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COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Before leaving with an injury, Chris Weinke entered the record books. Weinke set a school record for most career touchdown passes and second-ranked Florida State continued its dominance of Atlantic Coast Conference foes with a 59-7 pounding of Maryland. A candidate for the Heisman Trophy, the 28-year-old Weinke set a school record with his 58th career touchdown pass and third of the game, a 35-yard strike to Atrews Bell early in the third quarter. He surpassed Danny Kanell, who threw 57 TD passes from 1992-95. "I didn't even know I set the touchdown record to be honest," Weinke said. "It's an honor to be mentioned in the same sentence with some of the great quarterbacks who have played for Florida State." However, after throwing that TD pass, Weinke landed awkwardly on his left anke. He left the contest and had his ankle wrapped in ice and will undergo X-rays on Friday. The senior has nine days to heal in time for next Saturday's showdown at No. 12 Miami. "I inverted my ankle on the second series of the game," Weinke said. "Then I reinjured it in the second quarter. I did not feel comfortable dropping back and putting pressure on it in the third quarter. We'll find out more tomorrow." "I'm hoping it's a minor injury. We'll just have to wait until we get the X-rays back," Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said. "Thank goodness it was a Thursday night game. We'll have at least two more days to get information on it." Weinke had another stellar game, completing 11-of-15 passes for 234 yards. He added TD passes of 58 yards to Robert Morgan and two yards to Bell in the second quarter as the Seminoles raced to a 32-7 lead. If Weinke is unable to play against Miami, senior Marcus Outzen would take over at quarterback. Outzen has not started a game since the 1999 Fiesta Bowl against Tennessee. The Seminoles lost that game, 23-16. With the game well in hand tonight, Outzen was 7-of-12 for 119 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Florida State (5-0, 3-0 ACC) extended the nation's longest winning streak to 17 games, including wins in its last 26 regular-season contests. Since entering the ACC in 1992, the Seminoles are an astounding 65-2 against conference foes. The Seminoles dominated from the start and held a 613-224 advantage in total yards while getting 29 first downs, compared to eight from Maryland. "This game was little more one-sided than I thought," Bowden said. "We've had to struggle in the past when we've come up here. Our running game is very good again and our passing game is good enough to win." LaMont Jordan scored on a 74-yard touchdown run in the second quarter for Maryland (2-2, 0-1), which fell to 0-11 all-time against the Seminoles. Jordan was the lone bright spot for the Terrapins, rushing for 114 yards on 17 attempts. Florida State entered the contest second in the nation in rushing defense, giving up an average of 39.8 yards per game. Maryland quarterback Calvin McCall went just 10-of-27 for 100 yards and one interception. With one of their two conference losses coming on a Thursday night to Virginia in 1995, the Seminoles left little doubt about tonight's result. After forcing the Terrapins to go three-and-out on the game's opening possession, Florida State went 59 yards in eight plays, capped by William McCray's one-yard run. Unable to produce a first down, the Terrapins continued to dig themselves a hole against one the nation's best teams. A short punt gave the Seminoles possession inside Maryland territory and Matt Munyon booted a 44-yard field goal. Florida State's defense got into the act early in the second quarter when end Jamal Reynolds sacked McCall in the end zone for a safety. Following the safety, it took the Seminoles just two plays to put more points on the scoreboard. Weinke found Morgan down the the right sideline for 58 yards and a score, making it 19-0 with 13:56 to play before halftime. The Seminoles were not done in the half as McCray scored on a two-yard run midway through the second quarter. Maryland was still without a first down when Jordan ripped off his 74-yard TD run with to pull Maryland with 25-7 with 5:25 to play before halftime. "Our defense was battling a little bit ... we were close to first downs (on offense), but we couldn't quite convert or get a drive going," Maryland coach Ron Vanderlinden said. "You can't keep putting (Florida State's offense) on the field ... sooner or later they're going to crack ya." Weinke led a 14-play, 79-yard drive that he capped with his two-yard TD pass to Bell with 14 seconds left before halftime for a 25-point bulge. Weinke went 8-of-12 for 152 yards in the half. The Seminoles also managed 15 first downs, while holding Maryland to one over the first 30 minutes.
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