2002 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Jody Allen, Defensive Ends
Mickey Andrews, Associate Head Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
Jeff Bowden, Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers
Daryl Dickey, Quarterbacks
Odell Haggins, Defensive Tackles
Jimmy Heggins, Offensive Line
Jon Jost, Strength and Conditioning
Joe Kines, Linebackers
John Lilly, Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator
Joe Ostaszewski, Graduate Assistant
Billy Sexton, Assistant Head Coach, Running Backs
Kirby Smart, Graduate Assistant
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2002 FSU Football Media Guide
FSU Offensive Line and Chris Rix
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2002 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Lorenzo Booker, 5-11, 178, RB, Ventura, Calif.
- One of the nation's top prospects...named a Parade All-American and to the PrepStar Dream Team...top-rated running back in the nation according to Parade...Rivals100.com's No. 3 rated prospect in
the nation...earned USA Today All-USA First Team honors as a senior...No. 1 rated running back in the nation according to Rivals100.com ...Tom Lemming's No. 3 overall prospect and No. 2 running back
in the country...ran for 2,878 yards and 50 touchdowns as a senior...added 16 receptions for 300 yards and three scores...rushed for 3,103 yards and 49 touchdowns as a junior...earned Junior Player of
the Year honors for the state of California...runs the 40-yard dash in 4.4...selected Florida State over Notre Dame, USC and Washington.
Brodrick Bunkley, 6-3, 260, DL, Tampa
- No. 2 rated defensive tackle according to Florida Times-Union...named to the Times-Union Super 75...selected to play in the 2002 Georgia-Florida All-Star game...was No. 14 overall on the Florida
Kids top 100 list...rated as the No. 2 defensive lineman oy Florida Kids...also named to the 2001 Florida Kids All-Gridiron Football Dream Team...had 18 1/2 sacks as a senior...led team to the state
finals as a senior...runs the 40-yard dash in 4.8 seconds and can bench press just over 350 pounds...selected Florida State over Florida and Miami.
Darrell Burston, 6-2, 210, DE, Fayetteville, Ga.
- A standout defensive prospect who played both linebacker and defensive end...rated one of the top linebackers in the nation by TheInsiders.com...led team with 14 sacks...recorded 98 tackles as a
senior, including 27 solo stops and 19 tackles for loss...grabbed national attention after posting a 4.45 40-yard dash at summer camps...showed outstanding athleticism, recording a 44" vertical leap
at the Georgia Tech camp...selected Florida State over Georgia Tech, Duke, Auburn, Wake Forest and Maryland.
Thomas Clayton, 5-11, 194, RB, Alexandria, Va.
- A SuperPrep All-American...was also SuperPrep's eighth-ranked running back...named to the USA Today All-USA second team...possesses great speed, evidenced by his 4.32 40-yard dash...rushed for over
2,000 yards as a senior...found the end zone 26 times...Rivals100.com rates him as the No. 8 running back in nation...rated 15th-best running back by TheInsiders.com...ranked eighth in Tom Lemming's
Top 25 running backs...led Mount Vernon to the AAA Division 5 title...selected Florida State over North Carolina, Penn State and Notre Dame...nicknamed "Hollywood".
Buster Davis, 5-11, 230, LB, Daytona Beach
- A top-10 ranked linebacker in multiple publications... ranked as the nation's No. 5 linebacker by Rivals100.com...selected to the Prep StarDream Team...earned USA Today First Team All-American
honors...TheInsiders.com ranked Davis as the nation's No. 8 linebacker prospect...ranked ninth-best linebacker in the nation by SchoolSports...ranked in the top 100 players nationally on several
lists, including SuperPrep, Student Sports 100, and Tom Lemming's top 100..named to the SuperPrep All-America team...Florida Kids rated Davis as the No. 1 linebacker in Florida...ranked 30th prospect
over-all in Florida by Florida Kids...earned a perfect 7.50 rating in Max Emfinger's Top 200...had over 140 tackles as senior...closed out his career with nearly 400 career tackles...recorded 101 solo
stops and forced seven fumbles as a junior...selected Florida State over Nebraska, Ohio State, Tennessee and Syracuse.
Chris Davis, 6-0, 170, WR, Saint Petersburg
- Played quarterback, defensive back and wide receiver in high school...one of the top athletes in this year's class...highly-recruited athlete who was named a PrepStar Dream Team member and Parade
All-American... named best all-around athlete by Parade...a Rivals100.com five-star athlete...ranked as the No. 2 athlete in the country by Rivals100.com...selected to the USA Today All-USA
squad...named to the Riddell Footwear All-American Team...No. 6 overall prospect according to Rivals100.com...Florida Times-Union Super 75 selection...No. 5 prospect from Florida according to the
Orlando Sentinel...named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...threw for 1,288 yards, 12 touchdowns and just four interceptions in his senior year...also rushed for 990 yards and
15 TDs...averaged 43 yards per kickoff return...returned two kickoffs and two punts for touchdowns...added 48 tackles and five interceptions...threw for 1,599 yards and 14 touchdowns as a
junior...also rushed for 1,587 yards as a junior, totaling over 3,000 yards in offense...has been clocked in the 40 at 4.3...selected Florida State over Florida, Miami, Georgia Tech, Notre Dame and
USC.
Nate Hardage, 6-1, 230, LB, Sylvester, Ga.
- Enrolled at Florida state as a junior college transfer in the spring...should battle Robert May for significant playing time...regarded as one of the top JUCO linebackers in the nation...currently
listed behind starter Jerel Hudson and Robert May at middle line-backer...recorded 62 tackles in his sophomore season at Jones, including 12 tackles for loss and five forced fumbles...first-team
all-state selection in class 3A as a high school senior...SuperPrep's No. 35 prospect nationally...made 144 tackles and had 16 sacks as a senior...stellar senior season included Tifton Gazette
Defensive Player of the Year honors...also was selected to play in the 2000 Georgia-Florida All-Star game...selected FSU over Georgia, Auburn and Memphis...a social-science major...born December
2,1980.
Sam McGrew, 6-3, 230, LB, Crawfordville
- The combination of strength and speed makes McGrew the best inside linebacker prospect in Florida according to many publications...SuperPrep's No. 38 prospect in the nation...No. 14 ranked
linebacker prospect according to TheInsiders.com...rated the No. 4 linebacker from Florida and the No. 32 prospect in the nation according to Florida Kids...finished his senior season with over 150
tackles...represented Florida in the Georgia-Florida All-Star Game...Rivals100.com's No. 15 linebacker in the nation...a Florida Times-Union Super 75 selection...named to Max Emfinger's Top
250...selected Florida State over Florida, Alabama, Georgia Tech and Kentucky.
Cory Niblock, 6-4, 280, OL, Saint Augustine
- A three-year starter at Nease...recorded 55 pancake blocks as a senior...anchored offensive line that led Panthers running back Matt O'Steen to a 5.8 yards-per-carry average...earned third-team
All-State honors...also appeared in the North-South Shrine Bowl All-Star game...also played one season of basketball...will play either offensive guard or tackle for Florida State.
A.J. Nicholson, 6-2, 232, LB, Winston-Salem, N.C.
- Highly recruited linebacker who was named a Parade All-American...Prep Star Dream Team selection...named to the USA Today All-USA Second Team...TheInsiders.com's No. 3 linebacker in the nation...No.
3 rated middle linebacker in the nation according to Max Emfinger...rated the eighth-best linebacker in the nation according to SchoolSports...Countdown to Signing Day First Team All-South
selection...selected to Athlon Sports^op 100 High School Seniors and the Alliance Sports Top 100 lists...named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100 team...had 147 tackles as a
senior...made 170 tackles and had 23 tackles for losses as a junior...selected Florida State over Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida and Texas.
Lorne Sam, 6-2, 180, WR, Buford, Ga.
- Brother of current Seminole receiver P.K. Sam...a big wide receiver with good speed...ran a 4.39 40-yard dash at the Atlanta Nike camp...earned PrepStar All-American honors...completed 61 of 115
passes for 1,439 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior...lone pick of the season came on a Hail Mary pass at the end of the first half of the state title game...also ran for 548 yards and four TDs on 64
carries...earned all-state honors as a senior after leading Buford to a 15-0 record and a state title...ranked No. 22 in Rivals100.com athletes list...selected Florida State over Georgia Tech and
Virginia Tech.
Wyatt Sexton, 6-3, 185, QB, Tallahassee
- Rated the top quarterback prospect in state of Florida by Bill Buchalter and the Florida Times-Union...put up some of the best passing numbers in Tallahassee history...threw for 2,193 yards, 19 TDs
and was intercepted only seven times as a senior...passed for over 2,900 yards and 28 touchdowns as a junior...finished career with over 5,000 yards passing in two years...selected Florida State over
Illinois, Auburn, NC State and North Carolina...is son of FSU assistant head coach Billy Sexton.
Chauncey Stovall, 6-2, 200, WR, Vero Beach
- SuperPrep's No. 1 junior college prospect overall...ranked seventh on Rivalsl00.com's top non-high school athletes...earned JUCO All-American honors...also rated a five-star prospect by
Rivals100.com...top wide receiver prospect from 2000...caught 78 passes for 700 yards and eight TDs in his first season at Hinds...had 1,450 all-purpose yards as a high school senior...also added 30
TDs...selected Florida State over Miami and West Virginia.
Leon Washington, 5-9, 180, RB, Jacksonville
- Exceptional all-around athlete who spent time at running back, cornerback and wide receiver...named 2002 Mr. Florida in football after a senior season where he dominated on both sides of the
ball...earned Florida Times Union Player of the Year honors...rated the No. 3 prospect overall from Florida by the Orlando Sentinel...Alliance Sports' No. 7 prospect overall in the nation...named to
the Prep Star Dream Team...the No. 1 cornerback in the country as rated by Rivals100.com...the No. 7 cornerback in the country according to TheInsiders.com...Rivals100.com's No. 9 player
overall...Florida Kids' No. 28 prospect from Florida...named to Bill Buchalter's Florida Super 26...also earned recognition on the Athlon Sports Top 100 High School Seniors, SuperPrep's Top 100
nationally, and Max Emfinger's Top 200...rushed for 2,437 yards and 28 TDs as a senior...was a threat on kick and punt returns, returning three punts and one kickoff for touchdowns...defensively, had
88 tackles (52 solos) and three interceptions...selected Florida State over Florida, South Carolina, Oklahoma and Maryland.
Torrance Washington, 6-1, 230, FB, Madison
- A big physical back who can run over defenders or around them...rushed for 1,161 yards and 21 touchdowns as a senior...led Madison to Class 2A state championship...ran a 4.52 40-yard dash...posted a
vertical leap of 33 inches...chose Florida State over Mississippi State, Kentucky, West Virginia and Carolina...transferred to Madison from Bradenton Southeast, the school which produced Adrian
McPherson, Todd Williams and Peter Warrick.
Pat Watkins, 6-4, 195, FS, Tallahassee
- Hard-hitting safety with exceptional cover skills...defensive stalwart who led team to 40 victories and two state championships in three years as a starter...selected as a Parade
All-American...named to USA Today's All-USA First Team...also named to the Florida Times-Union's Super 75...TheInsiders.com's No. 1 rated safety...Max Emfinger's No. 1 free safety
prospect...Rivals100.com's No. 2 safety in the nation...No. 19 on the SuperPrep Elite 50 list...Rivals100.com's No. 26 prospect overall...named to Bill Buchalter's Florida Suoer 26 list...Florida
Kids' No. 1 safety and # 14 player in Florida...ranked 21st on Tom Lemming's Top 100 nationally...also named to Lindy's 102 for 2002 list...racked up over 140 tackles, six interceptions and two fumble
recoveries as a senior...added six kick returns for touchdowns...played at Lincoln with current Seminoles Craphonso Thorpe and Andrew Henry-Kennon...selected Florida State over Miami, Georgia, USC and
Florida.
Kamerion Wimbley, 6-4, 225, DE, Wichita, Kans.
- Enrolled at Florida State in the spring...strong, fast and athletic, Wimbley is considered to be one of the top athletes in the nation...highly recruited lineman earned Parade Magazine All-American
honors...also earned SuperPrep All-American honors...SuperPrep's No 5. prospect from the state of Kansas...ranked on the SuperPrep top 100 list...the No. 4 rated defensive end prospect by
Rival100.com...named to the PrepStar Dream Team...ranked No. 33 on the top 101 list by Thelnsiders.com...named to the Max Emfinger top 225 and Tom Lemming top 100 lists...ranked No. 12 among
Lemmings's top 25 linebackers...played defensive end, linebacker, quarterback, receiver and punter in high school...selected Florida State over Notre Dame, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Tennessee.
2002 Roster - By Name
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 40 Allen Augustin LB 6-1 206 Jr ** Miami (Miami Senior)
* 70 Alex Barron OT 6-6 300 So-R Orangeburg, S.C. (Wilkinson)
* 47 Xavier Beitia PK 5-10 210 So * Tampa (Jesuit)
* 97 Tony Benford DT 6-4 287 Sr-R *** Denver, Colo. (Jefferson)
* 4 Anquan Boldin WR 6-2 205 Jr-R ** Pahokee (Pahokee)
28 Lorenzo Booker RB 5-11 178 Fr Ventura, Calif. (Saint Bonaventure)
* 58 Michael Boulware LB 6-3 212 Jr ** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
14 Anthony Bredwood CB 5-10 180 So-R * Palm Bay (Palm Bay)
* 65 Eric Broe OG 6-6 318 Fr-R Norcross, Ga. (Wesleyan)
* 7 Rufus Brown CB 5-9 185 Jr-R ** El Paso, Tex. (Austin)
36 James Buchanan FB 6-2 238 Fr-R Sarasota (Cardinal Mooney)
* 18 Yohance Buchanan FS 6-1 200 Jr * Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
* 98 Brodrick Bunkley DL 6-3 260 Fr Tampa (Chamberlain)
92 Darrell Burston DE 6-2 210 Fr Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
* 96 Donnie Carter DT 6-4 252 Fr-R Waycross, Ga. (Ware County)
* 23 Jerome Carter RV 6-0 216 So * Lake City (Columbia)
* 63 David Castillo C 6-2 300 So-R Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens)
* 15 Robin Charles LB 6-1 210 Sr Green Cove Springs (Clay)
39 Marcello Church LB 6-1 215 So * Saint Petersburg (Lakewood)
49 Brett Cimorelli PK 6-4 220 Jr * Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills)
31 Thomas Clayton RB 5-11 194 Fr Alexandria, Va. (Mount Vernon)
James Coleman FB 6-0 220 Fr Tallahassee (Florida)
5 Cornelius Collier LB 6-1 226 Jr-R * Miami (Palmetto)
51 Buster Davis LB 5-11 230 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
15 Chris Davis WR 6-0 170 Fr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic) Torn ACL
* 35 B.J. Dean FB 5-11 250 Fr-R Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central)
* 45 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 280 Jr-R ** Burtonsville, Md. (Paint Branch)
* 90 Kevin Emanuel DE 6-4 240 Jr-R ** Waco, Tex. (Waco)
* 21 Talman Gardner WR 6-2 200 Sr-R *** New Orleans, La. (McDonough 35)
* 37 Chance Gwaltney P 5-10 172 Sr-R ** Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
83 Chris Hall P 5-10 204 Fr-R Centreville, Va. (Centerville)
* 41 Kyler Hall FS 6-1 190 So * Live Oak (Suwannee)
46 Nate Hardage LB 6-1 230 Jr Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County/Jones County JC)
* 57 Matt Heinz C 6-4 270 Fr-R Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon C 6-4 300 Fr-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 14 Matt Henshaw TE 6-4 205 Fr-R Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
* 13 Jared Hetzel CB 5-10 170 Sr * Belleview (Belleview)
* 61 Montrae Holland OG 6-3 336 Sr-R *** Ore City, Tex. (Jefferson)
59 Charles Howard DE 6-3 233 Jr ** Lake Butler (Union County)
* 42 Jerel Hudson LB 6-3 267 Sr-R *** Homestead (South Dade)
* 82 Patrick Hughes TE 6-5 265 Sr-R *** Nacogdoches, Tex. (Nacogdoches)
* 38 Paul Irons TE 6-2 250 So * New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine)
* 48 Alonzo Jackson DE 6-4 250 Sr *** Americus, Ga. (Americus)
94 O.J. Jackson DE 6-2 220 Sr-R *** Miami (Carol City)
* 99 Travis Johnson NG 6-5 275 So-R * Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame)
* 6 Greg Jones TB 6-1 248 Jr ** Beaufort, S.C. (Battery Creek)
* 29 Willie Jones DE 6-1 233 Fr-R Miami (Carol City)
* 86 Joey Kaleikini WR 6-0 195 Jr-R * Niceville (Niceville)
78 Ron Lunford OL 6-5 330 Fr-R Jacksonville (Ed White)
* 20 Nick Maddox RB 6-0 196 Sr *** Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown)
* 57 Robert May LB 6-0 230 Sr * Waukegan, Ill. (Mount San Antonio JC)
* 8 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 182 So-R * Hollywood (McArthur)
* 44 Sam McGrew LB 6-3 230 Fr Crawfordville (Wakulla)
5 Adrian McPherson QB 6-4 180 So * Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 73 Bobby Meeks OG 6-3 290 So-R Aldine, Tex. (Nimitz)
* 64 Matt Meinrod OL 6-4 284 Fr-R Tarpon Springs (East Lake)
* 52 Antoine Mirambeau C 6-4 300 Sr-R *** Miami (Miami Beach)
* 55 Eric Moore DE 6-4 245 So * Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 87 Robert Morgan WR 6-0 195 Sr-R *** Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities)
49 Brandon Myers RV 5-11 200 Sr *** Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 30 Patrick Newton RV 5-9 180 Sr-R ** Saint Petersburg (Shorecrest Prep)
62 Cory Niblock OL 6-4 280 Fr Saint Augustine (Nease)
* 54 A.J. Nicholson LB 6-2 232 Fr Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor)
* 27 Claudius Osei RV 6-0 195 So-R * Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
19 Lemar Parrish RB 6-1 185 Sr * Miami (North Miami Beach)
* 56 Ray Piquion LB 6-0 215 So Miami (Miami Lakes)
* 9 Kendyll Pope LB 6-2 210 Jr ** Fort White (Columbia)
* 93 Eric Powell DE 6-4 275 Sr-R * Orlando (Southwest Mississippi CC)
* 26 Willie Reid RB 5-10 185 Fr-R Kathleen, Ga. (Warner Robins)
22 Ryan Reynolds FS 5-11 187 So Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 16 Chris Rix QB 6-4 210 So-R * Santa Margarita, Calif. (Rancho Santa Margarita)
* 83 Dominic Robinson WR 6-1 190 So * Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar)
71 Brian Ross DT 6-2 300 So-R Raleigh, N.C. (Enloe)
11 Gerard Ross CB 6-2 185 Fr-R Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
80 Lorne Sam WR 6-2 180 Fr Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 81 P.K. Sam WR 6-3 195 So * Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 10 Stanford Samuels CB 5-10 190 Jr-R ** Miami (Carol City)
* 89 Brian Sawyer DS 6-2 245 Jr-R ** Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County)
* 36 P.J. Selvidio FB 6-2 235 Jr West Palm Beach (Wellington)
19 Wyatt Sexton QB 6-3 185 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 69 Mike Shaw DT 6-3 277 Sr * Jacksonville (Terry Parker)
* 32 Leroy Smith CB 5-10 190 So-R * Quincy (Shanks)
* 84 Travis Smith WR 6-0 190 Sr Miami (Palmetto)
85 Jesse Stein PK 6-2 200 Jr Saint Petersburg (Shorecrest Prep)
85 Chauncey Stovall WR 6-2 200 Jr Vero Beach (Vero Beach/Hinds CC)
* 3 Malcolm Tatum CB 6-1 175 Sr-R *** Miami (Killian)
1 Craphonso Thorpe WR 6-2 175 So * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 12 Fabian Walker QB 6-2 216 So-R Americus, Ga. (Americus/Jones County JC)
* 24 B.J. Ward FS 6-3 210 So-R * Dallas, Tex. (Kimball)
* 33 Leon Washington RB 5-9 180 Fr Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 43 Torrance Washington FB 6-1 230 Fr Madison (Madison County)
* 22 Pat Watkins FS 6-4 195 Fr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
51 Lee Weaver LB 6-2 212 Sr-R ** Live Oak (Suwannee)
68 Blake Williams OL 6-4 285 Fr-R Kissimmee (Osceola) Left team for medical reasons
* 72 Brett Williams OT 6-6 310 Sr-R *** Kissimmee (Osceola)
