Re: Worst game youve been in attendance for?

ClemDad803 · 2025-09-26T17:00:58.590Z

What’s the worst Clemson game that you’ve sat in the stands and watched, until the final whistle? First couple that pop to mind for me are: UGA @ Clemson - 2003. UGA walked into Death Valley and just absolutely obliterated Clemson 30-0. Clemson @ Duke - 2004. I remember this one vividly. Clemson had just beaten Miami on the road in a thriller and was on a 4 game win streak. Made the road trip to Duke, along with a plethora of Clemson fans and watched that Bowden led team lay the biggest of eggs and lose on a 53 yard FG, that to this day, I swear would of been good from 65+. VT @ Clemson - 2007. Both teams were ranked going into that game. Tyrod Taylor ran all over the field on Clemson that day and those annoying VT fans, with their darn Keys jingling was just the worst. FSU @ Clemson - 2013. This one kind of speaks for itself. One of the biggest letdown games in Clemson history imo.

When I saw this post, my mind came to this game. The Tangerine Bowl versus Texas Tech is by far the worst game that I have ever sat through in my entire life.

That bowl experience started out great. I had an awesome time at the Dueling Piano Bar where Clemson Fans had set up shop in the Downtown Disney area the night before. And the following morning/ day was great also. Between me and 2 other guys I think we dropped about $800 on food and drink at Margaritaville before going to the pre-game pep rally.

From that point on thought the fun stopped. Texas Tech absolute destroyed us. Charlie Whitehurst I dont believe finished the game, and I am pretty sure Willy Simmons refused to go in because of the beating the Texas Tech D gave Charlie that day.

I still have nightmares. There was a special needs kid in the Clemson section that just kept saying "Common Tommy" with either a "Coach those boys up", or "Get the team going" add on every 5 minutes the entire game. During the 2nd half it was all I could do to not say "Just Shut the Fx#4 Up". I feel bad about that because "he" (the kid) was being a great fan, but the combination of his shear naive optimism, getting the crap beat out of us, and being extremely hungover, etc. it was enough to pull your hair out. The drive home was a struggle. Tired, hungover, only the extreme anger of having been utterly de-pantsed and beat like a 4 year old over Gran-Daddys knee in that game got me back to Asheville to drop off my friends. I then had to drive another hour and half back to Lake Norman for Christmas Eve Service. Cant count how many red bulls were consumed to make it home that day. It is by far my worst Clemson football game experience.

The Texas Tech fans immortalized that beat down with this video..
https://youtu.be/R8RKJ9cP9BM

You can find that video by searching on Youtube, Clemson versus Texas Tech "Lay Down".......

There have been others that were bad. The game we lost to Wake Forest a few year later. Bowl game where I saw Antwan Edwards puking out of his helmet because he was still hungover from New Years eve. But Texas Tech was just such a beating... It was bad..

So how the start of the season had not been what I had hoped. Its not been that. I dont thnk 20 years from now i will say "I remember the time when...." regarding this season. But I will never forget the Texas Tech beating.

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1998: Loss against Georgia Tech. I remember absolutely nothing about this game, except this annoying snooty Georgia Tech #%%%# the row behind us shaking her mustard colored pompom screaming “Let’s Go Jac-KETS! Let’s Go Jac-KETS!” For 4 hours straight.

2002: Tangerine Bowl vs. Texas Tech. Never have I ever seen a team get physically mauled and outclassed like I did that night. I went with two friends and one of those friend’s dad on an extremely short trip from home to Orlando. We left late morning on Gameday, got there at the Game, stayedy during the beat down, left and stayed the night in a hotel, and then traveled in traffic for 12 hours back from Orlando to home on Christmas Eve. The entire trip was about 38 hours of rushed misery. This one is by far the worst!

2001: Virginia receiver throws down Clemson cornerback to catch TD pass on the final play of the game.

2001: Homecoming against UNC and Julius Peppers. We were never in that game. Julius Peppers jumped and deflected a pass about 10 yards from himself, landed and then ran the 10 yards to catch the ball diving. It’s one of the most athletic plays I’ve ever seen by anyone.

2001: against the Chickens. We lost 20-15 because our inept offense played like #### against an average Holtz team that didn’t want to lose 5 in a row and wanted their first win at home against Clemson since 1987. The chicken calling was almost as annoying as their trash fan base being who they are as we walked out after the game. Haven’t been back in the upside down cockroach for any game since. (Except my high school state championship game as a player in 2004.)

2003: Blanked by the Dawgs on a scorching August day. It was the day after my birthday. Thanks for not only a loss, but no points at all for my birthday, Tigers!

2004: Georgia Tech beats scores 14 in the final 90 seconds to beat us, even though we had a 10 point lead in the last 90seconds. The nerds score. Kickoff, and their defense holds and they use timeouts. All you need is a single first down, and they don’t get it. On the punt, the snapper snaps it 20-25 yards over the punter’s head and he has to recover it in the red zone with about 30 seconds left in the game. Calvin Johnson of Tech makes mincemeat of our CB on the winning TD play for them. It was a microcosm of football under Tammy Bowden that Thursday night.

2006: The game Bowden took the Ball out of Reggie Merriweather’s hand against SC. We lose on a missed kick after being up by 14.

2007: The Aaron Kelly Game vs BC. Enough said.

2008: Maryland Game. We dominate the first half against them, only to completely disappear in the second half and lose by 3. It was a fitting way to be my last game with Tammy Bowden.

2010: A win against Russell Wilson and NC State. We won 14-13 somehow against NC State and Russel Wilson. It was by far one of the most poorly played games I’ve ever seen.

2013: Crab legs and Free Shoes University embarrass us at home. I usually stay to the end of a game, but I left in the 3rd. It was like watching your girlfriend cheat on you in person.

2025: Troy Game. Me and a friend came from Florence to see 4 minutes, 11 plays, and a Troy TD. Oh, and Kluboot hang a receiver out to dry over the middle on a molasses pass. We needed to get back home so we didn’t come back in after the lightning delay. But in 4 minutes I saw the flattest, most uninspired Clemson team I’ve ever seen. They didn’t look like they wanted to be there at the top of the Hill. I remember thinking, “What is wrong with these kids?” as soon as I saw them. I’m honestly glad the Lightning Delay forced us to come home.

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#3 TCU coming into town . yeah - bad day for sure***

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Spiller missed a go ahead catch inside the 5.***

Thats a play that replays in my head over and over again

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2004 Duke***

But.. it was fun watching the 22 Duke fans in attendance