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In 45 years of covering Clemson football, the 2003 victory over Florida State in Memorial Stadium is the most unlikely of results. The week prior to the game, Florida State defeated Notre Dame in South Bend by a score of 37-0, the second-worst margin of defeat at home in Fighting Irish history. The victory elevated the Seminoles to No. 3 in the AP poll.

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I am anxious to go up against the top back in the nation,” said Clemson captain Jeff Davis the week of the 1981 game against defending national champion Georgia, a team that had not lost since Herschel Walker came to Athens.

Frank Howard totaled 165 wins in his Clemson career, a record that still stands today. One of his most memorable victories took place on Nov. 18, 1967, when the Tigers faced No. 10 NC State, coached by Earle Edwards. In fact, it would be Howard’s highest-ranked win in Death Valley in his 30 seasons as Clemson’s head coach.

Notes (PDF) The Tigers host Notre Dame in a three-game series at Doug Kingsmore Stadium during Spring Weekend Presented by Chevrolet. SERIES SETUP • Who - Notre Dame (17-13, 7-8 ACC) vs. Clemson (20-14, 4-8 ACC) • Best Ranking - UND - NR; CU - NR • When - Friday (8 p.m.), Saturday (4 p.m.), Sunday (1 p.m.) • Where - Clemson, S.C. (Doug Kingsmore Stadium) • Watch - ACC Network (Friday), ACC Network Extra (Saturday, Sunday) • Video Announcers (Friday) - Gaby Sanchez, Dani Wexelman • ...

No. 24 Clemson (16-4, 8-1 ACC) hosts Georgia Tech (8-11, 1-8 ACC) on Tuesday at 9 p.m. in Littlejohn Coliseum.

Note: The following appears in the South Carolina football gameday program. Editor’s Note - For each program in 2022, Tim Bourret chronicles a great individual performance in Clemson history. Today is the seventh installment. As hard as it is to believe, it has been over 42 years since No. 14 South Carolina came into Clemson favored against a Tiger team that was finishing a .500 season to that point. On Nov. 22, 1980, the Gamecocks entered Death Valley with a Gator Bowl bid already secured. In...

Note: The following appears in the Miami football gameday program.Editor’s Note - For each program in 2022, Tim Bourret chronicles a great individual performance in Clemson history. Today is the sixth installment.There are records for statistical accomplishments in bowl games, and there are records for accomplishments in any game. Only one Clemson player currently has a single-game record that stands in both categories.That man is three-time All-America wide receiver Sammy Watkins, who set the...

Note: The following appears in the Syracuse football gameday program. Editor’s Note - For each program in 2022, Tim Bourret chronicles a great individual performance in Clemson history. Today is the fourth installment. The weather for the first half of the Duke vs. Clemson game at Memorial Stadium on Nov. 11, 1995 was so bad that the Hall of Fame induction ceremony scheduled for halftime was canceled. All-time basketball great Larry Nance received his plaque underneath the south stands. For mo...

Note: The following appears in the NC State football gameday program.Editor’s Note - For each program in 2022, Tim Bourret chronicles a great individual performance in Clemson history. Today is the third installment.Woodrow Dantzler was on quite a run over the first five games of the 2001 season. He was the talk of the country after a 418-yard performance at Georgia Tech in a 47-44 overtime win on national television on Sept. 29.He followed that the next game with a 517-yard performance (184 r...