The Syracuse Orange had an upset on their mind, but the Clemson Tigers pulled away in the second half for a 47-21 win to improve to 6-0 on the football season. Trevor Lawrence threw for 289 yards and 2 touchdowns in the win. Running back Travis Etienne rushed for 3 touchdowns on 86 yards and had 3 receptions for 20 additional yards. On defense for the Tigers, Andrew Booth Jr. returned a football for a touchdown. Syracuse quarterback Rex Culpepper threw for 175 yards and a touchdown, and running back Sean Tucker rushed for 63 and 1 score in the loss.