October 7, 2017 Week 6 · Regular Season Belt defended

Clemson defends the belt, 28–14, at home over Wake Forest.

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Clemson 28

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Wake Forest 14

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Recap

Clemson dominated the early going against Wake Forest, with Kelly Bryant striking quickly through the air to Deon Cain for a touchdown just 12:59 into the first quarter, followed by Adam Choice punching in a short TD run to make it 14-0. Wake Forest mounted a brief threat late in the first quarter when Kendall Hinton connected with Greg Dortch for 43 yards and drew a face mask penalty to reach the Clemson 13, but Mike Weaver's 34-yard field goal attempt sailed wide. Clemson extended their lead in the second half with Travis Etienne's one-yard TD run in the third quarter, then Hunter Johnson added another score in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach at 28-0. Wake Forest scored twice late in the fourth quarter through Scotty Washington and Cam Serigne to provide some respectability to the final margin, but the Tigers' early efficiency and defensive control throughout secured the belt.

Kelly Bryant to Deon Cain 28-yard TD (Q1 12:59) - Clemson struck immediately and set the tone for the game
Adam Choice 4-yard TD run (Q1 6:18) - Extended Clemson's lead to 14-0 before Wake Forest could establish rhythm
Kelly Bryant interception by Amari Henderson (Q3 12:38) - Stopped a potential Clemson scoring drive and kept Wake Forest's comeback hopes alive
Travis Etienne 1-yard TD run (Q3 7:31) - Pushed Clemson's lead to 21-0 and effectively ended the contest

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

ClemsonWake Forest

Total yards453336

Rushing yards190133

Passing yards263203

First downs2516

3rd down conv.9/194/16

Turnovers20

Penalties–yards9–794–25

Time of possession35:0524:55

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 12:59	Clemson	+28 yd	Kelly Bryant pass complete to Deon Cain for 28 yds for a TD, (Alex Spence KICK)
Q1 12:59	Clemson	+21 yd	Alex Spence kickoff for 65 yds , Greg Dortch return for 21 yds to the WFrst 21
Q1 6:18	Clemson	+4 yd	Adam Choice run for 4 yds for a TD, (Alex Spence KICK)
Q1 7:48	Clemson	+20 yd	Travis Etienne run for 20 yds to the WFrst 27 for a 1ST down
Q1 5:52	Wake Forest	+57 yd	Kendall Hinton pass complete to Greg Dortch for 43 yds to the CLEMSON 27 for a 1ST down CLEMSON Penalty, Face Mask (14 yards) (Christian Wilkins) to the Clem 13 for a 1ST down
Q1 6:18	Clemson	+27 yd	Alex Spence kickoff for 62 yds , Greg Dortch return for 27 yds to the WFrst 30
Q1 4:37	Wake Forest	+34 yd	Mike Weaver 34 yd FG MISSED
Q1 3:56	Clemson	+20 yd	Kelly Bryant pass complete to Tee Higgins for 20 yds to the Clem 41 for a 1ST down
Q1 0:23	Clemson	+43 yd	Alex Spence 43 yd FG MISSED
Q2 4:17	Wake Forest	+20 yd	Dom Maggio punt for 48 yds , Ray-Ray McCloud returns for 20 yds to the 50 yardline CLEMSON Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the Clem 40
Q3 13:43	Wake Forest	+23 yd	Dom Maggio punt for 46 yds , Ray-Ray McCloud returns for 23 yds to the Clem 48
Q3 14:48	Wake Forest	+0 yd	Kendall Hinton run for no gain to the WFrst 25 Kendall Hinton fumbled, forced by Austin Bryant, recovered by WFrst Matt Colburn
Q3 12:38	Clemson	+0 yd	Kelly Bryant pass intercepted Amari Henderson return for no gain to the WFrst 36
Q3 12:26	Wake Forest	+38 yd	Kendall Hinton pass complete to Chuck Wade for 38 yds to the Clem 26 for a 1ST down
Q3 11:09	Wake Forest	+50 yd	Mike Weaver 50 yd FG MISSED
Q3 8:43	Clemson	+29 yd	Kelly Bryant pass complete to Hunter Renfrow for 29 yds to the WFrst 10 for a 1ST down
Q3 7:31	Clemson	+1 yd	Travis Etienne run for 1 yd for a TD, (Alex Spence KICK)
Q4 11:48	Clemson	+13 yd	Hunter Johnson pass complete to Cannon Smith for 13 yds for a TD, (Alex Spence KICK)
Q4 8:32	Wake Forest	+16 yd	Kendall Hinton pass complete to Scotty Washington for 16 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)
Q4 8:58	Wake Forest	+37 yd	Kendall Hinton run for 37 yds to the Clem 16 for a 1ST down
Q4 2:28	Wake Forest	+11 yd	Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 11 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)
Q4 6:24	Wake Forest	+26 yd	Kendall Hinton pass complete to Jack Freudenthal for 26 yds to the Clem 34 for a 1ST down

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
Kelly BryantClemson	21/29	200	6.9	1	1	57.9
Hunter JohnsonClemson	5/5	42	8.4	1	0	98.1
Zerrick CooperClemson	2/6	16	2.7	0	0	10.2
Will SpiersClemson	1/1	5	5.0	0	0	100.0
Kendall HintonWake Forest	14/30	203	6.8	2	0	24.8

