2015 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, Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs
Odell Haggins, Associate Head Coach, Defensive Tackles
Charles Kelly, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Development
Brad Lawing, Defensive Ends, Outside Linebackers
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
Rick Trickett, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line
Vic Viloria, Strength and Conditioning
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2015 Football
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2015 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Abdul Bello, 6-6, 307, OL, Warri, Nigeria
- Former boxer who emigrated from Uyo, Nigeria in order to play big-time college football and developed into one of the nation's most sought-after offensive line recruits…consensus four-star prospect
who is ranked the nation's fourth-best offensive tackle recruit by ESPN and Scout and No. 5 by 247Sports…rated the 15th-best player in Florida and the No. 55 overall recruit in the nation by
ESPN…tabbed the No. 12 player in Florida and No. 76 overall by 247Sports…rated the No. 58 overall player in the country by Scout…tabbed the nation's No. 29 tackle prospect by Rivals…competed in the
Under Armour All-American Game, helping lead Team Highlight to a victory…considered a raw prospect with the size and athleticism to develop into a star offensive tackle…was discovered at a beginner's
football camp in Nigeria in June 2013 by former Maryland linebacker Ricardo Dickerson and moved to Montverde Academy for his junior year of high school…played just six games as a junior in 2013 - his
first year ever playing football, but quickly started receiving scholarship offers…ranked No. 4 in Central Florida Super60 before the 2014 season…captured 2014 Class 3A All-State First Team honors as
a senior…learned about football from watching movies, such as Remember the Titans…picked FSU in July 2014 over several offers, including Florida and Alabama.
Calvin Brewton, 6-0, 178, DB, Miami
- Enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…consensus four-star recruit and one of the nation's top defensive back recruits…rated the country's 14th-best
safety and the No. 187 overall player in the nation by Scout…ranked the nation's No. 26 safety and No. 49 player in Florida by Rivals…rated the No. 29 safety and the 71st-best prospect in Florida by
ESPN…rated the No. 39 safety and No. 75 player in Florida by 247Sports…played for Team Black in the U.S. Army All-American Game on Jan. 3…first Miami Central player to earn a U.S. Army All-American
Game invitation...invited to "The Opening," an all-star prospect camp held on Nike's campus last summer…lockdown defensive back who had 15 tackles and an interception as a senior at Miami Central,
leading the Rockets to a 14-1 record and their third consecutive 6A state championship…honorable mention All-State Class 6A honoree…picked FSU over offers from Notre Dame, Clemson and Georgia among
others.
George Campbell, 6-3, 197, WR, Clearwater
- The five-star recruit and the seventh-best player in the nation according to ESPN is enrolled at Florida State for the spring semester and is expected to participate in spring practice…holds a
four-star grade from 247Sports and is rated the nation's No. 4 wide receiver and the 35th-best player in the country…rated a five-star recruit and the No. 5 wide receiver and No. 26 player in the
nation from Rivals…ranked the No. 6 wide receiver and the No. 34 overall prospect in the nation by Scout…Ranked the No. 1 "athlete" in the country and the third-best prospect in Florida by
ESPN…starred for Team Highlight in the Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 2, totaling two receptions for 68 yards, including a 60-yard catch, to help his squad to a 46-6 victory…finished with 62
receptions for 880 yards and 12 touchdown receptions and led East Lake to the state playoffs as a senior…scored 18 touchdowns overall in 2014, adding three punt return scores, two kick return
touchdowns and a rushing score…named to the 2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Football Second Team and the All-Florida Football First Team…2014 Florida All-State Class 7A First Team
selection…selected Florida State over offers from Auburn, Florida, Georgia and Alabama among others.
Deondre Francois, 6-1, 203, QB, Orlando
- The nation's No. 1 dual threat quarterback according to Rivals, he committed to Florida State in July…consensus four-star prospect who stood out as the best quarterback in the Under Armour
All-American Game in January, completing 4-of-4 passes for 103 yards and a touchdown while leading Team Highlight to victory…connected with fellow Seminole signee George Campbell on a 60-yard catch in
addition to a 34-yard touchdown pass in the UA Game…rated Florida's No. 14 player and the nation's 39th-best prospect by Rivals…ranked the No. 3 dual-threat QB in that nation by ESPN, the 10th-best
player in Florida and the 42nd-best overall prospect in the nation…ranked the No. 7 pro-style quarterback in the country by 247Sports and the 10th-best quarterback by Scout…led IMG Academy in
Bradenton, Fla., to a 9-1 record as a senior in 2014 after starring at Olympia High School in Orlando the previous two seasons…passed for 1,488 yards and 18 touchdowns and did not have a turnover
after the season-opener…also did not lose a game after the season-opener…added 263 yards and two scores on the ground…coached by former FSU legend and 2000 Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke at
IMG…captured All-Area honorable mention honors from the Bradenton Herald…passed for 3,162 yards and 28 touchdowns while completing 54 percent of his passes over two seasons at Olympia
(2012-2013)…participated in the Elite 11 Finals, a quarterback camp in Oregon…invited to "The Opening," an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike campus…picked FSU over Florida and Auburn
among several scholarship offers.
Ethan Frith, 6-7, 299, OT, Summit, Miss.
- Consensus three-star recruit by Rivals, 247Sports, ESPN and Scout from the 2014 Class who deferred his enrollment a semester to recover from shoulder surgery…committed early after the Jimbo Fisher
Camp in the summer of 2013…ranked the nation's No. 57 offensive tackle prospect and No. 16 player in Mississippi by 247Sports in the 2014 Class…ranked the No. 48 offensive tackle and No. 22 player in
Mississippi by ESPN…No. 88 offensive tackle by Scout…captain at North Pike and led team to the playoffs in 2013…played on South team in Mississippi's Bernard Blackwell All-Star Football
Classic…selected to the Clarion-Ledger All-State Second Team…nabbed Region7-4A All-Region Team honors…ranked No. 15 player in Mississippi in BulldogBlitz.com Preseason Mississippi Top 50 for
2014…chose FSU over Mississippi State and Louisiana-Lafayette.
Everett Golson, 6-0, 199, QB, Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Derwin James, 6-2, 212, DB, Haines City
- The consensus top defensive back in the nation and a five-star recruit enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…committed to the Seminoles in
2012…rated the nation's No. 1 safety by ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and Scout…ranked the No. 5 player in the country and Florida's top safety prospect by Rivals…rated the nation's No. 4 overall player and
the second-best prospect in Florida by 247Sports…ranked the sixth-best player in the country by Scout and No. 8 in the ESPN300…starred at safety in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2 where he
led Team Highlight to a 46-6 victory…had 94 tackles and four interceptions in eight games for Haines City High School in 2014…added 11 receptions for 181 yards and two scores on offense…captured 2014
American Family Insurance All-USA Football Second Team honors and All-Florida First Team accolades…2014 Florida All-State Class 7A First Team selection…selected Florida State over offers from Auburn,
Clemson, Florida and Miami.
De'Andre Johnson, 6-2, 186, QB, Jacksonville
- 2014 Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football and one of the most prolific quarterbacks in the nation enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…rated a
four-star prospect and the nation's No. 7 dual-threat quarterback by ESPN…captured a four-star rating from Rivals and was rated the nation's No. 12 quarterback and the 35th-best player in
Florida…grabbed a three-star ranking from 247Sports and was rated the nation's No. 13 quarterback and No. 46 prospect in Florida…nabbed a three-star ranking from Scout…passed for 3,710 yards and 47
touchdowns to go along with 398 yards and nine scores on the ground to lead First Coast High School to a 12-1 record and the Class 8A regional finals…earned Class 8A Player of the Year honors in
addition to Mr. Football…four-year starter in high school who finished with 11,697 career passing yards, 131 career touchdown passes, 23 career rushing touchdowns, 1,091 career rushing yards and a
career record of 46-5…completed 686 of 1,105 pass attempts for a 62 percent completion percentage for his prep career…played in the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2 where he led Team Armour
with 71 yards of total offense…8A All-State First Team selection in 2013 and 2014…committed to Florida State in 2012 and never wavered despite offers from Auburn, Clemson, Ohio State and Tennessee
among others.
Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane, 6-1, 212, LB, Hollywood
- Versatile linebacker prospect who collected a four-star ranking from 247Sports and Scout and played in the U.S. Army All-American Game…rated the No. 1 middle linebacker prospect in Florida, the No.
11 prospect nationally at that position and the No. 271 overall player in the country by Scout…tabbed the 12th-best outside linebacker prospect in the nation, the 23rd-best player in Florida and the
No. 155 overall player in the country by 247Sports…ranked the nation's No. 25 outside linebacker and No. 60 player in Florida by Rivals…listed as the nation's No. 12 inside linebacker prospect and the
No. 74 player in Florida by ESPN…ranked No. 11 on the Miami Herald's Broward Class of 2015 Top 25 Recruits list…became the first All-American in Hallandale High School history…led Hallandale to a 10-1
record in 2014 by totaling 96 tackles, five forced fumbles and two interceptions…collected 2014 Class 6A All-State Second Team honors and Broward All-County First Team accolades…had 115 tackles, 12
sacks, four interceptions and two forced fumbles as a junior in 2013…captured Class 6A All-State honorable mention honors in 2013…committed to Florida State in June over Ohio State among a host of
offers.
Marcus Lewis, 6-2, 192, DB, Washington, D.C.
- Consensus four-star recruit and rated the second best player in Washington D.C.…rated the No. 5 safety and No. 80 overall player by Rivals...ranked No. 2 in Rivals' District of Columbia Final Top
15…tabbed the No. 12 athlete nationally and No. 184 overall by 247Sports…rated the No. 9 safety nationally and No. 159 overall by ESPN…named a four-star and the top CB in the D.C. area by Scout…big,
physical player can play the run as well as the pass and also split time at receiver in high school…has the versatility and athleticism to make plays on special teams as a kick returner…led Gonzaga to
first Washington D.C. title game in 50 years and finished with a 10-3 record in his senior season…In the 2014 regular season, made 18 total tackles to go along with an interception and two pass
break-ups…also caught a receiving touchdown on offense…led team with 116 kick return yards…invited to Nike's "The Opening," a camp for the nation's top recruits…played safety for Team Highlight in the
Under Armour All-American Game…chose Florida State over offers from Kentucky, Miami (Fla.), and Texas, among others.
Tarvarus McFadden, 6-2, 197, DB, Fort Lauderdale
- Consensus five-star cornerback prospect who committed to FSU in October…possesses the size (6-3, 200), speed and ball skills to be a dominant college cover corner…ranked the nation's No. 3 defensive
back by Rivals and 247Sports, No. 4 by Scout and No. 5 by ESPN…consensus Top 10 prospect in Florida…rated the nation's No. 13 overall player by Rivals, No. 17 by Scout and No. 19 by 247Sports…ranked
No. 47 in the ESPN300….stood out at the U.S. Army All-American Bowl practices according to recruiting experts and had an interception and an 87-yard kick return touchdown in the fourth quarter of the
all-star game on Jan. 3…named the Lockheed Martin Air Defender of the Year award winner - presented to the top prep defensive back in the country by the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Selection
Committee...led American Heritage to a second consecutive 5A state championship by tallying five interceptions, 41 tackles, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and scoring five total touchdowns
four different ways (one pick six, two punt returns, one kickoff, one reception)…captured 5A All-State First Team and American Family Insurance Florida All-State Team honors…named the 2014 All-Broward
Defensive Player of the Year and to the All-Broward County Team…MaxPreps Medium School All-American… participated at Nike's "The Opening," an all-star summer prospect camp, in 2014…picked Florida
State over Georgia and LSU.
Cole Minshew, 6-5, 340, OL, Pridgen, Ga.
- Massive offensive line prospect who projects as a collegiate offensive guard…grabbed a four-star ranking from ESPN and three-star ratings from Rivals, 247Sports and Scout…tabbed the nation's No. 33
offensive guard prospect and No. 45 player in Georgia by Rivals…rated the nation's No. 35 guard and No. 43 player in Georgia by ESPN…tabbed the country's No. 43 offensive guard by Scout and No. 46 by
247Sports…played for the South Team in the Georgia Athletic Coaches Association North-South All-Star Football Classic…grabbed All-State First Team honors from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Associated Press and Georgia Sports Writer's Association in 2014 in addition to Region 3-AAAAA accolades…led Coffee County High School to a 10-2 record and the second round of the playoffs along with
fellow Florida State commit Jalen Wilkerson…paved the way for an offense that averaged over 37 points per game…collected All-Region Second Team honors in 2013…committed to Florida State in February
2014…chose the Seminoles over Georgia and North Carolina among several offers.
Nyqwan Murray, 5-11, 171, WR, Orlando
- Three-star receiver rated as one of the top 100 players in Florida…rated the country's 76th-best wide receiver and No. 17 wide receiver in Florida by Scout…ranked the No. 65 wide receiver and No. 77
overall player in Florida by ESPN…ranked the No. 101 wide receiver overall and No. 98 player in Florida by 247Sports…listed as the No. 97 overall player in Florida by rivals…tallied 75 receptions for
1,355 yards and 16 TDs as a senior while averaging 18 yards per catch…helped Oak Ridge win its first district title in 37 years by catching 10 passes for 271 yards and two TDs in a win over East
River…as a junior in 2013, posted 88 catches for 1,523 yards and 19 touchdowns…ranked the No. 8 player in the Sentinel's 2015 Central Florida Super60 and the No. 49 player in the Sentinel's 2015
Florida Top 100…selected FSU over South Carolina, Duke and UCF among other offers.
Jacques Patrick, 6-1, 232, RB, Orlando
- The five-star recruit and Rivals' No. 3 running back enrolled at Florida State in January and is expected to participate in spring practice…tabbed a four-star recruit and the nation's No. 3 running
back by ESPN…rated a four-star recruit and No. 4 running back in the nation and 10th best prospect in Florida by 247Sports…ranked the 14th-best player in Florida and No. 49 on the ESPN300…earned a
four-star rating, the nation's seventh-best running back distinction and No. 61 overall player by Scout…put up huge numbers during his high school career, totaling 2,576 yards on 276 carries and 32
touchdowns en route to Florida Gatorade Player of the Year honors as a senior at Timber Creek this past fall…totaled 7,922 rushing yards and 103 touchdowns in his prep career…8A All-State First Team
selection in 2013 and 2014…2014 American Family Insurance All-USA Football Second Team and All-Florida Football First Team…American Family Insurance Florida Offensive Player of the Year in 2014…played
in Under Armour All-American Game on Jan. 2, rushing for 13 yards on four carries…Picked FSU over offers from Ohio State, Texas A&M and Alabama among others.
Da'Vante Phillips, 6-1, 203, WR, Miami
- Enrolled at Florida State this January and is expected to participate in spring practice…consensus four-star recruit…rated as the No. 6 wide receiver and No. 11 athlete from the state of Florida by
ESPN and ranked as the nation's 44th-best overall player in the ESPN300…rated as the No. 10 wide receiver and No. 89 player in the country, as well as the No. 19 player from the state of Florida by
Rivals…rated by 247Sports as the No. 16 WR and No. 21 athlete in Florida…rated as the No. 25 WR and No. 189 player in the nation by Scout…had 872 yards receiving and eight TDs as a junior in
2013…caught 48 passes for 748 yards and seven touchdowns as a senior…recorded 148 receptions for 2,406 yards and 29 receiving touchdowns in his high school career...had three catches for 47 yards in
the 6A state championship game as the Rockets won their third consecutive state title…led Miami Central to a 37-27 win over Bothell (Washington) in the Burger King State Champions Bowl Series at
Florida Atlantic University on Dec. 27 by totaling 11 catches for 120 yards and two second-half touchdowns…invited to "The Opening", an all-star summer prospect camp held on the Nike Campus…played in
the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2 and had three catches for 32 yards and a touchdown for Team Highlight…selected Florida State over offers from Florida, Miami, Clemson and Alabama.
Lorenzo Phillips, 6-2, 225, LB, Patterson, La.
- Four-star linebacker rated as one of the top three junior college linebackers in the country and one of the Top 25 overall junior college players nationally…Helped lead East Mississippi Community
College to the NJCAA football national championship and a perfect 12-0 season… ranked fourth among NJCAA defenders and led East Mississippi Community College in 2014 with a team-high 14 sacks and 18.5
tackles for loss while ranking fourth on the team in tackles with 46 (35 solo)…also added two fumble recoveries for touchdowns and two forced fumbles for a team that lead the nation in scoring defense
by allowing 7.6 points per game…named first team NJCAA All-America and NJCAA All-Region…originally signed with LSU out of Patterson (La.) High School in 2012…while at Patterson, finished with 52
tackles, 22 tackles for a loss and 12 sacks as a senior…tallied 73 tackles and 23 tackles for a loss during his junior season…a four-star prospect across the board who helped lead Patterson to an
undefeated regular season in 2011 and was a member of the ESPNU 150…ranked the No. 24 linebacker in the country by Scout.com and No. 29 by Rivals.com … A member of the Top 247 by 247sports.com…ranked
fourth in the ESPNU Top Louisiana Recruits…ranked No. 9 in Louisiana by 247sports.com…named a Times Picayune Blue-Chip recruit…earned 2010 class 3A All-State first-team defense honors...selected FSU
over offers from Ole Miss, Alabama and Georgia among others.
David Robbins, 6-4, 322, OL, Glenelg, Md.
- Versatile offensive lineman rated as one of the Top 18 players in Maryland and Top 50 offensive guards nationally…four-star offensive lineman by Scout and PrepStar, earning All-Atlantic Region
honors…three-star offensive line by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports…rated the country's 37th-best offensive guard by Scout…ranked the No. 18 best player in the state of Maryland by Rivals…rated the No. 39
offensive guard by ESPN and the 13th-best prospect in Maryland by ESPN…rated the No. 30 offensive guard and No. 11 player in Maryland by 247Sports…earned Big School All-State first team and Baltimore
Sun All-Metro first team honors for the second straight season as a senior helping Glenelg to its first state semifinals appearance since 2000 and anchoring an offensive line that featured two
1,000-yard rushers…selected All-Metro first team by the Baltimore Sun as a junior helping lead the way for a Glenelg offense that rushed for nearly 3,000 yards and won its first Howard County
championship in a decade…projected to play either guard or center in college…chose FSU over Maryland, Kentucky among other offers.
Josh Sweat, 6-5, 226, DE, Chesapeake, Va.
- The consensus five-star defensive end, ranked No. 1 in the nation at his position by 247Sports and Scout, enrolled at Florida State in January…tabbed the country's fifth-best overall player by
Scout, sixth-best by 247Sports, No. 11 by ESPN and No. 34 by Rivals…unanimous No. 1 prospect in Virginia…rated the second-best defensive end in the nation by Rivals and No. 3 by ESPN…only played in
two games a senior before a season-ending injury…had 94 tackles, 31 tackles for loss and 22 sacks as a junior at Oscar Smith in 2013…was named to the Under Armour All-America Game on Jan. 2, but did
not play…has reportedly run the 40-yard dash in 4.46 seconds…picked Florida State over Virginia Tech, Georgia, Oregon and Ohio State.
Auden Tate, 6-5, 216, WR, Irmo, S.C.
- Tall and athletic four-star wide receiver who committed to Florida State in August…rated the nation's No. 22 wide receiver, No. 32 prospect in Florida and No. 194 overall player in the country by
Rivals…tabbed the No. 23 wide receiver No. 30 player in Florida and No. 219 overall prospect by 247Sports…ranked the nation's No. 44 wide receiver by Scout and No. 77 by ESPN…listed at No. 7 on the
Tampa Bay Times Home Team Top 25 Recruits for 2015…missed the majority of his senior season with an injury, but did have 11 catches for 123 yards and snagged a fourth-quarter interception in his third
game of the season…totaled 49 receptions for 815 yards and five touchdowns in 2013 en route to Class 8A All-State honorable mention accolades and Tampa Bay Times All-Suncoast honorable mention
honors…attended Nike's "The Opening" prospect camp in Oregon…also an all-county selection in basketball…chose FSU over Michigan and also received offers from Florida, Clemson and Maryland among
several others.
