CLEMSON – The battle of unbeaten teams turned into a beatdown.
No. 3 Clemson held NC State scoreless for three quarters, smashing previously undefeated No. 16 NC State 41-7 in front of a sold-out Death Valley crowd Saturday afternoon. The Tigers improve to 7-0 overall and 4-0 in the ACC while NC State falls to 5-1 overall and 2-1 in the ACC.
The Tigers jumped out to a 24-0 lead at the half and never looked back in winning their seventh consecutive game in the series and 14th out of the last 15. The 34-point margin tied for second-largest in school history over a ranked team.