Record: 9-1, .900 W-L% (6th of 124) ▪ Rank: 12th in Final AP Poll
Conference: Southern
(Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jess Neely (9-1)
PS/G: 16.5 (31st of 124) ▪ PA/G: 4.5 (9th of 124)
SRS: 13.05 (14th of 124) ▪ SOS: 1.55 (54th of 124)
Bowl Game: Won Cotton Bowl 6-3 versus Boston College
| 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 23, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | Presbyterian | Non-Major | W | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 30, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | @ | Tulane | SEC | L | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 3 | Oct 7, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | N | North Carolina State | Southern | W | 25 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | Charlotte, NC |
| 4 | Oct 19, 1939 | Thu | Clemson | @ | South Carolina | Southern | W | 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 5 | Oct 28, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | @ | Navy | Ind | W | 15 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 6 | Nov 3, 1939 | Fri | Clemson | @ | George Washington | Ind | W | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 7 | Nov 11, 1939 | Sat | Clemson | Wake Forest | Southern | W | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 8 | Nov 18, 1939 | Sat | (16) Clemson | @ | Rhodes | Ind | W | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 6 | |
| 9 | Nov 25, 1939 | Sat | (15) Clemson | @ | Furman | Southern | W | 14 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 7 | |
| 10 | Jan 1, 1940 | Mon | (15) Clemson | N | (14) Boston College | Ind | W | 6 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | W 8 | Cotton Bowl (Dallas, TX) |