Presbyterian at Clemson
Saturday, September 22, 1951 Share
Clemson beat Presbyterian 53–6. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 26–3–4.
FinalHigh 80°F, low 65°F, 0.55 in. of rain
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, September 24, 1951, page 19
Read the text
Two Clemson Backs Among ; Leaders In League Scoring Three backfield aces shared the lead today in the Southern Conferenc, football scoring race. Tied with Is points each are Alex Webster of North Carolina State and Jim Shirley and Billy Hair, both of Clemson. The Clemson stars each crossed the goal line three times Saturday night as the Tigers trampled Pres byterian, 53–6. Seven other players have scored two touchdowns each for IL points and are runnersup.
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 96% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Presbyterian–Clemson gameClemson leads 33–3–4 in 40 meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 2010 | Clemson 58, Presbyterian 21 | |
| 1957 | Clemson 66, Presbyterian 0 | |
| 1956 | Clemson 27, Presbyterian 7 | |
| 1955 | Clemson 33, Presbyterian 0 | |
| 1954 | Clemson 33, Presbyterian 0 | |
| 1953 | Clemson 33, Presbyterian 7 |
Around this game
Presbyterian
- Next gameat DavidsonOct. 13, 1951
- SeasonPresbyterian in 1951
- ProgramPresbyterian history and records
Clemson
- Next gameat RiceSept. 29, 1951
- SeasonClemson in 1951
- ProgramClemson history and records

