1996 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Chuck Amato, Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers
Mickey Andrews, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Jeff Bowden, Wide Receivers
Ronnie Cottrell, Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator
Scott Fountain, Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line
Jim Gladden, Defensive Ends
Odell Haggins, Defensive Line
Jimmy Heggins, Offensive Line
John Lilly, Graduate Assistant, Defensive Backs
Mark Richt, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Billy Sexton, Running Backs
Dave Van Halanger, Strength and Conditioning
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1996 FSU Football Media Guide
Background: Top - Members of the 1947 team
Middle - Seminole greats: Ron Simmons, Fred BiletnikoffBottom - Ron Sellers, Charlie Ward
Foreground: Warrick Dunn, EG Green and Andre Cooper,
Reinard Wilson
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1996 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Brian Allen, 6-2, 201, LB, Lake City
- Very quick player who will likely play bandit linebacker at FSU...clocked at 4.5 in the 40...first cousin of current Seminole Reinard Wilson...recorded 159 tackles (89 solo) and 5.5 sacks as a
senior at Lake City Columbia...named to Class 6A third team...intercepted four passes and returned three for touchdowns his senior season...received the National Recruiting Advisor's rating of 5.4
(highest 6.1)...earned Gainesville Sun all-area honors...honor student at Lake City Columbia...selected FSU over South Carolina, Clemson, Florida and Virginia Tech.
Justin Amman, 6-4, 255, OL, Eustis
- Talented, hard working lineman named to Florida's Super Seniors team...earned offensive MVP honors for a 21 team coaching district...named to the class 4A second team...father, Richard, lettered in
football at Florida State from 1969-71 and played two seasons with the Baltimore Colts...tabbed a Tampa Tribune Blue Chipper...member of the Super 24 team...led Eustis to the Class 4A
quarterfinals...named top offensive lineman at FSU and Florida summer camps...one of eight members of FSU's recruiting class selected to play for Team Florida in the Florida/Georgia High School
All-Star game...selected FSU over Florida, Miami and Central Florida.
Ross Brannon, 6-8, 255, OL, Marietta, Ga.
- Exceptional student with excellent pass blocking skills...will likely add weight after playing high school basketball...played tight end his first three years of high school...SuperPrep's No. 19
offensive lineman in the nation...listed among Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100 (Top 50) which ranked him as the No. 2 lineman in the state of Georgia...received National Recruiting
Advisor's rating of 5.6 (highest 6.1)...listed in Georgia High School Football Magazine's Top 111 Prospects...a 1995 Georgia All-Academic team member...a class 4A Preseason All State Team
selection...a 1995 Gridiron Greats Magazine player to watch in the Southeast...named All-County following senior year...an All-State Class 4A selection by the Journal Constitution...plans to major in
business...5.0 speed in the 40...selected FSU over Auburn, Florida and Tennessee.
Jerry Carmichael, 6-4, 280, OL, Plantation
- Considered the state's top offensive tackle by many...could play anywhere across the offensive front including center and deep snapper...a first team Class 6A all-state selection...member of
Florida's Super Seniors team...Offensive Player of the Year in Broward County...rated as 18th best offensive lineman in the country by SuperPrep...the 9th ranked player in the Tampa Tribune's Top
50...listed in Florida Times Union Super 75...graded out 94 percent his senior season...a member of the Atlanta Journal Constitution Super Southern 100...an honorable mention USA Today
All-American...received National Recruiting Advisor's All-Southeast honors...a 9.5 on Max Emfinger's 10.6 scale...listed among top 70 best overall prospects in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...named to
Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern Team...tabbed a Tampa Tribune Blue Chipper...selected to the Super 24 Team...listed in Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...among the Gainesville Sun's Top 30...an honor
student at Plantation...has 325 pound bench press, a squat of 455 and a 5.1 time in the 40...one of eight members of FSU's recruiting class selected to play for Team Florida in the Florida/Georgia
High School All-Star game...selected FSU over Florida, Nebraska, North Carolina State and Georgia Tech.
Tay Cody, 5-11, 165, CB, Blakely, Ga.
- Considered the 12th best defensive back in the nation by SuperPrep...recorded 10 interceptions over final two seasons...4.4 speed with a 275 pound bench press...expected to play cornerback at
Florida State...totaled 70 tackles as senior at Early County...nine touchdowns on punt and kickoff returns over career...listed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...received Jeff
Whitaker's rating of 9.25 (highest 10)...regarded as one of Georgia's top 50 prospects...honor student in high school...plans to major in engineering...chose FSU over Auburn.
Laveranues Coles, 6-1, 195, RB, Jacksonville
- Widely regarded as one of the top running backs in the nation...the perfect blend of size and speed...joins Vannez Gooch to give FSU potential for an all Jacksonville backfield...another excellent
student among FSU's 1996 class...a first team Class 4A All-State selection...named to the Bluechip Dream Team...rated the No. 4 running back in the Southeast by Blue Chip...rushed for just under 5,000
yards during career at Jacksonville Ribault...Jacksonville Times Union Super 75...listed on the Forrest Davis All-South team...Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 honoree...an Atlanta Journal Constitution
Super Southern 100 selection...Tom Lemming's 6th best running back prospect in the Southeast...received highest rating (10) by Jeff Whitaker...10.5 on Max Emfinger's 10.6 scale...received a 5.9 out of
a possible 6.1 from the National Recruiting Advisor...a track prospect with a time of 21.8 in the 200 meters...a member of last year's Ribault State Championship basketball team...one of eight members
of FSU's recruiting class selected to play for Team Florida in the Florida/Georgia High School All-Star game...chose FSU over South Carolina, Florida, Tennessee, Notre Dame and Auburn.
Vannez Gooch, 5-10, 178, RB, Jacksonville
- Great speed and exceptional moves have drawn comparisons to current FSU stars Warrick Dunn and Dee Feaster...first running back from Jacksonville to commit to FSU since Edgar Bennett
(1987-91)...holds several Ed White High School rushing records including career yards (4,314), yards in a season (1,859) and in a game (218)...set school records for 100 yard games (25), and
consecutive 100 yard games with 17...did not fumble during senior year...named a St. Pete Times Blue Chipper...one of the state's fastest running backs with a 10.4 timed in the 100 meters...finished
fifth in the 100 meters in the state track meet last spring...named to the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...listed in Florida Times Union's Super 75...a Tampa Tribune Blue
Chipper...Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...National Recruiting Advisor's rating of 5.7 (highest 6.1)...received Max Emfinger's rating of 10.5 (highest 10.6)...a Super 24 Honorable Mention...named to
Forrest Davis' All-South team...No. 45 overall in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...listed in the Gainesville Sun's Top 30...a two time Class 5A all-state selection...bench presses 290 pounds...chose FSU
over Nebraska, Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State and Tennessee.
Bill Gramatica, 5-10, 165, K, LaBelle
- The state's top kicking prospect...an outstanding student who speaks three languages fluently (English, Castillian, French)...named to the Class 3A first team All-State...a native of
Argentina...tabbed a Super Senior by the Orlando Sentinel...led the state last year making 15 of 20 field goals and 44 of 45 extra points as a senior...converted 31 of 40 field goals and booted 154 of
203 kickoffs (75.9 percent) into the endzone during career...52 yard field goal last year was LaBelle High record...brother, Martin, kicks for Kansas State...a Florida Super Seniors team
selection...kicked four extra points and a 30 yard field goal to help his team reach the state championship game...an honorable mention USA Today all-america selection...a Tampa Tribune Blue
Chipper...listed on the Florida Times Union's Super 75...listed in the Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...received Max Emfinger's rating of 10.5 (highest 10.6)...one of eight members of FSU's recruiting
class selected to play for Team Florida in the Florida/Georgia High School All-Star game...chose FSU over Kansas State and Purdue.
Donald Heaven, 6-5, 285, DL, Miami
- Regarded as one of the state's top interior linemen...combines size, speed, strength and intelligence...played both ways in high school as he helped Carol City to a 12-2 mark...faced constant double
and triple teaming at Carol City...listed as a St. Pete Times Blue Chipper...a first team Class 6A All-State selection...named to Florida's Super Seniors team...Plyler's Recruiting Service top
prospect at line..Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...a USA Today Honorable Mention All-American...selected to Forrest Davis' All-South second team...a Tampa Tribune Blue
Chipper...listed on Florida Times-Union Super 75 and was its top defensive tackle in the state...Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...named to the Super 24 team...National Recruiting Advisor's rating of
5.9 (highest 6.1)...received Max Emfinger's highest rating of 10.6...listed as No 34 overall in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...state champion in the shot put his sophomore year...bench presses 400
pounds and runs the 40 in the 5.0 range...one of eight members of FSU's recruiting class selected to play for Team Florida in the Florida/Georgia High School All-Star game...selected FSU over Florida,
Ohio State, Tennessee and Syracuse.
Bryne Malone, 6-7, 240, DL, Frisco City, Ala.
- Tremendous prospect along the defensive line with potential to carry a lot more weight...tallied 122 tackles (66 solo), eight sacks, four tackles for loss, three fumbles caused and two recovered as
a senior...credited with 306 tackles and 16 sacks over high school career...timed at 4.55 in the 40 with a 39 inch vertical leap...bench pressed 360 pounds and has lifted over 600 in the
squat...averaged over 18 points on the basketball court...named to the Orlando Sentinel All-Southern team...listed on the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...member of Forrest Davis'
All-South second team...received the National Recruiting Advisor's rating of 5.9 (highest 6.1) and was listed as one of top 90 prospects in the country...received maximum rating by Max Emfinger
(10.6)...selected FSU over Auburn, Georgia Tech and Alabama.
Shawn McCorkel, 5-11, 175, DB, Dothan, Ala.
- A Parade All-American at defensive back who combines excellent pass coverage skills with ability to make the big hit...could play safety or cornerback...had 10 interceptions and 56 tackles his
junior year at Northview High...among the nation's top three safeties according to the National Recruiting Advisor...considered one of the premier prospects in Alabama...timed at 4.5 in the
40...listed on Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...a USA Today Honorable Mention all-american...a Bluechip Dream Teamer...National Recruiting Advisor's rating of 6.0 (highest 6.1) and
the publication's 66th best player in the country...reached Max Emfinger's highest rating 10.6...listed as No. 38 overall in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...received Jeff Whitaker's highest rating
(10)...listed on Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern Team...member of Forrest Davis' All-South First Team...rated the No. 3 defensive back in the Southeast by Bluechip Illustrated...listed on the
SportSouth All-South third team...also considering playing baseball at FSU...selected Florida State over Arkansas, Alabama, Auburn and Notre Dame.
Marvin "Snoop" Minnis, 6-1, 185, WR, Miami
- One of the top wide receivers in the South last year...should be tailor made for Florida State's sophisticated passing system...has drawn comparisons to current FSU receiver Andre Cooper...the top
rated wide receiver in the Southeast by Bluechip Illustrated...had 35 receptions for 855 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior...a second team Class 6A All-State selection...helped Miami Northwestern to
Class 6A state championship game as a senior...had four receptions for 109 yards in state final...top player at his position according to the Times Union Super 75...a USA Today Honorable Mention
All-American...Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...a Bluechip Dream Teamer...received National Recruiting Advisor's rating of 5.7 (highest 6.1)...Max Emfinger's rating of 10.5 (highest
10.6)...listed as No. 56 overall in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...named a Tampa Tribune Blue Chipper...a Super 24 honorable mention...listed in Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...4.6 speed in the 40
with a 40 inch veritical leap...attended same high school as Seminole Butkus Award winner Marvin Jones...one of eight members of FSU's recruiting class selected to play for Team Florida in the
Florida/Georgia High School All-Star game...chose the Seminoles over Miami, Notre Dame and Florida.
Jarad Moon, 6-4, 260, OL, Panama City
- An honor student who ranks among the best in the nation at center...a first team Class 5A offensive line selection as a junior and senior...received Max Emfinger's top rating 10.6...prior to his
senior season, he was an All-American in SuperPrep and rated the No. 6 lineman in the country...named to the Florida Super Seniors team...regarded as the state's top prospect at center...a USA Today
Honorable Mention All-American...member of the Bluechip Dream Team...received National Recruiting Advisor's All-America honors...listed among Top 90 prospects overall in the Southeast by Tom
Lemming...a Tampa Tribune Blue Chipper...named to the Super 24 team...listed in Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...Forrest Davis' All-South first team...named to Bluechip's All-America first
team...listed in Florida Times Union's Super 75...Florida's Super Seniors team...listed in the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Super Southern 100...named to the SportSouth All-South second team...one
of eight members of FSU's recruiting class selected to play for Team Florida in the Florida/Georgia High School All-Star game...selected FSU over Georgia, Notre Dame and South Carolina.
Marcus Outzen, 6-2, 200, QB, Fort Walton Beach
- Skilled quarterback who is an exceptional runner...excellent athlete who could play a number of positions including safety...rushed for 18 TD's as he led Ft. Walton Beach High to the Class 5A state
championship...threw for 1,187 yards as a senior with 10 touchdowns and just four interceptions...completed 69 of 118 passes (58.5) as a senior...also ran track and played baseball...a Super 24
honorable mention...listed in Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...received Max Emfinger's rating of 9.5 (highest 10.6)...attended same high school as current Florida State standout receiver E.G. Green and
Florida QB Danny Wuerffel...honor student at Ft. Walton Beach...bench pressed 250 pounds and has been timed at 4.56 in the 40...selected FSU over Auburn and South Carolina.
Kwaesi Palmer, 6-2, 235, LB, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
- One of the premier linebackers in the country...could see action early with ability to play either inside or outside linebacker...a SuperPrep All-American... regarded by many as one of the nation's
top 10 at linebacker...recorded 220 tackles, including 27 for a loss, and 11 sacks during his final two seasons...tallied 138 tackles during senior season with 7.5 sacks...averaged 10 tackles during
his senior season and also registered 12 tackles for a loss, five fumbles caused and five fumble recoveries...named to National Recruiting Advisor's All-Southwest team...earned District's most
valuable player as a sophomore and again as a senior...named newcomer of the year in district...rated as the No. 4 overall prospect in Texas by SuperPrep...received Max Emfinger's rating of 10.0
(highest 10.6)...received Jeff Whitaker's highest rating (10)...listed as No. 30 in the Southwest by Tom Lemming...named first team All-East Texas...plans to major in criminology...selected FSU over
Miami, Oklahoma, Florida and Michigan.
Tommy Polley, 6-5, 220, LB, Baltimore, Md.
- One of the most talented athletes in the country...blue chip recruit at linebacker and as a basketball player...top basketball player (shooting guard) at nationally acclaimed Dunbar and expects to
be another Seminole two sport star...should contend for immediate playing time at bandit linebacker...USA Today's Player of the Year in Maryland...two time Baltimore area Defensive Player of the Year
as a junior and senior...SuperPrep's No. 1 prospect in Maryland ...tallied an impressive 208 tackles (136 solo), eight interceptions and 16 sacks in his senior year...57 sacks, 23 interceptions and 95
receptions during career at Dunbar...caught 34 passes for 567 yards and three touchdowns as a tight end his senior year...averaging 21 points in basketball as one of the nation's top 50 players...a
McDonald's All-America nominee after averaging 15.7 points, 11.3 rebounds and 4.6 assists as a junior for the Poets...a member of three state basketball and two state football championship
teams...regarded as one of the nation's top five linebackers...a USA Today honorable mention All-American...rated among the Top 100 overall players in the country by National Recruiting
Advisor...received Max Emfinger's highest rating of 10.6...listed as No.4 overall in the MidAtlantic by Tom Lemming...selected FSU over USC, Syracuse, Maryland and Florida.
Roland Seymour, 6-4, 245, DL, New Orleans, La.
- A dominating lineman who has the potential to be one of FSU's great pass rushers...comes from the same high school as former FSU standouts Sean Jackson and Chris Cowart...an All-State selection and
runner up for Louisiana's defensive player of the year...has 4.7 speed in the 40...member of the National Recruiting Advisor's All-America team...recruited as a defensive end...Max Emfinger's top
rated (10.6) strongside lineman in the nation...National Recruiting Advisor's rating of 5.8 (highest 6.1)...received Jeff Whitaker's highest rating (10)...named to Orlando Sentinel's All-Southern
Team...plans to major in sports management...combines a 315 pound bench press with exceptional speed...selected Florida State over Tennessee, Florida, LSU and Texas.