* 79 Todd Williams OT 6-6 325 Sr-R *** Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 77 Ray Willis OT 6-6 295 So-R * Angleton, Tex. (Angleton)
* 95 Kamerion Wimbley DE 6-4 225 Fr Wichita, Kans. (Northwest)
* 91 Jeff Womble NG 6-3 290 Jr-R ** Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)
2002 Roster - By Number
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James Coleman FB 6-0 220 Fr Tallahassee (Florida)
1 Craphonso Thorpe WR 6-2 175 So * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 3 Malcolm Tatum CB 6-1 175 Sr-R *** Miami (Killian)
* 4 Anquan Boldin WR 6-2 205 Jr-R ** Pahokee (Pahokee)
5 Cornelius Collier LB 6-1 226 Jr-R * Miami (Palmetto)
5 Adrian McPherson QB 6-4 180 So * Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 6 Greg Jones TB 6-1 248 Jr ** Beaufort, S.C. (Battery Creek)
* 7 Rufus Brown CB 5-9 185 Jr-R ** El Paso, Tex. (Austin)
* 8 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 182 So-R * Hollywood (McArthur)
* 9 Kendyll Pope LB 6-2 210 Jr ** Fort White (Columbia)
* 10 Stanford Samuels CB 5-10 190 Jr-R ** Miami (Carol City)
11 Gerard Ross CB 6-2 185 Fr-R Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 12 Fabian Walker QB 6-2 216 So-R Americus, Ga. (Americus/Jones County JC)
* 13 Jared Hetzel CB 5-10 170 Sr * Belleview (Belleview)
14 Anthony Bredwood CB 5-10 180 So-R * Palm Bay (Palm Bay)
* 14 Matt Henshaw TE 6-4 205 Fr-R Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
* 15 Robin Charles LB 6-1 210 Sr Green Cove Springs (Clay)
15 Chris Davis WR 6-0 170 Fr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic) Torn ACL
* 16 Chris Rix QB 6-4 210 So-R * Santa Margarita, Calif. (Rancho Santa Margarita)
* 18 Yohance Buchanan FS 6-1 200 Jr * Atlanta, Ga. (Douglass)
19 Lemar Parrish RB 6-1 185 Sr * Miami (North Miami Beach)
19 Wyatt Sexton QB 6-3 185 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
* 20 Nick Maddox RB 6-0 196 Sr *** Kannapolis, N.C. (A.L. Brown)
* 21 Talman Gardner WR 6-2 200 Sr-R *** New Orleans, La. (McDonough 35)
22 Ryan Reynolds FS 5-11 187 So Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 22 Pat Watkins FS 6-4 195 Fr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 23 Jerome Carter RV 6-0 216 So * Lake City (Columbia)
* 24 B.J. Ward FS 6-3 210 So-R * Dallas, Tex. (Kimball)
* 26 Willie Reid RB 5-10 185 Fr-R Kathleen, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 27 Claudius Osei RV 6-0 195 So-R * Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
28 Lorenzo Booker RB 5-11 178 Fr Ventura, Calif. (Saint Bonaventure)
* 29 Willie Jones DE 6-1 233 Fr-R Miami (Carol City)
* 30 Patrick Newton RV 5-9 180 Sr-R ** Saint Petersburg (Shorecrest Prep)
31 Thomas Clayton RB 5-11 194 Fr Alexandria, Va. (Mount Vernon)
* 32 Leroy Smith CB 5-10 190 So-R * Quincy (Shanks)
* 33 Leon Washington RB 5-9 180 Fr Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 35 B.J. Dean FB 5-11 250 Fr-R Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central)
36 James Buchanan FB 6-2 238 Fr-R Sarasota (Cardinal Mooney)
* 36 P.J. Selvidio FB 6-2 235 Jr West Palm Beach (Wellington)
* 37 Chance Gwaltney P 5-10 172 Sr-R ** Cairo, Ga. (Cairo)
* 38 Paul Irons TE 6-2 250 So * New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine)
39 Marcello Church LB 6-1 215 So * Saint Petersburg (Lakewood)
* 40 Allen Augustin LB 6-1 206 Jr ** Miami (Miami Senior)
* 41 Kyler Hall FS 6-1 190 So * Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 42 Jerel Hudson LB 6-3 267 Sr-R *** Homestead (South Dade)
* 43 Torrance Washington FB 6-1 230 Fr Madison (Madison County)
* 44 Sam McGrew LB 6-3 230 Fr Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 45 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 280 Jr-R ** Burtonsville, Md. (Paint Branch)
46 Nate Hardage LB 6-1 230 Jr Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County/Jones County JC)
* 47 Xavier Beitia PK 5-10 210 So * Tampa (Jesuit)
* 48 Alonzo Jackson DE 6-4 250 Sr *** Americus, Ga. (Americus)
49 Brett Cimorelli PK 6-4 220 Jr * Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills)
49 Brandon Myers RV 5-11 200 Sr *** Tallahassee (Lincoln)
51 Buster Davis LB 5-11 230 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
51 Lee Weaver LB 6-2 212 Sr-R ** Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 52 Antoine Mirambeau C 6-4 300 Sr-R *** Miami (Miami Beach)
* 54 A.J. Nicholson LB 6-2 232 Fr Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor)
* 55 Eric Moore DE 6-4 245 So * Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 56 Ray Piquion LB 6-0 215 So Miami (Miami Lakes)
* 57 Matt Heinz C 6-4 270 Fr-R Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 57 Robert May LB 6-0 230 Sr * Waukegan, Ill. (Mount San Antonio JC)
* 58 Michael Boulware LB 6-3 212 Jr ** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
59 Charles Howard DE 6-3 233 Jr ** Lake Butler (Union County)
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon C 6-4 300 Fr-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 61 Montrae Holland OG 6-3 336 Sr-R *** Ore City, Tex. (Jefferson)
62 Cory Niblock OL 6-4 280 Fr Saint Augustine (Nease)
* 63 David Castillo C 6-2 300 So-R Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens)
* 64 Matt Meinrod OL 6-4 284 Fr-R Tarpon Springs (East Lake)
* 65 Eric Broe OG 6-6 318 Fr-R Norcross, Ga. (Wesleyan)
68 Blake Williams OL 6-4 285 Fr-R Kissimmee (Osceola) Left team for medical reasons
* 69 Mike Shaw DT 6-3 277 Sr * Jacksonville (Terry Parker)
* 70 Alex Barron OT 6-6 300 So-R Orangeburg, S.C. (Wilkinson)
71 Brian Ross DT 6-2 300 So-R Raleigh, N.C. (Enloe)
* 72 Brett Williams OT 6-6 310 Sr-R *** Kissimmee (Osceola)
* 73 Bobby Meeks OG 6-3 290 So-R Aldine, Tex. (Nimitz)
* 77 Ray Willis OT 6-6 295 So-R * Angleton, Tex. (Angleton)
78 Ron Lunford OL 6-5 330 Fr-R Jacksonville (Ed White)
* 79 Todd Williams OT 6-6 325 Sr-R *** Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
80 Lorne Sam WR 6-2 180 Fr Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 81 P.K. Sam WR 6-3 195 So * Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 82 Patrick Hughes TE 6-5 265 Sr-R *** Nacogdoches, Tex. (Nacogdoches)
83 Chris Hall P 5-10 204 Fr-R Centreville, Va. (Centerville)
* 83 Dominic Robinson WR 6-1 190 So * Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar)
* 84 Travis Smith WR 6-0 190 Sr Miami (Palmetto)
85 Jesse Stein PK 6-2 200 Jr Saint Petersburg (Shorecrest Prep)
85 Chauncey Stovall WR 6-2 200 Jr Vero Beach (Vero Beach/Hinds CC)
* 86 Joey Kaleikini WR 6-0 195 Jr-R * Niceville (Niceville)
* 87 Robert Morgan WR 6-0 195 Sr-R *** Atlanta, Ga. (Tri-Cities)
* 89 Brian Sawyer DS 6-2 245 Jr-R ** Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County)
* 90 Kevin Emanuel DE 6-4 240 Jr-R ** Waco, Tex. (Waco)
* 91 Jeff Womble NG 6-3 290 Jr-R ** Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)
92 Darrell Burston DE 6-2 210 Fr Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
* 93 Eric Powell DE 6-4 275 Sr-R * Orlando (Southwest Mississippi CC)
94 O.J. Jackson DE 6-2 220 Sr-R *** Miami (Carol City)
* 95 Kamerion Wimbley DE 6-4 225 Fr Wichita, Kans. (Northwest)
* 96 Donnie Carter DT 6-4 252 Fr-R Waycross, Ga. (Ware County)
* 97 Tony Benford DT 6-4 287 Sr-R *** Denver, Colo. (Jefferson)
* 98 Brodrick Bunkley DL 6-3 260 Fr Tampa (Chamberlain)
* 99 Travis Johnson NG 6-5 275 So-R * Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame)
Lettermen listed in the 2003 FSU Football Media Guide on page 39.
2002 Conference Awards
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Xavier Beitia Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Anquan Boldin Atlantic Coast Conference - Brian Piccolo Award
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Michael Boulware Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Chance Gwaltney Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Montrae Holland Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Alonzo Jackson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Greg Jones Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Antoine Mirambeau Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Kendyll Pope Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Brett Williams Atlantic Coast Conference - Jacobs Blocking Trophy
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 10
2002 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Montrae Holland Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 3rd Team All-American
Alonzo Jackson College Football News - 2nd Team All-American
Brett Williams American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
College Football News - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
All-Americans - 3
2002 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Brian Allen 52 LB Carolina Panthers
Peter Boulware 58 LB Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Brooks 55 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Milford Brown 67 OG Houston Texans
Tony Bryant 94 DE Oakland Raiders
Terrell Buckley 22 CB New England Patroits
Devin Bush 23 S Cleveland Browns
Tay Cody 27 CB San Diego Chargers
Laveranues Coles 87 WR New York Jets
Sam Cowart 56 LB New York Jets
Henri Crockett 52 LB Minnesota Vikings
Zack Crockett 32 RB Oakland Raiders
Char-ron Dorsey 66 OT Houston Texans
Ron Dugans 81 WR Cincinnati Bengals
Warrick Dunn 28 RB Atlanta Falcons
Mario Edwards 27 DB Dallas Cowboys
Todd Fordham 78 OG Jacksonville Jaguars
Corey Fuller 25 CB Cleveland Browns
Derrick Gibson 36 S Oakland Raiders
Bill Gramatica 7 K Arizona Cardinals
Chris Hope 28 FS Pittsburgh Steelers
Dexter Jackson 34 FS Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Oakland Raiders
Brad Johnson 14 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marvin Jones 55 LB New York Jets
Walter Jones 71 OT Seattle Seahawks
Marvin Minnis 81 WR Kansas City Chiefs
Travis Minor 28 RB-KR Miami Dolphins
Scott Player 10 P Arizona Cardinals
Tommy Polley 52 LB St. Louis Rams
Jamal Reynolds 99 DE Green Bay Packers
Samari Rolle 21 CB Tennessee Titans
Orpheus Roye 99 DE Cleveland Browns
Corey Simon 90 DT Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Smith 94 DT Jacksonville Jaguars
Greg Spires 94 DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tarlos Thomas 77 OT Houston Texans
Tra Thomas 72 OT Philadelphia Eagles
Tamarick Vanover 87 PR-KR San Diego Chargers
Javon Walker 84 WR Green Bay Packers
Peter Warrick 80 WR-PR Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Weinke 16 QB Carolina Panthers
Reinard Wilson 57 LB Cincinnati Bengals
Noles in the Pros - 43
2002 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 9- 5 5-1 3-3 1-1
vs ACC 7- 1 4-0 3-1 0-0
Against Top 25 1- 3 1-1 0-1 0-1
Final AP - 21
Final USA - 23
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
1 Florida State 7- 1 9- 5
2t Maryland 6- 2 11- 3
2t Virginia 6- 2 9- 5
4 North Carolina State 5- 3 11- 3
5t Clemson 4- 4 7- 6
5t Georgia Tech 4- 4 7- 6
7 Wake Forest 3- 5 7- 6
8 North Carolina 1- 7 3- 9
9 Duke 0- 8 2-10
2002 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Greg Jones 10/12/2002 Miami 31 189 6.10 1
Greg Jones 08/31/2002 Virginia 21 173 8.24 2
Greg Jones 10/03/2002 Clemson 22 165 7.50 3
Leon Washington 11/30/2002 Florida 26 134 5.15 1
Nick Maddox 11/02/2002 Wake Forest 19 122 6.42 2
Nick Maddox 11/09/2002 Georgia Tech 22 122 5.55 0
Greg Jones 08/24/2002 Iowa State 22 113 5.14 1
Greg Jones 09/14/2002 Maryland 21 106 5.05 1
2002 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Anquan Boldin 10/26/2002 Notre Dame 9 175 19.44 1
Talman Gardner 09/26/2002 Louisville 8 130 16.25 2
Anquan Boldin 09/21/2002 Duke 7 110 15.71 1
Talman Gardner 09/14/2002 Maryland 4 109 27.25 1
Anquan Boldin 11/16/2002 North Carolina 5 104 20.80 3
Anquan Boldin 11/30/2002 Florida 8 101 12.63 2
2002 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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None
2002 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 428 301
Points Per Game............. 30.6 21.5
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 53 35
TDs Rushing................. 20 13
TDs Passing................. 27 21
TDs Fumble Return........... 2 0
TDs Punt Return............. 0 0
TDs Interception............ 3 1
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 1 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 51-53 32-34
Kick........................ 51-51 31-33
Pass........................ 0- 1 1- 1
Run......................... 0- 1 0- 0
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 19-28 18-26
SAFETY........................ 1 2
FIRST DOWNS................... 299 254
Rushing..................... 143 98
Passing..................... 130 138
Penalty..................... 26 18
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2618 1831
Yards gained rushing........ 2939 2257
Yards lost rushing.......... 321 426
Rushing Attempts............ 562 497
Average Per Rush............ 4.7 3.7
Average Per Game............ 187.0 130.8
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2955 3293
Att-Comp-Int................ 419-217-10 465-249-16
Efficiency.................. 127.52 121.06
Average Per Pass............ 7.1 7.1
Average Per Catch........... 13.6 13.2
Average Per Game............ 211.1 235.2
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 5573 5124
Total Plays................. 981 962
Average Per Play............ 5.7 5.3
Average Per Game............ 398.1 366.0
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 43- 921 51-1005
Average Per Return.......... 21.4 19.7
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 45-477 45-399
Average Per Return.......... 10.6 8.9
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 16-216 10-142
Average Per Return.......... 13.5 14.2
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 16-105 11- 10
Average Per Return.......... 6.6 0.9
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 22-11 30-16
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 109- 935 104- 900
Average Per Game............ 66.8 64.3
PUNTS-YARDS................... 76-2932 81-3123
Average Per Punt............ 38.6 38.6
Net punt average............ 33.3 32.7
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 30:24 29:34
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 75-198 71-208
3rd-Down Pct................ .379 .341
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 8-14 11-25
4th-Down Pct................ .571 .440
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 34-202 32-184
MISC YARDS.................... 105 10
ATTENDANCE.................... 490,598 291,723
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 6-81,766 6-48,621
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 129,401
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 2-64,701
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
OT |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 51 | 204 |
87 | 86 |
0 |
428 |
| Opponents | 64 | 74 |
58 | 99 |
6 |
301 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Greg Jones 9 161 968 30 938 5.8 8 64 104.2
Nick Maddox 13 106 623 21 602 5.7 4 34t 46.3
Chris Rix 11 86 386 97 289 3.4 3 27 26.3
Leon Washington 13 60 291 18 273 4.6 1 18 21.0
Adrian McPherson 9 48 243 63 180 3.8 0 21 20.0
Willie Reid 9 27 140 10 130 4.8 1 28 14.4
Torrance Washington 12 18 86 0 86 4.8 3 20 7.2
Anquan Boldin 14 21 116 30 86 4.1 0 20 6.1
Thomas Clayton 4 13 46 1 45 3.5 0 10 11.3
B.J. Dean 14 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.4
P.J. Selvidio 4 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 1.0
P.K. Sam 9 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3
Talman Gardner 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Fabian Walker 3 10 28 28 0 0.0 0 14 0.0
Craphonso Thorpe 14 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 -3 -0.2
Team 0 6 0 10 -10 -1.7 0 0
Chance Gwaltney 14 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 -10 -0.7
Total......... 14 562 2939 321 2618 4.7 20 64 187.0
Opponents..... 14 497 2257 426 1831 3.7 13 60 130.8
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
---------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 11 128.16 225-118- 7 .524 1684 13 56t 153.1
Adrian McPherson 9 130.99 155- 80- 1 .516 1017 12 72t 113.0
Fabian Walker 3 116.56 20- 12- 2 .600 143 1 39 47.7
Anquan Boldin 14 122.65 16- 7- 0 .438 111 1 40t 7.9
Nick Maddox 13 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0
Team 0 0.00 2- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0
Total......... 14 127.52 419-217-10 .518 2955 27 72t 211.1
Opponents..... 14 121.06 465-249-16 .535 3293 21 68 235.2
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Anquan Boldin 14 65 1011 15.6 13 51 72.2
Talman Gardner 14 38 625 16.4 8 56t 44.6
Craphonso Thorpe 14 17 377 22.2 4 72t 26.9
Nick Maddox 13 23 197 8.6 1 29t 15.2
Robert Morgan 11 17 178 10.5 1 19 16.2
P.K. Sam 9 15 173 11.5 0 19 19.2
Dominic Robinson 6 9 143 15.9 0 22 23.8
Greg Jones 9 10 74 7.4 0 16 8.2
Patrick Hughes 14 5 50 10.0 0 14 3.6
Travis Smith 3 3 43 14.3 0 19 14.3
Willie Reid 9 6 37 6.2 0 14 4.1
Leon Washington 13 6 34 5.7 0 9 2.6
Thomas Clayton 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8
Torrance Washington 12 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.4
Paul Irons 6 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2
Total......... 14 217 2955 13.6 27 72t 211.1
Opponents..... 14 249 3293 13.2 21 68 235.2
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Leon Washington 34 392 11.5 0 32
Dominic Robinson 6 35 5.8 0 16
P.K. Sam 2 19 9.5 0 15
Jared Hetzel 1 18 18.0 0 18
Nick Maddox 2 13 6.5 0 8
Total......... 45 477 10.6 0 32
Opponent...... 45 399 8.9 0 46
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Stanford Samuels 3 91 30.3 1 82t
Bryant McFadden 3 8 2.7 0 8
Kendyll Pope 2 17 8.5 1 13t
Rufus Brown 2 33 16.5 0 33
Michael Boulware 2 1 0.5 0 1
Alonzo Jackson 1 48 48.0 1 48t
Jerel Hudson 1 18 18.0 0 18
Kyler Hall 1 0 0.0 0 0
Leroy Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 16 216 13.5 3 82t
Opponent...... 10 142 14.2 1 71t
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Leon Washington 13 368 28.3 1 97t
Talman Gardner 12 261 21.8 0 50
Craphonso Thorpe 11 222 20.2 0 38
Donnie Carter 3 40 13.3 0 17
Willie Reid 1 12 12.0 0 12
P.J. Selvidio 1 10 10.0 0 10
Thomas Clayton 1 8 8.0 0 8
Paul Irons 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 43 921 21.4 1 97t
Opponent...... 51 1005 19.7 0 64
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Jared Hetzel 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kamerion Wimbley 2 12 6.0 0 12 0
Kyler Hall 2 9 4.5 0 9 0
Michael Boulware 1 84 84.0 1 84t 0
Leon Washington 1 0 0.0 1 0t 2
Travis Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 3
Stanford Samuels 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
Eric Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
Kevin Emanuel 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Darnell Dockett 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Joey Kaleikini 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Bryant McFadden 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Patrick Newton 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Alonzo Jackson 0 0 . 0 . 4
B.J. Ward 0 0 . 0 . 2
Kendyll Pope 0 0 . 0 . 1
Allen Augustin 0 0 . 0 . 1
Rufus Brown 0 0 . 0 . 1
Yohance Buchanan 0 0 . 0 . 1
Leroy Smith 0 0 . 0 . 1
Malcolm Tatum 0 0 . 0 . 1
Jeff Womble 0 0 . 0 . 1
Pat Watkins 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 16 105 6.6 2 84t 24
Opponent...... 11 10 0.9 0 10
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Xavier Beitia 0 19-28 51-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 108
Anquan Boldin 13 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 78
Talman Gardner 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Greg Jones 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Nick Maddox 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Craphonso Thorpe 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Chris Rix 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Leon Washington 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Torrance Washington 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Michael Boulware 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Alonzo Jackson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Robert Morgan 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Kendyll Pope 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Stanford Samuels 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Willie Reid 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Jared Hetzel 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
