Furman at Clemson
Saturday, November 6, 1954 Share
Clemson beat Furman 27–6. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 23–10–4.
FinalHigh 54°F, low 30°FAttendance 18,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 7, 1954, page 65
Read the text
RICHMOND LIB WAKE FOREST – o, King Has Best Day As Clemson Rolls Over Furnan, 27–6 CLEMSON, S. c., Nov. g. Clemson made homecoming day a joyous occasion for $4,000 today with a 27–6 football victory over Furnlan. Quarterback Don King had his best day Of the season in leading the way to three touchdowns, scoring once himself in the second quarter on a 21-yard run. Furman’s only score came on a peculiar fourth-quarter pass play from Quarterback Charles (Red) Carter to End Bobby Stokes for % yards. The pass first went into the arms of Clemson Halfback Joe Pagliei before bouncing forward 5 yards into the arms Of Stokes across the goal. King directed scoring marches Of %, 10 and II yards, with Pagliei and Halfback Joel Wells each scoring from 2 yards out. Sophomore Quarterback Charlie Bussey spanked a 65-yard second quarter drive by the “B” unit, with Halfback Buck George scoring from a yard out, Furman O O o g. 6 Clemson ----.----~ 10 0 7–27 Furman scoring: Stokes. Clemson scroins: gliei, George King. Wells. Conversions-Kins.
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 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Furman–Clemson gameClemson leads 44–10–4 in 58 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.
| 2025 | Clemson 45, Furman 10 | |
| 2022 | Clemson 35, Furman 12 | |
| 2018 | Clemson 48, Furman 7 | |
| 2012 | Clemson 41, Furman 7 | |
| 2007 | Clemson 38, Furman 10 | |
| 2003 | Clemson 28, Furman 17 |
Around this game
Furman
- Next gameat Florida StateNov. 13, 1954
- SeasonFurman in 1954
- ProgramFurman history and records
Clemson
- Next gameat MarylandNov. 13, 1954
- SeasonClemson in 1954
- ProgramClemson history and records

