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Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Recap

Saturday, December 31, 2016 | 5 p.m. MT No. 2 Clemson 31, No. 3 Ohio State 0 University of Phoenix Stadium | Glendale, Arizona
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
OSU #3 Ohio State (11-2) 0 0 0 0 0
CU #2 Clemson (13-1) 10 7 7 7 31

2016 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
71,279
Kickoff Time:
5:10 p.m. MT
End of Game:
8:33 p.m. MT
Game Duration:
3:23


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 09:16 0-3 Clemson Greg Huegel 45 yd FG 7-42 (2:36)
1st 02:16 0-10 Clemson Deshaun Watson 1 yd rush (Greg Huegel kick) 10-70 (3:43)
2nd 02:21 0-17 Clemson C.J. Fuller 30 yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel kick) 8-83 (3:44)
3rd 02:06 0-24 Clemson Deshaun Watson 7 yd rush (Greg Huegel kick) 5-40 (2:03)
4th 08:51 0-31 Clemson Wayne Gallman 7 yd rush (Greg Huegel kick) 2-7 (0:34)


OHIO STATE STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
HB 4 Curtis Samuel
QB 16 J.T. Barrett
RB 25 Mike Weber
RG 54 Billy Price
RT 59 Tyquan Lewis
C 65 Pat Elflein
LG 73 Michael Jordan
LT 74 Jamarco Jones
WR 80 Noah Brown
WR 83 Terry McLaurin
TE 85 Marcus Baugh
POS. NO. DEFENSE
CB 0A Marshon Lattimore
MLB 5 Raekwon McMillan
DE 6 Sam Hubbard
SAF 7 Damon Webb
CB 8 Gareon Conley
LB 17 Jerome Baker
SAF 24 Malik Hooker
LB 35 Chris Worley
DE 59 Tyquan Lewis
DT 77 Michael Hill
DT 86 Dre'mont Jones

OHIO STATE RESERVES

0C - Corey Smith, 0F - Binjimen Victor, 0B - Jordan Fuller, 1F - Jonathan Cooper, 1B - Keandre Jones, 3 - Damon Arnette, 5A - Isaiah Prince, 9 - Jashon Cornell, 11 - Jalyn Holmes, 12 - Denzel Ward, 13 - Rashod Berry, 14 - K.J. Hill, 19 - Eric Glover-Williams, 21 - Parris Campbell, 36 - Zach Turnure, 38 - Craig Fada, 48 - Joe Burger, 49 - Liam McCullough, 53 - Davon Hamilton, 67 - Robert Landers, 71 - Kyle Trout, 75 - Evan Lisle, 76 - Brandon Bowen, 78 - Demetrius Knox, 82 - James Clark, 88 - A.J. Alexander, 92 - Tyler Durbin, 95 - Cameron Johnston, 97 - Nick Bosa.

CLEMSON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 3 Artavius Scott
QB 4 Deshaun Watson
WR 7 Mike Williams
RB 9 Wayne Gallman
WR 13 Hunter Renfrow
TE 16 Jordan Leggett
LG 51 Taylor Hearn
RG 55 Tyrone Crowder
C 57 Tre Lamar
LT 75 Mitch Hyatt
RT 76 Sean Pollard
POS. NO. DEFENSE
SLB 6 Dorian O'Daniel
WLB 10 Ben Boulware
SS 18 Jadar Johnson
FS 23 Van Smith
CB 25 Cordrea Tankersley
CB 31 Ryan Carter
MLB 34 Kendall Joseph
DE 42 Christian Wilkins
DT 90 Dexter Lawrence
DT 94 Carlos Watkins
DE 99 Clelin Ferrell

CLEMSON RESERVES

1 - Trayvon Mullen, 1O - Diondre Overton, 1S - Nick Schuessler, 2 - Mark Fields, 2C - J.C. Chalk, 3C - Kyle Cote, 3M - Ray-Ray McCloud, 5G - Jay Guilerrmo, 5F - Justin Falcinelli, 8 - Deon Cain, 12 - K'Von Wallace, 14 - Denzel Johnson, 17 - Cornell Powell, 19 - Tanner Muse, 26 - Adam Choice, 27 - C.J. Fuller, 28 - Tavien Feaster, 29 - Marcus Edmond, 32 - Andy Teasdall, 33 - J.D. Davis, 36 - Judah Davis, 43 - Chad Smith, 44 - Garrett Williams, 47 - James Skalski, 56 - Scott Pagano; 59 - Gage Cervenka, 62 - David Estes, 69 - Maverick Morris, 73 - Tremayne Anchrum, 74 - John Simpson, 80 - Milan Richard, 84 - Cannon Smith, 85 - Seth Ryan, 91 - Austin Bryant, 92 - Greg Huegel.


