GAME THREAD: NCAAF: FLORIDA ST (6-3) at VIRGINIA TECH (7-2)

NCAAF: FLORIDA ST at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NCAAF
FLORIDA ST 21
VIRGINIA TECH (11) 40 FINAL</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA ST at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLORIDA ST 6 0 15 0 21
VIRGINIA TECH (11) 6 14 0 20 40 FINAL

FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 41 YD 5:17 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Harper 31 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (PAT
FAILED) 9:44 1st Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 39 YD 14:10 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Morgan 5 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (J Dunlevy
KICK) 2:31 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, B Ore 2 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 8:06 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, B Moody 50 YD 4:00 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Watson 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 5:54 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Fagg 8 YD PASS FROM C Ponder (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 11:19 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, T Taylor 3 YD RUN (T Taylor PASS TO Z Luckett
FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 4:50 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-FG, J Dunlevy 22 YD 9:28 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, C Ellis 5 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (J Dunlevy
KICK) 9:47 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-SAFETY, D Weatherford TACKLED BY K Chancellor IN END
ZONE 12:19 4th Qtr


FLORIDA ST VIRGINIA TECH
First downs 13 17
Rushed-yards 28-116 54-188
Passing yards 151 207
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-2
Return yards 53 55
Passes 13-33-2 11-19-1
Punts 7-42.3 6-35.3
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-yards 7-45 7-60
Time of possession 25:16 34:44


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 5-51, Charlie Graham 1-24,
Seddrick Holloway 4-16, Antone Smith 8-12, Drew Weatherford 2-7,
Jamaal Edwards 3-6, Preston Parker 3-2, Russell Ball 1-MINUS 1,
D'Vontrey Richardson 1-MINUS 1. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 17-92,
Branden Ore 16-40, Kenny Lewis Jr. 11-37, Jahre Cheeseman 3-12, Sean
Glennon 4-10, Carlton Weatherford 1-0, - Team 2-MINUS 3.

PASSING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 8-18-105- 2, Drew Weatherford
5-15-46- 0. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 10-15-204- 1. Sean Glennon
1-4-3- 0.

RECEIVING: FLORIDA ST-De'Cody Fagg 4-63, Greg Carr 3-48, Russell Ball
2-20, Antone Smith 1-13, Joslin Shaw 1-4, Seddrick Holloway 1-2,
Preston Parker 1-1. VIRGINIA TECH-Justin Harper 5-167, Barry Booker
1-16, Josh Hyman 1-14, Josh Morgan 1-5, Branden Ore 3-5.


Att: 66,233</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA ST at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLORIDA ST 6 0 15 0 21
VIRGINIA TECH (11) 6 14 0 20 40 FINAL

FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 41 YD 5:17 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Harper 31 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (PAT
FAILED) 9:44 1st Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 39 YD 14:10 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Morgan 5 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (J Dunlevy
KICK) 2:31 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, B Ore 2 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 8:06 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, B Moody 50 YD 4:00 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Watson 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 5:54 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Fagg 8 YD PASS FROM C Ponder (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 11:19 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, T Taylor 3 YD RUN (T Taylor PASS TO Z Luckett
FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 4:50 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-FG, J Dunlevy 22 YD 9:28 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, C Ellis 5 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (J Dunlevy
KICK) 9:47 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-SAFETY, D Weatherford TACKLED BY K Chancellor IN END
ZONE 12:19 4th Qtr


FLORIDA ST VIRGINIA TECH
First downs 13 17
Rushed-yards 28-116 54-188
Passing yards 151 207
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-2
Return yards 53 55
Passes 13-33-2 11-19-1
Punts 7-42.3 6-35.3
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-yards 7-45 7-60
Time of possession 25:16 34:44


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 5-51, Charlie Graham 1-24,
Seddrick Holloway 4-16, Antone Smith 8-12, Drew Weatherford 2-7,
Jamaal Edwards 3-6, Preston Parker 3-2, Russell Ball 1-MINUS 1,
D'Vontrey Richardson 1-MINUS 1. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 17-92,
Branden Ore 16-40, Kenny Lewis Jr. 11-37, Jahre Cheeseman 3-12, Sean
Glennon 4-10, Carlton Weatherford 1-0, - Team 2-MINUS 3.

PASSING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 8-18-105- 2, Drew Weatherford
5-15-46- 0. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 10-15-204- 1. Sean Glennon
1-4-3- 0.

RECEIVING: FLORIDA ST-De'Cody Fagg 4-63, Greg Carr 3-48, Russell Ball
2-20, Antone Smith 1-13, Joslin Shaw 1-4, Seddrick Holloway 1-2,
Preston Parker 1-1. VIRGINIA TECH-Justin Harper 5-167, Barry Booker
1-16, Josh Hyman 1-14, Josh Morgan 1-5, Branden Ore 3-5.


