GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NCAAF: ALABAMA (3-1) at FLORIDA ST (2-1)

NCAAF: ALABAMA at FLORIDA ST

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NCAAF ALABAMA (22) 14
FLORIDA ST 21 0:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NCAAF: ALABAMA at FLORIDA ST

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NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ALABAMA (22) 0 0 0 14 14
FLORIDA ST 0 0 7 14 21 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NONE
2ND QUARTER: NONE
3RD QUARTER: FLORIDA ST - TD, DE'CODY FAGG 7 YD PASS FROM
XAVIER LEE (GARY CISMESIA
KICK), 4:10. FLORIDA ST 7-0
4TH QUARTER: FLORIDA ST - TD, ANTONE SMITH 5 YD RUN (GARY
CISMESIA KICK), 5:57. FLORIDA
ST 14-0
ALABAMA - TD, DJ HALL 30 YD PASS FROM JOHN
PARKER WILSON (LEIGH TIFFIN
KICK), 9:56. FLORIDA ST 14-7
FLORIDA ST - TD, DE'CODY FAGG 70 YD PASS FROM
XAVIER LEE (GARY CISMESIA
KICK), 10:14. FLORIDA ST 21-7
ALABAMA - TD, KEITH BROWN 14 YD PASS FROM
JOHN PARKER WILSON (LEIGH
TIFFIN KICK), 13:54. FLORIDA
ST 21-14</div>

 

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Xavier Lee made the playsthat Drew Weatherford couldn't and Bobby Bowden's first gameagainst Alabama was a victorious one as a result.


Lee replaced an ineffective Weatherford and directed threesecond-half scoring drives to lead the Seminoles to a 21-14victory over the 22nd-ranked Crimson Tide.


The last time Alabama and Florida State faced off, Bear Bryantwas the Crimson Tide's coach and Bobby Bowden was not theSeminoles'. The all-time leader in wins among Division-Icoaches with 369, Saturday's triumph was Bowden's first againstAlabama.


The teams combined for eight first downs, nine penalties and 12punts in a scoreless first half before Lee got going.

The Seminoles (3-1) took the opening kickoff in the second halfand marched 67 yards in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead. Lee,who came in late in the second quarter, threw a seven-yardtouchdown pass to De'Cody Fagg.


Antone Smith ran for a five-yard TD to give the Seminoles a 14-0lead with just over nine minutes to play. Smith's scoringburst around the left end came on the first play after a fumbleby Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson was recovered by theSeminoles at the Crimson Tide 5.


Wilson bounced back from his miscue and pulled Alabama within14-7 on its next possession when he connected with D.J. Hall foran eight-yard TD pass.


Lee and Fagg hooked up again to take back the momentum,connecting on a 70-yard scoring strike to make it 21-7 with 4:46remaining. Lee completed 12-of-19 passes for 224 yards and twoTDs and was intercepted once.


Alabama (3-2), which lost two straight after a 3-0 start, madethings interesting in the closing minutes.


Wilson threw a 17-yard TD pass to Keith Brown with 59 seconds togo, and it appeared that the Crimson Tide recovered an onsidekick, but they were flagged for illegal touching and theSeminoles ran out the clock.


Weatherford was 7-for 11 for only 42 yards before being replacedby Lee.


Wilson completed 28-of-53 attempts for 240 yards and was sackedfour times.


The Seminoles improved to 8-1 under Bowden in Jacksonville,including a 27-22 triumph over favored Virginia Tech in thefirst ACC title game two seasons ago.

 

NCAAF: ALABAMA at FLORIDA ST

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** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
ALABAMA (22) 14
FLORIDA ST 21 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: ALABAMA at FLORIDA ST

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NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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ALABAMA (22) 0 0 0 14 14
FLORIDA ST 0 0 7 14 21 FINAL

FLORIDA ST-TD, D Fagg 7 YD PASS FROM X Lee (G Cismesia KICK)
4:10 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, A Smith 5 YD RUN (G Cismesia KICK) 5:57 4th
Qtr
ALABAMA-TD, D Hall 30 YD PASS FROM J Wilson (L Tiffin
KICK) 9:56 4th Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Fagg 70 YD PASS FROM X Lee (G Cismesia
KICK) 10:14 4th Qtr
ALABAMA-TD, K Brown 14 YD PASS FROM J Wilson (L Tiffin
KICK) 13:54 4th Qtr


