2003 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Jody Allen, Defensive Ends
Mickey Andrews, Associate Coach, Defensive Coordinator, Secondary
Jeff Bowden, Offensive Coordinator, Wide Receivers
Daryl Dickey, Quarterbacks
Odell Haggins, Defensive Tackles
Jimmy Heggins, Offensive Line
Jon Jost, Strength and Conditioning
John Lilly, Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator
Joe Ostaszewski, Graduate Assistant, Offensive Line
Billy Sexton, Assistant Head Coach, Running Backs
Kirby Smart, Graduate Assistant, Defensive Backs
Kevin Steele, Linebackers
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2003 FSU Football Media Guide
Top: Andrew Henry-Kennon and Coach Bobby Bowden
Bottom: Chief Oscela and Renegade, Greg Jones
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2003 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
From the 2003 FSU Football Media Guide, page 121.
Alex Boston, 6-3, 225, DE, Bartow
- A four star player by Rivals.com and the eighth rated weakside defensive end in the country...one of Florida’s Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...rated one of Rivals.com Southeast Top 100
and Florida Top 100...a super pass rusher who is very quick off the ball...as a senior, he had 65 tackles and 12 sacks...his junior year he earned All Lakeland Ledge honors after recording 15
sacks...he is also one of the top outfield prospects in the country and has a terrific arm...Team One Baseball ranks him as the No. 72 player in the nation...he may play both sports at Florida State.
Chris Bradwell, 6-5, 265, DT, Alpharetta, Ga.
- At Hargrave: A four star player by Rivals.com and the 36th rated non-high school player in the country...is explosive off the line and will be excellent defensive lineman...returned a kickoff
85 yards for a touchdown. Prep: Attended Chattahoochee High School in Georgia...interior defensive lineman who combines strength and explosive quickness...SuperPrep’s No. 17 defensive tackle
from Georgia...recorded 85 tackles and 11 sacks as a senior...also caught eight passes for 150 yards while playing tight end...recorded 70 total tackles and 37 solo stops as a junior...added nine
tackles for loss and six quarterback sacks...selected Florida State over Georgia and Louisville.
Antonio Cromartie, 6-3, 200, CB, Tallahassee
- A four star player by Rivals.com and the sixth rated cornerback in the country...Parade All-American as a defensive back...named to the USA Today All-USA first team as USA Today’s Defensive Player
of the Year...Rivals.com Southeast Top 100 and Florida Top 100...one of Florida’s Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...voted on of Florida’s Super 75 by the Times-Union...named to the Tampa
Tribune’s All-South Top 20...one of the nation’s top athletes with super combination of size, speed, good hands, explosiveness and is very elusive...as a senior he helped lead Lincoln High School to a
12-1-1 record...on offense, he had 30 receptions for 642 yards and six touchdowns...he also rushed 13 times for 242 yards with three touchdowns...took two kickoffs and two punt returns back for
touchdowns on special teams...from his cornerback position he had 53 tackles and six interceptions...helped lead Lincoln to the 4A state championship his junior year as he tallied 63 carries for 586
yards and six touchdowns...also recorded 28 receptions for 483 yards with seven touchdowns...had four interceptions including one returned for a touchdown as a junior...as a forward on his basketball
team he averaged 14 points and nine rebounds per game...also competed in track, running the 110M (posting a 14.1 second time) and 4x100...picked Florida State over Florida, Auburn and Michigan.
Chauncey Davis, 6-2, 260, DE, Auburndale
- JUCO: A four star player by Rivals.com and rated the No. 11 JUCO player in the country...originally signed with with FSU out of Auburndale High School with the recruiting class of
2001...enrolled at Jones Junior College...as a freshman, he tallied 65 tackles and 12 tackles for loss from his linebacker position...moved back to his natural defensive end position his sophomore
year. Prep: First team all-state class 4A...listed among Max Emfinger’s Top 100 players...first team All-American on Rivals.com team...listed among the top 20 national prospects by
Rivals...member of Florida Times Union Super 75 and Atlanta Journal Constitution’s Super Southern 100...great athlete with a 41-inch vertical jump...played in national all-star game in Dallas...will
also play in this summer’s CaliFlorida Bowl...rushed for nearly 1,000 yards as a senior.
Clifton Dickson, 6-5, 285, DL, Miami
- A three star player by Rivals.com and the 21st rated defensive tackle in the country...rated one of Rivals.com Southeast Top 100 and Florida Top 100...voted on of Florida’s Super 75 by the
Times-Union...one of Florida’s Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...as a senior he recorded 116 tackles, 21 sacks, three forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries...his Northwestern team lost in
the 6A state semifinals to eventual state champion Norland this year...a participant in the 2003 California-Florida Bowl...his junior year he tallied 115 tackles, 21 tackles for loss and 16 sacks as
he earned All-County honors...he also scored three TD’s as a fullback...has good size and comes off the ball extremely well...chose Florida State over Miami, Ohio State and NC State.
Andre Fluellen, 6-4, 270, DL, Cartersville, Ga.
- A three star player by Rivals.com and the 28th rated defensive tackle in the country...rated to Rivals.com Georgia Top 50...recorded 93 tackles and 11 sacks his senior season...as a junior he had 88
tackles, 10 sacks, six forced fumbles and scored two TDs...has a 345 lb. bench press, a 495 lb. squat and a 330 lb. power clean...played on both the offensive and defensive lines in high
school...brother attends Florida A&M...chose Florida State over Florida.
John Frady, 6-4, 275, OL, Jacksonville
- A four star player by Rivals.com and the No. 8 rated offensive guard in the country...voted on of Florida’s Super 75 by the Times-Union...rated one of Rivals.com Southeast Top 100 and Florida Top
100...one of Florida’s Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...as a senior he recorded 108 pancake blocks from his offensive line position...will most likely play offensive guard in college...a
member of the 2002 class 2A state champion Bolles Bulldogs...named All State and All First Coast as a junior.
Chase Goggans, 5-9, 160, K, Douglas, Ga.
- A three star player by Rivals.com and named one of Georgia Top 50 players...Goggans is rated the best kicker in the country...had 15 career field goals over 40 yards...as a senior, connected on
14-of-18 FG attempts and was a perfect 17-of-17 on PATs...in 2002 he kicked nine field goals over 40 yards, including a career-long 54 yard field goal...he is a three time All-Region selection as a
place kicker...he is already enrolled at Florida State.
Jhermaine McAroy, 6-2, 170, CB, Pensacola
- A three star player by Rivals.com and one of the top 50 cornerbacks in the country...one of Florida’s Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...also rated by Rivals.com as one of Florida’s Top 100
players...as a senior, he had 62 tackles, 5 INTs and did not allow a touchdown all season...he only had six passes completed on him the entire year...as a junior he only allowed three catches from his
cornerback position...earned Gatorade Athlete of the Game against Niceville his junior year...a very fast athlete with good coverage skills.
D.J. Norris, 6-3, 240, TE, Pace
- A four star player by Rivals.com and the No.7 rated offensive tackle in the country...Rivals.com Dream Team Top 100 nationally...voted on of Florida’s Super 75 by the Times-Union...one of Florida’s
Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...named to the Tampa Tribune’s All-South Top 20...Rivals.com Southeast Top 100 and Florida Top 100...has long arms and very good feet for a player his
size...one of the elite offensive lineman in the Southeast and the nation...earned second team All-Area as a junior...transferred to First Coast his senior year from Jackson High School...has a 325
lb. bench press, a 550 lb. squat, a 240 lb. power clean and a 22 inch vertical leap...participated in the 2002 California-Florida Bowl.
David Overmyer, 6-3, 270, OL, Lilburn, Ga.
- A three star player by Rivals.com and the No. 27 rated offensive tackle in the country...has great footwork for an offensive lineman with long arms and good feet...Parkview won their third straight
state title in 2002 and established a Georgia record with 45 straight wins...chose Florida State over Clemson and South Carolina.
Joslin Shaw, 5-11, 185, WR, Plant City
- A three star player by Rivals.com and one of the top 50 athletes in the nation...played running back and defensive back for Plant City...rushed for 1,396 yards his senior season...finished third
team All-State in class 5A...a very gifted and elusive runner...could see time at wide receiver...picked Florida State over Iowa State.
Ernie Sims, 6-0, 220, LB, Tallahassee
- Thought by most as the No. 1 recruit in the nation...Parade All-American as the top linebacker in the country...five star player by Rivals.com and the No. 1 rated inside linebacker in the
nation...No. 1 rated player in the Southeast by Rivals.com and the No. 1 rated player on the Florida Top 100...one of Florida’s Top 100 according to the Orlando Sentinel...USA Today All-USA second
team as a linebacker...voted on of Florida’s Super 75 by the Times-Union...named to the Tampa Tribune’s All-South Top 20 as the No. 1 player in the south...participant in the 2003 California-Florida
Bowl where he was showcased as a running back...as a junior led NFC to the class A state championship over Ft. Meade 28-16 as Sims rushed for three touchdowns as the Eagles won their state-record 20th
consecutive playoff game...that made four straight state championship games for him, as he played on the varsity team as an eighth grader...totaled 180 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 12 sacks and
forced seven fumbles from his linebacker position...also had over 600 yards rushing with 17 TDs...competed in track (200M & 400M) and has posted a time of 10.7 seconds in the 100M...as a senior
battled nagging injuries, but still managed 115 carries and 1,081 yards to go along with 23 TDs...tallied 133 tackles (73 solo), 15 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles, seven fumble recoveries and 1
blocked field goal at linebacker...father Ernie, Jr. played football at Florida State for head coach Bobby Bowden from 1977-78, 1980-81 and his mother, Alice Bennett, ran on Lady Seminole track team
from 1980-83.
Roger Williams, 6-1, 191, RV, Warner Robins, Ga.
- Enrolled in January at Florida State and went through the 2003 spring drills...middle Georgia regional first team selection as a senior at Northside High...had three interceptions and returned one
of those for touchdowns as a senior...recorded a team-high 125 tackles including a team-high 85 unassisted stops...also earned playing time at tight end his senior year...suffered a broken left ankle
as a junior and missed the entire season...selected Florida State over Mississippi State, Ole Miss and LSU.
2003 Roster - By Name
From the 2003 FSU Football Media Guide, page 40.
