Clemson at Rice
Saturday, September 29, 1951 Share
Clemson beat Rice 20–14. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–1.
FinalHigh 86°F, low 64°FAttendance 35,000
In the newspapers
Evening star, September 30, 1951, page 38
Read the text
HOUSTON, Tex. Sept. 90 Clemson had a Hairs edge-Billy Hair-over surprising Rice tonight and used it for a 20–14 victory that stretched its unbeaten string to Is games. The 21-year-old, 170-pound Junior spanked Clemson to, two touchdowns in the first period and
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)
Rice 53% to win. Clemson won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Clemson–Rice gameClemson leads 4–3 in seven meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1980 | Clemson 19, Rice 3 | |
| 1972 | Rice 29, Clemson 10 | |
| 1959 | Clemson 19, Rice 0 | |
| 1957 | Clemson 20, Rice 7 | |
| 1955 | Rice 21, Clemson 7 | |
| 1951 | Clemson 20, Rice 14 |
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gameat NC StateOct. 6, 1951
- SeasonClemson in 1951
- ProgramClemson history and records
Rice
- Next gameat LSUOct. 6, 1951
- SeasonRice in 1951
- ProgramRice history and records