Mounties Put Up 70 On Clemson, Ends A Dismal Bowl Season For ACC

West Virginia put the ACC out of its bowl misery Wednesday night.

The Mountaineers defeated the ACC Champion Clemson Tigers 70-33 in the Orange Bowl.

"Obviously we're a better football team than how we played tonight, and you know, it is what it is." Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said.

Swinney's Clemson defense had no answer for West Virginia's offense. WVU put up 35 points in the second quarter. It was 49-20 at halftime and the 70 points the Mountaineers put up on the Tigers was the most ever in a bowl game.

WVU quarterback Geno Smith threw for 401 yards and an Orange Bowl record six touchdowns.

Here's a report from FOSG and the voice of the Clemson Tigers Pete Yannity. (Thanks WSPA-TV Greenville, SC)



West Virginia's shallacking of Clemson puts the capper on a very, very disappointing bowl season for the ACC going 2-6. Only NC State and Florida State won their bowl games.

"We have not had a good year this year, and we certainly didn't do our part." Swinney said.

Just as bad is the ACC's record in the BCS bowl games. With Virginia Tech losing the Sugar Bowl to Michigan coupled with Clemson's loss in the Orange Bowl the ACC is now 2-13 in the BCS bowl era.

"We're going to enjoy this one. We did everything that we were supposed to do" West Virginia head coach Dana Holgersen said.

That you did Mounties.