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1950 Clemson Tigers football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 15–14 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 10
Record9–0–1 (3–0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainFred Cone
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 0 8 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 1 9 0 1
VMI 5 1 0 6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 1 6 1 2
Maryland 4 1 1 7 2 1
Duke 5 2 0 7 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 1 3 5 2
George Washington 4 3 0 5 4 0
NC State 4 4 1 5 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 0 4 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 4 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 1 3 4 2
Furman 2 4 0 2 8 1
West Virginia 1 3 0 2 8 0
Davidson 1 5 0 3 6 0
Richmond 1 8 0 2 8 0
VPI 0 8 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the Southern Conference, was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, defeated Miami (FL) in the 1951 Orange Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 344 to 76.[1][2] The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.

The team set numerous single-season school records, including most points scored (344), most rushing yards (2,800), most passing yards (1,411), and most combined passing and rushing yards (4,211).[3] In addition, fullback and team captain Fred Cone set individual single-season school records in rushing yards (845), touchdowns (15), and points scored (92). Sophomore tailback Billy Hair led the team in passing yards with 644 and also rushed for 573 yards.[4]

Fred Cone and end Glenn Smith were selected as first-team players on the 1950 All-Southern Conference football team.[5] Four Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1950: Cone, Smith, tackle Bob Patton, and back Jackie Calvert.[6]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23 Presbyterian*W 54–0
September 30 at No. 17 Missouri*W 34–0
October 7 NC State No. 18
W 27–0
October 19 at South Carolina No. 12T 14–1435,000[7]
October 28 at No. 17 Wake Forest No. 16W 13–12
November 4 Duquesne* No. 14
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 53–20
November 11 at Boston College* No. 13W 35–14
November 18 Furman No. 11
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
W 57–2
November 25 at Auburn* No. 11W 40–0
January 1, 1951 vs. No. 15 Miami (FL)* No. 10W 15–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "2016 Media Guide" (PDF). clemsontigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Retrieved June 23, 2017.
  2. ^ "1950 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 2, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ 1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 36.
  4. ^ "Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–42. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
  5. ^ Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
  6. ^ Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
  7. ^ Scoop Latimer (October 20, 1950). "Clemson and Carolina Battle To 14-14 Tie On Muddy Field". The Greenville News. pp. 1, 38 – via Newspapers.com.