Tarlos Crumitie, 6-5, 298, OL, Monticello
Tres Walton, 6-0, 185, WR, Daytona Beach
- One of the fastest receivers in the state as a junior...played just three games during senior season after suffering a knee injury last fall...teams with Marvin Minnis to give FSU two of the top
wide receivers in Florida...ranked among the top 22 prospects in Florida by SuperPrep and the No. 10 "skilled athlete" in the country...despite the knee injury is still regarded as one of the state's
fastest players according to SuperPrep...played running back as a junior and rushed for 900 yards...clocked at 4.34 in the 40 with a 41 inch vertical leap...listed as No. 125 in the Southeast by Tom
Lemming...received Max Emfinger's rating of 10.5 (highest 10.6)...attended same high school as current Seminole offensive lineman Marcus Long...bench pressed 305 pounds...chose FSU over Florida,
Clemson and Central Florida.
1996 Roster - By Name
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 32 Khalid Abdullah FB 6-0 225 So * Davie (Nova)
41 Brian Allen LB 6-2 201 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
64 Justin Amman OL 6-4 255 Fr Eustis (Eustis)
* 65 Chad Bates OG 6-3 285 Sr *** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
* 26 Harold Battles SS 6-0 200 Sr-R ** Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 3 Scott Bentley KS 5-11 205 Sr *** Aurora, Colo. (Overland)
* 58 Peter Boulware DE 6-5 255 Jr-R ** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
67 Ross Brannon OL 6-8 255 Fr Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
* 77 Jeremy Brett TG 6-3 300 Fr-R Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County)
37 Marcus Bullock CB 6-0 180 Fr-R Pensacola (Pensacola Catholic)
* 12 Thad Busby QB 6-3 220 Jr-R ** Pace (Pace)
* 44 Daryl Bush MLB 6-2 230 Jr-R ** Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
* 23 Byron Capers CB 6-1 194 Sr *** Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler)
71 Jerry Carmichael OL 6-4 280 Fr Plantation (Plantation)
* 5 Travis Chambers HOLD 6-0 175 So * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 83 Kamari Charlton TE 6-2 242 Sr-R * Nassau, Bahamas (Florida Air Academy)
27 Tay Cody CB 5-11 165 Fr Blakely, Ga. (Early County)
* 7 Laveranues Coles RB 6-1 195 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 20 James Colzie CB 5-10 170 Sr *** Miami (South Miami)
* 1 Andre Cooper WR 6-2 194 Sr *** Jacksonville (Fletcher)
56 Sam Cowart OLB 6-3 239 Sr *** Jacksonville (Mandarin)
* 47 Vernon Crawford OLB 6-2 240 Sr * Texas City, Tex. (Texas City/San Francisco CC)
* 45 Henri Crockett BAN 6-2 240 Sr-R *** Pompano Beach (Ely)
60 Tarlos Crumitie OL 6-5 298 Fr Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 80 Ron Dugans WR 6-3 187 So * Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 28 Warrick Dunn RB 5-9 185 Sr *** Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic)
* 15 Mario Edwards CB 6-2 185 So * Pascagoula, Miss. (Pascagoula)
* 33 Dee Feaster TB 5-9 175 So * Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)
82 Jason Floyd WR 5-10 175 So * Trenton (Bell)
* 71 Todd Fordham OT 6-5 300 Sr-R *** Tifton, Ga. (Tift County)
* 35 Todd Frier FS 5-10 180 Fr-R Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 31 Lamarr Glenn FB 6-1 248 So-R * Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
36 Vannez Gooch RB 5-10 178 Fr Jacksonville (Ed White)
29 Bill Gramatica K 5-10 165 Fr LaBelle (LaBelle)
* 39 Hank Grant BAN 6-2 230 So-R * Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 63 Dennis Green OT 6-4 285 Jr Mobile, Ala. (Gulf Coast JC)
* 19 E.G. Green WR 5-11 184 Jr-R ** Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
* Forrest Green FB 6-0 225 So Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
* 40 Lamont Green OLB 6-3 230 So-R * Miami (Southridge)
* 18 Sean Hamlet FS 6-0 210 Sr-R *** Hampton, Va. (Hampton)
* 6 Robert Hammond SS 6-3 195 Jr ** Opelousas, La. (Opelousas)
8 Damian Harrell WR 6-3 190 Sr * Miami (South Miami/San Francisco CC)
78 Donald Heaven DL 6-5 285 Fr Miami (Carol City)
* 21 Deon Humphrey OLB 6-4 235 So-R * Lake Worth (Lake Worth)
* 73 Clay Ingram C 6-1 250 Fr Cantonment (Tate)
* 11 Dexter Jackson SS 6-1 185 So * Quincy (Shanks)
* 84 Myron Jackson TE 6-5 255 So-R * Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
* 92 Jerry Johnson DL 6-2 275 Fr-R Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 76 Walter Jones OT 6-5 290 Jr-R Aliceville, Ala. (Aliceville/Holmes CC)
* 10 Dan Kendra QB 6-2 238 Fr-R Bethlehem, Pa. (Central Catholic)
* 16 Sean Key FS 6-1 180 So * Hialeah Lakes (American)
* 29 Sean Liss P 6-4 210 Sr-R *** Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 51 Kevin Long C 6-5 278 Jr-R ** Summerville, S.C. (Summerville)
* 78 Marcus Long OG 6-3 310 Sr-R ** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
48 Bryne Malone DL 6-7 240 Fr Frisco City, Ala. (Frisco City)
37 Shawn McCorkel DB 5-11 175 Fr Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 89 Wayne Messam WR 6-4 210 Sr-R ** South Bay (Belle Glade Central)
13 Marvin "Snoop" Minnis WR 6-1 185 Fr Miami (Northwestern)
* 94 Sean Mitchell DE 6-4 280 Fr-R Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
* Travis Montera
54 Jarad Moon OL 6-4 260 Fr Panama City (Bay)
14 Marcus Outzen QB 6-2 200 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
42 Kwaesi Palmer LB 6-2 235 Fr Sulphur Springs, Tex. (Sulphur Springs)
* 81 Melvin Pearsall TE 6-1 250 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 95 Julian Pittman DT 6-3 278 Jr-R ** Niceville (Niceville)
46 Tommy Polley LB 6-5 220 Fr Baltimore, Md. (Dunbar)
* 43 Jason Poppell DB 5-10 190 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 24 Rock Preston TB 5-9 183 Jr-R ** Miami (Hialeah)
* 87 Kevin Prophette WR 5-11 185 Sr * Miami (Edison)
* 5 Theon Rackley BAN 6-2 215 Fr-R Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 75 Billy Rhodes NG 6-1 265 So-R * Eustis (Eustis)
* 49 Bobby Rhodes LB 6-1 210 Fr-R Eustis (Eustis)
* 2 Samari Rolle CB 6-1 170 Jr ** Miami (Miami Beach)
* 4 Troy Saunders CB 5-10 185 So-R * Miami (Miami Springs)
97 Roland Seymour DL 6-4 245 Fr New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine)
* 53 Corey Simon DT 6-4 275 Fr-R Pompano Beach (Ely)
* 99 Larry Smith DL 6-5 281 Fr-R Folkston, Ga. (Valley Forge Prep)
* 30 Shevin Smith SS 6-0 191 Jr-R ** Miami (Southridge)
* 96 Connell Spain DT 6-2 285 Sr-R *** Melbourne (Melbourne)
* 90 Greg Spires DE 6-2 270 Jr-R ** Cape Coral (Mariner)
* 52 Demetro Stephens LB 6-3 236 So-R * Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County)
* 7 Germaine Stringer WR 5-11 185 Fr-R Atlanta, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 57 Eric Thomas C 6-3 258 Fr-R Miami (Columbus)
* 70 Tra Thomas OT 6-8 330 Jr-R ** DeLand (Deland)
* Charles Tomeo QB 6-0 184 Sr Bradenton (Manatee)
* 98 David Tulloch DT 6-2 270 Jr Miami (Killian)
61 Dale Valente OL 6-4 294 So-R * Orlando (Cypress Creek)
* 85 Andre Wadsworth NG 6-4 282 Jr-R ** Miami (Florida Christian)
* 93 Chris Walker DE 6-6 225 Fr-R Cocoa (Cocoa Beach)
3 Tres Walton WR 6-0 185 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 9 Peter Warrick WR 6-0 190 Fr-R Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 68 Jason Whitaker OG 6-5 265 Fr-R Panama City (Mosley)
* 22 Pooh Bear Williams FB 6-1 285 Jr-R ** Crescent City (Crescent City)
* 55 Reinard Wilson DE 6-2 255 Sr *** Lake City (Columbia)
1996 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* Forrest Green FB 6-0 225 So Marietta, Ga. (Pope)
* Travis Montera
* Charles Tomeo QB 6-0 184 Sr Bradenton (Manatee)
* 1 Andre Cooper WR 6-2 194 Sr *** Jacksonville (Fletcher)
* 2 Samari Rolle CB 6-1 170 Jr ** Miami (Miami Beach)
* 3 Scott Bentley KS 5-11 205 Sr *** Aurora, Colo. (Overland)
3 Tres Walton WR 6-0 185 Fr Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 4 Troy Saunders CB 5-10 185 So-R * Miami (Miami Springs)
* 5 Travis Chambers HOLD 6-0 175 So * Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 5 Theon Rackley BAN 6-2 215 Fr-R Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 6 Robert Hammond SS 6-3 195 Jr ** Opelousas, La. (Opelousas)
* 7 Laveranues Coles RB 6-1 195 Fr Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 7 Germaine Stringer WR 5-11 185 Fr-R Atlanta, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
8 Damian Harrell WR 6-3 190 Sr * Miami (South Miami/San Francisco CC)
* 9 Peter Warrick WR 6-0 190 Fr-R Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 10 Dan Kendra QB 6-2 238 Fr-R Bethlehem, Pa. (Central Catholic)
* 11 Dexter Jackson SS 6-1 185 So * Quincy (Shanks)
* 12 Thad Busby QB 6-3 220 Jr-R ** Pace (Pace)
13 Marvin "Snoop" Minnis WR 6-1 185 Fr Miami (Northwestern)
14 Marcus Outzen QB 6-2 200 Fr Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
* 15 Mario Edwards CB 6-2 185 So * Pascagoula, Miss. (Pascagoula)
* 16 Sean Key FS 6-1 180 So * Hialeah Lakes (American)
* 18 Sean Hamlet FS 6-0 210 Sr-R *** Hampton, Va. (Hampton)
* 19 E.G. Green WR 5-11 184 Jr-R ** Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
* 20 James Colzie CB 5-10 170 Sr *** Miami (South Miami)
* 21 Deon Humphrey OLB 6-4 235 So-R * Lake Worth (Lake Worth)
* 22 Pooh Bear Williams FB 6-1 285 Jr-R ** Crescent City (Crescent City)
* 23 Byron Capers CB 6-1 194 Sr *** Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler)
* 24 Rock Preston TB 5-9 183 Jr-R ** Miami (Hialeah)
* 26 Harold Battles SS 6-0 200 Sr-R ** Jacksonville (Jackson)
27 Tay Cody CB 5-11 165 Fr Blakely, Ga. (Early County)
* 28 Warrick Dunn RB 5-9 185 Sr *** Baton Rouge, La. (Catholic)
29 Bill Gramatica K 5-10 165 Fr LaBelle (LaBelle)
* 29 Sean Liss P 6-4 210 Sr-R *** Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 30 Shevin Smith SS 6-0 191 Jr-R ** Miami (Southridge)
* 31 Lamarr Glenn FB 6-1 248 So-R * Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* 32 Khalid Abdullah FB 6-0 225 So * Davie (Nova)
* 33 Dee Feaster TB 5-9 175 So * Rock Hill, S.C. (Northwestern)
* 35 Todd Frier FS 5-10 180 Fr-R Live Oak (Suwannee)
36 Vannez Gooch RB 5-10 178 Fr Jacksonville (Ed White)
37 Marcus Bullock CB 6-0 180 Fr-R Pensacola (Pensacola Catholic)
37 Shawn McCorkel DB 5-11 175 Fr Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 39 Hank Grant BAN 6-2 230 So-R * Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 40 Lamont Green OLB 6-3 230 So-R * Miami (Southridge)
41 Brian Allen LB 6-2 201 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
42 Kwaesi Palmer LB 6-2 235 Fr Sulphur Springs, Tex. (Sulphur Springs)
* 43 Jason Poppell DB 5-10 190 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 44 Daryl Bush MLB 6-2 230 Jr-R ** Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
* 45 Henri Crockett BAN 6-2 240 Sr-R *** Pompano Beach (Ely)
46 Tommy Polley LB 6-5 220 Fr Baltimore, Md. (Dunbar)
* 47 Vernon Crawford OLB 6-2 240 Sr * Texas City, Tex. (Texas City/San Francisco CC)
48 Bryne Malone DL 6-7 240 Fr Frisco City, Ala. (Frisco City)
* 49 Bobby Rhodes LB 6-1 210 Fr-R Eustis (Eustis)
* 51 Kevin Long C 6-5 278 Jr-R ** Summerville, S.C. (Summerville)
* 52 Demetro Stephens LB 6-3 236 So-R * Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County)
* 53 Corey Simon DT 6-4 275 Fr-R Pompano Beach (Ely)
54 Jarad Moon OL 6-4 260 Fr Panama City (Bay)
* 55 Reinard Wilson DE 6-2 255 Sr *** Lake City (Columbia)
56 Sam Cowart OLB 6-3 239 Sr *** Jacksonville (Mandarin)
* 57 Eric Thomas C 6-3 258 Fr-R Miami (Columbus)
* 58 Peter Boulware DE 6-5 255 Jr-R ** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
60 Tarlos Crumitie OL 6-5 298 Fr Monticello (Jefferson County)
61 Dale Valente OL 6-4 294 So-R * Orlando (Cypress Creek)
* 63 Dennis Green OT 6-4 285 Jr Mobile, Ala. (Gulf Coast JC)
64 Justin Amman OL 6-4 255 Fr Eustis (Eustis)
* 65 Chad Bates OG 6-3 285 Sr *** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
67 Ross Brannon OL 6-8 255 Fr Marietta, Ga. (Lassiter)
* 68 Jason Whitaker OG 6-5 265 Fr-R Panama City (Mosley)
* 70 Tra Thomas OT 6-8 330 Jr-R ** DeLand (Deland)
71 Jerry Carmichael OL 6-4 280 Fr Plantation (Plantation)
* 71 Todd Fordham OT 6-5 300 Sr-R *** Tifton, Ga. (Tift County)
* 73 Clay Ingram C 6-1 250 Fr Cantonment (Tate)
* 75 Billy Rhodes NG 6-1 265 So-R * Eustis (Eustis)
* 76 Walter Jones OT 6-5 290 Jr-R Aliceville, Ala. (Aliceville/Holmes CC)
* 77 Jeremy Brett TG 6-3 300 Fr-R Sandersville, Ga. (Washington County)
78 Donald Heaven DL 6-5 285 Fr Miami (Carol City)
* 78 Marcus Long OG 6-3 310 Sr-R ** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 80 Ron Dugans WR 6-3 187 So * Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 81 Melvin Pearsall TE 6-1 250 Jr-R ** Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
82 Jason Floyd WR 5-10 175 So * Trenton (Bell)
* 83 Kamari Charlton TE 6-2 242 Sr-R * Nassau, Bahamas (Florida Air Academy)
* 84 Myron Jackson TE 6-5 255 So-R * Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
* 85 Andre Wadsworth NG 6-4 282 Jr-R ** Miami (Florida Christian)
* 87 Kevin Prophette WR 5-11 185 Sr * Miami (Edison)
* 89 Wayne Messam WR 6-4 210 Sr-R ** South Bay (Belle Glade Central)
* 90 Greg Spires DE 6-2 270 Jr-R ** Cape Coral (Mariner)
* 92 Jerry Johnson DL 6-2 275 Fr-R Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 93 Chris Walker DE 6-6 225 Fr-R Cocoa (Cocoa Beach)
* 94 Sean Mitchell DE 6-4 280 Fr-R Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
* 95 Julian Pittman DT 6-3 278 Jr-R ** Niceville (Niceville)
* 96 Connell Spain DT 6-2 285 Sr-R *** Melbourne (Melbourne)
97 Roland Seymour DL 6-4 245 Fr New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine)
* 98 David Tulloch DT 6-2 270 Jr Miami (Killian)
* 99 Larry Smith DL 6-5 281 Fr-R Folkston, Ga. (Valley Forge Prep)
1996 Conference Awards
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Chad Bates Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Scott Bentley Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Peter Boulware Atlantic Coast Conference - Defensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Thad Busby Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Daryl Bush Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Byron Capers Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
James Colzie Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Andre Cooper Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Henri Crockett Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Warrick Dunn Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Dee Feaster Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Todd Fordham Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
E.G. Green Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Dexter Jackson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Walter Jones Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Sean Liss Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Kevin Long Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Melvin Pearsall Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Shevin Smith Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Connell Spain Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Andre Wadsworth Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Reinard Wilson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 22
1996 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Peter Boulware American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team
Associated Press - 1st Team
College & Pro Football Weekly - 1st Team
Football News - 1st Team
Football Writers Association of America - 1st Team
The Sporting News - 1st Team
NCAA - Consensus
Warrick Dunn Football Writers Association of America - 1st Team
Associated Press - 2nd Team
Football News - 2nd Team
The Sporting News - 2nd Team
Walter Jones Associated Press - 2nd Team
