2005 FINAL STATISTICS 2005 RESULTS RUSHING Date Opponent Score W/L Overall Conf Attend GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 9/5/05 Miami* 10- 7 W 1-0-0 1-0-0 84,347 Booker, L 13 119 596 44 552 4.6 4 58 42.5 9/10/05 The Citadel 62-10 W 2-0-0 1-0-0 79,152 Washington, L 11 97 459 29 430 4.4 3 26 39.1 9/17/05 at Boston College* 28-17 W 3-0-0 2-0-0 44,500 Smith, A 9 36 200 12 188 5.2 3 45 20.9 Lewis, L 10 9 51 1 50 5.6 1 12 5.0 10/1/05 Syracuse 38-14 W 4-0-0 2-0-0 83,717 Lee, X 7 14 83 47 36 2.6 2 27 5.1 10/8/05 Wake Forest* 41-24 W 5-0-0 3-0-0 82,589 Davis, C 13 5 30 9 21 4.2 0 14 1.6 10/15/05 at Virginia* 21-26 L 5-1-0 3-1-0 63,106 Davis, P 4 3 8 0 8 2.7 0 5 2.0 10/22/05 at Duke* 55-24 W 6-1-0 4-1-0 21,731 Coleman, J 13 11 11 4 7 0.6 3 4 0.5 10/29/05 Maryland* 35-27 W 7-1-0 5-1-0 82,626 Reid, W 11 1 5 0 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 11/5/05 NC State* 15-20 L 7-2-0 5-2-0 83,912 Dean, B.J. 13 3 3 0 3 1.0 1 2 0.2 11/12/05 at Clemson* 14-35 L 7-3-0 5-3-0 80,500 Sims, E 13 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.1 Carr, G 12 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 0 0 -0.6 11/26/05 at 7-34 L 7-4-0 5-3-0 90,669 Weatherford, D 13 67 137 165 -28 -0.4 3 17 -2.2 12/3/05 vs ** 27-22 W 8-4-0 6-3-0 72,749 Team 13 9 0 42 -42 -4.7 0 0 -3.2 1/3/06 vs Penn State (ot) 23-26 L 8-5-0 6-3-0 77,773 Total...... 13 376 1583 361 1222 3.2 20 58 94.0 *Indicates conference game Opponents...... 13 492 1962 553 1409 2.9 17 78 108.4 **Indicates ACC Championship Game PASSING SCORE BY QUARTERS G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Weatherford, D 13 121.29 469-276-18 58.8 3208 18 71 246.8 Florida State 82 77 90 120 7 376 Lee, X 7 129.90 57- 27- 1 47.4 466 3 75 66.6 Opponents 58 89 64 65 10 286 Davis, C 13 0.00 0- 0- 0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Total...... 13 122.23 526-303-19 57.6 3674 21 75 282.6 TEAM STATISTICS Opponents...... 13 119.76 404-239-12 59.2 2611 15 50 200.8 FS OPP RECEIVING SCORING ...... 376 ...... 286 Points Per Game ...... 28.9 ...... 22.0 GNoYds Avg TD Long Avg/G FIRST DOWNS ...... 243 ...... 226 Davis, C 13 51 666 13.1 5 56 51.2 Rushing ...... 67 ...... 77 Reid, W 11 50 634 12.7 1 43 57.6 Passing ...... 156 ...... 119 Booker, L 13 38 329 8.7 2 71 25.3 Penalty ...... 20 ...... 30 Fagg, D 10 35 404 11.5 1 51 40.4 RUSHING YARDAGE ...... 1222 ...... 1409 Carr, G 12 30 618 20.6 9 63 51.5 Yards gained rushing ...... 1583 ...... 1962 Washington, L 11 25 267 10.7 1 61 24.3 Yards lost rushing ...... 361 ...... 553 Henshaw, M 13 21 177 8.4 0 26 13.6 Rushing Attempts ...... 376 ...... 492 Owens, R 11 9 113 12.6 1 26 10.3 Average Per Rush ...... 3.2 ...... 2.9 Shaw, J 7 8 93 11.6 0 21 13.3 Rouse, F 11 6 114 19.0 1 54 10.4 Average Per Game ...... 94.0 ...... 108.4 Carter, D 13 6 35 5.8 0 12 2.7 TDs Rushing ...... 20 ...... 17 O’Neal, K 11 5 110 22.0 0 75 10.0 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 3674 ...... 2611 Smith, A 9 5 25 5.0 0 9 2.8 Att-Comp-Int ...... 526-303-19 ...... 404-239-12 Goodman, R 8 4 30 7.5 0 12 3.8 Average Per Pass ...... 7.0 ...... 6.5 Root, M 12 3 27 9.0 0 10 2.2 Average Per Catch ...... 12.1 ...... 10.9 Coleman, J 13 3 10 3.3 0 6 0.8 Average Per Game ...... 282.6 ...... 200.8 Lewis, L 10 2 7 3.5 0 5 0.7 TDs Passing ...... 21 ...... 15 Walker, C 2 1 11 11.0 0 11 5.5 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 4896 ...... 4020 Dean, B.J. 13 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 Total Plays ...... 902 ...... 896 Total...... 13 303 3674 12.1 21 75 282.6 Average Per Play ...... 5.4 ...... 4.5 Opponents...... 13 239 2611 10.9 15 50 200.8 Average Per Game ...... 376.6 ...... 309.2 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS ...... 44-885 ...... 59-1226 PUNT RETURNS PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS ...... 54-801 ...... 21-116 No Yds Avg TD Long INT RETURNS: #-YARDS...... 12-142 ...... 19-200 Reid, W 31 541 17.5 3 87 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 20.1 ...... 20.8 Rouse, F 11 97 8.8 0 24 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 14.8 ...... 5.5 Washington, L 6 51 8.5 0 19 INT RETURN AVERAGE ...... 11.8 ...... 10.5 Timmons, L 2 69 34.5 0 14 -LOST ...... 19-8 ...... 25-11 Booker, L 1 3 3.0 0 3 PENALTIES-YARDS ...... 114-1018 ...... 93-736 Church, M 1 16 16.0 0 0 Average Per Game ...... 78.3 ...... 56.6 Houllis, A 1 8 8.0 0 0 PUNTS-YARDS ...... 74-2859 ...... 95-3744 McClure, D 1 13 13.0 0 0 Average Per Punt ...... 38.6 ...... 39.4 Hayes, G 0 0 0.0 1 0 Net punt average ...... 37.1 ...... 31.0 McGrew, S 0 3 0.0 0 3 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME ...... 28:12 ...... 31:39 Total...... 54 801 14.8 4 87 3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS ...... 68/188 ...... 63/205 Opponents...... 21 116 5.5 0 20 3rd-Down Pct ...... 36% ...... 31% 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS ...... 4/11 ...... 6/17 4th-Down Pct ...... 36% ...... 35% No Yds Avg TD Long SACKS BY-YARDS ...... 44-273 ...... 32-186 Watkins, P 3 34 11.3 0 23 MISC YARDS...... 17 ...... 95 Hall, K 3 38 12.7 0 25 SCORED ...... 46 ...... 34 Sims, E 2 3 1.5 0 3 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 17-24 ...... 16-24 Nicholson, A.J. 2 59 29.5 1 40 PAT- ATTEMPTS ...... 43-44 ...... 30-31 Williams, R 1 0 0.0 0 0 ATTENDANCE ...... 496,343 ...... 300,506 Carter, T 1 8 8.0 0 8 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 6/82,724 ...... 5/60,101 Total...... 12 142 11.8 1 40 Neutral Site Games ...... 2/75,261 Opponents...... 19 200 10.5 0 43

81 KICK RETURNS SEQUENCE No Yds Avg TD Long Florida State Opponents O’Neal, K 21 503 24.0 0 46 Miami ...... (37),26 ...... 47,39 Reid, W 8 145 18.1 0 21 The Citadel ...... (38),(46) ...... (45) Rouse, F 6 107 17.8 0 23 Boston College ...... - ...... (31),39 Washington, L 4 63 15.8 0 23 Syracuse ...... (37),38 ...... - Lewis, L 3 59 19.7 0 27 Wake Forest ...... (30),(37) ...... 28,(29) Smith, A 1 1 1.0 0 1 Virginia ...... (22),32,(32) ...... (50),(37),(35),(45) Duke ...... (30),(49) ...... (47) Carter, D 1 7 7.0 0 7 Maryland ...... 47 ...... (40),(35) Total...... 44 885 20.1 0 46 NC State ...... (25),(48) ...... (48),(22) Opponents...... 59 1226 20.8 0 60 Clemson ...... (31),(47) ...... 56 Florida ...... 44 ...... 49,(44),(34) RETURNS Virginia Tech...... (31),(41) ...... (45) No Yds Avg TD Long Penn State ...... (48),44,38 ...... 29,38,(29) Timmons, L 1 3 3.0 0 3 Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Kornegay, M 1 14 14.0 0 14 Total...... 2 17 8.5 0 14 PUNTING Opponents...... 3 95 31.7 2 70 No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Hall, C 74 2859 38.6 54 5 15 24 0 SCORING Total...... 74 2859 38.6 54 5 15 24 0 |——–PATs ——–| Opponents...... 95 3744 39.4 71 6 8 21 5 TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts KICKOFFS Cismesia, G 0 17-24 42-43 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 93 Carr, G 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 56 No Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Cismesia, G 48 2913 60.7 6 4 Booker, L 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Gano, G 26 1573 60.5 5 2 Davis, C 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Goggans, C 1 55 55.0 0 0 Reid, W 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Total...... 75 4541 60.5 11 6 1446 41.3 23 Washington, L 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Opponents...... 60 3701 61.7 15 1 1185 41.9 23 Weatherford, D 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-2 0 0 18 Smith, A 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 ALL PURPOSE Coleman, J 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G Lee, X 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Reid, W 11 5 634 541 145 0 1325 120.5 Fagg, D 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8 Booker, L 13 552 329 3 0 0 884 68.0 Nicholson, A.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Washington, L 11 430 267 51 63 0 811 73.7 Dean, B.J. 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Davis, C 13 21 666 0 0 0 687 52.8 Hayes, G 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 O’Neal, K 11 0 110 0 503 0 613 55.7 Rouse, F 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Carr, G 12 -7 618 0 0 0 611 50.9 Owens, R 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Fagg, D 10 0 404 0 0 0 404 40.4 Lewis, L 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Rouse, F 11 0 114 97 107 0 318 28.9 Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 Smith, A 9 188 25 0 1 0 214 23.8 Goggans, C 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 1 Henshaw, M 13 0 177 0 0 0 177 13.6 Lewis, L 10 50 7 0 59 0 116 11.6 Total...... 46 17-24 43-44 0-0 2 2-2 0 1 376 Owens, R 11 0 113 0 0 0 113 10.3 Opponents...... 34 16-24 30-31 0-0 1 1-3 0 1 286 Shaw, J 7 0 93 0 0 0 93 13.3 TOTAL OFFENSE Timmons, L 13 0 0 69 0 0 69 5.3 Nicholson, A.J. 12 0 0 0 0 59 59 4.9 G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Carter, D 13 0 35 0 7 0 42 3.2 Weatherford, D 13 536 -28 3208 3180 244.6 Hall, K 13 0 0 0 0 38 38 2.9 Booker, L 13 119 552 0 552 42.5 Lee, X 7 36 0 0 0 0 36 5.1 Lee, X 7 71 36 466 502 71.7 Watkins, P 13 0 0 0 0 34 34 2.6 Washington, L 11 97 430 0 430 39.1 Goodman, R 8 0 30 0 0 0 30 3.8 Smith, A 9 36 188 0 188 20.9 Root, M 12 0 27 0 0 0 27 2.2 Lewis, L 10 9 50 0 50 5.0 Coleman, J 13 7 10 0 0 0 17 1.3 Davis, C 13 5 21 0 21 1.6 Church, M 12 0 0 16 0 0 16 1.3 Davis, P 4 3 8 0 8 2.0 McClure, D 13 0 0 13 0 0 13 1.0 Coleman, J 13 11 7 0 7 0.5 Walker, C 2 0 11 0 0 0 11 5.5 Reid, W 11 1 5 0 5 0.5 Davis, P 4 8 0 0 0 0 8 2.0 Carter, T 13 0 0 0 0 8 8 0.6 Dean, B.J. 13 3 3 0 3 0.2 Houllis, A 13 0 0 8 0 0 8 0.6 Sims, E 13 1 -1 0 -1 -0.1 Dean, B.J. 13 3 4 0 0 0 7 0.5 Carr, G 12 1 -7 0 -7 -0.6 McGrew, S 13 0 0 3 0 0 3 0.2 Team 13 9 -42 0 -42 -3.2 Sims, E 13 -1 0 0 0 3 2 0.2 Total...... 13 902 1222 3674 4896 376.6 Weatherford, D 13 -28 0 0 0 0 -28 -2.2 Opponents...... 13 896 1409 2611 4020 309.2 Team 13 -42 0 0 0 0 -42 -3.2 Total...... 13 1222 3674 801 885 142 6724 517.2 FIELD GOALS Opponents...... 13 1409 2611 116 1226 200 5562 427.8 FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Cismesia, G 17-24 70.8 0-0 2-3 9-12 6-9 0-0 49 1

