Florida State at Florida

Saturday, November 25, 2023

No. 5 Florida State beat Florida 24–⁠15. It was their 68th meeting; after it, Florida led the series 37–⁠29–⁠2 as played.

Away5Florida State13–⁠1 in 2023
24
HomeFlorida5–⁠7 in 2023
15

Final at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, GainesvilleTV: ESPNAttendance 90,341

At kickoff
63°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Gainesville Regional Airport (KGNV), 8 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Official
Jeff HeaserGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Florida State0771024
Florida0123015

Standouts

  • RushingTrey Benson19 carries, 95 yards, 3 TDFlorida State
  • DefenseJared Verse6 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3 for lossFlorida State

Player stats

Florida State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Tate Rodemaker12/2513400
Brock Glenn0/1000
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Trey Benson1995336
Lawrance Toafili523016
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Johnny Wilson664014
Jaheim Bell338029
Keon Coleman124024
Ja’Khi Douglas110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Shyheim Brown8000
Tatum Bethune7100
Akeem Dent7000
Jared Verse632.50
D.J. Lundy6100
Patrick Payton5220
Braden Fiske5110
Joshua Farmer50.50.50
Kalen DeLoach4001

Florida

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Max Brown9/168601
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Montrell Johnson18107152
Trevor Etienne1043014
Eugene Wilson1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Eugene Wilson336016
Hayden Hansen124024
Ricky Pearsall117017
Kahleil Jackson110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Derek Wingo51.50.50
Jason Marshall Jr.4110
Miguel Mitchell40.500
Bryce Thornton4100
Desmond Watson2110
Princely Umanmielen10.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Florida StateFlorida
224Total yards232
134Passing yards86
90Rushing yards146
5.2Yards per pass5.4
2.9Yards per rush3.3
16First downs13
4–⁠14Third downs7–⁠16
1–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers1
5–⁠22Penalties8–⁠90
25:08Possession34:52
6Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Florida StateFlorida
29%Success rate31%
−0.02EPA per play0.01
1.51Explosiveness1.44
−0.11Rushing EPA0.06
0.14Passing EPA−0.07
21%Passing-down success29%
−0.19First-down EPA−0.26
−0.13Second-down EPA0.06
0.29Third-down EPA0.57
27%Havoc by its defense27%

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Florida State 75% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Florida State −6, over/under 51.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Florida State 67%, Florida 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Florida end zoneFlorida State end zoneQ1 FloridaMissed FG, 13 playsQ1 Florida StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 FloridaTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 Florida StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 FloridaField goal, 5 playsQ2 Florida StatePunt, 4 playsQ2 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida StateSafety, 3 plays (Florida scores)Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ2 Florida StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ2 FloridaMissed FG, 3 playsQ3 Florida StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ3 FloridaField goal, 11 playsQ3 Florida StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ3 Florida StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Florida StateField goal, 12 playsQ4 FloridaPunt, 3 playsQ4 Florida StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 FloridaTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 Florida StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Florida drives left to right, Florida State right to left.
  1. Q1 FloridaMissed FG, 13 plays, 45 yards
  2. Q1 Florida StatePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  3. Q1 FloridaTouchdown, 13 plays, 70 yards
  4. Q2 Florida StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  5. Q2 FloridaField goal, 5 plays, 23 yards
  6. Q2 Florida StatePunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  7. Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q2 Florida StateSafety, 3 plays (Florida scores), −6 yards
  9. Q2 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  10. Q2 Florida StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 90 yards
  11. Q2 FloridaMissed FG, 3 plays, 41 yards
  12. Q3 Florida StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q3 FloridaField goal, 11 plays, 56 yards
  14. Q3 Florida StatePunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  15. Q3 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q3 Florida StatePunt, 4 plays, 14 yards
  17. Q3 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q4 Florida StateField goal, 12 plays, 55 yards
  19. Q4 FloridaPunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  20. Q4 Florida StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 66 yards
  21. Q4 FloridaTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −5 yards
  22. Q4 Florida StateEnd of game, 3 plays, −12 yards

