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West Virginia at (11) Clemson

8:30 pm EST Wed Jan 4, 2012

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70
(23) West Virginia Mountaineers
10-3
Final
West Virginia Mountaineers @ Clemson Tigers
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
West Virginia Mountaineers 14 35 14 7 70
Clemson Tigers 17 3 6 7 33
33
(14) Clemson Tigers
10-4

Play by Play

1st Quarter
West Virginia - 15:00
West Virginia kicked off, no return
Clemson - 15:00
1st-10, CLEM40 15:00 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for no gain
2nd-10, CLEM40 15:00 S. Watkins rushed to the right for 2 yard gain
3rd-8, CLEM42 14:34 T. Boyd incomplete pass down the middle
4th-8, CLEM42 14:05 D. Zimmerman punt. D. Brown returned punt for no gain
West Virginia - 13:57
1st-10, WVU23 13:57 T. Austin rushed to the right for 11 yard gain
1st-10, WVU34 13:50 G. Smith passed to T. Austin to the left for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, WVU41 13:30 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain
1st-10, WVU45 13:02 S. Alston rushed to the left for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, WVU48 12:19 G. Smith incomplete pass to the left
3rd-7, WVU48 11:36 G. Smith incomplete pass to the right
4th-7, WVU48 11:30 C. Smith punt, no return
Clemson - 11:24
1st-10, CLEM4 11:12 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for 1 yard loss
2nd-11, CLEM3 11:12 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 13 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM16 10:45 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain
2nd-9, CLEM17 10:28 T. Boyd passed to D. Allen to the left for 15 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM32 10:09 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, CLEM32 9:52 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for 68 yard touchdown. C. Catanzaro made PAT
Clemson - 9:33
Clemson kicked off, T. Austin returned kickoff for 13 yards
West Virginia - 9:33
1st-10, WVU28 9:33 S. Alston rushed to the left for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, WVU35 9:28 G. Smith rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
1st-10, WVU38 9:00 G. Smith incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, WVU38 8:44 G. Smith passed to D. Brown down the middle for 33 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM29 8:36 A. Buie rushed to the left for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, CLEM26 8:22 G. Smith passed to A. Buie to the right for 16 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM10 7:36 T. Austin rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CLEM4 7:36 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 4 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 6:54
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 22 yards
Clemson - 6:54
1st-10, CLEM38 6:54 T. Boyd passed to S. Watkins to the right for 12 yard gain
1st-10, 50 6:48 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, WVU46 6:37 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
3rd-6, WVU46 6:13 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the right for 8 yard gain
1st-10, WVU38 6:08 T. Boyd incomplete pass down the middle
2nd-10, WVU38 5:43 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
3rd-10, WVU38 5:39 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the right for 9 yard gain
4th-1, WVU29 5:34 T. Boyd rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
1st-10, WVU27 5:18 T. Boyd passed to S. Watkins down the middle for 27 yard touchdown. C. Catanzaro made PAT
Clemson - 4:38
Clemson kicked off, T. Austin returned kickoff for 35 yards
West Virginia - 4:38
1st-10, WVU43 4:38 G. Smith passed to W. Milhouse down the middle for 34 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM23 4:28 G. Smith incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, CLEM23 4:03 S. Alston rushed to the left for 3 yard gain
3rd-7, CLEM20 3:56 G. Smith rushed to the left for 8 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM12 3:17 G. Smith passed to I. McCartney to the right for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, CLEM8 3:17 G. Smith passed to T. Austin down the middle for 8 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 2:49
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 21 yards
Clemson - 2:49
1st-10, CLEM35 2:49 T. Boyd passed to J. Brown to the right for 15 yard gain
