Furman at Clemson

Saturday, December 1, 1956

Clemson beat Furman 28–⁠7. It was their 39th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 25–⁠10–⁠4.

AwayFurman2–⁠8 in 1956
7
HomeClemson7–⁠2–⁠2 in 1956
28

FinalHigh 55°F, low 25°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Clemson Beats 2S-7, In Bowl Bid

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 2, 1956, page 81

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    Clemson Beats 2S-7, In Bowl Bid CLEMSON, S. c., Dec. / Up Clemson rolled to a convincing 28–⁠7 football victory over under manned Furman today in its drive for a bid to meet Colorado in the Orange Bowl. The Atlantic Coast Conference unofficial champions tried des-

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 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Clemson leads 44–⁠10–⁠4 in 58 meetings, counting the 19 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Clemson 45, Furman 10
2022Clemson 35, Furman 12
2018Clemson 48, Furman 7
2012Clemson 41, Furman 7
2007Clemson 38, Furman 10
2003Clemson 28, Furman 17

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