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Clemson tries to remain perfect on season at Georgia Tech

Sep 29, 2007 - 10:49 AM No. 13 Clemson (4-0) at Georgia Tech (2-2) 3:30 pm EDT

ATLANTA (Ticker) -- Last year, Clemson handed Georgia Tech its lone Atlantic Coast Conference defeat. This season, the Tigers would just be piling on the Yellow Jackets.

The 13th-ranked Tigers try to hand the Yellow Jackets a third straight ACC loss when they visit Bobby Dodd Stadium on Saturday.

Georgia Tech got off to a strong start this season, hammering Notre Dame on the road, 33-3, then waxing Football Championship Subdivision squad Samford here, 69-14.

But the Yellow Jackets absorbed a 24-10 home loss to Boston College on September 15, then were stunned by Virginia in Charlottesville, 28-23.

In last week's defeat, Georgia Tech (2-2, 0-2 ACC Coastal) outscored Virginia by 16-0 over the middle two quarters to grab a 23-21 lead.

But Andrew Smith could not handle a punt early in the fourth quarter, and Virginia's Jameel Sewell threw a 26-yard TD to Slaton Jobe on the next play. The Yellow Jackets were unable to do much offensively thereafter, sealing a second straight loss.

Clemson (4-0, 2-0 Atlantic), which can move into a tie for first place in the division with No. 12 Boston College with a win, cruised past host North Carolina State last weekend, 42-20.

Star running backs James Davis and C.J. Spiller each ran for and caught a TD for the Tigers, who also received 268 yards and two TD passes from Cullen Harper. The junior has thrown for 964 yards and 12 scores without an interception this season.

Last year, Clemson dominated Georgia Tech at home, 31-7. The Yellow Jackets rebounded from the defeat to win the Coastal Division before losing to Atlantic champ Wake Forest in the conference title game.