Clemson vs. Furman

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Clemson’s biggest win1915: Clemson 99, Furman 0by 99 points
2. Furman’s biggest win1926: Furman 30, Clemson 0by 30 points
3. Upset1923: Clemson 7, Furman 6Clemson had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Donahue 2–⁠1–⁠1 against Laval). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

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  1915 · The Lancaster news. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, South Carolina, Sep 28, 1915

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  1918 · Evening star, Nov 24, 1918

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  1922 · The Pensacola journal, Pensacola, Fla., Nov 27, 1922

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  1931 · Carolina watchman, Salisbury, N.C., Nov 27, 1931

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.

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game is listed as played on the field.

• Clemson vs. South Carolina117 meetings, Clemson 70–⁠43–⁠4
• Clemson vs. NC State91 meetings, Clemson 60–⁠30–⁠1
• Clemson vs. Wake Forest90 meetings, Clemson 72–⁠17–⁠1
• Clemson vs. Georgia Tech88 meetings, Clemson 34–⁠52–⁠2
• Furman vs. The Citadel81 meetings, Furman 47–⁠32–⁠2
• Furman vs. Wofford76 meetings, Furman 40–⁠31–⁠5
• Furman vs. Davidson48 meetings, Furman 33–⁠15
• Furman vs. Presbyterian46 meetings, Furman 33–⁠12–⁠1