CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) Trevor Lawrence tied his career high with four touchdowns, three to Tee Higgins, and No. 3 Clemson won its 26th straight game and completed a second-straight perfect ACC regular season with a 52-3 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.

The Tigers (11-0, 8-0, No. 3 CFP) opened quickly and, after an uncomfortable stretch of four series with just a field goal, turned it on again right before halftime to win their 11th in a row over the Demon Deacons (7-3, 3-3).

Lawrence and Higgins connected on a 14-yard scoring pass on Clemson's first drive and Travis Etienne followed with a 14-yard run for a 14-0 lead five minutes into the game. The Tigers got it going again in the half's final minute with Lawrence finding Higgins between a pair of defenders on another 14-yard scoring pass with 42 seconds left.



Cornerback A.J. Terrell got an interception with 20 seconds left - the second pick thrown by Wake Forest passer Jamie Newman - and Lawrence threw a perfect strike to Higgins from 30 yards out as Clemson led 31-3 at the break.
 

Lawrence's last scoring throw was a 10-yarder to Frank Ladson. That matched Lawrence's career best accomplished twice last season against Georgia Tech and Florida State.

Wake Forest lost two straight games for the first time this season. The Demon Deacons, who were averaging 487 yards a game, managed just 105 yards in this one.

Lawrence, the 6-foot-6 sophomore, left in the third quarter, finishing 21 of 27 for 272 yards.

Etienne had 121 yards, his sixth consecutive game with 100 or more yards and his seventh this season.

Clemson reached 11-0 for the third time in five seasons. It can finish a second straight undefeated regular season when it faces state rival South Carolina on Nov. 30.

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