82 TOTAL TACKLES |———–Tackles——–—| |–Sacks–| |——Pass Def—–| |––Fumbles––| Blkd GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 54 Nicholson, A.J. 12 53 47 100 10.0-22 1.0-2 2-59 2 12 . 1 . . 7Davis, B 13 38 53 91 10.5-29 2.0-6 . 2 4 1-0 . . . 22 Watkins, P 13 44 33 77 2.5-6 . 3-34 5 . . 1 . . 34 Sims, E 13 22 50 72 10.0-36 2.5-23 2-3 4 7 1-0 . . . 41 Hall, K 13 36 33 69 2.5-15 2.0-14 3-38 6 1 1-0 1 . . 52 Bunkley, B 13 39 27 66 25.0-90 9.0-45 . . 15 2-0 1 . . 44 McGrew, S 13 20 34 54 4.5-28 2.5-24 . 3 2 . 1 . . 15 Carter, T 13 28 13 41 4.0-10 1.0-5 1-8 12 1 . . . . 8Williams, R 13 22 17 39 2.0-5 . 1-0 2 . 1-0 2 . . 18 Bryant, J.R. 13 20 15 35 1.0-4 . . 3 1 . . . . 83 Timmons, L 13 17 18 35 3.5-17 3.0-17 . 1 6 1-3 2 2 . 96 Fluellen, A 12 8 18 26 7.5-22 2.5-14 . . 12 . . . . 95 Wimbley, K 11 11 15 26 11.0-68 7.5-56 . 4 17 . . . . 39 Church, M 12 18 8 26 8.0-39 4.5-19 . 2 4 . . 1 . 55 Nicholson, D 13 6 15 21 1.5-5 0.5-3 ...... 82 Norris, D.J. 13 10 10 20 3.5-7 0.5-2 . . 3 . . . . 98 Boston, A 13 5 13 18 4.5-15 1.0-8 . . 5 . 1 . . 10 Hayes, G 13 13 4 17 . . . 1 2 1-0 . . . 29 Ray Garvin, M 11 12 4 16 1.0-4 1.0-4 . 1 . . 1 . . 1A Ross, G 8 12 4 16 . . . 3 . . . . . 92 Burston, D 12 5 10 15 5.0-11 1.0-4 . 2 6 . . . . 24 McClure, D 13 5 9 14 ...... 1 . 46 Houllis, A 13 4 8 12 ...... 1 . 93 Guion, L 10 3 7 10 1.5-2 . . . 1 . . . . 42 Ingram, K 12 1 9 10 0.5-0 . . 1 . . . . . 21 Ford, T 7 3 6 9 . . . 1 . . . . . 59 Moffett, N 11 2 7 9 3.0-14 2.0-12 . . 2 1-0 . . . 91 Dunbar, E 8 2 5 7 2.0-5 . . 1 2 . . . . 40 Lawson, R 11 3 2 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 6 Jones, W 11 2 3 5 1.5-7 1.0-6 . . 3 . . . . 21 Ford T 2 1 3 4 ...... 51 Thaxton, J 3 . 4 4 ...... 84 Hallback, R 11 1 2 3 ...... 16 Kornegay, M 10 2 1 3 . . . . . 1-14 1 . . 90 Jones, A 6 1 2 3 ...... 3Washington, L 11 2 . 2 ...... 1 Rouse, F 11 2 . 2 ...... 56 Stewart, K 3 1 1 2 ...... 66 Lewis, C 11 2 . 2 ...... 35 Dean, B.J. 13 1 1 2 ...... 28 Booker, L 13 1 1 2 ...... 37 Gallon, R 9 . 2 2 0.5-0 ...... 31 Manning, J 2 . 2 2 . . . . . Total...... 13 487 525 1012 126-461 44-273 12-142 56 106 11-17 14 5 1 Opponents...... 13 478 430 908 88.5-322 32-186 19-200 61 13 8-95 15 1 1 GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES UA-A TOT UM CIT BC S WF VA DU MD NCS CU UF VaT PSU Nicholson, A.J. 53-47 100 0-3 4-0 17-2 3-1 0-12 4-5 3-1 3-3 1-12 7-1 6-4 5-3 DNP Davis, B 38-53 91 2-8 - 5-1 3-1 4-6 3-4 0-1 - 2-11 6-3 6-5 3-7 4-6 Watkins, P 44-33 77 3-7 2-0 4-1 4-2 5-3 1-1 2-1 2-5 5-4 7-0 1-1 3-3 5-5 Sims, E 22-50 72 2-5 1-1 2-1 0-1 2-4 1-6 1-1 3-8 1-8 3-3 3-2 1-6 2-4 Hall, K 36-33 69 4-8 - 7-4 0-2 0-4 0-2 5-0 1-6 1-1 9-0 2-1 4-3 3-2 Bunkley, B 39-27 66 2-2 4-2 3-0 3-2 2-0 0-2 - 3-3 2-8 8-0 4-3 3-1 5-4 McGrew, S 20-34 54 2-2 0-1 5-1 2-2 0-9 3-3 2-1 0-1 0-4 2-0 - 1-2 3-8 Carter, T 28-13 41 5-2 1-0 5-2 2-0 1-3 4-2 - 1-0 2-1 3-0 0-1 - 4-2 Williams, R 22-17 39 0-2 0-2 2-0 2-2 1-1 2-3 2-0 4-4 2-1 1-1 - 3-1 3-0 Bryant, J.R. 20-15 35 - 1-0 0-1 3-0 1-3 1-0 2-1 3-3 1-1 3-1 1-1 2-4 2-0 Timmons, L 17-18 35 1-1 1-2 0-3 2-3 1-3 1-0 2-2 0-1 0-1 1-0 - 6-2 2-0 Wimbley, K 11-15 26 4-1 - 1-0 1-4 1-3 2-2 - 0-3 1-1 DNP DNP - 1-1 Fluellen, A 8-18 26 1-1 DNP - 0-2 0-2 - 0-2 1-2 0-8 4-0 1-0 - 1-1 Church, M 18-8 26 2-1 2-1 3-0 0-1 1-3 1-1 2-0 - 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 DNP Nicholson, D 6-15 21 - 1-8 - 0-3 - 1-0 2-1 0-1 0-1 1-0 - 0-1 1-0 Norris, D.J. 10-10 20 - 1-4 2-0 - 1-0 1-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 - 1-0 1-0 1-1 Boston, A 5-13 18 - 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 - - 0-3 0-3 - 3-0 0-1 2-2 Hayes, G 13-4 17 - 2-0 - 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-2 2-0 - 2-1 - 1-0 3-0 Ross, G 12-4 16 2-1 0-1 5-0 - - 5-1 0-1 - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Ray Garvin, M 12-4 16 DNP - DNP - 4-0 - 5-1 0-2 - 1-0 1-0 1-1 - Burston, D 5-10 15 0-3 1-0 1-0 - - - DNP 0-1 1-2 - 0-1 1-2 1-1 McClure, D 5-9 14 0-1 0-3 - 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-0 - 1-0 - - - Houllis, A 4-8 12 0-1 - 0-1 0-1 0-1 - - 0-1 2-1 2-0 - 0-1 0-1 Ingram, K 1-9 10 0-1 0-3 - 0-3 1-0 - 0-1 - 0-1 - - - DNP Guion, L 3-7 10 DNP 2-3 DNP 0-1 1-0 0-1 DNP ----0-10-1 Moffett, N 2-7 9 1-0 - - 0-1 0-2 1-1 - DNP DNP - 0-1 0-2 - Ford, T 3-6 9 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-1 DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-1 0-1 DNP DNP 1-2 Dunbar, E 2-5 7 - 0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP 2-2 0-1 - - - DNP - Jones, W 2-3 5 - 1-0 1-0 0-1 - 0-2 - - - - DNP - DNP Lawson, R 3-2 5 - 0-2 DNP - - - 3-0 -----DNP

