College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Clemson 47, Georgia Tech 31
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 6, 2012
Where: Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Temperature: 82°
Head Official: Gary Patterson
Attendance: 81000

No. 15 Clemson 47, Georgia Tech 31: Tajh Boyd threw for two touchdowns - including the go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter - as Clemson defeated visiting Georgia Tech.

Trailing 31-30, the Tigers (5-1, 2-1 ACC) drove 75 yards on eight plays to take the lead. Boyd's 35-yard scoring pass to DeAndre Hopkins put Clemson ahead 36-31 with 10:29 to play. Boyd then threw to Hopkins for the two-point conversion.

Georgia Tech's Chris Milton slipped as he picked up the ensuing kickoff, giving the Yellow Jackets the ball on their 2-yard line. Two plays later, Clemson's Spencer Shuey tackled Orion Smith in the end zone for a safety.

Clemson had 601 yards of total offense.

Tevin Washington completed 9 of 14 passes for 144 yards and one touchdown and also ran for two scores for Georgia Tech (2-4, 1-3), which has lost three in a row.

GAME NOTEBOOK
: The Yellow Jackets gained 483 total yards, including 339 rushing. ... Boyd completed 26 of 41 passes for 397 yards and ran for a touchdown. ... Clemson ran 93 offensive plays.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Georgia Tech   Clemson
Orwin Smith Player Andre Ellington
7 Attempts 24
117 Yards 82
16.7 Avg Yards 3.4
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Georgia Tech   Clemson
Anthony Autry Player DeAndre Hopkins
1 Receptions 7
53 Yards 173
53.0 Avg Yards 24.7
0 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Georgia Tech 483 339 144 4 1 2 3.0 0
Clemson 601 204 397 5 3 0 0.0 1