1896 Clemson Tigers football team

1896 Clemson Tigers football
1896 Clemson Tigers football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–1
Head coach	Walter Riggs (1st season);
Captain	R. G. Hamilton
	Seasons 1897 →

The 1896 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson Agricultural College—now known as Clemson University–as an independent during the 1896 college football season. Professor Walter Riggs brought the game to Clemson from his alma mater, Auburn, where he was a member of Auburn's first football team. The Tigers completed their first season with a record of 2–1, with wins over upstate neighboring colleges Furman and Wofford, and a loss in the first installment of the rivalry with South Carolina.^[1] All games were played in the opposing school's home city. The rivalry matchup with South Carolina was held on Thursday morning at the South Carolina state fair, a tradition that would endure until 1960.^[2]^[3] Riggs served as the team's coach while R. G. Hamilton was the first captain.^[4]

1896 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Centre		–		6	–	0	–	1
Texas A&M		–		2	–	0	–	1
Oklahoma		–		2	–	0	–	0
North Carolina A&M		–		1	–	0	–	0
Virginia		–		7	–	2	–	2
VPI		–		5	–	2	–	1
Navy		–		5	–	3	–	0
Arkansas		–		2	–	1	–	0
Clemson		–		2	–	1	–	0
Columbian		–		2	–	1	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		2	–	2	–	1
Add-Ran		–		1	–	1	–	1
Centenary		–		1	–	1	–	0
VMI		–		3	–	4	–	0
North Carolina		–		3	–	4	–	1
Furman		–		2	–	3	–	0
Ole Miss		–		1	–	2	–	0
West Virginia		–		3	–	7	–	2
South Carolina		–		1	–	3	–	0
Erskine		–		0	–	1	–	0
William & Mary		–		0	–	2	–	0
Davidson		–		0	–	1	–	0
Delaware		–		0	–	6	–	0

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
October 31	at Furman	Greenville, SC	W 14–6
November 12	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC (Big Thursday)	L 6–12
November 21	at Wofford	Spartanburg, SC	W 16–0

Players

Clemson states these were the starting players.^[5]

Line

Player	Position	Class
J.H. Blain	left end	Sr.
Charlie Gentry	right end	So.
Jock Hanvey	right tackle	Fr.
L.L. Hendricks	left guard	So.
Shack Shealy	right guard	Fr.
George Swygert	center	Jr.
J.D. White	left tackle	Fr.

Backfield

Player	Position	Class
A.M. Chreitzberg	fullback	Sr.
R.G. Hamilton	right halfback	Sr.
Jeff Maxwell	quarterback	Jr.
F.G. Thompkins	left halfback	Sr.

References

^ "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
^ Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
^ "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.
^ 2010 Media Guide, p. 198
^ "Clemson's First Football Game - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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[1] "2016 FOOTBALL MEDIA GUIDE" (PDF). ClemsonTigers.com. Clemson Athletics. 2016. pp. 200–208. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

[2] Bourret, Tim. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. p. 202. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.

[3] "Clemson Game by Game Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2015.

[4] 2010 Media Guide, p. 198

[5] "Clemson's First Football Game - Clemson Tigers Official Athletics Site". Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.

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