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On This Date: 1990 (10)Clemson- 59 Long Beach St- 0
Sep 1, 2020, 5:03 PM
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CLEMSON OPENS SEASON WITH SHUT-OUT; POURS IT ON LONG BEACH, ALLEN 59-0
Ken Pivernetz, Knight-Ridder Newspapers
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
It was a new feeling for George Allen, but an all-too-familiar experience for Long Beach State on Saturday.
Allen`s long-awaited debut as head coach of the Long Beach 49ers resulted in the worst loss in school history.
Clemson, scoring 38 points as a result of Long Beach turnovers, rolled to a 59-0 victory before a crowd of 72,500.
The previous worst losses had been by 53 points last year at Hawaii and to UCLA in 1988.
''I don`t think that these types of games help the winner or the loser. It`s not fair to the kids,'' Allen said.
''This is a new experience for Coach George Allen to get beat 59-0. What I told the players is that we`ll take this out on somebody else.''
Long Beach was limited to five first downs and only 57 yards to show for 52 plays on offense.
Its deepest penetration was the Clemson 42 in the third quarter, where on third down quarterback Todd Studer was dropped for a 15-yard loss and fumbled away the football.
That was one of five turnovers by Allen`s young team, which had 36 players participating in their first Division I-A contest.
Long Beach`s initial mistake was turned into a 55-yard interception return for a touchdown by rover Arlington Nunn.
It was 28-0 at halftime, and 35-0 after the first play of the second half when Doug Thomas returned the kickoff 98 yards.
The Tigers divided 330 yards rushing among 11 different backs. Fullback Howard Hall led the way with 78 yards on 10 carries, including one TD.
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Re: On This Date: 1990 (10)Clemson- 59 Long Beach St- 0
Sep 1, 2020, 6:09 PM
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Ahhh yes. The beginning of the ken Hatfield era. Wow
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It was all downhill from there!
Sep 1, 2020, 8:43 PM
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Wow, had forgotten that Coach Allen had a stint at Long Beach State. From the score, he must have traded away all their draft picks too!
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Went to that game, scary thing is it seems like yesterday****
Sep 1, 2020, 8:31 PM
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I was at that game. It’s hard to believe that was 30 years ago!
Sep 1, 2020, 8:58 PM
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I remember thinking that 59 points was a LOT for a Clemson football team to score. We weren’t exactly known for offensive firepower in those days.
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If Thomas doesn't cut back at the 50, I could see myself on
Sep 1, 2020, 9:08 PM
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the sideline with the Cheerleaders.
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Re: On This Date: 1990 (10)Clemson- 59 Long Beach St- 0
Sep 1, 2020, 9:15 PM
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I was there. I was surprised that we won by that margin. felt badly for LBU, but not too badly.
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Re: On This Date: 1990 (10)Clemson- 59 Long Beach St- 0
Sep 1, 2020, 9:22 PM
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That began the decade long decline in attendance at Death Valley. 72k on opening day after what was a superb 89 season capped off by the destruction of Major Harris.
I would imagine you had about 7 or 8k boycotting the Ford firing, with about that many more falling off in the next 3 or 4 years.
Amazing that game was the beginning of the end of 20th century Clemson football.
I was there and remember it was hot as most openers are, was sitting about 20 rows behind George Allen and really had no clue who he was, other than the lead up to the ballgame and people talking about him
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