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COLLEGE FOOTBALL The Times, Gainesville, Georgia | gainesvilletimes.com Sunday, October 28, 2018 3B NO. 2 CLEMSON 59, FLORIDA STATE 10 Tigers still dominant MARK WALLHEISER I Associated Press Clemson wide receiver Amari Rodgers keeps an eye on Florida State defensive end Walvenski Aime (94) after a reception in the first half of a game in Tallahassee, Fla., on Saturday. Clemson takes out Florida St. for fourth straight meeting Georgia State falls in home shootout ATLANTA — In a game full of big-play touchdowns, it was Alex James’ 3-yard run and Massimo Biscardi’s 23-yard field goal in the fourth quarter that rallied Coastal Carolina to a 37-34 win over Georgia State on Saturday. James’ TD run capped a 12-play, 57-yard drive with 9:46 remaining. Biscardi’s tie breaking field goal came with just under three minutes left and was set up by a 48-yard, Fred Payton-to-CJ Marable completion. The Chanticleers (5-3, 2-2 Sun Belt) led 20-13 at halftime before the Panthers (2-6, 1-4) scored 21 third-quarter points to go up 34-27. Tra Barnett had two of those scores on 75- and 42-yard runs and Dan Ellington the other with a 42-yarder. Ellington also threw a 36-yard scoring pass to Penny Hart in the first quarter after the Chanticleers had taken a 17-0 lead with the help of an 80-yard run by Marable and Payton’s 25-yard TD pass to Malcolm Williams. Ky’Jon Tyler added a 28-yard rushing score for Coastal Carolina in the third quarter. The teams combined for 997 yards offense. Marable had 128 yards receiving for the Chanti cleers while Barnett rushed 161 yards and Hart had 118 yards receiving for Georgia State. Associated Press Mercer blown out by Wofford SPARTANBURG, S.C. — T. J. Luther had just two catches Saturday afternoon, but both went for long touchdowns as Wofford dominated Mercer 42-21 in Southern Conference play on Saturday afternoon. Luther caught touchdown tosses of 71 and 50 yards to help Wofford to a 28-7 advantage going into the final quarter. Andre Stoddard rushed for 119 yards and two scores, Len nox McAfee ran for 92 yards on eight carries and Nathan Walker added 58 yards and another score as Wofford (6-2, 5-1) totaled 359 rushing yards while holding Mercer to just 88 yards on the ground. Wofford finished with 558 total yards, compared to Mercer’s 341. Miller Mosley hit Luther in stride for a 71-yard touchdown pass to open the scoring. Mos ley followed that with a 14-yard scoring sprint on the next series to give Wofford a 14-0 lead at the break. Luther hauled in a 50-yarder from Joe Newman late in the third. Kaelan Riley threw for 192 yards and a score for Mercer (4-4,3-2). Associated Press BY BOB FERRANTE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — No Atlantic Coast Conference team had ever knocked off Florida State for four straight years. Clemson spent the week making sure it would be the first. Trevor Lawrence threw four touchdown passes, and No. 2 Clemson handed Florida State its worst home loss in program his tory with a 59-10 victory on Saturday. “This was an awesome accomplishment for our seniors,” coach Dabo Swinney said. “This was something they really wanted to do ... be that first ACC senior class to go 4-0 on these guys.” Florida State routed Clemson 51-14 in 2013, a victory that was part of the Seminoles’ undefeated run to the national title. But since then, the Tigers have been the class of the ACC — and owned their rivalry with Florida State. “I’m definitely honored,” defen sive tackle Christian Wilkins said. “Just speaks volumes of our pro gram and