Saturday, September 1
Tallahassee, Fla.
5 p.m.
Murray State
3
at
69
Florida State
Photo by: Tab Brockman
Racers Drop 2012 Opener At Florida State
9/1/2012 12:29:00 PM | Football
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The Murray State Racers kicked off their 88th season of football Saturday in a 69-3 loss at No. 7 Florida State at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.
On a night when MSU opened the season against the No. 7 squad in the nation, the Racers were up against one of the top teams in the nation on their home field.
In the first meeting between the two teams, the Racers (0-1) gave up an early punt return score and a short running score to fall into a 14-0 hole.
Murray State's Josh Manning made MSU's first interception of the season setting the Racers up near mid-field with 1:51 remaining in the opening quarter, but they were unable to convert it to points.
The Racers put together their best drive of the first half when they started at their own 40 and went 39 yards on 11 plays to chew up 4:07 off the clock. The Racers made it to the FSU 21 yard line, but Jordan Benton's 35-yard field goal try was wide left. Benton came back with 4:36 before half and booted a 28 yarder to cut the Seminoles' lead to 21-3.
FSU tacked on another TD before half to lead 28-3 at the intermission.
FSU took the opening drive of the half and scored on a nine-yard run for a 35-3 lead, which was the start of a 17-point quarter for the Seminoles.
The Racers forced a fumble on a punt with 5:51 left in the third quarter when Darian Yahyavi made the recovery at the FSU 32. MSU pushed to the FSU nine yard line and went for it on a fourth-and-two play, but MSU quarterback Casey Brockman was sacked stopping the Racer threat.
Brockman ended the evening competing 19-of-36 passes for 117 yards, while Walter Powell caught nine of them for 62 yards. Pokey Harris came off the bench to lead MSU in rushing with 27 yards on nine carries. Yahyavi led MSU with 7.5 tackles, while Brandon Wicks added 6.5. MSU punter Steven Mix had a 40.8 yard average on nine attempts.
The Racers come home to The Track next Saturday for their home opener. MSU hosts Central Arkansas at Roy Stewart Stadium in a 6 p.m. kick off.
The Murray State Racers kicked off their 88th season of football Saturday in a 69-3 loss at No. 7 Florida State at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak S. Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Fla.
On a night when MSU opened the season against the No. 7 squad in the nation, the Racers were up against one of the top teams in the nation on their home field.
In the first meeting between the two teams, the Racers (0-1) gave up an early punt return score and a short running score to fall into a 14-0 hole.
Murray State's Josh Manning made MSU's first interception of the season setting the Racers up near mid-field with 1:51 remaining in the opening quarter, but they were unable to convert it to points.
The Racers put together their best drive of the first half when they started at their own 40 and went 39 yards on 11 plays to chew up 4:07 off the clock. The Racers made it to the FSU 21 yard line, but Jordan Benton's 35-yard field goal try was wide left. Benton came back with 4:36 before half and booted a 28 yarder to cut the Seminoles' lead to 21-3.
FSU tacked on another TD before half to lead 28-3 at the intermission.
FSU took the opening drive of the half and scored on a nine-yard run for a 35-3 lead, which was the start of a 17-point quarter for the Seminoles.
The Racers forced a fumble on a punt with 5:51 left in the third quarter when Darian Yahyavi made the recovery at the FSU 32. MSU pushed to the FSU nine yard line and went for it on a fourth-and-two play, but MSU quarterback Casey Brockman was sacked stopping the Racer threat.
Brockman ended the evening competing 19-of-36 passes for 117 yards, while Walter Powell caught nine of them for 62 yards. Pokey Harris came off the bench to lead MSU in rushing with 27 yards on nine carries. Yahyavi led MSU with 7.5 tackles, while Brandon Wicks added 6.5. MSU punter Steven Mix had a 40.8 yard average on nine attempts.
The Racers come home to The Track next Saturday for their home opener. MSU hosts Central Arkansas at Roy Stewart Stadium in a 6 p.m. kick off.
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