83 Ford T 1-3 4 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 0-2 1-1 DNP Thaxton, J 0-4 4 - 0-4 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Kornegay, M 2-1 3 - - - 1-0 0-1 - - - DNP DNP DNP - 1-0 Hallback, R 1-2 3 DNP - DNP - 1-1 - - 0-1 ----- Jones, A 1-2 3 - 1-1 DNP 0-1 - DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP - DNP Gallon, R 0-2 2 DNP 0-2 DNP DNP DNP ------Stewart, K 1-1 2 DNP DNP DNP 0-1 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP 1-0 Dean, B.J. 1-1 2 ------1-0 - - 0-1 - Rouse, F 2-0 2 - - 1-0 - 1-0 - DNP DNP ----- Manning, J 0-2 2 DNP 0-2 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP - Washington, L 2-0 2 - - - 1-0 - - - - DNP DNP - - 1-0 Booker, L 1-1 2 - - - 0-1 - - - - - 1-0 - - - Lewis, C 2-0 2 - - DNP - - - DNP - 1-0 - 1-0 - - RUSHING No-Yds/TD UM CIT BC S WF VA DU MD NCS CU UF VaT PSU Booker, L 119-552/4 12-63/0 4-53/1 8-6/1 5-35/0 11-94/0 7-69/1 10-8/1 14-60/0 12-15/0 16-112/0 6-4/0 7-31/0 7-2/0 Washington, L 97-430/3 13-57/0 7-30/1 5-24/0 9-38/0 11-87/0 8-26/0 6-21/0 10-41/1 DNP DNP 11-46/0 11-30/1 6-30/0 Smith, A 36-188/3 - 8-37/1 DNP 6-17/0 DNP DNP 7-76/2 1-0/0 4-28/0 6-17/0 3-14/0 DNP 1-(-1/0) Lewis, L 9-50/1 - 5-26/0 DNP 2-21/1 1-2/0 - 1-1/0 - - DNP - - DNP Lee, X 14-36/2 - 1-24/1 DNP 3-(-3/0) 2-(-14/1) DNP 3-42/0 DNP - 5-(-13/0) DNP DNP DNP Davis, C 5-21/0 - - - 1-8/0 - 1-(-2/0) 1-14/0 1-8/0 - 1-(-7/0) - - - Davis, P 3-8/0 DNP - DNP 1-3/0 - DNP 2-5/0 DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Coleman, J 11-7/3 3-(-1/1) 1-1/1 - 1-0/0 1-0/0 - 1-1/0 2-5/1 - - - - 2-1/0 Reid, W 1-5/0 - DNP DNP - 1-5/0 ------Dean, B.J. 3-3/1 - - - - 1-2/0 - - 1-0/0 - - - - 1-1/1 Sims, E 1-(-1/0) 1-(-1/0) ------Carr, G 1-(-7/0) DNP - - - - - 1-(-7/0) ------Weatherford, D 67-(-28/3) 2-0/0 6-(-27/0) 6-(-17/0) 8-(-3/1) 8-16/1 4-5/0 1-2/0 3-25/1 7-0/0 4-(-7/0) 8-(-15/0) 2-(-3/0) 8-(-4/0) Team 9-(-42/0) 2-(-22/0) - - - - 1-(-3/0) - 1-(-3/0) - - - 4-(-11/0) 1-(-3/0) RECEIVING No-Yds/TD UM CIT BC S WF VA DU MD NCS CU UF VaT PSU Davis, C 51-666/5 - 9-125/0 4-53/0 4-89/1 2-24/0 4-78/1 3-40/1 7-63/0 5-53/1 1-7/0 5-58/0 4-21/1 3-55/0 Reid, W 50-634/1 - DNP DNP 5-70/1 3-51/0 7-100/0 6-53/0 7-90/0 2-14/0 4-56/0 7-66/0 5-79/0 4-55/0 Carr, G 30-618/9 DNP 3-104/2 3-34/2 - 3-129/1 3-53/0 6-95/3 4-55/1 - - 1-45/0 4-78/0 3-25/0 Fagg, D 35-404/1 2-20/0 7-113/0 4-53/0 3-26/0 5-42/0 5-42/0 DNP DNP DNP - 5-68/1 3-37/0 1-3/0 Booker, L 38-329/2 4-33/0 2-7/0 2-36/0 3-78/1 2-(-1/0) 3-9/0 6-30/0 4-19/0 4-42/0 5-7/0 - - 3-69/1 Washington, L 25-267/1 1-14/0 1-8/0 4-31/0 1-16/0 4-92/1 5-36/0 2-44/0 - DNP DNP - 1-2/0 6-24/0 Henshaw, M 21-177/0 - 3-13/0 2-17/0 2-11/0 1-11/0 4-28/0 1-9/0 - 1-5/0 3-54/0 1-16/0 1-4/0 2-9/0 Rouse, F 6-114/1 - 1-54/0 - - 1-16/1 - DNP DNP 2-28/0 - - 1-6/0 1-10/0 Owens, R 9-113/1 - 2-28/1 1-7/0 - - - 1-26/0 1-17/0 3-32/0 DNP 1-3/0 - DNP O’Neal, K 5-110/0 1-7/0 1-8/0 DNP 1-75/0 1-12/0 1-8/0 - - - - - DNP - Shaw, J 8-93/0 DNP 1-16/0 DNP 1-11/0 DNP 1-12/0 1-21/0 2-16/0 1-2/0 DNP 1-15/0 DNP DNP Carter, D 6-35/0 - 1-9/0 - - - 1-9/0 1-12/0 - - - 1-7/0 2-(-2/0) - Goodman, R 4-30/0 DNP - DNP - 2-19/0 DNP 2-11/0 - - DNP - DNP - Root, M 3-27/0 - - DNP 1-9/0 - - 1-10/0 - - - - - 1-8/0 Smith, A 5-25/0 - - DNP - DNP DNP 2-16/0 - 2-8/0 - 1-1/0 DNP - Walker, C 1-11/0 DNP DNP DNP 1-11/0 DNP DNP - DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP DNP Coleman, J 3-10/0 ------2-4/0 - - 1-6/0 - - Lewis, L 2-7/0 - - DNP - - 1-2/0 1-5/0 - - DNP - - DNP Dean, B.J. 1-4/0 ------1-4/0 ------GAME-BY-GAME PASSING Weatherford, D Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Miami 24 7 1 29.2 67 0 23 1 2 44.3 The Citadel 37 26 1 70.3 342 2 51 1 7 160.3 Boston College 38 20 1 52.6 231 2 32 3 17 115.8 Syracuse 26 17 1 65.4 234 3 71 2 13 171.4 Wake Forest 31 20 0 64.5 351 3 63 2 5 191.6 Virginia 59 35 3 59.3 377 1 27 1 6 108.4 Duke 32 24 1 75.0 276 2 26 0 0 161.8 Maryland 37 27 2 73.0 264 1 37 1 6 131.0 NC State 38 19 3 50.0 181 1 33 3 14 82.9 Clemson 27 12 2 44.4 117 0 26 3 10 66.0 Florida 42 24 2 57.1 285 1 45 5 31 112.5 Virginia Tech 35 21 0 60.0 225 1 41 1 3 123.4 Penn State 43 24 1 55.8 258 1 57 3 18 109.2 TOTALS 469 276 18 58.8 3208 18 71 26 132 121.3 Lee, X Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Miami 2 1 0 50.0 7 0 7 0 0 79.4 The Citadel 8 5 1 62.5 143 1 54 0 0 228.9 Syracuse 10 5 0 50.0 162 0 75 2 9 186.1 Wake Forest 6 4 0 66.7 44 0 19 1 15 128.3 Duke 17 10 0 58.8 100 2 25 0 0 147.1 NC State 7 1 0 14.3 3 0 3 0 0 17.9 Clemson 7 1 0 14.3 7 0 7 2 23 22.7 TOTALS 57 27 1 47.4 466 3 75 5 47 129.9

84 2005 HONOR ROLL

WR Greg Carr CB Tony Carter C David Castillo Sporting News Third Team Freshman All- Sporting News Second Team Freshman All- ESPN The Magazine Second Team Academic American • Second Team All-ACC American • News Third Team All-American • National Football Foundation Freshman All-American $18,000 Scholarship Winner • All-ACC Honorable Mention

LB A.J. Nicholson LB Ernie Sims Second Team All-ACC • Butkus Semifinalist Butkus Semifinalist • All-ACC Honorable Mention

QB DE Kamerion Wimbley Sporting News Second Team Freshman All-American Second Team All-ACC College Football News Second Team Freshman All- American • Sporting News ACC Freshman of the Year

85 Turnovers ...... 4 ...... vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) 2005 GAME HIGHS ...... at Florida (Nov 26, 2005) Interceptions By ...... 2 ...... vs Miami (Sep 05, 2005) INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS ...... at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) Rushes ...... 16 ...... Booker, L. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Yards Rushing ...... 112 ...... Booker, L. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Rushes ...... 26 .... Brown, A. vs North Carolina State (Nov 05, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 2 ...... Smith, A. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) ...... Scott, A. vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) Long Rush ...... 58 ...... Booker, L. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 179 .... Brown, A. vs North Carolina State (Nov 05, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 59 ...... Weatherford, D. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 2 ...... Marion, K. vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Pass completions ...... 35 ...... Weatherford, D. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) ...... Boyle, J. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 377 ...... Weatherford, D. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) ...... Davis, J. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) TD Passes ...... 3 ...... Weatherford, D. vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) ...... Vick, M. vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) ...... Weatherford, D. vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) ...... Scott, A. vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) Long Pass...... 75 ...... Lee, X. vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) Long Rush ...... 78 ...... Boyette, R. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Receptions ...... 9 ...... Davis, C. vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 52 ...... Vick, M. vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Yards Receiving ...... 129 ...... Carr, G. vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Pass completions ...... 27 ...... Hagans, M. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) TD Receptions ...... 3 ...... Carr, G. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 335 ...... Vick, M. vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Long Reception ...... 75 ...... O’Neal, K. vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) TD Passes ...... 3 ...... Whitehurst, C. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Field Goals...... 2 ...... Cismesia, G. vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Long Pass...... 50 ...... Vick, M.,vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) ...... Cismesia, G. vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Receptions ...... 11 ...... Stuckey, C. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) ...... Cismesia, G. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) Yards Receiving ...... 156 ...... Stuckey, C. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) ...... Cismesia, G. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) TD Receptions ...... 2 ...... Stuckey, C. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) ...... Cismesia, G. vs NC State (Nov 05, 2005) Long Reception ...... 50 ...... Morgan, J. vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) ...... Cismesia, G. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Field Goals...... 4 ...... Hughes, C. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) ...... Cismesia, G. vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Long Field Goal ...... 50 ...... Hughes, C. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) Long Field Goal ...... 49 ...... Cismesia, G. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Punts ...... 11 ...... Kaspar, M. vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Punts ...... 9 ...... Hall, C. vs NC State (Nov 05, 2005) ...... Kapinos, J. vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) ...... Hall, C. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Punting Avg ...... 50.6 ...... Plackemeier, R. vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) ...... Hall, C. vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) Long Punt ...... 71 ...... Carney, B. vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) Long Punt Return ...... 20 ...... Blackman, D. vs NC State (Nov 05, 2005) Punting Avg ...... 50.5 ...... Hall, C. vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Long Kickoff Return ..... 60 ...... Drummer, R. at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Long Punt ...... 54 ...... Hall, C. vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) ...... Walker, J. vs Maryland (Oct 29, 2005) ...... Hall, C. vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) Tackles ...... 15 ...... Jackson, D. vs Maryland (Oct 29, 2005) Long Punt Return ...... 87 ...... Reid, W. vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) Sacks ...... 2.0 ...... LaCasse, R. vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) Long Kickoff Return ..... 46 ...... O’Neal, K. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) ...... Robinson, M vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Tackles ...... 19 ...... Nicholson, A.J. at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) ...... Cannon, B. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Sacks ...... 2.0 ...... Church, M. vs Miami (Sep 05, 2005) Tackles For Loss ...... 3.0 ...... Bennett, C. at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) ...... Wimbley, K. vs Miami (Sep 05, 2005) Interceptions ...... 2 ...... Davis, A.J. vs NC State (Nov 05, 2005) ...... Wimbley, K. vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) ...... Wimbley, K. at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS ...... Timmons, L. vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Rushes ...... 48 ...... at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) Tackles For Loss ...... 3.5 ...... Bunkley, B. at Florida (Nov 26, 2005) ...... vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) Interceptions ...... 2 ...... Nicholson, A.J. at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 247 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Yards Per Rush ...... 5.7 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) TEAM GAME HIGHS TD Rushes ...... 3 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Rushes ...... 36 ...... vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) ...... at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 52 ...... vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Yards Rushing ...... 192 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Pass completions ...... 27 ...... at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Per Rush ...... 5.3 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) ...... at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) TD Rushes ...... 5 ...... vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 335 ...... vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Pass attempts ...... 59 ...... at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) Yards Per Pass ...... 8.3 ...... vs Miami (Sep 05, 2005) Pass completions ...... 35 ...... at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) TD Passes ...... 3 ...... at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Yards Passing ...... 485 ...... vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Total Plays ...... 90 ...... at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Per Pass ...... 11.0 ...... vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) Total Offense ...... 415 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) TD Passes ...... 4 ...... at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Yards Per Play ...... 6.1 ...... vs Wake Forest (Oct 08, 2005) Points ...... 35 ...... at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Total Plays ...... 82 ...... at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Sacks By ...... 6 ...... at Clemson (Nov 12, 2005) Total Offense ...... 629 ...... vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) First Downs ...... 24 ...... at Boston College (Sep 17, 2005) Yards Per Play ...... 8.2 ...... vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) ...... vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Points ...... 62 ...... vs The Citadel (Sep 10, 2005) Penalties ...... 17 ...... vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) Sacks By ...... 9 ...... vs Miami (Sep 05, 2005) Penalty Yards...... 143 ...... vs Virginia Tech (Dec 03, 2005) First Downs ...... 32 ...... at Duke (Oct 22, 2005) Turnovers ...... 4 ...... vs Syracuse (Oct 01, 2005) Penalties ...... 13 ...... at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) Interceptions By ...... 3 ...... at Virginia (Oct 15, 2005) ...... vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006) ...... vs NC State (Nov 05, 2005) Penalty Yards...... 129 ...... vs Penn State (Jan 03, 2006)

