Florida State University Athletics

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – The Florida State football team suffered a 52-3 loss at No. 10 Notre Dame on Saturday night in South Bend, Indiana.

In their final road game of the season, the Seminoles faced their third top-15 opponent of the year and their second top-10 away opponent in the last three weeks. FSU and ND met for the first time since 2021 and it was Florida State’s first trip to Notre Dame Stadium since 2020. The all-time series is now tied at 6-6.

FSU (1-9) had 208 total offensive yards, 120 rushing yards and 88 passing yards. The Fighting Irish (8-1) had 453 total yards, 252 through the air and 201 on the ground.

Run back Lawrance Toafili led the team with 77 rushing yards on 16 carries and added a team-high three catches for 20 yards. Quarterbacks Brock Glenn And Luke Kromenhoek combined to go 10 of 26 for 88 yards with two interceptions.

Kicker Ryan Fitzgerald hit a 23-yard field goal in the first quarter and improves to 11-for-11 this season. It is the third time in school history that a kicker has made at least 11 consecutive field goals to start a campaign. Fitzgerald joins Roberto Aguayo, who did it twice, his first 12th in 2013 and his 14th in a row at the start of 2014.

Fitzgerald’s field goal was the 56th of his career, which puts him at No. 7 on the FSU all-time list.

Defensively, the Seminoles had 53 total tackles, 6.0 for a loss with two sacks. They have recorded at least 5.0 tackles for loss in nine consecutive games, the team’s longest streak since a 12-game streak in 2013.

Defensive back Shyheim Brown He paced the team with 5.0 total tackles and was one of five players with 3.0 solo tackles. Defensive back Kevin Knowles II was another with 3.0 solo tackles and recorded one of the team’s two sacks.

It was a one-score game in the first quarter, with both the Seminoles and Fighting Irish scoring on their first drives of the game.

After ND made it 7-0, FSU responded with a 16-play, 75-yard drive that lasted nearly eight minutes. Florida State converted twice on fourth down before Fitzgerald made it 7-3 with 5:22 left in the quarter.

Notre Dame was forced to punt on its next two drives before extending its lead to 14-3 less than 30 seconds into the second quarter. The home team punted again on its next drive and then missed a field goal before a touchdown late in the half with 17 seconds left to make it 21-3.

In the second half, ND was intercepted before extending its lead. The touchdown with 9:38 minutes left in the third quarter made the score 28-3. FSU turned the ball over at the Notre Dame 40-yard line on its next possession, and the defense held the Fighting Irish to a field goal that made the score 31-3 in the final minute of the third quarter.

Notre Dame scored with 10:53 left in the fourth quarter and again with just under four minutes left. An interception for a touchdown was the final score with 1:23 to play.

FSU has its final bye week of the season next week before ending the season with two home games. First up is a match against Charleston Southern on Saturday, November 23rd at Doak Campbell Stadium. A kick-off time and information about the TV broadcast have not yet been announced.