Reinard Wilson American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team
Associated Press - 1st Team
Walter Camp - 1st Team
Football Writers Association of America - 1st Team
Football News - 2nd Team
The Sporting News - 2nd Team
NCAA - Consensus
All-Americans - 4
1996 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Clifton Abraham 48 CB Chicago Bears
Derrick Alexander 90 DE Minnesota Vikings
Edgar Bennett 34 RB Green Bay Packers
Derrick Brooks 55 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terrell Buckley 27 CB Miami Dolphins
Devin Bush 42 S Atlanta Falcons
LeRoy Butler 36 S Green Bay Packers
Dexter Carter 35 RB San Francisco 49ers
Pat Carter 80 TE Arizona Cardinals
Zack Crockett 32 RB Indianapolis Colts
Lawrence Dawsey 88 WR New York Giants
Dedrick Dodge 33 DB San Francisco 49ers
'OMar Ellison 84 WR San Diego Chargers
William Floyd 40 FB San Francisco 49ers
Dan Footman 78 DE Baltimore Ravens
Corey Fuller 27 CB Minnesota Vikings
Brad Johnson 14 QB Minnesota Vikings
Lonnie Johnson 84 TE Buffalo Bills
Reggie Johnson 85 TE Kansas City Chiefs
Marvin Jones 54 LB New York Jets
Danny Kanell 13 QB New York Giants
Amp Lee 32 RB Minnesota Vikings
Martin Mayhew 35 CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Kez McCorvey 10 WR Detroit Lions
Sterling Palmer 97 DE Washington Redskins
Phillip Riley 89 WR New York Jets
James Roberson 90 DE Houston Oilers
Orpheus Roye 71 DE Pittsburgh Steelers
Deion Sanders 21 CB Dallas Cowboys
Corey Sawyer 23 CB Cincinnati Bengals
Clay Shiver 50 C Dallas Cowboys
Carl Simpson 98 DT Chicago Bears
Marquette Smith 22 RB Carolina Panthers
Rohn Stark 3 P Carolina Panthers
Rick Tuten 14 P Seattle Seahawks
Tamarick Vanover 87 WR-PR-KR Kansas City Chiefs
Casey Weldon 11 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Noles in the Pros - 37
1996 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 11- 1 6-0 3-0 2-1
vs ACC 8- 0 4-0 2-0 2-0
Against Top 25 5- 1 4-0 1-0 0-1
Final AP - 3
Final CNN - 3
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
1 Florida State 8- 0 11- 1
2t North Carolina 6- 2 10- 2
2t Clemson 6- 2 7- 5
4 Virginia 5- 3 7- 5
5 Georgia Tech 4- 4 5- 6
6t Maryland 3- 5 5- 6
6t North Carolina State 3- 5 3- 8
8 Wake Forest 1- 7 3- 8
9 Duke 0- 8 0-11
1996 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Warrick Dunn 11/30/1996 Florida 24 185 7.71 0
Warrick Dunn 10/12/1996 Miami 22 163 7.41 1
Warrick Dunn 10/26/1996 Virginia 26 131 5.04 1
Warrick Dunn 11/02/1996 Georgia Tech 13 121 9.31 1
Warrick Dunn 11/23/1996 Maryland 16 109 6.81 2
Warrick Dunn 09/19/1996 North Carolina State 14 108 7.71 1
1996 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E.G. Green 10/05/1996 Clemson 5 156 31.20 2
Warrick Dunn 11/16/1996 Southern Mississippi 5 137 27.40 1
E.G. Green 11/09/1996 Wake Forest 6 126 21.00 1
Andre Cooper 10/26/1996 Virginia 7 102 14.57 0
1996 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Thad Busby 10/26/1996 Virginia 36 25 316 1 8.78 2
Thad Busby 10/05/1996 Clemson 29 16 304 0 10.48 4
Thad Busby 11/16/1996 Southern Mississippi 31 17 302 2 9.74 2
1996 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 426 122
Points Per Game............. 38.7 11.1
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 54 15
TDs Rushing................. 22 5
TDs Passing................. 25 9
TDs Fumble Return........... 1 0
TDs Punt Return............. 4 0
TDs Interception............ 2 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 1
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 52-54 14-15
Kick........................ 52-53 14-15
Pass........................ 0- 0 0- 0
Run......................... 0- 1 0- 0
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 16-18 6-
SAFETY........................ 1 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 215 155
Rushing..................... 90 40
Passing..................... 113 86
Penalty..................... 12 29
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1958 649
Yards gained rushing........ 2358 1206
Yards lost rushing.......... 400 557
Rushing Attempts............ 423 418
Average Per Rush............ 4.6 1.6
Average Per Game............ 178.0 59.0
PASSING YARDAGE............... 2541 1875
Att-Comp-Int................ 335-181-14 358-162-11
Efficiency.................. 134.01 91.40
Average Per Pass............ 7.6 5.2
Average Per Catch........... 14.0 11.6
Average Per Game............ 231.0 170.5
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4499 2524
Total Plays................. 758 776
Average Per Play............ 5.9 3.3
Average Per Game............ 409.0 229.5
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 22- 513 46-1087
Average Per Return.......... 23.3 23.6
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 41-411 24-187
Average Per Return.......... 10.0 7.8
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 11-153 14- 94
Average Per Return.......... 13.9 6.7
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 18- 9 26-12
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 94- 958 60- 508
Average Per Game............ 87.1 46.2
PUNTS-YARDS................... 61-2670 89-3278
Average Per Punt............ 43.8 36.8
Net punt average............ 40.7 32.2
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 28:44 31:08
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 62-156 189- 50
3rd-Down Pct................ .397 .780
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 67-336 27-
ATTENDANCE.................... 465,050 167,924
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 6-77,508 3-55,975
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 66,963
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 2-33,482
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 109 | 126 |
99 | 92 |
426 |
| Opponents | 31 | 53 |
10 | 28 |
122 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Warrick Dunn 11 189 1246 66 1180 6.2 12 80t 107.3
Rock Preston 10 49 398 12 386 7.9 5 47 38.6
Laveranues Coles 8 14 93 2 91 6.5 0 24 11.4
Pooh Bear Williams 11 24 79 0 79 3.3 2 20 7.2
Khalid Abdullah 8 19 74 1 73 3.8 0 13 9.1
Dee Feaster 9 20 70 10 60 3.0 0 41 6.7
Dan Kendra 7 36 157 102 55 1.5 2 16 7.9
Lamarr Glenn 5 8 50 1 49 6.1 0 21 9.8
Peter Warrick 11 8 52 32 20 2.5 0 36 1.8
Vannez Gooch 1 3 6 3 3 1.0 0 6 3.0
Team 0 1 0 2 -2 -2.0 0 -2
Thad Busby 10 53 133 169 -36 -0.7 1 25 -3.6
Total......... 11 423 2358 400 1958 4.6 22 80t 178.0
Opponents..... 11 418 1206 557 649 1.6 5 80t 59.0
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Thad Busby 10 131.50 243-134-12 .551 1866 16 77t 186.6
Dan Kendra 7 143.33 89- 46- 2 .517 665 9 42t 95.0
Warrick Dunn 11 61.33 3- 1- 0 .333 10 0 10 0.9
Total......... 11 134.01 335-181-14 .540 2541 25 77t 231.0
Opponents..... 11 91.40 358-162-11 .453 1875 9 50 170.5
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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E.G. Green 11 34 662 19.5 7 60t 60.2
Peter Warrick 11 22 467 21.2 4 59 42.5
Warrick Dunn 11 30 355 11.8 2 77t 32.3
Andre Cooper 8 26 338 13.0 4 38t 42.3
Wayne Messam 10 21 299 14.2 3 48t 29.9
Laveranues Coles 8 10 104 10.4 2 15 13.0
Khalid Abdullah 8 5 81 16.2 0 39 10.1
Melvin Pearsall 11 8 77 9.6 2 21 7.0
Ron Dugans 5 7 66 9.4 1 16t 13.2
Kamari Charlton 3 1 20 20.0 0 20 6.7
Rock Preston 10 7 19 2.7 0 19 1.9
Pooh Bear Williams 11 4 18 4.5 0 8 1.6
Lamarr Glenn 5 3 18 6.0 0 14 3.6
Germaine Stringer 5 1 15 15.0 0 15 3.0
Dee Feaster 9 2 2 1.0 0 7 0.2
Total......... 11 181 2541 14.0 25 77t 231.0
Opponents..... 11 162 1875 11.6 9 50 170.5
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Dee Feaster 25 244 9.8 2 79t
Peter Warrick 10 114 11.4 0 31
Peter Boulware 2 30 15.0 0 17
Dexter Jackson 3 19 6.3 0 14
Germaine Stringer 1 4 4.0 0 4
Byron Capers 0 0 1 0t
Shevin Smith 0 0 1 0t
Total......... 41 411 10.0 4 79t
Opponent...... 24 187 7.8 0 27
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Shevin Smith 3 61 20.3 1 61t
James Colzie 3 10 3.3 0 6
Samari Rolle 2 1 0.5 0 1
Lamont Green 1 56 56.0 1 56t
Troy Saunders 1 25 25.0 0 25
Henri Crockett 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 11 153 13.9 2 61t
Opponent...... 14 94 6.7 0 52
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Peter Warrick 9 188 20.9 0 48
Germaine Stringer 5 144 28.8 0 33
Laveranues Coles 5 124 24.8 0 34
Dee Feaster 2 50 25.0 0 26
Rock Preston 1 7 7.0 0 7
Total......... 22 513 23.3 0 48
Opponent...... 46 1087 23.6 1 96t
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Peter Boulware 3 0 0.0 0 . 4
Daryl Bush 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
Shevin Smith 1 0 0.0 1 . 0
Henri Crockett 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Mario Edwards 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Bobby Rhodes 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Greg Spires 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Reinard Wilson 0 0 . 0 . 3
Vernon Crawford 0 0 . 0 . 2
Lamont Green 0 0 . 0 . 1
Connell Spain 0 0 . 0 . 1
Demetro Stephens 0 0 . 0 . 1
Andre Wadsworth 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 12 0.0 1 14
Opponent...... 9 0.0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Scott Bentley 0 16-18 52-53 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 100
Warrick Dunn 14 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84
E.G. Green 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Rock Preston 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Andre Cooper 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Peter Warrick 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Wayne Messam 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Shevin Smith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Laveranues Coles 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Dee Feaster 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Dan Kendra 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Melvin Pearsall 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Pooh Bear Williams 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Thad Busby 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Byron Capers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ron Dugans 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Lamont Green 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Jerry Johnson 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
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FSU 54 16-18 52-53 0-1 0 0-0 0 1 426
Opponent 15 6-14 14-15 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 122
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Warrick Dunn |
12 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| E.G. Green |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Rock Preston |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Andre Cooper |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Peter Warrick |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Wayne Messam |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Shevin Smith |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Laveranues Coles |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dee Feaster |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
| Dan Kendra |
2 |
. |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Melvin Pearsall |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Pooh Bear Williams |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Thad Busby |
1 |
. |
16 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Byron Capers |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Ron Dugans |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Lamont Green |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
22 |
25 |
25 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
5 |
9 |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
L = Lateral
FK = Free Kick Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 10 296 -36 1866 1830 183.0
Warrick Dunn 11 192 1180 10 1190 108.2
Dan Kendra 7 125 55 665 720 102.9
Rock Preston 10 49 386 0 386 38.6
Laveranues Coles 8 14 91 0 91 11.4
Pooh Bear Williams 11 24 79 0 79 7.2
Khalid Abdullah 8 19 73 0 73 9.1
Dee Feaster 9 20 60 0 60 6.7
Lamarr Glenn 5 8 49 0 49 9.8
Peter Warrick 11 8 20 0 20 1.8
Vannez Gooch 1 3 3 0 3 3.0
Team 0 1 -2 0 -2
Total......... 11 758 1958 2541 4499 409.0
Opponent...... 11 776 649 1875 2524 229.5
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Scott Bentley 16-18 .889 0- 0 5- 6 7- 7 4- 5 0- 0 49
| FG SEQUENCE |
Scott Bentley |
|---|
| Duke |
(23), (39), (41) |
| North Carolina State |
(46) |
| North Carolina |
(33), (37) |
| Clemson |
28 |
| Miami |
(48), (32), 42 |
| Virginia |
(25) |
| Georgia Tech |
None |
| Wake Forest |
(22), (32), (38) |
| Southern Mississippi |
(32) |
| Maryland |
(49), (24) |
| Florida |
(29) |
| Florida |
(43), (45), 55 |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
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Sean Liss 60 2670 44.5 76 1
Team 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 61 2670 43.8 76 1
Opponent...... 89 3278 36.8 5
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
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Warrick Dunn 11 1180 355 0 0 0 0 1535 139.5
Peter Warrick 11 20 467 114 188 0 0 789 71.7
E.G. Green 11 0 662 0 0 0 0 662 60.2
Rock Preston 10 386 19 0 7 0 0 412 41.2
Dee Feaster 9 60 2 244 50 0 0 356 39.6
Andre Cooper 8 0 338 0 0 0 0 338 42.3
Laveranues Coles 8 91 104 0 124 0 0 319 39.9
Wayne Messam 10 0 299 0 0 0 0 299 29.9
Germaine Stringer 5 0 15 4 144 0 0 163 32.6
Khalid Abdullah 8 73 81 0 0 0 0 154 19.3
Pooh Bear Williams 11 79 18 0 0 0 0 97 8.8
Melvin Pearsall 11 0 77 0 0 0 0 77 7.0
Lamarr Glenn 5 49 18 0 0 0 0 67 13.4
Ron Dugans 5 0 66 0 0 0 0 66 13.2
Shevin Smith 11 0 0 0 0 61 0 61 5.5
Lamont Green 9 0 0 0 0 56 0 56 6.2
Dan Kendra 7 55 0 0 0 0 0 55 7.9
Peter Boulware 11 0 0 30 0 0 0 30 2.7
Troy Saunders 10 0 0 0 0 25 0 25 2.5
Kamari Charlton 3 0 20 0 0 0 0 20 6.7
Dexter Jackson 10 0 0 19 0 0 0 19 1.9
James Colzie 10 0 0 0 0 10 0 10 1.0
Vannez Gooch 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 3.0
Samari Rolle 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1
Team 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -2
Thad Busby 10 -36 0 0 0 0 0 -36 -3.6
Total......... 11 1958 2541 411 513 153 0 5576 506.9
Opponent...... 11 649 1875 187 1087 94 0 3892 353.8
|---------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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Reinard Wilson 11 57 48 105 22.0- 92.0 13.5- 67.0 . 2 . . 3 . .
Daryl Bush 11 44 57 101 7.0- 22.0 2.5- 13.0 . 2 . 2- 0 . . .
Henri Crockett 11 52 46 98 12.0- 33.0 4.5- 22.0 1- 0 3 . 1- 0 1 . .
Vernon Crawford 11 33 44 77 9.0- 26.0 2.5- 8.0 . 2 . . 2 . .
Peter Boulware 11 33 35 68 20.0-104.0 19.0-101.0 . 1 . 3- 0 4 . .
Shevin Smith 11 36 23 59 4.0- 9.0 . 3- 61 5 . 1- 0 . . .
Julian Pittman 11 29 24 53 8.0- 13.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 11 28 24 52 7.0- 17.0 2.0- 10.0 . . . . 1 . .
Connell Spain 9 24 22 46 7.0- 28.0 3.5- 17.0 . 1 . . 1 . .
Lamont Green 9 26 18 44 6.0- 32.0 3.0- 22.0 1- 56 1 . . 1 . .
Sean Hamlet 11 19 23 42 1.0- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . 3 . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 11 24 15 39 4.0- 7.0 2.0- 4.0 . 1 . . 1 . .
James Colzie 10 31 3 34 1.0- 4.0 . 3- 10 10 . . . . .
Greg Spires 9 19 15 34 8.0- 36.0 6.0- 32.0 . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Sean Key 11 17 16 33 1.0- 1.0 . . 3 . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 10 23 10 33 2.0- 11.0 2.0- 11.0 . 3 . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 6 15 16 31 11.0- 38.0 4.0- 17.0 . . . . . . 1
Byron Capers 11 20 6 26 2.0- 2.0 . . 8 . . . . .
