Florida State Wins Easily Over Chattanooga, 46-7

Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Christian Ponder threw three first-half touchdown passes and Florida State wrapped up the soft part of its schedule Saturday with a 46-7 victory over... lower-division Chattanooga. The Seminoles (2-0) had three touchdowns on the board just 12 minutes into the game and led 30-7 at the half. They didn't have it quite as easy as last week when they roughed up another Southern Conference team, Western Carolina, 69-0. Western Carolina and Chattanooga (1-2) are members of the Football Championship Subdivision. Coach Bobby Bowden collected career win No. 375, staying abreast of Penn State's Joe Paterno, whose Nittany Lions whipped Syracuse on Saturday. Florida State begins the meatier part of its schedule next Saturday when Wake Forest (2-0) visits in search of a third straight win over the Seminoles in the Atlantic Coast Conference opener for both teams. A sophomore making his second collegiate start for the Seminoles, Ponder threw to 6-foot-5 Corey Surrency for 44- and 39-yard touchdowns. He also teamed with Antone Smith on an 8-yard scoring pass. Smith added a 12-yard TD run.more>>