
(17) Clemson 45
(4-1, 1-1 ACC)

Boston College 31
(1-3, 0-2 ACC)
Coverage: ESPN2
3:30 PM ET, September 29, 2012
Alumni Stadium, CHESTNUT HILL, MA
Top Performers
Passing: T. Boyd (CLEM) - 367 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
Rushing: A. Ellington (CLEM) - 25 CAR, 132 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving: A. Amidon (BC) - 8 REC, 193 YDS, 2 TD
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | CLEM | BC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 10:16 | Andre Williams 30 Yd Run (Nate Freese Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 07:17 | Chandler Catanzaro 28 Yd | 3 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 03:02 | Tajh Boyd 6 Yd Run (Chandler Catanzaro Kick) | 10 | 7 |
| SECOND QUARTER | CLEM | BC | |||
![]() | TD | 14:56 | Sam Cooper 15 Yd Pass From Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro Kick) | 17 | 7 |
![]() | TD | 07:49 | Johnathan Coleman 3 Yd Pass From Chase Rettig (Nate Freese Kick) | 17 | 14 |
![]() | TD | 04:12 | Alex Amidon 31 Yd Pass From Chase Rettig (Nate Freese Kick) | 17 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 00:23 | Brandon Ford 4 Yd Pass From Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro Kick) | 24 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER | CLEM | BC | |||
![]() | TD | 11:06 | Roderick McDowell 16 Yd Run (Chandler Catanzaro Kick) | 31 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 03:07 | Andre Ellington 1 Yd Run (Chandler Catanzaro Kick) | 38 | 21 |
![]() | TD | 00:35 | Alex Amidon 42 Yd Pass From Chase Rettig (Nate Freese Kick) | 38 | 28 |
| FOURTH QUARTER | CLEM | BC | |||
![]() | TD | 14:00 | DeAndre Hopkins 35 Yd Pass From Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro Kick) | 45 | 28 |
![]() | FG | 09:18 | Nate Freese 39 Yd | 45 | 31 |
Team Stat Comparison
| CLEM | BC | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 27 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 10-16 | 5-17 |
4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 2-4 |
| Total Yards | 576 | 420 |
| Passing | 367 | 369 |
Comp-Att | 28-38 | 26-44 |
Yards per pass | 9.7 | 8.4 |
| Rushing | 209 | 51 |
Rushing Attempts | 46 | 28 |
Yards per rush | 4.5 | 1.8 |
| Penalties | 8-54 | 5-40 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 28:47 | 31:13 |
| Clemson Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| T. Boyd | 28/38 | 367 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Team | 28/38 | 367 | 9.7 | 3 | 1 |
| Boston College Passing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | |
| C. Rettig | 25/43 | 341 | 7.9 | 3 | 2 |
| B. Swigert | 1/1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 26/44 | 369 | 8.4 | 3 | 2 |
| Clemson Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Ellington | 25 | 132 | 5.3 | 1 | 46 |
| T. Boyd | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 1 | 15 |
| R. McDowell | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 1 | 16 |
| D. Howard | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
| A. Humphries | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 46 | 209 | 4.5 | 3 | 46 |
| Boston College Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Williams | 22 | 61 | 2.8 | 1 | 30 |
| B. Swigert | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| -. Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Rettig | 4 | -17 | -4.3 | 0 | 1 |
| Team | 28 | 51 | 1.8 | 1 | 30 |
| Clemson Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| D. Hopkins | 11 | 197 | 17.9 | 1 | 58 |
| J. Brown | 3 | 61 | 20.3 | 0 | 30 |
| A. Humphries | 4 | 41 | 10.3 | 0 | 15 |
| B. Ford | 5 | 38 | 7.6 | 1 | 14 |
| S. Cooper | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 1 | 15 |
| C. Peake | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| A. Ellington | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 28 | 367 | 13.1 | 3 | 58 |
| Boston College Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| A. Amidon | 8 | 193 | 24.1 | 2 | 49 |
| S. Evans | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 0 | 28 |
| J. Coleman | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 1 | 31 |
| B. Swigert | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 23 |
| B. Wolford | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 0 | 8 |
| C. Parsons | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| B. Miller | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Sinkovec | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 26 | 369 | 14.2 | 3 | 49 |
| Boston College Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| S. Sylvia | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Ellington | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 39 |
| Team | 5 | 129 | 25.8 | 39 |
| Boston College Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| S. Evans | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 30 |
| Team | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 30 |
| Clemson Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| A. Humphries | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 |
| Clemson Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| C. Catanzaro | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 28 | 6/6 | 9 |
| Boston College Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| N. Freese | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 7 |
| Team | 1/1 | 100.0 | 39 | 4/4 | 7 |
ATTENDANCE: 40,138



