Clemson crushes Owls, 63-9

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With games the next two weeks against ranked teams, Clemson coach Tommy Bowden got exactly what he wanted against overmatched Temple.

James Davis ran for 138 yards and three touchdowns on nine carries - all in the first half - to help No. 12 Clemson rout Temple 63-9 on Thursday night.

C.J. Spiller added 73 yards rushing and two scores and Will Proctor threw for 150 yards and two touchdowns for Clemson (6-1). The Tigers scored touchdowns on their first nine possessions and had 559 yards offense in their fifth straight win.

''When our first group was in there, we pretty much shut them down,'' Bowden said. ''We didn't have any injuries tonight.''

Davis, Proctor and most of the starters sat out the second half, when fourth-string running back Demerick Chancellor ran for 114 yards and a TD as the Tigers set a school record by scoring over 50 points for the fourth time this season. But the opponents; North Carolina (99), Florida Atlantic (108), Temple (114) and Louisiana Tech (118), rank among the worst defenses of the 119 schools in Division I-A.

Things get tougher for Clemson the next two weeks with games against No. 13 Georgia Tech and No. 22 Virginia Tech.

''The next couple of weeks are going to be real tough,'' Davis said. ''We've got to really get down to details. It's going to be physical. We have to be ready for anything.''

Davis had his way with Temple, with touchdown runs of 8, 3 and 64 yards. Proctor threw a 6-yard TD pass to Alex Pearson and a 55-yarder to Jacoby Ford.