Clemson -- South Carolina rivalry - wikipedia Clemson -- South Carolina rivalry The Clemson -- South Carolina rivalry, also called the Carolina -- Clemson rivalry, is an American collegiate athletic rivalry between the University of South Carolina Gamecocks and the Clemson University Tigers. Since 2015, the two also compete in the Palmetto Series, which is an athletic, head - to - head competition between both schools, not just in football, but also more than a dozen competitions throughout each school year. Both institutions are public universities supported by the state of South Carolina, and their campuses are separated by only 132 miles. USC and Clemson have been bitter rivals since 1896, and a heated rivalry continues to this day for a variety of reasons, including the historic tensions regarding their respective charters and the passions surrounding their athletic programs. Much like the Alabama -- Auburn Rivalry, the Kentucky -- Louisville rivalry and the Carolina - NC State Rivalry, the Clemson -- South Carolina rivalry is an in - state collegiate rivalry. This is one of a handful of rivalries where the teams are in different premier conferences : South Carolina is in the Southeastern Conference ( SEC ) ; Clemson is in the Atlantic Coast Conference ( ACC ). Since 1960, the game has been held in late November, usually on Thanksgiving weekend. In 2014, the annual football game between the two schools was officially dubbed the Palmetto Bowl. Contents 1 Origin 1.1 Background 1.2 Agitation from the farmers 1.3 Clemson 's will 1.4 Bequest barely wins support 1.5 Growth Battle 2 Football 2.1 Early years : 1896 -- 1902 2.2 World War II era 2.3 Modern era -- Post World War II 2.4 Game results 3 Baseball 3.1 Recent series 3.2 College World Series in the 21st Century 4 Other varsity sports 4.1 Men 's teams 4.2 Women 's teams 4.3 Discontinued sports 5 Blood drive 6 Certified SC Grown Palmetto Series 7 Notes 8 See also 9 References 9.1 Sources 10 External links Origin Background College comparison Clemson University University of South Carolina Location Clemson Columbia Students 23,406 34,618 School colors Clemson Orange and Regalia Garnet and Black Nickname Tigers Gamecocks Mascot The Tiger and The Tiger Cub Cocky National Championships 5 10 Unlike most major college rivalries, the Carolina -- Clemson rivalry did not start innocently and because of competitive collegiate sports. The deep - seated bitterness began between the two schools long before Clemson received its charter and became a college. The two institutions were founded eighty - eight years apart : South Carolina College in 1801 and Clemson Agricultural College in 1889. South Carolina College was founded in 1801 to unite and promote harmony between the Lowcountry and the Backcountry. It closed during the Civil War when its students aided the Southern cause, but the closure gave politicians an opportunity to reorganize it to their liking. The Radical Republicans in charge of state government during Reconstruction opened the school to blacks and women while appropriating generous funds to the university, which caused the white citizens of the state to withdraw their support for the university and view it as a symbol of the worst aspects of Reconstruction. The Democrats returned to power in 1877 following their decisive electoral victory over the Radical Republicans and promptly proceeded to close the university. Sentiment in the state favored opening an agriculture college, so the university was reorganized as the South Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts. In 1882, the college was renamed to its antebellum name, South Carolina College, which infuriated the farmers who felt that the politicians had frustrated the will of the people by de-emphasizing agriculture education, even though the school still retained the department of agriculture. Clemson, from its beginning, was an all - white male military school. The school remained this way until 1955 when it changed to `` civilian '' status for students and became a coeducational institution. Agitation from the farmers Benjamin Tillman emerged in the 1880s as a leader of the agrarian movement in South Carolina and demanded that the South Carolina College take agricultural education more seriously by expanding the agriculture department. In 1885, Tillman was convinced of the superiority of a separate agricultural college by Stephen D. Lee, then the President of the Agricultural and Mechanical College of the State of Mississippi, and subsequently Tillman would accept nothing less than a separate agriculture college in South Carolina. He offered the following reasons why he felt that it was necessary to have a separate agriculture college outside the confines of Columbia : Mississippi A&M featured practical training without unnecessary studying of the liberal arts. Mississippi A&M provided poor students work - scholarships so that they could attend the college. There were too few students who studied agriculture at the college to justify an agriculture college there. The College was a place `` for the sons of lawyers and of the well - to - do '' who sneered at the agriculture students as if they were hayseeds. The students at the college lived a life of luxury as compared with the sweat and toil endured by students at Mississippi A&M. There was not enough farm land near the college to allow for proper agriculture study. The Conservatives, who held the reins of power in South Carolina from 1877 to 1890, replied to each point made by Tillman : The most advanced agriculture