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Deutsch1898 Clemson Tigers football team
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| Conference | Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 3–1 (1–1 SIAA) |
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| Captain | Shack Shealy |
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| Georgia | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nashville | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1898 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University–during the 1898 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association football season. The Tigers completed their third season as an independent with a record of 3–1, with wins over Bingham Military School, South Carolina, and Georgia Tech, and a loss to Georgia.[1] For the first time, Clemson played a game at home, on October 20 against Bingham Military School, and a neutral site game at Augusta, Georgia against Georgia Tech.[2][3] John Penton served as the team's coach for his first season while Shack Shealy was the captain.[4][5]
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| October 8 | at Georgia | L 8–20 | [6] | |
| October 20 | Bingham Military School* | Calhoun, SC | W 55–0 | [7] |
| November 17 | at South Carolina* | Columbia, SC (rivalry) | W 24–0 | [8] |
| November 24 | vs. Georgia Tech* | Augusta, GA (rivalry) | W 22–0 | [9] |
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
- ^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
- ^ Reel, Jerome. The High Seminary (PDF). pp. 132–133.
- ^ "Georgia defeats Clemson College". The Atlanta Journal. October 10, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson defeats Bingham". The Atlanta Constitution. October 21, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson wins at football". The Selma Times. November 19, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "The Clemson boys defeat the Techs". The Atlanta Journal. November 25, 1898. Retrieved April 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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