(1927-1930): Josh Cody came to Clemson from his native Tennessee after serving as an assistant football coach for his alma mater, Vanderbilt University, for four years. His only previous head coaching experience in football had come from 1920-1922 at Mercer University in Macon, GA. Despite this lack of experience, Cody performed admirably as the head man at Clemson, compiling a combined 29-11-2 (.720) record in four full seasons. His four teams proved very consistent year-to-year, with the 1927 squad accruing the worst record of the four at 5-3-1.
The 1928 and 1929 teams each went 8-3, while the 1930 team finished 8-2.