Florida State 66, Southern Miss 13
(AP Photo/Phil Sears)
By BOB FERRANTE
Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Trey Benson had three touchdown runs and No. 4 Florida State routed Southern Miss 66-13 in its home opener for the most points under coach Mike Norvell.
Jordan Travis threw for 175 yards and two touchdowns, and backup Tate Rodemaker added a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter. Travis’ first touchdown, a 10-yard pass to Darion Williamson, gave him 50 career TD passes.
The Seminoles (2-0) have scored 35 or more points in eight straight games, the longest active streak in the nation., they did it in the third quarter - and before Southern Miss (1-1) found the end zone.
Caziah Holmes added a 40-yard touchdown run as the Seminoles ran for 306 yards. Florida State was able to move the ball at will even without starting offensive linemen Maurice Smith and Robert Scott.
Rodrigues Clark had 67 yards on 12 carries, including a 12-yard touchdown in the third quarter for Southern Miss.
Billy Wiles completed just 11 of 34 passes for 154 yards in his second college start for the Golden Eagles.
TAKEAWAYS
Southern Miss: The Golden Eagles had 70 yards of offense and 68 yards in penalties in the first half, falling behind 31-3.
Florida State: The Seminoles scored four touchdowns and a field goal on seven first-half drives.
Florida State athletics press release
September 9, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
SouMis | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
11:29 |
Darion Williamson 10 yard TD pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
0 |
7 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
2:44 |
Trey Benson 19 yard TD run (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
0 |
14 |
| Second Quarter |
SouMis | FlaSt |
| SouMis |
FG |
11:28 |
Andrew Stein 30 yard field goal |
3 |
14 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
7:42 |
Trey Benson 3 yard TD run (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
3 |
21 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
3:36 |
Keon Coleman 6 yard TD pass from Jordan Travis (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
3 |
28 |
| FlaSt |
FG |
0:00 |
Ryan Fitzgerald 35 yard field goal |
3 |
31 |
| Third Quarter |
SouMis | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
13:06 |
Trey Benson 42 yard TD run (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
3 |
38 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
12:17 |
Jarrian Jones 30 yard interception return for TD (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
3 |
45 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
10:26 |
Markeston Douglas 42 yard TD pass from Tate Rodemaker (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
3 |
52 |
| SouMis |
TD |
4:41 |
Rodrigues Clark 12 yard TD run (Andrew Stein Extra Point) |
10 |
52 |
| Fourth Quarter |
SouMis | FlaSt |
| FlaSt |
TD |
14:09 |
Vandrevius Jacobs 13 yard TD pass from Tate Rodemaker (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
10 |
59 |
| FlaSt |
TD |
11:00 |
Caziah Holmes 40 yard TD run (Ryan Fitzgerald Extra Point) |
10 |
66 |
| SouMis |
FG |
5:32 |
Andrew Stein 44 yard field goal |
13 |
66 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Southern Miss |
Florida State |
| First downs |
17 |
25 |
| Rushing |
8 |
12 |
| Passing |
8 |
11 |
| Penalty |
1 |
2 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
3-13, 23% |
4-12, 33% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-1, 0% |
4-5, 80% |
| Rushes-Yards |
28-104 |
37-306 |
| Passing Yards |
154 |
248 |
| Return Yards |
82 |
117 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
11-34-1 |
18-32-0 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
2-13 |
3-6 |
| Punts |
6 |
2 |
| Fumbles Lost |
0-0 |
1-0 |
| Penalties - Yards |
13-90 |
2-30 |
| Southern Miss Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| B. Wiles |
11 |
34 |
154 |
0 |
1 |
| Florida State Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| J. Travis |
15 |
29 |
175 |
2 |
0 |
| T. Rodemaker |
3 |
3 |
73 |
2 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| R. Clark |
15 |
86 |
5.7 |
1 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
11 |
31 |
2.8 |
0 |
| B. Wiles |
2 |
-13 |
-6.5 |
0 |
| Florida State Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Benson |
9 |
79 |
8.8 |
3 |
| C. Holmes |
4 |
63 |
15.8 |
1 |
| L. Toafili |
4 |
41 |
10.3 |
0 |
| B. Glenn |
2 |
32 |
16.0 |
0 |
| R. Hill |
5 |
31 |
6.2 |
0 |
| C. Campbell Jr. |
3 |
20 |
6.7 |
0 |
| J. Travis |
6 |
20 |
3.3 |
0 |
| D. Spann |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| A. Duffy |
3 |
5 |
1.7 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| A. Willis |
2 |
35 |
17.5 |
0 |
| T. Mims |
2 |
34 |
17.0 |
0 |
| T. Henderson |
2 |
27 |
13.5 |
0 |
| J. Caston |
2 |
23 |
11.5 |
0 |
| C. Pittman |
1 |
15 |
15.0 |
0 |
| J. Reid |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
0 |
| F. Gore Jr. |
1 |
7 |
7.0 |
0 |
| Florida State Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| K. Coleman |
3 |
48 |
16.0 |
1 |
| M. Douglas |
1 |
42 |
42.0 |
1 |
| K. Morlock |
1 |
29 |
29.0 |
0 |
| D. Spann |
1 |
23 |
23.0 |
0 |
| D. Williamson |
2 |
22 |
11.0 |
1 |
| T. Benson |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
0 |
| W. Wright Jr. |
3 |
18 |
6.0 |
0 |
| D. Hill |
1 |
18 |
18.0 |
0 |
| V. Jacobs |
1 |
13 |
13.0 |
1 |
| H. Williams |
1 |
9 |
9.0 |
0 |
| L. Toafili |
3 |
6 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Southern Miss Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| Florida State Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| J. Jones |
1 |
30 |
| Southern Miss Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| B. Lofton |
6 |
217 |
36.2 |
| Florida State Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| A. Mastromanno |
2 |
96 |
48.0 |
| Southern Miss Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Florida State Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Coleman |
3 |
21 |
7.0 |
| Southern Miss Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| A. Willis |
4 |
82 |
20.5 |
| Florida State Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| W. Wright Jr. |
2 |
49 |
24.5 |
| D. Spann |
1 |
17 |
17.0 |
| Southern Miss Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Florida State Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