86 2005 GAME-BY-GAME RECAPS

GAME 1 — 9/5 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FL GAME 2 — 9/10 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FL NO. 14 FLORIDA STATE 10 ...... NO. 9 MIAMI 7 NO. 11 FLORIDA STATE 62 ...... THE CITADEL 10 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Florida State finally caught a break against TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – After shaky performances earlier in the week, Miami. Florida State’s two freshmen showed their talent Saturday night. After six straight years of frustrating finishes, the Seminoles found some good Drew Weatherford bounced back from after struggling in his first collegiate start fortune against their rivals when the Hurricanes botched a short, potential game-tying to throw for 342 yards and two touchdowns as No. 11 Florida State beat Division I-AA field goal in the closing minutes of Florida State’s 10-7 victory Monday night. The Citadel 62-10, its most points and yards in a game since the 2000 season. Jon Peattie lined up for a 28-yarder after a 19-play, 81-yard drive by Miami stalled Weatherford completed 26 of 37 passes, a vast improvement from Monday’s 7- with about 2:30 left. for-24 showing for 67 yards in a 10-7 win over Miami. His backup, , finished But holder Brian Monroe dropped a low snap that bounced off his hands and rolled with 143 yards and a in reserve action. back into the pile, never giving Peattie a chance to try the kick. “Both of them showed they can throw the football if we give them some time,” Florida With No. 9 Miami out of timeouts, No. 14 Florida State simply needed to run out State coach said. “As it turned out, we had to pass to get the lead.” the clock to secure its first victory over the Hurricanes since 1999. Trailing 10-3 with just over a minute left in the half, Florida State scored 45 straight In a series that has seen countless missed field goals by Florida State decide points, including five third-quarter touchdowns, to lead 48-10 after three quarters. games, Miami missed two and couldn’t even get off the biggest one of the game. Lee also ran 24 yards for another score as the Seminoles (2-0) stayed on the ground Florida State overcame170 yards of total offense with a defense that registered for most of the fourth quarter, finishing with 629 total yards. nine sacks and some solid special teams plays. Tailbacks Leon Washington, Lorenzo Booker and freshman each Both Florida State’s Drew Weatherford and Miami’s were making ran for scores in the third quarter and Weatherford finished off his night’s work with a their first collegiate start at . 40-yard touchdown pass to 6-foot-6 freshman Greg Carr, who moments later grabbed Weatherford was not consistent, going 7-for-24 for 67 yards with an . a 10-yard scoring pass from Lee. He was pulled early in the fourth, but fellow redshirt freshman Xavier Lee had no luck The outmanned Citadel (1-1) was dominated by Florida State’s defense, manag- moving the ‘Noles, either. ing just 91 yards total offense and five first downs. Wright finished 16-for-28 for 232 yards and a touchdown pass. Chris Davis caught nine passes for 125 yards, De’Cody Fagg had seven receptions So, it came down to the defenses and special teams, and even when those units set for 113 yards and Carr had 104 yards on three catches. up their offenses with prime field position, it was no sure thing they’d capitalize. The Florida State paid The Citadel $400,000 to play the game, and give its young Seminoles wasted a first-and-goal from the 1 in the third quarter. quarterbacks and receivers some practice. Wright worked through his problems, including two early interceptions and a few A couple of mistakes by Weatherford and an interception thrown by Lee kept The dropped passes, long enough to guide an 81-yard touchdown drive in the second quarter. Citadel in the game during the first half. The sophomore’s first career TD pass was a 34-yarder, zipped over a defender to Ryan After Lee was intercepted, the Bulldogs tied the game 3-3 five minutes into the Moore to make it 10-7 Florida State at the half. second quarter on Blake Vandiver’s career-high 45 yard field goal. Vince Hill then It looked even more ominous for Florida State when Lawrence Timmons blocked picked up a fumble by Weatherford and went 70 to give the Bulldogs a short-lived 10- a Miami punt that left the Seminoles with first-and-goal at the 1. After three runs lost 3 lead late in the first half. 3 yards and a false start pushed FSU back another 5, first-year starter Gary Cismesia hooked a 23-yard field goal left. SCORING SUMMARY The Seminoles grabbed a 10-0 lead in the first quarter, with help from the first 1 234Total interception thrown by Wright. The Citadel 0 10 0 0 10 The pick set up Florida State at the Miami 29 and moments later James Coleman Florida State 3 10 35 14 62 bulled in from the 1 for a 7-0 lead and the Seminoles’ first first-quarter TD against the ‘Canes since FSU’s last win six years ago. FIRST QUARTER Cismesia made the first field-goal attempt of his career from 37 yards out a few FSU–FG Cismesia 38, 5:12. minutes later, much to the delight of the Seminoles fans, who have been crushed by bad SECOND QUARTER kicks against Miami more times than they prefer to remember. CIT–FG Vandiver 45, 9:47. Meanwhile, Peattie, a veteran who made 15 of 24 field goal attempts last season, CIT–V. Hill 70 fumble recovery (Vandiver kick), 2:39. FSU–Owens 5 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 1:08. missed badly from 47 and 39 in the quarter. FSU–FG Cismesia 44, 0:00. THIRD QUARTER SCORING SUMMARY FSU–Washington 14 run (Cismesia kick), 13:36. 1 234Total FSU–Booker 2 run (Cismesia kick), 11:00. Miami 0 7 0 0 7 FSU–A. Smith 3 run (Cismesia kick), 8:36. Florida State 10 0 0 0 10 FSU–Carr 40 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 4:38. FSU–Carr 10 pass from Lee (Cismesia kick), 2:22. FIRST QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER FSU–Coleman 1 run (Cismesia kick), 8:38. FSU–Coleman 1 run (Goggans kick), 14:37. FSU–FG Cismesia 37, 3:50. FSU–Lee 24 run (Cismesia kick), 10:38. SECOND QUARTER UM–Moore 34 pass from Wright (Peattie kick), 7:05. TEAM STATISTICS CIT FSU TEAM STATISTICS First Downs ...... 5 ...... 25 UM FSU Rushes-Yards ...... 32-26 ...... 32-144 First Downs ...... 21 ...... 9 Passing ...... 65 ...... 485 Rushes-Yards ...... 44-81 ...... 33-96 Comp-Att-Int ...... 16-27-1 ...... 31-45-2 Passing ...... 232 ...... 74 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 59-91 ...... 77-629 Comp-Att-Int ...... 16-28-2 ...... 8-26-1 Return Yards ...... 255 ...... 139 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 72-313 ...... 59-170 Punts-Avg...... 11-37.0 ...... 2-50.5 Return Yards ...... 47 ...... 74 Fumbles-Lost ...... 4-2 ...... 2-2 Punts-Avg...... 8-33.6 ...... 8-36.5 Penalties-Yards ...... 8-38 ...... 7-71 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 ...... 2-1 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 1-7 ...... 2-11 Penalties-Yards ...... 7-75 ...... 7-70 Time of Possession ...... 31:14 ...... 28:46 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 1-2 ...... 9-61 Attendance ...... 79,152 Time of Possession ...... 36:48 ...... 23:12 Attendance ...... 84,347 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-CIT: Lawson 11-28, Knox 2-10, Gibbs 8-10, Wigal 1-3, Cooper 1-2, Lee 6-0, Kaspar INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 1-(minus 11), Team 2-(minus 16). FSU: Booker 4-53, Smith 8-37, Washington 7-30, Lewis 5- RUSHING-UM: T. Moss 23-102, S. Moss 1-10, Thomas 4-7, Hester 1-5, Hill 1-(minus 1), Team 26, Lee 1-24, Coleman 1-1, Weatherford 6-(minus 27). 1-(minus 6), Wright 13-(minus 36). FSU: Booker 12-63, Washington 13-57, Weatherford 2-0, PASSING-CIT: Lawson 14-25-1-56, Knox 2-2-0-9. FSU: Weatherford 26-37-1-342, Lee 5-8-1- Sims 1-(minus 1), Coleman 3-(minus 1), Team 2-(-22). 143. PASSING-UM: Wright 16-28-2-232. FSU: Weatherford 7-24-1-67, Lee 1-2-0-7. RECEIVING-CIT: Tyler 4-12, Gibbs 3-11, Jernigan 3-8, Wigal 2-17, Haney 2-9, Palmer 2-8. RECEIVING-UM: Olsen 8-137, Moore 3-69, S. Moss 2-13, Hill 2-4, Ortega 1-9. FSU: Booker FSU: Davis 9-125, Fagg 7-113, Carr 3-104, Henshaw 3-13, Owens 2-28, Booker 2-7, Rouse 1- 4-33, Fagg 2-20, Washington 1-14, O’Neal 1-7. 54, Shaw 1-16, Carter 1-9, O’Neal 1-8, Washington 1-8.

87 GAME 3 — 9/17 • ALUMNI STADIUM • CHESTNUT HILL, MA GAME 4 — 10/1 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FL NO. 8 FLORIDA STATE 28 ...... NO. 17 BOSTON COLLEGE 17 NO. 6 FLORIDA STATE 38 ...... SYRACUSE 14 BOSTON (AP) – Florida State gave Boston College a rude welcome to the TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Drew Weatherford passed for 234 yards and Atlantic Coast Conference. three touchdowns, including a 71-yard swing pass to Lorenzo Booker, and No. 6 A.J. Nicholson intercepted two passes, scoring on a 19-yard return on the first Florida State defeated Syracuse 38-14 Saturday. play of the game, and Greg Carr caught two touchdowns to help eighth-ranked Weatherford, a redshirt freshman making his fourth collegiate start, also Florida State beat No. 17 Boston College 28-17 on Saturday night and spoil the scored a rushing touchdown as the Seminoles rolled up a 24-0 lead. Eagles’ ACC debut. Florida State (4-0), which had nine sacks in its opener against Miami, got Nicholson’s interceptions sparked the Seminoles (3-0, 2-0) to a 14-0 lead in Syracuse quarterback Perry Patterson seven times. the first five minutes before BC scored 17 unanswered points to take the lead. The With the temperature approaching 90 on a humid afternoon, Syracuse (1-3) Eagles (2-1) nursed the lead - thanks to a great play by — until was virtually helpless on offense through most of the game, managing only 57 yards quarterback left with an ankle injury and Florida State took and two first downs by halftime. advantage. Syracuse’s Damien Rhodes, who came into the game ranked 10th nationally Drew Weatherford hit Carr on a 6-yard slant across the middle of the end zone with an average of 120.3 rushing yards, was held to 44 yards on 15 carries, but added with 10:13 left in the fourth to give the Seminoles a 21-17 lead. After Eagles backup 70 more with four catches. Matthew Ryan’s third consecutive three-and-out, Darius McClure blocked a punt Weatherford completed 17 of 26 passes, also throwing touchdown passes deep in BC territory and Lorenzo Booker made up for a goal-line fumble by scoring covering 43 yards to Willie Reid and 15 yards to Chris Davis. from 4 yards out to make it 28-17. Backup quarterback Xavier Lee passed for 162 yards, including a 75-yard BC drove to the Florida State 2 in the final three minutes, but couldn’t score completion to freshman Kenny O’Neal that set up the Seminoles final touchdown in seven tries, including a defensive holding penalty — and used up most of the — an 11-yard run by Lamar Lewis. clock while trying. Florida State took a 7-0 lead when Syracuse Steve Gregory Weatherford was 20-for-38 for 231 yards and two touchdowns. Porter was 20- bobbled an overthrown pass from Weatherford right into Reid’s arms. Reid, who for-31 with one touchdown and two interceptions before leaving late in the third missed the last two games with a leg injury, grabbed the deflected overthrow in quarter, and Ryan was 7-for-11 for 89 yards, most of it on the last drive. stride and scooted into the end zone uncontested. Porter slipped backing away from the center and tried to ditch the ball in the The Seminoles got the ball back on the following kickoff when Mikhal flat toward Larry Lester, but Nicholson stepped in front of it and took it 19 yards Kornegay’s hit forced Kareem Jones’ fumble at the Syracuse 22 and the Seminoles into the end zone. Seven seconds into its much-balleyhooed entry into the were in the end zone two minutes later on Weatherford’s 1-yard plunge. superconference, Boston College was behind 7-0. Gary Cismesia’s 37-yard field goal gave Florida State a 17-0 halftime lead. BC drove 55 yards on the next possession before Nicholson picked off Florida State coach Bobby Bowden, the winningest coach in major college football, another, but this time Porter knocked him out of bounds to postpone the touchdown. improved to 355-102-4, remaining seven victories ahead of Penn State coach Joe Florida State scored three plays later when Weatherford threw a 20-yard jump ball Paterno. that the 6-foot-6 Carr pulled down over 5-foot-9 cornerback DeJuan Tribble in the The Orange did manage to become the first team to score on Florida State in corner of the end zone. the second half this season when Patterson ran 2 yards for a touchdown with 4:06 But BC reached Florida State territory four consecutive times — resulting in left in the third period. A 20-yard punt gave the Orange the ball at Florida State’s an interception, a field goal and two touchdowns — to take a 17-14 lead early in the 34 and a pass interference penalty set up Patterson’s scoring run. second quarter. BC still led at the end of the third when Florida State drove to the Patterson lobbed a 30-yard TD pass to Nicholas Chestnut, completing an 80- BC 33 yard-line. yard scoring drive late in the fourth quarter as Florida State was substituting freely. Although the schools hadn’t played in 25 years, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden has a little history with Boston College. He won his first road game with SCORING SUMMARY the Seminoles on Oct. 9, 1976, when Florida State beat BC 28-9. 1 234Total Syracuse 0 0 7 7 14 SCORING SUMMARY Florida State 7 10 7 14 38 1 234Total Florida State 14 0 0 14 28 FIRST QUARTER Boston College 10 7 0 0 17 FSU–Reid 43 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 1:10. SECOND QUARTER FIRST QUARTER FSU–Weatherford 1 run (Cismesia kick), 13:06. FSU–Nicholson 19 interception return (Cismesia kick), 14:53. FSU–FG Cismesia 37, 9:07. FSU–Carr 20 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 9:16. THIRD QUARTER BC–FG Ohliger 31, 4:37. FSU–Davis 15 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 10:45. BC–Whitworth 7 run (Ohliger kick), 0:45. SU–Patterson 2 run (Krautman kick), 4:06. SECOND QUARTER FOURTH QUARTER BC–Blackmon 14 pass from Porter (Ohliger kick), 10:36. FSU–Booker 71 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 14:49. FOURTH QUARTER FSU–Lewis 11 run (Cismesia kick), 6:12. FSU–Carr 5 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 10:13. SU–Chestnut 30 pass from Patterson (Krautman kick), 3:20. FSU–Booker 4 run (Cismesia kick), 3:53. TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS SU FSU FSU BC First Downs ...... 12 ...... 18 First Downs ...... 14 ...... 24 Rushes-Yards ...... 31-45 ...... 36-116 Rushes-Yards ...... 19-13 ...... 48-140 Passing ...... 189 ...... 396 Passing ...... 243 ...... 240 Comp-Att-Int ...... 14-25-1 ...... 22-36-1 Comp-Att-Int ...... 20-38-1 ...... 27-42-2 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 56-234 ...... 72-512 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 57-256 ...... 90-380 Return Yards ...... 89 ...... 103 Return Yards ...... 152 ...... 34 Punts-Avg...... 9-45.8 ...... 5-39.4 Punts-Avg...... 7-37.0 ...... 7-33.0 Fumbles-Lost ...... 4-3 ...... 3-1 Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-2 ...... 1-0 Penalties-Yards ...... 5-40 ...... 10-85 Penalties-Yards ...... 3-23 ...... 5-35 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 4-22 ...... 7-42 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 1-4 ...... 2-17 Time of Possession ...... 28:15 ...... 31:45 Time of Possession ...... 22:23 ...... 37:37 Attendance ...... 83,717 Attendance ...... 44,500 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-SU: Rhodes 15-44, McDonald 1-11, Jones 5-10, Patterson 10-(minus 20). FSU: RUSHING-FSU: Washington 5-24, Booker 8-6, Weatherford 6-(minus 17). BC: Whitworth 23- Washington 9-38, Booker 5-35, Lewis 2-21, Smith 6-17, C. Davis 1-8, P. Davis 1-3, 77, Callender 13-49, Ryan 4-13, Porter 3-7, Toal 4-4, Blackmon 1-(minus 10). Coleman, 1-0, Weatherford 8-(minus 3), Lee 3-(minus 3). PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 20-38-1-231. BC: Porter 20-31-2-151, Ryan 7-11-0-89. PASSING-SU: Patterson 14-25-1. FSU: Weatherford 17-26-1-234, Lee 5-10-162. RECEIVING-FSU: Davis 4-53, Fagg 4-53, Washington 4-31, Carr 3-34, Booker 2-36, Henshaw RECEIVING-SU: Rhodes 4-70, Lane 3-39, Jones 2-21, McDonald 2-16, Chestnut 1-30, 2-17, Owens 1-7. BC: Lester 5-57, Blackmon 4-31, Callender 4-28, Sele 3-38, Whitworth 3-13, Moss 1-10, Bedle 1-3. FSU: Reid 5-70, C. Davis 4-89, Booker 3-78, Fagg 3-26, Henshaw Purvis 3-9, Robinson 2-38, Miller 1-13, Gonzalez 1-8, Challenger 1-7. 2-11, O’Neal 1-75, Washington 1-16, Shaw 1-11, Walker 1-11, Root 1-9.

