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100
What are Clemson's official colors?
Clemson Orange and Regalia
100
The home field of the Clemson Tigers football team is known by what name and nickname?
Death Valley (officially known as Memorial Stadium)
100
What is the average student-to-faculty ratio?
16 to 1
100
Which famous game day restaurant used to be a gas station?
The Esso Club located by the dikes
100
Which bill is known to have stamped tiger paws on it?
The $2 bill. In 1977, Georgia Tech decided to stop playing football against Clemson. In a show of protest, students and alumni stamped $2 bills with Tiger Paws and used them in Atlanta to illustrate the money Tiger fans spent at athletic events. Today, Clemson fans still use $2 bills when attending away games to show the impact of the Clemson Family across the country.
200
What is the lake that sits right next to Clemson?
Lake Hartwell
200
What is known as the most exciting 25 seconds in college football?
Running down The Hill and rubbing Howard's Rock. The rock, originally from Death Valley, California, was first placed on a pedestal at the top of The Hill in 1966, but it did not become tradition until just before a football game against Wake Forest on September 23, 1967. Legendary coach Frank Howard told his players if they gave 110%, they could receive the privilege of rubbing the rock. The team won, and now football players rub it for luck as they run down The Hill to the cheers of thousands of Clemson fans.
200
Which is the oldest academic building on campus? (A) Hardin Hall (B) Edwards Hall (C) Sirrine Hall
(A) Hardin Hall
200
What were Clemson’s first colors?
They were originally garnet and navy blue until Dr. Walter Riggs, an electrical engineering professor who also coached the first Clemson football team, decided to change the colors to gold/orange and purple in 1899.
200
What type of cheese is Clemson famous for?
Blue Cheese. Clemson Blue Cheese was first cured in the Stumphouse Tunnel outside Walhalla in 1941 by a Clemson dairy professor who recognized the tunnel’s perfect conditions for curing. In 1958, the curing process was moved to the Agricultural Center in Newman Hall. Today, you can buy the blue cheese at the ’55 Exchange store on campus, in local grocery stores and online.
300
What year was Clemson was founded?
1889
300
How many football championships does Clemson have and what were the year(s)?
Three; 1981, 2016, and 2018
300
How many different engineering majors are there?
10; Bioengineering, Biosystems Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Materials Science and Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering
300
What war did the entire senior class enlist in?
1,549 Clemson men served during World War I in 1917
300
Why do students wave their hands in the air during the alma mater?
During Clemson’s early military days, freshmen wore rat caps and waved them in the air during every football game. Today, at the conclusion of singing the alma mater, students and alumni still wave their hands in the air with thumbs folded underneath as though holding a cap.
400
Who is Clemson's current president?
James (Jim) P. Clements
400
Who coached the Tigers to their first undefeated season in 1900?
John Heisman (coached 1900 to 1903)
400
About how many Clemson students study abroad per year?
Over 1,400 students study abroad each year, including semester, summer, and short-term programs.
400
When did the Tiger paw become the official logo?
In 1970, the paw replaced the previous tiger logo. The Museum of Natural History in Chicago created a plaster imprint of the tiger paw. The 30-degree angle at which the official Paw sits is there to designate a 1:00 kickoff time for football games, which was a normal occurrence in those days. The indention at the bottom is due to a scar that the tiger who had been chosen as the subject for the logo had received before the cast was made.
400
What 3 iconic things are featured on a Clemson ring?
A Clemson “C”, the year, and a palmetto tree. Since 1896, Clemson graduates have taken pride in wearing their Clemson rings. Clemson rings are designed to honor the land-grant mission, military heritage and connection that ties all Clemson alumni together with the motto, “Who shall separate us now?”
500
What was Clemson's original name?
The Clemson Agricultural College
500
What school was the first football game played against?
On October 28, 1896 Clemson traveled to Furman in horse-drawn wagons and won by 14-6.
500
After the most recent academic reorganization in July of 2016, how many colleges does Clemson have?
There are currently 7 colleges: College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; College of Architecture, Arts and Humanities; College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences; College of Business; College of Education (including the Eugene T. Moore School of Education); College of Engineering, Computing and Applied Sciences; and College of Science.
500
What decade were women allowed to enroll?
In 1932, 14 women from the community were allowed to enroll as day students as a way to increase revenues during the Depression. However, it wasn’t until 1955 that women were allowed to enroll as full-time, degree-seeking students.
500
What is known as “the song that shakes the southland”?
Tiger Rag