educational research was being conducted at the University of California and at Cornell University, both of which combined agriculture colleges with liberal arts colleges. Additionally, a separate agriculture college would be more expensive and result in an inferior product. The work scholarships attracted the lowest quality of students who only cared about obtaining a college degree, not about an education in agriculture or mechanical studies. Furthermore, there was little advantage of attending a college only to pitch manure and grub stumps. The constant attacks by Tillman on the college caused many to doubt whether state support for the institution would continue. As a result, the enrollment numbers were not impressive, although the numbers of students taking agriculture and mechanical classes increased from 34 in 1887 to 83 in 1889. Over half of the students at the college were the sons of farmers, though most did not study agriculture as Tillman wished. John McLaren McBryde, President of the College, correctly predicted that most students of an agriculture college would not go back to work the farm after graduation. While some students at the college were the sons of the well - to - do, the majority were poor. The College farm added 100 acres ( 0.4 km ) in 1887, just one mile from campus. Clemson 's will Tillman was bolstered in 1886 when Thomas Green Clemson agreed to will his Fort Hill estate for the establishment of an agriculture college. Yet, Tillman did not want to wait until Clemson died to start a separate agriculture college so he pushed the General Assembly to use the Morrill funds and Hatch funds for that purpose. Instead, the legislature gave those funds to the South Carolina College in 1887 which would use them along with a greater state appropriation to reorganize itself as the second University of South Carolina and to also greatly expand the agriculture department. After this victory for South Carolina, in January 1888 Tillman wrote a letter to the News and Courier that he was retiring from public life. Political factions in the 1880s Tillmanites Conservatives Favored college Clemson South Carolina Figurehead leader Benjamin Tillman Wade Hampton III Political ideology Agrarian populism Conservatism Base of support The Upstate ; rural Statewide ; urban Confederate service 50.0 % 79.1 % It was less than ninety days when Tillman reemerged on the scene upon the death of Thomas Green Clemson in April 1888. Tillman advocated that the state accept the gift by Clemson, but the Conservatives in power opposed the move and an all out war for power in the state commenced. The opening salvo was fired by Gideon Lee, the father of Clemson 's granddaughter and John C. Calhoun 's great granddaughter Floride Isabella Lee, who wrote a letter on her behalf to the News and Courier in May that she was being denied as Calhoun 's rightful heir. Furthermore, he stated that Clemson was egotistical and `` only wanted to erect a monument to his own name. '' In November, Lee filed a lawsuit in Federal Court to contest the will which ultimately ruled against him in May 1889. The election of 1888 afforded Tillman an opportunity to convince the politicians to accept the Clemson bequest or face the possibility of being voted out of office. He demanded that the Democratic party nominate its candidates by the primary system, which was denied, but they did accept his request that the candidates for statewide office canvass the state. Tillman proved excellent on the stump, by far superior to his Conservative opponents, and as the Democratic convention neared there was a clear groundswell of support for the acceptance of Clemson 's estate. Bequest barely wins support Tillman explained his justification for an independently controlled agriculture college by pointing to the mismanagement and political interference of the University of South Carolina as had occurred during Reconstruction. The agriculture college, as specified in Clemson 's will, was to be privately controlled. With declining cotton prices, Tillman played upon the farmer 's desperation by stating that the salaries of the college professors were exorbitant and it must be a sign of corruption. Consequently, the legislature was compelled to pass the bill to accept Clemson 's bequest in December 1888, albeit with the tie - breaking vote in the state Senate from Lieutenant Governor William L. Mauldin. Thus was reborn the antagonistic feelings of regional bitterness and class division that would plague the state for decades. Having achieved his agriculture college, Tillman was not content to sit idly by because what he really desired was power and political office. After winning the 1890 election and becoming Governor, Tillman renewed the attacks on the Conservatives and those who had thwarted his agriculture college. He saved the coup de grâce for Senator Wade Hampton III, a South Carolina College graduate and Confederate General during the Civil War, who `` invoked Confederate service and honor as a barrier to Tillmanism. '' Tillman directed the legislature to defeat Hampton 's renomination for another term in December 1890. While campaigning for Governor in 1890, Tillman leveled his harshest criticism towards the University of South Carolina and threatened to close it along with The Citadel, which he called a `` dude factory. '' Despite the rhetoric, Tillman only succeeded in reorganizing the University of South Carolina into a liberal arts college while in office. It would eventually be rechartered for the last time in 1906 as the University of South