“Statistics are like a girl in a bikini. They show a lot, but not everything”
Here’s a quick first look at where Florida State and Auburn stand statistically this season. The first part of the chart show S&P+ opponent adjusted advanced statistics. S&P+ isn’t a perfect system, but it’s the one I prefer and the one I’ve been using all season. For in depth reading on the S&P+, you can visit the Football Outsiders website. A quick synopsis of Standard Downs vs Passing Downs: Passing Downs are 2nd down and 8+ yards to go and 3rd or 4th and 5+ yards to go. All other downs are Standard Downs. After the S&P+ are raw, unadjusted stats taken from www.cfbstats.com
| Statistic (National Rank) | FSU Offense vs | Auburn Defense | Auburn Offense vs | FSU Defense |
| S&P+ Rank | 1st | 32nd | 8th | 1st |
| S&P+ Standard Downs | 2nd | 63rd | 9th | 3rd |
| S&P+ Passing Downs | 1st | 9th | 12th | 6th |
| Rushing S&P+ | 11th | 44th | 3rd | 5th |
| Passing S&P+ | 1st | 31st | 21st | 2nd |
| Points | 53.0 (2nd) | 24.0 (38th) | 40.2 (11th) | 10.7 (1st) |
| Yards Per Game | 529.4 (6th) | 423.5 (90th) | 505.3 (11th) | 268.5 (3rd) |
| Yards Per Play | 7.81 (1st) | 5.96 (96th) | 7.03 (8th) | 3.95 (2nd) |
| Passing Yards Per Game | 322.0 (14th) | 259.3 (102nd) | 169.6 (109th) | 152.0 (1st) |
| Yards Per Attempt | 10.3 (3rd) | 7.4 (83rd) | 8.5 (18th) | 4.9 (1st) |
| Passing Efficiency | 178.28 (1st) | 126.25 (63rd) | 151.01 (24th) | 90.90 (1st) |
| Rushing Yards Per Game | 207.38 (27th) | 164.15 (66th) | 335.69 (1st) | 116.54 (14th) |
| Yards Per Carry | 5.69 (9th) | 4.59 (86th) | 6.46 (4th) | 3.14 (9th) |
| Interceptions | 13 (75th) | 13 (47th) | 7 (15th) | 25 (1st) |
| 3rd Down Conversions | 55.17% (3rd) | 34.04 (22nd) | 45.56 (29th) | 29.74 (4th) |
| Scrimmage Plays Over 20+ | 103 (2nd) | 70 (110th) | 73 (19th) | 30 (1st) |