Saturday, September 21, 2024

NC State's Football Rivalry With Clemson

 

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BY TIM PEELER, © 2024

NC State and Clemson have met 91 previous times before today’s noon kickoff in Death Valley, a rivalry known since 1981 as the Textile Bowl.

There’s a deeper, richer history to the rivalry that dates back to 1899, when the two teams met in Rock Hill, S.C., on a weekend that the N.C. A&M also played Davidson.

I’ve written about more of those games than I imagined, so I collected a handful of stories that include big wins, big losses and close games.

Overall, it’s a pretty good snapshot of what this rivalry between two land-grant universities in neighboring states has been like through the years.

2024:    Past True-Freshman Performances
2022:    The Biggest Game in NC State Football History (podcast)
2011:    Wolfpack Rolls with 27 Second-Quarter Points
2010:    Clemson Holds Off Pack for 14-13 Win
               Avoid the Poison, O’Brien Says
2009:    Spiller Leads Clemson to 43-23 Win
2002:    Extending an Undefeated Start
1988:    Bulletin Board Material
1986:    An Upset to Remember
1980:    Kicking off the Textile Bowl
1979:    An ACC-Winning Goal-Line Stand
               GoPack.com
               Remembering Bo Rein
1965:    ‘It Was a Weird Year’ for an ACC Title
1963-80: NC State’s 11 Wins in 15 Games Vs. Clemson
1959:    Clemson-NC State Football in a Hurricane
1932:    Ruby Ray Rex Outruns Clemson’s Best
1928:    The Whole Town is a Giddy Whirl
1899:    Two Games in the Same Weekend

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