1987 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Chuck Amato, Assistant Head Coach, Defensive Line
Mickey Andrews, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Wally Burnham, Inside Linebackers
John Eason, Receivers
Jim Gladden, Outside Linebackers
Jimmy Heggins, Recruiting Specialist, Defensive Line
Skip Holtz, Graduate Assistant, Receivers
Wayne McDuffie, Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line
Pat Milligan, Graduate Assistant, Defensive Backs
Jay Perkins, Volunteer Assistant, Offensive Line
Mark Richt, Volunteer Assistant, Quarterbacks
Gerald Riopelle, Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line
Brad Scott, Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends
Billy Sexton, Running Backs
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1987 FSU Football Media Guide
Top: Sammie Smith and Deion Sanders
Bottom: Pat Carter, Paul McGowen and Coach Bobby Bowden
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1987 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
From the 1987 FSU Football Media Guide, page 62.
Richie Andrews, 6-0, 165, KS, Fort Lauderdale
- Named third team All-South by Lindy's Recruiting...scout Max Emfinger rated him second among South kickers...a first team 4A all-state pick and a member of the Florida Super 24 team that played
against Georgia in the states' annual game...hit 15 of 18 field goals as a senior...had three field goals over 50 yards, the most in the state...made the second longest ever field goal in the state's
prep history (58 yards)...also hit from 54 and 52 yards...reputed to be a fine "placement" punter...also played soccer.
Jim Bekas, 6-4, 283, OG, Saint Petersburg
- Played most often at offensive tackle in high school...rated as one of the top 16 offensive guards in the South by Max Emfinger...runs a 5.0 40 yards...was recruited by Kansas, Miami and South
Carolina...All-Suncoast county...planning to major in business management...lived in Connecticut until his sophomore year.
Edgar Bennett, 6-2, 198, FB, Jacksonville
- A first team 4A all-state team member as well as a member of the Florida Times Union Super 24...Super Prep Magazine picked him to its All-Dixie team...was listed as the fourth best "speed back" in
the Southeast by scout Max Emfinger...rushed for 1,300 yards on 165 carries and scored 15 touchdowns...was also listed as one of the top 50 players in Florida by Lindy's Recruiting...his team was 20-1
over the last two years...Edgar Sr. is the head basketball coach at Raines High School and Edgar played basketball for Lee...former teammate of FSU sophomore LeRoy Butler.
Marion Butts, 6-1, 240, FB, Sylvester, Ga.
- He could be the answer to FSU's experience problem at fullback...listen to offensive coordinator Wayne McDuffle describe him: "He's probably the most physical fullback I've ever seen on film. He's
mature and he's a man. He'll come in here at age 20 going on 23. That's what I like about him"...McDuffie goes further and describes him as "John Dillinger with the head gear on"...he'll be a junior
at FSU with two years of eligibility remaining...he must pass summer school to he eligible for the Seminoles...1986/1985: played at Northeast Oklahoma A&M College...High School: was originally
recruited by FSU as a senior when he made the all-state team...broke his leg as a junior - an injury where the bone actually snapped in two - and was told he'd never play again...was not fully
recovered even into his senior season...his major is undecided...born Aug. 1, 1966.
Johnny Clower, 6-4, 235, TE, Dade City
- Played in the Florida-Georgia all-star game...chosen to Bill Buchalter's Super 24 list in Florida and listed in Lindy's Top 50 players for the state...rated third in the South at tight end by scout
Max Emfinger...played defensive end in addition to tight end...also played on the basketball team...plans too major in business management.
Paul Collison, 6-3, 235, C, Fort Lauderdale
- A first team 3A all-state selection as well as Lindy's third team All-South pick...rated by scout Max Emfinger as the sixth best center in the South...was also an all-conference catcher on the
baseball diamond...former football coach Kirk Lewis attended FSU.
Howard Dinkins, 6-3, 205, OLB, Jacksonville
- Signed with FSU along with three others from his high school...didn't get a lot of publicity because he missed four games his senior season with a fractured tibia...still made 65 tackles...bench
presses 305 pounds...a good student.
Reggie Dixon, 6-2, 265, OT, Jacksonville
- He could play on either side of the ball in college...played in the Florida-Georgia all-star game...a 5A first team all-state selection and a member of the Florida Times Union Super 24 list...ranked
as the third best noseguard in the state by scout Max Emfinger...along with Howard Dinkins, Corey Senior and Kelvin Smith, hails from Ribault High...played on Ribault's highly ranked basketball team
with Smith...would like to major in accounting.
Gene Houpe, 6-4, 255, DT, Statesville, N.C.
- Although he played mostly offensive line and tight end in high school, he could get a look at defensive line...a member of the Greensboro New's and Record all-state team...listed by Lindy's
Recruiting as one of the top North Carolina blue chips...named to Super Prep Magazine's All-American squad...as a tight end, caught 20 passes for 380 yards and three touchdowns...bench presses
405...wants to major in criminology...has a twin brother who is a basketball prospect.
Brad Johnson, 6-5, 195, QB, Black Mountain, N.C.
- One of eight quarterbacks picked to the Parade and Super Prep Magazine All-American squads...also picked to the Bally team...although he quarterbacked a run-oriented team, he completed 78 of 153
passes for 1,196 yards and nine TDs...averaged 40.5 yards as a punter and kicked three field goals...named to the Greensboro News and Record all-state team...an outstanding basketball player who was
also considered a major college prospect in that sport, Johnson was the 3A Player of the Year in North Carolina...is still strongly considering playing that sport also at FSU...president of his senior
class at Owens and also the FCA president...his given name is James, his middle name Bradley...has been a longtime friend of FSU senior Terry Warren, as their fathers worked at the Ridgemont Boys
Camps in North Carolina for many years.
Paul Moore, 6-2, 215, FB, Miami
- He is rated as the best fullback in the South and the fourth best in the nation by scout Max Emfinger...Super Prep Magazine named him to its All-Dixie team...also a member of Lindy's Florida Top
50...rushed for 974 yards on 138 carries and scored nine touchdowns as a senior...has speed - 4.45 in the 40...played at Columbus High as a sophomore.
Mike Morris, 6-2, 260, OG, Miami
- Played in the Florida-Georgia all-star game and was a member of Bill Buchalter's Super 24 list in the state...honorable mention USA-Today...ranked as the third best offensive guard in the state by
Max Emfinger...also named to the 5A all-state first team...would like to major in business education...longtime friend of FSU redshirt freshman Anthony Moss.
Henry Ostaszewski, 6-3, 230, DT, Boynton Beach
- Along with twin Joe, was a member of the West Palm Beach all-area team...second team all-state...listed on Lindy's Top 50 Florida list and Sporting News' top 100 list...rated by scout Max Emfinger
as the 20th best offensive guard in the South...most of his play was at left tackle in high school...played in the Florida-Georgia all-star game...played freshman and sophomore years at Atlantic High
School...plans to major in business.
Joe Ostaszewski, 6-4, 245, DT, Boynton Beach
- Named honorable mention 5A all-state...played right guard in high school...named to the West Palm Beach all-area team along with his twin Henry, who also signed with FSU...Lindy's Top 50 Florida
list and Sporting News' top 100 list...has played on the same offensive line as his brother since the two were 8-year-olds...has speed - a 4.95 40-yard dash...plans to major in business.
Chris Parker, 6-1, 200, FB, Jacksonville
- 5A all-state first team running back...Orlando Sentinel is All-South team, a Florida Times Union Super 24 member and All-Dixie on Super Prep Magazine's list...was rated as the eighth best back in
the South by Max Emfinger and was on Lindy is Top 50 Florida list...rushed for 1,529 yards on 429 carries and scored 21 touchdowns during the regular season and 1,959 in 13 games...played in the
Florida-Georgia all-star game.
Frank Romeo, 6-1, 230, DL, Wauchula
- Although he played fullback and linebacker in high school, he was recruited as a noseguard...rated by Max Emfinger as the 10th best noseguard in the South...state's champion in the shot put and
discus as a junior and may compete in track and field at FSU...longtime friend of former FSU tight end Zeke Mowatt, now with the Super Bowl champion New York Giants.
Corey Senior, 6-4, 250, NG, Jacksonville
- Joins Ribault teammates Howard Dinkins, Reggie Dixon and Kelvin Smith in a Florida State uniform...first team all-city in Jacksonville...bench presses 350...noseguard may be his position at
FSU...chose FSU over Georgia and Memphis State.
Ed Smith, 6-2, 190, WR, Warrior, Ala.
- Florida State and Tennessee went down to the wire on this young man because of his track potential...played running back in high school where he rushed for 1,464 yards and 11 TDs...also had two TDs
by receptions...played free safety on defense, picking off four interceptions and making 58 tackles...a member of the Birmingham News Super 23 and a 2A all-state pick...Birmingham Monday Quarterback
Player of the Year...runs a 21.71 200 meters and a 48.1 400 meters...four-sport letterman, also playing basketball and baseball.
Kelvin Smith, 6-2, 225, ILB, Jacksonville
- Named the top defensive player in Jacksonville and was a member of the Times Union Super 24 team...second team all-state...had 129 tackles as a senior...also on Lindy's Top 50 Florida team...Smith's
father is enrolled at Florida State, working on a master's degree in leisure services...his brother is a red-shirt freshman quarterback at Bethune Cookman...along with Reggie Dixon, who also signed
with FSU, played on the Ribault basketball team that was ranked among the top five teams in the state.
Casey Weldon, 6-1, 185, QB, Tallahassee
- Named to Bill Buchalter's Super 24 team in Florida as a punter, but FSU recruited him to play quarterback...named All-American by Super Prep Magazine...Co-Big Bend Player of the Year after
completing 57 percent of his passes (130-229) for 2,448 yards and a state-leading 29 TDs...rushed for 250 yards and 10 TDs all told, passed for 5,191 yards during his high school career...rated 11th
in the South and fourth in the nation by scout Max Emfinger...follows in a line of quarterbacks from Tallahassee that include Billy Sexton, Jimmy Jordan. Wally Woodham and Blair Williams.
1987 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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71 Jack Allen OT 6-6 270 Fr-R Stuart (Martin County)
* 9 Richie Andrews KS 6-0 165 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 8 Terry Anthony WR 6-0 196 So * Daytona Beach (Mainland)
61 Jim Bekas OG 6-4 283 Fr Saint Petersburg (Northeast)
* 22 Edgar Bennett FB 6-2 198 Fr Jacksonville (Lee)
* 50 John Brown OT 6-4 279 So-R * DeLand (Deland)
* 6 LeRoy Butler FS 6-0 191 So Jacksonville (Lee)
* 31 Marion Butts FB 6-1 240 Jr Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC)
56 Ronnie Byrom OG 6-4 246 Fr-R Pierson (Taylor)
* 81 Phil Carollo OLB 6-2 219 Jr-R * Melville, N.Y. (Newfield)
* 13 Dexter Carter TB 5-8 179 So * Baxley, Ga. (Appling County)
* 59 Keith Carter ILB 6-3 241 So-R * Miami (South Miami)
* 85 Pat Carter TE 6-4 258 Sr *** Sarasota (Riverview)
41 Ed Clark OLB 6-2 219 Jr * Miami (American)
84 Johnny Clower TE 6-4 235 Fr Dade City (Pasco Comprehensive)
56 Paul Collison C 6-3 235 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Stranahan)
42 Felton Cook WR 6-2 172 So Palmetto, Ga. (Palmetto)
39 Brian Davis ILB 6-1 205 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 29 Lawrence Dawsey WR 6-1 196 Fr-R Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
1 Scott DiMare WR 5-11 177 So-R * Miami (Columbus)
89 Howard Dinkins OLB 6-3 205 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
63 Reggie Dixon OT 6-2 265 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 28 Dedrick Dodge FS 6-2 170 So-R * Mulberry (Mulberry)
52 John Eaford ILB 6-2 232 Jr-R ** Miami (Norland)
* 64 Magdi El Shahawy NG 6-2 253 Fr-R Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 5 Chip Ferguson QB 6-2 197 Jr ** Charlotte, N.C. (Spartanburg)
* 27 Victor Floyd TB 6-0 201 Jr-R ** Pensacola (Pensacola)
* 10 Corian Freeman CB 6-3 217 Fr-R Jacksonville (Terry Parker)
* 76 Steve Gabbard DT 6-4 268 Jr-R ** Concord, N.C. (Independence)
* 3 Herb Gainer WR 6-2 198 Sr-R *** Sarasota (Sarasota)
43 Ray Gibson SS 6-3 206 So Dothan, Ala. (Dothan)
97 Mike Goodman OL 6-4 252 Fr-R Miami (Palmetto)
* 47 Kevin Grant OLB 6-2 212 So-R * Ocala (Forest)
* 21 John Hadley FS 6-4 208 Jr-R ** Orlando (Evans)
* 53 Odell Haggins NG 6-3 244 So-R * Bartow (Bartow)
30 Stanley Hall FB 5-10 220 Fr-R Ocilla, Ga. (Irwin County)
* 58 Thomas Harp NG 6-1 292 Sr-R * Winter Garden (West Orange/Pratt CC)
54 Wes Harris ILB 6-0 218 So * Brooksville (Hernando)
* 78 Eric Hayes DT 6-4 292 So-R * Tampa (King)
* 46 Felton Hayes OLB 6-1 223 Jr-R ** Brandon (Brandon)
65 Hayward Haynes OG 6-2 279 Fr-R Bartow (Bartow)
Todd Helmick DT 5-11 222 So Cumberland, Md. (Fort Hill)
79 Gene Houpe DT 6-4 255 Fr Statesville, N.C. (Statesville)
* 69 Joey Ionata OT 6-3 260 Jr-R * Dunedin (Dunedin)
73 Anthony Johnson OT 6-4 267 Jr-R Jacksonville (Raines)
14 Brad Johnson QB 6-5 195 Fr Black Mountain, N.C. (Owen)
* 45 Reggie Johnson TE 6-2 234 Fr-R Pensacola (Escambia)
Brady Jones TB 5-10 194 So Millersville, Md. (Old Mill)
94 Eric Krohn DT 6-3 268 So-R Paoli, Pa. (Conestoga)
* 62 Jason Kuipers OG 6-2 264 Jr-R * Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 88 Bruce LaSane WR 6-3 205 So Wildwood (Wildwood)
* 7 Ronald Lewis WR 6-0 181 So * Jacksonville (Raines)
77 Eric Luallen OT 6-4 279 Fr-R Tampa (Jesuit)
Terry Martinez OLB 6-1 200 So Lynn Haven (Mosley)
15 Bill Mason KS 5-10 155 So Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 32 Martin Mayhew CB 5-10 176 Sr-R *** Tallahassee (Florida)
* 38 Paul McGowan ILB 6-1 224 Sr *** Winter Park (Winter Park)
* 14 Danny McManus QB 6-1 199 Sr-R ** Dania (South Broward)
42 John Merna FB 5-9 211 Jr-R Lanham, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
24 Paul Moore FB 6-2 215 Fr Miami (Killian)
60 Mike Morris OG 6-2 260 Fr Miami (Miami Beach)
* 99 Anthony Moss OLB 6-4 225 Fr-R Miami (Southridge)
* 40 Greg Newell FS 5-11 200 Sr-R *** Panama City (Mosley)
58 Chris Nicolas ILB 6-2 223 Fr-R Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 92 Tom O'Malley TE 6-3 244 Jr-R ** Darien, Conn. (Darien)
74 Henry Ostaszewski DT 6-3 230 Fr Boynton Beach (Santaluces Community)
75 Joe Ostaszewski DT 6-4 245 Fr Boynton Beach (Santaluces Community)
* 48 David Palmer ILB 6-1 220 Sr *** Tallahassee (Florida)
35 Chris Parker FB 6-1 200 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
19 John Parks CB 6-3 185 Jr ** Ormond Beach (Seabreeze)
Aubrey Parrish CB 5-11 193 So Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
Thomas Pruitt OG 6-0 254 So Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central)
* 15 Bill Ragans SS 6-3 198 Fr-R Live Oak (Suwannee)
Milton Revell TB 5-8 180 So Palatka (Palatka)
* 51 Marty Riggs C-SN 6-2 222 Sr-R ** Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier)
96 Greg Rinehart DT 6-3 320 So Norristown, Pa. (Norristown)
* 83 Dave Roberts TE 6-4 230 Fr-R Griffin, Ga. (Griffin)
48 Frank Romeo DL 6-1 230 Fr Wauchula (Hardee)
* 20 Keith Ross TB 5-10 186 Jr ** Newberry (Newberry)
* 63 Mark Salva C 6-1 230 Sr *** Winter Park (Winter Park)
* 2 Deion Sanders CB 6-0 192 Jr ** Fort Myers (North Fort Myers)
* 16 Tracy Sanders CB 6-0 176 Jr-R ** Bradenton (Manatee)
66 Scott Schilbrack OT 6-9 270 Fr-R Lauderhill (Boyd Anderson)
* 18 Derek Schmidt KS 5-9 180 Sr *** Sarasota (Sarasota)
* 98 Bart Schucts DT 6-4 238 Sr-R * Jacksonville (Bishop Kenny/Georgia Southern)
57 Corey Senior NG 6-4 250 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 37 Stan Shiver SS 6-3 207 Jr-R ** Tifton, Ga. (Tift County)
Jason Simmons ILB 6-1 218 So Jacksonville (Wolfson)
Ricky Slate CB 5-9 180 Jr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
9 Ed Smith WR 6-2 190 Fr Warrior, Ala. (Warrior)
* 36 Kelvin Smith ILB 6-2 225 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 33 Sammie Smith TB 6-2 221 So-R * Zellwood (Apopka)
* 11 Alan Stewart QB 5-11 182 So-R Brooksville (Hernando)
* 68 Michael Tanks C 6-2 250 So-R * Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
22 Curtis Thomas CB 5-10 175 Sr ** Thomasville, Ga. (Thomasville)
* 93 Shelton Thompson OLB 6-3 241 So-R * Lakeland (Lake Gibson)
* 72 Pat Tomberlin OT 6-4 305 Jr ** Middleburg (Middleburg)
* 12 Rick Tuten P 6-3 200 Sr-R * Ocala (Forest/Miami)
Joie Ward CB 5-9 185 Jr Queens, N.Y. (Marianna)
* 80 Terry Warren OLB 6-2 228 Sr-R *** Titusville (Leon)
11 Casey Weldon QB 6-1 185 Fr Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
87 Gaylon White TE 6-1 234 Sr-R *** Atlanta, Ga. (Palmetto)
23 Pat White WR 6-2 196 So-R Tampa (Hillsborough)
* 82 Randy White WR 5-11 178 Sr-R ** Marianna (Marianna)
* 26 Alphonso Williams SS 6-0 195 Jr ** Lloyd (Jefferson County)
* 49 Dayne Williams FB 6-1 225 Jr-R * Leesburg (Leesburg/Florida CC)
* 17 Eric Williams CB 5-10 183 Sr-R *** Safety Harbor (Countryside)
54 Lamar Williams OL 6-2 280 Fr-R Pensacola (Escambia)
4 Peter Tom Willis QB 6-3 193 So-R * Morris, Ala. (Mortimer Jordan)
* 44 John Wyche SS 6-1 200 Fr-R Thomasville, Ga. (Central)
* 70 Tony Yeomans OG 6-2 256 So-R * Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
1987 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Todd Helmick DT 5-11 222 So Cumberland, Md. (Fort Hill)
Brady Jones TB 5-10 194 So Millersville, Md. (Old Mill)
Terry Martinez OLB 6-1 200 So Lynn Haven (Mosley)
Aubrey Parrish CB 5-11 193 So Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
Thomas Pruitt OG 6-0 254 So Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central)
Milton Revell TB 5-8 180 So Palatka (Palatka)
Jason Simmons ILB 6-1 218 So Jacksonville (Wolfson)
Ricky Slate CB 5-9 180 Jr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
Joie Ward CB 5-9 185 Jr Queens, N.Y. (Marianna)
1 Scott DiMare WR 5-11 177 So-R * Miami (Columbus)
* 2 Deion Sanders CB 6-0 192 Jr ** Fort Myers (North Fort Myers)
* 3 Herb Gainer WR 6-2 198 Sr-R *** Sarasota (Sarasota)
4 Peter Tom Willis QB 6-3 193 So-R * Morris, Ala. (Mortimer Jordan)
* 5 Chip Ferguson QB 6-2 197 Jr ** Charlotte, N.C. (Spartanburg)
* 6 LeRoy Butler FS 6-0 191 So Jacksonville (Lee)
* 7 Ronald Lewis WR 6-0 181 So * Jacksonville (Raines)
* 8 Terry Anthony WR 6-0 196 So * Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 9 Richie Andrews KS 6-0 165 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
9 Ed Smith WR 6-2 190 Fr Warrior, Ala. (Warrior)
* 10 Corian Freeman CB 6-3 217 Fr-R Jacksonville (Terry Parker)
* 11 Alan Stewart QB 5-11 182 So-R Brooksville (Hernando)
11 Casey Weldon QB 6-1 185 Fr Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 12 Rick Tuten P 6-3 200 Sr-R * Ocala (Forest/Miami)
* 13 Dexter Carter TB 5-8 179 So * Baxley, Ga. (Appling County)
14 Brad Johnson QB 6-5 195 Fr Black Mountain, N.C. (Owen)
* 14 Danny McManus QB 6-1 199 Sr-R ** Dania (South Broward)
15 Bill Mason KS 5-10 155 So Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 15 Bill Ragans SS 6-3 198 Fr-R Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 16 Tracy Sanders CB 6-0 176 Jr-R ** Bradenton (Manatee)
* 17 Eric Williams CB 5-10 183 Sr-R *** Safety Harbor (Countryside)
* 18 Derek Schmidt KS 5-9 180 Sr *** Sarasota (Sarasota)
19 John Parks CB 6-3 185 Jr ** Ormond Beach (Seabreeze)
* 20 Keith Ross TB 5-10 186 Jr ** Newberry (Newberry)
* 21 John Hadley FS 6-4 208 Jr-R ** Orlando (Evans)
* 22 Edgar Bennett FB 6-2 198 Fr Jacksonville (Lee)
22 Curtis Thomas CB 5-10 175 Sr ** Thomasville, Ga. (Thomasville)
23 Pat White WR 6-2 196 So-R Tampa (Hillsborough)
24 Paul Moore FB 6-2 215 Fr Miami (Killian)
* 26 Alphonso Williams SS 6-0 195 Jr ** Lloyd (Jefferson County)
* 27 Victor Floyd TB 6-0 201 Jr-R ** Pensacola (Pensacola)
* 28 Dedrick Dodge FS 6-2 170 So-R * Mulberry (Mulberry)
* 29 Lawrence Dawsey WR 6-1 196 Fr-R Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
30 Stanley Hall FB 5-10 220 Fr-R Ocilla, Ga. (Irwin County)
