Box Score CLEMSON, SC—Senior quarterback Cole Stoudt threw for a game-high 22-of-31 for 302 yards and a touchdown to lead the 23rd ranked Clemson Tigers (1-1) to a 73-7 victory over South Carolina State (1-1) Saturday at Memorial Stadium (Death Valley).
"They were better than us, thats pretty obvious," said SC State head coach Buddy Pough. " I thought we would have had a better showing but they took control early and beat us in every phase of the game."
SC State avoided a shutout off a 35-yard fumble recovery return for a touchdown by sophomore defense back Dominique Mitchell late in the fourth quarter.
Freshman Artavis Scott set a single game receiving yardage record with six catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns. Running back Wayne Gallman led the rushing attack with 10 carries for 77 yards on the day.
Clemson amassed over 735 yards total offense and 32 first downs, while SC State was limited to just 44 yards total offense. This was the most point scored on the Bulldogs defense since 2012 against Texas A&M.
Redshirt junior Dondre Lewis-Freeman led the way for SC State with 7 rushes for 50 yards, while the defense was spearheaded by junior defensive Mariel Cooper with 9 solo tackles and sophomore Shaquan Brock with 8 (7 solo) in the loss.
Freshman punter Jerome Pettiway led with way for the special teams with 12 punts for 443 yards (36.9 yards per punt) with a long of 45.
South Carolina State returns to action on Saturday (Sept. 13) when they travel to Conway, SC to take on last season Big South Champions No.5 Coastal Carolina in a non-conference matchup. Kick-off is set for 6 p.m.
