The Florida State Seminoles (1-3, 1-2 ACC) are in Dallas tonight to take on SMU in the Mustangs’ first ACC game as a conference member. Kick-off is scheduled for 8:00 p.m. and the game will be televised on ACCN. The Seminoles will play as underdogs for the first time this season and will look to build on their first win last week against Cal.

Through their first four games of the season, the Seminoles are averaging just 15 points per game (125th), have yet to reach 300 offensive yards in a game, rank 131st with a 65.8 rushing average and have just 6 Scored touchdowns (4 rushing). , scored more than 20 points only once (21) and turned the ball over five times.

SMU (3-1, 0-0 ACC) scored 66 points against what was considered a solid TCU defense last week, but 21 of those points came on 2 turnovers and a punt return for a TD, combined with TCU’s point total of 5 turnovers. SMU will look to rely on their ground game with RB Brashard Smith posting a rushing performance of 127 yards and 4 touchdowns against a Nole defense that has given up 625 rushing yards this season.

The Seminole defense has allowed just over 20 points per game this season and played its best game against Cal by not allowing a touchdown – giving up just 9 points on 3 field goals, seven sacks and 12 TFLs, but at the same time gave the Bears a total of 410 yards. FSU ranks 7th nationally with 13.0 sacks in 2024, and over the last two games, FSU has totaled 22.0 tackles for loss with 10.0 sacks and two interceptions.

Last week, SMU’s defense allowed 480 total yards against TCU, including 415 passing yards on 31 completions and four touchdowns, but intercepted two passes and limited TCU to just 65 rushing yards on 32 attempts.

According to FanDuel, the Seminoles are 6.5 point underdogs against the Mustangs, with the over/under ratio at 47.5.

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Florida State vs. SMU Mustangs: Game Notes

»Florida State plays its first real road game this week, traveling to new ACC opponent SMU after the season opener in Dublin, Ireland, and then playing three straight home games. The fifth game of the season is also Florida State’s first road game in program history. In 2012 and 2008, the Seminoles also played their first four games at home or at a neutral site.

» FSU is the first conference game for SMU in the ACC and marks the second straight week the Seminoles face a team in their ACC debut after defeating Cal last Saturday. Since Florida State joined the ACC for the 1992 season, there have been nine newcomers to the conference, and the Seminoles were the first ACC game for five of them with four (Miami in 2004, Boston College in 2005, Pitt in 2013 , SMU in 2024). ) played on the street. FSU is 3-1 in these matchups. No other team has been scheduled as the first ACC opponent for a new conference expansion more than once.

» Florida State has been open 24 hours a day since the start of the 2022 season. The team’s 24 total wins and 77.4 winning percentage during that span are the best in the ACC, with win total ranking 9th nationally and win percentage ranking 12th.

» The Seminoles have won seven straight road games, making them the sixth-longest active streak in the country.

» FSU recorded its highest number of tackles of the season in consecutive games, matching its total loss total. The Seminoles recorded 9.0 TFLs against Memphis before posting 12.0 TFLs against Cal, the Seminoles’ most in a game since recording 14.0 TFLs in the 2023 ACC Championship Game win over No. 14 Louisville. It was the most TFLs Memphis has allowed since December 27, 2022 and the most Cal has allowed in 2024.

» Florida State recorded 7.0 sacks in the win over Cal, the most in a game since 7.0 in the 2023 ACC Championship Game and the most allowed by the Bears in a game since Oct. 19, 2019. FSU ranks 7th nationally with 13.0 sacks in 2024.

» In the last two games, the Seminoles have combined for 22.0 tackles and 10.0 sacks and two interceptions.

» Florida State leads the ACC and ranks 4th nationally with a net punting average of 46.39 yards per punt. Alex Mastromanno leads the conference with a 49.7 yards per punt average, second nationally. Last year, FSU ranked 3rd nationally in net punting.

» Ryan Fitzgerald is one of two kickers in the country with multiple scores from at least 54 yards. He is one of four kickers with three 50-yard field goals in 2024 and the sixth kicker in FSU history with at least three 50-yard field goals in a single season.

» Florida State’s offensive line has 387 college games played, the most in the country, with 230 starts, the second-highest total nationally. The line includes returning first-team All-ACC offensive tackle Darius Washington, all-conference center Maurice Smith and starting tackle Jeremiah Byers from last year’s group, who blocked for the ACC’s highest-scoring offense for the second straight season. Both Washington and Byers have missed games this season due to injuries, and eight different offensive linemen have made at least one start in the first four games of the season, matching last year’s season total.

» Six Florida State players have made their first collegiate start in 2024. Linebacker Blake Nichelson has started each of the last three games. Defensive back KJ Kirkland and offensive lineman Jaylen Early started against Memphis and against Cal. Tight ends Brian Courtney and Jackson West made their first career starts against Memphis, and wide receiver Hykeem Williams made his first collegiate start against Cal.

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