Carolina. However, Clemson Agricultural College held sway over the state legislature for decades and was generally the more popular college during the first half of the 20th century in South Carolina. Growth Battle Clemson vs. USC Enrollment, 1945 -- 2015 In the 1950s, the University of South Carolina expanded its reach across the state by establishing branch campuses under the auspices of the University of South Carolina System. Clemson, having obtained university status in 1964, established a branch campus in Sumter and formed a two - year transfer partnership with Greenville Technical College. House Speaker Sol Blatt was alarmed by the spread of Clemson and declared that South Carolina `` should build as many two - year colleges over the state as rapidly as possible to prevent the expansion of Clemson schools for the Clemson people. '' Accordingly, the University of South Carolina began a new wave of expansion across the state and was aided by the fact that the Clemson Sumter extension suffered from low enrollment. In 1973, Sumter officials negotiated an agreement between USC and Clemson for the school to join the USC branch system. In the past ten years, Clemson has experienced a larger percentage of enrollment growth over its rival school. Since 2005, Clemson University has grown by 30.5 percent compared to USC 's 24.5 percent growth at its main Columbia campus and a 22.5 percent enrollment increase in the entire USC system. Both schools currently enroll more students than any time in their entire history. Football Palmetto Bowl Clemson Tigers South Carolina Gamecocks First meeting November 12, 1896 South Carolina 12, Clemson 6 Latest meeting November 25, 2017 Clemson 34, South Carolina 10 Next meeting November 2018 Trophy Palmetto Trophy ( 2015 -- present ) Hardee 's Trophy ( 1980s -- 2014 ) Statistics Meetings total 115 All - time series Clemson leads, 69 -- 42 -- 4 Largest victory Clemson, 51 -- 0 ( 1900 ) Longest win streak Clemson, 7 ( 1934 -- 1940 ) Current win streak Clemson, 4 ( 2014 -- present ) The annual Carolina - Clemson football game ( sometimes dubbed `` The Battle of the Palmetto State '', and known officially since 2014 as the `` Palmetto Bowl '', from the state 's nickname ) is the longest uninterrupted series in the South and the second longest uninterrupted NCAA DI - A / FBS series in the country. The series dates back to 1896, and has been renewed every year since 1909. ( 107 consecutive games ) The universities maintain college football stadiums in excess of 80,000 seats each, placing both in the top 20 in the United States. Although the series has been interrupted seven times since its inception, it is uninterrupted since 1909, making it the second - longest continuous rivalry in FBS Division 1 college football, after only Minnesota / Wisconsin ( uninterrupted since 1907 ). From 1896 to 1959, the Clemson -- South Carolina game was played in Columbia and referred to as `` Big Thursday. '' Since 1960, the game has alternated between both teams ' home stadiums -- South Carolina 's Williams - Brice Stadium and Clemson 's Memorial Stadium as the regular season finale. Clemson holds a 69 -- 42 -- 4 lead in the series. Clemson holds a 41 -- 29 -- 2 advantage in the Modern Era ( post-WWII ), and Clemson leads the series 11 -- 7 in the 21st century. Clemson has more wins against USC than any other program has, and Carolina is second behind Georgia Tech in most wins against Clemson. Every year, each school engages in a ritual involving the other team 's mascot. South Carolina holds the `` Tiger Burn '', and Clemson holds a mock funeral for Cocky. After seven students -- six from South Carolina and one from Clemson -- died in the Ocean Isle Beach house fire in 2007, the Cocky funeral was cancelled and the Tiger Burn was changed to the `` Tiger Tear Down '' for that year. Early years : 1896 -- 1902 When Clemson began its football program in 1896, coached by Walter Riggs, they scheduled the rival South Carolina College for a Thursday morning game in conjunction with the State Fair. Carolina won that game 12 -- 6 and a new tradition was born -- Big Thursday. Clemson would win the next four contests ( including a 51 -- 0 win in 1900, still the largest margin of victory by either team in the series ) before the 1st break in the series took place in 1901. The Gamecock mascot made its first appearance in 1902. In that first season as the Gamecocks, Carolina defeated a highly favored Clemson team coached by the legendary John Heisman 12 -- 6. But it was the full - scale riot that broke out in the wake of the game that is remembered most. `` The Carolina fans that week were carrying around a poster with the image of a tiger with a gamecock standing on top of it, holding the tiger 's tail as if he was steering the tiger by the tail, '' Jay McCormick said. `` Naturally, the Clemson guys did n't take too kindly to that, and on Wednesday and again on Thursday, there were sporadic fistfights involving brass knuckles and other objects and so forth, some of which resulted, according to the newspapers, in blood being spilled and persons having to seek medical assistance. After the game on Thursday, the Clemson guys frankly told the Carolina students that if you bring this poster, which is insulting to us, to the big parade on Friday, you 're going to be in trouble. And naturally, of course, the Carolina students brought the poster to the parade. If you give someone an ultimatum and they are your rival, they 're going to do exactly what you told them not to do. '' As expected, another brawl broke out