Wake Forest at Florida State

Saturday, October 25, 2003

No. 6 Florida State beat Wake Forest 48–⁠24. It was their 22nd meeting; after it, Florida State led the series 19–⁠2–⁠1.

AwayWake Forest5–⁠7 in 2003
24
Home6Florida State10–⁠3 in 2003
48

Final at Doak Campbell Stadium, TallahasseeHigh 84°F, low 54°FAttendance 82,393

At kickoff
83°F, overcast, wind 9 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Tallahassee Regional Airport (KTLH), 7 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest773724
Florida State101714748

Efficiency

Wake ForestFlorida State
−0.43First-down EPA0.12
0.09Second-down EPA0.37
0.01Third-down EPA−0.25

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 78% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Florida State leads 32–⁠9–⁠1 in 42 meetings, counting the 20 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Florida State 42, Wake Forest 7
2023Florida State 41, Wake Forest 16
2022Wake Forest 31, Florida State 21
2021Wake Forest 35, Florida State 14
2019Wake Forest 22, Florida State 20
2018Florida State 38, Wake Forest 17

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