Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd set an ACC record with eight touchdown responsibilities in the 11th-ranked Tigers’ 62-48 win over NC State on November 17, 2012 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson.
Boyd, who went onto win ACC Player of the Year honors, threw five touchdowns and ran for three more. He set a then school-record 529 total yards. Also, he totaled five passing touchdowns in a game for third time in a four-game stretch.
As for the Tigers, the win wrapped up a seven-win conference season (7-1), the first time the program won seven ACC games in a season since 1983.