Clemson vs. Maryland
Clemson and Maryland have 62 meetings on file, the first in 1952; Clemson leads the series 34–26–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Clemson 7–3, and Clemson has won the last 4. Share
- Clemson wins
- 34
- Maryland wins
- 26
- Ties
- 2
- Earliest on file
- 1952
- Longest streak
- 8 Clemson
- Current streak
- 4 Clemson
- Last 10 meetings
- Clemson 7–3
- Most recent
- 2013
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2–5–1 | ||||||||||
| 1960s | 6–4 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 3–7 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 6–3–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 9–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 4–6 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 4–0 |
- Both ranked
- 3 meetings: Clemson 3, Maryland 0
- Average margin
- 15.3 points; 19 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Clemson
- 18–13–1 Clemson’s record at home
- At Maryland
- 13–16–1 Maryland’s record at home
- Shutouts
- 15
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Clemson’s biggest win1969: Clemson 40, Maryland 0by 40 points
- Maryland’s biggest win1974: Maryland 41, Clemson 0by 41 points
- Upset1959: Maryland 28, Clemson 25Maryland had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1992: Maryland 53, Clemson 23Maryland had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2006: Maryland 13, Clemson 12Maryland had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1978: Clemson 28, Maryland 24No. 12 Clemson at No. 11 Maryland
- Ranked showdown1983: Clemson 52, Maryland 27No. 11 Maryland at No. 17 Clemson
- Ranked showdown1982: Clemson 24, Maryland 22No. 11 Clemson at No. 18 Maryland
Coach against coach
| Years | Clemson | Series | Maryland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952–1955 | Frank Howard | 0–4 | Jim Tatum |
| 1956–1958 | Frank Howard | 2–0–1 | Tommy Mont |
| 1959–1965 | Frank Howard | 2–5 | Thomas Nugent |
| 1973–1976 | Red Parker | 0–4 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1979–1981 | Danny Ford | 1–2 | Jerry Claiborne |
| 1982–1986 | Danny Ford | 2–2–1 | Bobby Ross |
| 1987–1989 | Danny Ford | 3–0 | Joe Krivak |
| 1994–1996 | Tommy West | 3–0 | Mark Duffner |
| 2001–2008 | Tommy Bowden | 3–5 | Ralph Friedgen |
| 2011–2013 | Dabo Swinney | 3–0 | Randy Edsall |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Howard 0–4 against Tatum). 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.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| Andre Ellington Clemson | 24 carries, 212 yards, 2 TD | 2011 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
From the newspapers
1953 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Oct 4, 1953
1955 · Evening star, Nov 13, 1955
1957 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Nov 12, 1957
1959 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 15, 1959
1961 · Evening star, Washington, D.C., Oct 2, 1961
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
Every game is listed as played on the field.