1898 Clemson Tigers football team

1898 Clemson Tigers football
Conference Independent
1898 record 3–1
Head coach John Penton (1st year)
Captain Shack Shealy
1898 SIAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
North Carolina + 3 – 0 – 0     9 – 0 – 0
Sewanee + 3 – 0 – 0     4 – 0 – 0
LSU 1 – 0 – 0     1 – 0 – 0
Auburn 2 – 1 – 0     2 – 1 – 0
Georgia 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 2 – 0
Clemson 1 – 1 – 0     3 – 1 – 0
Tulane 1 – 1 – 0     1 – 1 – 0
Vanderbilt 1 – 2 – 0     1 – 5 – 0
Texas 0 – 1 – 0     5 – 1 – 0
VPI 0 – 1 – 0     3 – 2 – 0
Ole Miss 0 – 1 – 0     1 – 1 – 0
Nashville 0 – 2 – 0     0 – 2 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 3 – 0     0 – 3 – 0
Kentucky State 0 – 0 – 0     7 – 0 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1898 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College in the 1898 college football season. The Tigers completed their third season with a record of 3–1, with wins over Bingham Military School, South Carolina, and Georgia Tech, and a loss to Georgia. 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.[1][2] John Penton served as the team's coach for his first season while Shack Shealy was the captain.[3][4]

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result
October 8 at Georgia Herty Field • Athens, GA (Rivalry) L 8–20  
October 20 Bingham Military School* Calhoun, SC W 55–0  
November 17 at South Carolina* Columbia, SC (Big Thursday) W 24–0  
November 24 vs. Georgia Tech Augusta, GA (Rivalry) W 23–0  
*Non-conference game.

References

  1. ↑ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
  2. ↑ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
  4. ↑ Reel, Jerome. The High Seminary (PDF). pp. 132–133.
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