Florida State 47, Duquesne 7
By BOB FERRANTE
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Treshaun Ward, Trey Benson and Lawrance Toafili surpassed 100 rushing yards and Florida State dominated Duquesne 47-7 in a lightning-delayed game.
The Seminoles ran for 406 yards and opened the season with a victory for the first time since 2016.
Ward (14 carries, 127 yards), Benson (11 carries, 105 yards) and Toafili (13 carries, 101 yards) led the ground attack, which featured six touchdowns. Ward had two TD runs, and Benson had a 41-yard TD as the Oregon transfer frequently racked up yards after contact.
Florida State scored on eight of its first nine drives. Jordan Travis, Toafili and Ward had TD runs as Florida State led 20-0 after the first quarter.
Travis completed 11 of 15 passes for 207 yards. Kentron Poitier had four receptions for 84 yards. Mycah Pittman also had four catches for 44 yards. Johnny Wilson hauled in a 51-yard grab that set up a touchdown.
Joe Mischler completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Abdul Janneh in the third quarter for Duquesne. The Dukes capitalized off a short field after Ryan Webb intercepted a pass from Florida State backup Tate Rodemaker.
Florida State's defense forced eight punts. The Seminoles had five pass break-ups, including two by safety Jammie Robinson.
TAKEAWAYS
Florida State: The Seminoles last surpassed 400 rushing yards in a game in 2016, when Dalvin Cook and Jacques Patrick led the team to 478 yards at South Florida.
Duquesne: The Dukes managed just 164 yards (3.5 yards per play).
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
Duq | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
10:03 |
Jordan Travis 5 yd run (failed 2pt pass) |
0 |
6 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
5:28 |
Lawrance Toafili 4 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
0 |
13 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
0:48 |
Treshaun Ward 6 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
0 |
20 |
| Second Quarter |
Duq | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
FG |
8:31 |
Ryan Fitzgerald 24 yd FG |
0 |
23 |
| FlaSt |
FG |
0:23 |
Ryan Fitzgerald 24 yd FG |
0 |
26 |
| Third Quarter |
Duq | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
11:56 |
Treshaun Ward 3 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
0 |
33 |
| Duq |
TD |
4:37 |
Abdul Janneh 22 yd pass from Joe Mischler (Brian Bruzdewicz kick) |
7 |
33 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
2:08 |
Trey Benson 43 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
7 |
40 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Duq | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
8:58 |
Rodney Hill 8 yd run (Ryan Fitzgerald kick) |
7 |
47 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Duquesne |
Florida State |
| First downs |
11 |
33 |
| Rushing |
4 |
25 |
| Passing |
5 |
7 |
| Penalty |
2 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
1-10, 10% |
5-10, 50% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
1-2, 50% |
| Rushes-Yards |
30-93 |
54-406 |
| Passing Yards |
71 |
232 |
| Return Yards |
104 |
33 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
7-17-0 |
14-22-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
1--6 |
1--7 |
| Punts |
8 |
1 |
| Punts-Average |
37.6 |
52 |
| Fumbles Lost |
1-0 |
1-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
4-29 |
5-55 |
| Time of Possession |
24:47 |
35:13 |
| Duquesne Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Mischler |
7 |
17 |
71 |
1 |
0 |
| Florida State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Travis |
11 |
15 |
207 |
0 |
0 |
| T. Rodemaker |
2 |
6 |
15 |
0 |
1 |
| A. Duffy |
1 |
1 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| Duquesne Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Ware |
11 |
30 |
2.7 |
0 |
| D. Macklin |
4 |
23 |
5.8 |
0 |
| J. Clements |
4 |
16 |
4.0 |
0 |
| B. Lucas |
7 |
13 |
1.9 |
0 |
| D. Menders Jr. |
2 |
12 |
6.0 |
0 |
| K. Brown |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| J. Mischler |
1 |
-6 |
-6.0 |
0 |
| Florida State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Ward |
14 |
127 |
9.1 |
2 |
| T. Benson |
11 |
105 |
9.5 |
1 |
| L. Toafili |
13 |
101 |
7.8 |
1 |
| R. Hill |
9 |
55 |
6.1 |
1 |
| J. Travis |
4 |
11 |
2.8 |
1 |
| A. Duffy |
1 |
5 |
5.0 |
0 |
| T. Rodemaker |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
| Duquesne Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Janneh |
3 |
44 |
14.7 |
1 |
| L. Lutz |
1 |
12 |
12.0 |
0 |
| D. Menders Jr. |
2 |
8 |
4.0 |
0 |
| K. Brown |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Florida State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Poitier |
4 |
84 |
21.0 |
0 |
| J. Wilson |
1 |
51 |
51.0 |
0 |
| M. Pittman |
4 |
44 |
11.0 |
0 |
| D. Spann |
3 |
40 |
13.3 |
0 |
| D. Williamson |
1 |
10 |
10.0 |
0 |
| M. McClain |
1 |
3 |
3.0 |
0 |
| Duquesne Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| R. Webb |
1 |
50 |
| Florida State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Duquesne Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| M. Berarducci |
7 |
267 |
38.1 |
| J. Corado |
1 |
34 |
34.0 |
| Florida State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Mastromanno |
1 |
52 |
52.0 |
| Duquesne Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Florida State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| M. Pittman |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
| K. Knowles II |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Duquesne Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| D. Menders Jr. |
3 |
37 |
12.3 |
| R. Knight |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Florida State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| S. McCall |
2 |
26 |
13.0 |
| Duquesne Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| B. Bruzdewicz |
48 |
| Florida State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
