NCAAF PIGSKIN CLASSIC
FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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BYU 0 0 3 0 3
FLORIDA ST (2) 15 7 0 7 29 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QTR: FSU - TD, JAVON WALKER 19 YD PASS FROM CHRIS WEINKE (PAT
FAILED), 2:47
FSU - TD, ATREWS BELL 3 YD PASS FROM CHRIS WEINKE (MATT
MUNYON KICK), 11:59
FSU - SAFETY, 12:18
2ND QTR: FSU - TD, ATREWS BELL 6 YD RUN (MATT MUNYON KICK), 2:34
3RD QTR: BYU - FG, OWEN POCHMAN 42 YD, 12:41
4TH QTR: FSU - TD, TRAVIS MINOR 5 YD RUN (MATT MUNYON KICK), 13:49
Game Story
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (Ticker) -- Florida State did not appear
comfortable in its role as defending national champion, but
Atrews Bell was right at home.
Bell, a Jacksonville native, caught a touchdown pass and ran for
another as the second-ranked Seminoles began their title defense
with a lackluster 29-3 victory over Brigham Young in the Pigskin
Classic.
Florida State scored 15 points in the first 12 1/2 minutes, held
BYU without a touchdown and cruised to its 13th straight
victory, the longest current winning streak in Division I-A.
However, the Seminoles also went scoreless for nearly the entire
second half, showed flaws in their kicking game and looked very
little like the explosive squad that roared to the 1999 title.
Nevertheless, FSU dominated and improved to 2-0 all-time against
BYU. The teams' only other meeting came in the 1991 Pigskin
Classic, with the Seminoles rolling to a 44-28 win.
Bell, one of five FSU players from Jacksonville, caught a
three-yard touchdown pass from Chris Weinke to make it 13-0 late
in the first quarter. He added a six-yard TD run on an end
around early in the second period to give the Seminoles total
control.
A junior who caught just 14 passes for 202 yards last season,
Bell is being counted on to pick up the slack for the departed
Peter Warrick, who was among college football's best players
last year.
Bell caught four passes for 37 yards and was one of eight
receivers used by Weinke, who threw for 318 yards with career
highs of 32 completions and 50 attempts. The 28-year-old
improved to 22-1 as a starter.
"We just didn't execute the way we wanted to," Weinke said. "We
won the football game, our defense played great. We moved the
ball well but we didn't close the deal."
With a new quarterback in redshirt freshman Bret Engemann, the
Cougars looked disoriented and were held scoreless late into the
third quarter, putting their streak of 313 games with points in
jeopardy.
Owen Pochman's 42-yard field goal with 2:19 left in the period
kept alive the streak but BYU has been held without a touchdown
in its last two games. The Cougars suffered a 21-3 loss to
Marshall in the 1999 Motor City Bowl.
The game featured a matchup of long-time coaches Bobby Bowden of
Florida State and LaVell Edwards of BYU. Bowden improved to
305-85-4, nine behind Amos Alonzo Stagg for fourth on the
all-time list. Edwards, who announced last week that his 29th
season would be his last, fell to 251-96-3.
Engemann was 12-of-28 for 139 yards, two interceptions and three
sacks. He split time with junior Charlie Peterson was 6-of-18
for 88 yards, one interception and two sacks. The Cougars also
were held to minus-2 yards rushing.
BYU went three-and-out after the opening kickoff and Weinke
engineered a seven-play, 46-yard drive that he capped with a
19-yard TD pass to Jevon Walker, who caught eight passes for 70
yards. Weinke scrambled right and off his back foot flung a
pass to the back of the end zone to a wide-open Walker.
Matt Munyon, filling the large and accurate shoes of the
departed Sebastian Janikowski, missed the extra point.
Just over nine minutes later, Bell completed a 70-yard march
when he ran an inside slant and broke back to the right corner
of the end zone to take Weinke's pass.
On the first play after the ensuing kickoff, defensive end Jamal
Reynolds swarmed Engemann and knocked the ball loose. A wild
scramble knocked it into the end zone, where offensive lineman
Ben Archibald fell on it and was tackled for a safety.
After an exchange of possessions, the Seminoles went 46 yards in
six plays and 62 seconds for another score. Bell came from the
right flanker, took a handoff from tailback Travis Minor and
scampered in for a 22-0 lead with 12:26 remaining in the second
quarter.
Munyon missed a 34-yard field goal midway through the period.
A quiet second half was capped by Minor's five-yard TD run with
1:11 to play. He managed 37 yards on 16 carries.
Marvin Minnis had nine catches for 137 yards for the Seminoles,
who held a 375-225 advantage in total yards and overcame 11
penalties.
Source: http://www.usatoday.com/sports/scores100/100239/100239520.htm
