December 4, 2011 Week 14 · Regular Season Neutral site Belt changed hands

Clemson takes the belt, 38–10, at a neutral site over Virginia Tech.

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Recap

Clemson dominated Virginia Tech from start to finish to claim the College Football Belt with a decisive 38-10 victory. The Tigers struck first when Tajh Boyd found Dwayne Allen for a 24-yard touchdown in the first quarter, but Virginia Tech answered quickly with a Logan Thomas pass to D.J. Coles for 45 yards and a score. Clemson's offense exploded in the third quarter, with Boyd connecting on touchdown passes to both Allen and Sammy Watkins (53 yards) while Andre Ellington added a rushing score, turning what had been a competitive game into a rout. Virginia Tech's three turnovers and struggles moving the ball—managing just 56 rushing yards—proved fatal against a Clemson team that controlled the line of scrimmage and kept the Hokies off balance throughout the afternoon.

Sammy Watkins 53-yard touchdown reception in Q3 -- Clemson's explosive passing attack broke the game wide open
Andre Ellington's 29-yard rushing touchdown in Q3 -- demonstrated Clemson's dominance on both sides of the ball
Virginia Tech's three turnovers -- directly contributed to the Tigers' ability to build a commanding lead
Clemson's four third-quarter touchdowns -- the decisive stretch that transformed a close contest into a blowout

Written by Claude from the box score and play-by-play on this page — a plain-English recap of the numbers below, not a substitute for them.

Full Box Score

Team stats

CFBD box score

ClemsonVirginia Tech

Total yards457330

Rushing yards21756

Passing yards246296

First downs2519

3rd down conv.6/147/16

Turnovers03

Penalties–yards5–359–91

Time of possession18:0417:49

Full team box score from CFBD’s /games/teams data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have team-level stats that far back.

Play By Play

Key plays

CFBD play-by-play

When	Team	Yards	Play
Q1 11:17	Clemson	+24 yd	Tajh Boyd pass complete to Dwayne Allen for 24 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 11:17	Clemson	+0 yd	Chandler Catanzaro extra point GOOD.
Q1 0:44	Virginia Tech	+45 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to D.J. Coles for 45 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q1 2:02	Virginia Tech	+21 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Marcus Davis for 21 yards to the VTech 47 for a 1ST down.
Q1 0:44	Virginia Tech	+0 yd	Cody Journell extra point GOOD.
Q2 9:54	Clemson	+20 yd	Tajh Boyd pass complete to DeAndre Hopkins for 20 yards to the VTech 6 for a 1ST down.
Q2 7:47	Clemson	+28 yd	Spencer Benton kickoff for 60 yards returned by Tony Gregory for 28 yards to the VTech 38.
Q2 7:54	Clemson	+20 yd	Chandler Catanzaro 20 yard field goal GOOD.
Q2 6:32	Clemson	+32 yd	Andre Ellington rush over left tackle for 32 yards to the Clem 34 for a 1ST down.
Q2 0:01	Virginia Tech	+42 yd	Cody Journell 42 yard field goal GOOD.
Q3 14:54	Clemson	+27 yd	Spencer Benton kickoff for 63 yards returned by Tony Gregory for 27 yards to the VTech 34.
Q3 12:57	Clemson	+22 yd	Tajh Boyd pass complete to DeAndre Hopkins for 22 yards to the VTech 40 for a 1ST down.
Q3 10:45	Clemson	+8 yd	Tajh Boyd pass complete to Dwayne Allen for 8 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 10:45	Clemson	+0 yd	Chandler Catanzaro extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:02	Clemson	+0 yd	Chandler Catanzaro extra point GOOD.
Q3 8:02	Clemson	+53 yd	Tajh Boyd pass complete to Sammy Watkins for 53 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 6:21	Clemson	+29 yd	Andre Ellington rush over left end for 29 yards for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q3 6:21	Clemson	+0 yd	Chandler Catanzaro extra point GOOD.
Q3 6:13	Clemson	+23 yd	Spencer Benton kickoff for 61 yards returned by Tony Gregory for 23 yards to the VTech 32.
Q3 4:00	Virginia Tech	+29 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to Jarrett Boykin for 29 yds to the Clem 23, Clem penalty 15 yd Pass Interference on Coty Sensabaugh declined, VTech penalty 15 yd Unsportsmanlike on Jarrett Boykin accepted
Q4 13:04	Clemson	+1 yd	Tajh Boyd rush quarterback sneak for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN.
Q4 15:00	Clemson	+23 yd	Sammy Watkins rush over right end for 23 yards to the VTech 17 for a 1ST down.
Q4 12:56	Clemson	+20 yd	Spencer Benton kickoff for 62 yards returned by Tony Gregory for 20 yards to the VTech 18, VIRGINIA TECH penalty 10 yard Holding on Derek DiNardo accepted.
Q4 13:04	Clemson	+0 yd	Chandler Catanzaro extra point GOOD.
Q4 11:18	Virginia Tech	+20 yd	Logan Thomas pass complete to D.J. Coles for 20 yards to the Clem 46 for a 1ST down.
Q4 9:32	Virginia Tech	+41 yd	Logan Thomas pass intercepted by Jonathan Meeks at the Clem 10, returned for 41 yards to the VTech 49.
Q4 4:51	Virginia Tech	+64 yd	Logan Thomas pass intercepted by Bashaud Breeland at the Clem 2, returned for 64 yards to the VTech 34.

