Duke 7
Florida State 48
Saturday, October 27, 2012 03:30 PM
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Recap: Florida State 48, Duke 7
SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 27, 2012
No. 10 Florida State 48, Duke 7: EJ Manuel threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Seminoles to a rout of the visiting Blue Devils.
Without leading rusher Chris Thompson, who was lost for the season last week with a torn ACL, Florida State still found the end zone three times on the ground and amassed 261 rushing yards. Devonta Freeman led the way with 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 12 carries and James Wilder, Jr. added 70 yards and a score on 13 attempts
Manuel hit Rashad Greene for a 71-yard score on the first drive of the game for the Seminoles (8-1, 5-1 ACC), who scored on five of their first six possessions en route to a 31-0 lead. Special teams had a hand in the blowout as well, with Tyler Hunter returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown. The only negative for Florida State, seemingly, was four lost fumbles, though none had an impact on the final outcome.
Duke found the end zone on a 3-yard scamper by Jela Duncan to break the shutout with 4:25 to go in the first half but that was about the lone highlight for the Blue Devils (6-3, 3-2), who saw starting quarterback Sean Renfree leave the game with a concussion earlier in the drive. Anthony Boone finished the game under center for Duke, completing only 3 of 15 passes for 37 yards.
Kelvin Benjamin added a 35-yard touchdown reception and finished with three catches for 77 yards for Florida State, while Rodney Smith contributed three grabs for 112 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Seminoles remain unbeaten against the Blue Devils (18-0 all-time). … Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins set school and ACC scoring record with 399 career points, surpassing the previous mark of 393 shared by Florida State's Derrick Schmidt (1984-87) and Maryland's Nick Novak (2001-04). ... With three catches for 12 yards, Duke's Conner Vernon remains 82 receiving yards behind former Seminole Peter Warrick for the ACC career record of 3,517.
Oct 27, 2012
No. 10 Florida State 48, Duke 7: EJ Manuel threw for 282 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Seminoles to a rout of the visiting Blue Devils.
Without leading rusher Chris Thompson, who was lost for the season last week with a torn ACL, Florida State still found the end zone three times on the ground and amassed 261 rushing yards. Devonta Freeman led the way with 104 yards and a pair of touchdowns on 12 carries and James Wilder, Jr. added 70 yards and a score on 13 attempts
Manuel hit Rashad Greene for a 71-yard score on the first drive of the game for the Seminoles (8-1, 5-1 ACC), who scored on five of their first six possessions en route to a 31-0 lead. Special teams had a hand in the blowout as well, with Tyler Hunter returning a punt 75 yards for a touchdown. The only negative for Florida State, seemingly, was four lost fumbles, though none had an impact on the final outcome.
Duke found the end zone on a 3-yard scamper by Jela Duncan to break the shutout with 4:25 to go in the first half but that was about the lone highlight for the Blue Devils (6-3, 3-2), who saw starting quarterback Sean Renfree leave the game with a concussion earlier in the drive. Anthony Boone finished the game under center for Duke, completing only 3 of 15 passes for 37 yards.
Kelvin Benjamin added a 35-yard touchdown reception and finished with three catches for 77 yards for Florida State, while Rodney Smith contributed three grabs for 112 yards.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Seminoles remain unbeaten against the Blue Devils (18-0 all-time). … Florida State kicker Dustin Hopkins set school and ACC scoring record with 399 career points, surpassing the previous mark of 393 shared by Florida State's Derrick Schmidt (1984-87) and Maryland's Nick Novak (2001-04). ... With three catches for 12 yards, Duke's Conner Vernon remains 82 receiving yards behind former Seminole Peter Warrick for the ACC career record of 3,517.
