Week 1 · 2020

Ohio State at Clemson

Fri 01/01/2021 08:00 PMCaesars SuperdomeClemson pregame69%Pregame win probability: 69% for Clemson. Clemson favored, and lost — Ohio State won.Neutral site

59°Cloudy· roof closed8 mph SW · 71% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Ohio State

49

7–1

Clemson

28

10–2

Attendance

3,000

reported

CLEM9 plays, 82 yd · Touchdown

15:001st & 10own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 62 yds , Travis Etienne return for 15 yds to the Clem 18+15
14:551st & 10own 18Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 8 yds to the Clem 26+8
14:242nd & 2own 26Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 11 yds to the Clem 37 for a 1ST down+11
13:591st & 10own 37Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 26 yds to the OhSt 37 for a 1ST down+26
13:321st & 10opp 37Lyn-J Dixon run for 5 yds to the OhSt 32+5
13:112nd & 5opp 32Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Cornell Powell0
13:053rd & 5opp 32Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 27 yds to the OhSt 5 for a 1ST down+27
12:441st & goalopp 5Travis Etienne run for 3 yds to the OhSt 2+3
12:102nd & goalopp 2Trevor Lawrence run for 2 yds for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK)+2

OSU6 plays, 8 yd · Punt

12:102nd & 7own 35B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
11:521st & 10own 25Trey Sermon run for 1 yd to the OhSt 26+1
11:402nd & 9own 26Trey Sermon run for 7 yds to the OhSt 33+7
10:543rd & 2own 33Timeout OHIO ST, clock 10:540
10:423rd & 2own 33Justin Fields run for no gain to the OhSt 33 Justin Fields fumbled, recovered by OhSt Jeremy Ruckert0
10:014th & 2own 33Drue Chrisman punt for 67 yds for a touchback0

CLEM4 plays, 2 yd · Punt

9:521st & 10own 20Travis Etienne run for 2 yds to the Clem 22+2
9:312nd & 8own 22Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Cornell Powell0
9:243rd & 8own 22Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Davis Allen0
9:114th & 8own 22Will Spiers punt for 57 yds , Garrett Wilson returns for 12 yds to the OhSt 33 OHIO ST Penalty, Illegal Block (Tyreke Johnson) to the OhSt 23+12

OSU3 plays, 77 yd · Touchdown

9:041st & 10own 23Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 11 yds to the OhSt 34 for a 1ST down+11
8:291st & 10own 34Justin Fields pass complete to Trey Sermon for 34 yds to the Clem 32 for a 1ST down+34
7:591st & 10opp 32Trey Sermon run for 32 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+32

CLEM8 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

7:591st & 10own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:511st & 10own 25Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Braden Galloway for 15 yds to the Clem 40 for a 1ST down+15
7:101st & 10own 40Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 16 yds to the OhSt 44 for a 1ST down+16
6:581st & 10opp 44Travis Etienne run for 1 yd to the OhSt 43+1
6:242nd & 9opp 43Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 16 yds to the OhSt 27 for a 1ST down+16
5:581st & 10opp 27Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Frank Ladson Jr. for 9 yds to the OhSt 18+9
5:332nd & 1opp 18Lyn-J Dixon run for 15 yds to the OhSt 3 for a 1ST down+15
5:011st & goalopp 3Travis Etienne run for 3 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)+3

OSU8 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

5:011st & 10own 35B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
4:551st & 10own 25Justin Fields run for 12 yds to the OhSt 37 for a 1ST down+12
4:181st & 10own 37Trey Sermon run for 8 yds to the OhSt 45+8
3:502nd & 2own 45Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 47 yds to the Clem 8 for a 1ST down+47
3:151st & goalopp 8Trey Sermon run for a loss of 2 yards to the Clem 10−2
2:412nd & goalopp 10OHIO ST Penalty, False Start (Matthew Jones) to the Clem 15−5
2:222nd & goalopp 15Justin Fields run for 7 yds to the Clem 8+7
1:363rd & goalopp 8Justin Fields pass complete to Luke Farrell for 8 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+8

CLEM6 plays, 8 yd · Punt

1:363rd & 10own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 61 yds0
1:281st & 10own 35Travis Etienne run for no gain to the Clem 350
0:562nd & 10own 35Trevor Lawrence run for 2 yds to the Clem 37+2
0:003rd & 8own 37Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 6 yds to the Clem 43+6
0:00own 0End of 1st Quarter0
14:514th & 2own 43Will Spiers punt for 43 yds , Garrett Wilson returns for 2 yds to the OhSt 16+2