Play by play

1st quarter3 drives, then Tied at 0
Florida Missed FG, 13 plays
15:00Ryan Fitzgerald kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Trevor Etienne run for 4 yds to the FLA 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Max Brown run for no gain to the FLA 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Max Brown pass complete to Eugene Wilson III for 16 yds to the FLA 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Trevor Etienne run for 7 yds to the FSU 48
15:002nd & 3 at opp 48Trevor Etienne run for 2 yds to the FSU 46
15:003rd & 1 at opp 46Max Brown run for 4 yds to the FSU 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Max Brown run for no gain to the FSU 42
15:002nd & 10 at opp 42Trevor Etienne run for no gain to the FSU 42
15:003rd & 10 at opp 42Max Brown pass complete to Eugene Wilson III for 15 yds to the FSU 27 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 27Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the FSU 22
15:002nd & 5 at opp 22Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the FSU 21
15:003rd & 4 at opp 21Max Brown pass complete to Trevor Etienne for a loss of 9 yards to the FSU 30
7:584th & 13 at opp 30Trey Smack 48 yd FG MISSED
Florida State Punt, 3 plays
7:581st & 10 at own 30Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Jaheim Bell for 4 yds to the FSU 34
7:582nd & 6 at own 34Trey Benson run for a loss of 11 yards to the FSU 23
7:583rd & 17 at own 23Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
6:354th & 17 at own 23Alex Mastromanno punt for 47 yds
Florida Touchdown, 13 plays
6:351st & 10 at own 30Montrell Johnson Jr. run for no gain to the FLA 30
6:352nd & 10 at own 30Max Brown run for 9 yds to the FLA 39
6:353rd & 1 at own 39Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the FLA 42 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at own 42Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the FLA 46
6:352nd & 6 at own 46Max Brown pass incomplete
6:353rd & 6 at own 46Max Brown pass complete to Kahleil Jackson for 10 yds to the FSU 44 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 44Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 3 yds to the FSU 41
6:352nd & 7 at opp 41Max Brown pass complete to Hayden Hansen for 24 yds to the FSU 17 for a 1ST down
6:351st & 10 at opp 17Max Brown pass complete to Trevor Etienne for 13 yds to the FSU 4 for a 1ST down
6:351st & goal at opp 4ETIENNE, Trevor rush up the middle for no gain to the FSU4 (VERSE, Jared). PENALTY FSU Offsides on FARMER, Joshua enforced half the distance from the goal, 2 yards from the FSU4 to the FSU2 [SG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
6:351st & goal at opp 2Max Brown sacked by Jared Verse and Braden Fiske for a loss of 7 yards to the FSU 9
0:002nd & goal at opp 9Trevor Etienne run for a loss of 1 yard to the FSU 10
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 10BROWN, Max sacked for a loss of 10 yards at the FSU20 (DENT, Akeem). PENALTY FSU Personal Foul on DENT, Akeem enforced half the distance from the goal, 5 yards from the FSU10 to the FSU5 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 5Max Brown pass incomplete
Q2 14:312nd & goal at opp 5Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds for a TD (Trey Smack KICK)Florida 7, Florida State 0
2nd quarter8 drives, then Florida 12, Florida State 7
Florida State Punt, 3 plays
14:311st & 10 at own 25Florida State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Jared Verse) to the FSU 20
14:31Trey Smack kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:311st & 15 at own 20Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
14:312nd & 15 at own 20Lawrance Toafili run for 1 yd to the FSU 21
14:313rd & 14 at own 21Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 8 yds to the FSU 29
