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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
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