By Trey McCurry.

By Trey McCurry

No. 9 Clemson travels to Duke in an ACC showdown Saturday night in Durham.  Each week we will analyze how the game breaks down by the numbers.

TheClemsonInsider.com takes you inside the numbers for Clemson vs. Duke!

Clemson            2012 Rankings                   Duke

Avg.          Rank                         Rank         Avg.

41.00            (10)    Scoring Offense      (48)              31.89

180.38          (45)    Rushing Offense     (97)              123.89

317.63          (12)    Passing Offense      (36)              271.56

498.00           (14)    Total Offense         (68)              395.44

24.25            (51)    Scoring Defense     (82)              30.00

183.25          (86)    Rushing Defense    (66)              165.11

237.88          (68)    Passing Defense     (81)              249.56

421.13          (T82)  Total Defense        (75)              414.67

+1.00            (13)    Turnover Margin    (44)              +0.33

0 – Number of times that Clemson and Duke have played a night game in series history. Saturday night will be the first night game in the series that dates back to 1934.

2 – ACC ranking (in receptions & receiving yards) for Clemson WR DeAndre Hopkins. Hopkins ranks seventh nationally in receiving yards per game (113.6), 10th in receptions per game (7.25), and is tied for the ACC lead in TD receptions (10).

3 – Number of players in ACC history with 1,000 rushing, 1,000 receiving, and 1,000 kickoff return yards. Duke WR Desmond Scott joined former Tiger CJ Spiller and Virginia’s Frank Quayle on the list earlier this season.

9 – National rank of Clemson QB Tajh Boyd in total offense (326.75). Boyd is also 10th in pass efficiency (163.93).

19 – Number of turnovers caused by the Blue Devil defense this season, 11 of which have came on fumbles (four against FSU last Saturday).

37 – With a 42-point outing at Wake Forest Thursday, Clemson became only the second team in ACC history to score 37 or more points in seven consecutive games.

44 – Consecutive games in which Duke WR Conner Vernon has at least one reception, the longest active streak in the nation and one shy of the ACC record. Vernon’s streak of 24 straight games with at least two receptions is the third-longest in Duke history.

202 – Receiving yards by Clemson WR Sammy Watkins last Thursday at Wake Forest, breaking DeAndre Hopkins school record of 197 (set at Boston College earlier this season).

252 – Number of career pass receptions for Duke WR Conner Vernon, shattering the old ACC record of 232. Vernon has 3,436 career receiving yards, fourth in ACC history, and needs only 82 yards to set a new ACC record.

428 – Passing yards for Clemson QB Tajh Boyd at Wake Forest, breaking Charlie