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tThr Daily (Ear Mwl ii I. • "■*’ > '^^~'\ * DTH/JEFF POULAND FSU tailback Travis Minor scoots around the right end in the third quarter. Minor gained 112 yards rushing, his second 100-yard game against UNC. DEFENSE From Page 14 back,” UNC linebacker Brandon Spoon said. “He puts everything on the money, and we had to focus a lot on that. They took advantage of it.” Florida State had ranked 101st in rushing (65.0 ypg) before the game. North Carolina, meanwhile, strolled into Doak Campbell Stadium leading the country in rushing defense (9.5 ypg). The numbers lied in this case. “I really don’t pay attention to stats,” said Minor, who has averaged 90.5 yards per game in four meetings against the Tar Heels. “It’s more or less just going in with the right attitude.” for Florida State on Saturday, that mtjant doing everything. The running game overshadowed Weinke, but Weinke still completed 12-of-22 passes FOOTBALL From Page 14 The Tar Heels, who had four turnovers in the game, lost three fumbles inside their 20-yard line. FSU scored 20 points off those fumbles. ?Our defense stepped up huge today,” FSU quarterback Chris Weinke saifl. “We were in a situation where we wefe on their side of the 50 half the time wejgot the football.” Weinke finished the game 12-for-22 f0r;262 yards and four touchdowns. He was efficient in the red zone and pro ductive when he had space to throw deep down the field. He completed five passes of at least 29 yards in his three The answer is the people Deloitte of Deloitte & Touche & Touche I www.uß.deloitte.comn ©2OOO Delotos & Touche LLP. Oetotoe S. Touche refers to Deloitte & Touche LLP, and related entities Deloitte & Touche is an equal opportunity firm. We recruit, employ, train, compensate, and promote without regard to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital statue, disability, veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law. for 262 yards and four touchdowns. He hit senior Marvin Minnis, who had five catches and led all receivers with 132 yards, for two scores. Florida State wide receivers zipped past UNC defensive backs with astounding regularity. The Tar Heels brought a safety up to the line of scrim mage for much of the second half to help out against the run, which created man-to-man matchups in the secondary. The Seminoles responded with scor ing strikes of 35,46 and 24 yards over the top. UNC was without starting comer Michael Waddell, who sustained a con cussion on FSU’s first play, but things likely wouldn’t have been different had Waddell played. The Tar Heels were overmatched. “You put it on the board that they scored 63 points on us, and we’re sup posed to be a great defense,” UNC cor ner Errol Hood said. “Everybody knows quarters of work, including three that went for touchdowns. Florida State’s rushing game opened up the passing game for Weinke in the second quarter. The Seminoles rushed eight times for 6 yards in the first quar ter, but they had 94 yards on 12 carries in the next 15 minutes before halftime. Tailback Travis Minor, who finished with 112 yards on 16 carries, rushed three times for 50 yards on FSU’s open ing drive of the second quarter. “A lot of people have talked about they haven’t had a great run game, so we knew they were going to try and establish the run early on us,” said UNC linebacker Sedrick Hodge, who had two sacks. “They were successful at being able FSU S3, UNC 14 Box Score UNC 7 0 7 0 14 FSU 14 22 13 14 63 Scoring Summary First Quarter FSU McCray 1 run (Gwattney kick), 10:4? FSU — Bdi 35 pass from Weinke (Gwaitney kick), 8:04 UfK - Sawders 11ron (Reed kick), :34 Second Quarter FSU -Gwaitney 39 feid goaf 12:45 PR{ —Hope 12 kenbfe recovery kkk faiiecl), 12:14 FSU - Chaney 29 run (Gwaitney kick failed), 7:41 FSU - Minnis 11 pass from Weinke (Cimorelli kick), 6:51 Third Quarter FSU — Minns 35 pass from Weinke (Cimorei kid), 12:4? UWC—Aiken, 43 pass from Curry (Reed kick), 1:48 FSU —Beß 46 pass from Weinke (Cimorelli kick fated), flO Fourth Quarter FSU —Maddox 24 pass from Outren (Munyon kick), 7:10 FSU Jones 1 run (Munyon kick), 6:19 UNC FSU First Downs 19 22 Rushes-Yards 44-79 41-194 Passing Yards 244 346 Comp-Att-Int 16-33-1 15-27-0 Total Yards 323 540 Parts-Avg. 7-38.9 4-46.8 FumWes-Ust 5-3 1-0 PenaWes-Yards 7-50 10-105 Tune of Possession 30:49 29:11 Attendance -79,287. Individual Statistics Rushing: UNC - Saunders 8-45, Russell 1240, Aiken 1- Parker 5-9, Williams 2-5, Robinson 1-3, Black 4-(-8), Curry 11-(-24). FSU —Minor 16-112, Chaney 5-51, Jones 8-35, Ford 3-11, Golighdy 1 -6, McCray 3-2, Outzen 1-H), Weinke 4+19). Passing: UNC- Curry 15-31-1-235, Black 1-2-0-9. FSU—Weinke 12-22-0-262, Outzen 3-5-0-84. Receiving: UNC - Bailey 5-82, Aiken 5-77, Alien 3-65, Finger 1 -22, Curry 1-2, Parker 1 -(4). FSU - Minnis 5-132, Sell 3-96, Maddox 2-63, Boldin 2- Franklin 1-22, Darling 1-21, Minor 1-(-2). we obviously didn’t do something right. We’ve got to go back to the drawing board.