Clemson vs. The Citadel

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

1. Clemson’s biggest win1954: Clemson 59, The Citadel 0by 59 points
2. The Citadel’s biggest win1924: The Citadel 20, Clemson 0by 20 points
3. Upset1925: Clemson 6, The Citadel 0Clemson had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1927: Clemson 13, The Citadel 0Clemson had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Donahue 3–⁠0 against O’Brien). 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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  1953 · Evening star, Nov 15, 1953

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 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
• The Citadel vs. Furman81 meetings, The Citadel 32–⁠47–⁠2
• The Citadel vs. VMI60 meetings, The Citadel 33–⁠26–⁠1
• The Citadel vs. Wofford56 meetings, The Citadel 30–⁠26
• The Citadel vs. Davidson54 meetings, The Citadel 29–⁠21–⁠4