Saturday, 09/27/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
| (20) Clemson | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 81,500 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maryland - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Maryland kicks off. Spiller returns 18 yards to the Clem27. | |
| Clemson - 14:53 | ||
| 1-10, Clem27 | 14:53 | Davis rush middle for 11 yards to the Clem38. |
| 1-10, Clem38 | 14:13 | Davis rush right for 12 yards to the MD50. |
| 1-10, MD50 | 13:53 | Spiller rush middle for 4 yards to the MD46. |
| 2-6, MD46 | 13:43 | Harper pass completion to the left to Kelly for 6 yards to the MD40. |
| 1-10, MD40 | 13:13 | Davis rush middle for 5 yards to the MD35. |
| 2-5, MD35 | 12:53 | Spiller rush left for 18 yards to the MD17. |
| 1-10, MD17 | 11:53 | Davis rush middle for 3 yards to the MD14. |
| 2-7, MD14 | 11:23 | Harper rush right for 5 yards to the MD9. |
| 3-2, MD9 | 10:28 | Harper incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-2, MD9 | 10:28 | Buchholz 26 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 10:25 | Clemson kicks off. Smith returns 26 yards to the MD32. | |
| Maryland - 10:14 | ||
| 1-10, MD32 | 10:14 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MD32 | 10:14 | Scott rush left for 1 yard to the MD33. |
| 3-9, MD33 | 9:44 | Turner pass completion to the left to Scott for 25 yards to the Clem42. |
| 1-10, Clem42 | 9:10 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Clem42 | 9:10 | Portis rush right for 1 yard to the Clem41. |
| 3-9, Clem41 | 8:38 | Turner incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-9, Clem41 | 8:38 | Baltz punts. No return. Ball on Clem4. |
| Clemson - 8:31 | ||
| 1-10, Clem4 | 8:31 | Spiller rush right for 8 yards to the Clem12. |
| 2-2, Clem13 | 8:01 | Davis rush middle for 4 yards to the Clem17. |
| 1-10, Clem17 | 7:21 | Davis rush middle for 8 yards to the Clem25. |
| 2-2, Clem25 | 6:41 | Spiller rush right for 3 yards to the Clem28. |
| 1-10, Clem28 | 6:21 | Harper rush left for 1 yard to the Clem29. |
| 2-9, Clem29 | 5:31 | Harper pass completion to the right to Ford for 10 yards to the Clem39. |
| 1-10, Clem38 | 5:31 | Harper pass completion to the left to Kelly for 24 yards to the MD38. |
| 1-10, MD37 | 4:51 | Spiller rush middle for 2 yards to the MD35. |
| 2-8, MD35 | 3:41 | Spiller rush left for 35 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 3:38 | Buchholz PAT - GOOD. | |
| 3:38 | Clemson kicks off. Smith returns 29 yards to the MD34. | |
| Maryland - 3:30 | ||
| 1-10, MD34 | 3:30 | Jackson rush right for -1 yards to the MD33. |
| 2-11, MD33 | 3:00 | Turner pass completion to the right to Williams for 9 yards to the MD42. |
| 3-2, MD42 | 2:12 | Turner incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-2, MD42 | 2:12 | Baltz punts. Ford returns 0 yards to the Clem12. |
| 4-2, MD42 | 2:12 | Ford fumbles, Schmitt of Maryland recovers and returns 0 yards to the Clem19. |
| 1-10, Clem19 | 2:02 | Scott rush left for 1 yard to the Clem18. |
| 2-9, Clem18 | 1:22 | Portis rush right for 9 yards to the Clem9. |
| 1-9, Clem9 | 0:52 | Scott rush right for 6 yards to the Clem3. |
| 1-9, Clem3 | 0:12 | Clemson time out. |
| 2-3, Clem3 | 0:12 | Scott rush middle for 2 yards to the Clem1. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maryland - 15:00 | ||
