TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State’s home game against SMU was delayed for nearly two hours after a power outage knocked out the lights at Doak Campbell Stadium on Monday night, but the teams ultimately kicked off — with limited technology compared with the average college football game.The game, originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m. ET, finally started at 9:15 p.m. after the stadium regained enough lighting to play, though not all lights were operational. At the start of the game, there was no public address system, scoreboard, coach-to-player helmet communication or review of replays. The official clock was to be kept on the field.“Once it was determined the game could proceed safely — and with the full support of the presidents, athletic directors and head coaches from both schools — we agreed to move forward despite not having the usual technology available at the start of the game,” ACC commissioner Jim Phillips told The Athletic.By halftime, the stadium’s technology was back in working order. The play clock, game clock and coach-to-player communication were re-established along with the scoreboard and replay review. However, not all stadium lights were back on, and some areas in the stands were still dark.No. 19 SMU went on to beat Florida State 27-24, with Nick Reed kicking a winning 20-yard field goal with 21 seconds left.Power outage delays Florida State-SMU game by two hoursDavid UbbenThe power outage was caused by an electrical short in the main transformer supplying the power, “causing a disruption to the west side tower,” according to a message on the stadium video board.As the teams made their entrances for the 7:30 p.m. kickoff and the stadium lights flashed, a power outage swept through the stadium. The stadium lights flickered off, and both teams stood awkwardly as officials huddled at the 20-yard line.Florida State’s band completed its pregame festivities, including Chief Osceola’s planting the spear atop Renegade at midfield after the coin toss.However, neither team left its sideline as the lack of stadium lights made it clear kickoff wouldn’t follow the coin toss.The stadium’s screen and ribbons remained on through the outage, but the pregame countdown clock paused at 4:40 until kickoff. A few minutes later, screens inside the stadium announced the game had been delayed because of a power outage, prompting boos from fans.The game was set to begin just before a 7:52 sunset in Tallahassee. At 7:53, both teams elected to leave the field and return to their locker rooms.Delays to college football games occasionally happen, though they most often occur because of lightning. Saturday’s prime-time game between LSU and Clemson was pushed back nearly two hours because of storms.There have been power outages at football games, too, most notably the 2013 Super Bowl, when the lights went out early in the third quarter between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers. The partial outage in the Superdome in New Orleans led to a 34-minute delay in the game.