1942

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1942 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1942:

  • May 17: The Corps of Cadets observe Armed Forces Day on Bowman Field. Wylene Pool is chosen as the female honorary corps commander or honorary cadet colonel. (Riley, Helene M., "Clemson University", Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, South Carolina, 2002, Library of Congress card number 2002108889, ISBN 0-7385-1470-5, page 91.)
  • June 27: The college grants the War Department an occupation permit for lands to develop the Issaqueena Bombing Range in the Experimental Forest. The War Department also purchases an additional 265 acres within the boundaries of the target. The total area for the range sums 4,096 acres.
  • Tiger Rag introduced at Clemson by cadet and band member Robert Dean Ross (Class of 1948).
  • September 19: Construction is finished on Memorial Stadium just ahead of the crowd for the first game to be played in the future Death Valley. The Tigers run down the hill for the very first time and defeat Presbyterian College, 32-13, in front of 5,500 fans. Presbyterian Coach Lonnie McMillan declares in 1948 that playing Clemson at home is like taking his team into Death Valley.
  • September 26: Clemson defeats Virginia Military Institute, 36-7, in a game played in Lynchburg, Virginia.
  • October 3: The Tigers lose to the N.C. State Wolfpack, 6-7, in a game played in Charlotte, North Carolina.
  • October 10: In a game played in Fenway Park, the Tigers are defeated by Boston College, 7-14.
  • October 22: The Tigers defeat the Gamecocks in Columbia, 18-6, for Clemson's 200th victory. The Cocks will end the season with a 1-7-1 record.
  • October 31: Clemson loses road game at Wake Forest, 6-19.
  • November 7: Clemson takes on the George Washington University in Memorial Stadium the fifth time to two teams face off, but lose to the Colonials, 0-7. Series record is 3-1-1, Tigers. And with GWU quitting NCAA football in 1966, we'll never improve the score.
  • November 14: College athletics are influenced by the wartime conditions, and the Tigers meet a team representing Naval Air Station Jacksonville in a one-time pairing, played in Florida. Clemson loses, 6-24.
  • November 21: The Tigers defeat Furman in Memorial Stadium, 12-7.
  • November 28: The Tigers conclude the season with a loss to Alabama Polytechnic Institute (later Auburn), 7-28, in a match played in Alabama. Season record is 3-6-1, 2-3-1 in league play, for ninth place in the Southern Conference.


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