1936

1936 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1936:

Judge Keller's Store replaces 1918-vintage woodframe structure with the brick building they occupy to date.
The Associated Press sports poll is first created, national journalists tendering their top 20 list each Sunday for tabulation.
September 19: The Tigers blank Presbyterian, 19-0, in home opener on Riggs Field.
September 26: Clemson leaves Virginia Tech scoreless, 20-0, on Riggs Field.
October 3: The Tigers roadtrip to Alabama, lose, 0-32. Former Clemson Head Football Coach John Heisman dies.
October 10: Clemson travels to Duke, losing, 0-25.
October 16: The Tigers play night game at Wake Forest, but lose, 0-6.
October 22: The Tigers blank the Gamecocks, 19-0, in Columbia.
October 31: Clemson travels to Atlanta, securing 14-13 win over Georgia Tech.
November 7: Clemson plays the Citadel in Charleston, winning, 22-0.
November 14: The Tigers travel to Kentucky, but lose, 6-7.
November 26: Furman beats Clemson for the last time, 0-12, in a game played in snow on Riggs Field. Through 2007, Clemson wins the next 29 meetings of these teams. (As reported in the Washington Post, Sunday, September 16, 2007, page D-11.)

The 1930's

1937