1939 Clemson Tigers football team

1939 Clemson Tigers football
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 6–3 vs. Boston College
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 12
1939 record	9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Jess Neely (9th year)
Captain	Joe Payne
Home stadium	Riggs Field

1939 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
#12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College during the 1939 college football season. Clemson participated in its first bowl game, beating Boston College in the 1940 Cotton Bowl Classic.

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result
September 23*	Presbyterian		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 18–0
September 30*	at Tulane		Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, LA	L 6–7
October 7	vs. NC State		Charlotte, NC (Textile Bowl)	W 25–6
October 19	at South Carolina		Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	W 27–0
October 28*	at Navy		Thompson Stadium • Annapolis, MD	W 15–7
November 3*	at George Washington		Washington, D. C.	W 13–6
November 11	Wake Forest		Riggs Field • Calhoun, SC	W 20–7
November 18*	at Southwestern Presbyterian	#16	Memphis, TN	W 21–6
November 25	at Furman	#15	Sirrine Stadium • Greenville, SC	W 10–7
January 1, 1940*	vs. #11 Boston College	#12	Cotton Bowl • Dallas Texas (Cotton Bowl Classic)	W 6–3
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game.