2014 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Jimbo Fisher, Head Coach
Tim Brewster, Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends
Justin Bright, Defensive GA
Lawrence Dawsey, Co-Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers
Mario Edwards, Dir of Player Development
Jay Graham, Running Backs, Special Teams Coordinator
Odell Haggins, Associate Head Coach, Defensive Tackles
Charles Kelly, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Personnel
Addison Lynch, Defensive GA
Bill Miller, Linebackers
Chris Revell, Offensive GA
Mark Robinson, Director of Operations
Randy Sanders, Co-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
David Spurlock, Offensive GA
Sal Sunseri, Head Coach of Defense, Defensive Ends
Rick Trickett, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line
Vic Viloria, Strength and Conditioning
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2014 Football
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2014 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Kareem Are, 6-6, 335, OL, Floral Park, N.Y.
- Enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice...will have two years of eligibility...versatile offensive lineman who played guard at Fort Scott Community
College in Fort Scott, Kan., but could play tackle or center...ranked the nation's No. 1 JUCO offensive guard, and 36th overall JUCO player, by 247Sports...rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports,
Scout, Rivals, and ESPN...ranked No. 45 on the ESPN JC50 and No. 46 by Rivals...named First Team All-Kansas Jayhawk Community College Conference and First Team All-Region 6 as a freshman and a
sophomore at Fort Scott...PrepStar Magazine JUCI All-American...selected to play in New York Upstate/Downstate Game and the Long Island Empire Challenge Game after graduating from Sewanhaka High
School in 2011...chose FSU over Ole Miss, South Carolina and Penn State.
Demarcus Christmas, 6-3, 302, DT, Bradenton
- Consensus four-star defensive tackle prospect...ranked the No. 8 defensive tackle in the nation and No. 15 player in Florida by Rivals (No. 101 overall)...rated No. 16 defensive tackle and No. 27
player in Florida by 247Sports (No. 212 overall)...ranked No. 17 defensive tackle and No. 37 player in Florida by ESPN (No. 212 overall)...Scout's eighth-ranked defensive tackle recruit...No. 15 in
FlaVarsity100 preseason rankings...led Manatee to an 11-1 record and the Class 8A-Region 2 semifinals in 2013...collected Class 8A All-State First Team, All-Southwest Florida First Team and Bradenton
Herald All-Area First Team accolades as a senior...American Family Insurance All-USA Second Team...tallied 39 tackles, including 33 solo stops, 20 quarterback hurries, eight tackles for loss, three
sacks, two forced fumbles and one recovered fumble in final prep season...chose Florida State over Alabama, Auburn, Florida and Miami.
Dalvin Cook, 6-0, 200, RB, Miami
- Enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice...holds five-star rankings from both Rivals and 247Sports and a four-star mark by ESPN...rated the No. 1
prospect in Florida, the No. 2 running back in the nation and the overall No. 13 prospect by 247Sports...member of PrepStar also ranked in the national Top 25 by Rivals (No. 18) and ESPN (No.
21)...named 2013 Mr. Florida Football by Florida Dairy Farmers Association...rushed for Miami-Dade County-best 1,940 yards and 24 touchdowns on 177 carries (11.0 yards per rush) and intercepted three
passes on defense in 2013...led Miami Central to the Class 6A state championship by rushing for 223 yards and four touchdowns in a 52-7 win over Seffner Armwood...finished his prep career rushing for
for 4,267 yards and 64 touchdowns, while leading Miami Central to a 52-5 record...rushed for 78 yards and a touchdown on eight carries in 2014 Under Armour All-America Game... USA Today All-USA
Football Team...247Sports Second Team All-American...two-time All-State Class 6A First Team...invited to "The Opening", an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus...attended same high
school as 2013 All-ACC First Team running back Devonta Freeman, who declared for the NFL Draft following the 2013 season after leading the Seminoles in rushing...selected Florida State over Florida,
Texas, Arkansas and Miami.
J.J. Cosentino, 6-4, 234, QB, Pittsburgh, Pa.
- Consensus four-star prospect...rated the 15th-best pro-style quarterback in the nation and the No. 8 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals...the No. 16 pro-style quarterback by 247Sports and No. 6 player
in his state...member of the ESPN300 (No. 240)...ranked the 11th-best pocket passer in the nation by ESPN and No. 3 player in Pennsylvania...rated the nation's No. 11 quarterback by Scout...ranked the
17th-best quarterback (No. 218 overall) by PrepStar Magazine...in 2013, led Central Catholic to a 15-1 record, including the WPIAL championship...led Central Catholic to runner-up at the PIAA Class
AAAA final...one of two quarterbacks named to Pennsylvania Big 33 team...passed for 771 yards and 13 touchdowns and rushed for 256 yards and 13 scores during his senior season...passed for 552 yards
and rushed for 10 touchdowns as a junior, taking over the starting job in Week 3...named MaxPreps preseason Mr. Football for Pennsylvania before senior season...participated in the Semper Fidelis
All-Star game in Carson, Calif. in January...threw for 100 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown, in the Semper Fi game...attended the same high school as former NFL stars Dan Marino and Marc Bulger,
and current FSU assistant coach Sal Sunseri...chose FSU over Penn State and USF.
Kain Daub, 6-4, 243, LB, Jacksonville
- Enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice...consensus four-star recruit out of Sandalwood High in Jacksonville...rated the third-best inside linebacker
and sixth-best player in Florida in ESPN300 (No. 32 player overall)...the ninth-best inside linebacker (No. 142 player overall) by Rivals and the No. 6 inside linebacker by 247Sports (No. 144
overall)...a five-star recruit and the nation's No. 4 middle linebacker recruit by Scout...PrepStar Magazine's No. 4 linebacker and No. 59 overall player...played in the 2014 Under Armour All-American
Game, racking up two tackles...named a 247Sports Second-Team All-American...led Sandalwood to the 8A regional quarterfinals and captured honorable mention All-First Coast honors in 2013...totaled 74
tackles, seven sacks and five forced fumbles as a junior and 108 tackles, 12 sacks and two forced fumbles as a sophomore...First Team Class 8A All-State in 2012...invited to The Opening, a skills camp
held at the Nike campus in Oregon...also played basketball in high school...chose Florida State over Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, and Florida, among others.
Alec Eberle, 6-5, 282, OL, Mechanicsville, Va.
- Versatile two-way player in high school who was recruited to play center, but can play any position on the offensive line...selected for the 2014 Under Armour All-America Game...received a four-star
rating by Rivals and a three-star grade from ESPN, 247Sports and Scout...ranked nation’s No. 4 center and No. 7 player in Virginia by Rivals (No. 235 player overall)...No. 6 center by 247Sports and
No. 8 center by ESPN...captured All-State 5A First Team honors on both the offensive and defensive lines in 2013...all-conference and all-south region honoree... PrepStar Magazine All-Atlantic
Region...helped lead Atlee to an 11-2 record and the Virginia State playoffs in 2013...chose FSU over Connecticut, Maryland, and Temple.
Lorenzo Featherston, 6-7, 220, DE, Greensboro, N.C.
- The No. 1-ranked recruit out of North Carolina according to ESPN, which called him a "human condor in football pads"...rated a four star prospect by ESPN and 247Sports and a three-star recruit by
Rivals and Scout...tabbed by ESPN as the nation's No. 33 overall player and the fifth-best defensive end...ranked the No. 6 weakside defensive end and No. 4 player in North Carolina by 247Sports (No.
125 player overall)...rated the No. 20 weakside defensive end and No. 14 player in North Carolina by Rivals...PrepStar Magazine's No. 14 defensive end and No. 127 overall prospect...selected to the
Under Armour All-American Game, but had to sit out due to injury...missed most of his senior season due to injury, but registered 58 tackles and 15 tackles for loss during his junior season at
Page...named to the Preseason All-State Class 4A team by NCPreps.com...chose Florida State over Clemson and Florida, amongst others.
Stephen Gabbard, 6-3, 226, LS, Tallahassee
- Enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice...consensus two-star recruit...ranked the third-best long snapper in the nation by ESPN...rated a five-star
long snapper and the nation's fourth-best by Kohls Kicking, which specializes in special teams recruiting...won a 5A state championship in 2012 and helped lead Godby to a 10-2 record and a playoff
appearance in 2013... PrepStar Magazine All-Southeast Region...father Steve started at defensive tackle for four years at Florida State from 1985-88 before playing in the NFL with the Philadelphia
Eagles and Green Bay Packers.
Ja'Vonn Harrison, 6-2, 197, WR, Lakeland
- Consensus four-star recruit who starred at Kathleen High School on offense, defense and special teams...rated the nation's No. 13 athlete and the No. 22 player in Florida by ESPN (No. 117
overall)...rated the No. 20 athlete and No. 32 player in Florida by 247Sports...No. 42 wide receiver and No. 47 Florida prospect by Rivals...No. 45 wide receiver by Scout...selected for Florida
Athletic Coaches Association North-South Game...led Kathleen to a 9-2 record and the Class 7A regional finals in 2013...tallied 43 receptions for 678 yards and nine receiving touchdowns as a
senior...had a receiving touchdown, rushing touchdown and two punt-return scores in Class 7A regional quarterfinals victory...captured Class 7A All-State First Team honors as a senior and Class 6A
Third Team accolades as a junior...totaled 28 receptions, 637 yards and five scores as a junior...ranked No. 9 on Bright House Sports Network's Tampa Bay area Top 30 Football Players entering
fall...attended Nike's "The Opening" in Beaverton, Ore....also plays basketball for the Red Devils...picked Florida State over Virginia Tech.
Ryan Izzo, 6-6, 236, TE, Highland Lakes, N.J.
- A four-star prospect and ranked the nation's ninth-best tight end by 247Sports...rated a three-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and Scout...ranked nation's No. 18 tight end and No. 18 player in New
Jersey by ESPN...No. 12 player in New Jersey by 247Sports...No. 25 tight end and No. 13 player in New Jersey by Rivals...No. 27 tight end by Scout...ranked No. 16 on Star Ledger 50, a list of the top
recruits in New Jersey, heading into the fall...helped Pope John finish with a 10-2 record and an appearance in the sectional championship game as a senior, tallying 766 receiving yards and seven
touchdowns...captured All-West Jersey First Team, All-Non-Public Second Team and All-State Third Team honors in 2013...All-Area First Team honors as a junior...combined statistics for final two prep
seasons include 63 catches, 1,098 yards and 13 touchdowns...also plays basketball for Pope John and nabbed All-West Jersey Second Team honors in 2012-13...can split out as wide receiver...chose
Florida State over Wisconsin, Rutgers and Boston College.
Malique Jackson, 6-1, 165, DB, Jesup, Ga.
- Underrated consensus three-star recruit who starred at quarterback and on defense at Wayne County High School...ranked the nation's No. 25 athlete and No. 32 player in Georgia by Rivals...tabbed the
No. 34 athlete and No. 32 player in the Peach State by 247Sports...ESPN's No. 98 athlete and No. 89 player in Georgia...led Wayne County to a 12-3 record and the Georgia AAAA state semifinals as a
senior...nabbed Class AAAA All-State honorable mention honors in 2013...passed for a school-record 371 yards and six touchdowns in first round of playoffs...threw for over 1,500 yards and ran for over
900 yards, while scoring nine touchdowns as a junior...also played on the varsity golf team...cousin is FSU's All-ACC right guard Tre' Jackson, who also attended Wayne County...chose Florida State
over Cincinnati, NC State and Missouri.
Roderick Johnson, 6-7, 330, LT, Florissant, Mo.
- Consensus four-star recruit and the No. 1 prospect in Missouri and No. 7 offensive tackle by Scout (No. 86 overall)...ranked No. 12 offensive tackle and No. 2 player in Missouri by 247Sports (No.
123 overall), No. 14 offensive tackle and No. 3 player in Missouri by ESPN (No. 158 overall)...No. 21 offensive tackle and No. 3 player in Missouri by Rivals (No. 220 overall)...ranked No. 1 in St.
Louis Post-Dispatch Super 30...captured Missouri Class 6A All-State First Team honors...two-time First Team All-Metro selection...helped lead Hazelwood Central to a 12-1 record and the Suburban North
Conference championship as a senior and advanced to the Missouri 6A state semifinals...the Hawks racked up 5,186 total yards of offense in 2013 (3,088 rushing, 2,098 passing)... STL Football U Junior
National Elite award winner...participated in track and field in high school...chose FSU over offers from Ohio State and Alabama.
Fredrick Jones, 6-2, 307, DT, Miami
- Under-the-radar defensive tackle recruit whose father and uncle starred on the gridiron for the Seminoles...rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout, and a two-star recruit by
Rivals...ranked the nation's No. 81 defensive tackle by both 247Sports and Scout... helped lead Miami Central to a 13-1 record and the Class 6A state championship his senior year...had a sack in the
state title game, a 52-7 victory over Seffner Armwood...captured class 6A All-State Third Team as a senior...nabbed First Team All-State honors from FloridaHSFootball.com... All-Dade County Third Team
as a junior at Monsignor Pace, where he also starred in track and field, winning the Class 2A state title in the shot put in 2012 and 2013... ranked No. 1 in state with season-best shot put mark of
61-7.50...committed to Seminoles at Jimbo Fisher Camp last summer...father is Fred Jones, who played linebacker at Florida State from 1983-86...uncle is all-time Florida State great linebacker Marvin
Jones, who nabbed consensus All-America honors in 1991-1992 and was elected to the FSU Hall of Fame in 2000...prep teammate of fellow Class of 2014 signee Dalvin Cook at Central.
Derrick Kelly, 6-5, 310, OL, Havana
- Four-star offensive tackle recruit by 247Sports...ranked the No. 25 offensive tackle and the No. 31 prospect in Florida by 247Sports...rated a three-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals and Scout...shot up
recruiting boards during his senior year at nearby East Gadsden High in Havana, Fla....collected Class 4A All-State First Team honors as a senior and Second Team honors as a junior...originally
committed to Kentucky...chose Florida State over offers from Florida, Georgia, LSU, and UCLA, among others.
Ermon Lane, 6-3, 206, WR, Homestead
- A five-star prospect by Rivals and Scout and ranked among the top five wide receivers in the nation by nearly every recruiting service...Four-star recruit by 247Sports and ESPN...Ranked nation's No.
2 wide receiver and the No. 4 player in Florida by ESPN (No. 22 overall)...Rated the No. 4 wide receiver and No. 4 player in Florida by 247Sports (No. 33 overall)...Ranked No. 5 wide receiver and No.
5 player in Florida (No. 28 overall)...rated nation's third-best receiver by Scout...PrepStar Magazine's No. 1 wide receiver and No. 20 overall player in the country...had four catches for 35 yards
and one kickoff return for 24 yards at the 2013 Under Armour All-American Game...caught 31 balls for 605 yards and eight touchdowns as a senior and collected Miami Herald First-Team All-Dade and Class
6A All-State Third Team honors... named a Second-Team All-American by 247Sports as a senior...garnered Class 6A All-State First Team accolades as a junior after tallying 30 receptions for 801 yards
and eight touchdowns...had 22 receptions for 679 yards and seven touchdowns...participated in Nike's "The Opening" in Beaverton, Ore., where he ran a 4.52 40 and 4.23 shuttle during SPARQ
testing...chose Florida State over offers from Alabama, Clemson, Florida and Miami (Fla.), among others.
Rick Leonard, 6-7, 268, DE, Middletown, Md.
- Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals and Scout and a three-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN...rated the nation's 15th-best strongside defensive end and the No. 6 player in Maryland by
Rivals...ranked the No. 21 strongside defensive end and No. 15 player in Maryland by 247Sports...tabbed No. 37 defensive end and No. 8 player in Maryland by ESPN...Scout's No. 31 defensive
end...committed to the Seminoles at the Jimbo Fisher Camp last summer...led Middletown to a third straight Class 2A state championship as a senior, capturing the state's Defensive Player of the Year
award by the Maryland sportswriters and consensus All-State First Team honors...totaled 30 solo tackles, 14 sacks and 24 tackles-for-loss in 2013...had 67 tackles, 12 sacks and 18.5 tackles for loss
as a junior in 2012 - his first season of varsity football...also played lacrosse in high school...played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Orlando, Fla. following his senior
season....father and grandmother attended Florida State...chose Florida State over Clemson and Maryland.
Trey Marshall, 6-0, 192, DB, Lake City
- Enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice...consensus four-star defensive back recruit...rated the nation's sixth-best safety by 247Sports and the
country's 14th-best by Rivals...ranked the 48th-best safety in the nation by ESPN...named a second-team All-American by 247Sports...named First-Team All-State as a junior...missed part of his senior
season with an injury but rebounded to lead Columbia to 10-2 record and an appearance in the 6A regional semifinals...ranked as one of the 50 best players in Florida heading into the season by the
Orlando Sentinel...ran a 4.34 40 at Nike's The Opening in summer...selected to play in the Semper Fi All-American Bowl in Carson, Calif. in January...PrepStar Magazine All-Southeast Region...selected
FSU over offers from Georgia, Miami (Fla.), Tennessee, and Ole Miss.
Corey Martinez, 6-5, 290, OL, Tampa
- Rated a four-star recruit by Rivals, ESPN and Scout, and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...committed to Seminoles at Nike's "The Opening" in Beaverton, Ore., in July 2013...played tackle in high
school, but projects as a guard at the collegiate level...ranked the nation's No. 11 guard and No. 30 player in Florida by Rivals (No. 198 overall)...rated No. 13 guard and No. 33 player in state by
ESPN (No. 191 overall)...ranked No. 27 guard in nation and No. 68 player in Florida by 247Sports...competed in Semper Fidelis All-Star Game in Fullerton, Calif. in January... PrepStar Magazine Top 300
All-American...helped lead Tampa Catholic to a 10-3 record and the Class 3A state semifinals in 2013...Florida Class 3A All-State First Team honoree as a junior and senior...captured Tampa Bay Times
First Team and All-SunCoast Second Team honors as a senior...Tampa Bay Times' No. 6-ranked recruit for 2014...four-year starter at Tampa Catholic...Chose Florida State over Alabama, Georgia and Boston
College.
Chad Mavety, 6-5, 315, OL, Sparta, N.J.
- Consensus four-star and Top 10 national junior college prospect from Nassau Community College in Garden City, N.Y....rated the nation's No. 2 junior college offensive line prospect by Rivals (No. 5
JUCO player overall), 247Sports (No. 4 overall) and ESPN (No. 7 overall)...helped lead Nassau to a 9-2 record in 2013...named a NJCAA All-America First Team in 2013...captured Northeast Football
All-Conference First Team honors in 2013 and Third Team accolades in 2012...PrepStar Magazine JUCO All-American...led Sparta High School to the No. 2 seed in the state playoffs in 2011... captured
All-Herald First Team honors on both offense and defense in 2011....selected for New Jersey's North-South All-Star Football Classic following senior season...chose FSU over Ohio State and Alabama.
Derrick Nnadi, 6-2, 303, DT, Virginia Beach, Va.
- Consensus four-star defensive tackle recruit...ranked the nation’s fourth-best defensive tackle recruit and the No. 4 prospect in Virginia by Rivals (No. 81 player overall)... ranked No. 8 defensive
tackle and the No. 5 prospect in Virginia by 247Sports (No. 80 overall)...tabbed No. 21 defensive tackle and No. 6 player in Virginia by ESPN (No. 253 overall)...Scout’s third-best defensive
tackle...played in the Chesapeake Bowl, a Virginia all-star game, and the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...listed as the Virginia-Pilot’s No. 4 prospect...led Ocean Lakes to a 12-1 record and the Group
6A South Region semifinals as a senior, piling up 71 tackles and 20 sacks... anchored a Dolphins’ defense that held eight opponents to a touchdown or less...Beach District co-Defensive Player of the
Year in 2013...totaled 167 total tackles, 27 tackles for loss and 13 sacks while leading Ocean Lakes to its first state championship game appearance as a junior in 2012, grabbing First Team All-Beach
District and All-Eastern Region honors...First Team All-Tidewater selection as a junior and a senior...chose Florida State over Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Virginia and Penn State.
Jacob Pugh, 6-4, 236, OLB, Tallahassee
- Highly-touted, consensus four-star local product out of Godby High School in Tallahassee...tabbed the nation's No. 5 outside linebacker and No. 7 player in Florida by 247Sports (No. 39 player
overall)...ranked the No. 5 outside linebacker and No. 18 Florida prospect by ESPN (No. 110 overall)...rated No. 7 outside linebacker nad No. 16 player in Florida by Rivals (No. 105 overall)...Scout's
No. 6 outside linebacker recruit...selected as No. 4 player in state in the Orlando Sentinel's 2014 Florida Top 100... PrepMagazine's No. 158 overall player and No. 17 linebacker...Class 5A All-State
First Team as a junior and a senior...selected for 2014 Under Armour All-American Game...tallied 64 tackles, 12 TFLs, nine sacks, 12 hurries, four PBUs, three forced fumbles despite facing double and
triple teams en route to earning All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year in 2013...led Godby to the Class 5A state championship in 2012, recording two sacks in final...transferred to Godby prior to
his junior year from Jefferson County...led Jefferson County to the 1A state championship as a sophomore and nabbed all-state honorable mention accolades in 2011.
Delvin Purifoy, 6-2, 237, LB, Cantonment
- Consensus four-star and national Top 10 linebacker recruit from nearby Pensacola Catholic High School...rated the nation's No. 5 inside linebacker prospect and No. 19 Florida prospect by 247Sports
(No. 131 overall player)...No. 8 inside linebacker and No. 20 player in Florida by Rivals (No. 128 overall)...tabbed the sixth-best outside linebacker and No. 20 player in Florida by ESPN (No. 114
overall)...Scout's No. 19 middle linebacker prospect...PrepStar Magazine's No. 138 player overall and No. 14 linebacker...Captured Class 5A All-State First Team honors and was named the Pensacola News
Journal Defensive Player of the Year as a senior...snagged MaxPreps.com Medium School First Team All-America accolades...led Pensacola Catholic to a 10-0 regular season record and the No. 1 ranking in
Class 5A...Crusaders advanced to second straight regional final and finished 12-1...tallied 102 tackles, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior...named to High School Butkus Award
Watch List...totaled 116 tackles and two sacks en route to Class 3A All-State First Team and New Journal First Team honors as a junior...cousin is former Florida defensive back Louicheiz
Purifoy...committed to Florida State in January 2013...selected Seminoles over Kentucky, Ole Miss and Tennessee.
