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Sugar Bowl Playoff Semifinal: Ohio St vs. Clemson: Box Score

Friday Jan 1, 2021 8:00 pm - New Orleans, LA (Neutral Site)
Odds: Clemson by 7, Total Points: 68

Matchup Menu: OSU @ CLEM

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Ohio St. Buckeyes (11-1) 14 21 7 7
49
Clemson Tigers (8-4) 14 0 7 7
28

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary OSU
CLEM
Clemson 12:10 6 1 Rushing TD: Trevor Lawrence 2 yard rush. Extra Point good by B.T. Potter. 0
7
Ohio St 7:59 6 1 Rushing TD: Trey Sermon 32 yard rush. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 7
7
Clemson 5:01 6 1 Rushing TD: Travis Etienne 3 yard rush. Extra Point good by B.T. Potter. 7
14
Ohio St 1:36 6 1 Passing TD: Luke Farrell 8 yard pass from Justin Fields. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 14
14
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary OSU
CLEM
Ohio St 10:35 6 1 Passing TD: Jeremy Ruckert 17 yard pass from Justin Fields. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 21
14
Ohio St 5:12 6 1 Passing TD: Chris Olave 9 yard pass from Justin Fields. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 28
14
Ohio St 0:11 6 1 Passing TD: Jeremy Ruckert 12 yard pass from Justin Fields. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 35
14
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary OSU
CLEM
Clemson 7:56 6 1 Passing TD: Cornell Powell 10 yard pass from Trevor Lawrence. Extra Point good by B.T. Potter. 35
21
Ohio St 4:55 6 1 Passing TD: Chris Olave 56 yard pass from Justin Fields. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 42
21
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary OSU
CLEM
Ohio St 14:03 6 1 Passing TD: Jameson Williams 45 yard pass from Justin Fields. Extra Point good by Blake Haubeil. 49
21
Clemson 10:42 6 1 Passing TD: Cornell Powell 26 yard pass from Trevor Lawrence. Extra Point good by B.T. Potter. 49
28
OSU
CLEM
1st Downs 26
23
Passing 1st downs 15
17
Rushing 1st downs 10
4
1st downs from Penalties 1
2
3rd down efficiency 5-12
5-12
3rd down conversion % 41.7%
41.7%
4th down efficiency 0-0
0-2
4th down conversion % --
0.0%
Total Plays 74
72
Total Yards 639
444
Net Yards Passing 385
400
Sacked-Yards lost 2-11
2-19
Gross yards passing 396
419
Completions-Attempts 22-28
33-48
Completion% 78.6%
68.8%
Net yards per pass play 12.8
8.0
Touchdowns 6
2
Interceptions 1
1
Passer Rating 257.6
148.3
Net Yards Rushing 254
44
Rushing attempts 44
22
Yards per rush 5.8
2.0
Touchdowns 1
2
OSU
CLEM
Red Zone (Made-Att) 4-5
4-5
Red Zone Success % 80.0%
80.0%
Penalties 9-95
3-20
Turnovers 1
2
Fumbles-Lost 1-0
3-1
Interceptions thrown 1
1
Punting (Punts-Yards) 4-189
5-237
Yards per Punt 47.2
47.4
Field Goals 0-0
0-0
Extra Points 7
4
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 2-14
0-0
Yards per return 7.0
--
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 0-0
2-41
Yards per return --
20.5
Possession 34:05
25:55
1st Quarter 06:46
08:14
2nd Quarter 11:50
03:10
3rd Quarter 09:03
05:57
4th Quarter 06:26
08:34

Ohio St. Buckeyes Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Justin Fields 22/28 385 13.8 6 1 257.6
Team 22/28 396 14.1 6 1 257.6

Ohio St. Buckeyes Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Trey Sermon 31 193 6.2 1
Justin Fields 8 42 5.2 0
Miyan Williams 3 21 7.0 0
Team 44 254 5.8 1