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. to run the ball, and that made them an even bet ter offense, being able to run and pass.” North Carolina’s offense could do neither early in the game. UNC went three and-out on its first three drives. Saunders finished off a 10-play, 90- yard scoring drive on the next pos- UNC quarterback Ronald Curry was sacked four times and completed 15-of-31 passes for 235 yards. session, but the Tar Heels avoided a fourth consecutive punt only after Sports fim Best Call ■ FSU’s decision to go for it on fourth-and-3 at the UNC 24 in the fourth quarter FSU led 49-14 with less than eight minutes left in the game, but kickers Chance Gwaitney and Bret Cimorelli missed a combined three extra points. Backup quarterback Marcus Outzen had driven FSU from its own 3 and deserved the chance to go for it. He tossed a touchdown to Nick Maddox. Play of the Day ■ Jeff Chaney's 29-yard touchdown run in the second quarter. Ahead 23-7 and facing a third-and-3, Chaney took a handoff from Weinke and faked out UNC safety Billy-Dee Greenwood. With Tar Heel linebacker Quincy Monk and tackle Ryan Sims closing in moments later, Chaney spun out of Monk's arms and raced down the right sideline for the touchdown. Up Next ■ Marshall: Saturday, Sept. 23,6 p.m. at Kenan Stadium UNC will look to avoid a possible hangover from the embarrassing loss to the Seminoles. Marshall lost quarterback Chad Pennington to the NFL. It also had the nation's longest winning streak snapped earlier this season by Michigan State. But Byron Leftwich, Pennington's successor, is very dangerous for a team that likes to throw the ball as much as the Seminoles do. Quotable: ■ "I don't think their defense was even close .to that team in '97. Their linebackers were a lot faster, and they hit a lot harder. Not taking anything away from North Carolina they have a good team —but I just think that '97 team was a lot better.' FSU running back Jeff Chaney Yohance Buchanan roughed UNC punter Blake Ferguson. UNC quarterback Ronald Curry completed l-of-3 passes for minus-4 yards on the first three possessions. He also fumbled for a 15-yard loss on a sack by Jamal Reynolds, who knocked Curry’s helmet off on the play. Saunders proved to be UNC’s most effective runner. He carried eight times for a team-high 45 yards. Freshman Brandon Russell started the game with a 9-yard run up the mid dle, but he was limited to 12 carries for 40 yards. Willie Parker rushed five times for nine yards. UNC ran 44 times for 79 yards in the loss. The Tar Heels ran the option eight times for 25 yards in the first three quar- Florida State 63, UNC 14 A LOOK INSIDE THE GAME Hero of the Game: Travis Minor, Florida State running back ■ Minor energized a Florida State running game that had been stagnant in the first two games of the season. He rushed for 112 yards on 16 carries, including three carries for 50 yards on the Seminoles' first offensive possession of the second quarter. Minot a senior, has averaged 90.5 yards rushing in four career games against North Carolina. ters, and Curry kept the ball on the option only once, gaining three yards. “Just watching film, the ends get down on you fast. They tried to play me a little different,” Curry said. “They didn’t come down on me as hard as they do other guys. They tried to funnel me, but I was just makimr y read. Sometimes I had to pitch it i„st, and sometimes I had to go down the line.” Curry was sacked four times, but he slithered away from FSU defenders enough times to complete 15-of-31 pass es for 235 yards. He threw one touch down, connecting with wideout Sam Aiken for a 43-yard strike. Curry rolled all the way to the right sideline before hurling the ball across the field to the left Monday, September 18, 2000 Second Fiddle: Chris Weinke, Florida State quartefback ■ Weinke, a 28-year-old senior, picked apart the North Carolina secondary with relative ease. He completed 12-of-22 passes for 262 yards and four touchdowns. Five of those completions went for at least 29 yards, including two scoring tosses to junior flanker Atrews Bell and one touchdown pass to senior wideout Marvin Minnis. ACC Standings Conference Overall Team W l PF PA W l PF PA Florida State 2 0 89 35 3 0 118 38 Clemson 1 0 55 7 3 0 155 16 Virginia 1 0 26 10 2 1 95 54 North Carolina 1 1 49 77 2 1 79 86 N.C.State 0 0 0 0 3 0 120 69 Maryland 0 0 0 0 1 1 34 40 Georgia Tech 0 1 21 26 2 1 82 56 Duke 0 1 10 26 0 3 15 102 Wake Forest 0 2 21 90 0 3 37 110 UstWeek: Clemson 55, Wake Forest 7 Virginia 26, Duke 10 Georgia Tech 40, Navy 13 N.C. State 41, Southern Methodist 0 West Virginia 30, Maryland 17 Thursday: Georgia Tech at N.C. State, 8 p.m. Saturday: Clemson at Virginia, 3:30 p.m. Louisville at Florida State, 6 p.m. Middle Tennessee State at Maryland, 6 p.m. Duke at Vanderbilt, 7 p.m. side of the end zone, where Aiken hauled it in. Curry threw deep six times in North Carolina’s first seven possessions, but the first five fell harmlessly to the ground. The sixth found the arms of FSU comerback Tay Cody, who returned the interception 35 yards. “I think we heard rumblings that this was North Carolina’s year to come in and beat Florida State, and obviously we didn’t like the thoughts of that,” Weinke said. “We played with excitement; we played with enthusiasm. The defense put us in a good position throughout the day.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. 9 4 4 1
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