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Travis EtienneClemson	15	67	4.5	1	20
Tavien FeasterClemson	11	54	4.9	0	15
Kelly BryantClemson	12	39	3.3	0	14
Adam ChoiceClemson	7	26	3.7	1	6
C.J. FullerClemson	2	6	3.0	0	5
TeamClemson	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Kendall HintonWake Forest	24	92	3.8	0	37
Arkeem ByrdWake Forest	5	21	4.2	0	14
Matt ColburnWake Forest	6	20	3.3	0	14

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Hunter RenfrowClemson	6	61	10.2	0	29
Tee HigginsClemson	3	39	13.0	0	20
Deon CainClemson	4	38	9.5	1	28
Ray-Ray McCloudClemson	5	38	7.6	0	9
Diondre OvertonClemson	2	26	13.0	0	19
Cornell PowellClemson	2	15	7.5	0	10
Cannon SmithClemson	1	13	13.0	1	13
Amari RodgersClemson	2	11	5.5	0	6
Tavien FeasterClemson	1	9	9.0	0	9
Adam ChoiceClemson	2	8	4.0	0	5
T.J. ChaseClemson	1	5	5.0	0	5
Greg DortchWake Forest	5	78	15.6	0	43
Chuck WadeWake Forest	1	38	38.0	0	38
Jack FreudenthalWake Forest	1	26	26.0	0	26
Scotty WashingtonWake Forest	2	25	12.5	1	16
Cam SerigneWake Forest	3	20	6.7	1	11
Arkeem ByrdWake Forest	1	9	9.0	0	9
Tabari HinesWake Forest	1	7	7.0	0	7

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Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tanner MuseClemson	8	5	0	1	1	1
Austin BryantClemson	7	5	0	2	0	0
Tre LamarClemson	7	3	0	0.5	0	0
Kendall JosephClemson	6	2	0	0	0	1
Christian WilkinsClemson	5	4	0	0	0	1
K'Von WallaceClemson	4	4	0	0	0	0
Dorian O'DanielClemson	3	2	0	0	0	1
Isaiah SimmonsClemson	3	2	0	0	1	0
Ryan CarterClemson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kelly BryantClemson	2	2	0	0	0	0
J.D. DavisClemson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Trayvon MullenClemson	2	1	0	0	0	0
Chris RegisterClemson	2	0	0	0	1	1
Van SmithClemson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dexter LawrenceClemson	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Clelin FerrellClemson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Xavier KellyClemson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Nyles PinckneyClemson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Albert HugginsClemson	1	1	0	1	0	0
Sterling JohnsonClemson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chad SmithClemson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Austin SpenceClemson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Hall MortonClemson	1	1	0	0	0	0
James SkalskiClemson	1	1	0	0	0	0
T.J. ChaseClemson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Nolan TurnerClemson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mark FieldsClemson	0	0	0	0	1	0
Amir TrappClemson	0	0	0	0	1	0
A.J. TerrellClemson	0	0	0	0	2	0
Cameron GlennWake Forest	11	7	0	0	0	0
Jessie Bates IIIWake Forest	10	6	0	0.5	0	0
Amari HendersonWake Forest	9	8	0	0.5	0	0
Grant DawsonWake Forest	9	4	0	1	0	0
Essang BasseyWake Forest	5	4	0	0	1	0
Wendell DunnWake Forest	5	3	1	1	0	0
Jaboree WilliamsWake Forest	5	3	0	2	0	0
Justin StrnadWake Forest	5	3	0	0	0	0
Demetrius KempWake Forest	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ja'Cquez WilliamsWake Forest	3	2	0	0	0	1
Elontae BatemanWake Forest	3	1	0	0	0	0
Duke EjioforWake Forest	3	0	0	0	0	0
Zeek RodneyWake Forest	2	2	0	0	0	0
Luke MastersonWake Forest	2	2	0	0	0	0
Dayton DiemelWake Forest	2	2	0	0	0	0
Willie YarbaryWake Forest	2	1	0	0	0	0
Chris CalhounWake Forest	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nate MaysWake Forest	1	1	0	0	0	0
Chuck WadeWake Forest	1	1	0	0	0	0
Carlos Basham Jr.Wake Forest	1	1	0	0	1	1
Coby DavisWake Forest	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ja'Sir TaylorWake Forest	1	1	0	0	0	0
Deon YoungWake Forest	1	0	0	0	0	0
Cade CarneyWake Forest	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sulaiman KamaraWake Forest	1	0	0	0	0	0

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Kelly BryantClemson	1	1	0
Carlos Basham Jr.Wake Forest	0	0	1
Kendall HintonWake Forest	1	0	0

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Amari HendersonWake Forest	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Tee HigginsClemson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Greg DortchWake Forest	3	65	21.7	27	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Alex SpenceClemson	0/1	0.0	0	4/4	4
Mike WeaverWake Forest	0/2	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ray-Ray McCloudClemson	4	58	14.5	23	0
Greg DortchWake Forest	3	15	5.0	11	0

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Will SpiersClemson	4	166	41.5	51
Carson KingClemson	1	37	37.0	37
Dom MaggioWake Forest	7	317	45.3	51

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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