* 31 Marion Butts FB 6-1 240 Jr Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County/Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC)
* 32 Martin Mayhew CB 5-10 176 Sr-R *** Tallahassee (Florida)
* 33 Sammie Smith TB 6-2 221 So-R * Zellwood (Apopka)
35 Chris Parker FB 6-1 200 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
* 36 Kelvin Smith ILB 6-2 225 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 37 Stan Shiver SS 6-3 207 Jr-R ** Tifton, Ga. (Tift County)
* 38 Paul McGowan ILB 6-1 224 Sr *** Winter Park (Winter Park)
39 Brian Davis ILB 6-1 205 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 40 Greg Newell FS 5-11 200 Sr-R *** Panama City (Mosley)
41 Ed Clark OLB 6-2 219 Jr * Miami (American)
42 Felton Cook WR 6-2 172 So Palmetto, Ga. (Palmetto)
42 John Merna FB 5-9 211 Jr-R Lanham, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt)
43 Ray Gibson SS 6-3 206 So Dothan, Ala. (Dothan)
* 44 John Wyche SS 6-1 200 Fr-R Thomasville, Ga. (Central)
* 45 Reggie Johnson TE 6-2 234 Fr-R Pensacola (Escambia)
* 46 Felton Hayes OLB 6-1 223 Jr-R ** Brandon (Brandon)
* 47 Kevin Grant OLB 6-2 212 So-R * Ocala (Forest)
* 48 David Palmer ILB 6-1 220 Sr *** Tallahassee (Florida)
48 Frank Romeo DL 6-1 230 Fr Wauchula (Hardee)
* 49 Dayne Williams FB 6-1 225 Jr-R * Leesburg (Leesburg/Florida CC)
* 50 John Brown OT 6-4 279 So-R * DeLand (Deland)
* 51 Marty Riggs C-SN 6-2 222 Sr-R ** Louisville, Ky. (Saint Xavier)
52 John Eaford ILB 6-2 232 Jr-R ** Miami (Norland)
* 53 Odell Haggins NG 6-3 244 So-R * Bartow (Bartow)
54 Wes Harris ILB 6-0 218 So * Brooksville (Hernando)
54 Lamar Williams OL 6-2 280 Fr-R Pensacola (Escambia)
56 Ronnie Byrom OG 6-4 246 Fr-R Pierson (Taylor)
56 Paul Collison C 6-3 235 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Stranahan)
57 Corey Senior NG 6-4 250 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 58 Thomas Harp NG 6-1 292 Sr-R * Winter Garden (West Orange/Pratt CC)
58 Chris Nicolas ILB 6-2 223 Fr-R Clearwater (Clearwater)
* 59 Keith Carter ILB 6-3 241 So-R * Miami (South Miami)
60 Mike Morris OG 6-2 260 Fr Miami (Miami Beach)
61 Jim Bekas OG 6-4 283 Fr Saint Petersburg (Northeast)
* 62 Jason Kuipers OG 6-2 264 Jr-R * Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
63 Reggie Dixon OT 6-2 265 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 63 Mark Salva C 6-1 230 Sr *** Winter Park (Winter Park)
* 64 Magdi El Shahawy NG 6-2 253 Fr-R Sarasota (Sarasota)
65 Hayward Haynes OG 6-2 279 Fr-R Bartow (Bartow)
66 Scott Schilbrack OT 6-9 270 Fr-R Lauderhill (Boyd Anderson)
* 68 Michael Tanks C 6-2 250 So-R * Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 69 Joey Ionata OT 6-3 260 Jr-R * Dunedin (Dunedin)
* 70 Tony Yeomans OG 6-2 256 So-R * Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
71 Jack Allen OT 6-6 270 Fr-R Stuart (Martin County)
* 72 Pat Tomberlin OT 6-4 305 Jr ** Middleburg (Middleburg)
73 Anthony Johnson OT 6-4 267 Jr-R Jacksonville (Raines)
74 Henry Ostaszewski DT 6-3 230 Fr Boynton Beach (Santaluces Community)
75 Joe Ostaszewski DT 6-4 245 Fr Boynton Beach (Santaluces Community)
* 76 Steve Gabbard DT 6-4 268 Jr-R ** Concord, N.C. (Independence)
77 Eric Luallen OT 6-4 279 Fr-R Tampa (Jesuit)
* 78 Eric Hayes DT 6-4 292 So-R * Tampa (King)
79 Gene Houpe DT 6-4 255 Fr Statesville, N.C. (Statesville)
* 80 Terry Warren OLB 6-2 228 Sr-R *** Titusville (Leon)
* 81 Phil Carollo OLB 6-2 219 Jr-R * Melville, N.Y. (Newfield)
* 82 Randy White WR 5-11 178 Sr-R ** Marianna (Marianna)
* 83 Dave Roberts TE 6-4 230 Fr-R Griffin, Ga. (Griffin)
84 Johnny Clower TE 6-4 235 Fr Dade City (Pasco Comprehensive)
* 85 Pat Carter TE 6-4 258 Sr *** Sarasota (Riverview)
87 Gaylon White TE 6-1 234 Sr-R *** Atlanta, Ga. (Palmetto)
* 88 Bruce LaSane WR 6-3 205 So Wildwood (Wildwood)
89 Howard Dinkins OLB 6-3 205 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 92 Tom O'Malley TE 6-3 244 Jr-R ** Darien, Conn. (Darien)
* 93 Shelton Thompson OLB 6-3 241 So-R * Lakeland (Lake Gibson)
94 Eric Krohn DT 6-3 268 So-R Paoli, Pa. (Conestoga)
96 Greg Rinehart DT 6-3 320 So Norristown, Pa. (Norristown)
97 Mike Goodman OL 6-4 252 Fr-R Miami (Palmetto)
* 98 Bart Schucts DT 6-4 238 Sr-R * Jacksonville (Bishop Kenny/Georgia Southern)
* 99 Anthony Moss OLB 6-4 225 Fr-R Miami (Southridge)
1987 Conference Awards
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Pat Carter All-South Independent - 1st Team
Herb Gainer All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Odell Haggins All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Eric Hayes All-South Independent - 1st Team
Jason Kuipers All-South Independent - 2nd Team
Paul McGowan All-South Independent - 1st Team
Deion Sanders All-South Independent - 1st Team
Derek Schmidt All-South Independent - 1st Team
Sammie Smith All-South Independent - 1st Team
Pat Tomberlin All-South Independent - 1st Team
Terry Warren All-South Independent - 1st Team
All-Conference - 11
1987 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Pat Carter The Sporting News - 1st Team
Associated Press - 2nd Team
Herb Gainer Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Odell Haggins Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Eric Hayes Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Jason Kuipers Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Paul McGowan Associated Press - 1st Team
Football News - 1st Team
The Sporting News - 1st Team
Deion Sanders American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team
Associated Press - 1st Team
Walter Camp - 1st Team
Football News - 1st Team
Football Writers Association of America - 1st Team
Kodak - 1st Team
Scripps Howard - 1st Team
The Sporting News - 1st Team
United Press International - 1st Team
NCAA - Unanimous
Derek Schmidt Associated Press - 3rd Team
Sammie Smith Associated Press - Honorable Mention
Pat Tomberlin Associated Press - 3rd Team
Terry Warren Associated Press - Honorable Mention
All-Americans - 11
1987 Award Winners
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Paul McGowan Butkus Award
Award Winners - 1
1987 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Louis Berry 6 P Atlanta Falcons
Bobby Butler 23 CB Atlanta Falcons
Alphonso Carreker 76 DE Green Bay Packers
Walter Carter 78 DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Harvey Clayton 21 CB New York Giants
Jamie Dukes 64 C Atlanta Falcons
Jim Hendley 53 C Atlanta Falcons
Jessie Hester 84 WR Los Angeles Raiders
Garth Jax 53 LB Dallas Cowboys
Fred Jones 96 LB Kansas City Chiefs
Hassan Jones 84 WR Minnesota Vikings
Ken Lanier 76 OT Denver Broncos
Keith Lester 88 TE Indianapolis Colts
Kim Mack 40 CB Seattle Seahawks
Dennis McKinnon 85 WR Chicago Bears
Orson Mobley 89 TE Denver Broncos
Zeke Mowatt 84 TE New York Giants
Gerald Nichols 77 DE New York Jets
Lee Paige 29 DB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Stanley Scott 77 DE Miami Dolphins
Jesse Solomon 54 LB Minnesota Vikings
Rohn Stark 3 P Indianapolis Colts
Weegie Thompson 87 WR Pittsburgh Steelers
Noles in the Pros - 23
1987 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 11- 1 5-1 5-0 1-0
Against Top 25 2- 1 0-1 1-0 1-0
Final AP - 2
Final UPI - 2
1987 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Sammie Smith 09/12/1987 East Carolina 19 244 12.84 1
Sammie Smith 10/03/1987 Miami 30 189 6.30 0
Sammie Smith 11/14/1987 Furman 15 176 11.73 2
Sammie Smith 10/10/1987 Southern Mississippi 16 142 8.88 1
Dexter Carter 09/19/1987 Memphis State 15 135 9.00 2
Victor Floyd 10/17/1987 Louisville 12 124 10.33 1
Sammie Smith 10/17/1987 Louisville 17 119 7.00 1
Sammie Smith 11/28/1987 Florida 17 116 6.82 0
Dexter Carter 11/28/1987 Florida 19 111 5.84 0
Sammie Smith 10/31/1987 Tulane 14 111 7.93 2
1987 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Herb Gainer 09/05/1987 Texas Tech 6 128 21.33 1
Ronald Lewis 09/19/1987 Memphis State 5 107 21.40 0
1987 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Danny McManus 01/01/1988 Nebraska 51 28 375 1 7.35 3
1987 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 450 135
Points Per Game............. 40.9 12.3
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 55 15
TDs Rushing................. 34 9
TDs Passing................. 18 5
TDs Fumble Return........... 0 0
TDs Punt Return............. 3 0
TDs Interception............ 0 1
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Blocked FG Return....... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 49-55 13-15
Kick........................ 47-51 11-12
Pass........................ 1- 2 2- 3
Run......................... 1- 2 0- 0
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 23-31 10-16
SAFETY........................ 0 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 268 163
Rushing..................... 152 79
Passing..................... 106 61
Penalty..................... 10 23
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2995 1453
Yards gained rushing........ 3291 1808
Yards lost rushing.......... 296 355
Rushing Attempts............ 530 422
Average Per Rush............ 5.7 3.4
Average Per Game............ 272.3 132.1
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2366 1563
Att-Comp-Int................ 318-173-11 310-129-15
Efficiency.................. 128.66 79.61
Average Per Pass............ 7.4 5.0
Average Per Catch........... 13.7 12.1
Average Per Game............ 215.1 142.1
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 5361 3016
Total Plays................. 848 732
Average Per Play............ 6.3 4.1
Average Per Game............ 487.4 274.2
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 34- 690 68-1157
Average Per Return.......... 20.3 17.0
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 40-512 19-123
Average Per Return.......... 12.8 6.5
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 15- 75 11-110
Average Per Return.......... 5.0 10.0
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 20-14 31-17
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 78- 749 59- 567
Average Per Game............ 68.1 51.5
PUNTS-YARDS................... 38-1438 76-2771
Average Per Punt............ 37.8 36.5
Net punt average............ 34.6 29.7
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 32:45 27:55
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 69-154 44-163
3rd-Down Pct................ .448 .270
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 33-256 -
ATTENDANCE.................... 322,056 296,460
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 6-53,676 5-59,292
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 98 | 132 |
114 | 106 |
450 |
| Opponents | 47 | 32 |
18 | 38 |
135 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Sammie Smith 10 172 1289 59 1230 7.2 7 95t 123.0
Dexter Carter 11 116 728 49 679 5.9 6 74 61.7
Edgar Bennett 11 58 285 9 276 4.8 0 20 25.1
Dayne Williams 11 71 290 18 272 3.8 15 40 24.7
Victor Floyd 4 29 210 6 204 7.0 2 31 51.0
Marion Butts 11 35 202 3 199 5.7 1 56 18.1
Ronald Lewis 11 10 122 18 104 10.4 1 56t 9.5
Lawrence Dawsey 11 5 64 4 60 12.0 0 25 5.5
Chris Parker 2 10 34 1 33 3.3 0 9 16.5
Peter Tom Willis 4 1 18 0 18 18.0 0 18 4.5
Stanley Hall 2 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 1.0
Brady Jones 1 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 2.0
John Merna 1 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 -1.0
Paul Moore 1 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 -4 -4.0
Chip Ferguson 8 6 11 25 -14 -2.3 1 10t -1.8
Danny McManus 11 12 34 48 -14 -1.2 1 8 -1.3
Team 0 1 0 51 -51 -51.0 0 -51
Total......... 11 530 3291 296 2995 5.7 34 95t 272.3
Opponents..... 11 422 1808 355 1453 3.4 9 69t 132.1
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Danny McManus 11 125.45 264-138- 9 .523 1964 14 59t 178.5
Chip Ferguson 8 136.45 44- 26- 2 .591 335 3 32 41.9
Peter Tom Willis 4 179.28 10- 9- 0 .900 67 1 12t 16.8
Total......... 11 128.66 318-173-11 .544 2366 18 59t 215.1
Opponents..... 11 79.61 310-129-15 .416 1563 5 73t 142.1
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Herb Gainer 11 30 478 15.9 6 37t 43.5
Ronald Lewis 11 23 418 18.2 4 47 38.0
Pat Carter 11 28 274 9.8 2 25 24.9
Dexter Carter 11 19 216 11.4 1 37 19.6
Terry Anthony 10 7 137 19.6 1 32 13.7
Sammie Smith 10 6 128 21.3 2 57t 12.8
Dayne Williams 11 12 113 9.4 0 17 10.3
Edgar Bennett 11 9 113 12.6 0 26 10.3
Randy White 4 3 89 29.7 1 59t 22.3
Lawrence Dawsey 11 7 82 11.7 0 23 7.5
Tom O'Malley 11 7 73 10.4 0 18 6.6
Marion Butts 11 4 65 16.3 0 47 5.9
Scott DiMare 1 5 54 10.8 0 24 54.0
Reggie Johnson 4 4 35 8.8 0 11 8.8
Chris Parker 2 1 28 28.0 0 28 14.0
Bruce LaSane 2 2 26 13.0 0 17 13.0
Victor Floyd 4 2 20 10.0 1 14 5.0
Dave Roberts 1 2 14 7.0 0 8 14.0
Keith Ross 8 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.6
Danny McManus 11 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 -0.2
Total......... 11 173 2366 13.7 18 59t 215.1
Opponents..... 11 129 1563 12.1 5 73t 142.1
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Deion Sanders 32 381 11.9 1 53t
Bill Ragans 1 32 32.0 1 32t
Felton Hayes 1 25 25.0 0 25
Kelvin Smith 2 25 12.5 0 25
Eric Williams 1 23 23.0 0 23
Martin Mayhew 1 17 17.0 0 17
Alphonso Williams 2 12 6.0 1 7
LeRoy Butler 1 11 11.0 0 11
Stan Shiver 1 11 11.0 0 11
Total......... 40 512 12.8 3 53t
Opponent...... 19 123 6.5 0
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Deion Sanders 4 42 10.5 0 18
Stan Shiver 4 23 5.8 0 12
Dedrick Dodge 2 0 0.0 0 0
John Hadley 1 9 9.0 0 9
David Palmer 1 1 1.0 0 1
Corian Freeman 1 0 0.0 0 0
Tracy Sanders 1 0 0.0 0 0
Eric Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 15 75 5.0 0 18
Opponent...... 11 110 10.0 1 41t
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Keith Ross 14 277 19.8 0 28
Dexter Carter 11 267 24.3 0 39
LeRoy Butler 4 92 23.0 0 35
Bill Ragans 4 55 13.8 0 19
Dayne Williams 1 19 19.0 0 19
Total......... 34 690 20.3 0 39
Opponent...... 68 1157 17.0 0
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Eric Hayes 3 0 0.0 0 . 3
Terry Warren 2 0 0.0 0 . 2
Paul McGowan 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Shelton Thompson 2 0 0.0 0 . 1
Kevin Grant 1 0 0.0 0 . 3
Odell Haggins 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
LeRoy Butler 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
John Hadley 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
David Palmer 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Marty Riggs 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Bart Schucts 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Eric Williams 0 0 . 0 . 2
Deion Sanders 0 0 . 0 . 1
Bill Ragans 0 0 . 0 . 1
Alphonso Williams 0 0 . 0 . 1
Felton Hayes 0 0 . 0 . 1
Greg Newell 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 17 0.0 0 18
Opponent...... 14 0.0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Derek Schmidt 0 23-28 47-50 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 116
Dayne Williams 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90
Sammie Smith 9 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 54
Dexter Carter 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Herb Gainer 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 38
Ronald Lewis 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Victor Floyd 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Pat Carter 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Deion Sanders 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Terry Anthony 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Chip Ferguson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Marion Butts 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Danny McManus 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 6
Bill Ragans 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Randy White 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Alphonso Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Edgar Bennett 0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 2
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FSU 55 23-28 47-50 1-2 1 1-3 0 0 450
Opponent 15 10-16 11-12 0-0 2 2-3 0 0 135
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | BFG |
|---|
| Dayne Williams |
15 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sammie Smith |
7 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dexter Carter |
6 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Herb Gainer |
. |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ronald Lewis |
1 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Victor Floyd |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Pat Carter |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Deion Sanders |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Terry Anthony |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chip Ferguson |
1 |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Marion Butts |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Danny McManus |
1 |
. |
14 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bill Ragans |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Randy White |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Alphonso Williams |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
| Peter Tom Willis |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
34 |
18 |
18 |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
9 |
5 |
5 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
BFG = Blocked FG Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
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Danny McManus 11 276 -14 1964 1950 177.3
Sammie Smith 10 172 1230 0 1230 123.0
Dexter Carter 11 116 679 0 679 61.7
Chip Ferguson 8 50 -14 335 321 40.1
Edgar Bennett 11 58 276 0 276 25.1
Dayne Williams 11 71 272 0 272 24.7
Victor Floyd 4 29 204 0 204 51.0
Marion Butts 11 35 199 0 199 18.1
Ronald Lewis 11 10 104 0 104 9.5
Peter Tom Willis 4 11 18 67 85 21.3
Lawrence Dawsey 11 5 60 0 60 5.5
Chris Parker 2 10 33 0 33 16.5
Stanley Hall 2 1 2 0 2 1.0
Brady Jones 1 1 2 0 2 2.0
John Merna 1 1 -1 0 -1 -1.0
Paul Moore 1 1 -4 0 -4 -4.0
Team 0 1 -51 0 -51
Total......... 11 848 2995 2366 5361 487.4
Opponent...... 11 732 1453 1563 3016 274.2
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Derek Schmidt 23-28 .821 0- 0 7- 7 9-12 6- 7 1- 2 53
| FG SEQUENCE |
Derek Schmidt |
|---|
| Texas Tech |
(44), (42) |
| East Carolina |
(40), (36), (28), 36 |
| Memphis State |
(36), (41) |
| Michigan State |
(21), 44 |
| Miami |
(36), (25), 31 |
| Southern Mississippi |
(21), 56, (47) |
| Louisville |
(34), (37) |
| Tulane |
(33), 37 |
| Auburn |
(37), (27) |
| Furman |
(36), (41) |
| Florida |
(26), (23), (53), (37) |
| Nebraska |
43, (32) |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
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Rick Tuten 37 1438 38.9 52 1
Team 1 0 0.0
Total......... 38 1438 37.8 52 1
Opponent...... 76 2771 36.5 56 6
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
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Sammie Smith 10 1230 128 0 0 0 0 1358 135.8
Dexter Carter 11 679 216 0 267 0 0 1162 105.6
Ronald Lewis 11 104 418 0 0 0 0 522 47.5
Herb Gainer 11 0 478 0 0 0 0 478 43.5
Deion Sanders 11 0 0 381 0 42 0 423 38.5
Dayne Williams 11 272 113 0 19 0 0 404 36.7
Edgar Bennett 11 276 113 0 0 0 0 389 35.4
Keith Ross 8 0 5 0 277 0 0 282 35.3
Pat Carter 11 0 274 0 0 0 0 274 24.9
Marion Butts 11 199 65 0 0 0 0 264 24.0
Victor Floyd 4 204 20 0 0 0 0 224 56.0
Lawrence Dawsey 11 60 82 0 0 0 0 142 12.9
Terry Anthony 10 0 137 0 0 0 0 137 13.7
LeRoy Butler 10 0 0 11 92 0 0 103 10.3
Randy White 4 0 89 0 0 0 0 89 22.3
Bill Ragans 6 0 0 32 55 0 0 87 14.5
Tom O'Malley 11 0 73 0 0 0 0 73 6.6
Chris Parker 2 33 28 0 0 0 0 61 30.5
Scott DiMare 1 0 54 0 0 0 0 54 54.0
Reggie Johnson 4 0 35 0 0 0 0 35 8.8
Stan Shiver 11 0 0 11 0 23 0 34 3.1
Bruce LaSane 2 0 26 0 0 0 0 26 13.0
Felton Hayes 11 0 0 25 0 0 0 25 2.3
Kelvin Smith 10 0 0 25 0 0 0 25 2.5
Eric Williams 9 0 0 23 0 0 0 23 2.6
Peter Tom Willis 4 18 0 0 0 0 0 18 4.5
Martin Mayhew 11 0 0 17 0 0 0 17 1.5
Dave Roberts 1 0 14 0 0 0 0 14 14.0
Alphonso Williams 11 0 0 12 0 0 0 12 1.1
John Hadley 8 0 0 0 0 9 0 9 1.1
Stanley Hall 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 1.0
Brady Jones 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2.0
David Palmer 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1
John Merna 1 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -1.0
Paul Moore 1 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -4.0
Chip Ferguson 8 -14 0 0 0 0 0 -14 -1.8
Danny McManus 11 -14 -2 0 0 0 0 -16 -1.5
Team 0 -51 0 0 0 0 0 -51
Total......... 11 2995 2366 512 690 75 0 6638 603.5
Opponent...... 11 1453 1563 123 1157 110 0 4406 400.5
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Paul McGowan 11 97 53 150 11.0- 59.0 2.0- 23.0 . 2 . 2- 0 1 . .
