Year: | 1928 |
Team: | Clemson Tigers |
Sport: | football |
Conference: | Southern Conference |
Short Conf: | SoCon |
Record: | 8–3 |
Conf Record: | 4–2 |
Head Coach: | Josh Cody |
Hc Year: | 2nd |
Captain: | O. K. Pressley |
Stadium: | Riggs Field |
The 1928 Clemson Tigers football team represented Clemson College—now known as Clemson University—as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1928 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Josh Cody, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, tying for seventh place in the SoCon.
Captain O. K. Pressley starred in the rivalry game with South Carolina, recording four tackles for a loss in a row despite a hand injury.[1] He was the first Clemson Tiger to make any All-America team when he was selected third-team All-America at season's end.