Game Notes From Clemsons 31-16 Win on Mi

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Game Notes From Clemsons 31-16 Win on Mi

No. 10 Clemson improved to 9-1 overall and 7-0 in ACC play with a on Saturday.The clinched the outright ACC Atlantic Division title.Here's what else Clemson accomplished:Scroll to ContinueWITH THE WINClemson clinched the ACC Atlantic Division outright. The Tigers were already guaranteed to represent the division in the ACC Championship Game by virtue of holding head-to-head tiebreakers in the event of identical conference records.Clemson has now produced its 30th nine-win season in school history. It is Clemson's 13th under Head Coach Dabo , more than doubling College Football Hall of Famer Danny Ford (six).Clemson has now won at least nine of the first 10 games of a season for the 16th time in school history, joining the 1939 (9-1), 1948 (10-0), 1950 (9-0-1), 1978 (9-1), 1981 (10-0), 1987 (9-1), 2011 (9-1), 2012 (9-1), 2013 (9-1), 2015 (10-0), 2016 (9-1), 2017 (9-1), 2018 (10-0), 2019 (10-0) and 2020 (9-1) campaigns.Clemson pushed its all-time record against Louisville to 8-0.Clemson won in its first eight games against a school for the second time all-time, joining Clemson's wins in the first 29 games of its all-time series with Virginia.Clemson improved to 4-0 at home against Louisville all- Tyreek Hill Jersey time. Clemson won its 39th consecutive home game to extend the longest home winning streak in ACC history. No member of Clemsons roster has lost a home game at Clemson in their careers. Clemson (39) tied the 2005-11 Oklahoma Sooners (39) for the ninth-longest home winning streak in FBS history.Clemson has now gone six calendar years without a home lo s. Clemsons last home lo s was on Nov. 12, 2016 against Pitt.Clemson pushed its national-best home record in the College Football Playoff era (since 2014) to 58-1.Clemson won its 10th consecutive game against conference opponents, dating to last season. It marks Clemsons fifth conference winning streak of 10 or more games since the ACCs founding in 1953.Clemson won a seventh conference regular season game in a season for the 10th time in school history, joining the 1983 (7-0), 2012 (7-1), 2013 (7-1), 2015 (8-0) Armani Watts Jersey , 2016 (7-1), 2017 (7-1), 2018 (8-0), 2019 (8-0) and 2020 (8-1) campaigns.Clemson improved to 48-2 in its last 50 games against ACC Atlantic Division teams, including games against typical Atlantic division foes in the division-free season in 2020.Clemson became the first team to win 100 games against Power Five opponents since 2013. Clemson's national-best 100 Power Five wins since 2013 include victories against Boston College (10), Wake Forest (10), Georgia Tech (9), Syracuse (9), NC State (8), Louisville (8), Florida State (7), South Carolina (7), Notre Dame (3), Ohio State (3), Miami (3), North Carolina (3), Virginia (3), Virginia Tech (3), Alabama (2), Pitt (2), Auburn (2), Oklahoma (2), Texas AM (2), Georgia (1), Duke (1), Maryland (1) and Iowa State (1).Clemson improved to 30-7 in games following a lo s under Dabo Swinney, including season openers following a lo s in the previous season finale. Clemson has not lost back-to-back games Darwin Thompson Jersey in the same season since November 2011.Clemson played its 150th consecutive game since losing back-to-back games in a single season. Clemson's 150-game streak dating to 2011 is the nation's longest active streak.Clemson improved to 31-6 under Dabo Swinney in games in which the Tigers enter ranked lower in the AP Poll than they did in its previous contest. Clemson is now 74-4 when scoring first since 2015.Clemson has now won 104 of its last 106 games, including each of its last 67, when leading at halftime.Clemson led 24-10 entering the fourth quarter and improved to 125-2 since 2011 when leading after three quarters. Clemson has now won 66 straight games when taking a lead into the fourth quarter, dating to November 2016.Clemson has now won 104 of its last 105 games when holding teams under 23 points (dates to 2010).Head Coach Dabo Swinney (159) pulled within one victory of Oklahoma's Bob Stoops (160) for the second-most victories in the first 15 seasons of a head coaching career in FBS history.GAME NOTESClemson gained 439 total yards, its fourth 400-yard game of the season and the Tigers second in their last three games.Clemson rushed for 248 rushing yards, its third 200-yard rushing performance of the season (280 vs. Louisiana Tech; 293 vs. Syracuse). Clemson improved to 75-1 when rushing for 200+ yards under Dabo Swinney.Clemson recorded a 26-15 advantage in first downs. Clemson now has a 122-2 record when totaling more first downs than its opponent since 2011 and has won its last 62 such contests.Wide receiver Antonio Williams recorded career highs in receptions (10) and receiving yards (83) with a touchdown. Williams previous career high in receptions was five, set three times this season. His career high in receiving yards was 76, set this season at Florida State.Williams also added 23 punt return yards to finish with a career-high 106 all-purpose yards.Williams 10 receptions were the most by a Clemson player this season and most by a Clemson player since Amari Kansas City Chiefs Jersey Rodgers 10 receptions against Pitt in 2020.Williams 10 receptions tied the Clemson single-game freshman record shared by Sammy Watkins (2011 vs. Auburn) and Artavis Scott (2014 vs. Louisville and Boston College).Williams caught his third touchdown of the season on a four-yard slant from DJ in the second quarter.On the play, Uiagalelei (33) pa sed Kyle Parker (32 from 2009-10) for sole po se sion of the eighth-most career touchdown pa ses in Clemson history. Uiagalelei completed 19-of-27 pa ses for 185 Carlos Hyde Jersey yards with one touchdown. He also added 32 yards on a career-high 15 rushing attempts with a rushing touchdown. He also recorded a six-yard reception the first of his career on a pa s from Williams.Uiagalelei improved to 20-5 as a starter. He became the 10th Clemson quarterback since World War II to record at least 20 wins as a starter.Clemson opened the scoring on an 11-yard rushing touchdown by Uiagalelei on the games opening po se sion. Clemsons 12-play, 75-yard touchdown drive was Clemsons seventh scoring drive on an opening po se sion in 10 games this season.With the rushing touchdown, Uiagalelei (13) pa sed Rodney Williams (12 from 1985-88) for sole po se sion of the seventh-most rushing touchdowns by a Clemson quarterback since 1953.With his fifth rushing touchdown of the season, Uiagalelei set a new single-season career high in rushing touchdowns, surpa sing his four in both the 2020 and 2021 seasons.Clemson has scored at least one rushing touchdown in 64 of its 65 games since the start of the 2018 season. Clemsons 64 games with a rushing touchdown
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