Florida State Seminoles vs Miami Hurricanes Match Player Stats On Oct 20, 2012

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Oct 21, 2012

No. 10 Florida State 33, Miami 20: Devonta Freeman ran for a pair of fourth-quarter touchdowns and James Wilder Jr. added another score on the ground as the visiting Seminoles knocked off the Hurricanes.

EJ Manuel passed for 229 yards for Florida State (7-1, 4-1 ACC), which overcame a pair of turnovers and 12 penalties to win for the sixth time in the last eight meetings and the fourth straight time at Miami.

The Hurricanes (4-4, 3-2) turned a fumble and a missed field goal into a 10-0 lead in the first quarter but could not keep up the rest of the way. Wilder busted up the middle for a 17-yard touchdown to knot it at 10-10 with 9:14 left in the second quarter and the Seminoles took the lead on a strange play at the end of the half.

Miami had already left the field after a Florida State penalty appeared to end the first half on a time run off. But Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher used his final timeout and brought Miami back out of the tunnel before having Dustin Hopkins kick a 46-yard field goal to take a 13-10 lead into the break.

The Seminoles put the game away in the fourth quarter as Freeman capped a 74-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run and Hopkins connected from 48 yards to make it 26-13 with 6:13 left. Freeman added a 5-yard touchdown with 2:45 left to put it away.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Miami quarterback Stephen Morris was bothered by a right hip injury and struggled to 25-of-43 passing for 223 yards, one touchdown and one interception. กญ Hurricanes RB Duke Johnson left in the fourth quarter with a right foot injury. กญ Florida State RB Chris Thompson was injured in the first half and did not return. The Seminoles still managed to pile up 218 yards on the ground.