand injury. He was the first Clemson Tiger to make any All-America team when he was selected third-team All-America at season's end.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 22*	Newberry	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 30–0
September 29*	Davidson	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 6–0
October 6	at Auburn	Drake Field • Auburn, AL (rivalry)	W 6–0
October 12	vs. NC State	Florence, SC (Textile Bowl)	W 7–0
October 19*	Erskine	Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 52–0
October 25	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Palmetto Bowl)	W 32–0
November 3	at Ole Miss	Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS	L 7–26
November 10	vs. VMI	Lynchburg, VA	W 12–0
November 17	vs. Florida	Fairfield Stadium • Jacksonville, FL	L 6–27
November 29*	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 27–12
December 8*	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC	L 7–12
*Non-Conference Game.