Textile Bowl
Clemson Tigers
NC State Wolfpack
First meetingNovember 18, 1899
Clemson 24, North Carolina A&M 0
Latest meetingOctober 28, 2023
NC State 24, Clemson 17
Next meetingSeptember 21, 2024
TrophyTextile Bowl (since 1981)
Statistics
Meetings total91
All-time seriesClemson leads, 60–30–1[1]
Trophy seriesClemson leads, 28–12
Largest victoryClemson, 55–10 (2019)
Longest win streakClemson, 8 (2012–2019)
Current win streakNC State, 1 (2023–present)
150km
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NC State
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Locations of the two universities.

The Textile Bowl is the name given to the Clemson–NC State football rivalry.[2] It is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Clemson Tigers football team of Clemson University and the NC State Wolfpack football team of North Carolina State University.

History

The rivalry game has been known as the Textile Bowl since 1981. The two universities are founding members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and both have competed in the ACC's Atlantic Division since the conference initiated divisional play. The rivalry's name is derived from the fact that Clemson and North Carolina State have two of the largest university-level textile schools in the world, and from the textile industry's historic importance in the economic development of their respective states of South Carolina and North Carolina.

The rivalry is usually considered good-natured due to how similar the two universities are in terms of mission, academics, and fans. The rivalry was played annually from 1971 to 2019.

In the days and weeks leading up to the game each year, both universities host special programs and events promoting each other's textile programs. In recent years, students from Clemson go on visits of the North Carolina State campus in Raleigh, NC and vice versa.[3]

Even though the rivalry has lost some luster at the national level, compared to NC State's local rivalries with the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Duke Blue Devils, and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and Clemson's rivalries with the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Georgia Bulldogs, and the Florida State Seminoles it still holds a lot of significance for alumni and for the communities surrounding the colleges.

The game was continuously played from 1971–2019, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the ACC shifted to a 10 game conference schedule for the 2020 season. 2020 was the first time since 1969–1970 that the Wolfpack and Tigers did not play. In 2021, the Wolfpack beat the Tigers 27–21 in double overtime, securing their first win in the series since 2011. This loss knocked Clemson out of a spot in the College Football Playoff. NC State controlled their own destiny in the ACC Atlantic before suffering losses to Miami and Wake Forest. Wake Forest ultimately won the ACC Atlantic for the first time since 2006. In 2022, both teams came in with 4–0 records and were both ranked in the Top 10 (Clemson at #5 and NC State at #10, respectively) with ESPN College GameDay making an appearance in Clemson. Clemson was coming off of a scare from Wake Forest (the Tigers narrowly won 51–45 in double overtime in a high-scoring shootout), while NC State was coming off of a 41–10 thrashing of UConn. Ultimately the Tigers got their revenge on the Wolfpack and won 30–20; Clemson ultimately won the ACC Atlantic as NC State and Wake Forest had surprising late-season collapses, but the Tigers did not get a Playoff spot as a result of their two losses to non-conference opponents Notre Dame and rival South Carolina. In 2023, the rivalry swung back to the Wolfpack as they won 24–17 over a struggling Clemson team.

