By PETE IACOBELLI
AP Sports Writer

CLEMSON, S.C.(AP) -- C.J. Spiller showed more punch on his first
ever punt return than Boston College had all game in Clemson's
25-7 victory Saturday.

Spiller had a 77-yard return score, kicker Richard Jackson added
a school-record tying six field goals and Clemson's defense
bottled up the Eagles in a game that took nearly five hours to
finish because of two rain delays.

Spiller, who finished with 219 all-purpose yards, didn't return
after the second stoppage. Athletic spokesman Tim Bourret said
Spiller hurt his foot, but the injury was not considered
serious.

Boston College (2-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) ended with
55 yards.

The teams have played tight, dramatic football since the Eagles
joined the league in 2005. Two of their four contests were
settled in overtime, another put BC in its first ACC title game
while last year's Clemson victory started interim coach Dabo
Swinney on the path to the permanent job.

This time, the Tigers (2-1, 1-1) ended any drama early.

Spiller broke through the Eagles and cruised to a punt return
TD, a first for the Clemson senior. It was the fifth way Spiller
has accounted for a score with the Tigers after collecting
touchdowns via rush, catch, kickoff return and, last year
against Virginia, throwing on a halfback pass.

Spiller has 15 touchdowns of 50 or more yards in his career.

The Tigers' defense took over from there, holding the Eagles to
just one first down - and that came by penalty - in the first 43
minutes.

After crisp wins against Northeastern (54-0) and Kent State
(34-7) its first two weeks, the Eagles could get little through
Clemson's defense.

Montel Harris, the ACC's third-leading rusher at more than 90
yards a game coming in, managed 4 yards on seven first-half
carries.

Boston College juggled starting quarterbacks Justin Tuggle and
David Shinskie without much effect. When the Eagles jogged off
the field at halftime, they had minus 2 yards of offense.

Without comeback king Matt Ryan to lead them, the Eagles had
little hope of a rally.

Ryan stung the Tigers on BC's past two visits to Death Valley.
He led the Eagles to a 16-13 OT victory in 2005 for the school's
first league win since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Two years ago, Ryan threw a 43-yard TD pass to Rich Gunnell late
in the game for a 20-17 win that denied Clemson a berth in the
ACC title game.

About the only break the Eagles got this trip was when officials
halted the game in the third because of lightning near Memorial
Stadium.

Boston College got its only points once the game resumed, a
13-yard pass from Tuggle to Justin Jarvis. The Eagles were
offsides on the following onsides kick try.

Officials stopped the game a second time moments later.

The teams returned to a few thousand poncho-clad fans out of the
77,000 who showed up at lunchtime to watch.

That didn't bother Jackson, who had field goals 42 and 35 yards
to match Jad Dean's record six field goals set against Texas A&M
in 2005.