Adrian McPherson 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0
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FSU 53 19-28 51-51 0-2 0 0-0 0 1 428
Opponent 35 18-26 31-33 0-0 1 1-1 0 2 301
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Anquan Boldin |
. |
13 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Talman Gardner |
. |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Jones |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nick Maddox |
4 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Craphonso Thorpe |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chris Rix |
3 |
. |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Leon Washington |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Torrance Washington |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Michael Boulware |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Alonzo Jackson |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Robert Morgan |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kendyll Pope |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Stanford Samuels |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Willie Reid |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Adrian McPherson |
. |
. |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Fabian Walker |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
20 |
27 |
27 |
3 |
2 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
13 |
21 |
21 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
L = Lateral
FK = Free Kick Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 11 311 289 1684 1973 179.4
Adrian McPherson 9 203 180 1017 1197 133.0
Greg Jones 9 161 938 0 938 104.2
Nick Maddox 13 107 602 0 602 46.3
Leon Washington 13 60 273 0 273 21.0
Anquan Boldin 14 37 86 111 197 14.1
Fabian Walker 3 30 0 143 143 47.7
Willie Reid 9 27 130 0 130 14.4
Torrance Washington 12 18 86 0 86 7.2
Thomas Clayton 4 13 45 0 45 11.3
B.J. Dean 14 1 5 0 5 0.4
P.J. Selvidio 4 1 4 0 4 1.0
P.K. Sam 9 1 3 0 3 0.3
Craphonso Thorpe 14 1 -3 0 -3 -0.2
Team 0 8 -10 0 -10
Chance Gwaltney 14 1 -10 0 -10 -0.7
Total......... 14 981 2618 2955 5573 398.1
Opponent...... 14 962 1831 3293 5124 366.0
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Xavier Beitia 19-28 .679 0- 0 7-10 5- 7 7-11 0- 0 47
| FG SEQUENCE |
Xavier Beitia |
|---|
| Iowa State |
(35) |
| Virginia |
26, (42) |
| Maryland |
(44), (23), (26) |
| Duke |
24, (37), (46) |
| Louisville |
(40), (20) |
| Clemson |
(22), (22) |
| Miami |
(45), (42), 43 |
| Notre Dame |
(24) |
| Wake Forest |
47, (32), 38, 45, (28) |
| Georgia Tech |
None |
| North Carolina |
37, (47), 27, (31) |
| North Carolina State |
None |
| Florida |
(36), 41 |
| Georgia |
None |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
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Chance Gwaltney 72 2862 39.8 55 4 11 25 1
Chris Hall 2 70 35.0 36 0 0 0 0
Team 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2
Total......... 76 2932 38.6 55 4 11 25 3
Opponent...... 81 3123 38.6 61 2 8 18 1
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 14 86 1011 0 0 0 0 1097 78.4
Leon Washington 13 273 34 392 368 0 0 1067 82.1
Greg Jones 9 938 74 0 0 0 0 1012 112.4
Talman Gardner 14 0 625 0 261 0 0 886 63.3
Nick Maddox 13 602 197 13 0 0 0 812 62.5
Craphonso Thorpe 14 -3 377 0 222 0 0 596 42.6
Chris Rix 11 289 0 0 0 0 0 289 26.3
P.K. Sam 9 3 173 19 0 0 0 195 21.7
Adrian McPherson 9 180 0 0 0 0 0 180 20.0
Willie Reid 9 130 37 0 12 0 0 179 19.9
Robert Morgan 11 0 178 0 0 0 0 178 16.2
Dominic Robinson 6 0 143 35 0 0 0 178 29.7
Stanford Samuels 12 0 0 0 0 91 0 91 7.6
Torrance Washington 12 86 5 0 0 0 0 91 7.6
Michael Boulware 14 0 0 0 0 1 84 85 6.1
Thomas Clayton 4 45 7 0 8 0 0 60 15.0
Patrick Hughes 14 0 50 0 0 0 0 50 3.6
Alonzo Jackson 14 0 0 0 0 48 0 48 3.4
Travis Smith 3 0 43 0 0 0 0 43 14.3
Donnie Carter 7 0 0 0 40 0 0 40 5.7
Rufus Brown 14 0 0 0 0 33 0 33 2.4
Jared Hetzel 13 0 0 18 0 0 0 18 1.4
Jerel Hudson 14 0 0 0 0 18 0 18 1.3
Kendyll Pope 14 0 0 0 0 17 0 17 1.2
P.J. Selvidio 4 4 0 0 10 0 0 14 3.5
Kamerion Wimbley 9 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 1.3
Kyler Hall 12 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.8
Bryant McFadden 14 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.6
B.J. Dean 14 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.4
Paul Irons 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.2
Fabian Walker 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
Team 0 -10 0 0 0 0 0 -10
Chance Gwaltney 14 -10 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -0.7
Total......... 14 2618 2955 477 921 216 105 7292 520.9
Opponent...... 14 1831 3293 399 1005 142 10 6680 477.1
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Kendyll Pope 14 68 63 131 12.0- 30.0 . 2- 17 5 5 . 1 . .
Michael Boulware 14 67 60 127 4.0- 12.0 1.0- 5.0 2- 1 . . 1- 84 . . .
Jerome Carter 14 60 34 94 1.5- 7.0 1.0- 8.0 . 3 . . . . .
Allen Augustin 13 40 43 83 3.0- 13.0 2.0- 6.0 . 2 4 . 1 . .
Darnell Dockett 14 29 28 57 7.0- 28.0 2.0- 14.0 . . 17 1- 0 . . .
Jerel Hudson 14 24 31 55 3.5- 11.0 1.0- 6.0 1- 18 3 1 . . . .
Stanford Samuels 12 35 18 53 2.0- 4.0 . 3- 91 14 2 1- 0 2 . .
B.J. Ward 14 26 25 51 . . . 2 . . 2 4 .
Travis Johnson 14 21 29 50 13.5- 37.0 4.0- 20.0 . . 9 1- 0 3 . .
Alonzo Jackson 14 34 8 42 18.5-104.0 13.0- 79.0 1- 48 3 19 . 4 . .
Claudius Osei 12 19 22 41 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 14 33 7 40 15.0- 50.0 4.0- 17.0 . . 5 1- 0 1 . .
Tony Benford 12 17 21 38 6.0- 29.0 2.0- 17.0 . 1 7 . . . .
Jeff Womble 10 19 18 37 11.0- 17.0 1.0- 3.0 . . 4 . 1 . .
Kyler Hall 12 23 13 36 . . 1- 0 1 . 2- 9 . . .
Eric Powell 12 23 11 34 5.5- 20.0 2.0- 6.0 . . 10 . . . .
Rufus Brown 14 25 6 31 1.0- 2.0 . 2- 33 8 . . 1 . .
Jared Hetzel 13 15 10 25 . . . . . 3- 0 . 1 1
Eric Moore 9 20 5 25 11.0- 45.0 3.0- 20.0 . 1 9 1- 0 2 . .
A.J. Nicholson 9 14 9 23 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . .
Leroy Smith 12 20 2 22 . . 1- 0 9 . . 1 . .
Bryant McFadden 14 18 3 21 . . 3- 8 4 . 1- 0 . . .
Patrick Newton 12 16 5 21 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 9 13 4 17 . . . 1 . 2- 12 . . .
Robert May 7 6 8 14 0.5- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 4 6 7 13 1.0- 3.0 . . . 3 . . . .
Leon Washington 13 8 3 11 . . . . . 1- 0 2 . .
Robin Charles 8 6 5 11 . . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion 5 1 10 11 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 7 4 6 10 . . . . . . 1 . .
Donnie Carter 7 3 7 10 2.0- 3.0 1.0- 1.0 . 1 . . . . .
Sam McGrew 7 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Yohance Buchanan 5 5 3 8 . . . . . . 1 . .
Malcolm Tatum 7 5 1 6 . . . . . . 1 . .
Mike Shaw 2 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Brian Ross 4 2 2 4 0.5- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 3 4 . 4 2.0- 6.0 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . .
Brian Sawyer 9 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Chance Gwaltney 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Gerard Ross 3 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Bredwood 1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Team 0 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Beitia 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Talman Gardner 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Montrae Holland 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Torrance Washington 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Jones 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Irons 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brett Cimorelli 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Craphonso Thorpe 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ray Willis 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Dean 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anquan Boldin 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Hughes 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antoine Mirambeau 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brett Williams 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Todd Williams 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nick Maddox 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Rix 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robert Morgan 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joey Kaleikini 10 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Willie Reid 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
P.K. Sam 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adrian McPherson 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominic Robinson 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Meeks 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Selvidio 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thomas Clayton 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alex Barron 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Travis Smith 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fabian Walker 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Hall 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
O.J. Jackson 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard 1 . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
Eric Broe 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matt Heinz 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lorne Sam 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matt Henshaw 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matt Meinrod 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Booker 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 750 538 1288 122.5-432.0 41.0-216.0 16-216 59 99 17-105 24 5 1
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS IaSt UVa UMd Duke UL CU UM ND Wake GT UNC NCS UF UGa
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40 Allen Augustin 13- 7 xx xx xx xx xx xx D-MLB D-MLB D-LB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB
70 Alex Barron 3- 1 xx xx O-ST
47 Xavier Beitia 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
97 Tony Benford 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
4 Anquan Boldin 14- 7 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-SE O-SE O-SE O-FLK O-SE O-SE O-SE
28 Lorenzo Booker 1- 0 xx
58 Michael Boulware 14-14 D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-LB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB
14 Anthony Bredwood 1- 0 xx
65 Eric Broe 1- 0 xx
7 Rufus Brown 14-14 D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RC D-RC D-RC D-RC D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB
36 James Buchanan 0- 0
18 Yohance Buchanan 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
98 Brodrick Bunkley 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
92 Darrell Burston 0- 0
96 Donnie Carter 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
23 Jerome Carter 14-13 D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-RV D-RV xx D-RV D-RV D-RV D-ROV
63 David Castillo 0- 0
15 Robin Charles 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
39 Marcello Church 1- 0 xx
49 Brett Cimorelli 1- 0 xx
31 Thomas Clayton 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
James Coleman 0- 0
5 Cornelius Collier 0- 0
51 Buster Davis 0- 0
15 Chris Davis 0- 0
35 B.J. Dean 14-14 O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB
45 Darnell Dockett 14-14 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
90 Kevin Emanuel 14-14 D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE
21 Talman Gardner 14- 7 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-FL O-FL O-FL O-SE O-FLK O-FLK O-FLK
37 Chance Gwaltney 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
83 Chris Hall 2- 0 xx xx
41 Kyler Hall 12- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-FS xx D-FS D-FS xx
46 Nate Hardage 0- 0
57 Matt Heinz 1- 0 xx
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon 0- 0
14 Matt Henshaw 1- 0 xx
13 Jared Hetzel 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
61 Montrae Holland 13-13 O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG
59 Charles Howard 1- 0 xx
42 Jerel Hudson 14- 7 D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
82 Patrick Hughes 14-14 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
38 Paul Irons 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
48 Alonzo Jackson 14-13 D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE xx D-RE D-RE D-RE
94 O.J. Jackson 2- 0 xx xx
99 Travis Johnson 14-14 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
6 Greg Jones 9- 9 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
29 Willie Jones 3- 0 xx xx xx
86 Joey Kaleikini 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
78 Ron Lunford 0- 0
20 Nick Maddox 13- 4 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
57 Robert May 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
8 Bryant McFadden 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
44 Sam McGrew 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
5 Adrian McPherson 9- 4 xx xx xx xx xx O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
73 Bobby Meeks 4- 1 xx O-TG xx xx
64 Matt Meinrod 1- 0 xx
52 Antoine Mirambeau 14-14 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
55 Eric Moore 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
87 Robert Morgan 11- 7 O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE xx xx xx xx
49 Brandon Myers 0- 0
30 Patrick Newton 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
62 Cory Niblock 0- 0
54 A.J. Nicholson 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
27 Claudius Osei 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-RV xx xx xx xx
19 Lemar Parrish 0- 0
56 Ray Piquion 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
9 Kendyll Pope 14-14 D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB
93 Eric Powell 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-RE xx xx
26 Willie Reid 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
22 Ryan Reynolds 0- 0
16 Chris Rix 11- 9 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB xx xx O-QB
83 Dominic Robinson 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
71 Brian Ross 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
11 Gerard Ross 3- 0 xx xx xx
80 Lorne Sam 1- 0 xx
81 P.K. Sam 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
10 Stanford Samuels 12-11 D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB xx D-LC D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB
89 Brian Sawyer 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
36 P.J. Selvidio 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
19 Wyatt Sexton 0- 0
69 Mike Shaw 2- 0 xx xx
32 Leroy Smith 12- 3 xx xx xx xx xx D-LC D-LC D-LC xx xx xx xx
84 Travis Smith 3- 0 xx xx xx
85 Jesse Stein 0- 0
85 Chauncey Stovall 0- 0
3 Malcolm Tatum 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
1 Craphonso Thorpe 14- 7 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
12 Fabian Walker 3- 1 xx xx O-QB
24 B.J. Ward 14-11 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS xx D-FS xx xx D-FS
33 Leon Washington 13- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-TB xx xx xx
43 Torrance Washington 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
22 Pat Watkins 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
51 Lee Weaver 0- 0
68 Blake Williams 0- 0
72 Brett Williams 14-14 O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-TT O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST
79 Todd Williams 14-14 O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG
77 Ray Willis 14-13 O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT xx O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT
95 Kamerion Wimbley 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
91 Jeff Womble 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Florida State 38, Iowa State 31
08/24/2002, Eddie Robinson Classic, Kansas City, Mo.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
KANSAS CITY, MO - If they'd all been this scary, Bobby Bowden might never have stuck around to win 324 games.
Kendyll Pope and Jerel Hudson stopped Iowa State's Seneca Wallace at the goal line on the final play Saturday night, giving No. 3 Florida State a wild 38-31 victory and nudging Bowden past Bear Bryant
on the career victory list with 324.
"I feel like we lost this game," said Bowden, who trails only Penn State's Joe Paterno (327) on the Division I-A victory list. "That's how I feel right now."
Wallace, the senior quarterback who led Iowa State back from a 24-0 hole, scrambled 20 yards to the 1 with 4 seconds left. With the partisan Iowa State crowd of more than 55,000 roaring, he took the
ball and rolled right.
But Pope and Hudson made the play.
"We put the ball with the best player on our team," Iowa State coach Dan McCarney said.
If the Cyclones had won, many would have proclaimed it the biggest victory in the school's 110-year football history. Iowa State has never beaten a team ranked as high as No. 3 and has lost 30 in a
row to ranked teams.
"We wanted to see if he could make something happen. If we had to do it again, we'd still put the ball in his hands," McCarney said.
Hudson said he recognized the play at once.
"As soon as I saw the fullback go in motion, I knew it was coming. They ran it before and I guess they thought they could run it again on us," he said. "I just tried to stay behind the ball. I got him
inside-out. Kendyll got him outside-in and we got him stopped."
Chris Rix threw two TD passes and engineered two other first-half scoring drives as the Seminoles took charge early in the Eddie Robinson Classic.
Bryant who was just beginning to build Alabama into a national power 37 years ago when Bowden began his career at Howard, 45 miles away in Birmingham.
"He was my idol," Bowden said. "He still is. I can't believe that he's gone."
The Seminoles, who return 17 starters from an 8-4 campaign that marked Bowden's worst in 15 years, scored on both teams' initial possession and appeared en route to a rout until Wallace began stunning
them with big plays.
"I thought man, this just might be our year," Bowden said. "Then the second half it was just the opposite. We couldn't stop them. We went out there and we could not do what we wanted to do to save our
lives."
Adam Benike's 33-yard field goal - after Wallace lost 15 yards on third-and-goal from the 1 - drew the Cyclones to 31-17 with 1:23 left in the third.
Then Atif Austin returned an interception 39 yards to the Florida State 25 and brought the pro-Iowa State crowd of 55,132 roaring to its feet.
Four plays later, Wallace made it 31-24 with 13:01 left when he scored on a 1-yard run as Iowa State coaches tried frantically to call a timeout.
Back came the Seminoles, with Rix hitting Anquan Boldin on a 31-yard TD pass for a 38-24 lead with 8:15 left. But Wallace needed only nine plays to drive his team 91 yards, hitting Jamaul Montgomery
on a 39-yard TD pass that made it 38-31 with 5:26 left.
Wallace finished 22-of-33 for 313 yards and two touchdowns. Rix was 17-of-25 for 210.
At first, it looked easy for the Seminoles. On their first possession, Nick Maddux capped an 80-yard march with a 5-yard run.
Then three minutes later, pressured by Donnie Carter and Michael Boulware, Wallace hurried a screen pass right into the hands of defensive end Alonzo Jackson. The 250-pounder juggled the ball a
moment, then rambled 48 yards into the end zone.
Another Cyclones turnover led to Rix's 2-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin on the first play of the second period. Then Iowa State got a 54-yard kickoff return by Lance Young and two plays later, Hiawatha
Rutland broke free over the middle and fled 36 yards into the end zone, making it 24-7.