Darvin Taylor, 6-3, 308, DT, Chester, Va.
- Consensus four-star defensive tackle rated among the nation's Top 20 at his position by Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN…tabbed the nation's No. 18 defensive tackle, the 11th-best player in Virginia and
the No. 216 overall player in the country by Rivals…ranked the nation's No. 17 defensive tackle, No. 9 player in Virginia and No. 197 overall player in the nation by 247Sports…ranked the No. 18
defensive tackle in the nation by ESPN, No. 8 player in Virginia and the No. 170 overall player in the nation…ranked the No. 23 defensive tackle and No. 256 overall prospect by Scout…tabbed the No. 2
recruit in the area on the Richmond Times-Dispatch's A-List…rated No. 11 in the Roanoke Times Virginia Top 100 list…led Thomas Dale to a 9-3 record and the playoffs in 2014, while capturing Richmond
Times-Dispatch All-Conference 3 First Team honors and All-Metro honorable mention accolades…projects as a versatile defensive line force who can rush the passer and stop the run…reportedly was timed
at 4.72 in the 40-yard dash and benched 375 pounds…started the varsity season-opener as a freshman at Thomas Dale…born in Germany while his parents were stationed there in the Army…committed to
Florida State in August 2014 over Maryland, N.C. State and Virginia Tech.
A.J. Westbrook, 6-0, 178, DB, Daytona Beach
- Athletic playmaking safety and ball hawk who was given a four-star rating by Rivals…received three stars from 247Sports, Scout and ESPN…rated the nation's No. 12 safety, 33rd best player in Florida
and No. 200 overall prospect in the country by Rivals…tabbed the nation's No. 34 safety by 247Sports and No. 72 player in Florida…rated the No. 35 safety and No. 79 player in Florida by ESPN…captured
a No. 19 ranking in the Orlando Sentinel's 2015 Central Florida Super60 and the No. 95 spot on the Sentinel's 2015 Florida Top 100…led his Mainland High School team to back-to-back state semifinals
and a 13-1 record in 2014…had 62 tackles and one interception en route to Class 6A All-State Second Team honors and Daytona Beach News Journal All-Area accolades as a senior…intercepted five passes as
a junior, returning four for touchdowns…added 84 tackles, three fumble recoveries and 12 pass breakups in 2013…committed to Florida State in May…chose the Seminoles over UCF, Cincinnati and Wisconsin
among several offers.
Jalen Wilkerson, 6-4, 253, TE, Douglas, Ga.
- Big, athletic tight end who has the potential to develop into a red zone weapon after a standout career at Coffee County High School…tabbed a four-star recruit by Rivals and ESPN and received a
three-star rating by 247Spots and Scout...tabbed the No. 9 tight end in the country and No. 35 player in Georgia…ranked the nation's No. 12 tight end and No. 34 player in Georgia by Rivals…rated the
No. 19 tight end and No. 74 player in Georgia by 247Sports…named the No. 22 tight end and best tight end in Georgia by Scout…led Coffee County High School to a 10-2 record and to the second round of
the playoffs with fellow FSU commit Cole Minshew…captured Region 3-AAAAA First Team honors and was named All-State First Team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution and Georgia Sports Writer's
Association in 2014…garnered All-State Second Team honors from the Associated Press in 2014...nabbed AP All-State Second Team honors and All-Region First Team accolades in 2013…played in the Elite
Junior Classic all-star game for rising Georgia juniors in 2013…also starred at defensive end for the Trojans…committed to Florida State in May…also held offers from Alabama, Auburn and Miami (Fla.).
2015 Roster - By Name
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* 19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 204 Jr-R ** Mascotte (South Lake)
* 29 Nate Andrews DB 5-11 204 Jr ** Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
* 72 Kareem Are OL 6-6 330 Jr-R Floral Park, N.Y. (Sewanhaka/Fort Scott CC)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 215 Sr *** Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
* 78 Wilson Bell OL 6-4 318 So-R Mobile, Ala. (Blount)
75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 307 Fr Warri, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)
31 Colin Blake DB 6-3 204 Jr-R * San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
12 Rocky Bonasorte WR 6-5 192 So-R Tallahassee (Lincoln/Tallahassee CC)
* 10 Calvin Brewton DB 6-0 178 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 208 Sr-R *** Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 95 Keith Bryant DT 6-2 304 So-R Delray Beach (Atlantic)
40 Ken Burnham LS 6-1 209 Fr-R Lithia (Newsome)
* 11 George Campbell WR 6-3 197 Fr Clearwater (East Lake)
Trey Carter WR 6-0 210 So Gainesville (Eastside/Tallahassee CC)
* 21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 249 Jr-R ** Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
* 90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-3 302 Fr-R Bradenton (Manatee)
* 21 Lucas Clark QB 6-1 198 Jr-R Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
* 4 Dalvin Cook RB 6-0 203 So * Miami (Miami Central)
Troy Cook QB 6-2 207 So-R Miami (Southridge)
31 Tres Copeland DB 5-11 178 So-R Madison (Aucilla Christian Academy/Tallahassee CC)
* 16 J.J. Cosentino QB 6-4 237 Fr-R Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic)
96 Brian Crews P 6-0 158 Fr-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
35 Reginald Dixon DB 5-10 197 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-5 294 Fr-R Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
* 14 Javien Elliott DB 5-11 176 Sr-R Panama City (Rutherford)
* 41 Lorenzo Featherston DE 6-7 229 So * Greensboro, N.C. (Page)
31 Ryan Feely K 6-0 161 Fr-R Tallahassee (Leon)
12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 203 Fr Orlando (IMG Academy)
John Franklin QB 6-0 183 So-R Plantation (South Plantation)
62 Ethan Frith OT 6-7 299 Fr Summit, Miss. (North Pike)
* 47 Stephen Gabbard LS 6-3 217 So * Tallahassee (Godby)
* 6 Everett Golson QB 6-0 199 Sr-R Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach/Notre Dame)
7 Ryan Green DB 5-10 198 Jr ** Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
* 83 Christian Griffith WR 6-6 212 Sr-R Palm Beach (King's Academy/Liberty)
* 13 Ja'Vonn Harrison WR 6-2 199 So * Lakeland (Kathleen)
89 Gilbert Henric WR 5-11 195 Fr Miami (Columbus)
49 Jonathan Hernandez P 6-4 218 So-P Bradenton (Manatee)
73 Joseph Hernandez LB 6-0 213 Jr-R Miami Beach (Miami Beach)
* 59 Ryan Hoefeld OL 6-3 293 So-R * New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin)
* 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins LB 6-2 234 So-R * Orlando (Evans)
* 1 Tyler Hunter DB 5-11 204 Sr-R *** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
43 Xavier Hurge DB 6-0 195 Fr-R Coral Springs (Florida Virtual School)
* 81 Ryan Izzo TE 6-6 243 Fr-R Highland Lakes, N.J. (Pope John XXIII)
* 87 Jared Jackson WR 6-3 190 So-R Monticello (Aucilla Christian Academy)
* 28 Malique Jackson DB 6-1 171 So * Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
* 3 Derwin James DB 6-2 212 Fr Haines City (Haines City)
De'Andre Johnson QB 6-2 186 Fr Jacksonville
* 77 Roderick Johnson OT 6-7 312 So * Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)
* 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 311 Fr-R Miami (Miami Central)
* 74 Derrick Kelly OL 6-5 310 Fr-R Havana (East Gadsden)
* 69 Barrett Kernon LS 6-4 256 Sr-R Ormond Beach (Seabreeze/Auburn)
* 85 Jeremy Kerr TE 6-5 261 So-R * Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
* 31 Vincent Kerr RB 5-9 220 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Plantation)
* 30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane LB 6-1 212 Fr Hollywood (Hallandale)
35 Oladipo Kolawole RB 6-0 201 Jr Bradenton (Braden River/State College of Florida)
* 82 Bryan LaCivita WR 6-1 183 So-R * Gainesville (Saint Francis Catholic)
* 1 Ermon Lane WR 6-3 205 So * Homestead (Homestead)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-1 323 Sr-R *** Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
* 98 Rick Leonard DE 6-7 273 So * Middletown, Md. (Middletown)
* 13 Marcus Lewis DB 6-2 192 Fr Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga)
20 Bobby Lyons DB 6-0 186 Fr-R Orlando (Ocoee)
22 Tyrell Lyons DB 6-0 219 So-R * Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 10 Sean Maguire QB 6-3 224 Jr-R ** Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* 20 Trey Marshall DB 6-0 203 So * Lake City (Columbia)
* 57 Corey Martinez OL 6-5 293 Fr-R Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 55 Chad Mavety OL 6-5 327 Jr-R Sparta, N.J. (Sparta/Nassau CC)
* 15 Tarvarus McFadden DB 6-2 197 Fr Fort Lauderdale (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 340 Fr Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 307 Sr-R ** Jacksonville (First Coast)
86 Justin Motlow WR 5-11 181 Fr-R Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 80 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 171 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge)
49 Brandyn Musgrave TE 6-0 228 Sr-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 4 Giorgio Newberry DT 6-6 289 Sr-R *** Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 58 Josh Newman LB 5-8 180 Sr Saint Augustine (Pedro Menendez)
* 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 6-2 304 So * Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 5 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 226 Sr *** Jacksonville (First Coast)
48 Vernon Norwood LB 6-0 207 Fr Jupiter (Cardinal Newman)
* 9 Jacques Patrick RB 6-1 232 Fr Orlando (Timber Creek)
* 40 Nick Patti LB 6-1 222 Fr-R Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
7 Mario Pender RB 5-10 204 Jr-R * Cape Coral (Island Coast)
* 53 Joshua Peters OL 6-3 311 Fr-R Orlando (First Academy)
56 Novisa Petrusich LB 6-0 224 So-R Saint Petersburg (Admiral Farragut)
* 5 Da'Vante Phillips WR 6-1 203 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
* 35 Lorenzo Phillips LB 6-2 225 Jr-R Patterson, La. (Patterson/East Mississippi CC)
* 33 Colton Plante FB 6-2 239 Fr Orlando (First Academy)
Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-9 185 Fr-R Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
* 16 Jacob Pugh LB 6-4 247 So * Tallahassee (Godby)
45 Delvin Purifoy LB 6-2 254 Fr-R Cantonment (Pensacola Catholic)
* 8 Jalen Ramsey DB 6-1 201 Jr ** Smyrna, Tenn. (Brentwood)
52 David Robbins OL 6-4 322 Fr Glenelg, Md. (Glenelg)
* 71 Brock Ruble OL 6-8 313 Fr-R LaPlata, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)
* 15 Travis Rudolph WR 6-2 187 So * West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
* 88 Mavin Saunders TE 6-6 258 Fr-R Bimini, Bahamas (The Kinkaid School)
* 79 Sean Scott LB 6-0 215 Sr Orlando (Apopka/Southern Mississippi)
* 92 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 325 Jr-R ** Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
97 Isaiah Smallwood DE 6-2 196 Fr-R Dover (Strawberry Crest)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 188 Sr-R *** Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 231 Sr-R *** Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 23 Freddie Stevenson FB 6-1 244 Jr ** Bartow (Bartow)
* 9 Josh Sweat DE 6-5 226 Fr Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith)
* 18 Auden Tate WR 6-5 216 Fr Irmo, S.C. (Wharton)
86 Darvin Taylor DT 6-3 308 Fr Chester, Va. (Thomas Dale)
6 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 224 So-R * Miami (Booker T. Washington)
67 Adam Torres DT 6-4 279 Fr-R Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
* 36 Michael Urow DB 6-0 175 Sr Weston (Cypress Bay)
61 Anthony Valdes DE 6-1 233 Jr-R Royal Palm Beach (Royal Palm Beach)
Osner Valmeus DB 5-10 156 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (Boyd Anderson)
* 26 Johnathan Vickers RB 6-1 215 So * Quincy (North Florida Christian)
* 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 6-3 277 Jr ** Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
* 66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 301 Jr-R ** Valrico (Newsome)
* 19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 178 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 27 Marquez White DB 6-0 179 Jr ** Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 8 Kermit Whitfield WR 5-7 183 Jr ** Orlando (Jones)
83 Jalen Wilkerson TE 6-4 253 Fr Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 12 Arthur Williams DT 6-5 321 Fr-R Fayetteville, N.C. (Smith)
* 32 Steven Williams RB 5-10 162 Jr-R Naples (Tallahassee CC)
* 3 Bobo Wilson WR 5-9 181 Jr ** Miami (Columbus)
* 46 Jayon Young TE 6-1 236 Jr-R Coral Springs (Taravella)
2015 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Trey Carter WR 6-0 210 So Gainesville (Eastside/Tallahassee CC)
Troy Cook QB 6-2 207 So-R Miami (Southridge)
John Franklin QB 6-0 183 So-R Plantation (South Plantation)
De'Andre Johnson QB 6-2 186 Fr Jacksonville
Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-9 185 Fr-R Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
Osner Valmeus DB 5-10 156 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (Boyd Anderson)
* 1 Tyler Hunter DB 5-11 204 Sr-R *** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 1 Ermon Lane WR 6-3 205 So * Homestead (Homestead)
* 3 Derwin James DB 6-2 212 Fr Haines City (Haines City)
* 3 Bobo Wilson WR 5-9 181 Jr ** Miami (Columbus)
* 4 Dalvin Cook RB 6-0 203 So * Miami (Miami Central)
* 4 Giorgio Newberry DT 6-6 289 Sr-R *** Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 5 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 226 Sr *** Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 5 Da'Vante Phillips WR 6-1 203 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
* 6 Everett Golson QB 6-0 199 Sr-R Myrtle Beach, S.C. (Myrtle Beach/Notre Dame)
6 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 224 So-R * Miami (Booker T. Washington)
7 Ryan Green DB 5-10 198 Jr ** Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
7 Mario Pender RB 5-10 204 Jr-R * Cape Coral (Island Coast)
* 8 Jalen Ramsey DB 6-1 201 Jr ** Smyrna, Tenn. (Brentwood)
* 8 Kermit Whitfield WR 5-7 183 Jr ** Orlando (Jones)
* 9 Jacques Patrick RB 6-1 232 Fr Orlando (Timber Creek)
* 9 Josh Sweat DE 6-5 226 Fr Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith)
* 10 Calvin Brewton DB 6-0 178 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
* 10 Sean Maguire QB 6-3 224 Jr-R ** Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* 11 George Campbell WR 6-3 197 Fr Clearwater (East Lake)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 307 Sr-R ** Jacksonville (First Coast)
12 Rocky Bonasorte WR 6-5 192 So-R Tallahassee (Lincoln/Tallahassee CC)
12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 203 Fr Orlando (IMG Academy)
* 12 Arthur Williams DT 6-5 321 Fr-R Fayetteville, N.C. (Smith)
* 13 Ja'Vonn Harrison WR 6-2 199 So * Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 13 Marcus Lewis DB 6-2 192 Fr Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga)
* 14 Javien Elliott DB 5-11 176 Sr-R Panama City (Rutherford)
* 15 Tarvarus McFadden DB 6-2 197 Fr Fort Lauderdale (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
* 15 Travis Rudolph WR 6-2 187 So * West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
* 16 J.J. Cosentino QB 6-4 237 Fr-R Pittsburgh, Pa. (Central Catholic)
* 16 Jacob Pugh LB 6-4 247 So * Tallahassee (Godby)
* 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins LB 6-2 234 So-R * Orlando (Evans)
* 18 Auden Tate WR 6-5 216 Fr Irmo, S.C. (Wharton)
* 19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 204 Jr-R ** Mascotte (South Lake)
* 19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 178 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
20 Bobby Lyons DB 6-0 186 Fr-R Orlando (Ocoee)
* 20 Trey Marshall DB 6-0 203 So * Lake City (Columbia)
* 21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 249 Jr-R ** Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
* 21 Lucas Clark QB 6-1 198 Jr-R Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee)
22 Tyrell Lyons DB 6-0 219 So-R * Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 23 Freddie Stevenson FB 6-1 244 Jr ** Bartow (Bartow)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 231 Sr-R *** Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 26 Johnathan Vickers RB 6-1 215 So * Quincy (North Florida Christian)
* 27 Marquez White DB 6-0 179 Jr ** Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 28 Malique Jackson DB 6-1 171 So * Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
* 29 Nate Andrews DB 5-11 204 Jr ** Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
* 30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane LB 6-1 212 Fr Hollywood (Hallandale)
31 Colin Blake DB 6-3 204 Jr-R * San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
31 Tres Copeland DB 5-11 178 So-R Madison (Aucilla Christian Academy/Tallahassee CC)
31 Ryan Feely K 6-0 161 Fr-R Tallahassee (Leon)
* 31 Vincent Kerr RB 5-9 220 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Plantation)
* 32 Steven Williams RB 5-10 162 Jr-R Naples (Tallahassee CC)
* 33 Colton Plante FB 6-2 239 Fr Orlando (First Academy)
35 Reginald Dixon DB 5-10 197 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
35 Oladipo Kolawole RB 6-0 201 Jr Bradenton (Braden River/State College of Florida)
* 35 Lorenzo Phillips LB 6-2 225 Jr-R Patterson, La. (Patterson/East Mississippi CC)
* 36 Michael Urow DB 6-0 175 Sr Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 188 Sr-R *** Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 215 Sr *** Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
40 Ken Burnham LS 6-1 209 Fr-R Lithia (Newsome)
* 40 Nick Patti LB 6-1 222 Fr-R Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
* 41 Lorenzo Featherston DE 6-7 229 So * Greensboro, N.C. (Page)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 208 Sr-R *** Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
43 Xavier Hurge DB 6-0 195 Fr-R Coral Springs (Florida Virtual School)
* 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 6-3 277 Jr ** Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
45 Delvin Purifoy LB 6-2 254 Fr-R Cantonment (Pensacola Catholic)
* 46 Jayon Young TE 6-1 236 Jr-R Coral Springs (Taravella)
* 47 Stephen Gabbard LS 6-3 217 So * Tallahassee (Godby)
48 Vernon Norwood LB 6-0 207 Fr Jupiter (Cardinal Newman)
49 Jonathan Hernandez P 6-4 218 So-P Bradenton (Manatee)
49 Brandyn Musgrave TE 6-0 228 Sr-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
52 David Robbins OL 6-4 322 Fr Glenelg, Md. (Glenelg)
* 53 Joshua Peters OL 6-3 311 Fr-R Orlando (First Academy)
* 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-5 294 Fr-R Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
* 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 311 Fr-R Miami (Miami Central)
* 55 Chad Mavety OL 6-5 327 Jr-R Sparta, N.J. (Sparta/Nassau CC)
56 Novisa Petrusich LB 6-0 224 So-R Saint Petersburg (Admiral Farragut)
* 57 Corey Martinez OL 6-5 293 Fr-R Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 58 Josh Newman LB 5-8 180 Sr Saint Augustine (Pedro Menendez)
* 59 Ryan Hoefeld OL 6-3 293 So-R * New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin)
61 Anthony Valdes DE 6-1 233 Jr-R Royal Palm Beach (Royal Palm Beach)
62 Ethan Frith OT 6-7 299 Fr Summit, Miss. (North Pike)
* 66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 301 Jr-R ** Valrico (Newsome)
67 Adam Torres DT 6-4 279 Fr-R Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
* 69 Barrett Kernon LS 6-4 256 Sr-R Ormond Beach (Seabreeze/Auburn)
70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 340 Fr Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 71 Brock Ruble OL 6-8 313 Fr-R LaPlata, Md. (DeMatha Catholic)
* 72 Kareem Are OL 6-6 330 Jr-R Floral Park, N.Y. (Sewanhaka/Fort Scott CC)
73 Joseph Hernandez LB 6-0 213 Jr-R Miami Beach (Miami Beach)
* 74 Derrick Kelly OL 6-5 310 Fr-R Havana (East Gadsden)
75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 307 Fr Warri, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)
* 77 Roderick Johnson OT 6-7 312 So * Florissant, Mo. (Hazelwood Central)
* 78 Wilson Bell OL 6-4 318 So-R Mobile, Ala. (Blount)
* 79 Sean Scott LB 6-0 215 Sr Orlando (Apopka/Southern Mississippi)
* 80 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 171 Fr Orlando (Oak Ridge)
* 81 Ryan Izzo TE 6-6 243 Fr-R Highland Lakes, N.J. (Pope John XXIII)
* 82 Bryan LaCivita WR 6-1 183 So-R * Gainesville (Saint Francis Catholic)
* 83 Christian Griffith WR 6-6 212 Sr-R Palm Beach (King's Academy/Liberty)
83 Jalen Wilkerson TE 6-4 253 Fr Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 85 Jeremy Kerr TE 6-5 261 So-R * Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
86 Justin Motlow WR 5-11 181 Fr-R Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
86 Darvin Taylor DT 6-3 308 Fr Chester, Va. (Thomas Dale)
* 87 Jared Jackson WR 6-3 190 So-R Monticello (Aucilla Christian Academy)
* 88 Mavin Saunders TE 6-6 258 Fr-R Bimini, Bahamas (The Kinkaid School)
89 Gilbert Henric WR 5-11 195 Fr Miami (Columbus)
* 90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-3 302 Fr-R Bradenton (Manatee)
* 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 6-2 304 So * Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 92 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 325 Jr-R ** Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
* 95 Keith Bryant DT 6-2 304 So-R Delray Beach (Atlantic)
96 Brian Crews P 6-0 158 Fr-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
97 Isaiah Smallwood DE 6-2 196 Fr-R Dover (Strawberry Crest)
* 98 Rick Leonard DE 6-7 273 So * Middletown, Md. (Middletown)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-1 323 Sr-R *** Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
The following Seminoles left early and declared for the NFL Draft:
Mario Edwards
P.J. Williams
Jameis Winston
John Franklin transferred to Mississippi Community College in June, 2015.