Scoring plays, turnovers, and gains of 20+ yards, pulled from CFBD’s play-by-play. This section only appears for belt games with play-by-play on file (2003 onward).

Box Score

Player stats

CFBD player stats

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Tajh BoydClemson	20/29	240	8.3	3	0	73.4
DeAndre HopkinsClemson	0/1	0	0.0	0	0	3.6
Logan ThomasVirginia Tech	22/44	274	6.2	1	2	24.2

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Andre EllingtonClemson	20	125	6.3	1	32
Sammy WatkinsClemson	5	55	11.0	0	23
Tajh BoydClemson	11	28	2.5	1	8
D.J. HowardClemson	3	11	3.7	0	8
Cole StoudtClemson	1	1	1.0	0	1
Roderick McDowellClemson	3	0	0.0	0	2
David WilsonVirginia Tech	11	32	2.9	0	11
Josh OglesbyVirginia Tech	6	22	3.7	0	8
Logan ThomasVirginia Tech	12	2	0.2	0	8

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
DeAndre HopkinsClemson	7	92	13.1	0	22
Sammy WatkinsClemson	5	80	16.0	1	53
Dwayne AllenClemson	2	32	16.0	2	24
Jaron BrownClemson	1	17	17.0	0	17
Charone PeakeClemson	1	17	17.0	0	17
Brandon FordClemson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Martavis BryantClemson	1	2	2.0	0	2
Andre EllingtonClemson	2	-5	-2.5	0	0
D.J. ColesVirginia Tech	7	116	16.6	1	45
Jarrett BoykinVirginia Tech	3	58	19.3	0	29
Marcus DavisVirginia Tech	4	50	12.5	0	21
Chris DragerVirginia Tech	2	23	11.5	0	13
David WilsonVirginia Tech	3	14	4.7	0	11
Danny CoaleVirginia Tech	2	11	5.5	0	7
Josh OglesbyVirginia Tech	1	2	2.0	0	2

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Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Bashaud BreelandClemson	1	64	0
Jonathan MeeksClemson	1	41	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Sammy WatkinsClemson	1	22	22.0	22
Jaron BrownClemson	1	17	17.0	17
Tony GregoryVirginia Tech	6	135	22.5	28

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Chandler CatanzaroClemson	1/1	100.0	20	5/5	8
Cody JournellVirginia Tech	1/1	100.0	42	1/1	4

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
DeAndre HopkinsClemson	2	3	1.5	3	0
Danny CoaleVirginia Tech	2	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dawson ZimmermanClemson	5	208	41.6	0	0	53
Danny CoaleVirginia Tech	6	277	46.2	0	0	61

Full player stats from CFBD’s /games/players data. This section only appears for belt games from 2003 onward — CFBD doesn’t have player-level stats that far back.

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