Clemson at Furman
Saturday, November 30, 1957 Share
Clemson beat Furman 45–6. It was their 40th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 26–10–4.
FinalHigh 60°F, low 35°F, 0.16 in. of rainAttendance 10,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., December 1, 1957, page 66
Read the text
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.
The series
Every Clemson–Furman gameClemson leads 44–10–4 in 58 meetings, counting the 18 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
Clemson
- Next gamevs. VirginiaSept. 20, 1958
- SeasonClemson in 1957
- ProgramClemson history and records
Furman
- Next gameat Florida StateSept. 20, 1958
- SeasonFurman in 1957
- ProgramFurman history and records