Trailing 31-7 in the final minute of the half, Wallace engineered a six-play, 70-yard drive, capped by a 29-yard scoring pass to tight end Kyle Knock. It was the first career TD by the senior tight
end whose father, Don, is director of football operations for the Cyclones.
On the Cyclones' second possession, Florida State's B.J. Ward blocked a 50-yard field-goal attempt. The Seminoles, with Robert Morgan getting 18 yards on a pass from Rix, drove 63 yards on 8 plays to
set up Xavier Beitia's 35-yard field goal for a 17-0 lead.
On the ensuing kickoff, Ward knocked the ball loose from Bob Montgomery and Kameron Wimbley snatched it out of the air and ran 12 yards to the 10, setting up Boldin's 2-yard TD catch.
The Seminoles went up 31-7 with 1:05 left in the half when Jones broke three tackles on a 9-yard TD run right through the middle.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Iowa State |
0 |
14 |
3 |
14 |
31 |
| Florida State |
17 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
38 |
1st 7- 0 Nick Maddox, 5, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 9:11
14- 0 Alonzo Jackson, 48, interception return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:29
14- 0 Opp, 50, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 3:49
17- 0 Xavier Beitia, 35, field goal, 1:21
2nd 24- 0 Anquan Boldin, 2, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:54
24- 7 Opp, 36, run (kick), 14:03
31- 7 Greg Jones, 9, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:05
31-14 Opp, 29, pass (kick), 0:09
3rd 31-17 Opp, 33, field goal, 1:23
4th 31-24 Opp, 1, run (kick), 13:01
38-24 Anquan Boldin, 31, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 8:15
38-31 Opp, 39, pass (kick), 5:26
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 23
Rushes-yards 43-239 38-130
Passing 210 313
Att-Comp-Int 25-17-1 33-22-1
Total Yards 68-449 71-443
Punt Returns 3-14 1-12
Kickoff Returns 3-60 7-131
Interception Ret. 1-48 1-39
Fumble Returns 1-12 0-0
Punts 4-40.5 3-46.7
Sacks By-Yds 2-22 3-4
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 8-81 5-34
3rd Down Conversions 8-14 10-17
4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-2
Time of Posession 30:46 29:14
Attendance 55,132
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 22 113 1 17
Nick Maddox 6 57 1 16
Chris Rix 9 33 0 22
Willie Reid 5 30 0 11
Torrance Washington 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 239 2 22
Opp 38 130 2 36t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 7 89 2 31t
Robert Morgan 4 57 0 19
Greg Jones 3 30 0 16
P.K. Sam 2 22 0 19
Talman Gardner 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 210 2 31t
Opp 22 313 2 39t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 17 25 1 210 2 31t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 25 1 210 2 31t
Opp 22 33 1 313 2 39t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick Maddox 1 5 0 5
Dominic Robinson 1 5 0 5
P.K. Sam 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 14 0 5
Opp 1 12 0 12
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 3 60 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 60 0 22
Opp 7 131 0 51
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 4 162 45
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 162 45
Opp 3 140 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kendyll Pope 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 5 1 6 . . . 2 . . 1 . .
Allen Augustin 4 2 6 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 3 2 5 0.5- 7.0 0.5- 7.0 1- 48 1 . . . . .
Michael Boulware 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 1 4 5 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 3 4 0.5- 7.0 0.5- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 2 3 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Robert May 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford . 3 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 1 1 2 . . . . . 1- 12 . . .
B.J. Ward 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 1 .
Rufus Brown 2 . 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 1 2 2.0- 11.0 . . . . . . . .
Brett Cimorelli 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Montrae Holland 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley . 1 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Donnie Carter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Sawyer . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Ross . 1 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
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FSU 46 38 84 9.0- 52.0 2.0- 22.0 1- 48 6 . 1- 12 2 1 .
Opp 35 56 91 7.0- 6.0 3.0- 4.0 1- 39 3 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Malcolm Tatum
4 Anquan Boldin
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
15 Robin Charles
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
30 Patrick Newton
32 Leroy Smith
36 P.J. Selvidio
37 Chance Gwaltney
38 Paul Irons
40 Allen Augustin
41 Kyler Hall
43 Torrance Washington
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
49 Brett Cimorelli
55 Eric Moore
57 Robert May
64 Matt Meinrod
65 Eric Broe
70 Alex Barron
71 Brian Ross
80 Lorne Sam
81 P.K. Sam
83 Dominic Robinson
86 Joey Kaleikini
89 Brian Sawyer
93 Eric Powell
94 O.J. Jackson
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
97 Tony Benford
98 Brodrick Bunkley
|
Florida State 40, Virginia 19
08/31/2002, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State is taking on a new look. The pass-loving Seminoles appear to be running the ball more this season, and it paid off Saturday against Virginia.
Tailback Greg Jones ran for a career-high 173 yards Saturday as the fifth-ranked Seminoles racked up 397 yards rushing in a 40-19 victory.
"We're checking with Ohio State and Nebraska on how to do rushing notes," Florida State publicist Rob Wilson joked afterward. "We don't know how to do them."
Florida State's big, experienced offensive line lends itself to a strong ground game, and so does the 240-pound Jones and his smaller, quicker backups.
"You can mess up on a block, and he's still going to take the guy you missed three yards down the field," Florida State offensive tackle Brett Williams said of Jones. "You pound them with Greg, and
then bring in the fast guys."
Jones, who has surpassed 100 yards in four straight games, scored two touchdowns and averaged more than eight yards a carry.
"Size, strength and speed," Virginia coach Al Groh said when asked to describe him.
Bowden said Jones is just getting started. "It's all in front of him," Bowden said. "He's just learning how to change direction, dance around a little."
Jones' 173 yards were the most by a Florida State back since 1996, when Warrick Dunn gained 185 yards against Florida.
The Seminoles (2-0, 1-0 ACC) dropped from No. 3 after narrowly defeating Iowa State last week, but they jumped to a 33-0 lead Saturday. And it could've been worse.
Florida State blew two other scoring opportunities inside Virginia's 2-yard line during the final three minutes of the first half. The Seminoles lost a fumble at the 1, and Chris Rix was intercepted
in the end zone as the half ended.
For the first time in his 14-game career, Rix did not throw a touchdown pass. He had 117 yards and was intercepted twice.
Virginia's Matt Schaub, who completed 19 of 25 passes for 247 yards, threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns to make the score respectable for the Cavaliers (0-2, 0-1).
"There have been a lot of teams that came into this place that when the score was 33-0 it finished up 68-3," Groh said.
Last week, Florida State blew a pair of 24-point leads in a 38-31 victory over Iowa State. The Seminoles, who have a week off before playing at Maryland, also gained more yards on the ground than in
the air against the Cyclones.
Bowden recorded his 325th career coaching victory, leaving him three behind all-time leader Penn State's Joe Paterno, who also won Saturday.
Florida State has won all 11 of its league openers since joining the ACC in 1992, while Virginia had won its four previous league openers.
In the inaugural game of the ACC's 50th anniversary season, Virginia scored its first touchdown on an 11-yard pass from Schaub to Heath Miller with 13:43 left. Patrick Estes added a 9-yard TD catch
with 4:21 to go and Ottawa Anderson caught a 4-yard touchdown pass with 24 seconds left.
Freshman Marques Hagans started the game for Virginia but was ineffective, completing only 1 pass in 7 attempts for 4 yards.
Florida State's special teams got the scoring started midway through the first quarter when Jared Hetzel broke free to block a punt through the end zone for a safety.
After the free kick, Florida State went 60 yards in nine plays, scoring on a 4-yard run by freshman fullback Torrance Washington for a 9-0 lead 12 minutes into the game.
Jones' 19-yard TD run and a 1-yard sneak by Rix closed out Florida State's first-half scoring.
Jones scored his second touchdown in the third quarter and Xavier Beitia added a 42-yard field goal before third-team tailback Willie Reid completed the Florida State scoring on a 5-yard run with 6:40
left in the game.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Virginia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
19 |
| Florida State |
9 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
40 |
1st 2- 0 Jared Hetzel, safety, 8:01
Note: Hetzel blocked a punt and UVa recovered it in the
end zone.
9- 0 Torrance Washington, 4, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 3:20
2nd 16- 0 Greg Jones, 19, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 10:38
23- 0 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:46
3rd 30- 0 Greg Jones, 5, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:35
30- 0 Xavier Beitia, 26, field goal failed, 6:51
33- 0 Xavier Beitia, 42, field goal, 3:25
4th 33- 7 Opp, 11, pass (kick), 13:43
40- 7 Willie Reid, 5, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:40
40-13 Opp, 9, pass (kick failed), 4:21
40-19 Opp, 4, pass (kick failed), 0:24
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 16
Rushes-yards 60-397 33- 62
Passing 157 251
Att-Comp-Int 23-14-2 32-20-0
Total Yards 83-554 65-313
Punt Returns 6-91 3-39
Kickoff Returns 4-75 5-107
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-0
Fumble Returns 3-0 2-0
Punts 4-45.3 8-32.3
Sacks By-Yds 1-9 2-11
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 5-3
Penalties-Yds 13-113 5-38
3rd Down Conversions 5-12 1-13
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-2
Time of Posession 33:58 26:02
Attendance 79,406
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 21 173 2 20
Nick Maddox 7 61 0 27
Chris Rix 11 58 1 27
Willie Reid 9 51 1 17
Anquan Boldin 1 17 0 17
Leon Washington 1 17 0 17
Thomas Clayton 3 13 0 7
Torrance Washington 2 7 1 4t
P.J. Selvidio 1 4 0 4
Talman Gardner 1 0 0 0
Adrian McPherson 3 -4 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 60 397 5 27
Opp 33 62 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Willie Reid 4 35 0 14
P.K. Sam 2 25 0 16
Anquan Boldin 1 24 0 24
Nick Maddox 3 20 0 10
Craphonso Thorpe 2 20 0 13
Travis Smith 1 19 0 19
Greg Jones 1 14 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 157 0 24
Opp 20 251 3 59
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 10 18 2 117 0 24
Adrian McPherson 4 5 0 40 0 19
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 23 2 157 0 24
Opp 20 32 0 251 3 59
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 2 26 0 16
Leon Washington 1 24 0 24
Jared Hetzel 1 18 0 18
P.K. Sam 1 15 0 15
Nick Maddox 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 91 0 24
Opp 3 39 0 17
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 1 29 0 29
Leon Washington 1 19 0 19
Craphonso Thorpe 1 19 0 19
Thomas Clayton 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 75 0 29
Opp 5 107 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 4 181 55
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 181 55
Opp 8 258 46
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kendyll Pope 4 3 7 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerome Carter 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 2 1 3 . . . . . . . 1 1
Stanford Samuels 3 . 3 . . . 3 . . 1 . .
Kevin Emanuel 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
B.J. Ward 2 1 3 . . . . . . 1 . .
Claudius Osei 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 1 2 1.0- 5.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Allen Augustin 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Robert May 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Robin Charles 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Tony Benford 1 . 1 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Yohance Buchanan 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Tatum 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leon Washington . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Joey Kaleikini . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 20 60 8.0- 33.0 1.0- 9.0 . 6 . 3- 0 3 1 1
Opp 47 53 100 3.0- 15.0 2.0- 11.0 2- 0 4 . 2- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Malcolm Tatum
4 Anquan Boldin
5 Adrian McPherson
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
15 Robin Charles
18 Yohance Buchanan
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
31 Thomas Clayton
33 Leon Washington
36 P.J. Selvidio
37 Chance Gwaltney
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
39 Marcello Church
40 Allen Augustin
41 Kyler Hall
43 Torrance Washington
47 Xavier Beitia
55 Eric Moore
57 Robert May
59 Charles Howard
81 P.K. Sam
83 Dominic Robinson
84 Travis Smith
86 Joey Kaleikini
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
97 Tony Benford
|
Florida State 37, Maryland 10
09/14/2002, College Park, Md.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
COLLEGE PARK, MD - Step One in Florida State's effort to regain the Atlantic Coast Conference championship is complete.
Chris Rix threw two touchdowns passes and ran for another score as the fifth-ranked Seminoles took a 30-point halftime lead and rolled past Maryland 37-10 Saturday night.
After having their nine-year run as ACC champions halted by Maryland last season, the Seminoles (3-0, 2-0) re-established their superiority in authoritative fashion.
"Even though they didn't beat us, they earned the ACC title and we want that back," Rix said. "Obviously we had to go through them, being the defending champion. It's definitely a good feeling to get
the win here."
Turning three turnovers into touchdowns, Florida State went up 30-0 at halftime and improved to 13-0 against Maryland (1-2, 0-1). Since joining the ACC in 1992, the Seminoles have won 11 straight over
the Terrapins by an average score of 50-15.
This one was sweeter than most.
"One thing I have never done is talk about paybacks or getting even, because it always comes back and works against you," Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said. "I never talked to our team about that.
But there's no doubt about it, we lost a little of our mystique last year and we'd like to get it back."
Unlike last year, when the Seminoles fell behind 14-0 and needed a late surge to beat the Terrapins, this one was decided when Florida State scored 24 points in the second quarter.
Rix followed a Terrapins fumble with a 19-yard touchdown pass to Anquan Boldin to make it 13-0. The quarterback also scored from the 1 after a Florida State interception, and 31 seconds later Rix hit
Talman Gardner with a 56-yard touchdown pass following a Maryland fumble.
"It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that you can't turn the ball over against Florida State and expect to win," Terrapins coach Ralph Friedgen said.
Maryland finally got a field goal in the third quarter, but by that time the crowd of 51,758 had thinned considerably.
"I'm disappointed that we don't play our best against a team that is as talented as Florida State," Friedgen said. "I'm waiting for us to be able to punch through that barrier right now."
Rix went 13-of-25 for 227 yards, leaving after absorbing a hard hit in the fourth quarter. Greg Jones ran for 106 yards and a touchdown, and Gardner had four catches for 109 yards.
Maryland's Scott McBrien was 14-of-26 for 187 yards and two interceptions. Backup Chris Kelley also threw two interceptions, giving the Terrapins six turnovers in the game.
On the game's first play from scrimmage, Maryland fullback Chad Killian thrilled the crowd by taking a short pass 39 yards to the Florida State 41. The Terrapins got to the 21, but B.J. Ward blocked a
field-goal try - the first indication that it wasn't going to be Maryland's night.
The Seminoles then moved 45 yards in 11 plays before Xavier Beitia kicked a 45-yard field goal.
A torrential downpour began during the Terrapins' next series, a three-and-out. Beitia followed with a field goal for a 6-0 lead.
The rain let up late in the first quarter, but the Seminoles did not. After Maryland's Mario Merrills lost a fumble on the final play of the period, Boldin made a fingertip grab in the end zone to
make it 13-0.
Minutes later, Maryland made its most costly mistake of the night. Chris Downs burst over left tackle on a 61-yard TD run, but the score was called back because of an illegal block.
"The touchdown that was called back was really crucial because we were right back in the game at a really competitive time. Not only did we not get points out of it, but it killed the drive for us,"
Friedgen said.
The Terrapins then punted, and Rix took the Seminoles from their own 1 to the Maryland 9 before Beitia added another field goal.
On the first play after the kickoff, Florida State's Rufus Brown returned an interception 33 yards to the Maryland 4, setting up a fourth-down run by Rix for a 23-0 lead.
Downs lost a fumble on the Terrapins' next series, and Rix hit Gardner for a score on the first play.
Game over.
"This was an important win for us," Boldin said. "They had something that we wanted. They won the ACC championship last year, and we wanted to come out tonight and take it back."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
6 |
24 |
0 |
7 |
37 |
| Maryland |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 41, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 12:39
3- 0 Xavier Beitia, 44, field goal, 8:18
6- 0 Xavier Beitia, 23, field goal, 1:51
2nd 13- 0 Anquan Boldin, 19, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 13:27
16- 0 Xavier Beitia, 26, field goal, 4:28
23- 0 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:10
30- 0 Talman Gardner, 56, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:39
3rd 30- 3 Opp, 44, field goal, 4:23
4th 30-10 Opp, 6, run (kick), 7:27
37-10 Greg Jones, 10, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:15
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 15
Rushes-yards 43-169 28- 57
Passing 266 241
Att-Comp-Int 27-14-0 37-20-4
Total Yards 70-435 65-298
Punt Returns 3-43 4-20
Kickoff Returns 2-60 3-67
Interception Ret. 4-37 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 5-38.4 6-47.5
Sacks By-Yds 3-15 2-16
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-2
Penalties-Yds 10-71 7-65
3rd Down Conversions 6-16 2-12
4th Down Conversions 2-2 1-2
Time of Posession 31:58 28:02
Attendance 51,758
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 21 106 1 14
Chris Rix 9 23 1 11
Nick Maddox 6 17 0 5
Willie Reid 1 12 0 12
Fabian Walker 2 7 0 14
Thomas Clayton 1 5 0 5
Leon Washington 1 1 0 1
Torrance Washington 1 0 0 0
Team 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 169 2 14
Opp 28 57 1 9
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 4 109 1 56t
Anquan Boldin 5 91 1 44
Craphonso Thorpe 1 39 0 39
P.K. Sam 1 14 0 14
Patrick Hughes 1 8 0 8
Nick Maddox 1 4 0 4
Willie Reid 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 266 2 56t
Opp 20 241 0 39
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 13 25 0 227 2 56t
Fabian Walker 1 1 0 39 0 39
Nick Maddox 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 27 0 266 2 56t
Opp 20 37 4 241 0 39
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 2 41 0 31
Dominic Robinson 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 43 0 31
Opp 4 20 0 12
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 1 36 0 36
Talman Gardner 1 24 0 24
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 60 0 36
Opp 3 67 0 29
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 4 156 45
Chris Hall 1 36 36
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 192 45
Opp 6 285 58
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kendyll Pope 7 . 7 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 4 1 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 4 . 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Robert May 4 . 4 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 1 3 . . 1- 33 1 . . 1 . .
Eric Moore 3 . 3 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 2 . 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
B.J. Ward 1 1 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
Travis Johnson 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Leon Washington 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 2 . 2 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 . 1 . . 2- 0 2 . . . . .
Allen Augustin 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell . 1 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion . 1 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 48 5 53 10.0- 26.0 3.0- 15.0 4- 37 4 . 2- 0 2 1 .
Opp 50 12 62 2.0- 16.0 2.0- 16.0 . 5 . 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Anquan Boldin
8 Bryant McFadden
12 Fabian Walker
13 Jared Hetzel
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
26 Willie Reid
30 Patrick Newton
31 Thomas Clayton
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
40 Allen Augustin
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Kyler Hall
43 Torrance Washington
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
55 Eric Moore
56 Ray Piquion
57 Robert May
81 P.K. Sam
83 Chris Hall
83 Dominic Robinson
86 Joey Kaleikini
89 Brian Sawyer
93 Eric Powell
|
Florida State 48, Duke 17
09/21/2002, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Duke played Florida State even for about 20 minutes Saturday. Then it got ugly.
Chris Rix threw two touchdown passes during Florida State's 21-point burst in the second quarter, helping the fifth-ranked Seminoles break open a tight game on the way to a 48-17 victory.
Florida State (4-0, 3-0 ACC) ignored its running game to work on its passing attack, throwing for 404 of its 510 yards. The Seminoles led 45-3 at one point.
"We had a feeling that we could come out and be able to sling it around a little bit," said Florida State's Anquan Boldin, who caught seven passes for 110 yards and a touchdown.
