Florida State University Athletics

Saturday, October 14
Doak Campbell Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla.
12:00 PM

Florida State

6-0 , 4-0

41
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3

Syracuse

4-3 , 0-3

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4th
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Syracuse
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3
Florida St.
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17
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#4 Florida State Smothers Syracuse 41-3 To Extend Winning Streak To 12 Straight Image

#4 Florida State Smothers Syracuse 41-3 To Extend Winning Streak To 12 Straight

10/14/2023 4:28:00 PM | Football

          Tallahassee, Fla. -- Florida State's defense dominated Syracuse and the offense piled up big plays in a 41-3 win over the Orange at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday.

No. 4 FSU limited Syracuse to 261 yards of total offense and held starting quarterback Garrett Schrader to 9-of-21 passing for just 99 yards. 
 
Offensively, the Seminoles churned out 535 yards with Heisman Trophy candidate Jordan Travis throwing for 284 yards and a touchdown on 23-of-37 passing before coaches substituted liberally with 8:00 left.
 
Keon Coleman led all FSU receivers with nine catches for 140 yards and a spectacular first half touchdown.  Tight end Jaheim Bell had 87 yards on four catches as the Seminoles spread the ball with 10 different receivers recording a catch.
 
Lawrance Toafili led the Seminoles in rushing with seven carries for 93 yards, and Trey Benson had 14 carries for 74 yards.
 
Shyheim Brown led the Noles' defense with 1.5 quarterback sacks, 1.5 tackles for loss, a team-high seven tackles and a pass was broken up.  Cornerback Fentrell Cyprus II recorded a pair of passes broken up, and FSU forced the Orange into five three-and-out possessions.
 
After forcing a three-and-out on Syracuse's opening possession, Travis engineered a nine-play, 80-yard drive that included connecting on all five passes to take a 7-0 lead with 9:05 left in the quarter.  Travis scored the touchdown on a 2-yard keeper.
 
The home team made it 10 unanswered when kicker Ryan Fitzgerald drilled a 48-yard field goal with 14:55 left in the first half to make it 10-0 Seminoles. 
 
Syracuse cut it to a one-score game with a 37-yard field goal midway through the second quarter.  The points came after one of the few real drives for the Orange offense that used 10 plays to cover 55 yards and set up the field goal.
 
Florida State wasted little time in stretching their lead when Travis found Coleman on a perfect route and he outraced the Orange defenders for a 58-yard score with 7:41 left before halftime
 
FSU's defense held the Orange to just 97 yards in the first half including only 26 on the ground.
 
The Seminoles went up 24-3 on their second possession of the second half. The biggest play on the drive was a 39-yard pass from Travis to Bell that set the Noles up at the Syracuse 31-yard line.  Five consecutive running plays put the Seminoles into the end zone when Travis scored his second rushing touchdown behind the left side of the offensive line. 
 
With just :22 left in the third quarter, Coleman electrified the crowd again with a 72-yard punt return to the Syracuse 9-yard line but the Seminoles had to settle for a 29-yard Fitzgerald field goal giving them a 27-3 lead with 14:06 left in the game, and keeping him perfect on seven field goal attempts this year.
 
FSU stretched the lead midway through the fourth whenToafili blew through the Orange defense on a 50-yard touchdown run that made it 34-3 FSU.
 
Junior Tate Rodemaker came in at quarterback for the Noles with 8:00 remaining and found receiver Hykeem Williams open on the right side and the freshman outraced the Syracuse secondary en route to a 44-yard touchdown that put FSU up 41-3 with just inside six minutes left.
 
Fittingly, the Nole's defense snuffed Syracuse's last offensive possession with an interception by Greedy Vance with :08 left.
 
The Seminoles are now 6-0 on the season and 4-0 in the ACC and the win extended their winning streak to 12 straight games dating back to last season when FSU closed with six consecutive wins.
 
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Team Stats

SYR
FSU
Total Yards
261
535
Pass Yards
137
344
Rushing Yards
124
191
Penalty Yards
8
50
1st Downs
12
22
3rd Downs
6
9
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
32:59
27:01
1st Quarter
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SYR 0, FSU 7

FSU - Travis,Jordan 2 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 04:19

2nd Quarter
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SYR 0, FSU 10

FSU - Fitzgerald,Ryan 48 yd field goal 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 02:49

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SYR 3, FSU 10

SYR - Denaburg,Brady 37 yd field goal 10 plays, 55 yards, TOP 05:29

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SYR 3, FSU 17

FSU - Coleman,Keon 58 yd pass from Travis,Jordan (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:45

3rd Quarter
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SYR 3, FSU 24

FSU - Travis,Jordan 2 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 6 plays, 70 yards, TOP 02:12

4th Quarter
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SYR 3, FSU 27

FSU - Fitzgerald,Ryan 29 yd field goal 4 plays, -2 yards, TOP 01:16

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SYR 3, FSU 34

FSU - Toafili,Lawrance 50 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 02:34

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SYR 3, FSU 41

FSU - Williams,Hykeem 44 yd pass from Rodemaker,Tate (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick) 4 plays, 71 yards, TOP 02:03

Game Leaders

CMP
23
TD
1
YDS
284
INT
0
CMP
2
TD
1
YDS
60
INT
0

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