Clemson at South Carolina

Thursday, October 22, 1942

Clemson beat South Carolina 18–⁠6. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 23–⁠11–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayClemson3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1942
18
HomeSouth Carolina1–⁠7–⁠1 in 1942
6

FinalHigh 80°F, low 58°F

In the newspapers

  • The Imperial Valley press's story: CLEMSON WALLOPS- SOUTH CAROLINA, 1876

    Imperial Valley press, California, October 23, 1942, page 4

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    CLEMSON WALLOPS- SOUTH CAROLINA, 1876 COLUMBIA SC, Oct 23.-U.P) The Clemson Tigers walloped their traditional rivals, the University of South Carolina, 1876, in the annual Palmetto State gridiron classic yes terday.

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 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, 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 82 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Clemson 28, South Carolina 14
2024South Carolina 17, Clemson 14
2023Clemson 16, South Carolina 7
2022South Carolina 31, Clemson 30
2021Clemson 30, South Carolina 0
2019Clemson 38, South Carolina 3

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