Three Florida State quarterbacks combined to throw to 10 different receivers for 404 yards and four touchdowns.
"The passing game was really clicking," said Rix, who threw for 244 yards in his shortest stint in 16 starts. "They were probably more concerned about the run and we took advantage of that."
Duke (1-3, 0-1 ACC ) outgained the 'Noles in the opening quarter and tied the game at 3-all two minutes into the second period, on a 23-yard field goal by Brent Garber. But that was it for the Blue
Devils, who have lost 18 straight conference games and are winless in 11 tries against the Seminoles.
"We had a problem defending their wide receivers," Duke coach Carl Franks said. "They're great athletes and made some big plays."
Rix's backup, Adrian McPherson, played most of the second half and threw for two more TDs as coach Bobby Bowden got many of his young reserves some extended playing time. Bowden got his 327th career
victory, second only to Penn State's Joe Paterno (330).
It ended up being an unusually eventful night for the 72-year-old Bowden, who was bowled over on the sidelines by Duke tight end Calen Powell. The 235-pound Powell crashed into an official after being
pushed out of bounds, and the official then knocked over Bowden, who got up quickly with a grin on his face.
"I haven't take a hit like that since college," Bowden said. "It wasn't a glancing blow. The guy nailed me, and it still didn't hurt."
Powell said he didn't realize that it was Bowden who ended up on the end of the collision.
"I remember I hit a ref and someone," he said. "I really didn't know who it was."
Florida State's Greg Jones, who had five straight games of more than 100 yards rushing, had just 44 yards.
Duke scored the game's final two touchdowns - on passes from Chris Dapolito to Santerrio Landrum and Lance Johnson - to make the final margin more respectable.
Bowden was delighted he could play so many of his youngsters, and he praised his starting quarterback.
"Rix played one of his best games," Bowden said. "He is still learning. What do you expect from a kid who is still only a sophomore?"
After the early tie game, Florida State ran off 42 straight points. Rix, who threw for 180 yards in the first half, threw a pair of 14-yard touchdown passes - to Talman Gardner and Robert Morgan - to
make it 17-3.
Florida State's freshmen then got into the act. Fullback Torrance Washington's 3-yard touchdown run with 2:54 left gave Florida State a 24-3 halftime lead. That score was set up by freshman Leon
Washington's 32-yard punt return.
The Seminoles built the lead to 31-7 when Leon Washington pounced on a botched punt in the end zone. The ball glanced off Duke's John Paul Kimbrough, who was not trying to field it while standing on
his 1-yard line.
Rix left the game after the first series of the third quarter, having completed 16 of 22 passes for 244 yards.
Duke's Alex Wade gained 114 yards on 25 carries.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Duke |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
| Florida State |
3 |
21 |
14 |
10 |
48 |
1st 0- 0 Xavier Beitia, 24, field goal failed, 7:57
0- 0 Opp, 45, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 5:21
3- 0 Xavier Beitia, 37, field goal, 2:35
2nd 3- 3 Opp, 23, field goal, 12:58
10- 3 Robert Morgan, 14, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 8:56
17- 3 Talman Gardner, 14, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:12
24- 3 Torrance Washington, 3, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:54
3rd 31- 3 Leon Washington, 0, fumble recovery/return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 9:02
Note: Ball fumbled in the end zone by Duke, recovered by
Washington
38- 3 Craphonso Thorpe, 17, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:30
4th 45- 3 Anquan Boldin, 11, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:17
45-10 Opp, 4, pass (kick), 11:40
48-10 Xavier Beitia, 46, field goal, 6:41
48-17 Opp, 26, pass (kick), 1:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 30 16
Rushes-yards 32-113 35-147
Passing 404 239
Att-Comp-Int 44-29-0 32-16-1
Total Yards 76-517 67-386
Punt Returns 3-47 1--1
Kickoff Returns 4-93 5-83
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 1-41.0 5-36.8
Sacks By-Yds 2-13 4-20
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 2-19 7-50
3rd Down Conversions 6-13 5-16
4th Down Conversions 1-2 2-3
Time of Posession 31:05 28:55
Attendance 82,397
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 9 44 0 15
Willie Reid 5 35 0 28
Adrian McPherson 5 21 0 8
Torrance Washington 2 8 1 5
Leon Washington 2 3 0 2
Thomas Clayton 1 3 0 3
Chris Rix 5 2 0 9
Fabian Walker 1 -1 0 -1
Nick Maddox 2 -2 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 113 1 28
Opp 35 147 0 41
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 7 110 1 51
P.K. Sam 7 96 0 18
Craphonso Thorpe 3 70 1 33
Talman Gardner 2 45 1 31
Robert Morgan 3 29 1 14t
Travis Smith 2 24 0 19
Nick Maddox 1 11 0 11
Leon Washington 2 7 0 4
Thomas Clayton 1 7 0 7
Greg Jones 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 404 4 51
Opp 16 239 2 34
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 16 22 0 244 2 51
Adrian McPherson 9 15 0 125 2 33
Fabian Walker 4 7 0 35 0 19
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 29 44 0 404 4 51
Opp 16 32 1 239 2 34
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 3 47 0 32
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 47 0 32
Opp 1 -1 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 1 38 0 38
Leon Washington 1 26 0 26
Donnie Carter 1 17 0 17
Willie Reid 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 93 0 38
Opp 5 83 0 31
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 1 41 41
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 41 41
Opp 5 184 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 2 5 7 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 4 5 . . . . . . . 1 .
Kyler Hall 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 2 1 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Robert May . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 1 1 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Donnie Carter . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 2 . 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Tatum . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Yohance Buchanan . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Leon Washington 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Tony Benford 1 . 1 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Ross 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Willie Jones 1 . 1 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith . . . . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 29 52 81 5.0- 19.0 2.0- 13.0 1- 0 1 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 43 36 79 7.0- 28.0 4.0- 20.0 . 5 . 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Malcolm Tatum
4 Anquan Boldin
5 Adrian McPherson
8 Bryant McFadden
12 Fabian Walker
13 Jared Hetzel
18 Yohance Buchanan
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
29 Willie Jones
30 Patrick Newton
31 Thomas Clayton
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Allen Augustin
41 Kyler Hall
43 Torrance Washington
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
57 Robert May
71 Brian Ross
81 P.K. Sam
84 Travis Smith
86 Joey Kaleikini
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
97 Tony Benford
|
Louisville 26, Florida State 20
09/26/2002, OT, Louisville, Ky.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
LOUISVILLE, KY - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden worried for months about playing Louisville. It turned out his fears were warranted.
Henry Miller ran 25 yards for a touchdown on the second play of overtime as Louisville upset the fourth-ranked Seminoles 26-20 in a steady downpour Thursday night.
"They were better than we were," said Bowden, who was denied his 328th career victory. "Before the season, I was very concerned about this game because they were playing as good as anybody last
season."
Anthony Floyd intercepted a pass by Chris Rix near the goal line a play earlier to set up Miller's run.
The Seminoles (4-1) were the highest-ranked team to play in the 4-year-old Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, and Bowden knew the game would be tough.
"We came in here 4-0, but they could have been 4-0 just as easily," Bowden said.
Florida State was playing its first overtime game and lost to an unranked team for the second time in two seasons. North Carolina State beat the Seminoles 34-28 last year.
"It's kind of like playing golf - you come to the last hole even and then you hit your drive out of bounds," Bowden said.
The Cardinals (3-2) spilled onto the field after finishing one of the biggest wins in school history. Most of the rain-soaked crowd of 38,109 followed them and carried off the goal posts behind each
end zone.
"To have these guys come to our house was big," Louisville coach John L. Smith said. "To beat them was even bigger."
Dave Ragone's 1-yard touchdown pass to Damien Dorsey tied it at 20-20 for Louisville with 11:37 left. Neither team threatened to score again in the fourth quarter.
The Cardinals won the coin toss, but chose to play defense first in overtime.
Remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore soaked Louisville throughout the day and the showers never subsided after the game began. Most of the crowd stayed until the end.
"We fed off an unbelievable crowd in a torrential downpour," Ragone said. "They started ripping down the goal posts, ripping off my helmet, ripping off everything."
The Cardinals trailed 13-6 at halftime, finishing the first half with more penalties (eight) than first downs (six) - and more penalty yards (100) than total yards (77).
Ragone, 2-of-8 in the first half, finished a seven-play, 51-yard drive in the third quarter with one of his best throws of the night - a 30-yard touchdown pass down the sideline to Joshua Tinch with
4:05 left.
Rix was just 2-for-12 in the first half, but was 5-for-5 on Florida State's answering drive. Talman Gardner's 21-yard touchdown catch was his fourth reception of the drive and temporarily silenced the
crowd.
A holding penalty nullified a 43-yard touchdown pass from Ragone to Dorsey early in the fourth quarter. Unfazed, Ragone found Tinch for 23 yards on the next play. Two passes to running back T.J.
Patterson drove the Cardinals to the Seminoles 2.
A penalty on Florida State moved the ball to the 1 and Ragone rolled right and found Dorsey for the tying touchdown.
Ragone finished 15-for-27 for 182 yards and two touchdowns. He also rushed for 43 yards.
"I couldn't take him down enough," Florida State defensive end Alonzo Jackson said. "He's a great player. We just couldn't contain him enough. We had opportunities to make plays that would've enabled
us to win and we just couldn't do it."
The Seminoles gave up their first first-quarter points of the season on a 45-yard field goal by Nate Smith 1:42 into the game.
Florida State trailed for the first time this season, but weren't behind for long. A 33-yard pass from receiver Anquan Boldin to Gardner set up Xavier Beitia's 40-yard field goal with 10:21 left in
the opening quarter.
Louisville linebacker James Greene blocked Chance Gwaltney's punt and gave Louisville its initial first-and-goal at the Seminoles 2.
Florida State's defense stuffed three Louisville runs before linebacker Jerel Hudson intercepted a pass by Ragone at the goal line.
A personal foul on Louisville cornerback Laroni Gallishaw kept alive Florida State's first touchdown drive early in the second quarter. Rix found Gardner on a slant route for a 23-yard touchdown with
11:08 left.
The Cardinals drove to the Florida State 2 again on their ensuing drive. But a delay of game penalty and Jackson's sack of Ragone pushed Louisville back to the 16. The Cardinals settled for a 26-yard
field goal by Smith.
A personal foul on Dewayne White and a pass interference call on Gallishaw aided Florida State on its closing drive of the first half. Beitia kicked a 20-yard field goal as time expired.
The Seminoles, fourth in the nation in scoring defense coming into the game, had only 335 yards. Rix finished 14-of-33 for 173 yards with an interception.
Dontay Spillman, Louisville's leading receiver this season with 19 catches for 352 yards, did not play. He was suspended for disciplinary reasons by Smith.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
20 |
| Louisville |
3 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
26 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 45, field goal, 13:18
3- 3 Xavier Beitia, 40, field goal, 10:21
2nd 10- 3 Talman Gardner, 23, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:08
10- 6 Opp, 26, field goal, 4:30
13- 6 Xavier Beitia, 20, field goal, 0:00
3rd 13-13 Opp, 30, pass (kick), 4:05
20-13 Talman Gardner, 21, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:21
4th 20-20 Opp, 1, pass (kick), 11:37
OT 20-26 Opp, 25, run
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 20
Rushes-yards 32-129 39-121
Passing 206 182
Att-Comp-Int 34-15-1 27-15-1
Total Yards 66-335 66-303
Punt Returns 2-7 6-78
Kickoff Returns 4-78 4-117
Interception Ret. 1-18 1-5
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 8-34.1 7-35.6
Sacks By-Yds 6-35 3-14
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 9-79 10-120
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 4-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 28:36 31:04
Attendance 38,109
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick Maddox 7 59 0 21
Greg Jones 13 32 0 11
Torrance Washington 1 20 0 20
Anquan Boldin 1 9 0 9
Chris Rix 10 9 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 129 0 21
Opp 39 121 1 25t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 8 130 2 33
Anquan Boldin 4 62 0 24
Robert Morgan 1 9 0 9
P.K. Sam 1 5 0 5
Greg Jones 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 206 2 33
Opp 15 182 2 30t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 14 33 1 173 2 24
Anquan Boldin 1 1 0 33 0 33
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 34 1 206 2 33
Opp 15 27 1 182 2 30t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 2 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 7 0 7
Opp 6 78 0 27
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 2 32 0 23
Leon Washington 1 24 0 24
Craphonso Thorpe 1 22 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 78 0 24
Opp 4 117 0 64
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 7 273 48
Team 1 0 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 8 273 48
Opp 7 249 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerome Carter 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 4 2 6 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 1- 18 . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 5 1 6 5.0- 29.0 5.0- 29.0 . . . . 1 . .
Kendyll Pope 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 2 2 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bryant McFadden . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Robin Charles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Talman Gardner 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leon Washington . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert May 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Sawyer . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 43 22 65 8.0- 38.0 6.0- 35.0 1- 18 3 . . 1 . .
Opp 37 22 59 6.0- 22.0 3.0- 14.0 1- 5 7 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Anquan Boldin
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
15 Robin Charles
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
30 Patrick Newton
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
40 Allen Augustin
41 Kyler Hall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
43 Torrance Washington
47 Xavier Beitia
55 Eric Moore
57 Robert May
81 P.K. Sam
86 Joey Kaleikini
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
97 Tony Benford
|
Florida State 48, Clemson 31
10/03/2002, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Bobby Bowden defeated his son one more time Thursday night and said this time it hurt.
"I had to win the stinking game and I had to whip him to do it," Bowden said after No. 11 Florida State beat son Tommy's Clemson Tigers 48-31. "It's not fun when you whip your son. (But) I didn't tell
him to get into coaching."
The 72-year-old Bowden has won 328 games, including four straight over his 48-year-old son. The 328 wins are two fewer than all time-leader Joe Paterno of Penn State.
The Seminoles (5-1, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) showed little confidence in their passing game and benched sophomore quarterback Chris Rix for most of the second quarter, capitalizing on four
Clemson turnovers and a punishing ground game for the victory.
And their schedule gets tougher with No. 1 Miami next on Oct. 12.
"From what I see, it's Miami and the rest of the world," Bowden said. "We're not at that level yet."
But he was glad to bounce back from last week's 26-20 defeat at Louisville.
"Clemson is playing with a lot of confidence and enthusiasm," Bobby Bowden said. "They scared us."
Greg Jones ran for three touchdowns, breaking eight tackles on the final one, and set up a fourth with a long run that helped the Seminoles take a 28-24 halftime lead.
"I was just wanted to play good against the home team," said Jones, who is from South Carolina and visited many of his former high school acquaintances in the Clemson locker room after the game.
"I don't know how many tackles I broke," Jones said. "I was just trying to make it look good."
The Seminoles took advantage of poor special teams play by Clemson (3-2, 1-1) to take the lead at halftime. They took control behind Jones and a punishing running game in the second half.
Jones, who gained 160 yards last year at Clemson, finished with 165 yards on 22 carries to give the Seminoles their 11th straight win over Clemson since they joined the ACC in 1992.
Florida State's go-ahead touchdown was set up by Jones' 64-yard run on Florida State's first play after Clemson took its last lead, 24-21, on Willie Simmons' second touchdown pass of the half.
Jones, a 240-pound junior, scored on runs of 20, 1 and 21 yards. His second TD gave Florida State a 35-24 lead midway through the third quarter. He ripped through virtually the entire Clemson team on
his final TD which sealed the Florida State victory.
Clemson dominated the first half statistically, but trailed.
Rix rifled a 5-yard touchdown pass to Talman Gardner to give Florida State the halftime lead with only 6 seconds left in a wild 30 minutes highlighted by an onside kick, a kickoff return for a
touchdown and a pass play off a fake double reverse that led to a Clemson field goal.
Although the Seminoles had the ball for only a little more than four minutes in the second quarter, they scored 21 points.
Clemson dominated the half, amassing 341 yards while Florida State stumbled on offense, using backup quarterback Adrian McPherson for most of the second quarter.
Aaron Hunt's 20-yard field goal with 6:20 left in the half gave Clemson a 17-14 lead. Leon Washington, Florida's Mr. Football last year, returned the ensuing kickoff 97 yards and Florida State led
21-17.
"We couldn't get it done in the end," said Simmons, who was 17-of-27 for 293 yards and two touchdowns, but was intercepted twice.
Clemson guard Nick Black was taken out on a stretcher after he broke his right leg in the first half.
Florida State called off classes for Thursday and Friday, anticipating campus traffic problems because of the weeknight game. Fans would be coming into the stadium just as state workers would be
leaving their jobs only a few blocks away.
School officials claimed the early "fall break" has been in the works for several years and this was a good opportunity to get it started.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Clemson |
14 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
31 |
| Florida State |
7 |
21 |
10 |
10 |
48 |
1st 7- 0 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:37
7- 7 Opp, 28, pass (kick), 5:29
7-14 Opp, 2, run (kick), 3:13
2nd 14-14 Greg Jones, 20, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:52
14-17 Opp, 20, field goal, 6:20
21-17 Leon Washington, 97, kickoff return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:02
21-24 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 0:27
28-24 Talman Gardner, 5, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:06
3rd 35-24 Greg Jones, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 8:57
35-31 Opp, 9, run (kick), 4:03
38-31 Xavier Beitia, 22, field goal, 1:20
4th 41-31 Xavier Beitia, 22, field goal, 9:21
48-31 Greg Jones, 21, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:26
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 18
Rushes-yards 49-272 33-107
Passing 114 334
Att-Comp-Int 20-8-0 28-18-2
Total Yards 69-386 61-441
Punt Returns 1-18 3-40
Kickoff Returns 5-170 5-115
Interception Ret. 2-9 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 6-40.2 4-39.3
Sacks By-Yds 2-16 3-9
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 5-2
Penalties-Yds 6-45 5-34
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 4-12
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-2
Time of Posession 33:07 26:53
Attendance 78,841
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 22 165 3 64
Nick Maddox 8 48 0 11
Torrance Washington 6 38 0 14
Adrian McPherson 2 15 0 8
Willie Reid 3 8 0 3
Anquan Boldin 1 1 0 1
Chris Rix 7 -3 1 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 49 272 4 64
Opp 33 107 2 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 3 55 0 24
Talman Gardner 2 24 1 19
Craphonso Thorpe 1 18 0 18
Patrick Hughes 1 12 0 12
Robert Morgan 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 8 114 1 24
Opp 18 334 2 59
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 8 13 0 114 1 24
Adrian McPherson 0 6 0 0 0 0
Team 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 8 20 0 114 1 24
Opp 18 28 2 334 2 59
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 18 0 18
Opp 3 40 0 46
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 1 97 1 97t
Talman Gardner 1 50 0 50
Donnie Carter 2 23 0 15
Paul Irons 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 170 1 97t
Opp 5 115 0 42
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 6 241 51
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 241 51
Opp 4 157 46
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 3 3 6 1.5- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 2 4 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 2 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 1 2 . . 1- 9 2 . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Tatum 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Travis Johnson 1 1 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Eric Moore 1 1 2 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . 1 . .
Ray Piquion . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Chance Gwaltney 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leon Washington 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Alonzo Jackson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 30 66 6.0- 26.0 2.0- 16.0 2- 9 3 . 2- 0 4 . .
