In one of the most dominate defensive performances of the season FSU held Clemson to just 113 yards of total offense (48 on the ground and 65 through the air). Clemson was an abysmal 0-11 on 3rd down and could not convert either of their 2 fourth down tries. Their only points came in the 3rd quarter off a Christian Ponder interception that was turned into a field goal. The Noles scored on their first drive of the game when Ponder hit Rod Owens for a 41 yard touchdown. Dustin Hopkins added a late first quarter field goal and with a 1:37 left in the half Jermaine Thomas ran in from five yards out to send the Noles to the locker room with a 17 point lead at the half. JT added his second rushing touchdown of the day when he scored from 15 yards out with 4:04 left in the game to put it away.