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 33 Kasey Anderson CB 5-11 165 Sr Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 40 Allen Augustin LB 6-1 219 Sr *** Miami (Miami Senior)
* 70 Alex Barron OT 6-6 316 Jr-R * Orangeburg, S.C. (Wilkinson)
* 47 Xavier Beitia PK 5-10 210 Jr ** Tampa (Jesuit)
* 28 Lorenzo Booker RB 5-11 182 Fr-R Ventura, Calif. (Saint Bonaventure)
98 Alex Boston DE 6-3 225 Fr Bartow (Bartow)
* 58 Michael Boulware LB 6-3 220 Sr *** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
93 Chris Bradwell DT 6-5 265 Fr Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee/Hargrave Military Academy)
* 42 Anthony Bredwood CB 5-10 185 Jr-R * Palm Bay (Palm Bay)
* 65 Eric Broe OG 6-6 327 So-R * Norcross, Ga. (Wesleyan)
* 7 Rufus Brown CB 5-9 185 Sr-R *** El Paso, Tex. (Austin)
* 52 Brodrick Bunkley DL 6-3 285 So * Tampa (Chamberlain)
* 92 Darrell Burston DE 6-2 225 Fr-R Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
* 49 Chad Canfield FB 5-11 230 So Apopka (Apopka)
* 88 Donnie Carter TE 6-4 260 So-R * Waycross, Ga. (Ware County)
* 23 Jerome Carter RV 6-0 217 Jr ** Lake City (Columbia)
* 63 David Castillo C 6-2 300 Jr-R * Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens)
* 39 Marcello Church LB 6-1 221 So-R * Saint Petersburg (Lakewood)
49 Brett Cimorelli K 6-4 220 Sr * Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills)
* 36 James Coleman FB 6-0 253 So Tallahassee (Florida)
* 13 Antonio Cromartie CB 6-3 200 Fr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 51 Buster Davis LB 5-11 242 Fr-R Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 94 Chauncey Davis DE 6-2 260 Jr Auburndale (Auburndale/Jones County JC)
* 5 Chris Davis WR 6-0 170 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
* 35 B.J. Dean FB 5-11 256 So-R * Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central)
* 97 Clifton Dickson DL 6-5 285 Fr Miami (Northwestern)
Dennis Disbrow LB 6-1 201 Jr Miami (Palmetto)
* 45 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 280 Sr-R *** Burtonsville, Md. (Paint Branch)
David Eddy RB 5-11 180 Jr Ocala (Forest)
* 90 Kevin Emanuel DE 6-4 255 Sr-R *** Waco, Tex. (Waco)
96 Andre Fluellen DL 6-4 270 Fr Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
67 John Frady OL 6-4 275 Fr Jacksonville (Bolles)
37 Chase Goggans K 5-9 160 Fr Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 48 Chris Hall P 5-10 212 So-R Centreville, Va. (Centerville)
* 41 Kyler Hall RV 6-0 190 Jr ** Live Oak (Suwannee)
83 Robert Hallback WR 5-9 160 Fr Plant City (Plant City)
* 46 Nate Hardage LB 6-1 249 Jr-R Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County/Jones County JC)
57 Matt Heinz OG 6-4 273 So-R * Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 75 Mario Henderson OL 6-6 330 Fr Lehigh Acres (Lehigh)
* 60 Andrew Henry-Kennon C 6-4 308 So-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 14 Matt Henshaw TE 6-4 209 So-R * Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
76 Myles Hodish OG 6-0 225 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 59 Charles Howard DE 6-3 258 Jr-R ** Lake Butler (Union County)
* 38 Paul Irons TE 6-2 250 Jr ** New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine)
Geondrell Jackson WR 5-11 180 Lakeland
* 99 Travis Johnson NG 6-5 281 Jr-R ** Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame)
* 6 Greg Jones RB 6-1 248 Sr *** Beaufort, S.C. (Battery Creek)
29 Willie Jones DE 6-1 234 So-R * Miami (Carol City)
* 86 Joey Kaleikini WR 6-0 198 Sr-R ** Niceville (Niceville)
Mikhal Kornegay DB 5-11 180 Fr Madison (Madison County/Tennessee Tech)
Brian Kuhn TE 6-4 245 So Crescent City (Crescent City)
* 72 Ron Lunford OT 6-5 345 So-R Jacksonville (Ed White)
33 Jhermaine McAroy CB 6-2 170 Fr Pensacola (Pensacola)
* 8 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 180 Jr-R ** Hollywood (McArthur)
* 44 Sam McGrew LB 6-3 230 So * Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 73 Bobby Meeks OG 6-3 295 Jr-R * Aldine, Tex. (Nimitz)
* 64 Matt Meinrod OG 6-4 297 So-R * Tarpon Springs (East Lake)
* 55 Eric Moore DE 6-4 245 Jr ** Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 22 Marlon Napier RB 5-6 200 Jr Tallahassee (Rickards)
* 62 Cory Niblock OT 6-4 300 Fr-R Saint Augustine (Nease)
* 54 A.J. Nicholson LB 6-2 230 So * Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor)
82 D.J. Norris TE 6-3 240 Fr Pace (Pace)
Zach Oller K 5-11 150 So Wilkesboro, N.C.
* 27 Claudius Osei RV 6-0 195 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
79 David Overmyer OL 6-3 270 Fr Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview)
* 56 Ray Piquion LB 6-0 215 Jr * Miami (Miami Lakes)
* 9 Kendyll Pope LB 6-2 220 Sr *** Fort White (Columbia)
Randy Reed WR 6-1 190 Jr Columbia, S.C. (Eau Claire)
* 43 Gordy Reid RV 5-11 182 Sr Larkspur, Calif. (Redwood)
* 26 Willie Reid WR 5-10 190 So-R * Kathleen, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 30 Ryan Reynolds RB 5-11 195 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 16 Chris Rix QB 6-4 205 Jr-R ** Santa Margarita, Calif. (Rancho Santa Margarita)
* 21 Dominic Robinson WR 6-1 200 Jr ** Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar)
71 Brian Ross NG 6-2 300 Jr-R Raleigh, N.C. (Enloe)
* 11 Gerard Ross FS 6-2 185 So-R Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 18 Lorne Sam QB-WR 6-2 200 Fr-R Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 4 P.K. Sam WR 6-3 195 Jr ** Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 10 Stanford Samuels CB 5-10 190 Sr-R *** Miami (Carol City)
* 89 Brian Sawyer DS 6-2 240 Sr-R *** Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County)
* 19 Wyatt Sexton QB 6-3 192 Fr-R Tallahassee (Leon)
83 Joslin Shaw WR 5-11 185 Fr Plant City (Plant City)
* 34 Ernie Sims LB 6-0 220 Fr Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 32 Leroy Smith CB 5-10 190 Jr-R ** Quincy (Shanks)
* 85 Jesse Stein P 6-2 200 Sr Saint Petersburg (Shorecrest Prep)
* 15 Chauncey Stovall WR 6-2 215 Jr-R Vero Beach (Vero Beach/Hinds CC)
Edgar Ter-Organessian DT 6-2 240 Jr Daly City, Calif. (Daly)
* 1 Craphonso Thorpe WR 6-2 175 Jr * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 12 Fabian Walker QB 6-2 216 Jr-R * Americus, Ga. (Americus/Jones County JC)
* 24 B.J. Ward FS 6-3 206 Jr-R ** Dallas, Tex. (Kimball)
* 3 Leon Washington RB 5-9 190 So * Jacksonville (Jackson)
20 Torrance Washington FB 6-1 245 So * Madison (Madison County)
* 22 Pat Watkins FS 6-4 195 So * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
Dwight Williams WR 5-10 160 So Palmetto (Enterprise/Copiah Lincoln CC)
31 Roger Williams RV 6-1 191 Fr Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)
* 77 Ray Willis OT 6-6 295 Jr-R ** Angleton, Tex. (Angleton)
* 95 Kamerion Wimbley DE 6-4 230 So * Wichita, Kans. (Northwest)
* 91 Jeff Womble NG 6-3 306 Sr-R *** Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)
2003 Roster - By Number
From the 2003 FSU Football Media Guide, page 40.
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Dennis Disbrow LB 6-1 201 Jr Miami (Palmetto)
David Eddy RB 5-11 180 Jr Ocala (Forest)
Geondrell Jackson WR 5-11 180 Lakeland
Mikhal Kornegay DB 5-11 180 Fr Madison (Madison County/Tennessee Tech)
Brian Kuhn TE 6-4 245 So Crescent City (Crescent City)
Zach Oller K 5-11 150 So Wilkesboro, N.C.
