Maryland at Florida State

Saturday, September 6, 2003

No. 11 Florida State beat Maryland 35–⁠10. It was their 14th meeting; after it, Florida State led the series 14–⁠0 as played.

AwayMaryland10–⁠3 in 2003
10
Home11Florida State10–⁠3 in 2003
35

Final at Doak Campbell Stadium, TallahasseeHigh 87°F, low 72°F, 0.05 in. of rainAttendance 82,885

At kickoff
79°F, mostly cloudy, wind 12 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tallahassee Regional Airport (KTLH), 7 km from the stadium, 22 minutes before kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Maryland1000010
Florida State7147735

Efficiency

MarylandFlorida State
−0.14First-down EPA−0.49
−0.49Second-down EPA0.27
−0.19Third-down EPA0.61

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Florida State 63% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Florida State leads 21–⁠2; as played, 22–⁠2 in 24 meetings, counting the 10 since this game.

Recent meetings
2013Florida State 63, Maryland 0
2012Florida State 41, Maryland 14
2011Florida State 41, Maryland 16
2010Florida State 30, Maryland 16
2009Florida State 29, Maryland 26
2008Florida State 37, Maryland 3

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