De'Andre Johnson was dismissed from Florida State after punching a woman at a bar in July, 2015.
2015 Conference Awards
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Roberto Aguayo Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Kareem Are Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Cason Beatty Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Lamarcus Brutus Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Dalvin Cook Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Derwin James Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Roderick Johnson Atlantic Coast Conference - Jacobs Blocking Trophy
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Nile Lawrence-Stample Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Chad Mavety Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Derrick Nnadi Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Reggie Northrup Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Jalen Ramsey Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Travis Rudolph Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Terrance Smith Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
DeMarcus Walker Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Kermit Whitfield Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team (WR)
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention (SP)
All-Conference - 16
2015 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Roberto Aguayo CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
Dalvin Cook Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Walter Camp - 2nd Team All-American
CBS Sports - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
Ryan Izzo CampusInsiders.com - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
Derwin James CampusInsiders.com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
espn.com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team Freshman All-American
CBS Sports - Honorable Mention All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Roderick Johnson The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Jalen Ramsey American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
espn.com - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
CBS Sports - 2nd Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Consensus All-American
Josh Sweat CampusInsiders.com - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
All-Americans - 7
2015 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 S Baltimore Ravens
Tank Carradine 95 DT San Francisco 49ers
Tony Carter 25 DB Indianapolis Colts
Tony Carter 29 CB New Orleans Saints
Antonio Cromartie 31 CB New York Jets
Ronald Darby 28 CB Buffalo Bills
Mario Edwards 97 DE Oakland Raiders
Cameron Erving 74 OL Cleveland Browns
Andre Fluellen 93 DT Buffalo Bills
Andre Fluellen 96 DT Detroit Lions
Devonta Freeman 24 RB Atlanta Falcons
Graham Gano 9 K Carolina Panthers
Eddie Goldman 91 DL Chicago Bears
Rashad Greene 13 WR Jacksonville Jaguars
Letroy Guion 98 DT Green Bay Packers
Bobby Hart 68 G New York Giants
Dustin Hopkins 3 K Washington Redskins
Rodney Hudson 61 C Oakland Raiders
Tre' Jackson 63 G New England Patroits
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Oakland Raiders
Timmy Jernigan 97 DT Baltimore Ravens
Christian Jones 59 LB Chicago Bears
Lamarcus Joyner 20 DB St. Louis Rams
E.J. Manuel 3 QB Buffalo Bills
Josue Matias 66 G Tennessee Titans
Nick Moody 53 LB Seattle Seahawks
Nick O'Leary 84 TE Buffalo Bills
Preston Parker 15 WR New York Giants
Xavier Rhodes 29 CB Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Robinson 26 CB San Diego Chargers
Garrison Sanborn 65 LS Buffalo Bills
Antone Smith 44 RB Chicago Bears
Rodney Smith 14 WR Dallas Cowboys
Telvin Smith 50 LB Jacksonville Jaguars
Bryan Stork 66 C New England Patroits
Chris Thompson 25 RB Washington Redskins
Lawrence Timmons 94 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Will Tye 45 TE New York Giants
Dekoda Watson 53 OLB New England Patroits
Menelik Watson 71 T Oakland Raiders
Bjoern Werner 92 OLB Indianapolis Colts
James Wilder 34 HB Cincinnati Bengals
Karlos Williams 29 RB Buffalo Bills
P.J. Williams 36 CB New Orleans Saints
Vince Williams 98 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Jameis Winston 3 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Noles in the Pros - 47
2015 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 10- 3 7-0 3-2 0-1
vs ACC 6- 2 4-0 2-2 0-0
Against Top 25 1- 2 0-0 1-1 0-1
Final AP - 14
Final USA - 14
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1 Clemson 8- 0 14- 1
2 Florida State 6- 2 10- 3
3 Louisville 5- 3 8- 5
4 North Carolina State 3- 5 7- 6
5 Syracuse 2- 6 4- 8
6 Wake Forest 1- 7 3- 9
7 Boston College 0- 8 3- 9
COASTAL DIVISION
1 North Carolina 8- 0 11- 3
2 Pittsburgh 6- 2 8- 5
3 Miami 5- 3 8- 5
4t Duke 4- 4 8- 5
4t Virginia Tech 4- 4 7- 6
5 Virginia 3- 5 4- 8
6 Georgia Tech 1- 7 3- 9
2015 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C.
Date Score Comments
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12/05/2015 Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
2015 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Dalvin Cook 09/12/2015 South Florida 30 266 8.87 3
Dalvin Cook 10/10/2015 Miami 22 222 10.09 2
Dalvin Cook 11/07/2015 Clemson 21 194 9.24 1
Dalvin Cook 11/28/2015 Florida 26 183 7.04 2
Dalvin Cook 10/17/2015 Louisville 22 163 7.41 2
Jacques Patrick 10/31/2015 Syracuse 24 162 6.75 3
Dalvin Cook 09/05/2015 Texas St-San Marcos 19 156 8.21 2
Dalvin Cook 11/14/2015 North Carolina State 22 138 6.27 2
Dalvin Cook 11/21/2015 UT-Chattanooga 15 106 7.07 2
2015 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Travis Rudolph 12/31/2015 Houston 7 201 28.71 1
Travis Rudolph 10/31/2015 Syracuse 5 191 38.20 3
Kermit Whitfield 10/17/2015 Louisville 9 172 19.11 1
Kermit Whitfield 11/14/2015 North Carolina State 6 117 19.50 2
2015 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Sean Maguire 12/31/2015 Houston 44 22 392 4 8.91 2
Everett Golson 10/17/2015 Louisville 38 26 372 0 9.79 3
Sean Maguire 10/31/2015 Syracuse 35 23 348 0 9.94 3
Everett Golson 09/05/2015 Texas St-San Marcos 25 19 302 0 12.08 4
2015 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 412 227
Points Per Game............. 31.7 17.5
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 50 26
TDs Rushing................. 27 10
TDs Passing................. 22 14
TDs Fumble Return........... 1 1
TDs Punt Return............. 0 1
TDs Interception............ 0 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 49-50 24-25
Kick........................ 49-49 24-25
Pass........................ 0- 1 0- 0
Run......................... 0- 0 0- 0
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 21-26 15-17
SAFETY........................ 0 1
FIRST DOWNS................... 268 246
Rushing..................... 107 107
Passing..................... 141 122
Penalty..................... 20 17
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2187 1889
Yards gained rushing........ 2548 2171
Yards lost rushing.......... 361 282
Rushing Attempts............ 425 493
Average Per Rush............ 5.1 3.8
Average Per Game............ 168.2 145.3
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3325 2491
Att-Comp-Int................ 419-264- 9 443-252- 8
Efficiency.................. 142.70 110.94
Average Per Pass............ 7.9 5.6
Average Per Catch........... 12.6 9.9
Average Per Game............ 255.8 191.6
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 5512 4380
Total Plays................. 844 936
Average Per Play............ 6.5 4.7
Average Per Game............ 424.0 336.9
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 25- 624 33- 557
Average Per Return.......... 25.0 16.9
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 34-127 21-197
Average Per Return.......... 3.7 9.4
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 8-104 9- 28
Average Per Return.......... 13.0 3.1
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 7- 44 6- 12
Average Per Return.......... 6.3 2.0
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 16- 6 16- 7
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 89- 702 74- 631
Average Per Game............ 54.0 48.5
PUNTS-YARDS................... 62-2793 85-3586
Average Per Punt............ 45.0 42.2
Net punt average............ 41.9 40.7
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:25 30:35
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 61-160 82-209
3rd-Down Pct................ .381 .392
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 4- 9 9-19
4th-Down Pct................ .444 .474
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 32-189 26-222
MISC YARDS.................... 10 78
ATTENDANCE.................... 512,534 296,714
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-73,219 5-59,343
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 71,007
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 1-71,007
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 93 | 90 |
113 | 116 |
412 |
| Opponents | 53 | 65 |
24 | 85 |
227 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Dalvin Cook 12 229 1749 58 1691 7.4 19 94t 140.9
Jacques Patrick 9 63 328 14 314 5.0 5 28t 34.9
Mario Pender 3 30 143 3 140 4.7 1 21 46.7
Johnathan Vickers 9 23 116 5 111 4.8 1 26 12.3
Kermit Whitfield 13 5 30 1 29 5.8 0 15 2.2
Bobo Wilson 13 3 11 0 11 3.7 0 5 0.8
Steven Williams 1 4 10 0 10 2.5 0 4 10.0
Freddie Stevenson 12 3 9 0 9 3.0 0 6 0.8
Colton Plante 4 1 2 0 2 2.0 1 2t 0.5
J.J. Cosentino 3 2 0 12 -12 -6.0 0 0 -4.0
Team 0 8 0 12 -12 -1.5 0 0
Everett Golson 9 47 146 181 -35 -0.7 0 17 -3.9
Sean Maguire 8 7 4 75 -71 -10.1 0 4 -8.9
Total......... 13 425 2548 361 2187 5.1 27 94t 168.2
Opponents..... 13 493 2171 282 1889 3.8 10 60t 145.3
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Everett Golson 9 149.16 219-147- 3 .671 1778 11 70t 197.6
Sean Maguire 8 139.67 189-112- 6 .593 1520 11 75t 190.0
J.J. Cosentino 3 72.68 10- 5- 0 .500 27 0 12 9.0
Team 0 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0
Total......... 13 142.70 419-264- 9 .630 3325 22 75 255.8
Opponents..... 13 110.94 443-252- 8 .569 2491 14 71t 191.6
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Travis Rudolph 13 59 916 15.5 7 75t 70.5
Kermit Whitfield 13 57 798 14.0 6 70t 61.4
Bobo Wilson 13 58 622 10.7 3 51 47.8
Dalvin Cook 12 24 244 10.2 1 36t 20.3
Ryan Izzo 13 14 210 15.0 2 37 16.2
Ja'Vonn Harrison 12 6 129 21.5 1 55t 10.8
Nyqwan Murray 4 6 65 10.8 0 32 16.3
Freddie Stevenson 12 9 64 7.1 0 17 5.3
Jacques Patrick 9 6 62 10.3 0 20 6.9
Mavin Saunders 8 6 52 8.7 0 21 6.5
Ermon Lane 12 6 50 8.3 0 12 4.2
George Campbell 11 3 42 14.0 0 23 3.8
Johnathan Vickers 9 5 39 7.8 1 24t 4.3
Mario Pender 3 3 34 11.3 0 17 11.3
Jeremy Kerr 11 1 1 1.0 1 1t 0.1
Da'Vante Phillips 10 1 -3 -3.0 0 -3 -0.3
Total......... 13 264 3325 12.6 22 75 255.8
Opponents..... 13 252 2491 9.9 14 71t 191.6
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Bobo Wilson 26 111 4.3 0 21
Nyqwan Murray 3 11 3.7 0 8
Jalen Ramsey 1 6 6.0 0 6
Marquez White 2 0 0.0 0 2
Travis Rudolph 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
Total......... 34 127 3.7 0 21
Opponent...... 21 197 9.4 1 59t
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Lamarcus Brutus 3 94 31.3 0 57
Josh Sweat 1 6 6.0 0 6
Javien Elliott 1 4 4.0 0
Tyler Hunter 1 0 0.0 0 0
DeMarcus Walker 1 0 0.0 0 0
Marquez White 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 8 104 13.0 0 57
Opponent...... 9 28 3.1 0 20
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 19 507 26.7 0 59
Jalen Ramsey 2 54 27.0 0 37
Tarvarus McFadden 1 26 26.0 0 26
Ja'Vonn Harrison 1 19 19.0 0 19
Freddie Stevenson 2 18 9.0 0 18
Total......... 25 624 25.0 0 59
Opponent...... 33 557 16.9 0 37
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
-----------------------------------------------
Josh Sweat 3 5 1.7 0 5 0
Derwin James 2 3 1.5 0 . 2
Jalen Ramsey 1 36 36.0 1 36t 0
Tyler Hunter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
DeMarcus Walker 0 0 . 0 . 4
Javien Elliott 0 0 . 0 . 2
Terrance Smith 0 0 . 0 . 1
Nate Andrews 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 7 44 6.3 1 36t 10
Opponent...... 6 12 2.0 1 12t
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 20 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 120
Roberto Aguayo 0 21-26 49-49 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 112
Travis Rudolph 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Kermit Whitfield 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36
Jacques Patrick 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Bobo Wilson 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Ryan Izzo 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Johnathan Vickers 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Mario Pender 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Jeremy Kerr 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Jalen Ramsey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ja'Vonn Harrison 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Colton Plante 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Everett Golson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0
====================================================================
FSU 50 21-26 49-49 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 412
Opponent 26 15-17 24-25 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 227
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Dalvin Cook |
19 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Travis Rudolph |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kermit Whitfield |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jacques Patrick |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bobo Wilson |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ryan Izzo |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Johnathan Vickers |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Mario Pender |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jeremy Kerr |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jalen Ramsey |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ja'Vonn Harrison |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Colton Plante |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sean Maguire |
. |
. |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Everett Golson |
. |
. |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
27 |
22 |
22 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
10 |
14 |
14 |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
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
--------------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 9 266 -35 1778 1743 193.7
Dalvin Cook 12 229 1691 0 1691 140.9
Sean Maguire 8 196 -71 1520 1449 181.1
Jacques Patrick 9 63 314 0 314 34.9
Mario Pender 3 30 140 0 140 46.7
Johnathan Vickers 9 23 111 0 111 12.3
Kermit Whitfield 13 5 29 0 29 2.2
J.J. Cosentino 3 12 -12 27 15 5.0
Bobo Wilson 13 3 11 0 11 0.8
Steven Williams 1 4 10 0 10 10.0
Freddie Stevenson 12 3 9 0 9 0.8
Colton Plante 4 1 2 0 2 0.5
Team 0 9 -12 0 -12
Total......... 13 844 2187 3325 5512 424.0
Opponent...... 13 936 1889 2491 4380 336.9
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Roberto Aguayo 21-26 .808 1- 1 9- 9 6- 6 4- 7 1- 3 51
| FG SEQUENCE |
Roberto Aguayo |
|---|
| Texas St-San Marcos |
(22) |
| South Florida |
(30), (38) |
| Boston College |
42 |
| Wake Forest |
(25) |
| Miami |
(22), (32), 49, (25) |
| Louisville |
(43), (32) |
| Georgia Tech |
(20), (27), (38), 56 |
| Syracuse |
41, (35) |
| Clemson |
(23), (41) |
| North Carolina State |
(40), (26) |
| UT-Chattanooga |
(18) |
| Florida |
(45), (51) |
| Houston |
52, (20) |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 61 2756 45.2 64 4 22 23 0
Jonathan Hernandez 1 37 37.0 37 0 0 1 0
Total......... 62 2793 45.0 64 4 22 24 0
Opponent...... 85 3586 42.2 62 6 27 33 0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 12 1691 244 0 0 0 0 1935 161.3
Kermit Whitfield 13 29 798 0 507 0 0 1334 102.6
Travis Rudolph 13 0 916 -1 0 0 0 915 70.4
Bobo Wilson 13 11 622 111 0 0 0 744 57.2
Jacques Patrick 9 314 62 0 0 0 0 376 41.8
Ryan Izzo 13 0 210 0 0 0 0 210 16.2
Mario Pender 3 140 34 0 0 0 0 174 58.0
Johnathan Vickers 9 111 39 0 0 0 0 150 16.7
Ja'Vonn Harrison 12 0 129 0 19 0 0 148 12.3
Jalen Ramsey 13 0 0 6 54 0 36 96 7.4
Lamarcus Brutus 13 0 0 0 0 94 0 94 7.2
Freddie Stevenson 12 9 64 0 18 0 0 91 7.6
Nyqwan Murray 4 0 65 11 0 0 0 76 19.0
Mavin Saunders 8 0 52 0 0 0 0 52 6.5
Ermon Lane 12 0 50 0 0 0 0 50 4.2
George Campbell 11 0 42 0 0 0 0 42 3.8
Tarvarus McFadden 7 0 0 0 26 0 0 26 3.7
Josh Sweat 13 0 0 0 0 6 5 11 0.8
Steven Williams 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 10 10.0
Javien Elliott 12 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 0.3
Derwin James 13 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0.2
Colton Plante 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.5
Jeremy Kerr 11 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1
Da'Vante Phillips 10 0 -3 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3
J.J. Cosentino 3 -12 0 0 0 0 0 -12 -4.0
Team 0 -12 0 0 0 0 0 -12
Everett Golson 9 -35 0 0 0 0 0 -35 -3.9
Sean Maguire 8 -71 0 0 0 0 0 -71 -8.9
Total......... 13 2187 3325 127 624 104 44 6411 493.2
Opponent...... 13 1889 2491 197 557 28 12 5174 398.0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reggie Northrup 13 45 49 94 1.0- 4.0 . . 3 5 . . . .
Derwin James 13 52 39 91 9.5- 47.0 4.5- 29.0 . 5 3 2- 3 2 . .
Lamarcus Brutus 13 46 22 68 . . 3- 94 1 1 . . . .
Terrance Smith 9 35 31 66 4.5- 18.0 1.0- 7.0 . . 1 . 1 . .
DeMarcus Walker 13 26 32 58 15.5- 65.0 10.5- 58.0 1- 0 5 4 . 4 1 .
Jalen Ramsey 13 37 15 52 3.5- 8.0 1.0- 2.0 . 10 . 1- 36 . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 12 31 21 52 6.5- 9.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 13 18 27 45 2.0- 10.0 2.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 13 21 20 41 5.0- 19.0 2.0- 16.0 1- 6 2 3 3- 5 . . .
Javien Elliott 12 29 8 37 4.0- 17.0 1.0- 6.0 1- 4 3 2 . 2 . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample
13 23 13 36 3.5- 20.0 2.5- 18.0 . 1 . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 13 18 14 32 3.0- 10.0 3.0- 10.0 . 1 2 . . . .
Tyler Hunter 12 11 15 26 0.5- 0.0 . 1- 0 . . 1- 0 . . .
Marquez White 13 20 5 25 2.0- 8.0 . 1- 0 2 . . . . .
Nate Andrews 13 17 8 25 3.0- 20.0 1.0- 13.0 . 3 1 . 1 . .
Giorgio Newberry 13 10 11 21 3.0- 7.0 2.0- 6.0 . 6 3 . . . .
Trey Marshall 6 14 7 21 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 13 4 15 19 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . 2 . . . . .
Lorenzo Phillips 12 7 4 11 1.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 10 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 10 1 7 8 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Tyrell Lyons 2 6 2 8 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 8 2 5 7 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell 9 1 5 6 . . . 1 2 . . . .
