By Trey McCurry.
Clemson and Auburn open the season Saturday night at the Georgia Dome in the Chick-Fil-A Classic. Each week we will analyze how the game breaks down by the numbers.
TheClemsonInsider.com takes you inside the numbers for Clemson vs. Auburn!
Auburn 2011 Rankings Clemson
Avg. Rank Rank Avg.
25.69 (70) Scoring Offense (24) 33.57
182.31 (32) Rushing Offense (59) 158.50
155.54 (105) Passing Offense (21) 282.29
337.85 (100) Total Offense (26) 440.79
28.92 (78) Scoring Defense (81) 29.29
189.23 (94) Rushing Defense (83) 176.86
218.77 (51) Passing Defense (50) 217.50
408.00 (81) Total Defense (71) 394.36
+0.15 (44) Turnover Margin (66) -0.07
3 – Number of Clemson players from the state of Alabama (D.J. Howard, Spencer Region, & Darrell Smith). Also, the number of consecutive seasons that Clemson and Auburn has met on the gridiron.
5 – Number of consecutive games away from Death Valley for Clemson – its longest streak since 1964.
11 – Number of Clemson players that hail from the state of Georgia (David Beasley, Vic Beasley, Corey Crawford, Grady Jarrett, Martin Jenkins, C.J. Jones, Ammon Lakip, Garry Peters, Darius Robinson, Reid Webster, & Corico Wright).
12 – Number of seniors on Clemson’s roster in 2012
14 – ACC Championships for Clemson, after winning the league title in 2011. The Tigers, who won their first title since 1991, have more titles than any other school.
38 – Number of touchdowns (33 TD passes & 5 rushing TDs) Clemson QB Tajh Boyd was responsible for in 2011 – an ACC record.
49 – Number of meetings between the schools in football; Auburn leads the series 34-12-2
124 – Career pass receptions for Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins – the first ACC receiver to have 50 or more receptions in each of his freshman & sophomore seasons.
217 – Career tackles, along with 10 career interceptions, for Clemson S Rashard Hall – second-most among active ACC players.
1984 – The last time Auburn opened a season with two non-home football games – this is the (Auburn) Tigers first non-home game opener since 2002.