Using Bill Connelly’s advanced stats from Football Study Hall, we can measure where the breakdown of the Florida State Seminoles vs. Duke game (Click to enlarge).
Florida State’s performance results in a 99% win expectancy
That is, teams that put together a stat profile like FSU did vs. Duke win about 99% of the time. That means this was a fairly solid performance, despite the score.
Florida State runs the second-slowest offense in college football
One reason the Seminoles struggled to score more points was that they only had the ball nine times.