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1915 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record2–4–2 (2–2–1 SIAA)
Head coach
CaptainW. K. McGill
Home stadium Riggs Field
Seasons
←  1914
1916 →
1915 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Vanderbilt $ 5 0 0 9 1 0
Alabama 5 0 0 6 2 0
LSU 4 0 0 6 2 0
Transylvania 3 0 1 7 1 1
Auburn 5 1 0 6 2 0
Georgia 3 1 1 5 2 2
Chattanooga 3 1 2 5 2 2
Mississippi A&M 4 2 1 5 2 1
Kentucky 2 1 1 6 1 1
Florida 3 3 0 4 3 0
Clemson 2 2 1 2 4 2
South Carolina 1 1 1 5 3 1
Furman 1 1 0 5 3 0
Mercer 2 3 0 5 4 0
Mississippi College 2 3 0 4 4 1
The Citadel 1 2 0 5 3 0
Sewanee 1 2 2 4 3 2
Tennessee 1 4 0 4 4 0
Tulane 1 4 0 4 4 0
Centre 0 3 1 3 5 1
Louisville 0 3 1 1 5 1
Howard (AL) 0 3 0 3 4 1
Wofford 0 3 0 3 5 0
Ole Miss 0 5 0 2 6 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1915 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SIAA) during the 1915 college football season. Under fifth-year head coach Bob Williams, the team compiled an overall record of 2–4–2 record with a mark of 2–2–1 in SIAA play. [1] [2] [3] W. K. McGill was the team captain. [4] Riggs Field was introduced as Clemson's new home stadium in 1915. Riggs hosted the football team until Memorial Stadium was built in 1942.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 254:00 p.m.at Furman
W 99–0 [5] [6]
October 2 Davidson*T 6–6 [7]
October 9at TennesseeW 3–0 [8]
October 16vs. Auburn Anderson, SC ( rivalry)L 0–14
October 28at South CarolinaT 0–0 [9]
November 6vs. North Carolina*Greenville, SCL 7–9
November 133:00 p.m.vs. VMI*L 3–6 [10] [11] [12]
November 25at GeorgiaL 0–13
The inauguration of Riggs Field in 1915

References

  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Giode" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on November 16, 2015. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Clemson "Tiger's" Article". The Greenville News. November 9, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved December 15, 2016 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  5. ^ "Furman Vs. Clemson In Gridiron Battle This Afternoon". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 25, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Clemson Tigers Had Easy Time Running Away With Furman---Score 99 To 0". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. September 26, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved September 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ "Keesler's run saved day for Red and Black". The Charlotte News. October 3, 1915. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Clemson downed Tennessee eleven". The Greenville News. October 10, 1915. Retrieved August 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecock and Tiger in scoreless draw". The State. October 29, 1915. Retrieved January 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Should Be Great Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 13, 1915. p. 5. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Cadets Win From Tigers". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 1, part 3. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "Cadets Win From Tigers (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 14, 1915. p. 2, part 3. Retrieved August 31, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.

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