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Clemson hangs 70 in 1st half, crushes Richmond again
Clemson Football News

Last season, Clemson dominated FCS member Richmond 77-0. This season, Clemson almost matched that point total --- in the first half.

The 2nd-ranked Clemson Tigers began their quest for a national title in blowout fashion, dropping 70 points in the 1st half en route to a 83-7 thrashing of Richmond. Senior QB Jerry McLaughlin accounted for 6 TDs and junior RB Ray Smith accounted for 4 as Clemson scored 56 points in the 2nd quarter.

McLaughlin, who is the favorite to win a 2nd Heisman Trophy, opened his season campaign in impressive form. The senior captain threw for 4 TDs, ran for one and caught his 1st career TD pass against the lowly Spider defense. McLaughlin threw for 209 yards on a very efficient 8-of-9 passes, added 55 yards rushing and caught a 10-yard TD pass from RB Smith late in the 2nd quarter.

Smith added 182 yards and 3 TDs rushing to compliment his trick play TD pass. Junior WR Matt Ortiz and senior WR Tim Johnson each caught 2 TD passes, while freshman RB Antonio Mosley scored his 1st career TD in the 4th quarter. Junior WR Craig Terrell, who won the Best Returner Award last season, began his season with a 72-yard punt return TD in the 1st quarter.

The Tiger defense was awesome against Richmond despite giving up a TD pass in the 3rd quarter to ruin the shutout. Clemson held the Spiders to only 133 total yards, including -34 rushing, and forced 4 turnovers.

The win gave Coach Borland 150 for his career and his 60th win as the Clemson head coach.

The Tigers open ACC play next week one the road, as they travel to take on Maryland. Last season was the 1st season under Coach Borland that the Tigers didn't open conference play against the Terrapins, but they still managed a 48-22 victory.

Box Score

RICH 0 : 0 : 7 : 0 - 7
CLEM 14 : 56 : 6 : 7 - 83

1st Quarter
CLEM --- Ortiz 65 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Terrell 72 punt return (Branch kick)

2nd Quarter
CLEM --- R. Smith 2 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- T. Johnson 28 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 66 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Ortiz 16 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- McLaughlin 24 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- T. Johnson 15 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- McLaughlin 10 pass from R. Smith (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 10 run (Branch kick)

3rd Quarter
CLEM --- Branch 21 FG
RICH --- WR#14 66 pass from QB#3 (K#20 kick)
CLEM --- Branch 37 FG

4th Quarter
CLEM --- Mosley 4 run (Branch kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs:
RICH --- 6 ... CLEM --- 29
Total Offense:
RICH --- 133 ... CLEM --- 678
Rushes-Yards:
RICH--- 14-(-34) ... CLEM --- 62-459
Passing (C-A-I):
RICH--- 16-25-1 ... CLEM --- 9-10-0
Passing Yards:
RICH--- 167 ... CLEM --- 219
Times Sacked:
RICH--- 6 ... CLEM --- 0
3rd Down Conversions:
RICH--- 1-9 ... CLEM --- 8-10
Turnovers:
RICH--- 4 ... CLEM --- 0

Individual Stats

RICHMOND

QB#3 --- 16 - 25 - 167 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT

HB#30 --- 7 att. - 4 yds

TE#85 --- 4 rec. - 16 yds
WR#11 --- 4 rec. - 34 yds
WR#14 --- 3 rec. - 92 yds, TD

LE#42 --- 8 tkls (3 TFL)
LOLB#12 --- 7 tkls
MLB#33 --- 7 tkls (1 TFL)
FS#19 --- 6 tkls (1 TFL)

CLEMSON

Jerry McLaughlin, QB --- 8 - 9 - 209 yds, 4 TD; 5 att. - 55 yds, TD; 10-yd TD rec. (played 1st half only)

Ray Smith, RB --- 16 att. - 182 yds, 3 TD; 10-yd TD pass (played 1st half only)
Derek Westerman, RB --- 15 att. - 77 yds
Antonio Mosley, RB --- 10 att. - 66 yds, TD
Troy Jones, QB --- 6 att. - 52 yds
Fred Slater, RB --- 10 att. - 27 yds

Matt Ortiz, WR --- 3 rec. - 92 yds, 2 TD
Tim Johnson, WR --- 2 rec. - 43 yds, 2 TD

Joey Flowers, DE --- 4 tkls (3 TFL), 3 sacks, FF
Joe Larkins, CB --- 4 tkls (2 TFL)
Greg Hawthorne, MLB --- 3 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack, INT, FF

