Tajh Boyd accounted for 5 touchdowns for Clemson. (Jeremy Brevard-USA TODAY Sports)
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd tossed three touchdown passes and ran for two more as the No. 8 Clemson Tigers beat the No. 5 Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday night.
Georgia fell behind by 10 in the fourth quarter until Aaron Murray scored on a one-yard run to cut Clemson’s lead to 38-35. On the ensuing kickoff, Clemson recovered the onside kick to preserve the victory.
Murray finished the game 20-of-29 for 323 yards and one interception. Michael Bennett caught five passes for 60 yards while Chris Conley pulled in three for 67 yards.
Todd Gurley led the Dawgs on the ground with 12 carries for 154 yards and two touchdowns. Keith Marshall added 43 yards on 16 carries.
Georgia’s young defense was unable to contain Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd, who threw for 270 yards and accounted for all five of their touchdowns.
The Bulldogs must now regroup for next Saturday’s match-up at home vs. Jadeveon Clowney and South Carolina. The game will be televised by ESPN at 4:30 p.m. ET.
Related Links
- 2013 Georgia Bulldogs Football Schedule
- Georgia Drops Season-Opener to No. 8 Clemson – GeorgiaDogs.com
- Georgia-Clemson Box Score – ESPN.com
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Hate to say "I told you so." You all were hating after I said this would happen and that they would get embarassed by USCe next week before the standard UGA "regrouping when it doesn't matter anymore" to win out, get beat by Bama, win the Cap One Bowl and then say "Next year! That is the year!" Face it, we have some problems in Athens. I didn't say "Fire Mark Richt" or start that crap, but we must come to reality that the Dawgs are abysmal in games that count. Not that they aren't talented enough or anything else, they just aren't ready! There was once a day when Rich arrived at UGA that I ALWAYS though UGA would pull it out in the end and never give up. Now they just make too many mistakes, lack fundamentals, and never have a though out gameplan for big games. See more non-homer insight at: http://dawgtalkin.blogspot.com/2013/08/2013-season-predictions.html
Good read, thanks for the link.