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87 Seasons Ago Clemson Football Finished 7-1-1 in 1938

Jun 4, 2025, 12:03 AM

The “Seven Lean Years” finally end! 1938 starts a strong run for Clemson football!
- And Banks McFadden emerges as a true star!

But the world hurdles headlong into chaos!!

Overview:

According to Wikipedia:

“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. In their eighth season under head coach Jess Neely, 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.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Head Coach Jess Neely:

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jess_Neely)

Worthy of Note:

According to ClemsonWiki:

“September 17: As usual, Clemson leaves Presbyterian scoreless in home opener, 26-0. Presbyterian is zero for ten in passing attempts. ”

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/1938

According to ClemsonTigers.com:

“Nov. 5, 1938 – Clemson scored with big plays in a win over George Washington, 27-0. The Tigers scored three touchdowns on plays of at least 65 yards, the first time in history Clemson had scoring plays of that distance in the same game. Banks McFadden ran 70 yards for a score on the first Clemson play from scrimmage. Later, Shad Bryant scored on a 65-yard punt return and on a 65-yard run off a lateral. George Washington actually had more first downs, 15-13, yet lost by 27 points.”

https://clemsontigers.com/clemson-football-historical-timeline/

According to Wikipedia:

“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 Banks McFadden 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 College Football Hall of Fame in 1959.

Two Clemson players were named to the All-Southern team: end Gus Goins and back Don Willis.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Regarding Banks McFadden:

According to ClemsonTigers.com:

“Clemson’s 1938 team really turned the corner, finishing in the top 25 and claiming an early-season win over a strong Tulane 11 that was #19 at season’s end. The Tigers’ only loss was to undefeated and #2 Tennessee. McFadden contributed greatly as a junior tailback, but trailed teammates Don Willis in rushing, Bob Bailey in passing, and Bryant in kickoff and punt returns. He and Bryant did tie for touchdowns scored (5). He won no postseason honors. So what happened in 1939-40? McFadden joined the basketball team immediately after football, and led Clemson to its first and still only conference tournament championship, beating four teams that outranked them in the conference seeding.”

https://clemsontigers.com/banks-mcfadden/#:~:text=He%20would%20play%20a%20key,position%20and%20as%20a%20punter.

Clemson star Banks McFadden:

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banks_McFadden)

Results:

September 17: Presbyterian* W 26–0
September 24: at Tulane* W 13–10
October 1: at Tennessee* L 7–20
October 8: vs. VMI T 7–7
October 20: at South Carolina W 34–12
October 28: at Wake Forest W 7–0
November 5: vs. George Washington W 27–0
November 12: at Kentucky* W 14–0
November 24: Furman W 10–7

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_Clemson_Tigers_football_team

Attendance for the Clemson-Gamechicken game soared to 22,500. All 45,000 eyes watched yet another Clemson beatdown over the Chickens.

With yet another win over the Gamechickens, Clemson’s record vs the Chickens improves to 24-11-1.

Also in 1938 – The first Spring Game (March 12 vs. Duke):

Prior to the fall football season, Clemson played its first spring game in Spring 1938. According to ClemsonTigers.com:

“On March 12, 1938 in a spring game between Clemson and Duke, the two teams met in Durham, N.C. Duke’s George McAfee scored four touchdowns and passed for the fifth as Duke defeated the Tigers 30-24.

It was described as a seesaw battle. After McAfee’s 65-yard interception return for a touchdown, Clemson answered back and drove down to the Duke one-yard line and Ben Pearson scored for the Tigers on a one-yard run. Don Willis put the Tigers ahead 12-6 late in the first quarter on a three-yard touchdown run. Later, Duke evened the score as McAfee scored from the eight-yard line.

However, the Tigers took the lead again as Bob Bailey threw a 16-yard pass to Pearson for the touchdown.

The Blue Devils tied the game at 18 all, late in the second period. McAfee passed a 40-yard strike to Eric Tipton for the touchdown. Tipton would later reverse the favor in the second half.

Duke scored early in the third period as Tipton threw a 50-yard touchdown pass to McAfee to take a 24-18 lead. After a Duke interception, McAfee scored on a three-yard rush in the opening play of the fourth quarter to put the Blue Devils up 30-18. Clemson scored on a 21-yard run by Bryant midway in the fourth quarter making the score 30-24.”

https://clemsontigers.com/spring-football-in-the-1930s/#:~:text=Clemson%20also%20enjoyed%20a%20great,mark%20in%20Southern%20Conference%20play.

And in Men’s basketball:
According to ClemsonWiki:

“Banks McFadden named basketball All-American by the Associated Press.”

https://clemsonwiki.com/wiki/1938

And as the U.S. was still trying to get out of the depression, even bigger threats were developing around the world!

According to Wikipedia:

In the Pacific:

“In March 1938, Nationalist Chinese forces won their first major victory at Taierzhuang, but then the city of Xuzhou was taken by the Japanese in May. In June 1938, Chinese forces stalled the Japanese advance by flooding the Yellow River; this manoeuvre bought time for the Chinese to prepare their defences at Wuhan, but the city was taken by October. Japanese military victories did not bring about the collapse of Chinese resistance that Japan had hoped to achieve; instead, the Chinese government relocated inland to Chongqing and continued the war.”

And in Europe:

“In Europe, Germany and Italy were becoming more aggressive. In March 1938, Germany annexed Austria, again provoking little response from other European powers. Encouraged, Hitler began pressing German claims on the Sudetenland, an area of Czechoslovakia with a predominantly ethnic German population. Soon the United Kingdom and France followed the appeasement policy of British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and conceded this territory to Germany in the Munich Agreement, which was made against the wishes of the Czechoslovak government, in exchange for a promise of no further territorial demands. Soon afterwards, Germany and Italy forced Czechoslovakia to cede additional territory to Hungary, and Poland annexed the Trans-Olza region of Czechoslovakia.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II

Once again, the entire world was at the brink of all chaos breaking loose!

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