
Mid Tennessee 14
(0-1, 0-1 away)

Clemson 37
(1-0, 1-0 home)
6:00 PM ET, September 5, 2009
Memorial Stadium, CLEMSON, SC
Scoring Summary
| FIRST QUARTER | MTU | CLEM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | TD | 14:46 | C.J. Spiller 96 Yd Kickoff Return (Richard Jackson Kick) | 0 | 7 |
![]() | FG | 05:16 | Richard Jackson 22 Yd | 0 | 10 |
| SECOND QUARTER | MTU | CLEM | |||
![]() | TD | 14:07 | Chris McCoy 68 Yd Fumble Return (Alan Gendreau Kick) | 7 | 10 |
![]() | FG | 08:16 | Richard Jackson 19 Yd | 7 | 13 |
![]() | TD | 06:02 | Jacoby Ford 61 Yd Punt Return (Richard Jackson Kick) | 7 | 20 |
![]() | TD | 02:55 | Jacoby Ford 43 Yd Pass From Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson Kick) | 7 | 27 |
![]() | FG | 01:15 | Richard Jackson 44 Yd | 7 | 30 |
| THIRD QUARTER | MTU | CLEM | |||
![]() | TD | 12:29 | Chris McClover 18 Yd Pass From Dwight Dasher (Alan Gendreau Kick) | 14 | 30 |
![]() | TD | 09:04 | Marquan Jones 33 Yd Pass From Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson Kick) | 14 | 37 |
Team Stat Comparison
| MTU | CLEM | |
|---|---|---|
| 1st Downs | 18 | 18 |
3rd down efficiency | 9-20 | 4-14 |
4th down efficiency | 1-4 | 1-2 |
| Total Yards | 299 | 361 |
| Passing | 207 | 159 |
Comp-Att | 21-44 | 9-21 |
Yards per pass | 4.7 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 92 | 202 |
Rushing Attempts | 37 | 47 |
Yards per rush | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| Penalties | 3-18 | 4-40 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
Interceptions thrown | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 30:22 | 29:38 |
| Clemson Rushing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| J. Harper | 15 | 75 | 5.0 | 0 | 12 |
| A. Ellington | 9 | 72 | 8.0 | 0 | 36 |
| K. Parker | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 18 |
| R. Taylor | 9 | 22 | 2.4 | 0 | 7 |
| C. Spiller | 4 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| J. Ford | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| -. Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| W. Korn | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 47 | 202 | 4.3 | 0 | 36 |
| Middle Tennessee Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LG | |
| S. Blissard | 4 | 68 | 17.0 | 0 | 43 |
| P. Tanner | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 0 | 28 |
| G. Andrews | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 9 |
| S. McDonald | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| C. McClover | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
| P. Honeycutt | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| G. Delle Donne | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 11 |
| D. Gee | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 9 |
| W. Caldwell | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
| D. Kyles | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 21 | 207 | 9.9 | 1 | 43 |
| Middle Tennessee Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| M. Udell | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clemson Interceptions | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| INT | YDS | TD | |
| C. Chancellor | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| B. Maye | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| D. McDaniel | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 3 | 39 | 0 |
| Clemson Kick Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| C. Spiller | 1 | 96 | 96.0 | 96 |
| J. Ford | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 |
| C. Diehl | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 |
| Team | 3 | 144 | 48.0 | 96 |
| Clemson Punt Returns | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NO | YDS | AVG | LG | |
| J. Ford | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 61 |
| C. Spiller | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 50 |
| Team | 5 | 135 | 27.0 | 61 |
| Middle Tennessee Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| A. Gendreau | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Team | 0/0 | 0.0 | -- | 2/2 | 2 |
| Clemson Kicking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS | |
| R. Jackson | 3/5 | 60.0 | 44 | 4/4 | 13 |
| Team | 3/5 | 60.0 | 44 | 4/4 | 13 |
| Middle Tennessee Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. DeFatta | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Team | 7 | 269 | 38.4 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
| Clemson Punting | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | YDS | AVG | TB | -20 | LG | |
| D. Zimmerman | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
| Team | 3 | 129 | 43.0 | 0 | 2 | 51 |
ATTENDANCE: 75,000




