1938 Clemson Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1938
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 7–1–1
| conf_record = 3–0–1
| head_coach = Jess Neely
| hc_year = 8th
| captain = Charlie Woods
| stadium = Riggs Field
}}
{{1938 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1938 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1938 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Jess Neely, the Tigers compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 56.{{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}}
Center Charlie Woods was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Bob Bailey with 272 passing yards, fullback Don Willis with 483 rushing yards, and tailback Banks McFadden and wingback Shad Bryant with 30 points scored (each with five 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}} McFadden remained with Clemson for more than 40 years as a coach and administrator and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.
Two Clemson players were named to the All-Southern team: end Gus Goins and back Don Willis.Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1939
| poll = AP
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|September 17|||Presbyterian
|September 24||at|Tulane
|October 1||at|Tennessee
|October 8||vs|VMI|American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC |T 7–7||{{cite news|title=Tigers and V.M.I. end desperate game at 7–7|newspaper=The Greenville News|date=October 9, 1938|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90927247/tigers-and-vmi-end-desperate-game-at/|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 20||at|South Carolina|Municipal Stadium|Columbia, SC (rivalry) |W 34–12|22,500|{{cite news|title=Clemson's Great Team Overwhelms Birds, 34 To 12|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 21, 1938|pages=1, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36738226/clemsons_great_team_overwhelms_birds/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 28||at|Wake Forest|Gore Field|Wake Forest, NC |W 7–0|7,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-wake-forest-hol/137105009/|work=The Atlanta Constitution|title=Wake Forest holds Clemson to 7–0 win|date=October 29, 1938|accessdate=December 19, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 5|2:30 p.m.|vs|George Washington|Sirrine Stadium|Greenville, SC|W 27–0|10,000|{{cite news |last=Sherman |first=Joe |title=10,000 Crowd Seen For Intersectional Game Here At 2:30 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77607722/the-greenville-news/ |newspaper=The Greenville News |location=Greenville, South Carolina |date=November 5, 1940 |page=6 |access-date=May 12, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|November 12||at|Kentucky
|November 24|||Furman|Riggs Field|Clemson, SC |W 10–7|12,500|{{cite news|title=Clemson beats Furman 10–7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109379471/clemson-beats-furman-107/|newspaper=The Times and Democrat|date=November 25, 1938|access-date=September 12, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
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