David Palmer 11 49 37 86 5.0- 13.0 1.0- 9.0 1- 1 3 . 1- 0 . . .
Eric Hayes 11 35 44 79 6.0- 17.0 4.0- 26.0 . 6 . 3- 0 3 . .
Odell Haggins 11 38 35 73 4.0- 15.0 8.0- 59.0 . 2 . 1- 0 1 . .
Greg Newell 11 40 26 66 2.0- 5.0 . . 5 . . 1 . .
Terry Warren 11 32 32 64 1.0- 1.0 3.0- 28.0 . . . 2- 0 2 . .
Martin Mayhew 11 27 28 55 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 4.0 . 10 . . . 1 .
Deion Sanders 11 29 17 46 . . 4- 42 9 . . 1 . .
Kevin Grant 11 22 21 43 . 3.0- 34.0 . . . 1- 0 3 . .
LeRoy Butler 10 22 19 41 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Stan Shiver 11 23 17 40 2.0- 2.0 2.0- 18.0 4- 23 2 . . . 1 .
Steve Gabbard 11 9 17 26 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 11 16 9 25 . . 2- 0 4 . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 11 12 12 24 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 7.0 . 2 . . 1 1 .
Felton Hayes 11 8 16 24 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . 1 . .
Shelton Thompson 10 11 13 24 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . 2- 0 1 . .
Kelvin Smith 10 14 10 24 . . . . . . . 2 .
Bart Schucts 11 8 14 22 . 4.0- 34.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Eric Williams 9 10 12 22 2.0- 3.0 . 1- 0 . 3 . 2 1 .
Thomas Harp 9 8 13 21 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 8 10 9 19 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
John Wyche 6 10 8 18 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 8 11 6 17 . . 1- 9 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Tracy Sanders 11 9 7 16 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Keith Carter 10 9 7 16 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Magdi El Shahawy 8 3 11 14 . . . . . . . . .
Bill Ragans 6 4 8 12 . . . . . . 1 . .
Anthony Moss 4 3 3 6 . 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Phil Carollo 3 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Nicolas 1 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marty Riggs 11 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Derek Schmidt 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Richie Andrews 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Carter 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pat Carter 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lawrence Dawsey 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Herb Gainer 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joey Ionata 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jason Kuipers 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Lewis 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Edgar Bennett 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marion Butts 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric Luallen 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Danny McManus 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tom O'Malley 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mark Salva 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scott Schilbrack 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michael Tanks 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pat Tomberlin 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rick Tuten 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dayne Williams 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tony Yeomans 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Terry Anthony 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sammie Smith 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric Krohn 9 . . . 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Chip Ferguson 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamar Williams 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Ross 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hayward Haynes 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Brown 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Johnson 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Randy White 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter Tom Willis 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Victor Floyd 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Parker 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stanley Hall 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bruce LaSane 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alan Stewart 1 . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
Paul Moore 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jack Allen 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scott DiMare 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dave Roberts 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brady Jones 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Merna 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ronnie Byrom 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 570 508 1078 40.0-126.0 33.0-256.0 15- 75 47 3 16- 0 18 7 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS TTU ECU Mem MSU UM USM UL TU Aub FU UF UN
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Todd Helmick 0- 0
Brady Jones 1- 0 xx
Terry Martinez 0- 0
Aubrey Parrish 0- 0
Thomas Pruitt 0- 0
Milton Revell 0- 0
Jason Simmons 0- 0
Ricky Slate 0- 0
Joie Ward 0- 0
1 Scott DiMare 1- 0 xx
2 Deion Sanders 12-12 D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LCB D-LC D-LC D-LC
3 Herb Gainer 12-12 O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE
4 Peter Tom Willis 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
5 Chip Ferguson 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 LeRoy Butler 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
7 Ronald Lewis 12-12 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-FL O-FL O-FL
8 Terry Anthony 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
9 Richie Andrews 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
9 Ed Smith 0- 0
10 Corian Freeman 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
11 Alan Stewart 1- 0 xx
11 Casey Weldon 0- 0
12 Rick Tuten 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
13 Dexter Carter 12- 3 O-RB O-TB O-TB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
14 Brad Johnson 0- 0
14 Danny McManus 12-12 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
15 Bill Mason 0- 0
15 Bill Ragans 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
16 Tracy Sanders 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
17 Eric Williams 10- 5 D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB xx xx xx xx xx
18 Derek Schmidt 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
19 John Parks 0- 0
20 Keith Ross 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
21 John Hadley 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
22 Edgar Bennett 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
22 Curtis Thomas 0- 0
23 Pat White 0- 0
24 Paul Moore 1- 0 xx
26 Alphonso Williams 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
27 Victor Floyd 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
28 Dedrick Dodge 12- 8 xx D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS xx xx xx
29 Lawrence Dawsey 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
30 Stanley Hall 2- 0 xx xx
31 Marion Butts 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
32 Martin Mayhew 12- 7 xx xx xx xx xx D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RCB D-RC D-RC D-RC
33 Sammie Smith 11- 9 xx xx O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
35 Chris Parker 2- 0 xx xx
36 Kelvin Smith 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
37 Stan Shiver 12-12 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
38 Paul McGowan 12-12 D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB
39 Brian Davis 0- 0
40 Greg Newell 12- 4 D-FS xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-FS D-FS D-FS
41 Ed Clark 0- 0
42 Felton Cook 0- 0
42 John Merna 1- 0 xx
43 Ray Gibson 0- 0
44 John Wyche 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
45 Reggie Johnson 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
46 Felton Hayes 12- 9 D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB xx xx xx
47 Kevin Grant 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
48 David Palmer 12-12 D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB D-ILB
48 Frank Romeo 0- 0
49 Dayne Williams 12-12 O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB
50 John Brown 7- 7 O-SG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-SG O-SG O-SG
51 Marty Riggs 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
52 John Eaford 0- 0
53 Odell Haggins 12-12 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
54 Wes Harris 0- 0
54 Lamar Williams 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
56 Ronnie Byrom 1- 0 xx
56 Paul Collison 0- 0
57 Corey Senior 0- 0
58 Thomas Harp 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
58 Chris Nicolas 1- 0 xx
59 Keith Carter 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
60 Mike Morris 0- 0
61 Jim Bekas 0- 0
62 Jason Kuipers 12-12 O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-TG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-TG O-TG O-TG
63 Reggie Dixon 0- 0
63 Mark Salva 12-12 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
64 Magdi El Shahawy 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
65 Hayward Haynes 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
66 Scott Schilbrack 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
68 Michael Tanks 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
69 Joey Ionata 12-12 O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST
70 Tony Yeomans 12- 5 O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
71 Jack Allen 1- 0 xx
72 Pat Tomberlin 12-12 O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT
73 Anthony Johnson 0- 0
74 Henry Ostaszewski 0- 0
75 Joe Ostaszewski 0- 0
76 Steve Gabbard 12-12 D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-LT D-RT D-RT D-RT
77 Eric Luallen 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
78 Eric Hayes 12- 7 xx xx xx xx xx D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT D-LT D-LT D-LT
79 Gene Houpe 0- 0
80 Terry Warren 12-12 D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB
81 Phil Carollo 3- 0 xx xx xx
82 Randy White 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
83 Dave Roberts 1- 0 xx
84 Johnny Clower 0- 0
85 Pat Carter 12-12 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
87 Gaylon White 0- 0
88 Bruce LaSane 2- 0 xx xx
89 Howard Dinkins 0- 0
92 Tom O'Malley 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
93 Shelton Thompson 11- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-OLB D-OLB D-OLB
94 Eric Krohn 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
96 Greg Rinehart 0- 0
97 Mike Goodman 0- 0
98 Bart Schucts 12- 5 D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT D-RT xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
99 Anthony Moss 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
Florida State 40, Texas Tech 16
09/05/1987, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 6, 1987, page 61, by David Whitley. FSU offense to the rescue.
Seminoles answer Raider threat 40-16.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Considering the
buildup, it was not exactly what Florida State had in mind.
But considering the first half, the Seminoles will gladly take it.
FSU beat Texas Tech 40-16 on Saturday night in its season opener at
Doak Campbell Stadium. It's a season many expect to be one of FSU's best, due largely to a defense that's been billed as overpowering.
It was simply overpowered in the first half, as the Red
Raiders offense moved with ease. The only thing that stopped them was two fumbles. That was all the edge the FSU offense needed.
After a sluggish preseason, the Seminole offense was unstoppable as
it built a 30-16 halftime lead. Considering the caliber of opposition, the 30-minute scoring show will stand up to most in the school's high-powered history.
Quarterback Danny McManus passed for
185 yards in the first half, and sophomore tailback Dexter Carter did a bang-up job filling in for Sammie Smith and Victor Floyd, both of whom missed the game with knee injuries.
Another guy who
did an admirable job filling in was Texas Tech quarterback Scott Toman. His crisp passing and running had FSU reeling in the first half.
The second half was an altogether different story. Sparked
by a blocked punt, FSU took over and turned the offensive cavalcade into a defensive slugfest.
Texas Tech never came close to scoring after halftime, while FSU punched across 10 more points to send
the partisan crowd of 52,893 - including Burt Reynolds, who threw down the pregame spear - home with a victory that at least sounded one-sided.
The biggest testament to the flavor of the first half
was that neither team had to punt.
When they finally had to start kicking on fourth down, the game's outcome began to crystallize.
After being stopped on its first drive, FSU's Rick Tuten made
his first appearance of the season after his bout with tuberculosis this summer. His 33-yarder gave the Red Raiders possession at their 18-yard line.
That's when FSU's defense showed its first sign
of life, stopping Texas tech on three plays to force a punt. The crowd, which had endured more than enough Texas Tech offense to suit its tastes in the first half, gave the FSU defense the loudest
ovation of the night.
It got really excited one play later when Stan Shiver led an FSU blitzkrieg on punter Jamie Simmons. Shiver blocked the punt and teammate Bill Ragans recovered it at the Texas
Tech 13-yard line.
Four plays later, Dayne Williams scored on a three-yard run to give FSU a 37-16 lead with 8:21 left in the third quarter. With that kind of lead, it became a question of whether
FSU's defense could start living up to its preseason hype, something it didn't come close to doing in the first half.
Maybe Reynolds' pregame spear routine did something to the Seminoles. They
certainly came out in the right frame of mind offensively.
Starting at their own 33-yard-line, the Seminoles' first play of the 1987 season was a 23-yard pass from McManus to Gainer. If you think
that was greedy, you should have seen the next play. McManus heaved it into the end zone 42 yards away, but the only guy with a chance to catch it was Texas tech's Lemuel Stinson.
It slipped off
his outstretched fingers, which just delayed the inevitable. Williams gained 11 yards on a draw, then McManus hit Gainer on a post pattern for another 20 yards. That put it at the Red Raiders' 11-yard
line and set up the season's first highlights-film catch.
McManus lofted an alley-oop pass deep into the right corner of the end zone. It looked as if it was headed toward Texas Tech's Eric
Everett, but Lewis snagged it from him before falling out of bounds.
Schmidt's kick made it 7-0 with 14:05 left in the first quarter.
Texas Tech started at its 28-yard line, moving to its 9 when
Deion Sanders was called for a personal foul. One play later Toman then rolled right and threw long to a streaking Wayne Walker, who had gotten behind Sanders on the sideline.
He was brought down
at FSU's 1-yard line, and tailback James Gray bounded over for a touchdown two plays later. Scott Segrist's extra-point made it 7-7 with 11:13 left. The fun was just starting, folks. Florida State
immediately responded, though its second drive took a bit more than the 55 seconds it took on the first.
The Seminoles' 10-play, 78-yard march started with a 14-yard run by Dexter Carter, followed
by a 14-yard pass from McManus to Pat Carter. The Seminoles worked the ball to Texas Tech's 30-yard line, where they faced a fourth and one. Dayne Williams rushed through the line for a 5-yard gain,
and there was no stopping the drive from there.
Williams got free for a 15-yard gain from McManus to take it to the 11-yard line. Gainer caught a 9-yard pass, then Williams plowed over from the
2-yard line.
That set up Schmidt's chance to break the school's scoring record. One thing you can almost always take for granted is Schmidt's extra-point ability. But Everett broke through to block
it. The score remained 13-7 with 7:24 left in the first quarter.
Was Texas Tech ready to admit defeat? Hardly. It came right back with its own 85-yard drive. A combination of Gray's running and
Toman's passing made the Seminole defense look almost impotent.
Gray scored from the 3 on the drive's 14th play, but Segrist then did Schmidt one better by missing the extra point to keep the score
13-13.
Dexter Carter, looking good in his first start at tailback, got FSU's ensuing drive off to a quick start with a 16-yard reception. The drive would eventually die at Texas Tech's 28-yard
line, which brought on Schmidt.
This time he didn't disappoint the fans, nailing a 44-yard field goal to give FSU a 16-13 lead with 13:07 left in the first half and giving himself the school's
scoring record.
FSU then got the game's first major break. Toman fumbled at this 28-yard line and Eric Hayes recovered for FSU. Carter gained 17 yards, Williams gained a yard, and then McManus
scooted 6 yards around right end, diving into the end zone for the touchdown. Schmidt's kick made it 23-13 with 11:20 left in the first half.
You got the idea that eventually somebody was going to
start playing defense. Nobody did.
The Red Raiders romped downfield for a 41-yard field goal by Segrist to cut the FSU lead to 23-16. FSU then counter-punched with a 37-yard touchdown pass from
McManus to Gainer to make it 30-16 after Schmidt's kick.
There was still 4:19 left in the half. That was time for another three or four scores the way the offenses were playing.
Texas Tech
looked ready to move in for another touchdown, but Clifton Winston fumbled and Eric Hayes recovered again at the Seminoles' 31-yard line.
There was 1:14 left in the half, and FSU tried a couple of
long passes that were futile. The half finally ended, and the statistics were enough to frighten any defensive coordinator.
FSU had 286 yards total offense and 18 first downs. Texas Tech had 272
yards and 14 first downs.
There was still a half to play, and no defense in sight.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Texas Tech |
13 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| Florida State |
13 |
17 |
7 |
3 |
40 |
1st 7- 0 Ronald Lewis, 11, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 14:05
7- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 11:13
13- 7 Dayne Williams, 2, run (Derek Schmidt, kick blocked), 7:24
13-13 Opp, 3, run (kick failed), 0:41
2nd 16-13 Derek Schmidt, 44, field goal, 13:07
23-13 Danny McManus, 6, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 11:20
23-16 Opp, 41, field goal, 7:01
30-16 Herb Gainer, 37, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 4:20
3rd 37-16 Dayne Williams, 3, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 8:21
4th 40-16 Derek Schmidt, 42, field goal, 12:17
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 18
Rushes-yards 38-187 48-182
Passing 320 162
Att-Comp-Int 39-22-0 27-16-0
Total Yards 77-507 75-344
Punt Returns 2-31 2--7
Kickoff Returns 5-77 6-85
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-0
Punts 3-30.7 5-34.6
Sacks By-Yds 1-10 1-9
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-2
Penalties-Yds 7-70 5-42
3rd Down Conversions 6-13 7-17
4th Down Conversions 1-2 0-2
Time of Posession 28:19 31:41
Attendance 52,893
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 14 60 0 17
Marion Butts 2 55 0 56
Dayne Williams 9 29 2 11
Chris Parker 7 27 0 9
Edgar Bennett 3 23 0 14
Danny McManus 2 -3 1 6t
Paul Moore 1 -4 0 -4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 38 187 3 56
Opp 48 182 2 19
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Herb Gainer 6 128 1 37t
Edgar Bennett 2 48 0 26
Pat Carter 3 35 0 17
Chris Parker 1 28 0 28
Dexter Carter 4 24 0 16
Ronald Lewis 2 17 1 11t
Dayne Williams 1 15 0 15
Tom O'Malley 2 14 0 8
Reggie Johnson 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 320 2 37t
Opp 16 162 0 52
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 19 34 0 275 2 37t
Chip Ferguson 3 5 0 45 0 28
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 39 0 320 2 37t
Opp 16 27 0 162 0 52
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 1 20 0 20
Stan Shiver 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 31 0 20
Opp 2 -7 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bill Ragans 3 41 0 19
LeRoy Butler 1 18 0 18
Dexter Carter 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 77 0 19
Opp 6 85 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 3 92 32
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 92 32
Opp 5 173 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 5 5 10 1.0- . . . . . . . .
David Palmer 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 3 3 6 1.0- . . . . . . 1 .
Deion Sanders 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 3 1 4 . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Bart Schucts 2 2 4 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Felton Hayes 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 3 1 4 1.0- . . 1 . . . . .
Kelvin Smith 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Williams 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Carter 1 1 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Bill Ragans 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 42 24 66 5.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . 1 . 2- 0 . 1 .
Opp 36 11 47 4.0- 1.0- 9.0 . 6 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
RB 13 Dexter Carter
QB 14 Danny McManus
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TG 70 Tony Yeomans
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
RCB 17 Eric Williams
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
FS 40 Greg Newell
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
OLB 80 Terry Warren
RT 98 Bart Schucts
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
15 Bill Ragans
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
24 Paul Moore
26 Alphonso Williams
28 Dedrick Dodge
29 Lawrence Dawsey
30 Stanley Hall
31 Marion Butts
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
32 Martin Mayhew
35 Chris Parker
36 Kelvin Smith
45 Reggie Johnson
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
71 Jack Allen
77 Eric Luallen
78 Eric Hayes
92 Tom O'Malley
94 Eric Krohn
99 Anthony Moss
|
Florida State 44, East Carolina 3
09/12/1987, Greenville, N.C.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 13, 1987, page 51, by Bill McGrotha. Smith runs over Pirates.
His big night sparks FSU to a 44-3 win.
GREENVILLE, NC - He became a
father on Monday night, but some said Sammie Smith really delivered here Saturday night.
Running for 244 yards - second only in Florida State history to Greg Allen's 322 in 1981 against Western
Carolina - the swift sophomore tailback scored FSU's first touchdown on an 83-yard scamper.
The defense did much of the rest as the Seminoles romped 44-3 over East Carolina.
Smith was out of
action for FSU's opener last week because of a knee injury; his wife, Angie, presented him last Monday with a baby girl, Janay Chantelle.
"They (East Carolina) came out there with great enthusiasm
and really played us step for step," said FSU coach Bobby Bowden. "I mean they really got after us in the first half.
"We had planned to really throw the ball against them, but the rain made it
awfully scary. We did pass some late in the game, just because I wanted to look at some things. Overall, I was pleased with the way we played. East Carolina fought hard, but we were just a little too
much for them, man to man."
FSU led only 16-3 at halftime, but Smith had 166 yards at that point and FSU was on its way.
Now 2-0, the Seminoles play Memphis State in Tallahassee next Saturday
night.
On a warm, humid evening following afternoon showers that left the field of Ficklen Stadium a little damp, Florida State got first turn with the ball after the home team won the coin
toss.
From the 23, Dexter Carter swept for 10 on the first play. Three snaps later Ronnie Lewis caught a 14-yard pass at the Pirates 47.
On two carries Dayne Williams slammed to a first down at
the 35. Then, stopped cold to his left, Williams tried to find running room, but was swarmed over as he retreated. He fumbled, with Ricky Torain recovering for East Carolina at FSU's 49.
Three runs
gained yardage to FSU's 37. On third down, quarterback Travis Hunter was racked by Dedrick Dodge when he tried to run, and Terry Warren got the fumble for the Seminoles at their 25.
Interference on
a Danny McManus pass to Carter got 12 yards. A short pass to Lawrence Dawsey followed by Carter on the draw for 11 reached the Pirates' 40.
Quickly, Carter ran again - to the 28. But three downs
netted only 4 yards, and Derek Schmidt kicked a 41-yard field goal for 3-0 just before a light rain began.
Two third-down passes by Travis, the second to Don Gaylor for 13, led Carolina to its
47.
An option pitch to Reggie McKinney by Travis as he was hit got 16 yards to FSU's 33. After a holding setback, it came to third-and-11 at the 34.
On a screen pass, Anthony Simpson sped for 26
yards to the 8. A fumbled snap netted nothing, and Greg Newell broke up an end-zone pass. Offside against FSU moved Carolina inside the 5, but an option pitch lost a yard. Lining up for a field goal,
East Carolina intentionally delayed to draw a 5-yard penalty and obtain a better kicking angle. FSU declined the penalty.
On the first play of the second quarter, Chuck Berleth got the field goal,
a 23-yarder that tied it 3-3.
Leroy Butler returned the kickoff 35 yards to the 37, and FSU brought in much bigger backs - Sammie Smith and Marion Butts.
Smith got 9, and Butts 5 more in a swift
move to Carolina's 49. On his next three carries, Smith got 7, 6 and 8 yards to lead FSU to a first down at the 23. Soon holding cost FSU 10, back to the 28.