Randy Reed WR 6-1 190 Jr Columbia, S.C. (Eau Claire)
Edgar Ter-Organessian DT 6-2 240 Jr Daly City, Calif. (Daly)
Dwight Williams WR 5-10 160 So Palmetto (Enterprise/Copiah Lincoln CC)
* 1 Craphonso Thorpe WR 6-2 175 Jr * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 3 Leon Washington RB 5-9 190 So * Jacksonville (Jackson)
* 4 P.K. Sam WR 6-3 195 Jr ** Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 5 Chris Davis WR 6-0 170 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
* 6 Greg Jones RB 6-1 248 Sr *** Beaufort, S.C. (Battery Creek)
* 7 Rufus Brown CB 5-9 185 Sr-R *** El Paso, Tex. (Austin)
* 8 Bryant McFadden CB 6-0 180 Jr-R ** Hollywood (McArthur)
* 9 Kendyll Pope LB 6-2 220 Sr *** Fort White (Columbia)
* 10 Stanford Samuels CB 5-10 190 Sr-R *** Miami (Carol City)
* 11 Gerard Ross FS 6-2 185 So-R Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 12 Fabian Walker QB 6-2 216 Jr-R * Americus, Ga. (Americus/Jones County JC)
* 13 Antonio Cromartie CB 6-3 200 Fr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 14 Matt Henshaw TE 6-4 209 So-R * Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
* 15 Chauncey Stovall WR 6-2 215 Jr-R Vero Beach (Vero Beach/Hinds CC)
* 16 Chris Rix QB 6-4 205 Jr-R ** Santa Margarita, Calif. (Rancho Santa Margarita)
* 18 Lorne Sam QB-WR 6-2 200 Fr-R Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 19 Wyatt Sexton QB 6-3 192 Fr-R Tallahassee (Leon)
20 Torrance Washington FB 6-1 245 So * Madison (Madison County)
* 21 Dominic Robinson WR 6-1 200 Jr ** Diamond Bar, Calif. (Diamond Bar)
* 22 Marlon Napier RB 5-6 200 Jr Tallahassee (Rickards)
* 22 Pat Watkins FS 6-4 195 So * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 23 Jerome Carter RV 6-0 217 Jr ** Lake City (Columbia)
* 24 B.J. Ward FS 6-3 206 Jr-R ** Dallas, Tex. (Kimball)
* 26 Willie Reid WR 5-10 190 So-R * Kathleen, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 27 Claudius Osei RV 6-0 195 Jr-R ** Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 28 Lorenzo Booker RB 5-11 182 Fr-R Ventura, Calif. (Saint Bonaventure)
29 Willie Jones DE 6-1 234 So-R * Miami (Carol City)
* 30 Ryan Reynolds RB 5-11 195 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
31 Roger Williams RV 6-1 191 Fr Warner Robins, Ga. (Northside)
* 32 Leroy Smith CB 5-10 190 Jr-R ** Quincy (Shanks)
* 33 Kasey Anderson CB 5-11 165 Sr Lakeland (Lakeland)
33 Jhermaine McAroy CB 6-2 170 Fr Pensacola (Pensacola)
* 34 Ernie Sims LB 6-0 220 Fr Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 35 B.J. Dean FB 5-11 256 So-R * Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Central)
* 36 James Coleman FB 6-0 253 So Tallahassee (Florida)
37 Chase Goggans K 5-9 160 Fr Douglas, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 38 Paul Irons TE 6-2 250 Jr ** New Orleans, La. (Saint Augustine)
* 39 Marcello Church LB 6-1 221 So-R * Saint Petersburg (Lakewood)
* 40 Allen Augustin LB 6-1 219 Sr *** Miami (Miami Senior)
* 41 Kyler Hall RV 6-0 190 Jr ** Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 42 Anthony Bredwood CB 5-10 185 Jr-R * Palm Bay (Palm Bay)
* 43 Gordy Reid RV 5-11 182 Sr Larkspur, Calif. (Redwood)
* 44 Sam McGrew LB 6-3 230 So * Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 45 Darnell Dockett DT 6-4 280 Sr-R *** Burtonsville, Md. (Paint Branch)
* 46 Nate Hardage LB 6-1 249 Jr-R Sylvester, Ga. (Worth County/Jones County JC)
* 47 Xavier Beitia PK 5-10 210 Jr ** Tampa (Jesuit)
* 48 Chris Hall P 5-10 212 So-R Centreville, Va. (Centerville)
* 49 Chad Canfield FB 5-11 230 So Apopka (Apopka)
49 Brett Cimorelli K 6-4 220 Sr * Zephyrhills (Zephyrhills)
* 51 Buster Davis LB 5-11 242 Fr-R Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 52 Brodrick Bunkley DL 6-3 285 So * Tampa (Chamberlain)
* 54 A.J. Nicholson LB 6-2 230 So * Winston-Salem, N.C. (Mount Tabor)
* 55 Eric Moore DE 6-4 245 Jr ** Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 56 Ray Piquion LB 6-0 215 Jr * Miami (Miami Lakes)
57 Matt Heinz OG 6-4 273 So-R * Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 58 Michael Boulware LB 6-3 220 Sr *** Columbia, S.C. (Spring Valley)
* 59 Charles Howard DE 6-3 258 Jr-R ** Lake Butler (Union County)
* 60 Andrew Henry-Kennon C 6-4 308 So-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 62 Cory Niblock OT 6-4 300 Fr-R Saint Augustine (Nease)
* 63 David Castillo C 6-2 300 Jr-R * Palm Beach (Palm Beach Gardens)
* 64 Matt Meinrod OG 6-4 297 So-R * Tarpon Springs (East Lake)
* 65 Eric Broe OG 6-6 327 So-R * Norcross, Ga. (Wesleyan)
67 John Frady OL 6-4 275 Fr Jacksonville (Bolles)
* 70 Alex Barron OT 6-6 316 Jr-R * Orangeburg, S.C. (Wilkinson)
71 Brian Ross NG 6-2 300 Jr-R Raleigh, N.C. (Enloe)
* 72 Ron Lunford OT 6-5 345 So-R Jacksonville (Ed White)
* 73 Bobby Meeks OG 6-3 295 Jr-R * Aldine, Tex. (Nimitz)
* 75 Mario Henderson OL 6-6 330 Fr Lehigh Acres (Lehigh)
76 Myles Hodish OG 6-0 225 Jr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 77 Ray Willis OT 6-6 295 Jr-R ** Angleton, Tex. (Angleton)
79 David Overmyer OL 6-3 270 Fr Lilburn, Ga. (Parkview)
82 D.J. Norris TE 6-3 240 Fr Pace (Pace)
83 Robert Hallback WR 5-9 160 Fr Plant City (Plant City)
83 Joslin Shaw WR 5-11 185 Fr Plant City (Plant City)
* 85 Jesse Stein P 6-2 200 Sr Saint Petersburg (Shorecrest Prep)
* 86 Joey Kaleikini WR 6-0 198 Sr-R ** Niceville (Niceville)
* 88 Donnie Carter TE 6-4 260 So-R * Waycross, Ga. (Ware County)
* 89 Brian Sawyer DS 6-2 240 Sr-R *** Cordele, Ga. (Crisp County)
* 90 Kevin Emanuel DE 6-4 255 Sr-R *** Waco, Tex. (Waco)
* 91 Jeff Womble NG 6-3 306 Sr-R *** Dunwoody, Ga. (Dunwoody)
* 92 Darrell Burston DE 6-2 225 Fr-R Fayetteville, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
93 Chris Bradwell DT 6-5 265 Fr Alpharetta, Ga. (Chattahoochee/Hargrave Military Academy)
* 94 Chauncey Davis DE 6-2 260 Jr Auburndale (Auburndale/Jones County JC)
* 95 Kamerion Wimbley DE 6-4 230 So * Wichita, Kans. (Northwest)
96 Andre Fluellen DL 6-4 270 Fr Cartersville, Ga. (Cartersville)
* 97 Clifton Dickson DL 6-5 285 Fr Miami (Northwestern)
98 Alex Boston DE 6-3 225 Fr Bartow (Bartow)
* 99 Travis Johnson NG 6-5 281 Jr-R ** Sherman Oaks, Calif. (Notre Dame)
2003 Conference Awards
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Alex Barron Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Michael Boulware Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Jerome Carter Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
David Castillo Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Darnell Dockett Atlantic Coast Conference - Defensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Matt Meinrod Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Eric Moore Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Stanford Samuels Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Craphonso Thorpe Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 9
2003 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Alex Barron Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
College Football News - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
NCAA - Consensus All-American
Michael Boulware Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
Darnell Dockett College Football News - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
The Sporting News - 2nd Team All-American
Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
Craphonso Thorpe College Football News - 3rd Team All-American
All-Americans - 4
2003 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Brian Allen 52 LB Carolina Panthers
Anquan Boldin 81 WR-PR Arizona Cardinals
Peter Boulware 58 LB Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Brooks 55 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Milford Brown 67 OG Houston Texans
Terrell Buckley 27 CB Miami Dolphins
Tay Cody 27 CB San Diego Chargers
Laveranues Coles 80 WR Washington Redskins
Sam Cowart 56 LB New York Jets
Henri Crockett 52 LB Minnesota Vikings
Zack Crockett 32 RB Oakland Raiders
Warrick Dunn 28 RB Atlanta Falcons
Mario Edwards 27 CB Dallas Cowboys
Todd Fordham 71 OT Pittsburgh Steelers
Corey Fuller 26 CB Baltimore Ravens
Talman Gardner 88 WR New Orleans Saints
Derrick Gibson 36 S Oakland Raiders
Bill Gramatica 7 K Arizona Cardinals
Montrae Holland 61 OG New Orleans Saints
Chris Hope 28 FS Pittsburgh Steelers
Deon Humphrey 56 LB Jacksonville Jaguars
Alonzo Jackson 95 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Dexter Jackson 34 FS Arizona Cardinals
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Oakland Raiders
Brad Johnson 14 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Marvin Jones 55 LB New York Jets
Walter Jones 71 OT Seattle Seahawks
Danny Kanell 13 QB Denver Broncos
Nick Maddox 26 RB Cleveland Browns
Marvin Minnis 13 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Travis Minor 28 RB-KR Miami Dolphins
Scott Player 10 P Arizona Cardinals
Tommy Polley 52 LB St. Louis Rams
Jamal Reynolds 99 DE Green Bay Packers
Samari Rolle 21 CB Tennessee Titans
Orpheus Roye 99 DT Cleveland Browns
Corey Simon 90 DT Philadelphia Eagles
Larry Smith 96 DT Green Bay Packers
Greg Spires 94 DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tra Thomas 72 OT Philadelphia Eagles
Javon Walker 84 WR Green Bay Packers
Peter Warrick 80 WR-PR Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Weinke 16 QB Carolina Panthers
Brett Williams 74 OT Kansas City Chiefs
Todd Williams 78 OT Tennessee Titans
Reinard Wilson 55 DE Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Noles in the Pros - 46
2003 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
------------------------------------------------
FSU record is 10- 3 5-1 5-2 0-0
vs ACC 7- 1 4-0 3-1 0-0
Against Top 25 1- 2 0-1 1-1 0-0
Final AP - 11
Final USA - 10
2003 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
1 Florida State 7- 1 10- 3
2 Maryland 6- 2 10- 3
3 Clemson 5- 3 9- 4
4t North Carolina State 4- 4 8- 5
4t Virginia 4- 4 8- 5
4t Georgia Tech 4- 4 7- 6
7 Wake Forest 3- 5 5- 7
9 North Carolina 1- 7 2-10
8 Duke 2- 6 4- 8
2003 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Leon Washington 11/15/2003 North Carolina State 17 121 7.12 1
2003 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Craphonso Thorpe 11/01/2003 Notre Dame 7 217 31.00 2
Craphonso Thorpe 09/20/2003 Colorado 8 205 25.63 2
Chauncey Stovall 11/08/2003 Clemson 4 131 32.75 1
P.K. Sam 09/20/2003 Colorado 10 119 11.90 0
P.K. Sam 09/06/2003 Maryland 3 113 37.67 1
Craphonso Thorpe 10/18/2003 Virginia 3 104 34.67 1
Dominic Robinson 11/29/2003 Florida 5 102 20.40 1
2003 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 09/20/2003 Colorado 39 30 394 0 10.10 2
Chris Rix 10/25/2003 Wake Forest 34 22 339 1 9.97 2
Chris Rix 11/01/2003 Notre Dame 31 17 327 3 10.55 3
2003 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
--------------------------------------------------------
SCORING....................... 419 217
Points Per Game............. 32.2 16.7
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 52 23
TDs Rushing................. 20 7
TDs Passing................. 26 12
TDs Fumble Return........... 2 1
TDs Punt Return............. 2 0
TDs Interception............ 2 3
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 50-51 21-23
Kick........................ 50-51 20-21
Pass........................ 0- 0 0- 1
Run......................... 0- 0 1- 1
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 19-25 19-30
SAFETY........................ 0 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 278 218
Rushing..................... 116 77
Passing..................... 133 118
Penalty..................... 29 23
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1734 1552
Yards gained rushing........ 2096 1948
Yards lost rushing.......... 362 396
Rushing Attempts............ 469 472
Average Per Rush............ 3.7 3.3
Average Per Game............ 133.4 119.4
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3505 2768
Att-Comp-Int................ 438-249-13 449-247-15
Efficiency.................. 137.72 108.93
Average Per Pass............ 8.0 6.2
Average Per Catch........... 14.1 11.2
