Top plays of 2011 |
The 2011 football season isn't quite over - there is still the Orange Bowl to play - but it isn't too late to look back at some of the most exciting plays this season.
Clemson quarterback
Tajh BoydTajh Boyd RS So. Quarterback #10 6-1, 225 Hampton, VA View Full Profile
hooked up with freshman wide receiver
Sammy WatkinsSammy Watkins Fr. Wide Receiver #2 6-1, 200 Fort Myers, FL View Full Profile
just 26 seconds into the season, it was a dream come true for the Fort Myers native and it was a dream that Clemson fans saw all season and gave opponents nightmares. "(When I scored) I was just looking into the crowd like I (can't believe) I'm here,” Watkins said. “I thought it was a dream but it came true. I knew the second play was going to be called for me and during my dream I scored and it came out to be true.” As a result, when looking at some of the top plays from this season, it's no wonder that Watkins figures heavily into the top of the list. This is just an opinion, and I tried to rank it according to both excitement and to what it meant to that particular game or the season. Tigers up for good right after Clemson had just surrendered the lead#1 Sammy Watkins 89-yard KO return for TD against Maryland - Watkins puts the
#2 Sammy Watkins 62-yard pass from Boyd against FSU - Watkins calls the play that gives the Tigers the driver seat in the Division.
#3 Watkins 52-yard pass from Boyd in ACC Championship to almost clinch it
#4 Sammy Watkins 33 yd pass from Tajh Boyd - First offensive touch for Watkins he scores.
#5
Chandler CatanzaroChandler CatanzaroRS So. Punter / Kicker
#39 6-2, 200
Greenville, SC
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42-yard FG against Wake to win Atlantic
#6
Kourtnei BrownKourtnei BrownGr. Defensive End
#90 6-6, 255
Charlotte, NC
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20-yard INT return against UNC
#7
Andre EllingtonAndre EllingtonRS Jr. Running Back
#23 5-10, 190
Moncks Corner, SC
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74-yard run against Wofford - Second longest play of the year
#8
Mike BellamyMike BellamyFr. Running Back
#5 5-10, 175
Nocatee, FL
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75-yard run against Troy - Bellamy's first career carry and Clemson’s longest play of year.
#9
Dwayne AllenDwayne AllenRS Jr. Tight End
#83 6-3, 255
Fayetteville, NC
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32-yard pass against VT
#10 Watkins 62-yard pass from Boyd against Auburn
#11
Andre BranchAndre BranchRS Sr. Defensive End
#40 6-5, 260
Richmond, VA
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sack machine against VT
#12 Ellington 44-yard run against Maryland to seal it
#13 Watkins 15-yard TD catch against Maryland – Beautiful catch
#14
Dabo SwinneyDabo SwinneyHead Coach
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rant against Spurrier - Swinney puts all the focus on him before the ACC Championship and fires up the Tigers
#15
Rennie MooreRennie MooreRS Sr. Defensive Tackle
#94 6-3, 265
Saint Marys, GA
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sack of Clint Trickett to end FSU game
#16 Recovered fumble on first defensive play of ACC Championship
#17 Mike Bellamy 31-yard run against VT to seal game
#18 Dwayne Allen 54-yard pass from Boyd against Troy
#19 Kourtnei Brown with fumble return for TD against UNC
#20 Blocked punt against USC
Honorable Mention
Rashard HallRashard Hall
Gr. Safety
#31 6-1, 210
St. Augustine, FL
View Full Profile intercepts Georgia Tech quarterback Tevin Washington and returned it to the Tech nine-yard line to try to keep Clemson’s hopes for a prefect season alive.
Rennie Moore recovers a Georgia Tech fumble on the 1 yard line to keep the Tigers in the game.
Dwayne Allen 24 yd touchdown pass from Tajh Boyd in ACC Championship gives Clemson offense early confidence.
Tajh Boyd pass Adam HumphriesAdam Humphries
Fr. Wide Receiver
#13 6-0, 190
Spartanburg, SC
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Bashaud Breeland's one handed interception against Maryland helped to recapture some much needed momentum.
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