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Clemson Flashback: Why Tigers’ last tie felt like a victory

The last time the Clemson football program finished a game tied with another team, it felt like a victory. Quite frankly, the Tigers should have lost to Virginia when the Cavaliers came to Death Valley on October 12, 1991.

The week before, Clemson was riding high following its win over No. 19 Georgia Tech. The Tigers moved to No. 6 in the AP Poll and were in the national championship conversation. However, the following week that all came crashing down when they paid a visit to un-ranked Georgia in Athens.

Behind freshman quarterback Eric Zeier, the Bulldogs stunned the Tigers with a 27-12 victory, snapping Clemson’s eight-game winning streak, which dated back to the previous season.