Oct 27, 1984: #Clemson travelled to Raleigh to tangle with the Wolfpack. The result was the highest combined score one point margin game in program history to that time, a 35-34 Tiger win. Stacey Driver was the leading rusher. Three of State’s 4 turnovers resulted in Clemson TDs.

Oct 26, 2013: #Clemson and Maryland had played 61 times before this game. With the Terps joining the Big10, this was likely the final football game between the two schools. The Tigers won 40-27 behind Roderick McDowell’s running (161 yds) and Sammy Watkins’ receiving (163 yds).

Oct 25, 1934: After a number of years playing at Melton Field on campus, 1934 saw a new home for the Gamecocks: Columbia Municipal Stadium (now called Williams-Brice). The first #Clemson-Carolina game to be played at this site was on this date, with the Tigers winning 19-0.

Oct 25, 1956: #20 #Clemson had ridden a stout defense to a 3-0-1 record. That defense forced 5 Gamecock turnovers. Charlie Bussey accounted for the game’s only score, a 1 yard TD in the first quarter. The Tigers did not attempt one pass on the day, walking away with a 7-0 win.

Oct 24, 1946: Counterfeiters sold thousands of fake tickets to this Clemson-Carolina game. As seen from the photo, the sidelines were packed with spectators. Frank Howard claimed that fans shouted plays in his ear. Maybe he should have listened because the Tigers lost 14-26.

Oct 24, 1929: Covington “Goat”McMillan scored the winning TD as 5-0 #Clemson stayed undefeated with a 21-14 win over 3-1 South Carolina. It was Black Thursday for the Gamecocks and for Wall Street as well as the stock market began its devastating collapse at the same time.

Oct 23, 2010: #Clemson snapped a 4 game losing streak to Ga Tech with a 27-13 win in front of 78,522 in Death Valley. The Tigers were sparked by Andre Ellington, who had TD runs of 52 and 45 yards, as well as a 10 yard TD catch. Ellington finished the day with 166 yards rushing.

Oct 22, 1959: From 1896 through this date, every #Clemson-Carolina game was played in Columbia. After several years of negotiation, it was agreed that the teams would go home-and-home beginning in 1960. On this final Big Thursday, the #17 Tigers smacked the Gamecocks 27-0.

Oct 21, 2000: The orange clad faithful sitting in UNC’s Kenan Stadium stared unbelievably at a 0-17 deficit on the scoreboard. But freshman QB Willie Simmons came off the bench and threw 4 TD passes, sparking the Tigers to a 38-24 comeback win, taking #5 #Clemson to 8-0.

Oct 20, 1900: John Heisman makes his #Clemson coaching debut on Bowman Field. The Tigers mauled Davidson 64-0, reportedly the biggest margin of victory in the short history of Southern football. Clemson would go on to a 6-0 season, surrendering only 10 points in those 6 games.

Oct 19, 1968: Winless #Clemson at 0-3-1 needed a victory, but Duke looked formidable. The Blue Devils did put up a Death Valley opponent record of 360 yards in the air, but Duke’s 8 turnovers paved the way for a 39-22 Tiger win and a better second half to their season at 4-2.

Oct 18, 2008: Interim coach Dabo Swinney faced his first opponent as the boss. Four interceptions and 51 yards rushing by #Clemson didn’t help him get that first W, as 6-1 Georgia Tech left DV with a 21-17 win. Some fans wondered if AD Terry Don Phillips had made the right choice

Oct 17, 1903: Georgia fans offered #Clemson players a bushel of apples for each point they scored against Georgia Tech. The motivated Tigers won 73-0 but Tech may have had the last laugh as they hired John Heisman (back row, right) away from Clemson at the end of the season.

Oct 16, 1965: 2-2 #Clemson travels to Durham and, in what might be conservatively described as a defensive struggle, ekes out a 3-2 win over Duke. This was the first of three games since 1953 where the Tigers and their opponent combined for 5 or fewer points.

Oct 15, 2011: The Tigers fell behind host Maryland 28-10 in the 1st half and 35-17 in the 3rd qtr, but they didn’t roll over. With Andre Ellington slashing the Terp defense for 212 yards on the ground, #5 #Clemson finally turned the turtle 56-45 to remain undefeated at 7-0.

Oct 14, 2000: Before a standing room only crowd in Death Valley, #5 #Clemson waxed Maryland 35-14 to improve to 7-0. Travis Zachery ran for 151 yards and Rod Gardner had 231 all purpose yards. DB Alex Ardley tied a Tiger program record with three interceptions.

Oct 13, 1933: #Clemson plays its first night football game. The opponent was George Washington Univ. The venue was Griffith Stadium in Washington DC, home of the Senators baseball team, and the final score was 0-0, the first of 3 straight games where the Tigers failed to score.

Oct 13, 2008: Preseason Top Ten #Clemson stood at 3-3 and had just lost to Wake Forest. Tommy Bowden’s resignation was on the desk of AD Terry Don Phillips. Bowden won 72 games as coach of the Tigers, ranking him 4th among 25 head coaches. He was 7-2 against the Gamecocks.

Oct 12, 1991: #Clemson has played in 45 football games which ended in a tie. The last one occurred on this date as the late Wayne Simmons blocked a 34 yard FG attempt by Virginia, preserving a 20-20 result. It marked the 2nd year in a row that the Tigers failed to beat the Cavs.

Oct 11, 1980: Virginia led the Tigers 24-10 going into the 4th quarter in Charlottesville but the Cavs soon wondered if ACC stood for Another #Clemson Comeback as the Tigers tied it at 24 and then with 6 secs left, Obed Ariri booted a 52 yarder to give the visitors a 27-24 win.