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Rivalry History

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Clemson and South Carolina have met 121 times since 1896. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
69-43-4
Current streak
South Carolina 1 game
Longest streak
Clemson 7 games (1934-1940)
Avg. margin / points
14.4 / 34.9

Series overview

Clemson 69-43-4 South Carolina. Current streak: South Carolina 1 game.

Last five meetings

Clemson 3 | South Carolina 2

Largest margin

49 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1896 through 2024.
  • 116 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 30, 2024.

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Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Clemson and South Carolina have a tracked series that starts in 1896 and spans 121 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1896-2024
Busiest era
1910s, 10 games
Longest pause
6 years (1902-1909)
  • 1910s10 games
  • 1920s10 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1940s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Nov 30, 2024

Clemson 14, South Carolina 17. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1986 - Nov 22, 1986

Clemson 21, South Carolina 21. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2018 - Nov 25, 2018

Clemson 56, South Carolina 35. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

2016 - Nov 27, 2016

Clemson 56, South Carolina 7. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Clemson 3, South Carolina 2 across 5 games
Last ten
Clemson 8, South Carolina 2 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Lower-scoring recent history; average total 34.9, average margin 14.4.
Current streak
South Carolina 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Antonio Williams

    Clemson, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 902

  • Cade Klubnik

    Clemson, 2024

    Passing Yards: 3639

  • Phil Mafah

    Clemson, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1115

  • Joshua Simon

    South Carolina, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 512

  • Lanorris Sellers

    South Carolina, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2527

  • Raheim Sanders

    South Carolina, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 881

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Dabo Swinney

    Clemson - 2019-2024 - 54-15

  • Shane Beamer

    South Carolina - 2021-2024 - 29-22

  • Will Muschamp

    South Carolina - 2019 - 4-8

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 53F.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 2 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

Clemson team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

South Carolina team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Clemson season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

South Carolina season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Clemson weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

South Carolina weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 30, 2024South Carolina at ClemsonClemson 14, South Carolina 17Venue unavailableSouth Carolina
Nov 26, 2023Clemson at South CarolinaClemson 16, South Carolina 7Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 26, 2022South Carolina at ClemsonClemson 30, South Carolina 31Venue unavailableSouth Carolina
Nov 28, 2021Clemson at South CarolinaClemson 30, South Carolina 0Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 30, 2019Clemson at South CarolinaClemson 38, South Carolina 3Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 25, 2018South Carolina at ClemsonClemson 56, South Carolina 35Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 26, 2017Clemson at South CarolinaClemson 34, South Carolina 10Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 27, 2016South Carolina at ClemsonClemson 56, South Carolina 7Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 28, 2015Clemson at South CarolinaClemson 37, South Carolina 32Venue unavailableClemson
Nov 29, 2014South Carolina at ClemsonClemson 35, South Carolina 17Venue unavailableClemson

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