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(11) Clemson at Boston Coll.

3:30 pm EDT Sat Sep 29, 2012

  • Cloudy Chestnut Hill, MA 65°F

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Clemson 45 at Boston Coll. 31

45
(17) Clemson Tigers
4-1 (Won last 1)
Final
Clemson Tigers @ Boston College Eagles
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Clemson Tigers 10 14 14 7 45
Boston College Eagles 7 14 7 3 31
31
Boston College Eagles
1-3 (Lost last 2)

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter CLEM - BC
Scoring Summary: Clemson Tigers @ Boston College Eagles, 1st Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
10:47 Boston College Eagles BC TD

Andre Williams rushed to the right for 30 yard gain (Nate Freese made PAT)

 0 - 7
7:27 Clemson Tigers CLEM FG

Chandler Catanzaro kicked a 29-yard field goal

 3 - 7
3:08 Clemson Tigers CLEM TD

Tajh Boyd rushed to the right for 6 yard gain (Chandler Catanzaro made PAT)

 10 - 7
2nd Quarter CLEM - BC
Scoring Summary: Clemson Tigers @ Boston College Eagles, 2nd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
15:00 Clemson Tigers CLEM TD

Tajh Boyd passed to Sam Cooper down the middle for 15 yard gain (Chandler Catanzaro made PAT)

 17 - 7
8:26 Boston College Eagles BC TD

Chase Rettig passed to Johnathan Coleman down the middle for 3 yard gain (Nate Freese made PAT)

 17 - 14
5:09 Boston College Eagles BC TD

Chase Rettig passed to Alex Amidon down the middle for 31 yard gain (Nate Freese made PAT)

 17 - 21
0:28 Clemson Tigers CLEM TD

Tajh Boyd passed to Brandon Ford to the right for 4 yard gain (Chandler Catanzaro made PAT)

 24 - 21
3rd Quarter CLEM - BC
Scoring Summary: Clemson Tigers @ Boston College Eagles, 3rd Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
11:24 Clemson Tigers CLEM TD

Roderick McDowell rushed to the right for 15 yard gain (Chandler Catanzaro made PAT)

 31 - 21
3:24 Clemson Tigers CLEM TD

Andre Ellington rushed up the middle for 1 yard gain (Chandler Catanzaro made PAT)

 38 - 21
0:43 Boston College Eagles BC TD

Chase Rettig passed to Alex Amidon to the left for 42 yard gain (Nate Freese made PAT)

 38 - 28
4th Quarter CLEM - BC
Scoring Summary: Clemson Tigers @ Boston College Eagles, 4th Quarter
Time Team Scoring Type Description Score
14:30 Clemson Tigers CLEM TD

Tajh Boyd passed to DeAndre Hopkins to the right for 35 yard gain (Chandler Catanzaro made PAT)

 45 - 28
9:47 Boston College Eagles BC FG

Nate Freese kicked a 39-yard field goal

 45 - 31

Passing

Team Statistics: Passing for Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Tajh Boyd 28 38 367 73.7 9.7 1 16 3 1 175.6
Team Statistics: Passing for Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Chase Rettig 25 43 341 58.1 7.9 2 16 3 2 138.5
Bobby Swigert 1 1 28 100.0 28.0 0 0 0 0 335.2

Rushing

Team Statistics: Rushing for Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Andre Ellington 25 132 5.3 46 1 0
Tajh Boyd 11 42 3.8 15 1 0
Roderick McDowell 6 27 4.5 16 1 0
D.J. Howard 2 5 2.5 3 0 0
Adam Humphries 1 4 4.0 4 0 0
Team Statistics: Rushing for Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Andre Williams 22 61 2.8 30 1 0
Bobby Swigert 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
Chase Rettig 4 -17 -4.3 1 0 0

Receiving

Team Statistics: Receiving for Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
DeAndre Hopkins 11 197 17.9 58 1 0
Jaron Brown 3 61 20.3 30 0 0
Adam Humphries 4 41 10.3 15 0 0
Brandon Ford 5 38 7.6 14 1 0
Sam Cooper 1 15 15.0 15 1 0
Charone Peake 3 12 4.0 5 0 0
Andre Ellington 1 3 3.0 3 0 0
Team Statistics: Receiving for Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Alex Amidon 8 193 24.1 49 2 0
Spiffy Evans 4 70 17.5 28 0 0
Johnathan Coleman 2 34 17.0 31 1 0
Bobby Swigert 2 27 13.5 23 0 0
Bobby Wolford 4 20 5.0 8 0 0
C.J. Parsons 4 18 4.5 7 0 0
Brian Miller 1 5 5.0 5 0 0
Jake Sinkovec 1 2 2.0 2 0 0

Kicking

Team Statistics: Kicking for Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Chandler Catanzaro 6 6 1 1 28 100.0 9
Team Statistics: Kicking for Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Nate Freese 4 4 1 1 39 100.0 7

Punting

Team Statistics: Punting for Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Spencer Benton 4 34.3 35 0 1 1
Team Statistics: Punting for Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles Punt Avg Long Blk In20 TB
Gerald Levano 4 33.3 41 0 0 0
Chase Rettig 1 32.0 32 0 1 0

Kick/Punt Returns

Team Statistics: Returns for Clemson Tigers
Clemson Tigers KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Andre Ellington 5 129 25.8 39 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Adam Humphries 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
Team Statistics: Returns for Boston College Eagles
Boston College Eagles KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Spiffy Evans 6 110 18.3 30 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Last Updated

Updated on Monday, Oct 1, 2012 8:08 pm ET

Top Performers

Clemson
T. Boyd
Tajh Boyd QB

28-38, 367 yds
3 TDs, 1 INT
11 Rush, 42 yds, 1 TD

Boston Coll.
A. Amidon
Alex Amidon WR

8 Rec, 193 yds
2 TDs

Team Statistics

Team Statistics Comparison: Clemson Tigers / Boston College Eagles
Team Statistics Clemson Tigers Boston College Eagles
First Downs 27 18
Total Yards 576 420
Turnovers 2 2
First Downs 27 18
Passing 17 13
Rushing 10 3
Penalty 0 2
Third Down Efficiency 10-16 5-17
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-1 2-4
Total Net Yards 576 420
Total Plays 84 72
Average Gain Per Play 6.9 5.8
Net Yards Rushing 209 51
Rushes 46 28
Average Per Rush 4.5 1.8
Net Yards Passing 367 369
Completions-Attempts 28-38 26-44
Yards Per Pass Play 9.7 8.4
Times Sacked 1 2
Yards Lost to Sacks 16 16
Had Intercepted 1 2
Punts 4 5
Average Punt 34.3 33.0
Penalties 8 5
Penalty Yards 54 40
Fumbles 1 0
Fumbles Lost 1 0