Syracuse Drops Third Straight, Falls at #4 Florida State
Syracuse's offense was stagnant all afternoon and as the fourth ranked Florida State Seminoles were too much for the Orange in a 41-3 defeat. With the loss, Syracuse drops to 4-3 (0-3) on the season. There is a week off next before Syracuse faces Virginia Tech on the road on Thursday, October 26th.
The first series for each team set the tone for the rest of the game. Syracuse took a sack for a five yard loss on first down on its opening possession. Florida State threw a quick pass to Keon Coleman, who was stripped and the Syracuse defense missed three easy recovery attempts before the Seminoles would jump on the ball. FSU would score a touchdown on that drive.
While the defense continued to provide opportunities to stay or get back in the game, the offense was unable to take advantage. Syracuse only drove into Florida State territory twice with Shrader at the helm, resulting in two field goal attempts. One was made while the other was badly missed. The defense forced three fourth down stops, two other red zone stops that forced field goals, but was burned by big plays. With the game over and backups in, Florida State scored a pair of fourth quarter touchdowns to push its score above 40.
Garrett Shrader struggled in this one, completing just nine of 21 passes for 99 yards. A bright spot for the offense was the running of LeQuint Allen, who picked up 110 yards on 19 carries.
Jordan Travis was 23-37 for 284 yards with one touchdown and two rushing touchdowns for FSU. Keon Coleman caught nine passes for 140 yards and a score.
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