Brock Ruble, 6-8, 324, OL, LaPlata, Md.
- Consensus three-star recruit...ranked the No. 9 player in Maryland and the nation’s No. 35 offensive tackle prospect by 247Sports...No. 43 tackle and No. 14 player in Maryland by Rivals...No. 51
tackle and No. 17 recruit in Maryland by ESPN...PrepStar Magazine All-Atlantic Region...helped lead DeMatha Catholic to an 11-1 record and the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship in
2013 for the school’s first title since 2008...DeMatha’s offense averaged 31 points per game...captured consensus Maryland all-state first team and All-Gazette First Team accolades in 2013...also
played basketball and baseball in high school...chose FSU over offers from NC State and Maryland.
Travis Rudolph, 6-2, 184, WR, West Palm Beach
- Ranked the nation's No. 1 wide receiver prospect by Rivals...Five-star recruit by Rivals and 247Sports and a four-star prospect by ESPN...rated top player in Florida (No. 11 player overall) by
Rivals...ranked the nation's second-best wide receiver and the No. 2 player in Florida by 247Sports (No. 23 overall)...rated sixth-best wide receiver in the nation and No. 9 Florida prospect by ESPN
(No. 40 overall)...played in the Under Armour All-American Game with the nation's best talent...had a game-high 48 yards on four catches, including an 11-yard touchdown...MaxPreps Second Team
All-American...PrepStar Magazine's No. 11 wide receiver and No. 76 overall prospect... No. 2 recruit in Palm Beach area on PBGametime's Class of 2014 Big Board...Palm Beach Post Small Schools
Offensive Player of the Year and Sun Sentinel Class 5A-4A-3A-2A Player of the Year...American Family Insurance All-USA Florida First Team...Class 3A All-State First Team in 2013 and 2011...Class 3A
All-State Second Team in 2012...caught 63 passes for school records of 1,237 yards and 15 touchdown receptions in 2013...added four interceptions on defense...led Cardinal Newman to an 8-4 record, the
regional finals and first district title since 2004...named the Lou Groza Awards High School Player of the Year...had 833 total yards of offense and scored 17 total touchdowns as a junior despite
missing three games with an injury...tallied 40 receptions for 625 yards and scored 12 touchdowns as a sophomore...scored 15 touchdowns as a freshman...also competed in track and field...coached at
Cardinal Newman by Steve Walsh, former star quarterback at University of Miami and NFL veteran...chose FSU over Alabama, Auburn, Miami and Ohio State.
Mavin Saunders, 6-6, 252, TE, Bimini, Bahamas
- Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports, ESPN and Scout, and a three-star recruit by Rivals...ranked the No. 3 tight end in the country and No. 23 player in Texas (No. 187 player overall) by
247Sports...rated the No. 7 tight end and No. 45 player in Texas by ESPN...ranked the No. 14 tight end and No. 32 player in Texas by Rivals...Scout's No. 9 tight end prospect...PrepStar Magazine
All-Midlands Region... came to the United States from Bimini, Bahamas, and first played football his junior season of high school...helped lead Kincaid to an 11-0 record and the Southwest Preparatory
Conference title by totaling 35 receptions for 468 yards and eight touchdowns...had 40 catches for 590 yards and six touchdowns as a junior to lead the Falcons to an 8-3 mark and the SPC large-school
title game...also starred in basketball for Kincaid where he held averages of 16.5 points and 8.6 rebounds following his junior season...received college basketball offers from Connecticut and
Oklahoma, among others...chose Florida State over football offers from Arkansas, Houston and Michigan State.
Adam Torres, 6-4, 288, DT, Lake Mary
- Consensus three-star recruit who is very athletic for his size...ranked No. 33 defensive tackle prospect in the nation and the 75th-best player in Florida by Rivals...rated the No. 47 defensive
tackle and No. 98 player in Florida by 247Sports...Scout's No. 35 defensive tackle and ESPN's No. 73 interior defender...entered fall ranked No. 3 in the Orlando Sentinel's Central Florida Super60 and
No. 47 in the Sentinel's 2014 Florida Top 100...accounted for 39 tackles, five tackles for loss and five sacks as a senior...led a Lake Mary defense that allowed only 109 rushing yards per game in
2013...Orlando Sentinel All-Area First Team....FACA District 9 First Team...selected for Central Florida All-Star Game...led Lake Mary to the Class 8A regional semifinals and an 11-1 record...2013
Preseason All-State Third Team selection by the Miami Herald...chose Florida State over Miami, Louisville and South Carolina.
Johnathan Vickers, 6-1, 213, RB, Quincy
- Consensus three-star, Top 50 running back and local product out of North Florida Christian in Tallahassee...rated a four-star prospect and the No. 40 running back in the nation by ESPN...No. 31
running back by both Rivals and Scout...ranked one of Florida's Top 100 players by Rivals (No. 57), 247Sports (No. 78) and ESPN (No. 70)...named North MVP at the 59th Annual Florida Athletic Coaches
Association All-Star Game in December... PrepStar Magazine All-Southeast Region...ranked No. 47 in FlaVarsity150...2013 Class 2A All-State First Team...2013 All-Big Bend Offensive Player of the
Year...rushed for more than 1,500 yards and 22 touchdowns, while averaging 8.4 yards per carry as a senior...added 27 receptions for 329 yards and four scores, leading the Eagles to the state
semifinals...rushed for 266 yards and four touchdowns on 32 carries and threw for another score in his final high school game...missed junior season with an injury...helped NFC go 14-0 and win the
2011 Class 2A Florida high school football championship, rushing for 102 yards and two touchdowns in the title game...chose Florida State over Louisville, Alabama and Clemson.
Arthur Williams, 6-5, 325, DT, Waycross, Ga.
- Consensus three-star defensive tackle prospect out of Fayetteville, N.C....ranked the No. 21 defensive tackle in the nation and the No. 39 player in North Carolina according to Rivals...tabbed the
No. 37 defensive tackle and the No. 16 player in North Carolina...Scout's No. 43 defensive tackle...ranked No. 21 on Fayetteville Observer Top 50...totaled 105 tackles and interception en route to
All-State First Team (all classifications), All-Mid South Conference and All-Cape Fear Region honors...piled up 84 tackles as a junior and led E.E. Smith High School to a conference
championship...picked up MVP award at VTO Elite Combines in both North Carolina and Florida...chose Florida State over South Carolina, Miami and East Carolina.
2014 Roster - By Name
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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40 Danny Adams LS 5-9 193 Sr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas/Eastern Kentucky)
* 19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 203 So-R * Mascotte (South Lake)
* 29 Nate Andrews DB 5-11 210 So * Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
72 Kareem Are OL 6-6 335 Jr Floral Park, N.Y. (Sewanhaka/Fort Scott CC)
58 Ryan Arnold OL 6-3 280 Jr Orlando (Bishop Moore)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-3 293 Sr *** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 227 Jr ** Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
78 Wilson Bell OL 6-4 309 Fr-R Mobile, Ala. (Blount)
76 Marcel Benalcazar OL 6-6 305 So Miramar (Archbishop McCarthy)
93 Brad Bentz DL 6-2 265 Jr-R Wellington (Wellington)
30 Colin Blake DB 6-3 205 So-R * San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 208 Jr-R ** Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
95 Keith Bryant DT 6-2 319 Fr-R Delray Beach (Atlantic)
41 Cameron Budde FB 5-10 223 Sr-R Vero Beach (Saint Edward's School/Franklin and Marshall)
45 Will Burnham RB 6-0 185 Jr-R * Lithia (Newsome)
65 Ruben Carter OL 6-4 306 Jr-R ** Miami (Jackson)
* 21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 250 So-R * Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
93 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-3 302 Fr Bradenton (Manatee)
21 Lucas Clark QB 6-1 195 Jr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
* 4 Dalvin Cook RB 6-0 200 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
19 Troy Cook QB 6-2 198 Fr-R Miami (Southridge)
32 Tres Copeland DB 5-11 176 So Madison (Aucilla Christian Academy/Tallahassee CC)
16 J.J. Cosentino QB 6-4 234 Fr Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic)
96 Brian Crews P 6-0 162 Fr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 3 Ronald Darby CB 5-11 195 Jr ** Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
46 Kain Daub LB 6-4 243 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
20 Alfredo Davis DB 6-3 182 Fr-R Miami (Palmetto)
35 Reginald Dixon LB 5-10 200 So-R Tallahassee (Godby)
94 Michael Dougherty K-P 5-9 153 Sr Valrico (Bloomingdale)
71 Alec Eberle OL 6-5 282 Fr Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
* 15 Mario Edwards DE 6-3 294 Jr ** Gautier, Miss. (Ryan)
52 Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 239 So-R * Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
14 Javien Elliott DB 5-11 180 Jr-R Panama City (Rutherford)
43 Ebo Entsuah FB 5-11 245 Sr Clermont (East Ridge)
* 75 Cameron Erving OT 6-6 308 Sr-R *** Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
* 41 Lorenzo Featherston DE 6-7 220 Fr Greensboro, N.C. (Page)
31 Ryan Feely K 6-0 155 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
99 Matthew Finn K 6-0 150 Fr-R Maitland (Bishop Moore)
11 John Franklin QB 6-0 180 Fr-R Plantation (South Plantation)
* 47 Stephen Gabbard LS 6-3 226 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 170 Sr-R Miami Gardens (Miramar)
* 90 Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 320 Jr ** Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-2 204 Sr-R *** Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 6 Ryan Green RB 5-10 195 So * Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 180 Sr *** Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
18 Christian Griffith WR 6-6 190 Jr-R Palm Beach (King's Academy/Liberty)
* 12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-0 202 Sr-R *** Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 33 Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 247 Sr-R * Annandale, N.J. (North Hunterdon/Penn State)
* 13 Ja'Vonn Harrison WR 6-2 197 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 51 Bobby Hart OT 6-4 320 Sr *** Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
49 Jonathan Hernandez P 6-4 202 So Bradenton (Manatee)
73 Joseph Hernandez LB 6-0 202 So-R Miami Beach (Miami Beach)
* 59 Ryan Hoefeld OL 6-3 290 Fr-R Kenner, La. (Brother Martin)
* 43 Desmond Hollin DE 6-3 285 Sr * Miami (Southridge/ASA College)
* 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins LB 6-2 233 Fr-R Orlando (Evans)
* 1 Tyler Hunter S 5-11 200 Jr-R ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
Chet Iwagwu WR 5-10 172 Fr Tallahassee (Pope John Paul II)
81 Ryan Izzo TE 6-6 236 Fr Highland Lakes, N.J. (Pope John XXIII)
87 Jared Jackson WR 6-3 190 Fr-R Monticello (Aucilla Christian Academy)
* 28 Malique Jackson DB 6-1 165 Fr Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
* 54 Tre' Jackson RG 6-4 330 Sr *** Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
60 Cody Jay OL 6-1 250 Sr-R Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee/South Florida)
28 Emmanuel Johnson WR 5-5 150 Fr-R Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 77 Roderick Johnson LT 6-7 330 Fr Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)
94 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 307 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
84 Isaiah Jones WR 6-4 198 So * Milton (Milton)
74 Derrick Kelly OL 6-5 310 Fr Havana (East Gadsden)
69 Barrett Kernon LS 6-4 250 Jr-R Ormond Beach (Seabreeze/Auburn)
* 85 Jeremy Kerr TE 6-5 262 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
86 Jeren Kowalewski WR 6-1 180 Jr Bradenton (Lakewood Ranch)
82 Bryan LaCivita WR 6-1 180 So * Gainesville (Saint Francis Catholic)
* 1 Ermon Lane WR 6-3 206 Fr Homestead (Homestead)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-1 314 Jr-R ** Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
32 Larry Lawson P 6-0 195 So Tampa (Plant)
* 98 Rick Leonard DE 6-7 268 Fr Middletown, Md. (Middletown)
* 10 E.J. Levenberry LB 6-3 246 So * Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton)
63 Larry Levy OL 6-2 275 Sr-R Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community)
20 Bobby Lyons WR 6-0 191 Fr Orlando (Ocoee)
* 22 Tyrell Lyons DB 6-0 215 Fr-R Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 10 Sean Maguire QB 6-3 220 So-R * Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* 20 Trey Marshall DB 6-0 192 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
57 Corey Martinez OL 6-5 290 Fr Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 70 Josue Matias RG 6-6 325 Sr *** Union City, N.J. (Union City)
55 Chad Mavety OL 6-5 315 Jr Sparta, N.J. (Sparta/Nassau CC)
24 Matthew McNulty WR 6-3 185 Sr-R Jacksonville (First Coast Christian)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 303 Jr-R * Jacksonville (First Coast)
48 Dorsey Moore TE 6-4 205 Jr-R Rockledge (Martins Ferry)
86 Justin Motlow WR 5-11 182 Fr Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
37 Brandyn Musgrave TE 6-0 220 Jr-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 4 Giorgio Newberry DT 6-6 285 Jr-R ** Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 6-2 303 Fr Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 5 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 220 Jr ** Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-3 247 Sr *** Palm Beach (Dwyer)
83 Dan O'Neill WR 6-0 175 Sr Jupiter (Jupiter)
40 Nick Patti LB 6-1 225 Fr Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
* 7 Mario Pender RB 5-10 193 So-R Cape Coral (Island Coast)
56 Novisa Petrusich LB 6-0 210 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Admiral Farragut)
44 Cameron Ponder FB 6-1 245 Sr-R * Yulee (Yulee)
* 16 Jacob Pugh OLB 6-4 236 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
45 Delvin Purifoy LB 6-2 237 Fr Cantonment (Pensacola Catholic)
* 8 Jalen Ramsey S 6-1 204 So * Smyrna, Tenn. (Brentwood)
68 Brock Ruble OL 6-8 324 Fr LaPlata, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)
* 15 Travis Rudolph WR 6-2 184 Fr West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
88 Mavin Saunders TE 6-6 252 Fr Bimini, Bahamas (The Kinkaid School)
Sean Scott DB 6-0 203 Sr Orlando (Apopka/Southern Mississippi)
* 92 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 322 So-R * Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
14 DeShawn Simpkins WR 5-10 165 So Miami (Norland)
23 Je'Twan Smith DB 5-11 170 Sr Plant City
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 187 Jr-R ** Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 222 Jr-R ** Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
48 Junior St. Louis LB 6-2 210 Sr Pompano Beach (Deerfield Beach)
* 23 Freddie Stevenson FB 6-1 237 So * Bartow (Bartow)
97 Malachi Tatum DL 5-10 270 Sr Apopka (Wekiva)
* 7 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 218 Fr-R Miami (Booker T. Washington)
67 Adam Torres DT 6-4 288 Fr Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
61 Anthony Valdes LB 6-1 215 Fr Royal Palm Beach (Royal Palm Beach)
37 Osner Valmeus DB 5-10 175 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Boyd Anderson)
* 22 Johnathan Vickers RB 6-1 213 Fr Quincy (North Florida Christian)
* 6 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 182 Sr *** Groveland (South Lake)
49 Andre Walker LB 6-0 215 Jr Coral Springs (Taravella)
* 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 6-3 277 So * Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
* 66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 303 So-R * Valrico (Newsome)
* 27 Marquez White DB 6-0 172 So * Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 8 Kermit Whitfield WR 5-7 183 So * Orlando (Jones)
96 Arthur Williams DT 6-5 325 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Smith)
* 9 Karlos Williams RB 6-1 225 Sr *** Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 26 P.J. Williams CB 6-0 196 Jr ** Ocala (Vanguard)
32 Steven Williams WR 5-7 175 Jr Naples (Tallahassee CC)
* 3 Bobo Wilson WR 5-9 177 So * Miami (Columbus)
* 5 Jameis Winston QB 6-4 230 So-R * Bessemer, Ala. (Hueytown)
59 Andrew Wright LB 6-0 214 Sr-R Bradenton (Bradenton)
46 Jayon Young TE 6-1 220 So-R Coral Springs (Taravella)
39 Mitchell Zak LB 5-11 202 Sr-R New Smyrna Beach (Calvary Christian Academy)
2014 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Chet Iwagwu WR 5-10 172 Fr Tallahassee (Pope John Paul II)
Sean Scott DB 6-0 203 Sr Orlando (Apopka/Southern Mississippi)
* 1 Tyler Hunter S 5-11 200 Jr-R ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 1 Ermon Lane WR 6-3 206 Fr Homestead (Homestead)
* 3 Ronald Darby CB 5-11 195 Jr ** Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
* 3 Bobo Wilson WR 5-9 177 So * Miami (Columbus)
* 4 Dalvin Cook RB 6-0 200 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
* 4 Giorgio Newberry DT 6-6 285 Jr-R ** Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 5 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 220 Jr ** Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 5 Jameis Winston QB 6-4 230 So-R * Bessemer, Ala. (Hueytown)
* 6 Ryan Green RB 5-10 195 So * Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
* 6 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 182 Sr *** Groveland (South Lake)
* 7 Mario Pender RB 5-10 193 So-R Cape Coral (Island Coast)
* 7 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 218 Fr-R Miami (Booker T. Washington)
* 8 Jalen Ramsey S 6-1 204 So * Smyrna, Tenn. (Brentwood)
* 8 Kermit Whitfield WR 5-7 183 So * Orlando (Jones)
* 9 Karlos Williams RB 6-1 225 Sr *** Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 10 E.J. Levenberry LB 6-3 246 So * Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton)
* 10 Sean Maguire QB 6-3 220 So-R * Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
11 John Franklin QB 6-0 180 Fr-R Plantation (South Plantation)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 303 Jr-R * Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-0 202 Sr-R *** Lakeland (Lakeland)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 170 Sr-R Miami Gardens (Miramar)
* 13 Ja'Vonn Harrison WR 6-2 197 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
14 Javien Elliott DB 5-11 180 Jr-R Panama City (Rutherford)
14 DeShawn Simpkins WR 5-10 165 So Miami (Norland)
* 15 Mario Edwards DE 6-3 294 Jr ** Gautier, Miss. (Ryan)
* 15 Travis Rudolph WR 6-2 184 Fr West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
16 J.J. Cosentino QB 6-4 234 Fr Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic)
* 16 Jacob Pugh OLB 6-4 236 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
18 Christian Griffith WR 6-6 190 Jr-R Palm Beach (King's Academy/Liberty)
* 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins LB 6-2 233 Fr-R Orlando (Evans)
* 19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 203 So-R * Mascotte (South Lake)
19 Troy Cook QB 6-2 198 Fr-R Miami (Southridge)
20 Alfredo Davis DB 6-3 182 Fr-R Miami (Palmetto)
20 Bobby Lyons WR 6-0 191 Fr Orlando (Ocoee)
* 20 Trey Marshall DB 6-0 192 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
* 21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 250 So-R * Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
21 Lucas Clark QB 6-1 195 Jr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
* 22 Tyrell Lyons DB 6-0 215 Fr-R Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 22 Johnathan Vickers RB 6-1 213 Fr Quincy (North Florida Christian)
23 Je'Twan Smith DB 5-11 170 Sr Plant City
* 23 Freddie Stevenson FB 6-1 237 So * Bartow (Bartow)
24 Matthew McNulty WR 6-3 185 Sr-R Jacksonville (First Coast Christian)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 222 Jr-R ** Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 26 P.J. Williams CB 6-0 196 Jr ** Ocala (Vanguard)
* 27 Marquez White DB 6-0 172 So * Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 28 Malique Jackson DB 6-1 165 Fr Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
28 Emmanuel Johnson WR 5-5 150 Fr-R Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 29 Nate Andrews DB 5-11 210 So * Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
30 Colin Blake DB 6-3 205 So-R * San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
31 Ryan Feely K 6-0 155 Fr Tallahassee (Leon)
32 Tres Copeland DB 5-11 176 So Madison (Aucilla Christian Academy/Tallahassee CC)
32 Larry Lawson P 6-0 195 So Tampa (Plant)
32 Steven Williams WR 5-7 175 Jr Naples (Tallahassee CC)
* 33 Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 247 Sr-R * Annandale, N.J. (North Hunterdon/Penn State)
35 Reginald Dixon LB 5-10 200 So-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-3 247 Sr *** Palm Beach (Dwyer)
37 Brandyn Musgrave TE 6-0 220 Jr-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 187 Jr-R ** Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
37 Osner Valmeus DB 5-10 175 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Boyd Anderson)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 227 Jr ** Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
39 Mitchell Zak LB 5-11 202 Sr-R New Smyrna Beach (Calvary Christian Academy)
40 Danny Adams LS 5-9 193 Sr-R * Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas/Eastern Kentucky)
40 Nick Patti LB 6-1 225 Fr Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
41 Cameron Budde FB 5-10 223 Sr-R Vero Beach (Saint Edward's School/Franklin and Marshall)
* 41 Lorenzo Featherston DE 6-7 220 Fr Greensboro, N.C. (Page)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 208 Jr-R ** Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
43 Ebo Entsuah FB 5-11 245 Sr Clermont (East Ridge)
* 43 Desmond Hollin DE 6-3 285 Sr * Miami (Southridge/ASA College)
44 Cameron Ponder FB 6-1 245 Sr-R * Yulee (Yulee)
* 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 6-3 277 So * Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
45 Will Burnham RB 6-0 185 Jr-R * Lithia (Newsome)
45 Delvin Purifoy LB 6-2 237 Fr Cantonment (Pensacola Catholic)
46 Kain Daub LB 6-4 243 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
46 Jayon Young TE 6-1 220 So-R Coral Springs (Taravella)
* 47 Stephen Gabbard LS 6-3 226 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
48 Dorsey Moore TE 6-4 205 Jr-R Rockledge (Martins Ferry)
48 Junior St. Louis LB 6-2 210 Sr Pompano Beach (Deerfield Beach)
49 Jonathan Hernandez P 6-4 202 So Bradenton (Manatee)
49 Andre Walker LB 6-0 215 Jr Coral Springs (Taravella)
* 51 Bobby Hart OT 6-4 320 Sr *** Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
52 Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 239 So-R * Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
* 54 Tre' Jackson RG 6-4 330 Sr *** Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
55 Chad Mavety OL 6-5 315 Jr Sparta, N.J. (Sparta/Nassau CC)
56 Novisa Petrusich LB 6-0 210 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Admiral Farragut)
57 Corey Martinez OL 6-5 290 Fr Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
58 Ryan Arnold OL 6-3 280 Jr Orlando (Bishop Moore)
* 59 Ryan Hoefeld OL 6-3 290 Fr-R Kenner, La. (Brother Martin)
59 Andrew Wright LB 6-0 214 Sr-R Bradenton (Bradenton)
60 Cody Jay OL 6-1 250 Sr-R Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee/South Florida)
61 Anthony Valdes LB 6-1 215 Fr Royal Palm Beach (Royal Palm Beach)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-3 293 Sr *** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
63 Larry Levy OL 6-2 275 Sr-R Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community)
65 Ruben Carter OL 6-4 306 Jr-R ** Miami (Jackson)
* 66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 303 So-R * Valrico (Newsome)
67 Adam Torres DT 6-4 288 Fr Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
68 Brock Ruble OL 6-8 324 Fr LaPlata, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)
69 Barrett Kernon LS 6-4 250 Jr-R Ormond Beach (Seabreeze/Auburn)
* 70 Josue Matias RG 6-6 325 Sr *** Union City, N.J. (Union City)
71 Alec Eberle OL 6-5 282 Fr Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
72 Kareem Are OL 6-6 335 Jr Floral Park, N.Y. (Sewanhaka/Fort Scott CC)
73 Joseph Hernandez LB 6-0 202 So-R Miami Beach (Miami Beach)
74 Derrick Kelly OL 6-5 310 Fr Havana (East Gadsden)
* 75 Cameron Erving OT 6-6 308 Sr-R *** Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
76 Marcel Benalcazar OL 6-6 305 So Miramar (Archbishop McCarthy)
* 77 Roderick Johnson LT 6-7 330 Fr Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)
78 Wilson Bell OL 6-4 309 Fr-R Mobile, Ala. (Blount)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 180 Sr *** Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
81 Ryan Izzo TE 6-6 236 Fr Highland Lakes, N.J. (Pope John XXIII)
82 Bryan LaCivita WR 6-1 180 So * Gainesville (Saint Francis Catholic)
83 Dan O'Neill WR 6-0 175 Sr Jupiter (Jupiter)
84 Isaiah Jones WR 6-4 198 So * Milton (Milton)
* 85 Jeremy Kerr TE 6-5 262 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
86 Jeren Kowalewski WR 6-1 180 Jr Bradenton (Lakewood Ranch)
86 Justin Motlow WR 5-11 182 Fr Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
87 Jared Jackson WR 6-3 190 Fr-R Monticello (Aucilla Christian Academy)
88 Mavin Saunders TE 6-6 252 Fr Bimini, Bahamas (The Kinkaid School)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-2 204 Sr-R *** Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 90 Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 320 Jr ** Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy)
* 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 6-2 303 Fr Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 92 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 322 So-R * Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
93 Brad Bentz DL 6-2 265 Jr-R Wellington (Wellington)
93 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-3 302 Fr Bradenton (Manatee)
94 Michael Dougherty K-P 5-9 153 Sr Valrico (Bloomingdale)
94 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 307 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
95 Keith Bryant DT 6-2 319 Fr-R Delray Beach (Atlantic)
96 Brian Crews P 6-0 162 Fr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
96 Arthur Williams DT 6-5 325 Fr Waycross, Ga. (Smith)
97 Malachi Tatum DL 5-10 270 Sr Apopka (Wekiva)
* 98 Rick Leonard DE 6-7 268 Fr Middletown, Md. (Middletown)
99 Matthew Finn K 6-0 150 Fr-R Maitland (Bishop Moore)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-1 314 Jr-R ** Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
The following players from the 2013 National Championship Team left school early for the NFL:
Kelvin Benjamin
Devonta Freeman
Timmy Jernigan
James Wilder
September 22, 2014 - Nile Lawrence-Stample will miss the remainder of the season with a torn pectoral muscle.
