Clemson

Another week, another game for Auburn against a land-grant college. First they beat Utah State. Then they beat Mississippi State. Now they travel to Clemson, South Carolina to take on the Clemson Tigers. Ever since Clemson won the 1981 national championship, the Tigers have been frustrated in their efforts to break through as a big-time power. You can usually count on Clemson to win 7-8 games a year, but you can also count on them to blow games against teams like North Carolina State or Maryland -- and they usually don't do well in major non-conference games.

Clemson is 4-8 in UCFC games. In October 1974 -- an odd time for the UCFC -- Clemson took the UCFC by beating Duke (Duke!) 17-13. But the very next week, they lost the title to Tennessee 29-28. On January 1, 1988, Clemson regained the title by beating Penn State 35-10 in the Citrus Bowl. The next season, they opened the year with wins over Virginia Tech and Furman, before losing the crown to Florida State 24-21. They've never gotten it back.