Clemson at Boston College

Saturday, November 19, 1960

Boston College beat Clemson 25–⁠14. It was their 12th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 7–⁠4–⁠1.

AwayClemson6–⁠4 in 1960
14
HomeBoston College3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1960
25

FinalHigh 52°F, low 38°FAttendance 15,700

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Boston College Whips Fovored Clemson, 25-14

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 20, 1960, page 40

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    Boston College Whips Fovored Clemson, 25–⁠14 Sophomore John Janas, gave the Eagles the lift they needed when he intercepted a Clemson forward pass on his 80 and. although nearly tripped by the man for whom the pass was intended, galloped the 81 yards for a touchdown. Janas then took a George Van Colt pass for the 2-point conversion. The eager Eagles did nearly everything correctly for the rest of the first half and piled up their other II points in the second quarter. placing the game beyond the reach Of the South Carolinians. The Tigers, thwarted on the 1-yard strips by the Eagles in the third period, came through with their two touchdowns ir the final quarter as Lowndes Shingler showed some Of the running expected Of him al day. The victory was the third in as many weeks for Boston Col, lege, which has lost five anc tied one. Clemsons record nov Is 5–⁠4. 1t was the Eagles fourth vic. tory against seven losses anc one tie in a series with Clemson which began in the Cottor Bowl in 1889. Clemson wor that one 6–⁠3. SSo osT6S COLLEGE Z e g l5ssii Boston colleEe-Janas 81. run pas interrogation Janas pass from Va | CotD. Boston Collese-Crump 2. buck (pas failed). Boston ColleRe-Sikorski “A, pass from Van Colt Van Colt rum. Boston College – Kirouac field gos from II. Clemson-Anderson run (Armstron kick. Clemson = Scurdato 8, buck (Arm strong kick. $500.

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 60% to win. Boston College won as Elo’s underdog.

Clemson leads 22–⁠9–⁠2 in 33 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Clemson 41, Boston College 10
2022Clemson 31, Boston College 3
2021Clemson 19, Boston College 13
2020Clemson 34, Boston College 28
2019Clemson 59, Boston College 7
2018Clemson 27, Boston College 7

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