Ohio St. Buckeyes Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Trey Sermon 4 61 15.2 0
Chris Olave 6 132 22.0 2
Jameson Williams 3 62 20.7 1
Jeremy Ruckert 3 55 18.3 2
Garrett Wilson 2 52 26.0 0
Jaxon Smith-Njigba 2 12 6.0 0
Luke Farrell 2 11 5.5 1
Team 22 396 18.0 6

Ohio St. Buckeyes Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Justin Fields 1 0
Team 1 0

Ohio St. Buckeyes Interceptions

  INT YDS
Tuf Borland 1 0
Team 1 38

Ohio St. Buckeyes Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Jaxon Smith-Njigba 1 1 1 1 0
Shaun Wade 9 7 0 0 0
Pete Werner 9 5 0 0 0
Justin Hilliard 8 6 0 1 0
Tuf Borland 8 4 0 0 1
Sevyn Banks 4 4 0 0 0
Tommy Togiai 4 4 0 1 1
Marcus Williamson 3 2 0 0 1
Jonathon Cooper 2 2 1 1 0
Baron Browning 2 1 0 1 0
Tyreke Smith 1 1 0 0 1
Dallas Gant 1 1 0 0 0
Josh Proctor 1 1 0 0 1
Lathan Ransom 1 1 0 0 0
Gunnar Hoak 1 1 0 0 0
Haskell Garrett 1 1 0 0 1
Team 56 42 2 5 6

Ohio St. Buckeyes Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Ohio St. Buckeyes Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Garrett Wilson 2 14 7.0 12
Team 2 14 7.0

Ohio St. Buckeyes Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Blake Haubeil 0/0 -- 0 7 7
Team 0/0 -- 7 7

Ohio St. Buckeyes Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Dru Chrisman 4 189 47.2 67
Team 4 189 47.2

Clemson Tigers Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Trevor Lawrence 33/48 400 8.3 2 1 148.3
Team 33/48 419 8.7 2 1 148.3

Clemson Tigers Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Travis Etienne 10 32 3.2 1
Lyn-J Dixon 2 20 10.0 0
Trevor Lawrence 10 -8 -0.8 1
Team 22 44 2.0 2

Clemson Tigers Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Travis Etienne 4 64 16.0 0
Lyn-J Dixon 1 0 0.0 0
Cornell Powell 8 139 17.4 2
Amari Rodgers 8 54 6.8 0
E.J. Williams 5 45 9.0 0
Braden Galloway 2 38 19.0 0
Davis Allen 2 35 17.5 0
Brannon Spector 2 16 8.0 0
Frank Ladson Jr. 1 9 9.0 0
Team 33 419 12.7 2

Clemson Tigers Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Trevor Lawrence 3 1
Team 3 1

Clemson Tigers Interceptions

  INT YDS
Mike Jones Jr. 1 0
Team 1 0

Clemson Tigers Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Cornell Powell 1 1 0 0 0
Joseph Charleston 6 5 0 0 0
Lannden Zanders 6 5 0 0 0
Bryan Bresee 5 4 1 2.5 0
Kane Patterson 4 4 0 0 0
Malcolm Greene 3 3 0 0 0
Tyler Davis 3 3 0 0 0
Myles Murphy 3 2 0 1.5 1
Andrew Booth Jr. 3 3 0 0 0
Nyles Pinckney 3 2 0 0 0
Justin Mascoll 3 1 0 0 0
James Skalski 3 2 0 0 0
Baylon Spector 3 2 1 1 0
K.J. Henry 3 1 0 0.5 0
Mario Goodrich 3 2 0 0 0
Nolan Turner 2 2 0 0 0
Ray Thornton III 2 1 0 0 0
Mike Jones Jr. 1 1 0 0 0
Sheridan Jones 1 1 0 0 0
Will Putnam 1 1 0 0 0
Derion Kendrick 1 1 0 0 1
Darien Rencher 1 0 0 0.5 0
Team 61 47 2 6 2

Clemson Tigers Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Travis Etienne 2 41 20.5 26
Team 2 41 20.5

Clemson Tigers Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Team 0 0 --

Clemson Tigers Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
B.T. Potter 0/0 -- 0 4 4
Team 0/0 -- 4 4

Clemson Tigers Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Will Spiers 5 237 47.4 57
Team 5 237 47.4