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Tommy Bests Bobby in 9th Edition of Bowden Bowl
Published on September 03, 2007 at 10:28PM
Updated on September 04, 2007 at 08:15PM
(Clemson, S.C.) Cullen Harper threw for 162 yards and two touchdowns, becoming the first Clemson quarterback to beat a Top 20 team in his first start and James Davis and C.J. Spiller combined for 163 rushing yards as Clemson beat #19 Florida State, 24-18 Monday evening in the season opener for both teams. This was the fourth victory for Clemson coach Tommy Bowden in five years over his father Bobby and the Florida State Seminoles. Early on, it looked as if the Tigers would run away with the victory as they built a 21-0 lead midway through the second quarter. The Seminoles didn’t hit their stride until the third period, but they managed to score two touchdowns in a span of five minutes to make things interesting. However, when they needed it most, the Clemson defense forced Florida State to turn the ball over on downs with just under three minutes left to play in regulation after the Seminoles had penetrated within the 40-yard line of the Tigers. This was a huge victory for Clemson as they have alredy obtained a conference win in the ACC and should easily ascend in the national rankings after their convincing triumph.
Box Score (Final)Score by Quarters 1 2 3 4 ScoreSeminoles........... 0 3 8 7 - 18 Record: (0-1,0-1)
Tigers.............. 14 10 0 0 - 24 Record: (1-0,1-0)Scoring Summary: FLASTATE - CLEMSON1st 06:07 CLEMSON - Brian Linthicum 11 yd pass from Cullen Harper (Mark Buchholz kick)
4 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:13 0 - 7
04:53 CLEMSON - James Davis 29 yd run (Mark Buchholz kick)
1 play, 24 yards, TOP 0:13 0 - 14
2nd 13:25 CLEMSON - Aaron Kelly 41 yd pass from Cullen Harper (Mark Buchholz kick)
5 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:53 0 - 21
04:12 FLASTATE - Gary Cismesia 36 yd field goal
4 plays, 1 yard, TOP 1:35 3 - 21
01:09 CLEMSON - Mark Buchholz 32 yd field goal
6 plays, 14 yards, TOP 3:03 3 - 24
3rd 02:11 FLASTATE - Roger Williams safety
5 - 24
00:46 FLASTATE - Antone Smith 1 yd run (Drew Weatherfor pass failed)
4 plays, 59 yards, TOP 1:25 11 - 24
4th 11:40 FLASTATE - Richard Goodman 15 yd pass from Drew Weatherfor (Gary Cismesia kick)
7 plays, 32 yards, TOP 2:27 18 - 24
FIRST DOWNS................... 8 16
RUSHES-YARDS (NET)............ 28-113 44-141
PASSING YDS (NET)............. 143 162
Passes Att-Comp-Int........... 35-17-0 24-14-0
TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS..... 63-256 68-303
Fumble Returns-Yards.......... 0-0 0-0
Punt Returns-Yards............ 3-67 5-46
Kickoff Returns-Yards......... 5-99 4-108
Interception Returns-Yards.... 0-0 0-0
Punts (Number-Avg)............ 9-37.1 9-32.1
Fumbles-Lost.................. 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yards............... 7-40 6-45
Possession Time............... 26:45 32:46
Sacks By: Number-Yards........ 5-19 5-15FLASTATE CLEMSONRUSHING: Seminoles-Antone Smith 15-93; Drew Weatherfor 9-11; Preston Parker
2-5; Xavier Lee 1-4; Marcus Sims 1-0. Tigers-James Davis 19-106; C.J.
