Presbyterian at Clemson

Saturday, September 22, 1951

Clemson beat Presbyterian 53–⁠6. It was their 33rd meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 26–⁠3–⁠4.

AwayPresbyterian1–⁠3 in 1951
6
HomeClemson7–⁠3 in 1951
53

FinalHigh 80°F, low 65°F, 0.55 in. of rain

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Two Clemson Backs Among ; Leaders In League Scoring

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 24, 1951, page 19

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    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.

Clemson leads 33–⁠3–⁠4 in 40 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2010Clemson 58, Presbyterian 21
1957Clemson 66, Presbyterian 0
1956Clemson 27, Presbyterian 7
1955Clemson 33, Presbyterian 0
1954Clemson 33, Presbyterian 0
1953Clemson 33, Presbyterian 7

Around this game

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