Theon Rackley 7 20 6 26 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 11 20 3 23 . . 2- 1 7 . . . . .
Harold Battles 7 13 10 23 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 10 14 3 17 . . 1- 25 6 . . . . .
Larry Smith 5 9 7 16 3.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 8 1 13 14 . . . 3 . 1- 0 . . .
Sean Mitchell 5 4 8 12 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Hank Grant 5 5 7 12 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Hammond 5 7 5 12 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 5 5 6 11 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 4 4 6 10 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Billy Rhodes 4 2 8 10 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Corey Simon 1 3 4 7 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . . .
David Tulloch 3 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Walker 3 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Montera . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Warrick Dunn 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
E.G. Green 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Walter Jones 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Long 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Todd Fordham 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marcus Long 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Melvin Pearsall 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter Warrick 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pooh Bear Williams 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thad Busby 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Scott Bentley 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sean Liss 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wayne Messam 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rock Preston 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dee Feaster 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andre Cooper 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Khalid Abdullah 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tra Thomas 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dan Kendra 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamarr Glenn 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germaine Stringer 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ron Dugans 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad Bates 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kamari Charlton 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jeremy Brett 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Travis Chambers 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric Thomas 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jason Whitaker 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vannez Gooch 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Carmichael 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clay Ingram 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Green 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Myron Jackson 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 639 540 1179 140.0-509.0 67.0-336.0 11-153 62 . 10- 0 14 . 1
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS Duke NCS UNC CU UM UVa GT Wake USM UMd UF UF
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
32 Khalid Abdullah 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
41 Brian Allen 0- 0
64 Justin Amman 0- 0
65 Chad Bates 4- 4 O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG
26 Harold Battles 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 Scott Bentley 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
58 Peter Boulware 12-12 D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE
67 Ross Brannon 0- 0
77 Jeremy Brett 2- 0 xx xx
37 Marcus Bullock 0- 0
12 Thad Busby 11-11 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
44 Daryl Bush 12-12 D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB
23 Byron Capers 12-12 D-BC D-BC D-BC D-BC D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
71 Jerry Carmichael 1- 0 xx
5 Travis Chambers 2- 0 xx xx
83 Kamari Charlton 3- 0 xx xx xx
27 Tay Cody 0- 0
7 Laveranues Coles 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
20 James Colzie 11- 8 xx xx xx D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
1 Andre Cooper 9- 4 O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL xx xx xx xx xx
56 Sam Cowart 0- 0
47 Vernon Crawford 12-12 D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM
45 Henri Crockett 12-12 D-WIL D-WIL D-WIL D-WIL D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB
60 Tarlos Crumitie 0- 0
80 Ron Dugans 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
28 Warrick Dunn 12-12 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-TB O-TB O-TB
15 Mario Edwards 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
33 Dee Feaster 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
82 Jason Floyd 0- 0
71 Todd Fordham 12-12 O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG
35 Todd Frier 1- 0 xx
31 Lamarr Glenn 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
36 Vannez Gooch 1- 0 xx
29 Bill Gramatica 0- 0
39 Hank Grant 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
63 Dennis Green 1- 0 xx
19 E.G. Green 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
Forrest Green 0- 0
40 Lamont Green 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Sean Hamlet 12-12 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS
6 Robert Hammond 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
8 Damian Harrell 0- 0
78 Donald Heaven 0- 0
21 Deon Humphrey 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
73 Clay Ingram 1- 0 xx
11 Dexter Jackson 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
84 Myron Jackson 1- 0 xx
92 Jerry Johnson 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
76 Walter Jones 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
10 Dan Kendra 8- 1 xx xx xx xx O-QB xx xx xx
16 Sean Key 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
29 Sean Liss 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
51 Kevin Long 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
78 Marcus Long 12-12 O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG
48 Bryne Malone 0- 0
37 Shawn McCorkel 1- 0 xx
89 Wayne Messam 11- 8 xx xx xx O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL O-FL
13 Marvin "Snoop" Minnis 0- 0
94 Sean Mitchell 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
Travis Montera 0- 0
54 Jarad Moon 0- 0
14 Marcus Outzen 0- 0
42 Kwaesi Palmer 0- 0
81 Melvin Pearsall 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
95 Julian Pittman 12- 8 xx xx xx xx D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
46 Tommy Polley 1- 0 xx
43 Jason Poppell 0- 0
24 Rock Preston 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
87 Kevin Prophette 0- 0
5 Theon Rackley 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
75 Billy Rhodes 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
49 Bobby Rhodes 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
2 Samari Rolle 11- 4 D-FC D-FC D-FC D-FC xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
4 Troy Saunders 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
97 Roland Seymour 0- 0
53 Corey Simon 1- 0 xx
99 Larry Smith 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
30 Shevin Smith 12-12 D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-ROV D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
96 Connell Spain 9- 3 D-DT xx D-DT D-DT xx xx xx xx xx
90 Greg Spires 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
52 Demetro Stephens 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
7 Germaine Stringer 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
57 Eric Thomas 2- 0 xx xx
70 Tra Thomas 9- 8 xx O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT
Charles Tomeo 0- 0
98 David Tulloch 3- 0 xx xx xx
61 Dale Valente 0- 0
85 Andre Wadsworth 12-12 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
93 Chris Walker 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
3 Tres Walton 0- 0
9 Peter Warrick 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
68 Jason Whitaker 2- 0 xx xx
22 Pooh Bear 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
55 Reinard Wilson 12-12 D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE
Florida State 44, Duke 7
09/07/1996, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 118
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State's defense held visiting Duke to just 91 yards of total offense in leading the third ranked Seminoles to a 44-7 season opening win over the Blue Devils in front of
70,181 fans in Doak Campbell Stadium.
The Seminole defense forced four turnovers, set up five FSU scores and limited the Blue Devils to 91 yards of total offense. It was the first time the Tribe held an opponent to less than 100 yards of
total offense since Sept. 13, 1980, when Florida State limited Louisville to just 56 yards in a 52-0 win. FSU defensive ends Peter Boulware and Reinard Wilson led the charge, combining for 16 tackles,
including four sacks.
Florida State's special teams also had an outstanding debut as Dee Feaster returned a punt for a touchdown and Scott Bentley connected on all three of his field goal attempts.
It was also FSU's special teams that set up the Tribe's first score of the 1996 campaign. Peter Warrick returned the opening kickoff 48 yards to the Duke 42 yard line. Seven plays later, junior
quarterback Thad Busby, starting his first game at FSU, found Andre Cooper in the endzone for a 20 yard touchdown strike. Bentley's PAT gave Florida State a 7-0 lead.
The Tribe took a 10-0 advantage midway through the opening period when Bentley nailed a 23 yard field goal. The score was set up when Florida State linebacker Vernon Crawford forced and recovered a
Charles London fumble at the Duke 10 yard line.
FSU scored 17 second quarter points to take a 27-0 lead into the locker room at halftime. Bentley's 39 yard field goal culminated a 12 play, 41 yard Florida State drive to make the score 13-0. Three
minutes later Busby and E.G. Green hooked up on a 12 yard scoring pass to make it 20-0. Feaster's 59 yard punt return for a touchdown gave the Seminoles a 27 point advantage with 1:17 left before
halftime. It was Florida State's first punt return for a touchdown since Corey Sawyer's 74 yard gallop against North Carolina in 1992.
FSU's defense opened the second half by setting up another score when Andre Wadsworth caused a Layman Marshall fumble and Daryl Bush recovered at the Duke 39 yard line. Five plays later, Warrick Dunn
scooted 17 yards around left end for a touchdown and a 34-0 lead.
Duke's only score of the day came late in the third quarter after FSU reserve quarterback Dan Kendra was sacked and fumbled at the Seminole seven yard line. Marshall scored from one yard out four
plays later to make it 34-7.
Florida State provided the final margin with 10 fourth quarter points on a one yard quarterback sneak by Kendra and a 41 yard Bentley field goal.
In his first starting assignment, Busby completed 9 of 17 passes for 75 yards and was intercepted once. Dunn led the Florida State offense with 70 yards rushing on just 14 carries.
FSU's 221 yards of total offense was its lowest output since a 219 yard performance at Miami in 1994. The Tribe's 92 passing yards were its fewest since a 25 yard outing versus Tulane in 1984.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Duke |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| Florida State |
10 |
17 |
7 |
10 |
44 |
1st 7- 0 Andre Cooper, 20, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 12:57
10- 0 Scott Bentley, 23, field goal, 7:09
2nd 13- 0 Scott Bentley, 39, field goal, 13:59
20- 0 E.G. Green, 12, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 11:00
27- 0 Dee Feaster, 59, punt return/blocked punt (Scott Bentley, kick), 1:17
3rd 34- 0 Warrick Dunn, 17, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 10:59
34- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 2:32
4th 41- 7 Dan Kendra, 1, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 13:31
44- 7 Scott Bentley, 41, field goal, 9:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 11 12
Rushes-yards 38-129 47-13
Passing 92 78
Att-Comp-Int 20-10-1 26-11-0
Total Yards 58-221 73-91
Punt Returns 4-98 4-30
Kickoff Returns 2-57 7-154
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 4-0 1-0
Punts 6-47.8 7-48.1
Sacks By-Yds 4-20 3-27
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 5-4
Penalties-Yds 11-96 5-36
3rd Down Conversions 4-13 4-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-2
Time of Posession 27:03 32:57
Attendance 70,181
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 14 70 1 17t
Thad Busby 3 25 0 25
Laveranues Coles 4 21 0 11
Khalid Abdullah 4 13 0 8
Lamarr Glenn 1 4 0 4
Vannez Gooch 3 3 0 6
Dee Feaster 2 2 0 2
Pooh Bear Williams 1 0 0
Dan Kendra 5 -4 1 5
Peter Warrick 1 -5 0 -5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 38 129 2 25
Opp 47 13 1 9
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 2 36 0 19
E.G. Green 2 30 1 18
Andre Cooper 3 28 1 20t
Warrick Dunn 2 2 0 4
Pooh Bear Williams 1 -4 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 10 92 2 20t
Opp 11 78 0 18
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 9 17 1 75 2 20t
Dan Kendra 1 2 0 17 0 17
Warrick Dunn 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 10 20 1 92 2 20t
Opp 11 26 0 78 0 18
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dee Feaster 2 67 1 59t
Peter Warrick 2 31 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 98 1 59t
Opp 4 30 0 11
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 2 57 0 48
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 57 0 48
Opp 7 154 0 31
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 6 287 57
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 287 57
Opp 7 337 67
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Reinard Wilson 11 4 15 4.0- 22.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 5 3 8 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Daryl Bush 4 4 8 2.0- 4.0 . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Henri Crockett 1 7 8 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 4 3 7 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Connell Spain 2 4 6 1.5- 2.0 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 4 5 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Julian Pittman 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Peter Boulware 2 2 4 2.5- 14.0 2.5- 14.0 . . . . 2 . .
Jerry Johnson 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Corey Simon 2 1 3 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . . .
Harold Battles 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Walker . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Mitchell 1 1 2 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Hank Grant 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Key 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 1 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
David Tulloch . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
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FSU 64 50 114 17.0- 68.0 4.0- 20.0 . 1 . 4- 0 3 . .
Opp 25 51 76 10.0- 46.0 3.0- 27.0 1- 0 5 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 1 Andre Cooper
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TG 65 Chad Bates
TT 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FC 2 Samari Rolle
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
BC 23 Byron Capers
ROV 30 Shevin Smith
MLB 44 Daryl Bush
WIL 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
NG 85 Andre Wadsworth
DT 96 Connell Spain
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
26 Harold Battles
29 Sean Liss
31 Lamarr Glenn
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
35 Todd Frier
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
36 Vannez Gooch
38 Laveranues Coles
39 Hank Grant
40 Lamont Green
52 Demetro Stephens
53 Corey Simon
90 Greg Spires
92 Jerry Johnson
93 Chris Walker
94 Sean Mitchell
95 Julian Pittman
98 David Tulloch
99 Larry Smith
|
Florida State 51, North Carolina State 17
09/19/1996, Raleigh, N.C.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 119
RALEIGH, NC - Before an ESPN Thursday night national television audience, third ranked Florida State scored three touchdowns within a seven minute span of the first half and cruised to a 51-17 victory
over Atlantic Coast Conference foe North Carolina State in Raleigh in front of 45,700.
Senior running back Warrick Dunn and junior quarterback Thad Busby ignited the Seminole attack, which churned out 527 yards of total offense. Dunn tied Greg Allen's career record with the 16th 100
yard rushing game of his Florida State career. Dunn finished the night with 108 yards and a touchdown on just 14 carries. Busby, working out of the Fast Break Offense for the majority of the night,
completed 17 of 26 passes for 251 yards and two touchdowns.
The FSU defense built on its impressive season opening performance by holding the Wolfpack to just 71 yards rushing and 196 total yards. The Seminoles recorded eight quarterback sacks, led by Peter
Boulware with two.
Scott Bentley opened the game's scoring by drilling a field goal from 46 yards out with 4:56 remaining in the first quarter to give FSU a 3-0 lead.
The Seminoles extended their lead to 10-0 with a lightning quick, two play drive on their next possession. On the first play, Dunn seemed bottled up behind the line of scrimmage but cut back against
the grain and raced 51 yards to the N.C. State 29 yard line. FSU scored on the next play when Busby rolled to his left, eluded a sack with a spin move, rolled back to his right and fired a 29 yard
strike to a diving E.G. Green on the final play of the opening period.
FSU scored on its next possession when Dunn capped a 10 play drive that covered 75 yards with a one yard TD run on fourth down to give the Tribe a 17-0 advantage.
FSU's defense forced the Wolfpack to punt after three plays and it would prove disastrous for NCSU. Cornerback Troy Saunders broke free from the left side to block N.C. State's punt. Byron Capers
covered the loose ball in the endzone for a touchdown and a 24-0 Florida State lead.
The Seminoles lost their shutout on the Wolfpack's first drive of the second half as Marc Primanti hit a 29 yard field goal to make it 24-3.
FSU responded on its next possession driving 65 yards in five plays, culminating in a 29 yard Busby to Andre Cooper TD strike to give FSU a 31-3 advantage.
The Tribe's defense got into the scoring column late in the third period. Shevin Smith stepped in front of a Jose Laureano pass and raced 61 yards untouched with the interception for a touchdown.
Bentley missed the point after, breaking a string of 44 in a row, giving Florida State a 37-3 lead.
The teams traded touchdowns in the fourth period. NC State scored on Tremayne Stephens' two yard run and a 96 yard kickoff return by Alvis Whitted. Florida State scored on the first two touchdown
passes of redshirt freshman Dan Kendra's career. Kendra hit Wayne Messam from 11 yards out and connected with Peter Warrick with a 13 yard scoring strike.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
10 |
14 |
13 |
14 |
51 |
| North Carolina State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
1st 3- 0 Scott Bentley, 46, field goal, 4:56
10- 0 E.G. Green, 29, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 0:00
2nd 17- 0 Warrick Dunn, 1, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 9:54
24- 0 Byron Capers, 0, punt return/blocked punt (Scott Bentley, kick), 8:23
Note: Troy Saunders blocked a punt which Capers recovered in
the end zone.
3rd 24- 3 Opp, 29, field goal, 9:49
31- 3 Andre Cooper, 29, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 8:25
37- 3 Shevin Smith, 61, interception return (Scott Bentley, kick failed), 3:21
4th 37-10 Opp, 2, run (kick), 13:00
44-10 Wayne Messam, 11, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 8:11
44-17 Opp, 96, kickoff return (kick), 7:57
51-17 Peter Warrick, 13, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 4:21
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 17
Rushes-yards 36-182 39-71
Passing 345 125
Att-Comp-Int 42-24-2 34-12-1
Total Yards 78-527 73-196
Punt Returns 4-11 3-18
Kickoff Returns 2-48 6-204
Interception Ret. 1-61 2-22
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 4-37.5 8-34.4
Sacks By-Yds 6-38 4-19
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 10-103 5-37
3rd Down Conversions 9-17 3-19
4th Down Conversions 2-2 2-3
Time of Posession 28:40 31:20
Attendance 45,700
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 14 108 1 51
Laveranues Coles 8 46 0 19
Dan Kendra 5 25 0 13
Rock Preston 3 23 0 12
Dee Feaster 1 6 0 6
Khalid Abdullah 1 0 0
Thad Busby 4 -26 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 36 182 1 51
Opp 39 71 1 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Wayne Messam 6 72 1 22
Andre Cooper 3 61 1 29t
E.G. Green 2 53 1 29t
Warrick Dunn 5 49 0 19
Melvin Pearsall 2 37 0 21
Peter Warrick 2 29 1 16
Rock Preston 2 22 0 19
Germaine Stringer 1 15 0 15
Dee Feaster 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 24 345 4 29t
Opp 12 125 0 21
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 17 26 2 251 2 29t
Dan Kendra 7 16 0 94 2 22
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 24 42 2 345 4 29t
Opp 12 34 1 125 0 21
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dee Feaster 3 7 0 8
Troy Saunders 1 4 0 4
Byron Capers 0 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 11 1 8
Opp 3 18 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Germaine Stringer 1 33 0 33
Peter Warrick 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 48 0 33
Opp 6 204 1 96t
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 4 150 48
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 150 48
Opp 8 275 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henri Crockett 5 2 7 3.0- 7.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Peter Boulware 6 1 7 3.0- 15.0 2.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 5 . 5 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 1 3 4 2.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Shevin Smith 2 1 3 . . 1- 61 . . . . . .
