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The Textile Bowl is the name given to the Clemson–NC State football rivalry. It is an American college football rivalry game played annually by the Clemson Tigers football team of Clemson University and the NC State Wolfpack football team of North Carolina State University.

History

The rivalry game has been known as the Textile Bowl since 1981. The two universities are founding members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), and both have competed in the ACC's Atlantic Division since the conference initiated divisional play. The rivalry's name is derived from the fact that Clemson and North Carolina State have two of the largest university-level textile schools in the world, and from the textile industry's historic importance in the economic development of their respective states of South Carolina and North Carolina.

The rivalry is usually considered good-natured due to how similar the two universities are in terms of mission, academics, and fans. The rivalry was played annually from 1971 to 2019.

In the days and weeks leading up to the game each year, both universities host special programs and events promoting each other's textile programs. In recent years, students from Clemson go on visits of the North Carolina State campus in Raleigh, NC and vice versa.

Even though the rivalry has lost some luster at the national level, compared to NC State's local rivalries with the North Carolina Tar Heels, the Duke Blue Devils, and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, and Clemson's rivalries with the South Carolina Gamecocks, the Georgia Bulldogs, and the Florida State Seminoles it still holds a lot of significance for alumni and for the communities surrounding the colleges.

The game was continuously played from 1971 to 2019, however due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the ACC shifted to a ten-game conference schedule for the 2020 season. 2020 was the first time since 1970 that the Wolfpack and Tigers did not play.

2021-present

In 2021, the Wolfpack beat the Tigers 27–21 in double overtime, securing their first win in the series since 2011. NC State controlled their own destiny in the ACC Atlantic before suffering losses to Miami and Wake Forest. Wake Forest ultimately won the ACC Atlantic for the first time since 2006. In 2022, both teams came in with 4–0 records and were both ranked in the top 10 (Clemson at No. 5 and NC State at No. 10) with ESPN's College GameDay making an appearance in Clemson. Clemson was coming off of a scare from Wake Forest (the Tigers narrowly won 51–45 in double overtime in a high-scoring shootout), while NC State was coming off of a 41–10 thrashing of UConn. Ultimately the Tigers got their revenge on the Wolfpack and won 30–20; Clemson ultimately won the ACC Atlantic as NC State and Wake Forest had surprising late-season collapses, but the Tigers did not get a Playoff spot as a result of their two losses to non-conference opponents Notre Dame and rival South Carolina. In 2023, the rivalry swung back to the Wolfpack as they won 24–17 over a struggling Clemson team, though each team would win their remaining regular season games. The following season, Clemson dominated, 59–35, behind quarterback Cade Klubnik and a potent rushing attack that gained 269 yards.