On a fake reverse, Carter got 9 yards.
Rain had started to fall harder.
On fourth down at the 19, Schmidt kicked a 36-yard field goal to make the score 6-3.
After a first Richie Andrews kickoff trickled out on the 1-foot line, FSU
was penalized 5 to its 35, and Walter Wilson sped to the 50 with a second effort, with Andrews bringing him down.
But linebacker David Palmer, playing a big first half, stopped Hunter cold. Paul
McGowan broke up a screen pass. A punt to FSU's 17 followed a faulty exchange that lost a couple of yards.
On a pitchout, Smith cut back into the line and seemed stopped cold as three tacklers hit
him. But the big tailback churned through and was away on an 83-yard touchdown run that brought the score to 13-3.
It was the second longest scoring run from scrimmage in FSU history, surpassed
only by Larry Key's 96-yarder in 1976 against Virginia Tech.
Just after that, John Hadley pounced on a fumbled East Carolina kickoff return, giving the Seminoles a shot from the Pirates' 20.
Smith slipped on first down. Two more runs left FSU at the 12.
Schmidt kicked his third field goal, a 29-yarder, that lifted the score to 16-3.
Again Andrews kicked out of bounds, and again East
Carolina got a good return - to its 43. A 5-yard Tim James run, coupled with a face-mask penalty, got the Pirates to FSU's 41. FSU defenders granted only 4 yards. A punt placed FSU at its 11.
Illegal procedure rubbed out a 44-yard McManus pass to freshman Edgar Bennett.
Three downs left FSU at its 11. Rick Tuten punted out of the end zone, and East Carolina had a crack from FSU's 46
with a little over one minute remaining in the half.
Third down saw Hunter scamper, on a quarterback draw, for 14 yards to FSU's 30. The clock showed eight seconds. A 47-yard try for a field goal
by Berleth was short.
Smith, on a fake reverse, rambled 41 yards before getting stopped at the Carolina 29 on the last play of the half.
On 11 runs, Smith had gained 166 first-half yards.
That accounted for all save 90 of FSU's 256 offensive sum at this point. McManus had passed only five times, completed a couple. Carolina had 139 yards, 94 of it running.
The Pirates lost a yard on
their opening series of the last half, and punted from their 23 to FSU's 44.
Similarly, the Seminoles gained but a yard on their first endeavor.
As Tuten punted well, a fair-catch endeavor saw
FSU's Alphonso Williams rack the return man, and the penalty gave Carolina a start at its 33.
Newell stopped Willie Lewis for a yard loss on a key third-down run, and Deion Sanders wheeled the
following punt 17 yards to FSU's 42. Dayne Williams pulled in a McManus pass at the Pirates 41. Two plays later Dexter Carter got 14 to the 24 on a McManus pass. Two runs got but 4, and a pass missed.
Schmidt was wide on a 36-yard try for a field goal, leaving it 16-3.
Two plays, and FSU had the ball again as Eric Williams forced a fumble as Hunter ran. Paul McGowan recovered for FSU at the
Carolina 24.
Smith whammed to the 19, then the 7 on successive runs up the middle. On a third straight carry, the tailback dug to the 1. But on the fourth play, it was Dayne Williams running off
the right side for an easy touchdown. Schmidt's point brought the score to 23-3.
Keeping from his 23, Hunter spun for 20 on a keeper. James, on a 12-yard run, reached FSU's 45.
Hunter was on
target with a bomb to a streaking receiver at the 5 - but Alphonso Williams tipped the ball away on a big last-second move. On the next play Hunter fumbled when hit by Newell and Eric Hayes, and it
was Felton Hayes recovering for the Seminoles at their 47.
FSU got nothing going, and Tuten punted to the 18. Three plays, and Carolina kicked back - to the FSU 41.
Promptly, McManus went long
to a streaking Randy White, who gathered the ball in at the 19 and scored on a 59-yard play. Schmidt's point boosted it to 30-3 as a record home-opener crowd of 33,937 started heading for cars.
Dodge's interception of a long pass at the FSU 22 soon provided another Seminole chance.
Nothing came of it, and the teams traded punts as the quarter ended, FSU gaining the ball at its 33.
On
another fake reverse, Smith got loose for a 52-yard ramble to the East Carolina 15.
With Chip Ferguson in at quarterback, FSU reached the 5 and a first down on three short plays. Whereupon, Dexter
Carter found daylight and scored on a 5-yard run.
An Anthony Simpson fumble found Eric Hayes claiming the ball for FSU at ECU's 32.
But, following a foul penalty, a Ferguson pass was
intercepted.
Carolina moved across midfield, but a McGowan sack of Brad Walsh slapped the Pirates back.
Ferguson directed an 82-yard drive in 13 plays, scoring on a 10-yard run, and the score
became 44-3. On the drive, Scott DiMare caught five passes for 54 yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
13 |
14 |
14 |
44 |
| East Carolina |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1st 3- 0 Derek Schmidt, 40, field goal, 7:04
2nd 3- 3 Opp, 23, field goal, 14:58
6- 3 Derek Schmidt, 36, field goal, 9:11
13- 3 Sammie Smith, 83, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 6:21
16- 3 Derek Schmidt, 28, field goal, 4:49
16- 3 Opp, 47, field goal failed, 0:03
3rd 16- 3 Derek Schmidt, 36, field goal failed, 8:20
23- 3 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 6:23
30- 3 Randy White, 59, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 2:56
4th 37- 3 Dexter Carter, 5, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 13:13
44- 3 Chip Ferguson, 10, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 4:11
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 10
Rushes-yards 53-362 44-161
Passing 186 61
Att-Comp-Int 22-13-1 20-5-1
Total Yards 75-548 64-222
Punt Returns 3-29 2-18
Kickoff Returns 2-53 8-157
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-26
Fumble Returns 5-0 1-0
Punts 4-41.8 8-39.0
Sacks By-Yds 1-12 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 10-5
Penalties-Yds 8-67 9-67
3rd Down Conversions 6-14 6-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 32:55 27:05
Attendance 33,937
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 19 244 1 83t
Dexter Carter 11 66 1 13
Marion Butts 6 23 0 8
Chip Ferguson 2 10 1 10t
Edgar Bennett 4 8 0 4
Chris Parker 3 6 0 6
Dayne Williams 7 3 1 7
Stanley Hall 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 53 362 4 83t
Opp 44 161 0 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Randy White 1 59 1 59
Scott DiMare 5 54 0 24
Dexter Carter 2 19 0 14
Dayne Williams 1 17 0 17
Ronald Lewis 1 14 0 14
Tom O'Malley 1 10 0 10
Reggie Johnson 1 7 0 7
Lawrence Dawsey 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 186 1 59
Opp 5 61 0 26
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 5 13 0 110 1 59t
Chip Ferguson 7 8 1 66 0 24
Peter Tom Willis 1 1 0 10 0 10
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 22 1 186 1 59t
Opp 5 20 1 61 0 26
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 3 29 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 29 0 18
Opp 2 18 0 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
LeRoy Butler 2 53 0 35
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 53 0 35
Opp 8 157 0 37
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 4 167 48
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 167 48
Opp 8 312 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 8 5 13 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Greg Newell 4 4 8 1.0- 1.0 . . 2 . . 1 . .
Eric Hayes 4 2 6 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
David Palmer 2 3 5 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 2 1 3 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Dedrick Dodge 2 . 2 . . 1- 0 . . . 1 . .
Alphonso Williams . 2 2 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Eric Williams 2 . 2 . . . 3 . . 1 . .
John Wyche 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Thomas Harp . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Randy White . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Felton Hayes . 1 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Kevin Grant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Michael Tanks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Gabbard . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bart Schucts . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 36 75 4.0- 20.0 1.0- 12.0 1- 0 7 . 5- 0 5 . .
Opp 41 50 91 2.0- 2.0 . 1- 26 4 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
TB 13 Dexter Carter
QB 14 Danny McManus
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TG 70 Tony Yeomans
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
RCB 17 Eric Williams
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
OLB 80 Terry Warren
RT 98 Bart Schucts
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Scott DiMare
4 Peter Tom Willis
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
29 Lawrence Dawsey
30 Stanley Hall
31 Marion Butts
32 Martin Mayhew
33 Sammie Smith
35 Chris Parker
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
36 Kelvin Smith
40 Greg Newell
44 John Wyche
45 Reggie Johnson
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
77 Eric Luallen
78 Eric Hayes
82 Randy White
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
|
Florida State 41, Memphis State 24
09/19/1987, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 20, 1987, page 57, by Bill McGrotha. FSU gets messy but wins.
Memphis State makes it tough in mud and rain.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - In front
21-0 after three runs with the football, Florida State fought off Memphis State - and its own errors - to win 41-24 here Saturday night.
Dexter Carter, accounting for 105 rushing yards in the first
quarter alone, scored three touchdowns.
The sophomore tailback had 311 all-purpose yards - running for 135 in 13 carries, catching four passes for 63 and returning four kickoffs for 113.
Six
turnovers contributed mightily to it being somewhat more of a challenge then FSU anticipated. Sammie Smith, such a hero after 244 yards last week against East Carolina, fumbled three times.
At the
start, Memphis State received after winning the coin toss on a wet evening that followed relatively heavy afternoon rain.
From the 24, two runs lost 2, and a pass got little, Memphis State's first
punt had FSU at its 32.
Right away defender Tory Epps ripped through to sack Danny McManus at the 25. But a screen pass to Dexter Carter dot 25 on the next play.
Pat Carter grabbed a 10-yard
pass at the Tiger 40.
Soon, another screen - to Dexter Carter - netted 12 to the 28.
After two passes missed, a draw play - Dexter Carter carrying - surprised the visitors, picking up 23 to the
5. Then Dexter Carter scored from the 4 on a pitchout.
Following a kickoff return to its 22, Memphis again was short after three plays, and punted to FSU's 28.
FSU overcame a holding call with a
13-yard pass to Pat Carter, followed by gains of 6 and 19 by Dexter Carter - the latter on a McManus pass.
After failing on two passes, McManus found Ronald Lewis with a 36-yarder at the 1.
Dayne Williams got the touchdown, and it was 14-0.
Memphis State changed quarterbacks - switching from Rusty Trail to Tim Jones - but again it was three downs and out as Paul McGowan and Eric Krohn
spurred a defensive charge - the latter sacking Jones for minus-2 on third down.
Deion Sanders sped 63 yards to a touchdown on the punt return - but it was nullified by clipping, and FSU started at
its 25.
Second down there, and Carter seemed trapped after taking a pitchout to the right, but he struggled loose, cut left, got a block from McManus, and raced 74 yards to the 1 on a spectacular
play.
Again, Williams got the touchdown and it was 21-0.
At last the Tigers got a first down - on an interference call against Stan Shiver at the Memphis 38. Three plays from there netted only a
yard, and once more the Tigers punted.
From the 25, Sammie Smith - in the game for the first time - got 12. Three more Smith runs reached the Memphis 49 as the quarter ended.
But after Tom
O'Malley grabbed a pass at the 36, Memphis defenders stacked up Smith and Marion Butts on successive runs.
A 16-yard Gerald White run got Memphis to its 40. Sammy Seals caught a 15-yard pass, and
White runs led to a first down at the 33.
But McGowan caught Jones for a loss of 6.
On fourth and 12 at the 35, John Butler tried a 52-yard field goal. He missed, but got a second chance as FSU
jumped offside. Whereupon, Butler missed from 47 yards.
A first-down McManus pass - apparently tipped by a teammate - was intercepted at the 33 by Troy Myer.
A third-down pass for 15 gained
FSU's 18. Three passes got nothing, with Eric Wiliams breaking up a third-down throw at the goal line. Butler's 35-yard field goal made it 21-3.
Carter wheeled the kickoff 35 yards to FSU's 44.
Lewis was open deep as McManus started with a bomb, but the ball was overthrown.
Smith fumbled after gaining 9, and Marlon Brown covered the ball for Memphis at its 47.
It came to fourth and one
at FSU's 44. Wayne Pryor was stopped just short as Alphonso Williams and Sheldon Thompson led the defensive charge.
Rain that started earlier in the quarter was falling steadily now.
Smith soon
got 13, and Butts 8 in a quick move to the Memphis 29. But again Smith fumbled, and again Memphis recovered - this time at its 25, with Mike Nettles covering.
A Jones keeper led to the 50.
As
safety Greg Newell fell, Charles Wilson - the Tallahassee Godby grad - pulled in a Jones bomb for a touchdown. The play covered 50 yards, and suddenly it was a 21-10 game.
Pn another fine runback,
Carter returned the kickoff 25 yards to FSU's 39. A pair of 8-yard passes, yo tight ends Pat Carter and Reggie Johnson, keyed a move to the Memphis 35. An interference call, as McManus threw to Randy
White at the goal line, gained the 20.
On third down, Randall Cooper - the guilty guy on the interference call - broke up a touchdown pass to Lewis, tipping it away. Schmidt's 36-yard field goal
made it 24-10 with 22 seconds left in the half.
With five seconds left, Eric Williams intercepted a Jones pass at the FSU 21. Carter got 14 running on the half's last play.
Abruptly, it got
sticky in the third quarter.
A second-down McManus pass, following the kickoff, skipped off the hands of Lewis. Nettles intercepted and raced 41 yards for a touchdown that narrowed it to 24-17.
Ill turns continued.
Carter returned the kickoff 39 yards - but fumbled, and the Tigers' Kenny Duffy recovered at the 50.
Two runs reached FSU's 39, but defenders called a halt there. But Jeff
Fite's punt left FSU in a hole at its 1.
Three runs left the Seminoles inches short at the 11. Rick Tuten punted 49 yards to the Memphis 42.
Backed to its 31 after holding, Memphis got out on
successive penalties - one for roughing the quarterback, another for grabbing a face mask.
At the 50, Eric Hayes forced a fumble out of quarterback Jones with a hard tackle, and Kevin Grant claimed
the ball for FSU at the Memphis 43.
Lewis caught a pass at the 30, but two plays later Smith fumbled for a third time. Reggie Dubose got this one for the Tigers at their 25.
But Memphis passes
were futile. Sanders returned the punt to midfield, but a personal-foul assessment knocked FSU back to its 37.
An 18-yard pass to Lewis followed by a 17-yarder to O'Malley placed FSU at the 30.
Then Herb Gainer caught one at the 19.
Williams pounded to the 10. After Carter was caught for a yard loss, Williams got the first down at the 7.
On a pitchout to the right, Carter broke a
couple of tackles and got a touchdown that made it 31-17 with 3:19 left in the quarter.
On the running of Jones, Memphis got a pair of first downs, to its 43. But a hard rush by Krohn enabled
Shiver to sack the quarterback on third down. That brought a punt, and a new FSU beginning at its 23 as the quarter ended.
Williams runs led to the 44. On third down, Lewis snared a 30-yard McManus
shot to the 26.
Memphis held, and FSU settled for a 41-yard Schmidt field goal. The scoreboard read 34-17.
Helped by a personal-foul call, Memphis probed to its 44, where it came to
fourth-and-one. On a pitchout, White lost 3. FSU started at the Memphis 41.
Chip Ferguson, on his first at quarterback, passed to Lewis at the 30. Two plays later, Pat Carter caught a 17-yarder at
the 9.
After losing 5 on a run, Carter collared a 14-yard scoring pass from Ferguson, and the score became 41-17 with 8 minutes remaining.
Memphis State got a touchdown in the final seconds on
Elgin Perkins' 5-yard run with a pitchout that followed a 28-yard pass to the 4.
It was the Seminoles' fifth straight game on a wet field and, in a sense, easily the messiest.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Memphis State |
0 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Florida State |
21 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
41 |
1st 7- 0 Dexter Carter, 4, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:44
14- 0 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 6:09
21- 0 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 3:42
2nd 21- 0 Opp, 47, field goal failed, 8:35
21- 3 Opp, 35, field goal, 7:22
21-10 Opp, 50, pass (kick), 2:00
24-10 Derek Schmidt, 36, field goal, 0:22
3rd 24-17 Opp, 41, interception return (kick), 14:12
31-17 Dexter Carter, 7, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 3:19
4th 34-17 Derek Schmidt, 41, field goal, 12:03
41-17 Dexter Carter, 14, pass from Chip Ferguson (Derek Schmidt, kick), 8:07
41-24 Opp, 5, run (kick), 0:19
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 15
Rushes-yards 46-244 46-106
Passing 289 143
Att-Comp-Int 35-19-2 25-11-1
Total Yards 81-533 71-249
Punt Returns 3-12 0-0
Kickoff Returns 4-113 8-131
Interception Ret. 1-0 2-41
Fumble Returns 1-0 4-0
Punts 3-43.7 8-39.5
Sacks By-Yds 2-16 2-16
Fumbles-Lost 5-4 4-1
Penalties-Yds 8-84 3-23
3rd Down Conversions 8-13 4-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 27:53 32:07
Attendance 50,191
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 15 135 2 74
Sammie Smith 13 68 0 13
Dayne Williams 9 35 2 9
Peter Tom Willis 1 18 0 18
Marion Butts 4 17 0 8
Edgar Bennett 1 3 0 3
Danny McManus 1 -7 0 -7
Chip Ferguson 2 -25 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 46 244 4 74
Opp 46 106 1 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ronald Lewis 5 107 0 36
Dexter Carter 4 63 1 25
Pat Carter 4 49 0 17
Tom O'Malley 2 31 0 18
Dayne Williams 1 12 0 12
Reggie Johnson 1 11 0 11
Herb Gainer 1 11 0 11
Keith Ross 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 289 1 36
Opp 11 143 1 50t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 16 31 2 247 0 36
Chip Ferguson 3 4 0 42 1 17
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 35 2 289 1 36
Opp 11 25 1 143 1 50t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 3 12 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 12 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 4 113 0 39
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 113 0 39
Opp 8 131 0
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 3 131 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 131 49
Opp 8 316 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 11 5 16 2.0- 7.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Eric Hayes 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Alphonso Williams 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Gabbard 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
John Wyche . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
David Palmer 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 2 . 2 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Eric Williams 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Krohn 1 1 2 1.5- 7.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Felton Hayes 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 2 . 2 1.5- 6.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
John Hadley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bill Ragans . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Shelton Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Magdi El Shahawy 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Keith Carter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 45 28 73 9.0- 34.0 2.0- 16.0 1- 0 3 . 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 43 18 61 5.0- 2.0- 16.0 2- 41 4 . 4- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
TB 13 Dexter Carter
QB 14 Danny McManus
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TG 70 Tony Yeomans
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
RCB 17 Eric Williams
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
OLB 80 Terry Warren
RT 98 Bart Schucts
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Peter Tom Willis
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
15 Bill Ragans
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
32 Martin Mayhew
33 Sammie Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
36 Kelvin Smith
40 Greg Newell
44 John Wyche
45 Reggie Johnson
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
77 Eric Luallen
78 Eric Hayes
82 Randy White
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
|
Florida State 31, Michigan State 3
09/26/1987, East Lansing, Mich.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, September 27, 1987, page 57, by Bill McGrotha. Solid-gold avalanche.
Seminoles pour it on Spartans.
EAST LANSING, MI - It was about Tuesday that
Bobby Bowden delivered a short oration to the troops.
"Get that danged reverse cranked up," he told his Florida State coaches and players.
The Seminoles put that reverse in high gear here
Saturday, but it was spectacular defense that put them in overdrive. And Michigan State - the same crew that ran over Southern Cal (27-13) on this field in an opener - fell 31-3.
It was not as easy
as that. Michigan State's own unusual defense, designed to stop anybody's running game, put a chokehold on the nation's No. 1-ranked offensive unit much of the early way.
"You cannot run the ball
on Michigan State," praised Bowden. "As good as they play that thing, you better be able to make them slow that pursuit down a little bit - or you're in trouble."
The reverse - that some say is
Bowden's very favorite play - was called on the game's first play. Lawrence Dawsey swept for 23 yards. On an early play of the last half, Ronnie Lewis ran it for 56 and a touchdown that opened the
gates.
"I hope I never see that defense of theirs again," said Bowden. He will. Michigan State plays in Tallahassee next Sept. 24.
This was a game FSU led by a bare 7-3 at halftime.
Then
FSU's defense, on four of five possessions from the start of the second half, got the ball back at the Michigan State 25, 11, 44 and 48, sending a message: "See what you can do with that, offense!"
Well, actually, the offense got just three points out of that, but Lewis on that 56-yard reverse had managed that touchdown after the Seminoles started at their own 44. Once again, quarterback Danny
McManus scored a telling block on a scoring run.
All of that made the score 17-3. Later, FSU whacked out two more touchdowns - and maybe partially because Michigan State defenders were keeping an
eye peeled for those reverses.
So it id that Florida State is 4-0 for the fifth time in Bowden's 12th season. In the 70th road game of his time, Bowden's record for these became 44-24-2. A Big Ten
team has never played in Tallahassee, but never mind - Bowden has beaten representatives of this vaunted league four out of five times.
It mattered not much that a Florida State team that had led
the nation with a 500-yards-plus average got 367 here.
What mattered more was Lorenzo White, who just might really be the college game's best runner, was checked on 84 yards in 22 carries as the
Spartans netted just 215, and didn't really hurt anybody.
"Contain - contain - contain!" was the repeated word in FSU workouts, and a defensive plan focused on containing slippery
quarterback Bobby McAllister and White, not allowing neither to get outside, an area where each is awfully dangerous.
"McAllister has great speed, and he does have a strong arm," said defensive
coordinator Mickey Andrews. "But we noticed he was not nearly as effective a passer when he was not on the run. We tried to keep him inside."
Apparent leaders of a big defensive endeavor were
noseguard Odell Haggins (11 tackles) and linebacker Paul McGowan (9). Three times Haggins caught runners for losses, and McGowan twice had tackles for losses. Six times the Seminoles sacked Spartan
quarterbacks - once each by Haggins and McGowan, once each by tackles Eric Hayes and Eric Krohn, by linebackers David Palmer and Terry Warren.