Rick Leonard 13 4 1 5 2.5- 10.0 . . . . . . . .
Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane 11 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tarvarus McFadden 7 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Bryant 2 3 1 4 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Stephen Gabbard 13 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Freddie Stevenson 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Arthur Williams 9 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Malique Jackson 8 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 6 1 1 2 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston 4 . 2 2 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Bobo Wilson 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dalvin Cook 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Kerr 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brock Ruble 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Jackson 7 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cason Beatty 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wilson Bell 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kermit Whitfield 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Izzo 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Roderick Johnson 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Travis Rudolph 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ja'Vonn Harrison 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ermon Lane 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Weeks 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kareem Are 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
George Campbell 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alec Eberle 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Da'Vante Phillips 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacques Patrick 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Everett Golson 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad Mavety 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sean Maguire 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mavin Saunders 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Kelly 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Corey Martinez 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Auden Tate 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nick Patti 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colton Plante 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Hoefeld 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marcus Lewis 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calvin Brewton 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nyqwan Murray 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mario Pender 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bryan LaCivita 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethan Frith 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Peters 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
J.J. Cosentino 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Justin Motlow 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Smallwood 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gilbert Henric 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cole Minshew 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barrett Kernon 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jayon Young 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonathan Hernandez 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christian Griffith 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lucas Clark 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Steven Williams 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Totals 506 389 895 76.0-297.0 32.0-189.0 8-104 48 27 7- 44 10 1 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS TSSM USF BC Wake UM UL GT SU CU NCS UTC UF Hou
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19 Roberto Aguayo 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
29 Nate Andrews 13- 4 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
72 Kareem Are 11- 8 O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG xx xx xx O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG
38 Cason Beatty 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
78 Wilson Bell 13-13 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
75 Abdul Bello 0- 0
31 Colin Blake 0- 0
12 Rocky Bonasorte 0- 0
10 Calvin Brewton 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
42 Lamarcus Brutus 13-13 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS
95 Keith Bryant 2- 0 xx xx
40 Ken Burnham 0- 0
11 George Campbell 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Trey Carter 0- 0
21 Chris Casher 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
90 Demarcus Christmas 13- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-DT xx xx xx xx
21 Lucas Clark 1- 0 xx
4 Dalvin Cook 12-12 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
Troy Cook 0- 0
31 Tres Copeland 0- 0
16 J.J. Cosentino 3- 0 xx xx xx
96 Brian Crews 0- 0
35 Reginald Dixon 0- 0
54 Alec Eberle 10- 6 xx xx xx xx O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
14 Javien Elliott 12- 6 xx xx xx xx xx xx D-STAR D-NB D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR
41 Lorenzo Featherston 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
31 Ryan Feely 0- 0
12 Deondre Francois 0- 0
John Franklin 0- 0
62 Ethan Frith 3- 0 xx xx xx
47 Stephen Gabbard 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 Everett Golson 9- 8 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB xx
7 Ryan Green 0- 0
83 Christian Griffith 1- 0 xx
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
89 Gilbert Henric 2- 0 xx xx
49 Jonathan Hernandez 1- 0 xx
73 Joseph Hernandez 0- 0
59 Ryan Hoefeld 4- 4 O-C O-C O-C O-C
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins 12- 6 xx xx D-LB D-SAM D-WILL D-LB D-MLB D-MIKE xx xx xx xx
1 Tyler Hunter 12- 1 xx xx xx xx D-STAR xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
43 Xavier Hurge 0- 0
81 Ryan Izzo 13-11 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE
87 Jared Jackson 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
28 Malique Jackson 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 Derwin James 13- 8 xx xx xx xx xx D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
De'Andre Johnson 0- 0
77 Roderick Johnson 13-13 O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT
55 Fredrick Jones 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
74 Derrick Kelly 6- 4 xx xx O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT
69 Barrett Kernon 1- 0 xx
85 Jeremy Kerr 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
31 Vincent Kerr 0- 0
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
35 Oladipo Kolawole 0- 0
82 Bryan LaCivita 3- 0 xx xx xx
1 Ermon Lane 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 13-12 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT xx D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
98 Rick Leonard 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
13 Marcus Lewis 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
20 Bobby Lyons 0- 0
22 Tyrell Lyons 2- 0 xx xx
10 Sean Maguire 8- 5 xx xx O-QB O-QB xx O-QB O-QB O-QB
20 Trey Marshall 6- 6 D-STAR D-STAR D-CB D-STAR D-SS D-STAR
57 Corey Martinez 6- 3 O-C O-C O-C xx xx xx
55 Chad Mavety 9- 8 xx O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-RT O-RT O-RT
15 Tarvarus McFadden 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
70 Cole Minshew 1- 0 xx
11 Derrick Mitchell 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
86 Justin Motlow 2- 0 xx xx
80 Nyqwan Murray 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
49 Brandyn Musgrave 0- 0
4 Giorgio Newberry 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
58 Josh Newman 0- 0
91 Derrick Nnadi 13-13 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
5 Reggie Northrup 13-12 D-MIKE D-MIKE D-LB xx D-MIKE D-LB D-WLB D-WILL D-WLB D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MLB D-MLB
48 Vernon Norwood 0- 0
9 Jacques Patrick 9- 1 xx xx xx O-TB xx xx xx xx xx
40 Nick Patti 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
7 Mario Pender 3- 0 xx xx xx
53 Joshua Peters 3- 0 xx xx xx
56 Novisa Petrusich 0- 0
5 Da'Vante Phillips 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
35 Lorenzo Phillips 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
33 Colton Plante 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
Izaiah Prouse-Lackey 0- 0
16 Jacob Pugh 13- 4 D-BUCK D-BUCK xx xx xx D-BUCK D-SAM xx xx xx xx xx xx
45 Delvin Purifoy 0- 0
8 Jalen Ramsey 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-CB
52 David Robbins 0- 0
71 Brock Ruble 9- 6 O-RT O-RT O-RT xx xx O-RT O-RT xx O-RT
15 Travis Rudolph 13-11 xx O-X O-WR O-WR O-X O-X O-WR O-X xx O-X O-X O-X O-WR
88 Mavin Saunders 8- 2 xx xx O-TE O-TE xx xx xx xx
79 Sean Scott 0- 0
92 Justin Shanks 0- 0
97 Isaiah Smallwood 2- 0 xx xx
37 Keelin Smith 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
24 Terrance Smith 9- 9 D-WILL D-WILL D-LB D-WLB D-WLB D-WILL D-WILL D-WLB D-WLB
23 Freddie Stevenson 12-10 O-FB O-FB xx O-FB O-FB O-FB xx O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB
9 Josh Sweat 13-10 xx xx D-LB D-BUCK D-BUCK xx D-BUCK D-BUCK D-BE D-BUCK D-BUCK D-BUCK D-BUCK
18 Auden Tate 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
86 Darvin Taylor 0- 0
6 Matthew Thomas 0- 0
67 Adam Torres 0- 0
36 Michael Urow 0- 0
61 Anthony Valdes 0- 0
Osner Valmeus 0- 0
26 Johnathan Vickers 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
44 DeMarcus Walker 13-13 D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE
66 Keith Weeks 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
19 A.J. Westbrook 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
27 Marquez White 13-12 D-CB D-CB xx D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
8 Kermit Whitfield 13- 5 O-X xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx O-WR O-WR O-X xx xx
83 Jalen Wilkerson 0- 0
12 Arthur Williams 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
32 Steven Williams 1- 0 xx
3 Bobo Wilson 13-13 O-Z O-Z O-WR O-WR O-Z O-Z O-WR O-Z O-WR O-Z O-Z O-Z O-WR
46 Jayon Young 1- 0 xx
Florida State 59, Texas St-San Marcos 16
09/05/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Golson Right at Home in Win Over Texas State.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Everett Golson looks right at home in
Doak Campbell Stadium.
Florida State’s new starting quarterback had a sharp, efficient debut with the Seminoles, and sophomore running back Dalvin Cook picked up right where he left off last season
as the Seminoles rolled to a 59-16 victory over Texas State.
FSU is 1-0 for the sixth time in as many seasons under coach Jimbo Fisher.
After a run-heavy first half, Golson and the passing game
opened up in the third and fourth quarters. The former Notre Dame star finished with 302 yards, four touchdowns and no turnovers before giving way to backup Sean Maguire late in the fourth quarter.
“He reminded me of Jameis (Winston),” junior receiver Bobo Wilson said. “He made some really good throws.”
That’s an awfully high standard, but, for at least a night, Golson led a smooth transition
from the Winston era.
Teammates said Golson made proper checks at the line, read the defense properly and – most importantly – took good care of the ball.
Golson’s arm talent was on full
display, too. He was near perfect on a throw between two defenders that landed square in Ja’Vonn Harrison’s chest for a 22-yard gain over the middle of the field.
And he floated a pretty pass to
the back of the end zone that tight end Ryan Izzo caught for a touchdown that gave FSU a 35-10 lead and all but put the game away.
“In practice, (Golson) makes it look easy,” Izzo said. “He does
this every day. Seeing it out there, I was just kind of used to it.”
Cook, meanwhile, helped the Seminoles keep the Bobcats (0-1) at a distance in the early goings.
Behind four new starters on
the offensive line, Cook rushed for 156 yards (122 by halftime) and two touchdowns while averaging more than eight yards per carry. He became the first Seminole to reach the 100-yard mark in four
straight games since Greg Jones in 2001-02.
“I knew Dalvin was going to make some magic out there,” junior defensive end DeMarcus Walker said.
And redshirt junior Mario Pender proved a perfect
balance for Cook, posting 92 yards and a TD of his own.
Florida State went to halftime with 23 rush attempts while throwing the ball just nine times. But by the time the clock hit zero, the
Seminoles had achieved a near perfect offensive balance.
FSU’s 370 passing yards and 266 rushing yards added up to its highest offensive output (636 yards) since beating Idaho in 2013.
That’s
due in large part to Fisher unleashing Golson in the second half.
Golson went in to halftime having thrown only nine passes. He then went 9 for 13 for 149 yards and two touchdowns in the third
quarter alone. Each of Golson’s four TDs came in the third and fourth quarters, and all were thrown to a different receiver.
“We know we loosened up,” Fisher said. “The receivers got comfortable in
what we were doing and it came out.”
Golson’s last touchdown, a 55-yarder to a wide-open Harrison, was his easiest of the night.
“He threw the ball nicely,” Fisher said. “It was crisp, sharp,
ball came out of his hands very well. He was precise in his decisions tonight. That’s what I liked.”
All told, Golson completed passes to nine different targets. Sophomore Travis Rudolph led the
way with 44 yards and a TD on four catches. Junior Bobo Wilson (3-53, TD) and Harrison (2-77, TD) had strong outings as well.
On the other side, FSU’s defense kept the Bobcats mostly under
wraps.
Texas State didn’t cross the 200-yard threshold until the fourth quarter – after subbing in quarterback Connor White for start Connor Jones – and went nearly 35 minutes between scores.
FSU’s defenders set an early tone with a fast, physical first possession that they believe changed the way the Bobcats played.
“If you strike somebody, trust me, they’re scared,” junior defensive
end DeMarcus Walker said. “We could just tell we were putting fear into those guys.”
Still, the Seminoles left Saturday’s game with plenty of room to grow, especially on special teams.
FSU’s
specialists struggled across the board Saturday night. New punt returner Marquez White muffed one punt that led to a TSU touchdown, and he failed to catch another that gave the FSU offense poor field
position.
White’s replacement, Rudolph, muffed his attempt, too. Finally, Fisher sent Wilson back deep to settle things down.
“It’s nothing serious, you’ve just got to get underneath the ball,”
Wilson said. “Keep your eyes on the ball.”
Even the Seminoles’ normally steady kicking game suffered some early-season missteps. Cason Beatty’s first punt travelled just 26 yards (he later hit a
long of 44), and All-America kicker Roberto Aguayo sailed two kickoffs out of bounds.
Texas State also caught the Seminoles off-guard with a fake punt that led to a field goal.
“We’ve got to get
those things fixed because … we need (special teams) to be a strength,” Fisher said. “Have to get those things ironed out quickly.”
Especially because, after a late start on Saturday (kickoff was
delayed about an hour by lightning), the Seminoles’ next game comes early.
FSU hosts South Florida, a 51-3 winner over Florida A&M on Saturday, at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 12.
“There’s a lot of work
to be done, but you can see the potential for this football team,” Fisher said. “If it will keep its nose down and worry about the process of getting better, I think we have chance to be a good
football team.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Texas St-San Marcos |
0 |
10 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
| Florida State |
14 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
59 |
1st 7- 0 Dalvin Cook, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:23
14- 0 Dalvin Cook, 28, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:41
2nd 14- 3 Opp, 26, field goal, 11:30
14-10 Opp, 4, run (kick), 9:06
21-10 Mario Pender, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:44
3rd 28-10 Travis Rudolph, 5, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:11
35-10 Ryan Izzo, 13, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:11
4th 42-10 Bobo Wilson, 14, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:30
49-10 Ja'Vonn Harrison, 55, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:04
49-16 Opp, 4, pass (kick failed), 5:39
56-16 Johnathan Vickers, 24, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:03
59-16 Roberto Aguayo, 22, field goal, 2:18
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 30 17
Rushes-yards 41-266 33-132
Passing 370 168
Att-Comp-Int 32-25-0 42-26-0
Total Yards 73-636 75-300
Punt Returns 5-21 1-10
Kickoff Returns 3-127 3-51
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-3 1-0
Punts 3-36.3 7-46.6
Sacks By-Yds 1-12 2-11
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 5-35 1-5
3rd Down Conversions 8-12 4-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-5
Time of Posession 32:01 27:59
Attendance 80,917
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 19 156 2 36
Mario Pender 14 92 1 18
Jacques Patrick 3 13 0 5
Freddie Stevenson 1 6 0 6
Everett Golson 4 -1 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 266 3 36
Opp 33 132 1 26
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ja'Vonn Harrison 2 77 1 55t
Bobo Wilson 3 53 1 28
Travis Rudolph 4 44 1 21
George Campbell 3 42 0 23
Kermit Whitfield 1 35 0 35
Mario Pender 3 34 0 17
Johnathan Vickers 1 24 1 24t
Ermon Lane 2 23 0 12
Ryan Izzo 2 21 1 13t
Dalvin Cook 1 13 0 13
Mavin Saunders 1 5 0 5
Freddie Stevenson 1 2 0 2
Da'Vante Phillips 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 370 5 55t
Opp 26 168 1 25
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 19 25 0 302 4 55t
Sean Maguire 6 7 0 68 1 24t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 32 0 370 5 55t
Opp 26 42 0 168 1 25
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 2 22 0 18
Marquez White 2 0 0 2
Travis Rudolph 1 -1 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 21 0 18
Opp 1 10 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 2 90 0 59
Jalen Ramsey 1 37 0 37
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 127 0 59
Opp 3 51 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 109 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 109 44
Opp 7 326 57
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tyrell Lyons 5 2 7 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 4 3 7 . . . . 1 . . . .
Terrance Smith 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 4 5 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lorenzo Phillips 2 2 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 2 2 4 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Marquez White 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Malique Jackson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .
Chris Casher . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tarvarus McFadden 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Fredrick Jones . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Arthur Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derwin James . 1 1 . . . 1 . 1- 3 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 34 73 6.0- 21.0 1.0- 12.0 . 3 2 1- 3 1 . .
Opp 43 30 73 4.0- 23.0 2.0- 11.0 . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
X 8 Kermit Whitfield
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 57 Corey Martinez
RT 71 Brock Ruble
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 16 Jacob Pugh
STAR 20 Trey Marshall
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
SS 29 Nate Andrews
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
1 Tyler Hunter
3 Derwin James
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
7 Mario Pender
9 Jacques Patrick
9 Josh Sweat
10 Sean Maguire
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
14 Javien Elliott
15 Tarvarus McFadden
15 Travis Rudolph
18 Auden Tate
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
22 Tyrell Lyons
26 Johnathan Vickers
28 Malique Jackson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
33 Colton Plante
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
40 Nick Patti
47 Stephen Gabbard
53 Joshua Peters
54 Alec Eberle
55 Fredrick Jones
62 Ethan Frith
66 Keith Weeks
74 Derrick Kelly
82 Bryan LaCivita
85 Jeremy Kerr
86 Justin Motlow
87 Jared Jackson
88 Mavin Saunders
90 Demarcus Christmas
95 Keith Bryant
97 Isaiah Smallwood
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 34, South Florida 14
09/12/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles' Defense Overcomes, Corrals Bulls.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – With a morning kickoff leading to a sleepy
start, Florida State’s defense kept South Florida at bay long enough for the Seminoles’ offense to shake off its cobwebs.
Aside from Dalvin Cook’s heroics, quarterback Everett Golson and Co.
sputtered in the first half, posting just 110 yards of total offense. Golson in particular took a while to get going, completing just one pass for nine yards in the first two quarters.
Enter the
FSU defense.
Facing a USF attack that racked up 556 yards and 51 points last week, the Seminoles corralled the Bulls for just 274 total yards in a 34-14 victory. And a large chunk of that came on a
71-yard trick play that occurred after the game was mostly decided.
“On defense I thought we played outstanding except for the one trick play that caught us on a blitz and we had a busted
assignment,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “But for the most part, our guys rallied to the ball, kept the quarterback contained most of the time.”
They dug their way out of some difficult, spots,
too.
Midway through the first quarter, a 46-yard punt return set USF up at the FSU 11-yard line. Two plays later, they faced a third-and-3 and lined up Elkanah Dillon, a 6-foot-5 tight end, across
from FSU’s 6-foot corner, Marquez White.
The one-on-one match sounded an alarm in White’s mind.
“I noticed they put a bigger dude in,” White said, “I knew they would probably go to the jump
ball. That’s what I would do if I was the offensive coordinator.”
White was right. USF quarterback Quinton Flowers floated a pass to the back corner of the end zone, only White beat Dillon to the
ball and caught it easily for FSU’s first interception of the season.
“That was a critical play right there,” Fisher said. “To do what they defense did was extreme. I mean, they’re tremendous.”
Not only was White’s interception the first and only turnover of the day for either side, but it was also one of 12 third-down stops for the Florida State defense.
The Seminoles allowed only one
third-down conversion on 13 USF tries and forced 11 punts.
They got to the quarterback, too. Flowers is one of the best dual-threat runners the Seminoles will see this season, yet they held him to
just 38 yards on the ground (23 of which came on one play) and sacked him three times.
Through two games, the Seminoles have posted four sacks, nearly a quarter of their 2014 total of 17.
“We
got good pressure on the quarterback,” Fisher said. “I mean, we did a good job.”
And they did it all without the services of their starting safety for much of the game.
Lamarcus Brutus, a
fifth-year senior who earned a starting job in fall camp, was ejected in the first quarter after officials ruled he targeted a USF player during a punt return.
Brutus’ loss is measured in more than
just tackles and pass breakups – he’s also responsible for making the defensive calls and getting his teammates lined up in proper position.
In Brutus’ absence, sophomore “star” Trey Marshall moved
back to safety and senior Tyler Hunter filled Marshall’s spot.
“That worried me,” Fisher said. “…With Trey Marshall going to the back end and Tyler Hunter coming in showed our depth because Brutus
is a really good player and is pivotal to what we do.”
Fisher’s worries proved to be mostly unfounded. Save for the long score in the fourth quarter, FSU’s secondary held firm for the rest of the
game.
Flowers finished with just 125 passing yards and completed only 50 percent of his attempts.
