1950 Clemson Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1950
| team = Clemson Tigers
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Southern Conference
| short_conf = SoCon
| CoachRank = 12
| APRank = 10
| record = 9–0–1
| conf_record = 3–0–1
| head_coach = Frank Howard
| hc_year = 11th
| captain = Gene Moore
| stadium = Memorial Stadium
| champion = Orange Bowl champion
| bowl= Orange Bowl
| bowl_result = {{Tooltip|W|Won}} 15–14 vs. Miami (FL)
}}
{{1950 Southern Conference football standings}}
The 1950 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the 1950 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Frank Howard, the team compiled a 9–0–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the Southern Conference, was ranked No. 10 in the final AP Poll, defeated Miami (FL) in the 1951 Orange Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 344 to 76.{{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=1950 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=October 2, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/clemson/1950-schedule.html|via=Newspapers.com}} The team played its home games at Memorial Stadium in Clemson, South Carolina.
The team set numerous single-season school records, including most points scored (344), most rushing yards (2,800), most passing yards (1,411), and most combined passing and rushing yards (4,211).1960 Clemson Football Media Guide, p. 36. In addition, fullback and team captain Fred Cone set individual single-season school records in rushing yards (845), touchdowns (15), and points scored (92). Sophomore tailback Billy Hair led the team in passing yards with 644 and also rushed for 573 yards.{{cite web|title=Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide|publisher=Clemson University|year=1960|pages=40–42|url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1076&context=fball_media|access-date=October 2, 2019}}
Fred Cone and end Glenn Smith were selected as first-team players on the 1950 All-Southern Conference football team.Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22. Four Clemson players were named to the All-South Carolina football team for 1950: Cone, Smith, tackle Bob Patton, and back Jackie Calvert.Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 23.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1950
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
| time = y
| rank = y
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| September 23 |8:00 p.m.|| {{cfb link|year=1950|team=Presbyterian Blue Hose|title=Presbyterian}}
| September 30 |2:00 p.m.|at|No. 17 Missouri
| October 7 |8:00 p.m.|| NC State |18| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC (rivalry) |W 27–0|22,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-clemsons-attack-tops-st/137478249/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Clemson's attack tops State 27–0|date=October 8, 1950|accessdate=December 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 19 |2:00 p.m.|at| South Carolina |12| Carolina Stadium | Columbia, SC (rivalry) |T 14–14|35,000|{{cite news|title=Clemson and Carolina Battle To 14-14 Tie On Muddy Field|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 20, 1950|pages=1, 38|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36750640/clemson_and_carolina_battle_to_1414/|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 28 |2:00 p.m.|vs|No. 17 Wake Forest |16| Bowman Gray Stadium | Winston-Salem, NC |W 13–12|22,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-22000-see-clemson/137478459/|work=Winston-Salem Journal|title=22,000 see Clemson edge Wake Forest here, 13–12|date=October 29, 1950|accessdate=December 27, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 4 |2:00 p.m.|| Duquesne
| November 11 |2:00 p.m.|at| Boston College
| November 18 |2:00 p.m.|| Furman |11| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC |W 57–2|21,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/83870583/hair-cone-lead-clemson-to-rout-furman/|work=The Greenville News|title=Hair, Cone lead Clemson to rout Furman, 57–2|date=November 19, 1950|accessdate=August 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 25 |2:00 p.m.|at| Auburn
| January 1, 1951 ||vs|No. 15 Miami (FL)
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{{cite web |author= |title=Clemson Football Media Guide - 1950 |url=https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/64/ |publisher=Clemson University |date=1950 |page=4 |access-date=November 7, 2023 }}
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