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Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl Recap

Saturday, December 28, 2019 | 6 p.m. MT No. 3 Clemson 29, No. 2 Ohio State 23 State Farm Stadium | Glendale, Arizona
SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th FINAL
CU #3 Clemson (14-1) 0 14 7 8 29
OSU #2 Ohio State (13-2) 10 6 0 7 23

2019 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

GAME BOOK


 

Attendance:
71,330
Kickoff Time:
6:10 p.m. MT
End of Game:
10:01 p.m. MT
Game Duration:
3:51


SCORING SUMMARY

QTR TIME SCORE
(V-H)		 TEAM SCORING PLAY DRIVE
1st 12:03 0-3 Ohio State Blake Haubeil 21 yd FG 10-71 (2:57)
1st 08:35 0-10 Ohio State J.K. Dobbins 68 yd rush (Blake Haubeil kick) 1-68 (0:09)
2nd 14:11 0-13 Ohio State Blake Haubeil 22 yd FG 7-75 (1:42)
2nd 07:20 0-16 Ohio State Blake Haubeil 33 yd FG 14-70 (4:55)
2nd 02:45 7-16 Clemson Travis Etienne 8 yd rush (B.T. Potter kick) 10-75 (4:35)
2nd 01:10 14-16 Clemson Trevor Lawrence 67 yd rush (B.T. Potter) 5-83 (0:45)
3rd 07:54 21-16 Clemson Travis Etienne 53 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (B.T. Potter kick) 7-99 (2:45)
4th 11:46 21-23 Ohio State Chris Olave 23 yd pass from Justin Fields (Blake Haubeil kick) 13-84 (4:52)
4th 01:49 29-23 Clemson Travis Etienne 34 yd pass from Trevor Lawrence (Tee Higgins) 4-94 (1:18)


CLEMSON STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 3R Amari
WR 5 Tee Higgins
RG 5C Gage Cervenka
WR 8R Justyn Ross
RB 9 Travis Etienne
QB 16 Trevor Lawrence
TE 25 J.C. Chalk
RT 73 Tremayne Anchrum
LG 74 John Simpson
C 76 Sean Pollard
LT 79 Jackson Carman
POS. NO. DEFENSE
CB 1 Derion Kendrick
DE 3 Xavier Thomas
CB 8 A.J. Terrell
SLB 11 Isaiah Simmons
SS 12 K'Von Wallace
DT 13 Tyler Davis
FS 19 Tanner Muse
DE 35 Justin Foster
WLB 43 Chad Smith
DT 44 Nyles Pinckney
MLB 47 James Skalski

CLEMSON RESERVES

1S - Baylon Spector, 1J - Denzel Johnson, 4C - Peter Cote, 9D - Brian Dawkins Jr., 10 - Joseph Ngata, 14 - Diondre Overton, 23 - Lyn-J Dixon; 24 - Nolan Turner; 29 - B.T. Potter; 34 - Logan Rudolph; 48 - Will Spiers; 59 - Jordan Williams.

OHIO STATE STARTERS

POS. NO. OFFENSE
WR 1O Chris Olave
QB 1F Justin Fields
RB 2D J.K. Dobbins
RG 5D Wyatt Davis
WR 9V Binjimen Victor
HB 14 K.J. Hill
C 71 Josh Myers
LG 73 Jonah Jackson
LT 75 Thayer Munford
RT 76 Branden Bowen
TE 89 Luke Farrell
POS. NO. DEFENSE
CB 1 Jeff Okudah
DE 2 Chase Young
CB 3 Damon Arnette
FS 4 Jordan Fuller
DT 9 Jashon Cornell
LB 20 Pete Werner
CB 24 Shaun Wade
LB 32 Tuf Borland
DE 33 Zach Harrison
LB 39 Malik Harrison
NT 53 Davon Hamilton

OHIO STATE RESERVES

1M - Austin Mack, 3T - Master Teague, 5W - Garrett Wilson, 5 - Baron Browning, 10 - Amir Riep, 11 - Tyreke Smith, 17 - Alex Williams, 41 - Josh Proctor, 47 - Justin Hilliard, 54 - Tyler Friday, 67 - Robert Landers, 81 - Jake Hausmann, 88 - Jeremy Ruckert, 91 - Drue Chrisman, 95 - Blake Haubeil.


