Wake Forest at Clemson

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  Evening star, District of Columbia, November 4, 1951, page 53

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  Clemson Smothers Wake Forest Attack In 21-to-6 Upset CLEMSON, S. c.. Nov. 3.-Tailback Billy Hairs slingshot passing and fancy running spanked Glenn son to a 21–⁠6 Southern Conference win over Wake Forest here today. Hair ran AZ yards for one score and passed 16 yards to End Glenn Smith for another. Clemson appeared to be a far different team than that which lost to South Carolina last week, 20 to 0. Wake Forest, favored to win the Southern Conference game by one Or more touchdowns, never could get moving with the offense that swamped North Carolina last Saturday. 1t was not until late in the final period, with the game safely won for Clemson, that Wake Forest was able to score on Ia 40-yard advance. Half-back Bruce Hillenbrand, a sophomore from Arlington. Va. plunged the last yard. Clemson got its first touchdown in the opening period after q pass interference ruling against Wake Forests Terry Gwinn. Glenn son had the ball at the Is when Hair threw a pass intended for Smith, who was covered BY Gwinn in the end zone. The officials ruled that Gwinn pushed ! Smith AS he reached for the ball and they gave it to Clemson at the one. From there Fullback Lawrence Gressette scored. After a scoreless second period, Clemson marched again after six minutes of the third from its 43-yard line. Hair ran for IL, then passed 81 to End Otis Kemp son. and reeled of another II around end to the Wake nine A reverse lost seven. butt Hair rified his scoring pass to Smith in the end zone on the next play Hairs touchdown run came early in the last period. after his fellow halfback, Buck George, got loose on a reverse around left end for 38 yards to the Wake AZ Hair broke off right tackle, got some helpful blocking, reversed his field twice and scored stand | ing up on a sensational play.

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Clemson leads 72–⁠17–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 72 since this game.