Florida State University Athletics
Saturday, November 18
Doak Campbell Stadium | Tallahassee, Fla.
6:30 PM
Florida State
11-0 , 8-0
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North Alabama
3-8 , 1-5
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No. 4 FSU Scores 58 Unanswered Points To Defeat North Alabama 58-13
11/18/2023 10:52:00 PM | Football
Tallahassee, Fla. -- On a night that saw Florida State retire Jameis Winston's jersey, celebrate the reunion of the 2013 National Championship team on its 10th anniversary and recognize the final home game of its senior class, the Seminoles had to overcome the loss of beloved quarterback Jordan Travis to injury and a go-for-broke North Alabama squad in a 58-13 win in Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday night.
North Alabama raced to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter using a combination of misdirection and trick plays before No. 4 Florida State scored 58 unanswered points and outgained the Lions 458-65 over the final three quarters to remain undefeated at 11-0 and extended its winning streak to 17 games.
Jordan Travis was just 2-of-4 for 21 yards through the air when he was injured at the end of a 16-yard run near midfield with just under two minutes left in the first quarter. He was carted off the field and left the stadium immediately via ambulance.
Tate Rodemaker replaced Jordan and led the Seminoles on six scoring drives in just over two quarters completing 13-of-23 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns before coming out at the end of the third quarter. Freshman Brock Glenn played virtually the whole fourth quarter and was 2-of-3 for 35 yards through the air.
Defensive end Patrick Payton led FSU with seven solo tackles, three assists, two tackles for loss and two passes broken up.
The Lions showed early they were going to use every play in their book when they set up their first scoring drive with a fake punt that resulted in a 64-yard run. Three plays later, Noah Walter's 13-yard scoring pass gave them a 7-0 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter.
UNA made it 13-0 with 1:57 left in the first quarter on another Walter's scoring pass, this from six yards out. FSU blocked the extra point attempt.
It was on FSU's ensuing possession late in the first quarter that Travis was injured. Rodemaker came in at quarterback and engineered four scoring drives over the second quarter alone.
Ryan Fitzpatrick cut North Alabama's lead to 13-3 with a 23-yard field goal with 12:31 left in the half that capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive.
Trey Benson powered through the UNA defensive front to score on the ground from four yards out to make it 13-10 UNCA with 8:38 left in the second quarter.
Just over three minutes later, running back Cazaiah Holmes scored from the three to give Florida State its first lead at 17-13 with 5:04 left in the half.
FSU drove 80 yards on just four plays for their final score of the half which came on a highlight-worthy 17-yard touchdown run by Lawrance Toafili with :40 left.
Despite having the football for just 12:51 compared to North Alabama's 17:09, the Seminoles outgained the Lions 229-186 in the first half, and Rodemaker was 7-of-11 for 117 yards through the air.
FSU's defense recorded seven tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks and held the Lions to 8-of-17 passing for 62 yards over the first 30 minutes.
Seminole defensive back Jarrian Jones picked off a pass at UNA's own 24 and the Noles went up 38-12 on the very next play when Rodemaker fired a 24-yard rocket to Keon Coleman in the end zone with 1:12 left in the third quarter.
Reserve running back C.J. Campbell made the most of an opportunity early in the fourth quarter taking a handoff and bolting through the Lions' defense for a 70-yard touchdown putting FSU up 45-13 with just under 13:00 left.
Rodemaker was replaced by freshman Brock Glenn with 12:59 left in the game and he scored his first collegiate touchdown after leading an eight-play, 70-yard drive and running it in from 11 yards out making it 52-13 with 3:43 left.
Florida State special teams came through again for the Seminoles' final points when they blocked a field goal on the last play of the game and Quindarrius Jones returned it 50 yards for a touchdown for the 58-13 final score.
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North Alabama raced to a 13-0 lead in the first quarter using a combination of misdirection and trick plays before No. 4 Florida State scored 58 unanswered points and outgained the Lions 458-65 over the final three quarters to remain undefeated at 11-0 and extended its winning streak to 17 games.
Jordan Travis was just 2-of-4 for 21 yards through the air when he was injured at the end of a 16-yard run near midfield with just under two minutes left in the first quarter. He was carted off the field and left the stadium immediately via ambulance.
Tate Rodemaker replaced Jordan and led the Seminoles on six scoring drives in just over two quarters completing 13-of-23 passes for 217 yards and two touchdowns before coming out at the end of the third quarter. Freshman Brock Glenn played virtually the whole fourth quarter and was 2-of-3 for 35 yards through the air.
