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22 JAN. 1, 2021 BLUE & GOLD ILLUSTRATED tion to Rodgers, Clemson then drove to Notre Dame's 9-yard line before the Irish defense stiffened, forcing the Tigers to settle for a 27-yard field goal by B.T. Potter for a 17-3 cushion with 4:28 remaining. THIRD QUARTER CLEMSON 31, NOTRE DAME 3 Top Moment: With 3:43 remain- ing in the quarter, Lawrence took a quarterback counter for a 34-yard touchdown run on third-and-one. However, that situation would not have been possible without a spec- tacular one-handed grab by Williams on third-and-nine from the Clemson 18 that picked up 22 yards. Feature Performer: The Clemson defense collectively shut down the run and consistently pressured Book, who could not find any receivers open downfield. The Tigers held the Irish to 21 yards on 12 plays. Stats: Clemson had 460 yards on 51 plays through three quarters. Notre Dame totaled 190 on 42 plays. Items: Notre Dame's initial se- ries of the second half ended with a punt from its 7-yard line following a sack of Book. The ensuing punt gave Clemson possession at its 45-yard line. FOURTH QUARTER CLEMSON 34, NOTRE DAME 10 Top Moment: On his lone carry of the contest, Irish freshman running back Chris Tyree scooted for a 21- yard touchdown with 8:09 remaining to round out the scoring. That proved to be almost half of Notre Dame's 44 net rushing yards in the game. Feature Performer: Clemson's de- fense over the final three quarters allowed 143 total yards after permit- ting 120 in the first quarter alone. Stats: Clemson outgained Notre Dame 541-263, which was almost identical to the 538-248 advantage it had in the 2018 CFP meeting. Items: The largest lead of the game (34-3) came after a 37-yard field goal by Potter at the 10:31 mark. It capped a 66-yard drive in 12 plays in which Lawrence completed 6 of 7 passes for 54 yards while overcoming a sack by White. ✦ Fifth-year senior quarterback Ian Book rushed for 67 yards in the first meeting with the Tigers, but was sacked six times and finished with minus-35 yards on the ground in the ACC Championship defeat. PHOTO BY JEFF SINER, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER/COURTESY ACC MEDIA CLEMSON 34, NOTRE DAME 10 Dec. 19, 2020 ✦ Attendance 5,240 Bank Of America Stadium ✦ Charlotte, N.C. Quarter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final Clemson 7 17 7 3 34 Notre Dame 3 0 0 7 10 CU ND FIRST QUARTER ND Doerer 51-yard field goal 8:16 0 3 Drive: 11 plays, 46 yards, 6:44 CU Rodgers 67-yard pass from Lawrence (Potter kick) 0:41 7 3 Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:01 SECOND QUARTER CU E. Williams 33-yard pass from Lawrence (Potter kick) 9:24 14 3 Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:44 CU Potter 27-yard field goal 4:28 17 3 Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 2:37 CU Etienne 44-yard run (Potter kick) 0:21 24 3 Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 1:49 THIRD QUARTER CU Lawrence 34-yard run (Potter kick) 3:43 31 3 Drive: 8 plays, 83 yards, 2:35 FOURTH QUARTER CU Potter 37-yard field goal 10:31 34 3 Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 6:22 ND Tyree 21-yard run (Doerer kick) 8:09 34 10 Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:22 CU ND Total First Downs 23 18 Rushing 10 3 Passing 12 12 Penalty 1 3 Rushing Attempts 27 30 Yards Gained Rushing 229 106 Yards Lost Rushing 10 62 Net Yards Rushing 219 44 Net Yards Passing 322 219 Passes Attempted 39 28 Passes Completed 25 20 Had Intercepted 1 0 Percent Completion 64.1% 71.4% Yards Per Attempt 8.3 7.8 Yards Per Completion 12.9 10.9 Total Offensive Plays 66 58 Total Net Yards 541 263 Average Gain Per Play 8.2 4.5 Fumbles: No.-Lost 0-0 3-0 Penalties: No.-Yards 5-60 2-25 Punts: No.-Yards 3-112 6-289 Average Per Punt 37.3 48.2 Average Net Punt 37.3 47.8 Punt Returns: No.-Yards 1-2 1-0 Kickoff Returns: No.-Yards 2-53 2-37 Interception Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 1-14 Fumble Returns: No.-Yards 0-0 0-0 Miscellaneous Yards 0 0 Possession Time 28:08 31:52 Third-Down Conversions 8-14 3-12 Percentage 57.1% 25.0% Fourth-Down Conversions 1-1 0-1 Percentage 100.0% 0.0% Sacks By: No.-Yards 6-39 2-6