Clemson at South Carolina
Thursday, October 22, 1931 Share
South Carolina beat Clemson 21–0. It was their 29th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 15–8–1 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 50°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 23, 1931, page 1
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STOPS CLEMSON STREAK South Carolina Wins First. Game in Five Years From State Foe. COLUMBIA, S. c.. October % (P).A Held in check in the first half by a stubborn Clemson Defense, South Caros lima backs broke loose in the two final periods yesterday to score three touch downs and win the State Fair foot ball feature, 81 to 0. ~ The victory broke a four-year winning time team coached by Billy Laval at the university has triitnphed since he took over the athletic, reins nj 1923. The game attracted some $4,000 fans.
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. South Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Clemson–South Carolina gameOfficially, Clemson leads 74–44–4; as played, 70–43–4 in the 117 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 93 since this game.
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gamevs. OglethorpeOct. 31, 1931
- SeasonClemson in 1931
- ProgramClemson history and records
South Carolina
- Next gamevs. The CitadelOct. 29, 1931
- SeasonSouth Carolina in 1931
- ProgramSouth Carolina history and records