| 3-1, Clem1 | 15:00 | Maryland penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-6, Clem6 | 14:58 | Turner incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-6, Clem6 | 14:57 | Egekeze 23 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 14:53 | Maryland kicks off. Ford returns 27 yards to the Clem35. | |
| Clemson - 14:48 | ||
| 1-10, Clem35 | 14:48 | Spiller rush left for 3 yards to the Clem38. |
| 1-10, Clem35 | 14:08 | Harper fumbles, Moten of Maryland recovers and returns 0 yards to the Clem31. |
| Maryland - 13:58 | ||
| 1-10, Clem31 | 13:58 | Scott rush right for 6 yards to the Clem25. |
| 1-10, Clem31 | 13:58 | Maryland penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-14, Clem35 | 13:38 | Scott rush middle for 1 yard to the Clem34. |
| 2-13, Clem34 | 13:28 | Turner pass completion to the middle to Tyler for 6 yards to the Clem28. |
| 3-7, Clem28 | 12:08 | Turner pass completion to the left to Tyler for 13 yards to the Clem15. |
| 1-10, Clem15 | 11:38 | Scott rush left for 9 yards to the Clem6. |
| 2-1, Clem6 | 11:08 | Scott rush right for -2 yards to the Clem8. |
| 3-3, Clem8 | 10:27 | Maryland penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, Clem13 | 10:27 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, Clem13 | 9:59 | Egekeze 30 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 9:55 | Maryland kicks off. Spiller returns 15 yards to the Clem20. | |
| Clemson - 9:50 | ||
| 1-10, Clem20 | 9:50 | Harper pass completion to the left to Kelly for 8 yards to the Clem28. |
| 2-2, Clem28 | 9:30 | Davis rush left for 6 yards to the Clem34. |
| 1-10, Clem34 | 9:20 | Spiller rush left for 16 yards to the MD50. |
| 1-10, MD50 | 8:40 | Spiller rush right for 2 yards to the MD48. |
| 2-8, MD48 | 7:50 | Davis rush middle for 10 yards to the MD38. |
| 1-10, MD38 | 7:20 | Davis rush middle for 38 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 7:17 | Buchholz PAT - GOOD. | |
| 7:17 | Clemson kicks off. Smith returns 19 yards to the MD23. | |
| Maryland - 7:12 | ||
| 1-10, MD23 | 7:12 | Scott rush left for -3 yards to the MD20. |
| 2-13, MD20 | 6:42 | Scott rush left for 1 yard to the MD21. |
| 3-12, MD21 | 6:02 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-12, MD21 | 6:02 | Baltz punts. No return. Ball on Clem40. |
| Clemson - 5:50 | ||
| 1-10, Clem40 | 5:50 | Davis rush middle for 5 yards to the Clem45. |
| 2-5, Clem45 | 5:04 | Clemson penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-10, Clem40 | 5:04 | Harper pass completion to the right to Palmer for 17 yards to the MD43. |
| 1-10, MD43 | 5:04 | Spiller rush middle for 0 yards to the MD43. |
| 2-10, MD38 | 3:44 | Harper rush middle for 3 yards to the MD35. |
| 3-7, MD40 | 3:14 | Harper incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-7, MD40 | 2:52 | Maners punts. No return. Ball on MD3. |
| Maryland - 2:52 | ||
| 1-10, MD3 | 2:52 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, MD3 | 2:42 | Scott rush left for -2 yards to the MD1. |
| 3-12, MD1 | 2:22 | Turner pass completion to the right to Scott for 9 yards to the MD10. |
| 3-12, MD10 | 1:43 | Clemson time out. |
| 4-3, MD10 | 1:43 | Baltz punts. Spiller returns 5 yards to the Clem47. |
| 4-3, MD10 | 1:43 | Clemson penalized -10 yards. |
| Clemson - 1:23 | ||
| 1-10, Clem37 | 1:23 | Davis rush left for -2 yards to the Clem35. |
| 2-12, Clem35 | 1:03 | Harper rush right for 2 yards to the Clem37. |
| 2-12, Clem37 | 0:52 | Clemson time out. |
| 3-10, Clem37 | 0:52 | Harper pass to the right intercepted by McCollough and returned 0 yards. |
| Maryland - 0:52 | ||
