1933 Clemson Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1933
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 3–6–2
| conf_record = 1–1
| head_coach = Jess Neely
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain = John Heinemann
| stadium = Riggs Field
}}
{{1933 Southern Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web|title=Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide|publisher=Clemson University|year=1960|pages=15, 47 |url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=fball_media}}{{cite web|title=1933 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 5, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/1933-schedule.html|via=Newspapers.com}}
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.1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 15. Two Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1933 All-Southern Conference football team: guard John Heinemann and tackle John Troutman.1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
Schedule
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|September 23 || {{cfb link|year=1933|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| September 30 || at Georgia Tech
| October 7 || NC State | Riggs Field | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 9–0| 3,000 | {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102177390/clemson-flashes-brilliantly-to-defeat-ta/|work=The Greenville News|title=Clemson flashes brilliantly to defeat Tarheel Staters, 9 to 0|date=October 8, 1933|accessdate=May 19, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 13 |at| George Washington
| October 19 |at| South Carolina |State Fairgrounds| Columbia, SC (rivalry) |L 0–7|15,000|{{cite news|title=Carolina Runs Wild But Wins By Only 7 To 0|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 20, 1933|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36737846/carolina_runs_wild_but_wins_by_only_7/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 28 |vs| Ole Miss
| November 4 |vs| Wake Forest
| November 11 |at| {{cfb link|year=1933|team=Wofford Terriers|title=Wofford}}
| November 18 |vs| Mercer
| November 25 || The Citadel
| November 30 |at| Furman
}}