Average Per Game............ 269.6 212.9
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 5239 4320
Total Plays................. 907 921
Average Per Play............ 5.8 4.7
Average Per Game............ 403.0 332.3
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 40- 912 50-1072
Average Per Return.......... 22.8 21.4
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 41-456 27-144
Average Per Return.......... 11.1 5.3
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 15-258 13-322
Average Per Return.......... 17.2 24.8
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 18- 68 12-102
Average Per Return.......... 3.8 8.5
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 29-12 28-18
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 91- 835 90- 770
Average Per Game............ 64.2 59.2
PUNTS-YARDS................... 61-2549 77-3029
Average Per Punt............ 41.8 39.3
Net punt average............ 39.4 33.4
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:19 30:41
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 58-175 61-213
3rd-Down Pct................ .331 .286
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 8-19 10-25
4th-Down Pct................ .421 .400
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 36-228 25-169
MISC YARDS.................... 68 102
ATTENDANCE.................... 498,895 399,247
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 6-83,149 7-57,035
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
OT |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 93 | 110 |
102 | 101 |
13 |
419 |
| Opponents | 53 | 69 |
54 | 34 |
7 |
217 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Greg Jones 13 144 655 37 618 4.3 7 53 47.5
Leon Washington 12 74 421 34 387 5.2 1 27 32.3
Lorenzo Booker 11 62 343 9 334 5.4 3 71t 30.4
Willie Reid 12 34 175 16 159 4.7 2 38 13.3
Chris Rix 13 89 309 179 130 1.5 5 38 10.0
B.J. Dean 11 20 61 0 61 3.1 1 9 5.5
James Coleman 13 12 37 0 37 3.1 0 9 2.8
Chris Davis 13 4 26 11 15 3.8 0 21 1.2
Marlon Napier 4 8 19 6 13 1.6 0 12 3.3
Craphonso Thorpe 11 3 21 10 11 3.7 0 13 1.0
Ryan Reynolds 3 4 7 0 7 1.8 1 3t 2.3
Lorne Sam 7 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 0.9
Fabian Walker 7 4 8 3 5 1.3 0 5 0.7
P.K. Sam 13 2 8 4 4 2.0 0 8 0.3
Wyatt Sexton 3 3 0 17 -17 -5.7 0 0 -5.7
Team 0 5 0 36 -36 -7.2 0 0
Total......... 13 469 2096 362 1734 3.7 20 71t 133.4
Opponents..... 13 472 1948 396 1552 3.3 7 49 119.4
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Chris Rix 13 137.93 382-216-13 .565 3107 23 79t 239.0
Fabian Walker 7 137.26 50- 30- 0 .600 342 3 71t 48.9
Wyatt Sexton 3 154.08 5- 3- 0 .600 56 0 45 18.7
Team 0 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0
Total......... 13 137.72 438-249-13 .568 3505 26 79t 269.6
Opponents..... 13 108.93 449-247-15 .550 2768 12 81t 212.9
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Craphonso Thorpe 11 51 994 19.5 11 79t 90.4
P.K. Sam 13 50 735 14.7 5 67t 56.5
Chauncey Stovall 13 19 340 17.9 2 71t 26.2
Dominic Robinson 12 16 285 17.8 1 35t 23.8
Chris Davis 13 23 264 11.5 2 24 20.3
Willie Reid 12 20 189 9.4 1 43 15.8
Lorne Sam 7 4 102 25.5 0 45 14.6
Donnie Carter 12 5 99 19.8 1 50 8.3
Matt Henshaw 6 5 94 18.8 2 46 15.7
Leon Washington 12 10 90 9.0 0 18 7.5
Lorenzo Booker 11 19 86 4.5 0 20 7.8
Paul Irons 13 6 79 13.2 0 20 6.1
Greg Jones 13 9 52 5.8 0 16 4.0
B.J. Dean 11 4 30 7.5 0 9 2.7
Joey Kaleikini 11 2 27 13.5 1 15t 2.5
James Coleman 13 4 26 6.5 0 14 2.0
Robert Hallback 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 9.0
Marlon Napier 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 1.0
Total......... 13 249 3505 14.1 26 79t 269.6
Opponents..... 13 247 2768 11.2 12 81t 212.9
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Leon Washington 16 189 11.8 1 65t
Dominic Robinson 12 125 10.4 0 21
Chris Davis 12 111 9.3 0 38
Chauncey Davis 1 31 31.0 1 31t
Total......... 41 456 11.1 2 65t
Opponent...... 27 144 5.3 0 17
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Leroy Smith 3 122 40.7 1 90t
Pat Watkins 3 -8 -2.7 0 0
Jerome Carter 2 38 19.0 0 30
Stanford Samuels 2 30 15.0 0 30
Antonio Cromartie 1 71 71.0 1 71t
B.J. Ward 1 4 4.0 0 4
Eric Moore 1 1 1.0 0 1
Rufus Brown 1 0 0.0 0 0
Jeff Womble 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 15 258 17.2 2 90t
Opponent...... 13 322 24.8 3 58t
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 24 568 23.7 0 62
Leon Washington 8 197 24.6 0 77
Willie Reid 3 80 26.7 0 45
Craphonso Thorpe 2 62 31.0 0 43
Donnie Carter 1 5 5.0 0 5
Marcello Church 1 0 0.0 0 0
Chad Canfield 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 40 912 22.8 0 77
Opponent...... 50 1072 21.4 0 63
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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A.J. Nicholson 3 23 7.7 1 23t 1
B.J. Ward 2 3 1.5 0 3 0
Leroy Smith 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Ray Piquion 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Pat Watkins 1 25 25.0 1 25t 1
Rufus Brown 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
Bryant McFadden 1 0 0.0 0 0 3
Kendyll Pope 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
Travis Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Eric Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Brodrick Bunkley 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Kamerion Wimbley 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Jeff Womble 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Kevin Emanuel 0 0 . 0 . 4
Darnell Dockett 0 0 . 0 . 2
Stanford Samuels 0 0 . 0 . 2
Chauncey Davis 0 0 . 0 . 1
Allen Augustin 0 0 . 0 . 1
Michael Boulware 0 0 . 0 . 1
Jerome Carter 0 0 . 0 . 1
Sam McGrew 0 0 . 0 . 1
Ernie Sims 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 18 68 3.8 2 25t 25
Opponent...... 12 102 8.5 1 77t
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Xavier Beitia 0 19-25 50-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 107
Craphonso Thorpe 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66
Greg Jones 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Chris Rix 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
P.K. Sam 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
Willie Reid 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Lorenzo Booker 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Leon Washington 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Matt Henshaw 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Chris Davis 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Chauncey Stovall 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Joey Kaleikini 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Dominic Robinson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Leroy Smith 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Donnie Carter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
B.J. Dean 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
A.J. Nicholson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Pat Watkins 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ryan Reynolds 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Chauncey Davis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Antonio Cromartie 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
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FSU 52 19-25 50-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 419
Opponent 23 19-30 20-21 1-1 0 0-1 0 0 217
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Craphonso Thorpe |
. |
11 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Jones |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chris Rix |
5 |
. |
23 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| P.K. Sam |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Willie Reid |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Lorenzo Booker |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Leon Washington |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Matt Henshaw |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chris Davis |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chauncey Stovall |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Joey Kaleikini |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dominic Robinson |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Leroy Smith |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Donnie Carter |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| B.J. Dean |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| A.J. Nicholson |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Pat Watkins |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ryan Reynolds |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chauncey Davis |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Antonio Cromartie |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Fabian Walker |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
20 |
26 |
26 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
7 |
12 |
12 |
3 |
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
--------------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 13 471 130 3107 3237 249.0
Greg Jones 13 144 618 0 618 47.5
Leon Washington 12 74 387 0 387 32.3
Fabian Walker 7 54 5 342 347 49.6
Lorenzo Booker 11 62 334 0 334 30.4
Willie Reid 12 34 159 0 159 13.3
B.J. Dean 11 20 61 0 61 5.5
Wyatt Sexton 3 8 -17 56 39 13.0
James Coleman 13 12 37 0 37 2.8
Chris Davis 13 4 15 0 15 1.2
Marlon Napier 4 8 13 0 13 3.3
Craphonso Thorpe 11 3 11 0 11 1.0
Ryan Reynolds 3 4 7 0 7 2.3
Lorne Sam 7 1 6 0 6 0.9
P.K. Sam 13 2 4 0 4 0.3
Team 0 6 -36 0 -36
Total......... 13 907 1734 3505 5239 403.0
Opponent...... 13 921 1552 2768 4320 332.3
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Xavier Beitia 19-25 .760 0- 0 9-10 4- 7 6- 8 0- 0 48
| FG SEQUENCE |
Xavier Beitia |
|---|
| North Carolina |
(26), 41 |
| Maryland |
28 |
| Georgia Tech |
None |
| Colorado |
(20), (26), (27), (29) |
| Duke |
None |
| Miami |
None |
| Virginia |
(34), (38), (47), (39), 38 |
| Wake Forest |
(48), (43) |
| Notre Dame |
(40), (44), (22) |
| Clemson |
40, (46) |
| North Carolina State |
(36), (25), (24), 32 |
| Florida |
(28) |
| Miami |
39 |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 57 2401 42.1 58 8 11 16 1
Chris Hall 3 148 49.3 54 1 0 0 0
Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Total......... 61 2549 41.8 58 9 11 16 1
Opponent...... 77 3029 39.3 65 1 16 20 1
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 11 11 994 0 62 0 0 1067 97.0
Leon Washington 12 387 90 189 197 0 0 863 71.9
P.K. Sam 13 4 735 0 0 0 0 739 56.8
Greg Jones 13 618 52 0 0 0 0 670 51.5
Antonio Cromartie 13 0 0 0 568 71 0 639 49.2
Willie Reid 12 159 189 0 80 0 0 428 35.7
Lorenzo Booker 11 334 86 0 0 0 0 420 38.2
Dominic Robinson 12 0 285 125 0 0 0 410 34.2
Chris Davis 13 15 264 111 0 0 0 390 30.0
Chauncey Stovall 13 0 340 0 0 0 0 340 26.2
Chris Rix 13 130 0 0 0 0 0 130 10.0
Leroy Smith 13 0 0 0 0 122 0 122 9.4
Lorne Sam 7 6 102 0 0 0 0 108 15.4
Donnie Carter 12 0 99 0 5 0 0 104 8.7
Matt Henshaw 6 0 94 0 0 0 0 94 15.7
B.J. Dean 11 61 30 0 0 0 0 91 8.3
Paul Irons 13 0 79 0 0 0 0 79 6.1
James Coleman 13 37 26 0 0 0 0 63 4.8
Jerome Carter 13 0 0 0 0 38 0 38 2.9
Chauncey Davis 13 0 0 31 0 0 0 31 2.4
Stanford Samuels 13 0 0 0 0 30 0 30 2.3
Joey Kaleikini 11 0 27 0 0 0 0 27 2.5
A.J. Nicholson 13 0 0 0 0 0 23 23 1.8
Pat Watkins 13 0 0 0 0 -8 25 17 1.3
Rufus Brown 13 0 0 0 0 0 17 17 1.3
Marlon Napier 4 13 4 0 0 0 0 17 4.3
Robert Hallback 1 0 9 0 0 0 0 9 9.0
Ryan Reynolds 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 2.3
B.J. Ward 13 0 0 0 0 4 3 7 0.5
Fabian Walker 7 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.7
Eric Moore 13 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1
Wyatt Sexton 3 -17 0 0 0 0 0 -17 -5.7
Team 0 -36 0 0 0 0 0 -36
Total......... 13 1734 3505 456 912 258 68 6933 533.3
Opponent...... 13 1552 2768 144 1072 322 102 5960 458.5
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Michael Boulware 13 78 33 111 4.0- 17.0 2.5- 15.0 . 4 2 . 1 . .
