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Orange Bowl: W Virginia vs. Clemson: Box Score

Wednesday Jan 4, 2012 8:30 pm - Miami Gardens, FL (Neutral Site)
Odds: Clemson by 3, Total Points: 64

Matchup Menu: WVU @ CLEM

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West Virginia Mountaineers (8-4) 14 35 14 7
70
Clemson Tigers (8-4) 17 3 6 7
33

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WVU
CLEM
Clemson 9:33 6 1 Rushing TD: Andre Ellington 68 yard rush. Extra Point good by Chandler Catanzaro. 0
7
W Virginia 6:54 6 1 Rushing TD: Shawn Alston 4 yard rush. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 7
7
Clemson 4:38 6 1 Passing TD: Sammy Watkins 27 yard pass from Tajh Boyd. Extra Point good by Chandler Catanzaro. 7
14
W Virginia 2:49 6 1 Passing TD: Tavin Austin 8 yard pass from Geno Smith. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 14
14
Clemson 0:45 3 Field Goal: Chandler Catanzaro kicks a 42 yard field goal. 14
17
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WVU
CLEM
W Virginia 13:25 6 1 Passing TD: Tavin Austin 27 yard pass from Geno Smith. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 21
17
W Virginia 10:28 6 1 Touchdown Darwin Cook. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 28
17
Clemson 4:49 3 Field Goal: Chandler Catanzaro kicks a 43 yard field goal. 28
20
W Virginia 2:29 6 1 Rushing TD: Geno Smith 7 yard rush. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 35
20
W Virginia 1:13 6 1 Passing TD: Tavin Austin 3 yard pass from Geno Smith. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 42
20
W Virginia 0:04 6 1 Rushing TD: Shawn Alston 1 yard rush. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 49
20
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WVU
CLEM
W Virginia 12:35 6 1 Passing TD: Stedman Bailey 6 yard pass from Geno Smith. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 56
20
W Virginia 9:18 6 1 Passing TD: Tavin Austin 37 yard pass from Geno Smith. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 63
20
Clemson 1:37 6 Passing TD: DeAndre Hopkins 28 yard pass from Tajh Boyd. Two Point Conversion missed. 63
26
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WVU
CLEM
W Virginia 6:21 6 1 Passing TD: Willie Millhouse 7 yard pass from Geno Smith. Extra Point good by Tyler Bitancurt. 70
26
Clemson 1:01 6 1 Rushing TD: Roderick McDowell 4 yard rush. Extra Point good by Chandler Catanzaro. 70
33
WVU
CLEM
1st Downs 31
24
Passing 1st downs 16
14
Rushing 1st downs 13
8
1st downs from Penalties 2
2
3rd down efficiency 10-16
3-13
3rd down conversion % 62.5%
23.1%
4th down efficiency 0-0
2-2
4th down conversion % --
100.0%
Total Plays 87
77
Total Yards 595
443
Net Yards Passing 407
250
Sacked-Yards lost 0-0
3-14
Gross yards passing 407
264
Completions-Attempts 32-46
24-47
Completion% 69.6%
51.1%
Net yards per pass play 8.8
5.0
Touchdowns 6
2
Interceptions 1
2
Passer Rating 182.6
101.3
Net Yards Rushing 188
193
Rushing attempts 41
27
Yards per rush 4.6
7.1
Touchdowns 3
2
WVU
CLEM
Red Zone (Made-Att) 7-7
1-2
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
50.0%
Penalties 4-40
6-65
Turnovers 1
4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0
2-2
Interceptions thrown 1
2
Punting (Punts-Yards) 5-175
6-238
Yards per Punt 35.0
39.7
Field Goals 0-0
2-2
Extra Points 10
3
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 1--2
1-0
Yards per return -2.0
0.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 5-117
10-190
Yards per return 23.4
19.0
Possession 36:55
23:05
1st Quarter 07:51
07:09
2nd Quarter 08:34
06:26
3rd Quarter 09:44
05:16
4th Quarter 10:46
04:14

West Virginia Mountaineers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Geno Smith 32/43 407 9.5 6 0 200.0
Paul Millard 0/3 0 0.0 0 1 -66.7
Team 32/46 407 8.8 6 1 182.6

West Virginia Mountaineers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Shawn Alston 20 77 3.9 2
Andrew Buie 13 45 3.5 0
Tavin Austin 3 40 13.3 0
Geno Smith 5 26 5.2 1
Team 41 188 4.6 3