Game results

Clemson victoriesNC State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 18, 1899 Rock Hill, SC Clemson 24–0
2 October 4, 1902 Clemson, SC Clemson 11–5
3 October 28, 1903 Columbia, SC Clemson 24–0
4 November 24, 1904 Raleigh, NC North Carolina A&M 18–0
5 October 25, 1906 Columbia, SC Tie0–0
6 October 9, 1926 Clemson, SC Clemson 7–3
7 October 8, 1927 Raleigh, NC NC State 18–6
8 October 12, 1928 Florence, SC Clemson 7–0
9 October 11, 1929 Florence, SC Clemson 26–0
10 October 11, 1930 Charlotte, NC Clemson 27–0
11 October 10, 1931 Charlotte, NC Clemson 6–0
12 October 8, 1932 Raleigh, NC NC State 13–0
13 October 7, 1933 Clemson, SC Clemson 9–0
14 November 3, 1934 Raleigh, NC Clemson 12–6
15 October 7, 1939 Charlotte, NC Clemson 25–6
16 October 5, 1940 Charlotte, NC Clemson 26–7
17 October 4, 1941 Charlotte, NC Clemson 27–6
18 October 3, 1942 Charlotte, NC NC State 7–6
19 October 2, 1943 Charlotte, NC Clemson 19–7
20 October 7, 1944 Charlotte, NC Clemson 13–7
21 October 6, 1945 Raleigh, NC Clemson 13–0
22 October 5, 1946 Clemson, SC NC State 14–7
23 October 11, 1947 Raleigh, NC NC State 18–0
24 October 2, 1948 Clemson, SC Clemson 6–0
25 October 1, 1949 Raleigh, NC Clemson 7–6
26 October 7, 1950 Clemson, SC #18 Clemson 27–0
27 October 6, 1951 Raleigh, NC #18 Clemson 6–0
28 October 6, 1956 Raleigh, NC Clemson 13–7
29 October 5, 1957 Clemson, SC #13 NC State 13–7
30 November 15, 1958 Raleigh, NC Clemson 13–6
31 October 10, 1959 Clemson, SC Clemson 23–0
32 November 25, 1961 Clemson, SC Clemson 20–0
33 September 29, 1962 Raleigh, NC Clemson 7–0
34 October 5, 1963 Clemson, SC NC State 7–3
35 September 26, 1964 Raleigh, NC NC State 9–0
36 September 18, 1965 Clemson, SC Clemson 21–7
37 November 19, 1966 Raleigh, NC NC State 23–14
38 November 18, 1967 Clemson, SC Clemson 14–6
39 November 2, 1968 Raleigh, NC Clemson 24–19
40 November 20, 1971 Clemson, SC NC State 31–23
41 November 18, 1972 Raleigh, NC NC State 42–17
42 October 27, 1973 Clemson, SC NC State 29–6
43 September 21, 1974 Raleigh, NC #15 NC State 31–10
44 October 25, 1975 Clemson, SC NC State 45–7
45 October 23, 1976 Raleigh, NC NC State 38–21
46 October 22, 1977 Clemson, SC #20 Clemson 7–3
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
47 October 28, 1978 Raleigh, NC #20 Clemson 33–10
48 October 27, 1979 Clemson, SC NC State 16–13
49 October 25, 1980 Raleigh, NC NC State 24–20
50 October 24, 1981 Clemson, SC #4 Clemson 17–7
51 October 23, 1982 Raleigh, NC #18 Clemson 38–29
52 October 22, 1983 Clemson, SC Clemson 27–17
53 October 27, 1984 Raleigh, NC Clemson 35–34
54 October 26, 1985 Clemson, SC Clemson 39–10
55 October 25, 1986 Raleigh, NC #20 NC State 27–3
56 October 24, 1987 Clemson, SC NC State 30–28
57 October 22, 1988 Raleigh, NC NC State 10–3
58 October 21, 1989 Clemson, SC Clemson 30–10
59 October 20, 1990 Raleigh, NC #22 Clemson 24–17
60 October 26, 1991 Clemson, SC #19 Clemson 29–19
61 October 24, 1992 Raleigh, NC #23 NC State 20–6
62 October 2, 1993 Clemson, SC Clemson 20–14
63 September 10, 1994 Clemson, SC NC State 29–12
64 September 30, 1995 Raleigh, NC Clemson 43–22
65 November 16, 1996 Clemson, SC Clemson 40–17
66 September 13, 1997 Raleigh, NC #19 Clemson 19–17
67 October 31, 1998 Clemson, SC NC State 46–39
68 October 9, 1999 Raleigh, NC NC State 35–31
69 October 7, 2000 Clemson, SC #5 Clemson 34–27
70 October 13, 2001 Raleigh, NC #16 Clemson 45–37
71 October 24, 2002 Clemson, SC #12 NC State 38–6
72 October 16, 2003 Raleigh, NC NC State 17–15
73 October 30, 2004 Clemson, SC Clemson 26–20
74 October 13, 2005 Raleigh, NC Clemson 31–10
75 November 11, 2006 Clemson, SC Clemson 20–14
76 September 22, 2007 Raleigh, NC #15 Clemson 42–20
77 September 13, 2008 Clemson, SC Clemson 27–9
78 November 14, 2009 Raleigh, NC #24 Clemson 43–23
79 November 6, 2010 Clemson, SC Clemson 14–13
80 November 19, 2011 Raleigh, NC NC State 37–13
81 November 17, 2012 Clemson, SC #11 Clemson 62–48
82 September 19, 2013 Raleigh, NC #3 Clemson 26–14
83 October 4, 2014 Clemson, SC Clemson 41–0
84 October 31, 2015 Raleigh, NC #3 Clemson 56–41
85 October 15, 2016 Clemson, SC #3 Clemson 24–17OT
86 November 4, 2017 Raleigh, NC #6 Clemson 38–31
87 October 20, 2018 Clemson, SC #3 Clemson 41–7
88 November 9, 2019 Raleigh, NC #4 Clemson 55–10
89 September 25, 2021 Raleigh, NC NC State 27–212OT
90 October 1, 2022 Clemson, SC #5 Clemson 30–20
91 October 28, 2023 Raleigh, NC NC State 24–17
Series: Clemson leads 60–30–1[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia – Clemson Tigers vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ Johnson, Richard (October 20, 2018). "Did you know that NC State's game with Clemson is called the Textile Bowl?". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
  3. ^ Blake, J. Mike (September 21, 2007). "College of Textiles Dean Discusses Textile Bowl Plans". WRAL-TV. Retrieved September 8, 2019.
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