The 1941 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football that represented Clemson College as a member of the Southern Conference during the 1941 college football season. In their second season under head coach Frank Howard, the Tigers compiled a 7–2 record (5–1 against conference opponents), finished third in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 90.[1]
Guard Wade Padgett was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback "Booty" Payne with 582 passing yards and fullback Charlie Timmons with 635 rushing yards and 77 points scored (9 touchdowns and 23 extra points).[2]
Three Clemson players were selected by the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) as first-team players on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team: Charlie Timmons (AP-1, UP-1); end Joe Blalock (AP-1, UP-1); and tackle George Fritts (AP-1, UP-1).[3][4]
Clemson was ranked at No. 39 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[5]
The team played its home games at Riggs Field in Clemson, South Carolina.
^"1941 Clemson Tigers Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
^"Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide". Clemson University. 1960. pp. 40–41.
^"AP's All-Southern Selection". The Greenville News. December 3, 1941. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
^"All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
^Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
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