West Virginia Mountaineers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Andrew Buie 4 32 8.0 0
Tavin Austin 12 123 10.2 4
Stedman Bailey 5 82 16.4 1
Willie Millhouse 3 71 23.7 1
Devin Brown 5 71 14.2 0
J.D. Woods 1 15 15.0 0
Ivan McCarthy 2 13 6.5 0
Team 32 407 12.7 6

West Virginia Mountaineers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 0 0

West Virginia Mountaineers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Keith Tandy 1 18
Pat Miller 1 6
Team 2 24

West Virginia Mountaineers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Stedman Bailey 1 1 0 0 0
Willie Millhouse 2 2 0 0 0
Eain Smith 12 11 0 0.5 0
Jared Barber 6 5 0 1 2
Keith Tandy 6 6 0 0 0
Brodrick Jenkins 5 5 0 0 1
Darwin Cook 4 2 0 0 0
Najae Goode 3 2 1 1.5 1
Bruce Irvin 2 2 1 1 0
Troy Gloster 2 2 0 0 0
Ishmael Banks 2 2 0 0 0
Pat Miller 2 2 0 0 0
Julian Miller 2 2 0 0 0
Matt Moro 1 1 0 0 0
Dustin Garrison 1 1 0 0 0
Shaq Rowell 1 1 0 0 0
Jorge Wright 1 1 0 0 0
Doug Rigg 1 0 0 0 0
Will Clarke 1 1 1 1 0
Team 55 49 3 5 4

West Virginia Mountaineers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Tavin Austin 5 117 23.4 36
Team 5 117 23.4

West Virginia Mountaineers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Devin Brown 1 -2 -2.0 0
Team 1 -2 -2.0

West Virginia Mountaineers Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Tyler Bitancurt 0/0 -- 0 10 10
Team 0/0 -- 10 10

West Virginia Mountaineers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Corey Smith 5 175 35.0 48
Team 5 175 35.0

Clemson Tigers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Tajh Boyd 24/46 250 5.4 2 2 103.5
Cole Stoudt 0/1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Team 24/47 264 5.6 2 2 101.3

Clemson Tigers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Andre Ellington 10 116 11.6 1
Roderick McDowell 4 34 8.5 1
Tajh Boyd 10 32 3.2 0
Cole Stoudt 1 5 5.0 0
D.J. Howard 1 4 4.0 0
Sammy Watkins 1 2 2.0 0
Team 27 193 7.1 2

Clemson Tigers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Sammy Watkins 5 66 13.2 1
DeAndre Hopkins 10 107 10.7 1
Jaron Brown 2 24 12.0 0
Dwayne Allen 2 21 10.5 0
Martavis Bryant 2 20 10.0 0
Adam Humphries 2 12 6.0 0
Brandon Ford 1 0 0.0 0
Team 24 264 11.0 2

Clemson Tigers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Andre Ellington 1 1
Tajh Boyd 1 1
Team 2 2

Clemson Tigers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Rashard Hall 1 24
Team 1 24

Clemson Tigers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Sammy Watkins 2 2 0 0 0
Dwayne Allen 1 1 0 0 0
Rashard Hall 8 6 0 0 0
Bashaud Breeland 7 6 0 0 0
Corico Hawkins 6 5 0 1 0
Xavier Brewer 5 4 0 0 1
Jonathan Meeks 5 4 0 1 0
Andre Branch 4 4 0 1 0
Kourtnei Brown 4 4 0 1 0
Jonathan Willard 3 3 0 0 0
Coty Sensabaugh 3 3 0 0 2
Corey Crawford 3 2 0 0 0
Rennie Moore 2 2 0 0 0
Malliciah Goodman 2 2 0 0 0
Quandon Christian 1 0 0 0 0
Darius Robinson 1 1 0 0 0
Martin Jenkins 1 1 0 0 0
Daniel Andrews 1 1 0 0 0
Spencer Benton 1 1 0 0 0
Tavaris Barnes 1 1 0 0 0
Spencer Shuley 1 1 0 0 0
Tyler Shatley 1 1 0 0 0
Brandon Thompson 1 1 0 1 0
Team 64 56 0 5 3

Clemson Tigers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Sammy Watkins 7 143 20.4 38
Jaron Brown 2 36 18.0 21
Chad Diehl 1 11 11.0 11
Team 10 190 19.0

Clemson Tigers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
DeAndre Hopkins 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0

Clemson Tigers Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Chandler Catanzaro 2/2 100.0% 43 3 3
Team 2/2 100.0% 3 3

Clemson Tigers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Dawson Zimmerman 6 238 39.7 48
Team 6 238 39.7