Clemson routs Charlotte: Final Score, Analysis, Box Score, Stats

The Clemson Tigers absolutely routed the Charlotte 49ers and built a ton of depth in the process. Here’s our analysis from the victory Saturday night.

Though it would’ve been tempting, Clemson football didn’t focus on running up the score against the Charlotte 49ers.

The Tigers got on the board early following a 58-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence to Tee Higgins on the offense’s second play of the game. Clemson would go on to score on every offensive drive in the first half and took a 38-3 lead into halftime.

Chase Brice checked into the game with more than 12 minutes remaining in the second quarter, spelling the end of the night for Trevor Lawrence- who completed 7-of-9 passes for 94 yards and two touchdowns.

Box Score:

Stats via ESPN:

Passing- Trevor Lawrence 7-of-9 for 94 yards and 2 TDs; Chase Brice 5-of-7 for 85 yards and 1 TD; Taisun Phommachanh 5-of-9 for 52 yards.

Rushing- Travis Etienne 11 carries for 61 yards, 1 TD; Lyn-J Dixon 8 carries for 58 yards and 1 TD; Michel Dukes 4 carries for 46 yards, 1 TD.

Receiving- Joseph Ngata 3 receptions for 62 yards, 1 TD; Tee Higgins 1 reception for 58 yards, 1 TD.

Clemson had 466 total yards offensively and gave up 216 yards to the 49ers.

Analysis:

Clemson was just the better team, as we all knew going into this one. The Tigers looked good offensively with both Trevor Lawrence and Chase Brice at the helm. Lawrence looked more in sync with his receivers in the small window of time that we saw him on the field.

Ultimately, it was good to see the Tigers play a bunch of bodies on both sides of the ball and build important depth throughout the course of the game. Just for reference, Clemson played more than 100 Tigers and five total quarterbacks in the game.

If there was one area of that game that was somewhat disappointing, it was the Clemson defense against the Charlotte rushing attack. The 49ers were able to open up some big holes and the running backs were able to get into the second level and make linebackers miss. There’s still room to grow, for sure, on both sides of the ball, but you can’t complain too much about a victory.

Overall, Clemson didn’t do anything too flashy. They just ran basic plays, put a bunch of guys in the game and just took what the defense gave them. It’s clear the coaching staff didn’t come into this one looking to run up the score, but they still took control of the game and took care of business.

The Tigers will travel to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tarheels at 3:30 p.m. next Saturday.