South Carolina 27, Clemson 17
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 24, 2012
Where: Clemson Memorial Stadium, Clemson, South Carolina
Temperature:
48°
Head Official:
Hubert Owens
Attendance:
82000
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No. 12 South Carolina 27, No. 9 Clemson 17: Backup quarterback Dylan Thompson passed for 310 yards and three touchdowns, leading the visiting Gamecocks past their state rivals.
Starting for the injured Connor Shaw, Thompson hit Ace Sanders for a 34-yard touchdown with 11:48 remaining in the third quarter to give South Carolina (10-2) the lead for good at 17-14.
Clemson (10-2) led 14-10 at halftime after a Tajh Boyd 3-yard touchdown run and a 43-yard touchdown pass from Boyd to DeAndre Hopkins.
The Gamecocks held a slender 20-17 advantage going to the fourth quarter. Thompson found Bruce Ellington for a 6-yard touchdown with 4:17 remaining, capping a 13-play, 65-yard drive to give South Carolina a 27-17 lead.
Boyd finished 11-for-24 for 183 yards with two interceptions.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Shaw did not play because of a foot injury. … Sanders caught six passes for 119 yards. … Thompson completed 23 of 41 passes.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
| South Carolina |
|
Clemson |
|
Ace Sanders
| Player |
Jaron Brown
|
|
6 |
Receptions |
3 |
|
119 |
Yards |
68 |
|
19.8 |
Avg Yards |
22.7 |
|
1 |
Touchdowns |
0 |
|
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
| |
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
| Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
| South Carolina
|
444 |
134 |
310 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
6.0 |
0 |
| Clemson
|
328 |
145 |
183 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
4.0 |
1 |