The 1938 Clemson Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Clemson College in the Southern Conference during the

1938 college football season The 1938 college football season ended with the Horned Frogs of Texas Christian University (TCU) being named the nation's No. 1 team by 55 of the 77 voters in the final Associated Press writers' poll in early December. Tennessee was also chosen b ...

. In their eighth season under head coach

Jess Neely Jesse Claiborne Neely (January 4, 1898 – April 9, 1983) was an American football player and a baseball and football coach. He was head football coach at Southwestern University (now Rhodes College) from 1924 to 1927, at Clemson University f ...

, the Tigers compiled a 7–1–1 record (3–0–1 against conference opponents), finished second in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 145 to 56. Center Charlie Woods was the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included tailback Bob Bailey with 272 passing yards, fullback Don Willis with 483 rushing yards, and tailback

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and wingback Shad Bryant with 30 points scored (each with five touchdowns). McFadden remained with Clemson for more than 40 years as a coach and administrator and was inducted into the

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in 1959. Two Clemson players were named to the All-Southern team: end Gus Goins and back Don Willis.Clemson 1960 Football Media Guide, p. 22.

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Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers are the American football team at Clemson University. The Tigers compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic C ...