Opp 35 48 83 8.0- 17.0 3.0- 9.0 . 3 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Malcolm Tatum
4 Anquan Boldin
5 Adrian McPherson
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
30 Patrick Newton
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Chance Gwaltney
38 Paul Irons
43 Torrance Washington
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
55 Eric Moore
56 Ray Piquion
86 Joey Kaleikini
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
|
Miami 28, Florida State 27
10/12/2002, Miami, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
MIAMI, FL - Wide left. Can you believe it?
Top-ranked Miami was helped by yet another last-second missed field goal by No. 9 Florida State, hanging on for a 28-27 victory Saturday over the Seminoles to extend the nation's longest winning
streak to 28 games.
For the fourth time since 1991 in this glorious rivalry, the Seminoles failed to connect on a field goal that would have tied or won the game. But unlike the first three that
sailed wide right, Xavier Beitia's 43-yard attempt went in the other direction.
"I simply can't believe we lost the game like that again," Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said. "I thought we had it. I went out to shake his hand. I thought he hit it. I've had that picture so many
times before in my career. I can't stand it. Our kids did not deserve to lose this game."
When the officials signaled that the kick was no good, the Hurricanes rushed the field and celebrated as a record Orange Bowl crowd of 81,927 stood and cheered. The Seminoles hung their heads and
trudged off.
"I'm an old man, and it's the best football game I've ever seen," Miami coach Larry Coker said.
Until the final minutes, Florida State (5-2) had outplayed the defending national champions, but the Seminoles now find themselves out of the national title chase. Even though Miami (6-0) was pounded
by the running of Greg Jones - who had 189 yards and a touchdown - and was penalized 14 times for 109 yards, the Hurricanes showed why they are champs in every way.
Ken Dorsey bounced back from what would have been the worst game of his career by leading the Hurricanes to a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns as they rallied from a 27-14 deficit.
After Jones gave the Seminoles a 13-point lead with an 11-yard touchdown run, Dorsey began hitting his targets. He finished a 70-yard drive with a 2-yard TD pass to Kevin Beard with 8:10 left. The
Seminoles were forced to punt, and Miami needed all of two plays to take the lead. Dorsey found Willis McGahee on a screen pass, and the running back turned it into a 68-yard gain to the Florida State
11. On the next play, Jason Geathers ran 11 yards up the middle for a score with 5:17 left. Todd Sievers kicked the extra point, and the Hurricanes held on for dear life.
When Freddie Capshaw's 3-yard punt gave the ball to the Seminoles at the FSU 46, Chris Rix went to work. He hooked up with Talman Gardner for completions of 8 and 15 yards. After two running plays
failed to gain a yard, Rix spiked the ball as time ran down to a second left.
Beitia, a sophomore, had kicked field goals of 45 and 42 yards earlier in the game, but now he'll go down in Florida State lore - along with Gerry Thomas, Dan Mowrey and Matt Munyon - for his errant
field-goal try.
"I was not nervous," Beitia said. " I was thinking, 'Just make the kick, just make the kick.' Was it a bad snap or a bad hold? I don't know the answer. It was a blur."
McGahee stood and watched from the sideline.
"I was saying, 'Please let it be blocked or something,'" McGahee said. "Dorsey wasn't looking. I said, 'Dorsey, he missed it!' I gave him a kiss on the cheek, and we were dancing around together for a
long time."
Dorsey, his Heisman hopes still alive, completed 20 of 45 passes for 362 yards and two TDs. He also threw two interceptions and lost a fumble that led to Florida State's first touchdown.
"We proved that when we play, we can beat anybody," Florida State nose tackle Darnell Dockett said. "They say the best team wins, but I believe we were the best team. On the breaks, Miami has all of
them. They've been getting them here for a long time. It's hard to believe we lost again the same way."
Miami is now 7-0 in one-point games against Florida State, and the 'Canes lead the series 26-20. They also have won 20 straight at home.
Dorsey improved to 32-1 as a starter and gave Coker an 18-0 record as Miami's coach - the best start by any coach since Walter Camp won 28 in a row at Yale in the the 1880s.
With Jones running for 134 of his 189 yards in the first half against Miami's vaunted front seven, the Seminoles took a 17-14 halftime lead as the Hurricanes made enough mistakes to last the rest of
the season.
McGahee, who carried 26 times for 95 yards, gave Miami a 7-0 lead on a 4-yard run 7:02 into the game. But then the Hurricanes - Dorsey in particular - nearly self-destructed in the second period.
Miami was called for six penalties, and Dorsey was intercepted once and lost a fumble as Florida State took a 17-7 lead on a 30-yard run by Nick Maddox, Beitia's 45-yard field goal and Rix's 10-yard
TD pass to Gardner.
Miami was set to go ahead by two TDs after Antrel Rolle recovered a fumbled punt by the Seminoles' Leon Washington at the Miami 15. But the 'Canes tried a quick snap, and Dorsey fumbled. Florida
State's Allen Augustin recovered at the 15.
The Seminoles took charge, and Miami helped them. Maddox ran 30 yards for a touchdown with 9:29 left in the half, capping an 85-yard drive that was aided by two pass-interference calls and an offsides
penalty against the 'Canes.
Miami was unable to move on its next possession, and the Seminoles were on the move again. Jones put together runs of 15 and 16 yards to set up Beitia's 45-yard field goal, which gave Florida State a
10-7 lead.
It was three plays and a punt for Miami. Rix capped a 50-yard drive with a 10-yard TD pass to Gardner with 2:34 left, and the 'Noles were ahead 17-7.
But Dorsey regained his touch and led Miami to a TD with 26 seconds left in the half. He completed passes of 16 and 20 yards to Beard, then hooked up on a 5-yard scoring pass to Kellen Winslow Jr.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
17 |
3 |
7 |
27 |
| Miami |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
28 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 4, run (kick), 7:58
2nd 7- 7 Nick Maddox, 30, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 9:29
10- 7 Xavier Beitia, 45, field goal, 6:12
17- 7 Talman Gardner, 10, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:34
17-14 Opp, 5, pass (kick), 0:26
3rd 20-14 Xavier Beitia, 42, field goal, 3:25
4th 27-14 Greg Jones, 11, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:44
27-21 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 8:10
27-28 Opp, 11, run (kick), 5:17
27-28 Xavier Beitia, 43, field goal failed, 0:00
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 19
Rushes-yards 52-296 30-115
Passing 83 362
Att-Comp-Int 20-8-0 45-20-2
Total Yards 72-379 75-477
Punt Returns 4-42 4-12
Kickoff Returns 1-5 3-66
Interception Ret. 2-1 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 8-42.3 8-35.6
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-4
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 4-35 14-109
3rd Down Conversions 5-17 9-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 34:02 25:58
Attendance 81,927
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 31 189 1 28
Nick Maddox 12 74 1 30t
Chris Rix 8 33 0 8
Willie Reid 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 52 296 2 30t
Opp 30 115 2 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 3 33 1 15
Anquan Boldin 2 33 0 24
Robert Morgan 1 14 0 14
Nick Maddox 2 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 8 83 1 24
Opp 20 362 2 68
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 8 19 0 83 1 24
Team 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 8 20 0 83 1 24
Opp 20 45 2 362 2 68
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 4 42 0 23
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 42 0 23
Opp 4 12 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 5 0 5
Opp 3 66 0 33
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 8 338 53
----------------------------------------
FSU 8 338 53
Opp 8 285 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerome Carter 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Michael Boulware 1 2 3 . . 1- 1 1 . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 3 . 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Leon Washington 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 1 2 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kyler Hall . 2 2 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Allen Augustin 2 . 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Darnell Dockett 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Yohance Buchanan 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Matt Henshaw 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Malcolm Tatum 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 42 14 56 4.0- 10.0 . 2- 1 9 . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 35 46 81 7.0- 11.0 1.0- 4.0 . 6 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Craphonso Thorpe
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
SE 87 Robert Morgan
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 42 Jerel Hudson
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Malcolm Tatum
4 Anquan Boldin
5 Adrian McPherson
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Robin Charles
18 Yohance Buchanan
20 Nick Maddox
21 Talman Gardner
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
29 Willie Jones
30 Patrick Newton
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
38 Paul Irons
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Allen Augustin
41 Kyler Hall
43 Torrance Washington
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
57 Robert May
70 Alex Barron
81 P.K. Sam
84 Travis Smith
86 Joey Kaleikini
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
94 O.J. Jackson
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
97 Tony Benford
|
Notre Dame 34, Florida State 24
10/26/2002, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Carlyle Holiday stepped out of the tunnel, back onto the field and was immediately surrounded by a reporters. The band was still playing, fans were still cheering and Holiday was
still smiling.
This one felt good, maybe better than all the rest.
Holiday threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns as No. 6 Notre Dame took its turnaround to a new plateau Saturday, beating No. 11 Florida State 34-24 to remain unbeaten and in the hunt for the national
championship.
The victory solidified Notre Dame's return to national prominence under first-year coach Tyrone Willingham.
"To come in here and win was a big thing for our program," Holiday said. "Now we just have to keep on moving."
Despite its best start since 1993 and three wins over ranked opponents, Notre Dame entered the game as a double-digit underdog. The Irish needed a win over perennial powerhouse Florida State to prove
that their fast start was no mirage.
Done.
"I think it says we're back," center Jeff Faine said.
Much like Oklahoma and Miami reclaimed their place among college football's elite teams after several rebuilding years, the Fighting Irish (8-0) are on track to do the same this season.
With their next three games against Boston College, Navy and Rutgers, the Irish could be 11-0 when they play at Southern California on Nov. 30. They have a legitimate shot to make the national
championship game, especially if they keep playing like they have this season - with a solid defense and an opportunistic offense.
It's the same way they beat Purdue, Michigan and Michigan State earlier in the season. Now add Florida State (5-3) to the list.
The Irish capitalized on three turnovers during a four-minute span in the third quarter and shut down Florida State's productive running game. The Seminoles finished with 93 yards rushing, becoming
the sixth team Notre Dame has held under 100 yards on the ground this season.
"When you watch film on Notre Dame like we did last week, you see how they win games," FSU coach Bobby Bowden said. "Then you wonder how you lose the very same way. Notre Dame doesn't make any
turnovers, and they win. The biggest risk when you play Notre Dame is turnovers...They beat everybody the same way."
The 'Noles, meanwhile, continued to struggle with Chris Rix at quarterback, losing for the seventh time in 20 games.
Rix was 13-of-32 passing for 207 yards with two interceptions and a fumble. He looked sharp at times, making crisp throws and smart decisions to scramble out of the pocket for big gains. But he also
threw two more passes that could have been picked off.
"They kept us bumfuzzled all day with their alignments and things," Bowden said.
With a week off following Florida State's one-point loss at Miami, many thought the Seminoles had found an identity as a running team and might be successful behind Jones and one of the best offensive
lines in the country. Notre Dame didn't let it happen.
The Irish kept several defenders near the line of scrimmage, stopping Greg Jones and forcing Florida State to beat them with the pass. It worked perfectly. A week after stopping Air Force's ground
attack, Notre Dame held Jones - who was coming off a 189-yard performance against No. 1 Miami - to 34 yards on 14 carries.
"If you can shut down the running game, which I think we were able to do and not allow them to have any big plays, then you make it difficult for them to sustain a drive," Willingham said. "If you can
eliminate them sustaining a drive, then eventually at some point a team stops themselves."
Florida State stopped itself on three straight drives in the third quarter, turning the ball over three times in what proved to be the difference in the game.
On the Seminoles' second drive of the third quarter and with the game tied at 10, Rix threw his first interception since an overtime loss to Louisville. Notre Dame turned it into a field goal and a
13-10 lead.
Two plays later, Glenn Earl hit Rix as he tried to scramble and caused a fumble. Ryan Grant scored on the next play, taking a pitch from Holiday and cutting back for the touchdown and a 20-10 lead.
Leon Washington botched the kickoff, and Brandon Hoyte recovered at the Florida State 17. Holiday found Omar Jenkins in the corner of the end zone two plays later for a 27-10 lead.
When the flurry was over, the Irish had scored 17 points in just 4:23 - plenty of cushion for a defense that hasn't given up more than 23 points in any game this season.
Grant sealed the victory with a 31-yard touchdown run in the fourth. He finished with 19 carries for 94 yards and two touchdowns.
In all, the Irish used six big plays to score six times - the biggest of which were the three turnovers. But not to be overlooked was Notre Dame's first play from scrimmage, when Holiday faked a
handoff, rolled right and hit Arnaz Battle for a 65-yard touchdown.
That was when Holiday started smiling.
Now those days as underdogs and overachievers probably are over for Notre Dame. But Willingham doesn't want to overstate the victory.
"It means an eighth victory and one more step. That's all," he said. "If you don't get the next one, what does it mean? Anytime you're undefeated, it's a good thing."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Notre Dame |
10 |
0 |
17 |
7 |
34 |
| Florida State |
3 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
24 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 65, pass (kick), 12:40
3- 7 Xavier Beitia, 24, field goal, 7:05
3-10 Opp, 39, field goal, 1:16
2nd 10-10 Torrance Washington, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 4:14
3rd 10-13 Opp, 35, field goal, 5:26
10-20 Opp, 2, run (kick), 4:09
10-27 Opp, 16, pass (kick), 3:05
4th 10-34 Opp, 31, run (kick), 10:14
17-34 Anquan Boldin, 5, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:12
24-34 Nick Maddox, 29, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 13
Rushes-yards 32- 93 32-116
Passing 325 185
Att-Comp-Int 43-21-2 21-13-0
Total Yards 75-418 53-301
Punt Returns 2-8 4-26
Kickoff Returns 5-103 2-44
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-21
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 6-44.8 6-42.0
Sacks By-Yds 2-9 1-9
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-0
Penalties-Yds 11-98 4-40
3rd Down Conversions 8-17 6-14
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0
Time of Posession 30:53 29:07
Attendance 84,106
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 14 34 0 9
Chris Rix 10 28 0 14
Adrian McPherson 3 25 0 10
Nick Maddox 2 8 0 5
Torrance Washington 1 1 1 1t
Anquan Boldin 1 1 0 1
Willie Reid 1 -4 0 -4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 93 1 14
Opp 32 116 2 31t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 9 175 1 40
Nick Maddox 4 90 1 29t
Robert Morgan 4 33 0 12
Greg Jones 3 22 0 10
Talman Gardner 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 325 2 40
Opp 13 185 2 65t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 13 32 2 207 0 40
Adrian McPherson 8 11 0 118 2 29t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 21 43 2 325 2 40
Opp 13 21 0 185 2 65t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 2 8 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 8 0 5
Opp 4 26 0 15
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 3 63 0 30
Craphonso Thorpe 1 29 0 29
Talman Gardner 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 103 0 30
Opp 2 44 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 6 269 51
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 269 51
Opp 6 252 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 5 1 6 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 3 2 5 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 4 . 4 3.0- 11.0 2.0- 9.0 . . . . 1 . .
Tony Benford 2 1 3 2.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 2 3 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 1 1 2 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leon Washington . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 26 59 11.0- 29.0 2.0- 9.0 . 3 . . 1 . .
Opp 34 42 76 4.0- 17.0 1.0- 9.0 2- 21 13 . 2- 0 3 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 Anquan Boldin
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FL 21 Talman Gardner
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RC 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
LC 32 Leroy Smith
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
5 Adrian McPherson
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
20 Nick Maddox
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
30 Patrick Newton
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jerel Hudson
43 Torrance Washington
47 Xavier Beitia
86 Joey Kaleikini
87 Robert Morgan
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
95 Kamerion Wimbley
97 Tony Benford
|
Florida State 34, Wake Forest 21
11/02/2002, Winston-Salem, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
WINSTON-SALEM, NC - Bobby Bowden admitted he would have been speechless had Florida State lost three in a row, something that hadn't happened since 1983.
Adrian McPherson and Nick Maddox made sure Bowden didn't have to face the music six days shy of his 73rd birthday.
McPherson threw for 278 yards and two touchdowns in his first start and Maddox added a career-high 122 yards rushing as the 18th-ranked Seminoles regrouped after losses to Miami and Notre Dame with a
34-21 victory over Wake Forest on Saturday.
"This is big for this team, just to show everybody else that the comments that people are making in the papers about us being a team in turmoil aren't true," wide receiver Anquan Boldin said. "We're a
team, and I think we showed that tonight."
The Seminoles (6-3, 5-0 ACC) moved into sole possession of first place in the conference after North Carolina State lost to Georgia Tech. Florida State plays at N.C. State on Nov. 23 to close out the
ACC season.
"If we play the best we can, we can go to a major bowl, but anything less than that, there are still people (in the ACC) that can beat us," Bowden said.
Conference rushing leader Greg Jones had 82 yards, but he left twice with a right knee sprain, and the Seminoles played most of the second half without him.
Maddox, a senior and ex-starter, was more than a capable sub, scoring on runs of 3 and 34 yards. The final score by Maddox came with 1:58 left to seal it for the Seminoles.
A former prep All-American from North Carolina, Maddox was named a captain for this game. He also turned down the honor.
"I wanted to go to coach Bowden and tell him I didn't deserve it," Maddox said. "Coming out of high school I had a lot of hype, and I don't feel like until this year I've lived up to it. I didn't do
it because I thought it would be very disrespectful. I just came out and tried to show the world that I am still a good back."
Tarence Williams ran for a season-high 149 yards, but Wake Forest (5-5, 3-4) lost for the 11th straight time to Florida State.
Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said there was no moral victory for hanging close to the Seminoles for 58 minutes.
"If we had been down and come back to finish with that score we might feel better," Grobe said. "But to be ahead and to be in a position to win right up until the end, it really hurts."
Bowden benched starting QB Chris Rix after losing three of the last four. The moved paid dividends as McPherson completed 28 of 44 passes, and Florida State gained 533 total yards.
Florida State's receivers dropped five of Rix's passes in last weekend's loss to Notre Dame, but they were spectacular this time for McPherson, who also ran for 53 yards.
"Some guys have a little bit of composure about them - Charlie Ward had it - and I think A.D. has got it," Bowden said of McPherson. "He doesn't frustrate very easily, he doesn't worry very much. He's
one of those guys, if he starts to worry too much, he'll fall asleep."
The Florida State defense allowed 155 yards on Wake Forest's first two drives but shut out the Demon Deacons in the second half and held them to 383 total yards.
"We didn't get the push we needed in the second half," Grobe said. "They crowded the line of scrimmage, and we needed to throw the ball a little bit better."
Wake Forest's poor kicking game also resurfaced as Matt Wisnosky missed three field goals, the last one a 41-yarder with 9:03 left that could have tied it at 24.
The Seminoles trailed 14-0 midway through the first quarter and 21-17 at halftime but took the lead for good on a 3-yard run by Maddox on the opening drive of the second half.
The Seminoles got in an early hole when Wake Forest drove 80 and 75 yards on its opening two possessions.
The Florida State defensive coaches were scrambling on the sideline to find a solution for the Wake Forest ground attack as the Demon Deacons rushed for 145 yards less than eight minutes into the
game.
"I was just wondering how bad it was going to be because we just couldn't slow them down," Bowden said. "And they should have had two more (TDs). It could have been bad."
