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Clemson

SOCON · 1949 Season · Final

Failing +
Record
4–4–2
0.500 Win %
Conference
6th
2–2 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
125
1902–2026
All-Time Record
797–476–44
0.622 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
2016, 2018
#1 Finishes
2
Top 5: 6 · Top 10: 15 · Top 25: 38
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 6 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 3 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 30 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Pioneer Era · 4 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Clemson head-to-head · History & Eras

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20PRESBYTERIANUnranked—W 69–7
5Week 5 · Sep 27Rice (RICE)H2HIND SWC10–1L 7–33
6Week 6 · Oct 4NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HIND SOCON3–7W 7–6
7Week 7 · Oct 11Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC0–8–1T 7–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 13–27
10Week 10 · Nov 1Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HIND SOCON4–6L 21–35
11Week 11 · Nov 8Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI4–4–1L 27–40
12Week 12 · Nov 15Duquesne (DUQUESNE)H2HIND FBSI3–6W 33–20
13Week 13 · Nov 22Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON3–6W 28–21
14Week 14 · Nov 29Auburn (AUBURN)H2HSEC2–4–3T 20–20

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.242
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-8
-17+9
  • NC State +3
  • Duquesne +3
  • Furman +3
  • Mississippi State 0
  • Auburn 0
  • Rice -1
  • Boston College -4
  • South Carolina -6
  • Wake Forest -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #75Better than 46%
Win % Place 58thBetter than 58%

0.500 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#84W12#77W13#77W14#78Regular Season Final#75Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+62
-26
+1
0
-14
-14
-13
+13
+7
0

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#421944#301945#801946#821947#81948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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