NCAAF Game Recap - Miami (FL) at Florida State
Sat Nov 2, 2019 3:30 PM EDT

Wof
14
Clem
59
F
UGA
24
Fla
17
F
Oreg
56
USC
24
F
Utah
33
Wash
28
F
Miss
14
Aub
20
F
WVU
14
Bayl
17
F
Mich
38
MD
7
F
SMU
48
Mem
54
F
VaTec
20
ND
21
F
Cin
46
ECU
43
F
GaSo
24
App
21
F
Boise
52
SJSU
42
F
K St
38
Kans
10
F
NCSt
10
Wake
44
F
Navy
56
UConn
10
F
Buff
43
E Mi
14
F
NIU
10
C Mi
48
F
Hou
29
UCF
44
F
UTSA
14
TxAM
45
F
BC
58
Syr
27
F
Neb
27
Purd
31
F
Lib
63
UMass
21
F
OD
17
FLInt
24
F
Akr
6
BGSU
35
F
Troy
35
CoCar
36
F
JacSt
17
UT-M
22
F
ArkSt
48
ULMon
41
F
UNLV
17
ColSt
37
F
Army
13
AF
17
F
Marsh
20
Rice
7
F
TCU
27
OkSt
34
F
UTEP
26
NorTx
52
F
Rut
10
Ill
38
F
MiaFL
27
FlaSt
10
F
MidTN
20
UNCC
34
F
Tuls
26
Tul
38
F
FlAtl
35
W Ky
24
F
MissSt
54
Ark
24
F
Pitt
20
GATec
10
F
OreSt
56
Ariz
38
F
TxSt
3
ULLaf
31
F
UAB
7
Tenn
30
F
NW
3
Ind
34
F
Vand
7
SCar
24
F
UVA
38
UNC
31
F
Colo
14
UCLA
31
F
BYU
42
UtSt
14
F
NM
10
NEV
21
F
Fres
41
Hawaii
38
F
Kent
33
Toled
35
F
Ball
31
WestMI
35
F

Nov 2, 2019, 3:30 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Miami (FL) (5-4)

7

10

0

10

27

Florida State (4-5)

0

3

7

0

10

Defense, Williams guide Miami to 27-10 win over Florida St.
Sat Nov 2, 2019 9:36 PM

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) Miami's defensive front kept coming. Florida State's offensive line had no answer.

Freshman defensive end Gregory Rousseau had four of Miami's season-high nine sacks as the Hurricanes won their third straight game against Florida State, 27-10 on Saturday.

"They were relentless," Miami coach Manny Diaz said. "That fact that we can roll nine different guys in there, stay fresh, stay after their quarterbacks, it was really the first time maybe in the entire season we had not played a mobile quarterback. So, to have a stationary target, I thought was fantastic."

Miami (5-4, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) kept Florida State pinned down most of the game, holding the Seminoles to just 203 offensive yards. Rousseau led the party and five Hurricanes had a sack apiece against Florida State, which had never before given up nine sacks in a game in school history.

"I'm proud of all of those guys," said Miami linebacker Shaq Quarterman, who led the team with nine tackles and had 3.5 tackles for loss. "I think they did a tremendous job. I think everybody probably came out with a sack today."

It only seemed like it. And the Hurricanes had more than enough offense to make sure that the seniors went 3-1 against their rivals while securing their most lopsided win over Florida State since 2001.

Freshman Jarren Williams completed 21 of 37 passes for a season-best 313 yards and two touchdowns, connecting with Dee Wiggins on a 56-yard touchdown and Jeff Thomas on a 39-yard score.

Miami has had an up-and-down season but secured a confidence-building win for Diaz in his first year as head coach.

"I feel like this win was big for us," Williams said. "For us as a program, for everybody."

Cam Akers had 22 carries for 66 yards to lead Florida State. He also caught an 18-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook. But the Seminoles, who lost 51 rushing yards on sacks, managed just 31 net yards on 41 carries while Hornibrook completed 17 of 24 passes for just 135 yards.

Miami led 17-3 at the half and Florida State couldn't catch up. The Seminoles (4-5, 3-4) punted eight times, tossed two interceptions and committed 10 penalties.

