FSU Football: 5 ways offense remains elite in 2017

By Kelvin Hunt | Jul 15, 2017

MIAMI GARDENS, FL - DECEMBER 30: Deondre Francois #12 of the Florida State Seminoles celebrates scoring a touchdown in the fourth quarteragainst the Michigan Wolverines during the Capitol One Orange Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on December 30, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images) /

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PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 01: A Florida State Seminoles cheerleader runs with a flag on the field during the College Football Playoff Semifinal against the Oregon Ducks at the Rose Bowl Game presented by Northwestern Mutual at the Rose Bowl on January 1, 2015 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) /

Improve Third Down Conversions

The ‘Noles were not terrible in this department last season, as we noted in the first slide they were No. 31 in the nation in converting third downs.

They converted third downs 43.79 percent of the time which is the highest percentage since 2014.

For comparison sake, the 2013 FSU offensive unit converted third downs an astounding 52.33 percent of the time.

However, if we look deeper we’ll see that FSU only converted third downs 37.7 percent in ACC conference play last season so that needs to improve quite a bit.

All of these things are linked together, winning on first down, not allowing sacks means the probability of converting thirds downs is higher than not.

Of course when FSU gains a first down on drives, the probability of them scoring a touchdown is higher as we learned in the previous slide.

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