the special guys we have, the special group of seniors we have.” Lawrence completed 20 of 37 passes for 314 yards before staying on the sideline for good late in the third quarter. Amari Rodgers had six catches for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and Tee Higgins also had two TD receptions. Clemson (8-0, 5-0) scored 28 points in the second quarter and opened a 45-0 lead before Florida State got on the board on Ricky Aguayo’s 35-yard field goal with 4:35 left in the third quarter. The Tigers moved to 8-0 for the seventh time in school history, including the third time in the last four seasons. Clemson also recorded back-to-back wins in Tal lahassee for the first time. Florida State (4-4, 2-4) couldn’t get out of its own way, suffering its most lopsided defeat at home — surpassing a 58-14 loss to Southern Miss in 1981. It was also the most points allowed by the Semi noles at Doak Campbell Stadium. “I felt like we had some guys that quit on our football team and that’s can’t be tolerated,” Florida State coach Willie Taggart said. “You quit, you don’t play.” Defensive end Brian Burns, who had a tackle and a quarter back hurry, agreed with Taggart’s assessment. “Most definitely,” Burns said. “The effort level wasn’t there. The energy wasn’t there. ” Florida State had not allowed 30 points in 11 straight games, dat ing to the 2017 loss at Clemson. But that streak was snapped less than a minute into the third when Law rence connected with Rodgers on a 58-yard catch and run. Deondre Francois completed 17 of 36 passes for 180 yards and an interception for the Seminoles before departing due to injury. James Blackman came in and had a 73-yard touchdown pass to Key- shawn Helton. Florida State was one-dimen sional on offense, rushing 35 times for minus-21 yards. Clem son forced the Seminoles to punt 12 times, including Florida State’s first five possessions. “Our defense set the tempo for the day right out of the gate,” Swin ney said. A MAN OF MANY TALENTS Clemson defensive tackle Chris tian Wilkins has wreaked havoc on quarterbacks in his career. He can play a little on the offensive side, too. Wilkins had a 1-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. He also had a 1-yard touchdown reception against Troy on Sept. 10,2016. Swinney said Wilkins scored from the “Fridge Package,” a jumbo I-formation that was named after former Clemson defensive lineman William “Refrigerator” Perry (who scored a touchdown for the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XX). Wilkins lined up behind defensive tackle Dexter Lawrence and plunged across the goal line. “The guys did a great job with just clearing it open for me, whether it was the o-line or Dex,” Wilkins said. Swinney Kentucky beats Mizzou on final play COLUMBIA, Mo. — Terry Wilson threw a 2-yard touch down pass to C. J. Conrad on the final play to give No. 12 Ken tucky a 15-14 victory over Mis souri on Saturday. Kentucky took over on its own 19 with 1:24 left. With 4 sec onds left, Wilson threw toward Ahmad Wagner in the back left corner of the end zone. Wagner caught the ball out of bounds, but Missouri cornerback DeMarkus Acy was called for pass interference, giving Ken tucky an untimed down that it turned into the winning score. Associated Press GEORGIA consecutive year that the team with more rushing yards won the game. No. 7 Georgia 36, No. 9 Florida 17 Florida 0 7 7 3—17 Georgia 10 3 10 13—36 ■ Continued from 1B about my defense and the will and the hunger that have to not drop the rope and draw a line. ... I’m pretty sure they were tired, but you could