SOUTH ROUNDUP : No. 1 Florida State Kind in 58-0 Rout

Western Michigan Coach Al Molde has probably never been thankful for a 58-point beating, but he was grateful to Florida State’s Bobby Bowden Saturday night.

“Bowden treated us well,” Molde said after the top-ranked Seminoles scorched his Broncos 58-0 at Tallahassee, Fla. “We wanted to come in here and accomplish some things. I doubt we did that.”

Bowden was able to play virtually every healthy player, removing many of his key performers early in the second quarter.

“Western Michigan was really outmanned,” Bowden said. “Their coach told me they didn’t have any injuries and I’m glad for that.”

The shutout was the first for Florida State since a 59-0 victory at South Carolina in 1988.

Casey Weldon, who completed seven of eight passes for 111 yards, threw two first-quarter touchdown passes. Nine players scored for Florida State (3-0), which led 21-0, 38-0 and 51-0 at the quarter breaks.

Western Michigan (2-1) had a good scoring opportunity in the opening moments of the game when Florida State’s Tommy Henry mishandled a punt and Western Michigan recovered at the Florida State 19.

But the Broncos were unable to get a first down and Jay Barresi’s 32-yard field-goal attempt was wide to the left.

No. 22 Syracuse 31, Maryland 17--The Orangemen (2-0) didn’t score a touchdown on offense in the second half, but the defense forced four turnovers at College Park, Md.

John Kaleo, the backup quarterback for Maryland (1-1), had three passes intercepted.

The Terrapins (1-1) closed to within 21-17 with 3:19 left in the third quarter when Dan DeArmas kicked a 40-yard field goal four plays after the Terrapins recovered a fumble by Terry Richardson.

North Carolina 51, Cincinnati 16--Randy Jordan returned to action after a one-year layoff and rushed for 106 yards and two touchdowns as the Tar Heels (1-0) beat the Bearcats (0-2) at Chapel Hill, N.C.

Jordan has sat out two of the last four seasons at North Carolina. He missed the 1988 season because he failed to meet NCAA Proposition 48 academic guidelines. After a lackluster sophomore year, he was hurt on the first day of contact drills last year and sat out the season with nerve damage to his right shoulder.

Virginia 17, Navy 10--Tailback Nikki Fisher and quarterback Bobby Goodman helped Virginia (1-1) overcome 10 penalties and a blocked punt for the victory over the Midshipmen (0-2) at Charlottesville, Va.

Goodman fumbled twice and had two passes intercepted, but he also completed 11 of 18 passes for 119 yards.

North Carolina State 47, Kent 0--Terry Jordan passed for two touchdowns and ran for another as the Wolfpack won at Raleigh, N.C.

It was North Carolina State’s second consecutive shutout for the first time since 1977 and the first time since 1940 that the Wolfpack recorded consecutive shutout victories to open a season.

The Wolfpack took advantage of four Kent turnovers and two blocked punts and allowed the Golden Flashes (0-2) past midfield only three times.

East Carolina 20, Memphis State 13--Freshman fullback Damon Wilson scored on a one-yard plunge midway through the fourth quarter at Greenville, N.C. to give the Pirates the victory.

Memphis State (1-2) appeared to tire late in the fourth quarter, missing numerous tackles and letting the Pirates (1-1) take control on the ground.

Joe Allison kicked a 35-yard field goal with 12:43 left to tie the score, 13-13, but the Pirates marched 63 yards on their next possession.

Duke 42, Rutgers 22--Dave Brown completed 18 of 26 passes for 298 yards and four touchdowns and Duke’s defense returned two interceptions for touchdowns as the Blue Devils (1-0-1) beat the Scarlet Knights (1-1) at Durham, N.C. Brown passed for two touchdowns in the third quarter to break a 7-7 tie.

Wake Forest 40, Western Carolina 24--Keith West connected with Todd Dixon on touchdown pass plays of 68 and 54 yards to lead the Demon Deacons (1-0) over Western Carolina (0-2) at Winston-Salem, N.C.