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#1 Clemson dominates rival N.C. State
Clemson Football News

Senior QB Jerry McLaughlin overcame a rough start to match his career-high with 5 TD passes and the Tiger defense held rival N.C. State under 100 total yards in a 42-6 Textile Bowl road victory. Clemson led 14-0 at the half and outscored the Wolfpack 28-6 in the 2nd half to pull away.

McLaughlin got off to a poor start throwing the ball, beginning 3-of-7 for 49 yards and 2 interceptions. The senior QB turned it around to turn in an awesome performance. McLaughlin went 20-of-22 for 326 yards, including 14 straight completions to finish the game, and tossed 5 TD passes to 4 different receivers.

Sophomore WR Kyle Carrington led all receivers with 130 yards and a 73-yard TD catch, while junior WR Craig Terrell caught 2 TD passes. Junior WR Matt Ortiz and senior TE Martin Haley each caught a TD pass as well.

Junior RB Ray Smith went over 100 yards rushing for the 1st time in several weeks, finishing with 121 on 28 carries and a 1-yard TD plunge. McLaughlin suffered 5 sacks and finished with negative yards rushing for the 2nd straight week.

The Clemson defense was awesome again, holding N.C. State to only 81 yards and 6 first downs. The Tigers recorded 9 sacks, including 3 from new Heisman candidate senior DE Matt Brown, and forced 3 turnovers.

Clemson stays on the road for probably their biggest test of the season. The top-ranked Tigers travel to take on #9 Virginia Tech in a battle of ACC division leaders. Clemson has not faced the Hokies in the regular season for 4 seasons, but they have won the last two ACC title game matchups against them. The last time Clemson traveled to Blacksburg was in Coach Borland's 1st season at the helm, where the Hokies won 55-27.

Box Score

NCST 0 : 0 : 6 : 0 - 6
CLEM 0 : 14 : 21 : 7 - 42

2nd Quarter
CLEM --- Haley 2 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 1 run (Branch kick)

3rd Quarter
CLEM --- Terrell 16 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
NCST --- Boley 60 pass from Owens (conversion failed)
CLEM --- Carrington 73 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Terrell 19 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)

4th Quarter
CLEM --- Ortiz 8 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)

Team Stats

1st Downs:
NCST --- 6 ... CLEM --- 22
Total Offense:
NCST --- 81 ... CLEM --- 469
Rushes-Yards:
NCST --- 17-(-60) ... CLEM --- 45-94
Passing (C-A-I):
NCST --- 9-19-2 ... CLEM --- 23-29-2
Passing Yards:
NCST --- 141 ... CLEM --- 375
Times Sacked:
NCST --- 9 ... CLEM --- 5
3rd Down Conversions:
NCST --- 2-8 ... CLEM --- 9-14
Turnovers:
NCST --- 3 ... CLEM --- 2

Individual Stats

N.C. STATE

Landon Owens, QB --- 9 - 17 - 141 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT

Chad Avery, RB --- 4 att. - 7 yds; 3 rec. - 21 yds

Drew Boley, WR --- 2 rec. - 68 yds, TD
Shawn Larson, WR --- 2 rec. - 42 yds

Rob Black, CB --- 9 tkls, INT
Darren Clayton, MLB --- 9 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sack
Chad Johnson, OLB --- 9 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack
Brigham Gibbons, FS --- 8 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack, INT
John Carr, CB --- 7 tkls
Russell Lambert, DT --- 4 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack

CLEMSON

Jerry McLaughlin, QB --- 23 - 29 - 375 yds, 5 TD, 2 INT

Ray Smith, RB --- 28 att. - 121 yds, TD; 4 rec. - 31 yds
Derek Westerman, RB --- 5 att. - 12 yds

Kyle Carrington, WR --- 4 rec. - 130 yds, TD
Tim Johnson, WR --- 4 rec. - 80 yds
Craig Terrell, WR --- 4 rec. - 47 yds, 2 TD
Matt Ortiz, WR --- 3 rec. - 50 yds, TD
Martin Haley, TE --- 3 rec. - 32 yds, TD