before both sides agreed to mutually burn the poster in an effort to defuse tensions. The immediate aftermath resulted in the stoppage of the rivalry until 1909. The Carolina -- Clemson game has been played every year since. Action in the 1911 Clemson -- USC football game World War II Era World War II produced one of the most bizarre situations in the history of the rivalry. Cary Cox, a football player of the victorious Clemson squad in 1942, signed up for the V - 12 program in 1943 and was placed at USC. The naval instructors at USC ordered him to play on the football team and he was named the captain for the Big Thursday game against Clemson. Cox was reluctant to play against his former teammates and he voiced his concerns to coach Lt. James P. Moran who responded, `` Cox, I ca n't promise you 'll get a Navy commission if you play Thursday, but I can damn well promise that you wo n't get one if you do n't play. '' Cox then went out and led the Carolina team to a 33 -- 6 win against Clemson. He returned to Clemson after the war and captained the 1947 team in a losing effort to Carolina, but Cox earned his place in history as the only player to captain both schools ' football teams. Modern Era -- post World War II 1946 : Near riot -- counterfeit tickets The 1946 game could be the most chaotic in the football series. Two New York mobsters printed counterfeit tickets for the game. Fans from both sides were denied entrance when the duplicate tickets were discovered, which led to a near riot. To add to the wild scene, a Clemson fan strangled a live chicken at midfield during halftime. Fans from both sides of the rivalry, many of whom who had been denied entrance, along with fans who poured out of the stands, stormed the fences and gates and spilled onto the field. It took U.S. Secretary of State James F. Byrnes, who attended the game along with Strom Thurmond, to settle down the hostile crowd. Once order was restored, fans were allowed to stand along the sidelines, with the teams, while the second half was played to the game 's conclusion. The Gamecocks eventually won by a score of 26 -- 14. 1952 : Game mandated by South Carolina law The Southern Conference ( SoCon ) almost brought the longstanding rivalry to an abrupt end when it ordered Clemson to play no other league team other than Maryland as punishment for both schools accepting bowl bids against conference rules ( both Clemson and USC were members at the time ). Upon request of both schools ' presidents, the S.C. General Assembly passed a resolution on February 27, 1952, ordering the game to be played. The Gamecocks won the contest 6 -- 0. The SoCon reacted to the game by attempting to suspend Clemson, leading seven member schools, including Clemson and USC, to leave the league and form the Atlantic Coast Conference in May 1953. 1959 : Final Big Thursday For 64 years, Clemson traveled to Columbia to face the Gamecocks for the annual Big Thursday rivalry. This year would mark the end of the tradition as the rivalry progressed to a home - and - home series played on a Saturday. However, the two schools would not move the contest to the last regular season game until two years later. Clemson won the final Big Thursday match - up 27 -- 0. 1961 : The Prank In 1961, the USC fraternity Sigma Nu pulled what some have called the greatest prank in the rivalry 's history. A few minutes before Clemson football players entered the field for pre-game warm ups, a group of Sigma Nu fraternity members ran onto the field, jumping up and down and cheering in football uniforms that resembled the ones worn by the Tigers. This caused the Clemson band to start playing `` Tiger Rag, '' which was followed by the pranksters falling down as they attempted to do calisthenics. They would also do football drills where guys would drop passes and miss the ball when trying to kick it. Clemson fans quickly realized that they had been tricked, and some of them angrily ran onto the field. However, security restored order before any blows could be exchanged. The Carolina frat boys had also acquired a sickly cow they planned to bring out during halftime to be the `` Clemson Homecoming Queen '', but the cow died en route to the stadium. Carolina won the game 21 -- 14. 1963 : National tragedy moves game On November 23, 1963, the Tigers and Gamecocks were set to play the annual rivalry on live national TV. However, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before would affect the scheduling of the game. Both schools planned to proceed with the original day and time, but federal government pressure caused the schools to push the game to November 28, marking the only time Clemson and Carolina played on Thanksgiving Day. Clemson won the game 24 -- 20. 1975 : Most points scored by Carolina On November 22, 1975, Carolina defeated Clemson 56 -- 20 to set a Gamecock record for most points scored in a football game against the Tigers. 1977 : `` The Catch '' On November 19, 1977, Clemson WR Jerry Butler made a diving, backwards, 20 - yard touchdown reception on a pass from QB Steve Fuller with 49 seconds left in the fourth quarter to give Clemson the 31 -- 27 victory in Columbia. This play is known as `` The Catch '' and is one of the most memorable plays in the rivalry. 1980 : Orange pants In the last regular season game for the 1980 season, a heavily favored Carolina team traveled to Death Valley to take on the Tigers. In a surprise to both the players and the fans, Coach Danny Ford unveiled new orange uniform pants for the Tigers to wear. This was the first time in Clemson 's history that they wore orange pants in any combination for a football game. Inspired by the pants, the underdog Tigers defeated the Gamecocks, 27 -- 6. 