CLEMSON TENNESSEE
2005 COTTON BOWL
10 7
14 0 7 0
3 0
- 27 - 14
TENNESSEE TEXAS A&M
14 0
14 10 0 0
0 7
- 38 7
CLEM 25 34-153 246 40-22-1 74 399 1-0 6-45 5-42.0 6-43 27:51
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) Total Offensive Plays Total Offenseive Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Average Sacks By-Yards Time of Possession
TENN 32 54-241 233 31-19-0 85 474 1-0 9-100 4-34.0 1-10 40:22
A&M 17 18-77 241 38-23-1 56 318 4-4 7-65 5-43.2 1-4 19:38
RUSHING Att Gain Houston 6 25 PASSING Att Comp Clausen 55 31 RECEIVING No Yds Fleming 6 54
TENNESSEE Lost 1 Int 0 TD 0
Net 24 Yds 384 Lg 16
TD 0 TD 2
Lg 17 Lg 35
RUSHING Att Gain Riggs, Jr. 18 104 PASSING Att Comp Clausen 27 18 RECEIVING No Yds Fayton 3 94
TENNESSEE Lost 2 Int 0 TD 1
Net 102 Yds 222 Lg 57
TD 1 TD 3
Lg 17 Lg 57
RUSHING Att Gain Jasmin 15 131 PASSING Att Comp Whitehurst 40 22 RECEIVING No Yds Hamilton 5 69 Currie 5 50
CLEMSON Lost 1 Int 1 TD 0 0
Net 130 Yds 246 Lg 26 22
TD 1 TD 0
Lg 31 Lg 35
RUSHING Att Gain Thomas 1 54 PASSING Att Comp McNeal 38 23 RECEIVING No Yds Mobley 5 70
TEXAS A&M Lost 0 Int 1 TD 0
Net 54 Yds 241 Lg 28
TD 0 TD 1
Lg 54 Lg 28
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RECORDS
TENN 28 26-38 384 56-31-0 82 422 1-1 10-119 8-38.5 1-10 32:09
VOLMANAC
TEAM STATISTICS First Downs Rushes-Yards Passing Yards Passes (Att.-Comp.-Int.) Total Offensive Plays Total Offensive Yards Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Average Sacks By-Yards Time of Possession
SCORING SUMMARY TENN - Fayton 57 pass from Clausen (Wilhoit kick) TENN - Anderson 12 pass from Clausen (Wilhoit kick) TENN - Houston 9 run (Wilhoit kick) TENN - T. Brown 13 pass from Clausen (Wilhoit kick) TENN - Riggs, Jr. 9 run (Wilhoit kick) TENN - Wilhoit 37 field goal TAMU - Taylor 5 pass from McNeal (Pegram kick)
HONORS
SCORING SUMMARY CLEM - Coleman 8 run (Hunt kick) CLEM - Hunt, FG 23 TENN -Hannon 19 pass from Clausen (Wilhoit kick) CLEM - Jasmin 15 run (Hunt kick) TENN -Jones 30 pass from Clausen (Wilhoit kick) CLEM - Browning 8 run (Hunt kick) CLEM - Hunt 28 FG
HISTORY
DALLAS - Tennessee took the first drive of the game in for a touchdown and never looked back, forcing five turnovers in a 38-7 win over Texas A&M in the 69th SBC Cotton Bowl. Offensive MVP Rick Clausen threw three TD passes and Cedric Houston and Gerald Riggs, Jr. scored on the ground to pace the Vols’ offensive attack. Defensive tackle Justin Harrell, who forced a fumble and had a sack, was named the game’s defensive MVP. The Vol defense forced four fumbles on the day, with defensive back Ryan Karl adding an interception. A crowd of 74,704 saw the contest played on a warm, overcast day. Clausen, who completed 18-of-27 passes for 222 yards, threw TD passes to C.J. Fayton, Cory Anderson and Tony Brown and kept the Aggies off balance with an offensive attack totaling 474 yards, nearly equally divided between the pass and the run. Riggs, Jr. had 102 yards on 18 carries, while Houston added 62 yards on 13 carries. The Vols held the ball for 40:22, with a school and Cotton Bowl record 32 first downs.
REVIEW
ATLANTA - Clemson jumped to a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter, matched two Tennessee touchdowns with two of its own before halftime and added a late field goal, all adding up to a 27-14 victory in the 36th annual Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. A record Georgia Dome crowd of 75,125 saw the first game between the two teams since 1976. Clemson took the first drive of the game 80 yards in six plays for a score and added a field goal after a long punt return. Casey Clausen who completed 31 of 55 passes for 384 yards, threw touchdown passes to Chris Hannon in the first quarter and Mark Jones in the second, but the Tigers had touchdowns of their own in response to each of the Vol scores. Clausen completed passes to 10 different receivers, with Troy Fleming catching 6 for 54 yards, Jones 5 for 66 and Hannon 4 for 57. The Vols’ first score came after an 11play, 87-yard drive and the second was 4 plays, 43 yards after an interception by safety Gibril Wilson. The Vols finished 10-3 and played in their eighth New Year’s bowl game in nine years.
PLAYERS
Jan. 1, 2005
STAFF
Jan. 2, 2004
GENERAL
2004 PEACH BOWL
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