James Colzie 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Julian Pittman 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 2 . 2 . . . 2 . . . 1 .
Sean Key 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamont Green 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Germaine Stringer 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 1 2 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Thad Busby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Harold Battles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Melvin Pearsall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Team . . . 1.0- 14.0 1.0- 14.0 . . . . . . .
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FSU 48 18 66 15.0- 55.0 6.0- 38.0 1- 61 8 . . . 1 .
Opp 34 24 58 4.0- 19.0 4.0- 19.0 2- 22 8 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 1 Andre Cooper
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TG 65 Chad Bates
TT 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FC 2 Samari Rolle
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
BC 23 Byron Capers
ROV 30 Shevin Smith
MLB 44 Daryl Bush
WIL 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
NG 85 Andre Wadsworth
DT 96 Connell Spain
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
7 Germaine Stringer
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
11 Dexter Jackson
16 Sean Key
20 James Colzie
21 Deon Humphrey
24 Rock Preston
26 Harold Battles
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Sean Liss
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
40 Lamont Green
52 Demetro Stephens
89 Wayne Messam
90 Greg Spires
95 Julian Pittman
96 Connell Spain
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Florida State 13, North Carolina 0
09/28/1996, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 120
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State climbed to second in the Associated Press poll and once again used its defense and great special teams play to shutout 11th ranked North Carolina 13-0 before 80,120 in
steady rain in Tallahassee.
The third largest crowd in Doak Campbell Stadium history witnessed a classic defensive battle between the nation's No. 1 and No. 2 rated defenses. The top ranked Seminole defense limited the Tar Heels
to just 187 yards of total offense, while Florida State's offense could muster just 213 yards. FSU's defense recorded eight quarterback sacks and forced three turnovers while its special teams blocked
two punts and a field goal attempt.
Defensive ends Peter Boulware and Greg Spires combined for five sacks of North Carolina quarterback Chris Keldorf. Boulware had three while Spires recorded two. Reinard Wilson had one sack to tie Ron
Simmons' Florida State career record with 25.
North Carolina's best offensive possession was its first. The Tar Heels took the opening kickoff and moved 44 yards to the FSU 36 yard line. The drive stalled and the Tar Heels' 53 yard field goal
attempt was blocked by Shevin Smith.
Another blocked kick by Florida State's special teams set up the Seminoles' first score. Late in the first quarter, Dexter Jackson smothered Derrick DePriest's punt and FSU took over at the UNC 25
yard line. After the Seminoles failed to gain a first down, Scott Bentley booted a 33 yard field goal on the first play of the second quarter to give FSU a 3-0 lead.
Florida State took a 10-0 lead late in the first half on a touchdown set up by a bizarre play. Thad Busby's pass intended for Wayne Messam was intercepted by UNC's Dre' Bly. Bly was hit by Andre
Cooper on the interception return at the UNC 10 yard line and fumbled. Todd Fordham recovered for the Seminoles at the 11. On the next play, Warrick Dunn raced around right end for a touchdown and a
10-0 FSU lead.
The Seminole offense recorded just two first downs and 73 yards in the first half and did not record a first down until eight minutes remained in the second quarter.
The second half was again a defensive battle as the teams exchanged turnovers and punts in the third period.
Florida State's special teams set up the final score of the game midway through the fourth quarter. Jackson blocked his second punt of the game and the Seminoles took over at the North Carolina 24
yard line. After the Tar Heel defense held FSU, Bentley connected on a 37 yard field goal to provide the final margin of 13-0.
The shutout was Florida State's first since a 17-0 blanking of Clemson in 1994. The game was the third straight in which FSU held its opponent to less than 200 total yards. North Carolina's deepest
penetration was to the Florida State 33 yard line, and the FSU defense allowed the Tar Heels an average of just 2.6 yards on their 72 plays from scrimmage.
Florida State's offensive output was its lowest since a 1986 34-17 loss at Nebraska when the Tribe managed just 173 yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 53, field goal blocked by Shevin Smith, 9:21
2nd 3- 0 Scott Bentley, 33, field goal, 14:57
10- 0 Warrick Dunn, 11, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 2:45
4th 13- 0 Scott Bentley, 37, field goal, 5:52
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 7 13
Rushes-yards 36-148 37-40
Passing 65 147
Att-Comp-Int 17-9-2 35-16-1
Total Yards 53-213 72-187
Punt Returns 6-63 5-19
Kickoff Returns 1-30 3-75
Interception Ret. 1-0 2-16
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 9-47.2 11-32.0
Sacks By-Yds 8-42 2-18
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 8-86 5-20
3rd Down Conversions 1-12 4-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 27:16 32:44
Attendance 80,120
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rock Preston 5 77 0 47
Warrick Dunn 21 73 1 15
Peter Warrick 1 5 0 5
Pooh Bear Williams 1 1 0 1
Thad Busby 8 -8 0 4
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FSU 36 148 1 47
Opp 37 40 0 13
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kamari Charlton 1 20 0 20
E.G. Green 2 18 0 12
Wayne Messam 1 14 0 14
Warrick Dunn 3 10 0 9
Ron Dugans 1 8 0 8
Rock Preston 1 -5 0 -5
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FSU 9 65 0 20
Opp 16 147 0 31
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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Thad Busby 9 17 2 65 0 20
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FSU 9 17 2 65 0 20
Opp 16 35 1 147 0 31
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dee Feaster 4 45 0 21
Dexter Jackson 2 18 0 14
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FSU 6 63 0 21
Opp 5 19 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 1 30 0 30
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FSU 1 30 0 30
Opp 3 75 0 29
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 9 425 64
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FSU 9 425 64
Opp 11 352 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Henri Crockett 5 4 9 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . . . .
Shevin Smith 2 5 7 . . 1- 0 . . . . 1 .
Peter Boulware 3 4 7 3.0- 12.5 3.0- 12.5 . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 2 4 6 1.0- 3.5 0.5- 2.5 . . . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 1 4 5 1.5- 6.5 1.5- 6.5 . . . . . . .
Sean Key 2 3 5 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 1 3 4 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 3 . 3 . . . . . . . 2 .
Greg Spires 1 2 3 1.5- 8.5 1.5- 8.5 . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Germaine Stringer 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 1 1 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
Byron Capers . 2 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
James Colzie 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Billy Rhodes . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Hammond 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Fordham . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
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FSU 33 43 76 9.0- 44.0 8.0- 42.0 1- 0 6 . 1- 0 . 3 .
Opp 30 44 74 8.0- 34.0 2.0- 18.0 2- 16 4 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 1 Andre Cooper
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TG 65 Chad Bates
TT 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
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Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FC 2 Samari Rolle
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
BC 23 Byron Capers
ROV 30 Shevin Smith
MLB 44 Daryl Bush
WIL 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
NG 85 Andre Wadsworth
DT 96 Connell Spain
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
6 Robert Hammond
7 Germaine Stringer
9 Peter Warrick
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
20 James Colzie
21 Deon Humphrey
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## NAME
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24 Rock Preston
29 Sean Liss
33 Dee Feaster
52 Demetro Stephens
75 Billy Rhodes
80 Ron Dugans
83 Kamari Charlton
89 Wayne Messam
90 Greg Spires
95 Julian Pittman
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Florida State 34, Clemson 3
10/05/1996, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 121
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Thad Busby passed for 304 yards and four touchdowns, both career highs, as second ranked Florida State continued its dominant efforts on defense and special teams in a 34-3 win over
Clemson before a Saturday night crowd of 76,300 at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Busby completed 16 of 29 passes in leading the Tribe to its best offensive performance of the season to date. E.G. Green was on the receiving end of two of Busby's touchdown throws, 37 and 60 yarders,
and finished with five catches for 156 yards. Dee Feaster returned a punt for a 79 yard score, his second punt return for a TD this season. FSU's defense did not allow a touchdown for the second
consecutive game and held Clemson to just 54 yards rushing.
Florida State opened the scoring on its second possession. The Tribe moved 72 yards in six plays and scored on Busby's 37 yard pass to Green on third down and nine. Jerry Johnson's point after snap
was high and Scott Bentley was unable to get his kick away as FSU claimed a 6-0 lead.
Clemson responded on its next possession. The Tigers, aided by a defensive holding penalty that kept their drive alive, moved 61 yards before Matt Padgett booted a 29 yard field goal on the second
play of the second quarter moving the visitors to within three points. The field goal marked the first points Florida State had allowed in the first half of a game in 1996.
The Seminoles struck quickly again midway through the second quarter to take a 13-3 lead. Busby and Green hooked up on a 60 yard bomb to cap a four play, 71 yard drive.
Florida State took a 20-3 advantage into the locker room when Busby threw his third touchdown pass of the half with 1:19 remaining in the period. Warrick Dunn hauled in the 23 yarder on third and 17
for the score. FSU went 87 yards in seven plays for the touchdown. The drive was highlighted by a diving 50 yard reception by Peter Warrick on third and eight from the Seminole 15 yard line.
The Tribe closed out the scoring with a pair of third quarter touchdowns. Busby hit Andre Cooper with a four yard scoring pass and Feaster returned a punt 79 yards for a score.
Busby gave way to backup Dan Kendra in the fourth quarter and the two combined to lead FSU to 453 yards of total offense. Dunn led the Seminoles on the ground with 96 yards on just 13 carries.
The game, coupled with the previous week's 13-0 shutout of North Carolina, marked the first time that Florida State held back to back opponents without a touchdown since 1988 when the Tribe beat
Louisiana Tech 66-3 and South Carolina 59-0.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Clemson |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Florida State |
6 |
14 |
14 |
0 |
34 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 45, field goal failed, 5:45
6- 0 E.G. Green, 37, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, run failed), 4:22
2nd 6- 3 Opp, 29, field goal, 14:49
13- 3 E.G. Green, 60, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 6:57
20- 3 Warrick Dunn, 23, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 1:19
20- 3 Scott Bentley, 28, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 27- 3 Andre Cooper, 4, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 4:52
34- 3 Dee Feaster, 79, punt return/blocked punt (Scott Bentley, kick), 3:25
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 16
Rushes-yards 30-124 36-54
Passing 329 182
Att-Comp-Int 37-19-1 35-18-1
Total Yards 67-453 71-236
Punt Returns 4-90 3-16
Kickoff Returns 2-60 2-47
Interception Ret. 1-4 1-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 6-43.0 10-36.6
Sacks By-Yds 2-12 3-23
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-2
Penalties-Yds 7-68 4-39
3rd Down Conversions 9-17 4-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Time of Posession 26:25 33:35
Attendance 76,300
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 13 96 0 25
Dan Kendra 4 20 0 13
Khalid Abdullah 3 10 0 7
Rock Preston 1 5 0 5
Dee Feaster 3 3 0 4
Thad Busby 5 0 0 11
Peter Warrick 1 -10 0 -10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 124 0 25
Opp 36 54 0 8
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
E.G. Green 5 156 2 60t
Peter Warrick 2 59 0 50
Andre Cooper 5 41 1 10
Warrick Dunn 3 37 1 23t
Khalid Abdullah 1 29 0 29
Pooh Bear Williams 1 7 0 7
Ron Dugans 1 5 0 5
Rock Preston 1 -5 0 -5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 329 4 60t
Opp 18 182 0 26
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 16 29 0 304 4 60t
Dan Kendra 3 8 1 25 0 12
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FSU 19 37 1 329 4 60t
Opp 18 35 1 182 0 26
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dee Feaster 4 90 1 79t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 90 1 79t
Opp 3 16 0 14
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Germaine Stringer 1 31 0 31
Peter Warrick 1 29 0 29
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 60 0 31
Opp 2 47 0 33
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 6 258 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 258 50
Opp 10 366 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henri Crockett 4 3 7 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Reinard Wilson 3 4 7 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush . 7 7 . . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 1 5 6 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 2 4 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Peter Boulware 2 3 5 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . 1 . .
Mario Edwards 1 3 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Shevin Smith 3 1 4 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
James Colzie 2 1 3 . . 1- 4 1 . . . . .
Greg Spires . 3 3 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamont Green . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Hammond 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Germaine Stringer 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Key . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Harold Battles . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Hank Grant 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Chris Walker . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 26 60 86 8.0- 36.0 2.0- 12.0 1- 4 5 . 2- 0 2 . .
Opp 27 38 65 5.0- 38.0 3.0- 23.0 1- 0 8 . 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 1 Andre Cooper
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TG 65 Chad Bates
TT 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
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Pos ## DEFENSE
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FC 2 Samari Rolle
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
BC 23 Byron Capers
ROV 30 Shevin Smith
MLB 44 Daryl Bush
WIL 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
NG 85 Andre Wadsworth
DT 96 Connell Spain
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
6 Robert Hammond
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
20 James Colzie
21 Deon Humphrey
24 Rock Preston
26 Harold Battles
29 Sean Liss
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
38 Travis Chambers
39 Hank Grant
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## NAME
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40 Lamont Green
46 Tommy Polley
52 Demetro Stephens
57 Eric Thomas
68 Jason Whitaker
70 Tra Thomas
71 Jerry Carmichael
73 Clay Ingram
77 Jeremy Brett
80 Ron Dugans
83 Kamari Charlton
86 Germaine Stringer
89 Wayne Messam
90 Greg Spires
92 Jerry Johnson
93 Chris Walker
94 Sean Mitchell
95 Julian Pittman
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Florida State 34, Miami 16
10/12/1996, Miami, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 122
MIAMI, FL - Florida State ended a 12 year drought against Miami in the Orange Bowl as Warrick Dunn rushed for 163 yards and a touchdown to lead the Seminoles to a 34-16 win over the Hurricanes.
An Orange Bowl crowd of 75,913 witnessed the Seminole defense put together another big play afternoon as the Tribe forced three turnovers and sacked Miami quarterback Ryan Clement eight times.
Seminole defensive end Reinard Wilson had four sacks to become FSU's all-time leader with 29.
Three big plays in the opening quarter gave Florida State a 17-0 lead and the Seminoles squashed a Miami rally with the opening drive of the second half to defeat the Hurricanes in Miami for the first
time since 1984.
After holding the Hurricanes to a three and out series on the game's opening possession, the Florida State defense set up the contest's first points the next time Miami had the ball. FSU cornerback
Troy Saunders picked off a Clement pass and returned it 25 yards to the Miami 25 yard line. Seven plays later, Scott Bentley connected on a career long 48 yard field goal to give Florida State a 3-0
lead.
The Seminole defense struck again on Miami's next possession. Linebacker Vernon Crawford's jarring tackle caused Danyell Ferguson to fumble and safety Shevin Smith scooped it up and raced 54 yards for
a touchdown to give FSU a 10-0 advantage.
The Tribe extended their lead to 17-0 on their next possession. Dunn darted up the middle on a draw, faked out both Hurricane safeties and outraced the rest of Miami's defenders to the endzone on a
career long 80 yard touchdown run.
Miami got on the board early in the second period when Clement hit Yatil Green with a 31 yard scoring pass. Andy Crosland's point after was wide, making the score 17-6.
Florida State answered on the ensuing possession with a 13 play, 66 yard drive that culminated in Bentley's 32 yard field goal, which gave the Seminoles a 20-6 lead.
Miami answered with a long scoring drive of its own. Clement found Green for another TD pass, this time from five yards out, to cap an 11 play, 62 yard march. The 'Canes had cut the Seminoles' lead to
just seven points with 2:29 left in the first half.
