1901

1901 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1901:

The town of Calhoun is chartered a second time. (Source: City of Clemson website).
October 5: John Heisman's Tigers score mind-boggling 122 points against hapless Guilford in Clemson home opener. Guilford never scores. First half lasts twenty minutes, second half only ten. A touchdown is scored every minute and twenty-six seconds, and legend has it that every man on the team scored. An all-time record number of points in Clemson Tiger football history. Guilford and Clemson never meet again on the gridiron.
October 19: Tennessee is the Tigers' opponent for the first time in a game played in Knoxville. The teams tie, 6-6, the first such outcome in Clemson football history.
October 26: In the fifth trip to Athens in as many years, Clemson beats Georgia for the second time, 29-5, lifting the series record to 3-2, still in Georgia's favor.
October 31: In the second meeting with Virginia Tech, Clemson is defeated for the first time, 11-17, in a game played in Columbia, South Carolina.
November 28: In second match between Clemson and North Carolina, the Tigers win, 22-10, in a game played in Charlotte, North Carolina. Team series tied at 1-1.
The Clemson-South Carolina game is cancelled due to a dispute over gate receipts with State Fair officials in Columbia.
Ed Cochems, future Clemson head football coach, is a member of the undefeated University of Wisconsin squad.

The 1900's

1902