1981 : Clemson wins a National Championship In 1981, Clemson defeated Carolina 29 -- 13 en route to the National Championship. 1984 : Black Magic Carolina took their 9 -- 1 record on the road to Clemson, and fell behind 21 -- 3 to the Tigers. With about three minutes remaining in the game, Gamecock QB Mike Hold led an eight - play 86 - yard touchdown drive and, thanks to a Clemson penalty that allowed a re-kick of a missed extra point, defeated the Tigers 22 -- 21 to finish the first 10 - win season in program history. 1989 : Orange on the road and Ford 's last hurrah After suffering two disappointing upsets to Duke and Georgia Tech, the 8 -- 2 Tigers traveled to Columbia for the annual game. Danny Ford allowed the Clemson players to wear orange pants on the road for the first time. Led by halfback Terry Allen 's 97 - yard, two touchdown first half, the Tigers rolled the Gamecocks on the ground for 355 yards en route to a 45 -- 0 victory. The game would be Ford 's last against South Carolina as Clemson 's coach. He finished with a 7 -- 3 -- 1 record against the Gamecocks. 1992 : Signing the Paw After an 0 -- 5 start to begin the 1992 season ( USC 's first in the SEC ), freshman sensation Steve Taneyhill led Carolina to four wins in his first five starts as Gamecock quarterback. With Clemson needing a win at home to become bowl - eligible, Taneyhill led his team to a 24 -- 13 victory and famously signed his name with his finger on the Tiger Paw at midfield following a key second - half touchdown. 1994 : `` The Return '' With both teams entering the game 5 -- 5 and trying to become bowl - eligible, Carolina led 14 -- 7 at the half in Clemson. Gamecock RB Brandon Bennett received the kick to start the third quarter, took a few steps, then turned and threw a backward pass to the other side of the field which was caught by DB Reggie Richardson who returned the ball 85 yards to the Tigers ' 6 - yard line. Bennett ran it in for a touchdown on the next play, putting Carolina ahead 21 -- 7 and the Gamecocks never looked back, going on to win the game 33 -- 7 and clinching a bid to the Carquest Bowl. 2000 : `` The Catch II '' / `` The Push - off '' In 2000, Trailing late in the game 14 -- 13, Clemson quarterback Woody Dantzler connected with wide - receiver Rod Gardner for a 50 - yard reception to Carolina 's 8 - yard line with 10 seconds remaining. Carolina fans point to a replay that seems to show Gardner pushing off Gamecock defender Andre Goodman, but Clemson fans contend that the contact was mutual and incidental. No penalty flag was thrown on the play, leaving Clemson kicker Aaron Hunt to kick a 25 - yard field goal that gave Clemson a 16 -- 14 win. Clemson fans remember this game as `` The Catch II '' while Carolina fans call it `` The Push - Off Game ''. 2001 : A bicentennial win In the 200th year of the University of South Carolina, the Gamecocks hosted the Tigers at the end of a successful regular season that saw them ranked in the Top 25 every week and 7 -- 3 heading into the rivalry game. Carolina jumped out to an early 20 -- 9 lead behind a strong ground attack, and held on to win 20 -- 15 and secure a bid to their second straight Outback Bowl. Because of the September 11 attacks, this was not the final regular season game for Clemson. The Tigers rescheduled their September 15 game ( Vs. Duke ) for the first weekend of December. 2003 : Most points scored by Clemson In 2003, Clemson defeated Carolina 63 -- 17 to set the record for the most points scored by either team in the series. 2004 : The Brawl The South Carolina - Clemson brawl during the 2004 football game is the most recent eruption of hostilities in this rivalry. It is also the last time Lou Holtz coached, having retired shortly thereafter. Clemson won the game 29 -- 7. Each team had won a total of six games that year and were technically bowl eligible. However, both schools elected to forfeit their postseason because of the unsportsmanlike nature of the fight. 2005 : A quarterback wins 4 In 2005, the two teams showed an unusual gesture of sportsmanship by meeting at midfield before the game to shake hands, putting the melee of 2004 behind them. Clemson won this game 13 -- 9, leaving the Tiger 's quarterback, Charlie Whitehurst, undefeated against USC in his 4 years at Clemson. The only Carolina quarterback to do so against the Tigers was Tommy Suggs, who led the Gamecocks to three victories in a row from 1968 to 1970. 2006 : Kickers make the difference Clemson was leading 28 -- 14 in the third quarter, with Carolina quarterback Blake Mitchell throwing three interceptions. The Gamecocks then scored 17 unanswered points, including two Mike Davis touchdown runs and a 35 - yard field goal from Ryan Succop -- the only points in the fourth quarter -- to give the Gamecocks a 31 -- 28 lead. Clemson kicker Jad Dean missed a field goal attempt wide left as time expired to give Carolina the win. This game also marked the moving of the series to the Saturday following Thanksgiving Day. 2007 : Last - second victory On November 24, 2007, Clemson kicker Mark Buchholz hit a 35 - yard field goal as time expired to give # 21 Clemson a memorable 23 -- 21 victory over Carolina. The win lifted Clemson coach Tommy Bowden to 7 -- 2 all - time against the Gamecocks and 2 -- 1 against USC coach Steve Spurrier. The 2007 game is notable as the first in the series with the winning points scored on the game 's final play. 2013 : Highest Ranked Meeting In the highest - ever ranked matchup between the two teams ( Clemson # 6, South Carolina # 10 ), the Gamecocks secured their fifth straight victory over the Tigers with a score of 31 -- 17. Carolina took advantage of six turnovers by Clemson, including two during punt returns, to secure the victory. The win marked the Gamecocks ' longest streak versus Clemson in the rivalry 's history. With the win, South Carolina quarterback Connor Shaw finished his college career unbeaten at Williams - Brice Stadium. 