Akers helps Florida St. hold off ULM in overtime
Cam Akers had a program-record 36 carries, the final one a 4-yard touchdown, as Florida State defeated Louisiana Monroe 45-44 in overtime on Saturday.
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2019 Schedule
1-1, 1st in Sun Belt - West
UL Monroe kicker shanks PAT in OT for Seminoles win (0:20)
FSU strikes first in OT (0:29)
Brown puts UL Monroe within 3 (0:46)
UL Monroe takes the lead after 4th-quarter INT (0:53)
UL Monroe's Straughter returns 57-yard pick-6 (0:36)
Johnson runs for 2 TDs, UL Monroe beats Grambling 31-9
Jabari Johnson broke two long runs for touchdowns and Louisiana-Monroe held Grambling scoreless in the second half as the Warhawks rolled to a 31-9 victory in the season opener Saturday night.
Johnson runs in a pair of long TDs for UL Monroe (0:43)
ULM WR leaps for the TD catch (0:29)
UL Monroe RB Evans gets loose for TD (0:35)
UL Monroe WR breaks free for TD (0:37)
Hart increases Georgia State's lead with punt-return TD (0:25)
Georgia State's Paige takes off for 82-yard TD run (0:38)
Evans gets ULM on the board with 21-yard TD (0:23)
Barnett increases Georgia State's lead with 23-yard TD (0:24)
Georgia State gets on the board with 1-yard TD run (0:23)
Troy QB rips a pass for a TD (0:42)
UL Monroe's late INT ends Southern Mississippi comeback bid (0:44)
UL Monroe WR burns DBs for 49-yard TD (0:39)
So. Mississippi strip-sacks QB, recovers ball in end zone for TD (0:53)
So. Mississippi RB scores 75-yard TD on first play of game (0:41)
Louisiana-Monroe QB Smith to transfer
Louisiana-Monroe quarterback Garrett Smith, who threw for 3,854 yards and 31 TDs for the Warhawks, is leaving the program to transfer to another school.
FSU secures bowl eligibility with win over Louisiana Monroe (0:49)
Andrea Adelson ESPN Senior Writer
Florida State leads ULM 21-0 thanks in large part to running backs Jacques Patrick and Cam Akers. The two have combined for 150 yards and two scores. ULM, on the other hand, has just 30 yards rushing.
Florida State's Matthews tips pass to himself for TD (0:26)
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2019 Sun Belt Standings
| EAST | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Appalachian State | 0-0 | 2-0 |
| Georgia State | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Coastal Carolina | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Troy | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Georgia Southern | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| WEST | CONF | OVR |
| Louisiana | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| Arkansas State | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| South Alabama | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| UL Monroe | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Texas State | 0-0 | 0-3 |
2019 Team Leaders
Team Stats
Passing Yards213.589th
Rushing Yards246.524th
Points For37.536th
Points Against27.0Tied-81st
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Kahmann | QB-DT | Committed | 72 |
| Zach Gulley | S | Committed | 71 |
| Taylor Behl | ILB | Committed | 70 |
| Nathan Heidecker | OG | Committed | 70 |
| Coby Cavil | ATH | Committed | 69 |
