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Gator Bowl memories - cctop - 09-25-2024
I was at the 1986 Gator Bowl as a member of the Stanford Band.
My main memories:
Clemson fans were really nice. Several of them welcomed us and thanked us for making the trip out from California. It was a big difference from how I was used to being treated by our Pac-10 rivals.
Everywhere there were $2 bills with the orange Clemson paw.
At halftime Clemson was winning 27-0. It was wet. It was cold. Things didn't look good for Stanford, but then the tables turned. With a minute left in the game it was 27-21 and Stanford had a 1st down on Clemson's 29 yard line. But Clemson's D held on when it mattered.
The people who made the Gator Bowl souvenirs didn't realize that Stanford's mascot is the Cardinal (single, the color red) and not the Cardinals (the bird). I used to have a towel that read, "Go Birds!", and here's a pennant I picked up depicting a rather angry bird:
https://imgur.com/gallery/1986-gator-bowl-clemson-vs-stanford-pennant-JxOcAK7
Hre's a photo of the Dollies tickling the Clemson mascot:
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/stanford-band/catalog/yn062xq2628
The Stanford Band was suspended that year but allowed to go to the Bowl game. The band manager gave everyone bowling shirts that read: "Out of the gutter and into the Gator: The Stanford Band goes bowling!"
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/stanford-band/catalog/vq660nj3965
There was also this mildly obnoxious "Brains vs. Brawn" T-shirt:
https://exhibits.stanford.edu/stanford-band/catalog/pg432cn9057
A few seconds of the movie "Police Academy 4" was shot during the game. Get a glimpse of the Band here at the 2m50s mark as the camera pans the crowd:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmo212J_NzQ&t=170s
RE: Gator Bowl memories - newguy - 09-25-2024
i attended that game. Greg Ennis threw a weak pass on 4th-and-4 to end our chances. but i give him credit for not giving up.
i recall some elderly Clemson fans saying nice things about our band, which made me smile.