Boxscore
Clemson 25,
Louisiana State 24
Monday, December 31, 2012 7:30 PM
Location - Georgia Dome
Attendance -
68027
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
No. 13 Clemson 25, No. 7 Louisiana State 24: Chandler Catanzaro booted a 37-yard field goal as time expired to lift Clemson to victory at the Chick-fil-A Bowl in Atlanta.
Clemson (11-2) outscored LSU 12-0 in the fourth quarter, scoring nine points in the final 2:47. DeAndre Hopkins caught 13 passes for a Chick-fil-A Bowl-record 190 yards and two touchdowns. Tajh Boyd completed 35 of 49 passes for 339 yards - although none bigger than the 26-yard strike to Hopkins on fourth-and-16 on the final drive.
Freshman running back Jeremy Hill rushed for a season-high 125 yards on 12 carries and scored two touchdowns for LSU (10-3).
Boyd hit Hopkins on a 12-yard seam route with 2:47 remaining to pull Clemson within two, but then threw incomplete under pressure on the ensuing two-point conversion. LSU quarterback Zach Mettenberger threw two incomplete passes on the next possession, allowing Clemson to get the ball back at its 20 with 1:39 remaining and all three of its timeouts.
Despite out-gaining LSU 240-95 in total yards during the first half, Clemson still trailed at the break for the first time this season. Hopkins caught an 11-yard touchdown reception from Boyd with 5:43 remaining in the first half, but the extra-point attempt was blocked - leaving Clemson behind 14-13.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Hopkins finished with 1,404 receiving yards this season, breaking the school’s single-season record set last year by teammate Sammy Watkins (1,243). Watkins suffered a right ankle injury on the second play against LSU and did not return, finishing the season with 708 receiving yards. … LSU punter Jamie Keehn, who replaced suspended All-American Brad Wing, averaged 44.4 yards on nine punts. … Catanzaro had made 143 of 145 extra points in his three-year career before his second-quarter kick was blocked by defensive lineman Bennie Logan.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 14:05 |
|
Louisiana State |
TD
|
Clemson 0
-
Louisiana State 7
|
|
1st Quarter
- 9:46 |
|
Clemson |
TD
|
Clemson 7
-
Louisiana State 7
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 13:12 |
|
Louisiana State |
TD
|
Clemson 7
-
Louisiana State 14
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 5:43 |
|
Clemson |
TD
|
Clemson 13
-
Louisiana State 14
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 14:43 |
|
Louisiana State |
TD
|
Clemson 13
-
Louisiana State 21
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 4:49 |
|
Louisiana State |
FG
|
Clemson 13
-
Louisiana State 24
|
|
4th Quarter
- 9:26 |
|
Clemson |
FG
|
Clemson 16
-
Louisiana State 24
|
|
4th Quarter
- 2:47 |
|
Clemson |
TD
|
Clemson 22
-
Louisiana State 24
|
|
4th Quarter
- 0:00 |
|
Clemson |
FG
|
Clemson 25
-
Louisiana State 24
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Louisiana State |
Clemson |
| W/L |
10 - 3 - 0 |
11 - 2 - 0 |
| Conference |
6 - 2 - 0 |
7 - 1 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Louisiana State |
Clemson |
| Score |
24 |
25 |
| First Downs |
9 |
32 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-for-13
23%
|
8-for-18
44%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
0-for-0
0%
|
1-for-3
33%
|
| Total Yards |
219 |
445 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
25-99 |
50-99 |
| Average/Rush |
4.0 |
2.0 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
14-23 |
36-50 |
| Passing Yards |
120 |
346 |
| Average/Pass Play |
4.1 |
6.3 |
| Penalties-Yards |
7-66 |
6-47 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
0-0 |
3-2 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
1 |
0 |
| Time of Possession |
23:39 |
36:21 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
T. Boyd
|
36/50 |
346 |
2 |
0 |