GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Florida State has won three of the past four over Florida.
But Florida State has rarely dominated the Gators -- and done it at the Swamp -- in school history.
The 37-7 win on Saturday was one of the most convincing wins by Florida State over Florida. Florida State had not won by 27 points in this rivalry game since a 52-17 win over the Gators in 1988.
After a sluggish start, Florida State racked up 456 yards -- including 327 passing yards by Jameis Winston. And receiver Kelvin Benjamin had 212 receiving yards, more than Florida's offense (193).
Here are four observations from Florida State's win over Florida:
1. Benjamin is a beast to cover one-on-one.
Benjamin had a few drops early in the game, resulting in a few stalled drives for Florida State. But once he warmed up, the Seminoles' offense did, too.
The redshirt sophomore caught nine passes for 212 yards. Benjamin still has moments where he doesn't pull in a pass that he should. Or doesn't run as hard as he could to chase down a pass.
But then he delivers with a 46-yard catch and run where he fights off tacklers. And makes a diving 76-yard grab. When he wants to, the 6-foot-5, 235-pound Benjamin is as tough to defend as any receiver in the nation.
2. Roberto Aguayo is closing in on a record season.
Roberto Aguayo made three field-goal attempts and connected on a few extra points to give him 138 points this season. The freshman kicker, who is a finalist for the Lou Groza Award, is also very close to a school record.
Dustin Hopkins holds the single-season FSU scoring record, set last year with 140 points. Aguayo is well on pace to do that at the ACC championship game next week.
3. Florida State shreds defenses on third down.
Coming into Saturday's game, Florida State had converted on third down 55 percent of the time. The Seminoles were even better Saturday.
Florida State converted on 9 of 14 third-down plays against the Gators. And the Seminoles were especially good at moving the chains late as they scored four touchdowns and had a field goal on their final six drives before taking a knee to close the game.
4. Florida State defense was, no surprise, stingy again.
The Seminoles needed to stop the run on Saturday. And they held Florida to just 78 rushing yards, which included a 50-yard run by Trey Burton in the first half.
Florida State also frustrated Florida quartertback Skyler Mornhinweg with the blitz, holding him to just 115 passing yards. While Mornhinweg was able to complete 20 of 25 passes, few passes were able to go very far downfield.
