Clemson at Auburn

Saturday, October 28, 1961

Auburn beat Clemson 24–⁠14. It was their 37th meeting; after it, Auburn led the series 24–⁠11–⁠2.

AwayClemson5–⁠5 in 1961
14
HomeAuburn6–⁠4 in 1961
24

FinalHigh 72°F, low 41°FAttendance 36,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Hunts Posing Sporks Auburn Over Clemson

    Evening star, District of Columbia, October 29, 1961, page 29

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    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.

Auburn leads 33–⁠15–⁠2 in 50 meetings, counting the 13 since this game.

Recent meetings
2017Clemson 14, Auburn 6
2016Clemson 19, Auburn 13
2012Clemson 26, Auburn 19
2011Clemson 38, Auburn 24
2010Auburn 27, Clemson 24
2007Auburn 23, Clemson 20Chick-fil-A Bowl

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