1928
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1928 in Clemson History
Events that occurred in 1928:
- Riggs Hall is completed on the site of Old Mechanical Hall which burned April 1926.
- Clemson starts its men's swimming program, using the pool on the ground floor of the YMCA. At this time, it is the only South Carolina college with a swim team. ("Clemson: Where The Tigers Play", by Sam Blackman, Bob Bradley and Chuck Kriese, Sports Publishing, L.L.C., 2001, page 164).
- February 29: The Tiger newspaper prints article stating "Tiger Brotherhood is new student club."
- September 19: The Tigers debut new uniforms featuring brilliant orange jerseys for the first time, featuring black composition cloth stripes on the front and purple numerals.
- September 21: Clemson defeats Newberry College, 30-0, on Riggs Field.
- September 29: Clemson beats Davidson, 6-0, at home.
- October 6: Clemson manages a 6-0 win at Auburn.
- October 12: The Tigers defeat N.C. State, 7-0, in a game played at Florence, South Carolina.
- October 19: Clemson blanks Erskine, 52-0, on Riggs Field.
- October 25: The Tigers shut out the Gamecocks, 32-0, in Columbia.
- November 3: Clemson travels to Mississippi, losing, 7-26.
- November 10: In a match played in Lynchburg, Virginia, Clemson defeats Virginia Military Institute, 12-0.
- November 17: The Tigers are defeated by Florida, 6-27, in a game played in Jacksonville.
- November 29: Clemson plays Furman on Thanksgiving Day at Manly Field in Greenville. The Tigers win, 27-12. Ticket to this game is preserved in the scrapbook of Cadet Fletcher Wayne Cannon of Honea Path, South Carolina, in the Special Collections in the Strom Thurmond Institute.
- December: Clemson's first All-American is named as football center and team captain O.K. Pressley is rostered on the national Third Team by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.
- December 8: Clemson wraps up 5-3-1 season with a 7-12 loss to the Citadel, in Charleston.
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