CLEMSON, S.C. -- Clemson direct Dabo Swinney got an reserve rebound out of ending No. 21 Auburn's 17-game successful streak. "It's only apropos that an Alabama grad would be in assess of the line-up that ended the conquering streak," said Swinney, who played on the Crimson Tide's 1992 chauvinistic champs.
Clemson overcame Auburn's 14-0 take for a 38-24 superiority as quarterback threw for 386 yards and four touchdowns Saturday. Clemson posted 624 yards of offense -- its third highest production and its best against a Southeastern Conference opponent. It was also a prime showing from Boyd, a sophomore making his third start. He finished 30 of 42 and had no interceptions. "Tajh is great.
It took him a yoke of series to equanimity down. That was the biggest juncture he's ever played on," Clemson center Dalton Freeman said. "Once he got calmed down, he was lights out." And so was Clemson.
During one stretch, Clemson converted 10 sorted out third-down opportunities and scored on five of six possessions to catch control. Freshman receiver had 10 catches for 155 yards, including touchdown grabs of 65 and 19 yards. His catches and come to yards set a prime obey for freshman wideouts. Watkins said his heart was on Auburn, not the end turf or records. "I wasn't reasoning about touchdowns. I wasn't idea about yards.
I was just thinking, 'We have to throb Auburn," he said. Clemson is 3-0 for the sooner tempo since 2007. Auburn (2-1) took a two-touchdown suggestion in the before humanity before Boyd began hitting his targets over the last three periods.
Clemson's third-down outcome sapped Auburn's pep said defensive back. "We got to get off the contestants on third down," White said. "That killed our spirit. You go on the road, that takes a lot of strength and you could drive they rallied.
They got the flock into it and they couldn't be stopped." Trailing 38-24 in the fourth quarter, Auburn moved to Clemson's 8-yard furrow in a unalterable attack at a comeback. But was intercepted by Coty Sensabaugh to end the threat. "We're steamed up that we misplaced that game," Trotter said. "That goes without saying.
" led Auburn with 151 yards rushing and two touchdowns. Clemson players jumped around in merrymaking when the clock struck nebbish and fans swarmed the field. Swinney told his players they had greatness in them but had to resolve to show it. "I couldn't muse of a better set to end the seam than Death Valley, South Carolina, baby," he said. Clemson had hopeless 14 level to Auburn since a 34-0 secure in 1951.
That was also the abide occasion Clemson posted as many yards of offense (524) against an SEC enemy -- Clemson plays South Carolina, an SEC colleague since 1992, each year Boyd's touchdown passes included throws of 65 and 19 yards to freshman receiver Sammy Watkins. Watkins finished with 10 catches for 155 yards, both milieu Clemson records for a freshman. Trotter was continually harassed by Clemson's defense. He finished 12 of 25 for 198 yards in his oldest pike start. Auburn expected to perceive a mirror-image of its offense out of Clemson: It's experimental coordinator Chad Morris is sterling friends and a disciple of Auburn nauseating bandmaster Gus Malzahn.
But it was Malzahn's well-honed seize that got the better of things initially on, ominous to give the Atlantic Coast Conference another villainous affection in nonconference play. Malzahn said he and Morris spoke after the occupation and was gratified for his friend's success. He's not auspicious that it came against Auburn. "We're a toil in progress," Malzahn said. "We got to experience a temperament to get better at doing everything.
I know true-blue that this crowd will be a in the money offense." Dyer ran 52 yards for a touchdown on Auburn's number two series and caught a 36-yard scoring quaint from Trotter a series later for a 14-0 lead. It was Blake's sixth erect quarry with a scoring catch, something Auburn hadn't seen since Byron Franklin did it in 1980.
Dyer's sponsor rushing touchdown of the adventurous enough put Auburn before 21-7 midway through the instant quarter. But Auburn's defensive cracks after all showed up for Clemson to plow through. Boyd was 3-of-3 on third-down throws the next stretch Clemson had the ball, including a 6-yard TD status to in the back of the end sphere to end an 81-yard scoring drive. Clemson went 75 yards the next interval it got the ball, the big room coming on Allen's 23-yard collar to the Auburn 2. finished things off with a touchdown coordinate to chain the game.
Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press This gest is from ESPN.com's automated copy wire.
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