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Samford at Florida State

Sep 8, 2018 • Completed

Season 2018RegularWeek 2

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Samford

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Final Score

26 - 36

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Total Yards

Florida State454
Samford525

Passing Yards

Florida State320
Samford475

Rushing Yards

Florida State134
Samford50

Turnovers

Florida State1
Samford5

Game Conditions

ConditionLight Rain
Temperature82°F
Wind15 mph NW

Humidity

79%

Precipitation

0.02 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Devlin Hodges

Unknown Team

YDS: 475

Rushing

Cam Akers

Florida State

YDS: 76

Receiving

Kelvin McKnight

Unknown Team

YDS: 215

Tackles

Aaron Harris

Unknown Team

TOT: 13

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Florida State32:09
Samford27:51

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Florida State beats Samford 36-26

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Florida State defeated Samford 36-26 in Week 2 of the 2018 regular slate, finishing with a 454-525 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Florida State set the terms early in a game that finished 36-26. Roland Adams run for 2 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Fineran KICK) came with {'seconds': 49, 'minutes': 7} left in the first quarter, giving Samford the first major swing.

Florida State's box score carried the story: 454 total yards, 134 rushing yards, and 320 passing yards. Samford finished with 525 total yards, including 50 on the ground and 475 through the air.

Florida State converted 4-14 on third down, went 0-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-5, Florida State led 21-23 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Deondre Francois pass complete to Tamorrion Terry for 27 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Roland Adams run for 2 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Fineran KICK) (Samford led 13-0 over Florida State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Mitchell Fineran 30 yd FG GOOD (Samford led 16-7 over Florida State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Deondre Francois pass complete to Tamorrion Terry for 27 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK) (Florida State led 7-13 over Samford).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 54 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed) (Samford led 6-0 over Florida State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Deondre Francois run for 8 yds for a TD, (Ricky Aguayo KICK) (Florida State led 14-16 over Samford).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Devlin Hodges pass complete to Kelvin McKnight for 27 yds for a TD, (Mitchell Fineran KICK) (Samford led 23-14 over Florida State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    36-26

    Florida State defeated Samford.

  • Total yards

    454-525

    Florida State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    134

    Florida State averaged 3.8 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    320

    Florida State averaged 7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    4-14

    Florida State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-13

    Samford's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-5

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticFlorida StateSamford
Total Yards454525
Passing Yards320475
Rushing Yards13450
First Downs2523
Third Down Efficiency4-143-13
Fourth Down Efficiency0-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)9-695-51
Turnovers15
Completions / Attempts31-4639-60
Rushing Attempts3519
Passing TDs32
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points48
Possession Time32:0927:51
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2018)