2017 : Last Meeting No. 3 Clemson defeated No. 24 South Carolina to win their fourth in a row in the series, 34 - 10. Clemson 's defense held South Carolina to 207 yards total offense. Clemson quarterback Kelly Bryant and the Tigers racked up 469 yards total offense to maintain possession of the Palmetto Bowl title. During the game, Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney was penalized for unsportsmanlike conduct for complaining that the South Carolina fans were throwing bottles and trash onto the field and at Clemson players. Game results Clemson victories are colored █ █ orange. South Carolina victories are colored █ █ garnet. Ties are white. The early years Date Winner Score Location November 12, 1896 Carolina 12 -- 6 Columbia, SC November 11, 1897 Clemson 20 -- 6 Columbia, SC November 17, 1898 Clemson 24 -- 0 Columbia, SC November 9, 1899 Clemson 34 -- 0 Columbia, SC November 1, 1900 Clemson 51 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 30, 1902 Carolina 12 -- 6 Columbia, SC November 4, 1909 Clemson 6 -- 0 Columbia, SC November 3, 1910 Clemson 24 -- 0 Columbia, SC November 2, 1911 Clemson 27 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 31, 1912 Carolina 22 -- 7 Columbia, SC October 30, 1913 Clemson 32 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 29, 1914 Clemson 29 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 28, 1915 Tie 0 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 26, 1916 Clemson 27 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 25, 1917 Clemson 21 -- 13 Columbia, SC November 2, 1918 Clemson 39 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 30, 1919 Clemson 19 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 28, 1920 Carolina 3 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 27, 1921 Carolina 21 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 26, 1922 Clemson 3 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 25, 1923 Clemson 7 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 23, 1924 Carolina 3 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 22, 1925 Carolina 33 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 21, 1926 Carolina 24 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 20, 1927 Clemson 20 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 25, 1928 Clemson 32 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 24, 1929 Clemson 21 -- 14 Columbia, SC October 23, 1930 Clemson 20 -- 7 Columbia, SC October 22, 1931 Carolina 21 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 20, 1932 Carolina 14 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 19, 1933 Carolina 7 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 25, 1934 Clemson 19 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 24, 1935 Clemson 44 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 22, 1936 Clemson 19 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 21, 1937 Clemson 34 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 20, 1938 Clemson 34 -- 12 Columbia, SC October 19, 1939 Clemson 27 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 24, 1940 Clemson 21 -- 13 Columbia, SC October 23, 1941 Carolina 18 -- 14 Columbia, SC October 22, 1942 Clemson 18 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 21, 1943 Carolina 33 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 19, 1944 Clemson 20 -- 13 Columbia, SC October 25, 1945 Tie 0 -- 0 Columbia, SC Post WWII -- modern era begins Date Winner Score Location October 24, 1946 Carolina 26 -- 14 Columbia, SC October 23, 1947 Carolina 21 -- 19 Columbia, SC October 21, 1948 Clemson 13 -- 7 Columbia, SC October 20, 1949 Carolina 27 -- 13 Columbia, SC October 19, 1950 Tie 14 -- 14 Columbia, SC October 25, 1951 Carolina 20 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 23, 1952 Carolina 6 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 22, 1953 Carolina 14 -- 7 Columbia, SC October 21, 1954 Carolina 13 -- 8 Columbia, SC October 20, 1955 Clemson 28 -- 14 Columbia, SC October 25, 1956 Clemson 7 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 24, 1957 Clemson 13 -- 0 Columbia, SC October 23, 1958 Carolina 26 -- 6 Columbia, SC October 22, 1959 Clemson 27 -- 0 Columbia, SC November 12, 1960 Clemson 12 -- 2 Clemson, SC November 11, 1961 Carolina 21 -- 14 Columbia, SC November 24, 1962 Clemson 20 -- 17 Clemson, SC November 28, 1963 Clemson 24 -- 20 Columbia, SC November 21, 1964 Carolina 7 -- 3 Clemson, SC November 20, 1965 Carolina 17 -- 16 Columbia, SC November 26, 1966 Clemson 35 -- 10 Clemson, SC November 25, 1967 Clemson 23 -- 12 Columbia, SC November 23, 1968 Carolina 7 -- 3 Clemson, SC November 22, 1969 Carolina 27 -- 13 Columbia, SC November 21, 1970 Carolina 38 -- 32 Clemson, SC November 27, 1971 Clemson 17 -- 7 Columbia, SC November 25, 1972 Clemson 7 -- 6 Clemson, SC November 24, 1973 Carolina 32 -- 20 Columbia, SC November 23, 1974 Clemson 39 -- 21 Clemson, SC November 22, 1975 Carolina 56 -- 20 Columbia, SC November 20, 1976 Clemson 28 -- 9 Clemson, SC