Florida State was defeated by the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, 52-3, on Saturday night in South Bend. The Seminoles were outscored 45-0 after the first quarter, including 31-0 in the second-half. The loss tied the largest margin of defeat in a regular season game during head coach Mike Norvell's five-year tenure in Tallahassee.

Notre Dame’s 52-3 victory — the largest in a rivalry highlighted by down-to-the-wire finishes — evened the series at 6-6 as the Seminoles fell to 1-9.

Florida State football (1-8) will be without linebacker Justin Cryer and cornerback Fentrell Cypress vs. No. 8 Notre Dame (8-1) on Saturday night.