Allen Augustin 13 52 30 82 7.0- 26.0 4.0- 22.0 . 2 4 . 1 . .
B.J. Ward 13 40 40 80 3.0- 7.0 . 1- 4 6 . 2- 3 . 3 .
Jerome Carter 13 45 33 78 6.0- 14.0 0.5- 3.0 2- 38 2 2 . 1 . .
Pat Watkins 13 45 17 62 . . 3- -8 8 . 1- 25 1 . .
Kendyll Pope 11 38 18 56 7.0- 26.0 3.0- 16.0 . . 2 1- 0 2 . .
A.J. Nicholson 13 36 19 55 3.0- 5.0 . . 2 4 3- 23 1 . .
Darnell Dockett 13 30 25 55 17.0- 42.0 1.5- 15.0 . . 16 . 2 . .
Ernie Sims 12 32 10 42 2.0- 5.0 . . 2 3 . 1 . .
Stanford Samuels 13 31 9 40 2.0- 4.0 0.5- 3.0 2- 30 11 2 . 2 . .
Jeff Womble 13 18 22 40 6.0- 15.0 1.0- 8.0 1- 0 . 8 1- 0 . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 13 30 8 38 7.0- 33.0 2.5- 16.0 . 2 7 1- 0 1 . .
Brodrick Bunkley 13 19 19 38 8.0- 16.0 1.5- 11.0 . 2 5 1- 0 1 . .
Travis Johnson 13 17 19 36 3.0- 10.0 0.5- 7.0 . . 8 1- 0 1 . .
Kevin Emanuel 13 26 8 34 10.0- 30.0 3.0- 15.0 . 2 14 . 4 . .
Leroy Smith 13 25 7 32 . . 3-122 7 . 2- 0 . . .
Bryant McFadden 13 23 5 28 1.0- 2.0 . . 9 . 1- 0 3 . .
Kyler Hall 13 18 10 28 1.0- 8.0 . . 4 . . . . .
Eric Moore 13 21 4 25 12.0- 55.0 7.5- 48.0 1- 1 4 15 1- 0 1 . .
Claudius Osei 11 20 5 25 . . . 2 . . . . .
Charles Howard 8 11 13 24 6.0- 37.0 4.0- 34.0 . . 7 . . . .
Rufus Brown 13 18 4 22 3.0- 8.0 . 1- 0 6 . 1- 17 . . .
Antonio Cromartie 13 17 2 19 . . 1- 71 2 . . . . .
Sam McGrew 12 13 6 19 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . 1 . .
Chauncey Davis 13 14 4 18 8.0- 26.0 2.0- 8.0 . 4 9 . 1 1 .
Ray Piquion 12 7 9 16 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 1 2- 0 . . .
Marcello Church 10 9 4 13 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Bredwood 6 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kasey Anderson 6 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Buster Davis 3 4 1 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Clifton Dickson 2 . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Beitia 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Darrell Burston 3 3 . 3 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . 3 . . . .
Leon Washington 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Gerard Ross 7 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nate Hardage 1 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Alex Barron 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Castillo 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Irons 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Davis 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Jones 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
P.K. Sam 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Dean 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Booker 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Meeks 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team 0 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Chris Rix 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chauncey Stovall 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ray Willis 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
James Coleman 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matt Meinrod 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jesse Stein 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominic Robinson 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Donnie Carter 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ron Lunford 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Willie Reid 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brian Sawyer 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Craphonso Thorpe 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mario Henderson 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joey Kaleikini 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cory Niblock 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
John Frady 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lorne Sam 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fabian Walker 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Matt Henshaw 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gordy Reid 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad Canfield 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marlon Napier 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andrew Henry-Kennon 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eric Broe 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Hall 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyatt Sexton 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Reynolds 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Torrance Washington 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Robert Hallback 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mikhal Kornegay 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 763 394 1157 122.0-410.0 37.0-238.0 15-258 83 114 18- 68 25 4 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS UNC UMd GT Colo Duke UM UVa Wake ND CU NCS UF UM
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33 Kasey Anderson 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
40 Allen Augustin 13-13 D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB
70 Alex Barron 13-12 O-ST O-ST O-ST O-LT O-LT O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-ST O-LT xx
47 Xavier Beitia 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
28 Lorenzo Booker 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
98 Alex Boston 0- 0
58 Michael Boulware 13-13 D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-OLB D-OLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB
93 Chris Bradwell 0- 0
42 Anthony Bredwood 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
65 Eric Broe 3- 2 O-RG O-RG xx
7 Rufus Brown 13- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-CB D-RCB
52 Brodrick Bunkley 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
92 Darrell Burston 3- 0 xx xx xx
49 Chad Canfield 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
88 Donnie Carter 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
23 Jerome Carter 13-13 D-RV D-RV D-RV D-ROV D-ROV D-RV D-RV D-RV D-RV D-ROV D-RV D-RV D-RV
63 David Castillo 13-13 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
39 Marcello Church 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
49 Brett Cimorelli 0- 0
36 James Coleman 13- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-FB O-FB O-FB
13 Antonio Cromartie 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
51 Buster Davis 3- 0 xx xx xx
94 Chauncey Davis 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
5 Chris Davis 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
35 B.J. Dean 11-10 O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB O-FB xx
97 Clifton Dickson 2- 0 xx xx
Dennis Disbrow 0- 0
45 Darnell Dockett 13-13 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
David Eddy 0- 0
90 Kevin Emanuel 13-13 D-LDE D-LDE D-LDE D-DE D-DE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LDE D-LDE D-DE D-LE
96 Andre Fluellen 0- 0
67 John Frady 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
37 Chase Goggans 0- 0
48 Chris Hall 3- 0 xx xx xx
41 Kyler Hall 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
83 Robert Hallback 1- 0 xx
46 Nate Hardage 1- 0 xx
57 Matt Heinz 0- 0
75 Mario Henderson 11- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-ST
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
14 Matt Henshaw 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
76 Myles Hodish 0- 0
59 Charles Howard 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
38 Paul Irons 13-13 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
Geondrell Jackson 0- 0
99 Travis Johnson 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 Greg Jones 13-13 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB
29 Willie Jones 0- 0
86 Joey Kaleikini 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Mikhal Kornegay 1- 0 xx
Brian Kuhn 0- 0
72 Ron Lunford 12- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx O-TG O-TG O-TG xx xx xx
33 Jhermaine McAroy 0- 0
8 Bryant McFadden 13-10 D-LC D-LC D-LC D-CB D-CB D-LC D-LC D-LC D-LCB xx D-LC xx xx
44 Sam McGrew 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
73 Bobby Meeks 9- 8 O-TG O-TG O-TG O-TG xx O-TG O-TG O-RG O-TG
64 Matt Meinrod 13-13 O-SG O-SG O-SG O-LG O-LG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-SG O-LG O-SG
55 Eric Moore 13-13 D-RDE D-RDE D-RDE D-DE D-DE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RDE D-RDE D-DE D-RE
22 Marlon Napier 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
62 Cory Niblock 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
54 A.J. Nicholson 13- 3 xx xx xx D-OLB D-OLB xx xx xx D-WLB xx xx xx xx
82 D.J. Norris 0- 0
Zach Oller 0- 0
27 Claudius Osei 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
79 David Overmyer 0- 0
56 Ray Piquion 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
9 Kendyll Pope 11-10 D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB xx D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB
Randy Reed 0- 0
43 Gordy Reid 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
26 Willie Reid 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
30 Ryan Reynolds 3- 0 xx xx xx
16 Chris Rix 13-13 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
21 Dominic Robinson 12- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-FLK O-FL
71 Brian Ross 0- 0
11 Gerard Ross 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Lorne Sam 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
4 P.K. Sam 13-13 O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE O-SE
10 Stanford Samuels 13-12 D-RC D-RC D-RC D-CB D-CB D-RC D-RC D-RC xx D-RCB D-RC D-CB D-LCB
89 Brian Sawyer 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
19 Wyatt Sexton 3- 0 xx xx xx
83 Joslin Shaw 0- 0
34 Ernie Sims 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
32 Leroy Smith 13- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-RCB D-LCB xx xx xx
85 Jesse Stein 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
15 Chauncey Stovall 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
Edgar Ter-Organessian 0- 0
1 Craphonso Thorpe 11-11 O-FLK O-FLK O-FLK O-FL O-FL O-FLK O-FLK O-FLK O-FLK O-FLK O-FLK
12 Fabian Walker 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
24 B.J. Ward 13-12 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS xx
3 Leon Washington 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
20 Torrance Washington 1- 0 xx
22 Pat Watkins 13- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-FS
Dwight Williams 0- 0
31 Roger Williams 0- 0
77 Ray Willis 13-13 O-TT O-TT O-TT O-RT O-RT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-TT O-RT O-TT
95 Kamerion Wimbley 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
91 Jeff Womble 13-13 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
Florida State 37, North Carolina 0
08/30/2003, Chapel Hill, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - The Florida State fans chanted his name and Bobby Bowden was more than happy to tip his cap as he left Kenan Stadium under vastly different circumstances this time.
Chris Rix ran for a pair of short touchdowns and threw for another score as the 13th-ranked Seminoles returned to the scene of their worst regular-season loss in 16 years and beat North Carolina 37-0
Saturday night.
"I hope this shows a different mentality and a different strain of leadership," Bowden said following a pair of average seasons for the powerhouse program.
The Florida State offense, dominated by its defense in spring and fall scrimmages, rolled up 301 yards and 18 first downs in the opening 30 minutes to build a nice working margin.
The Seminoles finished with 29 first downs and 553 yards of total offense as North Carolina was shut out in a season opener for the first time since 1966.
"This is more like it," Bowden said after 8-4 and 9-5 seasons helped knock the Seminoles out of this year's list of preseason title contenders. "I won't say we're back, but just compare this to last
year."
Rix had four turnovers in an embarrassing 41-9 loss to the Tar Heels here in 2001 - his third career start and the program's most lopsided regular-season loss since Auburn beat the Seminoles 59-27 in
1985.
But two years later, Rix secured his spot as FSU's starting quarterback by playing a near flawless game. He completed 11 of his first 12 passes with a pair of 1-yard scoring runs in the opening half
and a 7-yard TD pass late in the third quarter.
"You can gauge a quarterback by us only punting twice," Bowden said. "That means you're keeping the football. He did excellent."
The junior finished 17-of-26 for 232 yards as Bowden won his 333rd game while improving to 26-2 in openers at FSU.
