Clemson vs. Stanford: Box score, stats and summary feat. Cade Klubnik

Cade Klubnik threw four touchdowns and ran for another score to lead Clemson to a 40-14 win over Stanford on Saturday.

No. 17 Clemson jumped to an early 17-0 lead and then cruised the rest of the way. The 3-1 Tigers were facing the unranked Cardinal in a geographically unusual ACC Conference matchup.

The Tigers, which suffered a season-opening beatdown from Georgia, had scored 66 and 59 points in winning their last two games heading into Saturday's matchup.

Clemson's offense was not quite as efficient as it had been in the wins against Appalachian State and NC State, but the defense held off Stanford.

The Cardinal, who fell to 2-2, were also looking to rebound from their own season-opening loss, a 34-27 setback to TCU. Stanford had won its next two games, easily topping Cal Poly and holding on for a 26-24 win at Syracuse.

Clemson vs. Stanford Box Score

Clemson	10	7	10	13	40
Stanford	0	7	0	7	14

Clemson Passing Stats

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs
Cade Klubnik	15	31	255	4

Clemson Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rushing TDs	Receiptions	Yards	Receiving TDs
Cade Klubnik	7	48	1	0	0	0
Phil Mafah	10	58	0	0	0	0
Antonio Williams	1	12	0	4	37	0
Bryant Wesco Jr.	0	0	0	2	104	1
Olsen Patt-Henry	0	0	0	2	24	1
Jake Briningstool	0	0	0	2	8	0
Cole Turner	0	0	0	3	61	1
Jay Haynes	6	18	0	0	0	0
Christopher Vizzina	1	11	0	0	0	0
Keith Adams Jr.	4	5	0	0	0	0
Tyler Brown	1	-2	0	1	7	0
TJ Moore	0	0	0	1	14	0

Clemson Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Nolan Hauser	4 of 5	2 of 2	33

Stanford Passing Stats

Player	Completions	Attempts	Yards	Passing TDs
Ashton Daniels	9	19	71	1
Justin Lamson	4	8	54	1

Stanford Rushing and Receiving Stats

Player	Rushes	Yards	Rushing TDs	Receiptions	Yards	Receiving TDs
Micah Ford	15	122	0	1	2	0
Ashton Daniels	11	87	0	0	0	0
Chris Davis Jr.	3	9	0	0	0	0
Sedrick Irvin	4	30	0	0	0	0
Justin Lamson	8	-11	0	0	0	0
Emmett Mosley V	2	0	0	7	48	1
Tiger Bachmeier	1	-1	0	0	0	0
Ismael Cisse	0	0	0	1	25	0
Elic Ayomanor	0	0	0	4	50	1

Stanford Kicking Stats

Player	XP-XPA	FG-FGA	Long
Emmet Kenney	2 of 2	0 for 0

Clemson vs. Stanford Game Summary

The Tigers forced a 4th down stop on Stanford's first possession of the game. Three plays later, Klubnik scored a 34-yard touchdown to give the Tigers a lead they would not relinquish. The Tigers added a short field goal later in the quarter to stretch their lead to 10-0. A short field before halftime allowed Clemson to score on a 3-yard pass from Klubnik to Jake Briningstool.

Stanford answered with a seven-play drive, reaching the end zone on a 19 yard pass from QB Ashton Daniels to Elic Ayomanor to trim the Tiger halftime advantage to 17-7.

Stanford's ground game kept the Cardinal competitive, with 236 rushing yards. QB Daniels did throw three interceptions, which hampered the comeback effort. After the third interception, Klubnik connected on a deep pass to Cole Turner that all but sealed the victory.

Clemson will now play at Florida State next week, which before the season seemed a likely battle for the top of the ACC. Needless to say, the Seminoles' struggle recasts that game. Stanford fell to 2-2 and will host 2-3 Virginia Tech next week.

Clemson: Cade Klubnik 34 yard run (Hauser XPT) 7-0, 12:19 left in 1st
Clemson: Nolan Hauser 20 yard field goal, 10-0, 5:49 left in 1st
Clemson: Jake Briningstool 3 yard TD catch from Cade Klubnik (Hauser XPT), 17-0, 1:49 left in 2nd
Stanford: Elic Ayomanor 19 yard TD catch from Ashton Daniels (Kenney XPT), 17-7, 0:39 left in 2nd
Clemson: Nolan Hauser 33 yard field goal, 20-7, 10:06 left in 3rd
Clemson: Cole Turner 43 yard TD catch from Cade Klubnik (Hauser XPT) 27-7, 1:09 left in 3rd
Clemson: Wesco Bryant Jr. 34 yard TD catch from Cade Klubnik (XPT failed) 33-7, 14:10 left in 4th
Clemson: Olson Patt-Henry 2 yard TD catch from Cade Klubnik (Hauser XPT) 40-7, 10:36 left in 4th
Stanford: Emmett Mosley V 22 yard TD catch from Justin Lamson (Kenney XPT), 40-14, 2:31 left in 4th

Edited by Joe Cox