Remarkably, for all of that, Michigan State controlled
the football, running 77 plays to FSU's 65, and had the ball approximately 9 ½ more minutes than Florida State. In the early going, there seemed a risk of FSU's defense being overly burdened.
And
now comes a showdown here Saturday at 2:30 p.m. in a nationally televised CBS game - a key matchup with powerful Miami.
"I can't tell, I can't tell," protested Bowden when pressed on the question
of how good his team may be. "We got a ball game coming up that will tell us something."
But many Michigan Staters had seen enough. Thousands among the 76,787 fans - roughly the population of this
almost-picturesque little city - who packed Spartan Stadium left early. Maybe to pick some of the cherries, apples, plums and blueberries that abound around here.
"We got beat in the running game,
and we got beat in the passing game," said losing coach George Perles.
"We got beat by a better team - that is how simple it is. I said before the game Florida State has the best collection of
athletes. They were a lot better than us today. We knew their whole team was quick. They could be a great team at the end of the year."
Despite Dawsey's neat opening run, Florida State looked not
so great on its first several possessions. As the second quarter opened, with the score 0-0, Florida State found itself backed inside its 2 following a Greg Montgomery punt - he was punting all day,
averaging 41 yards on 12, not counting the one Eric Williams blocked.
Rick Tuten, who averaged 35, got FSU out of that hole with a 46-yard boot, and two penalties quickly slapped the Spartans back
to their 29.
Right after that, a thing or two started happening. On Montgomery's next kick, Deion Sanders wheeled it 53 yards to the Spartan 38. Sanders had a dandy afternoon - returning seven
punts 99 yards and intercepting a pass.
In five plays McManus had the Seminoles ahead 7-0. A pass to Lewis for 17 was followed by one to Dexter Carter - 20 yards to the 1. Dayne Williams scored
easily.
Michigan State moved on passes, including a couple to tight end Mike Sargent, and got a 35-yard field goal out of John Langeloh.
Andrews' suggested defensive plan pretty well turned the
tight end free, with the Seminoles focusing on bigger game. "He wasn't going to beat us," said Andrews. And neither was any aspect of Michigan State's passing game on this day. On four completions of
21 efforts, sandwiched around six sacks and an interception, the home team got just 43 yards.
An early opportunity to expand that 7-3 lead came in the first half when Haggins forced a fumble out of
McAllister, and Sheldon Thompson recovered at the Spartan 25. Nothing came of it as Todd Krumm intercepted an unwise McManus pass over the middle.
But next time FSU got the ball, McManus dealt it
to Lewis on the reverse, gave him the big block at the corner, and after the 56-yarder, it was 14-3.
It became 17-3 on Schmidt's 21-yard field goal after Eric Williams blocked a punt that set up
the Seminoles at the Spartan 11.
In the fourth quarter, FSU moved on a smooth 68-yard drive to a touchdown that came on an 8-yard McManus pass to Lewis.
A Sanders interception soon had the
Seminoles knocking again, at the Michigan State 38. A screen pass to Sammie Smith did the trick, getting 25 yards and a final touchdown with more than 7 minutes remaining.
Though FSU managed 174
rushing yards, Michigan State virtually neutralized the dangerous tailback tandem of Dexter Carter (28 yards) and Sammie Smith (19 yards) as each ran nine times. One thing the Spartans were doing
defensively was giving big tackle Pat Tomberlin heavy attention wherever he lined up.
"It is amazing how bad you can play when your defense is good," said Bowden, forgetting for the moment the
merit of Michigan State's own defense as he indicated some displeasure with an attack that, going in, had led the nation.
As many came up rosy for the Seminoles, they came off the artificial turf
with no apparent injuries of significance.
"We're going to need all the healthy bodies we can get," said one coach.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
10 |
14 |
31 |
| Michigan State |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2nd 7- 0 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:55
7- 3 Opp, 35, field goal, 3:36
3rd 14- 3 Ronald Lewis, 56, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 8:33
17- 3 Derek Schmidt, 21, field goal, 3:34
4th 17- 3 Derek Schmidt, 44, field goal failed, 10:57
24- 3 Ronald Lewis, 8, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 7:16
31- 3 Sammie Smith, 25, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 6:33
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 15
Rushes-yards 33-174 56-172
Passing 193 43
Att-Comp-Int 32-14-1 21-4-1
Total Yards 65-367 77-215
Punt Returns 9-133 3-23
Kickoff Returns 1-21 5-72
Interception Ret. 1-18 1-16
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 9-35.7 12-41.8
Sacks By-Yds 6-50 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-45 8-81
3rd Down Conversions 4-15 3-18
Time of Posession 25:11 34:49
Attendance 76,887
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ronald Lewis 3 66 1 56t
Dexter Carter 9 28 0 12
Lawrence Dawsey 2 23 0 23
Sammie Smith 9 19 0 10
Marion Butts 4 17 0 12
Edgar Bennett 3 11 0 5
Dayne Williams 3 10 1 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 174 2 56t
Opp 56 172 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ronald Lewis 5 85 1 23
Dexter Carter 2 26 0 20
Edgar Bennett 4 26 0 13
Sammie Smith 1 25 1 25
Herb Gainer 1 22 0 22
Terry Anthony 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 193 2 25
Opp 4 43 0 15
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 13 28 1 187 2 25t
Chip Ferguson 1 4 0 6 0 6
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 32 1 193 2 25t
Opp 4 21 1 43 0 15
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 7 99 0 53
Eric Williams 1 23 0 23
LeRoy Butler 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 133 0 53
Opp 3 23 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
LeRoy Butler 1 21 0 21
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 21 0 21
Opp 5 72 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 9 321 46
----------------------------------------
FSU 9 321 46
Opp 12 501 56
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 9 5 14 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 7.0 . 2 . . . . .
Odell Haggins 9 2 11 3.0- 17.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . 1 . .
Eric Krohn 6 . 6 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 4 . 4 1.0- 11.0 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
John Wyche 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Williams 3 . 3 . . . . . . . 1 .
Deion Sanders 2 1 3 . . 1- 18 1 . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 1 2 3 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
David Palmer 3 . 3 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Bill Ragans . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marty Riggs 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Thomas Harp 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Gabbard 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Carter 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Felton Hayes . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Derek Schmidt 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Carter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Phil Carollo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 65 26 91 9.0- 61.0 6.0- 50.0 1- 18 5 . 1- 0 1 1 .
Opp 45 30 75 5.0- 6.0 . 1- 16 4 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TG 70 Tony Yeomans
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
RCB 17 Eric Williams
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
OLB 80 Terry Warren
RT 98 Bart Schucts
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
15 Bill Ragans
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
32 Martin Mayhew
36 Kelvin Smith
40 Greg Newell
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 John Wyche
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
77 Eric Luallen
78 Eric Hayes
81 Phil Carollo
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
|
Miami 26, Florida State 25
10/03/1987, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 4, 1987, Other edition, page 6, by Bill McGrotha. Kick Yourself, FSU.
Seminoles' missed conversions and Miami two-pointers settle it
26-25.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State played Miami better than the world of football thought it could.
It also played Miami in ways that were worse than anybody thought.
Florida
State's good kicking game went crazy. Its spectacular defense turned suddenly vulnerable.
And Miami, behind the poise and passing of sophomore quarterback Steve Walsh, dealt a stinging 26-25 defeat
to the Seminoles in broad Saturday daylight before a record Campbell Stadium crowd of 62,561 and millions in a national-television audience.
Behind 10-3 at halftime - and 19-3 with 2:45 left in the
third quarter, Miami offensively came alive on lightning assaults by Walsh.
First he hit Melvin Bratton with a 49-yard touchdown pass over the middle, then Michael Irvin with a 25-yard scoring
strike over the middle, then - finally, with 2:22 to play - Irvin again on the sideline with a throw that he turned into a 73-yard payoff.
All three came on third-down plays.
After the first two
touchdowns, Walsh threw two[point passes to Brian Blades, then Warren Williams, tying the game 19-19 with 11:39 remaining. After the final touchdown, Greg Cox kicked the point that proved decisive.
"We played a heck of a football team," said Miami coach Jimmy Johnson. "But I was proud of our guys - they would not quit!"
It was so. All of it.
Brent Musburger of CBS had asked Johnson prior
to the game about the possibility of a two-point play should it come to a question of kicking for a tie.
"I told him we were not very good at two-point conversions," said Johnson.
Few teams are.
But on this day Miami was.
In the final moments, Florida State drove 83 yards in eight plays, scoring on Ronnie Lewis' splendid 18-yard catch of a McManus pass. Forty-two seconds remained.
After
first indicating a bid for a tying kick, Florida State called a timeout and went for two. The pass failed, as McManus appeared to underthrow tight end Pat Carter.
"I wish I hadn't, but I did," said
Coach Bobby Bowden later of his decision to go for two. He saud he changed him mind because kicker Derek Schmidt had already missed two relatively short field goals and an extra point.
In a 31-game
series that FSU now trails 18-13, Miami won for the ninth time in 10 Tallahassee tries. It was, moreover, the fifth time Florida State has fallen to Miami by a single point.
In a battle of the
nation's third- and fourth-ranked teams, Miami had entered the game a three-point favorite. Not so many thought FSU could move the ball on Miami's acclaimed defense.
But move it Florida State did.
All day.
With tailback Sammie Smith starting, and pounding for 189 yards in 30 runs, FSU lashed Miami defenders for 426 yards. Held to just 82 at halftime, Miami finished with 306, including 254 on
Walsh passing. Though he hit on just 13 of 29, you could write a book after his three big ones.
One of the game's most astonishing facts was that FSU controlled the ball, 84 plays to 53, and it had
possession of the ball more than 40 of the 60 minutes. But, in that stunning sequence that started in the third quarter, Miami ate up the yards like a hungry giant.
Miami's chance for such a
fantastic flurry came after some startling FSU developments - otherwise, the Seminoles would have this one socked away.
An ill wind blew - literally - and Schmidt, the nation's most productive
kicker entering this season, had trouble all day. Bowden said the wind blew on-course Schmidt kicks outside the goalposts.
"If you had told me they were going to beat us on the kicking game," said
Bowden, "I would have said you were out of your mind."
It was not Schmidt. Miami took an early three-point lead after Marty Riggs, the snapper on long kicks, snapped before quarterback Danny
McManus, the holder, and Schmidt were ready for a field-goal attempt from the Miami 23. Riggs said he thought he heard the "set" signal for the snap and responded. The ball sailed 52 yards, giving
Miami position at the FSU 26. Cote soon booted a 29-yard field goal for a 3-0 Miami lead.
Except for that 51 yards - credited as a rushing-game loss - Florida State's offensive total would have
been more impressive.
Florida State recovered quickly from that small deficit, driving 80 yards as Smith broke a 54-yard ramble to the Miami 17.
At that point, Smith had 103 yards on 11 runs.
On the first play of the second quarter, Dayne Williams scored from the 1.
A 17-yard Deion Sanders punt return put FSU in position at Miami's 48. Florida State worked the ball down to the 20, and
settled for a 10-3 lead on a 36-yard Schmidt field goal.
On FSU's first series of the last half, a drive to the Miami 12 went awry when Schmidt's 29-yard try for three was wide right.
But when
Miami punted, Martin Mayhew ripped through to block Jeff Feagle's boot, and Alphonso Williams picked it up at about the 5 and scored an easy touchdown.
Whereupon, Schmidt missed the extra-point
kick, leaving it 16-3.
A 34-yard Sanders punt return placed FSU at the Miami 44. A roughing-the-passer penalty on outside linebacker Danny Stubbs helped FSU to a first down at the Miami 12.
With
2:45 left in the quarter, Schmidt kicked a 25-yard field goal that made it 29-3.
It seemed over.
But in a 76-yard, six-play drive, accomplished in less than two minutes, Miami cut it to 19-11
after Walsh hit Bratton with the 49-yarder and Blades with the two-pointer.
When McManus, on the first series of the last quarter, threw a screen pass, Stubbs moved in for an interception that gave
Miami the ball at FSU's 40.
"He made a great play," said McManus. "The screen was there. We would have got a big gain out of it."
Six more plays, and Miami had it tied following Walsh's
26-yarder to Irvin and the two-pointer to Williams.
Again, Florida State drove - 59 yards to the 14 - but Schmidt's 31-yard attempt for three was again wide right.
Here came the Seminoles again,
slashing to the Miami 16 - where a faulty exchange from center resulted in a fumble at the 11.
Given that reprieve, Miami moved to what proved its winning touchdown, the 73-yarder to Irvin.
Still time for a final Florida State move that came up a point short.
"We threw away more chances." Said Bowden, "then we have in a very long time."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
3 |
0 |
8 |
15 |
26 |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
9 |
6 |
25 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 29, field goal, 2:58
2nd 7- 3 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 14:56
10- 3 Derek Schmidt, 36, field goal, 2:37
3rd 16- 3 Alphonso Williams, 5, punt return/blocked punt (Derek Schmidt, kick failed), 7:50
Note: Punt blocked by Martin Mayhew, Williams recovered the
ball at the five and scored.
19- 3 Derek Schmidt, 25, field goal, 2:45
19-11 Opp, 49, pass (pass), 0:57
4th 19-11 Derek Schmidt, 31, field goal failed
19-19 Opp, 26, pass (pass), 11:39
19-26 Opp, 73, pass (kick), 2:22
25-26 Ronald Lewis, 18, pass from Danny McManus (Danny McManus, pass failed), 0:42
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 11
Rushes-yards 60-225 24-52
Passing 201 254
Att-Comp-Int 24-16-1 29-13-0
Total Yards 84-426 53-306
Punt Returns 4-75 1-0
Kickoff Returns 5-103 2-18
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-9
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 2-38.0 6-30.7
Sacks By-Yds 2-13 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 3-26 4-36
3rd Down Conversions 7-16 4-13
Time of Posession 40:32 19:28
Attendance 62,561
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 30 189 0 64
Edgar Bennett 7 31 0 9
Victor Floyd 6 16 0 7
Danny McManus 2 11 0 6
Ronald Lewis 2 9 0 8
Dexter Carter 7 8 0 5
Dayne Williams 2 6 1 5
Marion Butts 3 6 0 3
Team 1 -51 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 60 225 1 64
Opp 24 52 0 12
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 3 51 0 31
Pat Carter 4 35 0 13
Herb Gainer 3 29 0 13
Lawrence Dawsey 1 23 0 23
Ronald Lewis 2 21 1 18
Edgar Bennett 1 21 0 21
Dayne Williams 1 15 0 15
Victor Floyd 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 201 1 31
Opp 13 254 3 73t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 16 24 1 201 1 31
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 24 1 201 1 31
Opp 13 29 0 254 3 73t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 3 53 0 34
Martin Mayhew 1 17 0 17
Alphonso Williams 0 5 1 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 75 1 34
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Ross 2 45 0 28
Dexter Carter 2 44 0 26
Bill Ragans 1 14 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 103 0 28
Opp 2 18 0 12
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 2 76 41
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 76 41
Opp 6 184 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 5 5 10 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
David Palmer 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 2 5 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . 1 .
Greg Newell . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 2 1 3 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Gabbard . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Krohn . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Felton Hayes 1 1 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson 1 . 1 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Thomas Harp . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Carter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bill Ragans . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 38 71 3.0- 13.0 2.0- 13.0 . 2 . . . 1 .
Opp 59 28 87 6.0- . 1- 9 . . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TG 70 Tony Yeomans
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
RCB 17 Eric Williams
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
OLB 80 Terry Warren
RT 98 Bart Schucts
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
15 Bill Ragans
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
27 Victor Floyd
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
32 Martin Mayhew
36 Kelvin Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Greg Newell
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
77 Eric Luallen
78 Eric Hayes
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
|
Florida State 61, Southern Mississippi 10
10/10/1987, Hattiesburg, Miss.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 11, 1987, page 39, by Bill McGrotha. The Big Easy.
FSU runs over Southern Miss to win 61-10.
HATTIESBURG, MS - Southern Mississippi, a
proud sort of football team, started playing the game 70 seasons ago, in 1917.
Never had it lost a game like it lost Saturday - to Florida State 61-10. And a sad Homecoming it was, for so many in
the crowd of 25,803.
More than 10 years ago, these Golden Eagles lost one 48-0 at East Carolina, but in the years since only one team - Florida State - had really blown it away. Only a dozen teams
in all of major-college football had won a higher percentage of games than Southern Mississippi over the last 50 years.
A 65-6 victor at Louisville only a week ago, Southern had won 12 consecutive
home games.
"We were hot, and things went our way some," said FSU coach Bobby Bowden.
When someone mentioned it was Southern's worst-ever loss, Bowden said: "Well, they once gave us one of the
worst ones we ever had, didn't they?"
It was so. In 1981, a Southern team, led by Reggie Collier, slammed the Seminoles in Tallahassee 58-14.
But that was FSU's lone loss to Southern in Bowden's
time, and he has beaten this sturdy-enough opponent seven of eight times, including four in Hattiesburg.
It was 14-0 on this pleasant sunshiny Saturday with the game not five minutes old, 31-10 at
the half, and 45-10 with a quarter to go. The explosive Seminoles ran up 602 yards, 388 of it rushing against a foe that figured pretty good stopping such.
Ranked No. 6 nationally last week, FSU
moves toward Saturday's game against Louisville with a 5-1 record. Then comes an open date before Homecoming against Tulane.
Florida State took charge at the start, moving 76 yards in nine plays to
a 7-0 lead. After Danny McManus picked Southern with passes, Sammie Smith tore up the middle on a draw play for 30 and a touchdown.
Three times FSU scored on the draw. Dexter Carter got a second on
a 39-yarder, Victor Floyd another on a 20-yarder. Three scoring draw plays from three different tailbacks!
They do have some talent," commented Jim Carmody, the losing coach.
Florida
State might have scored on the game's first play. But the "Bowden-rooskie" did not go.
"The play was for Danny McManus to fake to Sammie going off tackle, then hide the ball before throwing it to
Ronnie Lewis. "Looked like it would have worked. But they had a corner-blitz called. And you would never expect a corner-blitz in that situation. Danny was lucky to be able to throw the ball away on
the play."
McManus came right back with three completions that paved Smith's scoring burst up the middle on the draw.
"We felt they played running games pretty well, and we had to open up with
some passes," said Bowden.
A whole lot of opening-up, for pass or run, once again came from a tough corps of offensive linemen, generally led by the two Pats, tight end Carter and tackle
Tomberlin.
"The big difference in this game was our offensive line dominating," said Bowden. "Wayne McDuffie is doing a great coaching job getting the execution out of this group." And the
defensive coaching staff is doing a great job, among other things, of intimidating opponents about every time they try to punt.
It became 14-0 when freshman linebacker Kelvin Smith blocked
Southern's first punt, and Bill Ragans covered it in the end zone for a touchdown. In the second quarter, FSU blocked another - Smith and Allen Stewart each getting a piece of the ball - and that led
to a field goal following position at the Southern 9.
Florida State might have put this one out of sight early. Stan Shiver came up with the first of his two interceptions on a day the Seminoles
swiped five. (Tracy Sanders, Deion Sanders and Corien Freeman each had one.)
But nothing came of the first interception opportunity, and soon Southern stirred the crowd with a 69-yard scoring run
by Reginald Warnsley.
"Somebody went to sleep," said Bowden. "He cut outside. It should have been no gain."
A couple of clips briefly stymied the Seminoles - accounting for 30 of the 85 penalty
yards they drew for the day.
But late in a long opening quarter McManus mounted another drive. A 40-yard Dayne Williams run helped. The touchdown came on a 6-yard McManus toss to Pat Carter.
Williams ran a half-dozen times for 54 yards, Dexter Carter eight for 74 and Smith 16 for 142.
In the early going of the second quarter, Southern cut it to 21-10 on a 44-yard field goal by Chris
Scroka.
At about this point, Florida State moved steadily away.
After Carter's 39-yard draw for a TD, it was 28-10.
And on Schmidt's 21-yard field goal that followed a second blocked punt, it
was 31-10. With two field goals and seven extra points, Schmidt moved closer still to a national scoring record.
In the third quarter, after the defense held on fourth and one at its 42, FSU scored
again, this time on Floyd's 20-yard draw.
When Floyd fumbled a little later, Southern Miss had a shot from FSU's 20 - then the 5, following a penalty. An interception at the 1 by Tracy Sanders
stopped that.
Whereupon, FSU drove 99 yards to a touchdown that came on Williams' yard run.
A 46-yard Schmidt field goal soon raised the score to 48-10.
Then Chip Ferguson was in to direct a
push capped by a 14-yard scoring throw to Floyd.
Peter Tom Willis followed Ferguson, passing 12 yards to Herb Gainer for the final touchdown.
Among FSU defenders, Paul McGowan, in on a dozen
tackles, was among the stickouts.
But on a day when FSU ran 89 plays - 18 more than Southern - it was much like a track meet, with a whole lot of Seminoles having their good moments.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
21 |
10 |
14 |
16 |
61 |
| Southern Mississippi |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
1st 7- 0 Sammie Smith, 30, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 12:02
14- 0 Bill Ragans, 32, punt return/blocked punt (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:35
Note: Kelvin Smith blocked a punt; Ragans picked up the ball
at the 32 and returned it for a touchdown.