The Hurricanes raised the hopes of their fans on FSU's next possession when defensive end Kenny Holmes pounced on a rare fumble by Dunn to set up the UM offense at the FSU nine yard line. The Florida
State defense made a stand and held Miami to a 26 yard field goal, cutting the Tribe's lead to 20-16 and giving the Hurricanes the momentum at halftime.
But Miami's momentum was short lived as the Seminoles put together a drive that would prove one of the most important of the entire season. The Seminoles took the second half kickoff and marched 75
yards in 10 plays with Rock Preston scoring from four yards out to give the Tribe a 27-16 lead and allowed FSU to regain control of the game.
Thad Busby capped the scoring with a quarterback sneak from a yard out with 1:23 to play in the game to provide the final margin of 34-16.
Florida State's defense dominated the second half, limiting the Hurricanes to just 92 yards.
Busby became the first Seminole first year starting quarterback to beat the Hurricanes since Peter Tom Willis led the Tribe to a 24-10 win over Miami in Tallahassee in 1989.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
17 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
34 |
| Miami |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
1st 3- 0 Scott Bentley, 48, field goal, 10:18
10- 0 Shevin Smith, 54, fumble recovery/return (Scott Bentley, kick), 7:37
17- 0 Warrick Dunn, 80, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 4:12
2nd 17- 6 Opp, 31, pass (kick failed), 14:16
20- 6 Scott Bentley, 32, field goal, 9:09
20-13 Opp, 5, pass (kick), 2:29
20-16 Opp, 26, field goal, 1:29
3rd 27-16 Rock Preston, 4, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 10:20
4th 27-16 Scott Bentley, 42, field goal failed, 12:55
34-16 Thad Busby, 1, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 1:23
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 17
Rushes-yards 38-222 41-42
Passing 125 267
Att-Comp-Int 18-8-0 31-20-1
Total Yards 56-347 72-309
Punt Returns 0-0 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-39 3-44
Interception Ret. 1-25 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-54 1-0
Punts 2-59.0 3-41.7
Sacks By-Yds 6-39 2-20
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties-Yds 7-49 5-31
3rd Down Conversions 4-10 9-16
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-2
Time of Posession 24:08 34:29
Attendance 75,913
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 22 163 1 80t
Rock Preston 9 61 1 33
Thad Busby 7 -2 1 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 38 222 3 80t
Opp 41 42 0 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
E.G. Green 2 44 0 26
Andre Cooper 2 31 0 23
Melvin Pearsall 1 19 0 19
Rock Preston 1 15 0 15
Khalid Abdullah 1 11 0 11
Peter Warrick 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 8 125 0 26
Opp 20 267 2 40
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 8 17 0 125 0 26
Warrick Dunn 0 1 0 0 0
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FSU 8 18 0 125 0 26
Opp 20 31 1 267 2 40
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 2 32 0 17
Rock Preston 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 39 0 17
Opp 3 44 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 2 118 76
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 118 76
Opp 3 125 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vernon Crawford 3 4 7 . . . . . . 1 . .
Shevin Smith 4 2 6 . . . . . 1- 54 . . .
Demetro Stephens 2 4 6 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 3 3 6 3.0- 22.0 3.0- 22.0 . . . . . . .
Sean Key 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
James Colzie 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Daryl Bush 4 1 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 2 2 4 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Henri Crockett 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Peter Boulware 2 1 3 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Troy Saunders . 2 2 . . 1- 25 1 . . . . .
Robert Hammond 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Harold Battles 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 1 2 1.5- 6.0 1.5- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 1 2 1.5- 6.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Hank Grant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 37 38 75 11.0- 50.0 6.0- 39.0 1- 25 2 . 2- 54 1 . .
Opp 27 34 61 6.0- 32.0 2.0- 20.0 . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
RB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
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Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Andre Cooper
2 Samari Rolle
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
6 Robert Hammond
9 Peter Warrick
11 Dexter Jackson
16 Sean Key
24 Rock Preston
26 Harold Battles
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## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Sean Liss
32 Khalid Abdullah
37 Shawn McCorkel
39 Hank Grant
40 Lamont Green
52 Demetro Stephens
90 Greg Spires
96 Connell Spain
99 Larry Smith
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Florida State 31, Virginia 24
10/26/1996, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 123
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State's Thad Busby threw for 316 yards and Warrick Dunn rushed for 131 in leading the second ranked (CNN/USA Today) Seminoles to a 31-24 Homecoming win over Virginia in Doak
Campbell Stadium. The second largest crowd in FSU history (80,237) turned out to watch the Seminoles avenge their only loss ever in the ACC, which the Cavaliers handed them last year in
Charlottesville.
Virginia proved its No. 13 ranking was deserved as the Cavs went into the locker room with a 17-14 lead at the half. Florida State took control of the game with three unanswered scores in the second
half and then held off a late UVA charge.
Dunn broke open a scoreless game late in the first quarter when he burst through the left side of the Virginia line and raced 65 yards for a touchdown with 1:44 left in the initial quarter.
Virginia's Tiki Barber avenged the score on the Cavs next possession racing 48 yards around the left side for a touchdown that knotted the score at seven each with 15 seconds left in the first
quarter.
On FSU's next possession, Busby scrambled out of the pocket and nailed Wayne Messam with a 48 yard touchdown pass with 14:49 left in the half.
A 60 yard Virginia punt left FSU backed up at the 14 yard line on its next possession and Busby fumbled the ball away at his six when sacked by UVA defenders. The Cavaliers made it 14-14 when
quarterback Aaron Brooks dove in from a yard out with 12:37 left in the half.
UVA took the halftime lead when Rafael Garcia drilled a 38 yard field goal with 24 seconds left that capped an 11 play, 58 yard drive for the visitors.
The Seminoles took the lead for good when Samari Rolle set up a touchdown drive with an interception of UVA quarterback Tim Sherman at their 42. Busby completed all three of his passes on the four
play, 42 yard drive that culminated with a 21 yard scoring strike to E.G. Green with 10:37 left in the third quarter.
After Pooh Bear Williams' fumble at the goal line negated a scoring opportunity on the Tribe's next possession, the Seminoles mounted an impressive 18 play, 88 yard drive that consumed 8:15 of the
game clock. Scott Bentley extended FSU's lead to 24-17 with a 25 yard field goal with 11:35 left in the game.
Florida State's defense snuffed a fake punt attempt at midfield on UVA's next possession and backup running back Rock Preston made the Cavaliers pay with a 42 yard touchdown run with 5:54 left in the
game that put the Seminoles up 31-17.
Virginia would not quit, however, and the Cavs scored on a 23 yard touchdown pass from Sherman to Germane Crowell with 2:43 left. Green covered Virginia's onside kick attempt on the ensuing kickoff,
but the Tribe was forced to punt with 1:37 left on the clock. James Colzie doused UVA's comeback hopes when he intercepted a fourth down pass to preserve the 31-24 win.
Busby completed 25 of 36 passes for 316 yards, two touchdowns and suffered one interception. Dunn gained his 131 yards on 26 carries and Andre Cooper recorded his first 100 yard receiving game of the
season with seven receptions for 102 yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Virginia |
7 |
10 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Florida State |
7 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
31 |
1st 7- 0 Warrick Dunn, 65, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 2:34
7- 7 Opp, 48, run (kick), 2:19
2nd 14- 7 Wayne Messam, 48, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 14:49
14-14 Opp, 1, run (kick), 12:37
14-14 Opp, 45, field goal failed, 8:43
14-17 Opp, 38, field goal, 0:24
3rd 21-17 E.G. Green, 21, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 10:37
4th 24-17 Scott Bentley, 25, field goal, 11:35
31-17 Rock Preston, 42, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 5:54
31-24 Opp, 23, pass (kick), 2:43
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 13
Rushes-yards 52-217 35-154
Passing 316 172
Att-Comp-Int 36-25-1 32-10-2
Total Yards 88-533 67-326
Punt Returns 4-9 2-7
Kickoff Returns 2-36 2-30
Interception Ret. 2-7 1-4
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 7-37.4 8-45.0
Sacks By-Yds 4-20 3-31
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 3-0
Penalties-Yds 6-82 2-27
3rd Down Conversions 13-23 3-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 35:36 24:24
Attendance 80,237
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 26 131 1 65t
Rock Preston 4 43 1 42t
Khalid Abdullah 6 30 0 13
Pooh Bear Williams 2 25 0 20
Thad Busby 14 -12 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 52 217 2 65t
Opp 35 154 2 48t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Andre Cooper 7 102 0 31
Wayne Messam 5 90 1 48t
E.G. Green 6 78 1 22
Ron Dugans 1 13 0 13
Melvin Pearsall 2 12 0 7
Warrick Dunn 2 12 0 9
Pooh Bear Williams 1 7 0 7
Khalid Abdullah 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 316 2 48t
Opp 10 172 1 35
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 25 36 1 316 2 48t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 36 1 316 2 48t
Opp 10 32 2 172 1 35
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dee Feaster 4 9 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 9 0 7
Opp 2 7 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Laveranues Coles 1 28 0 28
Peter Warrick 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 36 0 28
Opp 2 30 0 17
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 7 262 61
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 262 61
Opp 8 360 60
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Henri Crockett 2 6 8 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
James Colzie 4 3 7 . . 1- 6 . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush . 5 5 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 2 2 4 . . . . . . 1 . .
Reinard Wilson 1 2 3 . . . . . . 1 . .
Peter Boulware 3 . 3 3.0- 14.0 3.0- 14.0 . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 1 2 3 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
E.G. Green 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Hammond 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Lamont Green . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle . . . . . 1- 1 3 . . . . .
Sean Key . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 24 40 64 6.0- 26.0 4.0- 20.0 2- 7 5 . . 3 . .
Opp 52 49 101 6.0- 37.0 3.0- 31.0 1- 4 2 . 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
RB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Andre Cooper
2 Samari Rolle
3 Scott Bentley
6 Robert Hammond
9 Peter Warrick
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
24 Rock Preston
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Sean Liss
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
40 Lamont Green
52 Demetro Stephens
80 Ron Dugans
90 Greg Spires
96 Connell Spain
|
Florida State 49, Georgia Tech 3
11/02/1996, Atlanta, Ga.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 124
ATLANTA, GA - Florida State used big plays by its offense, defense and special teams to fuel a 28 point second quarter and an eventual 49-3 win over Georgia Tech in front of an ESPN national
television audience.
Florida State's offense opened the game as cold as the Atlanta night, which dipped to sub 40 degrees by the end of the game. Thad Busby threw three interceptions on the night, all to Brian Wilkins,
including his first attempt of the game which Tech picked off at the FSU 34 yard line. The Seminole defense held Georgia Tech out of the endzone, but the Yellow Jackets nailed a 35 yard field goal to
take the lead.
A fired up Tech home crowd was silenced for good with 13:28 left in the second quarter when FSU linebacker Lamont Green, starting the first game of his career, stepped in front of a screen pass and
raced 56 yards for a touchdown to give the Seminoles a 7-3 lead that they would never relinquish.
On FSU's next possession, Warrick Dunn exploded for a 51 yard run that set up a six yard Rock Preston touchdown scamper to put the Tribe up 14-3 with 8:43 left in the first half.
Seminole special teams put the game away effectively in the first half when Peter Boulware blocked a Georgia Tech punt from the 13 and Shevin Smith pounced on the ball in the endzone to give the Tribe
a 21-3 lead.
Andre Cooper kept the Yellow Jackets' heads spinning when he battled for a 38 yard Busby bomb in the endzone to push the advantage to 28-3 at halftime. FSU scored 21 points in under seven minutes of
the second quarter.
Dunn added another brilliant run in the third quarter, a 45 yard touchdown jaunt, that capped a marvelous night for the senior. He would finish the game with 121 yards on just 13 carries.
Thad Busby, nursing a sore left wrist (diagnosed as a fracture following the game), completed 11 of 22 passes for 148 yards and one touchdown before taking a seat at the end of the third quarter.
Redshirt freshman Dan Kendra replaced Busby and led the Tribe to two scoring drives in the final quarter. He hit Peter Warrick on a 19 yard TD pass with 11:07 left and dove in from the two to cap an
eight play, 86 yard drive with 5:10 left in the game.
The Seminole defense limited Georgia Tech to just 114 yards passing and 269 yards of total offense. They also held Tech without a touchdown, making them the third opponent that failed to scored a
touchdown on FSU this year. Daryl Bush had a career high 17 tackles to stuff the Tech running game from his middle linebacker position.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
28 |
7 |
14 |
49 |
| Georgia Tech |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 35, field goal, 12:36
0- 3 Opp, 48, field goal failed, 8:58
0- 3 Opp, 52, field goal failed, 0:11
2nd 7- 3 Lamont Green, 56, interception return (Scott Bentley, kick), 13:28
14- 3 Rock Preston, 6, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 8:23
21- 3 Shevin Smith, 0, punt return/blocked punt (Scott Bentley, kick), 3:43
Note: Peter Boulware blocked the punt which Smith recovered
in the end zone.
28- 3 Andre Cooper, 38, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 1:39
3rd 28- 3 Opp, 50, field goal failed, 3:20
35- 3 Warrick Dunn, 45, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 1:38
4th 42- 3 Peter Warrick, 19, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 11:07
49- 3 Dan Kendra, 2, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 5:10
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 14
Rushes-yards 34-265 52-155
Passing 178 114
Att-Comp-Int 27-13-3 27-11-1
Total Yards 61-443 79-269
Punt Returns 3-9 1-7
Kickoff Returns 1-20 5-104
Interception Ret. 1-56 3-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-44.7 10-31.9
Sacks By-Yds 3-18 2-14
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 4-0
Penalties-Yds 9-104 8-71
3rd Down Conversions 3-11 5-20
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Time of Posession 23:53 36:07
Attendance 46,311
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 13 121 1 51
Dee Feaster 4 43 0 41
Peter Warrick 1 36 0 36
Lamarr Glenn 4 36 0 21
Rock Preston 2 12 1 6t
Dan Kendra 6 10 1 9
Pooh Bear Williams 2 10 0 5
Team 1 -1 0 -1
Thad Busby 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 34 265 3 51
Opp 52 155 0 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Andre Cooper 5 65 1 38t
Peter Warrick 2 33 1 19t
Warrick Dunn 2 33 0 26
E.G. Green 1 16 0 16
Wayne Messam 1 12 0 12
Laveranues Coles 1 11 0 11
Pooh Bear Williams 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 178 2 38t
Opp 11 114 0 24
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 11 22 3 148 1 38t
Dan Kendra 2 5 0 30 1 19t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 27 3 178 2 38t
Opp 11 27 1 114 0 24
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 1 13 0 13
Shevin Smith 0 0 1
Dee Feaster 2 -4 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 9 1 13
Opp 1 7 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Laveranues Coles 1 20 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 20 0 20
Opp 5 104 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 6 268 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 268 58
Opp 10 319 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Daryl Bush 10 2 12 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Henri Crockett 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Hank Grant 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Key 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 1 1 2 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Mitchell 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Peter Boulware 1 1 2 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . 1 .
Harold Battles 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Connell Spain . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamont Green . 1 1 . . 1- 56 . . . . . .
David Tulloch 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Walker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Chambers . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
James Colzie . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 46 28 74 4.0- 19.0 3.0- 18.0 1- 56 5 . . . 1 .
Opp 38 8 46 5.0- 18.0 2.0- 14.0 3- 0 4 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
RB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Andre Cooper
2 Samari Rolle
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Travis Chambers
5 Theon Rackley
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
11 Dexter Jackson
16 Sean Key
24 Rock Preston
26 Harold Battles
29 Sean Liss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
31 Lamarr Glenn
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
39 Hank Grant
40 Lamont Green
49 Bobby Rhodes
52 Demetro Stephens
92 Jerry Johnson
93 Chris Walker
94 Sean Mitchell
96 Connell Spain
98 David Tulloch
|
Florida State 44, Wake Forest 7
11/09/1996, Orlando, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 125
ORLANDO, FL - Third-ranked Florida State started redshirt freshman Dan Kendra at quarterback and he responded by throwing for 281 yards and three touchdowns in leading FSU to a 44-7 "road" win over
Wake Forest at the Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The win gave the Seminoles a share of their fifth straight ACC title.
Kendra, who started in place of an injured Thad Busby, completed 20-of-39 passes and led Florida State to touchdowns on four of its first five possessions. The Seminole defense continued to smother
opposing offenses allowing Wake Forest just 186 yards of total offense, which included just 60 on the ground.
The Demon Deacons, who were technically the home team after moving their game to Orlando, could do nothing in three snaps after receiving the kickoff. The Tribe drove 61 yards on 11 plays in their
opening possession with Warrick Dunn's 14-yard touchdown scamper putting the Seminoles in the lead 7-0.
