1967

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1967 in Clemson history

  • The Study Hall opens on the corner of College Avenue and Clemson Avenue, downtown's first "bar."
  • Skelton's Home and Auto, operating in the two-story building on College Avenue that now houses the Tiger Town Tavern, closes after seven years in business.
  • The University Board of Trustees votes to establish the School of Nursing as an administrative unit and offer a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.
  • February 20: Clemson is shifted from Oconee County to Pickens County in a swap of ten square miles, the lower Clemson area being exchanged for wilderness at the north end of Pickens County.
  • The Clemson University Rugby Club is founded. New team is defeated by an experienced Duke squad in first game, 0-56.
  • September 23: Clemson hosts Wake Forest, winning, 23-6.
  • September 30: Number five-ranked Georgia comes to Clemson, defeats Tigers, 17-24.
  • October 6: Clemson plays its first-ever soccer match, defeating Furman, 4-0, in Greenville. Frank Schmidt scores the Tigers' first-ever goal with an assist from Gary Fleetwood.
  • October 7: Georgia Tech shuts out Clemson, 0-10, in Atlanta.
  • October 14: Clemson loses at Auburn, 21-43.
  • October 21: The Tigers defeat Duke, 13-7, in Durham.
  • October 28: Clemson is defeated by Alabama in Memorial Stadium, 10-13.
  • November 4: In game played in Chapel Hill, the Tigers blank North Carolina, 17-0.
  • November 11: The Tigers host Maryland, wins, 28-7.
  • November 18: Tenth-ranked N.C. State plays Clemson in Death Valley, losing, 14-6.
  • November 25: The Tigers host the Gamecocks, winning, 23-12. Clemson has a 6-4 season, 6-0 in conference, for first place in the ACC.



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