88 GAME 5 — 10/8 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FL GAME 6 — 10/15 • SCOTT STADIUM • CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA NO. 4 FLORIDA STATE 41 ...... WAKE FOREST 21 VIRGINIA 26 ...... NO. 4 FLORIDA STATE 21 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Greg Carr is making a name for himself in the CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – Bobby Bowden has seen a lot in 40 years Atlantic Coast Conference. The true freshman caught a 63-yard pass to set up the first of coaching, from Heisman Trophy winners to the wonder of in a national of three fourth quarter scores, helping No. 4 Florida State beat pesky Wake Forest 41- championship. 24 Saturday. But he’s never seen anything that topped what Marques Hagans did to the fourth- “We had them on the ropes,” said Wake Forest tailback Chris Barclay, whose 31- ranked Seminoles on Saturday night, dodging pass rushers all night long, and often yard touchdown run pulled his team to 20-17 late in the third quarter. finding a receiver and firing a laser into his arms while running for his life. Following the score, Florida State (5-0, 3-0 ACC) was deep in its own territory, “I’ve never seen a quarterback make as many one-man plays as he made tonight,” a play away from having to punt. And the game was in the hands of freshmen. Bowden said after Hagans led Virginia to a 26-21 victory against the Seminoles. Faced with a third-and-15 at his own 21, redshirt freshman Drew Weatherford “We couldn’t stop that dadgum No. 18,” Bowden said. escaped a heavy rush and threw the ball long for the 6-foot-6 Carr, who caught it near Hagans threw for a career-best 306 yards and two touchdowns and Connor midfield and ran to the Wake Forest 16 for his big gain — on his 20th birthday. Hughes kicked four field goals for the Cavaliers (4-2, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), Wake Forest (2-4, 1-2) knew its upset hopes had ended. who reprised history and beat a top-5 team for only the second time in their history. On the next play, Weatherford found Fred Rouse for a 16-yard score to give The other was Florida State, too, 10 years ago. Florida State a 27-17 lead. “I’m tired,” said Hagans, who connected on 27 of 36 passes. “But the win was so Florida State scored on a long swing pass on its next drive when Leon Washington big. We had lost two in a row and the season was on the line.” went 61 yards for a 34-17 lead. The same play worked a week earlier when Lorenzo Like their victory in 1995, which ended with Warrick Dunn stopped inches from Booker went 71 yards for a score. the goal line on the final play to preserve a 33-28 victory, this one went to the wire, too, Backup quarterback Xavier Lee scored the final touchdown for the Seminoles sealed by Tony Franklin’s interception of Drew Weatherford with 50 seconds left. with 5:38 left. Leading 26-10 entering the final quarter, the Cavaliers led only 26-21 when they Carr, who is averaging almost 30 yards a catch this season, caught a 28-yard touchdown stopped the Seminoles (5-1, 3-1) near midfield with 3 1/2 minutes to go. pass from Weatherford in the first quarter for his fifth TD catch of the season. Hagans then ran for 6 yards before Florida State’s Tony Carter was called for pass Weatherford threw for 351 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another as the interference on third down, giving Virginia a badly needed first down. offense rolled up 587 yards and 27 first downs. He completed 20 of 31 passes and also After Hagans came up a yard short on the next third-and-7 run, the Cavaliers scored on a 1-yard run that gave Florida State a 7-0 lead. punted and Florida State got one last chance from its own 26 with 56 seconds left. But Florida State’s nationally ranked defense struggled all day against the pesky Weatherford threw deep downfield, but Franklin was inside the receiver and Demon Deacons. Though the Seminoles never trailed, they were in trouble heading into made the catch. Two downings of the ball brought thousands of students out onto the the last quarter. Wake Forest rolled up 415 yards of its own. field. Barclay, the ACC’s leading rusher, finished with 125 yards against a rush defense Florida State, with Weatherford looking less like a freshman as the game got more that was ranked sixth nationally. tense, had rallied behind his 22-yard touchdown pass to Chris Davis and a 32-yard field Wake Forest scored with 20 seconds left in the game on a 1-yard run by Kevin goal from Gary Cismesia, a drive when Virginia held at its own 15-yard line. Marion, who scored its first touchdown on a 67-yard run. Weatherford finished 35-for-59 for 377 yards. Florida State’s victory came with a price. The Seminoles lost senior guard Matt Florida State lost because it had no answer for Hagans, who used his speed to get Meinrod, arguably their best offensive lineman, when he broke his fibula and dislocated away from defenders all night, repeatedly buying time and completing passes on the the ankle on his left leg in the third quarter. run. Virginia finished with only 20 yards rushing on 28 attempts, and Hagans officially carried nine times for minus 4 yards, but he clearly frustrated the Seminoles. SCORING SUMMARY 1 234Total SCORING SUMMARY Wake Forest 7 0 10 7 24 1 234Total Florida State 17 3 0 21 41 Florida State 7 3 0 11 21 Virginia 10 13 3 0 26 FIRST QUARTER FSU–Weatherford 1 run (Cismesia kick), 10:23 FIRST QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 30, 6:12 UVA–Stupar 21 pass from Hagans (Hughes kick), 10:13 WF–Marion 67 run (Swank kick), 5:52 FSU–Booker 58 run (Cismesia kick), 7:49 FSU–Carr 28 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 0:24 UVA–FG Hughes 50, 5:56 SECOND QUARTER SECOND QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 37, 5:07 FSU–FG Cismesia 22, 14:22 THIRD QUARTER UVA–FG Hughes 37, 8:59 WF–FG Swank 29, 4:37 UVA–FG Hughes 35, 1:29 WF–Barclay 31 run (Swank kick), 0:04 UVA–Lundy 16 pass from Hagans (Hughes kick), 0:19 FOURTH QUARTER THIRD QUARTER FSU–Rouse 16 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 14:27 UVA–FG Hughes 45, 11:36 FSU–Washington 61 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 9:25 FOURTH QUARTER FSU–Lee 1 run (Cismesia kick), 5:38 FSU–Davis 22 pass from Weatherford (Cass pass from Weatherford), 12:31 WF–Marion 1 run (Swank kick), 0:20 FSU–FG Cismesia 32, 7:35 TEAM STATISTICS TEAM STATISTICS WF FSU FSU UVA First Downs ...... 15 ...... 27 First Downs ...... 26 ...... 22 Rushes-Yards ...... 43-247 ...... 36-192 Rushes-Yards ...... 21-95 ...... 28-20 Passing ...... 168 ...... 395 Passing ...... 377 ...... 306 Comp-Att-Int ...... 18-25-0 ...... 24-37-0 Comp-Att-Int ...... 59-37-3 ...... 27-39-0 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 68-415 ...... 73-587 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 80-472 ...... 67-326 Return Yards ...... 118 ...... 157 Return Yards ...... 86 ...... 143 Punts-Avg...... 7-50.6 ...... 5-37.8 Punts-Avg...... 4-29.0 ...... 6-39.0 Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-0 ...... 2-0 Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 ...... 2-0 Penalties-Yards ...... 5-65 ...... 8-64 Penalties-Yards ...... 13-123 ...... 9-56 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 3-20 ...... 1-7 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 3-31 ...... 1-6 Time of Possession ...... 29:32 ...... 30:28 Time of Possession ...... 28:03 ...... 31:57 Attendance ...... 82,589 Attendance ...... 63,106 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-WF: Barclay 21-125, Marion 4-69, Bryant 1-23, Randolph 10-17, Andrews 5-14, RUSHING-FSU: Booker 7-69, Washington 8-26, Weatherford 4-5, C. Davis 1-(minus 2), Team Belton 1-1, Morton 1-(minus 2). FSU: Booker 11-94, Washington 11-87, Weatherford 8-16, 1-(minus 3). UVA: Lundy 9-26, Johnson 7-12, Hagans 9-(minus 4), Team 3-(minus 14). Reid 1-5, Dean 1-2, Lewis 1-2, Coleman 1-0, Lee 2-(minus 14). PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 35-59-3-377. UVA: Hagans 27-36-0-306, Byers 0-1-0-0, Lundy 0- PASSING-WF: Randolph 17-24-0-131, Morton 1-1-0-37. FSU: Weatherford 20-31-0-351, Lee 4- 1-0-0. 6-0-44. RECEIVING-FSU: Reid 7-100, Fagg 5-42, Washington 5-36, C. Davis 4-78, Henshaw 4-28, Carr RECEIVING-WF: Boldin 4-58, Idlette 4-35, Barclay 3-31, Andrews 3-7, Moore 1-12, Selmon 1- 3-53, Booker 3-9, Shaw 1-12, D. Carter 1-9, O’Neal 1-8, L. Lewis 1-2. UVA: Stupar 5-66, Mines 11, Morton 1-9, Belton 1-5. FSU: Fagg 5-42, Washington 4-92, Carr 3-129, Reid 3-51, Davis 5-49, Santi 3-36, Johnson 3-27, Lundy 3-21, Williams 2-39, Anderson 2-19, Byers 1-28, 2-24, Goodman 2-19, Booker 2-(minus 1), Rouse 1-16, O’Neal 1-12, Henshaw 1-11. Covington 1-15, Peerman 1-4, Snelling 1-2.