 
2019 College Football Playoff Semifinal at the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl

OFFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Trevor Lawrence
Trevor Lawrence
So., QB, Clemson

DEFENSIVE
PLAYER OF THE GAME Chad Smith
Chad Smith
Sr., LB, Clemson


TEAM STATISTICS CU OSU
First downs 21 28
Rushing 7 9
Passing 10 16
Penalty 4 3
Rushes-Yards 29-158 39-196
Passing Yards 259 320
Passes Comp-Att-Int 18-33-0 30-46-2
Total Offense
(Plays-Yards)		 62-417 85-516
Punt Returns-Yards 3-4 2-3
Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-16 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg) 7-44.9 6-45.3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Sacks By
(Number-Yards)		 4-29 3-25
Penalties-Yards 6-47 8-77
3rd Down Conversions 5-of-14 7-of-18
4th Down Conversions 0-of-0 0-of-1
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing: Clemson - Trevor Lawrence, 16-107, 1 TD; Travis Etienne, 10-36, 1 TD; Lyn-J Dixon, 1-17.

Ohio State - J.K. Dobbins, 18-174, 1 TD; Justin Fields, 14-13; Master Teague, 7-9.
Passing: Clemson - Trevor Lawrence, 18-33-0, 259, 2 TD.

Ohio State - Justin Fields, 30-46-2, 320, 1 TD.
Receiving: Clemson - Justyn Ross, 6-47; Tee Higgins, 4-33; Travis Etienne, 3-98, 2 TD; Diondre Overton, 2-30; Amari Rodgers, 1-38; Joseph Ngata, 1-11; Lyn-J Dixon, 1-2.

Ohio State - K.J. Hill, 6-67; Austin Mack, 6-54; J.K. Dobbins, 6-47; Garrett Wilson, 4-47; Chris Olave, 3-50, 1 TD; Binjimen Victor, 3-38; Luke Farrell, 1-11; Jeremy Ruckert, 1-6.
Punting: Clemson - Will Spiers, 7-314, 44.9.

Ohio State - Drue Chrisman, 6-272, 45.3.
Returns: Clemson - Punt: Derion Kendrick, 1-1; Amari Rodgers, 2-3; Kickoff: Travis Etienne, 1-16; Intercept: Isaiah Simmons, 1-3; Nolan Turner, 1-0.

Ohio State - Punt: Garrett Wilson, 2-3; Kickoff: None; Intercept: None.
Field Goals: Clemson - B.T. Potter, 0-1 (49 Missed).

Ohio State - Blake Haubeil, 3-3 (21 Good, 22 Good, 33 Good).
Tackles:
(Solo-Assist-Total, Sacks-Yds, TFL-Yds)		 Clemson - Chad Smith (8-4-12, 0, 0.5-0); Derion Kendrick (8-1-9, 0, 1-2); James Skalski (5-4-9, 0.5-3, 0.5-3); A.J. Terrell (5-1-6, 0, 0); Baylon Spector (4-1-5, 2-12, 2-12); K'Von Wallace (4-1-5, 1-11, 1-11); Justin Foster (4-1-5, 0.5-3, 1.5-4); Xavier Thomas (1-3-4, 0, 1.5-2); Isaiah Simmons (3-1-4, 0, 0); Tyler Davis (4-0-4, 0, 1-2); Tanner Muse (3-0-3, 0, 0); Jordan Williams (2-1-3, 0, 0); Denzel Johnson (1 0-1, 0, 0); Nolan Turner (1-0-1, 0, 0); Logan Rudolph (1-0-1, 0, 0).

Ohio State - Pete Werner (2-4-6, 0, 0.5-0); Malik Harrison (5-1-6, 0, 0.5-1); Jeff Okudah (4-1-5, 0, 0); Jordan Fuller (3-2-5, 0, 0); Josh Proctor (3-1-4, 0, 0); Baron Browning (2-1-3, 1-8, 1-8); Amir Riep (1-2-3, 0, 0); Tuf Borland (2-1-3, 0, 0); Davon Hamilton (2-1-3, 1-10, 1-10); Chase Young (1-1-2, 0, 0); Zach Harrison (1-1-2, 0, 0); Chris Olave (1-0-1, 0, 0); Damon Arnette (1-0-1, 0, 0); Jashon Cornell (0-1-1, 0, 0); Tyreke Smith (0-1-1, 0, 0); Justin Hilliard (1-0-1, 0, 0); Tyler Friday (1-0-1 1-7, 1-7); Robert Landers (1-0-1, 0, 1-1); Jake Hausmann (1-0-1, 0, 0).