1st-10, 50 2:44 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, WVU46 2:25 West Virginia committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, WVU31 1:59 T. Boyd rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, WVU28 1:51 A. Ellington rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
3rd-4, WVU25 1:27 T. Boyd incomplete pass down the middle
4th-4, WVU25 0:56 C. Catanzaro kicked a 42-yard field goal
Clemson - 0:45
Clemson kicked off, T. Austin returned kickoff for no gain
West Virginia - 0:45
1st-10, WVU20 0:45 G. Smith incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, WVU20 0:45 G. Smith incomplete pass down the middle
3rd-10, WVU20 0:40 G. Smith passed to S. Bailey to the right for 13 yard gain
1st-10, WVU33 0:37 S. Alston rushed to the right for 8 yard gain
2nd Quarter
West Virginia continued
2nd-2, WVU41 15:00 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 3 yard gain
1st-10, WVU44 15:00 A. Buie rushed to the right for 2 yard gain
2nd-8, WVU46 14:48 G. Smith passed to J. Woods to the right for 15 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM39 14:16 G. Smith passed to D. Brown to the right for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, CLEM32 13:49 Clemson committed 5 yard penalty
1st-10, CLEM27 13:40 G. Smith passed to T. Austin down the middle for 27 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 13:25
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 23 yards
Clemson - 13:25
1st-10, CLEM24 13:25 T. Boyd passed to M. Bryant to the right for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CLEM30 13:19 A. Ellington rushed to the left for 2 yard loss
3rd-6, CLEM28 12:54 T. Boyd passed to J. Brown to the right for 9 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM37 12:23 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 10 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM47 12:01 A. Ellington rushed to the left for 39 yard gain
1st-10, WVU14 12:01 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, WVU7 11:36 D. Howard rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain
1st-3, WVU3 11:13 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain. A. Ellington fumbled. West Virginia recovered fumble and returned for 99 yards
West Virginia - 10:28
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 23 yards. Clemson committed 10 yard penalty
Clemson - 10:28
1st-10, CLEM15 10:28 A. Ellington rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
2nd-8, CLEM17 10:23 T. Boyd passed to S. Watkins down the middle for 5 yard gain
3rd-3, CLEM22 9:53 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
4th-3, CLEM22 9:31 D. Zimmerman punt, no return
West Virginia - 9:26
1st-10, WVU35 9:14 G. Smith passed to T. Austin to the right for 1 yard gain
2nd-9, WVU36 9:14 A. Buie rushed to the left for 8 yard gain
3rd-1, WVU44 8:35 G. Smith rushed to the right for 1 yard gain
1st-10, WVU45 8:12 G. Smith incomplete pass down the middle
2nd-10, WVU45 7:46 G. Smith passed to A. Buie to the left for 3 yard loss
3rd-13, WVU42 7:38 G. Smith passed to I. McCartney to the right for 8 yard gain
4th-5, 50 7:10 C. Smith punt. D. Hopkins returned punt for no gain
Clemson - 6:32
1st-10, CLEM19 6:32 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, CLEM19 6:25 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the right for 10 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM29 6:20 T. Boyd rushed to the right for 24 yard gain
1st-10, WVU47 6:06 T. Boyd passed to S. Watkins down the middle for 16 yard gain
1st-10, WVU31 5:49 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, WVU25 5:34 T. Boyd incomplete pass down the middle
3rd-4, WVU25 5:06 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
4th-4, WVU25 4:59 C. Catanzaro kicked a 43-yard field goal
Clemson - 4:49
Clemson kicked off, T. Austin returned kickoff for 31 yards
West Virginia - 4:49
1st-10, WVU36 4:42 G. Smith passed to A. Buie down the middle for 16 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM48 4:42 A. Buie rushed to the left for 4 yard loss
2nd-14, WVU48 4:22 G. Smith passed to D. Brown down the middle for 11 yard gain
3rd-4, CLEM40 3:50 G. Smith passed to T. Austin to the right for 11 yard gain. Clemson committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, CLEM14 3:33 G. Smith rushed to the right for 7 yard gain
2nd-3, CLEM7 3:12 G. Smith rushed to the left for 7 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 2:29
