Auburn at Clemson
Saturday, November 22, 1947 Share
Clemson beat Auburn 34–18. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 19–8–1.
FinalHigh 50°F, low 41°F, 0.04 in. of rainAttendance 11,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 23, 1947, page 44
Read the text
Gage Sturs, as Clemson Whips Auburn, “a to l8 CLEMSON, S. c., Nov. 22.-Tailback Bobby Gage, 165 pound jack Of f-all-trade, put on stirring performance today to lead Clemson to a 34–18 conquest of Auburn. The junior, who entered the game with the Nations fourth best offensive record for the season, saved his best performance for the Homecoming Day Finale for both clubs, pass ing for four touchdowns and scoring the other on a 61-yard run.
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 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Auburn–Clemson gameAuburn leads 33–15–2 in 50 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.
| 2017 | Clemson 14, Auburn 6 | |
| 2016 | Clemson 19, Auburn 13 | |
| 2012 | Clemson 26, Auburn 19 | |
| 2011 | Clemson 38, Auburn 24 | |
| 2010 | Auburn 27, Clemson 24 | |
| 2007 | Auburn 23, Clemson 20 | Chick-fil-A Bowl |
Around this game
Auburn
- Next gamevs. Southern MissSept. 24, 1948
- SeasonAuburn in 1947
- ProgramAuburn history and records
Clemson
- Next gamevs. PresbyterianSept. 25, 1948
- SeasonClemson in 1947
- ProgramClemson history and records