"Rix was excellent with his reads," wide receiver Craphonso Thorpe said. "He was patient. He let the play unfold. He let everything happen for us."
North Carolina showed its fans little improvement on defense - the team's sore spot during last year's 3-9 record.
The Seminoles' gameplan was to spread out the Tar Heels and use their speed. It worked from the start as Rix was able to hit receivers or running backs with swing passes or short routes that turned
into big gains.
"The play calling was great and it put us in good situations and the line exceeded expectations," Rix said. "The guys who were here (in 2001) remembered how it felt and our goal was to make sure that
didn't happen again and we walked off this field with a convincing victory.
"We showed glimpses of being back, but we're not going to get comfortable now," he added. "This was a start and we showed what we can do when we play together."
Florida State averaged 10.4 yards a play in the first quarter as Greg Jones, coming off knee surgery, scored on a 5-yard run to open the scoring. Less than two minutes later, a 43-yard pass by Rix set
up his first short keeper.
Freshman Lorenzo Booker, a nice complement to the powerful Jones, showed off his speed and cutback ability on the first play of the second quarter, racing 21 yards for his first career TD and a 21-0
lead.
Rix then capped a 79-yard drive with a 1-yard sneak 1:08 before halftime.
Florida State's new offensive line looked impressive as the Seminoles rushed for 236 yards.
"Even though this was our first game we felt it was a statement game," Jones said.
The highlight of the ground attack came late in the first quarter when Jones bulled over all-ACC defensive back Dexter Reid when he lowered his shoulder, knocking off Reid's helmet at the tail end of
a 21-yard rush.
North Carolina's only scoring chance of the first half came on field goal attempts, but Dan Orner was wide right from 51 and 37 yards.
The loss was the Tar Heels' seventh straight at Kenan Stadium, tying a school record for consecutive home defeats set in 1987-88.
"The team we played has got some awesome athletes," UNC coach John Bunting said. "They have the players that I want to recruit."
Florida State's deep running back corps was dealt a blow when Leon Washington was lost with a dislocated right elbow injury while returning a punt in the first quarter.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
14 |
13 |
10 |
0 |
37 |
| North Carolina |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1st 7- 0 Greg Jones, 5, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 9:14
14- 0 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:23
14- 0 Opp, 51, field goal failed, 2:53
2nd 21- 0 Lorenzo Booker, 21, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:53
21- 0 Opp, 37, field goal failed, 6:08
27- 0 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick blocked), 1:08
3rd 34- 0 Chris Davis, 7, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 3:38
37- 0 Xavier Beitia, 26, field goal, 1:54
4th 37- 0 Xavier Beitia, 41, field goal failed, 11:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 29 17
Rushes-yards 42-236 27- 72
Passing 317 223
Att-Comp-Int 37-24-0 47-27-2
Total Yards 79-553 74-295
Punt Returns 3-37 1-10
Kickoff Returns 1-13 0-0
Interception Ret. 2--8 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 3-46.7 6-43.0
Sacks By-Yds 1-7 2-15
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-1
Penalties-Yds 4-35 4-42
3rd Down Conversions 6-13 5-18
4th Down Conversions 0-1 2-4
Time of Posession 30:26 29:34
Attendance 59,800
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lorenzo Booker 11 87 1 21t
Greg Jones 8 59 1 21
Willie Reid 9 48 0 29
Leon Washington 1 27 0 27
Chris Rix 7 13 2 11
B.J. Dean 2 11 0 6
James Coleman 1 2 0 2
Wyatt Sexton 1 -1 0 -1
P.K. Sam 1 -4 0 -4
Chris Davis 1 -6 0 -6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 42 236 4 29
Opp 27 72 0 19
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 7 83 0 31
Willie Reid 3 50 0 43
Lorenzo Booker 4 45 0 20
Lorne Sam 1 45 0 45
Chris Davis 4 39 1 17
Paul Irons 1 18 0 18
Greg Jones 1 13 0 13
Leon Washington 1 11 0 11
P.K. Sam 1 8 0 8
James Coleman 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 24 317 1 45
Opp 27 223 0 43
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 17 26 0 232 1 43
Wyatt Sexton 2 3 0 47 0 45
Fabian Walker 5 8 0 38 0 17
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 24 37 0 317 1 45
Opp 27 47 2 223 0 43
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Davis 1 38 0 38
Leon Washington 1 0 0
Dominic Robinson 1 -1 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 37 0 38
Opp 1 10 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 1 13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 13 0 13
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 3 140 48
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 140 48
Opp 6 258 61
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jerome Carter 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 3 2 5 . . 1- -8 . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 3 2 5 . . . . . . 1 . .
Michael Boulware 3 2 5 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 3 1 4 1.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 1 3 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 1 3 . . 1- 0 2 . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ray Piquion 2 . 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Rufus Brown 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Eric Moore . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley . 1 1 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson . 1 1 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Paul Irons . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 37 24 61 5.0- 12.0 1.0- 7.0 2- -8 6 . 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 53 14 67 7.0- 32.0 2.0- 15.0 . 5 . 2- 0 1 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RDE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LDE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
19 Wyatt Sexton
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Kyler Hall
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 35, Maryland 10
09/06/2003, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Greg Jones ran for two touchdowns and Chris Rix passed for two more Saturday night as No. 11 Florida State wiped out an early 10-point deficit and defeated Maryland 35-10.
Florida State (2-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) is now 14-0 against Maryland. The 35 points were the fewest Florida State has scored in seven home wins over Maryland.
Jones broke free for a 44-yard touchdown run with 11:29 left in the first half to give the Seminoles a 14-10 lead. On a third-and-two, the 240-pound Jones took a pitch, broke to the right sideline and
outran Maryland's defenders.
The run pushed Jones past 2,000 yards for his career, making him only the ninth Florida State player to surpass that milestone.
The victory was coach Bobby Bowden's 334th, leaving him just three behind all-time leader Joe Paterno of Penn State among Division IA coaches. He also tied former Virginia coach George Welsh for the
most ACC wins with 85.
Jones scored his second touchdown on a 1-yard run to culminate a 99-yard drive that gave the Seminoles a 21-10 lead with 5:38 left in the half. A 67-yard pass from Rix to P.K. Sam was the big play on
the nine-play scoring drive.
Sam later caught a 34-yard touchdown pass that gave Florida State a 28-10 lead in the final seconds of the third quarter. Willie Reid's 2-yard TD run completed the scoring.
Maryland (0-2, 0-1 ACC) started fast but couldn't sustain anything offensively against Florida State's speedy defense, which hasn't allowed a touchdown this season.
The Terrapins managed only 197 total yards, and quarterback Scott McBrien, who spent most of his night scrambling under pressure, completed only 6 of 18 passes for 61 yards.
D'Qwell Jackson intercepted Rix on Florida State's first offensive play and ricocheted off two would-be Seminole tacklers to maintain his balance on a 58-yard scoring return that gave Maryland a 7-0
lead less than two minutes into the game.
Jackson also blocked a field goal try by Florida State's Xavier Beitia when Maryland held an early 10-7 lead.
Maryland took a 10-0 lead on a 44-yard field goal by Nick Novak before Florida State scored on an 18-yard pass from Rix to Craphanso Thorpe.
In a schedule quirk, Florida State opens the season with three straight league games and already has a leg up on Maryland and North Carolina State - two teams thought to be ACC contenders this season.
Wake Forest upset N.C. State 34-24 Saturday.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Maryland |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 58, interception return (kick), 13:06
0-10 Opp, 44, field goal, 10:06
7-10 Craphonso Thorpe, 18, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:28
7-10 Xavier Beitia, 28, field goal blocked, 5:11
2nd 14-10 Greg Jones, 44, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:29
21-10 Greg Jones, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 5:38
3rd 28-10 P.K. Sam, 34, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:07
4th 35-10 Willie Reid, 2, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 9:06
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 13
Rushes-yards 46-196 31- 73
Passing 231 124
Att-Comp-Int 30-17-1 31-14-1
Total Yards 76-427 62-197
Punt Returns 4-24 4-31
Kickoff Returns 2-32 5-97
Interception Ret. 1-32 1-58
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 7-42.7 7-43.7
Sacks By-Yds 3-20 2-17
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-2
Penalties-Yds 10-81 6-55
3rd Down Conversions 7-16 3-14
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-2
Time of Posession 33:53 26:07
Attendance 82,885
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 14 88 2 44t
Lorenzo Booker 7 42 0 13
Willie Reid 8 30 1 12
Chris Rix 8 15 0 18
James Coleman 2 11 0 9
P.K. Sam 1 8 0 8
B.J. Dean 3 5 0 3
Ryan Reynolds 2 3 0 3
Team 1 -6 0 -6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 46 196 3 44t
Opp 31 73 0 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
P.K. Sam 3 113 1 67
Craphonso Thorpe 5 56 1 18t
Chris Davis 3 25 0 9
Chauncey Stovall 2 16 0 9
Willie Reid 2 9 0 6
Matt Henshaw 1 9 0 9
Donnie Carter 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 231 2 67
Opp 14 124 0 23
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 16 29 1 228 2 67
Fabian Walker 1 1 0 3 0 3
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 30 1 231 2 67
Opp 14 31 1 124 0 23
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 2 20 0 21
Chris Davis 2 4 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 24 0 21
Opp 4 31 0 17
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Willie Reid 1 18 0 18
Antonio Cromartie 1 14 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 32 0 18
Opp 5 97 0 34
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 6 245 49
Chris Hall 1 54 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 299 54
Opp 7 306 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 3 5 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Claudius Osei . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 2 4 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . 1 . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 2 2 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Antonio Cromartie 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 2 3 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel . 3 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward . 3 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Sam McGrew 2 . 2 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Kamerion Wimbley 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jeff Womble . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . 1- 32 . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . 1 . .
Charles Howard 1 . 1 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Beitia 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Bredwood 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gerard Ross . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Pat Watkins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kasey Anderson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 32 34 66 5.0- 25.0 3.0- 20.0 1- 32 6 . 2- 0 2 . .
Opp 45 30 75 2.0- 17.0 2.0- 17.0 1- 58 1 . . 1 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RDE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LDE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
11 Gerard Ross
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Chauncey Stovall
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
30 Ryan Reynolds
32 Leroy Smith
33 Kasey Anderson
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Anthony Bredwood
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
48 Chris Hall
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 14, Georgia Tech 13
09/13/2003, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said he had no idea how his 10th-ranked Seminoles managed to beat Georgia Tech on Saturday night.
"It was like checkers (and) they were a jump ahead of us," Bowden said after his team scored two touchdowns in the final 7:09 for a 14-13 victory. "They did a better job of anticipating what we were
going to do than we did of what they were going to do."
Chris Rix shook off two interceptions to run for one touchdown and pass for another as the Seminoles avoided becoming Georgia Tech's second upset victim in as many weeks.
Georgia Tech (1-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) defeated Auburn 17-3 a week ago and was on the verge of its first ACC victory in a dozen tries against the Seminoles.
