West Virginia Blasts Clemson In 2011 Orange Bowl

1. West Virginia Blasts Clemson In 2011 Orange Bowl Game
2. Clemson Vs West Virginia 2011
3. West Virginia Blasts Clemson In 2011 Orange Bowl Schedule

BCS bowl action continues this week with the 23rd ranked West Virginia Mountaineers (9-3) of the Big East traveling to Sun Life Stadium in South Florida to take on the 14th ranked Clemson Tigers (10-3) of the ACC this Wednesday evening (8:30pm ET) in the Orange Bowl. West Virginia won their last 3 regular season games, including a 30-27 win at South Florida on December 1, covering the 2 point line. Clemson won the ACC Title Game over Clemson by a score of 38-10 on December 3, easily covering the 7 point lien and snapping a two-game losing streak in the process. The Tigers in fact lost 3 of their final five games after a roaring out to an 8-0 start to the year.

Orange Bowl: Clemson vs. West Virginia. 2514d Heather. And because it’s been 30 years since Clemson has played in the Orange Bowl. Clemson is returning to the bowl in which it defeated. The winners of the Big East and the ACC lock horns in a battle of two of the least appreciated teams in the BCS, and we are ready to make our free Orange Bowl picks between the Clemson Tigers and the West Virginia Mountaineers. Click Here For The Rest Of Our 2011-12 Bowl Game Previews. Orange Bowl Matchup: West Virginia Mountaineers vs. Maintain your display name, email address, password and newsletters in Profile.

West Virginia is 6-6 ATS this year, while Clemson is 8-5 ATS this season. The Mountaineers under first-year Head Coach Dana Holgorsen features one of the most dynamic offenses in the country, ranking 21st among FBS teams in scoring offense with 34.9 points per game and 18th in total offense with 459.6 yards per game. Quarterback Geno Smith (3,978 yards passing, 25 TDs, 7 INTs) has the passing game ranked 7th in the nation with 341.8 YPG through the air. The WVU defense ranks 63rd in the nation with 26.2 PPG allowed and 27th in total defense with 340.3 YPG surrendered. Clemson also features one of the most dynamic signal callers in college football in Sophomore QB Tajh Boyd (3,578 passing yards, 31 TDs, 11 INTs), who commands an offense that ranks 25th in scoring offense with 33.6 PPG and 28th in total offense with 441.5 YPG. Tight end Dwayne Allen and freshman wide receiver Sammy Watkins (77 receptions, 1,153 yards and 11 TDs) were both named to the AP All-America Team. The Clemson defense ranks 62nd on scoring defense with 26.2 PPG allowed and 58th in total defense with 379.4 YPG allowed.

West Virginia vs. Clemson Spread, Line and Betting Odds: Spread: West Virginia Mountaineers +3 @ Clemson Tigers -3 Game Total: Over 62.5 (-110) Under 62.5 (-110) Bet on the game at and get $520 FREE West Virginia vs. Clemson Pick: West Virginia is 11-4 ATS in their last 15 games against a team with a winning record, 5-13 ATS in their last 18 games against the ACC and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 bowl games.

Clemson is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 neutral site games, 1-5 ATS in their last 6 bowl games and 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games against Big East teams. The over is 10-3 in West Virginia’s last 13 games as an underdog and 8-3 in their last 11 bowl games. The under is 5-0 in Clemson’s last 5 games overall, 6-2 in their last 8 neutral site games and 6-1 in their last 7 bowl games. The two teams have no recent meetings. West Virginia and Clemson feature two of the most exciting and prolific quarterbacks in the nation in Smith and Boyd who have combined to throw for 7,556 yards and 56 touchdowns this season, and who both have ability to extend the play with their mobility and attack defenses with their arm. With both teams having suspect defensive units in terms of scoring defense (West Virginia) and rushing defense (Clemson, 82nd in the nation with 176.5 YPG allowed), this should be a wide-open game.

I say should be because appearances can be deceiving, West Virginia has seen the under come in for their last 3 games this season, while Clemson has had the under come in for the last five games of the year. With the up-and-down unpredictability that both teams have shown this year there is a good chance that the scoring in this game could be very one-sided, it is difficult to predict which team could be the one to explode so the under is the safer pick here. I would tend to lean towards the Mountaineers as the pick with the spread simply because they have been the hotter team at the end of the year, but Clemson is perfectly capable of exploding as well as they did against Virginia Tech. The pick here though is to take the under, look for a one-sided game in this year’s Orange Bowl.

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MIAMI (AP) The West Virginia Mountaineers were tough to slow down, and only the Orange Bowl mascot could stop Darwin Cook. Geno Smith tied the record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes, and the No. 23-ranked Mountaineers set a bowl scoring record Wednesday night with their high-powered offense. But safety Cook made the pivotal play by returning a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown to break the game open and help rout No. 14 Clemson 70-33. Cook collided comically with mascot Obie after scoring one of the Mountaineers' five TDs in the second quarter, including three in the final 2:29 for a 49-20 lead.

