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Tajh Boyd throws for 5 touchdowns to lead No. 3 Clemson past Syracuse 49-14

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    Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd (10) looks to pass against Syracuse during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (The Associated Press)

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    Clemson wide receiver Martavis Bryant (1) runs for a touchdown past Syracuse safety Durell Eskridge (3) during the first half of an NCAA college football game on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2013, in Syracuse, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mike Groll) (The Associated Press)

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Tajh Boyd kept his Heisman Trophy aspirations intact, throwing for 455 yards and five touchdowns in three quarters of work, and No. 3 Clemson beat Syracuse 49-14 on Saturday to spoil the Orange's Atlantic Coast Conference debut.

Boyd, who matched his school record in TD passes, hit Adam Humphries with scoring passes of 60 and 42 yards in the first quarter to help stake the Tigers to a big early lead, and they held the Orange at bay.

Clemson (5-0, 3-0 ACC) entered the game as one of just 20 undefeated teams remaining in the Bowl Subdivision, and the Tigers made sure they wouldn't slip up against the Orange (2-3, 0-1) and their raucous Homecoming crowd of 48,961 by taking a 21-0 first-quarter lead.

The Tigers entered the game with 12 straight wins by double digits against unranked teams, beating the opposition by an average of 27 points.