Final
Florida St. slips past NC State 45-42 on Reed TD
Oct 31, 2009 - 9:37 PM By BRENT KALLESTAD Associated Press WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla.(AP) -- Bobby Bowden and Florida State played in front of the smallest crowd at Doak Campbell Stadium in 16 years.
The 67,712 fans who did show up saw another wild victory for the Seminoles.
Receiver Bert Reed's 3-yard touchdown run on an inside reverse with 1:36 left and lifted Florida State to a 45-42 win over North Carolina State that produced 1,100 yards of offense.
"You know Bert, he doesn't like to punch it in like that," quarterback Christian Ponder said. "And for him to lower his shoulder and go straight up the middle and punch it in was awesome."
The Seminoles have won two straight after a three-game losing streak gave Florida State its worst start to a season since 1976, Bowden's first year as coach in Tallahassee.
The poor start brought criticism on Bowden and deflated Florida State fans, but the Seminoles (4-4, 2-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) are now back to .500.
They rallied last week for a 30-27 win at North Carolina after trailing by 18 points in the third quarter.
Ponder wasn't surprised by the worst crowd at Doak Campbell since 1993 - about 20,000 empty seats.
"We've had a disappointing season," he said. "We had a lot of high expectations going into the season and so did the fans. I can understand why they are upset."
The 170-pound Reed, Florida State's leading receiver this season, had 44 yards on four runs and caught six passes for 66 yards.
"I'm running pretty fast. So I try to use that as my advantage (so) when they hit my I won't go flying back so far," Reed said. "I just go in there."
NC State took its first lead at 42-38 with 3:50 left when Russell Wilson found Jarvis Williams for his third touchdown catch of the game.
The Seminoles answered with a game-winning eight-play, 66-yard drive.
Wilson, the ACC's all-conference quarterback last season as a freshman, hit on 20 of 30 throws and was also intercepted twice - the last pick by Florida State's Jamie Robinson at the goal line ending the game.
"I got hit when I threw it, but saw it go in the end zone and said, 'come on, come on,' don't fall short," Wilson said. "We had a chance."
Wilson threw for 349 yards and a career-best five TDs for the Wolfpack (3-5, 0-4).
"He was spectacular," NC State coach Tom O'Brien said. "We were one play away."
Jermaine Thomas ran for a career high 186 yards and a pair of touchdowns and freshman Chris Thompson scored twice on short runs for the Seminoles.
The Seminoles took a 38-28 lead on Thompson's second touchdown, a 4-yard run, with 11:52 left in the game, but NC State answered with a pair of quick touchdowns.
Florida State was balanced on offense, rushing for 278 yards while Christian Ponder added another 277 through the air. He completed 26 of 40, including a 6-yard touchdown pass to Rod Owens.
He was also picked off twice, the first ending a string of 254 passes without an interception.
Despite producing 42 points and 538 yards, NC State remained winless in the ACC as its defense has now allowed an average of 44 points a game in league play.
Wilson passed for 228 yards in the first half, hooking up with Owen Spencer on an 80-yard scoring play and Williams on a 7-yard TD that tied the game at 21 with 1:29 left in the half.
Spencer finished the day with 165 yards on five catches.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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NCSTATE 7 14 7 14 42
FLORIDAST 7 14 10 14 45 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: FLORIDA ST - TD, JERMAINE THOMAS 4 YD RUN
(DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK), 14:06.
FLORIDAST 7-0
NC STATE - TD, OWEN SPENCER 80 YD PASS FROM
RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH
CZAJKOWSKI KICK), 14:20.
