Clemson 28, Georgia State 0
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 22, 2014
Where: Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Temperature:
57°
Head Official:
Tom McCreesh
Attendance:
77693
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Clemson 28, Georgia State 0: Tyshon Dye rushed for 124 yards and two touchdowns, and the host Tigers forced three first-half turnovers to win for the seventh time in their past eight games.
Cole Stoudt, starting at quarterback for the injured Deshaun Watson, completed 19-of-29 passes for 132 yards and a touchdown for Clemson (8-3), which saw its six-game winning streak end in last week’s 28-6 loss at Georgia Tech. Dye, who missed all of last season with a back injury and had played in just one game this season due to an Achilles injury, sparked a rushing attack that averaged 4.9 yards per carry.
The Tigers defense overwhelmed the Panthers (1-10), intercepting three passes in the first half and holding Georgia State to 40 yards rushing. Georgia State quarterback Nick Arbuckle completed 13-of-29 passes for 115 yards and the three picks as the Panthers lost their 10th in a row.
A 21-yard punt set up Clemson’s first scoring drive, with Dye reaching the end zone on a 4-yard run, and Dye scored from 6 yards out four plays after Korrin Wiggins’ interception as the Tigers grabbed a 14-0 first-quarter advantage. Jayron Kearse picked off Arbuckle midway through the second quarter and six plays later, Wayne Gallman scored on a 9-yard run.
Garry Peters’ interception late in the half gave Clemson possession at its 47, and Stoudt capped an eight-play drive with an 8-yard touchdown pass to Mike Williams to make it 28-0 at halftime. Williams finished with seven receptions for 87 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Dye had rushed just five times for 14 yards this season. … Watson, who injured his knee last week, is expected to play in Clemson’s regular-season finale next Saturday against in-state rival South Carolina. … Clemson senior Daniel Rodriguez, a Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient, caught one pass for nine yards and returned a punt 26 yards in the fourth quarter.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Georgia State |
|
Clemson |
Marcus Caffey
|
Player |
Tyshon Dye
|
13 |
Attempts |
20 |
24 |
Yards |
124 |
1.8 |
Avg Yards |
6.2 |
0 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Georgia State
|
155 |
40 |
115 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
Clemson
|
357 |
209 |
148 |
4 |
0 |
3 |
1.0 |
0 |