West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Clemson Tigers - Box Score - January 04, 2012 - ESPN

Scores

DISCOVER ORANGE BOWL

Final

(23) West Virginia 70

(10-3, 5-2 Big 12)

(15) Clemson 33

(10-4, 6-2 ACC)

Alerts

Coverage: ESPN

8:30 PM ET, January 4, 2012

Sun Life Stadium, MIAMI, FL

		1	2	3	4	T
#23	WVU	14	35	14	7	70
#15	CLEM	17	3	6	7	33

Top Performers

Passing: G. Smith (WVU) - 407 YDS, 6 TD

Rushing: A. Ellington (CLEM) - 10 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving: T. Austin (WVU) - 12 REC, 123 YDS, 4 TD

Scoring Summary

FIRST QUARTER				WVU	CLEM
	TD	09:33	Andre Ellington 68 Yd Run (Chandler Catanzaro Kick)	0	7
	TD	06:54	Shawne Alston 4 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	7	7
	TD	04:38	Sammy Watkins 27 Yd Pass From Tajh Boyd (Chandler Catanzaro Kick)	7	14
	TD	02:49	Tavon Austin 8 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	14	14
	FG	00:45	Chandler Catanzaro 42 Yd	14	17
SECOND QUARTER				WVU	CLEM
	TD	13:25	Tavon Austin 27 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	21	17
	TD	10:28	Darwin Cook 99 Yd Fumble Return (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	28	17
	FG	04:49	Chandler Catanzaro 43 Yd	28	20
	TD	02:29	Geno Smith 7 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	35	20
	TD	01:13	Tavon Austin 3 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	42	20
	TD	00:04	Shawne Alston 1 Yd Run (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	49	20
THIRD QUARTER				WVU	CLEM
	TD	12:35	Stedman Bailey 6 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	56	20
	TD	09:18	Tavon Austin 37 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	63	20
	TD	01:37	DeAndre Hopkins 28 Yd Pass From Tajh Boyd (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)	63	26
FOURTH QUARTER				WVU	CLEM
	TD	06:21	Willie Milhouse 7 Yd Pass From Geno Smith (Tyler Bitancurt Kick)	70	26
	TD	01:01	Roderick McDowell 4 Yd Run (Chandler Catanzaro Kick)	70	33

Team Stat Comparison

	WVU	CLEM
1st Downs	31	24
3rd down efficiency	10-16	3-13
4th down efficiency	0-0	2-2
Total Yards	595	443
Passing	407	250
Comp-Att	32-46	24-47
Yards per pass	8.8	5.3
Rushing	188	193
Rushing Attempts	44	27
Yards per rush	4.3	7.1
Penalties	4-40	6-65
Turnovers	1	4
Fumbles lost	0	2
Interceptions thrown	1	2
Possession	36:55	23:05

West Virginia Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
G. Smith	32/43	407	9.5	6	0
P. Millard	0/3	0	0.0	0	1
Team	32/46	407	8.8	6	1

Clemson Passing
	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT
T. Boyd	24/46	250	5.4	2	2
C. Stoudt	0/1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	24/47	250	5.3	2	2

West Virginia Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
S. Alston	20	77	3.9	2	11
T. Austin	4	46	11.5	0	23
A. Buie	13	45	3.5	0	11
G. Smith	5	26	5.2	1	8
-. Team	2	-6	-3.0	0	0
Team	44	188	4.3	3	23

Clemson Rushing
	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
A. Ellington	10	116	11.6	1	68
R. McDowell	4	34	8.5	1	14
T. Boyd	10	32	3.2	0	24
C. Stoudt	1	5	5.0	0	5
D. Howard	1	4	4.0	0	4
S. Watkins	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	27	193	7.1	2	68

West Virginia Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
T. Austin	11	123	11.2	4	37
S. Bailey	5	82	16.4	1	30
D. Brown	5	71	14.2	0	33
W. Milhouse	3	71	23.7	1	34
A. Buie	4	32	8.0	0	17
J. Woods	1	15	15.0	0	15
I. McCartney	2	13	6.5	0	9
Team	32	407	12.7	6	37

Clemson Receiving
	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LG
D. Hopkins	10	107	10.7	1	28
S. Watkins	5	66	13.2	1	27
J. Brown	2	24	12.0	0	15
D. Allen	2	21	10.5	0	15
M. Bryant	2	20	10.0	0	14
A. Humphries	2	12	6.0	0	9
B. Ford	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	24	250	10.4	2	28

West Virginia Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
K. Tandy	1	18	0
P. Miller	1	6	0
Team	2	24	0

Clemson Interceptions
	INT	YDS	TD
R. Hall	1	24	0
Team	1	24	0

West Virginia Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
T. Austin	5	117	23.4	36
Team	5	117	23.4	36

Clemson Kick Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
S. Watkins	7	143	20.4	38
J. Brown	2	36	18.0	21
C. Diehl	1	11	11.0	11
Team	10	190	19.0	38

West Virginia Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Brown	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0

Clemson Punt Returns
	NO	YDS	AVG	LG
D. Hopkins	1	0	0.0	0
Team	1	0	0.0	0

West Virginia Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
T. Bitancurt	0/0	0.0	--	10/10	10
Team	0/0	0.0	--	10/10	10

Clemson Kicking
	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
C. Catanzaro	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9
Team	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9

West Virginia Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
C. Smith	5	175	35.0	0	2	48
Team	5	175	35.0	0	2	48

Clemson Punting
	TOT	YDS	AVG	TB	-20	LG
D. Zimmerman	6	238	39.7	0	2	48
Team	6	238	39.7	0	2	48

ATTENDANCE: 67,563