Clemson at Furman

Saturday, November 30, 1957

Clemson beat Furman 45–⁠6. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 26–⁠10–⁠4.

AwayClemson7–⁠3 in 1957
45
HomeFurman3–⁠7 in 1957
6

FinalHigh 60°F, low 35°F, 0.16 in. of rainAttendance 10,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: White Sets Aerial Mark As Clemson Rolls, 45-6

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1957, page 66

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    White Sets Aerial Mark As Clemson Rolls, 45–⁠6 0REENvILLE. 8. c.. Nov. 80 up. - Sophomore Quarterback Harvey White threw three touchdown passes and broke an Atlantic Coast Conference rec ord here today as his aerial artistry carried Clemson to q ass victory over Furman. White completed – Of passes for 25e yards to break an ACC record for Q single game. He also ran his own seasons offensive total to i.03s yards for another record. His three touchdown passes made IL for the year. topping the previous mark Of eight set by South Cardinals Johnny Granting in 1888. Purple Hurricane surprised the crowd Of 10000 BY taking charge in the first quarter. scoring first and controlling the ball for Is Of the first IS minutes. The Hurricane drove 81 yards to score on a fourth-down pass Of four yards from Quarterback Billy Baker to End Tom Avery. Shelly Sutton’s placement for the extra point was wide. After being stopped cold in the first quarter. and being held to a net Of minus two yards rushing, the Tigers began TO tear the Hurricane apart in the second quarter. with White d. recting the slaughter. Clemson drove rs yards TO score midway in the second

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 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Clemson leads 44–⁠10–⁠4 in 58 meetings, counting the 18 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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