1896 Clemson Tigers football team

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1896 Clemson Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–1
Head coach
CaptainR. G. Hamilton
Seasons
1897 →
1896 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Centre   –   6 – 0 – 1
Texas A&M   –   2 – 0 – 1
Oklahoma   –   2 – 0 – 0
North Carolina A&M   –   1 – 0 – 0
Virginia   –   7 – 2 – 2
VPI   –   5 – 2 – 1
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 0
Arkansas   –   2 – 1 – 0
Clemson   –   2 – 1 – 0
Columbian   –   2 – 1 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   2 – 2 – 1
Add-Ran   –   1 – 1 – 1
Centenary   –   1 – 1 – 0
VMI   –   3 – 4 – 0
North Carolina   –   3 – 4 – 1
Furman   –   2 – 3 – 0
Ole Miss   –   1 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   3 – 7 – 2
South Carolina   –   1 – 3 – 0
Erskine   –   0 – 1 – 0
William & Mary   –   0 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   0 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   0 – 6 – 0

The 1896 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University–as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Professor Walter Riggs brought the game to Clemson from his alma mater, Auburn, where he was a member of Auburn's first football team. The Tigers completed their first season with a record of 2–1, with wins over upstate neighboring colleges Furman and Wofford, and a loss in the first installment of the rivalry with South Carolina.[1] All games were played in the opposing school's home city. The rivalry matchup with South Carolina was held on Thursday morning at the South Carolina state fair, a tradition that would endure until 1960.[2][3] Riggs served as the team's coach while R. G. Hamilton was the first captain.[4]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResult
October 31at FurmanGreenville, SCW 14–6
November 12at South CarolinaColumbia, SC (Big Thursday)L 6–12
November 21at WoffordSpartanburg, SCW 16–0

Players[edit]

Clemson states these were the starting players.[5]

Line[edit]

Player Position Class
J.H. Blain left end Sr.
Charlie Gentry right end So.
Jock Hanvey right tackle Fr.
L.L. Hendricks left guard So.
Shack Shealy right guard Fr.
George Swygert center Jr.
J.D. White left tackle Fr.

Backfield[edit]

Player Position Class
A.M. Chritzberg fullback Sr.
R.G. Hamilton right halfback Sr.
Jeff Maxwell quarterback Jr.
F.G. Thompkins left halfback Sr.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  3. ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  4. ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  5. ^ "Clemson's First Football Game - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.


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