Clemson and Virginia Tech have 35 meetings on file, the first in 1906; Clemson leads the series 23–11–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Clemson 7–3, and Clemson has won the last 7. Share
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Clemson’s side (Howard 3–1 against Moseley). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
Clemson Virginia TechTicks under the axis: each meeting, in the winner’s color
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.
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
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 once: 2017.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Photos
D.J. Coles of Virginia Tech with the ball. Jarrett Boykin (81) also in the picture.Photo: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2011 game
David Wilson of Virginia Tech.Photo: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2011 game
Bruce Taylor of Virginia TechPhoto: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2011 game
David Wilson of Virginia TechPhoto: VaMedia, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia CommonsThe 2011 game
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).