Clemson at The Citadel

Saturday, November 14, 1953

Clemson beat The Citadel 34–⁠13. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 21–⁠5–⁠1.

AwayClemson3–⁠5–⁠1 in 1953
34
HomeThe Citadel2–⁠7 in 1953
13

FinalHigh 67°F, low 48°FAttendance 8,336

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Clemson Subdues Fiery Citadel, 34-13

    Evening star, November 15, 1953, page 65

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    Clemson Subdues Fiery Citadel, 34–⁠13 CHARLESTON. S. c., Nov. IA. Heavily favored Clemson ran into more than it bargained for today before subduing a fired-up Citadel team, 34–⁠13. The Citadel, which has lost. all but one of its eight games. dis played its best offense of the year and enjoyed a short-lived 1913 tie in the third quarter. Then Don King. Clemson sophomore quarterback. led his team to two quick touchdowns. Another in that final period was practically a gift as The Citadel lost the ball on downs on its l after Quarterback Wofford Williams fumbled attempting to punt. King scored two of the last half touchdowns and passed for the third. fismSsR fhs Citadel - 3 9 IS lt-I4 te--Iis Scoring: Clemson. touchdowns-Kin1 CO., Ross. Gaskin. O’Dell. Conversions shown “a. The Citadel, touchdownS -Blanton. Tyson. Conversion Hutch ison

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 65% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Clemson leads 34–⁠5–⁠1 in 40 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Clemson 51, The Citadel 14
2020Clemson 49, The Citadel 0
2017Clemson 61, The Citadel 3
2013Clemson 52, The Citadel 6
2008Clemson 45, The Citadel 17
2000Clemson 38, The Citadel 0

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