Florida State finally put an end to a road drought that had hung over the program for nearly three full years, and it did so in Rick Stockstill’s first game as interim head coach.
The Seminoles beat Boston College 31-24 on Saturday afternoon in an ACC matchup, snapping a 12-game road losing streak that dated back to Nov. 25, 2023, when Florida State won at Florida. The victory came 6 days after Mike Norvell was fired, and it gave Stockstill a win in his FSU coaching debut.
Coming into Week 10, Florida State had gone 1,078 days without a road win. That made Saturday’s result a notable one for a team that has been in a rough stretch both overall and away from home. The Seminoles entered the day with a 4-4 Boston College team in front of them, but they still had to rally late to get it done.
Florida State trailed 24-21 heading into the fourth quarter before scoring 10 points in the final period to pull away for the win. The result moved the Seminoles to 4-5 overall and 2-4 in the ACC, keeping their hopes for a winning season alive.
For a program that had been stuck in a long road skid, the win meant more than just another entry in the standings. It was the end of a streak that had stretched almost three full years, and it sent Stockstill and the Seminoles back to Tallahassee with something they had not had in a very long time: a road victory.
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