COLLEGE FOOTBALL : ATLANTIC COAST ROUNDUP : Kanell and Florida State Just Can’t Be Un-Dunn

Georgia Tech shut down half of Florida State’s offense but the other half was more than enough Saturday.

Danny Kanell threw for four touchdowns and broke his own school record for completions as the No. 1-ranked Seminoles, stymied by the nation’s best run defense, rode the pass to a 42-10 victory over the Yellow Jackets at Tallahassee, Fla.

Florida State’s Warrick Dunn, who went into the game averaging 10.3 yards per carry, had rushed for 100 yards in six consecutive games, but Georgia Tech held him to only 60 yards in 14 carries.

“I wanted Dunn to get 100, but they simply were not going to let him have it,” Florida State Coach Bobby Bowden said. “We were really wasting our time handing him the ball.”

The Seminoles had to rely on their passing game. Kanell was 41 for 51 for 302 yards, with two interceptions. He had set the old completion mark last year with 40 in 53 attempts in the Seminoles’ 31-31 tie with Florida.

Andre Cooper and E.G. Green each caught two of Kanell’s scoring passes as Florida State, 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, improved its record since joining the ACC to 29-0.

Georgia Tech (4-3, 3-2) came into the Seminoles’ homecoming game allowing only 61.5 rushing yards a game. The Yellow Jackets gave up 113 but many of those came after the game was decided.

The Seminoles broke open what had been a close game with two touchdowns in the final six minutes of the first half before both defenses stiffened for a scoreless third quarter.

North Carolina State 41, Duke 38--Terry Harvey threw two touchdown passes and also ran for a score and the Wolfpack defense fought off the Blue Devils in the final minute at Durham, N.C.

Harvey’s two touchdown passes gave him 31 for his career, tying the school record set by Shane Montgomery from 1987-1989. In helping the Wolfpack (2-5, 1-3) snap a five-game losing streak, Harvey left the game in the third quarter when Bernard Holsey’s neck-high tackle from behind drove his head into the muddy turf. X-rays were negative.

After Harvey left, Duke drew to within 34-24 on Charles London’s one-yard scoring run with 3:02 remaining in the third quarter. N.C. State went to Jose Laureano to direct the offense, but sputtered for the duration of the period.

The Blue Devils (2-6, 0-5) drove to the Wolfpack 29 in the final minute but an interception by Brandon Davis on fourth and one ended the threat.

North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 7--Leon Johnson rushed for a career-high 167 yards in 25 carries and the Tar Heels took control after a goal-line stand in the second quarter at Chapel Hill, N.C.

The Tar Heels (4-3, 2-2) beat the Demon Deacons (1-7, 0-5) for the sixth time in a row despite turning the ball over three times in a seven-minute span in the first half of the 92nd meeting between the teams.

The Demon Deacons had a chance to get within three before halftime after a fumbled punt gave them possession at the one. But North Carolina stopped four consecutive runs up the middle.

Clemson 17, Maryland 0--With this victory at College Park, Md., the Tigers have now shut out the Terrapins three years in a row.

Ray Priester, a sophomore, rushed for a career-high 163 yards and a touchdown in 22 carries to lead Clemson (4-3, 3-2).

Maryland (5-2, 3-2) hasn’t scored against Clemson since 1992. The Tigers are 8-1 against the Terrapins since 1986 and have outscored them 59-0 over the last three seasons.

Maryland finished with 36 yards on the ground. Brian Cummings went 15 for 35 for 135 yards and one interception in losing for the first time in five starts this year.