1941 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1941 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 90.

1941 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainWade Padgett
Home stadiumRiggs Field
1941 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Duke $ 5 0 09 1 0
South Carolina 4 0 14 4 1
Clemson 5 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 08 2 0
VMI 4 2 04 6 0
VPI 4 2 06 4 0
Wake Forest 4 2 15 5 1
NC State 3 4 24 5 2
Furman 2 3 23 4 2
Washington and Lee 1 2 21 6 2
North Carolina 2 4 03 7 0
Maryland 1 2 03 5 1
Davidson 1 5 21 6 3
The Citadel 0 2 14 3 1
George Washington 0 4 11 7 1
Richmond 0 6 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Wade Padgett was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback "Booty" Payne with 582 passing yards and fullback Charlie Timmons with 635 rushing yards and 77 points scored (9 touchdowns and 23 extra points).

Three Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: Charlie Timmons (AP-1, UP-1); end Joe Blalock (AP-1, UP-1); and tackle George Fritts (AP-1, UP-1).

Clemson was ranked at No. 39 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.

The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.

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