Clemson vs. South Carolina postgame notes

by CU Athletic Communications - Sun Nov 27 00:24:44 GMT-04:00 2011

Clemson Individual Notes

* Tajh BoydTajh Boyd
RS So. Quarterback
#10 6-1, 225
Hampton, VA
View Full Profile broke the Clemson single season records for touchdown passes and touchdown responsibility tonight when he threw a nine-yard touchdown pass to Dwayne AllenDwayne Allen
RS Jr. Tight End
#83 6-3, 255
Fayetteville, NC
View Full Profile in the first half. It was Boyd’s 28th touchdown pass of the year, breaking the mark of 27 by Cullen Harper in 2007. It was also his 32nd scoring pass in terms of touchdown responsibility (TD passes and rushing scores). It broke the record of 31 set by Woody Dantzler in 2001.

*Allen scored his sixth receiving touchdown of the season tonight. It is the second most for a tight end in Clemson history. He is now just one short of the record of seven by Bennie Cunningham in 1974.

* Andre BranchAndre Branch
RS Sr. Defensive End
#40 6-5, 260
Richmond, VA
View Full Profile had two sacks tonight for 16 years. It gives him 10.5 sacks for the year, tied for the fourth most in Clemson history for a season. The record is 16 by Keith Adams in 1999, and Da’Quan Bowers had 15.5 last year. Gaines Adams had 12.5 in 2006. Adrian Dingle had 10.5 in 1998.

* Rennie MooreRennie Moore
RS Sr. Defensive Tackle
#94 6-3, 265
Saint Marys, GA
View Full Profile had three tackles for loss this evening for 12 yards. That is a single game career high for Moore.

* Rashard HallRashard Hall
Gr. Safety
#31 6-1, 210
St. Augustine, FL
View Full Profile led Clemson in tackles tonight with 12. It is his season high and third most by a Clemson defender this year.

* Drew TraylorDrew Traylor
RS Sr. Tight End
#82 6-5, 250
Birmingham, AL
View Full Profile blocked a punt in the first half, the first blocked kick of any kind this year and the first of Traylor career. He was with 29 punt return yards on the play, his first career return yards of any kind.

* Andre EllingtonAndre Ellington
RS Jr. Running Back
#23 5-10, 190
Moncks Corner, SC
View Full Profile had 164 all-purpose yards tonight, 66 rushing and 93 on kickoff returns. It was just the second game this year Ellington had returned kickoffs.

* Chandler CatanzaroChandler Catanzaro
RS So. Punter / Kicker
#39 6-2, 200
Greenville, SC
View Full Profile kicked two field goals tonight and has now made five in a row dating to his 43-yarder that won the Wake Forest game. He is now 19-24 for the year and 7-10 on field goals of 40 yards or more. He is now 13-19 on field goals of 40 yards or more in his career and that .683 percentage is the best in Clemson history.

* Sammy WatkinsSammy Watkins
Fr. Wide Receiver
#2 6-1, 200
Fort Myers, FL
View Full Profile was held to four receptions for 39 yards tonight, but did go over the 70 catch mark for the season. He now has 72 for the season, third in Clemson history. The record is 88 by Aaron Kelly in 2007 and Rod Gardner had 80 in 1999. Watkins now has 1073 receiving yards for the season, third in Clemson history, but he needs just 12 receiving yards in the ACC Championship game to break Rod Gardner’s record of 1084 set in 1999.

*Andre Ellington needs 63 yards in the ACC Championship game to reach 1000 yards for the year. When he does it will make this just the third team in Clemson history with a 1000-yard rusher and a 1000-yard receiver.