Craig Terrell, WR --- 120 PR yds, TD

[kblu54]

Top 25 Week 1 Results

#1 Arkansas 42, Houston 14
#2 Clemson 83, Richmond 7
#3 Penn State 42, SE Missouri State 0
#4 Virginia Tech 56, Samford 7
#5 Ohio State 38, Rhode Island 0
#6 Wisconsin 56, Prairie View A&M 0
#7 Tennessee 45, Baylor 7
#8 Texas 52, South Carolina State 0
#9 Oklahoma State 49, McNeese State 7
#10 BYU 24, Wake Forest 13
#12 Auburn 48, Illinois State 0
#13 West Virginia 29, Notre Dame 13
#14 USC 27, Mississippi State 17
#15 Iowa 35, Missouri 14
#16 UCLA 44, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 0
#17 Oklahoma 38, Oregon State 14
#18 California 42, Southern Illinois 17
#19 Boston College 45, Grambling State 0
#20 Miami 69, Hofstra 3
#21 Rutgers 42, Tennessee Tech 23
#22 Florida State 58, Marshall 0
#24 Southern Mississippi 45, Texas Southern 3
#25 Northern Illinois 30, FCS East 6

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
Note: Previous Rank in ()

1 (1) Arkansas (38)
2 (2) Clemson (22)
3 (3) Penn State (1)
4 (4) Virginia Tech
5 (5) Ohio State
6 (6) Wisconsin
7 (7) Tennessee
8 (8) Texas
9 (9) Oklahoma State
10 (10) BYU
11 (11) Arizona
12 (12) Auburn
13 (13) West Virginia
14 (14) USC
15 (15) Iowa
16 (16) UCLA
17 (17) Oklahoma
18 (18) California
19 (19) Boston College
20 (20) Miami
21 (21) Rutgers
22 (22) Florida State
23 (23) UAB
24 (24) Southern Mississippi
25 (25) Northern Illinois

Heisman Watch

1) Jerry McLaughlin, QB, Clemson >>>
2) Sam Mackey, QB, Texas >>>
3) Matt Joyce, RB, Wisconsin >>>
4) Tom Moore, QB, BYU >>>
5) Dustin Evans, QB, Arkansas ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Dan Zeppuhar, RB, SMU
26 att. - 223 yds, 3 TD; 2 rec. - 12 yds, TD

Defense:
Ryan Lee, FS, Memphis
1 tkl, 4 INT, TD

ACC Players of the Week

Offense:
Jerry McLaughlin, QB, Clemson
8 - 9 - 209 yds; 5 att. - 55 yds, 6 total TD

Defense:
Justin Ferguson, SS, Florida State
3 tkls, INT, TD

ACC Standings (after Week 1)

Atlantic Division

1) Clemson --- 1-0 (0-0 ACC)
2) Boston College --- 1-0 (0-0)
3) Florida State --- 1-0 (0-0)
4) N.C. State --- 1-0 (0-0)
5) Maryland --- 0-1 (0-0)
6) Wake Forest --- 0-1 (0-0)

Coastal Division

1) Virginia Tech --- 1-0 (0-0 ACC)
2) Miami --- 1-0 (0-0)
3) Georgia Tech --- 1-0 (0-0)
4) North Carolina --- 0-1 (0-0)
5) Duke --- 0-1 (0-0)
6) Virginia --- 0-1 (0-0)

BYU Tracker

Won 24-13 over Wake Forest
Current Record: 1-0 (0-0 Mountain West)

FIU Tracker

BYE
Current Record: 0-0 (0-0 Sun Belt)

[rubisco43]

lol, that's a disgusting score.

[kobe360x]

wow 70 in one half?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[kblu54]

Quote: Originally Posted by rubisco43

lol, that's a disgusting score.

yeah I know... i felt kinda bad... I don't like huge blowouts, I would like to keep it under 80 but mosley broke a tackle on his TD run and scored on 3rd & goal... oh well :/

Quote: Originally Posted by kobe360x

wow 70 in one half?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

yeah crazy huh? They turned the ball over on their 1st play from scrimmage like 3 straight drives, and I scored on either the 1st or 2nd play after...

This stretch of scores...

CLEM --- T. Johnson 28 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 66 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Ortiz 16 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- McLaughlin 24 run (Branch kick)

...occurred within 2 minutes. They fumbled 3 times on the first play of the drive or on the kickoff.

Thanks for following fellas!

[kblu54]

#2 Clemson survives on road in defensive struggle
Clemson Football News

A week after scoring 83 points, Clemson somehow found a way to win with only 10.