"It hurts," Georgia Tech coach Chan Gailey said. "Anytime you get that kind of effort and come up short, it hurts. There is no moral victory."
Georgia Tech's P.J. Daniels ran 47 yards for touchdown and Dan Burnett kicked two field goals as the Yellow Jackets built a 13-0 lead midway through the fourth quarter in hopes of pulling off their
second big upset in as many weeks.
Reuben Houston's leaping interception of Rix's pass intended for Craphanso Thorpe in the end zone snuffed out the Seminoles first scoring threat of the game early in the fourth quarter and set up
Daniels scoring run - the first touchdown allowed this season by Florida State.
Dawan Landry's interception of another Rix pass ended Florida State's first offensive threat of the game early in the third quarter.
Rix's 5-yard touchdown pass to P.K. Sam, and Xavier Beitia's extra point put Florida State ahead with 2:57 left.
"They finally wore us down," Gailey said.
"It ain't over until zero on the clock," Florida State tackle Darnell Dockett said. "We take this as a lesson learned."
The Seminoles (3-0, 3-0 ACC) averted their first home shutout in Bowden's 28 seasons when Rix scored on a 3-yard run with 7:09 left to pull to within 13-7.
"It doesn't seem like we won," Bowden said. "It was 54 minutes of getting beat and 6 minutes of winning."
Georgia Tech freshman quarterback Reggie Ball, who was sacked six times, threw a pass that was intercepted by Pat Watkins at the Seminoles 20 with 29 seconds left to seal the victory.
Florida State allowed Georgia Tech only 69 yards offense and three first downs in the second half.
The Yellow Jackets had Florida State bamboozled most of the first half, running 42 plays to only 15 for the Seminoles. Tech had the ball for 23:06, compared to Florida State's 6:54.
But Georgia Tech lost a great scoring opportunity in the first quarter when it failed to score on four running plays from the Florida State two.
Florida State's lone first down in the half came on a penalty.
Florida State fumbled on the first play of the game, a 16-yard reverse run by Thorpe that accounted for all but 10 of its yards by halftime.
Burnett's field goals - covering 35 and 45 yards - gave Georgia Tech a 6-0 halftime lead as Florida State fans booed the Seminoles off the field at the break.
The victory leaves Bowden as the most winning coach in ACC play with 86 career conference victories, one more than former Virginia coach George Welsh. Florida State is 12-0 against Georgia Tech since
joining the league in 1992.
Bowden, second on the Division I-A victory list, has 335 - just two less than Penn State's Joe Paterno.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Georgia Tech |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
14 |
2nd 0- 3 Opp, 35, field goal, 14:10
0- 6 Opp, 45, field goal, 7:49
4th 0-13 Opp, 47, run (kick), 12:26
7-13 Chris Rix, 3, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 7:09
14-13 P.K. Sam, 5, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 15
Rushes-yards 32- 91 39-112
Passing 160 128
Att-Comp-Int 30-15-2 25-12-1
Total Yards 62-251 64-240
Punt Returns 3-36 2-19
Kickoff Returns 4-132 2-38
Interception Ret. 1-0 2-73
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-0
Punts 5-40.6 5-43.6
Sacks By-Yds 6-43 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-Yds 8-90 7-56
3rd Down Conversions 3-11 5-17
4th Down Conversions 1-2 1-3
Time of Posession 26:28 33:32
Attendance 82,133
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 8 41 1 13
Willie Reid 5 21 0 10
Craphonso Thorpe 1 16 0 16
Greg Jones 14 13 0 7
James Coleman 2 2 0 1
B.J. Dean 1 1 0 1
Team 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 91 1 16
Opp 39 112 1 47t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
P.K. Sam 3 43 1 20
Craphonso Thorpe 4 34 0 12
Chauncey Stovall 2 33 0 26
Dominic Robinson 1 26 0 26
Greg Jones 1 16 0 16
B.J. Dean 1 6 0 6
Chris Davis 1 6 0 6
Paul Irons 1 -1 0 -1
Willie Reid 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 160 1 26
Opp 12 128 0 27
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 15 30 2 160 1 26
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 30 2 160 1 26
Opp 12 25 1 128 0 27
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 2 34 0 17
Chris Davis 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 36 0 17
Opp 2 19 0 12
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 3 89 0 37
Craphonso Thorpe 1 43 0 43
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 132 0 43
Opp 2 38 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 5 203 56
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 203 56
Opp 5 218 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allen Augustin 3 8 11 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 5 3 8 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 1 5 6 1.5- 8.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 2 4 1.5- 13.0 1.5- 13.0 . 1 . 1- 0 1 . .
Jerome Carter 2 2 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 2 3 1.5- 5.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1 . .
Darnell Dockett . 3 3 0.5- 6.0 0.5- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 1 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Castillo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 . 1 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 35 42 77 9.0- 58.0 6.0- 43.0 1- 0 3 . 2- 0 2 . .
Opp 29 32 61 7.0- 19.0 . 2- 73 1 . 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RDE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LDE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 47, Colorado 7
09/20/2003, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State's weak running game was mere afterthought against Colorado.
Quarterback Chris Rix and receiver Craphonso Thorpe saw to that, combining on two long scoring plays in the 10th-ranked Seminoles' 47-7 victory Saturday.
"We couldn't hold up," Colorado coach Gary Barnett said. "They were a lot more talented then we were today, absolutely. And they played harder."
And the Colorado offense was suffocated through most of the game, managing its lone score on an 81-yard pass from Erik Greenberg to speedster Jeremy Bloom in the second quarter.
Although the Seminoles (4-0) couldn't get their running game untracked for the second straight week, Rix passed for a career-high 394 yards in three quarters, completing 30 of 39 attempts. Backup
Fabian Walker added 64 yards as the Seminoles totaled 458 yards passing.
And Thorpe, who was nearly benched after a couple of critical drops in last week's 14-13 win over Georgia Tech, came up with the best game of his career.
"We got on him so bad this week he had to perform," coach Bobby Bowden said.
"He's got so much ability it's tough to get him excited sometimes," Rix said about the 6-2, 175-pound Thorpe.
The Atlantic Coast Conference 100 and 200-meter champion, Thorpe scored on passes of 56 and 37 yards and finished with 205 yards on eight catches - both career bests.
"I was getting a lot of single coverage out on the edges," Thorpe said. "Every time we came out of our breaks, the ball was right there."
P.K. Sam chipped in with a career-high 10 passes for 119 more yards as the Seminoles rolled up 551 yards offense compared to Colorado's 275.
"Hopefully by completing some long passes...we can get some room to run," Bowden said.
"We still don't have all the answers yet," said Bowden, whose team has outscored its first four opponents 133-30. "The key is to continue to get better."
The Seminoles visit Duke next weekend before an open date and Miami's visit Oct. 11.
Colorado has a week off before opening its Big 12 schedule Oct. 4 at Baylor.
"We have got to find some answers," Barnett said. "We just didn't tackle and we didn't block."
Colorado (2-2) managed only 39 yards in the second half and Greenberg, who finished 14-of-30 for 192 yards, was sacked four times. Brian Calhoun led Colorado with 118 yards on 21 carries.
Aside from an 81-yard touchdown pass, Greenberg spent most of his first collegiate start trying to avoid Florida State's pass rush led by end Kamerion Wimbley.
The 230-pound sophomore, Wimbley created havoc all afternoon for Colorado. He had a pair of sacks among his seven tackles, including four for losses and swatted down a pass, forced a fumble and
recovered another fumble.
The Seminoles led just 10-7 in the second quarter before breaking the game open with 37 straight points.
Greg Jones scored on a 1-yard run on the first play of the fourth quarter, and Chauncey Davis' 31-yard blocked punt return for a touchdown a minute later gave Florida State a 40-7 lead.
Ryan Reynolds, who began the season as the fifth-team tailback, scored his first career touchdown on a 3-yard run with 3:10 left to complete the scoring.
Beitia's three first half-field goals and Rix's 37-yard touchdown pass to Thorpe helped the Seminoles to a 16-7 lead.
Florida State took a 10-0 lead on the TD and Beitia's first field goal, a 20-yard chip shot.
Colorado pulled to 10-7 midway through the second quarter when Greenberg found Bloom at midfield and he outran the Seminoles secondary for an 81-yard scoring play.
Greenberg, who spent the last two years on a Mormon mission, started in place of Joel Klatt, who suffered a shoulder injury last week.
Xavier Beitia kicked four short field goals for Florida State while Colorado's Kevin Eberhart missed two field-goal attempts in the first half, from 42 and 22 yards.
Bowden has 336 career coaching wins - second all time to Penn State's Joe Paterno, who has 338, among Division I-A coaches.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Colorado |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Florida State |
7 |
9 |
10 |
21 |
47 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 22, field goal failed, 11:24
7- 0 Craphonso Thorpe, 37, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 9:27
2nd 7- 0 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 13:34
10- 0 Xavier Beitia, 20, field goal, 8:19
10- 7 Opp, 81, pass (kick), 7:59
13- 7 Xavier Beitia, 26, field goal, 2:13
16- 7 Xavier Beitia, 27, field goal, 0:00
3rd 19- 7 Xavier Beitia, 29, field goal, 12:33
26- 7 Craphonso Thorpe, 66, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:05
4th 33- 7 Greg Jones, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:57
40- 7 Chauncey Davis, 31, punt return/blocked punt (Xavier Beitia, kick), 13:41
Note: Davis blocked the punt, picked the ball up at the 31
and scored.
47- 7 Ryan Reynolds, 3, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 3:10
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 26 13
Rushes-yards 24- 93 38- 83
Passing 458 192
Att-Comp-Int 47-35-0 31-15-0
Total Yards 71-551 69-275
Punt Returns 6-57 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-19 5-102
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 0-0
Punts 4-46.3 9-38.4
Sacks By-Yds 6-34 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-2
Penalties-Yds 7-75 9-70
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 4-18
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-1
Time of Posession 26:55 33:05
Attendance 83,294
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Willie Reid 4 45 0 38
Greg Jones 9 26 1 11
Chris Rix 5 17 0 9
Marlon Napier 3 11 0 12
Ryan Reynolds 2 4 1 3t
Craphonso Thorpe 1 -10 0 -10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 24 93 2 38
Opp 38 83 0 49
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 8 205 2 66t
P.K. Sam 10 119 0 23
Willie Reid 5 39 0 14
Dominic Robinson 2 27 0 18
Lorne Sam 1 27 0 27
Chris Davis 3 22 0 16
Greg Jones 3 8 0 5
B.J. Dean 1 6 0 6
Marlon Napier 1 4 0 4
James Coleman 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 35 458 2 66t
Opp 15 192 1 81t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 30 39 0 394 2 66t
Fabian Walker 5 7 0 64 0 27
Team 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 35 47 0 458 2 66t
Opp 15 31 0 192 1 81t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chauncey Davis 1 31 1 31t
Chris Davis 3 14 0 10
Dominic Robinson 2 12 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 57 1 31t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 1 19 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 19 0 19
Opp 5 102 0 38
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 3 135 51
Chris Hall 1 50 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 185 51
Opp 9 346 57
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Kamerion Wimbley 6 2 8 4.0- 23.0 2.0- 13.0 . 1 . 1- 0 1 . .