89 GAME 7 — 10/22 • WALLACE WADE STADIUM • DURHAM, NC GAME 8 — 10/29 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FL NO. 11 FLORIDA STATE 55 ...... DUKE 24 NO. 10 FLORIDA STATE 35 ...... MARYLAND 27 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) – Drew Weatherford threw two touchdown passes and TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Drew Weatherford and James Coleman backup Xavier Lee added two of his own to help No. 11 Florida State bounce back from scored fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead No. 10 Florida State to a 35-27 come- its first loss of the season with a 55-24 victory over Duke on Saturday. from-behind victory over Maryland on Saturday. Greg Carr caught three of the TDs and third-string tailback Antone Smith ran for Weatherford’s 15-yard run with 8:52 left gave the Seminoles a 28-27 lead and two scores for the Seminoles (6-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who still struggled they scored three minutes later on Coleman’s 1-yard run. Coleman’s score was set to generate a running game against the outmanned Blue Devils (1-7, 0-5). Smith was up by Ernie Sims’ interception. the leading rusher with 76 yards, and 45 of those came on a spectacular run early in the Maryland’s final bid for a tie ended with 52 seconds left when Joel Statham fourth quarter with the outcome no longer in doubt. was sacked by A.J. Nicholson at the Florida State 40. The Seminoles avoided losing On fourth-and-2, Smith broke five tackles near the line of scrimmage - including to the Terps for a second straight year. a couple deep in his own backfield - then dove through another at the goal line. Florida State (7-1, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) can lock up a spot in the Weatherford and Lee more than made up for the lack of success on the ground. first league title game Dec. 3 at Jacksonville with a victory over North Carolina Combined, they were 34-for-49 for 376 yards against the fourth-best pass defense in the State next Saturday. ACC to help Florida State improve to 14-0 in the series. Maryland (4-4, 2-3) scored 24 straight points midway through the game, However, this game was much more competitive than any of the others, even building a 24-14 lead on Dan Ennis’ 40-yard field goal three minutes into the while the Seminoles scored at least 45 points for the fifth consecutive trip to Wallace second half. Wade Stadium. Duke amassed 195 yards rushing and was within 24-14 midway But the Seminoles turned to their favorite weapon, freshman through the third quarter following Justin Boyle’s 1-yard touchdown plunge. Greg Carr, to get back into the game. That score came after Ronnie Drummer sprinted 55 yards on a reverse to set up The 6-foot-6 Carr caught a 37-yard pass to the Maryland 1 and then, after two first-and-goal, the third game in a row he’s had a run of at least 50 yards. plays lost yards, he broke wide open in the end zone to snag a 4-yard scoring pass Florida State regained control by going 78 yards to extend the lead, with Smith to cut Maryland’s lead to 24-21. running around the left end untouched to make it 31-14. Weatherford was 3-for-3 on After Ennis kicked a 35-yard field goal to start the fourth quarter and give the the drive. Terrapins a 27-21 lead, Carr was again center stage. Perhaps Duke’s final chance came on the ensuing possession, when coach Ted A pair of pass interference calls against Maryland’s Gerrick McPhearson, Roof called for a fake punt from his own 27-yard line. Punter Chris Sprague was stopped who was trying to defend Carr, set up Weatherford’s go-head score. for a 2-yard loss, and on the next play, Lee lobbed a perfect pass over cornerback John Leon Washington scored on a 3-yard run on Florida State’s first offensive Talley that Carr caught in the corner of the end zone. series and Willie Reid added a 61-yard punt return TD to give the Seminoles a 14- In fact, all of his TDs came on similar plays, where the 6-foot-6 Carr simply 0 lead in the opening minute of the second quarter. jumped over the 5-11 Talley. Those offset Talley’s fifth interception in the final seconds But Maryland countered with three touchdowns in a span of nine minutes to of the first half. take a 21-14 halftime lead. Statham ran for a score and added touchdown passes Weatherford finished 24-for-32 for 276 yards, while Lee was 10-for-17 for 100 covering 29 yards to Derrick Fenner and 20 yards to Jo Jo Walker. to help the Seminoles pile up 539 yards of total offense. Statham, who sparked Maryland’s 20-17 victory over Florida State a year ago, completed 15 of 29 passes for 177 yards. SCORING SUMMARY Weatherford, a redshirt freshman leading the ACC in passing, completed 27 1 234Total of 37 passes for 264 yards, but was intercepted twice. Reid had seven catches for Florida State 14 7 17 17 55 90 yards and finished with 227 all purpose yards . Duke 0 7 7 10 24 SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER 1 234Total FSU–C. Davis 23 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 4:47 Maryland 0 21 3 3 27 FSU–Carr 12 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 3:44 Florida State 7 7 7 14 35 SECOND QUARTER DU–Boyle 1 run (Surgan kick), 6:32 FIRST QUARTER FSU–Booker 1 run (Cismesia kick), 2:17 FSU–Washington 3 run (Cismesia kick), 11:51 THIRD QUARTER SECOND QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 30, 9:54 FSU–Reid 61 punt return (Cismesia kick), 14:05 DU–Boyle 1 run (Surgan kick), 7:07 MD–Statham 1 run (kick failed), 9:20 FSU–Smith 1 run (Cismesia kick), 3:10 MD–Fenner 29 pass from Statham (Fenner pass from Statham), 2:24 FSU–Carr 25 pass from Lee (Cismesia kick), 2:17 MD–Walker 20 pass from Statham (Ennis kick), 0:47 FOURTH QUARTER THIRD QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 49, 13:18 MD–FG Ennis 40, 12:16 DU–Boyett 78 run (Surgan kick), 13:01 FSU–Carr 4 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 6:45 FSU–Smith 45 run (Cismesia kick), 10:20 FOURTH QUARTER DU–FG Surgan 47, 8:32 FSU–Carr 12 pass from Lee (Cismesia kick) MD–FG Ennis 35, 13:03 FSU–Weatherford 15 run (Cismesia kick), 8:52 TEAM STATISTICS FSU–Coleman 1 run (Cismesia kick), 5:33 FSU DUKE TEAM STATISTICS First Downs ...... 32 ...... 15 Rushes-Yards ...... 33-163 ...... 36-191 MARYLAND FSU Passing ...... 376 ...... 52 First Downs ...... 19 ...... 22 Comp-Att-Int ...... 34-49-1 ...... 9-19-1 Rushes-Yards ...... 33-126 ...... 33-136 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 82-539 ...... 55-243 Passing ...... 206 ...... 264 Return Yards ...... 113 ...... 272 Comp-Att-Int ...... 16-30-1 ...... 27-37-2 Punts-Avg...... 1-30 ...... 4-43.5 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 63-332 ...... 70-400 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 ...... 2-1 Return Yards ...... 135 ...... 214 Penalties-Yards ...... 11-98 ...... 9-67 Punts-Avg...... 4-43.0 ...... 2-34.5 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 1-4 ...... 0-0 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 ...... 1-0 Time of Possession ...... 36:30 ...... 23:30 Penalties-Yards ...... 4-40 ...... 9-90 Attendance ...... 21,731 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 1-6 ...... 3-18 Time of Possession ...... 27:02 ...... 32:58 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Attendance ...... 82,626 RUSHING-FSU: A. Smith 7-76, Lee 3-42, Washington 6-21, C.Davis 1-14, Booker 10-8, P. Davis INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 2-5, Weatherford 1-2, Coleman 1-1, Lewis 1-1, Carr 1-(minus 7). Duke: Boyette 10-123, Drummer 2-77, Boyle 12-20, Sprague1- (minus 2), M. Jones 1- (minus 7), Asack 8- (minus 7), RUSHING-MD: Ball 21-120, Merrills 3-17, Statham 5-5, Walker 2-(minus 3), Hollenbach 2- Team 2- (minus 13). (minus 13). FSU: Booker 14-60, Washington 10-41, Weatherford 3-25, C. Davis 1-8, Coleman PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 32-24-1-276, Lee 17-10-0-100. Duke: Asack 18-9-0-52, Dukes 1- 2-5, Dean 1-0, Smith 1-0, Team 1 (minus 3). 0-1-0. PASSING-MD: Statham 29-15-1-177, Hollenbach 1-1-0-29. FSU: Weatherford 37-27-2-264. RECEIVING-FSU: Carr 6-95, Reid 6-53, Booker 6-30, C. Davis 3-40, Washington 2-44, A. Smith RECEIVING-MD: Davis 4-54, Walker 3-50, Fenner 3-49, Ball 2-27, Melendez 2-15, Weatherly 2-16, Goodman 2-11, Owens 1-26, Shaw 1-21, D. Carter 1-12, Root 1-10, Henshaw 1-9, L. 2-11. FSU: Reid 7-90, C. Davis 7-63, Carr 4-55, Booker 4-19, Shaw 2-16, Coleman 2-4, Owens Lewis 1-5, Dean 1-4. Duke: M. Jones 3-29, Riley 1-12, Ruff 1-7, Patrick 1-5, Stubbs 1-3, Boyette 1-17. 1-0, Drummer 1-(minus 4).