2014 Conference Awards
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Roberto Aguayo Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Dalvin Cook Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Ronald Darby Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Mario Edwards Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Cameron Erving Atlantic Coast Conference - Jacobs Blocking Trophy
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team (OT)
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team (C)
Eddie Goldman Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Rashad Greene Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Atlantic Coast Conference - Honorable Mention (SP)
Bobby Hart Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Tre' Jackson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Josue Matias Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Reggie Northrup Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Nick O'Leary Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Jalen Ramsey Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Terrance Smith Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
P.J. Williams Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Jameis Winston Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 16
2014 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Roberto Aguayo American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
SBNation.com - 1st Team All-American
Scout.com - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 2nd Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Consensus All-American
Dalvin Cook The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Athlon Sports - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
Mario Edwards Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
Cameron Erving CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
Scout.com - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Lorenzo Featherston College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
Eddie Goldman Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
Rashad Greene Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 2nd Team All-American
Scout.com - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Tre' Jackson American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
SBNation.com - 1st Team All-American
Scout.com - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Unanimous All-American
Roderick Johnson Athlon Sports - 1st Team Freshman All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
Josue Matias Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Nick O'Leary American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
SBNation.com - 1st Team All-American
Scout.com - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Consensus All-American
Jalen Ramsey Scout.com - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
Travis Rudolph Athlon Sports - 1st Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
P.J. Williams USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Jameis Winston Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
All-Americans - 15
2014 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Kelvin Benjamin 13 WR Carolina Panthers
Anquan Boldin 81 WR San Francisco 49ers
Nigel Bradham 53 LB Buffalo Bills
Terrence Brooks 31 FS Baltimore Ravens
Everette Brown 90 DE Washington Redskins
Brodrick Bunkley 77 DT New Orleans Saints
Tank Carradine 95 DE San Francisco 49ers
Tony Carter 32 CB Denver Broncos
Antonio Cromartie 31 CB Arizona Cardinals
Darnell Dockett 90 DE Arizona Cardinals
Andre Fluellen 96 DT Detroit Lions
Devonta Freeman 24 RB Atlanta Falcons
Graham Gano 9 PK Carolina Panthers
Letroy Guion 98 DT Green Bay Packers
Mike Harris 37 DB New York Giants
Geno Hayes 55 LB Jacksonville Jaguars
Rodney Hudson 61 C Kansas City Chiefs
Sebastian Janikowski 11 PK Oakland Raiders
Timmy Jernigan 97 DT Baltimore Ravens
Christian Jones 59 LB Chicago Bears
Lamarcus Joyner 20 CB St. Louis Rams
E.J. Manuel 3 QB Buffalo Bills
Jacobbi McDaniel 60 DL Cleveland Browns
Nick Moody 54 LB San Francisco 49ers
Preston Parker 83 WR New York Giants
Terrance Parks 42 DB Seattle Seahawks
Christian Ponder 7 QB Minnesota Vikings
Xavier Rhodes 29 CB Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Robinson 21 CB New Orleans Saints
Garrison Sanborn 65 LS Buffalo Bills
Antone Smith 35 RB Atlanta Falcons
Rodney Smith 83 WR Minnesota Vikings
Rodney Smith 13 WR Cleveland Browns
Telvin Smith 50 LB Jacksonville Jaguars
Bryan Stork 66 C New England Patroits
Chris Thompson 37 RB Washington Redskins
Lawrence Timmons 94 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Leon Washington 29 RB Tennessee Titans
Dekoda Watson 57 LB Jacksonville Jaguars
Dekoda Watson 56 LB Dallas Cowboys
Menelik Watson 71 OT Oakland Raiders
Bjoern Werner 92 LB Indianapolis Colts
James Wilder 34 HB Cincinnati Bengals
Vince Williams 98 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Kamerion Wimbley 95 LB Tennessee Titans
Noles in the Pros - 43
2014 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 13- 1 7-0 4-0 2-1
vs ACC 8- 0 4-0 4-0 0-0
Against Top 25 3- 1 2-0 0-0 1-1
Final AP - 5
Final USA - 6
2014 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1 Florida State 8- 0 13- 1
2 Clemson 6- 2 10- 3
3 Louisville 5- 3 9- 4
4 Boston College 4- 4 7- 6
5 North Carolina State 3- 5 8- 5
6t Syracuse 1- 7 3- 9
6t Wake Forest 1- 7 3- 9
COASTAL DIVISION
1 Georgia Tech 6- 2 11- 3
2 Duke 5- 3 9- 4
3t North Carolina 4- 4 6- 7
3t Pittsburgh 4- 4 6- 7
5t Miami 3- 5 6- 7
5t Virginia Tech 3- 5 7- 6
5t Virginia 3- 5 5- 7
2014 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C.
Date Score Comments
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12/06/2014 Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
2014 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Dalvin Cook 12/06/2014 Georgia Tech 31 177 5.71 1
Dalvin Cook 11/29/2014 Florida 24 144 6.00 0
Karlos Williams 09/27/2014 North Carolina State 21 126 6.00 3
Dalvin Cook 10/11/2014 Syracuse 23 122 5.30 1
Dalvin Cook 10/30/2014 Louisville 9 110 12.22 2
Dalvin Cook 01/01/2015 Oregon 15 103 6.87 0
2014 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Rashad Greene 08/30/2014 Oklahoma State 11 203 18.45 1
Rashad Greene 11/08/2014 Virginia 13 136 10.46 1
Rashad Greene 09/20/2014 Clemson 9 135 15.00 1
Rashad Greene 09/27/2014 North Carolina State 11 125 11.36 1
Rashad Greene 12/06/2014 Georgia Tech 7 123 17.57 2
Bobo Wilson 09/27/2014 North Carolina State 6 109 18.17 2
Rashad Greene 10/18/2014 Notre Dame 8 108 13.50 1
Rashad Greene 10/11/2014 Syracuse 6 107 17.83 0
Rashad Greene 11/22/2014 Boston College 8 106 13.25 0
2014 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Jameis Winston 10/30/2014 Louisville 48 25 401 3 8.35 3
Jameis Winston 08/30/2014 Oklahoma State 40 25 370 2 9.25 1
Jameis Winston 09/27/2014 North Carolina State 38 26 365 2 9.61 3
Jameis Winston 01/01/2015 Oregon 45 29 348 1 7.73 1
Jameis Winston 10/11/2014 Syracuse 36 30 317 0 8.81 3
Jameis Winston 12/06/2014 Georgia Tech 30 21 309 0 10.30 3
Sean Maguire 09/20/2014 Clemson 39 21 305 2 7.82 1
Jameis Winston 11/15/2014 Miami 42 25 304 1 7.24 1
2014 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 472 358
Points Per Game............. 33.7 25.6
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 56 44
TDs Rushing................. 26 21
TDs Passing................. 26 22
TDs Fumble Return........... 2 1
TDs Punt Return............. 0 0
TDs Interception............ 2 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 55-55 39-44
Kick........................ 55-55 38-42
Pass........................ 0- 0 1- 2
Run......................... 0- 0 0- 0
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 27-30 18-25
SAFETY........................ 0 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 322 295
Rushing..................... 111 146
Passing..................... 187 131
Penalty..................... 24 18
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1933 2382
Yards gained rushing........ 2312 2730
Yards lost rushing.......... 379 348
Rushing Attempts............ 451 573
Average Per Rush............ 4.3 4.2
Average Per Game............ 138.1 170.1
PASSING YARDAGE............... 4246 3175
Att-Comp-Int................ 516-330-20 435-248-14
Efficiency.................. 141.95 128.57
Average Per Pass............ 8.2 7.3
Average Per Catch........... 12.9 12.8
Average Per Game............ 303.3 226.8
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 6179 5557
Total Plays................. 967 1008
Average Per Play............ 6.4 5.5
Average Per Game............ 441.4 396.9
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 49- 971 45- 846
Average Per Return.......... 19.8 18.8
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 17-179 13- 92
Average Per Return.......... 10.5 7.1
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 14-156 20-132
Average Per Return.......... 11.1 6.6
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 12- 33 12- 65
Average Per Return.......... 2.8 5.4
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 23-12 23-12
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 87- 668 77- 685
Average Per Game............ 47.7 48.9
PUNTS-YARDS................... 48-1966 64-2712
Average Per Punt............ 41.0 42.4
Net punt average............ 39.0 39.6
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 28:57 31:03
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 80-175 93-212
3rd-Down Pct................ .457 .439
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 0- 6 7-23
4th-Down Pct................ .000 .304
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 17-136 23-187
MISC YARDS.................... 0 0
ATTENDANCE.................... 577,478 232,822
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-82,497 4-58,206
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 217,651
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 3-72,550
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
OT |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 82 | 158 |
119 | 107 |
6 |
472 |
| Opponents | 94 | 98 |
89 | 77 |
0 |
358 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Dalvin Cook 13 170 1052 44 1008 5.9 8 44 77.5
Karlos Williams 12 150 718 29 689 4.6 11 28 57.4
Mario Pender 9 41 222 16 206 5.0 4 56 22.9
Jameis Winston 13 57 238 173 65 1.1 3 28 5.0
Kermit Whitfield 14 3 40 0 40 13.3 0 21 2.9
Ryan Green 6 6 31 0 31 5.2 0 8 5.2
Mario Edwards 13 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.3
Johnathan Vickers 13 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.2
Nick O'Leary 14 1 0.0
Freddie Stevenson 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0
Rashad Greene 14 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 -2 -0.1
Cason Beatty 14 1 0 18 -18 -18.0 0 -18 -1.3
Team 0 11 0 44 -44 -4.0 0 0
Sean Maguire 4 8 4 53 -49 -6.1 0 3 -12.3
Total......... 14 451 2312 379 1933 4.3 26 56 138.1
Opponents..... 14 573 2730 348 2382 4.2 21 36 170.1
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Jameis Winston 13 145.54 467-305-18 .653 3907 25 68 300.5
Sean Maguire 4 107.71 49- 25- 2 .510 339 1 74t 84.8
Total......... 14 141.95 516-330-20 .640 4246 26 74t 303.3
Opponents..... 14 128.57 435-248-14 .570 3175 22 71 226.8
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Rashad Greene 14 99 1365 13.8 7 74t 97.5
Nick O'Leary 14 48 618 12.9 6 46 44.1
Travis Rudolph 13 38 555 14.6 4 68 42.7
Bobo Wilson 13 42 527 12.5 4 39 40.5
Ermon Lane 13 13 267 20.5 1 59 20.5
Karlos Williams 12 29 265 9.1 1 27 22.1
Dalvin Cook 13 22 203 9.2 0 30 15.6
Kermit Whitfield 14 11 145 13.2 0 29 10.4
Christian Green 11 6 120 20.0 1 62 10.9
Freddie Stevenson 14 7 72 10.3 1 35 5.1
Mario Pender 9 10 56 5.6 1 11 6.2
Kevin Haplea 14 2 19 9.5 0 10 1.4
Jarred Haggins 13 1 18 18.0 0 18 1.4
Ja'Vonn Harrison 5 1 9 9.0 0 9 1.8
Ryan Izzo 2 1 7 7.0 0 7 3.5
Total......... 14 330 4246 12.9 26 74t 303.3
Opponents..... 14 248 3175 12.8 22 71 226.8
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Rashad Greene 15 160 10.7 0 34
Bobo Wilson 2 19 9.5 0 13
Total......... 17 179 10.5 0 34
Opponent...... 13 92 7.1 0 28
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Nate Andrews 3 9 3.0 1
Terrance Smith 2 97 48.5 1
Jalen Ramsey 2 27 13.5 0
Jacob Pugh 2 5 2.5 0
Lamarcus Brutus 2 4 2.0 0
P.J. Williams 1 14 14.0 0
Reggie Northrup 1 0 0.0 0
Tyler Hunter 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 14 156 11.1 2 94t
Opponent...... 20 132 6.6 0
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Kermit Whitfield 32 665 20.8 0 35
Bobo Wilson 10 228 22.8 0 34
Karlos Williams 3 41 13.7 0 14
Kevin Haplea 3 32 10.7 0 12
Freddie Stevenson 1 5 5.0 0 5
Total......... 49 971 19.8 0 46
Opponent...... 45 846 18.8 0 46
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Nate Andrews 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Reggie Northrup 1 21 21.0 1 . 1
Tyler Hunter 1 2 2.0 0 . 0
Eddie Goldman 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
P.J. Williams 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Lorenzo Featherston 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Nick O'Leary 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Travis Rudolph 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Derrick Mitchell 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Giorgio Newberry 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Derrick Nnadi 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Jacob Pugh 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Terrance Smith 0 0 . 0 . 2
Mario Edwards 0 0 . 0 . 2
Jalen Ramsey 0 0 . 0 . 2
Jameis Winston 0 0 . 0 . 1
Ronald Darby 0 0 . 0 . 1
DeMarcus Walker 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 12 33 2.8 2 31t 14
Opponent...... 12 65 5.4 1 58t
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Roberto Aguayo 0 27-30 55-55 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 136
Karlos Williams 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 72
Dalvin Cook 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Nick O'Leary 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Rashad Greene 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Mario Pender 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Bobo Wilson 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Travis Rudolph 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Jameis Winston 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Christian Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Terrance Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Reggie Northrup 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Nate Andrews 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Freddie Stevenson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ermon Lane 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
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FSU 56 27-30 55-55 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 472
Opponent 44 18-25 38-42 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 358
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Karlos Williams |
11 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dalvin Cook |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nick O'Leary |
1 |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Rashad Greene |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mario Pender |
4 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bobo Wilson |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Travis Rudolph |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jameis Winston |
3 |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Christian Green |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Terrance Smith |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Reggie Northrup |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nate Andrews |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Freddie Stevenson |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ermon Lane |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sean Maguire |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
27 |
26 |
26 |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
21 |
22 |
22 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
L = Lateral
FK = Free Kick Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
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Jameis Winston 13 524 65 3907 3972 305.5
Dalvin Cook 13 170 1008 0 1008 77.5
Karlos Williams 12 150 689 0 689 57.4
Sean Maguire 4 57 -49 339 290 72.5
Mario Pender 9 41 206 0 206 22.9
Kermit Whitfield 14 3 40 0 40 2.9
Ryan Green 6 6 31 0 31 5.2
Mario Edwards 13 1 4 0 4 0.3
Johnathan Vickers 13 1 3 0 3 0.2
Rashad Greene 14 1 -2 0 -2 -0.1
Cason Beatty 14 1 -18 0 -18 -1.3
Team 0 11 -44 0 -44
Total......... 14 967 1933 4246 6179 441.4
Opponent...... 14 1008 2382 3175 5557 396.9
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Roberto Aguayo 27-30 .900 0- 0 9- 9 9- 9 6- 8 3- 4 53
| FG SEQUENCE |
Roberto Aguayo |
|---|
| Oklahoma State |
(36), (27), (37) |
| Citadel |
(22), (27), (24) |
| Clemson |
(50) |
| North Carolina State |
None |
| Wake Forest |
(43), (40), (52), (42), (32) |
| Syracuse |
(34) |
| Notre Dame |
(28) |
| Louisville |
41 |
| Virginia |
(43), (40) |
| Miami |
(43), (37), (53) |
| Boston College |
(37), 40, (26) |
| Florida |
(37) |
| Georgia Tech |
(33), (32), (28) |
| Oregon |
(28), (26), 54 |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 48 1966 41.0 67 2 22 15 0
Total......... 48 1966 41.0 67 2 22 15 0
Opponent...... 64 2712 42.4
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
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Rashad Greene 14 -2 1365 160 0 0 0 1523 108.8
Dalvin Cook 13 1008 203 0 0 0 0 1211 93.2
Karlos Williams 12 689 265 0 41 0 0 995 82.9
Kermit Whitfield 14 40 145 0 665 0 0 850 60.7
Bobo Wilson 13 0 527 19 228 0 0 774 59.5
Nick O'Leary 14 0 618 0 0 0 0 618 44.1
Travis Rudolph 13 0 555 0 0 0 0 555 42.7
Ermon Lane 13 0 267 0 0 0 0 267 20.5
Mario Pender 9 206 56 0 0 0 0 262 29.1
Christian Green 11 0 120 0 0 0 0 120 10.9
Terrance Smith 12 0 0 0 0 97 0 97 8.1
Freddie Stevenson 14 0 72 0 5 0 0 77 5.5
Jameis Winston 13 65 0 0 0 0 0 65 5.0
Kevin Haplea 14 0 19 0 32 0 0 51 3.6
Ryan Green 6 31 0 0 0 0 0 31 5.2
Jalen Ramsey 14 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 1.9
Reggie Northrup 14 0 0 0 0 0 21 21 1.5
Jarred Haggins 13 0 18 0 0 0 0 18 1.4
P.J. Williams 13 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 1.1
Nate Andrews 14 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 0.6
Ja'Vonn Harrison 5 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 1.8
Ryan Izzo 2 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 3.5
Jacob Pugh 13 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.4
Lamarcus Brutus 14 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.3
Mario Edwards 13 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.3
Johnathan Vickers 13 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.2
Tyler Hunter 14 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.1
Cason Beatty 14 -18 0 0 0 0 0 -18 -1.3
Team 0 -44 0 0 0 0 0 -44
Sean Maguire 4 -49 0 0 0 0 0 -49 -12.3
Total......... 14 1933 4246 179 971 156 33 7518 537.0
Opponent...... 14 2382 3175 92 846 132 65 6692 478.0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Reggie Northrup 14 61 61 122 4.0- 7.0 1.0- 1.0 1- 0 1 1 1- 21 1 . .
Nate Andrews 14 66 27 93 0.5- 2.0 . 3- 9 5 1 2- 0 1 . .
Terrance Smith 12 48 38 86 4.5- 12.0 1.0- 6.0 2- 97 1 2 . 2 . .
Jalen Ramsey 14 45 34 79 9.5- 47.0 3.0- 32.0 2- 27 12 2 . 2 1 .
P.J. Williams 13 52 22 74 6.5- 16.0 1.0- 9.0 1- 14 10 1 1- 0 1 . .
Tyler Hunter 14 48 17 65 2.5- 20.0 1.0- 9.0 1- 0 7 1 1- 2 . . .
Mario Edwards 13 25 19 44 11.0- 50.0 3.0- 27.0 . 5 2 . 2 . .
Ronald Darby 14 28 15 43 1.0- 2.0 . . 4 . . 1 . .
DeMarcus Walker 14 27 11 38 6.0- 18.0 1.0- 6.0 . . 4 . 1 . .
Eddie Goldman 14 19 16 35 8.0- 30.0 4.0- 24.0 . 1 1 1- 0 1 . .
Desmond Hollin 13 20 13 33 4.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 13 15 13 28 3.5- 10.0 1.0- 5.0 . 2 . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 8 21 5 26 2.5- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry 13 11 10 21 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell 13 6 14 20 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 1 1- 0 . . .
