Duquesne at Clemson
Saturday, November 12, 1949 Share
Clemson beat Duquesne 33–20. It was their third meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 3–0.
FinalHigh 76°F, low 40°F
In the newspapers
Evening star, District of Columbia, November 13, 1949, page 47
Read the text
Clemson Crushes Duquesne, 1870 CLEMSON, S. c., NOV. - Fullback Fred Cone crushed Duquesne defenses for three touch downs and a 1920 intersectional football victory here tonight. The see-saw scoring battle for three periods went Clemson’s way when Cone opened up in the final stanza with 80 and Al yard scoring plays.
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 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Duquesne–Clemson gameClemson leads 4–0 in four meetings, counting the one since this game.
| 1950 | Clemson 53, Duquesne 20 | |
| 1949 | Clemson 33, Duquesne 20 | |
| 1948 | Clemson 42, Duquesne 0 | |
| 1947 | Clemson 34, Duquesne 13 |
Around this game
Duquesne
- Next gameat GeorgiaNov. 19, 1949
- SeasonDuquesne in 1949
- ProgramDuquesne history and records
Clemson
- Next gameat FurmanNov. 19, 1949
- SeasonClemson in 1949
- ProgramClemson history and records