Clemson Football: 10 Greatest Wins vs. South Carolina in History

Clemson Football: 10 Greatest Wins vs. South Carolina Gamecocks in History

COLUMBIA, SC - SEPTEMBER 22: D.J. Swearinger #36 of the South Carolina Gamecocks, who was suspended for the game, watches his team play against the Missouri Tigers at Williams-Brice Stadium on September 22, 2012 in Columbia, South Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

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WINSTON SALEM, NC – OCTOBER 06: A detailed view of the helmets worn by the Clemson Tigers before their game against Wake Forest Demon Deacons at BB&T Field on October 6, 2018 in Winston Salem, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /

10. 1897: The first win

We have to start this list off with the first victory in Clemson football history against the Gamecocks.

It came in 1897, a year after the football program had been started at Clemson.

The Tigers lost the first ever matchup with South Carolina in 1896 by a score of 12-6. The next season, though, Clemson came out and picked up a 20-6 victory over the Gamecocks.

Little did that team know that a little more than a century later, Clemson would have 69 wins against South Carolina and hold a 62 percent winning percentage against them.

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