1949 Clemson Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1949
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| record = 4–4–2
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = Frank Howard
| hc_year = 10th
| captain = Gene Moore
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
}}
{{1949 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1949 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1949 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 4–4–2 record (2–2 against conference opponents), tied for seventh place in the Southern Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 232 to 216.{{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}}{{cite web|title=1949 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 1, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/1949-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The team's statistical leaders included wingback Ray Mathews with 487 passing yards and 728 rushing yards and fullback Fred Cone with 55 points scored (9 touchdowns an 1 extra point).{{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}}
Center Gene Moore was the team captain. Fullback Fred Cone and wingback Ray Mathews were selected as first-team players on the 1949 All-Southern Conference football team.Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22. Cone, Mathews, and end John Poulos were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1949.Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1949
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
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|September 17 |8:00 p.m.|| {{cfb link|year=1949|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| September 24 |8:15 p.m.|at| Rice
| October 1 |8:00 p.m.|at| NC State | Riddick Stadium | Raleigh, NC (rivalry) |W 7–6|18,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-nc-state-bows-to/137471202/|work=Rocky Mount Telegram|title=N.C. State bows to Clemson in night contest, 7–6|date=October 2, 1949|accessdate=December 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 8 |8:00 p.m.|| Mississippi State
| October 20 |2:00 p.m.|at| South Carolina | Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |L 13–27|35,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson Bows To Carolina, 27 To 13|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Carter (Scoop) Latimer|date=October 21, 1949|pages=1A, 7B|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36750477/clemson_bows_to_carolina_27_to_13/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 29 |8:00 p.m.|| Wake Forest | Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |L 21–35|19,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-wake-forest-wins/137471292/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Wake Forest wins 35–21 thriller over Clemson|date=October 30, 1949|accessdate=December 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 5 |2:00 p.m.|| Boston College
| November 12 |8:00 p.m.|| Duquesne
| November 19 |2:00 p.m.|at| Furman | Sirrine Stadium | Greenville, SC |W 28–21|18,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109485005/clemson-tigers-down-fighting-furman-team/|work=Florence Morning News|title=Clemson Tigers down fighting Furman team 28 to 21|date=November 20, 1949|accessdate=September 13, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 26 |2:00 p.m.|vs| Auburn
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{{cite web |author= |title=Clemson Football Media Guide - 1949 |url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/1/ |publisher=Clemson University |date=1949 |page=3 |access-date=November 7, 2023 }}