Game results

Clemson victoriesNC State victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
No.DateLocationWinnerScore1November 18, 1899Rock Hill, SCClemson24–02October 4, 1902Clemson, SCClemson11–53October 28, 1903Columbia, SCClemson24–04November 24, 1904Raleigh, NCNorth Carolina A&M18–05October 25, 1906Columbia, SCTie0–06October 9, 1926Clemson, SCClemson7–37October 8, 1927Raleigh, NCNC State18–68October 12, 1928Florence, SCClemson7–09October 11, 1929Florence, SCClemson26–010October 11, 1930Charlotte, NCClemson27–011October 10, 1931Charlotte, NCClemson6–012October 8, 1932Raleigh, NCNC State13–013October 7, 1933Clemson, SCClemson9–014November 3, 1934Raleigh, NCClemson12–615October 7, 1939Charlotte, NCClemson25–616October 5, 1940Charlotte, NCClemson26–717October 4, 1941Charlotte, NCClemson27–618October 3, 1942Charlotte, NCNC State7–619October 2, 1943Charlotte, NCClemson19–720October 7, 1944Charlotte, NCClemson13–721October 6, 1945Raleigh, NCClemson13–022October 5, 1946Clemson, SCNC State14–723October 11, 1947Raleigh, NCNC State18–024October 2, 1948Clemson, SCClemson6–025October 1, 1949Raleigh, NCClemson7–626October 7, 1950Clemson, SC#18 Clemson27–027October 6, 1951Raleigh, NC#18 Clemson6–028October 6, 1956Raleigh, NCClemson13–729October 5, 1957Clemson, SC#13 NC State13–730November 15, 1958Raleigh, NCClemson13–631October 10, 1959Clemson, SCClemson23–032November 25, 1961Clemson, SCClemson20–033September 29, 1962Raleigh, NCClemson7–034October 5, 1963Clemson, SCNC State7–335September 26, 1964Raleigh, NCNC State9–036September 18, 1965Clemson, SCClemson21–737November 19, 1966Raleigh, NCNC State23–1438November 18, 1967Clemson, SCClemson14–639November 2, 1968Raleigh, NCClemson24–1940November 20, 1971Clemson, SCNC State31–2341November 18, 1972Raleigh, NCNC State42–1742October 27, 1973Clemson, SCNC State29–643September 21, 1974Raleigh, NC#15 NC State31–1044October 25, 1975Clemson, SCNC State45–745October 23, 1976Raleigh, NCNC State38–2146October 22, 1977Clemson, SC#20 Clemson7–347October 28, 1978Raleigh, NC#20 Clemson33–10No.DateLocationWinnerScore48October 27, 1979Clemson, SCNC State16–1349October 25, 1980Raleigh, NCNC State24–2050October 24, 1981Clemson, SC#4 Clemson17–751October 23, 1982Raleigh, NC#18 Clemson38–2952October 22, 1983Clemson, SCClemson27–1753October 27, 1984Raleigh, NCClemson35–3454October 26, 1985Clemson, SCClemson39–1055October 25, 1986Raleigh, NC#20 NC State27–356October 24, 1987Clemson, SCNC State30–2857October 22, 1988Raleigh, NCNC State10–358October 21, 1989Clemson, SCClemson30–1059October 20, 1990Raleigh, NC#22 Clemson24–1760October 26, 1991Clemson, SC#19 Clemson29–1961October 24, 1992Raleigh, NC#23 NC State20–662October 2, 1993Clemson, SCClemson20–1463September 10, 1994Clemson, SCNC State29–1264September 30, 1995Raleigh, NCClemson43–2265November 16, 1996Clemson, SCClemson40–1766September 13, 1997Raleigh, NC#19 Clemson19–1767October 31, 1998Clemson, SCNC State46–3968October 9, 1999Raleigh, NCNC State35–3169October 7, 2000Clemson, SC#5 Clemson34–2770October 13, 2001Raleigh, NC#16 Clemson45–3771October 24, 2002Clemson, SC#12 NC State38–672October 16, 2003Raleigh, NCNC State17–1573October 30, 2004Clemson, SCClemson26–2074October 13, 2005Raleigh, NCClemson31–1075November 11, 2006Clemson, SCClemson20–1476September 22, 2007Raleigh, NC#15 Clemson42–2077September 13, 2008Clemson, SCClemson27–978November 14, 2009Raleigh, NC#24 Clemson43–2379November 6, 2010Clemson, SCClemson14–1380November 19, 2011Raleigh, NCNC State37–1381November 17, 2012Clemson, SC#11 Clemson62–4882September 19, 2013Raleigh, NC#3 Clemson26–1483October 4, 2014Clemson, SCClemson41–084October 31, 2015Raleigh, NC#3 Clemson56–4185October 15, 2016Clemson, SC#3 Clemson24–17OT86November 4, 2017Raleigh, NC#6 Clemson38–3187October 20, 2018Clemson, SC#3 Clemson41–788November 9, 2019Raleigh, NC#4 Clemson55–1089September 25, 2021Raleigh, NCNC State27–212OT90October 1, 2022Clemson, SC#5 Clemson30–2091October 28, 2023Raleigh, NCNC State24–1792September 21, 2024Clemson, SC#21 Clemson59–35Series: Clemson leads 61–30–1
