Clemson Football: 5 Takeaways from the victory over Syracuse

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Travis Etienne #9 of the Clemson Tigers runs the ball during a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 14: Travis Etienne #9 of the Clemson Tigers runs the ball during a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
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SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Tee Higgins #5 of Clemson football runs with the ball during a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – SEPTEMBER 14: Tee Higgins #5 of Clemson football runs with the ball during a game against the Syracuse Orange at the Carrier Dome on September 14, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)

The Clemson football team came away with a win over Syracuse in the Carrier Dome Saturday night. Here’s our five takeaways from the game.

The Clemson football team came away with an impressive 41-6 win over the Syracuse Orange Saturday evening in the Carrier Dome.

The Tigers got the scoring started when Trevor Lawrence found Amari Rodgers in the back of the end zone with 10:29 remaining in the first quarter for a 16-yard touchdown pass. Lawrence scored on a one-yard scamper with 5:34 left in the first quarter to put Clemson football up two touchdowns.

Syracuse hit a couple of field goals in the second quarter and the Tigers took a 17-6 lead into halftime.

After the defense got a stop, Trevor Lawrence threw an interception that allowed Syracuse to take over inside the Clemson 10-yard line. On the next play, Mario Goodrich came away with his first career interception and that opened up the door for an Amari Rodgers 87-yard touchdown that put the game basically out of reach.

Trevor Lawrence found Frank Ladson Jr. with 10:11 remaining in the game to put the Tigers up 34-6.

Here are five takeaways from the Clemson football team’s impressive road victory over Syracuse.

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