2012 Chick-fil-A Bowl

[3] This was not the first time the two Tigers have met in the Chick-fil-A Bowl; the 1996 game also pitted them against each other, with LSU topping Clemson by a score of 10–7.

Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd, who completed 36 of 50 passes for 346 yards, was named the game's most valuable player.

However, despite a stellar 6–2 record in conference play, the Tigers finished one game behind the same Alabama Crimson Tide which had defeated them for the national title the previous January, being denied even a secondary BCS bowl game because of the two-team limit as well as the Florida Gators occupying that second spot.

However, they would lose the tiebreaker to the other co-champion, the Florida State Seminoles, keeping the Tigers out of the 2012 ACC Championship Game.

The offense was also led by running back Andre Ellington and wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins.

Taking advantage of the fumble, LSU jumped to a 7–0 lead on a 17-yard touchdown run from Jeremy Hill.

[1][6][7] LSU opened the second quarter with a 3-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Zach Mettenberger to Spencer Ware to go up 14–7.

After forcing Clemson's Andre Ellington to fumble, LSU was able to extend their lead 24–13 on a 20-yard field goal from Drew Alleman.

Clemson was able to cut into LSU's lead early in the fourth quarter on a 26-yard field goal from Chandler Catanzaro to make the score 24–16.

Facing a 4th and 16 at their own 14-yard line, Clemson was able to keep the drive alive on a 26-yard pass from Boyd to DeAndre Hopkins.

Tajh Boyd was then able to lead Clemson to LSU's 20-yard line to set up a 37-yard field goal attempt for Chandler Catanzaro.

In addition, Clemson's DeAndre Hopkins set an ACC record for most consecutive game with a touchdown catch, at 10.

[8] For his game-winning performance, Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd was named the game's Most Valuable Player.