90 GAME 9 — 11/5 • DOAK CAMPBELL STADIUM • TALLAHASSEE, FL GAME 10 — 11/12 • MEMORIAL STADIUM • CLEMSON, SC NC STATE 20 ...... NO. 9 FLORIDA STATE 15 CLEMSON 35 ...... NO. 17 FLORIDA STATE 14 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Andre Brown ran for 179 yards and a CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) – Charlie Whitehurst’s shoulder still hurt this week. touchdown and North Carolina State intercepted Drew Weatherford three times to But the Clemson quarterback was not going to miss senior day and a chance to beat upset No. 9 Florida State 20-15 for its third victory in five years over the Seminoles. Florida State. Florida State (7-2, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) backed into the league’s After taking a shot to numb his throwing shoulder, Whitehurst threw for 269 first championship game scheduled next month in Jacksonville because Boston yards and three touchdowns to lead the Tigers (6-4, 4-4 Atlantic Coast) over the No. College lost at North Carolina. 17 Seminoles 35-14 Saturday. Without injured tailback Leon Washington, Florida State’s offense managed Whitehurst went 21-of-32 a week after resting his sore shoulder and Chansi 43 yards rushing and was unable to get the ball to 6-foot-6 receiver Greg Carr, who Stuckey had 11 catches for 156 yards and two TDs for Clemson. came into the game leading the ACC in touchdown catches and yards receiving. The win gave Clemson coach Tommy Bowden his second win over dad Weatherford was particularly ineffective in the second half, completing 5 of Bobby in their last three games. 17 passes for 55 yards while throwing three interceptions. He was relieved for two The Seminoles (7-3, 5-3) gained just 226 yards as they lost for the second series midway in the fourth quarter by an equally ineffective Xavier Lee. game in a row and the third time in their last five. They have lost three games in the Florida State, which had averaged 40 points a game over its last seven ACC for the first time since joining the league in 1992. contests, scored its lone touchdown midway through the second quarter when Chris It just wasn’t Whitehurst and the Clemson offense. Florida State’s only Davis went 33 yards with a slant pass from Weatherford for a 10-7 lead. touchdown came on a blocked punt. The Seminoles’ only other points came on field goals of 25 and 48 yards by The Seminoles came into Saturday with the ACC’s top passing offense at 309 Gary Cismesia, and a safety. yards a contest, but the Tigers put pressure on the Seminoles’ freshmen quarter- N.C. State (4-4, 2-4) built a 20-10 lead late in the third quarter when Anthony backs all game, getting six sacks and leaving little time for receivers to get open. Hill caught a 4-yard touchdown pass from Marcus Stone. Starter Drew Weatherford was 12-of-27 for 117 yards and two interceptions, while Brown, who ran for 248 yards a week ago, raced 65 yards for a touchdown that Xavier Lee, who entered the game in the fourth quarter, was 1-of-7 for seven yards. gave the Wolfpack a 7-0 lead 17 seconds into the game. John Deraney added field Whitehurst showed no ill effects from taking last week off, completing six of goals of 48 and 22 yards. eight passes for 100 yards in Clemson’s first two drives as the Tigers took a 14-0 The defense did the rest. lead. Interceptions in the final two minutes by A.J. Davis and Garland Heath helped A blocked punt recovered for a touchdown and two field goals helped Florida the Wolfpack survive a pair of late blocked punts in the final 6:09. State tie it at 14 at the half, but the Tigers defense took over in the third quarter. After A.J. Davis’ second interception of the game — in the end zone with 1:50 Both Bowdens said the turning point was the first of Weatherford’s two third- left — Deraney took a safety and Florida State got a last chance in the final minute quarter interceptions. On the first possession after halftime, Michael Hamlin before Heath ended it his interception. picked off Weatherford at the Clemson 33, ending one of Florida State’s best drives On top of the defeat, the Seminoles lost their top pass rusher. Defensive end of the game. Kamerion Wimbley left the game late in the first half with a left knee injury and did The Tigers marched right back down the field, taking a 21-14 lead on not return. Stuckey’s 32-yard TD catch from Whitehurst. As Weatherford continued to struggle, Clemson added an 8-yard scoring run SCORING SUMMARY by James Davis and a 4-yard touchdown catch by Aaron Kelly to put the game 1 234Total away. The win made the Tigers bowl-eligible for the seventh straight year. NC State 7 3 10 0 20 Bobby Bowden changed quarterbacks in the fourth quarter, but Lee couldn’t Florida State 0 10 0 5 15 get his team going either, with his receivers dropping at least two sure catches as the clock wound down. FIRST QUARTER Whitehurst, who before Saturday called his first win over Florida State one NCST–A. Brown 65 run (Deraney kick), 14:43 of the highlights of his career, said the win in 2003 felt lucky, while this one felt SECOND QUARTER more like one team dominating the other. FSU–FG Cismesia 25, 12:13 FSU–C. Davis 33 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 7:38 SCORING SUMMARY NCST–FG Deraney 48, 4:18 THIRD QUARTER 1 234Total Florida State 0 14 0 0 14 NCST–FG Deraney 22, 8:21 Clemson 14 0 21 0 35 NCST–Hill 4 pass from Stone (Deraney kick), 0:39 FOURTH QUARTER FIRST QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 48, 5:41 CU–Stuckey 22 pass from Whitehurst (Dean kick), 10:25 FSU–Team Safety, 0:53 CU–Davis 1run (Dean kick), 5:17 SECOND QUARTER TEAM STATISTICS FSU–FG Cismesia 31, 11:48 NC STATE FSU FSU–FG Cismesia 47, 7:38 First Downs ...... 11 ...... 14 FSU–Hayes, 0 blocked pount return (Fagg pass from Weatherford), 2:03 Rushes-Yards ...... 44-196 ...... 23-43 THIRD QUARTER Passing ...... 85 ...... 184 Comp-Att-Int ...... 9-17-0 ...... 20-45-3 CU–Stuckey 32 pass from Whitehurst (Dean kick), 8:58 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 61-281 ...... 68-227 CU–Davis 8 run (Dean kick), 5:07 Return Yards ...... 184 ...... 165 CU–Kelly 4 pass from Whitehurst (Dean kick), 0:34 Punts-Avg...... 9-31.3 ...... 9-39.2 Fumbles-Lost ...... 0-0 ...... 2-0 TEAM STATISTICS Penalties-Yards ...... 7-60 ...... 7-50 FSU CLEMSON Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 3-14 ...... 3-4 First Downs ...... 11 ...... 18 Time of Possession ...... 31:41 ...... 28:19 Rushes-Yards ...... 32-102 ...... 14-85 Attendance ...... 83,912 Passing ...... 124 ...... 269 Comp-Att-Int ...... 13-34-2 ...... 21-33-1 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 66-226 ...... 74-354 RUSHING-NCST: A. Brown 26-179, Blackman 2-12, Evans 1-6, Davis 2-2, Stone 11-0, Deraney Return Yards ...... 138 ...... 140 1- (minus 1), Team 1- (minus 2). FSU: Smith 4-28, Booker 12-15, Weatherford 7-0. Punts-Avg...... 9-39.9 ...... 8-31.5 PASSING-NCST: Stone 17-9-0-85. FSU: Weatherford 38-19-3-181. Lee 7-1-0-3. Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-0 ...... 2-0 RECEIVING-NCST: Barrett 2-17, Williams 2-10, Hall 1-36, Ritcher 1-16, A. Brown 1-8, Hill 1- Penalties-Yards ...... 7-45 ...... 2-20 4, Blackman 1-(minus 6). FSU: C. Davis 5-53, Booker 4-42, Owens 3-32, Rouse 2-28, Reid 2- Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 3-27 ...... 6-40 14, Smith 2-8, Henshaw Time of Possession ...... 27:03 ...... 32:57 Attendance ...... 80,500 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-FSU: Booker 16-112, Smith 6-17, Weatherford 4- (minus 7), Davis 1- (minus 7), Lee 5- (minus 13). CU: Davis 17-65, Merriweather 17-35, Stuckey 1-8, Whitehurst 6- (minus 23). PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 27-12-2-117, Lee7-1-0-7. CU: Whitehurst 32-21-1-269. RECEIVING-FSU: Booker 5-7, Reid 4-56, Henshaw 3-54, C. Davis 1-7. CU: Stuckey 11-156, Baham 3-30, Kelly 2-13, Davis 1-44, Downer 1-9, Taylor 1-8, Harris 1-6, Harrell 1-3.

91 GAME 11 — 11/26 • BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM • GAINESVILLE, FL GAME 12 — 12/3 • ALLTEL STADIUM • JACKSONVILLE, FL NO. 19 FLORIDA 34 ...... NO. 23 FLORIDA STATE 7 FLORIDA STATE 27 ...... NO. 5 VIRGINIA TECH 22 GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Chris Leak threw two touchdown passes, the JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) – Willie Reid was dancing with teammates, defense created four turnovers and the No. 19 Gators overwhelmed 23rd-ranked posing for pictures and pausing for interviews. The Florida State senior receiver had Florida State 34-7 Saturday at The Swamp. an Atlantic Coast Conference championship hat on his head, a smile on his face and Florida (8-3) finished undefeated at home for the first time since 2000 and renewed swagger with every step. knocked off its top three rivals — Tennessee, Georgia and Florida State — in the This is how it’s supposed to be. The Seminoles are conference champs — again. same season for the first time since 1996. Reid returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown, the defense continually harassed Florida State (7-4) still has a chance to turn the season around, though. It can and Florida State upset No. 5 Virginia Tech 27-22 Saturday night in the win the inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference championship game next week in inaugural Atlantic Coast Conference title game. Jacksonville and advance to the . The Seminoles (8-4) snapped a three-game losing streak — the program’s first But few would believe that possible after FSU’s last three games: losses to since 1981 — and won the league title for the 12th time in 14 years. North Carolina State, Clemson and Florida. The Seminoles were outscored 89-36 “We’re back to normal now,” said Reid, who finished with 210 all-purpose yards in those contests. and was the game’s most valuable player. “We’re back to Florida State football.” Florida’s victory against its in-state rival was the most lopsided in the series since Florida State turned around a disappointing season and earned a Bowl Champi- a 52-20 win in the 1997 Sugar Bowl, which gave the Gators their lone national title. onship Series berth in the Orange Bowl, where it likely will face No. 4 Penn State. Florida won this one with its most complete game of the season. The offense The Seminoles silenced the groans — starting with Reid’s return, which sparked sustained long drives, the defense delivered constant pressure on Drew Weatherford, a 24-point third quarter that broke a 3-3 tie. and special teams scored a touchdown. Vick led the Hokies (10-2) to consecutive touchdowns in the fourth quarter — a Leak capped a 71-yard drive with an 8-yard TD pass to Chad Jackson on the 29-yard pass to Josh Morgan and then a 4-yard run — that cut the lead to 27-15. He first play of the second quarter. capped a 93-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run with 1:45 to play that made it 27-22. Jackson finished with nine catches for 97 yards. Leak wasn’t particularly But Tech, without any timeouts, failed to recover the onside kick. The Seminoles precise, with several overthrows and underthrows, but he 19-of-28 for 211 yards. ran out the clock from there — and celebrated another ACC title. Leak threw an interception on the next possession, giving Florida State great “We stayed confident throughout all the troubling things,” Florida State defensive field position at the Florida 27 — but the defense forced a 45-yard field goal tackle Brodrick Bunkley said. “Every team goes through things like that. That’s the way attempt. champions do it; they overcome their problems.” The kick turned out to be disastrous for the Seminoles. Marcus Thomas split Vick was much better than he was against Miami last month, when he threw two two linemen and blocked the low kick with his left hand. Reggie Lewis picked it interceptions and fumbled four times. He finished 26-of-52 passing for 335 yards, with up on one hop and returned it 52 yards for a score and a 14-0 lead. a touchdown and an interception. He also ran 17 times for 11 yards and two scores. Chris Hetland kicked a field goal in the third quarter to make it 17-0, then the The Seminoles did too much damage in the decisive third quarter. Virginia Tech Gators pulled away with 17 points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter — went three-and-out to open the second half, and Reid fielded the punt near the sideline, all following turnovers. sprinted ahead, cut inside and then juked two players and went nearly untouched into Hetland’s second field goal followed an interception by Jarvis Herring near the end zone. Punter Nic Schmitt had a shot at Reid, but his diving, one-armed attempt the goal line. Herring stepped in front of Weatherford’s floating pass on first-and- at a leg tackle was futile. 10 at the 14. The Gators drove 63 yards to set up Hetland’s 34-yarder. Vick, who was sacked four times in the first half and six times in the game, threw Leon Washington fumbled two plays later, then Leak hit Dallas Baker for a an interception on the ensuing possession. Florida State’s Drew Weatherford com- 15-yard score that put Florida up 27-0. pleted consecutive passes to Fred Rouse and De’Cody Fagg, then Leon Washington The Seminoles fumbled again a few possessions later, and Markus Manson sprinted up the middle for a 14-yard score. capped another drive with a 2-yard TD run. The Seminoles had a 17-3 lead and all the momentum. Players were jumping up Florida State avoided a shutout when Weatherford connected with De’Cody and down on the sideline. Florida State’s famed War Chant resonated through Alltel Fagg for a 6-yard score with 6:35 to play. Weatherford finished 24-of-42 for 285 Stadium. This looked much more like the confident, borderline cocky, Seminoles who yards. He was sacked five times and hurried on nearly every passing play. used to run roughshod through the conference. SCORING SUMMARY SCORING SUMMARY 1 234Total 1 234Total Virginia Tech 3 0 0 19 22 Florida State 0 0 0 7 7 Florida State 3 0 24 0 27 Florida 0 14 3 17 34 FIRST QUARTER SECOND QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 31, 11:34 UF–Jackson 8 pass from Leak (Hetland kick), 14:54 VT–FG Pace 45, 1:12 UF–Lewis 52 missed field goal return (Hetland kick), 9:48 THIRD QUARTER THIRD QUARTER FSU–Reid 83 punt return (Cismesia kick), 13:46 UF–FG Hetland 44, 7:27 FSU–Washington 14 run (Cismesia kick), 10:47 FOURTH QUARTER FSU–FG Cismesia 41, 4:42 UF–FG Hetland 34, 14:54 FSU–Davis, C. 6 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick), 0:35 UF–Baker 15 pass from Leak (Hetland kick), 14:22 FOURTH QUARTER UF–Manson 2 run (Hetland kick), 10:04 VT–Morgan 38 pass from Vick (Vick pass failed), 13:29 FSU–Fagg 5 pass from Weatherford, 6:35 VT–Vick 4 run (Vick pass intercepted), 10:57 VT–Vick 1 run (Pace kick), 1:45 TEAM STATISTICS FSU FLORIDA TEAM STATISTICS First Downs ...... 19 ...... 17 VA TECH FSU Rushes-Yards ...... 28-49 ...... 33-73 First Downs ...... 24 ...... 15 Passing ...... 285 ...... 211 Rushes-Yards ...... 31-41 ...... 24-47 Comp-Att-Int ...... 24-42-2 ...... 19-28-1 Passing ...... 335 ...... 225 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 70-334 ...... 61-284 Comp-Att-Int ...... 26-52-1 ...... 21-35-0 Return Yards ...... 78 ...... 41 Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 83-376 ...... 59-272 Punts-Avg...... 5-37.8 ...... 4-44.5 Return Yards ...... 108 ...... 171 Fumbles-Lost ...... 2-2 ...... 1-1 Punts-Avg...... 7-41.7 ...... 8-42.5 Penalties-Yards ...... 7-55 ...... 7-54 Fumbles-Lost ...... 4-1 ...... 0-0 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 2-12 ...... 5-31 Penalties-Yards ...... 17-143 ...... 12-114 Time of Possession ...... 28:35 ...... 31:25 Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 1-3 ...... 6-35 Attendance ...... 90,669 Time of Possession ...... 35:09 ...... 24:51 Attendance ...... 72,749 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING-FSU: Booker 11-46, Smith 3-14, Booker 6-4, Weatherford 8- (minus 15). UF: Manson INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 11-39, Wynn 12-27, Leak 7-20, Hand 1-1, Moore 1- (minus 5), Cornelius 1- (minus 9). RUSHING-FSU: Booker 7-31,Washington 11-33, Weatherford 2-0. VT: Vick 17-49, Royal 1-9, PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 24-42-2-285, UF: Leak 28-19-1-211. Ore 5-8, Humes 5-13, Imoh 3-4, Brown 0-3. RECEIVING-FSU: Reid 7-66, Fagg 5-68, C. Davis 5-58, Carr 1-45, Henshaw 1-16, Shaw 1-15, PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 21-35-0-225. VT: Vick 26-52-1-335. Carter 1-7, Coleman 1-6, Owens 1-3, Smith 1-1. UF: Jackson 9-97, Baker 3-38, Cornelius 2-32, RECEIVING-FSU: Reid 5-79, Carr 4-78, Davis 4-21, Fagg 3-37, Carter 2-(minus 2), Rouse 1-6, Moore 2-4, Casey 1-33, Wynn 1-7, Manson 1-0. Henshaw 1-4, Washington 1-2. VT: Morgan 7-128, Royal 4-43, Clowney 4-35, King 3-35, Humes 3-34, Kinzer 2-16, Harper 1-35, Allen 1-5, Imoh 1-4.

