Clemson at South Carolina

Thursday, October 25, 1917

Clemson beat South Carolina 21–⁠13. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 7–⁠2–⁠1 in the games on file.

AwayClemson6–⁠2 in 1917
21
HomeSouth Carolina3–⁠5 in 1917
13

Final

In the newspapers

  • The The Birmingham age-herald's story: CLEMSON COLLEGE IS CLOSE VICTOR

    The Birmingham age-herald, October 26, 1917, page 8

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    CLEMSON COLLEGE IS CLOSE VICTOR Columbia, s. C.. October 25.-Clemson college defeated the University of South Carolina here today in their annual football game by the score of 21 to 13. The Carolina eleven, which was light and fast, took the lead early in the final period, but Clemsons superiority in weight finally told.

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 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Clemson leads 74–⁠44–⁠4; as played, 70–⁠43–⁠4 in the 117 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 107 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Clemson 28, South Carolina 14
2024South Carolina 17, Clemson 14
2023Clemson 16, South Carolina 7
2022South Carolina 31, Clemson 30
2021Clemson 30, South Carolina 0
2019Clemson 38, South Carolina 3

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