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Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl Recap

Thursday, December 31, 2015 | 4 p.m. ET No. 1 Clemson 37, No. 4 Oklahoma 17 Sun Life Stadium | Miami Gardens, Florida
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
OU #4 Oklahoma (11-2) 7 10 0 0 17
CU #1 Clemson (14-0) 3 13 14 7 37

2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
67,615
Kickoff Time:
4:10 p.m. ET
End of Game:
7:51 p.m. ET
Game Duration:
3:41


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 11:16 7-0 Oklahoma Samaje Perine 1 yd rush (Austin Seibert kick) 10-75 (3:44)
1st 03:45 7-3 Clemson Greg Huegel 26 yd FG 9-19 (2:47)
2nd 12:45 7-10 Clemson Deshaun Watson 5 yd rush (Greg Huegel kick) 7-96 (2:09)
2nd 07:05 7-13 Clemson Greg Huegel Kick 36 yd FG 10-62 (3:15)
2nd 04:41 10-13 Oklahoma Austin Seibert 22 yd FG 10-67 (2:24)
2nd 02:17 10-16 Clemson Greg Huegel 43 yd FG 9-49 (2:24)
2nd 01:34 17-16 Oklahoma Mark Andrews 11 yd pass from Baker Mayfield (Austin Seibert kick) 4-76 (0:43)
3rd 10:51 17-23 Clemson Wayne Gallman 1 yd rush (Greg Huegel kick) 12-75 (4:09)
3rd 04:07 17-30 Clemson Hunter Renfrow 35 yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick) 4-70 (1:21)
4th 10:48 17-37 Clemson Wayne Gallman 4 yd rush (Greg Huegel kick) 9-50 (4:40)


OKLAHOMA STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 3 Sterling Shepard
WR 5 Durron Neal
QB 6 Baker Mayfield
WR 11 Dede Westbrook
HB 25 Joe Mixon
RB 32 Samaje Perine
RG 54 Nila Kasitati
C 56 Ty Darlington
RT 75 Dru Samia
LT 78 Orlando Brown
POS. NO. DEFENSE
ILB 1 Dominique Alexander
CB 7 Jordan Thomas
SS 10 Steven Parker
FS 13 Ahmad Thomas
CB 15 Zack Sanchez
DE 19 Eric Striker
LB 23 Devante Bond
ILB 26 Jordan Evans
DE 91 Charles Tapper
DT 92 Matthew Romar
DT 94 Matt Dimon

OKLAHOMA RESERVES

1B - Jarvis Baxter, 1M - Jeffery Mead, 2 - P.J. Mbanasor, 6T - Stanvon Taylor, 8 - Kahlil Haughton, 9E - Tay Evans, 12 - Will Johnson, 14 - Cody Thomas, 16 - Michiah Quick, 17 - Jordan Smallwood, 20 - Frank Shannon, 27 - Dakota Austin, 28 - Alex Ross, 36 - Dimitri Flowers, 39 - Nick Hodgson, 40 - P.L. Lindley, 42 - Wesley Horky, 43 - Austin Seibert, 44 - Jaxon Uhles, 45 - Carson Meier, 72 - Derek Farniok, 76 - Sam Grant, 81 - Mark Andrews, 84 - Grant Bothun, 87 - DJ Ward, 89 - Connor Knight, 93 - Jordan Wade, 95 - Austin Roberts, 98 - Marquise Overton.

CLEMSON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 3 Artavis Scott
QB 4 Deshaun Watson
RB 9 Wayne Gallman
WR 13 Hunter Renfrow
TE 16 Jordan Leggett
WR 19 Charone Peake
RG 55 Tyrone Crowder
C 57 Jay Guillermo
RT 73 Joe Gore
LT 75 Mitch Hyatt
LG 78 Eric Mac Lain
POS. NO. DEFENSE
CB 2 Mackensie Alexander
WLB 10 Ben Boulware
FS 15 T.J. Green
SS 18 Jadar Johnson
CB 25 Cordrea Tankersley
CB 31 Ryan Carter
MLB 44 B.J. Goodson
DT 48 D.J. Reader
DE 90 Shaq Lawson
DT 94 Carlos Watkins
DE 98 Kevin Dodd

CLEMSON RESERVES

1T - Trevion Thompson, 1 - Jayron Kearse, 2F - Mark Fields, 3J - Kendall Joseph, 4W - Garrett Williams, 5 - Germone Hopper, 5F - Justin Falcinelli, 6 - Dorian O'Daniel, 8R - Seth Ryan, 11 - Travis Blanks, 17 - Jefferie Gibson, 21 - C.J. Davidson, 23 - Van Smith, 24 - Zac Brooks, 27 - C.J. Fuller, 29 - Marcus Edmond, 30 - Jalen Williams, 32 - Ady Teasdall, 33 - J.D. Davis, 34 - Ray-Ray McCloud, 37 - Judah Davis, 40 - Roderick Byers, 42 - Christian Wilkins, 49 - Richard Yeargin, 50 - Jabril Robinson, 51 - Taylor Hearn, 56 - Scott Pagano, 58 - Ryan Norton, 63 - Jake Fruhmorgen, 69 - Maverick Morris, 76 - Jim Brown, 80 - Milan Richard, 81 - Stanton Seckinger, 84 - Cannon Smith, 85 - Dane Rogers, 87 - D.J. Greenlee, 91 - Austin Bryant, 92 - Greg Huegel.


