CLEMSON – The final score made it look somewhat respectable. It wasn’t that close.
No. 19 Clemson scored 28 points in a dominant first quarter and led 45-7 at halftime on the way to a dominating 59-35 victory over NC State on a hot, sun-splashed afternoon in Death Valley. The win is the 800th in Clemson football history.
Clemson is the first FBS team to score 28 points in the first quarter in back-to-back games in 20 years.
Clemson improves to 2-1 (1-0 ACC) on the season, while NC State falls to 2-2 (0-1 ACC). The Tigers host Stanford – the Cardinal won their first ACC game with a walk-off field goal at Syracuse Friday – next Saturday at 7 pm on Homecoming.