Ovie Mughelli scored from the 3 for his 11th TD of the season and Chris Barclay added another from the 13 before the Seminoles responded with a 17-point second quarter.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
17 |
7 |
10 |
34 |
| Wake Forest |
14 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 3, run (kick), 12:56
0-14 Opp, 13, run (kick), 8:25
0-14 Xavier Beitia, 47, field goal failed, 4:34
0-14 Opp, 37, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 1:00
2nd 7-14 Talman Gardner, 19, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 12:40
7-14 Opp, 32, field goal failed, 8:54
7-21 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 5:50
10-21 Xavier Beitia, 32, field goal, 2:32
17-21 Anquan Boldin, 9, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:13
3rd 24-21 Nick Maddox, 3, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 10:50
24-21 Xavier Beitia, 38, field goal failed, 6:48
4th 24-21 Xavier Beitia, 45, field goal failed, 14:05
24-21 Opp, 41, field goal failed, 9:03
27-21 Xavier Beitia, 28, field goal, 3:16
34-21 Nick Maddox, 34, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:58
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 19
Rushes-yards 43-255 48-237
Passing 278 146
Att-Comp-Int 44-28-1 24-12-0
Total Yards 87-533 72-383
Punt Returns 4-43 2-9
Kickoff Returns 4-60 2-26
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-10
Punts 2-33.0 5-42.4
Sacks By-Yds 1-4 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 2-2
Penalties-Yds 4-34 4-30
3rd Down Conversions 6-16 5-14
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Time of Posession 31:32 28:28
Attendance 24,710
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick Maddox 19 122 2 34t
Greg Jones 8 82 0 30
Adrian McPherson 11 53 0 15
Anquan Boldin 1 3 0 3
Leon Washington 1 1 0 1
Team 3 -6 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 255 2 34t
Opp 48 237 2 27
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 6 94 1 22
Anquan Boldin 5 60 1 15
Dominic Robinson 4 51 0 20
Nick Maddox 6 22 0 13
Patrick Hughes 2 16 0 9
Robert Morgan 2 13 0 7
Craphonso Thorpe 1 13 0 13
Leon Washington 1 6 0 6
Greg Jones 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 278 2 22
Opp 12 146 1 27
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Adrian McPherson 28 44 1 278 2 22
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 28 44 1 278 2 22
Opp 12 24 0 146 1 27
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 4 43 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 43 0 26
Opp 2 9 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 3 50 0 23
P.J. Selvidio 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 60 0 23
Opp 2 26 0 15
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 2 66 34
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 66 34
Opp 5 212 61
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 8 6 14 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 3 6 9 3.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Allen Augustin 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 4 4 8 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 3 4 7 . . . . . . . 1 .
Alonzo Jackson 2 3 5 2.0- 17.0 . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 2 3 5 1.0- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jeff Womble 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 2 . 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Leroy Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Ross 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anquan Boldin . 1 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 36 75 11.0- 36.0 1.0- 4.0 . 3 . 2- 0 . 1 .
Opp 42 36 78 3.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 5 2 2- 10 3 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 Anquan Boldin
QB 5 Adrian McPherson
TB 6 Greg Jones
FL 21 Talman Gardner
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RC 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
LC 32 Leroy Smith
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
3 Malcolm Tatum
8 Bryant McFadden
11 Gerard Ross
13 Jared Hetzel
14 Anthony Bredwood
15 Robin Charles
20 Nick Maddox
22 Pat Watkins
27 Claudius Osei
30 Patrick Newton
33 Leon Washington
36 P.J. Selvidio
37 Chance Gwaltney
38 Paul Irons
41 Kyler Hall
42 Jerel Hudson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
57 Matt Heinz
69 Mike Shaw
71 Brian Ross
83 Dominic Robinson
86 Joey Kaleikini
87 Robert Morgan
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
97 Tony Benford
|
Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 13
11/09/2002, Atlanta, Ga.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
ATLANTA, GA - Stanford Samuels followed his instincts, and because of that, Florida State is closing in on another ACC championship.
Samuels had two interceptions, including a game-saving pick in the end zone with 20 seconds left, as the 17th-ranked Seminoles held off Georgia Tech 21-13 Saturday.
Adrian McPherson threw two touchdown passes, including a 72-yarder to Craphonso Thorpe, and tailback Nick Maddox tied his career high with 122 yards, but Samuels' interceptions proved to be the
difference. He returned his other one 82 yards for a tying touchdown in the first quarter.
"As a football player, sometimes you get that gut feeling," Samuels said. "I really had a gut feeling about that last play."
Samuels was suspended from last week's victory over Wake Forest for breaking unspecified team rules, and he got back into the lineup just in time.
"He made those two plays tonight, and he's deserving of it because he's worked hard," Seminoles coach Bobby Bowden said.
Florida State (7-3, 6-0 ACC) has won 11 straight in the series and hasn't lost to Georgia Tech since joining the ACC in 1992. With two conference games left, they can clinch their 10th title in 11
years.
"Every year that I've been here, we've played them pretty hard," Yellow Jackets linebacker Daryl Smith said. "They always seem to make more plays than we do."
The victory was a belated birthday present for Bowden, who turned 73 on Friday.
Maddox, starting in place of injured tailback Greg Jones, gained 59 yards in the fourth quarter when Florida State played conservatively. He appeared to get stronger late in the game, often slipping
through arm tackles for extra yards.
A senior who's never seemed to play to his potential, Maddox is taking advantage of his chance now.
"I just really wanted to contribute, and not try to overdo it, but just do what I can," he said. "It's something I'm ready to take on, being the featured back of this program."
The Yellow Jackets (6-4, 3-4), looking for their third straight victory and second over a Top 25 opponent, drove to the Seminoles' 9-yard line before Samuels' interception. Quarterback A.J. Suggs was
trying to get the ball to Jonathan Smith in the back of the end zone, but he under threw the pass.
"There wasn't much room to work in," Suggs said. "There were 22 bodies packed into 20 yards of real estate."
McPherson was making just the second start of his career and was ineffective for much of the game, often throwing well off-target. He finished 8-of-24 for 139 yards.
But he found Thorpe a step ahead of a defender on the left sideline, throwing a perfect spiral that hit Thorpe in stride for the Seminoles' longest play of the season. The catch and run gave Florida
State its first lead at 14-7.
"I just made some bad throws, and that was on me," McPherson said. "It's something I'll have to learn from, and it's something I'll have to pick up the rest of the season."
After Georgia Tech closed to 14-13 on two field goals by Luke Manget, McPherson threw a 32-yard TD pass to Anquan Boldin near the end of the third quarter. Boldin caught the ball in the middle of the
field at the 20 and used two crushing blocks to reach the corner of the end zone.
The Yellow Jackets took a 7-0 lead on a 20-yard touchdown pass from A.J. Suggs to Levon Thomas. They were driving for another score early in the second quarter, but Samuels stepped in front of
Jonathan Smith and ran it back for the tying score.
Samuels broke an attempted tackle by Suggs at midfield and went the rest of the way untouched.
"I was not going down," Samuels said. "I would've dragged him into that end zone, even if was 50 yards, if I had to."
Suggs threw another interception in the third quarter and finished 22-of-44 for 211 yards. Gordon Clinkscale ran for 89 yards on just 10 carries.
"A close second doesn't get it done in our business," Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey said. "It doesn't get it in most businesses."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
14 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
| Georgia Tech |
7 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 20, pass (kick), 6:49
2nd 7- 7 Stanford Samuels, 82, interception return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 10:09
14- 7 Craphonso Thorpe, 72, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:29
14-10 Opp, 39, field goal, 3:12
14-13 Opp, 28, field goal, 0:32
3rd 21-13 Anquan Boldin, 32, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:08
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 12 24
Rushes-yards 33-140 42-185
Passing 139 211
Att-Comp-Int 24-8-0 45-22-3
Total Yards 57-279 87-396
Punt Returns 4-30 8-80
Kickoff Returns 1-8 3-43
Interception Ret. 3-82 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 10-40.5 7-40.1
Sacks By-Yds 3-16 1-3
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 7-69 7-68
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 7-19
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 24:26 35:34
Attendance 43,719
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick Maddox 22 122 0 18
Adrian McPherson 6 22 0 11
Leon Washington 2 1 0 3
Torrance Washington 1 0 0 0
Team 1 -1 0 -1
Willie Reid 1 -4 0 -4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 140 0 18
Opp 42 185 0 25
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 2 75 1 72t
Anquan Boldin 3 38 1 32t
Nick Maddox 1 16 0 16
Talman Gardner 1 9 0 9
Willie Reid 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 8 139 2 72t
Opp 22 211 1 30
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Adrian McPherson 8 24 0 139 2 72t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 8 24 0 139 2 72t
Opp 22 45 3 211 1 30
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 4 30 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 30 0 19
Opp 8 80 0 18
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 8 0 8
Opp 3 43 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 10 405 53
----------------------------------------
FSU 10 405 53
Opp 7 281 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerome Carter 6 5 11 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 6 3 9 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 5 4 9 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . . . 1 . .
Kendyll Pope 2 6 8 2.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 1 6 7 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 2 4 . . 2- 82 2 . . . . .
Leroy Smith 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 1 2 1.5- 13.0 1.5- 13.0 . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 1 . 1 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gerard Ross 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Donnie Carter 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Leon Washington 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson . 1 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Sawyer . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Irons . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 51 42 93 11.0- 31.0 3.0- 16.0 3- 82 4 . . 1 . .
Opp 17 50 67 6.0- 10.0 1.0- 3.0 . 4 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 Anquan Boldin
QB 5 Adrian McPherson
TB 20 Nick Maddox
FL 21 Talman Gardner
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 70 Alex Barron
TT 72 Brett Williams
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RC 7 Rufus Brown
LB 9 Kendyll Pope
RV 27 Claudius Osei
LC 32 Leroy Smith
LB 40 Allen Augustin
FS 41 Kyler Hall
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
LB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
3 Malcolm Tatum
8 Bryant McFadden
10 Stanford Samuels
11 Gerard Ross
13 Jared Hetzel
15 Robin Charles
18 Yohance Buchanan
22 Pat Watkins
23 Jerome Carter
24 B.J. Ward
26 Willie Reid
30 Patrick Newton
33 Leon Washington
36 P.J. Selvidio
37 Chance Gwaltney
38 Paul Irons
42 Jerel Hudson
43 Torrance Washington
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
55 Eric Moore
56 Ray Piquion
57 Robert May
73 Bobby Meeks
77 Ray Willis
81 P.K. Sam
86 Joey Kaleikini
87 Robert Morgan
89 Brian Sawyer
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
97 Tony Benford
98 Brodrick Bunkley
|
Florida State 40, North Carolina 14
11/16/2002, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Nearing the end of a tumultuous season, the Florida State Seminoles know that they've at least claimed a share of the ACC title.
Adrian McPherson threw four touchdown passes as the 15th-ranked Seminoles defeated North Carolina 40-14.
Making only his third start and first at home, McPherson threw three scoring passes to Anquan Boldin - two in the second quarter as Florida State took a 17-0 halftime lead.
"They were blitzing on obvious pass downs," McPherson explained. "My job is just get the ball to the open guy."
The Seminoles (8-3, 7-0 ACC) can earn a Bowl Championship Series berth and outright win their 10th conference title in 11 seasons with a win next Saturday at North Carolina State or if Maryland loses
any of its final three league games.
Boldin, who caught five passes for 104 yards, got the Seminoles a little breathing room when he turned what looked like a routine first-down pass into a 43-yard touchdown, cutting back to the middle
of the field and sprinting past the Tar Heels' secondary.
"Last year we said that Anquan was our playmaker, then we lost him" to a knee injury, Bowden said. "He is still our playmaker. We just have to get him the ball more."
Boldin said Florida State opponents will soon learn that it's risky business to blitz McPherson.
"He keeps his composure," Boldin said. "The blitzing left one-on-one coverage outside which gave us a lot of opportunities."
After losing three of four games midway through the season, McPherson replaced Chris Rix at quarterback, and the Seminoles are 3-0 since the change.
With tailbacks Greg Jones and Nick Maddox out with injuries, Florida State relied on its passing game against North Carolina.
McPherson completed 5 of 9 passes for 112 yards in the second quarter, teaming with Boldin on touchdown plays covering 43 and 19 yards.
Xavier Beitia began the scoring with a 47-yard field goal in the second quarter and added a 31-yard kick midway through the third quarter that gave Florida State a 20-0 lead.
North Carolina (2-9, 0-7) cut the deficit to 20-7 in the third quarter when C.J. Stephens threw a 14-yard scoring pass to tight end Bobby Blizzard.
But the Seminoles countered immediately with two touchdowns. McPherson lobbed a 4-yard scoring throw to Boldin for a 26-7 lead, and on the next drive connected with Talman Gardner for a 20-yard
scoring pass.
"It wasn't pretty," said North Carolina coach John Bunting. "We'll learn from this experience. When we come back here in two years, a lot of those guys have the understanding of what the environment
is down here."
"It's the type of program we want to be someday," Stephens said about Florida State. "It's a model for us to look at."
McPherson completed 15 of 30 passes for 237 yards, while freshman Leon Washington made his first start at tailback and picked up 56 yards and 13 carries. He was backed up by another true freshman,
Thomas Clayton, who added 24 yards on eight carries.
"They got some good experience," Bowden said. "When you're playing your number four tailback, your second-team center and guard, things were not that bad."
Rix, who lost the starting job after a loss to Notre Dame last month, came into the game in the fourth quarter and threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Craphanso Thorpe on his first play, giving the
Seminoles a 40-7 lead.
North Carolina added a late score on a 14-yard pass from Matt Baker to Danny Rumley with just 40 seconds left in the game.
North Carolina will try to avoid its first winless season in the league since 1989 next Saturday at Duke, which has lost 24 straight ACC games.
"It's very frustrating for all of us," Bunting said. "A couple plays...that's the difference sometimes in a great team and a bad team. Right now, I guess you can say we're a bad team."
The Tar Heels have been outscored 172-33 in their last four games.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Carolina |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
| Florida State |
0 |
17 |
16 |
7 |
40 |
1st 0- 0 Xavier Beitia, 37, field goal failed, 10:53
2nd 3- 0 Xavier Beitia, 47, field goal, 10:26
10- 0 Anquan Boldin, 43, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:06
10- 0 Xavier Beitia, 27, field goal failed, 5:48
17- 0 Anquan Boldin, 19, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:46
17- 0 Opp, 53, field goal failed, 0:01
3rd 20- 0 Xavier Beitia, 31, field goal, 7:37
20- 7 Opp, 14, pass (kick), 5:33
26- 7 Anquan Boldin, 4, pass from Adrian McPherson (Adrian McPherson, run failed), 2:50
33- 7 Talman Gardner, 20, pass from Adrian McPherson (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:30
4th 40- 7 Craphonso Thorpe, 52, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:18
40-14 Opp, 14, pass (kick), 0:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 19
Rushes-yards 38-141 30-129
Passing 289 230
Att-Comp-Int 32-16-0 50-19-1
Total Yards 70-430 80-359
Punt Returns 2-15 3-37
Kickoff Returns 0-0 5-70
Interception Ret. 1-8 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 4-44.3 6-38.8
Sacks By-Yds 2-15 2-17
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yds 9-80 9-75
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 7-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-4
Time of Posession 28:36 31:24
Attendance 81,910
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 13 56 0 17
Adrian McPherson 11 46 0 18
Thomas Clayton 8 24 0 10
Anquan Boldin 1 12 0 12
P.K. Sam 1 3 0 3
Torrance Washington 1 3 0 3
Chris Rix 1 1 0 1
Team 1 -1 0 -1
Craphonso Thorpe 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 38 141 0 18
Opp 30 129 0 32
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 5 104 3 43t
Talman Gardner 6 96 1 23
Craphonso Thorpe 3 74 1 52t
Leon Washington 2 15 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 289 5 52t
Opp 19 230 2 35
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Adrian McPherson 15 30 0 237 4 43t
Chris Rix 1 2 0 52 1 52t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 32 0 289 5 52t
Opp 19 50 1 230 2 35
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 2 15 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 15 0 13
Opp 3 37 0 30
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 5 70 0 21
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 3 143 54
Chris Hall 1 34 34
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 177 54
Opp 6 233 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerome Carter 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 2 4 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 2 3 5 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 3 1 4 0.5- 1.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 3 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 1 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 2 1 3 1.5- 12.0 1.5- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Jeff Womble 1 1 2 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . 1 . .
Donnie Carter 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Rufus Brown . 2 2 0.5- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Jared Hetzel . 1 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Robin Charles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gerard Ross 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chance Gwaltney 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Yohance Buchanan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Willie Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Torrance Washington 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Patrick Newton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Bryant McFadden . . . . . 1- 8 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 42 31 73 4.0- 20.0 2.0- 15.0 1- 8 12 . 2- 0 2 . .
Opp 32 24 56 5.0- 26.0 2.0- 17.0 . 9 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 4 Anquan Boldin
QB 5 Adrian McPherson
SE 21 Talman Gardner
TB 33 Leon Washington
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
ST 72 Brett Williams
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RC 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
RE 93 Eric Powell
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
8 Bryant McFadden
11 Gerard Ross
13 Jared Hetzel
15 Robin Charles
16 Chris Rix
18 Yohance Buchanan
27 Claudius Osei
29 Willie Jones
30 Patrick Newton
31 Thomas Clayton
32 Leroy Smith
37 Chance Gwaltney
41 Kyler Hall
42 Jerel Hudson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
43 Torrance Washington
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
48 Alonzo Jackson
54 A.J. Nicholson
55 Eric Moore
71 Brian Ross
81 P.K. Sam
83 Chris Hall
91 Jeff Womble
95 Kamerion Wimbley
96 Donnie Carter
97 Tony Benford
98 Brodrick Bunkley
|
North Carolina State 17, Florida State 7
11/23/2002, Raleigh, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
RALEIGH, NC - T.A. McLendon rushed for 114 yards and one touchdown and North Carolina State's defense held No. 14 Florida State to 162 total yards for a 17-7 victory Saturday.
The Wolfpack (10-3, 5-3 ACC) became the first team in the Atlantic Coast Conference to beat the Seminoles two years in a row, winning 34-28 last season in Tallahassee, Fla.
N.C. State also snapped its three-game losing streak with a stunning defensive performance to win 10 games for the first time in 111 years of Wolfpack football.
Florida State (8-4, 7-1) can do no worse than tie Maryland for the ACC crown, but would have to finish more than five spots higher than the Terrapins in the final BCS standings to gain the league's
major bowl bid. That's if Maryland wins its last two ACC games.
Florida State's offensive output was the lowest in Bobby Bowden's 325 games with the Seminoles. The previous worst was 173 yards at Nebraska in 1986.
Florida State, seeking its eighth undefeated mark in ACC play in 11 years, came into the game averaging an ACC-best 428.6 yards a game, but couldn't move it at all as Adrian McPherson fell to 3-1
since replacing Chris Rix at quarterback.
Rix didn't get into the game until there was 2:29 left.
McLendon had 82 yards rushing by the end of the third quarter, while the Seminoles had just 88 total yards in the worst offensive showing in Bowden's 27 seasons.
The Wolfpack led 10-7 and drove to the Florida State 2 before failing on a fourth-down pass from Philip Rivers to tight end Sean Berton.
But Florida State was called for a holding penalty in the end zone on its first play for a safety.
Jerricho Cotchery's 49-yard return of the free kick helped set up Adam Kiker's career-best 44-yard field goal that forced the Seminoles to score a TD and a two-point conversion just to tie.
That was before Manny Lawson blocked a punt out of the end zone for another safety with 5:43 left to seal it.
The Seminoles fell to 16-8 the last two seasons since going 99-11 the previous nine seasons in the ACC.
