FINAL SCORE
Samford Bulldogs at Florida State Seminoles game details
Saturday, September 4, 2010 at 12:00 PM ET
Doak Campbell Stadium
Put the final score in perspective.
Florida State finished 53 points ahead. The teams combined for 65 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Samford 3, Florida State 42. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Florida State outscored its opponent in 4 and Samford in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Samford | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
 Florida State | 7 | 35 | 7 | 10 | 59 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-19 | 3-4 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 300 | 481 |
| Passing | 252 | 296 |
| Comp/Att | 27/39 | 22/27 |
| Yards per pass | 5.7 | 11.0 |
| Rushing | 77 | 185 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 26 |
| Yards per rush | 2.0 | 7.1 |
| Penalties | 8-55 | 4-40 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 2 |
| Possession | 22:34 | 14:01 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Samford Bulldogs
passing
| Dustin Taliaferro | 22/32 | 174 | 5.4 | 0 | 1 | -- |
| Connor Lowery | 5/6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| Chris Evans | 12 | 39 | 3.3 | 0 | 9 |
| Fabian Truss | 10 | 29 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Alex Barnett | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jonathan Sillers | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Kelsey Pope | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| David Strider | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jeff Ogren | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dustin Taliaferro | 8 | -14 | -1.8 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Quin Roberson | 11 | 96 | 8.7 | 0 | 24 |
| DeMarcus Covington | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Kelsey Pope | 4 | 51 | 12.8 | 0 | 25 |
| Jeff Ogren | 3 | 16 | 5.3 | 0 | 6 |
| Fabian Truss | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Richie Fordham | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Chris Evans | 3 | -10 | -3.3 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Fabian Truss | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Alex Barnett | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
kicking
| Cameron Yaw | 2/2 | 100.0 | 41 | 0/0 | 6 |
punting
| Bob Hooper | 6 | 203 | 33.8 | 0 | 0 | 41 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Florida State Seminoles
passing
| Christian Ponder | 12/14 | 167 | 11.9 | 4 | 1 | 85.5 |
| EJ Manuel | 10/13 | 129 | 9.9 | 0 | 1 | 45.3 |
rushing
| Ty Jones | 8 | 107 | 13.4 | 1 | 57 |
| Jermaine Thomas | 8 | 31 | 3.9 | 1 | 7 |
| Chris Thompson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 1 | 9 |
| Debrale Smiley | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 7 |
| EJ Manuel | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Greg Reid | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Ponder | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Bert Reed | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Taiwan Easterling | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 1 | 17 |
| Chris Thompson | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Bert Reed | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Rodney Smith | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Willie Haulstead | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Lonnie Pryor | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 2 | 11 |
| Jermaine Thomas | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Debrale Smiley | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Jarred Haggins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
| Mike Harris | 1 | 10 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Vince Williams | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Greg Reid | 1 | 74 | 74.0 | 74 | 1 |
| Chris Thompson | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Dustin Hopkins | 1/1 | 100.0 | 24 | 8/8 | 11 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 3:15 | FLORIDA ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 3:15 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 13:45 | FLORIDA ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 2 | 13:45 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 11:21 | FLORIDA ST rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 20 |
| 2 | 11:21 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 8:17 | FLORIDA ST punt return for a touchdown. | 0 – 27 |
| 2 | 8:17 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 28 |
| 2 | 6:40 | FLORIDA ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 34 |
| 2 | 6:40 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 35 |
| 2 | 2:23 | FLORIDA ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 41 |
| 2 | 2:23 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 42 |
| 2 | 0:01 | SAMFORD 41 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 42 |
| 3 | 7:46 | SAMFORD 32 yard field goal GOOD. | 6 – 42 |
| 3 | 7:03 | FLORIDA ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 48 |
| 3 | 7:03 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 49 |
| 4 | 14:55 | FLORIDA ST rush for a touchdown. | 6 – 55 |
| 4 | 14:55 | FLORIDA ST Extra point GOOD. | 6 – 56 |
| 4 | 6:36 | FLORIDA ST 24 yard field goal GOOD. | 6 – 59 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 1:14 AM UTCData methodology