By Trey McCurry.
No. 10 Clemson travels to No. 4 Florida State for an Atlantic Division showdown Saturday night. Each week we will analyze how the game breaks down by the numbers.
TheClemsonInsider.com takes you inside the numbers for Clemson vs. Florida State!
Fla. State 2012 Rankings Clemson
Avg. Rank Rank Avg.
58.67 (2) Scoring Offense (23) 39.67
279.00 (11) Rushing Offense (30) 219.33
264.67 (41) Passing Offense (23) 298.00
543.67 (12) Total Offense (21) 517.33
1.00 (1) Scoring Defense (34) 17.67
33.67 (1) Rushing Defense (84) 180.67
69.67 (1) Passing Defense (32) 188.00
103.33 (1) Total Defense (56) 368.67
+0.33 (48) Turnover Margin (19) +1.33
2 – Rank nationally in sack for FSU DE Bjoern Werner, an average of 2.17 per game.
7 – Number of Tigers from the Sunshine State. The players are Tavaris Barnes, Travis Blanks, Xavier Brewer, Cortez Davis, Rashard Hall, Tony Steward, & Sammy Watkins.
8.67 – Average number of pass receptions for Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins, good for sixth nationally in receptions per game.
11 – Number of consecutive games that FSU has held its opponents to 19 or fewer points.
14 – Number of consecutive FG made by Clemson PK Chandler Catanzaro, tied with Obed Arriri for the school record.
25 – Number of times FSU has played a game with ESPN’s GameDay in attendance (however this will be just the eighth appearance in Tallahassee). The Seminoles are 10-14 in their previous appearances, including 3-4 at home.
25 – Number of meetings in the series that dates back to a 38-13 FSU win in Tallahassee in 1970. The Seminoles lead the all-time series 17-8, but the Tigers have won six of the past nine games (including five straight at Clemson).
35 – Number of wins Clemson has in its previous 59 ACC openers; the Tigers are 35-23-1 in those contests. This will be the sixth time Clemson has opened ACC play with FSU and the Seminoles hold a slight 3-2 advantage in those contests.
109.3 – Number of rushing yards per game for Clemson RB Andre Ellington, tops in the ACC.
197 – Number of rushing yards last week against Wake Forest for FSU RB Chris Thompson. Thompson had two TDs (74 yards & 80 yards) and averaged 21.9 yards per carry (nine carries) against the Demon Deacons.