look at them and they just looked like the ’300’ warriors, ready for the next play.” POLL IMPLICATIONS Florida will fall out of the top 10. Georgia probably won’t have room to move much up, especially with top-ranked Ala bama and No. 4 LSU on byes. RUNNING STREAK Georgia finished with 189 yards rushing, including 80 in the fourth quarter. Florida had 170 on the ground. It’s the 13th HUGE LOSS Losing Henderson was big because the Gators were already without fellow sopho more Marco Wilson, who injured his left knee in a loss to Kentucky in early September. Henderson and Wilson were two of the best cornerbacks in the league. The Gators already were thin in the secondary because of injuries to Brian Edwards and Quincy Lenton, plus the loss of Randy Russell (heart condition) and Justin Watkins (dismissed). UP NEXT Florida begins a three-game home-stand against Missouri. Georgia plays at Kentucky. The Bulldogs have won eight in a row in the series. First Quarter UGA—FG Blankenship 21,8:11 UGA—Holloman 16 pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 6:07 Second Quarter FLA—Franks 1 run (McPherson kick), 9:57 UGA—FG Blankenship 22, :02 Third Quarter FLA—Swain 36 pass from Franks (McPherson kick), 13:35 UGA—Holloman 12 pass from Fromm (Blankenship kick), 10:33 UGA—FG Blankenship 18, :07 Fourth Quarter FLA—FG McPherson 42,11:12 UGA—Godwin 24 pass from Fromm (pass failed), 8:39 UGA—Swift 33 run (Blankenship kick), 4:29 FLA First downs Rushes-yards Passing Comp-Att-Int Return Yards Punts-Avg. Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards UGA 17 20 37-170 41-189 105 240 13-21-1 17-24-0 54 77 4-38.25 4-42.25 3-2 0-0 7-27 4-53 Time of Possession 28:36 31:24 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING—Florida, Perine 14-62, Scarlett 8-56, Franks 8-30, E.Jones 4-12, Pierce 3-10. Georgia, Swift 12-104, Holyfield 20-71, Fromm 6-11, Cook 1-4, Hardman 1-0, (Team) 1-(minus 1). PASSING—Florida, Franks 13-21-1-105. Georgia, Fromm 17-24- 0-240. RECEIVING—Florida, Toney 3-18, Swain 2-38, Grimes 2-18, . Georgia, Nauta 5-73, Holloman 4-48, Ridley 2-37, Swift 2-13, Hardman 2-10, Woerner 1-35, Godwin 1-24. MISSED FIELD GOALS—None. TOP 25 SCOREBOARD Oklahoma eases past Kansas State at home Kyler Murray passed for 352 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another score to help Okla homa beat Kansas State. The Sooners (7-1,4-1 Big 12) rolled up a season-high 702 total yards and only punted once, and that was in the fourth quarter after Murray was done for the day. CeeDee Lamb caught four passes for a career- high 160 yards and two touchdowns, and Kennedy Brooks ran for 94 yards and two scores. The Sooners won their second straight since losing to Texas. Oklahoma held Kansas State (3-4,1-4) to 245 yards. Alex Barnes, who entered the game as the Big 12’s leading rusher, was limited to 28 yards on 13 carries. NO. 17 PENN STATE 30, NO. 18 IOWA 24 Nick Scott intercepted a pass to thwart Iowa at the Penn State 2 with 3:18 left and the Nittany Lions held on to avoid a third straight home loss. Penn State (6-2, 3-2 Big Ten) needed one last defensive stand to hold off Iowa (6-2,3-2), which got to the Nit tany Lions 44 with less than a min ute left. On fourth-and-10 with 7 seconds left, Penn State’s pass rush swarmed Nate Stanley, who flipped backward to offen sive tackle Tristan Wirfs. The 300-pounder rumbled 15 yards before being dragged down with no time left. It was a fitting end to an odd game with little sustained offense. Iowa scored on two safeties and a touchdown pass by punter Colten Rastetter to defensive tackle