Florida State
Florida State is 4-5 and No. 32 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 10.3 points better than an average FBS team. Last game: won 31-24 at Boston College in Week 10.
Week 11: at Pittsburgh, Friday, Nov 13: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Florida State is No. 32
- Florida State's rating is 10.3: the machine's estimate that Florida State is 10.3 points better than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 32 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at 9.3, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 1.0.
- The biggest weekly moves: +5.0 after Week 5 (W 38-7 vs Virginia) and −3.4 after Week 1 (W 34-17 vs New Mexico State).
- Its record is 4-5. The 5 losses were to No. 2 Alabama, No. 6 Miami, No. 25 SMU, No. 27 Louisville, No. 41 Clemson, by 12.2 points on average. The 4 wins came by 20.5 points on average; the best was over No. 54 Virginia. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 43 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 31 Wisconsin (10.5); just below is No. 33 Kentucky (10.3).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Rick Stockstill is the interim head coach since Nov 1, after Mike Norvell was let go. The team is 4-5 this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 145-245 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2167 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 14-12 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.8No. 17 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 16.4%No. 3 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 8.2%No. 122 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 340-1528 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 4.5No. 54 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 15.1%No. 46 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 13.9%No. 20 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 30.7No. 51 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 6.31No. 36 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 41.2%No. 55 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 72.2%No. 21 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 15No. 118 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 28.3No. 102 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 6.02No. 109 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 7.5No. 91 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.7No. 103 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 7.5%No. 21 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 8No. 116 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 41.9%No. 106 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Ashton Daniels142-240, 2146 yds, 14 TD, 12 INT
- Kevin Sperry3-5, 21 yds, 0 TD, 0 INT
Rushing
- Ousmane Kromah114 carries, 609 yds, 5 TD
- Ashton Daniels104 carries, 413 yds, 13 TD
- Tre Wisner63 carries, 305 yds, 0 TD
Receiving
- Micahi Danzy30 catches, 487 yds, 3 TD
- Duce Robinson24 catches, 438 yds, 4 TD
- Jayvan Boggs23 catches, 433 yds, 1 TD
Tackles
- Chris Jones64
- Ashlynd Barker57
- CJ Richard Jr.57
Sacks
- Rylan Kennedy6
- Jalen Anderson3
- Mikai Gbayor3
Interceptions
- Ashlynd Barker2
- Nehemiah Chandler2
- Ja'Bril Rawls1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Ashton DanielsMost passes in the last game9 games240 attempts98%
- Kevin Sperry3 games5 attempts2%
Carrying
- Ousmane Kromah7 games114 carries50%
- Tre Wisner8 games63 carries28%
- Amari Thomas3 games23 carries10%
- Samuel Singleton3 games20 carries9%
Catching
- Micahi Danzy8 games30 catches21%
- Duce Robinson8 games24 catches17%
- Jayvan Boggs9 games23 catches16%
- Tre Wisner6 games17 catches12%
Tackling
- Chris Jones9 games64 tackles11%
- Ashlynd Barker9 games57 tackles10%
- CJ Richard Jr.9 games57 tackles10%
- Omar Graham Jr.9 games45 tackles8%
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
The season, week by week
- Week 1 W 34–17 vs New Mexico State. The run defense was the strength: New Mexico State got 2.0 yards a carry, 2.6 under what it usually gains.
- Week 1 L 24–27 vs SMU. The pass defense gave ground: SMU got 12.0 yards an attempt, 3.3 over what it usually gains. Won the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 3 L 36–50 at Alabama. The passing game was the strength: 13.0 yards an attempt, 5.9 more than Alabama usually allows. Lost the turnover battle by 3.
- Week 4 W 34–7 vs Central Arkansas. Central Arkansas is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 5 W 38–7 vs Virginia. The run defense was the strength: Virginia got 0.9 yards a carry, 2.9 under what it usually gains. The defense had 10 sacks.
- Week 6 L 20–44 at Louisville. The run defense gave ground: Louisville got 9.2 yards a carry, 3.5 over what it usually gains. The machine had Florida State by 3.6 (59%), so this was a loss it did not see coming.
- Week 7 L 35–43 at Miami. The passing game was the strength: 10.2 yards an attempt, 2.9 more than Miami usually allows.
- Week 9 L 24–36 vs Clemson. The passing game was the strength: 10.3 yards an attempt, 4.1 more than Clemson usually allows. The machine had Florida State by 6.6 (67%), so this was a loss it did not see coming; Florida State lost the turnover battle by 4.
- Week 10 W 31–24 at Boston College. The pass defense was the strength: Boston College got 5.5 yards an attempt, 1.5 under what it usually gains.