Defensive end Patrick Payton led FSU with seven solo tackles, three assists, two tackles for loss and two passes broken up.
The Lions showed early they were going to use every play in their book when they set up their first scoring drive with a fake punt that resulted in a 64-yard run. Three plays later, Noah Walter's 13-yard scoring pass gave them a 7-0 lead with 7:15 left in the first quarter.
UNA made it 13-0 with 1:57 left in the first quarter on another Walter's scoring pass, this from six yards out. FSU blocked the extra point attempt.
It was on FSU's ensuing possession late in the first quarter that Travis was injured. Rodemaker came in at quarterback and engineered four scoring drives over the second quarter alone.
Ryan Fitzpatrick cut North Alabama's lead to 13-3 with a 23-yard field goal with 12:31 left in the half that capped a 10-play, 60-yard drive.
Trey Benson powered through the UNA defensive front to score on the ground from four yards out to make it 13-10 UNCA with 8:38 left in the second quarter.
Just over three minutes later, running back Cazaiah Holmes scored from the three to give Florida State its first lead at 17-13 with 5:04 left in the half.
FSU drove 80 yards on just four plays for their final score of the half which came on a highlight-worthy 17-yard touchdown run by Lawrance Toafili with :40 left.
Despite having the football for just 12:51 compared to North Alabama's 17:09, the Seminoles outgained the Lions 229-186 in the first half, and Rodemaker was 7-of-11 for 117 yards through the air.
FSU's defense recorded seven tackles for loss and three quarterback sacks and held the Lions to 8-of-17 passing for 62 yards over the first 30 minutes.
Seminole defensive back Jarrian Jones picked off a pass at UNA's own 24 and the Noles went up 38-12 on the very next play when Rodemaker fired a 24-yard rocket to Keon Coleman in the end zone with 1:12 left in the third quarter.
Reserve running back C.J. Campbell made the most of an opportunity early in the fourth quarter taking a handoff and bolting through the Lions' defense for a 70-yard touchdown putting FSU up 45-13 with just under 13:00 left.
Rodemaker was replaced by freshman Brock Glenn with 12:59 left in the game and he scored his first collegiate touchdown after leading an eight-play, 70-yard drive and running it in from 11 yards out making it 52-13 with 3:43 left.
Florida State special teams came through again for the Seminoles' final points when they blocked a field goal on the last play of the game and Quindarrius Jones returned it 50 yards for a touchdown for the 58-13 final score.
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Team Stats
UNA
FSU
Total Yards
226
521
Pass Yards
83
273
Rushing Yards
143
248
Penalty Yards
75
83
1st Downs
14
26
3rd Downs
3
4
4th Downs
1
0
TOP
31:42
28:18
1st Quarter
UNA 7, FSU 0
UNA - Kenebrew,Takairee 13 yd pass from Walters,Noah (Contorno,Sam kick) 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 03:39
UNA 13, FSU 0
UNA - Evans,J.J. 6 yd pass from Walters,Noah () 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 03:46
2nd Quarter
UNA 13, FSU 3
FSU - Fitzgerald,Ryan 23 yd field goal 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 04:26
UNA 13, FSU 10
FSU - Benson,Trey 4 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 2 plays, 7 yards, TOP 00:33
UNA 13, FSU 17
FSU - Holmes,Caziah 3 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 4 plays, 52 yards, TOP 01:42
UNA 13, FSU 24
FSU - Toafili,Lawrance 17 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 00:41
3rd Quarter
UNA 13, FSU 31
FSU - Holmes,Caziah 26 yd pass from Rodemaker,Tate (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick) 12 plays, 76 yards, TOP 04:32
UNA 13, FSU 38
FSU - Coleman,Keon 24 yd pass from Rodemaker,Tate (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick) 1 plays, 24 yards, TOP 00:05
4th Quarter
UNA 13, FSU 45
FSU - Campbell Jr.,CJ 70 yd run (Fitzgerald,Ryan kick), 1 plays, 70 yards, TOP 00:11
UNA 13, FSU 52
FSU - Glenn,Brock 11 yd run (Keltner,Tyler kick), 8 plays, 70 yards, TOP 04:45
UNA 13, FSU 58
FSU - Jones,Quindarrius 50 yd blocked field goal return ()
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