Clemson vs. Georgia
Clemson and Georgia have 61 meetings on file, the first in 1902; Georgia leads the series 41–16–4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Georgia 8–2, and Georgia has won the last 3. Share
- Clemson wins
- 16
- Georgia wins
- 41
- Ties
- 4
- Earliest on file
- 1902
- Longest streak
- 10 Georgia
- Current streak
- 3 Georgia
- Last 10 meetings
- Georgia 8–2
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 6–2 | ||||||||||
| 1910s | 1–5–2 | ||||||||||
| 1920s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1930s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 0–6–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–6 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 3–4–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–3 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Both ranked
- 7 meetings: Clemson 2, Georgia 5; 2 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 15.6 points; 21 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Clemson
- 11–10–2 Clemson’s record at home
- At Georgia
- 29–5–2 Georgia’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–2 Clemson first
- Shutouts
- 22
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Clemson’s biggest win1902: Clemson 36, Georgia 0by 36 points
- Georgia’s biggest win1920: Georgia 55, Clemson 0by 55 points
- Upset1977: Clemson 7, Georgia 6Clemson had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1986: Clemson 31, Georgia 28Clemson had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1962: Georgia 24, Clemson 16Georgia had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2021: Georgia 10, Clemson 3No. 5 Georgia at No. 3 Clemson
- Ranked showdown2013: Clemson 38, Georgia 35No. 5 Georgia at No. 8 Clemson
- Ranked showdown2024: Georgia 34, Clemson 3No. 14 Clemson at No. 1 Georgia
Coach against coach
| Years | Clemson | Series | Georgia |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910–1912 | Frank Dobson | 0–2–1 | W.A. Cunningham |
| 1913–1915 | Bob Williams | 1–2 | W.A. Cunningham |
| 1944–1955 | Frank Howard | 1–5 | Wallace Butts |
| 1964–1969 | Frank Howard | 0–5 | Vince Dooley |
| 1973–1976 | Red Parker | 1–3 | Vince Dooley |
| 1979–1987 | Danny Ford | 4–4–1 | Vince Dooley |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Dobson 0–2–1 against Cunningham). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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
1902 · The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, Georgia, Nov 10, 1902
1904 · The Anderson intelligencer, Anderson Court House, S.C., Oct 26, 1904
1909 · The Montgomery advertiser, Alabama, Nov 11, 1909
1910 · The Birmingham age-herald, Nov 11, 1910
1911 · Keowee courier. (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, South Carolina, Nov 15, 1911
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.
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game twice: 2021, 2013.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Aug 31, 2024 | 1Georgia 34, 14Clemson 3 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium | ||
| Sep 4, 2021 | 5Georgia 10, 3Clemson 3 | Bank of America Stadium | ||
| Aug 30, 2014 | 12Georgia 45, 16Clemson 21 | at Georgia | ||
| Aug 31, 2013 | 8Clemson 38, 5Georgia 35 | at Clemson | ||
| Aug 30, 2003 | Georgia 30, Clemson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Aug 31, 2002 | 8Georgia 31, Clemson 28 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 7, 1995 | Georgia 19, Clemson 17 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 8, 1994 | Georgia 40, Clemson 14 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 5, 1991 | Georgia 27, 6Clemson 12 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 6, 1990 | 16Clemson 34, Georgia 3 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 19, 1987 | 8Clemson 21, 18Georgia 20 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 20, 1986 | Clemson 31, 14Georgia 28 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 21, 1985 | Georgia 20, Clemson 13 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 22, 1984 | 20Georgia 26, 2Clemson 23 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 17, 1983 | Clemson 16, 11Georgia 16 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 6, 1982 | 7Georgia 13, 11Clemson 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 19, 1981 | Clemson 13, 4Georgia 3 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 20, 1980 | 10Georgia 20, Clemson 16 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 22, 1979 | Clemson 12, Georgia 7 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 23, 1978 | Georgia 12, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 17, 1977 | Clemson 7, 17Georgia 6 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 18, 1976 | 9Georgia 41, Clemson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 4, 1975 | Georgia 35, Clemson 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 5, 1974 | Clemson 28, Georgia 24 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 22, 1973 | Georgia 31, Clemson 14 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 25, 1971 | 14Georgia 28, Clemson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 26, 1970 | Georgia 38, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 27, 1969 | 7Georgia 30, Clemson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 28, 1968 | Georgia 31, Clemson 13 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 30, 1967 | 5Georgia 24, Clemson 17 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 9, 1965 | 4Georgia 23, Clemson 9 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 10, 1964 | Georgia 19, Clemson 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 12, 1963 | Clemson 7, Georgia 7 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 13, 1962 | Georgia 24, Clemson 16 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 1, 1955 | Clemson 26, Georgia 7 | at Clemson | ||
| Sep 25, 1954 | Georgia 14, Clemson 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 31, 1947 | Georgia 21, Clemson 6 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 27, 1946 | Georgia 35, Clemson 12 | at Georgia | ||
| Sep 29, 1945 | Georgia 20, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 24, 1944 | Georgia 21, Clemson 7 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 9, 1937 | Georgia 14, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 11, 1932 | Georgia 32, Clemson 18 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 12, 1927 | Georgia 32, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 25, 1921 | Georgia 28, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 25, 1920 | Georgia 55, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 27, 1919 | Georgia 0, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 7, 1916 | Georgia 26, Clemson 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 25, 1915 | Georgia 13, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 7, 1914 | Clemson 35, Georgia 13 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 6, 1913 | Georgia 18, Clemson 15 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 9, 1912 | Georgia 27, Clemson 6 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 9, 1911 | Georgia 22, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 10, 1910 | Georgia 0, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 10, 1909 | Clemson 5, Georgia 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Nov 5, 1908 | Georgia 8, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 7, 1907 | Georgia 8, Clemson 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 20, 1906 | Clemson 6, Georgia 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 21, 1905 | Clemson 35, Georgia 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Oct 22, 1904 | Clemson 10, Georgia 0 | at Clemson | ||
| Oct 10, 1903 | Clemson 29, Georgia 0 | at Georgia | ||
| Nov 8, 1902 | Clemson 36, Georgia 0 | at Clemson |
Every game is listed as played on the field.