Boxscore
South Carolina 27,
Clemson 17
Saturday, November 24, 2012 7:00 PM
Location - Clemson Memorial Stadium
Attendance -
82000
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
No. 12 South Carolina 27, No. 9 Clemson 17: Backup quarterback Dylan Thompson passed for 310 yards and three touchdowns, leading the visiting Gamecocks past their state rivals.
Starting for the injured Connor Shaw, Thompson hit Ace Sanders for a 34-yard touchdown with 11:48 remaining in the third quarter to give South Carolina (10-2) the lead for good at 17-14.
Clemson (10-2) led 14-10 at halftime after a Tajh Boyd 3-yard touchdown run and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Boyd to DeAndre Hopkins.
The Gamecocks held a slender 20-17 advantage going to the fourth quarter. Thompson found Bruce Ellington for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:17 remaining, capping a 13-play, 65-yard drive to give South Carolina a 27-17 lead.
Boyd finished 11-for-24 for 183 yards with two interceptions.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Shaw did not play because of a foot injury. … Sanders caught six passes for 119 yards. … Thompson completed 23 of 41 passes.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 5:27 |
|
Clemson |
TD
|
Clemson 7
-
South Carolina 0
|
|
1st Quarter
- 1:46 |
|
South Carolina |
TD
|
Clemson 7
-
South Carolina 7
|
|
1st Quarter
- 1:22 |
|
Clemson |
TD
|
Clemson 14
-
South Carolina 7
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 2:40 |
|
South Carolina |
FG
|
Clemson 14
-
South Carolina 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 11:48 |
|
South Carolina |
TD
|
Clemson 14
-
South Carolina 17
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 6:56 |
|
South Carolina |
FG
|
Clemson 14
-
South Carolina 20
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 5:07 |
|
Clemson |
FG
|
Clemson 17
-
South Carolina 20
|
|
4th Quarter
- 4:17 |
|
South Carolina |
TD
|
Clemson 17
-
South Carolina 27
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
South Carolina |
Clemson |
| W/L |
10 - 2 - 0 |
10 - 2 - 0 |
| Conference |
6 - 2 - 0 |
7 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
South Carolina |
Clemson |
| Score |
27 |
17 |
| First Downs |
26 |
18 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
11-for-21
52%
|
5-for-12
42%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
1-for-1
100%
|
0-for-0
0%
|
| Total Yards |
444 |
328 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
45-134 |
35-145 |
| Average/Rush |
3.0 |
4.1 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
23-41 |
11-24 |
| Passing Yards |
310 |
183 |
| Average/Pass Play |
6.9 |
6.1 |
| Penalties-Yards |
12-110 |
7-59 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
2-0 |
0-0 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
1 |
2 |
| Time of Possession |
39:58 |
20:02 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
T. Boyd
|
11/24 |
183 |
1 |
2 |