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Syracuse (4-0, 1-0 ACC)
at No. 3 Clemson (4-0, 1-0)
When: noon, Saturday
Where: Memorial Stadium (Clemson)
TV / Radio: ABC; 93.3-FM
Coaches: Dabo Swinney of Clemson (105-30, 11th season), Dino Babers (12-16 years old, 3rd season in Syracuse)
Series: Clemson leads 4-2, losing last year to Syracuse, 27-24
Offensive Leaders: Clemson Rushing – Travis Etienne (46-391, 5 TD), Lyn-J Dixon (17-135), Tavien Feaster (23-130, TD 2), Adam Choice (17-97, 1 TD); Passing – Trevor Lawrence (39-60-2-600, 9 TD), Chase Brice (5-8-1-37); Reception – Amari Rodgers (17-191, 1 TD), Hunter Renfrow (12-155, TD 1), Tee Higgins (9-199, TD 2), Justyn Ross (6-172, 3 TD), Cornell Powell (5) -63). Syracuse rushing – Eric Dungey (51-354, 4 DT), Moe Neal (70-346, 2 DT), Jarveon Howard (23-184), Dontae Strickland (28-170, 5 DT); Passing – Dungey (58-91-1-763, 9 TD), Tommy DeVito (17-34-0-281, 1 TD); Receiver – Jamal Curtis (17-287, 3 DT), Sean Riley (16-201, 2 DT), Nykeim Johnson (13-175, 1 TD).
Defensive leaders: Clemson – Tre Lamar (25 tackles), JD Davis (21 tkl, 2 losses, 1 sack), Isaiah Simmons (21 tkl, 2.5 losses), Christian Wilkins (17 tkl, 4.5 defeats, 2 sacks) ), Clelin Ferrell (15 tkl, 6.5 for loss, 5 bags). Syracuse – Kielan Whitner (32 tkl, 2 for loss, 1 bag, I Int, 1 FF), Evan Foster (27 tkl, 2 for loss), Andrew Armstrong (21 tkl, 1 FR), Ryan Guthrie (18 tkl, 2 for loss), Chris Fredrick (16 tkl, 1 int).
Remarks
Clemson: Has won 22 of the last 23 games against the ACC Atlantic Division and 10 in a row at home … Wanted to win five games in the same month for the seventh time in his history … averaged seven yards or more per game for a school record Four consecutive games … This will be the first career start of quarterback Trevor Lawrence after the departure of Kelly Bryant … Safety Tanner Muse scored a touchdown in each of two recent clashes with Orange, scoring a goal back to 63 yards last year and an interception. 64 yards in 2016 … Étienne scored 123 yards on a total of just seven touchdowns last season against Orange … The defense is tied for first place with 10 forced fumbles, the second with 16 sacks and the third with 39 shots for defeat … tied for second place in the country with 17 games over 30 yards and third tied with 10 games over 40.
Syracuse: He scored more than 50 points in three games out of four and leads the ACC at 49.5 points per game … Dungey, a 6-foot-4 senior, is the active leader of the ACC career with 1,593 rushing yards and 49 touchdown passes … tied with Strickland Etienne with a CAC in front of five touchdowns … Custis has amassed 142 yards in 27 career losses and 287 yards in four games … Riley is the second active player in the FBS with 85 returns at the start of the career and the fourth with 1,870 yards in return. He totaled 290 yards in Connecticut, including a return kickoff of 69 yards for a touchdown and 120 yards of winnings … The former Cody Conway made his 22nd consecutive start at the left-hand attack … Defensive innings Alton Robinson and Kendall Coleman are tied for the CCA third with four sacks, surpassing only Clemson's Ferrell and Austin Bryant.
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