14- 7 Opp, 69, run (kick), 7:51
21- 7 Pat Carter, 6, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 0:28
2nd 21-10 Opp, 44, field goal, 13:38
28-10 Dexter Carter, 39, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:29
31-10 Derek Schmidt, 21, field goal, 9:04
31-10 Opp, 53, field goal failed, 2:24
31-10 Derek Schmidt, 56, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 38-10 Victor Floyd, 20, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 7:19
45-10 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 0:45
4th 48-10 Derek Schmidt, 47, field goal, 14:07
55-10 Victor Floyd, 14, pass from Chip Ferguson (Derek Schmidt, kick), 7:59
61-10 Herb Gainer, 12, pass from Peter Tom Willis (Danny McManus, pass intercepted), 0:15
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 29 15
Rushes-yards 50-404 39-270
Passing 214 40
Att-Comp-Int 39-22-2 32-5-5
Total Yards 89-618 71-310
Punt Returns 5-74 2-1
Kickoff Returns 3-54 7-145
Interception Ret. 5-33 2-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 2-45.0 7-25.6
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0
Penalties-Yds 5-65 3-45
3rd Down Conversions 10-15 5-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 34:08 25:52
Attendance 25,853
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 16 142 1 43
Dexter Carter 8 74 1 39t
Victor Floyd 8 60 1 20t
Dayne Williams 6 54 1 40
Edgar Bennett 7 46 0 12
Lawrence Dawsey 1 16 0 16
Danny McManus 2 12 0 8
Marion Butts 2 0 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 50 404 4 43
Opp 39 270 1 69t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Herb Gainer 4 55 1 18
Terry Anthony 3 53 0 29
Lawrence Dawsey 3 34 0 13
Pat Carter 3 17 1 7
Victor Floyd 1 14 1 14
Dave Roberts 2 14 0 8
Dayne Williams 2 12 0 9
Tom O'Malley 1 11 0 11
Reggie Johnson 1 6 0 6
Sammie Smith 1 0 0
Danny McManus 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 214 3 29
Opp 5 40 0 16
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 13 27 2 118 1 29
Peter Tom Willis 6 7 0 49 1 12t
Chip Ferguson 3 5 0 47 1 18
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 39 2 214 3 29
Opp 5 32 5 40 0 16
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bill Ragans 1 32 1 32t
Felton Hayes 1 25 0 25
Deion Sanders 2 17 0 11
Tracy Sanders 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 74 1 32t
Opp 2 1 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Ross 2 32 0 21
Dexter Carter 1 22 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 54 0 22
Opp 7 145 0 43
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 2 90 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 90 52
Opp 7 179 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 10 4 14 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith 1 3 4 . . . . . . . 2 .
Alphonso Williams 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bart Schucts 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Palmer . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders . 2 2 . . 1- 10 . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 1 1 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
Felton Hayes . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Carter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Magdi El Shahawy 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Steve Gabbard . 1 1 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver . 1 1 . . 2- 23 . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Krohn . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Bill Ragans 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Richie Andrews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Johnson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Ross 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 36 69 1.0- 4.0 . 5- 33 2 . . . 3 .
Opp 39 52 91 2.0- 3.0 . 2- 0 7 . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 50 John Brown
TG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
RCB 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
RT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Peter Tom Willis
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
15 Bill Ragans
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
27 Victor Floyd
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
36 Kelvin Smith
40 Greg Newell
45 Reggie Johnson
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
83 Dave Roberts
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
98 Bart Schucts
|
Florida State 32, Louisville 9
10/17/1987, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, October 18, 1987, by Bill McGrotha. Semi-Tough.
Louisville makes the Seminoles sweat a little for a 32-9 victory.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Shaking off
an erratic start, Florida State whacked out 32-9 victory here Saturday night.
In a mildly surprising turn of events, Louisville used the strong passing of quarterback Jay Gruden to control the ball
much of the way.
That, coupled with FSU's tendency to err, had 53,144 Campbell Stadium fans looking at one another in consternation.
With the notable assistance of a blocked punt by Alphonso
Williams, the Seminoles managed an 18-3 halftime lead. But Louisville didn't do a whole lot of punting in this game.
At the start FSU was a little jumpy - Louisville gaining a first down on an
opening series when an outside linebacker leaped offside as the Cardinals lined up to punt.
But FSU defenders granted not an inch on the subsequent series, and Louisville punted to the Seminole
28.
Six straight runs, including three in a row by Dayne Williams, reached the Louisville 45.
On a fake reverse, Sammie Smith broke an early tackle, streaked down the sideline, cut back at the
5, and got the opening touchdown. Derek Schmidt missed the kick, leaving it 6-0.
Jay Gruden's pass to Deon Booker for 16 led to the Louisville 40.
When the Cardinals punted, Deion Sanders lost
it, and David Miller recovered for Louisville at FSU's 27.
George Williams' reception for 14 yards, coupled with a face-mask penalty, quickly propelled the visitors to the 6.
A run and two
passes netted a yard. On fourth down, following an offside penalty, Ronnie Bell kicked a 27-yard field goal for 6-3.
Dexter Carter's kickoff return gave FSU position at the 35. But FSU's odd
jerkiness continued, with a faulty exchange on first down resulting in a 2-yard loss. Two plays later, Rick Tuten's punt placed Louisville at its 26.
Three runs got 15. On third down, Gruden hit
Anthony Cummings with an 18-yarder at FSU's 41. Promptly, Chad Fortune gathered in a 28-yard throw at the 13.
An FSU offside moved the ball to the 8. But linebacker Paul McGowan stopped a run, and
two passes missed.
Lining up for a fourth-down try for a field goal, following a procedure penalty, Louisville faked it, with holder Eric Lawton rearing up, then throwing an end-zone pass to
Williams - who dropped the ball.
On the opening play of the second quarter, Florida State got its first pass completion - a 6-yarder to Herb Gainer for a first down at the 27.
That was it,
however, as more McManus passes failed. Tuten's 44-yard punt left Louisville at its 32.
Consecutive 13-yard passes to Rodney Knighton and Williams attained FSU's 40. Two plays later Hamilton caught
a 14-yarder at the 20.
Terry Warren tore through to sack Gruden at the 27. On third down Hamilton grabbed a pass and sailed to the 3 - but a holding call on Mike McKinney nullified the shot.
Another futile pass, then a punt into the end zone.
A 16-yard McManus toss to Gainer gained some room. Three more plays and Ronnie Lewis caught a 26-yarder at Louisville's 43. Dexter Carter ran for
10 and Marion Butts for 8. Carter's running got 8 more, to the 18.
On fourth down, Schmidt's 34-yard field goal made it 9-3 with 6:06 left in the half.
On a Louisville punt soon after, Alonso
Williams ripped in to block it, and FSU had a crack from the Cardinals' 26.
One play boosted it to 15-3, McManus finding Gainer with a 26-yard pass in a corner of the end zone. Going for two
points, FSU failed on a pitchout to Smith.
Gruden's 24-yard pass to Williams reached the Louisville 45. A fourth-down sneak by Gruden got another first down, at FSU's 45.
John Hadley's
interception of a Gruden pass gained the ball again for FSU, at its 42.
Short passes to Edgar Bennett and Gainer reached the 34. On a draw, Smith slipped to the 21.
After three passes got
nothing, Schmidt kicked a 37-yard field goal for 18-3 with 16 seconds remaining in the half.
With representatives from seven bowls - Sugar, Cotton, Fiesta, Citrus, Hall of Fame, Gator, Peach - on
hand, the Seminoles had perhaps impressed few at this point. While Florida State had 218 yards, Louisville had only 20 less, with 164 of its 188 yards on 29 Gruden attempts that brought a dozen
completions.
FSU came out running in the second half, with Smith bouncing for 11 to the 33 on the first play. Hard running by Dayne Williams led to a first down at the Louisville 36.
It came to
fourth and two, with Smith popping for 15 to the 15.
Taking a pitchout, Dexter Carter got the touchdown from 9 yards out. Schmidt's kick brought it to 25-3.
A 21-yard toss to Cummings got
Louisville to its 48. Williams grabbed a 12-yard pass at the 36. On fourth down at the 32 Louisville could not connect on a pass.
Gainer hauled in a 20-yard pass just over the 50. A short toss to
Gainer, coupled with a Williams run, gained the 34.
With Lewis, on a reverse, losing 10 yards, FSU soon punted.
Three straight Gruden completions, totaling 31 yards, got Louisville to the FSU 49
as the last quarter started.
Pass interference called on Martin Mayhew got 15 more for the Cardinals.
Third down there, and outside linebacker Kevin Grant dogged Gruden and sacked him at the 50
- a loss of 15.
Strong running by Floyd overcame a 15-yard illegal-block penalty, moving FSU and the ball from the 18 to 35. Terry Anthony caught a 15-yard pass at midfield.
After Bennett got
12, Floyd ran three straight times - to the 17.
On a pitchout, Floyd scored from the 13. Schmidt's kick made it 32-3.
On the drive, Floyd carried eight times for 63 of the 82 yards.
Gruden's
46-yard bomb to Eric Broomfield reached FSU's 36. On the next play, Fortune took an 18-yarder at the 18.
Whereupon, Gruden threw four straight incompletions as FSU defenders aggressively covered
receivers.
With Chip Ferguson in at quarterback, FSU swept across midfield, with Floyd's 18 yard scamper a key. FSU drew a holding penalty, but Ferguson regained it with a 32-yard throw to
Anthony.
A third-down pass was swiped, however, by Louisville's Patrick Fitzgerald at the 19.
With 1:07 left, Louisville got a touchdown following a 39-yard punt return by Hamilton. A foul
penalty helped the Cardinals to FSU's 36.
Gruden hit Fortune with a 21-yard pass at the 15. Then the quarterback kept and ran to the 3. Deon Booker got the touchdown.
After a try for two failed,
it was 32-9.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Louisville |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
9 |
| Florida State |
6 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
32 |
1st 6- 0 Sammie Smith, 45, run (Derek Schmidt, kick failed), 8:31
6- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 5:43
2nd 9- 3 Derek Schmidt, 34, field goal, 6:06
15- 3 Herb Gainer, 26, pass from Danny McManus (Sammie Smith, run failed), 4:33
18- 3 Derek Schmidt, 37, field goal, 0:16
3rd 25- 3 Dexter Carter, 9, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 8:49
4th 32- 3 Victor Floyd, 13, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:09
32- 9 Opp, 3, run (pass failed), 1:07
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 31 22
Rushes-yards 54-349 22-27
Passing 193 339
Att-Comp-Int 32-14-1 53-23-1
Total Yards 86-542 75-366
Punt Returns 3-8 3-48
Kickoff Returns 3-59 7-111
Interception Ret. 1-9 1-3
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 4-43.5 6-29.7
Sacks By-Yds 2-23 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 13-121 7-65
3rd Down Conversions 4-12 2-13
Time of Posession 33:40 26:20
Attendance 53,114
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Victor Floyd 12 124 1 31
Sammie Smith 17 119 1 45t
Edgar Bennett 8 45 0 12
Dayne Williams 7 36 0 9
Dexter Carter 4 26 1 10
Marion Butts 1 8 0 8
Brady Jones 1 2 0 2
Chip Ferguson 2 1 0 1
Danny McManus 1 -2 0 -2
Ronald Lewis 1 -10 0 -10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 54 349 3 45t
Opp 22 27 1 12
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Herb Gainer 7 97 1 26t
Terry Anthony 2 49 0 32
Ronald Lewis 1 26 0 26
Edgar Bennett 1 11 0 11
Pat Carter 1 7 0 7
Dayne Williams 1 3 0 3
Dexter Carter 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 193 1 32
Opp 23 339 0 46
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 13 28 0 161 1 26t
Chip Ferguson 1 4 1 32 0 32
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 32 1 193 1 32
Opp 23 53 1 339 0 46
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Alphonso Williams 1 7 0 7
Deion Sanders 2 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 8 0 7
Opp 3 48 0 39
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 2 47 0 28
Keith Ross 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 59 0 28
Opp 7 111 0 24
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 4 174 47
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 174 47
Opp 6 178 39
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 8 4 12 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
David Palmer 3 3 6 1.0- . . 1 . . . . .
Eric Hayes 2 2 4 . . . 2 . . . . .
Thomas Harp 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 2 1 3 . . 1- 9 . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Terry Warren 1 2 3 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 2 . 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
Bill Ragans 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
John Wyche 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 1 1 2 1.0- 15.0 1.0- 15.0 . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Eric Krohn . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lawrence Dawsey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 . 1 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 23 62 5.0- 23.0 2.0- 23.0 1- 9 8 . . . 1 .
Opp 55 20 75 3.0- . 1- 3 3 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
TG 50 John Brown
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
RCB 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
RT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
10 Brady Jones
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
15 Bill Ragans
16 Tracy Sanders
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
27 Victor Floyd
29 Lawrence Dawsey
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
31 Marion Butts
36 Kelvin Smith
40 Greg Newell
44 John Wyche
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
98 Bart Schucts
|
Florida State 73, Tulane 14
10/31/1987, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 1, 1987, Page 57, by Bill McGrotha. Riding a Wave.
FSU celebrates Homecoming with a rout of Tulane.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Scoring on nine of
10 series in one stretch, Florida State's hard-charging football team clobbered Tulane 73-14 here Saturday night.
Now 7-1 for this increasingly interesting season, the Seminoles moved into an
apparent national-television date - CBS, 2:30 p.m. - at Auburn next Saturday.
In this 41st Florida State Homecoming, a turnout of 53,210 in Campbell Stadium saw their Seminoles win one of those
old-grad affairs for the 31st time - including 12 under Coach Bobby Bowden.
Never had any team scored this many points on Tulane. The previous high was 63.
By the grace of Florida State fumbles,
the Green Wave, now 4-4, preserved a lengthy scoring record. This made it 112 straight games Tulane has managed at least some points.
"I just hope we can keep up with them," Bowden had said during
the week. Tulane had gone in with a 34,7 scoring average, with the nation's 14th-ranked offense.
Only in the early going was there any doubt. Tulane took a 7-0 lead after Sammie Smith fumbled a
pitchout on the Seminoles' first scrimmage play.
With Tulane's porous defense apparently concentrating on stopping FSU running, Danny McManus cut the visitors into bits with his passes.
McManus
retired halfway through the third quarter, with FSU in front 59-7.
For Bowden, this one was the 170th victory of his career. With 97 at Florida State, he has a chance to hit 100 with the Seminoles
this season.
Tulane opened this game with one of Bobby Bowden's favorite tricks - a reverse, with Maurice Nelson breaking for 13 yards from the 20. A sort pass to Marc Zeno, coupled with a pair of
runs, brought another first down, at the 46.
Quarterback Terrance Jones found too much defense on a run, then a pass. A Tulane coverage man kicked a punt that might have died inside the FSU 5 over
the goal line, and FSU got the ball at the 20.
On the first play, Sammie Smith fumbled a pitch, and Tulane's Troy Wetzel covered it.
Second down at the 17, and a broken play - with Zeno wiggling
free in the end zone, and pulling in a Jones toss for a touchdown that put Tulane up 7-0.
With Smith stopped cold by Tulane defenders on his next two runs, FSU punted - short to the Tulane 43.
In two slashing runs, Tulane got in position at FSU's 36. Whereupon, Odell Haggins ripped through to sack Jones for a loss of 8. A screen to Maurice Allen got 9. On fourth down, Todd Wiggins tried a
52-yard field goal that was short.
Danny McManus promptly put a 25-yard pass into the hands of Pat Carter at the Tulane 39. Dexter Carter slipped through for 9, and Dayne Williams led on to the
25.
Soon Herb Gainer grabbed a 19-yard pass at the 3. Two plays later Williams scored from the 1, and it became a 7-7 deadlock.
On a slick last-second pitchout, Mike Pierce got 16 yards to
Tulane's 36. Three more plays netted not enough, and the Green Wave punted to FSU's 25.
Marion Butts, on a pass followed by a short run, got 15 shortly before the quarter closed.
On a screen
pass, Smith shot through, weaving around defenders, and sped 57 yards to a touchdown that put FSU up 14-7.
On Tulane's next play from scrimmage, Jones had the time, but Eric Hayes had the answer -
tipping a pass that linebacker David Palmer intercepted at the Wave 32.
Hitting Ronnie Lewis rambling down the sidelines, McManus made it two touchdowns on successive plays, and FSU led 21-7 after
the 32-yard payoff.
Jerome McIntosh fumbled after a 20-yard reception, but Zeno was there to recover and place Tulane at FSU's 44.
Alphonso Williams stopped a runner cold on a pitchout, and
Tulane could not penetrate.
When Wiggins tried a 46-yard field goal, FSU's Alan Stewart appeared to tip the ball, and the endeavor failed.
Three straight turns by Smith with the ball gained 20
yards to the 50.
A 28-yard pickup by Dexter Carter on a McManus pass reached the 16.
Third down at the 20, following a clipping call, and McManus hit Herb Gainer in the end zone for a touchdown
and a 28-7 lead.
Pass interference, called on Deion Sanders, got Tulane to its 40. But outside linebacker Kevin Grant was all over Jones, forcing a poor pitchout - with Paul McGowan recovering that
fumble for FSU at the Tulane 38.
On a reverse, Lewis zipped to the 10.
From the 1, on third down, fullback Williams powered over for his 10th touchdown of the season.
One scrimmage play
later, Sanders intercepted a Jones pass, returned it for 14 to the Tulane 26.
Smith pulled in a pass at the five, but fumbled when hit, Lonnie Martz recovering for Tulane.
Three plays later, a
David Palmer tackle brought a fumble that teammate Shelton Thompson got at the 12.
A holding assessment cost 10, and that series ended with a 33-yard Derek Schmidt field goal, and now it was
38-7.
A 42-yard Jones bomb to Pierce reached FSU's 26.
But no more. Hayes sacked Jones on second down, and that pretty well closed out the half.
At this point, Florida State had stacked 329,
with all save 80 coming on passes as McManus hit on 13 of 16 shots for 249.
Tulane showed 186, with Jones connecting on 10 of 18 for 128.
One last-half scrimmage play and the score jumped to
45-7.
Dayne Williams had wheeled 19 yards with a short kickoff, to the FSU 45.
Smith took a pitchout, popped away from a couple of would-be tacklers and streaked 55 yards for a touchdown.
Hemmed up at its 3, following hot defensive work by Palmer and a 17-yard Bart Schuchts sack of Jones, Tulane faked the punt, with Deron Smith running for not enough.
Taking over at the Tulane 15,
FSU scored in two plays - the second an 8-yard run by Smith.
Appearing almost helpless now before a swarming FSU defense, Tulane punted - and Sanders returned it 49 yards for a touchdown, and it
became 59-7.
Helped by a 15-yard penalty and a 16-yard Jones scramble, Tulane maneuvered across midfield. Nothing came of it.
With McManus retiring for the night, with statistics of 14-of-17 for
256 yards and three touchdowns, Chip Ferguson came in at quarterback.
Fifteen plays from the 20, mostly runs by Carter and Smith, brought more points with Dayne Williams getting his third touchdown
of the game from the 1. Mercifully, the movement consumed about half the minutes of the third quarter.
That made the three-game record of McManus against Tulane 44 completions of 61 passes for 588
yards - with five touchdowns passing, three running.
On the last play of the quarter, Sanders fumbled a Tulane punt, and the visitors had opportunity at the FSU 38.
A Jones run for 8, coupled
with a foul penalty, led to the 10. Following another penalty, Adams scored from the five, and the score in the early moments of the final quarter was 66-14.
From the 29, FSU continued to move. A
short pass to Randy White led over midfield, and a Marion Butts run for 25 led to the 20. But Schmidt was wide on a 37-yard try for a field goal.
With the assistance of a Lawrence Dawsey reverse
for 25 yards, FSU got into position for a late touchdown, Dexter Carter scoring on a 16-yard run with a bit over a minute left.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Tulane |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Florida State |
7 |
31 |
28 |
7 |
73 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 10:54
0- 7 Opp, 52, field goal failed, 6:06
7- 7 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 3:05
2nd 14- 7 Sammie Smith, 57, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick)
21- 7 Ronald Lewis, 32, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 14:28
21- 7 Opp, 46, field goal blocked by Alan Stewart, 12:12
28- 7 Herb Gainer, 20, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 6:54
35- 7 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 3:43
38- 7 Derek Schmidt, 33, field goal, 0:44
3rd 45- 7 Sammie Smith, 55, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 14:38
52- 7 Sammie Smith, 8, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 12:16
59- 7 Deion Sanders, 49, punt return/blocked punt (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:52
66- 7 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 1:41
4th 66-14 Opp, 5, run (kick), 13:50
66-14 Derek Schmidt, 37, field goal failed, 9:01
73-14 Dexter Carter, 16, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 1:06
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 16
Rushes-yards 47-305 37-138
Passing 299 150
Att-Comp-Int 25-19-0 35-15-2
Total Yards 72-604 72-288
Punt Returns 2-55 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-59 9-156
Interception Ret. 2-15 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 3-0
Punts 2-28.0 7-38.3
Sacks By-Yds 3-30 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 3-3 3-2
Penalties-Yds 9-100 1-5
3rd Down Conversions 8-13 3-16
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Time of Posession 31:36 28:24
Attendance 53,210
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 14 111 2 55t
Dexter Carter 12 77 1 19
Marion Butts 7 40 0 25
Ronald Lewis 1 28 0 28
Lawrence Dawsey 1 25 0 25
Dayne Williams 6 13 3 5
Edgar Bennett 2 8 0 7
Victor Floyd 3 4 0 5
John Merna 1 -1 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 47 305 6 55t
Opp 37 138 1 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 3 87 1 57t
Herb Gainer 2 39 1 20t
Dexter Carter 2 37 0 28
Ronald Lewis 1 32 1 32t
Pat Carter 1 25 0 25
Dayne Williams 3 21 0 7
Marion Butts 3 18 0 12
Bruce LaSane 1 17 0 17
Randy White 1 11 0 11
Tom O'Malley 1 7 0 7
Lawrence Dawsey 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 299 3 57t
Opp 15 150 1 42
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 14 17 0 256 3 57t
Chip Ferguson 3 6 0 35 0 17
Peter Tom Willis 2 2 0 8 0 5
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 25 0 299 3 57t
Opp 15 35 2 150 1 42
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 2 55 1 49t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 55 1 49t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Ross 2 40 0 26
Dayne Williams 1 19 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 59 0 26
Opp 9 156 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 2 56 28
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 56 28
Opp 7 268 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 8 3 11 1.0- . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Deion Sanders 3 1 4 . . 1- 14 . . . . . .
