October 27
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October 27 in Clemson History
- 1904: In the only meeting with Sewanee, the Tigers fall, 5-11, in a match played in Columbia, South Carolina. All time record is 0-1-0.
- 1921: The Tigers are blanked by the Gamecocks in Columbia, 0-21.
- 1930: The Tiger reports on October 29, "[a]t a meeting of the Aero Club on Monday night, plans were definitely made to build a bi-plane. The Secretary is corresponding with several companies in regards to the motor. As soon as a motor is decided on the blueprints for the complete plane will be obtained." (Volume XXVI, Number 7, page 2.)
- 1962: Greenville native and Class of 1948 graduate, USAF pilot Major Rudolf Anderson, Jr. is shot down by a SAM while flying Lockheed U-2A, 56-6676, (Item 343) on a reconnaissance flight over Cuba during the Missile Crisis. He is the only fatality during this critical Cold War face-off with Russia.
- 1973: The first televised Clemson game since 1968, as the Tigers meet 16th-ranked N.C. State in Death Valley. The Wolfpack wins, 6-29. Aired by ABC, this is the eighth time the Tigers have been broadcast.
- 1978: Halloween all-nighter party at Edgar's, music furnished by WSBF.
- 1979: N.C. State fans vandalize the Tiger statue at Littlejohn Coliseum with spray paint.
- 1990: The Tigers defeat the Demon Deacons of Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, 24-6, for Clemson's 500th victory.
- 2006: The Anderson Sunshine House Help the Homeless Drive is held - collection locations at the Library Bridge, Hendrix Center, the Union, Tillman Place Apartments, and selected local stores. Hosted by Dr. Vander Mey's Sociology 311 Class, Department of Sociology, with Tigers Who Care, Gamma Phi Beta, and Bethel United Methodist Church (Pendleton). For information, contact Katie Reid (kreid@clemson.edu) or Katy Zeanah (kzeanah@clemson.edu).
- 2007: Clemson defeats Maryland, 30-17, in College Park.
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