Lorenzo Featherston 11 9 10 19 5.0- 31.0 1.0- 17.0 . . 2 1- 0 1 . .
Derrick Nnadi 9 8 10 18 1.5- 2.0 . . 1 1 1- 0 . . .
Jacob Pugh 13 7 5 12 2.0- 4.0 . 2- 5 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Trey Marshall 11 6 6 12 1.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample
4 4 6 10 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . 1 .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 13 2 7 9 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 14 8 . 8 . . 2- 4 1 . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 14 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Freddie Stevenson 14 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jarred Haggins 13 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 13 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 11 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tyrell Lyons 11 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Nick O'Leary 14 2 . 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Giorgio Newberry 13 1 1 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Dalvin Cook 13 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Justin Shanks 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ukeme Eligwe 2 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Bryant 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Rashad Greene 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tre' Jackson 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Josue Matias 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ermon Lane 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jameis Winston 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Karlos Williams 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Green 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Austin Barron 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rick Leonard 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Hart 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cason Beatty 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Haplea 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Weeks 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Kerr 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kermit Whitfield 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stephen Gabbard 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Travis Rudolph 13 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Bobo Wilson 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christian Green 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mario Pender 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roderick Johnson 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Hoefeld 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ja'Vonn Harrison 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kareem Are 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malique Jackson 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sean Maguire 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Izzo 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wilson Bell 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Franklin 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad Mavety 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ruben Carter 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rashad Gholston 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jared Jackson 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Kelly 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reginald Dixon 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mavin Saunders 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alfredo Davis 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 568 374 942 76.0-273.0 17.0-136.0 14-156 54 19 13- 23 14 2 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS OSU CIT CU NCS Wake SU ND UL UVa UM BC UF GT UOr
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40 Danny Adams 0- 0
19 Roberto Aguayo 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
29 Nate Andrews 14-12 D-FS D-FS D-FS xx D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS xx D-FS D-FS D-S D-S
72 Kareem Are 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
58 Ryan Arnold 0- 0
62 Austin Barron 6- 5 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C xx
38 Cason Beatty 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
78 Wilson Bell 2- 0 xx xx
76 Marcel Benalcazar 0- 0
93 Brad Bentz 0- 0
30 Colin Blake 0- 0
42 Lamarcus Brutus 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
95 Keith Bryant 1- 0 xx
41 Cameron Budde 0- 0
45 Will Burnham 0- 0
65 Ruben Carter 1- 0 xx
21 Chris Casher 13- 2 xx xx D-JACK xx xx xx xx xx D-JACK xx xx xx xx
93 Demarcus Christmas 2- 0 xx xx
21 Lucas Clark 0- 0
4 Dalvin Cook 13- 3 xx xx xx xx xx O-RB xx xx xx xx xx O-TB O-RB
19 Troy Cook 0- 0
32 Tres Copeland 0- 0
16 J.J. Cosentino 0- 0
96 Brian Crews 0- 0
3 Ronald Darby 14-14 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-LCB
46 Kain Daub 0- 0
20 Alfredo Davis 1- 0 xx
35 Reginald Dixon 1- 0 xx
94 Michael Dougherty 0- 0
71 Alec Eberle 0- 0
15 Mario Edwards 13-13 D-JLB D-JACK D-JACK D-JACK D-DE D-JACK D-JACK D-JACK D-DE D-JACK D-JACK D-JACK D-JACK
52 Ukeme Eligwe 2- 0 xx xx
14 Javien Elliott 0- 0
43 Ebo Entsuah 0- 0
75 Cameron Erving 14-14 O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
41 Lorenzo Featherston 11- 3 xx xx xx xx D-DE D-DE D-SAM xx xx xx xx
31 Ryan Feely 0- 0
99 Matthew Finn 0- 0
11 John Franklin 2- 0 xx xx
47 Stephen Gabbard 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
13 Rashad Gholston 1- 0 xx
90 Eddie Goldman 14-14 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
89 Christian Green 11- 5 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-Z O-WR xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 Ryan Green 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
80 Rashad Greene 14-14 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-X O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-X O-WR
18 Christian Griffith 0- 0
12 Jarred Haggins 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
33 Kevin Haplea 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
51 Bobby Hart 14-14 O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT
49 Jonathan Hernandez 0- 0
73 Joseph Hernandez 0- 0
59 Ryan Hoefeld 7- 4 xx xx O-C O-C O-C O-C xx
43 Desmond Hollin 13- 3 xx xx D-DE D-NG D-MG xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
1 Tyler Hunter 14-14 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-S D-SS
Chet Iwagwu 0- 0
81 Ryan Izzo 2- 0 xx xx
87 Jared Jackson 1- 0 xx
28 Malique Jackson 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
54 Tre' Jackson 14-14 O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG
60 Cody Jay 0- 0
28 Emmanuel Johnson 0- 0
77 Roderick Johnson 8- 5 xx xx xx O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT
94 Fredrick Jones 0- 0
84 Isaiah Jones 0- 0
74 Derrick Kelly 1- 0 xx
69 Barrett Kernon 0- 0
85 Jeremy Kerr 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
86 Jeren Kowalewski 0- 0
82 Bryan LaCivita 0- 0
1 Ermon Lane 13- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx xx O-WR xx xx xx
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 4- 2 D-NG D-NG xx xx
32 Larry Lawson 0- 0
98 Rick Leonard 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
10 E.J. Levenberry 13- 1 xx xx xx xx D-WILL xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
63 Larry Levy 0- 0
20 Bobby Lyons 0- 0
22 Tyrell Lyons 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
10 Sean Maguire 4- 1 xx O-QB xx xx
20 Trey Marshall 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
57 Corey Martinez 0- 0
70 Josue Matias 14-14 O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG
55 Chad Mavety 2- 0 xx xx
24 Matthew McNulty 0- 0
11 Derrick Mitchell 13-10 xx xx D-DE D-NG xx D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
48 Dorsey Moore 0- 0
86 Justin Motlow 0- 0
37 Brandyn Musgrave 0- 0
4 Giorgio Newberry 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
91 Derrick Nnadi 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
5 Reggie Northrup 14-14 D-MLB D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MLB D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MLB D-MIKE
35 Nick O'Leary 14-14 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
83 Dan O'Neill 0- 0
40 Nick Patti 0- 0
7 Mario Pender 9- 1 xx xx xx xx O-RB xx xx xx xx
56 Novisa Petrusich 0- 0
44 Cameron Ponder 0- 0
16 Jacob Pugh 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
45 Delvin Purifoy 0- 0
8 Jalen Ramsey 14-14 D-DB D-NICK D-NICK D-FS D-NICK D-NICK D-NICK D-FS D-MICK D-FS D-NICK D-NICK D-S D-NICK
68 Brock Ruble 0- 0
15 Travis Rudolph 13- 6 xx xx xx xx O-WR O-WR xx O-WR xx xx O-WR O-Z O-WR
88 Mavin Saunders 1- 0 xx
Sean Scott 0- 0
92 Justin Shanks 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
14 DeShawn Simpkins 0- 0
23 Je'Twan Smith 0- 0
37 Keelin Smith 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
24 Terrance Smith 12-10 D-WLB D-WILL D-WILL D-WILL D-WLB D-WILL D-WILL D-WILL D-WILL D-WILL xx xx
48 Junior St. Louis 0- 0
23 Freddie Stevenson 14- 7 O-FB O-FB O-FB xx O-FB xx xx O-FB xx O-FB O-FB xx xx xx
97 Malachi Tatum 0- 0
7 Matthew Thomas 8- 3 xx D-MIKE xx xx xx xx D-WLB D-WILL
67 Adam Torres 0- 0
61 Anthony Valdes 0- 0
37 Osner Valmeus 0- 0
22 Johnathan Vickers 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 Nick Waisome 11- 1 D-CB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
49 Andre Walker 0- 0
44 DeMarcus Walker 14-11 D-SLB D-SAM D-SM D-SAM xx xx xx D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SLB D-SAM
66 Keith Weeks 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
27 Marquez White 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
8 Kermit Whitfield 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
96 Arthur Williams 0- 0
9 Karlos Williams 12-10 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB xx O-RB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB xx
26 P.J. Williams 13-13 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-RCB
32 Steven Williams 0- 0
3 Bobo Wilson 13- 8 xx xx O-Y xx O-WR O-WR xx O-WR O-WR xx O-WR O-Y O-WR
5 Jameis Winston 13-13 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
59 Andrew Wright 0- 0
46 Jayon Young 0- 0
39 Mitchell Zak 0- 0
Florida State 37, Oklahoma State 31
08/30/2014, Arlington, Tex.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Final: FSU 37, OK State 31
By Bob Thomas, Associate Sports Information Director
ARLINGTON, TX - Top-ranked Florida State absorbed the best shot
Oklahoma State could muster Saturday night at AT&T Stadium, then countered with the late knockout blow.
Two fourth-quarter defensive stops and a back-breaking 50-yard touchdown pass from Jameis
Winston to Rashad Greene delivered the Seminoles a 37-31 season-opening victory in the AdvoCare Cowboys Classic.
“We didn’t play well; like we wanted,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “A lot of credit
goes to Oklahoma State, but we still made critical plays when we had to make critical plays. And there’s something to that.”
None were bigger than the one cornerback P.J. Williams made with 4:41
remaining and the Seminoles clinging to a 30-24 lead.
Upending OSU quarterback J.W. Walsh, Williams forced and recovered a fumble at the Seminoles’ 48. Two plays later, Greene corralled Winston’s
pass, split two Cowboys defenders, racing untouched for a score to cap his career-best performance.
Roberto Aguayo’s third field goal of the night on the previous possession – set up by a Mario
Edwards Jr. sack and intentional grounding penalty which forced an OSU punt - provided the Seminoles with a 30-24 lead. His point-after following Greene’s score provided a 13-point cushion that voided
a late touchdown run by Walsh.
“It changed the momentum and gave us the ball back where we could get points,” said Fisher, after Edwards and DeMarcus Walker chased Walsh into a sack and a net loss
of 14 yards after the grounding penalty.
Winston completed 25 of 40 attempts for 370 yards, and Greene collected 11 receptions for a career-high 203 yards as the Seminoles set a school record with
their 18th consecutive victory.
Jalen Ramsey and Terrance Smith had 12 tackles each to lead the Seminole defense, which surrendered 364 total yards. FSU managed 476 in total offense, despite
converting only 4 of 14 third down plays.
“We had a couple opportunities to put the game away, and that just comes with it being the first game,” said Winston, assessing the opener. “We have to get
better. That’s an eye-opener.”
The action-packed finish offset a laborious first half effort by the Seminoles that only ESPN Gameday celebrity picker “Stone Cold” Steve Austin could appreciate.
After jumping out to a 17-0 lead, the Seminoles were forced to dig in after the Cowboys twice cut the lead to three points in the second half.
Winston’s 28-yard touchdown gallop – the longest run
of his career - with 5:28 remaining in the third quarter gave the Noles 27-17 lead. Walsh countered with a 24-yard touchdown run to trim the margin back to 27-24.
That’s when the FSU defense, which
limited the Cowboys to 129 total yards in the first half, dug in to seal the victory.
Austin, the former professional wrestling champion-turned-actor, picked the Seminoles to win with conviction
earlier in the day on the Gameday set.
He had not counted on Winston tossing two interceptions before intermission, nor the Seminoles managing just 27 rushing yards on 11 carries against an OSU
defense with seven new starters.
The Seminoles jumped out to a 10-0 first quarter lead on Aguayo’s 36-yard field goal and Nate Andrews’ 9-yard interception return for a touchdown, which came in a
14-second span.
Winston looked very much like the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner on FSU’s lone touchdown drive of the half, completing 4-of-6 attempts for 80 yards. The big play came when Winston
rifled a deep out to Greene for 51 yards to the OSU 29.
Two plays later, on his first career carry, redshirt sophomore tailback Mario Pender bulled his way into the end zone at the end of 11-yard
run as the Noles pushed their lead to 17-0 with 8:19 to play in the half.
Surprisingly, the 94-yard scoring drive – the longest in a college game at AT&T Stadium – seemed to awaken the Cowboys.
Oklahoma State, which had not sustained a drive longer than eight plays on its first five possessions, responded in momentum-changing fashion. Picking up the pace between snaps, the Cowboys marched 75
yards on 11 plays, five of which went to speedster Tyreek Hill for 44 yards.
Desmond Roland’s 1-yard touchdown run with 3:58 remaining in the half pulled the Cowboys within 17-7.
Winston’s
second interception, by Ashton Lampkin with 29 seconds remaining, led to Ben Grogan’s half-ending 37-yard field goal to trim the lead to 17-10.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Oklahoma State |
0 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
31 |
| Florida State |
10 |
7 |
10 |
10 |
37 |
1st 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 36, field goal, 8:51
10- 0 Nate Andrews, 9, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:37
10- 0 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 0:04
2nd 17- 0 Mario Pender, 11, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:19
17- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 3:58
17-10 Opp, 37, field goal, 0:00
3rd 20-10 Roberto Aguayo, 27, field goal, 11:50
20-17 Opp, 55, pass (kick), 10:45
27-17 Jameis Winston, 28, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:26
4th 27-24 Opp, 24, run (kick), 11:51
30-24 Roberto Aguayo, 37, field goal, 5:13
37-24 Rashad Greene, 50, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:58
37-31 Opp, 3, run (kick), 1:55
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 22
Rushes-yards 31-106 42-161
Passing 370 203
Att-Comp-Int 40-25-2 28-15-1
Total Yards 71-476 70-364
Punt Returns 1-2 2-32
Kickoff Returns 3-44 7-159
Interception Ret. 1-9 2-14
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 5-35.8 6-40.0
Sacks By-Yds 1-14 2-20
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 8-71 7-70
3rd Down Conversions 4-14 8-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 33:05 26:55
Attendance 61,521
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 23 66 0 14
Mario Pender 3 31 1 11t
Jameis Winston 5 9 1 28t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 106 2 28t
Opp 42 161 3 24t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 11 203 1 51t
Christian Green 2 73 0 62
Karlos Williams 5 36 0 21
Kermit Whitfield 3 30 0 11
Nick O'Leary 3 28 0 10
Mario Pender 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 370 1 62
Opp 15 203 1 55t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 25 40 2 370 1 62
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 40 2 370 1 62
Opp 15 28 1 203 1 55t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 2 0 2
Opp 2 32 0 28
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 1 25 0 25
Karlos Williams 1 14 0 14
Freddie Stevenson 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 44 0 25
Opp 7 159 0 46
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 5 179 39
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 179 39
Opp 6 240 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jalen Ramsey 7 5 12 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 6 6 12 1.0- 4.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 2 4 1.0- 14.0 1.0- 14.0 . 1 . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby . 3 3 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
P.J. Williams 2 . 2 . . . 2 1 1- 0 1 . .
Freddie Stevenson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 1 2 . . 1- 9 . . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tre' Jackson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Malique Jackson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 37 34 71 3.0- 20.0 1.0- 14.0 1- 9 5 3 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 38 28 66 5.0- 28.0 2.0- 20.0 2- 14 5 1 . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MLB 5 Reggie Northrup
DB 8 Jalen Ramsey
JLB 15 Mario Edwards
WLB 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SLB 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
NG 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
11 Derrick Mitchell
12 Malique Jackson
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Marquez White
33 Kevin Haplea
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
47 Stephen Gabbard
52 Ukeme Eligwe
65 Ruben Carter
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
81 Ryan Izzo
85 Jeremy Kerr
|
Florida State 37, Citadel 12
09/06/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 18 In A Row.
With a 37-12 victory over The Citadel, Florida State extended its win streak to a new program record of 18 games. The previous mark
was 17 straight from Aug. 28, 1999 to Oct. 7, 2000.
By Bob Thomas, Associate Sports Information Director
TALLAHASSEE, FL – With the same ruthless efficiency that was the calling card for
the 2013 national champions, top-ranked Florida State rolled through The Citadel 37-12 in front of a home-opening crowd of 81,294 at Doak Campbell Stadium.
In the process, the Seminoles established
a new school record with their 18th consecutive victory, breaking the mark that spanned the 1999 national championship season and carried into the 2000 season.
Moving the ball and the chains at
will against a Bulldog defensive front which yielded on average 53 pounds to FSU’s offensive line, the Seminoles scored on each of their four first half possessions to grab a 28-0 lead that was never
challenged.
Averaging 8.1 yards per play in the first half, the Seminoles (2-0) amassed 291 yards on 36 snaps. FSU was equally efficient on the ground and through the air, pounding out 141 rushing
yards on 19 carries while adding 150 through the air behind Jameis Winston’s near-perfect performance.
“We were extremely efficient on offense,” Florida State coach Jimbo Fisher said. “[We] had it
four times; scored four touchdowns. The defense … did a really nice job the second half coming out with the one and shutting them down; getting the ball back.”
In a first half performance
reminiscent of his first career start at Pitt last season, Winston completed 16 of 17 attempts, throwing in rhythm and on time while spreading the ball between seven teammates. It wasn’t by
accident.
“I came out with a different mentality,” Winston said. “I didn’t have to prove anything to anyone, but I wanted to give my team more of me. The Oklahoma State game I had those early
turnovers in the red zone and I just felt like I had to come back and do a great job this game.”
Winston did just that, connecting with sophomore Jesus Wilson on a 12-yard touchdown pass, then
closing the first half with a 1-yard strike to Nick O’Leary to cap a 13-play, 89-yard drive.
His lone incomplete pass of the first half came on a shovel pass intended for Kermit Whitfield, which
was initially ruled a rushing attempt.
While Winston was clicking, the Seminoles’ ground game was producing yardage in large chunks. FSU averaged 7.4 yards a carry with Karlos Williams piling up 62
yards on seven first half totes, including a 1-yard touchdown run to finish off the first possession of the night. Freshman Dalvin Cook raced 17 yards on his first carry and tacked on a 5-yard
touchdown for the Seminoles third score of the night.
About the only thing that didn’t go well for the Seminoles in the opening half was completely out of their control. Interior defensive linemen
Eddie Goldman, Justin Shanks and Nile Lawrence-Stample all suffered lower leg injuries and did not return.
Despite their absence, the defense stood strong against the Bulldogs’ confounding
triple-option. The Citadel, which annually ranks among the top Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) rushing leaders, managed 127 yards on 33 plays in the first half; 115 of those on the ground on
28 carries.
FSU’s first half dominance enabled Fisher to break in two potential first-year offensive weapons. Cook led the team in rushing with 67 yards on 13 carries, while freshman wide receiver
Ermon Lane had three receptions for 37 yards, including 14 on his first career catch, which went for a first down.
By the third series of the second half, freshman Roderick Johnson and redshirt
freshmen Wilson Bell and Ryan Hoefeld and junior college transfers Kareem Are and Chad Mavety entered the game with quarterback Sean Maguire, as Winston (22-27-0, 256 yards) retired to the
sideline.
Though unable to sustain their first half efficiency, the Seminoles continued to extend their lead in the second half as Roberto Aguayo capped third quarter drives of 58 and 71 yards with
field goals of 22 and 27 yards, extending the lead to 34-0.
Dismissing FSU’s second half red zone struggles, Winston accepted responsibility for Aguayo’s busy second half.
“We have no concerns
on offense,” said the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner. “That’s all me. It’s my job to put the ball in the end zone. Coach Fisher goes over with me every single day – touchdowns in the red zone. He says
we’re not a field goal kicking team, but luckily we have one of the best field goal kickers in the country. Obviously, that’s a blessing.”
Still, the Seminoles did not punt until the first play of
the fourth quarter.
Perhaps most impressively, FSU’s defense surrendered just 49 yards in the third quarter.
“For us, it was a defining moment for the defense, to see how disciplined we were
going to be, see how everybody did their jobs and see how well we trusted each other,” defensive back Jalen Ramsey said. “We just wanted to come out (in the second half) and really put our foot on
their throat; really give it to them and end the game quick.”
The Citadel (0-2) avoided the shutout when Rudder Brown capped a 10-play, 76-yard drive by collecting a 10-yard touchdown pass from
Aaron Miller with 10:12 remaining in the game.
Maguire countered by leading the Noles on a 14-play, 58-yard drive, which Aguayo finished with his third field goal of the game – this one from 24
yards – for the second consecutive week.
DeAndre Schoultz collected a 10-yard touchdown pass from Dominique Allen with 12 seconds remaining for the final points of the game as the two-point
conversion pass failed.
The Seminoles closed out the night with 494 total yards on 67 plays for a healthy 7.4 yards per snap, equally balancing the run (35-210 yards) and the pass (25-32-0, 284),
to go along with 28 first downs.
With a 2-0 mark, the Seminoles will have an open week on the schedule before jumping into conference play with ACC Atlantic Division rival Clemson coming to town on
Sept. 20.
“With the couple of injuries we had today, I'd say [the bye is] a pretty good thing so we can try to get guys healthy if we can,” Fisher said. “You get to regroup.
“Preseason is over
with. You're going into your conference schedule. And you've got a big time opponent coming in – Clemson - who's very talented and very well coached. It's one of the premier games in our league
every year. It's a double whammy for me. It's a conference game and an interdivisional game. So it's a big one.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Citadel |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12 |
12 |
| Florida State |
14 |
14 |
6 |
3 |
37 |
1st 7- 0 Karlos Williams, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:48
14- 0 Bobo Wilson, 12, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:43
2nd 21- 0 Dalvin Cook, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:28
28- 0 Nick O'Leary, 1, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:29
3rd 31- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 22, field goal, 11:17
34- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 27, field goal, 6:05
4th 34- 6 Opp, 10, pass (kick failed), 10:12
37- 6 Roberto Aguayo, 24, field goal, 4:47
37-12 Opp, 10, pass (pass failed), 0:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 21
Rushes-yards 35-210 56-250
Passing 284 72
Att-Comp-Int 32-25-0 14-5-0
Total Yards 67-494 70-322
Punt Returns 2-28 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-12 0-0
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 1-40.0 4-47.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 3-20 0-0
3rd Down Conversions 4-8 11-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-2
Time of Posession 26:25 33:35
Attendance 81,294
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 13 67 1 17
Karlos Williams 9 66 1 20
Mario Pender 7 38 0 13
Kermit Whitfield 2 33 0 21
Johnathan Vickers 1 3 0 3
Jameis Winston 2 2 0 1
Sean Maguire 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 35 210 2 21
Opp 56 250 0 29
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 4 80 0 46
Nick O'Leary 5 51 1 20
Ermon Lane 3 37 0 18
Bobo Wilson 3 35 1 16
Kevin Haplea 2 19 0 10
Freddie Stevenson 2 18 0 9
Karlos Williams 2 15 0 9
Mario Pender 2 13 0 11
Ja'Vonn Harrison 1 9 0 9
Kermit Whitfield 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 284 2 46
Opp 5 72 2 24
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 22 27 0 256 2 46
Sean Maguire 3 5 0 28 0 10
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 32 0 284 2 46
Opp 5 14 0 72 2 24
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 18 0 18
Rashad Greene 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 28 0 18
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kevin Haplea 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 12 0 12
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 1 40 40
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 40 40
Opp 4 188 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 5 5 10 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 4 4 8 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry 5 2 7 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ronald Darby 2 1 3 . . . . . . 1 . .