OSU9 plays, 84 yd · Touchdown

14:441st & 10own 16Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 11 yds to the OhSt 27 for a 1ST down+11
14:101st & 10own 27Justin Fields pass complete to Garrett Wilson for 5 yds to the OhSt 32+5
13:422nd & 5own 32Trey Sermon run for 14 yds to the OhSt 46 for a 1ST down+14
13:091st & 10own 46Justin Fields pass incomplete to Chris Olave0
13:002nd & 10own 46Justin Fields run for 6 yds to the Clem 48+6
12:303rd & 4opp 48Justin Fields pass complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for 12 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down+12
11:451st & 10opp 36Justin Fields run for 17 yds to the Clem 19 for a 1ST down+17
11:111st & 10opp 19Trey Sermon run for 2 yds to the Clem 17+2
10:352nd & 8opp 17Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 17 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+17

CLEM5 plays, 6 yd · Punt

10:352nd & 8own 35Blake Haubeil kickoff for 60 yds , Travis Etienne return for 26 yds to the Clem 31+26
10:221st & 10own 31Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to E.J. Williams0
10:122nd & 10own 31Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 6 yds to the Clem 37+6
9:453rd & 4own 37Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Travis Etienne0
9:374th & 4own 37Will Spiers punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Garrett Wilson at the OhSt 250

OSU9 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

9:281st & 10own 25Justin Fields pass complete to Luke Farrell for 3 yds to the OhSt 28+3
8:512nd & 7own 28Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 9 yds to the OhSt 37 for a 1ST down+9
8:241st & 10own 37Justin Fields pass complete to Jameson Williams for 6 yds to the OhSt 43+6
7:552nd & 4own 43Trey Sermon run for 30 yds to the Clem 27 for a 1ST down+30
7:011st & 10opp 27Trey Sermon run for 1 yd to the Clem 26+1
6:402nd & 9opp 26Trey Sermon run for a loss of 4 yards to the Clem 30−4
5:573rd & 13opp 19Justin Fields run for 11 yds to the Clem 19 for a 1ST down CLEMSON Penalty, Personal Foul (James Skalski) to the Clem 9 for a 1ST down+21
5:391st & goalopp 9Trey Sermon run for no gain to the Clem 90
5:122nd & goalopp 9Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 9 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+9

CLEM7 plays, 18 yd · Punt

5:122nd & 10own 35Dominic DiMaccio kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback0
5:051st & 10own 25Trevor Lawrence run for 11 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down+11
4:501st & 10own 36Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete0
4:422nd & 10own 36Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 33−3
4:303rd & 13own 33CLEMSON Penalty, False Start (Jackson Carman) to the Clem 28−5
4:033rd & 18own 28Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 15 yds to the Clem 43+15
3:204th & 3own 43Will Spiers punt for 57 yds for a touchback0

OSU14 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

3:101st & 10own 20Trey Sermon run for 8 yds to the OhSt 28+8
2:332nd & 2own 28Trey Sermon run for 10 yds to the OhSt 38 for a 1ST down+10
2:161st & 10own 38Trey Sermon run for 4 yds to the OhSt 42+4
1:462nd & 6own 42Justin Fields sacked by Baylon Spector for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 39−3
1:463rd & 9own 39Timeout CLEMSON, clock 01:460
1:393rd & 9own 39Trey Sermon run for 10 yds to the OhSt 49 for a 1ST down+10
1:181st & 10own 49Justin Fields pass complete to Trey Sermon for 7 yds to the Clem 44+7
1:002nd & 3opp 44Justin Fields pass complete to Trey Sermon for 6 yds to the Clem 38 for a 1ST down+6
0:461st & 10opp 38Trey Sermon run for no gain to the Clem 380
0:272nd & 10opp 38Justin Fields pass incomplete to Chris Olave0
0:203rd & 10opp 38Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 26 yds to the Clem 12 for a 1ST down+26
0:161st & 10opp 12Trey Sermon run for no gain to the Clem 120
0:152nd & 10opp 12Timeout OHIO ST, clock 00:150
0:112nd & 10opp 12Justin Fields pass complete to Jeremy Ruckert for 12 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+12

CLEM3 plays, 5 yd · End of period

0:112nd & 10own 35Dominic DiMaccio kickoff for 47 yds for a touchback0
0:001st & 10own 25Travis Etienne run for 5 yds to the Clem 30+5
0:00own 0End of 2nd Quarter0

OSU8 plays, 63 yd · Turnover

15:001st & 10own 35B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:551st & 10own 25Trey Sermon run for 9 yds to the OhSt 34+9
14:322nd & 1own 34Trey Sermon run for 14 yds to the OhSt 48 for a 1ST down+14
14:001st & 10own 48Trey Sermon run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line+2
13:232nd & 8midfieldJustin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 36 yds to the Clem 14 for a 1ST down+36
13:051st & 10opp 14Trey Sermon run for 1 yd to the Clem 13+1
12:272nd & 9opp 13Trey Sermon run for 1 yd to the Clem 12+1
11:453rd & 8opp 12Justin Fields pass intercepted, touchback. Mike Jones Jr. return for no gain0