NCSTATE 7-7
Oct 31 3:32 PM - NCAAF
NCSTATE 42
FLORIDAST 45 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Oct 31 3:32 PM
TD FLORIDA ST BERT REED 3 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 42, Florida State 45 4th - 1:36Oct 31 3:20 PM
TD FLORIDA ST BERT REED 3 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 42, Florida State 45 4th - 1:36Oct 31 3:20 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 42
FLORIDAST 45 1:36 LEFT, 4TH QTR
NC State 42, Florida State 45 4th - 1:36Oct 31 3:20 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 5 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 42, Florida State 38 4th - 3:50Oct 31 3:10 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 5 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 42, Florida State 38 4th - 3:50Oct 31 3:10 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 5 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 42, Florida State 38 4th - 3:50Oct 31 3:10 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 42
FLORIDAST 38 3:50 LEFT, 4TH QTR
NC State 42, Florida State 38 4th - 3:50Oct 31 3:10 PM
TD NC STATE GEORGE BRYAN 29 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 35, Florida State 38 4th - 8:34Oct 31 2:59 PM
TD NC STATE GEORGE BRYAN 29 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 35, Florida State 38 4th - 8:34Oct 31 2:59 PM
TD NC STATE GEORGE BRYAN 29 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 35, Florida State 38 4th - 8:34Oct 31 2:59 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 35
FLORIDAST 38 8:34 LEFT, 4TH QTR
NC State 35, Florida State 38 4th - 8:34Oct 31 2:59 PM
TD FLORIDA ST CHRIS THOMPSON 4 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 28, Florida State 38 4th - 11:52Oct 31 2:51 PM
TD FLORIDA ST CHRIS THOMPSON 4 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 28, Florida State 38 4th - 11:52Oct 31 2:51 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 28
FLORIDAST 38 11:52 LEFT, 4TH QTR
NC State 28, Florida State 38 4th - 11:52Oct 31 2:51 PM - NCAAF
NCSTATE 28
FLORIDAST 31 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Oct 31 2:41 PM - NCAAF
NCSTATE 28
FLORIDAST 31 1:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
NC State 28, Florida State 31 3rd - 1:00Oct 31 2:37 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 6 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 28, Florida State 28 3rd - 7:42Oct 31 2:23 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 6 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 28, Florida State 28 3rd - 7:42Oct 31 2:23 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 6 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 28, Florida State 28 3rd - 7:42Oct 31 2:23 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 28
FLORIDAST 28 7:42 LEFT, 3RD QTR
NC State 28, Florida State 28 3rd - 7:42Oct 31 2:23 PM
TD FLORIDA ST ROD OWENS 6 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 21, Florida State 28 3rd - 10:34Oct 31 2:15 PM
TD FLORIDA ST ROD OWENS 6 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 21, Florida State 28 3rd - 10:34Oct 31 2:15 PM
TD FLORIDA ST ROD OWENS 6 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 21, Florida State 28 3rd - 10:34Oct 31 2:15 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 21
FLORIDAST 28 10:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR
NC State 21, Florida State 28 3rd - 10:34Oct 31 2:15 PM - NCAAF
NCSTATE 21
FLORIDAST 21 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Oct 31 1:42 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 7 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 21, Florida State 21 2nd - 1:29Oct 31 1:34 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 7 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 21, Florida State 21 2nd - 1:29Oct 31 1:34 PM
TD NC STATE JARVIS WILLIAMS 7 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 21, Florida State 21 2nd - 1:29Oct 31 1:34 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 21
FLORIDAST 21 1:29 LEFT, 2ND QTR
NC State 21, Florida State 21 2nd - 1:29Oct 31 1:34 PM
TD FLORIDA ST JERMAINE THOMAS 54 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 14, Florida State 21 2nd - 9:48Oct 31 1:11 PM
TD FLORIDA ST JERMAINE THOMAS 54 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 14, Florida State 21 2nd - 9:48Oct 31 1:11 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 14
FLORIDAST 21 9:48 LEFT, 2ND QTR
NC State 14, Florida State 21 2nd - 9:48Oct 31 1:11 PM
TD NC STATE JAMELLE EUGENE 3 YD RUN (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 14, Florida State 14 2nd - 10:33Oct 31 1:05 PM
TD NC STATE JAMELLE EUGENE 3 YD RUN (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 14, Florida State 14 2nd - 10:33Oct 31 1:05 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 14
FLORIDAST 14 10:33 LEFT, 2ND QTR
NC State 14, Florida State 14 2nd - 10:33Oct 31 1:05 PM
TD FLORIDA ST CHRIS THOMPSON 6 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 7, Florida State 14 2nd - 14:27Oct 31 12:56 PM
TD FLORIDA ST CHRIS THOMPSON 6 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 7, Florida State 14 2nd - 14:27Oct 31 12:56 PM- NCAAF
NCSTATE 7
FLORIDAST 14 14:27 LEFT, 2ND QTR
NC State 7, Florida State 14 2nd - 14:27Oct 31 12:56 PM - NCAAF
NCSTATE 7
FLORIDAST 7 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Oct 31 12:52 PM
TD NC STATE OWEN SPENCER 80 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 7, Florida State 7 1st - 0:40Oct 31 12:48 PM
TD NC STATE OWEN SPENCER 80 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 7, Florida State 7 1st - 0:40Oct 31 12:48 PM
TD NC STATE OWEN SPENCER 80 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
NC State 7, Florida State 7 1st - 0:40Oct 31 12:48 PM
TD FLORIDA ST JERMAINE THOMAS 4 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 0, Florida State 7 1st - 0:54Oct 31 12:43 PM
TD FLORIDA ST JERMAINE THOMAS 4 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
NC State 0, Florida State 7 1st - 0:54Oct 31 12:43 PM
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