West Virginia pounds Clemson at the Orange Bowl, 70-33

Geno Smith tied the record for any bowl game with six touchdown passes as the #23 West Virginia Mountaineers set a bowl scoring record with their high-powered offense by destroying the #14 Clemson Tigers, 70-33.

West Virginia safety Darwin Cook made the most memorable play by returning a fumble 99 yards for a touchdown to break the game open.

Tavon Austin tied a record for any bowl game with four touchdown catches. Smith went 31 for 42 and had 401 yards passing to break Tom Brady’s Orange Bowl record. Smith also ran for a score, helping West Virginia break the bowl record for points, established six nights earlier when Baylor beat Washington, 67-56 in the Alamo Bowl.

The Mountaineers (10-3) won in their first ever Orange Bowl appearance and improved to 3-0 in Bowl Championship Series games.