Clemson at Kentucky
Saturday, November 2, 1929 Share
Kentucky beat Clemson 44–6. It was their second meeting; after it, Kentucky led the series 2–0.
FinalHigh 63°F, low 47°F, 0.3 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 3, 1929, page 93
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CLEMSON IS ROUTED BY KENTUCKY, 44.6 LEXINGTON, KY, November a. Shipwreck Kelly, Kentucky halfback, ran As yards for q touchdoWn exactly / minute and 81 seconds after his team started playing the hitherto undefeated Tigers of Clemson at Stoll Field today, and that play seemed to take the pep out of the visitors, who were beaten, A to 6. From that moment until the gam~ ended the contest was complete rout except for a few minutes in the third quarter, when the South Carolinians rallied for their only score. The affair was, in effect, three games rather than one, with Q total q of So men taking part. The astonishing demonstration of power made kentucky a favorite with Tulane for Southern Conference honors.
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Clemson 52% to win. Kentucky won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Clemson–Kentucky gameKentucky leads 8–6 in 14 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.
| 2023 | Clemson 38, Kentucky 35 | Gator Bowl |
| 2009 | Clemson 21, Kentucky 13 | Music City Bowl |
| 2006 | Kentucky 28, Clemson 20 | Music City Bowl |
| 1993 | Clemson 14, Kentucky 13 | Peach Bowl |
| 1985 | Kentucky 26, Clemson 7 | |
| 1982 | Clemson 24, Kentucky 6 |
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gameat VMINov. 9, 1929
- SeasonClemson in 1929
- ProgramClemson history and records
Kentucky
- Next gameat AlabamaNov. 9, 1929
- SeasonKentucky in 1929
- ProgramKentucky history and records

