FSU football: Noles exceed defensive goals against North Carolina

By Kelvin Hunt | Oct 18, 2020

TALLAHASSEE, FL - SEPTEMBER 21: Cornerback Asante Samuel, Jr. #26 of the Florida State Seminoles warms up before the the game against the Louisville Cardinals at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on September 21, 2019 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /

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Hold UNC to 35 points or less

There are a few reasons why I set this goal for the Noles. I knew FSU’s offensive line wasn’t as good as Notre Dame, so I expected them to be a bit more productive.

The other part, UNC was averaging 37.7 points per game before the FSU contest, so I figured it would be a good number for the Noles to have a chance to win the game.

North Carolina scored 28 points with two missed field goals, so they would have accomplished this goal even if they had made both field goals.

I can’t stress how important the success on third down and fourth downs were for the FSU defense.

One fourth-down stop came on the FSU 24, and another was inside the red zone on the FSU 6 yard line.

Those were critical as that’s at least six potential points missed if they kick field goals, and how many points did the Noles win by?

There you go.

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