FSU's defense set up the 'Noles next score when standout defensive ends Reinard Wilson and Peter Boulware combined to give the offense the ball deep in Deacon territory. Wilson's sack of Brian Kuklick
forced a fumble and Boulware pounced on it at the 13-yard line. Dunn raced in for his second score on the very next play to push the lead to 14-0.
Wake Forest came back with a quick strike of its own when Morgan Kane broke free for an 80-yard touchdown run on the first play of the Deacon's next possession that cut the lead in half at 14-7 with
1:55 left in the first quarter.
Florida State took a 28-7 lead into halftime after scoring on its next two possessions following Wake's shocking touchdown. Kendra hit Peter Warrick, who also started his first game after Andre Cooper
suffered a knee injury in pregame warmups, with a 42-yard scoring strike with 14:15 left in the half. He tossed a four-yard scoring strike to tight end Melvin Pearsall with 9:50 left.
Kendra threw his third touchdown pass of the game midway through the third quarter when he hit E.G. Green from 20 yards out. Scott Bentley nailed field goals from 22, 32 and 38 yards over the last 17
minutes of the game to give the Seminoles a 44-7 win.
Florida State played without five starters who all missed the game with injuries. Defensive tackles Andre Wadsworth and Connell Spain, center Kevin Long, Busby and Cooper missed the contest. The
injuries provided starting honors to Julian Pittman and Jerry Johnson along the defensive line, Eric Thomas at center, and Kendra and Warrick in the offensive backfield.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Wake Forest |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Florida State |
14 |
14 |
10 |
6 |
44 |
1st 7- 0 Warrick Dunn, 14, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 9:44
14- 0 Warrick Dunn, 13, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 2:07
14- 7 Opp, 80, run (kick), 1:55
2nd 21- 7 Peter Warrick, 42, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 14:15
28- 7 Melvin Pearsall, 4, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 9:50
3rd 35- 7 E.G. Green, 20, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 6:42
38- 7 Scott Bentley, 22, field goal, 2:17
4th 41- 7 Scott Bentley, 32, field goal, 6:22
44- 7 Scott Bentley, 38, field goal, 4:32
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 10
Rushes-yards 39-121 35-60
Passing 281 126
Att-Comp-Int 39-20-0 32-16-0
Total Yards 78-402 67-186
Punt Returns 4-19 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-42 4-75
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 6-38.3 10-30.5
Sacks By-Yds 5-35 3-31
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 4-2
Penalties-Yds 10-105 5-47
3rd Down Conversions 7-16 5-19
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-2
Time of Posession 30:47 29:13
Attendance 34,974
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 15 57 2 14t
Rock Preston 7 27 0 8
Pooh Bear Williams 3 10 0 6
Dan Kendra 8 9 0 16
Peter Warrick 1 9 0 9
Khalid Abdullah 1 8 0 8
Dee Feaster 4 1 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 39 121 2 16
Opp 35 60 1 80t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
E.G. Green 6 126 1 32
Peter Warrick 3 72 1 42t
Warrick Dunn 2 34 0 22
Laveranues Coles 3 32 0 13
Lamarr Glenn 3 18 0 14
Melvin Pearsall 1 4 1 4t
Rock Preston 1 0 0
Dee Feaster 1 -5 0 -5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 281 3 42t
Opp 16 126 0 26
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Dan Kendra 20 39 0 281 3 42t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 39 0 281 3 42t
Opp 16 32 0 126 0 26
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 2 15 0 15
Dee Feaster 1 3 0 3
Dexter Jackson 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 19 0 15
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Laveranues Coles 2 42 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 42 0 28
Opp 4 75 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 6 230 59
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 230 59
Opp 10 305 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vernon Crawford 4 . 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 4 . 4 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 3 . 3 2.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 3 . 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Henri Crockett 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 3 . 3 2.0- 4.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . 1 . .
Peter Boulware 3 . 3 2.0- 20.0 2.0- 20.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Troy Saunders 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 2 . 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
Jerry Johnson 2 . 2 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Sean Key 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
James Colzie 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Byron Capers 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Harold Battles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Billy Rhodes 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Greg Spires 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Robert Hammond 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 51 0 51 16.0- 62.0 5.0- 35.0 . 6 . 2- 0 1 1 .
Opp 52 8 60 9.0- 45.0 3.0- 31.0 . 3 3 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 10 Dan Kendra
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
RB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
2 Samari Rolle
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
6 Robert Hammond
9 Peter Warrick
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
24 Rock Preston
26 Harold Battles
29 Sean Liss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
31 Lamarr Glenn
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
40 Lamont Green
49 Bobby Rhodes
52 Demetro Stephens
75 Billy Rhodes
90 Greg Spires
92 Jerry Johnson
99 Larry Smith
|
Florida State 54, Southern Mississippi 14
11/16/1996, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 126
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Warrick Dunn was brilliant in accounting for 204 yards of total offense and three touchdowns to lead third ranked Florida State to a 54-14 win over No. 25 Southern Mississippi in
front of 77,280 chilly fans in Doak Campbell Stadium.
Dunn's three scores moved him ahead of Greg Allen to become Florida State's all time touchdown leader with 47 over his career. Dunn rushed for 67 yards on 11 carries and caught five Thad Busby passes
for 137 yards in the Tribe's ninth win of the year.
FSU's offense rolled over a highly regarded Golden Eagle defense for a season high 548 yards and the most points it had scored all season. Busby, returning to the lineup after missing the Wake Forest
game with a fractured left wrist, completed 17 of 31 passes for 302 yards and two touchdowns.
The defense put in another familiar performance stifling Southern Mississippi and holding the visitors to -13 yards rushing and just 95 yards of total offense. USM's only offensive production came in
the first half and was set up by three miscues by FSU's offense.
On the first play of the game, Busby's pass attempt to E.G. Green sailed high and was picked off by Southern Miss' Jamaal Alexander who returned it 52 yards to the FSU 8 yard line. USM took a 7-O lead
three plays later when Lee Roberts, who had been Busby's backup at Pace High, hit Harold Shaw with a TD pass with 13:20 left in the first quarter.
Florida State came right back on its next possession to tie the game. Dunn capped an 11 play, 70 yard march with a four yard TD scamper to knot the game at 7-7.
True freshman Laveranues Coles gave FSU a 14-7 lead at the close of the first quarter with the first TD of his career. Coles made a dramatic grab of Busby's eight yard scoring toss that capped a 53
yard, eight play drive.
But the Seminoles had trouble shaking Southern Miss and the Eagles tied the game at 14 on their next drive. A 55 yard kickoff return set up the short USM drive at the FSU 41. Roberts completed five
straight passes, the last to Sherrod Gideon for a 13 yard touchdown.
FSU came right back again with Busby completing all four of his passes on an eight play, 57 yard touchdown drive that culminated in Rock Preston's two yard run with 5:04 left in the half.
Two straight FSU turnovers killed Seminole scoring opportunities, but the Tribe defense managed to get points out of the second. Busby's potential touchdown pass was intercepted at the one yard line.
USM took the ensuing snap with its entire offense in the endzone and noseguard Jerry Johnson broke through on the first play and nailed the running back in the endzone for a safety. The score gave FSU
a 23-14 lead at halftime.
The second half was all Florida State as the Seminoles scored four touchdowns and held Southern Mississippi's offense in check.
Dee Feaster set up FSU's first second half score with a punt return to the USM 15 yard line. Dunn took the next snap 15 yards into the endzone to tie Allen's all time scoring mark. Dunn broke the
record late in the third quarter when he took a Bubsy screen pass 77 yards for a spectacular touchdown. Scott Bentley sandwiched a 32 yard field goal in between Dunn's third quarter scores to give the
Tribe a 40-14 lead entering the fourth quarter.
Dan Kendra took over for Busby at quarterback in the final quarter and led FSU to a pair of touchdowns. He hit Ron Dugans for a 16 yard touchdown then found Coles from eight yards out to provide the
final margin.
The victory improved FSU's mark to 9-0, its third such start in the last five years. The win was also the Tribe's 10th straight dating back to last season Orange Bowl win over Notre Dame and tied FSU
with Arizona State, Ohio State and Florida for the nation's longest winning streak.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Southern Mississippi |
7 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Florida State |
14 |
9 |
17 |
14 |
54 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 5, pass (kick), 13:20
7- 7 Warrick Dunn, 4, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 9:08
14- 7 Laveranues Coles, 8, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 1:17
2nd 14-14 Opp, 13, pass (kick), 12:47
21-14 Rock Preston, 2, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 5:04
23-14 Jerry Johnson, safety, 2:48
Note: Johnson tackled the runningback in the end zone.
3rd 30-14 Warrick Dunn, 15, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 12:59
33-14 Scott Bentley, 32, field goal, 4:42
40-14 Warrick Dunn, 77, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 0:49
4th 47-14 Ron Dugans, 16, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 10:33
54-14 Laveranues Coles, 8, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 8:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 26 7
Rushes-yards 45-169 29--13
Passing 379 108
Att-Comp-Int 35-21-2 29-12-1
Total Yards 80-548 58-95
Punt Returns 7-61 2-27
Kickoff Returns 4-96 8-156
Interception Ret. 1-0 2-52
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 4-38.8 10-37.6
Sacks By-Yds 6-46 2-15
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 7-50 4-37
3rd Down Conversions 4-10 2-14
4th Down Conversions 1-2 0-2
Time of Posession 31:41 28:19
Attendance 77,280
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 11 67 2 17
Rock Preston 6 46 1 25
Pooh Bear Williams 9 28 0 7
Dan Kendra 2 17 0 14
Lamarr Glenn 2 10 0 7
Khalid Abdullah 2 5 0 5
Dee Feaster 6 5 0 8
Thad Busby 6 0 0 11
Peter Warrick 1 -9 0 -9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 45 169 3 25
Opp 29 -13 0 7
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 5 137 1 77t
Peter Warrick 4 87 0 59
Wayne Messam 4 54 0 19
Khalid Abdullah 1 39 0 39
Ron Dugans 2 26 1 16t
Laveranues Coles 2 16 2 8t
E.G. Green 2 16 0 11
Melvin Pearsall 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 379 4 77t
Opp 12 108 2 18
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 17 31 2 302 2 77t
Dan Kendra 4 4 0 77 2 39
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 21 35 2 379 4 77t
Opp 12 29 1 108 2 18a
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 2 34 0 31
Dee Feaster 5 27 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 7 61 0 31
Opp 2 27 0 27
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Germaine Stringer 2 55 0 30
Dee Feaster 1 24 0 24
Peter Warrick 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 96 0 30
Opp 8 156 0 55
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 4 155 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 155 50
Opp 10 376 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Boulware 5 2 7 3.0- 23.0 3.0- 23.0 . . . . . . .
Reinard Wilson . 6 6 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Sean Key 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Harold Battles 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 1 3 4 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Henri Crockett 1 3 4 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . 2 . . . . .
Billy Rhodes . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 3 . 3 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . 1
Shevin Smith 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
James Colzie . 1 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Julian Pittman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Wayne Messam 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Scott Bentley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
E.G. Green 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Hank Grant . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Melvin Pearsall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Mitchell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 25 51 76 8.0- 49.0 6.0- 46.0 1- 0 5 . . . . 1
Opp 37 66 103 7.0- 31.0 2.0- 15.0 2- 52 5 . 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
RB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
2 Samari Rolle
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
7 Germaine Stringer
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
21 Deon Humphrey
24 Rock Preston
26 Harold Battles
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
29 Sean Liss
31 Lamarr Glenn
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
39 Hank Grant
40 Lamont Green
52 Demetro Stephens
75 Billy Rhodes
80 Ron Dugans
92 Jerry Johnson
94 Sean Mitchell
99 Larry Smith
|
Florida State 48, Maryland 10
11/23/1996, Miami, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 127
MIAMI, FL - Warrick Dunn became Florida State's all time leading rusher as the Seminoles downed Maryland 48-10 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Fl. Dunn surpassed Greg Allen's 1981-84 mark of 3,769 and
finished the game with 109 yards on 16 carries.
Maryland got on the scoreboard first as they took the opening drive 65 yards for a touchdown. The Terrapins did all their damage through the air with only three rushing yards in the drive. Brian
Cummings hit Troy Davidson on a 31 yard touchdown strike to put Maryland up 7-0 with 12:28 left in the first quarter.
After Maryland's initial score, it was all FSU. Florida State tied the score with a seven play, 80 yard drive of its own. A 22 yard run by Dunn put the ball at the Terrapin 27 and on the next play,
Thad Busby hooked up with E.G. Green for the touchdown.
The Seminoles went on top for good with a lightning quick drive of only 1:18. Peter Warrick made a spectacular grab of a Busby pass in the endzone, coming away with the 44 yard touchdown grab after
tipping the ball away from a Maryland defensive back, and the Tribe led 14-7.
After Maryland's Joe O'Donnell kicked a 41 yard field goal, FSU got a Warrick Dunn touchdown and a Scott Bentley field goal to finish the first half scoring. Dunn's 13 yard scoring scamper with 6:40
left in the second quarter capped an 11 play, 75 yard drive. Dan Kendra entered the game late in the second quarter as Busby left with an injured left knee and led the FSU offense into Terrapin
territory. Bentley nailed a career long 49 yard field goal as the final seconds ticked off the first half clock.
The Tribe pushed their lead to 27-10 with 12:32 left in the third quarter as Bentley added his second field goal of the game, this one from 24 yards out.
Peter Boulware recovered a Brian Cummings fumble at the Maryland eight yard line to set up another Florida State touchdown. After Dunn lost a yard on the first play, he scored from nine yards out to
give the 'Noles a comfortable 34-10 margin with just over 10:17 remaining in the third.
Dunn's record setting run came midway in the third quarter. On second down and three from the Maryland 27, Dunn picked up seven yards and the first down. The rush gave Dunn 109 yards on the day and a
career total of 3,774. After two plays and an illegal block penalty, Kendra rolled out and found Wayne Messam for a 30 yard touchdown completion.
The Seminole defense held Maryland in check and both teams exchanged possessions before FSU's last touchdown.
The final scoring drive was all Rock Preston. The junior tailback accounted for 78 of the 85 yards in the drive including a 26 yard TD carry. Preston's run proved to be the final points as Florida
State won its final ACC game of the season, 48-10, over Maryland.
The Seminole defense, led by defensive end Reinard Wilson, held the Maryland offense to negative rushing yards and only 186 yards of total offense. It was the second consecutive game in which a
Florida State opponent failed to gain positive yardage on the ground. Wilson was constantly in the Terrapin backfield as he recorded 11 total tackles and three sacks on the day.
The victory gave Coach Bowden his 10th straight 10 win season and, with the loss of No. 2 Ohio State earlier in the day, set up a No. 1 vs. No. 2 showdown to close the season between Florida State and
Florida in Tallahassee.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Maryland |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Florida State |
14 |
10 |
17 |
7 |
48 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 31, pass (kick), 12:28
7- 7 E.G. Green, 27, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 9:24
14- 7 Peter Warrick, 44, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 2:04
2nd 14-10 Opp, 41, field goal, 11:35
21-10 Warrick Dunn, 13, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 6:40
24-10 Scott Bentley, 49, field goal, 0:00
3rd 27-10 Scott Bentley, 24, field goal, 12:32
34-10 Warrick Dunn, 9, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 10:17
41-10 Wayne Messam, 30, pass from Dan Kendra (Scott Bentley, kick), 5:33
4th 48-10 Rock Preston, 26, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 2:17
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 30 13
Rushes-yards 41-199 39--8
Passing 297 194
Att-Comp-Int 31-19-2 28-13-0
Total Yards 72-496 67-186
Punt Returns 4-15 2-38
Kickoff Returns 1-25 3-106
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 3-30.3 8-35.9
Sacks By-Yds 8-63 3-25
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 7-72 10-83
3rd Down Conversions 4-11 6-18
4th Down Conversions 2-2 0-2
Time of Posession 31:23 28:37
Attendance 31,989
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 16 109 2 22
Rock Preston 10 86 1 34
Laveranues Coles 2 24 0 13
Khalid Abdullah 2 7 0 4
Thad Busby 1 1 0 1
Pooh Bear Williams 1 1 0 1
Lamarr Glenn 1 -1 0
Peter Warrick 2 -6 0 2
Dan Kendra 6 -22 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 199 3 34
Opp 39 -8 0 31
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
E.G. Green 3 88 1 33
Peter Warrick 3 76 1 44t
Wayne Messam 4 57 1 30t
Laveranues Coles 4 45 0 15
Warrick Dunn 2 17 0 13
Ron Dugans 2 14 0 9
Khalid Abdullah 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 297 3 44t
Opp 13 194 1 37
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 10 16 1 156 2 44t
Dan Kendra 9 15 1 141 1 33
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 31 2 297 3 44t
Opp 13 28 0 194 1 37
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 4 15 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 15 0 10
Opp 2 38 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Germaine Stringer 1 25 0 25
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 25 0 25
Opp 3 106 0 55
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 2 91 51
Team 1 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 91 51
Opp 8 287 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reinard Wilson 5 6 11 5.0- 29.0 3.0- 25.0 . 1 2 . . . .