David Palmer 2 2 4 2.0- . 1- 1 . . . . . .
Bart Schucts 3 1 4 1.0- 17.0 1.0- 17.0 . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 1 2 3 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes . 3 3 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Thomas Harp 2 . 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 1 1 2 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 2 . 2 1.0- . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Williams 1 . 1 1.0- . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Phil Carollo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Moss 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Alan Stewart . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 17 57 10.0- 30.0 3.0- 30.0 2- 15 1 . 2- 0 . 1 .
Opp 41 22 63 2.0- . . 2 . 3- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
TG 50 John Brown
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
RCB 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
RT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Peter Tom Willis
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
11 Alan Stewart
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
16 Tracy Sanders
17 Eric Williams
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
27 Victor Floyd
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
36 Kelvin Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Greg Newell
43 John Merna
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
81 Phil Carollo
82 Randy White
88 Bruce LaSane
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
98 Bart Schucts
99 Anthony Moss
|
Florida State 34, Auburn 6
11/07/1987, Auburn, Ala.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 8, 1987, by Bill McGrotha. How 'Bout A Fiesta?
Seminoles take Auburn for a 34-6 cakewalk.
AUBURN, AL - A piece of cake.
And call it
double chocolate, with whipped cream - just what Bobby Bowden would have ordered for his 58th birthday today.
In charge early on, his Florida State team slapped around previously unbeaten Auburn
34-6 here Saturday in a manner that few thought was possible.
A packed stadium of 85,170 witnessed Auburn's destruction.
So, too, did millions viewing a CBS national telecast - a most fitting
audience as Derek Schmidt became the leading scorer in all the glorious, 100-years-plus history of college football.
With two field goals and four extra points, the senior raised his career total
to 370. That broke the 368 mark set by Luis Zendejas at Arizona State three seasons ago.
"We played good," said Bowden simply.
The football world will so testify, most notably including scouts
from 10 bowls.
With the victory, the 8-1 Seminoles assured themselves of a big-bowl invitation. Now 8-1, FSU plays Furman in Tallahassee next Saturday, then closes at Florida on Nov. 28 - a week
after the bowls may officially extend bids.
The Fiesta Bowl continues to look like the best bet, but surely the Seminoles enhanced their chances of getting a bid to the Cotton of Sugar. The Fiesta
bid is apparently there for the Seminoles, if they want it.
"I hope we are in the picture," said a smiling Bowden, "and I guess we are."
Auburn's uncharacteristic turnovers - six for the day
(three fumbles, three interceptions) - simplified matters more than somewhat.
Auburn had gone into the game leading the nation in turnover ratio.
"If they helped us a little, it was about time,"
said Bowden, recalling his team's earlier luckless endeavors against a foe that still leads the series 2-12-1.
But this was a game in which FSU helped its self magnificently - the offense chopping
out 362 yards against the nation's No. 2-ranked defense. Word was out: "You can't run on Auburn." Well, the Seminoles ran for 223 - Dexter Carter getting 67, Edgar Bennett 53, Sammie Smith 46, Dayne
Williams 40.
But it was defense that paved multiple scoring opportunities and restricted a team ranked 10th nationally in scoring to six small points.
"They did a good job of 'collisioning' our
receivers," said Auburn coach Pat Dye.
FSU defenders, led again by linebacker Paul McGowan, did a good job of "collisioning" any Tiger that had the ball. Terry Warren was there to recover Auburn's
first two fumbles, forced by Sheldon Thompson and Paul McGowan.
Jeff Burger, the heralded Auburn quarterback, hit 19 of 34 passes, but most were dinky. Subtract a 50-yarder to Lawrence Tillman on
blown coverage, and Burger's yardage total would read 137 , on 18 completions. And Auburn netted just 40 yards rushing among its 227 total.
This was one that saw Florida State score the first time
Auburn got the ball.
On the game's opening play from scrimmage, Duke Donaldson fumbled when pounded by Thompson after taking a Burger pass, and Warren got the ball at Auburn's 37.
Smartly, quarterback Danny McManus did his thing - which on this series was hand the ball to Smith on half of the six plays it took. With the tailback knocking off 22 of the 37 yards, the ball was
positioned at the 2, and Dayne Williams scored from there.
Mixing it up throughout, McManus completed 12 of his 27 passes for 139 and three of the Seminoles' four touchdowns.
Pat Carter, the big
tight end, gathered in seven of those passes, for 79 telling yards and one touchdown. Herb Gainer caught just two all afternoon - but both were for touchdowns.
"In my opinion, Pat Carter is the
best tight end in the United States," said Bowden. "He is just a natural. They don't keep statistics on his blocking."
In the eight previous games, Carter had only 17 catches, so busy was he with
tasks like manhandling Miami's Danny Stubbs.
The score was 17-0 on this sunshiny afternoon before Auburn managed a first down.
But Florida State seemed in big early trouble on its second
possession when Smith lost 20 yards, back to the FSU 11, trying to reverse his field. Soon, Rick Tuten was punting out of his end zone - a whopping 50-yarder that placed Auburn at its 38. Punting only
four times, Tuten averaged 43 for the day.
FSU marched 64 yards in a dozen plays to make it 14-0.
Ronnie Lewis started it with an 18-yard reception - but Dayne Williams kept it going when, on
fourth and four at the Auburn 40 the ball went to the fullback on a fake punt.
"We thought the fake punt would go," said Bowden. "Credit Wayne McDuffie (offensive coordinator). On Monday I asked
him what he thought about it, and he said: 'The fake is there.'"
Williams got 6, to the 34 on the run. Pat Carter caught a 15-yard pass, and again Smith was effective in heavy traffic - with runs
that led on to the 4, where McManus whipped a pass to Gainer for the touchdown.
Soon after, McGowan forced a fumble that Warren again got, this time at Auburn's 22. On the first play of the second
quarter, Schmidt kicked a 36-yard field goal for 17-0.
Auburn made a move, knocking off 50 yards on the pass to Tillman. Closely covered by Deion Sanders most of the way, the touted receiver caught
only two other passes.
The Tigers got a 32-yard field goal out of Win Lyle.
When Donaldson fumbled a Tuten punt, Marty Riggs - the snapper - was there to present FSU with a lovely opportunity at
the Auburn 13.
But that went awry when Alvin Briggs intercepted a third-and-six McManus pass and skipped up to the 30.
A 19-yard Sanders punt return soon had FSU in good position again, at its
41. A 13-yard pass to Pat Carter and a 19-yard scamper by Lewis on a reverse got things going. The Seminoles settled for a 27-yard Schmidt field goal, for 20-3.
Quickly the defense set up another
chance - this time a Stan Shiver interception at the Auburn 37. Two plays were all it took for McManus - an 18-yard pass to Pat Cater, then a 29-yarder to Gainer for the touchdown.
And when Schmidt
kicked the extra point, for 27-3, that was the one that broke the record.
With 1:40 to go in the half, there was some question on how high the score would mount.
Briefly, at the start of the
third quarter, Auburn hopes flared as Briggs picked on McManus for a second interception.
From its 34 Auburn moved, helped along by a pass-interference penalty - first flag on the Seminoles all
day. With that, it took 14 plays against a grudging defense for Auburn to squeeze out a second field goal. Lyle's 31-yarder.
It became 34-6 with 12 ½ minutes to go.
The defense had backed Auburn
to its 7, bringing a punt to FSU's 42.
Bennett picked his way wide for 20 yards. Dexter Carter slashed for 9 more. Soon an 18-yard Bennett run had FSU at the Auburn 5. After a yard loss, it was
time for Pat Carter to catch another pass - a 6-yarder for the touchdown.
One yardstick of FSU's dominance was the way it hogged the ball - 79 plays to 57. If you would judge that in time consumed.
FSU had the ball for almost exactly 15 more minutes.
"You just have to take the good with the bad," said Burger. And for the Auburn quarterback and his mates there was plenty of "bad" to go around.
Odell Haggins and Eric Hayes sacked Burger on a day when FSU defenders stressed coverage more than the rush.
For Bowden it was victory No. 98 at Florida State. With two regular-season games and
somebody's bowl left, he has a fair chance of reaching 100 in this 11th season.
But Bowden was looking for no special icing on this big birthday cake.
When somebody asked him if this game got
the monkey off his back. Bowden had a quick reply.
"Well, for this week," he said.
"But the big monkey is down in Gainesville."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
13 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
34 |
| Auburn |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
1st 7- 0 Dayne Williams, 2, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 11:20
14- 0 Herb Gainer, 5, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 1:31
2nd 17- 0 Derek Schmidt, 37, field goal, 14:57
17- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 12:00
20- 3 Derek Schmidt, 27, field goal, 2:30
27- 3 Herb Gainer, 19, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 1:40
3rd 27- 6 Opp, 31, field goal, 6:39
4th 34- 6 Pat Carter, 6, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 12:28
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 12
Rushes-yards 52-223 23-40
Passing 139 187
Att-Comp-Int 27-12-2 34-19-3
Total Yards 79-362 57-227
Punt Returns 3-30 2--1
Kickoff Returns 3-71 6-94
Interception Ret. 3-0 2-36
Fumble Returns 3-0 1-0
Punts 4-43.0 5-42.4
Sacks By-Yds 3-26 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-3
Penalties-Yds 3-29 6-50
3rd Down Conversions 7-17 3-12
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Time of Posession 37:23 22:37
Attendance 85,170
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 11 67 0 22
Edgar Bennett 9 57 0 20
Sammie Smith 22 46 0 16
Dayne Williams 6 40 1 28
Ronald Lewis 2 15 0 19
Marion Butts 1 2 0 2
Lawrence Dawsey 1 -4 0 -4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 52 223 1 28
Opp 23 40 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Pat Carter 7 79 1 18
Herb Gainer 2 24 2 19t
Ronald Lewis 1 18 0 18
Dayne Williams 2 18 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 12 139 3 19t
Opp 19 187 0 50
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 12 27 2 139 3 19t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 12 27 2 139 3 19t
Opp 19 34 3 187 0 50
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 3 30 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 30 0 19
Opp 2 -1 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Ross 2 48 0 27
Dexter Carter 1 23 0 23
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 71 0 27
Opp 6 94 0 18
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 4 172 51
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 172 51
Opp 5 212 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 9 5 14 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
David Palmer 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Terry Warren 4 1 5 . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Odell Haggins 3 2 5 3.0- 31.0 2.0- 23.0 . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 3 1 4 . . 1- 0 3 . . . . .
Stan Shiver 2 2 4 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . 1 . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tracy Sanders 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Thomas Harp 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
John Wyche 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Eric Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bart Schucts . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Danny McManus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marty Riggs . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 49 21 70 6.0- 36.0 3.0- 26.0 3- 0 4 . 3- 0 1 . .
Opp 66 65 131 8.0- 37.0 . 2- 36 3 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
WR 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
TG 50 John Brown
SG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 2 Deion Sanders
FS 28 Dedrick Dodge
RCB 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
OLB 46 Felton Hayes
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
LT 76 Steve Gabbard
RT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
16 Tracy Sanders
17 Eric Williams
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
36 Kelvin Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Greg Newell
44 John Wyche
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
54 Lamar Williams
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
92 Tom O'Malley
93 Shelton Thompson
94 Eric Krohn
98 Bart Schucts
|
Florida State 41, Furman 10
11/14/1987, Tallahassee
From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 15, 1987, page 37, by David Whitley. FSU rolls by Furman 41-10.
Paladins play pesky for awhile.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - There were no serious
casualties at Florida State on Saturday night.
Considering the mismatch that was supposed to take place, bloodshed was one of the worries going into the game. Nobody in his right mind imagined
Furman would actually give FSU a hard time, much less beat the Seminoles.
Well, the Paladins didn't beat them. But they sure managed to bother them before losing 41-10.
The win improved No. 4
FSU to 9-1. Furman, which isn't ranked in the latest Division 1-AA poll, dropped to 6-4.
The outcome was never in doubt, though there was a notable uneasiness running through the crowd at the start
of the second half.
FSU had built a 20-7 halftime lead and hadn't exactly blown the Paladins away in the process. Furman took the second-half kickoff and drove it downfield behind the authoritative
running of tailback Dwight Sterling.
The Paladins got as far as FSU's 1 yard line, where on fourth-and-one quarterback Keith Moore pitched back to Kennet Goldsmith. He was met by FSU's Greg Newell
and a bunch of his FSU teammates at the 5-yard line.
Furman had come within 1 yard of making it 20-14. One play later, it was 27-7 in favor of FSU.
The Seminoles got the ball and Danny McManus
pitched back to Sammie Smith. He veered left and picked his way down the line of scrimmage, then suddenly burst through a mass of bodies and took off up the sideline. Ronnie Lewis screened off
Furman's Julius Dixon between the 30- and 40-yard lines, and Smith was in the clear.
In future years, the 95-yard run will be remembered as the second-longest in FSU history. People will probably
forget how it broke open a game that nobody figured would be tight.
Maybe the Seminoles were looking back on last week's Auburn game or looking ahead to their game with Florida in two weeks. Or
maybe, the Paladins weren't the 1-AA cupcakes most figured would be.
They may not have had the athletes that some of FSU's opponents have had, but the Paladins ran one of the most precise option
games the Seminoles have encountered. Sterling was a demon to bring down, and Furman's defense gave Smith a harder time than quite a few Division 1-A teams have managed this season.
Thanks mostly
to the 95-yard run, he managed to gain 176 yards and move into third place on FSU's single-season rushing list. The redshirt sophomore ended the night with 1,114 yards. He has one more game to surpass
Larry Key's 1977 total of 1,117 yards and Greg Allen's 1982 total of 1,134.
Smith's 95-yard run is second in FSU history to Key's 97-yarder against Virginia Tech in 1976.
FSU added a 12-yard
touchdown run by Marion Butts and a 26-yard pass from Chip Ferguson to Terry Anthony to complete its scoring.
That FSU fell behind early was no real surprise. The Seminoles spotted Tulane a
touchdown a couple of weeks ago, then proceeded to win by 59 points. If the Green Wave could do it, why not the Paladins?
The surprising thing was the ease which they rolled upfield. FSU received
the opening kickoff and promptly punted after three lethargic plays. Furman took over at its 43, and on the second play Moore pitched out to Sterling, who streaked 39 yards before Deion Sanders ran
him down at FSU's 13-yard line.
The Seminole defense apparently was awakened by the play, but the damage had been done. The Paladins moved it the rest of the way, thanks largely to a
pass-interference penalty which gave them a first down on FSU's 1-yard line.
Sterling plunged in two plays later, and Mike Wood's kick made it 7-0 with 10:20 left in the first quarter.
So much
for the shutout.
The Seminoles responded, but not with the fervor one might have expected. They methodically moved 46 yards in 10 plays, but the drive died at the Furman 19-yard line and Schmidt
kicked a 36-yard field goal to make it 7-3 with 5:35 left.
One could just imagine the shock and laughter that first-quarter score elicited when read at might games around the country. It didn't
stay that way long, however.
FSU forced the Paladins to punt, and promptly drove it 52 yards for the go-ahead score. The final 20 came on a quick bolt up the middle by Smith. Schmidt's kick made it
10-7 with 57 seconds left in the quarter.
Furman was again forced to punt, giving FSU the ball back at its 20-yard line. McManus, who had been scattering his passes all over the field, started
finding his receivers. He hit Ronnie Lewis for 20 yards and Herb Gainer for 19, but the drive ran out of steam and FSU settled for another Schmidt field goal, this one from 41 yards, to make it
13-7.
It was becoming obvious that Furman wasn't willing to fulfill its expected role as FSU's designated flunky - at least not yet. The Seminole fans who came to see an amusing little massacre
were cheering with a little more emotion than they probably figured would be necessary. Then they really got into the game, thanks to perhaps the most bizarre series of plays FSU has been involved in
this season.
Furman had the ball at FSU's 42-yard line. It was third-and-one. Furman decided to try the option play that had worked with reasonable effectiveness throughout the first half.
Moore
tried to pitch out, but Stan Shiver wrapped him up and forced a fumble which FSU's Eric Hayes appeared to recover.
Many thought it was FSU's ball. Or was it?
An official had inadvertently blown
his whistle during the play, which meant it had to be run again. That got Bowden fairly fired up, and he gave the officials an earful.
FSU fans, following the lead of their beloved coach, cranked
their cheering level up a few noisy decibels when the Paladins lined up for their second third-and-one attempt.
The noise was so stifling that Moore turned around and asked the official to call a
timeout. The back official simply pointed toward the line of scrimmage, telling Moore in so many words that the play must go on.
His teammates couldn't hear his signals, however, and two of them
jumped offside to turn the third-and-one into third-and-six.
Furman coach Jimmy Satterfield got so excited by the little event that he ran about 20 yards onto the field and started jawing at the
official. That earned Furman a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Third-and-one from the FSU 42-yard line had become third-and-21 from the Furman 37. Perhaps seeing things were going into the
toilet, Furman decided a little trickery might solve the mess and tried a quick kick on third down.
Moore pitched back to halfback John Bagwell, who took a step and tried to punt. He swung; he
missed; the crowd exploded in laughter and FSU recovered at the Furman 35-yard line.
FSU scored seven plays later on a 4-yard run by Dayne Williams. Schmidt's kick made it 20-7 and ended the
scoring in the first half that didn't go as anyone really expected.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Furman |
7 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
10 |
| Florida State |
10 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
41 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 10:20
3- 7 Derek Schmidt, 36, field goal, 5:35
10- 7 Sammie Smith, 20, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 0:57
2nd 13- 7 Derek Schmidt, 41, field goal, 8:44
20- 7 Dayne Williams, 4, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 1:36
20- 7 Opp, 49, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 27- 7 Sammie Smith, 95, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 9:11
4th 34- 7 Marion Butts, 12, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 12:20
41- 7 Terry Anthony, 26, pass from Chip Ferguson (Derek Schmidt, kick), 6:22
41-10 Opp, 46, field goal, 0:25
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 18
Rushes-yards 37-243 54-212
Passing 200 70
Att-Comp-Int 27-13-0 13-6-1
Total Yards 64-443 67-282
Punt Returns 3-47 3-16
Kickoff Returns 2-39 7-133
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 3-41.0 6-33.3
Sacks By-Yds 3-23 1-10
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 9-76 6-45
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 5-14
4th Down Conversions 1-3 0-1
Time of Posession 26:35 33:25
Attendance 50,087
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 15 176 2 95t
Dayne Williams 8 30 1 8
Dexter Carter 6 27 0 12
Marion Butts 2 21 1 12t
Edgar Bennett 4 3 0 4
Ronald Lewis 1 -4 0 -4
Danny McManus 1 -10 0 -10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 243 4 95t
Opp 54 212 1 39
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Herb Gainer 3 50 0 19
Marion Butts 1 47 0 47
Ronald Lewis 2 30 0 20
Terry Anthony 1 26 1 26t
Randy White 1 19 0 19
Pat Carter 1 9 0 9
Bruce LaSane 1 9 0 9
Edgar Bennett 1 7 0 7
Dexter Carter 2 3 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 200 1 47
Opp 6 70 0 20
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 8 19 0 138 0 47
Chip Ferguson 5 8 0 62 1 26t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 27 0 200 1 47
Opp 6 13 1 70 0 20
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 3 47 0 33
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 47 0 33
Opp 3 16 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Ross 2 39 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 39 0 22
Opp 7 133 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 3 123 45
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 123 45
Opp 6 200 39
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 16 4 20 2.0- . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 7 4 11 2.0- 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
David Palmer 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 4 1 5 1.0- . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Greg Newell 4 . 4 1.0- . . . . . . . .
LeRoy Butler 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Felton Hayes 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 3 . 3 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . . . .
Terry Warren 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bart Schucts . 3 3 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Odell Haggins 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Thomas Harp 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Gabbard 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Moss 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Magdi El Shahawy 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Phil Carollo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
John Hadley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
John Wyche 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lawrence Dawsey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Nicolas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 65 25 90 8.0- 16.0 3.0- 23.0 1- 0 2 . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 39 17 56 6.0- 1.0- 10.0 . 3 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
FL 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 50 John Brown
TG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 2 Deion Sanders
RC 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
FS 40 Greg Newell
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
RT 76 Steve Gabbard
LT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
OLB 93 Shelton Thompson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Chip Ferguson
6 LeRoy Butler
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
16 Tracy Sanders
17 Eric Williams
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
21 John Hadley
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
28 Dedrick Dodge
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
36 Kelvin Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 John Wyche
46 Felton Hayes
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
56 Ronnie Byrom
58 Thomas Harp
58 Chris Nicolas
64 Magdi El Shahawy
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
81 Phil Carollo
82 Randy White
88 Bruce LaSane
92 Tom O'Malley
98 Bart Schucts
99 Anthony Moss
|
Florida State 28, Florida 14
11/28/1987, Gainesville
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. From the Tallahassee Democrat, November 29, 1987, page 25, by Bill McGrotha.
The End.
Seminoles bring down the curtain 28-14 on a six-year
Florida run.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Aloha, there!
Which as they say it in Hawaii, means both hello and goodbye - and about the way it was here Saturday as Florida State met Florida for the 30th
time.
Behind 14-3 in the first moments of the second quarter, Florida State emphatically slammed its defensive door shut, opened its offensive door wide.
And won 28-14.
Goodbye, it was, to a
six-game losing streak against this tough rival.
Hello, it was, to a 10-1 record, and an increasingly interesting date against Nebraska in the Fiesta Bowl, where perchance a national championship
awaits.
Goodbye, it was, to a hatful of old records on both teams, some of which seemed to matter little.
Hello, it was, to Bobby Bowden's 100th Florida State coaching victory - he's lost 37,
tied 3.
And goodbye, before a crowd of 74,613 on this pleasant-weather day, to a bit of Florida Field luster. The Gators, ranked among the nation's best in recent years, had since 1981 gone 35-4-2
in this place. In 18 tries, FSU has won just four here - three of those, interestingly, with a seven association - 1967, 1977, 1987.