"To be honest with you, words aren't going to make it better right now," Florida State coach Willie Taggart said. "It's unacceptable. Not enough guys on the line of scrimmage, those things hadn't happened to us for a while. But those pre-snap penalties, jumping offsides and things we address ... you can't do it.

"We didn't play with a lot of poise and confidence, especially early. And it cost us."

Taggart falls to 0-5 in rivalry games, losing four of them by double digits. The Seminoles fell at Clemson 45-14 on Oct. 12. In his second season at Florida State, Taggart is just 9-12 - and 6-9 in ACC games.

Deejay Dallas had 18 carries for 61 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown run for Miami.

It was one of Miami's most complete games, and it gave the seniors bragging rights in the rivalry.

"Special for our seniors to go out 3-1 with three straight wins against FSU," Diaz said. "That's something that, again, they will be proud of forever."

OFFENSIVE STRUGGLES

Florida State averaged just 31 rushing yards on 41 carries, an average of 0.8 per carry. Akers now has 983 rushing yards this season after being held to his second-lowest output of the season (he had 34 yards in the loss at Clemson).

The Seminoles also averaged just 6.1 yards per pass attempt.

SHORT DRIVES

The Hurricanes also benefitted from shorter fields, starting possessions on Florida State's 44-yard line on average. Florida State's average starting field position was its own 25.

NEXT UP

Miami plays host to Louisville on Saturday.

Florida State plays at Boston College on Saturday.

Passing

MiaFL Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Williams 37 21 56.8 2 313 56 0 102.6
FlaSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
A. Hornibrook 24 17 70.8 1 135 20 1 81.1
C. Akers 2 2 100.0 0 24 18 0 116.7

Rushing

MiaFL Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
D. Dallas 18 61 3.4 16 1
C. Harris 2 -5 -2.5 0 0
FlaSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
C. Akers 22 66 3.0 16 0
K. Laborn 4 9 2.3 4 0

Receiving

MiaFL Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
J. Thomas 4 84 21.0 39 1
D. Wiggins 4 74 18.5 56 1
FlaSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
G. Nabers 3 40 13.3 18 0
T. Terry 4 40 10.0 20 0

Fumbles

MiaFL F FL
J. Williams 1 1

Returning

MiaFL KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Osborn 0 0 0 3 14.7 0 23
M. Harley 1 13.0 0 13 0 0 0
FlaSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
I. Bolden 0 0 0 1 7.0 0 7
T. Harrison 1 23.0 0 23 0 0 0

Punting

MiaFL Punt Yds Avg LgPu
L. Hedley 5 229 45.8 65
FlaSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Martin 8 283 35.4 46

Takeaways

MiaFL Int Yds InTD
G. Hall Jr. 1 26 0
B. Bolden 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

MiaFL FlaSt
Points For 27 10
Total Yards 353 203
Rushing Yards 40 31
Passing Yards 313 172
Passing Completions / Attempts 21/37 20/28
Turnovers 1 2
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/0
First Downs 13 15
Penalties - Yards 6/65 10/75
Time Of Possession 24:24 36:36
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 3/15 5/17
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 2/3 0/2
Punts - Average Yards 5/46 8/35

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter MiaFL FlaSt
MiaFL 05:50 TD Jeff Thomas 39 yd pass from Jarren Williams (Camden Price kick) 7 0
2nd Quarter MiaFL FlaSt
FlaSt 04:45 FG Ricky Aguayo 37 yd FG 7 3
MiaFL 11:02 TD DeeJay Dallas 6 yd run (Camden Price kick) 14 3
MiaFL 15:00 FG Camden Price 29 yd FG 17 3
3rd Quarter MiaFL FlaSt
FlaSt 04:29 TD Cam Akers 18 yd pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo kick) 17 10
4th Quarter MiaFL FlaSt
MiaFL 02:55 TD Dee Wiggins 56 yd pass from Jarren Williams (Camden Price kick) 24 10
MiaFL 08:33 FG Camden Price 32 yd FG 27 10

Game Information

Stadium: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Attendance: 63,995
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