Matt Brown, DE --- 5 tkls (4 TFL), 3 sacks, FF
Andrew Pettit, MLB --- 4 tkls
Greg Hawthorne, MLB --- 4 tkls, FR
Ken Clark, OLB --- 4 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks
Ryan Cody, DT --- 3 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sacks
Joey Flowers, DE --- 3 tkls (3 TFL), 2 sacks
Ben Whitaker, SS --- 2 tkls, 2 INT

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Top 25 Week 7 Results

#1 Clemson 42, N.C. State 6
#12 Ohio State 34, #2 Penn State 32
#4 Wisconsin 58, Northwestern 14
#5 Arkansas 28, #6 Auburn 17
#7 Iowa 27, Purdue 14
#8 USC 62, Stanford 10
#11 UCLA 42, Army 7
#21 Colorado 45, #13 Texas 28
#14 Rutgers 42, Connecticut 7
Texas A&M 17, #15 Oklahoma State 10
#16 West Virginia 34, South Florida 14
#17 UAB 34, Marshall 17
#18 BYU 44, Colorado State 20
#19 Arizona 45, Mississippi State 7
#20 Boise State 52, San Jose State 20
#22 Boston College 17, Wake Forest 14
#23 Florida State 49, Miami 28
#24 Michigan 28, Minnesota 21
#25 Northern Illinois 38, Eastern Michigan 14

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

1 (1) Clemson (39)
2 (3) Tennessee (21)
3 (4) Wisconsin (1)
4 (5) Arkansas
5 (7) Iowa
6 (8) USC
7 (2) Penn State
8 (10) Oklahoma
9 (9) Virginia Tech
10 (12) Ohio State
11 (11) UCLA
12 (6) Auburn
13 (14) Rutgers
14 (16) West Virginia
15 (17) UAB
16 (21) Colorado
17 (18) BYU
18 (19) Arizona
19 (20) Boise State
20 (13) Texas
21 (22) Boston College
22 (23) Florida State
23 (15) Oklahoma State
24 (24) Michigan
25 (25) Northern Illinois

Heisman Watch

1) Jerry McLaughlin, QB, Clemson ^^^
2) Ben Brown, QB, Iowa ^^^
3) Harry Morales, QB, Boise State <<<
4) Matt Joyce, RB, Wisconsin >>>
5) Matt Brown, DE, Clemson >>>

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Oliver Young, QB, New Mexico State
36 - 57 - 490 yds; 10 att. - 37 yds, 6 total TD

Defense:
Richard Love, OLB, Northern Illinois
7 tkls (3 TFL), 1 sack, 2 INT, TD

ACC Players of the Week

Offense:
Anthony Garner, QB, Florida State
21 - 31 - 337 yds; 3 att. - 24 yds, 6 total TD

Defense:
Matt Cunningham, DE, Florida State
8 tkls (6 TFL), 3 sacks, FF

ACC Standings (after Week 7)

Atlantic Division

1) Clemson --- 7-0 (5-0 ACC)
2) Florida State --- 6-1 (4-1)
3) Boston College --- 6-1 (3-1)
4) Maryland --- 4-3 (3-2)
5) N.C. State --- 2-5 (0-4)
6) Wake Forest --- 2-5 (0-4)

Coastal Division

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

BYU Tracker

Won 44-20 over Colorado State
Current Record: 6-1 (4-0 Mountain West)

FIU Tracker

Won 29-10 over Troy
Current Record: 5-0 (2-0 Sun Belt)

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Smith, Brown snap records in #1 Clemson's blowout of #9 Virginia Tech
Clemson Football News

Junior RB Ray Smith ran for a career-high 6 TDs and senior DE Matt Brown became the NCAA's career sack leader as #1 Clemson embarrassed #9 Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, 59-7. Smith scored all of his TDs in the 1st half as the Tigers built a 49-0 halftime advantage and never looked back.

