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FSU football: 3 disturbing observations from ‘Noles defense

By Kelvin Hunt

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)
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) /
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Third Down Conversions

Here’s a stat for you. Boise State had 38 first downs in the game and were 10 of 19 on third down conversions which allowed their offense to stay on the field 67 percent of the time.

Here’s the distance of each conversion:

  • 3
  • 2
  • 10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 6
  • 5
  • 7
  • 7

What trend do you notice? Boise State was able to stay out of a lot predictable passing downs by having success on first and second downs against the FSU defense.

The Noles were only able to force two tackles for loss that were non sack plays. Boise State on the other hand was able to force 7 tackles for loss on sack plays.

FSU football has to do a better job of taking away success on first and second downs if they want to be able to get off the field this year.

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