November 19, 1977 Clemson 31 -- 27 Columbia, SC November 25, 1978 Clemson 41 -- 23 Clemson, SC November 24, 1979 Carolina 13 -- 9 Columbia, SC November 22, 1980 Clemson 27 -- 6 Clemson, SC November 21, 1981 Clemson 29 -- 13 Columbia, SC November 20, 1982 Clemson 24 -- 6 Clemson, SC November 19, 1983 Clemson 22 -- 13 Columbia, SC November 24, 1984 Carolina 22 -- 21 Clemson, SC November 23, 1985 Clemson 24 -- 17 Columbia, SC November 22, 1986 Tie 21 -- 21 Clemson, SC November 21, 1987 Carolina 20 -- 7 Columbia, SC November 19, 1988 Clemson 29 -- 10 Clemson, SC November 18, 1989 Clemson 45 -- 0 Columbia, SC November 17, 1990 Clemson 24 -- 15 Clemson, SC November 23, 1991 Clemson 41 -- 24 Columbia, SC Conference expansion : SEC vs ACC Date Winner Score Location November 21, 1992 Carolina 24 -- 13 Clemson, SC November 20, 1993 Clemson 16 -- 13 Columbia, SC November 19, 1994 Carolina 33 -- 7 Clemson, SC November 18, 1995 Clemson 38 -- 17 Columbia, SC November 23, 1996 Carolina 34 -- 31 Clemson, SC November 22, 1997 Clemson 47 -- 21 Columbia, SC November 21, 1998 Clemson 28 -- 19 Clemson, SC November 20, 1999 Clemson 31 -- 21 Columbia, SC November 18, 2000 Clemson 16 -- 14 Clemson, SC November 17, 2001 Carolina 20 -- 15 Columbia, SC November 23, 2002 Clemson 27 -- 20 Clemson, SC November 22, 2003 Clemson 63 -- 17 Columbia, SC November 20, 2004 Clemson 29 -- 7 Clemson, SC November 19, 2005 Clemson 13 -- 9 Columbia, SC November 25, 2006 Carolina 31 -- 28 Clemson, SC November 24, 2007 Clemson 23 -- 21 Columbia, SC November 29, 2008 Clemson 31 -- 14 Clemson, SC November 28, 2009 Carolina 34 -- 17 Columbia, SC November 27, 2010 Carolina 29 -- 7 Clemson, SC November 26, 2011 Carolina 34 -- 13 Columbia, SC November 24, 2012 Carolina 27 -- 17 Clemson, SC November 30, 2013 Carolina 31 -- 17 Columbia, SC November 29, 2014 Clemson 35 -- 17 Clemson, SC November 28, 2015 Clemson 37 -- 32 Columbia, SC November 26, 2016 Clemson 56 -- 7 Clemson, SC November 25, 2017 Clemson 34 -- 10 Columbia, SC Baseball In baseball, Clemson leads the series overall 176 -- 137 -- 2. The teams previously met four times during the regular season, with two games scheduled at each home field. Two of the games were played on Saturday and Sunday, and then later in the season 2 games were played during the mid-week, usually on Wednesday. Since 2010, the teams have competed against each other over the course of a single weekend : once on each home field and once at a neutral site. Fluor Field at the West End ( 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 ) in Greenville, SC and Riley Park ( 2012 ) in Charleston, SC have served as the host sites. The other instances where the teams met in neutral site games were the 2002 College World Series and the 2010 College World Series, both times at Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, NE. Both schools are perennially considered to be among the top programs in the country, giving the rivalry a prominent spot in college baseball beyond the state of South Carolina. SEBaseball. com 's Mark Etheridge has called it `` college baseball 's most heated rivalry, '' and Baseball America 's Aaron Fitt has called it `` far and away the most compelling rivalry college baseball has to offer. '' Recent series 2018 Series All - Time Series Date Location Winner Score Attendance March 2, 2018 Founders Park Columbia, SC Carolina 3 -- 2 8,242 Clemson 178 -- 138 -- 2 March 3, 2018 Fluor Field Greenville, SC Clemson 5 -- 1 7,385 March 4, 2018 Doug Kingsmore Stadium Clemson, SC Clemson 8 -- 7 6,312 College World series in the 21st century The rivalry has taken a deeper hold in the 2000s and 2010s, as twice in the century the two teams battled, coincidentally in the semifinals both times, with the Tigers being 2 -- 0 and needing only one win to advance to the championship, and the Gamecocks losing the first game and having to win twice to reach the finals out of the double elimination repechage round in both situations. 2002 Leading up to the 2002 semifinals, Clemson had already won three out of four regular season games against Carolina. The Gamecocks beat their rivals soundly, 12 -- 4, and then beat the Tigers again, 10 -- 2, the following day to advance to the national championship game. The Gamecocks fell to Texas 12 -- 6 in the championship game, the last under the format where a one - game final was played. Eight years later, in what has been called The Last Bat at Rosenblatt, an identical situation leading to the series began. Clemson had taken both on - campus games from South Carolina in the regular season, including a lopsided 19 -- 6 victory in the rubber match, played before over 8,000 fans at Carolina Stadium in Columbia, but had lost in the `` neutral site '' game. The Gamecocks had just come off a 12 - inning win against the Oklahoma Sooners less than 24 hours before, while the Tigers had two days of rest. However, fatigue was not a factor as the Gamecocks won the first game, 5 -- 1, on a dominating complete game pitching performance by reliever Michael Roth, who had not started a game in more than a year. Carolina won the second game the following day, 4 -- 3, to advance to the championship series against UCLA, who they defeated, 7 -- 1 ( Game 1 ) and 2 -- 1 ( Game 2 ) to win the NCAA Division I Baseball Championship. South Carolina went on to win the National Championship again against Florida in 2011 and finished `` runner - up '' to Arizona in 2012. Other varsity sports Men 's teams Sport Last Matchup All - Time Series Date Location Winner Score Attendance Leader Record Basketball