Florida State Runs Past New Mexico State 34-17
222 rushing yards to 47. That is the cleanest way to say what happened. Florida State ran 36 times and New Mexico State 23, and Florida State never trailed in a 34-17 win.
Gabe Panikowski's 43-yard field goal opened the scoring in the first quarter. Ashton Daniels ran in a 4-yarder early in the second, and New Mexico State got within 10-7 on a 33-yard pass from Trey Hedden. Samuel Singleton Jr. then caught a 4-yard touchdown from Daniels with 36 seconds left in the half, and after an Ilya Uvaydov field goal made it 17-10, Singleton added a 2-yard run to make it 24-10.
Panikowski kicked a 41-yarder early in the fourth, and Hedden hit TK King from 34 yards with 7:42 left to make it 27-17. Ousmane Kromah ran in from a yard out with 4:01 left, and that was all the scoring.
New Mexico State actually threw for more, 272 yards to 202, but it finished with only 319 total yards to 424, and each team threw one interception. Florida State sacked Hedden three times to New Mexico State's one. Hedden was 26 for 42 and had minus-21 rushing yards. Kromah led all rushers with 14 carries for 115 yards and the final score, and Micahi Danzy caught four passes for 51 yards. For the other side, Tyler King caught seven for 78 and a touchdown.
Florida State is 1-0 and New Mexico State 0-1. Singleton had 25.6 points on one rushing and one receiving score, Daniels added 23.1, and New Mexico State's Brodrick Malone led the losers with 21.6.