14:314th & 6 at own 29Florida State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Jared Verse) to the FSU 24
13:004th & 11 at own 24Alex Mastromanno punt for 16 yds
Florida Field goal, 5 plays
13:001st & 10 at opp 40Trevor Etienne run for 14 yds to the FSU 26 for a 1ST down
13:001st & 10 at opp 26Trevor Etienne run for 7 yds to the FSU 19
13:002nd & 3 at opp 19Trevor Etienne run for 2 yds to the FSU 17
10:254th & 1 at opp 17Timeout Florida, clock 10:25
10:253rd & 1 at opp 17Max Brown run for no gain to the FSU 17
10:214th & 1 at opp 17Trey Smack 35 yd FG GOODFlorida 10, Florida State 0
Florida State Punt, 4 plays
10:14Trey Smack kickoff for 62 yds
10:141st & 10 at own 20Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 12 yds to the FSU 32 for a 1ST down
10:141st & 10 at own 32Lawrance Toafili run for 2 yds to the FSU 34
10:142nd & 8 at own 34Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
10:143rd & 8 at own 34Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
8:544th & 8 at own 34Alex Mastromanno punt for 43 yds
Florida Punt, 3 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 23Max Brown run for 3 yds to the FLA 26 Max Brown fumbled, recovered by FLA [NHSG] QB Keeper BROWN, Max rush to the right for a gain of 3 yards, BROWN, Max fumbled at UFL26 forced by DENT, Akeem out of bounds to the UFL26.
8:542nd & 7 at own 26Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the FLA 27
6:404th & 1 at own 32Timeout Florida, clock 06:40
6:403rd & 6 at own 27Max Brown pass complete to Eugene Wilson III for 5 yds to the FLA 32
6:294th & 1 at own 32Jeremy Crawshaw punt for 62 yds, downed at the FSU 6
Florida State Safety, 3 plays (Florida scores)
6:291st & 10 at own 6Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 7 yds to the FSU 13
6:292nd & 3 at own 13Trey Benson run for a loss of 4 yards to the FSU 9
5:083rd & 7 at own 9Tate Rodemaker sacked by Princely Umanmielen and Derek Wingo for a loss of 9 yards for a SAFETYFlorida 12, Florida State 0
Florida Punt, 3 plays
5:021st & 10 at opp 46Florida Penalty, Intentional Grounding (Yards) to the FLA 40
5:022nd & 24 at own 40Trevor Etienne run for 7 yds to the FLA 47
5:023rd & 17 at own 47Max Brown pass incomplete
4:024th & 17 at own 47Jeremy Crawshaw punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Keon Coleman at the FSU 10
Florida State Touchdown, 10 plays
4:021st & 10 at own 10Trey Benson run for 16 yds to the FSU 26 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at own 26Florida Penalty, Unsportsmanlike Conduct (15 Yards) to the FSU 39 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at own 39Trey Benson run for no gain to the FSU 39
4:022nd & 10 at own 39Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Jaheim Bell for 29 yds to the FLA 32 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at opp 32Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
4:022nd & 10 at opp 32Lawrance Toafili run for 16 yds to the FLA 16 for a 1ST down
4:021st & 10 at opp 16Lawrance Toafili run for 1 yd to the FLA 15
4:022nd & 9 at opp 15Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
4:023rd & 9 at opp 15Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 14 yds to the FLA 1 for a 1ST down
0:261st & goal at opp 1Trey Benson run for 1 yd for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)Florida 12, Florida State 7
Florida Missed FG, 3 plays
0:26Ryan Fitzgerald kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:232nd & 11 at own 24Timeout Florida State, clock 00:23
0:231st & 10 at own 25Montrell Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the FLA 24
0:232nd & 11 at own 24Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 52 yds to the FSU 24 for a 1ST down
0:031st & 20 at opp 34Timeout Florida State, clock 00:03