| 1-10, MD17 | 0:52 | Turner pass completion to the left to Scott for -5 yards to the MD12. |
| 2-15, MD12 | 0:33 | Turner pass completion to the left to Oquendo for 5 yards to the MD17. |
| 3-10, MD17 | 0:13 | Turner pass completion to the right to Tyler for 2 yards to the MD19. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Clemson - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | Clemson kicks off. Smith returns 15 yards to the MD20. | |
| Maryland - 14:55 | ||
| 1-10, MD20 | 14:55 | Scott rush right for -2 yards to the MD18. |
| 2-12, MD18 | 14:12 | Maryland penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-17, MD13 | 13:43 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-17, MD13 | 13:36 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-17, MD13 | 13:36 | Baltz punts. No return. Ball on Clem34. |
| Clemson - 13:25 | ||
| 1-10, Clem34 | 13:25 | Davis rush right for 1 yard to the Clem35. |
| 2-9, Clem35 | 12:45 | Ford rush right for 6 yards to the Clem41. |
| 3-3, Clem41 | 12:35 | Spiller rush left for 5 yards to the Clem46. |
| 3-3, Clem41 | 12:35 | Clemson penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-8, Clem36 | 12:05 | Harper pass completion to the left to Kelly for 17 yards to the MD47. |
| 1-10, MD47 | 11:45 | Davis rush middle for 7 yards to the MD40. |
| 2-3, MD40 | 11:45 | Clemson penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-8, MD45 | 11:45 | Davis rush left for 1 yard to the MD44. |
| 3-7, MD44 | 10:05 | Harper incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, MD44 | 10:01 | Maners punts. Touchback. Ball on MD20. |
| Maryland - 9:54 | ||
| 1-10, MD20 | 9:54 | Heyward-Bey rush right for 75 yards to the Clem5. |
| 1-5, Clem5 | 9:14 | Scott rush middle for -1 yards to the Clem6. |
| 2-6, Clem6 | 9:04 | Turner pass completion to the left to Smith for 6 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 8:34 | Egekeze PAT - GOOD. | |
| 8:34 | Maryland kicks off. Touchback. Ball on Clem20. | |
| Clemson - 8:27 | ||
| 1-10, Clem20 | 8:27 | Maryland penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, Clem35 | 8:27 | Spiller rush left for -7 yards to the Clem28. |
| 2-17, Clem28 | 8:12 | Harper sacked by Muhtadi for a 7 yard loss to the Clem21. |
| 3-25, Clem20 | 8:12 | Harper pass completion to the right to Kelly for 12 yards to the Clem32. |
| 4-12, Clem33 | 6:32 | Maners punts. Oquendo returns 6 yards to the MD34. |
| Maryland - 6:13 | ||
| 1-10, MD34 | 6:13 | Turner pass completion to the right to Gronkowski for 16 yards to the Clem50. |
| 1-10, MD49 | 5:53 | Scott rush middle for 0 yards to the MD49. |
| 2-10, MD49 | 5:53 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, MD49 | 5:13 | Turner incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, MD49 | 5:13 | Baltz punts. No return. Ball on Clem6. |
| Clemson - 5:01 | ||
| 1-10, Clem6 | 5:01 | Harper pass completion to the left to Grisham for 6 yards to the Clem12. |
| 2-4, Clem12 | 4:31 | Harper rush middle for 1 yard to the Clem13. |
| 3-3, Clem13 | 4:11 | Harper pass completion to the middle to Ford for 5 yards to the Clem18. |
| 1-10, Clem18 | 3:51 | Harper pass completion to the middle to Kelly for 0 yards to the Clem18. |
| 2-10, Clem18 | 3:21 | Spiller rush right for 7 yards to the Clem25. |
| 3-3, Clem25 | 3:01 | Clemson penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, Clem20 | 3:01 | Harper pass completion to the right to Ford for 3 yards to the Clem23. |
| 4-5, Clem23 | 1:11 | Maners punts. Oquendo returns 3 yards to the MD46. |
