Clemson at Furman

Saturday, November 28, 1959

No. 14 Clemson beat Furman 56–⁠3. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 28–⁠10–⁠4.

Away14Clemson9–⁠2 in 1959
56
HomeFurman3–⁠7 in 1959
3

FinalHigh 59°F, low 30°FAttendance 12,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: SPORTS ROUNDUP Navy Crushes Army, 1912; Top Bowls Filled

    Evening star, November 29, 1959, page 1 (results column)

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    SPORTS ROUNDUP Navy Crushes Army, 1912; Top Bowls Filled Navy thoroughly outclassed favored Army in Philadelphia yesterday, 43–⁠12, as Halfback Joe Bellino and Quarterback Joe Tranchini ran for i’ve touchdowns to give Navy the highest total ever scored in the service classic. The victory brought Navy a bid to meet Penn State in the new Liberty Bowl December 10 in Philadelphia. Whether the academy would accept was uncertain. Four other bowl berths were Alleds Mississippi, which beat Mississippi State, 42–⁠0, will face Louisiana State In the Sugar Bowl New Years Day. Georgia, q 21–⁠14 victor over Georgia Tech. accepted an invitation to play Missouri in the Orange Bowl and Tech was chosen to face Arkansas in the Gator Bowl. Clemson. 56–⁠3 winner over Furman, will meet Texas Christian in the Bluebonnet Bowl in Houston December 10. Notre Dame. winding up q so-so season, supplied one Of the bigger upsets by defeating Southern California, 1876.

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 89% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Clemson leads 44–⁠10–⁠4 in 58 meetings, counting the 16 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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