0:031st & 10 at opp 24JOHNSON JR., Montrell rush up the middle for a gain of 14 yards to the FSU10 (DELOACH, Kalen;CYPRESS II, Fentrell). PENALTY UFL Holding on GEORGE JR., Damieon enforced 10 yards from the FSU24 to the FSU34 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:001st & 20 at opp 34Trey Smack 52 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter6 drives, then Florida 15, Florida State 14
Florida State Touchdown, 6 plays
15:00Trey Smack kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Trey Benson run for no gain to the FSU 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
15:003rd & 10 at own 25Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 12 yds to the FSU 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Keon Coleman for 24 yds to the FLA 39 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 39Lawrance Toafili run for 3 yds to the FLA 36
12:312nd & 7 at opp 36Trey Benson run for 36 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)Florida State 14, Florida 12
Florida Field goal, 11 plays
12:31Ryan Fitzgerald kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:311st & 10 at own 25Montrell Johnson Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the FLA 23
12:312nd & 12 at own 23Max Brown pass incomplete
12:313rd & 12 at own 23Max Brown pass complete to Ricky Pearsall for 17 yds to the FLA 40 for a 1ST down
12:311st & 10 at own 40Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 21 yds to the FSU 39 for a 1ST down
12:311st & 10 at opp 39Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 4 yds to the FSU 35
12:312nd & 6 at opp 35Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the FSU 33
12:313rd & 4 at opp 33Max Brown run for 10 yds to the FSU 23 for a 1ST down
12:311st & 10 at opp 23Eugene Wilson III run for 1 yd to the FSU 22
12:312nd & 9 at opp 22Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 2 yds to the FSU 20
12:313rd & 7 at opp 20Max Brown run for 1 yd to the FSU 19
5:584th & 6 at opp 19Trey Smack 37 yd FG GOODFlorida 15, Florida State 14
Florida State Punt, 3 plays
5:58Trey Smack kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:581st & 10 at own 25Trey Benson run for a loss of 1 yard to the FSU 24
5:582nd & 11 at own 24Tate Rodemaker sacked by Desmond Watson for a loss of 8 yards to the FSU 16
5:583rd & 19 at own 16Florida State Penalty, Delay Of Game (Fabien Lovett) to the FSU 11
5:583rd & 24 at own 11Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
3:524th & 24 at own 11Alex Mastromanno punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Ricky Pearsall at the FLA 30
Florida Punt, 3 plays
3:521st & 10 at own 30Trevor Etienne run for 1 yd to the FLA 31
3:522nd & 9 at own 31Max Brown pass complete to Trevor Etienne for a loss of 5 yards to the FLA 26
3:523rd & 14 at own 26Max Brown run for 6 yds to the FLA 32
1:314th & 8 at own 32Jeremy Crawshaw punt for 68 yds for a touchback
Florida State Punt, 4 plays
1:311st & 10 at own 20Trey Benson run for 14 yds to the FSU 34 for a 1ST down
0:542nd & 10 at own 34Timeout Florida State, clock 00:54
0:541st & 10 at own 34Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
0:542nd & 10 at own 34Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
0:543rd & 10 at own 34Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
0:364th & 10 at own 34Alex Mastromanno punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Ricky Pearsall at the FLA 23
Florida Punt, 3 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 23Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 5 yds to the FLA 28
Q4 15:002nd & 5 at own 28Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the FLA 29
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at own 29Montrell Johnson Jr. run for 1 yd to the FLA 30
Q4 13:154th & 3 at own 30Jeremy Crawshaw punt for 61 yds
4th quarter5 drives, then Florida State 24, Florida 15