Smith, still trying to return to the form he displayed as a true freshman, showed some of that today in arguably the most dominating performance of his career. The junior RB ran for a season-high 223 yards on only 21 carries and came out for the 2nd half in street clothes.

Brown, a dark horse Heisman candidate out of a position that has never won it, recorded 2 sacks on the day and broke the NCAA career mark for sacks in the process. Brown's 67th sack broke the mark last held by BYU DE Terrell Porter, a former player for Coach Borland. Brown now has 21 sacks on the season and could break the NCAA single-season mark also.

Senior QB Jerry McLaughlin didn't have to do much thanks to Smith's running, but he still threw for 224 yards and a 61-yard TD on 14-of-16 passing. Senior WR Tim Johnson was his top reciever, totaling 194 yards and the 3rd-quarter TD catch. McLaughlin, Johnson and the rest of the 1st team offense left the game early in the 3rd quarter with the score 56-0.

Virginia Tech got their lone score midway through the 4th quarter when RB Kareem Sowell scored on an 8-yard run. Sowell was the only bright spot for the Hokies, rushing for 64 yards.

Clemson finishes their road trip next week at Georgia Tech. The Tigers won 63-13 last season.

Box Score

VT 0 : 0 : 0 : 7 - 7
CLEM 21 : 28 : 7 : 3 - 59

1st Quarter
CLEM --- R. Smith 21 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 38 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- Terrell 67 punt return (Branch kick)

2nd Quarter
CLEM --- R. Smith 51 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 20 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 5 run (Branch kick)
CLEM --- R. Smith 6 run (Branch kick)

3rd Quarter
CLEM --- T. Johnson 61 pass from McLaughlin (Branch kick)

4th Quarter
VT --- Sowell 8 run (Atkins kick)
CLEM --- Branch 43 FG

Team Stats

1st Downs:
VT --- 15 ... CLEM --- 22
Total Offense:
VT --- 213 ... CLEM --- 471
Rushes-Yards:
VT --- 35-94 ... CLEM --- 39-243
Passing (C-A-I):
VT --- 12-20-2 ... CLEM --- 14-18-0
Passing Yards:
VT --- 119 ... CLEM --- 228
Times Sacked:
VT --- 8 ... CLEM --- 2
3rd Down Conversions:
VT --- 3-9 ... CLEM --- 6-9
Turnovers:
VT --- 3 ... CLEM --- 0

Individual Stats

VIRGINIA TECH

Gabriel Leach, QB --- 9 - 17 - 87 yds, 2 INT; 15 att. - 2 yds

Kareem Sowell, RB --- 14 att. - 64 yds, TD

Nick Young, WR --- 3 rec. - 26 yds
Josh Lucas, WR --- 2 rec. - 23 yds
Paul McCauley, WR --- 2 rec. - 22 yds

Adam Walker, CB --- 13 tkls
Chris Barr, MLB --- 9 tkls (1 TFL)
Victor Bryant, OLB --- 5 tkls (1 TFL)
Andre Bradford, FS --- 5 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack
Drew Bradford, MLB --- 4 tkls (1 TFL)

CLEMSON

Jerry McLaughlin, QB --- 14 - 16 - 224 yds, 1 TD
Troy Jones, QB --- 1 - 3 - 13 yds

Ray Smith, RB --- 21 att. - 223 yds, 6 TD (played 1st half only)
Derek Westerman, RB --- 9 att. - 25 yds
Fred Slater, RB --- 6 att. - 15 yds

Tim Johnson, WR --- 10 rec. - 194 yds, TD

Andrew Pettit, MLB --- 8 tkls (1 TFL), 1 sack
Albert Speaks, DT --- 6 tkls (1 TFL)
Joe Larkins, CB --- 6 tkls
Matt Brown, DE --- 5 tkls (2 TFL), 2 sacks, FR
Rasheed Butler, CB --- 4 tkls
Ray Carter, FS --- 4 tkls, INT
Ken Clark, OLB --- 3 tkls (3 TFL), 3 sacks, INT

