[1] Following the season, coach Neely left Clemson for Rice, and Cox considered taking an assistant position there.

After serving in the United States Army in the Pacific Ocean theater of World War II in 1942 & 1943, Cox returned to Clemson, working with the Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps training program before resuming his previous position in the athletic department.

[2] Cox served as head baseball coach in 1945 and from 1948 to 1951, notching a career record of 70–48–1 and leading the team to a Southern Conference regular season championship in 1951.

[4] In the 1980s, fallout from football recruiting and steroid scandals led to the resignation of president Bill Lee Atchley.

[6] During Cox's presidency, the university broke ground on the Strom Thurmond Institute, conferred an honorary doctorate on Harvey Gantt, and implemented a plan to transfer a portion of athletic ticket revenue to academic scholarships.