CLEM9 plays, 80 yd · Touchdown

11:401st & 10own 20Trevor Lawrence pass complete to E.J. Williams for 13 yds to the Clem 33 for a 1ST down+13
11:171st & 10own 33Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 9 yds to the Clem 42+9
10:472nd & 1own 42Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Brannon Spector for 8 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down+8
10:161st & 10midfieldTravis Etienne run for 8 yds to the OhSt 42+8
9:392nd & 2opp 42Trevor Lawrence run for 1 yd to the OhSt 41+1
9:073rd & 1opp 41Travis Etienne run for 2 yds to the OhSt 39 for a 1ST down+2
8:321st & 10opp 39Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 29 yds to the OhSt 10 for a 1ST down+29
8:021st & goalopp 10Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to E.J. Williams0
7:562nd & goalopp 10Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 10 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)+10

OSU8 plays, 91 yd · Touchdown

7:562nd & 10own 35B.T. Potter kickoff for 56 yds0
7:471st & 10own 9Justin Fields pass incomplete to Trey Sermon0
7:382nd & 10own 9Trey Sermon run for no gain to the OhSt 90
7:013rd & 10own 9Justin Fields pass complete to Trey Sermon for 14 yds to the OhSt 23 for a 1ST down+14
6:471st & 10own 23Miyan Williams run for 6 yds to the OhSt 29+6
6:102nd & 4own 29Miyan Williams run for 15 yds to the OhSt 44 for a 1ST down+15
5:351st & 10own 44Miyan Williams run for no gain to the OhSt 440
4:552nd & 10own 44Justin Fields pass complete to Chris Olave for 56 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+56

CLEM4 plays, 32 yd · Turnover

4:552nd & 10own 35Dominic DiMaccio kickoff for 55 yds for a touchback0
4:451st & 10own 25Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Davis Allen for 11 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down+11
4:241st & 10own 36Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Davis Allen for 24 yds to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down+24
3:541st & 10opp 40Trevor Lawrence run for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 43 Trevor Lawrence fumbled, forced by Tommy Togiai, recovered by OhSt Justin Hilliard−3

OSU5 plays, 4 yd · Punt

3:471st & 10own 43Justin Fields pass complete to Jameson Williams for 11 yds to the Clem 46 for a 1ST down+11
3:181st & 10opp 46Justin Fields pass complete to Jaxon Smith-Njigba for no gain to the Clem 460
2:352nd & 10opp 46Trey Sermon run for 1 yd to the Clem 45+1
1:533rd & 9opp 45Justin Fields sacked by Bryan Bresee for a loss of 8 yards to the OhSt 47−8
1:074th & 17own 47Drue Chrisman punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Amari Rodgers at the Clem 130

CLEM6 plays, 4 yd · Punt

0:581st & 10own 13Travis Etienne run for 8 yds to the Clem 21+8
0:302nd & 2own 21Trevor Lawrence run for 1 yd to the Clem 22+1
0:003rd & 1own 22Travis Etienne run for no gain to the Clem 220
0:00own 0End of 3rd Quarter0
15:004th & 1own 22CLEMSON Penalty, False Start (Matt Bockhorst) to the Clem 17−5
14:524th & 6own 17Will Spiers punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Garrett Wilson at the OhSt 410

OSU2 plays, 59 yd · Touchdown

14:451st & 10own 41Trey Sermon run for 14 yds to the Clem 45 for a 1ST down+14
14:031st & 10opp 45Justin Fields pass complete to Jameson Williams for 45 yds for a TD (Blake Haubeil KICK)+45

CLEM12 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

14:031st & 10own 35Dominic DiMaccio kickoff for 48 yds for a touchback0
13:561st & 10own 29Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 4 yds to the Clem 29 for a 1ST down OHIO ST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Pete Werner) to the Clem 44 for a 1ST down+19
13:341st & 10own 44Trevor Lawrence pass complete to E.J. Williams for 9 yds to the OhSt 47+9
13:002nd & 1opp 47Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Lyn-J Dixon for no gain to the OhSt 470
12:283rd & 1opp 47Trevor Lawrence run for 1 yd to the OhSt 46 for a 1ST down+1
12:151st & 10opp 46Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 11 yds to the OhSt 35 for a 1ST down+11
11:531st & 10opp 35Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Braden Galloway0
11:472nd & 10opp 35Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Amari Rodgers0
11:423rd & 10opp 35Lawrence, Trevor pass incomplete to Powell, Cornell, PENALTY OHIOST pass interference (Wade, Shaun) 15 yards to the OHIOST20, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN CLEMSON.+15
10:541st & 10opp 20Trevor Lawrence sacked by Jonathon Cooper for a loss of 6 yards to the OhSt 26 Trevor Lawrence fumbled, forced by Jonathon Cooper, recovered by Clem Will Putnam , return for 0 yards−6
10:502nd & 16opp 26Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Cornell Powell0
10:423rd & 16opp 26Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 26 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)+26