ALABAMA FLORIDA ST
First downs 19 15
Rushed-yards 27-89 35-82
Passing yards 240 266
Sacked-yards lost 3-16 1-6
Return yards 0 9
Passes 28-53-0 19-30-1
Punts 10-36.9 8-37.6
Fumbles-lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-yards 4-20 9-54
Time of possession 28:58 31:02


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: ALABAMA-Terry Grant 9-36, Glen Coffee 5-31, John Parker
Wilson 10-21, Roy Upchurch 3-1. FLORIDA ST-Xavier Lee 11-59, Antone
Smith 12-15, Preston Parker 2-9, Seddrick Holloway 1-5, Jamaal Edwards
4-2, Greg Carr 1-2, D'Vontrey Richardson 1-MINUS 1, - Team 2-MINUS 3,
Drew Weatherford 1-MINUS 6.

PASSING: ALABAMA-John Parker Wilson 28-53-240- 0. FLORIDA ST-Xavier
Lee 12-19-224- 1. Drew Weatherford 7-11-42- 0.

RECEIVING: ALABAMA-DJ Hall 7-83, Matt Caddell 5-41, Terry Grant 3-38,
Keith Brown 3-34, Glen Coffee 3-21, Mike McCoy 3-12, Nick Walker 2-11,
Roy Upchurch 2-0. FLORIDA ST-Greg Carr 5-107, De'Cody Fagg 4-95,
Preston Parker 4-35, Richard Goodman 2-10, Antone Smith 2-10, Caz
Piurowski 1-8, Jamaal Edwards 1-1.


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JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Xavier Lee made the playsthat Drew Weatherford couldn't and Bobby Bowden's first gameagainst Alabama was a victorious one as a result.


Lee replaced an ineffective Weatherford and directed threesecond-half scoring drives to lead the Seminoles to a 21-14victory over the 22nd-ranked Crimson Tide.


The last time Alabama and Florida State faced off, Bear Bryantwas the Crimson Tide's coach and Bobby Bowden was not theSeminoles'. The all-time leader in wins among Division-Icoaches with 369, Saturday's triumph was Bowden's first againstAlabama.


The teams combined for eight first downs, nine penalties and 12punts in a scoreless first half before Lee got going.

The Seminoles (3-1) took the opening kickoff in the second halfand marched 67 yards in eight plays to take a 7-0 lead. Lee,who came in late in the second quarter, threw a seven-yardtouchdown pass to De'Cody Fagg.


"He gave us some mobility at quarterback and offensively he wonthe game," Bowden said of Lee. "He did what we've wanted him todo. Xavier has always been a young man with great potential andtonight he began to use that potential."


Antone Smith ran for a five-yard TD to give the Seminoles a 14-0lead with just over nine minutes to play. Smith's scoringburst around the left end came on the first play after a fumbleby Alabama quarterback John Parker Wilson was recovered by theSeminoles at the Crimson Tide 5.


Wilson bounced back from his miscue and pulled Alabama within14-7 on its next possession when he connected with D.J. Hall foran eight-yard TD pass.


Lee and Fagg hooked up again to take back the momentum,connecting on a 70-yard scoring strike to make it 21-7 with 4:46remaining. Lee completed 12-of-19 passes for 224 yards and twoTDs and was intercepted once.


Alabama (3-2), which lost two straight after a 3-0 start, madethings interesting in the closing minutes.


Wilson threw a 17-yard TD pass to Keith Brown with 59 seconds togo, and it appeared that the Crimson Tide recovered an onsidekick, but they were flagged for illegal touching and theSeminoles ran out the clock.


Weatherford was 7-for 11 for only 42 yards before being replacedby Lee.


Wilson completed 28-of-53 attempts for 240 yards and was sackedfour times.


"This was a very disappointing game. I was not pleased with howwe played out there today," Alabama coach Nick Saban said. "Iwant to give Florida State a lot of credit. They playedphysical, they out-toughed us. This was the first game that Ifelt the other team played more physical than we were, in termsof how to control the line of scrimmage and tackling."

The Seminoles improved to 8-1 under Bowden in Jacksonville,including a 27-22 triumph over favored Virginia Tech in thefirst ACC title game two seasons ago.


"I think when it comes right down to it, we didn't execute aswell as we need to, to have success," Saban said. "We want toplay with intensity, toughness, everybody to be responsible forhow we execute. I didn't feel like we got that done in the gametonight.


"We didn't want to come here and have any regrets about how weplayed, but we have some. I think they are a good football team.I think they're an outstanding defensive football team. Ididn't think we played with the kind of poise you need toexecute against a team of their caliber."