Trey Marshall 1 2 3 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 . 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Derrick Nnadi 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tyrell Lyons . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 1 1 2 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Keith Bryant 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Justin Shanks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rick Leonard 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 42 78 7.0- 21.0 . . 2 . . 2 . .
Opp 41 28 69 3.0- 5.0 . . 2 . . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 6 Nick Waisome
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
NG 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
3 Bobo Wilson
4 Dalvin Cook
4 Giorgio Newberry
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
10 Sean Maguire
11 John Franklin
11 Derrick Mitchell
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Rashad Gholston
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
27 Marquez White
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
28 Malique Jackson
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Chad Mavety
59 Ryan Hoefeld
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
77 Roderick Johnson
78 Wilson Bell
85 Jeremy Kerr
87 Jared Jackson
91 Derrick Nnadi
92 Justin Shanks
93 Demarcus Christmas
95 Keith Bryant
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 23, Clemson 17
09/20/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Rise Up To Defeat Tigers In OT.
By Bob Thomas, Associate Sports Information Director
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Karlos Williams’ 12-yard touchdown run
in overtime prompted a wild Doak Campbell Stadium celebration at the end of a long week, as No. 1 Florida State side-stepped a potentially damaging defeat with a 23-17 victory over No. 22 Clemson
Saturday night.
Williams’ game-winner came two plays after the Seminole defense stuffed Clemson tailback Adam Choice on fourth-and-one. The senior tailback broke off a 13-yard run on the first
play, then bounced outside and untouched around the left end for the game-winner on the next snap.
“You know we challenged our guys to find out who we are,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We’re not
where we want to be, but we do know who we are. That’s a team that will fight you, that will compete with you, that understands how to win, how to be a family and understands how to love from
within.”
No one was feeling that love more than Seminole quarterback Sean Maguire. In a span of four days his role expanded from back-up to spot-starter – and eventually the closer - in the wake of
Jameis Winston’s suspension, which was extended from one half to a full game on the eve of the contest.
Maguire took his opportunity a step further, when his 74-yard touchdown pass to Rashad Greene
with 6:04 remaining – and Roberto Aguayo’s point-after – forged a 17-17 deadlock, ultimately leading to the fifth overtime game in school history.
“I can’t put it into the words,” Maguire said,
whose night began with a rousing ovation when he was introduced. “It’s the greatest feeling in my life so far, that’s for sure, to get this win for our team.”
Florida State’s defense stood strong
behind Maguire, whose second interception of the second half, by Clemson safety Jadar Johnson, gave the Tigers the ball at the Seminole 26 with 2:14 to play. Two plays later, defensive tackle Eddie
Goldman stripped tailback C.J. Davidson of the ball, which Nate Andrews recovered at the 14. The Noles killed the clock, opting to take their chances in just the fifth overtime game in school
history.
“It was a team effort out there,” said Goldman, who not only forced the potential game-saving fumble, but blew up Clemson’s fourth-and-one play in overtime. “Making plays to help my team,
it’s definitely a great feeling. Overall it was a team effort and I just did what I had to do.”
The Seminoles played inspired defense in the second half, limiting the Tigers to 149 yards after they
rolled up 249 before the break. FSU also benefited from a pair of missed field goals, a touchdown negated by a replay over-ruling and an errant shotgun snap that killed a drive to the Seminoles’
1-yard line.
Aside from the two interceptions, Maguire was sharp in the second half, completing 15 of 22 attempts for 199 yards and the scoring strike to Greene as Fisher went to the shotgun,
allowing him to find his groove. He finished 21-of-39 for 305 yards.
“It was nice Coach Fisher and Coach Sanders had that confidence in me to start calling first-down pass plays, especially lining
up in the gun, letting me throw and getting in the rhythm,” Maguire said.
And it didn’t hurt to have a pair of seniors – Greene and tight end Nick O’Leary – at his disposal. The duo combined for 15
receptions for 213 yards.
“That’s the advice I got from Jameis, too, ‘When in doubt find 80 or 35,’” Maguire said, his postgame smile brighter than ever. “It worked out pretty well.”
Greene was
the recipient of nine passes for 135 yards – eight of those in the second half – while O’Leary matched a career-high with six grabs for 78 yards.
In the process of posting their first overtime
victory since beating NC State 50-44 on Nov. 15, 2003, the Seminoles (3-0, 1-0 ACC) extended their nation-leading winning streak to 19 games.
Maguire wiped out a 10-3 halftime deficit, directing a
nine-play, 68-yard scoring drive to start the second half by completing 6-of-7 attempts for 54 yards, including three to tight end and roommate Nick O’Leary. It was Maguire’s 15-yard pass to O’Leary –
to the Clemson 1 – that set up Mario Pender’s touchdown run. Roberto Aguayo’s point-after tied the game at 10-10.
The Seminoles avoided Clemson’s first attempt to break the deadlock, when a replay
over-turned quarterback Deshaun Watson’s 20-yard touchdown pass to Stanton Seckinger, who was ruled down at the 1. An errant shotgun snap over the head of Watson forced a 40-yard field goal attempt by
Ammon Lakip, which was wide right.
Clemson (1-2, 0-1) made amends, converting a Jayron Kearse interception of a deflected Maguire pass into the go-ahead score, thanks to Mike Williams’ diving
reception between two Seminole defenders that set up the Tigers at the FSU 2. Watson’s untouched two-yard touchdown and Bradley Pinion’s point-after gave the Tigers a 17-10 lead with 11:44
remaining.
Maguire’s first start began auspiciously against a charged Clemson defense, which sacked the redshirt sophomore three times and hurried him three others. He was 6 of 17 for 106 yards,
though he managed to avoid any turnovers. Meanwhile, the Tigers stuffed the Seminoles’ running attack to the tune of minus-22 yards on 11 carries.
Subsequently, the Seminoles failed to find the end
zone in the first half for the first time since the 2012 game at Florida – a span of 20 games – and trailed 10-3 at the break.
Clemson broke a 3-3 deadlock with 5:56 remaining in the first half
when tailback D.J. Howard crashed into the end zone from 1-yard out, capping a six-play, 47-yard drive, engineered by freshman quarterback Deshaun Watson.
Watson, who relieved starter Cole Stoudt
on the Tigers’ fourth possession of the game, sparked the go-ahead drive with a 28-yard pass to Germone Hopper to the FSU 17. On third-and-six from the 13, Watson dumped the ball into the flat to
tight end Jordan Leggett, who was upended at the 1. Howard’s scoring plunge on the next play put the Seminoles behind for the first time in a regular season game since they trailed at Boston College
on Oct. 13 last season, a span of 655 minutes and 53 seconds.
The Seminoles cashed in on their second possession, parlaying Maguire completions to Jesus Wilson and Williams of 14 and 27 yards,
respectively, to set up Aguayo’s season-long, 50-yard field goal with 7:40 remaining in the first quarter.
FSU’s 3-0 lead stood until the second play of the second quarter. Watson came on to
replace Stoudt and promptly guided the Tigers on a 10-play, 75-yard drive, culminating with Ammon Lakip’s game-tying 30-yard field goal. Lakip’s conversion made amends for an ugly, 23-yard shanked
attempt on the Tigers’ second possession, which preceded Aguayo’s field goal.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| Clemson |
0 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
| Florida State |
3 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
23 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 23, field goal failed, 11:02
3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 50, field goal, 7:40
2nd 3- 3 Opp, 30, field goal, 14:52
3-10 Opp, 1, run (kick), 5:56
3rd 10-10 Mario Pender, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:05
4th 10-10 Opp, 40, field goal failed, 14:56
10-17 Opp, 2, run (kick), 11:44
17-17 Rashad Greene, 74, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:04
OT 23-17 Karlos Williams, 13, run
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 17
Rushes-yards 27- 13 40-101
Passing 305 306
Att-Comp-Int 39-21-2 33-22-0
Total Yards 66-318 73-407
Punt Returns 1-28 1-0
Kickoff Returns 4-65 2-25
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-28
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 8-40.4 7-43.1
Sacks By-Yds 1-4 5-49
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 8-41 3-29
3rd Down Conversions 4-15 5-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 -1
Time of Posession 27:19 32:41
Attendance 82,316
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 10 45 1 13t
Mario Pender 8 15 1 7
Dalvin Cook 1 3 0 3
Team 1 -2 0 -2
Rashad Greene 1 -2 0 -2
Sean Maguire 6 -46 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 13 2 13t
Opp 40 101 2 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 9 135 1 74t
Nick O'Leary 6 78 0 21
Bobo Wilson 4 56 0 36
Karlos Williams 1 27 0 27
Christian Green 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 305 1 74t
Opp 22 306 0 39
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 21 39 2 305 1 74t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 21 39 2 305 1 74t
Opp 22 33 0 306 0 39
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 28 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 28 0 28
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 3 56 0 29
Kevin Haplea 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 65 0 29
Opp 2 25 0 13
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 8 323 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 8 323 50
Opp 7 302 57
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrance Smith 7 6 13 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 7 3 10 . . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Reggie Northrup 1 7 8 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 4 7 . . . . 1 . . . .
P.J. Williams 4 1 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Chris Casher 4 1 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 3 5 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 2 3 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 2 . 2 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . 1 . .
Freddie Stevenson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 32 71 5.0- 13.0 1.0- 4.0 . 3 2 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 36 18 54 10.0- 60.0 5.0- 49.0 2- 28 6 4 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
TB 9 Karlos Williams
QB 10 Sean Maguire
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
DE 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
3 Bobo Wilson
4 Giorgio Newberry
4 Dalvin Cook
6 Nick Waisome
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 56, North Carolina State 41
09/27/2014, Raleigh, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Part Sea of Red, 56-41.
By Bob Thomas, Associate Sports Information Director
RALEIGH, NC – Quarterback Jameis Winston found sanctuary in a
sea of red Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium – Florida State’s little house of horrors – and with the help of tailback Karlos Williams and a determined offensive line, delivered a 56-41 victory over
previously-unbeaten NC State.
The top-ranked Seminoles (4-0, 2-0 ACC) overcame a wide range of maladies to post their first win at NC State since 2008 and extend their nation-leading winning streak
to 20 games.
NC State hung the first 24-point first quarter on the Seminoles in the 769-game history of the program, building a 24-7 lead. The Wolfpack (4-1, 0-1) converted four Florida State
turnovers into 20 points and amassed 520 total yards; the first 500-yard game by an FSU opponent since Florida in 2009 (545).
Wolfpack quarterback Jacoby Brissett passed for 359 yards and three
touchdowns, completing 32 of 48 attempts while leading his team to double-digit leads on three separate occasions.
Each time, however, Winston & Co. provided a response. It wasn’t until Winston’s
4-yard touchdown pass to Rashad Greene with 3:24 remaining in the third quarter – set up when freshmen defensive ends Lorenzo Featherston and Jacob Pugh collaborated on a sack and a fumble recovery –
that the Seminoles had their first lead, 42-38.
Williams finished off the Wolfpack with fourth quarter touchdown runs of 1 and 12 yards, capping a career-best 126-yard performance behind a line
that cleared the way for 150 yards on 21 second half carries.
“We made enough mistakes in all three phases tonight,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We’re still not playing the football that we’re
capable of, which at times is frustrating, but is also very encouraging. We’re finding ways to win games and we are getting better…
“To have four turnovers and win a football game on the road is
tremendous.”
Back on the field for the first time since his suspension kept him out of the Clemson game, Winston completed 26 of 38 attempts for 365 yards and four touchdowns, though he was
intercepted two times. Still, he was clearly exited to put the swirl of scrutiny behind him and return to action.
“The football field is a sanctuary,” Winston said. “Whenever you’re between those
lines, that’s all that matters.”
While Winston eclipsed 300 yards for the ninth time in 17 starts, it was his 20-yard scramble to convert third-and-11 with 3:16 remaining and the Seminoles clinging
to a 49-41 lead, which essentially sealed the game. Williams made sure of it with runs of 28, 3 and finally, 12 yards for a touchdown.
“They elected to cover for once and didn’t blitz,” Fisher said
of Winston’s 20-yard run. “When [the defense] ran off, that’s the thing about him…he makes big runs when he has too. Whenever that moment comes up, certain players are able to make certain plays and
he’s one of those guys.”
It took everything the Seminoles had in their arsenal to avoid a fourth loss in their last five trips to Raleigh, and the previously-maligned offensive line more than
played its part.
“I’m going to be blunt, our coaches put it on us as an offensive line,” said senior left tackle Cameron Erving. “We were pushed by our coaches. It’s not perfect – far from it – but
we’re definitely moving in the right direction.”
After trimming a 17-point deficit to 24-21 at the half, the Seminoles turned the ball over on the opening possession of the second half, which the
Wolfpack converted into a touchdown on Brissett’s 10-yard touchdown pass to Matt Dayes. The Noles answered with their second of three 80-yard scoring drives; this one capped by freshman Dalvin Cook’s
19-yard touchdown up the gut. Aguayo’s point-after cut the deficit to 31-28.
A three-and-out stand by FSU’s defense went for naught when Greene, who collected 11 receptions for 125 yards, fumbled
Wil Baumann’s punt to set up State at the Seminole 27. Shadrach Thornton’s 10-yard touchdown run and the point-after made it 38-28.
It would be the last 10-point deficit the Seminoles would face as
Winston’s 15-yard touchdown pass to Jesus Wilson began a 28-3 scoring avalanche for the visitors.
“We were finally able to get over the hump,” Fisher said. “You find out there if you’re really
confident in yourself or a whistle-by-the-graveyard guy.”
Brissett put forth his best Winston impression, leading the Wolfpack to a 24-7 first quarter lead.
The Florida transfer opened the
scoring with a 54-yard touchdown pass to freshman Bo Hines on the second play of the game, then countered Winston’s 32-yard game-tying touchdown strike to Jesus Wilson, by directing NC State on a
13-play, 75-yard march.
With a mix of tailback Shadrach Thornton taking direct snaps and Brissett completing 4-of-5 pass attempts, the Wolfpack drove to the Seminole 3. Thornton capped the drive
with a 3-yard run off the direct snap and Niklas Sade’s point-after put the ‘Pack up 14-7 with 6:05 remaining in the opening quarter.
FSU’s deficit grew quickly when Wolfpack defensive tackle T.Y.
McGill jarred the ball loose from Winston on a four-yard sack and Monty Nelson recovered the ball at the Seminoles’ 21-yard line. A 37-yard field goal by Sade extended the State lead to 17-7.
After
a three-and-out series and a 39-yard Cason Beatty punt, State set up at its own 43 and proceeded quickly to the most prolific first quarter scoring performance at the Seminoles’ expense. Brissett
found tight end David Grinnage all alone for a 45-yard gain on first down.
Three plays later, Brissett broke three tackles for sack attempts, set his feet and fired an 8-yard scoring strike to
Johnathan Alston for an 8-yard touchdown. Sade’s point-after pushed the ‘Pack lead to 24-7 with 2:06 remaining.
Responding to the first 24-point quarter by an opponent in the 769-game history of
the program, the Seminoles’ offense came to life.
On the ensuing drive, Winston completed 6-of-7 attempts for 74 yards, highlighted by a 39-yard strike to Wilson, and Karlos Williams’ 4-yard
touchdown run with 13:51 remaining in the half helped trim the deficit to 10. FSU’s defense pitched in a three-and-out series and Rashad Greene’s 20-yard punt return set up the ‘Noles at the Wolfpack
22.
Winston fired a cross-field bullet to Christian Green at the pylon and the redshirt senior found the end zone for his first career touchdown. Roberto Aguayo’s point-after with 11:58 to play cut
the deficit to 24-21, which would stand until the break.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
21 |
14 |
56 |
| North Carolina State |
24 |
0 |
14 |
3 |
41 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 54, pass (kick), 14:42
7- 7 Bobo Wilson, 32, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:03
7-14 Opp, 3, run (kick), 6:05
7-17 Opp, 37, field goal, 5:16
7-24 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 2:06
2nd 14-24 Karlos Williams, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:51
21-24 Christian Green, 22, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:58
3rd 21-31 Opp, 10, pass (kick), 12:40
28-31 Dalvin Cook, 19, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:14
28-38 Opp, 10, run (kick), 6:37
35-38 Bobo Wilson, 15, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:06
42-38 Rashad Greene, 4, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:24
4th 49-38 Karlos Williams, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:23
49-41 Opp, 25, field goal, 6:08
56-41 Karlos Williams, 12, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:07
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 29
Rushes-yards 33-166 37-161
Passing 365 359
Att-Comp-Int 38-26-2 50-32-0
Total Yards 71-531 87-520
Punt Returns 2-18 1-6
Kickoff Returns 5-101 7-90
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-19
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 3-39.7 5-47.6
Sacks By-Yds 4-38 3-26
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-2
Penalties-Yds 10-73 7-68
3rd Down Conversions 8-11 7-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 27:33 32:27
Attendance 57,583
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 21 126 3 28
Dalvin Cook 6 45 1 35
Team 1 -2 0 -2
Jameis Winston 5 -3 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 166 4 35
Opp 37 161 2 36
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 11 125 1 21
Bobo Wilson 6 109 2 39
Travis Rudolph 1 40 0 40
Christian Green 2 31 1 22t
Karlos Williams 3 29 0 19
Kermit Whitfield 2 26 0 24
Dalvin Cook 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 26 365 4 40
Opp 32 359 3 54t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 26 38 2 365 3 40
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 26 38 2 365 3 40
Opp 32 50 0 359 3 54t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 18 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 18 0 20
Opp 1 6 0 6
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 3 56 0 19
Bobo Wilson 1 34 0 34
Kevin Haplea 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 101 0 34
Opp 7 90 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 119 42
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 119 42
Opp 5 238 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrance Smith 4 7 11 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 8 2 10 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Reggie Northrup 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 5 5 10 1.5- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . 2 . .
Eddie Goldman 2 5 7 1.5- 8.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 2 3 5 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston 1 4 5 1.5- 19.0 1.0- 17.0 . . . . 1 . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 2 4 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . 1 . . . .
Jacob Pugh 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick O'Leary 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jarred Haggins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Kelly 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dalvin Cook . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 44 50 94 7.0- 45.0 4.0- 38.0 . 4 3 2- 0 3 . .
Opp 37 38 75 7.0- 35.0 3.0- 26.0 2- 19 3 1 2- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Y 3 Bobo Wilson
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
X 80 Rashad Greene
Z 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
FS 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 21 Chris Casher
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
DE 43 Desmond Hollin
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Dalvin Cook
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Nick Waisome
6 Ryan Green
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
22 Tyrell Lyons
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Johnathan Vickers
23 Freddie Stevenson
27 Marquez White
29 Nate Andrews
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
74 Derrick Kelly
85 Jeremy Kerr
91 Derrick Nnadi
|
Florida State 43, Wake Forest 3
10/04/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Win In Record Day.
By Bob Thomas, Associate Sports Information Director
TALLAHASSEE, FL – On a day when top-ranked Florida State never quite
found its offensive rhythm the Seminoles rode a dominating defensive effort and the right leg of redshirt sophomore kicker Roberto Aguayo to a 43-3 victory over Wake Forest.
Aguayo matched a
Florida State single-game school record with five field goals and linebacker Reggie Northrup stripped Demon Deacons tailback Isaiah Robinson of the ball and returned it 31 yards for a touchdown as the
Seminoles scored 43 unanswered points to extend their nation-leading winning streak to 21 games.
That’s no small feat, when you consider four of the top six teams in the Associated Press poll –
Oregon, Alabama, Oklahoma and Texas A&M – all suffered losses this week.
“Every win is a big win,” said FSU junior safety Tyler Hunter. “A lot of teams, like you see, are getting knocked off, so we
have to appreciate it.”
By improving to 5-0 on the season – 3-0 in ACC play – the Seminoles delivered head coach Jimbo Fisher his 50th career win in his just his 60th game. Fisher becomes just the
10th coach in major college history to reach 50 victories in his fifth season.
“I’m very proud of our defense today,” Fisher said. “I thought they were outstanding. They tackled, kept contain;
totally dominated the game…It was their day.”
Wake Forest (2-4, 0-2) managed just 126 total yards, including 40 rushing yards on 39 carries and just 86 yards through the air. The Seminoles amassed
a season-high 11 tackles for loss, added an interception and two fumble recoveries.
The defensive performance came on the heels of an underwhelming effort at NC State, which was marred by missed
tackles and busted assignments and led to a long week on the practice field.
“This was maybe our toughest, but also one of our best weeks of practice,” FSU defensive end Mario Edwards said. “We
charted what we did [at NC State] and we missed 36 tackles and had 56 loafs, so when we counted those out, it wasn’t really punishment because we did those things (but) there were consequences for it.
We had to condition. We had to go back to fundamentals…It was a pretty physical week and it just translated over to the game.”
Of course, Aguayo’s day wasn’t too bad, either. The Mascotte, Fla.,
native was 5-for-5 on field goal attempts, setting and extending his school record for consecutive conversions to 21. His streak dates back to an errant attempt from 43 yards at Wake Forest on Nov. 9
of last season – the only miss of his career - and included nine successful attempts to close the National Championship season and his first 12 attempts this year.
His five field goal performance
is the first by a Seminole kicker since Gary Cismesia did it against Miami in 2007.
“You take advantage of those opportunities,” Aguayo said. “I don’t get that much. Last week I got no field goal
opportunities…I took advantage of it. I’m happy and I’m glad. If it’s seven field goals or none, it doesn’t matter.”
