1933 Clemson Tigers football team

The 1933 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1933 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 3–6–2 record (1–1 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and was outscored by a total of 98 to 50.^[1][2]

1933 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–6–2 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jess Neely (3rd season)
Captain	John Heinemann
Home stadium	Riggs Field
Seasons ← 1932 1934 →

1933 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina +	3	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	2	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
VMI	2	–	1	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Washington and Lee	1	–	1	–	1			4	–	4	–	2
Clemson	1	–	1	–	0			3	–	6	–	2
VPI	1	–	1	–	3			4	–	3	–	3
Virginia	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	2
Maryland	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	5	–	3
+ – Conference co-champions

The first night game in Clemson's history was played October 13 against George Washington at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D. C.

John Heinemann was the team captain.^[3] Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1933 All-Southern Conference football team: guard John Heinemann and tackle John Troutman.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Presbyterian*	Riggs Field Clemson, SC	T 6–6		[5]
September 30	at Georgia Tech*	Grant Field Atlanta, GA (rivalry)	L 2–39	12,000	[6]
October 7	NC State	Riggs Field Clemson, SC (rivalry)	W 9–0	3,000	[7]
October 13	at George Washington*	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 0–0	10,000	[8]
October 19	at South Carolina	State Fairgrounds Columbia, SC (rivalry)	L 0–7	15,000	[9]
October 28	vs. Ole Miss*	Greer Field Meridian, MS	L 0–13		[10]
November 4	vs. Wake Forest*	Central Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 13–0	4,500	[11][12]
November 11	at Wofford*	Snyder Field Spartanburg, SC	L 13–14		[13]
November 18	vs. Mercer*	Municipal Stadium Savannah, GA	L 0–13	6,000	[14]
November 25	The Citadel*	Riggs Field Clemson, SC	W 7–0		[15]
November 30	at Furman*	Manley Field Greenville, SC	L 0–6	13,000	[16]
*Non-conference game