“It’s really rewarding (to overcome adversity),” White said. “It’s in our DNA, for real. … Last
year, we had a lot of tight games. That’s not something we want, but I feel like we know how to deal with adversity.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| South Florida |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Florida State |
7 |
0 |
17 |
10 |
34 |
1st 7- 0 Dalvin Cook, 74, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:45
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 1, pass (kick), 11:57
3rd 14- 7 Dalvin Cook, 24, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:08
17- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 30, field goal, 6:40
24- 7 Bobo Wilson, 23, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:38
4th 24-14 Opp, 71, pass (kick), 14:50
27-14 Roberto Aguayo, 38, field goal, 8:46
34-14 Dalvin Cook, 37, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:55
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 11
Rushes-yards 46-278 36-149
Passing 163 125
Att-Comp-Int 26-14-0 24-12-1
Total Yards 72-441 60-274
Punt Returns 6-40 2-46
Kickoff Returns 2-56 4-99
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 7-40.6 10-44.5
Sacks By-Yds 3-8 3-31
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 7-50 2-21
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 1-13
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-1
Time of Posession 33:23 26:37
Attendance 72,811
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 30 266 3 74t
Mario Pender 7 29 0 21
Team 1 -2 0 -2
Everett Golson 8 -15 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 46 278 3 74t
Opp 36 149 0 23
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Travis Rudolph 6 55 0 18
Bobo Wilson 3 54 1 23t
Ja'Vonn Harrison 2 20 0 11
Kermit Whitfield 2 19 0 15
Freddie Stevenson 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 163 1 23t
Opp 12 125 2 71t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 14 26 0 163 1 23t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 26 0 163 1 23t
Opp 12 24 1 125 2 71t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 6 40 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 40 0 18
Opp 2 46 0 46
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 1 56 0 56
Freddie Stevenson 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 56 0 56
Opp 4 99 0 34
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 7 284 46
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 284 46
Opp 10 445 56
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jacob Pugh 6 1 7 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 5 2 7 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . 1 . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Marquez White 2 . 2 1.0- 5.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Lorenzo Phillips 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derwin James 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyrell Lyons 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey . . . . . . 3 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 22 55 6.0- 16.0 3.0- 8.0 1- 0 5 1 . . . .
Opp 46 26 72 7.0- 37.0 3.0- 31.0 . 3 3 . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
X 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 57 Corey Martinez
RT 71 Brock Ruble
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 16 Jacob Pugh
STAR 20 Trey Marshall
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
SS 29 Nate Andrews
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
1 Tyler Hunter
4 Giorgio Newberry
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Josh Sweat
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 Roberto Aguayo
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
22 Tyrell Lyons
26 Johnathan Vickers
31 Derwin James
35 Lorenzo Phillips
38 Cason Beatty
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Fredrick Jones
85 Jeremy Kerr
88 Mavin Saunders
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 14, Boston College 0
09/18/2015, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Shut Out: Noles Blank BC in Chestnut Hill.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
CHESTNUT HILL, MA – Not satisfied to only hold Boston
College off the scoreboard on Friday night, the Florida State defense scored a few points of its own.
After nearly three quarters spent preserving a seven-point lead, FSU’s defenders took matters
into their own hands when Terrance Smith forced a fumble and Jalen Ramsey picked up the ball and returned it for a 36-yard touchdown that sealed the No. 6 Seminoles’ 14-0 win here at Alumni
Stadium.
FSU is 3-0 for the fourth consecutive season and won its third straight ACC opener. The Seminoles have a bye week before visiting Wake Forest on Oct. 3.
“I said at halftime, ‘If they
don’t score, we win,’” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “Then they went out and got seven points. That’s what happens. I’m extremely happy and proud for those guys and our team.”
The Seminoles earned
the first shutout of coordinator Charles Kelly’s tenure and first since blanking Maryland in 2013.
FSU last shut out an opponent on the road in a 37-0 win over Notre Dame in 2003.
“It’s always
great when we can pitch a shut out,” Ramsey said. “It was great play-calling by Coach Kelly, great execution by the players. It was a complete game by us.”
It came at the right time, too.
Because after marching down the field for an eight-play, 83-yard touchdown drive to start the game, FSU’s offense found little easy against a BC defense that came into the game ranked No. 1 in the
country.
Quarterback Everett Golson started the game 5-for-5 and gave FSU a quick 7-0 lead with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Travis Rudolph.
After that, the Seminoles’ remaining offensive drives
ended like this: punt, punt, punt, missed field goal, punt, punt, punt, punt, turnover on downs. (Golson ran out the clock on a fourth-down play.)
Which meant a busy night for punter Cason
Beatty.
Fortunately for the Seminoles, Beatty was up to the task, punting seven times for 366 yards – good for an eye-popping 52.3 average yards per punt.
The Charlotte, N.C., native also booted
a career-high four punts of 50-plus yards, the last of which went for 58 before rolling to a stop at the Eagles’ 1-yard line.
“I talked with the defense today,” Beatty said. “Punting is defensive.
The offense needed us as a defense and I’m on the defense. It was time for us to step up and the defense did an amazing job today.”
As a result, the Eagles offense spent most of the night with poor
starting field position.
They started four drives inside their own 20-yard line, and they never made it past FSU’s 39.
“We’re not good enough against that kind of team to go 90 yards,” BC coach
Steve Addazio said.
“I thought [Beatty] was huge in the game,” Fisher said. “I mean, that guy was hitting punts and keeping field position. … That’s a guy who went through a couple rough weeks, not
playing as well as he was capable of playing. But we knew.”
It took FSU four minutes and 53 seconds for the Seminoles to take a lead.
It took nearly three full quarters for them to extend it.
Finally, after a combined 12 punts, FSU earned some breathing room.
It’s appropriate then that, as the Seminoles’ defense looks to regain its championship-level form from 2013, that two of the few
players left from that team helped swing the tide.
It was Smith, now a fifth-year senior, who jarred the ball loose from BC’s Jon Hilliman.
And it was Ramsey, now a junior, who scooped and
scored.
“It was just kind of in the right place at the right time,” Ramsey said. “I saw it, I just picked it up and started running to the end zone.”
With their lead finally extended to two
scores, the Seminoles could afford to be more aggressive.
By the time the clock hit zero, the Eagles had mustered just 195 yards of total offense and a meager 3.4 yards per play.
Not that FSU
fared much better.
After driving 83 yards to start the game, the Seminoles managed just 134 for the rest of the game.
Golson finished 15 of 24 for 119 yards. And FSU’s running game, fresh of a
record-setting performance last week, was held in check by a BC defense that entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation.
That defense, as well as an apparent injury, limited star running back
Dalvin Cook to 67 yards on 15 carries. He went to the locker room midway through the second half but later returned to the game.
Fisher said Cook was “banged and bruised” but that he was fine.
“I don’t think it’s anything major,” Fisher said.
Fisher admitted that, after how the game started, he was surprised to find yards and points at such a premium.
He credited Boston College, but
also counted several instances where the Seminoles had the right play call but failed to execute it.
“That starts with me,” he said. “I’ve got to do a better job on offense of getting these guys
executing better, playing better. Then we’ve got to play better.”
Still, Fisher had few complaints about a conference win on the road.
Even if the defense had to do more heavy lifting than
usual.
“We’re going to have to get better all year. I knew that,” Fisher said. “But I’m very proud of our team, went on the road and was able to shut a team out. ... Our defense played outstanding
and that’s where it starts.
“If they don’t score, you don’t lose. That’s for sure.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Boston College |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1st 7- 0 Travis Rudolph, 9, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:07
2nd 7- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 42, field goal failed, 1:59
4th 14- 0 Jalen Ramsey, 36, fumble recovery/return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 15 12
Rushes-yards 33- 98 43-139
Passing 119 56
Att-Comp-Int 24-15-0 15-5-1
Total Yards 57-217 58-195
Punt Returns 4--7 3-25
Kickoff Returns 1-17 2-47
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-36 0-0
Punts 7-52.3 7-47.9
Sacks By-Yds 2-14 2-21
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 4-26 6-66
3rd Down Conversions 4-13 5-15
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 26:28 28:36
Attendance 39,111
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 15 54 0 28
Kermit Whitfield 2 19 0 15
Mario Pender 9 19 0 14
Everett Golson 6 5 0 14
Freddie Stevenson 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 98 0 28
Opp 43 139 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 4 52 0 26
Travis Rudolph 4 33 1 13
Bobo Wilson 4 31 0 14
Dalvin Cook 2 3 0 7
Mavin Saunders 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 119 1 26
Opp 5 56 0 20
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 15 24 0 119 1 26
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 24 0 119 1 26
Opp 5 15 1 56 0 20
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 4 0 0 3
Javien Elliott 0 -7 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 -7 0 3
Opp 3 25 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jalen Ramsey 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 17 0 17
Opp 2 47 0 24
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 7 366 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 366 58
Opp 7 335 57
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 6 1 7 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 5 1 6 . . . . . 1- 36 . . .
Reggie Northrup 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 4 1 5 2.5- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 3 2 5 1.5- 9.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 3 1 4 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 3 . 3 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Derrick Nnadi 3 . 3 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat . 3 3 1.0- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Kerr 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 47 10 57 9.0- 28.0 2.0- 14.0 1- 0 1 . 1- 36 1 . .
Opp 41 16 57 8.0- 39.0 2.0- 21.0 . . 3 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
C 57 Corey Martinez
RT 71 Brock Ruble
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
TE 88 Mavin Saunders
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LB 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
LB 9 Josh Sweat
LB 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
CB 20 Trey Marshall
LB 24 Terrance Smith
SS 29 Nate Andrews
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
7 Mario Pender
8 Kermit Whitfield
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
14 Javien Elliott
16 Jacob Pugh
19 Roberto Aguayo
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
23 Freddie Stevenson
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Marquez White
31 Derwin James
35 Lorenzo Phillips
38 Cason Beatty
47 Stephen Gabbard
74 Derrick Kelly
85 Jeremy Kerr
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 24, Wake Forest 16
10/03/2015, Winston-Salem, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Overcome Injuries To Beat Wake Forest 24-16.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
WINSTON-SALEM, NC – The Florida State football team
survived injuries, penalties and a heavy, constant wind against Wake Forest on Saturday.
As key contributors Dalvin Cook (hamstring), Terrance Smith (leg) and Nate Andrews (knee) all watched from
the sidelines, the No. 9 Seminoles found themselves in a surprisingly tight contest with the upset-minded Demon Deacons.
But with Wake threatening to score and send the game to overtime, fifth-year
senior Tyler Hunter picked off Kendall Hinton’s pass in the end zone to preserve a 24-16 victory here at BB&T Field.
The win ensures that FSU starts 4-0 for a fourth straight season. The Seminoles
will put their perfect record on the line next week when they return home to face Miami,
“My mindset is, when the ball is in the air, it’s mine,” Hunter said. “I just had to go and get it.”
Midway through the third quarter, there wasn’t much indication that Hunter would even be in position for late-game heroics.
The Seminoles (4-0, 2-0 ACC) took a 14-10 lead into halftime then gained
some separation thanks to an Everett Golson touchdown pass and a 25-yard field goal from Roberto Aguayo that made it 24-10.
Wake Forest (2-3, 0-3 ACC), though, stayed within arm’s reach and, after
a pair of fourth-quarter field goals and two defensive stops, had both the ball and the chance to give the Seminoles a scare.
Thanks to three completions and a personal foul penalty, Wake reached
FSU’s 20-yard line with 21 seconds to play before Hunter finally allowed the Seminoles to exhale.
FSU spent the night beleaguered by penalties, drawing 10 flags for a total of 100 yards.
“Too
many silly penalties on defense,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “Interference, facemask. Some crazy things.”
Still, Fisher was in no mood to apologize for a win, especially with Cook, Smith and
Andrews in street clothes. (Second-team running back Mario Pender also missed the game due to a lung ailment.)
Cook dazzled from his very first carry, rushing up the middle and bouncing off of Wake
defenders for a 94-yard touchdown run that was the third-longest in school history.
But he touched the ball just twice more and, after an eight-yard reception, limped off the field and did not
return.
Fisher said after the game that Cook has a hamstring injury and is day-to-day. He finished with 104 total yards (94 rushing, eight receiving) and a score.
Meanwhile Smith, FSU’s most
experienced linebacker, played just one series before leaving the game with a right leg injury. And just a few moments later, starting safety Nate Andrews injured his left knee while making a tackle
on Wake tight end Cam Serigne.
Andrews is scheduled to have an MRI to determine his injury.
“That’s three key guys,” Fisher said. “But you know what? Next guy up. That’s life. That’s ball. The
next guy has got to step up and play.”
With injuries piling up FSU saw a number of players take advantage of increased opportunities.
Johnathan Vickers, a Quincy, Fla., native who played at
Tallahassee’s North Florida Christian School, took over at running back and carried 10 times for 33 yards.
His first career rushing touchdown – a tough, 9-yard run up the middle – extended the
Seminoles’ lead to 14-3 midway through the second quarter.
“It was exciting,” Vickers said. “I was just doing what I’ve got to do – do the little things and the big plays will come. You’re not
really worried about touchdowns, you’re trying to make plays.”
Reggie Northrup and Ro’Derrick Hoskins, who entered the game tied for the team lead in tackles, bore the brunt of Smith’s absence.
They finished with 10 and eight tackles, respectively, with Northrup also posting five quarterback hurries.
And freshman safety Derwin James got his first extended action, finishing with six
tackles while also harassing Wake QB Kendall Hinton as an edge rusher.
"Derwin got in there and did a nice job," Fisher said.
FSU’s passing game bounced back from an uneven showing in its last
outing – and a few early hiccups on Saturday.
Quarterback Everett Golson finished 20 of 31 for 202 yards and a touchdown. More encouraging than Golson’s stats, though, was his willingness to let
loose on a few deep balls. He connected on a 51-yard completion to Bobo Wilson midway through the third quarter and also connected with Travis Rudolph to convert a pair of third-and-longs.
Otherwise, limited time of possession made it difficult for the Seminoles to get much rhythm offensively. Wake Forest possessed the ball for more than 35 minutes and ran 79 plays to FSU’s 52.
The
Demon Deacons actually outgained FSU, 357-329, but the Seminoles averaged nearly two more yards per play (6.3-4.5)
“We had some nice third-down throws,” Fisher said. “He hit some nice throws and we
made some nice plays in the game. We just didn’t get the ball (much).”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
7 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
| Wake Forest |
3 |
7 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
1st 7- 0 Dalvin Cook, 94, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:17
7- 3 Opp, 28, field goal, 2:57
2nd 14- 3 Johnathan Vickers, 9, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:08
14-10 Opp, 7, pass (kick), 4:12
3rd 21-10 Kermit Whitfield, 5, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:23
24-10 Roberto Aguayo, 25, field goal, 7:33
4th 24-13 Opp, 34, field goal, 11:26
24-16 Opp, 29, field goal, 3:34
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 14 27
Rushes-yards 21-127 36-142
Passing 202 215
Att-Comp-Int 31-20-0 43-27-1
Total Yards 52-329 79-357
Punt Returns 0-0 1-7
Kickoff Returns 5-129 3-38
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 5-34.4 4-35.3
Sacks By-Yds 2-8 3-28
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 10-100 5-32
3rd Down Conversions 6-12 7-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 24:04 35:56
Attendance 28,588
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 2 94 1 94t
Johnathan Vickers 10 33 1 13
Everett Golson 7 4 0 17
Team 2 -4 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 127 2 94t
Opp 36 142 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 5 77 0 51
Travis Rudolph 6 69 0 25
Kermit Whitfield 4 24 1 12
Johnathan Vickers 2 9 0 6
Dalvin Cook 1 8 0 8
Ryan Izzo 1 8 0 8
Ermon Lane 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 202 1 51
Opp 27 215 1 23
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 20 31 0 202 1 51
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 31 0 202 1 51
Opp 27 43 1 215 1 23
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 7 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 4 111 0 57
Freddie Stevenson 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 129 0 57
Opp 3 38 0 14
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 5 172 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 172 44
Opp 4 141 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Trey Marshall 7 4 11 . . . 1 . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 5 5 10 . . . . 4 . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 3 5 8 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Derwin James 2 4 6 . . . . 1 . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 4 5 1.5- 6.0 1.5- 6.0 . . . . 1 . .
Jalen Ramsey 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 3 4 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh . 3 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 1 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Josh Sweat . 2 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 34 46 80 2.0- 8.0 2.0- 8.0 1- 0 2 6 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 25 30 55 6.0- 37.0 3.0- 28.0 . 3 3 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
LG 72 Kareem Are
RT 74 Derrick Kelly
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
SAM 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
STAR 20 Trey Marshall
WLB 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
SS 29 Nate Andrews
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
5 Reggie Northrup
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Jacques Patrick
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
14 Javien Elliott
16 Jacob Pugh
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
26 Johnathan Vickers
28 Malique Jackson
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
31 Derwin James
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Chad Mavety
66 Keith Weeks
71 Brock Ruble
85 Jeremy Kerr
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 29, Miami 24
10/10/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Cooked Canes: Dalvin Delivers Sixth Straight Win Over UM.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Dalvin Cook needed just
one play to answer the questions about his ailing left hamstring.
He needed just a few more to cement Florida State’s dominance over Miami for a sixth straight season.
Cook put up 269 total
yards – including a 72-yarder on his first carry – and scored all three of FSU’s touchdowns as the eighth-ranked Seminoles rallied for a 29-24 win over the Hurricanes here at Doak Campbell Stadium.
His final score, a 23-yard run down the right sideline, provided the winning margin and erased FSU’s first deficit of the season.
As a result, the Seminoles improved to 5-0 (3-0 ACC) and won a
sixth straight over Miami (3-2, 0-1) for the first time since 1972.
“(Cook is) one of the best pure players in college football,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “That guy is something different, now.
There’s something in him that’s different.
“I’m glad he’s on my team, I know that.”
And once again, the Hurricanes are regretting that he’s not on theirs.
A Miami native who went to high
school just 15 miles north of UM’s campus, Cook’s status for the game was uncertain thanks to a hamstring pull suffered last week at Wake Forest.
And he had Florida State fans holding their breath
after he pulled up, grabbing his left hamstring again, after a 36-yard run midway through the second quarter.
Cook, though, worked out the issue on the training table and returned on FSU’s next
offensive possession.
“He said it started to (pull), but (he) caught it,” Fisher said.
Through two games against the Hurricanes, Cook has carried 29 times for 314 yards and caught five passes
for 65 more yards. He’s scored five touchdowns against Miami, including two game-winners.
“Man, it’s a great feeling,” Cook said. “It’s something you can’t describe. Just scoring that winning
touchdown and watching the defense go out there and stop them, man, it felt great.”
Indeed, there was still 6:44 on the clock when Cook reclaimed the lead, plenty of time for Miami quarterback Brad
Kaaya to engineer another scoring drive.
Kaaya threw three touchdowns on Saturday, two of which came in the second half.
But FSU’s defense tightened up late in the fourth quarter, stopping the
Hurricanes on two separate occasions.
Giorgio Newberry deflected Kaaya’s last fourth-down pass to seal Florida State’s victory.
“That was the play of the game. If they had converted, they would
have kept going down field,” Newberry said. “It’s all about timing. When you know you’re not going to get to the quarterback, you’ve got to time it up and just throw your hands up.”
The Seminoles
outplayed Miami during the first half, outgaining the Hurricanes 358-178, but they only had a 20-10 lead to show for it.
And that mark easily could’ve been more were it not for a misfiring red-zone
offense.
Early in the second quarter, quarterback Everett Golson hit Kermit Whitfield for an apparent touchdown that would have made it 21-3.
But the game officials determined that the ground
aided Whitfield’s catch and overturned the completion. Roberto Aguayo then made a 22-yard field goal.
It was one of three field goals on the night for Aguayo. The other two were short as well, from
25 and 32 yards.
And he likely would have made another midway through the second quarter, but coach Jimbo Fisher opted to go for it on fourth-and-inches from the UM 10-yard line. Miami stopped
running back Johnathan Vickers short of the line and the Hurricanes took over.
“It was like a boxing match,” Aguayo said. “You’re going to get punched. You’re going to get hit. You’ve got to come
back and step up and go.”
Quarterback Everett Golson, meanwhile, helped the cause with perhaps his finest effort as a Seminole to date.
The fifth-year senior connected on his first nine passing
attempts, and finished 25 of 33 for 291 yards and a touchdown.
And, for the first time this season, Golson’s legs played a major role. After sack yardage, Golson finished with just 14 yards on six
carries. But he had an impressive 11-yard run, and also evaded Miami rushers on several occasions.