Craig Terrell, WR --- 76 PR yds, TD

[kblu54]

Top 25 Week 8 Results

#1 Clemson 59, #9 Virginia Tech 7
#2 Tennessee 40, Alabama 14
#3 Wisconsin 26, Minnesota 23 (OT)
#4 Arkansas 48, Ole Miss 7
#5 Iowa 38, Indiana 3
#6 USC 40, Notre Dame 13
#7 Penn State 38, #24 Michigan 28
#8 Oklahoma 50, Baylor 9
#10 Ohio State 41, Michigan State 14
#11 UCLA 49, Stanford 14
LSU 20, #12 Auburn 10
#13 Rutgers 38, Syracuse 14
#14 West Virginia 66, Louisville 24
#15 UAB 31, Southern Mississippi 17
#16 Colorado 44, Kansas 10
#17 BYU 41, Army 7
#19 Boise State 37, Utah State 7
#20 Texas 35, Texas Tech 3
#21 Boston College 55, Duke 6
Iowa State 41, #23 Oklahoma State 21
#25 Northern Illinois 31, Kent State 28

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

1 (1) Clemson (39)
2 (2) Tennessee (21)
3 (3) Wisconsin (1)
4 (4) Arkansas
5 (5) Iowa
6 (6) USC
7 (7) Penn State
8 (8) Oklahoma
9 (11) UCLA
10 (10) Ohio State
11 (13) Rutgers
12 (14) West Virginia
13 (15) UAB
14 (16) Colorado
15 (9) Virginia Tech
16 (17) BYU
17 (18) Arizona
18 (19) Boise State
19 (20) Texas
20 (21) Boston College
21 (22) Florida State
22 (12) Auburn
23 (25) Northern Illinois
24 (NR) Texas A&M
25 (NR) Arizona State

Heisman Watch

1) Harry Morales, QB, Boise State ^^^
2) Matt Brown, DE, Clemson ^^^
3)Larry Riggs, RB, Colorado ^^^
4) Ryan Hale, RB, Arkansas ^^^
5) Ron Mitchell, QB, Oklahoma ^^^

National Players of the Week

Offense:
Ray Smith, RB, Clemson
21 att. - 223 yds, 6 TD

Defense:
Todd Brooks, OLB, UTEP
5 tkls (2 TFL), 1 sack, INT, TD

ACC Players of the Week

Offense:
Ray Smith, RB, Clemson
21 att. - 223 yds, 6 TD

Defense:
Andre Hunt, FS, Boston College
2 tkls, INT, FF, TD

ACC Standings (after Week 8)

Atlantic Division

1) Clemson --- 8-0 (6-0 ACC)
2) Boston College --- 7-1 (4-1)
3) Florida State --- 6-1 (4-1)
4) Maryland --- 4-3 (3-2)
5) Wake Forest --- 3-5 (1-4)
6) N.C. State --- 2-6 (0-5)

Coastal Division

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

BYU Tracker

Won 41-7 over Army
Current Record: 7-1 (4-0 Mountain West)

FIU Tracker

Lost 31-27 over North Texas
Current Record: 5-1 (2-1 Sun Belt)

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[DerkontheOS]

Wow, you have a defensive player on Heisman watch....What if he won the Heisman?......That would be cool, because the last defensive player to win the Heisman was in 1997.

By the way that would have been Charles Woodson, current Green Bay cornerback.

[DonCarlo]

Quote: Originally Posted by DerkontheOS

Wow, you have a defensive player on Heisman watch....What if he won the Heisman?......That would be cool, because the last defensive player to win the Heisman was in 1997. By the way that would have been Charles Woodson, current Green Bay cornerback.

Great job man

[DonCarlo]

Quote: Originally Posted by DonCarlo

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