Clemson vs. Davidson
Clemson and Davidson have 18 meetings on file, the first in 1903; Clemson leads the series 9–5–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Clemson 6–3. Share
- Clemson wins
- 9
- Davidson wins
- 5
- Ties
- 4
- Earliest on file
- 1903
- Longest streak
- 3 Clemson
- Current streak
- 1 Clemson
- Last 10 meetings
- Clemson 6–3
- Most recent
- 1943
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2–2–1 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 3–2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–0 |
- Average margin
- 9.9 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Clemson
- 7–1–1 Clemson’s record at home
- At Davidson
- 4–2–3 Davidson’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 8
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Clemson’s biggest win1903: Clemson 24, Davidson 0by 24 points
- Davidson’s biggest win1916: Davidson 33, Clemson 0by 33 points
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
From the newspapers
1907 · The Paducah evening sun, Paducah, Ky., Nov 11, 1907
1908 · The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, South Carolina, Oct 31, 1908
1914 · The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, South Carolina, Oct 6, 1914
1915 · The Pickens sentinel, Pickens, S.C., Oct 7, 1915
1916 · The Richmond Virginian, Richmond, Va., Dec 1, 1916
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 earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.
Every game
| Nov 6, 1943 | Clemson 26, Davidson 6 | at Davidson | ||
| Oct 29, 1932 | Davidson 7, Clemson 7 | at Davidson | ||
| Sep 28, 1929 | Clemson 32, Davidson 14 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 29, 1928 | Clemson 6, Davidson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 8, 1924 | Davidson 7, Clemson 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Nov 9, 1923 | Clemson 12, Davidson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 3, 1919 | Clemson 7, Davidson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 28, 1918 | Clemson 7, Davidson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 29, 1917 | Davidson 21, Clemson 9 | at Davidson | ||
| Nov 30, 1916 | Davidson 33, Clemson 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Oct 2, 1915 | Clemson 6, Davidson 6 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 3, 1914 | Davidson 0, Clemson 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Oct 4, 1913 | Clemson 6, Davidson 3 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 9, 1909 | Clemson 17, Davidson 5 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 28, 1908 | Davidson 13, Clemson 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Nov 9, 1907 | Davidson 10, Clemson 6 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 3, 1906 | Davidson 0, Clemson 0 | at Davidson | ||
| Nov 21, 1903 | Clemson 24, Davidson 0 | at Davidson |
Every game is listed as played on the field.