Clemson at Duke
Saturday, October 21, 1961 Share
Clemson beat Duke 17–7. It was their seventh meeting; after it, Duke led the series 5–2.
FinalHigh 57°F, low 40°F, 0.67 in. of rainAttendance 30,000
On the newsreel
- CLEMSON 17 - DUKE 7Thirty thousand fans huddle in the rain at Durham, North Carolina, to see the Duke Blue Devils take on the Clemson Tigers.
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Duke 63% to win. Clemson won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Clemson–Duke gameClemson leads 37–18–1 in 56 meetings, counting the 49 since this game.
| 2025 | Duke 46, Clemson 45 | |
| 2023 | Duke 28, Clemson 7 | |
| 2018 | Clemson 35, Duke 6 | |
| 2012 | Clemson 56, Duke 20 | |
| 2008 | Clemson 31, Duke 7 | |
| 2007 | Clemson 47, Duke 10 |
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gameat AuburnOct. 28, 1961
- SeasonClemson in 1961
- ProgramClemson history and records
Duke
- Next gameat NC StateOct. 28, 1961
- SeasonDuke in 1961
- ProgramDuke history and records