By Trey McCurry

No. 17 Clemson travels to Boston College 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. Boston College!

BC                    2012 Rankings                   Clemson

Avg.          Rank                         Rank         Avg.

26.33            (81)    Scoring Offense      (22)              39.00

95.67            (114)  Rushing Offense     (39)              198.50

317.00          (16)    Passing Offense      (24)              296.00

412.67           (60)    Total Offense         (22)              494.50

22.00            (T47)  Scoring Defense     (68)              25.50

186.67          (94)    Rushing Defense    (100)            206.50

202.67          (38)    Passing Defense     (73)              236.00

389.33          (67)    Total Defense        (93)              442.50

0.00             (T58)  Turnover Margin    (17)              +1.25

2.33 – Number of FGs per game for BC PK Nate Freese, second nationally. Freese is a perfect 7-for-7 this season.

4 – Rank nationally in reception yardage per game for BC WR Alex Amidon. Amidon is averaging 122 yards a game on 8.33 receptions per game (eighth nationally).

5 – Number of touchdown receptions for Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins in 2012, tying his total for all of 2011.

7 – Number of meetings between BC & Clemson since the Eagles joined the league in 2005 (BC holds a 4-3 edge). Also, the number of games between Clemson & BC played at traditional baseball venues in Boston (four at Braves Field & three at Fenway Park). 

14.3 – Number of tackles per game for BC LB Nick Clancy. Clancy leads the nation and is coming off a career-best 24 tackles at Northwestern.

15 – Number of consecutive FG made by Clemson PK Chandler Catanzaro, a Clemson record.

25 – Number of career tackles by P/K Spencer Benton, a Clemson record by a kicker.

46 – Number of career TD Passes for Clemson QB Tajh Boyd, only three shy of the school record (currently held by Charlie Whitehurst).

52 – Yards the TD pass thrown by WR Sammy Watkins to RB Andre Ellington against FSU covered, the first TD pass by a Tiger WR since 2009.

114 – Number of consecutive passes thrown by BC QB Chase Rettig without an INT.