Clemson at VMI

Saturday, November 13, 1915

VMI beat Clemson 6–⁠3. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

AwayClemson2–⁠4–⁠2 in 1915
3
HomeVMI6–⁠2–⁠1 in 1915
6

FinalHigh 69°F, low 36°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: VIRGINIA M. I. VICTOR. Defeats Clemson College, 6 to 8 Latter Lacking the Punch.

    Evening star, November 14, 1915, page 61

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    VIRGINIA M. I. VICTOR. Defeats Clemson College, 6 to 8 Latter Lacking the Punch. RICHMOND. November 13-Only one series of concerted attacks was uncovcred by Virginia Military Institute in the game here today with Clemson Col lege- That was all that was necessary to win, for in three minutes OF brilliant play the cadets swept down the field for sS yards and touchdown. Although the aggressor throughout the greater part of the game, Clemson lacked the punch to put the ball over the line. and lost 6 to 3. CIemsons only score came in the Sec ond period, when Harris kicked a goal from the, e,20-yard line. He missed two other easy tries for field goals. All the scoring was done in the qrst period.

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)

VMI 54% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 5–⁠5–⁠2 in 12 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
1944Clemson 57, VMI 12
1943VMI 12, Clemson 7
1942VMI 0, Clemson 0
1941Clemson 36, VMI 7
1938Clemson 7, VMI 7
1931VMI 7, Clemson 6

Around this game

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