October 9
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October 9 in Clemson History
[edit] Events on October 9 in Clemson's History
- 1897: Clemson takes on the University of Georgia for the first time in a game played in Athens. The Tigers are blanked, 0-24.
- 1907: Clemson blanks first-time opponent Maryville, 35-0, in game played in Clemson.
- 1909: Clemson defeats Davidson in match played in Charlotte, North Carolina, 17-5. Tigers lead series, 4-2-1.
- 1920: The Tigers beat Wofford, 13-7, on Riggs Field.
- 1970: To launch Homecoming weekend, Central Dance Association offers up the Ike And Tina Turner Review, with opening act Willie Tee and the Hot Rain at a casual dress concert in Littlejohn Coliseum. Admission is $3.
- 1998: The South's oldest textile school, located at Clemson University, celebrates its 100th anniversary with a year-long celebration that kicks off with a banquet October 9 and a weekend slate of activities on October 31. Key speaker at the 7 p.m., October 9, banquet is retired Clemson professor Claire Caskey, who put his mark on nearly 40 years of textiles graduates as an English professor.
- 2005 - Amtrak resumes service of the Crescent south of Meridian, Mississippi for the first time since Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulfcoast in late August.
- 2007: The CU Symphony Orchestra performs in the Brooks Center at 8 p.m., featuring Concerto Winners. Works by Wagner, Elgar, and others. Tickets are $5 for adults, students free, with general seating.
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