1985

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1985 in Clemson History

Events that occurred in 1985:

  • Winter: The Esso Club discontinues pumping gas.
  • Nick's Tavern & Deli changes ownership from Nick Vatakis to Esther Revis-Wagner and her husband Ken.
  • September 8: Sponsored by Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity, the 15th annual (according to TAPS) First Friday parade features twenty-five floats, Tiger Band, with basketball coach Cliff Ellis serving as Grand Marshall, and CBS Sports top broadcasting duo, Brent Musberger and Ara Parsegian, as crowd favorites. The pep rally at the Amphitheatre is followed by what TAPS 1986 described as "the first outdoor concert in Clemson's history", (an assertion that is open to debate!), as two bands, The Producers, and The Heartfixers, perform in front of a crowd estimated by TAPS to be between 5,000 and 7,000. (TAPS 1986, Volume 76, page 27). As the first First Friday parade was held in September, 1974, the TAPS writer's math lacks something to be desired.
  • September 14: Clemson plays at Virginia Tech, winning, 20-17.
  • September 21: The Tigers host Georgia, but lose in the Valley, 13-20.
  • September 28: Clemson loses at home to Georgia Tech, 3-14.
  • October 5: Clemson plays night game at Kentucky, losing, 7-26.
  • October 12: The Tigers defeat Virginia, 27-24, in Memorial Stadium.
  • October 19: Clemson travels to Duke for a 21-9 win.
  • October 26: Clemson hosts N.C. State, winning, 39-10.
  • November 2: The Tigers down Wake Forest, 26-10, in Death Valley.
  • November 8: Groundbreaking for the Strom Thurmond Institute. Four inch button proclaims "George Bush and I dug it together". Late appearance of the CU "Flaming Toilet" logo.
  • November 9: North Carolina edges the Tigers, 20-21, in Chapel Hill.
  • November 16: Maryland defeats Clemson, 31-34, in Memorial Stadium.
  • November 23: Clemson defeats South Carolina in Columbia, 24-17, and accepts a bid to the Independence Bowl.
  • December 7: The Lady Tigers Basketball team secures win in their 200th game, a 62-61 defeat of South Carolina.
  • Final year for Tiger Band's "pith helmet" look uniform.
  • December 21: In the Tiger's first bowl appearance since the end of probation, they meet the Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Independence Bowl in Shreveport, Louisiana., but lose, 20-13, for a season record of 6-6, 4-3 in conference for third place in the ACC.



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