The 2nd-ranked Clemson Tigers survived in a tough defensive battle on the road, holding off the Maryland Terrapins to win 10-6. Clemson got all their scoring in the 1st half, and their tough defense was able to preserve the victory.

It was a strange outcome for Clemson, who led the nation in scoring last season with almost 48 points-per-game and dropped 83, the most ever by a Coach Borland team, on an FCS team last week. The 10 points are the lowest winning score for Coach Borland ever. Before that, Clemson earned a 15-10 win over Virginia Tech three seasons ago.

They got a very pedestrian effort from the offense, especially top players senior QB Jerry McLaughlin and junior RB Ray Smith. McLaughlin did not look like he was in Heisman form at all, turning over the ball 4 times and only throwing one TD pass. McLaughlin threw for 290 yards and a 1st-quarter TD pass on 19-of-32 passing, but was picked off twice and lost 2 fumbles. The senior QB only added 15 yards rushing on 16 carries. Smith was stuffed by the Maryland defense, managing only 42 yards on 27 carries.

Clemson took a 7-0 lead into the 2nd quarter, but Maryland put together their only good drive midway through the frame. The Terrapins scored on a 3rd & goal TD pass, but decided to go for two and the lead. Unfortunately, they suffered a sack on the conversion try and the score remained at 7-6. Clemson was able to get a Jason Branch field goal to head into the locker room up 10-6.

In the 2nd half, Maryland shut down the Clemson offense and forced them to put several times. The Terrapins had great field position many times, including a few drives that started in Tiger territory, but Clemson was able to stuff them short each time. Maryland stuck with the run game most of the game, but were unable to covert several short 3rd downs.

The key drive for Clemson was the final drive of the game, which put the game away. The Tigers started to slowly drive down the field, working the clock in the process, but faced a crucial 4th & 8 from Maryland's 48-yard line. McLaughlin dropped back, rolled right to avoid the rush and hit sophomore WR Kyle Carrington in the flat, who earned the first down by one yard. Clemson continued to work the clock and the game ended with them on Maryland's 4-yard line.

The Clemson defense held Maryland to only 127 total yards and 6 first downs. The Terrapins managed only 67 yards rushing despite 38 carries. The Tigers recorded 3 sacks and picked off 2 passes.

Clemson will look to shake off this sluggish game next week but will remain on the road. The Tigers face a decent non-conference opponent in Missouri, who has been a contender in the Big 12 the past few years. Coach Borland has never faced Mizzou.

Box Score

MARY 0 : 6 : 0 : 0 - 6
CLEM 7 : 3 : 0 : 0 - 10

1st Quarter
CLEM --- Haley 1 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)

2nd Quarter
MARY --- Swanson 2 pass from Meeks (conversion failed)
CLEM --- Branch 39 FG

Team Stats

1st Downs:
MARY --- 6 ... CLEM --- 19
Total Offense:
MARY --- 127 ... CLEM --- 347
Rushes-Yards:
MARY --- 38-67 ... CLEM --- 43-57
Passing (C-A-I):
MARY --- 6-11-2 ... CLEM --- 19-32-2
Passing Yards:
MARY --- 60 ... CLEM --- 290
Times Sacked:
MARY --- 3 ... CLEM --- 4
3rd Down Conversions:
MARY --- 3-14 ... CLEM --- 4-15
Turnovers:
MARY --- 2 ... CLEM --- 4

Individual Stats

MARYLAND

Jake Meeks, QB --- 6 - 11 - 60 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Alex Wheeler, RB --- 28 att. - 56 yds
Warren Green, FB --- 4 att. - 12 yds

Nick Phillips, WR --- 2 rec. - 23 yds
Swanson, TE --- 1 rec. - 2 yds, TD

Carl Bowman, MLB --- 7 tkls (5 TFL)
Brian White, DT --- 7 tkls (5 TFL), 2 sacks, FF, FR
Carl Horner, OLB --- 7 tkls (3 TFL), 1 sack
Bryan Considine, CB --- 7 tkls
Marcus Callahan, SS --- 7 tkls (1 TFL)
Kyle Jefferson, DE --- 5 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack, FF
Ben Davis, OLB --- 4 tkls, INT

CLEMSON

Jerry McLaughlin, QB --- 19 - 32 - 290 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT; 16 att. - 15 yds

Ray Smith, RB --- 27 att. - 42 yds

Kyle Carrington, WR --- 5 rec. - 82 yds
Tim Johnson, WR --- 5 rec. - 70 yds
Craig Terrell, WR --- 3 rec. - 33 yds
Martin Haley, TE --- 3 rec. - 41 yds, TD

