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No. 1 Clemson makes ACC history, absolutely annihilates Georgia Tech to improve to 5-0
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Clemson had absolutely no trouble with Georgia Tech on Saturday, as the top-ranked Tigers embarrassed the Yellow Jackets in Atlanta.
Trevor Lawrence threw for 404 yards and 5 touchdown passes, leading No. 1 Clemson to a 73-7 victory over Georgia Tech on Saturday. Dabo Swinney’s bunch is now 5-0 on the season, winning all five contests by at least three scores.
Saturday’s 66-point victory for Clemson was the largest margin of victory in ACC history featuring two teams from the conference.
Clemson ended the day with 500 passing yards and a total of 671 yards of offense. It converted 29 first downs and held onto the football for 35:53 in the game.
Georgia Tech totaled just 204 yards and picked up 204 yards of offense throughout the entire game.
Early in the first quarter, the two teams were tied at 7-7 and Georgia Tech had forced a fumble on Clemson’s first possession. On Clemson’s third possession of the game, Lawrence connected with Amari Rodgers on an 83-yard touchdown pass, giving the Tigers a 14-7 advantage.
It was over after that.
The Tigers led 17-7 at the end of the first quarter and broke the game wide open in the second quarter, scoring 35 points and taking a 52-7 advantage into the locker room.
Next week, Clemson is back home to take on Syracuse (1-4).
Dustin grew up in the heart of Big Ten country and has been in sports media since 2010. He has been covering Big Ten football since 2014. You can follow him on Twitter: @SchutteCFB