Florida State Field goal, 12 plays
13:151st & 10 at own 43Trey Benson run for 1 yd to the FSU 44
13:152nd & 9 at own 44RODEMAKER, Tate pass deep to the right incomplete intended for WILSON, Johnny broken up by MOORE, Devin at the UFL29. PENALTY UFL Pass Interference on MOORE, Devin enforced 15 yards to the UFL41 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
13:151st & 10 at opp 41Trey Benson run for 7 yds to the FLA 34
13:152nd & 3 at opp 34Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
13:153rd & 3 at opp 34Trey Benson run for no gain to the FLA 34
13:154th & 3 at opp 34Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Ja’Khi Douglas for 10 yds to the FLA 24 for a 1ST down
13:151st & 10 at opp 24Trey Benson run for 2 yds to the FLA 22
13:152nd & 8 at opp 22Trey Benson run for 5 yds to the FLA 17
13:153rd & 3 at opp 17Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Johnny Wilson for 11 yds to the FLA 6 for a 1ST down
13:151st & goal at opp 6Tate Rodemaker pass incomplete
13:152nd & goal at opp 6Trey Benson run for 4 yds to the FLA 2
13:153rd & goal at opp 2Trey Benson run for no gain to the FLA 2
7:174th & goal at opp 2Ryan Fitzgerald 19 yd FG GOODFlorida State 17, Florida 15
Florida Punt, 3 plays
7:17Ryan Fitzgerald kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:171st & 10 at own 25Max Brown sacked by Patrick Payton for a loss of 6 yards to the FLA 19
7:172nd & 16 at own 19Max Brown pass incomplete
7:173rd & 16 at own 19Max Brown sacked by Patrick Payton for a loss of 1 yard to the FLA 18
5:374th & 17 at own 18Jeremy Crawshaw punt for 48 yds, downed at the FSU 34
Florida State Touchdown, 7 plays
5:371st & 10 at own 34Trey Benson run for a loss of 3 yards to the FSU 31
5:372nd & 13 at own 31RODEMAKER, Tate pass deep to the left incomplete intended for COLEMAN, Keon thrown to the UFL45. PENALTY UFL Pass Interference on HILL, Jaydon enforced 15 yards to the FSU46 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:371st & 10 at own 46Tate Rodemaker pass complete to Jaheim Bell for 5 yds to the FLA 49
3:453rd & 14 at own 42Timeout Florida, clock 03:45
3:452nd & 5 at opp 49Tate Rodemaker sacked by Jason Marshall Jr. for a loss of 9 yards to the FSU 42
3:453rd & 14 at own 42Florida Penalty, Personal Foul (Jaydon Hill) declined for a 1ST down
3:451st & 10 at opp 33Brock Glenn pass incomplete
3:452nd & 10 at opp 33QB Keeper GLENN, Brock rush to the right for a gain of 7 yards to the UFL26 (UMANMIELEN, Princely). PENALTY UFL Offsides on UMANMIELEN, Princely enforced 5 yards from the UFL33 to the UFL28 [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
2:503rd & 3 at opp 26Timeout Florida, clock 02:50
2:502nd & 5 at opp 28Trey Benson run for 2 yds to the FLA 26
2:483rd & 3 at opp 26Trey Benson run for 26 yds for a TD (Ryan Fitzgerald KICK)Florida State 24, Florida 15
Florida Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:48Ryan Fitzgerald kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:481st & 10 at own 25Max Brown sacked by Jared Verse for a loss of 8 yards to the FLA 17
2:482nd & 18 at own 17Max Brown pass incomplete
2:483rd & 18 at own 17Max Brown sacked for a loss of 2 yards to the FLA 15
1:334th & 20 at own 15Max Brown pass intercepted Kalen DeLoach return for 6 yds to the FLA 20
Florida State End of game, 3 plays
1:331st & 10 at opp 20Tate Rodemaker run for a loss of 10 yards to the FLA 30
1:332nd & 20 at opp 30[NH] Kneel down by RODEMAKER, Tate at UFL31 (team loss of 1).
0:003rd & 21 at opp 31[NH] Kneel down by RODEMAKER, Tate at UFL32 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Officially, Florida leads 39–⁠28–⁠2; as played, 39–⁠29–⁠2 in 70 meetings, counting the two since this game.

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2021Florida 24, Florida State 21
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