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Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 12:42 PM
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was in 1972 and 1979. The 1972 game was a home game with the chickens right before Thanksgiving. It actually sleeted during the game which was a low-scoring affair where we hung on for a 7-6 win in Death Valley. When I went to the bathroom at halftime it was very crowded with people, most just trying to get warm for a moment, but I finally got a stall, and saw ice around the waterline in the toilet bowl.
In 1979 Clemson met the Baylor Bears in the Peach Bowl in Atlanta. All day it was damp, windy and cold and we were dressed as warm as possible before going to the stadium for the night game. The game started out windy and cold, but the temperature plummeted by halftime with a cold mist. I remember buying a cup of cocoa because they had run out of coffee. I drank mine right away, but the cup I bought for my wife turned cold before I could get it back to our seats (she drank it anyway). The Tigers lost to the Bears and we got out of there as quickly as possible. The next day it started snowing in Atlanta. Aware that snow that starts in Atlanta usually comes north on I-85 we started an early drive home staying just ahead of the worst of it.
More recently, I froze at the Wake Forest game last year with the wind chill so low (or maybe I should say "High"), but I don't remember the meteorlogical numbers (maybe Tim Bourret has them). Anyway, I just wanted to recount my personal experiences, because I don't think Desmond Howard did any research before making his statement about Clemson not playing in any cold games.
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The 79 Peach Bowl v. Baylor was really cold...
Nov 12, 2018, 12:53 PM
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I got wet standing in the sleet and rain during the pre-game parade and nearly froze sitting out in the cold wind for the actual game.
The 1990 game between Clemson and Maryland in Baltimore also comes to mind. Once the sun set, it got really cold.
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Colder than cold.
Nov 12, 2018, 1:13 PM
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Siberia cold.
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Re: Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 1:07 PM
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I remember the 72 game. Definitly a miserable day except we won.
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Orange Blooded [2597]
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Re: Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 1:20 PM
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That 72 game was miserable until Jimmy Williamson knocked down a pass coots trying for two points after TD. Coots tried a late FG from real long distance that was way short. A back we had back grabbed the ball in the air. Time had run out and he was about to throw the ball into the air when he realized that it was still a live ball. He took a knee and then threw it up into the air. Poor pepsodent Paul. The coots this year are so confused they do not know which way to point their peckers.
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Re: Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 1:20 PM
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At Wake Forest two years ago....stupid cold
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Orange Blooded [2597]
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Re: Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 1:23 PM
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Another cold night in 87. We lost and led to another year of yak from coots. Do not need that anytime soon.
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Game Changer [1673]
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2000 and 2002
Nov 12, 2018, 1:21 PM
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coot games.
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Re: 2000 and 2002
Nov 12, 2018, 2:08 PM
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The most freaky game was in 1963 when I was a freshman and we played Georgia. This was mid September as well as I can remember and was in the mid 80's. At halftime a freakish thunderstorm blew in and hail fell to beat the band. This was when you could take umbrellas into games, but the wind was so ferocious that there wasn't a viable umbrella in the stadium. They were all turned inside out. It was before the upper decks, so everyone left the stands and huddles under the original bleachers. When the teams came back out onto the field, it was white from the hail.
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79 Peach Bowl
Nov 12, 2018, 2:10 PM
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I wasn't there but my Mother and sister were. The coldest they have ever been - period.
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Letterman [193]
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Re: Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 2:11 PM
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For me it had to be the 79 Peach Bowl. I remember a vendor in the stands shouting "Hot beer!" to try to make a sale. What a miserable day.
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In other weird weather game topics, I remember the Duke
Nov 12, 2018, 3:00 PM
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game in 2001 where it was about 75 degrees on December 1st. We played in December as a make up due to the 9/11 attacks.
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Dynasty Maker [3293]
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Re: Coldest Clemson games I remember
Nov 12, 2018, 3:04 PM
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The Gardner catch game was freezing until the last 2 minutes of game play.
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