Daryl Bush 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Peter Boulware 3 4 7 2.0- 12.0 1.0- 11.0 . . 1 1- 0 . . .
Lamont Green 5 2 7 3.0- 25.0 2.0- 18.0 . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman 3 2 5 3.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 2 3 5 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 2 3 5 2.0- 4.0 1.0- 1.0 . 1 1 . . . .
James Colzie 5 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Samari Rolle 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Henri Crockett 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 1 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Larry Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Billy Rhodes 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 2 . 2 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Harold Battles 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Key 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Sean Hamlet . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 60 36 96 19.0- 86.0 8.0- 63.0 . 4 5 1- 0 . . .
Opp 39 20 59 10.0- 48.0 3.0- 25.0 2- 0 3 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
2 Samari Rolle
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
7 Laveranues Coles
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
21 Deon Humphrey
24 Rock Preston
31 Lamarr Glenn
32 Khalid Abdullah
40 Lamont Green
49 Bobby Rhodes
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
52 Demetro Stephens
57 Eric Thomas
66 Dennis Green
68 Jason Whitaker
75 Billy Rhodes
77 Jeremy Brett
80 Ron Dugans
83 Kamari Charlton
84 Myron Jackson
86 Germaine Stringer
90 Greg Spires
92 Jerry Johnson
94 Sean Mitchell
98 David Tulloch
99 Larry Smith
|
Florida State 24, Florida 21
11/30/1996, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 128
TALLAHASSEE, FL - For only the fourth time in college football history two undefeated teams met in the regular season finale and Florida State tailback Warrick Dunn saved his best for last in leading
the second ranked Seminoles to a 24-21 win over top ranked Florida.
With the wind gusting at over 20 mph, FSU used a career high 185 yards rushing by Dunn and a brilliant defense, which registered six quarterback sacks, to run its record to a perfect 11-0 and cash in
a ticket to the Sugar Bowl and the national championship game.
Safety Shevin Smith turned in FSU's first big play of the game when he intercepted Danny Wuerffel's pass in the Seminole endzone to kill Florida's first drive of the game. Dunn carried the ball on
seven of the Tribe's next 13 plays and FSU drove 72 yards to take the lead on a 26 yard Scott Bentley field goal with 6:25 left in the first quarter.
Florida State's special teams, which had been exceptional all season, set up FSU's first touchdown on UF's next possession. The 'Nole defense smothered three offensive snaps after Bentley's field goal
and defensive end Peter Boulware blocked the Gators' punt to set up the offense at Florida's three yard line. Fullback Pooh Bear Williams rambled over for the first of his two touchdowns on the day to
give FSU a 10-0 lead.
Another defensive stand and a big pass from Thad Busby to freshman Peter Warrick set up another FSU touchdown just 32 seconds later. After forcing a three and out from the UF offense, Warrick set the
Seminoles up at the Florida 39 yard line with a 19 yard punt return. Busby then hit him with a 38 yard bomb which set up a one yard TD pass to Melvin Pearsall on the next play giving FSU a 17-0 lead
at the end of the first quarter.
The second quarter gave Florida the wind at its backs and the Gators capitalized, scoring 14 points and missing a potential game tying 53 yard field goal on the last play of the half. Florida took
just 20 seconds to cover 62 yards for its first score when Wuerffel hit Jacquez Green from one yard out. Florida's next possession covered 71 yards on six plays and Wuerffel brought his team to within
three points at 17-14 when he hit Green with a nine yard scoring pass.
Florida's field goal attempt on the last play of the half sailed wide right and the underdog Seminoles held a slim 17-14 advantage at the half.
FSU could do nothing with the strong wind at its back in the third quarter, but the good news for the Seminoles was that their top ranked defense continued to smother the vaunted Florida offense and
neither team could do much with their five possessions.
The record crowd of 80,932 braced for the fourth quarter of the No. 1 vs. No. 2 match up and it would prove to be a nail biter.
After Florida missed a second game tying field goal from 41 yards out with 12:03 to play, the Seminoles began an 11 play, 75 yard drive into the wind that would prove to be the game winner. FSU took
over on the Gators' 25 and faced a third and six with momentum on the Gators side. Busby, who completed 12 of 32 passes for 124 yards and one touchdown in the game, hit his biggest play of the day
when he found Warrick across the middle for a 29 yard gain to keep the drive alive. The Seminoles converted their next third down as well when Dunn raced through the Gators for 18 yards before being
knocked out at the one yard line. The last of three straight carries by Williams gave Florida State a 24-14 lead with 7:15 left to play.
Wuerffel, who would finish the day with 362 passing yards (23 of 48) and three touchdowns despite constant pressure from the FSU pass rush, led his team to the 50 on their next drive. But his fourth
down pass attempt failed and it set the Seminoles up at midfield. UF allowed just one yard on three snaps and then took over for its last possession at the 20. Florida converted two third downs of its
own on an eight play, 80 yard drive that ended when Wuerffel found a leaping Reidel Anthony in the endzone from a yard out to make it 24-21 with 2:28 left.
Florida State never let Florida have the ball back and ran out the clock to preserve its second perfect season in school history.
FSU's defense held Florida to just 81 yards rushing for the game and set the Tribe up for a national championship showdown in the Sugar Bowl.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| Florida State |
17 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
1st 3- 0 Scott Bentley, 29, field goal, 6:43
10- 0 Pooh Bear Williams, 3, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 3:07
17- 0 Melvin Pearsall, 1, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 0:59
2nd 17- 7 Opp, 1, pass (kick), 12:22
17-14 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 9:29
17-14 Opp, 53, field goal failed, 0:00
4th 17-14 Opp, 41, field goal failed, 12:03
24-14 Pooh Bear Williams, 1, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 7:15
24-21 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 1:19
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 15 23
Rushes-yards 35-183 28-81
Passing 134 362
Att-Comp-Int 33-13-0 48-23-3
Total Yards 68-317 76-443
Punt Returns 2-36 2-25
Kickoff Returns 2-60 3-92
Interception Ret. 3-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 9-47.3 6-29.3
Sacks By-Yds 6-34 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 12-143 7-80
3rd Down Conversions 4-16 5-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 29:13 30:47
Attendance 80,932
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Warrick Dunn 24 185 0 50
Rock Preston 2 6 0 3
Pooh Bear Williams 5 4 2 3t
Thad Busby 4 -12 0 -12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 35 183 2 50
Opp 28 81 0 46
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 3 70 0 38
E.G. Green 3 37 0 15
Warrick Dunn 4 24 0 8
Andre Cooper 1 10 0 10
Melvin Pearsall 1 1 1 1t
Rock Preston 1 -8 0 -8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 13 134 1 38
Opp 23 362 3 50
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 12 32 0 124 1 38
Warrick Dunn 1 1 0 10 0 10
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 13 33 0 134 1 38
Opp 23 48 3 362 3 50
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 1 19 0 19
Peter Boulware 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 36 0 19
Opp 2 25 0 16
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Laveranues Coles 1 34 0 34
Dee Feaster 1 26 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 60 0 34
Opp 3 92 0 40
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Sean Liss 9 426 67
----------------------------------------
FSU 9 426 67
Opp 6 176 42
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Shevin Smith 6 4 10 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Henri Crockett 3 3 6 2.0- 5.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Julian Pittman 1 5 6 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 3 3 6 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 1 4 5 1.5- 6.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Devin Bush 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Byron Capers 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 2 2 4 2.0- 15.0 2.0- 15.0 . . . . . . .
James Colzie 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 1 3 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Greg Spires 4 . 4 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Key . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle . 1 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Peter Boulware . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . 1 .
Billy Rhodes . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
E.G. Green 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Melvin Pearsall . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 43 76 10.0- 42.0 6.0- 34.0 3- 0 4 . . . 1 .
Opp 29 42 71 4.0- 15.0 . . 6 . 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Andre Cooper
2 Samari Rolle
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
9 Peter Warrick
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
24 Rock Preston
29 Sean Liss
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
49 Bobby Rhodes
52 Demetro Stephens
90 Greg Spires
96 Connell Spain
|
Florida 52, Florida State 20
01/02/1997, New Orleans, La.
From the 1997 FSU Media Guide, Page 129
NEW ORLEANS, LA - A month after Florida State defeated Florida 24-21 in the regular season finale in Tallahassee, Danny Wuerffel lead the Gators to a 52-20 victory in what turned out to be a Sugar
Bowl rematch for the national title. FSU, which entered the game ranked No. 1 in the nation, ended the season ranked No. 3 in both polls extending its NCAA record to 10 straight years of finishing in
the Top Four of the AP poll.
Florida scored first on a 77 yard drive in the first quarter that took less than three minutes and resulted in a 7-0 score with 9:48 left. Wuerffel did most of the damage through the air as the Gators
rushed only once on the drive which ended on a nine yard scoring strike from Wuerffel to Ike Hilliard.
Scott Bentley brought the Seminoles to within four with a 43 yard field goal with 7:49 left in the initial quarter. The 'Noles narrowly missed blocking a Florida punt on the next possession, but UF
downed the kick on the FSU one yard line leaving the Tribe with terrible field position. A 27 yard punt return set Florida up for a 32 yard field goal that pushed the Gator lead back to seven with
2:44 remaining and gave them a 10-3 lead after the first quarter.
Midway through the second quarter, Florida busted a four play, 73 yard drive that took just 44 seconds and gave them a 17-3 lead with 11:28 left in the first half. The big play of the drive came on
the first play when Wuerffel completed a 47 yard pass to Hilliard that set UF up at the Florida State 26. Fred Taylor capped the drive with a two yard touchdown run.
Trailing 17-3, FSU converted a crucial 3rd and 10 from its own 48 when Thad Busby connected with Wayne Messam for a 23 yard gain. On the next play, Busby hit E. G. Green with a 29 yard touchdown
strike, pulling the Tribe to within a touchdown at 17-10 with 7:28 left in the first half.
Florida came right back, converting a 3rd and 16 from its own 29 and capping a four play, 65 yard drive with a 31 yard TD pass to Hilliard. The score gave UF a 24-10 lead with 5:18 remaining in the
half.
FSU's Warrick Dunn brought the Seminoles back again just before the end of the first half when he raced around end for a 12 yard touchdown run that trimmed the Gators' lead to 24-17 at halftime.
The Seminoles cut the UF lead to 24-20 at 10:24 in the third quarter with Bentley's 45 yard field goal. The score capped a six play, 30 yard drive for FSU.
The FSU defense held again on Florida's next possession, but the ensuing punt sailed over Dee Feaster's head and the Tribe was forced to set up at their own two. In the shadow of their own goal posts,
the Seminoles were dealt their harshest blow of the night when tailback Warrick Dunn, suffering from flu symptoms, was forced to leave the game.
Florida reaped the benefits of its punt when good field position set up a short drive that culminated in an eight yard scoring pass from Wuerrfel to Hilliard that put the Gators ahead 31-20 with 5:43
left in the third quarter.
FSU's offense could generate little after Dunn left the game and Florida took advantage of a gambling Seminole defense with a rare 16 yard Wuerffel TD run that gave UF a 38-20 lead at the close of the
third quarter.
A 42 yard touchdown run by Terry Jackson and another from the one gave Florida its final margin of 52-20. Jackson finished the game with 118 yards on 12 carries and Wuerffel, the Sugar Bowl MVP,
completed 18 of 31 passes for 306 yards, three touchdowns and an interception.
Busby completed just 17 of 41 passes for 271 yards and one touchdown, while Dunn gained 28 yards on nine carries before leaving the game early in the third quarter.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
10 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
52 |
| Florida State |
3 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 9:48
3- 7 Scott Bentley, 43, field goal, 7:49
3-10 Opp, 32, field goal, 2:44
2nd 3-17 Opp, 2, run (kick), 11:28
10-17 E.G. Green, 29, pass from Thad Busby (Scott Bentley, kick), 7:28
10-24 Opp, 31, pass (kick), 5:18
17-24 Warrick Dunn, 12, run (Scott Bentley, kick), 0:40
3rd 20-24 Scott Bentley, 45, field goal, 10:24
20-31 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 5:43
20-38 Opp, 16, run (kick), 0:13
4th 20-38 Scott Bentley, 55, field goal failed, 11:40
20-45 Opp, 42, run (kick), 8:52
20-52 Opp, 1, run (kick), 2:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 13 26
Rushes-yards 21-42 43-168
Passing 271 306
Att-Comp-Int 42-17-2 34-18-1
Total Yards 63-313 77-474
Punt Returns 5-74 6-69
Kickoff Returns 8-152 4-93
Interception Ret. 1-24 2-7
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 8-46.4 7-48.1
Sacks By-Yds 5-26 3-25
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 14-115 15-102
3rd Down Conversions 5-18 5-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-1
Time of Posession 23:33 36:27
Attendance 78,344
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
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Warrick Dunn 9 28 1 12t
Peter Warrick 1 12 0 12
Pooh Bear Williams 2 7 0 7
Dee Feaster 2 1 0 2
Thad Busby 7 -6 0 8
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FSU 21 42 1 12t
Opp 43 168 4 42t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
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E.G. Green 3 86 1 34
Andre Cooper 4 82 0 55
Wayne Messam 5 48 0 23
Melvin Pearsall 1 25 0 25
Warrick Dunn 1 12 0 12
Khalid Abdullah 1 10 0 10
Peter Warrick 1 7 0 7
Pooh Bear Williams 1 1 0 1
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FSU 17 271 1 55
Opp 18 306 3 47
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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Thad Busby 17 41 1 271 1 55
Dan Kendra 0 1 1 0 0
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FSU 17 42 2 271 1 55
Opp 18 34 1 306 3 47
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
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Dee Feaster 2 42 0 24
Peter Warrick 3 32 0 19
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FSU 5 74 0 24
Opp 6 69 0 26
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
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Laveranues Coles 4 73 0 22
Dee Feaster 2 45 0 23
Peter Warrick 1 19 0 19
Germaine Stringer 1 15 0 15
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FSU 8 152 0 23
Opp 4 93 0 31
Punting No Yds Lng
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Sean Liss 8 371 57
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FSU 8 371 57
Opp 7 337 69
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Henri Crockett 7 4 11 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Vernon Crawford 2 4 6 . . 1- 22 . . . . . .
Byron Capers 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 5 1 6 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 5 1 6 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Connell Spain 3 2 5 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Peter Boulware 3 2 5 2.0- 6.0 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 2 3 5 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Harold Battles 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Reinard Wilson 3 . 3 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
James Colzie 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 2 1 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Sean Key 2 . 2 . . 0- 2 . . . . . .
Sean Hamlet 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Melvin Pearsall 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 . 1 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Walter Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Germaine Stringer 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Walker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sean Liss 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Hank Grant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 64 22 86 11.0- 41.0 5.0- 26.0 1- 24 4 . . . . .
Opp 48 12 60 6.0- 28.0 3.0- 25.0 2- 7 8 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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QB 12 Thad Busby
SE 19 E.G. Green
FB 22 Pooh Bear Williams
TB 28 Warrick Dunn
C 51 Kevin Long
TT 70 Tra Thomas
TG 71 Todd Fordham
ST 76 Walter Jones
SG 78 Marcus Long
TE 81 Melvin Pearsall
FL 89 Wayne Messam
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
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FS 18 Sean Hamlet
CB 20 James Colzie
CB 23 Byron Capers
SS 30 Shevin Smith
LB 44 Daryl Bush
LB 45 Henri Crockett
SAM 47 Vernon Crawford
DE 55 Reinard Wilson
DE 58 Peter Boulware
DT 85 Andre Wadsworth
NG 95 Julian Pittman
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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1 Andre Cooper
3 Scott Bentley
4 Troy Saunders
5 Theon Rackley
7 Germaine Stringer
9 Peter Warrick
10 Dan Kendra
11 Dexter Jackson
15 Mario Edwards
16 Sean Key
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
26 Harold Battles
29 Sean Liss
32 Khalid Abdullah
33 Dee Feaster
38 Laveranues Coles
39 Hank Grant
40 Lamont Green
90 Greg Spires
93 Chris Walker
96 Connell Spain
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