Florida State football

The Seminoles are looking to start 1-0 for the first time since 2016. Head coach Mike Norvell enters his third year at the helm of the program with the deepest ...

— Ward stays patient and then attacks the hole for a TOUCHDOWN. [What's next for the Florida State Seminoles? He has four catches for 44 yards already. Flipping over to the Dukes, the main question is whether Darrius Perrantes or Joe Mischler will take the field at quarterback. The Seminoles are looking to start 1-0 for the first time since 2016. Duquesne has developed into a perenial winner at the FCS level that included a 7-3 record in 2021. — Travis throws over the middle to Kentroin Poitier for a first down. The program has won 76 games since 2011, at least nine more victories than any other team in the NEC. The Florida State Seminoles open up their 2022 season against the Duquesne Dukes inside Doak Campbell Stadium on Saturday evening. — Travis goes to the right side and hits Deuce Spann for a large gain to get the Seminoles into the red zone. — Florida State and the Seminoles took the field around 5:45 for warmups to get ready for a 6:30 PM EST kickoff. We'll be monitoring a couple of different things pregame.

FSU is looking to start 1-0 for the first time since 2016.

Duquesne](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/23/23317720/tallahassee-mike-norvell-doak-game-preps-watch-practice-season-opener-home-duquesne-game-acc-cfb) [FSU coordinators preview Seminoles season opener](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/22/23315944/offensive-coordinator-line-coach-alex-atkins-defensive-fuller-special-duquesne-ends-john-papuchis) [Head coach Mike Norvell talks FSU vs. Duquesne](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/24/23319862/offensive-line-duquesne-injury-wright-dix-douglas-norvell-game-week-practice-interview-tallahassee) [Safety Akeem Dent speaks ahead of Florida State’s 2022 season opener](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/23/23317721/safety-akeem-dent-interview-defense-back-duquesne-tallahassee-home-doak-2022-season-opener) [FSU HC Mike Norvell talks game preps ahead of season opener vs. Duquesne with Brad Everett](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/24/23319362/line-defense-breakdown-quarterback-mischler-perrantes-dukes-preview-duquesne-brad-everett-offense) [2022 FSU season preview: Predictions, top players, schedule breakdown](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/21/23312970/2022-season-preview-predictions-top-players-schedule-wins-projections-breakdown) [Interviews: Malcolm Ray and Jazston Turnetine talk ahead of FSU season opener](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/24/23319863/interviews-malcolm-ray-jazston-turnetine-practice-duquesne-game-week-offense-norvell-fuller-transfer) [Head coach Mike Norvell talks FSU vs. Duquesne: Game time, TV schedule, streaming and more](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/22/23316474/acc-network-duquesne-live-stream-start-time-how-free-watch-tv-channel-schedule-odds-week-0-kickoff) [Column: 2022 is a prove-it year for FSU football, Mike Norvell](https://www.tomahawknation.com/florida-state-football-fsu-seminoles/2022/8/25/23321711/prove-win-over-under-acc-norvell-offense-defense-schedule-projections-opinion-depth-conference) [Line of Scrimmage: Previewing FSU vs. - Following its first full spring of team activities since 2019, the five-time Northeast Conference (NEC) champion Duquesne Dukes are ready to return to action this fall. - Last season the Dukes ranked second in the NEC in scoring, averaging 29.5 points per game. - Florida State’s interception streak is the program’s longest since having at least one interception in 10 consecutive games over the 2003-04 seasons. This season’s opener is the earliest for the Seminoles since a 38-31 win over [Iowa State](https://www.widerightnattylite.com)in Kansas City on August 24, 2002. - Florida State added 14 transfers for the 2022 season, bringing a wealth of experience and production at the collegiate level. Overall, the Seminoles are 54-21 (.720) in season openers. Among ACC teams since 2004 with at least 31 straight conversions, Florida State’s average of 6.1 points per Red Zone trip during the streak trails only the Seminoles’ 2013 national championship team that averaged 6.3 points per Red Zone trip during a streak of 48 straight conversions. [Ole Miss](https://www.redcuprebellion.com) 45-34 in a neutral site matchup in Orlando.