 
2015 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the Capital One Orange Bowl

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Deshaun Watson
Deshaun Watson
So., QB, Clemson

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Ben Boulware
Ben Boulware
Jr., LB, Clemson


TEAM STATISTICS OU CU
First downs 24 30
Rushing 6 17
Passing 16 10
Penalty 2 3
Rushes-Yards 33-67 58-312
Passing Yards 311 218
Passes Comp-Att-Int 26-43-2 17-32-1
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 76-378 90-530
Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 1-5
Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-97 2-35
Punts (Number-Avg) 6-38.8 3-40.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 2-8 5-41
Penalties-Yards 5-65 5-40
3rd Down Conversions 5-of-13 9-of-19
4th Down Conversions 0-of-1 1-of-2
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Oklahoma - Samaje Perine, 15-58, 1 TD; Dede Westbrook, 1-18; Sterling Shepard, 1-5; Joe Mixon, 3-4; Alex Ross, 2- -1; Baker Mayfield, 10- -15.

Clemson - Wayne Gallman, 26-150, 2 TD; Deshaun Watson, 24-145, 1 TD; Zac Brooks, 3 -19; Ray-Ray McCloud, 1-8; Artavis Scott, 1- -7.
Passing: Oklahoma - Baker Mayfield, 26-41-2, 311, 1 TD; Cody Thomas, 0-2-0, 0.

Clemson - Deshaun Watson, 16-31-1, 187, 1 TD; Andy Teasdall, 1-1-0, 31; Artavis Scott, 0-0-0, 0.
Receiving: Oklahoma - Sterling Shepard, 7-87; Dede Westbrook, 4-69; Jarvis Baxter, 3-36; Joe Mixon, 3-11; Durron Neal, 2-32; Mark Andrews, 2-32, 1 TD; Samaje Perine, 2-23; Jeffery Mead, 2-19; Michiah Quick, 1-2.

Clemson - Artavis Scott, 5-63; Hunter Renfrow, 4-59, 1 TD; Charone Peake, 4-54; Ray-Ray McCloud, 2-6; Christian Wilkins, 1-31; Jordan Leggett, 1-5.
Punting: Oklahoma - Austin Seibert, 6-233, 38.8.

Clemson - Andy Teasdall, 3-121, 40.3.
Returns: Oklahoma - Punt: None; Kickoff: Alex Ross, 4-97; Intercept: Zack Sanchez, 1-0.

Clemson - Punt: Artavis Scott, 1-6; Kickoff: Artavis Scott, 2-35; Intercept: Ben Boulware, 1-9; B.J. Goodson, 1-1.
Field Goals: Oklahoma - Austin Seibert, 1-1 (22 Good).

Clemson - Greg Huegel, 3-4 (26 Good, 36 Good, 43 Good, 47 Missed).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Oklahoma - Dominique Alexander (4-8-12, 0, 0); Frank Shannon (7-4-11, 1-1, 1-1); Ahmad Thomas (5-2-7, 0, 0); Eric Striker (5-1-6, 0, 3-9); Devante Bond (4-2-6, 1-7, 1-7); Steven Parker (4-1-5, 0, 0); Charles Tapper (4-1-5, 0, 0); Jordan Wade (3-2-5, 0, 0); Jordan Evans (3-1-4, 0, 0); DJ Ward (2-2-4, 0, 0); Jordan Thomas (2-0-2, 0, 0); Matt Dimon (0-2-2, 0, 0); Stanvon Taylor (1-0-1, 0, 0); Baker Mayfield (1-0-1, 0, 0); Kahlil Haughton (1-0-1, 0, 0); Zack Sanchez (1-0-1, 0, 0); Michiah Quick (1-0-1, 0, 0); Dimitri Flowers (0-1-1, 0, 0).

Clemson - T.J. Green (7-3-10, 0, 0); Jayron Kearse (6-2-8, 0, 0); Ben Boulware (3-5-8, 1-5, 1-5); B.J. Goodson (3-4-7, 0, 0); Cordrea Tankersley (5-0-5, 0, 0); Austin Bryant (2-2-4, 0.5-3, 0.5-3); Carlos Watkins (3-1-4, 1-6, 1-6); Kevin Dodd (3-1-4, 1-9, 3.5-12); Jadar Johnson (3-0-3, 0, 0); Ryan Carter (2-1-3, 0, 0); Christian Wilkins (1-2-3, 0, 0); Dorian O'Daniel (1-1-2, 0, 0); D.J. Reader (1-1-2, 0.5-4, 1.5-7); Kendall Joseph (1-0-1, 0, 0); Garrett Williams (0-1-1, 0, 0); Travis Blanks (1-0-1, 0, 0); Judah Davis (1-0-1, 0, 0); Ricahrd Yeargin (0-1-1, 0, 0); Scott Pagaon (0-1-1, 0, 0.5-2); Shaq Lawson (1-0-1, 1-14, 1-14).