| 1-10, Clem46 | 1:11 | Maryland penalized -10 yards. |
| Maryland - 0:48 | ||
| 1-10, MD38 | 0:48 | Turner pass completion to the right to Gronkowski for 25 yards to the Clem37. |
| 1-10, Clem42 | 0:48 | Maryland penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, Clem47 | 0:48 | Scott rush middle for 3 yards to the Clem44. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| Maryland - 15:00 | ||
| 2-12, Clem44 | 15:00 | Scott rush left for 1 yard to the Clem43. |
| 3-11, Clem43 | 14:16 | Turner incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-11, Clem43 | 14:16 | Baltz punts. Touchback. Ball on Clem20. |
| Clemson - 14:10 | ||
| 1-10, Clem20 | 14:10 | Harper incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, Clem20 | 14:10 | Spiller rush right for 0 yards to the Clem20. |
| 3-10, Clem20 | 13:27 | Harper incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, Clem20 | 13:27 | Maners punts. Oquendo returns 9 yards to the Clem45. |
| Maryland - 13:27 | ||
| 1-10, Clem45 | 13:27 | Scott rush right for -2 yards to the Clem47. |
| 2-12, Clem47 | 13:07 | Turner pass completion to the middle to Oquendo for 11 yards to the Clem36. |
| 3-1, Clem36 | 12:17 | Scott rush middle for 2 yards to the Clem34. |
| 1-10, Clem34 | 11:31 | Turner incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, Clem34 | 11:31 | Turner pass completion to the left to Oquendo for 11 yards to the Clem23. |
| 1-10, Clem23 | 11:01 | Turner pass completion to the middle to Oquendo for 22 yards to the Clem1. |
| 1-1, Clem1 | 10:41 | Scott rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 10:25 | Egekeze PAT - GOOD. | |
| 10:25 | Maryland kicks off. Ford returns 20 yards to the Clem22. | |
| Clemson - 10:20 | ||
| 1-10, Clem22 | 10:20 | Davis rush middle for 4 yards to the Clem26. |
| 2-6, Clem25 | 9:40 | Davis rush middle for 4 yards to the Clem29. |
| 3-2, Clem29 | 9:00 | Harper pass completion to the right to Palmer for 11 yards to the Clem40. |
| 1-10, Clem40 | 8:30 | Harper rush left for -6 yards to the Clem34. |
| 2-16, Clem34 | 8:00 | Harper pass completion to the right to Kelly for 9 yards to the Clem43. |
| 3-7, Clem43 | 7:00 | Harper pass completion to the right to Grisham for 7 yards to the MD50. |
| 1-10, MD50 | 7:00 | Harper incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, MD50 | 6:30 | Davis rush middle for 7 yards to the MD43. |
| 2-10, MD50 | 6:30 | Clemson penalized -15 yards. |
| 3-18, Clem42 | 6:00 | Harper pass completion to the middle to Spiller for 17 yards to the MD41. |
| 4-1, MD41 | 5:47 | Harper rush middle for 0 yards to the MD41. |
| Maryland - 5:37 | ||
| 1-10, MD41 | 5:37 | Scott rush left for 2 yards to the MD43. |
| 2-8, MD42 | 5:20 | Scott rush left for 5 yards to the MD47. |
| 3-3, MD47 | 4:25 | Maryland penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, MD42 | 4:25 | Turner pass completion to the right to Tyler for 10 yards to the Clem48. |
| 1-10, Clem48 | 4:25 | Scott rush right for 4 yards to the Clem44. |
| 2-6, Clem44 | 2:55 | Scott rush middle for 1 yard to the Clem43. |
| 3-5, Clem43 | 2:05 | Turner pass completion to the middle to Scott for 8 yards to the Clem35. |
| 1-10, Clem35 | 1:25 | Scott rush middle for 2 yards to the Clem33. |
| 2-8, Clem33 | 0:55 | Scott rush left for 1 yard to the Clem32. |
| 2-8, Clem33 | 0:55 | Maryland penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-17, Clem42 | 0:55 | Rush middle for -2 yards to the Clem44. |