“(He was) decisive,” Fisher said. “(He) played not scared to make a mistake, playing to make
plays.”
Kaaya, though, was just as impressive.
With UM’s running game under wraps, the sophomore set a new career high with 405 yards – the most against an FSU defense since North Carolina’s
T.J. Yates in 2010.
Kaaya threw for 229 yards in the second half, 29 of which came on a pretty touchdown pass to Stacy Coley that put the Hurricanes on top.
Miami’s lead, however, was
short-lived.
The Seminoles answered on their ensuing drive, marching 84 yards in eight plays.
FSU converted two third downs on that drive, including a third-and-eight pass from Golson to Bobo
Wilson that went over the middle for a 20-yard gain.
“We didn’t get down on ourselves,” FSU left tackle Roderick Johnson said. “We had adversity, had our backs against the wall, but we still took
it one play at a time. Nothing changed. … Little yards turn into big yards and big yards turn into touchdowns.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
3 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Florida State |
14 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
29 |
1st 7- 0 Dalvin Cook, 72, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:30
7- 3 Opp, 30, field goal, 6:55
14- 3 Dalvin Cook, 36, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:42
2nd 17- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 22, field goal, 14:53
17-10 Opp, 58, pass (kick), 11:05
20-10 Roberto Aguayo, 32, field goal, 2:42
20-10 Roberto Aguayo, 49, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 20-17 Opp, 1, pass (kick), 5:36
4th 23-17 Roberto Aguayo, 25, field goal, 11:58
23-24 Opp, 29, pass (kick), 10:02
29-24 Dalvin Cook, 23, run (Everett Golson, pass failed), 6:44
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 19
Rushes-yards 36-248 19- 20
Passing 291 405
Att-Comp-Int 33-25-0 49-29-0
Total Yards 69-539 68-425
Punt Returns 1-3 1-0
Kickoff Returns 2-30 3-29
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 3-48.3 6-41.3
Sacks By-Yds 2-10 1-11
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-0
Penalties-Yds 7-43 7-73
3rd Down Conversions 3-10 8-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 31:23 28:37
Attendance 82,329
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 22 222 2 72t
Johnathan Vickers 5 14 0 6
Everett Golson 6 14 0 11
Freddie Stevenson 1 2 0 2
Team 2 -4 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 36 248 2 72t
Opp 19 20 0 6
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 9 95 0 21
Dalvin Cook 3 47 1 36t
Bobo Wilson 5 41 0 20
Travis Rudolph 3 38 0 16
Ryan Izzo 1 37 0 37
Mavin Saunders 3 26 0 17
Ermon Lane 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 291 1 37
Opp 29 405 3 58t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 25 33 0 291 1 37
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 33 0 291 1 37
Opp 29 49 0 405 3 58t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 3 0 3
Opp 1 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 2 30 0 16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 30 0 16
Opp 3 29 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 145 59
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 145 59
Opp 6 248 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tyler Hunter 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Derwin James 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 3 1 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 . 3 2.0- 10.0 2.0- 10.0 . 1 . . 1 . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 2 2 . . . 2 2 . . . .
Josh Sweat 1 . 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Trey Marshall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 34 16 50 3.0- 12.0 2.0- 10.0 . 5 4 . 1 . .
Opp 44 20 64 4.0- 17.0 1.0- 11.0 . 2 1 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
X 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
LG 55 Chad Mavety
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
RT 74 Derrick Kelly
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 88 Mavin Saunders
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
STAR 1 Tyler Hunter
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
WILL 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
SS 20 Trey Marshall
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
3 Derwin James
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
8 Kermit Whitfield
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
14 Javien Elliott
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Auden Tate
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
26 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
47 Stephen Gabbard
54 Alec Eberle
55 Fredrick Jones
66 Keith Weeks
81 Ryan Izzo
85 Jeremy Kerr
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 41, Louisville 21
10/17/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Balanced Effort Leads Noles Past Cardinals, 41-21.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Florida State needed all of one
offensive possession to rally from a deficit and beat Miami last week.
The Seminoles took a little longer on Saturday, but the results were no less impressive.
After trailing Louisville by a
point at halftime, Florida State responded with one of its most complete halves of the season in a 41-21 victory over the Cardinals.
The Seminoles improved to 6-0 (4-0 ACC) thanks to sterling
efforts from their quarterback, their running back, a budding star at receiver and their defense. FSU is bowl-eligible for a 34th straight season, the longest active streak in the nation, heading into
next week’s meeting with Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
“I think you saw a tale of two halves,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “I think you saw what a team can do in the first half when it’s not totally
focused or it presses itself.
“In the second half, when the team relaxed, it played up to its capability.”
Quarterback Everett Golson’s recent upward trend went from steady to steep.
The
fifth-year senior, playing in only his sixth game at FSU, threw for 372 yards and three touchdowns while completing 68.4 percent (26 of 38) of his passes.
Golson has increased his passing yardage
total for four straight weeks and has yet to turn the ball over this season.
“He’s playing aggressive football but smart football,” Fisher said. “… He’s respecting the game. If you do things right,
this game is going to reward you.”
The same could be said for junior receiver Kermit Whitfield. After a quiet sophomore season in 2014, Whitfield has emerged as one of Golson’s go-to targets this
season, and his emergence culminated with a career performance on Saturday.
The Orlando native caught nine passes for 172 yards against the Cardinals, and he put the Seminoles on top for good with
a 70-yard catch-and-run across the middle of the field midway through the third quarter.
“I know I’m the fastest guy on the field,” said Whitfield, who outran three Louisville defenders on his way
to the end zone. “When I start picking my legs up, I know no one is going to catch me.”
Cook, meanwhile, took a little while to get going. But once he did, it was the same script as usual –
highlight-reel runs, piles of yardage and a few trips to the end zone.
Cook went into the break with just 28 yards, his lowest first-half total of the season. He then took off for 135 yards and two
touchdowns in the third and fourth quarters and finished with 223 total yards (163 rushing, 60 receiving) from scrimmage.
Cook’s two third-quarter touchdowns were part of a 28-7 FSU run that turned
a 7-6 halftime deficit into a lopsided lead.
“It was just about making plays that were there,” Cook said. “In the first half, we didn’t make big plays that were there.
“The plays were there to
be made and we made them in the third quarter.”
That includes some plays that didn’t seem so obvious at first.
On FSU’s first drive of the third quarter, Cook took a handoff to the right and
seemed to be bottled up for a modest gain. Instead, he ran past one Louisville defender, broke through two more and even sent a pair crashing into each other before streaking down the sideline for a
54-yard TD that put the Seminoles back on top.
He later added a 14-yard score to put his season touchdown at 11. Through five games, Cook has rushed for 955 yards – the best six-game stretch to
open a season in ACC history - and has gained 1,086 total yards from scrimmage.
Florida State’s single-season rushing record is 1,242, set by Warrick Dunn in 1995.
“I mean, Dalvin is Dalvin,”
Fisher said. “I don’t know what to say. He just makes play after play.”
The FSU defense did its part by forcing two third-quarter turnovers that Golson & Co. parlayed into 14 points.
The first
came when freshman safety Derwin James blitzed off the edge and delivered a punishing hit to Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson. Jackson coughed up the ball and fellow freshman Josh Sweat recovered
at the Cardinals’ 36-yard line.
Three plays later, Cook was in the end zone and the Seminoles led 27-14.
On Louisville’s next play from scrimmage, pressure forced Jackson to heave an errant
throw downfield, where safety Javien Elliot, a former walk-on who was awarded a scholarship in fall camp, was waiting to grab his first career interception.
That play led to Golson’s second
touchdown pass, a 14-yarder to Travis Rudolph that effectively sealed the game.
“Everything was quiet,” Elliott said. “Once I caught the ball, that’s just when I heard everything, the reaction from
my teammates. It was just a huge moment.”
Although Louisville’s Jackson enjoyed the best passing effort of his young career (20-35, 307 yards, three touchdowns), the Seminoles kept the elusive
freshman in check on the ground.
Jackson came into the game with 435 rushing yards, third-most of any freshman in the country, but gained only 32 yards on Saturday and averaged just 1.7 yards per
carry.
That’s thanks in large part to a Florida State defensive front that paved the way for five sacks and seven tackles for loss. It was FSU’s most sacks in a game in nearly two years.
“I
think the defense played real well, especially on the quarterback,” Fisher said. “We pressured him, got sacks. He made some scrambles, made some plays, but we got him on the ground a lot.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Louisville |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| Florida State |
3 |
3 |
21 |
14 |
41 |
1st 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 43, field goal, 4:06
3- 7 Opp, 18, pass (kick), 2:20
2nd 6- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 32, field goal, 13:12
3rd 13- 7 Dalvin Cook, 54, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:09
13-14 Opp, 19, pass (kick), 9:08
20-14 Kermit Whitfield, 70, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:05
27-14 Dalvin Cook, 14, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:50
4th 34-14 Travis Rudolph, 13, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:44
34-21 Opp, 39, pass (kick), 10:47
41-21 Ryan Izzo, 2, pass from Everett Golson (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 20
Rushes-yards 32-133 30- 99
Passing 377 307
Att-Comp-Int 39-27-0 35-20-1
Total Yards 71-510 65-406
Punt Returns 1-0 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-13 5-76
Interception Ret. 1-4 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 4-39.0 4-34.0
Sacks By-Yds 5-27 2-22
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 10-75 9-84
3rd Down Conversions 8-14 9-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 34:17 25:43
Attendance 71,225
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 22 163 2 54t
Team 1 0 0 0
Jacques Patrick 3 -1 0 3
Kermit Whitfield 1 -1 0 -1
Everett Golson 5 -28 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 133 2 54t
Opp 30 99 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 9 172 1 70t
Dalvin Cook 4 60 0 26
Bobo Wilson 4 50 0 20
Travis Rudolph 5 38 1 13t
Freddie Stevenson 2 22 0 17
Mavin Saunders 1 21 0 21
Ryan Izzo 2 14 1 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 377 3 70t
Opp 20 307 3 48
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 26 38 0 372 3 70t
Sean Maguire 1 1 0 5 0 5
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 27 39 0 377 3 70t
Opp 20 35 1 307 3 48
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 1 13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 13 0 13
Opp 5 76 0 33
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 4 156 60
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 156 60
Opp 4 136 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jacob Pugh 6 1 7 2.0- 8.0 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Derwin James 3 3 6 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . 1 . .
Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . 1 . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 4 . 4 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 1 4 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 2 1 3 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . 1 1 . . . .
Javien Elliott 2 . 2 . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Roberto Aguayo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nate Andrews . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Mitchell . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 16 56 6.0- 30.0 5.0- 27.0 1- 4 4 3 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 41 14 55 7.0- 36.0 2.0- 22.0 . 1 9 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
X 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
LG 55 Chad Mavety
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
RT 74 Derrick Kelly
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
LB 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 16 Jacob Pugh
LB 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
STAR 20 Trey Marshall
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
1 Tyler Hunter
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Jacques Patrick
9 Josh Sweat
10 Sean Maguire
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Marcus Lewis
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
14 Javien Elliott
15 Tarvarus McFadden
19 Roberto Aguayo
26 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
47 Stephen Gabbard
54 Alec Eberle
55 Fredrick Jones
57 Corey Martinez
66 Keith Weeks
70 Cole Minshew
71 Brock Ruble
88 Mavin Saunders
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Georgia Tech 22, Florida State 16
10/24/2015, Atlanta, Ga.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Last-Second Heartbreaker In Atlanta.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
ATLANTA, GA – For everything that went wrong for Florida State on
Saturday night, the Seminoles went into the final play of their game against Georgia Tech in perhaps the best possible situation.
But instead of waking up from a bad dream, FSU fell into a
nightmare.
Roberto Aguayo, statistically the most accurate kicker in NCAA football history and a Lou Groza Award-winner, lined up for a 56-yard field goal attempt that would have broken a late tie
and lifted FSU to a victory over the Yellow Jackets.
Instead, Aguayo never got the chance.
Georgia Tech’s Patrick Gamble blocked the kick and Lance Austin picked it up and returned it 78 yards
down the left sideline for a touchdown that gave the Yellow Jackets a 22-16 victory as time expired.
The loss is Florida State’s first in the regular season since Nov. 24, 2012, and its first in
the Atlantic Coast Conference since Oct. 6, 2012. The Seminoles (6-1, 4-1) had won 28 straight ACC games during that stretch and could have tied a league record with 29 on Saturday.
“You’re very
confident because it’s Roberto,” FSU defensive back Lamarcus Brutus said. “We’ve seen him make a lot of field goals in a row. …I’m sure if it wasn’t blocked, there’s no doubt in my mind that it
would’ve went in.”
The play happened so fast and the final result came so suddenly that several Seminoles hadn’t fully wrapped their minds around it during their postgame interviews.
Only a few
upperclassmen in FSU’s locker room had ever lost a game during the regular season. No one had ever lost one like that.
“I had never seen (anything) like that,” FSU running back Dalvin Cook said.
“But I watched it with my own eyes tonight.”
Georgia Tech fans spilled onto the field as the game ended and lingered long after the final whistle.
The Yellow Jackets (3-5, 2-4 ACC) entered the
season as heavy favorites in the ACC Coastal Division but were reeling from a five-game losing streak. They never led on Saturday until the game’s final play.
After the ball hit the ground, Tech
coach Paul Johnson yelled at his players to stay away for fear that an errant touch could allow FSU to pick it up and advance.
Austin had other ideas.
“I go from yelling ‘Get away from it,’ to
‘Run, run, run,’” Johnson said.
Austin weaved his way through FSU’s field-goal team and closed in on the end zone with only Aguayo standing in his way.
The kicker ran full speed and had a good
angle to pursue, but Austin cut back inside and scored easily. Aguayo grabbed a hold of Austin’s play sheet as he passed.
“It happened pretty fast,” Aguayo said. “The snap was good. I thought I hit
the ball well. I looked up and didn’t see (the ball) flying down the middle, then I saw it lying on the ground.”
Blocked kicks have become something of a specialty for Georgia Tech under Johnson.
Since 2013, the Jackets have blocked 14 punts or kicks, the most in the nation during that time.
“In football, anything can happen,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “As a coach, you have to go through
that. You have to learn from that.”
Thanks to a Dalvin Cook touchdown and two field goals, the Seminoles built an early 13-3 lead and seemed to have the Jackets on the ropes.
But an offense that
produced just one touchdown from four trips to the red zone allowed the Yellow Jackets to stay within striking distance.
“We left too many points on the board in the red zone,” Fisher said. “We did
not finish.”
Florida State’s defense forced two turnovers and held Tech’s spread-option offense in check for much of the first half, but the Jackets picked up steam late in the second quarter.
That’s when quarterback Justin Thomas broke free for a 60-yard touchdown that led to a 16-10 deficit at halftime.
The Jackets then seized control of the game in the third quarter, possessing the
ball for more than 12 minutes and kicking a field goal that brought them within three points.
Tech finished with a 328-280 advantage in total yardage and a 34:51-25:09 edge in time of
possession.
“We did what we had to do, made some good stops, some good turnovers,” linebacker Reggie Northrup said. “We’ve just go to clean up on the little things.”
The Seminoles, meanwhile,
labored through a variety of penalties and miscues in the third and fourth quarters. Before Aguayo’s field goal attempt, they had two opportunities to seal the game, none better than a nine-play drive
that ended when quarterback Everett Golson threw an interception in the end zone on third-and-goal.
It was Florida State’s first offensive turnover of the season and Golson’s first since joining
FSU. He finished 20 of 30 for 210 yards and no touchdowns.
“We have to look at our mistakes because there’s a bunch of them,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said.
The Yellow Jackets later tied the game
at 16-16 on a 35-yard field goal that was set up by a 36-yard completion from Thomas to Brad Stewart on fourth-and-five.
“There were a few mistakes left out there on the field,” Brutus said. “It’s
part of it. You can’t fall asleep against Georgia Tech.”
Aside from his first-quarter touchdown, Cook had a fairly quiet night. He finished with 82 yards on 17 carries, just the third time this
season he’s been held below 100 yards.
Cook did, however, cross the 1,000-yard mark for the season in the first half and, along with Warrick Dunn, is one of just two FSU players have multiple
1,000-yard campaigns.
It was the run Cook couldn’t make, though, that stuck with him after the game.
As he watched Austin streak down the sideline, Cook, who is not a member of FSU’s field goal
team, said he felt the urge to run on to the field and make the tackle himself.
“I wanted to run out there real bad,” he said. “I thought I could’ve caught him.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Georgia Tech |
3 |
7 |
3 |
9 |
22 |
1st 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 20, field goal, 7:14
3- 3 Opp, 53, field goal, 2:38
2nd 10- 3 Dalvin Cook, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:46
13- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 27, field goal, 4:18
13-10 Opp, 60, run (kick), 2:22
16-10 Roberto Aguayo, 38, field goal, 0:00
3rd 16-13 Opp, 40, field goal, 8:27
4th 16-16 Opp, 35, field goal, 0:54
16-16 Roberto Aguayo, 56, field goal blocked, 0:00
16-22 Opp, 78, punt return/blocked punt (no kick attempted), 0:00
NOTE: Returned the blocked field goal for a touchdown.
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 15
Rushes-yards 24- 70 49-261
Passing 210 67
Att-Comp-Int 31-20-1 10-4-2
Total Yards 55-280 59-328
Punt Returns 1-1 3-13
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-1
Interception Ret. 2-63 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 4-50.0 3-38.3
Sacks By-Yds 1-10 3-17
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 6-45 5-41
3rd Down Conversions 2-10 5-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 25:09 34:51
Attendance 55,000
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 17 82 1 17
Everett Golson 7 -12 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 24 70 1 17
Opp 49 261 1 60t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 6 61 0 22
Dalvin Cook 4 50 0 22
Travis Rudolph 2 33 0 20
Bobo Wilson 3 32 0 14
Ryan Izzo 2 27 0 21
Ermon Lane 1 6 0 6
Freddie Stevenson 2 1 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 210 0 22
Opp 4 67 0 36
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Everett Golson 20 30 1 210 0 22
Team 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 31 1 210 0 22
Opp 4 10 2 67 0 36
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 1 0 1
Opp 3 13 1 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 1 0 1
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 4 200 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 200 52
Opp 3 115 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 4 3 7 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Derwin James 4 2 6 1.0- 3.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Josh Sweat 4 2 6 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 1- 6 . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 5 . 5 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 2 1 3 . . 1- 57 . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stephen Gabbard 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Freddie Stevenson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 43 16 59 6.0- 22.0 1.0- 10.0 2- 63 3 . . . . .
Opp 33 20 53 4.0- 21.0 3.0- 17.0 1- 0 2 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
WR 8 Kermit Whitfield
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
LG 55 Chad Mavety
C 59 Ryan Hoefeld
RT 74 Derrick Kelly
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
WLB 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
SAM 16 Jacob Pugh
MLB 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Marcus Lewis
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
14 Javien Elliott
15 Tarvarus McFadden
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
23 Freddie Stevenson
26 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Lorenzo Featherston
47 Stephen Gabbard
54 Alec Eberle
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
87 Jared Jackson
88 Mavin Saunders
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 45, Syracuse 21
10/31/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Orange Crush on Halloween: Noles Win 45-21.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – With Florida State’s star running back
and starting quarterback both watching from the sidelines, the Seminoles didn’t miss a beat against Syracuse on Saturday.
Sean Maguire and Travis Rudolph handled the passing game and freshman
Jacques Patrick took care of the running as No. 15 FSU cruised to a 45-21 victory over the Orange here at Doak Campbell Stadium.
The Seminoles (7-1, 5-1 ACC) bounced back from last week’s loss at
Georgia Tech despite missing seven injured starters – Cook, Golson, linemen Ryan Hoefeld and Brock Eberle, linebacker Terrance Smith and defensive backs Trey Marshall and Tyler Hunter. They’ll visit
No. 3 Clemson next week.
“We had a lot of pieces to move back around,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “I’m very proud of those guys, the way they got in the flow of the game and made the plays.”
Maguire, a fourth-year junior, made the second start of his career after starter Everett Golson was ruled out with concussion-like symptoms. He answered the call by completing 23 of 35 passes for 348
yards and three touchdowns, all of them to Rudolph.