Matt Brown, DE --- 6 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks
Joey Flowers, DE --- 6 tkls (3 TFL)
Ken Clark, OLB --- 6 tkls
Ray Carter, FS --- 5 tkls (1 TFL)
Ryan Cody, DT --- 4 tkls
Andrew Pettit, MLB --- 4 tkls
Cornelius Thomas, CB --- 4 tkls (1 TFL), INT
Karl Little, CB --- 4 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack
Greg Hawthorne, MLB --- 4 tkls (3 TFL)
Ben Whitaker, SS --- 3 tkls, INT

[kblu54]

Top 25 Week 2 Results

#1 Arkansas 38, Utah 10
#2 Clemson 10, Maryland 6
#3 Penn State 31, Temple 3
#4 Virginia Tech 27, Duke 13
#5 Ohio State 42, #25 Northern Illinois 7
#6 Wisconsin 41, Central Michigan 7
#7 Tennessee 45, Arkansas State 14
#8 Texas 21, Ole Miss 17
Bowling Green 31, #10 BYU 24
#11 Arizona 49, Nevada 14
#12 Auburn 28, Navy 14
#13 West Virginia 48, Marshall 3
#15 Iowa 56, Northern Arizona 0
#16 UCLA 37, Tulane 7
#17 Oklahoma 56, Toledo 7
#19 Boston College 38, Louisiana Tech 7
#20 Miami 51, Utah State 7
#21 Rutgers 34, Rice 3
#22 Florida State 46, Virginia 21
#23 UAB 51, Troy 7
#24 Southern Mississippi 45, South Carolina 0

New Top 25 Coaches Poll
Note: Previous Rank in ()

1 (1) Arkansas (41)
2 (2) Clemson (20)
3 (3) Penn State
4 (4) Virginia Tech
5 (5) Ohio State
6 (6) Wisconsin
7 (7) Tennessee
8 (8) Texas
9 (9) Oklahoma State
10 (11) Arizona
11 (12) Auburn
12 (13) West Virginia
13 (14) USC
14 (15) Iowa
15 (16) UCLA
16 (17) Oklahoma
17 (18) California
18 (19) Boston College
19 (20) Miami
20 (21) Rutgers
21 (22) Florida State
22 (23) UAB
23 (24) Southern Mississippi
24 (10) BYU
25 (NR) Michigan

Heisman Watch

1) Jerry McLaughlin, QB, Clemson >>>
2) Sam Mackey, QB, Texas >>>
3) Lorenzo Bowen, WR, Boston College ^^^
4) Matt Joyce, RB, Wisconsin <<<
5) Ryan Hale, RB, Arkansas ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Harry Morales, QB, Boise State
18 - 33 - 364 yds; 11 att. - 47 yds, 5 total TD

Defense:
Eric Taylor, MLB, Washington State
6 tkls, 3 INT, TD

ACC Players of the Week

Offense:
Lorenzo Bowen, WR, Boston College
7 rec. - 175 yds, 4 TD

Defense:
Jamal Hayes, SS, N.C. State
INT, TD

ACC Standings (after Week 2)

Atlantic Division

1) Clemson --- 2-0 (1-0 ACC)
2) Florida State --- 2-0 (1-0)
3) Boston College --- 2-0 (0-0)
4) N.C. State --- 2-0 (0-0)
5) Wake Forest --- 1-1 (0-0)
6) Maryland --- 0-2 (0-1)

Coastal Division

1) Virginia Tech --- 2-0 (1-0 ACC)
2) North Carolina --- 1-1 (1-0)
3) Miami --- 2-0 (0-0)
4) Georgia Tech --- 1-1 (0-1)
5) Duke --- 0-2 (0-1)
6) Virginia --- 0-2 (0-1)

BYU Tracker

Lost 31-24 to Bowling Green
Current Record: 1-1 (0-0 Mountain West)

FIU Tracker

Won 37-34 over Florida
Current Record: 1-0 (0-0 Sun Belt)

Backup TE to sit 4 games
Clemson Football News

News was released today that backup sophomore TE Randall Estes will be suspended for the next 4 games after a violation of team rules.

According to team sources, Estes has repeatedly skipped team meetings and has shown an utter disrespect for team rules in general. Estes, Clemson's 3rd string TE, does not have any catches through 2 seasons.

Neither Coach Borland nor Estes could be reached for comment. Clemson travels to take on a tough Missouri squad this weekend.

[rubisco43]

Whoa... FIU just beat Florida. haha.