The Florida State Seminoles took down the No. 5 North Carolina Tar Heels 31-28 on Saturday night in Tallahassee. Florida State — a 13.5-poin underdog — had a shellacking in the work through two quarters, taking a stunning 31-7 lead into halftime.
Florida State (1-3) is CRUSHING No. 5 North Carolina (3-0).
31-7 at halftime. pic.twitter.com/JWC2nPfJvq
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) October 18, 2020
The Seminoles had 241 rushing yards — and two touchdowns — on 36 carries, good for a 6.7 average. Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis only completed 8-of-19 passes for 191 yards (one touchdown, one interception), but ran 16 times for 107 yards and two touchdowns.
Jordan Travis takes it in for the 7-0 FSU lead.
Watch on @ABC or stream at: https://t.co/O7Z9ZDVfh1 pic.twitter.com/X6MKcGALXj
— FSU Football (@FSUFootball) October 18, 2020
But in the second half, the Tar Heels scored 21 unanswered points, and were on the verge of game-tying field goal range on the final drive. However, the Tar Heels dropped three passes from star sophomore quarterback Sam Howell, with this brutal drop on 4th-and-9 in field goal range securing Florida State’s win.
No. 5 UNC with three bad drops on the final drive of a 31-28 loss to FSU.
This last one would've had them in field goal range. Yikes. pic.twitter.com/gpnhSwhKAr
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) October 18, 2020
So, even with zero points in the second half, Florida State pulled off the big upset. The Seminoles improve to 2-3 and 1-3 in ACC play, while the Tar Heels drop to 3-1 in each. It’s a huge victory for an FSU program that is rebuilding, and a pretty brutal loss for a UNC program with high hopes this season.