"They did what they had to do against us," said Florida coach
Galen Hall. "I think the turning point came when we couldn't make first downs in the second and third quarter.
"I think that got them in control. I hoped they would come back and keep throwing the
ball around, but they came back and hammered the ball at us - which I was afraid of all along."
Did Florida State ever hammer!
Against a team that led the Southeastern Conference in every
defensive category, and had yielded an average of 116.5 yards rushing to 10 opponents, the Seminoles ran for 279 yards.
Among other things, that enabled No. 3-ranked FSU to reel off 26 more plays
(76 to 50) and hog the ball more than 17 minutes longer. One of the more striking facts was that Florida had the ball for 9:58 of the first 15 minutes - and only 11:55 of the final 45.
FSU's
offensive line, led by tackle Pat Tomberlin and tight end Pat Carter, spurred the overwhelming job of this splendid unit.
Fierce blocking enabled Sammie Smith to break for 116 yards in 17 carries,
running his season total to a record-breaking 1,230, passing the 1,134 mark of Greg Allen.
And Dexter Carter, in 19 runs, got 111. "I feel like every game this year our offensive line has dominated
- even against Miami," said Carter. "It leaves us to take on the free safety and gain a lot of yards. All we had to do was execute."
There was, too, exceptional execution by the defense.
"If you
asked the difference in this game and the past six against Florida, the answer is simple," said a happy Bowden. "It is defense. Can you imagine what Florida would have done to us with an early 14-3
lead in the past?
"They would have killed us."
Linebacker Paul McGowan again seemed to lead the charge, with notable help from tackle Eric Hayes (two stops for losses), plus noseguard Odell
Haggins, strong safety Stan Shiver and outside linebacker Kevin Grant, who each had a sack.
Florida netted just 207 yards, much of it late - about half FSU's total 411. Emmitt Smith, the dandy
freshman tailback got an even 100, on 20 carries - setting a Florida single-season rushing record of 1,341.
Much of Smith's work came on Florida's first play - just after the Gator's won the coin
toss and, rather surprisingly, elected to attack. On a opening pitch, Smith swept right for 43 yards before Deion Sanders ran him down.
But Shiver's 10-yard sack of Kerwin Bell put the Gators out
of field-goal range.
Bell threw 21 times, hit 12 for 114 yards, did no real damage. But he checked out with 7,585 career yards - the most in SEC history. "I wanted so bad to win my last game at
Florida," said the senior. "FSU is a very physical team and they came at us all day long. They have a shot at the national title. So we didn't lose to any old football team today."
Florida State
moved from its 11 to a 3-0 lead on its first possession. Danny McManus opening with a 23-yard pass to Herb Gainer, soon followed with a 47-yarder to Ronnie Lewis. Throwing just 16 times all day - only
three in the last half - the quarterback hit nine for 132 yards.
When Florida checked FSU at the 9, Derek Schmidt kicked the first of his four field goals, this one a 26-yarder.
On FSU's next
possession, Ricky Mulberry intercepted a McManus pass deflected by teammate Gerald Dickens, and the Seminoles suddenly were breathing hard at their 37.
Time after time Bell funneled the ball to
Smith, who scored from the 5, and it was 7-3.
Things went awry on the Seminoles' following series. After Huey Richardson sacked McManus, another Richardson big play following - the blocking of a
Rick Tuten punt. Florida got possession at FSU's 9.
"It was a high snap - our punter had to reach way up there," said Bowden. "Now, their guy did a good job and I don't want to take away from
that."
On the first play of the second quarter Smith scored from the 4, and it became 14-3.
Thereupon, school was out. But no one dreamed it.
FSU marched from its 17 to a 38-yard Schmidt
field-goal try. Wide right.
But Haggins sacked Bell, leading to a punt, and FSU started anew from its 37. Mixing up running with a key 14-yard pass to Lawrence Dawsey, McManus moved the team to the
7, where Schmidt shortened things to 14-6 with a 23-yard field goal.
With time running out in the half, it was again punting time for Florida - this one to FSU's 42. FSU scratched out yards to
Florida's 36, and on the last play of the half Schmidt was true on a 53-yard field goal that made it 14-9.
"Oh, that one was big," said Bowden. "I think it kind of told us that Florida was giving
out of gas about them. There in that second quarter when we began to drive - that said something, and then we got the 53-yarder."
From its 18, at the start of the last half, FSU moved. Smith broke
on a 39-yard run to Florida's 40, where Oliver's tackle saved a touchdown. On fourth and one at the 31, McManus bootlegged to the 22.
Soon Schmidt - the leading scorer in the history of
major-college football - made his fourth field goal, from 37-yard range, and it was 14-12.
Again it was three-downs-and-out for Florida, and interference on Sanders' fair catch of the punt gave FSU
position at Florida's 41. Edgar Bennett led to the 20, where McManus hit Lewis with a 17-yarder at the 3. Dayne Williams got the touchdown from the 1. FSU led 20-14 after Bennett whammed up the middle
on a surprising 2-point run - the Seminoles had three wide receivers in the lineup.
Still, Florida was offenseless. A punt near the end of the third quarter placed FSU at its 40.
Fourteen plays
took FSU 60 yards, with Dexter Carter runs contributing greatly. On fourth and two at the Florida 28, Dayne Williams slammed for 4 and the first down. Smith's 8-yard run soon led to the 1 - and
Williams got his 15th touchdown of the season from there.
The final score was on the board with 10:36 to play.
FSU's Corian Freeman recovered a kickoff fumble, providing a shot from Florida's
27. But Florida defenders shut off FSU running bids, and Schmidt was short on a 46-yard try for three.
Bell got most of his passing yardage on a closing drive to the FSU 12, where a final-play
throw failed.
"Give FSU a lot of credit," said Clifford Charlton, the superb outside linebacker from Tallahassee. "They're a heck of a football team. They can do it all, and I wish them the best
for their quest for the national championship."
Now 6-5, Florida is headed for Hawaii's Aloha Bowl and a Christmas date with UCLA.
Paul McGowan, like many others, saw this as the biggest victory
of his time at Florida State.
"I'll tell you one thing, this is going to be a fun year for me now," he said. "I'll remember this forever."
Headed out of the dressing room, McManus paused.
"These guys are amazing - the whole team," he said. "When we were down like that (14-3), all we were hearing was 'OK, let's go!'"
And FSU went as it seldom has in such binding circumstances -
another mark of what very probably is this school's best football team ever.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
6 |
11 |
8 |
28 |
| Florida |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
1st 3- 0 Derek Schmidt, 26, field goal, 10:10
3- 7 Opp, 5, run (kick), 2:21
2nd 3-14 Opp, 4, run (kick), 14:55
6-14 Derek Schmidt, 23, field goal, 2:44
9-14 Derek Schmidt, 53, field goal, 0:01
3rd 12-14 Derek Schmidt, 37, field goal, 10:59
20-14 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Edgar Bennett, run), 4:50
4th 28-14 Dayne Williams, 1, run (Herb Gainer, pass from Danny McManus), 10:36
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 26 11
Rushes-yards 60-279 29-93
Passing 132 114
Att-Comp-Int 16-9-1 21-12-0
Total Yards 76-411 50-207
Punt Returns 3-18 1-23
Kickoff Returns 3-51 3-55
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-5
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 2-18.0 7-35.4
Sacks By-Yds 3-26 2-20
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 8-66 7-63
3rd Down Conversions 4-13 2-11
Time of Posession 38:47 21:13
Attendance 74,613
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 17 116 0 39
Dexter Carter 19 111 0 12
Edgar Bennett 10 41 0 16
Dayne Williams 8 16 2 5
Marion Butts 3 10 0 4
Danny McManus 3 -15 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 60 279 2 39
Opp 29 93 2 43
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ronald Lewis 3 68 0 47
Herb Gainer 1 23 0 23
Sammie Smith 1 16 0 16
Lawrence Dawsey 1 14 0 14
Pat Carter 3 11 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 132 0 47
Opp 12 114 0 26
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 9 16 1 132 0 47
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 9 16 1 132 0 47
Opp 12 21 0 114 0 26
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 3 18 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 18 0 11
Opp 1 23 0 23
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Ross 3 51 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 51 0 18
Opp 3 55 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 1 36
Team 1 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 36
Opp 7 248 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 5 . 5 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes 4 1 5 2.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 3 . 3 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Greg Newell 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shelton Thompson 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Martin Mayhew 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Palmer 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 1 . 1 1.0- 11.0 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 31 4 35 6.0- 37.0 3.0- 26.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 61 14 75 6.0- 28.0 2.0- 20.0 1- 5 4 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
FL 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 50 John Brown
TG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 2 Deion Sanders
RC 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
FS 40 Greg Newell
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
RT 76 Steve Gabbard
LT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
OLB 93 Shelton Thompson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
9 Richie Andrews
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
16 Tracy Sanders
17 Eric Williams
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
28 Dedrick Dodge
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
46 Felton Hayes
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
92 Tom O'Malley
98 Bart Schucts
99 Anthony Moss
|
Florida State 31, Nebraska 28
01/01/1988, Tempe, Ariz.
From the Tallahassee Democrat, January 2, 1988, page 31, by Bill McGrotha. Flying Fiesta Finale.
Seminoles play skyball to beat Nebraska 31-28.
TEMPE, AZ - Big defense. Big
drive. Big play.
And with a 15-yard touchdown pass on fourth down, Florida State's football team dramatically won the Fiesta Bowl here Friday 31-28 over Nebraska.
"Amazing," said FSU coach Bobby
Bowden, echoing the word of 71,112 in packed Sun Devil Stadium and perhaps as many as 30 million more watching on NBC-TV.
The last pass of Danny McManus as a Seminole was surely his best.
Not
only the most valuable player of this game but one of the most valuable in Florida State annals, McManus threw more times (51) for more yardage (375) than any Fiesta Bowler ever. In the first
instance, he broke Vinny Testaverde's record, and in the second he surpassed the 347 total that FSU's Gary Huff got in the first Fiesta Bowl of 1971.
"Just another boring Fiesta Bowl," kidded a
happy committeeman whose bowl has a reputation for football fireworks.
Ronald Lewis, one of 10 receivers McManus utilized for 28 completions, caught the winning pass. The clock showed just 3:07
left.
Down 14-0 early, the Seminoles rebounded with three second-quarter touchdowns for a 21-14 halftime lead. Nebraska tied it with an opening movement of the last half, then shot in front 28-24
near the end of the quarter after Derek Schmidt kicked a 32-yard field goal.
It seemed over when, with about seven minutes to go, Nebraska was poised, second down and goal at FSU's 2.
"I thought
we had had it," said Bowden.
As Tyreese Knox ran into the FSU middle, noseguard Thomas Harp went under him, raised him high, and vulnerable to linebackers Paul McGowan and David Palmer. The ball
popped out, and tackle Eric Hayes got it for FSU at the 3.
Then came the magnificent drive, 95 yards to a first down at the 2. But Nebraska's defense and a personal-foul penalty against Dexter
Carter - who lashed out with a foot as a defender twisted his ankle - slapped FSU back to the 18. Pat Carter caught a 3-yarder, before McManus - following a timeout - socked it to the swift Lewis for
victory.
Thus it was Florida State finished 11-1, its only loss of what will be generally hailed as its best season to date that one-pointer to Miami (26-25) on Oct. 3.
It was a show that surely
will bring Florida State's highest final rank ever. The Seminoles were No. 3 going in.
Though oddsmakers had made the Seminoles a 3-point favorite in this one, the course of the game was hardly
predictable.
"No, I didn't think they'd throw that much," said Nebraska coach Tom Osborne.
"Well, it looked like they were just determined to take the run away from us and make us pass," said
Bowden, who had gone into the game with high concern.
"I had a feeling Nebraska wanted this game more than we did - that our team was a little lax, and the coaches, too," he said.
"A lot of
things we planned today we couldn't do. I never thought it would be like this. I thought it would be a low-scoring game.
"They stopped our running, but we were able to throw the ball - including
inside a lot, and much of that was due to the speed of our receivers.
"Danny is such a winner. He is a streaky passer sometimes, but he streaked at the right time today."
When it was over
Florida State outgained Nebraska and its formidable option game, 457 yards to 384. Against one of the nation's tougher defenses, McManus had made good on nine of 17 third down conversions. Nebraska
managed effectiveness on only four of 11 such.
But turnovers, poor punts and worse punt coverage put Florida State in an early hole. Rick Tuten averaged just 29,5 yards on four punts, one a
5-yarder off the side of his foot that put Nebraska in mid-field position for its final touchdown.
"It was unfair of us to ask him to punt after he got sick," said Bowden. "It just caught up with
us."
The punter on Miami's national-championship team of 1983, Tuten was stricken by tuberculosis during the summer, and the season was perhaps a bigger struggle for him than any Seminole.
Bowden was critical of punt coverage that was primarily responsible for Nebraska's first two touchdowns.
"Wayne (offensive coordinator McDuffie) had warned me our punting team was not ready to
play," said Bowden. "I told them Thursday night 'you guys are gonna win or lose this game.' Danged if they didn't believe me!"
FSU's start was very shaky - two fumbles on a game-opening series.
After a McManus bootleg for 21 yards paved a first down at the Nebraska 42, a Dayne Williams bobble was grabbed by Nebraska.
The defense held, but a punt put Florida State at its 7. When Tuten
punted out, Richard Bell spun a 27-yard return to FSU's 18. Keith Jones got the touchdown from the 3 after setting it up with a 17-yard run with a pitchout.
Dexter Carter's 42-yard kickoff return
got FSU to midfield, and McManus passing led to a first down at the 18. On the next play, McManus threw badly under pressure, and Brian Washington intercepted.
There followed another punting
exchange, and on Tuten's second effort of the game, Dana Brinson - a wingback burner from Valdosta, Ga. - sailed 40 yards for a touchdown with the return, and Nebraska led 14-0.
Little was going
right for FSU. On a following series, the Seminoles drove to the Nebraska 18, but after Herb Gainer dropped an end-zone pass, Derek Schmidt missed a 43-yard field goal.
McManus would miss on six of
his first seven second-quarter passes, but things started going FSU's way when Deion Sanders intercepted quarterback Steve Taylor's pass, presenting opportunity at the Huskers' 40.
Gainer made two
big catches, the second a 10-yarder for a touchdown.
Now the Seminoles were cranking.
On one of the game's more significant plays, cornerback Eric Williams forced a fumble out of Taylor, with
McGowan recovering at the FSU 25.
Six plays brought a touchdown. It started with a McManus bootleg for 19, ended on Dayne Williams' 4-yard run for a touchdown that tied it 14-14.
Tough defense
once more checked Nebraska, and when John Kroeker punted poorly - he averaged just 35.5 on his four - the Seminoles had a shot from their 45.
Seven plays brought a 21-14 Florida State lead at
halftime. Lewis caught a key 17-yarder at the Nebraska 28, and 44 seconds before halftime Gainer caught a 25-yard scoring pass.
On that big second quarter, FSU seemed poised for a rout. It had
controlled the football, 48 plays to 26, had held it for 18:10 of the 30 minutes while running up 272 yards to Nebraska's 112. Gainer had pulled in five passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns, and
though he would catch no more, his second-quarter effort would stand as a memorable factor in this outcome.
Nebraska had not completed a pass, and FSU had drawn no penalty.
But, on the opening
series of the last half, Taylor struck with a big pass - a 48-yarder to tight end Tom Banderas at the FSU 19. On a draw, Brinson sped to the 2, and Taylor kept for the touchdown that tied it 21-21.
After Keith Ross returned the kickoff 32 yards to FSU;s 42, the Seminoles scored on their fourth straight possession - the Schmidt field goal that again put FSU in front, 24-21.
On its last turn in
the third quarter, Nebraska moved, following the 5-yard punt, 52 yards in 9 plays for a 28-24 advantage. Again a Taylor pass - a 23-yarder to Morgan Gregory - was the key. On fourth-and-one at the 4,
Knox slammed up the middle for an easy touchdown.
And on its first series of the final quarter, Nebraska was ready to wrap this one up with a pretty ribbon. It drove 71 yards in 13 plays to a first
down at the FSU 2.
With the start of the drive, FSU drew its first penalty of the game, a 5-yarder for offsides. It would receive only one other all day - the late 15-yarder on Dexter Carter.
Nebraska was flagged nine times for 78 yards.
"I couldn't believe how the game was called today," said Neil Smith, the Nebraska tackle acclaimed the game's most valuable defender. All of the
officiating crew was from the Southwest Conference, and there seemed inconsistency with puzzling delays in calls for both teams.
Eating up the clock on that drive at the 2, Taylor kept FSU jumping
with his effective keepers. But the Knox fumble ended it all.
McManus - throwing, throwing, throwing - found Terry Anthony at the 10, Lewis at the 18, Dexter Carter at the 34, Anthony for 21 at the
Nebraska 45. And then Dexter Carter for 43 at the 2.
But Williams lost a yard, and Dexter Carter was stopped on the play that brought the penalty and place FSU at the 18. Pat Carter got just three
on a pass over the middle.
Fourth down - and timeout!
Then the golden throw and golden catch by Lewis that capped Florida State's golden season.
Not that Nebraska was through. A 56-yard pass,
Taylor to Gregory, reached FSU's 2 - but a flag had fallen, and the play was voided.
"our tight end lined up on the wrong side of the field," said Nebraska coach Tom Osborne. "I don't know what
happened. Guess he didn't hear the signal. That hurt us badly."
Nebraska probed to the FSU 43, but was set back to its 34 following an illegal pass. Another penalty followed, and it came to
fourth-and-40.
And perhaps not even the Seminoles could have overcome that.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Nebraska |
14 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
28 |
| Florida State |
0 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
31 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 3, run (kick), 9:31
0-14 Opp, 52, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 1:15
2nd 0-14 Derek Schmidt, 43, field goal failed, 13:27
7-14 Herb Gainer, 10, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 10:30
14-14 Dayne Williams, 4, run (Derek Schmidt, kick), 4:48
21-14 Herb Gainer, 25, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 0:44
3rd 21-21 Opp, 2, run (kick), 11:41
24-21 Derek Schmidt, 32, field goal, 7:49
24-28 Opp, 4, run (kick), 0:40
4th 31-28 Ronald Lewis, 15, pass from Danny McManus (Derek Schmidt, kick), 3:07
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 26 20
Rushes-yards 29-82 54-242
Passing 375 142
Att-Comp-Int 51-28-1 14-7-1
Total Yards 80-457 68-384
Punt Returns 2-12 3-89
Kickoff Returns 4-97 3-68
Interception Ret. 1-3 1-35
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-0
Punts 4-29.5 4-35.5
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-2
Penalties-Yds 2-20 9-78
3rd Down Conversions 9-17 4-11
Time of Posession 31:07 28:53
Attendance 72,112
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Sammie Smith 9 28 0 16
Danny McManus 5 26 0 21
Edgar Bennett 7 16 0 8
Dayne Williams 3 5 1 4t
Dexter Carter 4 4 0 4
Marion Butts 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 82 1 21
Opp 54 242 3 26
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Herb Gainer 5 89 2 32
Dexter Carter 4 89 0 43
Ronald Lewis 4 59 1 18
Pat Carter 5 54 0 17
Edgar Bennett 4 47 0 17
Terry Anthony 2 29 0 21
Lawrence Dawsey 1 17 0 17
Sammie Smith 1 5 0 5
Dayne Williams 1 -7 0 -7
Marion Butts 1 -7 0 -7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 375 3 43
Opp 7 142 0 48
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Danny McManus 28 51 1 375 3 32
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 28 51 1 375 3 32
Opp 7 14 1 142 0 48
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deion Sanders 2 12 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 12 0 10
Opp 3 89 1 52
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dexter Carter 2 57 0 52
Keith Ross 1 31 0 31
Dayne Williams 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 97 0 52
Opp 3 68 0 27
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Rick Tuten 4 118 40
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 118 40
Opp 4 142 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Paul McGowan 3 7 10 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Greg Newell 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Odell Haggins 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Thomas Harp 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Hayes . 5 5 . . . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Martin Mayhew 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Stan Shiver 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Dedrick Dodge 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Steve Gabbard 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Deion Sanders 2 1 3 . . 1- 3 1 . . . . .
Shelton Thompson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Alphonso Williams 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Williams 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Keith Carter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Grant 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Palmer . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Carter 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corian Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Moss 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tom O'Malley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bart Schucts 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 38 34 72 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 3 2 . 2- 0 . . .
Opp 45 26 71 7.0- 22.0 1.0- 7.0 1- 35 5 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 3 Herb Gainer
FL 7 Ronald Lewis
QB 14 Danny McManus
TB 33 Sammie Smith
FB 49 Dayne Williams
SG 50 John Brown
TG 62 Jason Kuipers
C 63 Mark Salva
ST 69 Joey Ionata
TT 72 Pat Tomberlin
TE 85 Pat Carter
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 2 Deion Sanders
RC 32 Martin Mayhew
SS 37 Stan Shiver
ILB 38 Paul McGowan
FS 40 Greg Newell
ILB 48 David Palmer
NG 53 Odell Haggins
RT 76 Steve Gabbard
LT 78 Eric Hayes
OLB 80 Terry Warren
OLB 93 Shelton Thompson
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Chip Ferguson
8 Terry Anthony
9 Richie Andrews
10 Corian Freeman
12 Rick Tuten
13 Dexter Carter
16 Tracy Sanders
17 Eric Williams
18 Derek Schmidt
20 Keith Ross
22 Edgar Bennett
26 Alphonso Williams
28 Dedrick Dodge
29 Lawrence Dawsey
31 Marion Butts
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
46 Felton Hayes
47 Kevin Grant
51 Marty Riggs
58 Thomas Harp
58 Thomas Harp
59 Keith Carter
64 Magdi El Shahawy
65 Hayward Haynes
66 Scott Schilbrack
68 Michael Tanks
70 Tony Yeomans
77 Eric Luallen
92 Tom O'Malley
98 Bart Schucts
99 Anthony Moss
|
