| Scoring Summary |
| 1st Quarter |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 29-yard fumble return by Zeke Motta. (David Ruffer extra point is good.). 9:04 Time Remaining. |
| 2nd Quarter |
No Scoring | | 3rd Quarter |
| Notre Dame Touchdown - 5-yard pass from Tommy Rees to Michael Floyd. (David Ruffer extra point is good.). 11:24 Time Remaining. |
| Florida State Field Goal - 42-yarder by Dustin Hopkins. 9:03 Time Remaining. |
| 4th Quarter |
| Florida State Touchdown - 18-yard pass from E.J. Manuel to Bert Reed. (E.J. Manuel pass incomplete to Nick O'Leary, two-point conversion failed.). 14:54 Time Remaining. |
| Florida State Touchdown - 15-yard pass from E.J. Manuel to Rashad Greene. (E.J. Manuel rushed, two-point conversion failed.). 13:18 Time Remaining. |
| Florida State Field Goal - 29-yarder by Dustin Hopkins. 8:05 Time Remaining. |
| Final Team Statistics |
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| | Florida State | Notre Dame |
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| TOTAL FIRST DOWNS | 13 | 19 |
| By Rushing | 4 | 9 |
| By Passing | 8 | 9 |
| By Penalty | 1 | 1 |
| THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 3-14-21.0 | 7-15-47.0 |
| FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| TOTAL NET YARDS | 290 | 280 |
| Total Off. Plays (inc. times thrown passing) | 60 | 70 |
| Avg. gain per offensive play | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| NET YARDS RUSHING | 41 | 93 |
| Total Rushing Plays | 29 | 35 |
| Avg. gain per rushing play | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| NET YARDS PASSING | 249 | 187 |
| Times Thrown - yards lost attempting to pass | 5-44 | 4-28 |
| PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED | 31-20-0 | 35-19-3 |
| Avg. gain per pass play (inc. # thrown passing) | 8.0 | 5.3 |
| PUNTS Number and average | 8-47.2 | 7-40.7 |
| TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) | 57 | 74 |
| No. and Yards Punt Returns | 2-18 | 3-45 |
| No. and Yards Kickoff Returns | 2-101 | 5-94 |
| No. and Yards Interception Returns | 3-39 | 0-0 |
| PENALTIES No. and Yards | 5-44 | 5-39 |
| FUMBLES No. and Lost | 1-1 | 1-0 |
| TOUCHDOWNS | 2 | 2 |
| Rushing | 0 | 0 |
| Passing | 2 | 1 |
| EXTRA POINTS Made-Attempts | 0-0 | 2-2 |
| FIELD GOALS Made-Attempts | 2-2 | 0-1 |
| SAFETIES | 0 | 0 |
| FINAL SCORE | 18 | 14 |
| TIME OF POSSESSION | 29:51 | 30:09 |
| Final Individual Statistics |
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| Florida State | Notre Dame |
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| PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| E.Manuel | 31 | 20 | 249 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 31 | 20 | 249 | 5 | 2 | 42 | 0 |
| | PASSING | ATT | CP | YDS | SK | TD | LG | IN |
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| T.Rees | 27 | 16 | 163 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 2 | | A.Hendrix | 8 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | | Total | 35 | 19 | 187 | 4 | 1 | 34 | 3 |
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| | INTERCEPTIONS | ATT | YDS | LG | TD |
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| None | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| S.Powell | 8 | 378 | 47.3 | 2 | 56 | | Total | 8 | 378 | 47.3 | 2 | 56 |
| | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | LG |
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| B.Turk | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 4 | 49 | | Total | 7 | 285 | 40.7 | 4 | 49 |
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| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | LG | TD |
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| G.Reid | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | | | | | | | | Total | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 |
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| KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Hopkins | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 0/0 | 6 | | Total | 2/2 | 100.0 | 42 | 0/0 | 6 |
| | KICKING | FG | PCT | LG | XP | PTS |
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| D.Ruffer | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 | | Total | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
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