Spiller 12-57; Jacoby Ford 3-30; Rendrick Taylor 1-0; Cullen Harper 8-minus
1; Jimmy Maners 1-minus 51.PASSING: Seminoles-Drew Weatherfor 17-35-0-143. Tigers-Cullen Harper
14-24-0-162.RECEIVING: Seminoles-Antone Smith 5-57; Preston Parker 4-27; Charlie Graham
2-12; De'Cody Fagg 2-12; Marcus Sims 2-10; Richard Goodman 1-15; Greg Carr
1-10. Tigers-Aaron Kelly 5-99; Tyler Grisham 3-26; C.J. Spiller 2-5; Durrell
Barry 1-12; Brian Linthicum 1-11; Sadat Chambers 1-6; James Davis 1-3.INTERCEPTIONS: Seminoles-None. Tigers-None.Stadium: Tiger Stadium Attendance: 83000
Kickoff time: 6:00 End of Game: 9:47 Total elapsed time: 3:47
Officials: Referee: Mike Patrick; Umpire: Todd Blackledge;
Linesman: Holly Rowe; Line judge: Reece Davis; Back judge: Mark May;
Field judge: Andre Ware; Side judge: Desmond Howard; Scorer: Brad James;
Temperature: 88 Wind: Light Weather: CloudySeminoles vs Tigers (Sep 03, 2007 at Clemson, S.C.)SACKS (UA-A): Seminoles-Neefy Moffett 2-0; Leroy Guion 1-0; Myron Rolle 1-0;
Geno Hayes 1-0. Tigers-Jarvis Jenkins 0-1; Phillip Merling 1-0; Jock
McKissic 1-0; Cortney Vincent 0-1; Nick Watkins 0-1; Kevin Alexander 0-1;
Tramaine Billie 0-1; Jamie Cumbie 0-1.TACKLES (UA-A): Seminoles-Roger Williams 4-5; Myron Rolle 2-5; Geno Hayes
6-0; Neefy Moffett 4-1; Leroy Guion 3-2; Derek Nicholson 1-4; Dekoda Watson
3-1; Michael Ray Gar 1-3; Budd Thacker 1-3; Patrick Robinso 3-0; Marcus Bell
2-1; Tony Carter 2-0; Anthony Houllis 2-0; Everette Brown 1-1; Andre
Fluellen 1-0; Preston Parker 1-0; Erik Stapleton 1-0; Toddrick Verdel 1-0;
Kendall Smith 0-1; Anthony Leon 0-1. Tigers-Cortney Vincent 5-3; Nick
Watkins 3-5; Phillip Merling 3-3; Chris Clemons 3-1; Tramaine Billie 2-2;
Kevin Alexander 2-2; DeAndre McDanie 2-1; Michael Hamlin 2-1; Chris
Chancello 1-2; Crezdon Butler 1-1; Ricky Sapp 1-1; Akeem Robinson 1-0;
Scotty Cooper 1-0; Dorell Scott 1-0; Jock McKissic 1-0; Brian Sorrells 0-1;
Jamie Cumbie 0-1; Jarvis Jenkins 0-1; Tyler Grisham 0-1; Rashaad Jackson
0-1; Antwon Murchiso 0-1; Antonio Clay 0-1; Jimmy Maners 0-1.3 Die in Head-on Collision in Sanpete Co.
Published on September 03, 2007 at 09:01PM
Updated on September 04, 2007 at 04:58AM
(Fairview, Utah) The Labor Day weekend turned deadly in Sanpete County Monday afternoon. Two cars collided and caught fire on Highway 89 near Fairview, killing three people. State troopers say a truck going southbound crossed into the oncoming lane and slammed head-on into a truck going northbound. Troopers have identified the victims. The man driving southbound is 34-year-old Alec Bell from Mt. Pleasant. In the northbound truck was 22-year-old Etikeni Samani and his wife, 21-year-old Trichelle, from Provo. Sgt. Thayne Carlisle of the Utah Highway Patrol said, “We believe that all the occupants had suffered fatal injuries prior to the fire. But in any case, it was a horrific crash.” Troopers say they do not know what caused the car to swerve, but they are talking to witnesses. The accident delayed holiday traffic on Highway 89 for hours. The road reopened after 9 p.m. Monday.
Lowry Fire Flare-up
Published on September 03, 2007 at 08:24AM
(Scipio) The Lowry fire sprang back to life yesterday as winds pushed flames to the south. The fire had been considered one hundred percent contained, but yesterdays activity burned another twenty acres. The fire was burning in rough terrain and heavy fuel which actually slowed the progress of the fire. The fire was started August 20th by lightning and has now burned a total of 2890 acres in Japs valley east of Scipio. Crews will continue to monitor the fire and suppress as needed.