Clemson at Kentucky

Saturday, November 2, 1929

Kentucky beat Clemson 44–⁠6. It was their second meeting; after it, Kentucky led the series 2–⁠0.

AwayClemson8–⁠3 in 1929
6
HomeKentucky6–⁠1–⁠1 in 1929
44

FinalHigh 63°F, low 47°F, 0.3 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: CLEMSON IS ROUTED BY KENTUCKY, 44.6

    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.

Kentucky leads 8–⁠6 in 14 meetings, counting the 12 since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Clemson 38, Kentucky 35Gator Bowl
2009Clemson 21, Kentucky 13Music City Bowl
2006Kentucky 28, Clemson 20Music City Bowl
1993Clemson 14, Kentucky 13Peach Bowl
1985Kentucky 26, Clemson 7
1982Clemson 24, Kentucky 6

Around this game

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