Final
Florida State shuts out Wake Forest 31-0
Sep 25, 2010 - 11:51 PM By BRENT KALLESTAD Associated Press WriterTALLAHASSEE, Fla.(AP) -- Christian Ponder threw for 243 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Willie Haulstead and Florida State's defense recorded its first shutout in more than two years as the Seminoles defeated Wake Forest 31-0 Saturday.
Florida State (3-1, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) led 10-0 at halftime in a game delayed 42 minutes by lightning.
The Seminoles, who led the nation with 13 sacks entering the game, added six more while holding an opponent to fewer than 200 yards offense for the second straight week.
Ponder, who was off to a slow start this season, completed 24 of 37 passes, exceeding 200 yards for the first time this season. He also ran for a touchdown.
Wake Forest (2-2, 1-1) came into the game averaging 43.7 points, but giving up 43 points a game.
Haulstead scored his first two career touchdowns on plays covering 10 and 4 yards.
Florida State's final touchdown came on a 23-yard pass from EJ Manuel to freshman Kenny Shaw with 1:04 left in the game.
Florida State rolled up 485 yards offense and limited Wake Forest to 185. Last week the Seminoles held BYU to 191 yards offense in a 34-10 win.
It was a particularly sweet victory for the Seminoles, who were embarrassed in Wake Forest's previous two visits to Tallahassee, outscoring the Seminoles 42-3.
The Demon Deacons routed Florida State 30-0 in 2006 on their way to an ACC title that year, giving iconic coach Bobby Bowden his first shutout loss at home in 30 years.
And in 2008, Wake Forest kept the Seminoles out of the end zone again in a 12-3 win - the Demon Deacons' third straight in the series.
But this time it was all Florida State on a sweltering afternoon, the game closely following the script of Florida State's 34-10 win last week over BYU with the Seminoles taking command in the second half.
Ponder ran 6 yards on a keeper to score with 8:34 left in the third quarter. That put the Seminoles up 17-0, and Ponder's second TD throw to Haulstead made it a 24-0 game midway through the fourth quarter.
Haulstead's first touchdown reception 1:38 into the second quarter gave the Seminoles a 7-0 lead and Dustin Hopkins tacked on a 34-yard field goal with 5:28 left in the period to give Florida State its 10-0 halftime lead.
Florida State had threatened to score in the first quarter, but Ponder fumbled at the Wake Forest 4 when he was sacked by the Demon Deacons' Joey Ehrmann.
Florida State's last shutout was a 62-0 win over Western Carolina in 2008. The Seminoles' last ACC shutout was a 33-0 win over Virginia in 2006.
Florida State has now won two straight over Wake Forest after snapping a three-game losing streak last year with a 41-28 win behind Manuel, who had replaced an injured Ponder.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
WAKE FOREST 0 0 0 0 0
FLORIDA ST 0 10 7 14 31 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: FLORIDA ST - TD, WILLIE HAULSTEAD 10 YD PASS
FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN
HOPKINS KICK), 1:38. FLORIDA
ST 7-0
FLORIDA ST - FG, DUSTIN HOPKINS 34 YD, 9:35.
FLORIDA ST 10-0
3RD QUARTER: FLOR
Sep 25 7:18 PM - NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 31 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 25 7:18 PM
TD FLORIDA ST KENNY SHAW 23 YD PASS FROM EJ MANUEL (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 31 4th - 1:04Sep 25 7:18 PM
TD FLORIDA ST KENNY SHAW 23 YD PASS FROM EJ MANUEL (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 31 4th - 1:04Sep 25 7:18 PM
TD FLORIDA ST KENNY SHAW 23 YD PASS FROM EJ MANUEL (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 31 4th - 1:04Sep 25 7:18 PM- NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 31 1:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 31 4th - 1:04Sep 25 7:18 PM
TD FLORIDA ST WILLIE HAULSTEAD 4 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 24 4th - 7:28Sep 25 6:45 PM
TD FLORIDA ST WILLIE HAULSTEAD 4 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 24 4th - 7:28Sep 25 6:45 PM
TD FLORIDA ST WILLIE HAULSTEAD 4 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 24 4th - 7:28Sep 25 6:45 PM- NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 24 7:28 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 24 4th - 7:28Sep 25 6:45 PM - NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 17 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 25 6:31 PM
TD FLORIDA ST CHRISTIAN PONDER 6 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 17 3rd - 8:34Sep 25 6:10 PM
TD FLORIDA ST CHRISTIAN PONDER 6 YD RUN (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 17 3rd - 8:34Sep 25 6:10 PM- NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 17 8:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 17 3rd - 8:34Sep 25 6:10 PM - NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 10 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 25 4:54 PM - NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 10 5:25 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 10 2nd - 5:25Sep 25 4:39 PM
TD FLORIDA ST WILLIE HAULSTEAD 10 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 7 2nd - 13:22Sep 25 4:17 PM
TD FLORIDA ST WILLIE HAULSTEAD 10 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 7 2nd - 13:22Sep 25 4:17 PM
TD FLORIDA ST WILLIE HAULSTEAD 10 YD PASS FROM CHRISTIAN PONDER (DUSTIN HOPKINS KICK)
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 7 2nd - 13:22Sep 25 4:17 PM- NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 7 13:22 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Wake Forest 0, Florida State 7 2nd - 13:22Sep 25 4:17 PM - NCAAF
WAKE FOREST 0
FLORIDA ST 0 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 25 4:09 PM
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