1936 Clemson Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1936
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 3–3
| head_coach = Jess Neely
| hc_year = 6th
| captain = Net Berry
| stadium = Riggs Field
}}
{{1936 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1936 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1936 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 5–5 record (3–3 against conference opponents), finished sixth in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 98 to 95.{{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=2016 Media Guide|url=https://issuu.com/clemsontigers/docs/2016_guide|website=clemsontigers.com|publisher=Clemson Athletics|access-date=June 23, 2017|pages=200–208|format=PDF|date=2016}}
Net Berry was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Joe Berry with 434 passing yards and fullback Mac Folger with 522 rushing yards and 48 points scored (8 touchdowns).{{cite web|title=Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide|publisher=Clemson University|year=1960|pages=40–41|url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=fball_media}}
Five Clemson players were selected as first-team players on the 1937 All-South Carolina football team: backs Joe Berry and Mac Folger; tackle Manuel Black; guard Bill Bryant; and center Harold Lewis.1960 Clemson Media Guide, p. 23.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1936
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 19||{{cfb link|year=1936|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
|September 26||VPI|Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|W 20–0|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/bristol-herald-courier-clemson-smothers/137048849/|title=Clemson smothers Virginia Polytechnic Institute under 20 to 0 score|newspaper=The Bristol Herald Courier|date=September 27, 1936|access-date=December 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 3|at|No. 4 Alabama|Denny Stadium|Tuscaloosa, AL (rivalry)|L 0–32|6,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71729476/alabama-elephants-trample-tigers-320/|work=The Greenville News|title=Alabama elephants trample Tigers, 32–0|date=October 4, 1936|access-date=February 21, 2021|page=8|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 10|at|No. 11 Duke|Duke Stadium|Durham, NC|L 0–25|4,127|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tampa-tribune-duke-gridders-trim-cle/136996030/|title=Duke gridders trim Clemson Tigers, 25 to 0|newspaper=Tampa Sunday Tribune|date=October 11, 1936|accessdate=December 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 16|at|Wake Forest|Gore Field|Wake Forest, NC|L 0–6|2,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-news-weaver-trick-works-ag/137048990/|title=Weaver trick works again as Deacs win|newspaper=The Charlotte News|date=October 17, 1936|access-date=December 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 22|at|South Carolina|Carolina Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry)|W 19–0|19,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson Wins Fair Game By 19-To-0 Score|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 23, 1936|pages=1, 18|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36737513/clemson_wins_fair_game_by_19to0_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|Georgia Tech
|November 7|at|The Citadel|Johnson Hagood Stadium|Charleston, SC|W 20–0|5,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-clemsons-roaring-be/137049190/|work=The Greenville News|title=Clemson's roaring Bengals defeat Citadel Bulldogs, 20 to 0|date=November 8, 1936|accessdate=December 18, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14|at|Kentucky
|November 26||Furman |Riggs Field|Clemson, SC|L 0–12|12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/95045079/furman-beats-clemson-120/|work=The Lexington Herald|title=Furman beats Clemson, 12–0|date=November 27, 1936|accessdate=February 15, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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