1933

1933 in Clemson History

[edit] The Class of 1933

June: U.S. Highway 29, the "Main Street of the South", is completed between Washington and New Orleans, and passes through Anderson.
August 23: Clemson Assistant Coach Frank Howard marries Annie Tribble, formerly of Anderson, South Carolina.
September 23: Tigers open home season with 6-6 tie with Davidson.
September 30: Clemson travels to Georgia Tech, loses, 2-39.
October 7: The Tigers defeat N.C. State, 9-0, on Riggs Field.
October 13: Clemson plays its first night game, against the George Washington University in the Nation's Capital, the first time the squads meet. The Tigers battle the Colonials to a scoreless tie.
October 19: Clemson loses at South Carolina, 0-7.
October 28: Clemson is defeated by Mississippi, 0-13, in a game played in Meridian, Mississippi.
November 4: The Tigers defeat Wake Forest, 13-0, in a match played in Charlotte, North Carolina.
November 11: Clemson loses squeaker at Wofford, 13-14.
November 18: Tigers are shut out by Mercer, 0-13, in a game played in Savannah, Georgia.
November 25: Clemson hosts The Citadel, wins, 7-0.
November 30: The Tigers travel to Greenville to conclude 3-6-2 season with loss to Furman, 0-6.
December 5: Prohibition in the United States is repealed as Congress adopts the 21st Amendment. Subsequently, the future Esso Club, a 1920s grocery with gas pumps on the Greenville Highway, receives its first beer license.