Benton was all smiles after kicking an ACC record 61-yard field goal.
Clemson's Spencer Benton set an Atlantic Coast Conference record on Saturday by kicking a 61-yard field goal against Ball State as the #12 Tigers rolled past Ball State 52-27, before a crowd of 78,000 at Memorial Stadium in Clemson. The Myrtle Beach High and WPDE All-Zone selection broke the old mark of 60 yards by Florida State's Gary Cismesia.
Benton also had two punts and averaged 43 yards with both landing inside the 20 yard line. Loris High product Jonathan Willard made four tackles for Clemson and Ex-Lake View High star Quandon Christian had three stops. Malliciah Goodman from West Florence made three tackles.
Andre Ellington got Clemson out to a 13-0 first quarter lead by scoring on TD runs of four and two yards. DeAndre Hopkins caught three TD passes for the Tigers on the way to a 45-10 halftime lead.
Clemson rolled up 526 yards of offense without suspended star receiver Sammy Watkins, who is set to return to the team after missing the Tigers first two games because of a drug arrest.
Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd completed 19 of 23 passes for 229 yards with three TD passes and no interceptions.
Clemson (2-0) will host the Furman Paladins on Saturday, September 15 with kickoff set for 3 p.m. at Memorial Stadium.
