Furman at Clemson
Saturday, December 1, 1956 Share
Clemson beat Furman 28–7. It was their 39th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 25–10–4.
FinalHigh 55°F, low 25°F
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Furman–Clemson gameClemson leads 44–10–4 in 58 meetings, counting the 19 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 gamevs. East Tennessee StateSept. 14, 1957
- SeasonFurman in 1956
- ProgramFurman history and records
Clemson
- Next gamevs. ColoradoJan. 1, 1957, Orange Bowl
- SeasonClemson in 1956
- ProgramClemson history and records

