Wofford College
Clemson Helmet vs Wofford Helmet
WON 38-14
Sept. 8, 2001
1:00 PM EDT
Clemson, SC

School Name: Wofford College
Mascot: Terriers
Location: Spartanburg, South Carolina
Head Coach: Mike Ayers, 13 years
Conference: Southern Conference, Div I-AA
2000 Record: 7-4, 5-3 Conference
 
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Notes

Wofford prepared this summer to compete with the Tigers. Clemson prepared for a cakewalk. It was the second quarter before Clemson realized they had a game to play.

The Terriers came charging out the gate and ran over the Tigers for a 14-7 lead before Clemson woke up and scored 31 consecutive points to beat Wofford 38-14.

The "wingbone" offense, a three back set, proved highly effective against a speedy Clemson defense as the Tigers over-pursued and missed crucial tackles.

As hard as Wofford tried to pull an upset, the lack of a passing game and fatigue eventually took their toll. In an instant, the momentum turned as a bad pitch on a fourth-and-one option play was scooped up by Eric Meekins for a 29 yard touchdown and the lead. The Tigers continued to roll from there. Wofford ended the day with 276 yards on the ground and only 36 yards passing.

Aaront Hunt kicked a career high 43 yard field goal. His previous had been 31.

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Wofford-Mccoy 26 run (Brown kick) Clemson-Mckelvey 7 pass from Dantzler (Hunt kick) Wofford-Goodpaster 15 pass from T Wilson (Brown kick) Clemson-FG Hunt 43 Clemson-Meekins 29 fumble return (Hunt kick) Clemson-Zachery 1 run (Hunt kick) Clemson-Mckelvey 7 pass from Dantzler (Hunt kick) Clemson-Rambert 3 run (Hunt kick)

 WoffordClemson
First downs1929
Rushed-yards56-27641-200
Passing yards36283
Sacked-yards lost2-154-18
Return yards23108
Passes6-16-026-37-2
Punts6-43.51-43.0
Fumbles-lost3-21-1
Penalties-yards2-164-35
Time of possession32:1027:50

Individual Statistics
RUSHING: Wofford-T Wilson 16-86, J Mcnair 10-68, Mccoy 9-58, Me Jones 14-52, Fogle 4-11, Gaillard 1-1, Mungin 2-0. Clemson-Dantzler 13-55, Zachery 9-53, Jasmin 8-47, Rambert 10-41, Currie 1-4.

PASSING: Wofford-T Wilson 6-15-0-36, Team 0-1-0-0. Clemson-Dantzler 21-30-1-207, Simmons 5-7-1-76.

RECEIVING: Wofford-Me Jones 2-6, Goodpaster 1-15, Gaillard 1-7, Mccoy 1-7, Gilmore 1-1. Clemson-Mckelvey 8-73, Zachery 5-57, Hamilton 4-55, Robinson 2-29, Rambert 2-12, Bailey 1-23, Scott 1-15, Crosby 1-9, Reames 1-5, Gardner 1-5.

Att: 78,000

2001 Schedule
 
Final Record: 5-7, 4-5
09/08at Clemson14-38
09/22Charleston
Southern
35-10
09/29at Chattanooga26-29
10/06VMI59-14
10/13at Western
Carolina
28-31
10/20Appalachian
State
23-34
10/27at The Citadel13-0
11/03at South Carolina14-38
11/10at Furman14-45
11/17ETSU24-3
11/24Georgia
Southern
10-48