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 19 yards
Clemson - 2:29
1st-10, CLEM25 2:29 T. Boyd passed to B. Ford to the right for no gain
2nd-10, CLEM25 2:23 Player intercepted T. Boyd for 6 yards
West Virginia - 2:13
1st-10, CLEM32 2:13 G. Smith passed to W. Milhouse down the middle for 31 yard gain
1st-1, CLEM1 2:05 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 2 yard loss
2nd-3, CLEM3 1:47 G. Smith passed to T. Austin down the middle for 3 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 1:18
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 2 yard loss
Clemson - 1:13
1st-10, CLEM14 1:13 T. Boyd rushed up the middle for 4 yard gain. T. Boyd fumbled. N. Goode recovered fumble
West Virginia - 1:10
1st-10, CLEM18 1:10 G. Smith passed to D. Brown down the middle for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, CLEM9 1:02 A. Buie rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
1st-3, CLEM3 0:44 A. Buie rushed up the middle for 2 yard loss
2nd-5, CLEM5 0:22 G. Smith passed to T. Austin to the left for 4 yard gain
3rd-1, CLEM1 0:22 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 1 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 0:04
West Virginia kicked off, C. Diehl returned kickoff for 7 yards
3rd Quarter
Clemson - 15:00
Clemson kicked off, T. Austin returned kickoff for 23 yards
West Virginia - 15:00
1st-10, WVU27 15:00 T. Austin rushed to the right for 23 yard gain
1st-10, 50 14:53 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
2nd-8, CLEM48 14:28 G. Smith passed to D. Brown down the middle for 11 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM37 13:54 G. Smith passed to S. Bailey to the left for 29 yard gain
1st-8, CLEM8 13:32 S. Alston rushed to the left for 2 yard gain
2nd-6, CLEM6 13:10 G. Smith incomplete pass to the left
3rd-6, CLEM6 12:46 G. Smith passed to S. Bailey to the left for 6 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 12:35
West Virginia kicked off, S. Watkins returned kickoff for 37 yards
Clemson - 12:35
1st-10, CLEM45 12:35 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, CLEM45 12:28 T. Boyd sacked by B. Irvin
3rd-17, CLEM38 12:24 T. Boyd incomplete pass down the middle
4th-17, CLEM38 11:56 D. Zimmerman punt. D. Brown returned punt for no gain
West Virginia - 11:50
1st-10, WVU26 11:43 A. Buie rushed to the right for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, WVU31 11:43 A. Buie rushed to the right for 1 yard loss
3rd-6, WVU30 11:07 G. Smith passed to S. Bailey to the right for 25 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM45 10:21 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 8 yard gain
2nd-2, CLEM37 9:57 G. Smith passed to T. Austin down the middle for 37 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 9:18
West Virginia kicked off, J. Brown returned kickoff for 21 yards
Clemson - 9:18
1st-10, WVU49 9:18 T. Boyd passed to A. Humphries to the right for 3 yard gain
2nd-7, WVU46 9:09 T. Boyd rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
3rd-5, WVU44 8:45 T. Boyd incomplete pass down the middle
4th-5, WVU44 8:24 D. Zimmerman punt, no return
West Virginia - 8:20
1st-10, WVU5 8:11 G. Smith passed to T. Austin to the right for 2 yard loss
2nd-12, WVU3 8:11 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 2 yard gain
3rd-10, WVU5 7:29 G. Smith incomplete pass down the middle
4th-10, WVU5 6:48 C. Smith punt. D. Hopkins returned punt for no gain. Clemson committed 15 yard penalty
Clemson - 6:41
1st-10, CLEM40 6:41 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
2nd-10, CLEM40 6:31 T. Boyd passed to M. Bryant down the middle for 14 yard gain
1st-10, WVU46 6:27 T. Boyd rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain
2nd-9, WVU45 6:06 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
3rd-9, WVU45 5:37 Clemson committed 15 yard penalty
3rd-24, CLEM40 5:31 T. Boyd sacked by W. Clarke
4th-25, CLEM39 5:31 D. Zimmerman punt. D. Brown returned punt for 2 yard loss
West Virginia - 4:58
1st-10, WVU25 4:58 A. Buie rushed to the left for 11 yard gain
1st-10, WVU34 4:53 P. Millard incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, WVU34 4:20 A. Buie rushed to the left for 2 yard gain
3rd-8, WVU36 4:15 R. Hall intercepted P. Millard for 24 yards
Clemson - 3:29
1st-10, WVU41 3:29 T. Boyd sacked by N. Goode
2nd-15, WVU46 3:16 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
