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Clemson and NC State have met 92 times since 1899. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.
Series snapshot
- Record
- 60-30-1
- Current streak
- Clemson 1 game
- Longest streak
- Clemson 8 games (2012-2019)
- Avg. margin / points
- 13.3 / 36.9
Series overview
Clemson 60-30-1 NC State. Current streak: Clemson 1 game.
Last five meetings
Clemson 3 | NC State 2
Largest margin
45 points
Rivalry notes
- The tracked window runs from 1899 through 2024.
- 91 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
- The latest tracked meeting was Sep 21, 2024.
Related pages
Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.
Rivalry guide
What this rivalry is
Clemson and NC State have a tracked series that starts in 1899 and spans 92 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.
Textile Bowl gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.
Series history
- Status
- Active series
- Years
- 1899-2024
- Busiest era
- 1940s, 10 games
- Longest pause
- 19 years (1906-1926)
- 1940s10 games
- 1980s10 games
- 1990s10 games
- 2000s10 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 - Sep 21, 2024
Clemson 59, NC State 35. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.
Closest finish
1906 - Oct 25, 1906
Clemson 0, NC State 0. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.
Highest scoring
2012 - Nov 17, 2012
Clemson 62, NC State 48. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.
Largest margin
2019 - Nov 10, 2019
Clemson 55, NC State 10. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.
Recent trend
- Last five
- Clemson 3, NC State 2 across 5 games
- Last ten
- Clemson 8, NC State 2 across 10 games
- Scoring profile
- Lower-scoring recent history; average total 36.9, average margin 13.3.
- Current streak
- Clemson 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
CJ Bailey
NC State, 2024
Passing Yards: 2412
Daylan Smothers
NC State, 2024
Rushing Yards: 571
Justin Joly
NC State, 2024
Receiving Yards: 661
Coach context
Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.
Dabo Swinney
Clemson - 2019-2024 - 54-15
Dave Doeren
NC State - 2019-2024 - 36-27
Weather, rankings, and research links
5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 69F.
Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 4 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.
Clemson team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
NC State team page
Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.
Clemson season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
NC State season results
Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.
Clemson weather
Weather impact for games involving this program.
NC State 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
| Date | Matchup | Score | Venue | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2024 | NC State at Clemson | Clemson 59, NC State 35 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Oct 28, 2023 | Clemson at NC State | Clemson 17, NC State 24 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Oct 1, 2022 | NC State at Clemson | Clemson 30, NC State 20 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Sep 25, 2021 | Clemson at NC State | Clemson 21, NC State 27 | Venue unavailable | NC State |
| Nov 10, 2019 | Clemson at NC State | Clemson 55, NC State 10 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Oct 20, 2018 | NC State at Clemson | Clemson 41, NC State 7 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Nov 4, 2017 | Clemson at NC State | Clemson 38, NC State 31 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Oct 15, 2016 | NC State at Clemson | Clemson 24, NC State 17 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Oct 31, 2015 | Clemson at NC State | Clemson 56, NC State 41 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
| Oct 4, 2014 | NC State at Clemson | Clemson 41, NC State 0 | Venue unavailable | Clemson |
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