Georgia at Clemson
Saturday, October 13, 1962 Share
Georgia beat Clemson 24–16. It was their 28th meeting; after it, Georgia led the series 18–8–2.
FinalHigh 85°F, low 56°FAttendance 30,000
In the newspapers

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.
The series
Every Georgia–Clemson gameGeorgia leads 41–16–4 in 61 meetings, counting the 33 since this game.
| 2024 | Georgia 34, Clemson 3 | |
| 2021 | Georgia 10, Clemson 3 | |
| 2014 | Georgia 45, Clemson 21 | |
| 2013 | Clemson 38, Georgia 35 | |
| 2003 | Georgia 30, Clemson 0 | |
| 2002 | Georgia 31, Clemson 28 |
Around this game
Georgia
- Next gamevs. Florida StateOct. 20, 1962
- SeasonGeorgia in 1962
- ProgramGeorgia history and records
Clemson
- Next gamevs. DukeOct. 20, 1962
- SeasonClemson in 1962
- ProgramClemson history and records