3rd-15, WVU46 2:41 T. Boyd passed to D. Allen to the left for 6 yard gain
4th-9, WVU40 2:36 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 12 yard gain
1st-10, WVU28 2:00 T. Boyd passed to D. Hopkins to the left for 28 yard touchdown. 2pt attempt failed, T. Boyd pass to S. Cooper
Clemson - 1:37
Clemson kicked off, T. Austin returned kickoff for 13 yards
West Virginia - 1:37
1st-10, WVU22 1:37 West Virginia committed 5 yard penalty
1st-15, WVU17 1:30 S. Alston rushed to the left for 2 yard gain
2nd-13, WVU19 1:30 G. Smith passed to T. Austin down the middle for 1 yard gain
3rd-12, WVU20 1:00 Clemson committed 5 yard penalty
4th Quarter
West Virginia continued
3rd-7, WVU25 15:00 G. Smith passed to A. Buie to the right for 3 yard gain
4th-4, WVU28 15:00 C. Smith punt, no return
Clemson - 14:20
1st-10, CLEM33 14:10 T. Boyd rushed to the left for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CLEM39 14:10 T. Boyd passed to S. Watkins to the right for 6 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM45 13:42 T. Boyd passed to A. Humphries to the right for 9 yard gain
2nd-1, WVU46 13:25 West Virginia committed 15 yard penalty
1st-10, WVU31 13:02 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, WVU31 12:55 Player intercepted T. Boyd for 17 yards
West Virginia - 12:47
1st-10, WVU34 12:47 West Virginia committed 5 yard penalty
1st-15, WVU29 12:35 G. Smith passed to T. Austin to the right for 20 yard gain
1st-10, WVU49 12:35 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, CLEM46 12:00 S. Alston rushed to the right for 11 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM35 11:13 S. Alston rushed to the left for 4 yard gain
2nd-6, CLEM31 10:23 G. Smith incomplete pass to the right
3rd-6, CLEM31 10:23 G. Smith passed to S. Bailey down the middle for 9 yard gain
1st-10, CLEM22 10:06 T. Austin rushed to the right for 6 yard gain
2nd-4, CLEM16 9:26 S. Alston rushed to the right for 3 yard gain
3rd-1, CLEM13 8:43 S. Alston rushed up the middle for 5 yard gain
1st-8, CLEM8 7:56 S. Alston rushed to the left for 1 yard gain
2nd-7, CLEM7 7:15 G. Smith incomplete pass to the left
3rd-7, CLEM7 6:31 G. Smith passed to W. Milhouse down the middle for 7 yard touchdown. T. Bitancurt made PAT
West Virginia - 6:21
West Virginia kicked off, J. Brown returned kickoff for 15 yards
Clemson - 6:21
1st-10, CLEM45 6:21 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
2nd-10, CLEM45 6:11 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the right
3rd-10, CLEM45 6:05 T. Boyd incomplete pass to the left
4th-10, CLEM45 5:55 D. Zimmerman punt, no return
West Virginia - 5:50
1st-10, WVU7 5:37 A. Buie rushed up the middle for 11 yard gain
1st-10, WVU18 5:37 A. Buie rushed up the middle for no gain
2nd-10, WVU18 4:54 A. Buie rushed to the left for 4 yard gain
3rd-6, WVU22 4:05 P. Millard incomplete pass to the right
4th-6, WVU22 3:15 C. Smith punt, no return
Clemson - 3:07
1st-10, WVU39 3:07 R. McDowell rushed up the middle for 11 yard gain
1st-10, WVU28 2:56 R. McDowell rushed to the left for 14 yard gain
1st-10, WVU14 2:29 R. McDowell rushed to the left for 5 yard gain
2nd-5, WVU9 2:06 C. Stoudt incomplete pass to the right
3rd-5, WVU9 1:34 C. Stoudt rushed to the left for 5 yard gain
1st-4, WVU4 1:29 R. McDowell rushed to the left for 4 yard touchdown. C. Catanzaro made PAT
Clemson - 1:01
Clemson kicked off, no return
West Virginia - 1:01
1st-10, WVU44 1:01 Player rushed up the middle for 2 yard loss
2nd-12, WVU42 1:01 Player rushed up the middle for 3 yard loss

Top Performers

West Virginia
G. Smith
Geno Smith QB

32-43, 407 yds
6 TDs
5 Rush, 26 yds, 1 TD

Clemson
T. Boyd
Tajh Boyd QB

24-46, 250 yds
2 TDs, 2 INTs

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: West Virginia Mountaineers / Clemson Tigers
Team Statistics West Virginia Mountaineers Clemson Tigers
First Downs 31 24
Total Yards 589 443
Turnovers 1 4
First Downs 31 24
Passing 16 14
Rushing 13 8
Penalty 2 2
Third Down Efficiency 10-16 3-13
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 2-2
Total Net Yards 589 443
Total Plays 89 74
Average Gain Per Play 6.6 6.0
Net Yards Rushing 182 193
Rushes 43 27
Average Per Rush 4.2 7.1
Net Yards Passing 407 250
Completions-Attempts 32-46 24-47
Yards Per Pass Play 8.8 5.3
Times Sacked 0 3
Yards Lost to Sacks 0 14
Had Intercepted 1 2
Punts 5 6
Average Punt 35.0 39.7
Penalties 4 6
Penalty Yards 40 65
Fumbles 0 2
Fumbles Lost 0 2
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