FINAL SCORE
Florida State Seminoles at Notre Dame Fighting Irish game details
Thursday, December 29, 2011 at 5:30 PM ET
Put the final score in perspective.
Florida State finished 4 points ahead. The teams combined for 32 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Florida State 0, Notre Dame 7. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Notre Dame outscored its opponent in 2 and Florida State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Florida State | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
 Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 13 | 19 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 290 | 280 |
| Passing | 293 | 215 |
| Comp/Att | 20/31 | 19/35 |
| Yards per pass | 8.0 | 5.3 |
| Rushing | 41 | 93 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 35 |
| Yards per rush | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| Penalties | 5-44 | 5-39 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 3 |
| Possession | 18:12 | 18:27 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Florida State Seminoles
passing
| EJ Manuel | 20/31 | 249 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 60.1 |
rushing
| Devonta Freeman | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | 11 |
| James Wilder Jr. | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Chad Abram | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| EJ Manuel | 11 | -20 | -1.8 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Rashad Greene | 5 | 99 | 19.8 | 1 | 42 |
| Kenny Shaw | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Rodney Smith | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 17 |
| Bert Reed | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 1 | 18 |
| James Wilder Jr. | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Devonta Freeman | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Lonnie Pryor | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Christian Green | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
interceptions
| Lamarcus Joyner | 1 | 22 | 0 |
| Nigel Bradham | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Terrence Brooks | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Lamarcus Joyner | 1 | 77 | 77.0 | 77 | 0 |
| Rashad Greene | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Greg Reid | 4 | 18 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Rashad Greene | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Dustin Hopkins | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 0/0 | 6 |
punting
| Shawn Powell | 8 | 378 | 47.3 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
passing
| Thomas Rees | 16/27 | 163 | 6.0 | 1 | 2 | 20.4 |
| Andrew Hendrix | 3/8 | 24 | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 44.7 |
rushing
| Cierre Wood | 18 | 60 | 3.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Theo Riddick | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Andrew Hendrix | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Thomas Rees | 4 | -28 | -7.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Tyler Eifert | 6 | 90 | 15.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Michael Floyd | 5 | 41 | 8.2 | 1 | 13 |
| Robby Toma | 4 | 34 | 8.5 | 0 | 19 |
| Cierre Wood | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| TJ Jones | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Theo Riddick | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 7 |
kickReturns
| George Atkinson III | 6 | 93 | 15.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Austin Collinsworth | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Michael Floyd | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 41 | 0 |
| Theo Riddick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| David Ruffer | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
punting
| Ben Turk | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:04 | NOTRE DAME Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 9:04 | FLORIDA ST fumbled. | 0 – 7 |
| 3 | 11:24 | NOTRE DAME pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 13 |
| 3 | 11:24 | NOTRE DAME Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 3 | 9:03 | FLORIDA ST 42 yard field goal GOOD. | 3 – 14 |
| 4 | 14:54 | FLORIDA ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 9 – 14 |
| 4 | 13:18 | FLORIDA ST pass complete for a touchdown. | 15 – 14 |
| 4 | 8:05 | FLORIDA ST 29 yard field goal GOOD. | 18 – 14 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:14 AM UTCData methodology