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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida State 23, Clemson 17
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 20, 2014
Where: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Temperature: 75°
Head Official: Gary Patterson
Attendance: 82316

No. 1 Florida State 23, No. 24 Clemson 17 (OT): Karlos Williams busted a 12-yard touchdown run in overtime as the host Seminoles survived a scare from the Tigers without Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Jameis Winston.

Sean Maguire went 21-of-39 for 305 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions in place of Winston, who was suspended for yelling a vulgar phrase on campus Tuesday. Rashad Greene caught nine passes for 135 yards and a touchdown while Williams finished with 45 yards on the ground — 25 in overtime — as Florida State (3-0, 1-0 ACC) extended its winning streak to 19 games overall and 16 straight against ACC teams.

Freshman Deshaun Watson came off the bench to go 19-of-28 for 266 yards and run for a touchdown for Clemson (1-2, 0-1), which never has beaten a top-ranked team. C.J. Davidson led the Tigers with 54 rushing yards but also had a key fumble when Clemson was driving for a potential winning score late in the fourth.

Roberto Aguayo and Ammon Lakip traded field goals before D.J. Howard's 1-yard plunge gave Clemson a 10-3 halftime lead. Mario Pender's 1-yard TD run with 11:05 left in the third quarter pulled the Seminoles even, but Watson capped a 64-yard drive with a 2-yard TD run with 11:44 to go in the fourth to put the Tigers back on top. Maguire's uneven night turned upward when he found a wide-open Greene for a 74-yard score down the right sideline to tie it with 6:04 remaining.

The next series didn't end as well, as Maguire overthrew his receiver and was picked off by Jadar Johnson, setting up the Tigers at the Florida State 26 for a potential winning drive. But Davidson's fumble two plays later gave the ball back to the Seminoles, who were content to go to overtime. Florida State stuffed Adam Choice on fourth-and-1 to end Clemson's possession in overtime without points, and Williams broke runs of 13 and 12 yards to put it away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Florida State's three first-half points were its fewest since 2012 versus Florida, which also was the last time the Seminoles failed to score a first-half touchdown. … Greene has a reception in 32 straight games. … Clemson drove inside the 20 seven times but scored on only three of them, with two missed field goals and two turnovers.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Clemson   Florida State
C.J. Davidson Player Karlos Williams
12 Attempts 10
54 Yards 45
4.5 Avg Yards 4.5
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Clemson   Florida State
Mike Williams Player Rashad Greene
2 Receptions 9
72 Yards 135
36.0 Avg Yards 15.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Clemson 407 101 306 2 1 2 5.0 0
Florida State 317 13 304 3 1 0 1.0 1