OSU6 plays, 6 yd · Punt

10:423rd & 16own 35B.T. Potter kickoff for 60 yds for a touchback0
10:321st & 10own 25Trey Sermon run for 6 yds to the OhSt 31+6
9:552nd & 4own 31Justin Fields pass incomplete to Jeremy Ruckert0
9:553rd & 4own 31Timeout OHIO ST, clock 09:550
9:493rd & 4own 31Justin Fields pass incomplete to Trey Sermon0
9:394th & 4own 31Drue Chrisman punt for 30 yds, downed at the CLEMSON 39 OHIO ST Penalty, Personal Foul (Pete Werner) to the OhSt 46+15

CLEM5 plays, 13 yd · On downs

9:291st & 10opp 46Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 11 yds to the OhSt 35 for a 1ST down+11
9:001st & 10opp 35Trevor Lawrence sacked by Tyreke Smith for a loss of 13 yards to the OhSt 48 Trevor Lawrence fumbled, forced by Tyreke Smith, recovered by Clem Jackson Carman , return for 0 yards−13
8:302nd & 23opp 48Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Cornell Powell for 15 yds to the OhSt 33+15
8:003rd & 8opp 33Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete0
7:434th & 8opp 33Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Amari Rodgers0

OSU9 plays, -13 yd · Punt

7:321st & 10own 33Trey Sermon run for 9 yds to the OhSt 42+9
7:112nd & 1own 42Sermon, Trey rush for 4 yards to the OHIOST46, PENALTY OHIOST holding (Petit-Frere, Nicholas) 10 yards to the OHIOST32, NO PLAY.−10
6:182nd & 11own 32Trey Sermon run for a loss of 3 yards to the OhSt 29−3
6:113rd & 14own 29Timeout CLEMSON, clock 06:110
6:003rd & 14own 47Trey Sermon run for 18 yds to the OhSt 47 OHIO ST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Trey Sermon) to the OhSt 32+3
5:183rd & 11own 32Trey Sermon run for a loss of 2 yards to the OhSt 30−2
4:474th & 13own 30OHIO ST Penalty, False Start (Justin Hilliard) to the OhSt 25−5
4:474th & 18own 25OHIO ST Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the OhSt 20−5
4:394th & 23own 20Drue Chrisman punt for 52 yds, fair catch by Amari Rodgers at the Clem 280

CLEM11 plays, 64 yd · Turnover

4:301st & 10own 28Trevor Lawrence pass complete to E.J. Williams for 9 yds to the Clem 37+9
4:002nd & 1own 37Trevor Lawrence pass complete to E.J. Williams for 9 yds to the Clem 46 for a 1ST down+9
3:351st & 10own 46Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 1 yd to the Clem 47+1
3:292nd & 9own 47Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Cornell Powell0
3:213rd & 9own 47Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Amari Rodgers for 13 yds to the OhSt 40 for a 1ST down+13
3:031st & 10opp 40Trevor Lawrence pass complete to E.J. Williams for 5 yds to the OhSt 35+5
2:422nd & 5opp 35Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Braden Galloway for 23 yds to the OhSt 12 for a 1ST down+23
2:251st & 10opp 12Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to E.J. Williams0
1:522nd & 10opp 12Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Brannon Spector for 8 yds to the OhSt 4+8
1:473rd & 2opp 4Trevor Lawrence run for a loss of 4 yards to the OhSt 8−4
1:304th & 6opp 8Trevor Lawrence pass intercepted Sevyn Banks return for 38 yds to the OhSt 38+38

OSU4 plays, 0 yd · End of period

1:251st & 10own 38Trey Sermon run for 2 yds to the OhSt 40+2
0:422nd & 8own 40TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 39−1
0:003rd & 9own 39TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the OhSt 38−1
0:00goal lineEnd of 4th Quarter0

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 3 meetings vs. Team

Clemson 3–0 vs Ohio State

  • 2019 · wk 1Clemson 29 @ Ohio State 23
  • 2016 · wk 1Ohio State 0 @ Clemson 31
  • 2013 · wk 1Clemson 40 @ Ohio State 35

Previous 3 meetings vs. Dabo Swinney

Ohio State 0–3 vs Dabo Swinney

  • 2019 · wk 1Clemson 29 @ Ohio State 23
  • 2016 · wk 1Ohio State 0 @ Clemson 31
  • 2013 · wk 1Clemson 40 @ Ohio State 35

Previous meeting vs. Ryan Day

Clemson 1–0 vs Ryan Day

  • 2019 · wk 1Clemson 29 @ Ohio State 23

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