Despite handing Miami its worst defeat in the 90 years it has been playing college football, third-ranked Clemson failed to have one player named as an ACC Player of the Week on Monday.

Though that was surprising to some in the media as well as fans who bleed the orange and purple, the Tigers themselves were not.

“It shows it was all a collective group,” safety Jayron Kearse said. “If you can’t name one guy that means it wasn’t just one guy that had a great game. When you can’t name one that just shows … and the scoreboard shows it as well, 58-0. That shows the offense was moving the ball effectively and the defense was out there playing well. So when you can’t name one guy, it just shows the entire team was having a good game.”

Clemson (7-0, 4-0 ACC) dominated the Hurricanes in every facet this past Saturday. The Tigers totaled 567 yards offense, rushed for 416 and scored on five of its first six offensive drives in the first half.

The defense’s effort was just as impressive. Clemson sacked Miami quarterbacks four times, intercepted them three times and held the Hurricanes to 146 total yards. They averaged just 1.8 yards per carry and just 53 yards rushing.

“We have a lot of guys that want to be great. They are buying into what Coach Swinney is teaching us and making sure every week we play our best and play Clemson football,” said quarterback Deshaun Watson. “We have a lot of guys that want to achieve the uncommon things.”

Miami isn’t the only team the Tigers have dominated this year. Clemson defeated Wofford by 39 points, App State by 31 points, Georgia by 19 and Boston College by 17. The Tigers average margin of victory has been 24.1 points per game.

“We earned the position that we are in now,” Watson said. “We worked hard over the spring and summer. Coach Batson has done a great job preparing us and getting us ready for these types of moments. Coach Swinney and the entire coaching staff have too. We are just trying to stay focused. Our main focus is NC State now, and everything else is going to take care of itself when it comes.”

And that means the accolades that may or may not come with it.

“I feel like everyone has had a good game,” Kearse said. “It has not been just one guy shutting things down. There has not been just one guy on offense being that guy. I feel like everyone on the team has been bringing their A-game throughout the season. We just have to keep doing that through the latter part of the season.”

That includes this Saturday’s 3:30 p.m. kickoff at NC State.

“There is really love and family here,” Watson said. “There are a lot of guys on the team that don’t really care how many yards, catches or touchdowns they have. It shows that we care about each other and all we care about is that result at the end and having that W by our name.

“That shows the kind of character and leadership we have on this team. We want more than just to have our name in the newspaper or in the media because of stats.”