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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Florida State 34, Brigham Young 10
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 18, 2010
Where: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Temperature: 93°
Head Official: Dan Romeo
Attendance: 68795
A week after being trounced by Oklahoma, Florida State bounced back Saturday with an impressive 34-10 win against Brigham Young at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee.

The Seminoles (2-1) outscored BYU 21-0 in the second half. The Cougars (1-2), who were making their first visit to Tallahassee, are 0-4 lifetime against FSU.

Led by quarterback Christian Ponder, Florida State had 430 yards of total offense, 280 coming on the ground. Ponder passed for 148 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 58 yards and another score. Chris Thompson led the Seminoles’ rushing attack with 124 yards on nine carries and a touchdown.

The Seminoles' defense registered eight sacks after not having any in its first two games.

Field goals of 26 and 47 yards by Dustin Hopkins and an 83-yard touchdown run by Chris Thompson staked Florida State to a 13-0 lead. Ty Jones ran for 96 yards and a touchdown, and Bert Reed caught nine balls for 88 yards.

BYU closed the gap to 13-10 at halftime on a 29-yard field goal by Mitch Payne and a 4-yard touchdown pass from Jake Heaps to Cody Hoffman just before the break.

Ponder connected with Ty Jones on a 2-yard scoring pass to give Florida State a 20-10 lead, and Ponder’s 1-yard touchdown run stretched the lead to 27-10 late in the third quarter.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Brigham Young   Florida State
J.J. Di Luigi Player Chris Thompson
18 Attempts 9
93 Yards 123
5.2 Avg Yards 13.7
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Brigham Young   Florida State
J.J. Di Luigi Player Bert Reed
3 Receptions 9
36 Yards 89
12.0 Avg Yards 9.9
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sacks FF
Brigham Young 191 76 115 1 1 0 3.0 2
Florida State 427 278 149 4 2 1 8.0 4