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The original was posted on /r/cfb by /u/RipRaycom on 2025-07-29 15:38:51+00:00.
The inspiration of this is the 2008 crApple Cup. 0-11 Washington against 1-10 Washington State, both winless in FBS play. Wazzu won 16-13 in 2OT off a missed 37-yard FG in a game about as terrible as everyone expected.
For Clemson/SC, it’s the 1998 Palmetto Bowl. 2-8 Clemson vs 1-9 SC, both having their worst seasons since 1975 and the 1910s, respectively, combining to go 1-15 in conference. Clemson won 28-19 in some of the worst football in rivalry history, breaking a 7-game home team losing streak in the rivalry (seriously, what the hell).
SC kept their HC and did even worse by going 0-11 the next season, with 10 of those by double digits.