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Textile Bowl Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 62/100
Overtime: 2

Series context

Completed meetings: 91
Series record: Clemson 60-30-1 NC State
Tracked years: 1899-2024
Trophy: Textile Bowl

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

22 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2022Week 5
NC State at Clemson
NC State 20, Clemson 30
Winner: Clemson
No. 10 NC State vs. No. 5 Clemson · 10-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
Full Game · 2022 Clemson vs. NC State (Regular Season Full Game)
2016Week 71OT
NC State at Clemson
NC State 17, Clemson 24
Winner: Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. No. 3 Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 9/15
60
Game score
2021Week 42OT
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 21, NC State 27
Winner: NC State
No. 9 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 6-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 11/15
57
Game score
2017Week 10
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 38, NC State 31
Winner: Clemson
No. 6 Clemson vs. No. 20 NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
54
Game score
2000Week 7
NC State at Clemson
NC State 27, Clemson 34
Winner: Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. No. 5 Clemson · 7-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1981Week 8
NC State at Clemson
NC State 7, Clemson 17
Winner: Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. No. 4 Clemson · 10-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
2013Week 4
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 26, NC State 14
Winner: Clemson
No. 3 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 12-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1991Week 9
NC State at Clemson
NC State 19, Clemson 29
Winner: Clemson
No. 12 NC State vs. No. 19 Clemson · 10-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1988Week 9
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 3, NC State 10
Winner: NC State
No. 9 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1987Week 9
NC State at Clemson
NC State 30, Clemson 28
Winner: NC State
Unranked NC State vs. No. 14 Clemson · 2-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
2015Week 9
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 56, NC State 41
Winner: Clemson
No. 3 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 15-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 20/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
1957Week 4
NC State at Clemson
NC State 13, Clemson 7
Winner: NC State
No. 13 NC State vs. Unranked Clemson · 6-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1948Week 4
NC State at Clemson
NC State 0, Clemson 6
Winner: Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. No. 13 Clemson · 6-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1977Week 8
NC State at Clemson
NC State 3, Clemson 7
Winner: Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. No. 16 Clemson · 4-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
1997Week 4
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 19, NC State 17
Winner: Clemson
No. 19 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 2-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1958Week 10
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 13, NC State 6
Winner: Clemson
No. 16 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
38
Game score
2001Week 8
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 45, NC State 37
Winner: Clemson
No. 16 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 8-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
2010Week 10
NC State at Clemson
NC State 13, Clemson 14
Winner: Clemson
No. 23 NC State vs. Unranked Clemson · 1-point margin
Ranking 3/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
2012Week 12
NC State at Clemson
NC State 48, Clemson 62
Winner: Clemson
Unranked NC State vs. No. 11 Clemson · 14-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1990Week 9
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 24, NC State 17
Winner: Clemson
No. 19 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 7-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1906Week 6
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 0, NC State 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
2018Week 8
NC State at Clemson
NC State 7, Clemson 41
Winner: Clemson
No. 16 NC State vs. No. 3 Clemson · 34-point margin
Ranking 33/50 · Closeness 1/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1982Week 8
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 38, NC State 29
Winner: Clemson
No. 18 Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 9-point margin
Ranking 8/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1984Week 10
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 35, NC State 34
Winner: Clemson
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
1949Week 4
Clemson at NC State
Clemson 7, NC State 6
Winner: Clemson
Unranked Clemson vs. Unranked NC State · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.