 
2016 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

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

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Clelin Ferrell
Clelin Ferrell
Fr., DE, Clemson


TEAM STATISTICS OSU CU
First downs 9 24
Rushing 3 12
Passing 4 12
Penalty 2 0
Rushes-Yards 23-88 48-205
Passing Yards 127 265
Passes Comp-Att-Int 19-33-2 24-37-2
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 56-215 85-470
Punt Returns-Yards 1- -1 2-16
Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-128 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 7-49.7 5-41.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 2-17 3-23
Penalties-Yards 8-72 5-60
3rd Down Conversions 3-of-14 8-of-17
4th Down Conversions 0-of-2 0-of-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Ohio State - Curtis Samuel, 6-67; Mike Weber, 5-24; J.T. Barrett, 11- -2.

Clemson - Wayne Gallman, 18-85, 1 TD; Deshaun Watson, 15-57, 2 TD; Nick Schuessler, 1-19; Adam Choice, 4-16; Tavien Feaster, 3-12; Artavis Scott, 3-8; Ray-Ray McCloud, 2-8; C.J. Fuller, 1-3.
Passing: Ohio State - J.T. Barrett, 19-33-2, 127.

Clemson - Deshaun Watson, 23-26-2, 259, 1 TD; Nick Schuessler, 1-1-0, 6.
Receiving: Ohio State - Curtis Samuel, 9-43; Mike Weber, 3-4; Corey Smith, 2-27; Noah Brown, 2-17; Binjimen Victor, 1-21; K.J. Hill, 1-8; Terry McLaurin, 1-7.

Clemson - Mike Williams, 6-96; Hunter Renfrow, 5-50; Ray-Ray McCloud 4-29; C.J. Fuller, 3-45, 1 TD; Artavis Scott, 2-16; Wayne Gallman, 1-10; Deon Cain, 1-9; Garrett Williams, 1-6; Jordan Leggett, 1-4.
Punting: Ohio State - Cameron Johnston, 7-348, 49.7.

Clemson - Andy Teasdall, 5-206, 41.2.
Returns: Ohio State - Punt: Curtis Samuel, 1- -1; Kickoff: K.J. Hill, 1-6; Parris Campbell, 3-105; A.J. Alexander, 1-17; Intercept: Careon Conley, 1-0; Malik Hooker, 1-0.

Clemson - Punt: Artavis Scott, 2-16; Kickoff: None; Intercept: Van Smith, 1-86; Cordrea Tankersley, 1-18.
Field Goals: Ohio State - Tyler Durbin, 0-2 (47 Missed, 47 Missed).

Clemson - Greg Huegel, 1-2 (45 Good, 31 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Ohio State - Raekwon McMillan (12-3-15, 1-10, 2-12); Chris Worley (8-2-10, 0, 0); Malik Hooker (5-2-7, 0, 0.5-0); Gareon Conley (5-1-6, 0, 0); Sam Hubbard (3-2-5, 0.5-3, 1-4); Dre'mont Jones (4-1-5, 0, 1-2); Damon Webb (3-1-4, 0, 0); Jerome Baker (3-1-4, 0, 1-1); Nick Bosa (3-1-4, 0, 0); Marshon Lattimore (3-0-3, 0, 1-1); Joe Burger (2-0-2, 0, 0); Tyquan Lewis (0-2-2, 0.5-4, 0.5-4); Michael Hill (2-0-2, 0, 0); Jordan Fuller (1-0-1, 0, 0); Damon Arnette (1-0-1, 0, 0); Denzel Ward (1-0-1, 0, 0); Mike Weber (1-0-1, 0, 0); Zach Turnure (1-0-1, 0, 0); Davon Hamilton (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jamarco Jones (1-0-1, 0, 0); James Clark (1-0-1, 0, 0).

Clemson - Kendall Joseph (8-0-8, 0, 1-3); Van Smith (4-2-6, 0, 0.5-1); Ben Boulware (4-1-5, 0, 0.5-1); Jadar Johnson (3-1-4, 0, 0); Cordrea Tankersley (4-0-4, 0, 0); Christian Wilkins (3-1-4, 0, 1-2); Clelin Ferrell (4-0-4, 1-12, 3-26); Carlos Watkins (2-1-3, 2-11, 2-11); Dorian O'Daniel (2-0-2, 0, 1-2); Marcus Edmond (2-0-2, 0, 1-3); Austin Bryant (2-0-2, 0, 0); Trayvon Mullen (0-1-1, 0, 0); Artavis Scott (1-0-1, 0, 0); Ryan Carter (1-0-1, 0, 0); James Skalski (0-1-1, 0, 0); Scott Pagano (1-0-1, 0, 1-2).