The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Palmetto Bowl
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →Clemson leads the all-time series 70–43–4. They've met 117 times since 1902. Clemson once took 7 straight.
Stature & the series, 1902–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
70–43–4
Clemson leads
streak
1
Clemson in a row
longest run
7
Clemson
biggest win
49
Clemson, 2016
first met
1902
117 meetings
The coaching duels
Frank Howard vs Rex Enright4–8–1
Dabo Swinney vs Steve Spurrier3–5
Danny Ford vs Joe Morrison3–2–1
Tommy Bowden vs Lou Holtz5–1
Frank Howard vs Warren Giese4–1
Frank Howard vs Marvin Bass2–3
Recent meetings
2025Clemson28–14
2024South Carolina17–14
2023Clemson16–7
2022South Carolina31–30
2021Clemson30–0
2019Clemson38–3
2018Clemson56–35
2017Clemson34–10
2016Clemson56–7
2015Clemson37–32
2014Clemson35–17
2013South Carolina31–17
2012South Carolina27–17
2011South Carolina34–13