For a long while it appeared Aguayo’s field goals would matter as the FSU
offense sputtered throughout the first half. His second of the game, with three seconds remaining in the half, gave the Noles a 13-3 lead at the break.
The Seminoles blew the game open in the
second half scoring landslide, which began with Aguayo’s 52-yard field goal and finished with his 32-yarder with 4:53 remaining. In between the Noles received touchdown contributions from Northrup,
tailback Mario Pender (5-yard run) and freshman receiver Travis Rudolph’s 59-yard touchdown pass from Jameis Winston.
Winston finished 23 of 39 for 297 yards with an interception. His scoring
strike to Rudolph, with 9:10 remaining, extended his consecutive game streak of touchdown passes to 18.
FSU’s 475 yards of total offense were slow developing.
“Offensively, we had some turnovers
early, which is inexcusable,” Fisher said. “We got out of synch, but it was very big right before the half. We had a big drive – the defense set us up – we had good field position. Then we were able
to steal three points right before the half by getting kickoff and pinning them back.”
The first of two first half field goals by Aguayo – a 43-yarder with 11:46 remaining – pulled the Seminoles
even at 3-3.
Following a three-and-out series on their next possession, the Seminoles marched 50 yards in six plays, highlighted by Winston’s 18-yard pass to Jarred Haggins. Winston finished off
the drive with a 2-yard touchdown run and Aguayo’s point-after put the Noles in front for the first time, 10-3 with 1:03 remaining.
With the defense rising to the occasion and Fisher utilizing
FSU’s three remaining timeouts, Wake Forest was forced to punt. The Noles took over at the Demon Deacons’ 40 with 32 seconds remaining and a pair of Winston-to-Jesus Wilson completions netted 27
yards. Aguayo closed out the half with a 40-yard field for 10-point margin at intermission.
Two first half turnovers contributed to a lethargic start by the Seminoles, who spotted the Demon Deacons
a 3-0 lead when Mike Weaver converted a 36-yard field goal with 1:20 remaining in the first quarter. The Demon Deacons’ first points at Doak Campbell Stadium since 2008 came at the end of a 23-yard
drive following a Karlos Williams fumble.
With the Seminole defense teeing off against the young and out-manned visitors, Wake Forest managed minus-15 yards on 13 offensive snaps for the balance of
the half.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Wake Forest |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Florida State |
0 |
13 |
17 |
13 |
43 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 36, field goal, 1:20
2nd 3- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 43, field goal, 11:46
10- 3 Jameis Winston, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:03
13- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 40, field goal, 0:03
3rd 16- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 52, field goal, 12:08
23- 3 Mario Pender, 3, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:10
30- 3 Reggie Northrup, 31, fumble recovery/return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:55
4th 33- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 42, field goal, 13:22
40- 3 Travis Rudolph, 59, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:10
43- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 32, field goal, 4:53
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 10
Rushes-yards 33-171 39- 40
Passing 304 86
Att-Comp-Int 41-24-1 22-13-1
Total Yards 74-475 61-126
Punt Returns 2-32 1-10
Kickoff Returns 2-54 6-115
Interception Ret. 1-14 1-26
Fumble Returns 2-31 1-0
Punts 2-38.5 9-43.9
Sacks By-Yds 1-9 3-12
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties-Yds 5-48 7-62
3rd Down Conversions 10-18 4-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 28:23 31:37
Attendance 82,327
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Mario Pender 5 70 1 56
Karlos Williams 10 48 0 22
Jameis Winston 8 36 1 14
Ryan Green 4 24 0 8
Dalvin Cook 4 13 0 5
Sean Maguire 1 -4 0 -4
Team 1 -16 0 -16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 171 2 56
Opp 39 40 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ermon Lane 2 70 0 59
Travis Rudolph 4 66 1 59t
Bobo Wilson 4 40 0 13
Rashad Greene 3 33 0 24
Nick O'Leary 2 22 0 18
Jarred Haggins 1 18 0 18
Mario Pender 2 14 0 11
Dalvin Cook 1 14 0 14
Kermit Whitfield 1 9 0 9
Ryan Izzo 1 7 0 7
Christian Green 1 7 0 7
Karlos Williams 1 4 0 4
Freddie Stevenson 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 24 304 1 59
Opp 13 86 0 22
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 23 39 1 297 1 59t
Sean Maguire 1 2 0 7 0 7
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 24 41 1 304 1 59t
Opp 13 22 1 86 0 22
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 32 0 16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 32 0 16
Opp 1 10 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 2 54 0 29
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 54 0 29
Opp 6 115 0 30
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 2 77 39
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 77 39
Opp 9 395 63
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 2 6 8 . . . 1 1 1- 31 1 . .
Lorenzo Featherston 3 4 7 2.5- 10.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Nate Andrews 2 4 6 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mario Edwards 3 2 5 3.0- 14.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . 1 . .
Desmond Hollin 2 3 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 14 . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 2 2 4 1.5- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ukeme Eligwe . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dalvin Cook . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Green . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Austin Barron 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Justin Shanks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 34 42 76 11.0- 34.0 1.0- 9.0 1- 14 4 2 2- 31 2 . .
Opp 44 14 58 7.0- 35.0 3.0- 12.0 1- 26 4 2 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
WILL 10 E.J. Levenberry
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
DE 41 Lorenzo Featherston
NG 43 Desmond Hollin
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
3 Bobo Wilson
4 Dalvin Cook
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Nick Waisome
6 Ryan Green
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 Sean Maguire
11 John Franklin
11 Derrick Mitchell
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
27 Marquez White
28 Malique Jackson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
33 Kevin Haplea
35 Reginald Dixon
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
42 Lamarcus Brutus
44 DeMarcus Walker
47 Stephen Gabbard
52 Ukeme Eligwe
55 Chad Mavety
59 Ryan Hoefeld
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
77 Roderick Johnson
78 Wilson Bell
81 Ryan Izzo
85 Jeremy Kerr
88 Mavin Saunders
91 Derrick Nnadi
92 Justin Shanks
93 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 38, Syracuse 20
10/11/2014, Syracuse, N.Y.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Rout Orange 38-20 For 22nd Straight Win.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
SYRACUSE, NY – One of Florida State’s finest players
etched his name atop the school record books while the top-ranked Seminoles passed their final test before a much-anticipated showdown with No. 5 Notre Dame.
With a 9-yard catch-and-run midway
through the third quarter here at Syracuse’s Carrier Dome, senior receiver Rashad Greene notched the 213th catch of his career, surpassing Ron Sellers for the most receptions in school history.
It
was part of a record-setting day for FSU, which extended its school-best winning streak to 22 following a 38-20 victory over the Syracuse Orange.
The win moved the Seminoles to 6-0 (4-0 in Atlantic
Coast Conference play) and ensured that FSU will play in a bowl game for a 33rd consecutive season.
“Any time you can come on the road and get a victory, that’s a great accomplishment,” FSU coach
Jimbo Fisher said. “Again, this is a tough place to play. I thought Syracuse played a very good football game.”
Greene, who finished with a team-high 107 yards on six catches, will garner most of
the headlines. But a few of his cohorts did some record-book rewriting, too.
Chief among them was tight end Nick O’Leary, who caught his 83rd career pass early in the first quarter to become FSU's
all-time leader for catches at his position.
Gary Parris' record of 82 had stood since 1972.
O’Leary, much more involved in the offense Saturday after a quiet couple of weeks, had 97 yards on
eight catches. One of which came via a leaping, 21-yard grab in the end zone that gave the Seminoles a 24-6 lead at halftime.
“Rashad and Nick, man, I’m blessed to have two guys like them,"
quarterback Jameis Winston said. "It means so much to me that I can say that I’m their quarterback when they break all these records at Florida State.”
Greene and O’Leary’s big days meant a lot to
their quarterback, too.
With a 30-of-36, 317-yard performance, Winston topped the 300-yard mark for the 10th time in his career. That tied Danny Kanell for the second-most 300-yard games in school
history.
Winston also threw career touchdown passes Nos. 49, 50 and 51, which surpassed fellow Heisman-winner Charlie Ward for fifth-place on FSU’s career TDs list. Winston needs one more to tie
Gary Huff in fourth.
“Jameis was highly efficient – 30 of 36,” Fisher said. “Made good decisions all day.”
And FSU’s running game, missing starting running back Karlos Williams and starting
center Austin Barron, stayed in stride, too.
Making the first start of his career, third-year sophomore Mario Pender ran for 46 yards and scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) before
leaving with a twisted ankle.
Pender briefly returned to the game and later said he was fine. But a career performance from freshman Dalvin Cook allowed Pender to mostly take it easy in the second
half.
Cook, a Miami native, topped the century mark for the first time in his career with 122 yards and a touchdown on 23 rushes.
“We love it,” Pender said. “Me and Karlos, we were sitting on
the sideline the whole time, (encouraging) him along during the game. Telling him to stay patient, do what you can do best and keep running the ball. And he definitely showed that.”
The Orange,
meanwhile, moved the ball well but couldn’t turn 412 total yards into many points.
That's due in large part to an FSU red-zone defense that tightened up considerably once inside its 20-yard line.
The Orange visited FSU's red zone four times and produced only two field goals.
Jalen Ramsey and Nate Andrews each made interceptions deep in their own territory, and tight coverage by P.J.
Williams on a fourth-down throw into the end zone forced a turnover on downs.
Tyler Hunter also had an interception for FSU, which has forced 11 turnovers through six games this season.
“(Turnovers) were really important,” said junior linebacker Reggie Northrup, who had seven tackles and a sack.
“We practice turnovers. We practice catching the ball. When the time came, the guys in
that position executed.”ch I thought was critical to our success."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
10 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
38 |
| Syracuse |
0 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
1st 7- 0 Mario Pender, 12, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:10
10- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 34, field goal, 1:23
2nd 10- 3 Opp, 21, field goal, 12:52
17- 3 Mario Pender, 4, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:37
17- 6 Opp, 32, field goal, 7:18
24- 6 Nick O'Leary, 21, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:38
3rd 31- 6 Bobo Wilson, 7, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:38
31-13 Opp, 22, pass (kick), 6:21
4th 38-13 Dalvin Cook, 7, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:45
38-20 Opp, 35, pass (kick), 10:37
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 29 20
Rushes-yards 36-165 31-156
Passing 317 256
Att-Comp-Int 36-30-0 36-21-3
Total Yards 72-482 67-412
Punt Returns 2-5 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-36 4-85
Interception Ret. 3-27 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 2-46.0 3-48.3
Sacks By-Yds 1-1 1-0
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0
Penalties-Yds 6-36 7-64
3rd Down Conversions 6-10 7-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 36:27 23:33
Attendance 43,295
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 23 122 1 23
Mario Pender 9 46 1 12t
Jameis Winston 4 -3 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 36 165 2 23
Opp 31 156 0 35
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 6 107 0 44
Nick O'Leary 8 97 1 21t
Travis Rudolph 6 46 0 15
Bobo Wilson 4 22 1 11
Dalvin Cook 2 17 0 9
Mario Pender 3 15 1 9
Kermit Whitfield 1 13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 317 3 44
Opp 21 256 2 41
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 30 36 0 317 3 44
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 30 36 0 317 3 44
Opp 21 36 3 256 2 41
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 4 0 4
Bobo Wilson 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 5 0 4
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 18 0 18
Kermit Whitfield 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 36 0 18
Opp 4 85 0 29
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 2 92 48
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 92 48
Opp 3 145 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrance Smith 8 . 8 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 7 . 7 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 6 . 6 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 4 1 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mario Edwards 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 . 1- 27 . . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
Desmond Hollin 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 44 4 48 5.0- 9.0 1.0- 1.0 3- 27 1 1 . . . .
Opp 54 16 70 3.0- 5.0 1.0- 0.0 . 4 1 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
QB 5 Jameis Winston
RB 7 Mario Pender
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MLB 5 Reggie Northrup
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
DE 15 Mario Edwards
WLB 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
DE 41 Lorenzo Featherston
MG 43 Desmond Hollin
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
4 Dalvin Cook
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
23 Freddie Stevenson
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
42 Lamarcus Brutus
44 DeMarcus Walker
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
85 Jeremy Kerr
89 Christian Green
91 Derrick Nnadi
|
Florida State 31, Notre Dame 27
10/18/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 23-&-Oh What A Finish!
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL - After watching Notre Dame quarterback Everett Golson throw an
apparent 2-yard, go-ahead touchdown pass with 13 seconds to play here on Saturday night, Florida State quarterback Jameis Winston had only one thought.
“There’s [13] seconds,” Winston said. “They
gave us too much time.”
Turns out he didn’t need it.
Offensive pass interference wiped out the touchdown and, on fourth-and-goal from the 18, Golson was hit and threw an interception to FSU’s
Jacob Pugh.
Winston then got the ball after all, for one victory-formation snap that sealed No. 2 Florida State’s thrilling 31-27 victory over the fifth-ranked Fighting Irish.
FSU extended its
school-record winning streak to 23 and has a week off before a Thursday-night visit to Louisville on Oct. 30.
“I’m proud of them. Proud to be coaching them,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “This team
has tremendous, what I call, ‘adversity tolerance.’
“It doesn’t flinch. It can deal with anything. It can deal with pressure moments, pressure situations, and that’s what we did tonight.”
The
Seminoles were thrilled to win.
For a few brief moments, they thought they had lost.
On fourth-and-2, Notre Dame’s Corey Robinson ran a little route into the end zone without an FSU defender
anywhere near him.
Golson completed an easy throw, the referee raised his arms to signal a touchdown and the crowd of 82,431 fell silent.
An official threw his flag almost immediately, but not
everyone on the field saw it at first.
“It was like 20 seconds, but it was a long 20 seconds, man,” junior cornerback P.J. Williams said with a laugh. “After I saw him catch the ball, my head went
down a little bit.
“But after I saw the flag, I knew we were good and that everything was going to be all right.”
FSU (7-0) needed another rally to even be in position at the end of the game.
Behind an aggressive defense and efficient offense, the Fighting Irish (6-1) kept the Seminoles out of sync for much of the first half.
Notre Dame went into halftime holding substantial advantages
in total yards (254-111) and time of possession (19:29-10:31), but led by only a touchdown.
That lead went from tenuous to nonexistent on FSU’s first drive of the third quarter, a nine-play,
70-yard march that culminated with a 10-yard touchdown pass from Winston to Rashad Greene.
It was Winston’s second touchdown pass of the day, part of an 18-25, 209-yard performance in which he
threw only one incompletion in the second half.
“We got out, got the drive, got back in the game,” Fisher said. “Got the momentum and started playing our game.”
That touchdown served to wake up
crowd, but it didn’t faze the Fighting Irish.
Golson answered quickly, completing all five of his passes on an 83-yard touchdown drive that put Notre Dame back on top, 24-17.
The Irish’s dynamic
senior finished 31 of 52 for 313 yards and three touchdowns, but also threw two interceptions.
“I am definitely disappointed right now,” Golson said. “I am mostly disappointed in myself, to be
honest.”
Senior running back Karlos Williams, returning to the lineup after missing a week with a high-ankle sprain, scored two crucial second-half touchdowns.
The first tied the game at 24 late
in the third quarter. The second, which came on the heels of a 46-yard field goal by Notre Dame’s Kyle Brindza, gave FSU its first and only lead with 7:39 to go in the fourth quarter.
“Big run. Big
physical runs inside,” Fisher said about Williams’ performance. “… how he competed in the game – you saw it.”
From there, the Seminoles had to hold on.
They forced a punt on Notre Dame’s
subsequent possession, but, after taking over at their own 7-yard line, were stifled on three straight runs.
A 39-yard punt from Cason Beatty gave Golson the ball at FSU’s 49-yard line with 2:53 on
the clock.
“We all got together, we rallied up and talked to each other and said ‘It comes down to us. It comes down to the defense,’” FSU defensive end Mario Edwards said. “If we want to win this
game, we have to stop them.”
For a little while, it appeared there wouldn’t be much drama at the end. Golson’s first pass fell incomplete and his second was stopped behind the line for a 2-yard
loss.
Then, on third down, FSU’s Terrance Smith broke free and sacked Golson for a 6-yard loss that put the Irish in 4th-and-18.
But then Golson made a play that, had Notre Dame gone on to win,
might’ve carved out a place in Fighting Irish lore.
Taking a shotgun snap, Golson rolled to his right, evaded a rush from Eddie Goldman and fired a pass right as he collided with DeMarcus
Walker.
The throw connected with sophomore receiver Corey Robinson, who fell forward for a 19-yard gain that kept Notre Dame alive.
“That gave them so much momentum and it took something from
us,” FSU defensive end Mario Edwards said. “You have them basically where you want them, your foot on their throat and they complete a pass.
“You see that and it makes anybody drop their head and
say, ‘Dang.’”
Golson then struck for passes of 12, 8 and 6 yards before the fateful fourth-and-2.
When Williams saw Robinson running free in the end zone, he knew something wasn’t right.
“We
knew it had to be something because our play call didn’t add up with what (happened),” he said. “We had a feeling they were going to run a little ‘pick’ route.
“I guess he held (Ronald) Darby and
he was able to get open.”
Notre Dame coach Brian Kelly was asked after the game if he thought offensive pass interference was the correct call.
“We execute that play every day,” he said. “And we
do it legally and that’s the way we coach it. We don’t coach illegal plays.”
Golson, however, lamented his final fourth-down play, too.
“I told my guys we were going to go down and score and we
didn’t do that,” he said. “That last play on (fourth-and-goal), I probably could have made a play there.”
Fisher walked into a his post-game press conference with a wide grin on his face and said
it was one of the “classy” games he’d been in.
He reminded once again that this year’s team isn’t the same as last year’s and that it might not reach the same overwhelming level of dominance that
the 2013 Seminoles enjoyed.
But after surviving another close call in a season that’s had a few, Fisher was quick to point out that these Seminoles have earned plenty in their own right.
“This
team understands how to win,” he said. “It has character. It has culture. And it’s about developing this group into the best football team it can be.
“I’ll tell you what – I wouldn’t trade it for
any team in America."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Notre Dame |
7 |
10 |
7 |
3 |
27 |
| Florida State |
7 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
31 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, pass (kick), 2:10
7- 7 Travis Rudolph, 11, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:19
2nd 7-14 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 12:00
10-14 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 4:46
10-17 Opp, 34, field goal, 0:39
3rd 17-17 Rashad Greene, 10, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:37
17-24 Opp, 11, pass (kick), 7:26
24-24 Karlos Williams, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:38
4th 24-27 Opp, 46, field goal, 11:40
31-27 Karlos Williams, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:39
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 26
Rushes-yards 26- 50 35-157
Passing 273 313
Att-Comp-Int 31-23-1 52-31-2
Total Yards 57-323 87-470
Punt Returns 1-17 1-5
Kickoff Returns 3-64 4-67
Interception Ret. 2-5 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 5-42.2 3-43.7
Sacks By-Yds 3-13 1-8
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 9-84 9-67
3rd Down Conversions 2-8 7-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-5
Time of Posession 27:09 32:51
Attendance 84,431
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 8 25 2 7
Dalvin Cook 12 20 0 10
Jameis Winston 4 8 0 8
Freddie Stevenson 1 0 0 0
Team 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 26 50 2 10
Opp 35 157 0 20
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 8 108 1 33
Travis Rudolph 6 80 1 20
Bobo Wilson 4 45 0 19
Karlos Williams 2 27 0 21
Nick O'Leary 3 13 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 273 2 33
Opp 31 313 3 30
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 23 31 1 273 2 33
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 31 1 273 2 33
Opp 31 52 2 313 3 30
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 17 0 17
Opp 1 5 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 2 44 0 30
Bobo Wilson 1 20 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 64 0 30
Opp 4 67 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 5 211 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 211 54
Opp 3 131 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrance Smith 7 4 11 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 . . 1 . .
Nate Andrews 10 . 10 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Ronald Darby 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 6 . 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 3 1 4 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 2 4 . . . 2 . . . . .
P.J. Williams 1 3 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 2 . 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 1 1 2 . . 2- 5 . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 1 2 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 51 20 71 5.0- 16.0 3.0- 13.0 2- 5 10 1 . 1 . .
Opp 37 16 53 6.0- 24.0 1.0- 8.0 1- 0 2 3 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
RB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 5 Jameis Winston
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 41 Lorenzo Featherston
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Ryan Green
7 Matthew Thomas
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Karlos Williams
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
23 Freddie Stevenson
27 Marquez White
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
44 DeMarcus Walker
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
89 Christian Green
92 Justin Shanks
|
Florida State 42, Louisville 31
10/30/2014, Louisville, Ky.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. From 21 Down To 24 Straight.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
LOUISVILLE, KY – Rashad Greene meant what he said to be taken as
tongue-in-cheek.
At least it seemed that way.
“I’m convinced,” Greene said. “I think we should just go ahead and give our opponents 21 points for us to come out and play fast, the way we want to
play.”
It’s not conventional and probably not a great long-term plan, but it’s hard to argue with the results after Florida State’s 42-31 win here at Louisville’s Papa John’s Cardinals Stadium.
For the second time in as many games, the second-ranked FSU (8-0, 5-0 ACC) rallied for a dramatic, late victory.
And for the third time this season, the Seminoles used a fourth-quarter comeback to
make it happen.
Freshman running back Dalvin Cook scored two touchdowns and accounted for 150 total yards, helping the Seminoles erase a 21-point deficit and race past the Cardinals for their 24th
consecutive victory.
The Seminoles in the process hung 574 yards on Louisville’s top-ranked defense, which came into the contest allowing only 244 yards per game.
The Seminoles return home to
face Virginia on Nov. 8.
“We keep finding a way, man,” Greene said. “That’s character. That’s guts.”
He was dead serious about that.
After a series of close calls and a narrow escape against
Notre Dame, college football pundits across the country had declared that FSU was ripe for an upset. And the Seminoles in the first half seemed intent on proving them right.
Louisville (6-3, 4-3)
struck for a 71-yard reception on the game’s first play, and while FSU’s defense held firm on a goal-line stand, it didn’t stop the Cardinals’ offense from taking what it wanted in the game’s first
two quarters.
Louisville's star duo of running back Michael Dyer and senior DeVante Parker accounted for more than 200 yards by halftime, and FSU quarterback Jameis Winston, meanwhile, threw two
first-half interceptions.
But even in the face of more dire circumstances – FSU hadn’t trailed by 21 since 2010 – the Seminoles didn’t waiver.