92 GAME 13 — 1/3 • DOLPHINS STADIUM • MIAMI, FL and dashed to the end zone. The punt return broke the Orange Bowl record of 80 yards NO. 3 PENN STATE 26 ...NO. 22 FLORIDA STATE 23 (3 OT) by former Florida State athletic director Cecil “Hootie” Ingram for Alabama in 1953. MIAMI, Fla. (AP) – This really was one for the ages. SCORING SUMMARY For more than four hours, Joe Paterno and Bobby Bowden paced the Orange Bowl 123 4OT Total sidelines, searching for offense and enduring one missed kick after another. Penn State 7 7 0 2 10 26 Finally, in the third overtime, at 1 a.m. Wednesday, Kevin Kelly made a 29-yard Florida State 0 13 0 3 7 23 field goal, giving Paterno and Penn State a 26-23 victory over Bowden’s Florida State Seminoles. FIRST QUARTER “I told him we’re too old for this,” the 79-year-old Paterno said afterward. “It’s PSU–Scott 2 run (Kelly kick), 4:59 almost past my bedtime.” SECOND QUARTER Given two earlier chances to win the game, Kelly missed field goal attempts of FSU–Reid 87 punt return (Cismesia kick), 4:09 29 and 38 yards. Paterno calmly patted the freshman’s back after the second miss, then FSU–Booker 50 pass from Weatherford (Cismesia kick failed), 2:49 sent him onto the field on second down for the winning kick. PSU–Kilmer 25 pass from Robinson (Kelly kick), 0:06 Florida State counterpart Gary Cismesia missed an extra point in the first half and FOURTH QUARTER field goal tries of 44 and 38 yards in overtime. PSU–Safety, 13:36 Moments after the game ended, the two old friends came together and stood FSU–FG Cismesia 48, 4:08 shoulder-to-shoulder in a crush of cameras and microphones to exchange warm words. OVERTIME Florida State mostly contained Big Ten most valuable player Michael Robinson, PSU–Scott 1 run (Kelly kick) who threw a touchdown pass with six seconds left in the first half but was limited to 253 FSU–Dean 1 run (Cismesia kick) yards passing and 21 rushing. One scrum knocked off his helmet. PSU–FG Kelly 29 He hit two clutch completions to give Penn State a chance to win the game in TEAM STATISTICS regulation. But Kelly, hampered by a shaky hold, was wide left on a 29-yard field goal PENN STATE FSU attempt with 35 seconds left. First Downs ...... 23 ...... 12 Cismesia kicked a 48-yard field goal with 4:08 left in regulation to tie the game Rushes-Yards ...... 48-138 ...... 26-26 at 16-all, but on the first series of overtime he was wide right on a 44-yard attempt. Passing ...... 253 ...... 258 Then it was Kelly’s turn. He again pushed a try wide left, this time a 38-yarder with Comp-Att-Int ...... 21-39-1 ...... 24-43-1 a perfect hold. Total Offense (Plays-Yards) ...... 87-391 ...... 69-284 Austin Scott’s 1-yard run put Penn State ahead. B.J. Dean pulled the Seminoles Return Yards ...... 70 ...... 259 even with a 1-yard scoring run. Punts-Avg...... 11-44.3 ...... 9-39.2 Fumbles-Lost ...... 1-1 ...... 1-0 After Cismesia’s 38-yard attempt hit the right upright, Kelly finally came Penalties-Yards ...... 8-43 ...... 13-129 through. The kick gave Paterno his 354th career win, second in Division I-A only to Sacks By (No.-Yards) ...... 3-18 ...... 3-18 Bowden’s 359. Time of Possession ...... 34:16 ...... 25:44 Ethan Kilmer made a leaping 24-yard scoring reception with six seconds left in Attendance ...... 77,773 the first half to give Penn State a 14-13 halftime lead. The Seminoles scored two touchdowns in 80 seconds - on an Orange Bowl-record INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 87-yard punt return by Willie Reid, and on a 57-yard reception by Lorenzo Booker. RUSHING-FSU: Washington 6-30, Booker 7-2, Dean 1-1, Coleman 2-1, Smith 1-(minus 1), Defense produced the first score of the second half. Weatherford, working from Weatherford 8-(minus 4). PSU: Scott 26-110, Robinson 17-21, Norwood 1-7, Snow 1-1, Kinlaw his end zone, was called for intentional grounding — a safety — when Penn State’s Jim 2-0, King 1-(minus 1). Shaw forced a throw. PASSING-FSU: Weatherford 24-43-1-258. PSU: Robinson 21-39-1-253. RECEIVING-FSU: Booker 3-69, Reid 4-55, Davis 3-55, Carr 3-25, Washington 6-24, Rouse 1- Leading 16-13, the Nittany Lions had a chance to take control with nine minutes 10, Henshaw 2-9, Root 1-8, Fagg 1-3. PSU: Norwood 6-110, Kilmer 6-79, King 5-27, Smolko left. But on first-and-goal at the 4, Florida State recovered a botched snap. 2-21, Butler 1-13, The Seminoles trailed 7-0 when Reid weaved up the middle on a runback, cut left Hunt 1-3.

Willie Reid is congratulated by Penn State coach Joe Paterno after being named Orange Bowl MVP.

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2005 FINAL STANDINGS Atlantic Division Conference Points Overall Points Team W L T For Opp Pct W L T For Opp Pct Florida State ...... 5 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 219 ...... 180 ...... 625 8 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 376 ...... 286 ...... 615 Boston College ...... 5 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 181 ...... 160 ...... 625 9 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 310 ...... 191 ...... 750 Clemson ...... 4 ...... 4 ...... 0 ...... 222 ...... 161 ...... 500 8 ...... 4 ...... 0 ...... 316 ...... 211 ...... 750 NC State ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 136 ...... 182 ...... 375 7 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 249 ...... 212 ...... 583 Maryland ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 190 ...... 217 ...... 375 5 ...... 6 ...... 0 ...... 270 ...... 275 ...... 455 Wake Forest ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 202 ...... 227 ...... 375 4 ...... 7 ...... 0 ...... 269 ...... 316 ...... 364 Coastal Division Conference Points Overall Points Team W L T For Opp Pct W L T For Opp Pct Virginia Tech ...... 7 ...... 1 ...... 0 ...... 263 ...... 86 ...... 875 11 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 440 ...... 168 ...... 846 Miami ...... 6 ...... 2 ...... 0 ...... 238 ...... 118 ...... 750 9 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 325 ...... 171 ...... 750 Georgia Tech ...... 5 ...... 3 ...... 0 ...... 154 ...... 162 ...... 625 7 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 222 ...... 241 ...... 583 North Carolina ...... 4 ...... 4 ...... 0 ...... 148 ...... 188 ...... 500 5 ...... 6 ...... 0 ...... 198 ...... 288 ...... 455 Virginia ...... 3 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 177 ...... 202 ...... 375 7 ...... 5 ...... 0 ...... 320 ...... 279 ...... 583 Duke ...... 0 ...... 8 ...... 0 ...... 95 ...... 342 ...... 000 1 ...... 10 ...... 0 ...... 177 ...... 408 ...... 091

2005 ALL-ACC FOOTBALL HONORS FIRST TEAM — OFFENSE FIRST TEAM — DEFENSE QB Marcus Vick, Jr...... Virginia Tech DL Mathias Kiwanuka, Sr...... Boston College RB Chris Barclay, Sr...... Wake Forest DL Darryl Tapp, Sr...... Virginia Tech RB Tyrone Moss, Jr...... Miami DL Mario Williams, Jr...... NC State WR Calvin Johnson, So...... Georgia Tech DL Manny Lawson, Sr...... NC State WR Chansi Stuckey, Jr...... Clemson LB D’Qwell Jackson, Sr...... Maryland TE Vernon Davis, Jr...... Maryland LB Steven Tulloch, Jr...... NC State OT Eric Winston, Sr...... Miami LB Kai Parham, Jr...... Virginia OT D’Brickashaw Ferguson, Sr...... Virginia DB Kelly Jennings, Sr...... Virginia Tech OG Jason Murphy, Sr...... Virginia Tech DB Jimmy Williams, Sr...... Virginia Tech OG Kyle Ralph, Sr...... North Carolina DB Tye HIll, Sr...... Clemson CWill Montgomery, Sr...... Virginia Tech DB John Talley, Jr...... Duke PK Connor Hughes, Sr...... Virginia P Ryan Plackemeier, Sr...... Wake Forest SP Devin Hester, Jr...... Miami SECOND TEAM — DEFENSE SECOND TEAM — OFFENSE DL Brodrick Bunkley, Sr...... Florida State QB Charlie Whitehurst, Sr...... Clemson DL Jonathan Lewis, Sr...... Virginia Tech RB Lance Ball, So...... Maryland DL Eric Henderson, Sr...... Georgia Tech RB P.J. Daniels, Sr...... Georgia Tech DL Kamerion Wimbley, Sr...... Florida State WR Will Blackmon, Sr...... Boston College LB Vince Hall, So...... Virginia Tech WR Greg Carr, Fr...... Florida State LB Gerris Wilkinson, Sr...... Georgia Tech TE Jeff King, Sr...... Virginia Tech LB A.J. Nicholson, Sr...... Florida State TE T.J. Williams, Sr...... NCST DB Brandon Meriweather, Jr...... Miami OT Jimmy Martin, Sr...... Virginia Tech DB Josh Gattis, Jr...... Wake Forest OT Jeremy Trueblood...... Boston College DB Dawan Landry, Sr...... Georgia Tech OG Josh Beekman, Jr...... Boston College DB Marcus Hamilton, Jr...... Virginia OG Roman Fry, Jr...... Clemson P Adam Podlesh, Jr...... Maryland CPat Ross, Sr...... Boston College PK Jad Dean, Jr...... Clemson HONORABLE MENTION SP Darrell Blackman, So...... NC State LB Ernie Sims, Jr...... Florida State DB Pat Watkins, Jr...... Florida State HONORABLE MENTION CDavid Castillo, Sr...... Florida State

PLAYER OF THE YEAR ...... Chris Barclay, Wake Forest COACH OF THE YEAR ...... , Virginia Tech OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR ...... Chris Barclay, Wake Forest ROOKIE OF THE YEAR ...... James Davis, Clemson DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR ...... D’Qwell Jackson, Maryland JACOBS BLOCKING TROPHY ...... Eric Winston, Miami

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