Louisville Falls to Clemson On the Road, 23-17
October 11, 2014 | Football
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) - Clemson kicked a 40-yard field goal and stopped Louisville on fourth-and-goal from its 2 with 21 seconds remaining for a 23-17 victory Saturday.
It took a dramatic late stop to do it after Will Gardner's 73-yard pass to James Quick put the Cardinals (5-2, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) on Clemson's 8 with 1:08 left.
Gardner was forced to spike the ball on third down to stop the clock at the Tigers 2 on third down. After rolling right on the final play, defensive tackle DeShawn Williams batted away the pass. Clemson's Cole Stoudt ran a final play from the 1 and Tigers fans filled the field in celebration.
The Tigers (4-2, 3-1 ) held on despite losing freshman phenom quarterback Deshaun Watson to injury in the second quarter.
