January 1, 1988

Clemson used a surprising passing attack to down Penn State, 35-10, before a record crowd of over 53,000. 

Rodney Williams, who passed for 214 yards, was named the game’s MVP. Terry Allen rushed for 105 yards and a 25-yard touchdown for Clemson and Tracy Johnson ran for three Tiger touchdowns as Clemson amassed 499 total yards on the afternoon. 

Two Penn State turnovers inside the Clemson 10 took the air out of head coach Joe Paterno’s Nittany Lions.

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MATCHUP
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1st Downs
25
12
3rd down efficiency
10-16
2-12
Total Yards
499
305
Passing
214
194
Completions-Attempts
15-24
14-23
Yards per Attempt
8.9
8.4
Yards per Completion
14.3
13.9
Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-0
1-2
Rushing
285
111
Rushing Attempts
54
28
Yards per Rush
5.3
4.0
Touchdowns
5
0
Penalties-Yards
8-44
4-26
Field Goals Made-Attempts
0-1
1-1
Long (Yards)
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27
Punts-Yards
5-165
5-255
Average Yards
39.0
51.0
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
4-52-0
2-40-0
Punts: Average per Returns
13.0
20.0
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
3-85-0
6-127-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
28.3
21.2
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-46-0
0-0-0
Time of Possession
Miscellaneous Statistics
35:59
24:01
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
2-1
Sacks: Total-Yards
0-0
1-4
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
5-5
1-1
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-0
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