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Smith scores 5 TDs in #2 Clemson's dominating statement
Clemson Football News

It appears the early-season jitters are over.

Junior RB Ray Smith scored a career-high 5 rushing TDs to highlight #2 Clemson's eye-opening 66-7 destruction of #18 Boston College. The Tigers scored 35 points in the 2nd quarter to help build a 45-0 halftime lead and ran away with the blowout victory.

The Tigers, on their quest for their 1st national title, looked very impressive right from the start and embarrassed the Eagles for the 3rd straight year. In the past 3 games against Boston College, with both teams being ranked each time, Clemson has outscored them by an average of 54-9.

Smith scored on runs of 2, 71, 56, 1 and 8 yards to highlight another impressive showing by the Clemson offense. Smith totaled 202 yards, his 1st 200-yard output in 2 years, on only 21 carries in just over 2 quarters of work.

Senior QB Jerry McLaughlin also helped out with a very efficient pass attack, throwing for 211 yards and 2 TDs on 11-of-13 passing and no interceptions. McLaughlin also added 49 yards rushing and left the game with the entire 1st team offense early in the 3rd quarter with the score 52-0.

Backup RBs Derek Westerman, Fred Slater and Antonio Mosley combined for 148 yards in garbage time, with Westerman and Mosley each scoring TDs.

The Clemson defense held the Eagles to only 188 total yards and 7 first downs. The Tigers recorded 5 sacks and forced 7 turnovers, including 5 interceptions.

For Boston College, RB Wes Simmons was the only bright spot with 123 yards rushing and a TD.

Clemson stays at home to welcome Wake Forest next week. Last season against the Demon Deacons, the Tigers stopped a 2-point conversion to hold on for a tight 21-19 victory.

Box Score

BC 0 : 0 : 0 : 7 - 7
CLEM 10 : 35 : 14 : 7 - 66

1st Quarter
CLEM --- R. Smith 2 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Branch 24 FG

2nd Quarter
CLEM --- R. Smith 71 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Ortiz 24 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 56 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 8 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Haley 33 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)

3rd Quarter
CLEM --- R. Smith 1 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Westerman 13 run (Branch kick)

4th Quarter
BC --- Simmons 64 run (Barbato kick)
CLEM --- Mosley 1 run (Branch kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs:
BC --- 7 ... CLEM --- 23
Total Offense:
BC --- 188 ... CLEM --- 603
Rushes-Yards:
BC --- 17-89 ... CLEM --- 59-392
Passing (C-A-I):
BC --- 13-29-5 ... CLEM --- 11-13-0
Passing Yards:
BC --- 99 ... CLEM --- 211
Times Sacked:
BC --- 5 ... CLEM --- 2
3rd Down Conversions:
BC --- 1-8 ... CLEM --- 9-14
Turnovers:
BC --- 7 ... CLEM --- 0

Individual Stats

BOSTON COLLEGE

Neal Green, QB --- 13 - 28 - 99 yds, 4 INT

Wes Simmons, RB --- 10 att. - 123 yds, TD

Jeremy Stewart, TE --- 5 rec. - 38 yds
Justin Williams, WR --- 3 rec. - 27 yds
Lorenzo Bowen, WR --- 2 rec. - 30 yds

Brian McGrady, OLB --- 10 tkls (1 TFL)
Will Hall, MLB --- 9 tkls (1 TFL)
Matt Leak, DT --- 7 tkls (3 TFL), 1 sack
Nick Miller, CB --- 6 tkls
Scott Rogers, DT --- 6 tkls (4 TFL), 1 sack
Reggie Wood, DE --- 6 tkls (2 TFL)

CLEMSON

Jerry McLaughlin, QB --- 11 - 13 - 211 yds, 2 TD; 6 att. - 39 yds

Ray Smith, RB --- 21 att. - 202 yds, 5 TD
Fred Slater, RB --- 12 att. - 71 yds
Derek Westerman, RB --- 9 att. - 41 yds, TD
Antonio Mosley, RB --- 5 att. - 36 yds, TD

Matt Ortiz, WR --- 6 rec. - 107 yds, TD
Tim Johnson, WR --- 2 rec. - 38 yds
Martin Haley, TE --- 1 rec. - 33 yds, TD

Andrew Pettit, MLB --- 8 tkls (1 TFL), INT
Ken Clark, OLB --- 5 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sacks, FF
Karl Little, CB --- 4 tkls, 2 INT
Matt Brown, DE --- 4 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sacks, FF, FR
Albert Speaks, DT --- 3 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack, FF, FR
Greg Hawthorne, MLB --- 3 tkls, INT