Duquesne will be looking for their second FBS victory in program history on Saturday afternoon when they take on Florida State at Doak S. Campbell Stadium.

We play an aggressive style and focus on getting off the field and work to get takeaways.” Mike Craig joined the Duquesne coaching staff as the defensive coordinator and Reggie Wells was named as the new defensive line coach. “He was injured last year, so his stats don’t show what he did in the spring of 2021. “Joey Isabella is our top returner,” Schmitt said. (DeMarcus) Townsend has been with us for a year, he was injured last year, and he has FBS experience. “We’re fortunate to have two guys with their talents and abilities, and both have in-game experience.” We have a couple of guys competing there, who are doing a really good job. Schmitt also touched on the task of replacing offensive tackle Jake Dixon and wide receiver Cyrus Holder, who both signed contracts with NFL teams as undrafted free agents. We have a lot of new guys — getting the routine down, the travel and the logistics and game operations. After suffering a season-ending ACL/meniscus injury in the season opener against TCU last year, Joe Mischler is back healthy and will be Duquesne’s starting quarterback this year. The capacity of Rooney Field is only 4,500 and it’s about the same for all of Duquesne’s conference opponents. And nearly all of the fans in attendance will be doing the historic tomahawk chop war chant prior to the game, as well.

The Florida State Seminoles vs. Duquesne Dukes football game on Saturday, Aug. 27 was delayed due to a severe weather delay.

Players warming up on the field also had to take cover inside. Fans then packed inside the concourses to take cover and to wait out the storm. Duquesne football game was not starting at the scheduled time.

The Florida State Seminoles started the 2022 season with a 47-7 victory against the Duquesne Dukes to start 1-0 for the first time since 2016.

True freshman RB Rodney Hill rushes for the first time as a Seminole resulting in 11 yards and a first down. The run game continued to roll as Treshaun Ward spun for a 20-yard first down. Rodney Hill kept the run game strong running three times in a row for 19 yards and a first down inside the ten-yard line. FSU settled for a field goal to make it 23-0 with 8:31 left in the first half. LB Tatum Bethune flew through the line resulting in a tackle for loss to start the defensive stand. Following, DB Kevin Knowles II made a great play in the open field for no gain which led to fourth down. WR Deuce Spann collects his first pass as a Seminole for 20 yards into the red zone. Safety Jammie Robinson recorded his first tackle of the year and DE Jared Verse followed with a tackle of his own. Mycah Pittman stars the drive with a gain of eight. WR Johnny Wilson pulls in his first catch as a Nole for 51 yards and followed with a Lawrance Toafili four-yard touchdown leading 13-0. RB Trey Benson entered the game in the Redzone picking up a first down. WR Mycah Pittman gets his first pair of catches as a 'Nole for a first down.

Earlier this month, the Democrat exclusively sat down with Alford for a three-part Q&A series.

And we are trying to grow the brand of the conference. At the end of the day, we are here to graduate and have championship rings. How do I get that brand in different markets that we see that could penetrate and then hopefully help us grow as a conference?’” And we are trying to grow our brand. We will have a lot of activity over there that we are going to start. We are looking at what we are doing with premium seating in the future. Once again, everything that Mike (Norvell)and I talk about in that facility is about, ‘How do we take a holistic view of the student-athlete? I give (ACC senior associate commissioner for football) Michael Strickland in the ACC office all the credit in the world. But we are either 19 or 20 in all of the official categories in revenue coming out of Doak Campbell. If you take the top 20 attended stadiums in college football, we are in there. … Seeing her knowledge of the revenue space and the different ways to look at things. They actually know me, and I say, ‘Hi’ to them and talk to them all the time.

Florida State Seminoles football is 1-0 for the first time since 2016. FSU took down the Duquesne Dukes 47-7, beating the FCS opponent in a week zero ...

