Florida State vs. Southern Mississippi
November 16, 1996
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total
Southern Mississippi 7 7 0 0 14
Florida State (3) 14 9 17 14 54
Scores:
USM H. Shaw 5 pass from Roberts (Lomoro kick)
Florida State Dunn 4 run (Bentley kick)
Florida State Coles 8 pass from Busby (Bentley kick)
USM Gideon 13 pass from Roberts (Lomoro kick)
Florida State Preston 2 run (Bentley kick)
Florida State Safety, H. Shaw tackled in end zone
Florida State Dunn 15 run (Bentley kick)
Florida State FG Bentley 32
Florida State Dunn 77 pass from Busby (Bentley kick)
Florida State Dugans 16 pass from Kendra (Bentley kick)
Florida State Coles 8 pass from Kendra (Bentley kick)
Team Stats:
Southern Miss. Florida State
First Downs 7 26
Rushed-yards 29-(-13) 45-169
Passing yards 108 379
Sacked-yards lost 6-46 2-15
Return yards 79 61
Passes 12-29-1 21-35-2
Punts 10-37.6 4-38.8
Fumbles-lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-yards 4-37 7-50
Time of Possession 28:19 31:41
Individual Stats
RUSHING:   So Mississippi-H Shaw 16-17, Windsor 1-7, Bolware 2-5, Francis 3-4, Hamilton 1-0, Roberts 6-minus 46.
Florida St-Dunn 11-67, Preston 6-46, P Williams 9-28, Kendra 2-17, Glenn 2-10, Feaster 6-5, Abdullah 2-5, Busby 6-0, Warrick 1-minus 9.
PASSING:   So Mississippi-Roberts 12-26-0-108, Gabriel 0-1-0-0, Windsor 0-2-1-0.
Florida St-Busby 17-31-2-302, Kendra 4-4-0-77.
RECEIVING:   So Mississippi-Pinkston 3-39, Gideon 3-32, H Shaw 2-11, Francis 2-5, E Shaw 1-11, Lee 1-10.
Florida St-Dunn 5-137, Warrick 4-87, Messam 4-54, Dugans 2-26, Coles 2-16, Eg Green 2-16, Abdullah 1-39, Pearsall 1-4.
Att: 77,280