In a stark departure from previous weeks this season, a long gridiron history draws the gaze of the Historical Eye of the Tiger this week as the Clemson Tigers and Wake Forest Demon Deacons renew acquaintances for the eighty-second time all-time. For Clemson fans, the Tigers’ 63-17-1 overall record against the Deacs bodes well for claiming their second consecutive and fourth overall ACC Atlantic Division title under Dabo Swinney (not counting the tie with FSU in 2012). The only team Clemson has beaten more than the lowly Demon Deacons? The South Carolina Gamecocks (67-42-4). Most of the matchups between the Tigers and Decaons have resembled that epic beat-down of Granny Lou’s lamecocks in 2003, especially since 1953 when both Clemson and Wake became charter members of the newly formed Atlantic Coast Conference.
Historical Eye of the Tiger: Clemson @ Wake Forest
