Clemson-Citadel: Three stars, three stats and 2020 game box score
A look at what players and stats stood out during Clemson’s 49-0 win over The Citadel on Saturday.
3 Clemson stars vs. The Citadel
Trevor Lawrence: Junior quarterback only played briefly after the first quarter but put up big numbers before that. The Heisman Trophy candidate was 8-of-9 for 168 yards, two TDs and also ran for a score. He has 26 TDs and no interceptions over his last nine games dating back to last season.
Frank Ladson: Sophomore receiver had his best day as a Tiger despite not playing in the second half. He hauled in four passes for 87 yards and two TDs.
Myles Murphy: Five-star freshman had his second strong game with two tackles, both for loss, and forced a fumble that James Skalski scooped up for a touchdown in the first quarter.
3 Clemson-Citadel stats that stood out
49: Amount of points scored by Clemson in the first half, most under Dabo Swinney and highest total in the first two quarters since 2006.
-2: The amount of yards The Citadel’s ground-oriented attack gained in the first half. The Bulldogs, who averaged 268.2 yards a game last season, finished with 86 yards, mostly against Tiger backups.
23: Consecutive games Clemson has won in the month of September.
Clemson-Citadel game scoring summary, box score
First quarter scoring
CLE—Ladson 17 pass from Lawrence (Potter kick), 12:36.
CLE—Rodgers 44 pass from Lawrence (Potter kick), 9:41.
CLE—Lawrence 2 run (Potter kick), 2:00.
CLE—Skalski 17 fumble return (Potter kick), 1:51.
Second quarter scoring
CLE—Uiagalelei 1 run (Potter kick), 13:00.
CLE—Ladson 54 pass from Lawrence (Potter kick), 9:55.
CLE—Uiagalelei 6 run (Weitz kick), 5:31.
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING—The Citadel, Adams 11-52, K.White 5-20, Nwanze 11-20, Hampton 1-11, Brechtel 3-5, Sessions 3-(minus 1), Rainey 10-(minus 8), Wallace 3-(minus 11). Clemson, Etienne 8-68, Rencher 4-28, Mellusi 4-25, Phommachanh 2-13, Dixon 3-10, Bowman 3-10, Dukes 2-8, Uiagalelei 3-6, Lawrence 1-2, Pace 1-2, (Team) 1-(minus 2), Helms 1-(minus 9).
PASSING—The Citadel, Webb 1-1-0-38, Adams 0-1-0-0, Rainey 2-9-0-38. Clemson, Lawrence 8-9-0-168, Uiagalelei 8-11-0-75, Phommachanh 1-5-0-(minus 1), Helms 2-2-0-1.
RECEIVING—The Citadel, McCarthy 1-38, Webb 1-22, Sessions 1-16. Clemson, Ladson 3-87, E.Williams 3-58, Powell 2-25, D.Swinney 2-6, Pace 2-0, Rodgers 1-44, Etienne 1-11, W.Brown 1-8, W.Swinney 1-3, D.Allen 1-2, Chalk 1-0, Mellusi 1-(minus 1).
MISSED FIELD GOALS—The Citadel, Kintner 47.
Clemson football 2020 schedule, game scores
Sept. 12: Clemson 37, Wake Forest 13
Sept. 19: Clemson 49, The Citadel 0
Sept. 26: Open
Oct. 3: vs. Virginia
Oct. 10: vs. Miami
Oct. 17: at Georgia Tech
Oct. 24: vs. Syracuse
Oct. 31: vs. Boston College
Nov. 7: at Notre Dame
Nov. 14: Open
Nov. 21: at Florida State
Nov. 28: vs. Pitt
Dec. 5: at Virginia Tech
This story was originally published September 19, 2020 at 7:22 PM.