Sam Brincks on a faked field goal in the first half. NORTHWESTERN 31, NO. 20 WISCONSIN 17 Clayton Thorson ran for two touchdowns and threw a scoring pass to help Northwestern beat Wisconsin. The first-place Wildcats (5-3,5-1) solidified themselves as contend ers for the Big Ten West champion ship while gaining some revenge for a loss at Camp Randall Stadium early last season. With quarterback Alex Horni- brook sidelined by a concussion and the defense without several injured starters, it was a rough afternoon for Wisconsin (5-3, 3-2). Northwestern turned two fumbles by Jonathan Taylor and another by quarterback Jack Coan into 17 points on the way to its fourth straight victory. Associated Press Murray Top 25 results No. 1 Alabama (8-0) did not play. Next: at No. 4 LSU, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 2 Clemson (8-0) beat Florida State 59-10. Next: vs. Louisville, Saturday. No. 3 Notre Dame (7-0) vs. Navy at San Diego. Next: at Northwestern, Saturday. No. 4 LSU (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 1 Alabama, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 5 Michigan (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. No. 17 Penn State, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 6 Texas (6-1) at Oklahoma State. Next: vs. No. 13 West Virginia, Saturday. No. 7 Georgia (7-1) beat No. 9 Florida 36-17. Next: at No. 12 Kentucky, Saturday. No. 8 Oklahoma (7-1) beat Kansas State 51-14. Next: at Texas Tech, Saturday. No. 9 Florida (6-2) lost to No. 7 Georgia 36-17. Next: vs. Missouri, Saturday. No. 10 UCF (7-0) did not play. Next: vs. Temple, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 11 Ohio State (7-1) did not play. Next: vs. Nebraska, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 12 Kentucky (7-1) beat Missouri 15-14. Next: vs. No. 7 Georgia, Saturday. No. 13 West Virginia (6-1) beat Baylor 58-14, Thursday. Next: at No. 6 Texas, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 14 Washington State (6-1) beat No. 24 Stanford 41-38. Next: vs. California, Saturday. No. 15 Washington (6-3) lost to California 12-10. Next: vs. No. 24 Stanford, Saturday. No. 16 Texas A&M (5-2) lost to Mississippi State 28-13. Next: at Auburn, Saturday. No. 17 Penn State (6-2) beat No. 18 Iowa 30-24. Next: at No. 5 Michigan, Saturday. No. 18 Iowa (6-2) lost to No. 17 Penn State 30-24. Next: at Purdue, Saturday. No. 19 Oregon (5-2) at Arizona. Next: vs. UCLA, Saturday. No. 20 Wisconsin (5-3) lost to Northwestern 31-17. Next: vs. Rutgers, Saturday. No. 21 South Florida (7-1) lost to Houston 57-36. Next: vs. Tulane, Saturday. No. 22 NC State (5-1) at Syracuse. Next: vs. Florida State, Saturday. No. 23 Utah (6-2) beat UCLA 41-10, Friday. Next: at Arizona State, Saturday, Nov. 3. No. 24 Stanford (5-2) lost to No. 14 Washington State 41-38. Next: at No. 15 Washington, Saturday. No. 25 Appalachian State (5-2) lost to Georgia Southern 34-14, Thursday. Next: at Coastal Carolina, Saturday. Associated Press Conference Glance SOUTHEASTERN CONFERENCE East Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Georgia 5 1 2151247 1 309 131 Kentucky 5 1 122 74 7 1 205 104 Florida 4 2 1571366 2 258 152 South Carolina 2 3 1241403 3 173 155 Tennessee 1 3 84 167 3 4 181 210 Vanderbilt 1 4 1061604 5 230 226 Missouri 0 4 88 134 4 4 284 231 West Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Alabama 5 0 269 92 8 0 433 127 LSU 4 1 141 83 7 1 243 121 Texas A&M 3 1 93 99 5 2 226 144 Auburn 2 3 119 94 5 3 227 132 Mississippi 1 3 76 171 5 3 307 277 Mississippi St 1 3 39 69 4 3 189 95 Arkansas 0 5 115 205 2 7 237 303 Saturday's Games Vanderbilt 45, Arkansas 31 Georgia 36, Florida 17 Kentucky 15, Missouri 14 Mississippi St. 28, Texas A&M 13 South Carolina 27, Tennessee 24 Saturday, Nov. 3 Texas A&M at Auburn, TBA Missouri at Florida, TBA Georgia at Kentucky, TBA South Carolina at Mississippi, Noon Charlotte at Tennessee, 4 p.m. Louisiana Tech at Mississippi St., 7:30 p.m. Alabama at LSU, 8 p.m. ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE Atlantic Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Clemson 5 0 239 64 8 0 353 104 Boston College 3 1 129 96 6 2 304 196 NC State 2 1 70 85 5 1 172 125 Syracuse 2 2 130115 5 2 298 188 Florida St. 2 4 113182 4 4 186 227 Wake Forest 1 3 110177 4 4 267 294 Louisville 0 5 113 215 2 6 178 290 Coastal Division Conference All Games W L PF PA W L PF PA Virginia 4 1 123 86 6 2 226 150 Virginia Tech 3 1 105 85 4 3 225 196 Pittsburgh 3 1 1571394 4 224 261 Miami 2 2 102 80 5 3 276 154 Georgia Tech 2 3 1691604 4 311 226 Duke 1 3 101 127 5 3 251 188 North Carolina 1 4 1251751 6 161 240 Thursday’s Games Georgia Tech 49, Virginia Tech 28 Friday’s Games Boston College 27, Miami 14 Saturday’s Games Clemson 59, Florida St. 10 Wake Forest 56, Louisville 35 Virginia 31, North Carolina 21 Pittsburgh 54, Duke 45 Scores SOUTH Alabama A&M 27, Alabama St. 10 Austin Peay 41, Tennessee Tech 10 Charlotte 20, Southern Miss. 17 Chattanooga 34, VMI 27 Clemson 59, Florida St. 10 Coastal Carolina 37, Georgia St. 34 Delaware St. 28, NC Central 13 E. Kentucky 31, E. Illinois 23 ETSU 45, W. Carolina 43,20T Florida A&M 38, Morgan St. 3 Furman 28, The Citadel 17 Gardner-Webb 35, Campbell 7 Georgia 36, Florida 17 Grambling St. 45, Ark.-Pine Bluff 38, OT Hampton 51, Va. Lynchburg 28 Jacksonville St. 42, Murray St. 15 James Madison 13, Stony Brook 10 Kennesaw St. 38, Charleston Southern 10 Marist 48, Morehead St. 21 Maryland 63, Illinois 33 Middle Tennessee 51, Old Dominion 17 Monmouth (NJ) 24, Presbyterian 14 Nicholls 48, Incarnate Word 21 SC State 27, Howard 21 SE Missouri 56, UT Martin 33 Savannah St. 32, Norfolk St. 3 Stetson 56, Davidson 53 Virginia 31, North Carolina 21 Wake Forest 56, Louisville 35 Wofford 42, Mercer 21 East CCSU 49, Wagner 24 Colgate 38, Georgetown 0 Columbia 17, Yale 10 Dartmouth 24, Harvard 17 Delaware 40, Towson 36 Holy Cross 56, Lehigh 0 Lafayette 21, Fordham 13 Maine 28, Albany (NY) 9 New Hampshire 34, Villanova 0 Penn 13, Brown 7 Penn St. 30, Iowa 24 Pittsburgh 54, Duke 45 Princeton 66, Cornell 0 Rhode Island 21, William & Mary 10 Sacred Heart 49, Bryant 26 St. Francis (Pa.) 20, Robert Morris 7 UMass 22, UConn 17 MIDWEST Akron 17, Cent. Michigan 10 Army 37, E. Michigan 22 Dayton 38, Butler 28 Drake 42, Valparaiso 25 Indiana St. 43, Youngstown St. 17 Iowa St. 40, Texas Tech 31 Kansas 27, TCU 26 Kentucky 15, Missouri 14 Michigan St. 23, Purdue 13 N. Dakota St. 59, South Dakota 14 Nebraska 45, Bethune-Cookman 9 Northwestern 31, Wisconsin 17 S. Dakota St. 38, Illinois St. 28 S. Illinois 49, Missouri St. 35 W. Illinois 37, N. Iowa 17 Weber St. 35, North Dakota 30 FAR WEST Arizona St. 38, Southern Cal 35 California 12, Washington 10 E. Washington 38, Idaho 14 Idaho St. 24, Montana St. 17 N. Illinois 7, BYU 6 Oregon St. 41, Colorado 34, OT San Diego 59, Jacksonville 35 UC Davis 49, Montana 21 Utah St. 61, New Mexico 19 SOUTHWEST Alcorn St. 27, Prairie View 13 Cincinnati 26, SMU 20, OT Houston 57, South Florida 36 Lamar 24, Stephen F. Austin 17 North Texas 41, Rice 17 Oklahoma 51, Kansas St. 14 Sam Houston St. 28, SE Louisiana 25 Texas Southern 42, MVSU 14 Vanderbilt 45, Arkansas 31 Associated Press
