Auburn–Clemson football rivalry


Auburn Tigers	Clemson Tigers

Total meetings

Series record

Auburn leads, 34–13–2

First meeting

October 28, 1899
Auburn 34, Clemson 0

Last meeting

September 1, 2012
Clemson 26, Auburn 19

Next meeting

September 3, 2016

Largest win

Auburn, 56–0 (1921)

Longest win streak

Auburn 14, (1952–2010)

Current win streak

Clemson 2, (2011–present)

The Auburn–Clemson football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and Clemson Tigers. The series began in 1899.

Series history

The rivalry began in 1899 and was played almost annually up until 1929. It was renewed in 1940 on an annual basis until 1955, with only a three-year break from 1943–45 for World War II. After that, the series became much more intermittent. They have faced each other in two bowl games, such as the 1998 Peach Bowl and 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl.

Notable games

1998 Peach Bowl

Main article: 1998 Peach Bowl (January)

2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl

Main article: 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl

Game results

Auburn victories are shaded ██ navy blue. Clemson victories are shaded ██ regalia. Ties are white.

Date	Location	Winner	Score	Series
October 28, 1899	Auburn, AL	Auburn	34–0	Auburn 1–0
November 15, 1902	Auburn, AL	Clemson	16–0	Tie 1–1
October 15, 1904	Clemson, SC	Auburn	5–0	Auburn 2–1
November 11, 1905	Auburn, AL	Clemson	6–0	Tie 2–2
November 10, 1906	Clemson, SC	Clemson	6–4	Clemson 3–2
November 2, 1907	Auburn, AL	Auburn	12–0	Tie 3–3
October 22, 1910	Auburn, AL	Auburn	17–0	Auburn 4–3
October 14, 1911	Clemson, SC	Auburn	29–0	Auburn 5–3
October 19, 1912	Auburn, AL	Auburn	27–6	Auburn 6–3
October 18, 1913	Clemson, SC	Auburn	20–0	Auburn 7–3
October 17, 1914	Auburn, AL	Auburn	28–0	Auburn 8–3
October 16, 1915	Anderson, SC	Auburn	14–0	Auburn 9–3
October 20, 1916	Auburn, AL	Auburn	28–0	Auburn 10–3
October 19, 1917	Clemson, SC	Auburn	7–0	Auburn 11–3
October 17, 1919	Auburn, AL	Auburn	7–0	Auburn 12–3
October 15, 1920	Clemson, SC	Auburn	21–0	Auburn 13–3
October 14, 1921	Auburn, AL	Auburn	56–0	Auburn 14–3
September 29, 1923	Clemson, SC	Tie	0–0	Auburn 14–3–1
October 4, 1924	Auburn, AL	Auburn	13–0	Auburn 15–3–1
October 3, 1925	Clemson, SC	Auburn	13–6	Auburn 16–3–1
October 2, 1926	Auburn, AL	Auburn	47–0	Auburn 17–3–1
October 1, 1927	Clemson, SC	Clemson	3–0	Auburn 17–4–1
October 6, 1928	Auburn, AL	Clemson	6–0	Auburn 17–5–1
October 5, 1929	Clemson, SC	Clemson	26–7	Auburn 17–6–1
November 9, 1940	Auburn, AL	Auburn	21–7	Auburn 18–6–1
November 29, 1941	Auburn, AL	Auburn	28–7	Auburn 19–6–1
November 28, 1942	Auburn, AL	Auburn	41–13	Auburn 20–6–1
November 23, 1946	Montgomery, AL	Clemson	21–13	Auburn 20–7–1
November 22, 1947	Clemson, SC	Clemson	34–18	Auburn 20–8–1
November 27, 1948	Mobile, AL	Clemson	7–6	Auburn 20–9–1
November 26, 1949	Mobile, AL	Tie	20–20	Auburn 20–9–2
November 25, 1950	Auburn, AL	Clemson	41–0	Auburn 20–10–2
November 24, 1951	Clemson, SC	Clemson	34–0	Auburn 20–11–2
November 22, 1952	Auburn, AL	Auburn	3–0	Auburn 21–11–2
November 21, 1953	Clemson, SC	Auburn	45–19	Auburn 22–11–2
November 20, 1954	Auburn, AL	Auburn	27–6	Auburn 23–11–2
November 19, 1955	Mobile, AL	Auburn	21–0	Auburn 24–11–2
October 28, 1961	Auburn, AL	Auburn	24–14	Auburn 25–11–2
October 27, 1962	Clemson, SC	Auburn	17–14	Auburn 26–11–2
October 14, 1967	Auburn, AL	Auburn	43–21	Auburn 27–11–2
October 12, 1968	Clemson, SC	Auburn	21–10	Auburn 28–11–2
October 11, 1969	Auburn, AL	Auburn	51–0	Auburn 29–11–2
October 10, 1970	Clemson, SC	Auburn	44–0	Auburn 30–11–2
October 23, 1971	Auburn, AL	Auburn	35–13	Auburn 31–11–2
January 2, 1998	Atlanta, GA	Auburn	21–17^A	Auburn 32–11–2
December 31, 2007	Atlanta, GA	Auburn	23–20^B	Auburn 33–11–2
September 18, 2010	Auburn, AL	Auburn	27–24	Auburn 34–11–2
September 17, 2011	Clemson, SC	Clemson	38–24	Auburn 34–12–2
September 1, 2012	Atlanta, GA	Clemson	26–19	Auburn 34–13–2
September 3, 2016	Auburn, AL
September 9, 2017	Clemson, SC