Maguire had 302 yards by halftime, becoming the first Seminole to reach that mark after two quarters since Chris Weinke did it against Clemson in
2000. (Weinke also threw for 302 yards.)
Rudolph hit a halftime high, too. His 172 yards at the break were the most since at least 2000, and he finished with five catches for 191 yards and three
scores. He had never before reached 100 yards in a single game.
Rudolph helped erase an early 7-0 deficit with a beautiful, 75-yard catch-and-run in which he weaved, juked and stiff-armed through
the heart of the Syracuse defense.
“I caught the ball, saw the defenders coming up, I split through those two,” Rudolph said. “Out of my peripheral view, I saw the guy coming in to try and make a
tackle, so I made him miss.
“I saw No. 11 try to tackle me, and I was like, ‘No, I have done too much. I got to score.’ So I stiff-armed him and got in the end zone.”
But Rudolph wasn’t done
there. On FSU’s next drive, Rudolph put the Seminoles on top with a 45-yard TD over the middle of the field. And he sealed the game for good with a 19-yard touchdown catch that put FSU up, 35-14, at
the start of the third quarter.
“Travis is a heck of a football player, going to be a great player,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “We could have hit him a couple more times, maybe, and had some
more touchdowns.”
Patrick, meanwhile, made sure FSU’s running game stayed in high gear.
With Cook sidelined by an ankle injury, Patrick, a former five-star prospect from Orlando, got the first
start of his career. And he more than made the most of it, totaling 224 yards (162 rushing, 62 receiving) and three touchdowns, the first two of which helped FSU to a 28-14 lead at halftime.
“As
the game went on, he just ran with more confidence and more power,” Fisher said. “He (realized), ‘These guys are hitting me hard, but I’m still pretty big, too.’”
Patrick’s size – he stands at
6-foot-3, 230 pounds – might have helped solve some of FSU’s red-zone issues, as well. Aided by two one-yard TD runs, the Seminoles finished a perfect four-for-four in the red zone and scored three
touchdowns.
And Roberto Aguayo’s only field goal came from the 18-yard line and occurred after the game was in hand.
“When we get in that red zone, we’ve got to score,” said center Alec Eberle,
who made his first career start in place of the injured Hoefeld. “That’s game-changing when you get down there and don’t score.”
Maguire’s third touchdown pass of the day, a 19-yarder to Rudolph in
the back of the end zone, put the Seminoles up by three touchdowns.
Patrick later added his third score of the day early in the fourth quarter, and Roberto Aguayo kicked a 35-yard field goal that
provided the final margin.
After punts on their first two drives, the Seminoles finished with 575 total yards while averaging 8.0 yards per play.
And FSU’s defense had another fine outing,
limiting the Orange to just 130 passing yards and 14 first downs.
Freshman Derwin James led the team with 12 tackles (seven solo) and two tackles for loss. He recovered a fumble forced by fellow
freshman Josh Sweat that led to an FSU touchdown.
And, with two sacks of SU quarterback Eric Dungey, the Seminoles’ defense posted its 18th sack of the season, eclipsing its 2014 total of 17 in
just eight games.
“Defensively, I thought we were really outstanding,” Fisher said. “Did a great job getting off the field. … Our defense did a great job pressuring the quarterback.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Syracuse |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| Florida State |
14 |
14 |
7 |
10 |
45 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 8:23
7- 7 Travis Rudolph, 75, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:08
14- 7 Travis Rudolph, 45, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:36
2nd 21- 7 Jacques Patrick, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:55
21- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 41, field goal failed, 7:05
21-14 Opp, 1, run (kick), 0:56
28-14 Jacques Patrick, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:09
3rd 35-14 Travis Rudolph, 19, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:03
4th 42-14 Jacques Patrick, 28, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:33
45-14 Roberto Aguayo, 35, field goal, 6:08
45-21 Opp, 59, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 1:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 14
Rushes-yards 34-221 42-173
Passing 354 130
Att-Comp-Int 38-25-0 25-12-0
Total Yards 72-575 67-303
Punt Returns 2-9 4-83
Kickoff Returns 1-19 2-32
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-5 0-0
Punts 6-46.5 9-44.9
Sacks By-Yds 2-9 1-9
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 9-77 5-45
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 5-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 29:51 30:09
Attendance 67,630
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jacques Patrick 24 162 3 28t
Johnathan Vickers 8 64 0 26
Sean Maguire 2 -5 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 34 221 3 28t
Opp 42 173 2 12
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Travis Rudolph 5 191 3 75t
Bobo Wilson 6 69 0 19
Jacques Patrick 6 62 0 20
Freddie Stevenson 1 10 0 10
Ermon Lane 1 7 0 7
Johnathan Vickers 2 6 0 5
Nyqwan Murray 2 6 0 7
Kermit Whitfield 2 3 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 354 3 75t
Opp 12 130 0 62
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 23 35 0 348 3 75t
J.J. Cosentino 2 3 0 6 0 7
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 38 0 354 3 75t
Opp 12 25 0 130 0 62
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nyqwan Murray 1 5 0 5
Bobo Wilson 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 9 0 5
Opp 4 83 1 59t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ja'Vonn Harrison 1 19 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 19 0 19
Opp 2 32 0 17
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 6 279 64
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 279 64
Opp 9 404 62
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Derwin James 7 5 12 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Reggie Northrup 6 6 12 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 3 6 9 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 3 6 2.0- 6.0 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 2 . 2 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 1 1 2 . . . . . 1- 5 . . .
Derrick Mitchell . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Freddie Stevenson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 35 34 69 6.0- 22.0 2.0- 9.0 . 1 2 1- 5 1 . .
Opp 45 18 63 5.0- 20.0 1.0- 9.0 . 4 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 9 Jacques Patrick
QB 10 Sean Maguire
X 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 54 Alec Eberle
LG 55 Chad Mavety
RT 71 Brock Ruble
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
WILL 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
STAR 14 Javien Elliott
MIKE 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
1 Tyler Hunter
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
8 Kermit Whitfield
10 Calvin Brewton
11 Derrick Mitchell
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Tarvarus McFadden
16 J.J. Cosentino
16 Jacob Pugh
19 A.J. Westbrook
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
26 Johnathan Vickers
28 Malique Jackson
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
33 Colton Plante
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
40 Nick Patti
47 Stephen Gabbard
53 Joshua Peters
55 Fredrick Jones
57 Corey Martinez
62 Ethan Frith
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
80 Nyqwan Murray
82 Bryan LaCivita
85 Jeremy Kerr
87 Jared Jackson
88 Mavin Saunders
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Clemson 23, Florida State 13
11/07/2015, Clemson, S.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. No. 16 Noles Fall To No. 1 Clemson.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
CLEMSON, SC – With the game on the line, Florida State put the
ball in the hands of its best player.
The Clemson Tigers were there to stop him.
Trailing by three midway through the fourth quarter here at Clemson’s Memorial Stadium, Florida State called a
toss sweep to star running back Dalvin Cook on fourth-and-one.
Cook got close, but not close enough. Clemson’s Shaq Lawson and Ben Boulware stopped him short of the marker, and the Tigers took over
on downs.
Moments later, Wayne Gallman ran for a 25-yard touchdown that sealed No. 1 Clemson’s 23-13 victory over 16th-ranked FSU.
The win is Clemson’s first over the Seminoles since 2011 and
helps pave a clear path to a berth in the College Football Playoff. The Tigers (9-0, 7-0 ACC) also clinched their first ACC Atlantic Division title since 2011. FSU (7-2, 5-2 ACC) returns home next
week to finish off its conference slate against NC State.
Despite entering the game as the heaviest underdogs of the Jimbo Fisher era, Florida State went toe to toe with the Tigers for the entire
game.
The Seminoles certainly couldn’t have asked for a better start, as Cook quickly silenced the crowd with a 75-yard touchdown run on the game’s second play.
Then after FSU’s defense forced a
punt, the Seminoles drove to Clemson’s 20-yard line, but missed a chance to extend their lead after a Clemson pass-rusher forced an interception at the 5-yard line.
After trailing 10-6 at halftime,
the Tigers took their first lead thanks to a third-down screen pass from Deshaun Watson to Deon Cain.
Cain had a full convoy of blockers that allowed him to go untouched into the end zone from 38
yards out.
But with Memorial Stadium finally awake and sensing that things could be turning in Clemson’s favor, Maguire rolled out and delivered a 14-yard strike to Kermit Whitfield that moved the
chains on third-and-five.
He then followed that up with an 18-yard completion to Travis Rudolph that set up Aguayo’s second field goal, a 41-yarder that tied the game at 13.
The teams then
traded possessions and punts before Greg Huegel put the Tigers back on top with a 34-yard field goal with 7:23 to go.
FSU’s Kermit Whitfield then gave the Seminoles a spark with a 44-yard kick
return that gave FSU the ball at the Clemson 49. But after a nine-yard completion to Bobo Wilson, the Tigers stopped Cook for no gain on both third and fourth down.
Cook finished with 194 yard on
21 carries. Quarterback Sean Maguire, making his first career road start, completed 16 of 29 attempts for 165 yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
| Clemson |
3 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
23 |
1st 7- 0 Dalvin Cook, 75, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:15
7- 3 Opp, 31, field goal, 1:15
2nd 10- 3 Roberto Aguayo, 23, field goal, 10:59
10- 6 Opp, 25, field goal, 0:29
3rd 10-13 Opp, 38, pass (kick), 10:01
13-13 Roberto Aguayo, 41, field goal, 6:15
4th 13-16 Opp, 34, field goal, 7:23
13-23 Opp, 25, run (kick), 2:34
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 14 29
Rushes-yards 30-197 42-215
Passing 164 297
Att-Comp-Int 29-16-1 43-28-0
Total Yards 59-361 85-512
Punt Returns 1-1 1--3
Kickoff Returns 4-91 2-26
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1--1
Punts 6-44.2 6-38.0
Sacks By-Yds 2-7 2-17
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yds 9-65 3-32
3rd Down Conversions 2-12 7-17
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 28:09 31:51
Attendance 83,099
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 21 194 1 75t
Kermit Whitfield 2 11 0 11
Jacques Patrick 4 10 0 6
Team 1 -1 0 -1
Sean Maguire 2 -17 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 197 1 75t
Opp 42 215 1 25t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Travis Rudolph 6 86 0 25
Bobo Wilson 3 27 0 14
Kermit Whitfield 3 21 0 10
Ryan Izzo 1 17 0 17
Ja'Vonn Harrison 1 8 0 8
Dalvin Cook 1 4 0 4
Freddie Stevenson 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 164 0 25
Opp 28 297 1 38t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 16 29 1 164 0 25
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 29 1 164 0 25
Opp 28 43 0 297 1 38t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 1 1 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 1 0
Opp 1 -3 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 4 91 0 44
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 91 0 44
Opp 2 26 0 14
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 6 265 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 265 54
Opp 6 228 45
|---------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 6 8 14 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 5 7 12 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 5 4 9 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . 1 . . . . .
Derwin James 5 4 9 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 2 4 6 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 2 3 5 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Javien Elliott 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 42 44 86 4.0- 13.0 2.0- 7.0 . 5 . . . . .
Opp 35 24 59 4.0- 22.0 2.0- 17.0 1- 0 4 4 1- -1 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
WR 8 Kermit Whitfield
QB 10 Sean Maguire
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 54 Alec Eberle
LG 55 Chad Mavety
RT 71 Brock Ruble
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
WLB 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BE 9 Josh Sweat
NB 14 Javien Elliott
WLB 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
9 Jacques Patrick
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Tarvarus McFadden
15 Travis Rudolph
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 A.J. Westbrook
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
28 Malique Jackson
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
40 Nick Patti
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Fredrick Jones
66 Keith Weeks
72 Kareem Are
85 Jeremy Kerr
88 Mavin Saunders
98 Rick Leonard
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 34, North Carolina State 17
11/14/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Bounce Back To Cruise Past Pack.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Jimbo Fisher challenged his team to show its
class and character in the wake of last week’s disappointing loss at Clemson.
The Seminoles answered that challenge on Saturday against North Carolina State.
Dalvin Cook ran for two touchdowns
and Sean Maguire threw for two more as FSU erased an early deficit and pulled away for a 34-17 victory on homecoming at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Florida State improves to 8-2 and finishes its ACC
campaign at 6-2. The Seminoles will hold their home finale next week against Chattanooga (3 p.m.)
“You talk about responding. I was proud of those guys and what they walked out there and did,”
Fisher said. “We had some mistakes early, shot ourselves in the foot to put (NC State) in the lead. And our defense just kept playing. Our offense, once we got the rhythm, we started scoring and
moving the ball.”
Cook had yet another all-star effort, rushing for 138 yards and two scores on his way to setting a new school record for rushing yards in a single season.
Cook entered the game
needing just 12 yards to break Warrick Dunn’s single-season rushing record, and, with Dunn watching from the sidelines, did just that on his third carry of the game.
Maguire, meanwhile, started the
game behind Everett Golson, who coach Jimbo Fisher named the team’s starter on Thursday.
But after the Wolfpack turned three Golson turnovers into a 17-7 lead, Fisher tabbed Maguire to take the
reins.
“(Assistant) coach (Randy) Sanders said, ‘Start warming up,’” Maguire said. “I just started warming up.”
The FSU offense, in turn, heated up, striking for 20 points (two touchdowns, two
field goals) in its next four drives.
Cook started the rally with 30-yard touchdown run, then Roberto Aguayo made a 40-yard field goal to tie the game, 17-17, at halftime.
Aguayo then reclaimed
the lead with a 26-yard kick early in the third quarter, and Maguire put the Wolfpack away with back-to-back touchdown passes to Kermit Whitfield.
Maguire finished 18 of 28 for 231 yards, two TDs
and an interception. When he entered the game, the Seminoles had just 70 yards of total offense. They finished with 479.
“We started off slow,” said Whitfield, who had 117 yards on six catches.
“Then we started picking up the pace once (Maguire) got in.”
Fisher preaches for every player to prepare as if he’s a starter, even if he’s not. And no one has heeded that call better than Maguire,
who first served as an understudy for Jameis Winston and then later for Golson.
But after starting each of FSU’s last two games, he admitted it was hard to hear that he wouldn’t be starting a
third.
“It was tough, especially after the emotion from last week,” Maguire said. “At the same time, you’ve got to be ready.”
Fisher felt going into the game that Golson’s mobility would give
FSU a leg up on NC State’s tough defensive front, and those defenders lived up to their billing by forcing a sack and a fumble on the first play of the game.
With FSU’s offense sputtering, Fisher
made the change. And Maguire was ready.
“That’s not easy to do, to walk in there and do what he did,” Fisher said. “And he played an outstanding game and made the plays. And we got some rhythm on
offense and then we took off.”
The Seminoles defense tightened up right around that same time.
After striking for 92 yards and 17 points in the first quarter (10 of which came after turnovers),
the Wolfpack found itself besieged by an FSU front playing perhaps its most physical game of the season.
Led by junior defensive end DeMarcus Walker’s two sacks, the Seminoles sacked NC State
quarterback Jacoby Brissett four times, hurried him often and delivered several punishing blows.
Saturday’s effort provided a measure of redemption for Walker, who, along with the rest of FSU’s
defense, had a day to forget against the Wolfpack a year ago.
“I remember saying at the beginning of the season, ‘I’m going to give it to NC State,’” Walker said. “When this game came, every shot I
got on Jacoby, I made sure I brought him down.”
As a result, the Wolfpack gained just 149 yards in the second half and finished with 297 yards for the game, the second lowest total allowed by the
Seminoles this season.
“We didn’t play well at times, (then) we played real well at times,” Fisher said. “But this team is a competitive team. I’m extremely proud of them andhappy for the results
which we got.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Carolina State |
17 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
| Florida State |
7 |
10 |
10 |
7 |
34 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 31, field goal, 13:24
7- 3 Dalvin Cook, 13, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:40
7-10 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 2:44
7-17 Opp, 2, run (kick), 0:24
2nd 14-17 Dalvin Cook, 30, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:17
17-17 Roberto Aguayo, 40, field goal, 0:38
3rd 20-17 Roberto Aguayo, 26, field goal, 9:29
27-17 Kermit Whitfield, 27, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:57
4th 34-17 Kermit Whitfield, 45, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:35
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 21
Rushes-yards 38-196 31- 79
Passing 283 218
Att-Comp-Int 37-23-3 49-28-0
Total Yards 75-479 80-297
Punt Returns 5-41 0-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-36
Interception Ret. 0-0 3-8
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 2-43.0 8-39.1
Sacks By-Yds 4-21 1-8
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1
Penalties-Yds 6-38 9-59
3rd Down Conversions 6-14 7-18
4th Down Conversions 1-2 2-2
Time of Posession 31:45 28:15
Attendance 71,210
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 22 138 2 30t
Jacques Patrick 12 54 0 17
Bobo Wilson 1 4 0 4
Everett Golson 3 0 0 16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 38 196 2 30t
Opp 31 79 1 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 6 117 2 45
Bobo Wilson 7 78 0 26
Travis Rudolph 6 54 0 16
Dalvin Cook 2 17 0 10
Ryan Izzo 2 17 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 283 2 45
Opp 28 218 1 16
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 18 28 1 231 2 45t
Everett Golson 5 9 2 52 0 25
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 37 3 283 2 45t
Opp 28 49 0 218 1 16
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 4 41 0 21
Team 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 41 0 21
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 36 0 27
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 2 86 47
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 86 47
Opp 8 313 45
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Derwin James 4 6 10 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . 1 1- 0 . . .
Terrance Smith 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 7 1 8 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Lamarcus Brutus 4 3 7 . . . . 1 . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 3 4 2.0- 11.0 2.0- 11.0 . 1 . . . . .
Nate Andrews 2 1 3 . . . 2 . . 1 . .
Josh Sweat 1 2 3 1.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 2 2 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 2 2 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . 1 . . . .
Marquez White 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lorenzo Phillips 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobo Wilson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 32 68 8.0- 30.0 4.0- 21.0 . 6 3 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 43 24 67 4.0- 12.0 1.0- 8.0 3- 8 1 5 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 6 Everett Golson
WR 8 Kermit Whitfield
X 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 55 Chad Mavety
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
STAR 14 Javien Elliott
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Ermon Lane
1 Tyler Hunter
4 Giorgio Newberry
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Sean Maguire
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Marcus Lewis
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Auden Tate
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 A.J. Westbrook
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
28 Malique Jackson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
33 Colton Plante
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Fredrick Jones
66 Keith Weeks
80 Nyqwan Murray
81 Ryan Izzo
85 Jeremy Kerr
87 Jared Jackson
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Florida State 52, UT-Chattanooga 13
11/21/2015, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Senior Day Stomp: Noles Roll Past Moc, 52-13.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – Nile Lawrence-Stample lingered on the
field, taking one last, long gaze at the scene inside Doak Campbell Stadium.
Lamarcus Brutus greeted his family and posed for pictures before making his way into the locker room for the final
time.
If Florida State’s seniors had to play their final home games, this was a good way to do it.
Dalvin Cook ran for two touchdowns, Sean Maguire threw for two more and FSU’s senior class tied
a school record for total wins in a career after a 52-13, Senior Day romp over Chattanooga.
The seniors won for the 48th time since 2012, and can set a new mark for most wins in a four-year span in
next week’s season finale at Florida.
“I’m really happy it ended that way,” Lawrence-Stample said. “I was just really trying to soak it all in and just take in the moment.”
Lawrence-Stample and
his fellow starters had plenty of time for that. After the Seminoles built a big lead early in the second half, coach Jimbo Fisher emptied his bench and offered fans a glimpse of the future on a day
when they said goodbye to some of the stars of the present.
Quarterback J.J. Cosentino, receivers Nyqwan Murray and Auden Tate and defensive backs Tarvarus McFadden and Marcus Lewis were just a few
of the newcomers who helped polish off FSU’s win over the Mocs.
The day, though, belonged to the seniors. The Seminoles on Saturday clinched a third-straight perfect home slate and, with two games
to play, have a chance to win 50 games during their careers.