The Florida State offense was limited when running back Nick Maddox reinjured his right ankle on the first play of the game. Maddox, averaging an ACC-best 6.2 yards a carry, returned later in the
first quarter but was ineffective on the sore ankle.
N.C. State dominated the first half, controlling the ball for 19 of the opening 30 minutes while limiting the Seminoles to 64 yards of offense.
The Seminoles drove to the Wolfpack 16 on the opening possession of the game, but after an illegal procedure penalty, McPherson was sacked twice to take Florida State out of field goal range.
Chance Gwaltney then had his punt blocked at midfield when he dropped the snap, leading to a 21-yard field goal by Kiker.
Florida State did little else on offense the rest of the half.
Kiker was set to try a 37-yarder midway through the second quarter that could have given N.C. State a 6-0 lead, but Amato called for a fake. The trick play backfired when holder Chris Young was
stripped by Alonzo Jackson and Michael Boulware returned it 84 yards to give Florida State a 7-3 lead.
Boulware, a linebacker, now has a touchdown in each of his first three seasons.
Late in the quarter, Rivers threw a key block as Josh Brown took a direct snap and raced 60 yards to the Florida State 1. After a 5-yard penalty, McLendon burst up the middle from 6 yards out to give
the Wolfpack the lead at the break.
Rivers threw for 95 yards in the first half to become the third ACC quarterback to throw for at least 3,000 in two seasons. And McLendon's 16th rushing TD tied the league mark set in 1993 by North
Carolina's Leon Johnson.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| North Carolina State |
3 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 21, field goal, 4:38
2nd 7- 3 Michael Boulware, 84, fumble recovery/return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:35
7-10 Opp, 6, run (kick), 1:25
4th 7-12 Opp, safety, 9:53
Note: Holding called in the end zone.
7-15 Opp, 44, field goal, 7:36
7-17 Opp, safety, 5:43
Note: punt blocked out of the end zone
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 13 20
Rushes-yards 21- 34 46-191
Passing 143 171
Att-Comp-Int 27-13-1 29-18-0
Total Yards 48-177 75-362
Punt Returns 2-12 3-14
Kickoff Returns 4-95 1-49
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-84 0-0
Punts 7-23.3 5-33.6
Sacks By-Yds 2-11 4-32
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 12-104 12-94
3rd Down Conversions 3-10 6-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 2-4
Time of Posession 19:34 40:26
Attendance 51,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 2 22 0 14
Leon Washington 4 12 0 8
Nick Maddox 6 4 0 7
Anquan Boldin 1 4 0 4
Adrian McPherson 7 2 0 21
Chance Gwaltney 1 -10 0 -10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 34 0 21
Opp 46 191 1 60
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 4 70 0 22
Anquan Boldin 3 35 0 17
Craphonso Thorpe 2 19 0 10
Nick Maddox 1 7 0 7
Leon Washington 1 6 0 6
Torrance Washington 1 5 0 5
Paul Irons 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 143 0 22
Opp 18 171 0 27
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Adrian McPherson 8 20 0 80 0 22
Chris Rix 5 7 1 63 0 20
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 27 1 143 0 22
Opp 18 29 0 171 0 27
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 2 12 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 12 0 9
Opp 3 14 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 3 80 0 29
Craphonso Thorpe 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 95 0 29
Opp 1 49 0 49
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 5 163 39
Team 2 0 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 163 39
Opp 5 168 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 5 6 11 . . . 1 . 1- 84 . . .
Kendyll Pope 6 1 7 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 3 1 4 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Powell 1 3 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 2 1 3 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . 1 . .
Bryant McFadden 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 . 1 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 50 20 70 7.0- 34.0 2.0- 11.0 . 2 . 1- 84 1 . .
Opp 30 16 46 5.0- 34.0 4.0- 32.0 1- 0 3 . . . 2 2
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 Anquan Boldin
QB 5 Adrian McPherson
TB 20 Nick Maddox
FLK 21 Talman Gardner
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
FS 41 Kyler Hall
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
16 Chris Rix
22 Pat Watkins
24 B.J. Ward
27 Claudius Osei
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
38 Paul Irons
42 Jerel Hudson
43 Torrance Washington
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
55 Eric Moore
83 Dominic Robinson
91 Jeff Womble
93 Eric Powell
97 Tony Benford
|
Florida State 31, Florida 14
11/30/2002, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - All of a sudden, the season doesn't seem so bad for Florida State.
Taking advantage of his second chance, Chris Rix ran for 83 yards and threw two touchdowns to Anquan Boldin to help the No. 23 Seminoles earn their biggest win of the year, 31-14 over No. 15 Florida
on Saturday night.
"We finally looked like Florida State," relieved coach Bobby Bowden said.
Freshman tailback Leon Washington ran for 134 yards. Linebacker Kendyll Pope returned an interception for a touchdown. A week of turmoil melted away with a big post-game celebration, and a season of
disappointments took a long-awaited positive turn for the Seminoles (9-4).
"We knew we had the receivers, we knew we had the quarterbacks, we knew we had the runners," Bowden said. "But it just wasn't happening. Tonight was the first night it happened."
The Seminoles beat their biggest rival for the fourth time in five years, and now they have a month to get ready for a trip to a major bowl - probably the Sugar.
"It doesn't get much better than that," Pope said.
On the other side, Ron Zook had no more luck in his first year than Steve Spurrier did in 12 seasons when it comes to winning at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Gators (8-4) still haven't won in
Tallahassee since 1986.
"I guess the streak continues," Florida offensive lineman Shannon Snell said.
Coming into the week, Zook still had a chance to salvage a disappointing season of his own by winning 10 games. But that won't happen, and now it's Florida, not Florida State, that will spend an
uncomfortable month stewing before its bowl trip, very likely to the Outback.
"It hurts," Zook said. "It hurts our players bad. It hurts our coaches bad. But they were the better team today."
Rix won the starting job by default when Adrian McPherson was kicked off the team last week after a police investigation led to his arrest on a charge of felony grand theft. McPherson's final game was
a dreadful 17-7 loss to North Carolina State last Saturday that had Seminoles fans howling.
"A situation like that can make you or break you," Boldin said. "We've been battling this stuff all year. It was just a matter of pride. We wanted this bad."
Even though the trouble was in Tallahassee, Zook was the one who put a gag order on his players during the buildup to the game. He did it because he thought it would help the Gators win. The ploy
didn't work, but Zook said he had no regrets about the decision.
"If I had to do it over again, I'd do the same thing," he said. "I thought we were focused, zeroed in on what we had to do."
Florida's hopes grew dim with 10 minutes left in the third quarter when Grossman flipped a pass to tight end Aaron Walker. Walker tipped it into the hands of Pope, whose 13-yard interception return
gave the Seminoles a 24-6 lead.
A little later, Grossman, who finished with 303 yards, led the Gators on an 84-yard touchdown drive to cut the deficit to 10.
But Rix and Boldin answered with what might have been Florida State's best drive of the season. They connected for a 26-yard gain and for a 19-yard touchdown as part of an 80-yard drive that made the
score 31-14 and turned the rest of the night into a Seminole celebration.
It was an odd combination, considering Boldin was in McPherson's corner when Rix struggled earlier this season and several Seminoles were calling for a change.
"He's a fighter," Boldin said of Rix. "He is one of those guys who never would quit."
The Gators blew their chance to make this a game in the first half, when two trips inside the 20 netted only two field goals. Elsewhere, Ingle Martin's short punts - he averaged 32 yards on seven
kicks - gave FSU the field-position advantage, and 84 yards in penalties short-circuited a number of drives.
Gators tailback Earnest Graham (82 yards) didn't appear to have any more run-ins with Darnell Dockett, the FSU lineman accused of intentionally hurting Graham in last year's meeting.
But clearly, memories of the play lingered. Florida got called for three personal fouls. At one point, the Gators threw a dive block on FSU defender Brodrick Bunkley that sent him out of the game with
a knee injury. FSU's Eric Powell drew a personal foul after cheap-shotting Grossman after a handoff.
Midway through the second quarter, officals stopped play, gathered linemen from both teams into the huddle and told them the cheap stuff had to stop.
"You can't say anything bad about them," Snell said. "They played rough, but they played fair."
Rix, an early Heisman candidate whose season quickly went south, threw a pair of gorgeous 22-yard strikes on a second-quarter scoring drive. The second pass was to Boldin, who fought off coverage to
get himself open for a 17-6 lead.
Rix's passing stats - 13-for-29 for 194 yards - weren't incredible. But most important, he avoided the mistakes that cost Florida State games early in the year and landed him on the bench, as a season
that began with dreams of a national title turned into something much less.
"I can't even describe how it feels," Rix said. "From playing, to not playing, to going out tonight and beating Florida. I've never been happier."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
3 |
3 |
8 |
0 |
14 |
| Florida State |
3 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 10:35
3- 3 Xavier Beitia, 36, field goal, 6:35
2nd 10- 3 Leon Washington, 7, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:54
10- 6 Opp, 37, field goal, 10:56
17- 6 Anquan Boldin, 22, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 5:37
3rd 24- 6 Kendyll Pope, 13, interception return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 10:00
24-14 Opp, 9, pass (pass), 1:07
4th 31-14 Anquan Boldin, 19, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 13:09
31-14 Xavier Beitia, 41, field goal failed, 9:15
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 21
Rushes-yards 43-225 27- 83
Passing 194 303
Att-Comp-Int 30-13-0 47-24-1
Total Yards 73-419 74-386
Punt Returns 5-39 1-4
Kickoff Returns 3-57 5-80
Interception Ret. 1-13 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-37.0 7-32.3
Sacks By-Yds 2-14 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 9-70 9-84
3rd Down Conversions 7-17 2-14
4th Down Conversions 1-2 0-1
Time of Posession 33:16 26:44
Attendance 83,938
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 26 134 1 18
Chris Rix 14 83 0 25
Anquan Boldin 1 5 0 5
Torrance Washington 2 3 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 225 1 25
Opp 27 83 0 19
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 8 101 2 26
Talman Gardner 3 62 0 29
Dominic Robinson 1 22 0 22
Craphonso Thorpe 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 194 2 29
Opp 24 303 1 41
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 13 29 0 194 2 29
Anquan Boldin 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 30 0 194 2 29
Opp 24 47 1 303 1 41
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 3 37 0 16
Dominic Robinson 2 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 39 0 16
Opp 1 4 0 4
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 2 45 0 30
Talman Gardner 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 57 0 30
Opp 5 80 0 28
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 6 222 43
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 222 43
Opp 7 226 39
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kendyll Pope 2 6 8 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 13 1 . . . . .
Michael Boulware 4 3 7 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 4 7 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 5 6 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 4 1 5 4.0- 27.0 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . .
Jared Hetzel 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 2 4 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel . 1 1 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Booker . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Benford . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
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FSU 31 38 69 9.0- 42.0 2.0- 14.0 1- 13 5 . . . . .
Opp 41 30 71 4.0- 12.0 . . 5 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 Anquan Boldin
QB 16 Chris Rix
TB 20 Nick Maddox
FLK 21 Talman Gardner
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
FS 41 Kyler Hall
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
8 Bryant McFadden
13 Jared Hetzel
22 Pat Watkins
24 B.J. Ward
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
30 Patrick Newton
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jerel Hudson
43 Torrance Washington
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
55 Eric Moore
73 Bobby Meeks
83 Dominic Robinson
95 Kamerion Wimbley
97 Tony Benford
98 Brodrick Bunkley
|
Georgia 26, Florida State 13
01/01/2003, New Orleans, La.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Georgia wasn't satisfied just making it to the Sugar Bowl. The Bulldogs wanted to finish their memorable season in style.
Consider it done.
Bruce Thornton returned an interception for a touchdown, backup quarterback D.J. Shockley tossed a scoring pass and No. 4 Georgia stymied a shorthanded Florida State team for a 26-13 victory Wednesday
night.
Billy Bennett kicked four field goals and MVP Musa Smith rushed for 145 yards as the Bulldogs went conservative, throwing a season-low 15 passes. All they had to do was let Fabian Walker, making his
first start at quarterback for the 16th-ranked Seminoles, beat himself.
Walker obliged, throwing two interceptions and also losing a fumble. The Seminoles had only one turnover in their last four regular-season games.
The Bulldogs (13-1) became the first team in school history to win 13 games, capping a breakthrough season in which sophomore coach Mark Richt steered the program back to national prominence.
Richt even got the satisfaction of beating his former boss. He served 14 years on Bobby Bowden's staff at Florida State before moving to Georgia in 2001.
"I'm thankful for the victory," Richt said. "I'm just thankful to Bobby Bowden still. He's still the teacher. I love him dearly, but I love Georgia and I'm real proud of these guys."
Plenty of Georgia fans were on hand to savor the moment. Red and black dominated the Superdome as the Bulldogs made their first Sugar Bowl appearance since the 1982 season - also the year of their
last Southeastern Conference championship.
Florida State (9-5), playing in the Sugar Bowl for the sixth time in 15 years, was viewed as the most unworthy team in the Bowl Championship Series. Their performance did little to change that
perception, handing Bowden his first five-loss season since 1981.
"Our offense was not very structured," Bowden said. "The split-second timing definitely wasn't there. We were just kind of hoping someone could make some plays."
In all fairness, the Seminoles might have given a better showing at full strength. But they lost their top two quarterbacks and had to go with third choice Walker, who had thrown only eight passes in
his career.
Why was Walker playing? Adrian McPherson was kicked off the team in late November for allegedly stealing a check, while Chris Rix was suspended from the bowl after he overslept and missed a final
exam.
Walker, a Georgia native, threw both interceptions when trying to force passes to well-covered receivers. Thornton took his interception 71 yards for a touchdown, putting the Bulldogs ahead for good
with 6 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
On Florida State's first offensive play of the second half, Walker was stripped of the ball by Will Thompson and Ken Veal recovered for the Bulldogs, setting up Bennett's third field goal of the night
and a comfortable 23-7 lead.
The Seminoles gave star receiver Anquan Boldin a shot at quarterback, hoping he could spark the offense. It might have worked, too, if Talman Gardner had not dropped a perfectly thrown deep pass near
the goal line.
Boldin hopped up and down in dismay after the ball slipped through Gardner's hands. On the next play, Boldin bruised his left hand when dragged down behind the line, knocking him out for the rest of
the first half.
After getting his hand checked out, Boldin came back to throw a 40-yard touchdown pass to Craphonso Thorpe on the final play of the third quarter. It wasn't enough.
Boldin also caught a touchdown pass, hauling down a 5-yarder from Walker early in the second quarter to give the Seminoles a short-lived 7-3 lead.
Georgia's offense didn't do much, managing just one touchdown on its own - and even that score was set up by Damian Gary's 26-yard punt return.
Shockley, who played four series in relief of starter David Greene, took advantage of Gary's long return right away, lofting a 37-yard touchdown pass to Terrence Edwards on his only throw of the
night.
On his way down the field to celebrate, Shockley jawed with a couple of Florida State players, undoubtedly a holdover from a fumble on his first possession.
That was Georgia's only turnover. The Bulldogs went conservative, relying on one of the nation's top-ranked defenses to shut down the Seminoles.
Smith had 18 of his 23 carries in the second half, rushing for 108 yards over the final two quarters.
"We started to pound the ball down their throat," he said. "At halftime, coach Richt said he was going to run it in the third and fourth quarters."
With Richt at the helm, the Bulldogs are certainly a program on the rise.
"The greatest thing he did, he brought us the blueprint of working hard," Smith said. "All of us came together as a team. I'm looking forward to great things next year."
Bennett connected on field goals of 23, 42, 25 and 35 yards to give him 130 points for the season, breaking Garrison Heart's school record of 126 in 1992.
Florida State, which earned an automatic BCS bid by winning the Atlantic Coast Conference, was the only team playing in a major bowl with more than two losses.
For the second year in a row, the Seminoles failed to win 10 games - a standard that used to be automatic in Tallahassee.
In fact, Florida State has lost nine games the last two years - equaling its total number of defeats from 1992-99.
The game was sponsored by Nokia.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Georgia |
3 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
26 |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
6 |
0 |
13 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 23, field goal, 4:19
0- 3 Opp, 47, field goal failed, 2:23
2nd 7- 3 Anquan Boldin, 5, pass from Fabian Walker (Xavier Beitia, kick), 13:41
7-10 Opp, 71, interception return (kick), 6:24
7-17 Opp, 37, pass (kick), 3:43
3rd 7-20 Opp, 42, field goal, 11:06
7-23 Opp, 25, field goal, 8:49
13-23 Craphonso Thorpe, 40, pass from Anquan Boldin (Anquan Boldin, run failed), 0:00
4th 13-26 Opp, 35, field goal, 10:17
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 11
Rushes-yards 41-115 36-151
Passing 147 125
Att-Comp-Int 26-13-2 15-10-0
Total Yards 67-262 51-276
Punt Returns 4-68 2-29
Kickoff Returns 3-57 1-7
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-77
Fumble Returns 1-9 1-0
Punts 5-40.4 4-48.3
Sacks By-Yds 4-17 6-45
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 5-37 6-59
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 3-12
4th Down Conversions 0-3 0-0
Time of Posession 33:51 26:09
Attendance 74,269
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 10 48 0 17
Anquan Boldin 13 34 0 20
Nick Maddox 9 32 0 12
B.J. Dean 1 5 0 5
Willie Reid 1 2 0 2
Fabian Walker 7 -6 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 115 0 20
Opp 36 151 0 39
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 1 40 1 40t
Anquan Boldin 3 34 1 20
Nick Maddox 4 24 0 13
Robert Morgan 1 18 0 18
Patrick Hughes 1 14 0 14
P.K. Sam 2 11 0 8
Talman Gardner 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 147 2 40t
Opp 10 125 1 37t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Anquan Boldin 6 14 0 78 1 40t
Fabian Walker 7 12 2 69 1 20t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 26 2 147 2 40t
Opp 10 15 0 125 1 37t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 4 68 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 68 0 28
Opp 2 29 0 26
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Talman Gardner 2 43 0 24
Leon Washington 1 14 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 57 0 24
Opp 1 7 0 7
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Chance Gwaltney 5 202 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 202 54
Opp 4 193 55
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allen Augustin 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Alonzo Jackson 3 2 5 2.5- 10.0 1.5- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 2 3 5 2.0- 3.0 0.5- 1.0 . . . . 1 . .
Michael Boulware 4 . 4 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jerel Hudson 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Shaw 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tony Benford 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 9 . . .
Eric Powell 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Robin Charles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Patrick Newton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 10 50 8.0- 23.0 4.0- 17.0 . 2 . 1- 9 1 . .
Opp 51 12 63 13.0- 60.0 6.0- 45.0 2- 77 4 . 1- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 Anquan Boldin
QB 12 Fabian Walker
TB 20 Nick Maddox
FLK 21 Talman Gardner
FB 35 B.J. Dean
C 52 Antoine Mirambeau
TG 61 Montrae Holland
ST 72 Brett Williams
TT 77 Ray Willis
SG 79 Todd Williams
TE 82 Patrick Hughes
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 48 Alonzo Jackson
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 99 Travis Johnson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Craphonso Thorpe
8 Bryant McFadden
15 Robin Charles
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
30 Patrick Newton
32 Leroy Smith
33 Leon Washington
37 Chance Gwaltney
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Kyler Hall
42 Jerel Hudson
47 Xavier Beitia
54 A.J. Nicholson
69 Mike Shaw
73 Bobby Meeks
81 P.K. Sam
87 Robert Morgan
93 Eric Powell
97 Tony Benford
|
