1995

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1995 in Clemson History

[edit] Events in 1995

  • Winter: A new night spot, the Crystal Pistol Old West Saloon, opens on Highway 123 in Seneca, South Carolina.
  • The Godley Snell Research Center is completed.
  • The Fluor Daniel Building, an engineering research building, is completed.
  • Mid-February: U.S. Marine Corps CH-46 Sea Knight flies into Bowman Field to honor members of new Semper Fi Club, and to attract new prospects.
  • February 24-February 26: The Y movie is Star Trek II - The Wrath of Khan in Holtzendorff, 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., admission is 98 cents. Special concessions deal - 2 sodas & 2 large popcorn for $2. We take Tiger Stripe.
  • March 8: The Ramones play at Characters, 805 Frontage Road, Greenville at 9 p.m., admission is a mere $10.
  • Recent Tiger Band graduate, trumpet-player David Weinberger produces the 1995 edition of The Unhymnal, the Unofficial Songbook of the Clemson University Bands.
  • The Top of Tiger Town Tavern becomes a private club.
  • (1995-1996) As part of the restructuring initiated by then-president Max Lennon and finalized by current president Deno Curris, the College of Nursing is dissolved and the nursing program is established under the new College of Health, Education, and Human Development.
  • May 15: The Banks McFadden building is dedicated. The facility is home to the Clemson football offices.
  • July 1: Robert Weston Smith, "Wolfman Jack", dies at home in Belvedere, North Carolina.
  • August 9: Jerry Garcia, founder and lead guitar player for the Grateful Dead, dies of heart failure complicated by sleep apnea in northern California.
  • September 2: Clemson opens at home, stomping Western Carolina, 55-9.
  • September 9: Number one-ranked Florida State administers 26-45 defeat to the Memorial Stadium faithful. The Seminoles will have a 10-2 season.
  • September 16: In road trip to Winston-Salem, the Tigers down hapless Wake Forest, 29-14, who will have a 1-10 season record.
  • September 23: Homefield is no advantage as the Tigers are downed by the 11th-ranked Virginia Cavaliers, 3-22.
  • September 30: In road trip to Raleigh, the Tigers gain victory over the N.C. State Wolfpack, 43-22.
  • October 7: Clemson meets Georgia in a night game in Death Valley, but loses 17-19.
  • October 21: The Tigers blank the Terrapins in College Park, Maryland, 17-0.
  • October 28: Clemson defeats Georgia Tech on Grant Field, Atlanta, 24-3.
  • November 4: The Tigers defeat the North Carolina Tarheels, 17-10, in Death Valley.
  • November 11: The now-24th-ranked Tigers win another homegame, dropping Duke, 34-17.
  • November 18: Still ranked 24th for second week, the Tigers travel to Columbia and defeat the Gamecocks, 38-17. South Carolina will end season with a 4-6-1 record.


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