“It’s a great accomplishment by them,” Fisher said. “And it was their day. It was about the seniors and everything that went on
there.”
Donning alternate, black uniforms for the first time of the Fisher Era, FSU over came an inauspicious start to push past UTC and pull away in the second half.
The Mocs, ranked ninth in
the FCS Coaches’ Poll, took a 3-0 lead after recovering a fumble on the opening kickoff and, after freshman Jacques Patrick gave FSU a 7-3 lead, kicked another field goal to cut their deficit to
one.
After that, it was all Seminoles.
On the strength of an efficient running game and a budding connection between Maguire and receiver Kermit Whitfield, the Seminoles went on a 38-0 run in
the second and third quarters that squashed any upset aspirations.
Cook reached the end zone twice, on runs of 13 and two yards, and finished with 106 yards on 15 carries before making an early
exit in the third quarter.
The Miami native now has 1,475 rushing yards for the season, extending the school record that he set in last week’s win over NC State. He’ll have one last chance to
impress awards voters when he faces Florida’s No. 9-ranked rush defense next week.
“(Senior Day) is supposed to be emotional, but we had fun,” Cook said. “Our class enjoys that time here. You
wouldn’t have known it was their last game here. I like that.”
Maguire and Whitfield, meanwhile, hooked up for two touchdowns for the second straight week.
Making his first appearance as FSU’s
full-time starter, Maguire completed 12 of 17 passes for 152 yards, 91 of which went to Whitfield.
The junior speedster scored touchdowns of 26 and 13 yards, and has 208 yards and four TDs in his
last two games.
“He’s just a playmaker,” Maguire said. “Getting the ball in his hands – you hit him on a five-yard slant route and he takes it to the house. He’s just tremendous.”
And FSU’s
defense did its part to hold one of the Football Championship Subdivision’s top rushing offenses in check.
UTC quarterback Jacob Huesman is one of just a few quarterbacks in the country to rush and
pass for 1,000 yards, but he finished with just 115 total yards (94 passing, 21 rushing) on Saturday.
The Mocs put up 273 yards of offense, but a large chunk of that total – as well as UTC’s lone
touchdown of the game – came after the Seminoles subbed out their defensive starters.
Lawrence-Stample said the Seminoles took UTC seriously in practice, which in turn allowed them to turn in
another strong defensive showing.
“It took us a little bit to adjust, but I think we really did take a good approach to it,” he said. “They were just trying to do really small stuff, little dumps
around the edges and stuff like that.”
Brutus and fellow senior Tyler Hunter each came up with turnovers in their final home game, and each led to touchdowns.
Brutus even joked after the game
that, rather than try to score, he went down on purpose so that Cook could boost his Heisman campaign with another touchdown.
“I always try to look out for the young ones, and him being my boy, I
was like ‘Let’s give him another touchdown,’” Brutus said with a big grin. “So I let the quarterback get me."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| UT-Chattanooga |
3 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
| Florida State |
7 |
17 |
21 |
7 |
52 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 29, field goal, 9:39
7- 3 Jacques Patrick, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:12
2nd 7- 6 Opp, 24, field goal, 12:45
14- 6 Dalvin Cook, 13, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:24
17- 6 Roberto Aguayo, 18, field goal, 3:29
24- 6 Kermit Whitfield, 26, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:35
3rd 31- 6 Kermit Whitfield, 13, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:14
38- 6 Dalvin Cook, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:45
45- 6 Colton Plante, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:01
4th 45-13 Opp, 3, run (kick), 13:11
52-13 Jacques Patrick, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:34
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 15
Rushes-yards 37-193 39-165
Passing 235 108
Att-Comp-Int 23-17-0 23-14-1
Total Yards 60-428 62-273
Punt Returns 3-12 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-56 3-49
Interception Ret. 1-37 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 2-44.5 5-37.2
Sacks By-Yds 1-13 1-2
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 3-30 11-83
3rd Down Conversions 6-9 6-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 27:50 32:10
Attendance 66,412
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 15 106 2 30
Jacques Patrick 16 77 2 14
Steven Williams 4 10 0 4
Colton Plante 1 2 1 2t
Everett Golson 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 193 5 30
Opp 39 165 1 24
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 5 91 2 33
Nyqwan Murray 4 59 0 32
Travis Rudolph 4 52 0 18
Ja'Vonn Harrison 1 24 0 24
Dalvin Cook 1 5 0 5
Bobo Wilson 2 4 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 235 2 33
Opp 14 108 0 25
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 12 17 0 152 2 33
Everett Golson 3 3 0 67 0 32
J.J. Cosentino 2 3 0 16 0 12
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 23 0 235 2 33
Opp 14 23 1 108 0 25
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nyqwan Murray 2 6 0 8
Jalen Ramsey 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 12 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 1 30 0 28
Tarvarus McFadden 1 26 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 56 0 28
Opp 3 49 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 1 52 52
Jonathan Hernandez 1 37 37
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 89 52
Opp 5 186 46
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Derwin James 7 3 10 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 3 1 4 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . . 1 . . . .
Ro'Derrick Hoskins 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Keith Bryant 3 1 4 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Rick Leonard 3 1 4 1.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Phillips 3 1 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 2 2 4 . . 1- 37 . . . . . .
Tarvarus McFadden 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 1 1 2 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Featherston . 2 2 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Arthur Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jared Jackson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . 1 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 28 68 6.0- 24.0 1.0- 13.0 1- 37 1 1 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 41 20 61 4.0- 8.0 1.0- 2.0 . 3 3 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
X 8 Kermit Whitfield
QB 10 Sean Maguire
X 15 Travis Rudolph
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 55 Chad Mavety
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
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Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
MIKE 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
STAR 14 Javien Elliott
WILL 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
6 Everett Golson
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Calvin Brewton
12 Arthur Williams
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Tarvarus McFadden
16 J.J. Cosentino
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Auden Tate
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 A.J. Westbrook
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Lucas Clark
28 Malique Jackson
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
32 Steven Williams
33 Colton Plante
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
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## NAME
-----------------------------
38 Cason Beatty
40 Nick Patti
41 Lorenzo Featherston
46 Jayon Young
47 Stephen Gabbard
49 Jonathan Hernandez
53 Joshua Peters
55 Fredrick Jones
57 Corey Martinez
62 Ethan Frith
66 Keith Weeks
69 Barrett Kernon
71 Brock Ruble
80 Nyqwan Murray
82 Bryan LaCivita
83 Christian Griffith
85 Jeremy Kerr
86 Justin Motlow
87 Jared Jackson
89 Gilbert Henric
90 Demarcus Christmas
95 Keith Bryant
97 Isaiah Smallwood
98 Rick Leonard
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Florida State 27, Florida 2
11/28/2015, Gainesville, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Tripled Up: Noles Win Third Straight At Swamp, 27-2.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
GAINESVILLE, FL – Make it 10 wins, a new school
record for victories in a four-year span and – most importantly – another triumph over the Florida Gators.
Florida State’s defense stifled the UF offense, Dalvin Cook scored twice and Sean Maguire
made a highlight-reel touchdown throw on fourth-and-goal that lifted the No. 13 Seminoles a 27-2 victory over the No. 12 Gators at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
A stadium-record crowd of 90,916 watched
as FSU earned its first three-game winning streak in Gainesville and held UF to its fewest points in the series’ 60-game history.
“This game was a slugfest,” FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. “You just
don’t come into Gainesville and win three in a row. This is one of the toughest places in all of college football to play.”
And yet, the Seminoles have made themselves at home in “The Swamp” in
recent years. In Fisher’s three games in Gainesville, FSU (10-2) has outscored Florida (10-2) by a combined score of 85-16.
The latest victory in that run gives Fisher his fifth win in six tries
against UF, as well as his fifth 10-win season in that span.
FSU’s seniors, meanwhile, picked up their 49th win since the 2012 season, breaking a school record for wins in a four-year span that was
set last season.
Two of those seniors, safety Lamarcus Brutus and linebacker Terrance Smith, made sure to grab a souvenir on their way out.
Brutus and Smith, two of 11 fifth-year seniors on
FSU’s roster, were designated as the team’s “sod captains” and, after the game, claimed the orange and blue turf that will return to Florida State’s sod cemetery.
“To be able to do it in ‘The
Swamp’ against our archrivals, it’s a great feeling to be able to finally cut up some of that grass,” Smith said.
“When you go and you see the plaque from the Florida-Florida State game and you see
the sod, you know you had a part in that,” Brutus said.
It was only fitting that two of Florida State’s defensive standouts put the exclamation point on this one.
Coordinator Charles Kelly’s
group had one of its best outings of the season, and, for much of the contest, the Gators matched them stride for stride.
Neither team threw for more than 160 yards, quarterbacks Maguire and Treon
Harris were pressured all night, and, until the fourth quarter, both running games were mostly held in check.
Florida’s No. 7-ranked rush defense corralled FSU star Dalvin Cook in the early goings,
but as the game wore on, Cook took over.
The sophomore Heisman hopeful ran 150 of his 183 yards in the fourth quarter, and he punched in two touchdowns to seal the lopsided final score.
It was
the eighth 100-yard game of the season for Cook, who also set a new single-season school record for all-purpose yards.
“Defenses wear down and he doesn’t,” Maguire said. “He played his best when we
needed him the most.”
Maguire had a hand in this one, too. Despite finishing 14 of 28 for 160 yards, he made perhaps the play of the game midway through the second quarter. With FSU facing
fourth-and-goal from inside the 1-yard line, Maguire scrambled to his right and held on to the ball until the last possible moment before threading a pass between two UF defenders and into the arms of
Jeremy Kerr.
The 1-yard TD was the first catch of Kerr’s career and gave the Seminoles a 10-0 lead and some breathing room.
“I kept rolling out, saw the linebacker sliding past Kerr and Kerr
made a great catch,” Maguire said. “It was pretty awesome.”
Fisher said he never considered playing it safe and kicking a field goal.
“Fourth and an inch – if we can’t make it, we don’t deserve
to win,” he said. “I don’t want to come out of there giving them the momentum of the game, having it 6-0 where one play can change the ballgame back. And if we didn’t (score), we’d have them pinned
back.
“We were down here to win the football game. You don’t go on the road and play passive against great football teams.”
The Seminoles’ defense, meanwhile, more than held up its end of the
bargain on the other side.
Florida running back Kelvin Taylor finished with 136 yards on 24 carries, but the Seminoles still held Florida to just 262 total yards and 3.3 average yards per play.
And Harris, while showing off some elusiveness and athleticism, managed to complete just 19 of 38 passes for 134 yards.
“Our defense was utterly dominant in the game,” Fisher said. “Charles Kelly
and his staff – what a job they’re doing.”
Florida threatened to score just once while the game was still in doubt. But after the Gators drove inside the FSU 10-yard line early in the fourth
quarter, DeMarcus Walker snuffed out the scoring chance – first by pressuring Harris into an intentional grounding penalty on third down, and then by blocking UF kicker Austin Hardin’s 37-yard field
goal attempt.
Hardin also missed a 51-yard attempt at the end of the first half.
“It was special,” said Walker, who finished with eight tackles and 1.5 sacks, bringing his season sack total to
11. “But it’s just something that I had in my mind when I saw them bring the field goal team in. I said ‘Hey, lets block it,’ and made it happen.”
FSU’s Roberto Aguayo proved to be every bit the
advantage FSU expected coming into the game. The redshirt junior made his two longest field goals of the season, the second of which was a 51-yarder that bounced off the left upright and in for a 13-0
lead.
Florida’s only points of the night came after Maguire recovered his own fumble in the end zone for a safety.
Otherwise, the Seminoles might have shut out the Gators for the first time in
the series’ 60-game history. The Gators own the nation’s longest non-shutout streak, having not been blanked since 1988.
“We were going for that goose egg so bad,” Walker said. “But hey, things
happen. And we came up with the 'W'.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
3 |
14 |
27 |
| Florida |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2nd 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 45, field goal, 12:11
10- 0 Jeremy Kerr, 1, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:47
10- 0 Opp, 51, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 13- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 51, field goal, 5:21
4th 13- 0 Opp, 37, field goal blocked by DeMarcus Walker, 14:03
13- 2 Opp, safety, 8:58
Note: Sean Maguire recovered his own fumble in the end zone.
20- 2 Dalvin Cook, 15, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:17
27- 2 Dalvin Cook, 29, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 15 19
Rushes-yards 30-144 40-128
Passing 160 134
Att-Comp-Int 28-14-0 39-19-0
Total Yards 58-304 79-262
Punt Returns 3-0 2-8
Kickoff Returns 0-0 2-36
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 7-47.6 9-46.4
Sacks By-Yds 5-38 2-24
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 7-52 7-60
3rd Down Conversions 2-13 5-17
4th Down Conversions 2-2 1-3
Time of Posession 27:35 32:25
Attendance 90,916
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 26 183 2 32
Bobo Wilson 1 2 0 2
Team 1 -1 0
Sean Maguire 2 -40 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 144 2 32
Opp 40 128 0 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 2 52 0 45
Bobo Wilson 5 38 0 15
Ryan Izzo 2 36 0 29
Travis Rudolph 1 22 0 22
Dalvin Cook 3 11 0 10
Jeremy Kerr 1 1 1 1t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 160 1 45
Opp 19 134 0 15
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 14 28 0 160 1 45
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 28 0 160 1 45
Opp 19 39 0 134 0 15
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 2 2 0 2
Derwin James 1 -2 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 0 0 2
Opp 2 8 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 36 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 7 333 60
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 333 60
Opp 9 418 53
|---------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 5 4 9 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . .
Derwin James 4 5 9 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 3 6 9 . . . 2 . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 6 9 3.5- 23.0 2.5- 22.0 . . . . 1 1 .
Lamarcus Brutus 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 1 . . . .
Marquez White 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Stephen Gabbard . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Pugh . 1 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . . . . . . 2 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 40 76 7.0- 41.0 5.0- 38.0 . 6 3 . 1 1 .
Opp 24 34 58 6.0- 33.0 2.0- 24.0 . 5 2 . 1 . 1
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
Z 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 10 Sean Maguire
X 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 55 Chad Mavety
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
MLB 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
STAR 14 Javien Elliott
WLB 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Ermon Lane
4 Giorgio Newberry
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Calvin Brewton
11 Derrick Mitchell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
15 Tarvarus McFadden
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Auden Tate
19 A.J. Westbrook
19 Roberto Aguayo
26 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
28 Malique Jackson
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
35 Lorenzo Phillips
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
40 Nick Patti
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Fredrick Jones
66 Keith Weeks
85 Jeremy Kerr
87 Jared Jackson
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
|
Houston 38, Florida State 24
12/31/2015, Atlanta, Ga.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles' Rally Falls Short in Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl.
By Tim Linafelt, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
ATLANTA, GA – Here’s the good news following
Florida State's 38-24 loss to Houston in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl: The Seminoles don’t have any scheduled trips to Atlanta for 2016.
But whereas their last visit to Georgia’s capital city – a
22-16 defeat at Georgia Tech earlier this season – ended in heartbreak on the game’s final play, this one was nearly a nightmare from the start.
A combination of turnovers, injuries and a stout
Houston defense knocked FSU out of sync in the first half of Thursday’s game. And, by the time they found their footing, the Seminoles were all but out of time.
Sean Maguire twice cut FSU’s deficit
to seven points with a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown passes, one to Travis Rudolph and another to Jesus Wilson.
Each time, though, Houston had an answer. First when quarterback Greg Ward
engineered a 12-play scoring drive that ended with a touchdown that made it 31-17.
And later, after Wilson’s TD cut it to 31-24, when backup Kyle Postma relieved an injured Ward and used his legs
to convert a pair of third downs.
Postma’s 29-yard run on third-and-7 set up a two-yard score that provided the final margin.
Maguire started hot, but suffered a lower left leg injury that
required attention in the locker room. He later returned and finished with a career-high 392 yards and two TDs, but also threw four interceptions.
Running back Dalvin Cook, meanwhile, struggled to
find much room against Houston’s 13th-ranked rush defense. The star sophomore finished with a season-low 33yards on 18 carries, although he did score a one-yard TD in the third quarter.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Houston |
7 |
14 |
0 |
17 |
38 |
| Florida State |
3 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
24 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 7, run (kick), 5:17
0- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 52, field goal failed, 7:50
3- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 20, field goal, 0:37
2nd 3-14 Opp, 20, pass (kick), 6:11
3-21 Opp, 6, run (kick), 4:30
3rd 10-21 Dalvin Cook, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:18
4th 10-24 Opp, 39, field goal, 12:50
17-24 Travis Rudolph, 65, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:12
17-31 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 6:08
24-31 Bobo Wilson, 14, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:55
24-38 Opp, 2, run (kick), 1:59
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 27
Rushes-yards 23- 16 53-187
Passing 397 261
Att-Comp-Int 48-23-4 46-28-1
Total Yards 71-413 99-448
Punt Returns 2-6 3-8
Kickoff Returns 4-86 1-37
Interception Ret. 1-0 4-20
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 6-51.5 7-41.6
Sacks By-Yds 2-12 3-21
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 6-66 4-30
3rd Down Conversions 6-15 13-23
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 25:33 34:27
Attendance 71,007
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dalvin Cook 18 33 1 9
Bobo Wilson 1 5 0 5
Jacques Patrick 1 -1 0 -1
Sean Maguire 1 -9 0 -9
J.J. Cosentino 2 -12 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 16 1 9
Opp 53 187 3 29
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Travis Rudolph 7 201 1 65t
Bobo Wilson 8 68 1 25
Kermit Whitfield 4 56 0 19
Ryan Izzo 1 33 0 33
Dalvin Cook 2 26 0 21
Freddie Stevenson 1 13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 397 2 65t
Opp 28 261 2 20t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Sean Maguire 22 44 4 392 2 65t
J.J. Cosentino 1 4 0 5 0 5
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 48 4 397 2 65t
Opp 28 46 1 261 2 20t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bobo Wilson 2 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 6 0 6
Opp 3 8 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kermit Whitfield 4 86 0 37
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 86 0 37
Opp 1 37 0 37
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 6 309 55
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 309 55
Opp 7 291 55
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Derwin James 9 5 14 2.0- 12.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 . . . . .
DeMarcus Walker 3 10 13 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 3 9 12 . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Ramsey 6 3 9 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .
Javien Elliott 5 3 8 . . . 1 . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Nate Andrews 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Josh Sweat 2 1 3 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Nnadi 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marquez White 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jacob Pugh . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rick Leonard 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Brock Ruble 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 50 50 100 8.0- 30.0 2.0- 12.0 1- 0 4 . . . . .
Opp 30 34 64 11.0- 28.0 3.0- 21.0 4- 20 5 . 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 3 Bobo Wilson
TB 4 Dalvin Cook
QB 10 Sean Maguire
WR 15 Travis Rudolph
FB 23 Freddie Stevenson
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 71 Brock Ruble
LG 72 Kareem Are
LT 77 Roderick Johnson
RG 78 Wilson Bell
TE 81 Ryan Izzo
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 3 Derwin James
MLB 5 Reggie Northrup
CB 8 Jalen Ramsey
BUCK 9 Josh Sweat
STAR 14 Javien Elliott
WLB 24 Terrance Smith
CB 27 Marquez White
FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus
DE 44 DeMarcus Walker
NG 91 Derrick Nnadi
DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
4 Giorgio Newberry
5 Da'Vante Phillips
8 Kermit Whitfield
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Calvin Brewton
11 George Campbell
12 Arthur Williams
13 Marcus Lewis
13 Ja'Vonn Harrison
16 J.J. Cosentino
16 Jacob Pugh
18 Auden Tate
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins
19 A.J. Westbrook
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
19 Roberto Aguayo
21 Chris Casher
28 Malique Jackson
29 Nate Andrews
30 Sh'Mar Kilby-Lane
38 Cason Beatty
47 Stephen Gabbard
55 Fredrick Jones
66 Keith Weeks
80 Nyqwan Murray
85 Jeremy Kerr
87 Jared Jackson
89 Gilbert Henric
90 Demarcus Christmas
98 Rick Leonard
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