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BOX: Clemson 45 The Citadel 17
Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer

Posted Sep 6, 2008

CLEMSON - Check out stats from Clemson's first win of the 2008 season. (pictured left: Michael Palmer catching a 26-yard yard touchdown pass from Cullen Harper in the third quarter)

Score by Quarters     1  2  3  4   Score
-----------------    -- -- -- --   -----
Citadel.............  0  7  0 10  - 17
Clemson.............  7 14 14 10  - 45

1st 00:10 CU - James Davis 38 yd run (Buchholz kick)
                                                  
2nd 11:30 CU - C.J. Spiller 37 yd run (Buchholz kick)
                                                 
    04:25 CU - C.J. Spiller 1 yd run (Buchholz kick)
                                                  
    01:42 CIT - Roberts 41 yd pass from Blanchard (Keeler kick)
                                                  
3rd 06:57 CU - C.J. Spiller 17 yd run (Mark Buchholz kick)
                                                  
    04:09 CU - Palmer 26 yd pass from Harper (Buchholz kick)
                                                   
4th 13:44 CU - Jamie Harper 13 yd run (Buchholz kick)
                                                 
    08:07 CIT - Sam Keeler 27 yd field goal
                                                
    03:57 CU - Mark Buchholz 21 yd field goal
                                                
    01:17 CIT - Caldwell 50 yd pass from Turner (Keeler kick)


                                    CIT       CU

FIRST DOWNS...................       19       26
  Rushing.....................        6       10
  Passing.....................       11       15
  Penalty.....................        2        1
NET YARDS RUSHING.............       89      252
  Rushing Attempts............       26       34
  Average Per Rush............      3.4      7.4
  Rushing Touchdowns..........        0        5
  Yards Gained Rushing........      100      259
  Yards Lost Rushing..........       11        7
NET YARDS PASSING.............      338      273
  Completions-Attempts-Int....  25-40-3  21-29-0
  Average Per Attempt.........      8.4      9.4
  Average Per Completion......     13.5     13.0
  Passing Touchdowns..........        2        1
TOTAL OFFENSE YARDS...........      427      525
  Total offense plays.........       66       63
  Average Gain Per Play.......      6.5      8.3
Fumbles: Number-Lost..........      1-0      3-2
Penalties: Number-Yards.......     6-45     6-55
PUNTS-YARDS...................    4-146     1-41
  Average Yards Per Punt......     36.5     41.0
  Net Yards Per Punt..........     28.2      8.0
  Inside 20...................        0        0
  50+ Yards...................        0        0
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
  Fair catch..................        1        0
KICKOFFS-YARDS................    4-162    8-531
  Average Yards Per Kickoff...     40.5     66.4
  Net Yards Per Kickoff.......     36.5     48.1
  Touchbacks..................        0        0
Punt returns: Number-Yards-TD.   1-33-0   3-33-0
  Average Per Return..........     33.0     11.0
Kickoff returns: Number-Yds-TD  8-146-0   2-16-0
  Average Per Return..........     18.2      8.0
Interceptions: Number-Yds-TD..    0-0-0   3-78-0
Fumble Returns: Number-Yds-TD.    0-0-0    0-0-0
Miscellaneous Yards...........        0        0
Possession Time...............    33:13    26:47
  1st Quarter.................     6:58     8:02
  2nd Quarter.................     8:26     6:34
  3rd Quarter.................     9:32     5:28
  4th Quarter.................     8:17     6:43
Third-Down Conversions........  6 of 14   2 of 5
Fourth-Down Conversions.......   0 of 0   0 of 1
Red-Zone Scores-Chances.......      1-1      4-6
Sacks By: Number-Yards........      0-0      1-8
PAT Kicks.....................      2-2      6-6
Field Goals...................      1-3      1-1

Citadel

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
Bart Blanchard        9   36    9   27  0  8  3.0
Cam Turner            3   17    0   17  0 11  5.7
Asheton Jordan        4   16    0   16  0  9  4.0
Cody Wilson           6   15    0   15  0  4  2.5
Rickey Anderson       3   13    2   11  0  9  3.7
Ryan Williams         1    3    0    3  0  3  3.0
Totals...            26  100   11   89  0 11  3.4

Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
Bart Blanchard         35-22-3   279  1   42    1
Cam Turner              5-3-0     59  1   50    0
Totals...              40-25-3   338  2   50    1

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
Andre Roberts           9  153    1   42
Taylor Cornett          6   51    0   12
Luke Caldwell           2   52    1   50
Joshua Haney            2   41    0   37
Asheton Jordan          2   19    0   10
Rickey Anderson         2   12    0    9
Cody Wilson             2   10    0    6
Totals...              25  338    2   50

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
---------------------------------------------------
Mark Kaspar             4  146  36.5   42    0    0
Totals...               4  146  36.5   42    0    0

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Andre Roberts         1  33 33  0   0  0  0   0  0
Asheton Jordan        0   0  0  5  89 25  0   0  0
Cody Wilson           0   0  0  3  57 24  0   0  0
Totals...             1  33 33  8 146 25  0   0  0

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Sam Keeler           1st 01:20  48 yds - Missed
Sam Keeler           2nd 12:31  39 yds - Missed
Sam Keeler           4th 08:07  27 yds - Good

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Jordan Panter      4  162   0   0  40.5

Clemson

Rushing              No Gain Loss  Net TD Lg  Avg
-------------------------------------------------
James Davis          13  107    0  107  1 38  8.2
C.J. Spiller          6   75    0   75  3 37 12.5
Jamie Harper          6   38    0   38  1 13  6.3
Paul Macko            3   18    0   18  0 10  6.0
Cullen Harper         3   14    0   14  0 13  4.7
Jacoby Ford           2    7    6    1  0  7  0.5
Willy Korn            1    0    1   -1  0  0 -1.0
Totals...            34  259    7  252  5 38  7.4

Passing              Att-Cmp-Int Yds TD Long Sack
-------------------------------------------------
Cullen Harper          18-14-0   192  1   27    0
Willy Korn             11-7-0     81  0   36    0
Totals...              29-21-0   273  1   36    0

Receiving             No.  Yds   TD Long
----------------------------------------
Jacoby Ford             5   60    0   20
Marquan Jones           3   24    0   10
Michael Palmer          2   41    1   26
Tyler Grisham           2   37    0   25
C.J. Spiller            2   32    0   27
Xavier Dye              2   19    0   11
Aaron Kelly             2   15    0   10
Durrell Barry           1   36    0   36
Chad Diehl              1    6    0    6
Nelson Faerber          1    3    0    3
Totals...              21  273    1   36

Punting               No.  Yds   Avg Long In20   TB
---------------------------------------------------
Jimmy Maners            1   41  41.0   41    0    0
Totals...               1   41  41.0   41    0    0

                       Punts   Kickoffs  Intercept
All Returns          No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg No.Yds.Lg
--------------------------------------------------
Jacoby Ford           0  12 12  1   5  5  0   0  0
C.J. Spiller          2   6  6  1  11 11  0   0  0
Crezdon Butler        1  15 15  0   0  0  0   0  0
Michael Hamlin        0   0  0  0   0  0  3  78 37
Totals...             3  33 15  2  16 11  3  78 37

Field goal attempts
----------------------------------------
Mark Buchholz        4th 03:57  21 yds - Good

Kickoffs         No.  Yds  TB  OB   Avg
---------------------------------------
Buchholz, M        7  470   0   0  67.1
Jackson, Ri        1   61   0   0  61.0


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