By William Qualkinbush.

In this week’s edition of By the Numbers, TCI takes a look at the Atlantic Division showdown.

3: The highest-ranked team Clemson has ever beaten. That distinction belongs to the 2003 Florida State team the Tigers bested to turn the tide in the head-to-head battle between the two schools (see below). Clemson has had a handful of opportunities to knock off the top-ranked team in the country in the past and has yet to accomplish that goal. With the upheaval at quarterback with Florida State, there may not be a better moment to do it on the road.

5: Clemson could have five new starters on the offensive line for Clemson this time around against the Seminoles. Last year, the Tigers were ravaged up front against the Seminoles, leading to an erratic performance by Tajh Boyd. Of the returners who started that game, David Beasley is now a co-starter with Reid Webster at left guard and may not be on the field for the first snap. Also, Ryan Norton—the starting center at Georgia—is now listed as the backup to Jay Guillermo. With the line in flux, communication and chemistry could be issues in front of a hostile primetime crowd in Doak Campbell Stadium.

6: The number of Clemson wins in the series since 2003. In that year, third-ranked Florida State came into Death Valley against a Clemson team led by Tommy Bowden, who was a dead man walking at the time following a 45-17 bludgeoning at the hands of Wake Forest. The Tigers dominated from start to finish, 26-10, and turned the tide of the series more toward the middle of the spectrum. Since that point, the Tigers actually have a winning record over the Seminoles, which is why this is the ACC’s best rivalry right now.

71: Length of the touchdown drive Cole Stoudt led at the end of last year’s game. Sure, the game was out of hand at the time, but Stoudt’s last memory from an otherwise forgettable game was a methodical 16-play excursion that ended with his own two-yard touchdown run. No one anywhere believes Stoudt’s performance in Saturday’s game should be expected to match such a drive, which occurred in garbage time when mostly reserves were in the game, but his confidence level may have inched upward given the success he saw against Florida State’s defense. Stoudt completed five of his eight pass attempts on the drive for 47 yards and carried the football twice for five yards and the score.

307: Combined receiving yards for Rashad Greene and Nick O’Leary in last year’s game. Besides these two, no returning player—save quarterback Jameis Winston—registered yardage from scrimmage in last year’s game at Clemson. If the Tigers want to make any progress defensively, Greene and O’Leary must be at the forefront of the gameplan. Greene has the ability to take the top off of any defense at any time, and O’Leary is arguably the toughest matchup in America for a skill player. The Seminoles will certainly feature both players in the passing game on Saturday night.