December 19, 2017 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC Clemson 64 - 48 8,031 Carolina 90 -- 78 Soccer September 1, 2017 Riggs Field Clemson, SC Clemson 4 -- 1 5,610 Clemson 28 -- 17 -- 1 Tennis April 20, 2018 Anderson University Tennis Center Anderson, SC Carolina 6 -- 1 Carolina 66 -- 40 -- 2 Carolina does not sponsor Men 's Cross Country. Golf and Track & Field teams do not compete head - to - head. Women 's teams Sport Last Matchup All - Time Series Date Location Winner Score Attendance Leader Record Basketball November 16, 2017 Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC Carolina 66 -- 36 Clemson 33 -- 30 Soccer August 23, 2018 Stone Stadium Columbia, SC Carolina 1 -- 0 6,354 Clemson 13 -- 11 -- 1 Tennis February 1, 2018 Carolina Tennis Center Columbia, SC Carolina 4 - 0 Tied 27 -- 27 Volleyball August 26, 2018 Carolina Volleyball Center * Columbia, SC Carolina 3 -- 0 1957 Carolina 40 - 24 Carolina does not sponsor Rowing. Clemson does not sponsor Equestrian, Lacrosse, or Softball. ( Carolina won the only meeting of the Softball teams. ) Cross Country, Golf, and Track & Field teams do not compete head - to - head. Discontinued sports Sport Final Matchup All - Time Series Date Location Winner Score Attendance Leader Record Men 's Swimming & Diving October 29, 2011 Westside Aquatic Center Greenville, SC Carolina 162 -- 137 Carolina 35 -- 13 Women 's Swimming & Diving October 29, 2011 Westside Aquatic Center Greenville, SC Carolina 191 -- 108 Carolina 22 -- 14 Women 's Diving November 9, 2016 McHugh Natatorium Clemson, SC Carolina 28 -- 10 Carolina 4 -- 1 Clemson discontinued men 's swimming & diving and women 's swimming after the 2011 -- 2012 season. Clemson sponsored women 's diving as a standalone sport from the 2012 - 2013 season until the 2016 - 2017 season, when it was discontinued. Blood drive Series Originated 1985 Overall Record Carolina leads, 18 - 15 Carolina ( 18 ) 1987 1993 1998 1999 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2017 Clemson ( 15 ) 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 1996 1997 2000 2006 2007 2016 The rivalry extends beyond sports to the annual blood drive between the two schools. Students, faculty and fans from the schools band together in an effort to collect blood before the holiday season when many are too busy to give blood. The drive is held from Monday through Friday the week before the football matchup. The University of South Carolina and Clemson University wrapped up their 31st annual blood drive in 2015, resulting in the eighth consecutive win for USC. Carolina now holds a 18 - 15 lead in the yearly competition. The 2015 Carolina - Clemson Blood Drive took place on both campuses Nov 16 -- 20 with students, staff, faculty and fans showing support for their favorite team by donating blood. This year 's event resulted in 6,217 donors presenting to give blood. Carolina support totaled 3,554 donors, while Clemson support totaled 2,663 donors. The blood drive is sponsored by The Blood Connection and American Red Cross at the University of South Carolina with the help of the University of South Carolina Fraternity and Sorority Council in addition to the Men 's Rugby team and the Gamma Lambda chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega national service fraternity at Clemson, and the two schools have collected approximately 100,000 pints of blood over the past three decades. Everyone who gives blood receives a free shirt, with the graphic on the back usually featuring a Tiger and Gamecock together and a statement explaining that even though the competition is part of the rivalry, both schools share the common ground of giving blood. It is currently the largest collegiate blood drive in the country. Certified SC Grown Palmetto series On August 4, 2015, leaders from the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, Clemson University, and the University of South Carolina gathered at the South Carolina State House to announce the launch of the Certified SC Grown Palmetto Series, in which the Tigers and Gamecocks will compete for the Palmetto Series trophy based primarily on head to head athletic competition. The following 13 sports will count toward the series : baseball, men 's basketball, women 's basketball, women 's cross country, women 's diving, football, men 's golf, women 's golf, men 's soccer, women 's soccer, men 's tennis, women 's tennis, and volleyball. These are all sports that either compete head to head or will face each other in the same tournament or meet. The winning team in each sport ( including postseason ) earns one point, while a half a point will be awarded if the teams evenly split a series throughout the year ( example, if Carolina baseball were to win 2 of 3 from Clemson in the regular season, but Clemson later wins 2 of 3 in postseason play, both teams would be awarded half a point each for splitting their meetings ). In the case of a tie in the 2015 -- 2016 year, the winner of the schools ' annual food drive and the average student athlete GPA will be used for tie breaker. After the 2015 -- 2016 year, the previous year 's winner will retain the Palmetto Series trophy in the event of a tie. On July 7, 2016, the University of South Carolina was named winner of the inaugural Palmetto Series with a score of 10 -- 5. On July 6, 2017, Carolina won the Palmetto Series for the second straight year with a score of 8 -- 7. South Carolina won the Palmetto Series for the 3rd consecutive year in 2018 by a score of 8 - 7. 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