B.T. Potter had four field goals, hitting a tiebreaking 35-yarder late in the third quarter, and No. 25 Clemson held off Boston College 19-13 on Saturday night.
The Tigers find themselves in uncharted territory at the end of the first month of the season -- virtually eliminated from the playoff after just four games.
Against NC State, Spector recorded a team-high and career-high 19 tackles. His 19 tackles were the most by a Clemson player in a single game under Dabo Swinney.
Clemson’s top-10 streak (97 week) was tied with Alabama for the longest current run in college football and second-longest in the history of the AP poll, behind Miami’s 137 from 1985-93.
North Carolina State forced D.J. Uiagalelei into a fourth-down incompletion in the second overtime to beat ninth-ranked Clemson 27-21 on Saturday, an outcome that shakes up the Atlantic Coast Conference race and deals a huge blow to the Tigers’ College Football Playoff hopes.
Clemson is the only team in the conference that has not yet totaled 1,000 yards through the first three games, a far cry from the offensive dominance this team has been accustomed to in years past.
Will Shipley ran for two touchdowns and No. 6 Clemson had a goal-line stand in the final seconds in wild 14-8 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday night.
The two-sport phenom chose to forgo the MLB and a potential seven-figure signing bonus because he said the college experience was worth more to him than the money.
It was a bumpy debut for Lawrence, during which he threw for 332 yards and three touchdowns but also tossed three interceptions, often overthrew open receivers and was the victim of several drops.
Former Clemson running back CJ Spiller was honored during Saturday's SC State-Clemson matchup, ahead of his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame this December.
D.J. Uiagalelei ran for two touchdowns and threw for a third as No. 6 Clemson defeated South Carolina State 49-3 on Saturday, cranking up its offense after a sorry showing in a loss to second-ranked Georgia a week earlier.