“We’ve been there before,” Winston said. “Being
down is nothing when you have heart and you persevere.”
And so they did. The same way they did after falling behind 24-7 at North Carolina State. And same as they did when they rallied past Clemson
in overtime last month. And same as they did when they held on to beat Notre Dame in Tallahassee on Oct. 18.
This time it was Winston who made that play that might have swung the game. And it
wasn’t one of his three touchdown passes.
Winston threw his third interception of the night on FSU's first drive of the second half. Rather than duck toward the sideline, he ran over to Cardinals
defensive back Gerod Holliman and punched the ball loose.
Travis Rudolph recovered to save the possession. The Seminoles didn’t get points on that drive, and eventually fell down 24-14. But Fisher
said the resolve shown on that play represented the entire game. And maybe the entire season.
“It shows the heart of our players,” he said. “That play may exemplify as much as any. Down 21-7, you
throw a pick. Well, do you feel sorry for it? No. … To me, that play may signify who we are as much as anything we did in that ball game.”
Added Winston, "I had to do something. I threw three
interceptions. I never threw three picks in my whole life. I had to make some type of play.
“When I'm throwing picks I have to try and get me some turnovers myself."
From there, Winston was
simply spectacular. After a 10-of-22 first half, he bounced back to throw for 401 yards and three touchdowns.
He threw two of them to freshmen, too. His 68-yarder to Travis Rudolph cut FSU’s
deficit to 10.
And his 47-yarder to Ermon Lane, through the tightest of windows, gave the Seminoles their first lead.
“Ermon, what great concentration on that ball,” Winston said. “I wasn't
supposed to throw that ball, it was just a blessing from above. But he caught it and found his way in the end zone to put us up."
But they didn’t stay there long. Dyer’s third TD of the night put
the Cardinals back on top with 9:20 to play.
Not until Cook’s second score – a 38-yard run on FSU’s first play of a late, fourth-quarter drive – did the Seminoles pull ahead for good.
They
delivered a knockout blow -- with boxing legend Muhammad Ali in attendance, no less -- when Winston threw off of playaction to Freddie Stevenson for a 35-yard touchdown that provided the final
margin.
The play came on third-and-6, after FSU had called two straight runs to drain some clock.
Rather than play it conservatively, Fisher opted to throw. Had the play not worked, Louisville
would’ve had more than two minutes and a timeout with which to drive for the winning touchdown.
“I wanted to win the game,” Fisher said. “I didn’t want to leave it where they could do it.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
14 |
21 |
42 |
| Louisville |
0 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
2nd 0- 7 Opp, 4, run (kick), 12:13
0-14 Opp, 12, run (kick), 5:11
0-21 Opp, 11, pass (kick), 2:09
7-21 Nick O'Leary, 0, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:33
Note: Recovered Karlos Williams' fumble in the end zone.
3rd 7-24 Opp, 33, field goal, 11:22
14-24 Travis Rudolph, 68, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:51
21-24 Dalvin Cook, 40, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:17
21-24 Roberto Aguayo, 41, field goal failed, 1:03
4th 28-24 Ermon Lane, 47, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:48
28-31 Opp, 1, run (kick), 9:20
35-31 Dalvin Cook, 38, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:46
42-31 Freddie Stevenson, 35, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:11
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 24
Rushes-yards 30-173 33-158
Passing 401 330
Att-Comp-Int 48-25-3 38-20-1
Total Yards 78-574 71-488
Punt Returns 2-11 1-0
Kickoff Returns 5-104 3-46
Interception Ret. 1-0 3-14
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 4-45.3 6-36.2
Sacks By-Yds 1-12 2-23
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 7-53 3-14
3rd Down Conversions 9-16 1-11
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-2
Time of Posession 28:26 31:34
Attendance 55,414
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 9 110 2 40t
Karlos Williams 16 72 0 14
Jameis Winston 3 -3 0 20
Team 2 -6 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 173 2 40t
Opp 33 158 3 20
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick O'Leary 6 76 0 19
Travis Rudolph 2 76 1 68t
Rashad Greene 6 62 0 21
Ermon Lane 2 58 1 47t
Bobo Wilson 3 49 0 30
Dalvin Cook 4 40 0 12
Freddie Stevenson 1 35 1 35t
Karlos Williams 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 401 3 68t
Opp 20 330 1 71
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 25 48 3 401 3 68t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 48 3 401 3 68t
Opp 20 38 1 330 1 71
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 11 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 11 0 7
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 4 78 0 26
Bobo Wilson 1 26 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 104 0 26
Opp 3 46 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 4 181 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 181 54
Opp 6 217 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 8 4 12 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 7 . 7 1.0- 1.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Nate Andrews 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 4 1 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Ronald Darby 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 3 . 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 2 1 3 2.0- 13.0 1.0- 12.0 . 1 1 . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nick O'Leary 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyrell Lyons 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Jameis Winston 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Travis Rudolph . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Lorenzo Featherston . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 49 12 61 6.0- 20.0 1.0- 12.0 1- 0 7 2 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 42 20 62 2.0- 23.0 2.0- 23.0 3- 14 7 7 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Ermon Lane
QB 5 Jameis Winston
RB 9 Karlos Williams
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
MIKE 7 Matthew Thomas
FS 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Bobo Wilson
4 Giorgio Newberry
4 Dalvin Cook
6 Ryan Green
6 Nick Waisome
8 Kermit Whitfield
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Travis Rudolph
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Marquez White
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
89 Christian Green
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 34, Virginia 20
11/08/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Drama-Free Homecoming Win Is 25th In Row.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Compared with recent games, Florida State
kept the drama to a minimum against Virginia on Saturday night.
The second-ranked Seminoles overcame three turnovers and another early deficit before rallying to a 21-point second quarter and a
34-20 victory over Virginia.
This game offered a slight breather for FSU, which needed every last second to beat Notre Dame on Oct. 18 and then had to rally from three touchdowns down in a win at
Louisville last week.
Florida State extended its school-record winning streak to 25 and can tie Nebraska (1994-96) for the third-longest streak of the last 20 years with a win at Miami next
week.
“Happy that we came out and got a victory,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “Give [Virginia] a lot of credit. I didn’t think we played up to our capabilities at times.”
The Seminoles (9-0,
6-0 ACC) got strong efforts from their offense and defense, although not always at the same time.
Jameis Winston and Co. powered through a sluggish start, thanks in large part to a defense that
forced three first-half turnovers (two fumble recoveries and an interception) deep in UVA territory.
The Seminoles parlayed each of those takeaways into touchdowns -- two short runs by Karlos
Williams and a 22-yard TD strike from Winston to Rashad Greene.
“It was very critical (to capitalize on turnovers) early,” Fisher said.
“When you have red zone turnovers, short fields like that
… those are things that hurt you tremendously,” Virginia coach Mike London said. “We bent, sometimes we broke, but at the same time the effort that was given out there was a pretty good effort against
this football team.”
Greene once again was the catalyst for an offense that, despite a few hiccups, picked up 376 total yards against a UVa defense that came into the game ranked 28th in the
country.
With former FSU All-American receiver Ron Sellers in attendance, Greene set a new career high with 13 catches for 136 yards.
Greene broke Sellers’ FSU record for career receptions
earlier this year and has a chance to surpass more of Sellers’ marks before the season ends.
“They weren’t trying to give up a lot of deep routes, so we took what they gave us,” Greene said. “I did
the short routes and that’s what I was able to do tonight.”
FSU needed him, too, because no other Seminole receiver caught more than five passes.
Winston’s 261 yards marked his second-lowest
output this season, and his two first-half interceptions led to 13 Virginia points. But the redshirt sophomore also bounced back to complete 63 percent (22-35) of his passes after a 5-for-11 first
quarter.
“Late in the game, that’s when I got it turned around,” Winston said. “It’s not the offense starting slow now. It’s just me starting slow.”
FSU’s defense, meanwhile, had one of its
better outings of the season. The Seminoles limited Virginia to only 257 yards of offense and a paltry 37 rushing yards.
And each of the Cavaliers’ three touchdowns came only after turnovers gave
them the ball, once near midfield and twice more in FSU territory.
“The defense kept us in this ballgame,” Winston said. “I mean, they played a great game. Honestly, if I don’t throw picks
(Virginia) probably doesn’t score. If I don’t give them good field position, they don’t score.”
Junior defensive end Mario Edwards led the way with a startling return to form. Moving all over the
defensive line, Edwards posted career highs in tackles (nine) and tackles for loss (four) and delivered big hit on UVa running back Kevin Parks that forced a fumble.
Edwards said after the game
that, after dealing with several nagging injuries throughout the season, he finally felt healthy on Saturday night.
“Felt good, felt light, felt fast,” he said.
“Mario is catching is second
wind,” Fisher said. “He got banged up there in the middle a little bit and he got his weight in a really good place right now.
“I think he’s light, moving around with a lot of power and
physicality.”
Next up for FSU is a visit to suddenly surging Miami, which has won three straight games by an average margin of 24 points.
Greene admitted that, in a season where the Seminoles
still feel like they haven’t put together a complete game, next week would be a good time for their first.
“It’s coming soon,” he said. “We’re all going to get it together; we’re going to have a
fast start and y’all are all going to see the Florida State that everybody is asking to see.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Virginia |
13 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
| Florida State |
7 |
21 |
6 |
0 |
34 |
1st 7- 0 Karlos Williams, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:15
7- 7 Opp, 16, pass (kick), 4:20
7-13 Opp, 15, pass (kick failed), 0:24
2nd 14-13 Karlos Williams, 3, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:26
21-13 Rashad Greene, 22, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:14
28-13 Jameis Winston, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:43
3rd 28-20 Opp, 23, pass (kick), 8:14
31-20 Roberto Aguayo, 43, field goal, 4:41
34-20 Roberto Aguayo, 40, field goal, 0:16
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 17
Rushes-yards 39-115 32- 37
Passing 261 220
Att-Comp-Int 35-22-2 35-20-1
Total Yards 74-376 67-257
Punt Returns 1--2 1-7
Kickoff Returns 2-35 1-33
Interception Ret. 1-3 2-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-0
Punts 4-48.5 7-41.7
Sacks By-Yds 4-31 2-11
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-Yds 6-46 6-49
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 7-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 30:42 29:18
Attendance 82,325
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 21 70 2 11
Dalvin Cook 11 36 0 8
Jameis Winston 5 16 1 20
Team 2 -7 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 39 115 3 20
Opp 32 37 0 15
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 13 136 1 22t
Ermon Lane 2 53 0 40
Bobo Wilson 5 46 0 15
Karlos Williams 2 26 0 21
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 261 1 40
Opp 20 220 3 26
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 22 35 2 261 1 40
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 35 2 261 1 40
Opp 20 35 1 220 3 26
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 -2 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 -2 0
Opp 1 7 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 20 0 20
Kermit Whitfield 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 35 0 20
Opp 1 33 0 33
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 4 194 67
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 194 67
Opp 7 292 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mario Edwards 7 2 9 4.0- 12.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . 1 . .
P.J. Williams 3 3 6 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . . . .
Nate Andrews 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 3 2 5 . . 1- 3 . 1 . . . .
Reggie Northrup 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 2 3 5 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 . 3 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
Matthew Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Desmond Hollin 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jarred Haggins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 34 22 56 9.0- 43.0 4.0- 31.0 1- 3 3 2 2- 0 1 . .
Opp 39 24 63 4.0- 18.0 2.0- 11.0 2- 0 4 1 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
MICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Dalvin Cook
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Nick Waisome
7 Matthew Thomas
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Johnathan Vickers
23 Freddie Stevenson
27 Marquez White
33 Kevin Haplea
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
77 Roderick Johnson
85 Jeremy Kerr
91 Derrick Nnadi
|
Florida State 30, Miami 26
11/15/2014, Miami Gardens, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles rally past Canes for 26th straight win.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, FL – It finally dawned on Rashad Greene
with 39 seconds to play.
Jalen Ramsey had moments earlier intercepted Miami’s Brad Kaaya to effectively seal Florida State’s fifth straight over the Miami Hurricanes. All that remained was to take
a knee and make it official.
Jameis Winston did the honors and FSU escaped with a come-from-behind, 30-26 win over Miami.
Which means that Greene, along with Florida State’s other seniors, can
say that he went his whole career without a loss to the Seminoles’ archrival.
“I’m 4-0 against ‘The U,’” Greene said. “That’s something I can carry on with me throughout my life and share with my
son. That’s definitely a proud moment for me.”
When he tells the tale, Greene will probably spend a little more time on this one.
The game, the 59th between the Seminoles (10-0, 7-0 Atlantic
Coast Conference) and Hurricanes (6-4, 3-3), followed a familiar script.
There was another slow start, another big deficit followed by another second-half rally and yet another dramatic victory.
Miami native Dalvin Cook scored two touchdowns, including a 26-yarder late in the fourth quarter, to complete a 16-point comeback and lift FSU to its 26th consecutive victory.
That matches Nebraska
(1994-96) for the second-longest streak of the last 20 years.
“What a college football game,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “That’s Miami-Florida State, isn’t it? That’s what it’s supposed to
be.”
For two quarters, it appeared the Hurricanes might fulfill a more dubious tradition – of FSU dream seasons derailed by losses to Miami.
Freshman quarterback Brad Kaaya threw two first-half
touchdown passes and star running back Duke Johnson ran for another as the Hurricanes raced out to a 23-7 lead that whipped most of the 76,530 in attendance into a frenzy.
But the Seminoles battled
back thanks in large part to some defensive adjustments by coordinator Charles Kelly, a settled-down offense and just a little luck.
That came late in the third quarter, when Winston’s
third-and-goal pass was deflected at the line of scrimmage. The ball bounced straight in the air and into the arms of running back Karlos Williams, who ran 11 yards into the end zone for a touchdown
that made it 23-17.
It was the only TD pass of the game for Winston, who finished 25 of 42 for 304 yards and one interception.
“I saw the ball go in the air and I was like, ‘Oh, should I go try
to catch it?’” said Cameron Erving, who started at center tonight instead of his usual left tackle.
“Honestly, when that happened, I just thought to myself ‘God’s on our side tonight,’” Ramsey
said. “’He’s really on our side tonight and we’re going to keep doing what we have to do to come out with this victory.’”
Ramsey played a big role in that. As the FSU offense mounted its rally, it
fell to Ramsey and his defensive teammates to keep the Hurricanes off the scoreboard.
The sophomore defensive back spearheaded that effort with three tackles (one for loss), a forced fumble, four
pass break-ups – including a deflection on third down with less than a minute to go – and, of course, the key interception.
After surrendering an alarming 320 yards and 23 points in the first half,
the Seminole defense tightened up and allowed 172 yards and three points in the second.
“We come in with a game plan, things don’t work out and at halftime we make our adjustments, come back out
and execute better,” said linebacker Reggie Northrup, who finished with a team-high 13 tackles.
“We’re trying to find a way to get it going in the beginning, but our coaches, Coach Kelly, he does a
great job adjusting.”
Winning in dramatic fashion is becoming old hat for Florida State, having done it several times this season. Five of FSU’s 10 wins this season have come via second-half
rallies and three – at NC State, at Louisville and at Miami – required the Seminoles to erase double-digit deficits.
They’re not about to complain, though. Ramsey after the game insisted that FSU,
which fell to No. 3 in the College Football Playoff rankings last week, is still the best team in the country.
“Everybody has flaws,” Fisher said. “But this team here, they believe in each
other.”
With 10 games in the books, FSU is the only remaining undefeated team from a “Power 5” conference. And the Seminoles are happy to have that distinction, no matter how hard-fought some of
those wins came.
“It gets old sometimes,” Northrup said. “But, at the end of the day, we’re on that field for 60 minutes and until 60 minutes is up, we’re going to give everything we’ve got.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
7 |
13 |
30 |
| Miami |
13 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 27, pass (kick), 6:57
0-13 Opp, 1, run (kick blocked by Jalen Ramsey), 1:27
2nd 0-16 Opp, 45, field goal, 14:51
7-16 Dalvin Cook, 44, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:34
7-23 Opp, 61, pass (kick), 11:37
10-23 Roberto Aguayo, 43, field goal, 8:10
10-23 Opp, 29, field goal failed, 1:42
3rd 17-23 Karlos Williams, 11, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:19
4th 20-23 Roberto Aguayo, 37, field goal, 14:45
20-26 Opp, 46, field goal, 11:01
23-26 Roberto Aguayo, 53, field goal, 7:12
30-26 Dalvin Cook, 26, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:05
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 19
Rushes-yards 19-114 40-176
Passing 304 316
Att-Comp-Int 42-25-1 34-16-1
Total Yards 61-418 74-492
Punt Returns 2-34 1-8
Kickoff Returns 4-99 1-26
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 2-2 2-0
Punts 3-41.7 3-42.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-5
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2
Penalties-Yds 2-15 5-51
3rd Down Conversions 5-11 10-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 24:23 35:37
Attendance 76,530
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 7 92 2 44t
Karlos Williams 4 10 0 4
Kermit Whitfield 1 7 0 7
Mario Pender 4 4 0 4
Jameis Winston 2 3 0 8
Team 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 114 2 44t
Opp 40 176 1 28
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Travis Rudolph 4 65 0 27
Kermit Whitfield 3 60 0 29
Rashad Greene 4 53 0 19
Nick O'Leary 4 42 0 16
Ermon Lane 2 27 0 22
Bobo Wilson 1 21 0 21
Dalvin Cook 2 18 0 14
Karlos Williams 3 10 1 11t
Mario Pender 1 7 0 7
Freddie Stevenson 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 304 1 29
Opp 16 316 2 61t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 25 42 1 304 1 29
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 42 1 304 1 29
Opp 16 34 1 316 2 61t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 34 0 34
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 34 0 34
Opp 1 8 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 3 72 0 27
Bobo Wilson 1 27 0 27
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 99 0 27
Opp 1 26 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 125 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 125 52
Opp 3 126 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 10 3 13 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 2 5 . . . . . 1- 2 . . .
Ronald Darby 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 3 . 3 . . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
Derrick Mitchell 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 4 1 . 1 1 .
Mario Edwards 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
P.J. Williams 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 47 10 57 3.0- 4.0 . 1- 0 6 1 2- 2 2 1 .
Opp 34 14 48 4.0- 10.0 1.0- 5.0 1- 0 5 1 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
C 75 Cameron Erving
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
FS 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
DE 15 Mario Edwards
JACK 21 Chris Casher
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
4 Dalvin Cook
6 Nick Waisome
7 Mario Pender
7 Matthew Thomas
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Johnathan Vickers
27 Marquez White
29 Nate Andrews
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
59 Ryan Hoefeld
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
89 Christian Green
91 Derrick Nnadi
|
Florida State 20, Boston College 17
11/22/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Push Past BC With Late Field Goal.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – For all his accomplishments, awards and
accolades, Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo entered the Seminoles’ game against Boston College having never made a game-winning field goal.
Not in college, high school, not even in Pop
Warner.
But he crossed that one off his list Saturday with a late 26-yard field goal that lifted FSU to a 20-17 win over the Eagles on a rainy afternoon at Doak Campbell Stadium.
The kick also
offered Aguayo a rare opportunity for atonement. He had earlier missed a field goal attempt for only the third time in his career.
“To win a game, I’d never felt that feeling,” Aguayo said. “I
mean, it was a short kick. But I’ve seen other kickers this year miss 19-yard, 20-yard game-winners. So you’ve got to take a make as a make and I’m glad I made it.”
Aguayo’s kick came only a few
moments after Boston College’s Mike Knoll pushed a 42-yard attempt wide left.
The miss was a devastating blow for the Eagles, who had mounted a 17-play, 67-yard drive that chewed up nearly nine
minutes of the fourth quarter.
“We had a couple shaky points, but I feel we did our duty,” FSU defensive tackle Derrick Mitchell said. “We finally got clicking. We were finally able to get some
crucial stops.”
An announced crowd of 82,300 watched as FSU (11-0, 8-0 ACC) extended its school-record winning streak to 27 and clinched a second consecutive perfect ACC record. The Seminoles can
seal back-to-back 12-0 regular seasons when Florida visits next week.
Hollywood star and FSU grad Burt Reynolds attended the game and planted Osceola’s spear at midfield right before kickoff.
“Heck of a football game. Fun one to watch, I guess,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “That’s the way they go.”
Florida State departed from its usual method on Saturday. Rather than fall into an early
deficit and then escape with a furious rally, the Seminoles built an early lead before surviving Boston College’s comeback attempt.
FSU started strong, marching down the field for a 14-play,
75-yard drive that was capped by Karlos Williams’ 3-yard touchdown run.
The Seminoles, though, couldn’t turn that momentum into further separation on the scoreboard. The teams traded field goals
before BC (6-5, 3-4) struck for a 49-yard touchdown from Tyler Murphy to Shakim Phillips, the apparent result of a blown coverage in FSU’s secondary.
Florida State then took a 17-10 lead into
halftime thanks to a 30-yard hookup between Jameis Winston and senior tight end Nick O’Leary.
Winston finished 22 of 31 for 281 yards and was intercepted when a pass deflected off of receiver
Rashad Greene’s hands and into the arms of BC’s Ty-Meer Brown.
Saturday marked the first time in 24 games that FSU’s offense didn’t reach 30 points with Winston under center. But his numbers were
somewhat hamstrung by wet conditions that led to several drops by FSU receivers.
“(The weather) is kind of in your mind,” Winston said. “Especially with the guys and the routes, seeing the ball in
and holding onto the football.”
Greene dropped a pass in the end zone, but bounced back to post eight catches for 106 yards.
He also overcame a second-half arm injury to rewrite two FSU records
– career receiving yards (3,613) and consecutive games with at least one catch (40).
“I thought our seniors stepped up good again,” Fisher said. “(Greene) and Nick and those guys up front.”
The
Eagles rallied back with a tenacious rushing attack that piled up 240 yards on 51 carries.
BC had three players run for at least 35 yards, including Murphy, whose 21-yard TD run late in the third
quarter tied the game at 17.
“I think we played a hell of a football game against them today,” BC coach Steve Addazio said. “Florida State is a very good football team. They played their best
football in the second half. They rise up.”
They did that once again with a late, 12-play, 66-yard drive that set up Aguayo’s winner.
Against the nation’s fourth-ranked run defense, FSU ran the
ball eight times, down to the Eagles’ 9-yard line.