West Virginia Blasts Clemson In 2011 Orange Bowl Game

It was the highest-scoring half by a team in a bowl game. 'I always envisioned making great plays,' Cook said. 'If you think it will happen, it will happen.' ' Tavon Austin tied a record for any bowl game with four touchdown catches. Smith went 31 for 42, and had 401 yards passing to break Tom Brady's Orange Bowl record.

Smith also ran for a score, helping West Virginia break the bowl record for points established six nights earlier when Baylor beat Washington 67-56 in the Alamo Bowl. 'Never could we imagine we'd put up 70 points,' Smith said.

The Mountaineers (10-3) won in their first Orange Bowl appearance and improved to 3-0 in Bowl Championship Series games. 'The guys wanted to come in and make a statement, and the only way you can do that is if you play well on all three sides of the ball,' coach Dana Holgorsen said. Clemson (10-4) lost playing in its first major bowl in 30 years. 'We're a better team than we played tonight,' coach Dabo Swinney said. 'Just too many mistakes.

But we'll be back.' ' The offensive showcase was the latest in a succession this bowl season, and perhaps the last.

Defense is expected to dominate in the final BCS game Monday night when Louisiana State faces Alabama for the national title. Tacklers had their hands full - or rather, they didn't - on a chilly night in Miami. Smith and Austin combined on scoring passes of 8, 27, 3 and 37 yards, and Shawne Alston scored on two short runs for West Virginia, which totaled 589 yards and 31 first downs.

Smith was chosen the game's outstanding player. Even when Clemson managed to corral the Mountaineers, the play wasn't always over. Andrew Buie rolled over a defender but was never downed, so he got up and ran for an additional 18 yards.

Clemson couldn't keep up with the Big East Conference co-champions, although Andre Ellington did score the game's first points on a 68-yard run. First-team All-Americans Sammy Watkins and Dwayne Allen combined for only seven catches for 87 yards. 'We kind of got down when they scored so many points in such a short amount of time,' Watkins said. Amid the flurry of points, it was a defender who came up with second-longest scoring play in Orange Bowl history.

Clemson was on the verge of taking the lead in the second quarter when Ellington ran up the middle and disappeared into a heap at the 1. A teammate signaled touchdown, but the ball came loose and Cook grabbed it, then took off with nothing but the end zone in front of him. 'I saw the ball come loose,' he said. 'I grabbed it. I didn't hear a whistle, so I ran.' ' After Cook crossed the goal line, he gleefully leaped on mascot Obie, a smiling orange, and they both tumbled to the turf. Obie rose unhurt and resumed her duties.

Cook and Obie met on the field after the game and shared a hug. 'I didn't know you were a girl,' he told the mascot. 'I apologize.' ' Smith, standing in the sideline, watched a video replay of Cook's touchdown in disbelief. 'Crazy, man,' Smith said. 'When I saw that, I knew things were breaking our way.' ' The potential 14-point swing seemed to deflect the Tigers, who had moved the ball almost at will to that point.

'It was a pretty big moment,' Swinney said. 'They hadn't really stopped us. That was huge. Then it snowballed quickly.' ' The Tigers were doomed when quarterback Tajh Boyd committed subsequent turnovers on consecutive Clemson plays. After Smith ran 7 yards on a keeper for a 35-20 lead, Pat Miller intercepted Boyd's pass. Smith flipped a 1-yard touchdown pass to Austin and, on the next play, a call was overturned, with the replay official determining Boyd had lost a fumble.

Alston then ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 4 seconds left in the half. 'Momentum swung not in our favor, and it was hard to recapture,' Boyd said. 'West Virginia is a great offense. You can't really get behind them. We couldn't stop them. Guys were gassed. Their legs were going.

It was a tough loss - pretty embarrassing.' ' Defensive woes were nothing new for the Tigers, who won their first Atlantic Coast Conference title in 20 years but gave up at least 30 points in six regular-season games. Clemson kept pace for a while, leading 17-14 after one period. It was the highest-scoring first quarter and first half in Orange Bowl history. West Virginia went ahead for the first time early in the second period on an 80-yard touchdown drive capped by Austin's 27-yard catch, making the score 21-17.

Cook's takeaway touchdown came next, and the Mountaineers were off to the races. 'You don't score 70 points by being good on offense,' Holgorsen said. 'You score 70 points by being good on all three sides of the ball.' Omnisport Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki admitted his long-awaited return left him 'so tired' as he made NBA history in his 21st season. Nowitzki missed the start of the season due to a series of fitness issues, initially having bone spurs removed from his ankle and most recently experiencing tendon soreness before the start of a September training camp that pushed back his return.

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