^A 1998 Peach Bowl
^B 2007 Chick-fil-A Bowl
Series record source: 2011 Auburn Football Media Guide.^[1] College Football Data Warehouse.^[2]

References

↑ 2011 Auburn Tigers Football Media Guide, Auburn University Athletic Department, Auburn, Alabama, pp. 178–189, 191 (2011). Retrieved November 28, 2011.
↑ College football Data Warehouse, Auburn vs Clemson. Retrieved December 1, 2011.

Auburn Tigers football

Venues	Drake Field (1911–1939) Legion Field (alternate, 1926–1991) Jordan–Hare Stadium (1939–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Alabama: Iron Bowl (James E. Foy, V-ODK Sportsmanship Trophy) Clemson Florida Georgia: Deep South's Oldest Rivalry Georgia Tech LSU Tennessee Tulane

Culture & lore	Traditions Aubie "War Eagle" Auburn University Marching Band Toomer's Corner Punt Bama Punt Bo Over the Top Prayer at Jordan–Hare Kick Six (Kick Bama Kick)

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Statistical leaders NFL draftees

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Clemson Tigers football

Venues	Bowman Field (1900–1914) Riggs Field (1915–1941) Memorial Stadium (1942–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Auburn Boston College: O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy Florida State Georgia Georgia Tech NC State: Textile Bowl South Carolina

Culture & lore	The Tiger "Tiger Rag" Clemson University Tiger Band Clemson–South Carolina football brawl

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Rivalries of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Notre Dame Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Virginia–Virginia Tech overall Florida State–Georgia Tech Florida State–Miami Florida State–Virginia Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Louisville–Virginia Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall North Carolina–NC State Pittsburgh–Syracuse South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) Virginia–Virginia Tech NC State–Wake Forest North Carolina–Wake Forest

Non-conference	Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Boston College–Holy Cross Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Connecticut–Notre Dame Duke–Maryland (basketball) Duke–Michigan (basketball) Florida–Florida State The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Louisville–Memphis Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Maryland–Virginia Florida–Miami Miami–Nebraska NC State–East Carolina Notre Dame–UCLA basketball River City Rivalry (Cincinnati–Pittsburgh) City Game (Pittsburgh–Duquesne) Penn State–Pittsburgh Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Georgetown-Syracuse Penn State–Syracuse Syracuse–West Virginia Virginia Tech–West Virginia

Notre Dame football rivalries	Georgia Tech–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh

Southeastern Conference football rivalry games

Conference	Iron Bowl (Alabama–Auburn) Alabama–LSU Alabama–Mississippi State Alabama–Ole Miss Third Saturday in October (Alabama–Tennessee) Arkansas–LSU Arkansas–Ole Miss Arkansas–Texas A&M Auburn–Florida Deep South's Oldest Rivalry (Auburn–Georgia) Auburn–LSU Auburn–Tennessee Florida–Georgia Florida–LSU Florida–Tennessee Georgia–South Carolina Georgia–Tennessee Georgia–Vanderbilt Kentucky–Mississippi State Kentucky–Tennessee Kentucky–Vanderbilt LSU–Mississippi State Magnolia Bowl (LSU–Ole Miss) LSU–Texas A&M Egg Bowl (Mississippi State–Ole Miss) Ole Miss–Vanderbilt Tennessee–Vanderbilt

Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Arkansas–Texas Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Auburn–Tulane Battle of the Brazos (Baylor–Texas A&M) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Florida–Florida State Florida–Miami Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa State–Missouri Border War (Kansas–Missouri) Kentucky–Louisville Battle for the Rag (LSU–Tulane) Missouri–Nebraska Missouri–Oklahoma Sewanee–Vanderbilt TCU–Texas A&M Texas A&M–Texas Tech Texas–Texas A&M