Nov 3, 1956: Playing only their second home game of the season, #13 and 5-0-1 #Clemson welcomed #16 Virginia Tech to what was the first time two Top 20 teams had faced each other at Memorial Stadium. Most of the 23,000 in attendance went home happy after a 21-6 Tiger win.

Nov 3, 1980: #Clemson coach Danny Ford informs equipment manager Len Gough that he needs orange football pants ordered - and ordered quietly - for the team, and he needs them delivered before Nov 22.

Nov 2, 1911: For the first time in the short history of the series, the same two coaches faced each other in consecutive seasons: #Clemson’s Frank Dobson (in center, wearing tie) and Carolina’s J H Neff. The Tigers recorded their 3rd straight shutout over the Gamecocks, 27-0.

Nov 1: Two historic #Clemson coaching events occurred on this day. In 1969, Frank Howard got his 165th and final win, 40-0 over Maryland at Death Valley. In 2008, Dabo Swinney won his first game (of 183 thus far) with a 27-21 road victory over Boston College.

Oct 31, 1896: #Clemson has played 1,336 football games (winning 811). The first one - after a month of practice on a small field next to the Main Building - was on this date in Greenville against Furman. The Tigers, coached by Prof. (top row, center) Walter M Riggs, won 14-6.

Oct 30, 1902: The story of this game is not so much that it was 1 of only 3 total games John Heisman lost in his 4 years at #Clemson, or that it was SC’s first win over the Tigers since 1896, but rather the post game riots which caused the suspension of the series until 1909.

Oct 29, 1914: Times were hard around the South, but 4,500 still showed up at the fairgrounds stadium to see the Tigers and Gamecocks tangle. #Clemson, coached by Bob Williams - who made four different stops at Clemson during his coaching career - wore down SC 29-6.

Oct 29, 1977: 6-1 #Clemson was enjoying their highest national ranking (16th) in 17 years when they welcomed Wake Forest to Death Valley. The team had 338 yards rushing and Obed Arari kicked 4 FGs including a then school record 57 yarder as the Tigers won easily 26-0.

Oct 28, 1939: #Clemson, playing without All-American Banks McFadden, visits Thompson Stadium in Annapolis MD to play Navy. The Tigers took home a 15-7 win from the Midshipmen, the only time the two schools have played each other in football.

Oct 28, 1967: The largest crowd to ever attend a sporting event in SC - 49,596 - showed up to see Alabama and #Clemson tangle. The unranked Tide had been ranked #6 only a week previously. It was a hard fought contest, but Alabama left town happy after winning a squeaker 13-10.

Oct 27, 1973: #Clemson football makes its 8th appearance on TV - not for the season, but ever. It was their first televised game since 1968. The opponent, NC State, was in 4 of those games. The eventual ACC Champ Wolfpack didn’t have much trouble with the Tigers, winning 29-6.

Oct 26, 1922: The Tigers had failed to score a point against the Gamecocks the two previous meetings and they were hungry for a win. Despite South Carolina dominating the statistics, a late 30 yard FG by Charlie Robinson gave #Clemson all the points they needed for a 3-0 win.

Oct 26, 2013: Maryland and #9 #Clemson played 62 times between 1952-2013. With the Terps joining the Big10, this would be the final football contest between the two schools. Sammy Watkins had 14 catches (263 yds) and Roderick McDowell ran for 161. Final Tigers 40, Turtles 27.

Oct 25, 1969: Alabama had lost two in a row coming into #Clemson, but the Tide swamped the Tigers 38-13. ‘Bama had a lineman named Danny Ford (second from right in the picture) making his first trip to Death Valley - but it wasn’t his last - he’d be back in 1977 as OL coach.

Oct 25, 1956: Ignoring the 65 yard long “Clemson” burned into the field at Carolina Stadium, two conservative coaches - Frank Howard and Warren Giese - battled for the win. #20 #Clemson did not attempt a single pass - Charlie Bussey’s 1 yd TD run gave the Tigers a 7-0 victory.

Oct 25, 1934: A record crowd (17,000) for a sporting event in the state crammed into brand new Columbia Municipal Stadium (later renamed Carolina Stadium) to see the Tigers and Gamecocks play for the State Championship. The day belonged to #Clemson, 19-0.

Oct 24, 1929: On the day the stock market crashed, South Carolinians were focused on the big game featuring 2 strong teams. #Clemson legend Goat McMillan (with ball) scored the deciding TD and those in orange went home happy (at least temporarily) as the Tigers prevailed 21-14.

Oct 24, 2009: #8 Miami went down at home in OT as CJ Spiller had 310 all purpose yds, TE Michael Palmer caught 5 for 74 yards, Kyle Parker passed for a career high 326 yds, and Jacoby Ford scored the winning TD in overtime. Final #Clemson 40, Miami 37.

Oct 23, 1930: Undefeated #Clemson, riding a 7 game win streak that went 2 games back into the 1929 season, rolled into Columbia to face the 3-1 Gamecocks in front of a record 15,000 fans. The Tigers rolled out of town still undefeated after a 20-7 whipping of South Carolina.

Oct 23, 1977: #Clemson men’s soccer, ranked #2 in the nation, welcomes the nation’s #1 team, St.Louis University, to Riggs Field. Ninety minutes later, there was a new #1 team as the Tigers defeat the Billikens 2-1.