Clemson at Auburn
Saturday, October 28, 1961 Share
Auburn beat Clemson 24–14. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 24–11–2.
FinalHigh 72°F, low 41°FAttendance 36,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, District of Columbia, October 29, 1961, page 29
Read the text
Hunts Posing Sporks Auburn Over Clemson AUBURN, Ala, Oct. 2s Cap Quarterback Bobby Hunts passes sparked Auburn to a 24–14 football victory today over a Clemson team that refused to bulge on the ground. The 1S0-pound senior tried only three passes but completed all Of them for long gains which put the Auburn Plains men within scoring range. Auburn had to come from behind to win. Clemson took the opening kickoff and rolled 80 yards In 81 plays for the first score, with Halfback Wen dell Black going over from the 2. Then Hunt went to work. After intercepting Quarterback Jim Parker’S pass he threw 80 yards to End Dave Edwards which carried to the /. Half back Don Maclien scored on the next play. In the second period, Hunt got off a 22-yard pass to Don Downs on the 8. Halfback
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)
Auburn 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Clemson–Auburn gameAuburn leads 33–15–2 in 50 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.
| 2017 | Clemson 14, Auburn 6 | |
| 2016 | Clemson 19, Auburn 13 | |
| 2012 | Clemson 26, Auburn 19 | |
| 2011 | Clemson 38, Auburn 24 | |
| 2010 | Auburn 27, Clemson 24 | |
| 2007 | Auburn 23, Clemson 20 | Chick-fil-A Bowl |
Around this game
Clemson
- Next gamevs. TulaneNov. 4, 1961
- SeasonClemson in 1961
- ProgramClemson history and records
Auburn
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestNov. 4, 1961
- SeasonAuburn in 1961
- ProgramAuburn history and records

