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Seminoles Conquer Central Arkansas in Non-Conference Tilt
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- Seminoles Conquer Central Arkansas in Non-Conference Tilt
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The FloridaState Seminoles hosted coach Mike Norvell's alma mater, FCS-member CentralArkansas Bears on Saturday, and were not the most cordial of hosts. TheSeminoles offense jumped out to a quick 17-0 lead in the first half, and the defensestifled the Bears offensively, as Florida State earned a 34-7 victory in frontof the home crowd at Doak Campbell Stadium.
FirstHalf
It was allFlorida State in the first 30 minutes, scoring on four of its five drives inthe half. The Seminoles offense was humming in a balanced effort, 150 yardspassing and 155 yards rushing. Florida State quarterback Ashton Daniels completed 64 percent of his passes and threw a touchdown pass.
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However,he did throw another interception in what appeared to be a miscommunicationbetween Daniels and running back Quintrevion Wisner , who had stopped runninghis route. It was Daniels's fifth interception of the season.
Runningback Ousmane Kromah , the No. 2 rusher in the ACC, ran for 63 yards and scoredtwo touchdowns in the half and averaged a first down each time he carried thefootball (10.5 yards/carry).
Receiver Duce Robinson got the Seminoles on the board first with a 29-yard touchdownpitch and catch. It was Robinson's second touchdown catch of the season. JayvonBoggs was the leading receiver in the first half, with three catches for 66yards.
On defense,Florida State had Central Arkansas quarterback Donovyn Omolo scrambling out ofthe pocket all day. Omolo completed just 59 percent of his passes (10 of 17)for 88 yards and no touchdowns. The lone score for the Bears came late in thesecond quarter when running back Jalen Washington broke through the line on 2ndand goal to put Central Arkansas on the scoreboard.
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TheSeminoles allowed 45 yards on the ground in the half for a measly 2.8 yards percarry average, and 133 total yards of offense. Central Arkansas crossed thefifty-yard line only twice. Florida State led 24-7 at halftime.
SecondHalf
Afterforcing a Central Arkansas punt to start the second half, Florida State drovedown the field and scored on a 34-yard touchdown pass from Daniels to Boggs toincrease their lead to 31-7. That was the 14th play of the game forthe Seminoles that traveled 10 yards or more. It was Daniels' second touchdownpass of the game.
After theSeminoles defense gave the Central Arkansas punter yet another opportunity topractice his craft, and with the aid of penalties committed by the Bears, theFlorida State offense invaded Central Arkansas territory and came away withthree points to increase their lead again to 34-7. That would be the last pointsthe Seminoles would score.
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Danielsfinished with 224 yards, two touchdowns and the INT. Kromah collected 88 yardson 11 carries and his two scores. He averaged 7.8 yards per carry. Boggs endedthe game as the top target, as he caught six passes for 122 yards and atouchdown, and a 20.3-yard average.
TheSeminoles' defense posted three sacks and 10 tackles for loss, as they kept theBears bottled up all day. Florida State defenders allowed 248 total yards onthe day.
Statsof the Game
Focus on fundamentalswent right out the window, as both teams combined for 20 penalties for 205yards. Many of the penalties committed by Florida State (10 for 115 yards) extendedCentral Arkansas offensive drives. FloridaState was favored in this game by 45.5 points, but the offense scored zero points in thefourth quarter.
However, the game did end in a Seminoles victory. Florida Stateevened their record at 2-2, 0-1 in the ACC. Central Arkansas fell to 2-3 on theseason. The Seminoles host Virginia on October 3.
