-Furman was the first football team Clemson ever played. The game was held in Greenville, SC on October 31, 1896, Clemson won 14-6.
-The second meeting between the two schools was not until 1902. (Clemson-28 FU-0)
-Clemson won the first seven matches between the two school between 1896-1918.
-Furman’s first win came in 1920 with a 20-0 victory.
-Clemson’s first win ever on Riggs field came against Furman in1916.
-Since 1937 Clemson has gone 28-0 against Furman dating back to a 0-0 tie in 1937.
-Furman’s last win, Nov. 26 1936, with a score of 12-0, is Clemson’s only recorded home game, played in the snow.
-The overall record between the two schools is 40-10-4 (Clemson of course)
-Since 1960 Furman has only scored 21pts total against Clemson, 17 of which came in the last meeting in 2003.
-On Oct. 8, 1960 Clemson and Furman wore the same uniform pants. Clemson played Virginia in the afternoon, shipped the pants to Furman for a night match up against William & Mary. Both teams won their games. The story goes, the Furman players had to tape the pants around he waist and the legs to keep them up because the Clemson Players were so much bigger. The pants are regarded as the only Clemson uniforms to defeat two opposing teams from the same state, on the same day.
-Two current Clemson coaches are Furman graduates, Billy Napier and Mike Dooley.
-Clemson has not lost to a Southern Conference school since joining the ACC in 1953, a 37-0 record.
-The last time a team currently in the Southern Conference defeated Clemson was 1936 (Furman), which is interesting because the University of South Carolina was a member of the Southern Conference between the dates of 1936-1952.

Posted on Wednesday, September 12th, 2007 at 12:36 pm by Walker

Filed under Football, Furman.

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