Clemson Kicks Five Field Goals, Beats Georgia Southern 22-7
Fifteen of Clemson's 22 points came from Nolan Hauser's kicks. He made five field goals (20, 34, 38, 50 and 49 yards), and the Tigers beat Georgia Southern 22-7 with exactly one touchdown to their name.
That touchdown came first: Christopher Vizzina found T.J. Moore from 10 yards out with 11:01 left in the first quarter. After that it was Hauser. He made a 20-yarder to open the second quarter, a 34-yarder with 4:54 left, and after Georgia Southern cut it to 13-7 on a 42-yard Max Johnson pass to Ashton Hollins with 3:03 to go, he kicked a 38-yarder as the half expired. It was 16-7 entering the fourth and nobody scored in the third. Hauser's last two, from 50 and 49 yards, came at 6:26 and 3:10 to close it out.
Georgia Southern did throw it: 244 yards, with Johnson going 27 of 47. But they ran 18 times for 22 yards, lost a fumble and never got closer than six. Clemson was not clean either, with one interception and one lost fumble, but it had 153 rushing yards on 37 carries and three sacks.
Both teams are 1-1 after this one. Georgia Southern had 266 total yards and one touchdown, and Clemson had 350 total yards and one touchdown. The kicker was the difference (yes, the kicker), and that is a fine way to win a game by 15.
For fantasy, Moore (23.3) topped the board with seven catches for 103 yards, and Hollins (20.7) ran second despite playing for the losing side.