Clemson at The Citadel
Saturday, November 14, 1953 Share
Clemson beat The Citadel 34–13. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 21–5–1.
FinalHigh 67°F, low 48°FAttendance 8,336
In the newspapers

Evening star, November 15, 1953, page 65
Read the text
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.
The series
Every Clemson–The Citadel gameClemson leads 34–5–1 in 40 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.
| 2024 | Clemson 51, The Citadel 14 | |
| 2020 | Clemson 49, The Citadel 0 | |
| 2017 | Clemson 61, The Citadel 3 | |
| 2013 | Clemson 52, The Citadel 6 | |
| 2008 | Clemson 45, The Citadel 17 | |
| 2000 | Clemson 38, The Citadel 0 |
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gamevs. AuburnNov. 21, 1953
- SeasonClemson in 1953
- ProgramClemson history and records
The Citadel
- Next gameat DavidsonNov. 21, 1953
- SeasonThe Citadel in 1953
- ProgramThe Citadel history and records

