FSU vs. Notre Dame Halftime Stats, Notes, Observations: Seminoles trail Irish 21-3

Florida State scored in its opening game for the fourth time this season.

After some impressive defensive stops, FSU trailed just 7-3 after the first quarter and had Notre Dame deep in its own territory.

And then, right at the start of the second quarter, the Irish took the ball 65 yards to the house, reminding everyone who Florida State is in 2024 and quickly bringing everyone who dreamed of lasting complementary football back to earth.

Notre Dame was quick on the field, gaining 75 yards in just five plays and taking a 7-0 lead. FSU’s rarely-seen opening drive for a score also went 75 yards, scoring an impressive 7:52 after halftime – but just like most positive things associated with the Seminoles this season, there’s a caveat Team in possession of the ball only three points with goal-to-goal distance after elimination.

Florida State’s offense only gained 30 (!!!!!!!!) yards after that first drive and couldn’t take advantage of the defensive effort that forced three punts (but Notre Dame still averaged 7.6 yards). per turn).

With just over six minutes left, Notre Dame’s dedicated effort to apply consistent pressure on punts paid off when an Irish player barely tipped Alex Masromanno’s punt, giving the home team the lead at the 50-yard line.

However, Florida State’s defense stepped up again and forced a field goal attempt that failed, giving the Seminoles a new set of downs – which were quickly squandered after a three-play possession that yielded -4 yards.

With just 45 seconds left, Notre Dame took over its own 23-yard line and promptly moved 77 yards in just 1:31 to make the score 21-3 just before halftime.

After winning the toss and postponing, Florida State will go on offense to begin the third quarter.

FSU vs. Notre Dame: Halftime stats

Total yards

FSU: 100

Notre Dame: 273

Yards pass

FSU: 23

Notre Dame: 116

Rush yards

FSU: 77

Notre Dame: 157

Punish

FSU: 3-21

Notre Dame: 1-10

1. Downs

FSU: 7

Notre Dame: 12

3rd Downs

FSU: 0-8

Notre Dame: 2-8

4. Downs

FSU: 1-1

Notre Dame: 2-2

Total games

FSU: 35

Notre Dame: 36

Avg. Yds/Play

FSU: 2.9

Notre Dame: 7.6

Average Yds/Completion

FSU: 11.5

Notre Dame: May 14th

Avg. Yds/Rush

FSU: 3.1

Notre Dame: 8.7

Sack Adj Rush Yd(Avg.)

FSU: 94 (4.5)

Notre Dame: 164 (9.6)

Red zone

FSU: 1-1

Notre Dame: 1-1

Time of possession

FSU: 17:08

Notre Dame: 12:52

Sales (Def Pts Off)

FSU: 0 (0)

Notre Dame: 0 (0)

Fumbles lost

FSU: 0-0

Notre Dame: 0-0

Sacks (Def Yds)

FSU: 1 (7)

Notre Dame: 4 (17)

TFL (Def Yds)

FSU: 4 (11)

Notre Dame: 4 (17)