FINAL SCORE
Louisville Cardinals at Clemson Tigers game details
Saturday, October 1, 2016 at 8:00 PM ET
Memorial Stadium (Clemson, SC) · Attendance 83,362
Put the final score in perspective.
Clemson finished 6 points ahead. The teams combined for 78 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Louisville 10, Clemson 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Clemson outscored its opponent in 2 and Louisville in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Louisville | 0 | 10 | 16 | 10 | 36 |
 Clemson | 0 | 28 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 31 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-19 | 4-9 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 568 | 507 |
| Passing | 295 | 306 |
| Comp/Att | 27/44 | 20/31 |
| Yards per pass | 6.7 | 9.9 |
| Rushing | 273 | 201 |
| Rushing Attempts | 55 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 5.0 | 6.5 |
| Penalties | 11-104 | 6-59 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 5 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 3 |
| Possession | 37:29 | 22:31 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisville Cardinals
passing
| Lamar Jackson | 27/44 | 295 | 6.7 | 1 | 1 | 92.6 |
rushing
| Lamar Jackson | 31 | 162 | 5.2 | 2 | 38 |
| Brandon Radcliff | 13 | 69 | 5.3 | 0 | 18 |
| Jeremy Smith | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 1 | 34 |
| LJ Scott | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Cole Hikutini | 7 | 84 | 12.0 | 0 | 28 |
| James Quick | 7 | 83 | 11.9 | 1 | 25 |
| Jeremy Smith | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 29 |
| Jamari Staples | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 0 | 12 |
| LJ Scott | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Reggie Bonnafon | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Traveon Samuel | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaylen Smith | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Traveon Samuel | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jaire Alexander | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Jaire Alexander | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
kicking
| Blanton Creque | 3/3 | 100.0 | 28 | 3/4 | 12 |
punting
| Mason King | 5 | 240 | 48.0 | 0 | 0 | 60 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Clemson Tigers
passing
| Deshaun Watson | 20/31 | 306 | 9.9 | 5 | 3 | 76.3 |
rushing
| Wayne Gallman | 16 | 110 | 6.9 | 1 | 24 |
| Deshaun Watson | 14 | 91 | 6.5 | 0 | 23 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Deon Cain | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 2 | 37 |
| Jordan Leggett | 3 | 70 | 23.3 | 1 | 31 |
| Mike Williams | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 1 | 20 |
| Artavis Scott | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Trevion Thompson | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 15 |
fumbles
interceptions
kickReturns
| Artavis Scott | 3 | 119 | 39.7 | 77 | 0 |
| Tavien Feaster | 5 | 98 | 19.6 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Ray-Ray McCloud III | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Greg Huegel | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/4 | 4 |
punting
| Andy Teasdall | 5 | 214 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 14:18 | Jeremy Smith 1 Yd Run (Blanton Creque Kick) | 7 – 0 |
| 2 | 7:48 | Deon Cain 33 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel Kick) | 7 – 7 |
| 2 | 6:09 | Wayne Gallman 24 Yd Run (Greg Huegel Kick) | 7 – 14 |
| 2 | 3:47 | Deon Cain 37 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel Kick) | 7 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:37 | Blanton Creque 26 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:05 | Artavis Scott 5 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Greg Huegel Kick) | 10 – 28 |
| 3 | 11:20 | James Quick 8 Yd pass from Lamar Jackson (Blanton Creque PAT blocked) | 16 – 28 |
| 3 | 5:21 | Blanton Creque 21 Yd Field Goal | 19 – 28 |
| 3 | 0:45 | Lamar Jackson 1 Yd Run (Blanton Creque Kick) | 26 – 28 |
| 4 | 10:23 | Blanton Creque 28 Yd Field Goal | 29 – 28 |
| 4 | 7:52 | Lamar Jackson 11 Yd Run (Blanton Creque Kick) | 36 – 28 |
| 4 | 7:05 | Mike Williams 20 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 36 – 34 |
| 4 | 3:14 | Jordan Leggett 31 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Deshaun Watson Pass to Jordan Leggett for Two-Point Conversion) | 36 – 42 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:26 PM UTCData methodology