Att: 66,233</div>

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA ST at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLORIDA ST 6 0 15 0 21
VIRGINIA TECH (11) 6 14 0 20 40 FINAL

FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 41 YD 5:17 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Harper 31 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (PAT
FAILED) 9:44 1st Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 39 YD 14:10 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Morgan 5 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (J Dunlevy
KICK) 2:31 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, B Ore 2 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 8:06 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, B Moody 50 YD 4:00 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Watson 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 5:54 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Fagg 8 YD PASS FROM C Ponder (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 11:19 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, T Taylor 3 YD RUN (T Taylor PASS TO Z Luckett
FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 4:50 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-FG, J Dunlevy 22 YD 9:28 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, C Ellis 5 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (J Dunlevy
KICK) 9:47 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-SAFETY, D Weatherford TACKLED BY K Chancellor IN END
ZONE 12:19 4th Qtr


FLORIDA ST VIRGINIA TECH
First downs 13 17
Rushed-yards 28-116 54-188
Passing yards 151 207
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-2
Return yards 53 55
Passes 13-33-2 11-19-1
Punts 7-42.3 6-35.3
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-yards 7-45 7-60
Time of possession 25:16 34:44


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 5-51, Charlie Graham 1-24,
Seddrick Holloway 4-16, Antone Smith 8-12, Drew Weatherford 2-7,
Jamaal Edwards 3-6, Preston Parker 3-2, Russell Ball 1-MINUS 1,
D'Vontrey Richardson 1-MINUS 1. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 17-92,
Branden Ore 16-40, Kenny Lewis Jr. 11-37, Jahre Cheeseman 3-12, Sean
Glennon 4-10, Carlton Weatherford 1-0, - Team 2-MINUS 3.

PASSING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 8-18-105- 2, Drew Weatherford
5-15-46- 0. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 10-15-204- 1. Sean Glennon
1-4-3- 0.

RECEIVING: FLORIDA ST-De'Cody Fagg 4-63, Greg Carr 3-48, Russell Ball
2-20, Antone Smith 1-13, Joslin Shaw 1-4, Seddrick Holloway 1-2,
Preston Parker 1-1. VIRGINIA TECH-Justin Harper 5-167, Barry Booker
1-16, Josh Hyman 1-14, Josh Morgan 1-5, Branden Ore 3-5.


Att: 66,233</div>

 

BLACKSBURG, Virginia (Ticker) -- In a game that featured anumber of key injuries, it was Virginia Tech freshmanquarterback Tyrod Taylor that kept the Hokies' Atlantic CoastConference title hopes alive.


Taylor came off the bench to throw for 204 yards and twotouchdowns - and also ran for the go-ahead score - as No. 11Virginia Tech defeated Florida State, 40-21, in an ACC showdownon Saturday.


"I'm obviously pleased to beat a really talented, well-coachedand hard-playing football team," Virginia Tech coach FrankBeamer said. "If you can beat Florida State, you've donesomething. But to me, it's not so much that streak as it is acritical win in the home stretch of going for the ACCchampionship."


Taylor had missed the last two games with a sprained ankle butproved to be the difference in a physical game that featuredboth starting quarterbacks and running backs being knocked outof the game due to injuries.


"I felt very comfortable," Taylor said. "It kind of threw thedefense off at first because they didn't know who to preparefor."


Sean Glennon left in the first quarter with a head injury whileFlorida State's Drew Weatherford was diagnosed with a concussionafter taking a hit in the second quarter and also did notreturn.


With normal backup quarterback Xavier Lee suspended for academicreasons, freshman Christian Ponder came on in relief for theSeminoles and completed 8-of-18 passes for 105 yards with onetouchdown and two key fourth-quarter interceptions.

Florida State running back Antone Smith left in the secondquarter with a shoulder injury and Hokies running back BrandenOre left with an injured left ankle in the third.


Trailing, 21-20, with under 10 minutes left in the fourthquarter, Taylor took a quarterback draw up the middle for athree-yard score to give the Hokies a 28-21 lead after thetwo-point conversion.


Florida State coach Bobby Bowden was especially impressed withthe Hokies' freshman quarterback.


"I didn't expect to see the second coming of (Michael) Vick,"Bowden said. "We couldn't tackle that guy. We'd get in aposition - on that 3rd-and-a-million, he ran. Couldn't tacklehim."


Virginia Tech then forced three turnovers from Ponder -including a five-yard interception return for a touchdown byChris Ellis to put the game out of reach.