Dalvin Cook, the freshman from Miami, posted 76 yards on 14 carries to lead the Seminoles in rushing for the third time in four weeks.
“Dalvin
is going to be a heck of a football player,” Fisher said, “and he’s really developing into that.”
After the game, attention turned quickly to FSU’s matchup with Florida next week. The Gators are
just 6-4 this season and have already announced that coach Will Muschamp won’t return next year.
But like Boston College, UF features a physical, run-heavy offense that could present an obstacle to
FSU's unbeaten regular season.
Fisher, of course, expects nothing less.
“We’re going into battle,” he said. “These games are going to be dogfights. People are going to try and be the one that
knocks us out, knocks us off.
“(They’ve) got nothing to lose.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Boston College |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
| Florida State |
7 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
20 |
1st 7- 0 Karlos Williams, 3, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:36
7- 3 Opp, 40, field goal, 0:14
2nd 10- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 37, field goal, 10:39
10-10 Opp, 49, pass (kick), 5:29
17-10 Nick O'Leary, 30, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:02
3rd 17-17 Opp, 21, run (kick), 6:12
17-17 Roberto Aguayo, 40, field goal failed, 3:36
4th 17-17 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 4:37
20-17 Roberto Aguayo, 26, field goal, 0:03
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 19
Rushes-yards 29-110 51-240
Passing 281 73
Att-Comp-Int 32-22-1 11-6-0
Total Yards 61-391 62-313
Punt Returns 1-6 1-7
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-22
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-4
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 2-49.0 4-38.3
Sacks By-Yds 1-14 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 5-40 3-20
3rd Down Conversions 6-11 8-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 26:13 33:47
Attendance 82,300
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 14 76 0 20
Karlos Williams 9 41 1 15
Mario Pender 1 0 0 0
Team 1 -3 0 -3
Jameis Winston 4 -4 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 110 1 20
Opp 51 240 1 21t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 8 106 0 25
Nick O'Leary 3 59 1 30t
Travis Rudolph 3 48 0 25
Bobo Wilson 2 24 0 15
Karlos Williams 3 23 0 12
Dalvin Cook 2 14 0 7
Mario Pender 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 281 1 30t
Opp 6 73 1 49t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 22 32 1 281 1 30t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 32 1 281 1 30t
Opp 6 11 0 73 1 49t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 6 0 6
Opp 1 7 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 22 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 2 98 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 98 54
Opp 4 153 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nate Andrews 7 5 12 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 5 3 8 1.5- 15.0 1.0- 14.0 . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 3 1 4 1.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 2 4 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 2 4 1.0- 7.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Ronald Darby 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 3 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Eddie Goldman . 2 2 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Rashad Greene 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 28 64 7.0- 36.0 1.0- 14.0 . 2 1 . . . .
Opp 39 18 57 2.0- 19.0 . 1- 4 . 2 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 1 Ermon Lane
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
C 75 Cameron Erving
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Bobo Wilson
4 Dalvin Cook
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Nick Waisome
7 Mario Pender
7 Matthew Thomas
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
27 Marquez White
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
62 Austin Barron
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
89 Christian Green
92 Justin Shanks
|
Florida State 24, Florida 19
11/29/2014, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Perfection: Noles Down Gators, Wrap Up 12-0 Regular Season.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – On a night when Florida
State’s offense sputtered, the Seminoles’ did enough heavy lifting for both sides.
Florida had an early lead, momentum and – after grabbing their third interception of the first quarter – a short
field.
But Florida State linebacker Terrance Smith intercepted a deflected pass and returned it 94 yards for a touchdown that sparked No. 3 FSU to a 24-19 victory over the Gators at Doak Campbell
Stadium.
“We needed that play. We needed that momentum swing,” Smith said. “Everybody feeds off of stuff like that.”
Freshman running back Dalvin Cook added career highs in yards (144) and
carries (24) for the Seminoles (12-0), who overcame five turnovers to earn their 28th consecutive victory.
They’ll likely clinch a spot in the College Football Playoff with a win over Georgia Tech
(10-2) in next week’s ACC Championship Game.
“It’s always good to beat the Gators,” senior receiver Rashad Greene said. “But, at the same time, we still have a lot of work to do.”
Florida (6-5)
had several opportunities to send dismissed coach Will Muschamp out as a winner during his final game.
Winston threw interceptions on three of FSU’s four first-quarter drives, but the Gators’
offense could only manage three field goals.
“That was the key to the game,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “Those three turnovers and they all became field goals. Now, it’s a two possession game and
– bam.”
Smith’s interception launched a run of 21 straight FSU points capped by two touchdown passes from Winston to tight end Nick O’Leary.
Winston finished just 12 of 24 with a career low in
passing yards (125) and a career high for interceptions (four). And FSU finished with more rushing yards than passing yards for the first time since a win over Bethune-Cookman last season.
“I think
I was pretty consistent,” Winston said. “I made a few mistakes that hurt us, but, like I said, it’s family here. And the defense had my back. Offense had my back.”
“Just a hair off,” Fisher said.
“He was trying to force a play here and there, and you get out of rhythm. …
“Sometimes the putts go in, sometimes they don’t.”
Even with Winston struggling some, FSU had a chance to put the game
away late in the second quarter. Holding a 21-9 lead with 1:17 on the clock and the ball at their own 35-yard line, the Seminoles were derailed by two incompletions and a false start penalty.
Even
worse, Florida’s punt-block team got to FSU’s Cason Beatty, forcing what was a officially scored a fumble that gave the Gators possession on the Seminoles’ 15-yard line.
UF quarterback Treon Harris
connected with tight end Clay Burton for a touchdown on the next play.
And Gators kicker Austin Hardin made his fourth field goal of the night early in the third quarter, a 32-yarder that cut FSU’s
lead to two.
The teams then traded possessions – and a few tense moments – but neither could change the scoreboard until Roberto Aguayo’s 37-yard field goal with 3:23 left in the fourth quarter.
Aided by a third-down pass interference penalty, the Gators’ last-minute rally reached midfield.
But Harris’ fourth-down throw was a little off-target and receiver Demarcus Robinson couldn’t hang
on to it.
“We’ve had our opportunities,” Muschamp said. “You look at two other games where we have the game in hand and we had our opportunity to get it done and we didn’t get it done.
“It falls
on my shoulders and that’s why they’re going to be looking for a coach.’
FSU’s defense had perhaps its best performance of the season. UF’s 282 total yards marked the second-lowest total allowed by
the Seminoles this year (Wake Forest, 126).
Linebacker Reggie Northrup led the way with 11 tackles, bringing his season total to 101. He’s the first FSU defender to reach the 100-tackle plateau
since Buster Davis in 2006.
“We did what we had to do at the right time,” Northrup said. “It’s a mental thing. You’ve got to want to do it. You’ve got to really focus and tune in to your
assignment, especially in the red zone.”
Modern college football is different than years past, when Florida State could relish in a win over the Gators for more than a month leading up to its bowl
game.
Georgia Tech, a 30-24, overtime winner over No. 9 Georgia on Saturday, still stands between FSU and its ultimate goal.
But that didn’t stop the Seminoles from drinking this one in a
bit.
Fifth-year senior Cameron Erving, who finished his career 4-1 against UF, carried FSU’s infamous stuffed alligator head off the field and into the locker room.
Once there, players took
turns taking pictures with it while DJ Khaled’s “All I Do Is Win,” blared in the background.
For the 28th straight game, that’s all they’ve done.
“It’s definitely something special,” Erving
said. “Guys can’t say that they were so successful against these teams (Florida and Miami). It’s all attributed to our coaching and guys that care about each other.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
9 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
19 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
0 |
3 |
24 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 52, field goal, 12:37
0- 6 Opp, 39, field goal, 7:25
0- 9 Opp, 43, field goal, 2:15
7- 9 Terrance Smith, 94, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:12
2nd 14- 9 Nick O'Leary, 10, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:12
21- 9 Nick O'Leary, 6, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:14
21-16 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 0:47
3rd 21-19 Opp, 32, field goal, 10:16
21-19 Opp, 52, field goal failed, 0:08
4th 21-19 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 9:42
24-19 Roberto Aguayo, 37, field goal, 3:23
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 13
Rushes-yards 41-181 33-113
Passing 125 169
Att-Comp-Int 24-12-4 32-13-2
Total Yards 65-306 65-282
Punt Returns 0-0 2-16
Kickoff Returns 6-92 3-85
Interception Ret. 2-94 4-27
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 3-36.3 3-46.3
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-8
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 8-63 10-105
3rd Down Conversions 4-13 6-18
4th Down Conversions 0-2 0-1
Time of Posession 31:20 28:40
Attendance 82,485
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 24 144 0 23
Karlos Williams 6 38 0 27
Jameis Winston 7 16 0 9
Mario Edwards 1 4 0 4
Mario Pender 2 -3 0 1
Cason Beatty 1 -18 0 -18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 181 0 27
Opp 33 113 0 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick O'Leary 4 52 2 19
Rashad Greene 3 35 0 29
Dalvin Cook 2 28 0 30
Bobo Wilson 1 8 0 8
Karlos Williams 1 4 0 4
Travis Rudolph 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 12 125 2 30
Opp 13 169 1 42
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 12 24 4 125 2 30
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 12 24 4 125 2 30
Opp 13 32 2 169 1 42
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 16 0 16
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 4 65 0 23
Karlos Williams 2 27 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 92 0 23
Opp 3 85 0 40
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 109 43
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 109 43
Opp 3 139 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 3 8 11 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 3 6 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell 2 2 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 2 3 0.5- 0.0 . 1- 94 . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 27 22 49 3.0- 6.0 . 2- 94 5 . . . . .
Opp 46 12 58 9.0- 26.0 1.0- 8.0 4- 27 4 1 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
QB 5 Jameis Winston
TB 9 Karlos Williams
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
C 75 Cameron Erving
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 26 P.J. Williams
FS 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
4 Dalvin Cook
6 Nick Waisome
7 Mario Pender
7 Matthew Thomas
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Johnathan Vickers
23 Freddie Stevenson
27 Marquez White
28 Malique Jackson
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
89 Christian Green
91 Derrick Nnadi
|
Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
12/06/2014, Charlotte, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles claim ACC crown, 29 straight wins with victory over Jackets.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
CHARLOTTE, NC – The clock had just
hit zero on Florida State’s 37-35 victory over Georgia Tech in the ACC Championship Game and Reggie Northrup sprinted across the field like he’d been shot out of a cannon.
“Where are the hats at?”
Northrup screamed.
“Where are the hats at?”
The hat in question, of course, is the one that reads “2014 ACC Champions,” and that marks FSU’s third straight year at the top of the league.
Dalvin Cook earned Most Valuable Player honors after piling up 220 total yards and Roberto Aguayo made three second-half field goals as the Seminoles survived another wild affair in a season that’s
been full of them.
FSU is 13-0 for a second straight season and riding a school-record 29-game winning streak.
Even after dropping to No. 4 in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, the
Seminoles feel like they’re locks to make the four-team field.
“I’m not worried about being No. 1,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We’ll be in the playoff. That’s what matters.”
But Georgia Tech
(10-3), of course, didn’t make it easy. The Yellow Jackets rushed for 331 yards and, after scoring a touchdown with 1:47 to play, saw their onside kick attempt recovered by FSU’s Lamarcus Brutus.
“Well, I’m disappointed, but I’m awfully proud of the football team,” Tech coach Paul Johnson said. “Florida State is a very talented team and it was the kind of game where you couldn’t make a
mistake.”
FSU’s offense played perhaps its sharpest game of the year.
One week removed from the toughest outing of his career, quarterback Jameis Winston bounced back to complete 21 of his 29
attempts for 309 yards and three scores.
“He's elite, he's special,” Fisher said. “He's different than anybody I've ever been around. That's simple. … When he has a job to do and people counting on
him, that's what a man does.”
As usual, seniors Rashad Greene and Nick O’Leary were Winston’s primary beneficiaries.
With his seven-catch, 123-yard performance, Greene added two more records to
his ever-growing list. He now owns the FSU mark for receptions in a single season and set a new conference record for career receiving yards.
“Yeah, that’s pretty good,” Greene said with a
smile.
He roughed up Tech’s secondary for two touchdowns and O’Leary added another to go along with his 97 receiving yards.
“This team is going to go as far as we take it,” Greene said. “And we
understand that role.”
Greene and O’Leary carried the load, but it was Cook who stole the show.
Fresh off a career performance in last week’s win over Florida, the freshman set the bar even
higher by rushing for 177 yards and a touchdown on 31 carries.
FSU typically likes to rotate its running backs, but with senior Karlos Williams sidelined by a concussion, the full workload fell to
Cook. He finished with every one of FSU’s running back carries and even added five catches and 43 yards in the passing game.
“I think it was just my time,” Cook said.
“It’s been vital to our
success that he’s come on how he’s come on,” senior center Cameron Erving added. “And the fact that Karlos was hurt tonight and couldn’t play, it was essential to our win.”
FSU’s defense,
meanwhile, did its part with strong second-half effort that kept Georgia Tech’s running game in check after a frantic first half.
The Yellow Jackets ran for 214 yards and scored 21 points in the
first half. They had just 117 yards and 14 points in the second.
Running back Synjyn Days ran for three scores and quarterback Justin Thomas added 104 yards on the ground. But he also threw a
fourth-quarter interception to Brutus that severely damaged Tech’s hopes for an upset.
And the defense steadily got better despite losing starting defensive tackle Eddie Goldman on the game’s first
drive and starting cornerback not long after that.
“There’s a lot of young guys you can say on defense stepped up there and did a good job,” Fisher said. “Very proud of them.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Georgia Tech |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
| Florida State |
7 |
21 |
3 |
6 |
37 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 9:50
7- 7 Nick O'Leary, 46, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:42
7-14 Opp, 1, run (kick), 1:45
2nd 14-14 Dalvin Cook, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:10
14-21 Opp, 4, run (kick), 8:02
21-21 Rashad Greene, 44, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:40
28-21 Rashad Greene, 9, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:30
3rd 28-28 Opp, 1, run (kick), 8:01
31-28 Roberto Aguayo, 33, field goal, 3:13
4th 34-28 Roberto Aguayo, 32, field goal, 10:25
37-28 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 4:28
37-35 Opp, 25, pass (kick), 1:47
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 28
Rushes-yards 33-179 59-331
Passing 309 134
Att-Comp-Int 30-21-0 14-8-1
Total Yards 63-488 73-465
Punt Returns 0-0 1-1
Kickoff Returns 3-79 3-45
Interception Ret. 1-4 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 2-42.0 2-34.5
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 5-45 3-20
3rd Down Conversions 7-12 5-10
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 25:05 34:55
Attendance 64,808
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 31 177 1 26
Jameis Winston 1 5 0 5
Team 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 179 1 26
Opp 59 331 4 20
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 7 123 2 44t
Nick O'Leary 3 97 1 46t
Dalvin Cook 5 43 0 14
Travis Rudolph 5 40 0 11
Freddie Stevenson 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 309 3 46t
Opp 8 134 1 27
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 21 30 0 309 3 46t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 21 30 0 309 3 46t
Opp 8 14 1 134 1 27
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 1 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 2 51 0 26
Bobo Wilson 1 28 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 79 0 28
Opp 3 45 0 17
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 2 84 43
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 84 43
Opp 2 69 35
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 5 7 12 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 8 2 10 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 7 2 9 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
E.J. Levenberry . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus . . . . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
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FSU 45 38 83 4.0- 4.0 . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Opp 40 26 66 1.0- 4.0 . . 4 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Y 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 5 Jameis Winston
Z 15 Travis Rudolph
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
C 75 Cameron Erving
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
X 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
S 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 3 Ronald Darby
MLB 5 Reggie Northrup
WLB 7 Matthew Thomas
S 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
CB 26 P.J. Williams
S 29 Nate Andrews
SLB 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Ryan Green
6 Nick Waisome
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 E.J. Levenberry
12 Jarred Haggins
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
22 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
23 Freddie Stevenson
24 Terrance Smith
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
91 Derrick Nnadi
92 Justin Shanks
|
Oregon 59, Florida State 20
01/01/2015, Pasadena, Calif.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Champs defeated by Ducks, 59-20.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
PASADENA, CA – The worst appeared to be over.
After a first half
full of miscues and missed opportunities, the Florida State Seminoles went into halftime here at the Rose Bowl trailing Oregon by only five points.
FSU moved the ball with ease to start the third
quarter and appeared poised to take the lead when freshman Dalvin Cook, one of the team’s brightest, lost a fumble.
It was the first of five FSU turnovers, all of which led to directly to Oregon
touchdowns in a nightmare second half that helped the Ducks to a 59-20 victory in the first ever College Football Playoff semifinal.
Florida State’s school-record winning streak is over at 29
games. The Ducks are on to the national championship game in Dallas, where they will face either Alabama or Ohio State.
The Seminoles (13-1) played at arm’s length with Oregon for most of the first
two quarters. They took an early lead on Roberto Aguayo’s 28-yard field goal before the Ducks went on an 18-3 run on the strength of two Royce Freeman touchdowns.
Karlos Williams answered with a
late 10-yard TD and, even after Aguayo’s last-second 55-yard attempt missed off the left upright, FSU appeared to be in a good position.
Then the third quarter happened.
It started with Cook’s
first fumble, which Ducks quarterback Marcus Mariota turned into a 34-yard touchown pass just two plays later that made it 25-13.
FSU actually answered that score with a 15-yard TD pass from Jameis
Winston to Travis Rudolph, but those were the Seminoles’ final points before a run of four straight possessions with a turnover.
First it was another fumble by Cook. Then a fumble by Winston that
Oregon returned for a 58-yard touchdown. Then a Winston interception that bounced off of Rudolph’s hands. Then, finally, a fumble after a first-down catch by Jesus Wilson.
With each turnover, the
Ducks’ lead continued to grow. They spent the fourth quarter letting the play clock run down to two seconds before snapping the ball, a stark contrast from their usual hurry-up approach.
Oregon
reached the 600-yard mark on an FSU defense for the first time since 1984, and their 59 points are tied for the most allowed in school history.
The Seminoles’ offense actually moved the ball well.
They racked up more than 500 total yards and averaged more than six yards per play, but early red zone woes prevented them from finding their footing.
FSU finished 4-5 in the red zone, but mustered
just two field goals in three first-quarter trips inside the 20.
Each team’s Heisman-winning quarterback put up a strong effort. Winston tied a school record for 300-yard games, putting up 348 and
a touchdown on 29-of-45 passing.
Mariota, meanwhile, accounted for 400 total yards (338 passing) and four total TDs.
Freshman led FSU in both rushing (Cook, 15-103) and (Rudolph, 6-96), but
seniors Karlos Williams (139 total yards) and Rashad Greene (six catches for 59 yards) had solid outings in their collegiate finales.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Oregon |
8 |
10 |
27 |
14 |
59 |
| Florida State |
3 |
10 |
7 |
0 |
20 |
1st 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 9:06
3- 8 Opp, 1, run (pass), 6:55
2nd 3-11 Opp, 28, field goal, 10:12
6-11 Roberto Aguayo, 26, field goal, 5:18
6-18 Opp, 1, run (kick), 2:18
13-18 Karlos Williams, 10, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:36
13-18 Roberto Aguayo, 54, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 13-25 Opp, 3, run (kick), 11:54
20-25 Travis Rudolph, 18, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:07
20-32 Opp, 56, pass (kick), 6:43
20-39 Opp, 30, pass (kick), 4:21
20-45 Opp, 58, fumble recovery/return (kick blocked by Nile Lawrence-Stample), 1:36
4th 20-52 Opp, 23, run (kick), 13:56
20-59 Opp, 21, run (kick), 10:13
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 30
Rushes-yards 39-180 45-301
Passing 348 338
Att-Comp-Int 48-29-1 36-26-1
Total Yards 87-528 81-639
Punt Returns 0-0 0-0
Kickoff Returns 9-186 3-48
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 4-65
Punts 4-33.5 2-38.5
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 2-18
Fumbles-Lost 7-4 2-1
Penalties-Yds 6-48 6-50
3rd Down Conversions 6-16 7-12
4th Down Conversions 0-2 1-2
Time of Posession 32:43 27:17
Attendance 91,322
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 15 103 0 20
Karlos Williams 12 80 1 21
Ryan Green 2 7 0 6
Mario Pender 2 5 0 3
Jameis Winston 8 -15 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 39 180 1 21
Opp 45 301 5 35
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Travis Rudolph 6 96 1 20
Bobo Wilson 5 72 0 23
Rashad Greene 6 59 0 18
Karlos Williams 5 59 0 24
Dalvin Cook 3 24 0 11
Ermon Lane 2 22 0 17
Freddie Stevenson 1 12 0 12
Nick O'Leary 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 348 1 24
Opp 26 338 2 56t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Jameis Winston 29 45 1 348 1 24
Sean Maguire 0 3 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 29 48 1 348 1 24
Opp 26 36 1 338 2 56t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 6 131 0 35
Bobo Wilson 3 55 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 186 0 35
Opp 3 48 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 4 134 38
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 134 38
Opp 2 77 40
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
P.J. Williams 8 6 14 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 7 3 10 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 2 5 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Desmond Hollin 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Matthew Thomas 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Chris Casher 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi . 2 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
E.J. Levenberry . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ermon Lane 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 45 30 75 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 1 . 1- 0 . 1 .
Opp 57 26 83 4.0- 22.0 2.0- 18.0 1- 0 6 . 4- 65 6 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
RB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 5 Jameis Winston
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
C 75 Cameron Erving
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
WR 80 Rashad Greene
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 1 Tyler Hunter
LCB 3 Ronald Darby
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
WILL 7 Matthew Thomas
NICK 8 Jalen Ramsey
NG 11 Derrick Mitchell
JACK 15 Mario Edwards
RCB 26 P.J. Williams
S 29 Nate Andrews
SAM 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Eddie Goldman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
6 Nick Waisome
6 Ryan Green
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Karlos Williams
10 E.J. Levenberry
10 Sean Maguire
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
20 Alfredo Davis
20 Trey Marshall
21 Chris Casher
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Tyrell Lyons
22 Johnathan Vickers
23 Freddie Stevenson
24 Terrance Smith
27 Marquez White
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Desmond Hollin
47 Stephen Gabbard
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
91 Derrick Nnadi
98 Rick Leonard
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
