Clemson at Florida

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  Evening star, September 29, 1961, page 20

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  Clemson Coach Likes Team But Looks for Close Game Howard said, “I’l be honest with you, pardner. it’s a better ball club than I thought I had These boys should have beaten Florida last week. I amt blaming them for a couple of fun bles that cost us. Anybody can tumble. But I don’t know what would happen to this team if we should lose to Maryland, Howard said. This is a mighty big one to us and we’ve got to win it. I think we can, although your friend up there has a pretty good football team” Howard said his son, Jimmy, didn’t like his bench-warming role in the 21–⁠17 defeat by Florida, but he wouldn’t guar antee that Jimmy would play tomorrow. I’VE got two full backs who are better than he is” Frank said, speaking of Ron Scrudato and Bill McGuirt. Jimmy might play, but 1t depends on whether one of those guys gets hurt, and the score of the game”

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Florida leads 9–⁠3–⁠1 in 13 meetings.