No forced turnovers is a bit of a nitpick, especially when FSU had several chances at interceptions if bounces were a bit different, but you definitely would want to see the Seminoles dictating their game plan next week against LSU rather than bending not breaking. But at this point, I do not have any concerns, especially because it seemed obvious the defense loafed a little bit. Ben Meyerson: Travis was great today, the offense was very efficient and he had some nice chunk plays to push them even further. The receiver room was better, but this is what was expected from them. But if JT is healthy all year this is an extremely efficient offense that will win by controlling the clock and getting a few chunk plays from Jordan. Perry Kostidakis: I’m going to go with the running backs, just because you can probably count on one hand the number of runs from Treshaun Ward, Trey Benson and Lawrance Toafili that didn’t impress you.

The Florida State University football team began its 2022 regular season with a near flawless performance against Duquesne University.

Ward led FSU with 127 rushing yards and two touchdowns on the ground. The FSU defense held the Duquesne offense to 164 total yards with 71 passing yards surrendered. The FSU defense was stout as it limited the Dukes (0-1) to 88 total yards during the first 30 minutes of the game. The FSU offense ended the game with 406 total rushing yards and seven touchdown runs. The Seminoles finished the first half with 200 rushing yards on 28 rushing attempts and passed for 159 yards. The Seminoles continued their rushing onslaught with another touchdown run as running back Treshaun Ward scored from six yards out to give FSU a 20-0 lead earn the end of the first quarter.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida State showed its offensive identity -- running the ball at will -- and dominated an FCS program. Treshaun Ward, Trey.

Florida State had not won a season opener under Norvell. Jared Verse, who played at Albany, had four tackles and recorded a sack. Linebacker Tatum Bethune, who played at UCF, had four tackles and a pass breakup. Florida State had shown it could be a run-oriented offense in Norvell’s first two seasons. True freshman Rodney Hill also had 55 rushing yards and a touchdown. Treshaun Ward, Trey Benson and Lawrance Toafili surpassed 100 rushing yards and Florida State dominated Duquesne 47-7 in a lightning-delayed game on Saturday.

The Seminoles outgained the Dukes 638-164 in total yardage. Lawrance Toafili and the FSU running backs accumulated 406 rushing yards on 54 carries.

"Duke unfortunately was unavailable tonight, but I like how he's progressed here towards the back part of the week," Norvell said. "But I thought they were competitive to the ball. They shut down the passing game, and I thought they did a great job." [postponed approximately 90 minutes due to lightning ](https://www.tallahassee.com/story/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/08/27/fsu-football-fans-rain-delay-social-media-duquesne-game/7887788001/)hardly seemed to slow down the Seminoles before a crowd of 51,207. "I thought we had the one foolish penalty, and I appreciate the young man – he knew immediately, owned it. It was good to see the way that they competed. "I thought they did well," Norvell. In a live situation, it was good to see it show up." (Offensive coordinator) Alex (Atkins) does a wonderful job in how he prepares guys." [Quarterback Jordan Travis ](https://www.tallahassee.com/videos/sports/college/fsu/football/2022/07/20/watch-fsu-qb-jordan-travis-talks-his-improvements-acc-kickoff/10110064002/)completed 11 of 15 (73.3%) passes for 207 yards while turning four carries into 11 yards and a touchdown. But today, all of us had the hot hand. "What we did, the way our guys played, it was important because it's still about us.

Fans arrive outside the Superdome before the College Football Playoff championship between Clemson and LSU on Jan. 13, 2020. ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO BY ...

“Basically, we have to take the risk out of the equation,” Hundley said. That’s important, because the Sugar Bowl has to muster all its resources to compete for a spot in the CFP rotation when the current contract expires after the 2025 season. “This whole process has been a real learning curve for us,” Hundley said. The bowl did assist in 2017 when LSU and BYU had to move their game from Houston because of Hurricane Harvey, but that hardly counts. It’s a win-win for everybody.” Whatever those “few details” were, they proved to be deal-breakers.