1November 18, 1899Rock Hill, SCClemson24–0
2October 4, 1902Clemson, SCClemson11–5
3October 28, 1903Columbia, SCClemson24–0
4November 24, 1904Raleigh, NCNorth Carolina A&M18–0
5October 25, 1906Columbia, SCTie0–0
6October 9, 1926Clemson, SCClemson7–3
7October 8, 1927Raleigh, NCNC State18–6
8October 12, 1928Florence, SCClemson7–0
9October 11, 1929Florence, SCClemson26–0
10October 11, 1930Charlotte, NCClemson27–0
11October 10, 1931Charlotte, NCClemson6–0
12October 8, 1932Raleigh, NCNC State13–0
13October 7, 1933Clemson, SCClemson9–0
14November 3, 1934Raleigh, NCClemson12–6
15October 7, 1939Charlotte, NCClemson25–6
16October 5, 1940Charlotte, NCClemson26–7
17October 4, 1941Charlotte, NCClemson27–6
18October 3, 1942Charlotte, NCNC State7–6
19October 2, 1943Charlotte, NCClemson19–7
20October 7, 1944Charlotte, NCClemson13–7
21October 6, 1945Raleigh, NCClemson13–0
22October 5, 1946Clemson, SCNC State14–7
23October 11, 1947Raleigh, NCNC State18–0
24October 2, 1948Clemson, SCClemson6–0
25October 1, 1949Raleigh, NCClemson7–6
26October 7, 1950Clemson, SC#18 Clemson27–0
27October 6, 1951Raleigh, NC#18 Clemson6–0
28October 6, 1956Raleigh, NCClemson13–7
29October 5, 1957Clemson, SC#13 NC State13–7
30November 15, 1958Raleigh, NCClemson13–6
31October 10, 1959Clemson, SCClemson23–0
32November 25, 1961Clemson, SCClemson20–0
33September 29, 1962Raleigh, NCClemson7–0
34October 5, 1963Clemson, SCNC State7–3
35September 26, 1964Raleigh, NCNC State9–0
36September 18, 1965Clemson, SCClemson21–7
37November 19, 1966Raleigh, NCNC State23–14
38November 18, 1967Clemson, SCClemson14–6
39November 2, 1968Raleigh, NCClemson24–19
40November 20, 1971Clemson, SCNC State31–23
41November 18, 1972Raleigh, NCNC State42–17
42October 27, 1973Clemson, SCNC State29–6
43September 21, 1974Raleigh, NC#15 NC State31–10
44October 25, 1975Clemson, SCNC State45–7
45October 23, 1976Raleigh, NCNC State38–21
46October 22, 1977Clemson, SC#20 Clemson7–3
47October 28, 1978Raleigh, NC#20 Clemson33–10
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
48October 27, 1979Clemson, SCNC State16–13
49October 25, 1980Raleigh, NCNC State24–20
50October 24, 1981Clemson, SC#4 Clemson17–7
51October 23, 1982Raleigh, NC#18 Clemson38–29
52October 22, 1983Clemson, SCClemson27–17
53October 27, 1984Raleigh, NCClemson35–34
54October 26, 1985Clemson, SCClemson39–10
55October 25, 1986Raleigh, NC#20 NC State27–3
56October 24, 1987Clemson, SCNC State30–28
57October 22, 1988Raleigh, NCNC State10–3
58October 21, 1989Clemson, SCClemson30–10
59October 20, 1990Raleigh, NC#22 Clemson24–17
60October 26, 1991Clemson, SC#19 Clemson29–19
61October 24, 1992Raleigh, NC#23 NC State20–6
62October 2, 1993Clemson, SCClemson20–14
63September 10, 1994Clemson, SCNC State29–12
64September 30, 1995Raleigh, NCClemson43–22
65November 16, 1996Clemson, SCClemson40–17
66September 13, 1997Raleigh, NC#19 Clemson19–17
67October 31, 1998Clemson, SCNC State46–39
68October 9, 1999Raleigh, NCNC State35–31
69October 7, 2000Clemson, SC#5 Clemson34–27
70October 13, 2001Raleigh, NC#16 Clemson45–37
71October 24, 2002Clemson, SC#12 NC State38–6
72October 16, 2003Raleigh, NCNC State17–15
73October 30, 2004Clemson, SCClemson26–20
74October 13, 2005Raleigh, NCClemson31–10
75November 11, 2006Clemson, SCClemson20–14
76September 22, 2007Raleigh, NC#15 Clemson42–20
77September 13, 2008Clemson, SCClemson27–9
78November 14, 2009Raleigh, NC#24 Clemson43–23
79November 6, 2010Clemson, SCClemson14–13
80November 19, 2011Raleigh, NCNC State37–13
81November 17, 2012Clemson, SC#11 Clemson62–48
82September 19, 2013Raleigh, NC#3 Clemson26–14
83October 4, 2014Clemson, SCClemson41–0
84October 31, 2015Raleigh, NC#3 Clemson56–41
85October 15, 2016Clemson, SC#3 Clemson24–17OT
86November 4, 2017Raleigh, NC#6 Clemson38–31
87October 20, 2018Clemson, SC#3 Clemson41–7
88November 9, 2019Raleigh, NC#4 Clemson55–10
89September 25, 2021Raleigh, NCNC State27–212OT
90October 1, 2022Clemson, SC#5 Clemson30–20
91October 28, 2023Raleigh, NCNC State24–17
92September 21, 2024Clemson, SC#21 Clemson59–35
Series: Clemson leads 61–30–1

See also