Northern Illinois Huskies vs Florida State Seminoles Match Player Stats On Jan 01, 2013

SportsDirect Inc. staff
Jan 2, 2013

Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10: Lonnie Pryor rushed for two touchdowns and 134 yards on five carries and the Seminoles dominated the fourth quarter to win the Discover Orange Bowl.

Northern Illinois (12-2) pulled within 17-10 on Jordan Lynchกฏs 11-yard touchdown pass to Martel Moore with 9:55 left in the third quarter, but Florida State (12-2) drew clear in the fourth with 14 unanswered points.

EJ Manuel, who threw for 291 yards and a touchdown while finishing his career 4-0 in bowl games, put the Seminoles up 24-10 on a 9-yard touchdown run four seconds into the fourth quarter. Northern Illinois drove to the Seminolesกฏ 38-yard-line on its next possession before Xavier Rhodes recovered DaRon Brownกฏs fumble with 11:15 to play.

Pryor converted the key turnover into six points with a 37-yard touchdown run to essentially end the Huskiesกฏ upset bid. The Seminoles outgained the Huskies 534-259 in total yards and turned each of Northern Illinois' two second-half turnovers into touchdowns.

Northern Illinois, which entered the game ranked ninth in rushing offense, recorded 83 yards. The Huskies were 5-for-18 on third-down conversions, and Lynch was 15-of-41 passing for 176 yards.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Pryor's 60-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the longest running play allowed by Northern Illinois this season. กญ Lynch, who led the nation in total yards, rushed for 44. กญ Florida State K Dustin Hopkins set the FBS record with his 88th career field goal when he converted a 25-yarder in the third quarter.