Clemson 29, FSU 13: FSU falls to 1-5, worst start under Mike Norvell

After the first 15 minutes of play and trailing 17-0, Florida State appeared to be on track to repeat or surpass its 59-10 loss to the 2018 Clemson Tigers – still the worst home loss in FSU history -School .

And even though another L has now been added to the win-loss column, along with the full knowledge that moral victories count for nothing other than coping, it was almost shocking to see that Florida State didn’t collapse as it faced it with the highest point facing the same high first place. Quarter deficit in the Mike Norvell era (2021, Louisville). Given the Seminoles’ difficult scoring record this season, Clemson had the game more or less out of reach at halftime with a 23-7 lead.

After another three-pointer by Florida State early in the third quarter, things looked like they were about to get worse, but the Seminoles defense managed to keep up with the Tigers and kept the third quarter scoreless. It wasn’t until midway through the fourth quarter that another score came, when redshirt freshman quarterback Brock Glenn went on an impressive 15-play, 74-yard scoring drive after Florida State’s second blocked field goal of the game , which with . Another thread throw was intercepted by Ja’Khi Douglas.

Despite only completing 58% of his passes, Glenn was commendable in his first-ever regular season and home start. His final numbers are a little skewed due to awkward drops and several errant snaps as well as unnecessary time padding, but his 235 yards, 2 touchdowns, and one interception performance coupled with the obvious impact on offense continue to make the decision to stick with DJ Uiagalelei was even more confusing until his injury last week.

Florida State’s defense continued its strategy of putting everything together somehow and giving the offense opportunities before allowing the Tigers to gain over 500 yards in the game. FSU was particularly vulnerable to the rushing talents of Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik, who tallied 69 sack-adjusted rushing yards along with an average of 12.4 yards per completion for 235 yards and two touchdowns.

Florida State is now 1-5 (1-4 ACC) this season, its worst start ever under Mike Norvell and arguably in modern program history.

After going just 1-3 since the first week of the season, FSU will get another weekend off before heading to an Oct. 18 matchup against the Duke Blue Devils on Friday night at 7 p.m. Duke, at the time of publication Georgia Tech, which leads 14-0, is 5-0 (1-0) this season.

Clemson 29, FSU 13: Final stats

Total yards

Clemson: 500

FSU: 250

Yards pass

Clemson: 235

FSU: 228

Rush yards

Clemson: 265

FSU: 22

Punish

Clemson: 3-30

FSU: 7-75

1. Downs

Clemson: 28

FSU: 14

3rd Downs

Clemson: 6-15

FSU: 4-16

4. Downs

Clemson: 0-0

FSU: 4-4

Total games

Clemson: 74

FSU: 64

Avg. Yds/Play

Clemson: 6.8

FSU: 3.9

Average Yds/Completion

Clemson: 12.4

FSU: 9.9

Avg. Yds/Rush

Clemson: 6.6

FSU: 1.0

Sack Adj Rush Yd(Avg.)

Clemson: 272 (7)

FSU: 32 (1.5)

Red zone

Clemson: 4-6

FSU: 2-2

Time of possession

Clemson: 31:13

FSU: 28:47

Sales (Def Pts Off)

Clemson: 0 (0)

FSU: 1 (7)

Fumbles lost

Clemson: 0-0

FSU: 4-0

Sacks (Def Yds)

Clemson: 2 (10)

FSU: 1 (7)

TFL (Def Yds)

Clemson: 6 (17)

FSU: 5 (22)