Clemson earned its sixth straight win in ACC road contests with an 18-13 victory at Syracuse on Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome.
Clemson freshman quarterback Tait Reynolds threw for 161 yards and ran for 61 more, Nolan Hauser made four field goals, including a 54-yarder, and Clemson’s defense scored a third-quarter touchdown and secured an interception in the end zone with 6:03 left to help lift the Tigers.
Clemson improved to 6-3 overall and 4-2 in ACC play, while Syracuse dropped to 4-5 and 2-5 in the ACC.
Clemson improved to 11-3 all-time against Syracuse and still has not lost back-to-back games to Syracuse in series history. Head coach Dabo Swinney (118) broke a tie with Bobby Bowden for the conference record for career head coaching wins in ACC regular season play (117). Swinney already held the conference record for overall wins as an ACC head coach.
Check out some of what they’re saying about the Tigers’ latest victory over the Orange: