Georgia at Clemson

Saturday, October 13, 1962

Georgia beat Clemson 24–⁠16. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 18–⁠8–⁠2.

AwayGeorgia3–⁠4–⁠3 in 1962
24
HomeClemson6–⁠4 in 1962
16

FinalHigh 85°F, low 56°FAttendance 30,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 15, 1962, page 21

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    Wayne Hardin started it at Navy last year and now Yale’s Jordan Olivar has it. Wonder how much Army’s ear-splitting Cadet corps. $500 loud, is worth to the team in a home game in the close Niche Stadium quarters. Some say perhaps as much as two touchdowns. The men in gray can shake the heavens with their racket when the opposing quarterback is calling signals. Cheer lead ers hoist a big sign reading, “Sh-h-h-h,” when Army is in formation and it’s quiet enough to hear a shin guard crack. Interesting Thought Thoughts for the gridiron gourmet: How would you like to see Ohio States offense “a conference record SIT yards rushing against Illinois) against Alabama’s defense (which hasn’t yielded more than one touchdown in any Of its last is games) ? 1t can’t happen but it’s nice to contemplate. Can’t stand prosperity item: Hal Davis of Clemson ran back the opening kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown against Georgia Clemson must have got a bit complacent, Georgia went on to a 24–⁠16 triumph. What about that anti-fumble football which the sporting

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 70% to win. Georgia pulled the upset.

Georgia leads 41–⁠16–⁠4 in 61 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Georgia 34, Clemson 3
2021Georgia 10, Clemson 3
2014Georgia 45, Clemson 21
2013Clemson 38, Georgia 35
2003Georgia 30, Clemson 0
2002Georgia 31, Clemson 28

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