The win also allows Virginia Tech (8-2, 5-1 ACC Coastal) toremain one-half game behind Virginia (9-2, 6-1 Coastal) in theACC. The Hokies will travel to Virginia on November 24 with achance to go to the conference championship game, regardless ofwhat happens in their meeting with Miami next week.

"There were some great plays at the end," Beamer said. "I'mreally proud of our football team, our coaches, the whole deal.What this means is we're still in the ACC championship race.

"I feel like we have things rolling well. I worry aboutinjuries, but I feel really good about the way this thing endedup."


Taylor completed his first two passes for touchdowns - a 31-yardscore to Justin Harper and a five-yarder to Josh Morgan - togive Virginia Tech a 13-6 lead with 12:29 left in the firsthalf.


"Coming into this game, we knew from a receiver standpoint thatwe were going to have a chance to make a lot of plays because(FSU) plays a lot of man (coverage)," Harper said. "We feellike we can run by anybody, and Coach Beamer gave us theopportunity to do that tonight."


Ore's two-yard touchdown gave the Hokies a 14-point halftimelead, but the Seminoles (6-4, 3-4 Atlantic) answered with 15unanswered points in the third quarter.


Seminoles kicker Gary Cismesia made a 50-yard field goal, andlinebacker Dekoda Watson returned an interception 40 yards for atouchdown to trim the margin to 20-15 with over nine minutesleft in the third quarter.


Ponder found De'Cody Fagg for an eight-yard touchdown. Butafter the Seminoles missed their second two-point conversion,Florida State held a 21-20 lead with 3:41 to play in the thirdquarter.


It was the first win in eight tries for Beamer against theSeminoles, as Virginia Tech prevented Bowden from winning his300th game at Florida State.

 

NCAAF: FLORIDA ST at VIRGINIA TECH

<div class="pre">NCAAF FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
FLORIDA ST 6 0 15 0 21
VIRGINIA TECH (10) 6 14 0 20 40 FINAL

FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 41 YD 5:17 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Harper 31 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (PAT
FAILED) 9:44 1st Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 39 YD 14:10 1st Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, J Morgan 5 YD PASS FROM T Taylor (J Dunlevy
KICK) 2:31 2nd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, B Ore 2 YD RUN (J Dunlevy KICK) 8:06 2nd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-FG, G Cismesia 50 YD 4:00 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Watson 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 5:54 3rd Qtr
FLORIDA ST-TD, D Fagg 8 YD PASS FROM C Ponder (TWO-POINT
CONVERSION FAILED) 11:19 3rd Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, T Taylor 3 YD RUN (T Taylor PASS TO Z Luckett
FOR TWO-POINT CONVERSION) 4:50 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-FG, J Dunlevy 22 YD 9:28 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-TD, C Ellis 5 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (J Dunlevy
KICK) 9:47 4th Qtr
VIRGINIA TECH-SAFETY, D Weatherford TACKLED BY K Chancellor IN END
ZONE 12:19 4th Qtr


FLORIDA ST VIRGINIA TECH
First downs 13 17
Rushed-yards 28-116 54-188
Passing yards 151 207
Sacked-yards lost 0-0 2-2
Return yards 53 55
Passes 13-33-2 11-19-1
Punts 7-42.3 6-35.3
Fumbles-lost 2-1 3-0
Penalties-yards 7-45 7-60
Time of possession 25:16 34:44


Individual Statistics

RUSHING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 5-51, Charlie Graham 1-24,
Seddrick Holloway 4-16, Antone Smith 8-12, Drew Weatherford 2-7,
Jamaal Edwards 3-6, Preston Parker 3-2, Russell Ball 1-MINUS 1,
D'Vontrey Richardson 1-MINUS 1. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 17-92,
Branden Ore 16-40, Kenny Lewis Jr. 11-37, Jahre Cheeseman 3-12, Sean
Glennon 4-10, Carlton Weatherford 1-0, - Team 2-MINUS 3.

PASSING: FLORIDA ST-Christian Ponder 8-18-105- 2, Drew Weatherford
5-15-46- 0. VIRGINIA TECH-Tyrod Taylor 10-15-204- 1. Sean Glennon
1-4-3- 0.

RECEIVING: FLORIDA ST-De'Cody Fagg 4-63, Greg Carr 3-48, Russell Ball
2-20, Antone Smith 1-13, Joslin Shaw 1-4, Seddrick Holloway 1-2,
Preston Parker 1-1. VIRGINIA TECH-Justin Harper 5-167, Barry Booker
1-16, Josh Hyman 1-14, Josh Morgan 1-5, Branden Ore 3-5.


Att: 66,233</div>