Clemson first played Virginia on the football field in 1955, a 20-7 Clemson victory in Charlottesville, Virginia. At the time, no one knew it was the start of the longest win streak to open a series in the history of college football.
The Tigers went on to win the first 29 meetings in the series, which coincidently ended with a 20-7 Virginia win in 1990 in Charlottesville.
Clemson’s 29-game winning streak against Virginia between 1955-’89 is tied for the sixth-longest winning streak in NCAA history for one team over another, trailing Notre Dame over Navy (43), Nebraska over Kansas (36), Oklahoma over Kansas State (32), Florida over Kentucky (31), Penn State over Temple (31) and matching Nebraska over Kansas State (29).