Final
'Noles rally for 19-9 win over Jacksonville State
Sep 15, 2009 - 9:38 PM By BRENT KALLESTAD Associated Press WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla.(AP) -- Florida State needed two scores in the final 35 seconds Saturday night to avoid arguably one of the most embarrassing upsets in school history.
Ty Jones' 1-yard touchdown run with 35 seconds left put the Seminoles ahead of lower-division Jacksonville (Ala.) State and teammate Kevin McNeil returned a fumble for a score 21 seconds later to seal the 19-9 victory.
Trailing 9-7, Jones' TD rallied the Seminoles and McNeil scooped up Ryan Perrilloux's fumble and ran 33 yards for his score. McNeil also blocked a field goal try by Jacksonville's Patrick Tatum in the third quarter that could have given the Gamecocks a 12-7 lead.
The visiting Gamecocks (0-2) took advantage of three Florida State turnovers to keep control of the contest until the final minute.
Florida State (1-1) hasn't lost to a school in the Football Championship Subdivision since a 9-0 defeat to William & Mary in 1969.
The Seminoles were listless for much of the game, coming just five days after a 38-34 loss to archrival Miami. Florida State makes its first road appearance next Saturday for a date with No. 9 Brigham Young.
Christian Ponder's 24-yard pass to Richard Goodman with 1:11 left in the game set up Jones' go-ahead score. Ponder threw for a career high 324 yards, completing 22 of 35 passes without a touchdown or interception - teaming mostly with Goodman, who caught eight passes for 80 yards.
Perrilloux completed 12 of 27 passes for Jacksonville State for 213 yards and a first quarter touchdown that put the Gamecocks into a 6-0 lead.
Jacksonville State led 9-7 at the half on Tatum's 37-yard field goal late in the second quarter.
Dustin Hopkins extra point kick gave Florida State a 7-6 lead with 1:25 left in the first quarter. Jones scored the touchdown on a 7-yard run that tied the game after Ponder teamed up with tight end Caz Piurowski on a 53-yard pass on play.
Florida State's pass defense troubles were evident on Jacksonville's opening drive as Perrilloux connected on a 28-yard touchdown pass with a wide-open Jamal Young. The extra point failed when the snap was mishandled.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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JAXVILLEST 6 3 0 0 9
FLORIDAST 7 0 0 12 19 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: JACKSONVIL - TD, JAMAL YOUNG 28 YD PASS FROM
RYAN PERRILLOUX (PAT FAILED),
3:26. JAXVILLEST 6-0
FLORIDA ST - TD, TY JONES 7 YD RUN (DUSTIN
HOPKINS KICK), 13:35.
FLORIDAST 7-6
2ND QUARTER: J
Sep 12 8:19 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 9
FLORIDAST 19 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 12 8:19 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 9
FLORIDAST 19 0:21 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jacksonville State 9, Florida State 19 4th - 0:21Sep 12 8:18 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 9
FLORIDAST 14 0:35 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Jacksonville State 9, Florida State 14 4th - 0:35Sep 12 8:11 PM - 194
roots - 175
roots - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 9
FLORIDAST 7 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 12 7:33 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 9
FLORIDAST 7 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 12 6:30 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 9
FLORIDAST 7 7:45 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Jacksonville State 9, Florida State 7 2nd - 7:45Sep 12 6:11 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 6
FLORIDAST 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 12 5:57 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 6
FLORIDAST 7 1:25 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jacksonville State 6, Florida State 7 1st - 1:25Sep 12 5:55 PM - NCAAF
JAXVILLEST 6
FLORIDAST 0 11:03 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Jacksonville State 6, Florida State 0 1st - 11:03Sep 12 5:28 PM
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