TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - No. 8 Florida State and quarterback Jameis Winston defeated FCS opponent Bethune-Cookman 54-6 despite plenty of sloppy play on Saturday.
The defending ACC champions (3-0, 1-0) start a seven-game stretch against conference foes next week.
Winston completed 10 of 19 passes for 148 yards and 2 touchdowns. And Devonta Freeman ran for a game-high 112 yards and a touchdown. Karlos Williams finished with 83 yards rushing and 2 touchdowns, and James Wilder, Jr. added 56 yards and a touchdown.
Bethune-Cookman (3-1) scored its touchdown on a 7-yard run from quarterback Jackie Wilson with 8:21 left in the third quarter.
Both teams committed unforced errors in an odd first half. Bethune-Cookman returner Darian Baker muffed two kickoffs that left the offense starting from the 2 and the 6. Tackle Alex Monroe was flagged for holding in the end zone to give the Seminoles a safety. Quarterback Quentin Williams stared down and pointed to receiver Eddie Poole just before Telvin Smith intercepted the pass and returned it 68 yards for a touchdown.
Florida State receivers entered the game without a drop, but sure-handed Rashad Greene dropped a pass in the end zone, Kelvin Benjamin dropped a ball outside of the end zone that would have been a score. Kenny Shaw also muffed one just before halftime.
MIAMI 77, SAVANNAH STATE 7
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. - Dallas Crawford and Gus Edwards both scored three touchdowns and No. 16 Miami got into the end zone on its first seven possessions, rolling to a victory over FCS foe Savannah State.
The Hurricanes set a school record for points in a game, topping the 75 scored against Fordham in 1954.
Miami (3-0) lost quarterback Stephen Morris to a lower right leg injury with 8:51 left in the opening quarter. Hurricanes Coach Al Golden said in a televised halftime interview that Morris was “fine” and X-rays were negative.
DeQuan Daniels had a 75-yard touchdown run for Savannah State (1-3).
Sports, Pages 35 on 09/22/2013