B.J. Ward 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 3 5 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 2 2 4 1.5- 7.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 2 1 3 2.5- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Kyler Hall 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard 2 . 2 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Darrell Burston 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 . 1 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . 1 . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerome Carter 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Beitia 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis . . . . . . 1 . . . 1 .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 43 14 57 15.0- 59.0 6.0- 34.0 . 7 . 2- 0 2 1 .
Opp 42 32 74 4.0- 19.0 . . 1 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
LG 64 Matt Meinrod
RG 65 Eric Broe
LT 70 Alex Barron
RT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Bryant McFadden
CB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
OLB 54 A.J. Nicholson
DE 55 Eric Moore
OLB 58 Michael Boulware
DE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
9 Kendyll Pope
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
20 Mikhal Kornegay
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
22 Marlon Napier
26 Willie Reid
30 Ryan Reynolds
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Kyler Hall
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
48 Chris Hall
52 Brodrick Bunkley
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
92 Darrell Burston
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 56, Duke 7
09/27/2003, Durham, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
DURHAM, NC - Chris Rix threw two touchdown passes and A.J. Nicholson and Antonio Cromartie added defensive touchdowns as No. 6 Florida State beat Duke 56-7 on Saturday night.
B.J. Ward blocked two field goals for the Seminoles (5-0, 4-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who got rushing touchdowns from three players and improved to 12-0 in the series.
Chris Douglas had a 10-yard touchdown run in the first quarter for Duke (2-3, 0-2), which lost a record 27th straight ACC game.
Florida State scored touchdowns on its first three drives and took a 28-7 halftime lead.
The Seminoles widened their lead three plays into the second half in unusual fashion. Nicholson scooped up Mike Schneider's fumble at the Blue Devils 23, fumbled it en route to the end zone, but
picked it up in stride and scored. He was credited with a 3-yard TD return for a 35-7 lead.
Cromartie added a 71-yard interception return for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter.
Things won't get much easier for the Blue Devils. After winning two straight games for the first time in five years, they have lost two straight heading into a stretch that includes home games against
Wake Forest and North Carolina State, and road games at Maryland and Tennessee. All four teams have been ranked this season.
The Seminoles had 157 yards on their first 15 plays, including a 53-yard run by Greg Jones and a 50-yard pass from Rix to Donnie Carter, en route to a 14-0 first-quarter lead.
On its first drive, Florida State marched 80 yards in five plays - keyed by Jones' big run - to take a 7-0 lead on a 6-yard run by B.J. Dean just 97 seconds into the game.
Florida State's next drive went 92 yards, ending with a 2-yard run from Jones with 6:30 left in the quarter. The Blue Devils aided that drive with a roughing-the-kicker penalty, giving the Seminoles a
first down.
Duke responded with an 82-yard touchdown drive, ending with Douglas' 10-yard score that cut the deficit to 14-7 with 1:17 left in the quarter.
But Florida State wouldn't let Duke build any momentum. Cromartie returned the ensuing kickoff 62 yards, and the Seminoles pushed the lead to 21-7 on Willie Reid's 1-yard run on the first play of the
second quarter.
Just before halftime, Rix completed a 43-yard TD pass to Craphonso Thorpe, who outjumped a defender to make a spectacular catch, for the 28-7 lead at the break.
Duke had its chances to keep the game close, but came up empty on two second-quarter drives. On the first, Ward blocked Brett Garber's 43-yard field-goal attempt. On the second, Schneider lost a
fumbled to end a 53-yard drive. Ward also blocked Garber's 42-yard attempt in the third quarter.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
14 |
14 |
14 |
14 |
56 |
| Duke |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1st 7- 0 B.J. Dean, 6, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 13:23
14- 0 Greg Jones, 2, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:30
14- 7 Opp, 10, run (kick), 1:17
2nd 21- 7 Willie Reid, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:56
21- 7 Opp, 43, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 10:28
28- 7 Craphonso Thorpe, 43, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:57
3rd 35- 7 A.J. Nicholson, 3, fumble recovery/return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 13:35
Note: Kevin Emanuel forced a fumble which Nicolson picked up
at the 23. He ran to the 4 and fumbled, he picked the
ball back up at the 3 and scored.
35- 7 Opp, 42, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 12:18
42- 7 Donnie Carter, 7, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 4:34
4th 49- 7 Chauncey Stovall, 16, pass from Fabian Walker (Xavier Beitia, kick), 12:31
56- 7 Antonio Cromartie, 71, interception return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:30
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 17
Rushes-yards 31- 96 45-106
Passing 328 169
Att-Comp-Int 34-22-0 34-15-1
Total Yards 65-424 79-275
Punt Returns 3-43 3-11
Kickoff Returns 1-62 6-192
Interception Ret. 1-71 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-23 2-0
Punts 4-43.3 5-44.2
Sacks By-Yds 4-28 6-35
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-2
Penalties-Yds 8-90 10-107
3rd Down Conversions 6-12 5-19
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-4
Time of Posession 23:42 36:18
Attendance 24,370
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 8 79 1 53
Willie Reid 8 15 1 7
B.J. Dean 1 6 1 6t
Chris Rix 7 6 0 10
Marlon Napier 2 4 0 3
Fabian Walker 2 2 0 5
Team 1 0 0
Wyatt Sexton 2 -16 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 96 3 53
Opp 45 106 1 13
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 3 60 0 35
Donnie Carter 2 57 1 50
Craphonso Thorpe 1 43 1 43t
Paul Irons 3 42 0 19
P.K. Sam 4 40 0 17
Chauncey Stovall 2 28 1 16t
Chris Davis 2 28 0 16
Joey Kaleikini 1 12 0 12
Robert Hallback 1 9 0 9
Lorne Sam 1 6 0 6
Willie Reid 2 3 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 328 3 50
Opp 15 169 0 36
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 16 25 0 274 2 50
Fabian Walker 5 7 0 45 1 16
Wyatt Sexton 1 2 0 9 0 9
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 34 0 328 3 50
Opp 15 34 1 169 0 36
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Davis 2 27 0 27
Dominic Robinson 1 16 0 16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 43 0 27
Opp 3 11 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 1 62 0 62
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 62 0 62
Opp 6 192 0 63
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 3 129 47
Chris Hall 1 44 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 173 47
Opp 5 221 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ernie Sims 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 5 7 0.5- 1.0 . . . . 2- 23 . . .
Kevin Emanuel 6 1 7 2.0- 5.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 2 . .
Kamerion Wimbley 4 2 6 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis 4 . 4 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 3 1 4 2.5- 10.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerome Carter . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 2 1 3 . . 1- 71 . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 2 1 3 1.5- 10.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard 2 . 2 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Buster Davis 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Beitia 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kasey Anderson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward . 1 1 . . . . . . . 2 .
Nate Hardage 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Gerard Ross . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Allen Augustin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 47 38 85 11.0- 42.0 4.0- 28.0 1- 71 4 . 2- 23 2 2 .
Opp 35 22 57 10.0- 50.0 6.0- 35.0 . 3 . 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FL 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
LG 64 Matt Meinrod
RG 65 Eric Broe
LT 70 Alex Barron
RT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Bryant McFadden
CB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
OLB 54 A.J. Nicholson
DE 55 Eric Moore
OLB 58 Michael Boulware
DE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
11 Gerard Ross
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
19 Wyatt Sexton
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Marlon Napier
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
30 Ryan Reynolds
32 Leroy Smith
33 Kasey Anderson
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
41 Kyler Hall
42 Anthony Bredwood
43 Gordy Reid
44 Sam McGrew
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
46 Nate Hardage
47 Xavier Beitia
48 Chris Hall
51 Buster Davis
52 Brodrick Bunkley
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
83 Robert Hallback
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
92 Darrell Burston
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
97 Clifton Dickson
99 Travis Johnson
|
Miami 22, Florida State 14
10/11/2003, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Jarrett Payton put on his dad's No. 34 Chicago Bears jersey before going to bed on the eve of his first college start.
He waited four years for this moment and it couldn't have been any sweeter.
Payton caught a 14-yard touchdown pass and ran for a career-high 97 yards, and No. 2 Miami forced five turnovers in a 22-14 win Saturday over No. 5 Florida State.
"I showed people today I can play in those big games," Payton said. "This is the most exciting day. I can't wait to get on the bus and call my mommy."
Payton's performance would have made his father, Walter, proud. The Hall of Fame running back died in 1999, his son's freshman year.
"He's with me all the time," Payton said. "I think he was very excited, too."
All signs pointed toward Florida State heading into its annual showdown with Miami.
The Seminoles (5-1) had four blowout wins, a dominating defense and the home-field advantage. The Hurricanes (6-0) were missing leading rusher Frank Gore and an underdog for just the second time in 38
games.
But the Hurricanes won behind an opportunistic defense. Sean Taylor intercepted two passes, returning one 50 yards for a score, and Miami built a 22-0 lead to win for the 40th time in 41 games.
"Our motto was, 'We're going to come in here and punch them in the mouth,'" Taylor said. "And we weren't going to stop punching them in the mouth."
Miami didn't need to rely on a missed field goal by Florida State this year; the Seminoles have lost four times since 1991 on a missed kick.
They made plenty of other mistakes. Florida State had a punt blocked, lost an accidental onside kick and turned the ball over five times in a stretch of seven possessions.
Instead of re-establishing itself as a national power, the Seminoles lost for the fourth straight time against the Hurricanes.
"I told the kids all week was that what will win this game are turnovers and the kicking game," coach Bobby Bowden said. "We turned the ball over five times and had a punt blocked. That's your story
right there."
Bowden also missed a chance to tie Penn State's Joe Paterno with the most wins ever in Division I-A at 338.
Miami proved once again to be the best team in the state - having beaten Florida 38-33 last month - and showed it remains a major player for the national title.
The winner of this rivalry has played for the national championship 10 times since 1987, with Miami winning four titles and the Seminoles two.
"Not a lot of people actually gave us much of a chance," Miami coach Larry Coker said. "It just says a lot about our character."
Jon Peattie kicked three field goals, Kellen Winslow caught seven passes for 106 yards and the defense held Florida State to 61 yards rushing.
Payton gave Miami a potent running game after Gore's season ended with a knee injury last week.
Payton's career got off to a promising start when he ran for 262 yards as a freshman despite being distracted by the cancer that killed his father. Then a variety of injuries held him back until this
year.
"Jarrett believes in himself," Coker said. "When he's had opportunities he's done well with it. For him to have a day like he had today was huge for his confidence and huge for our football team."
This year's meeting was sloppy despite being the first matchup with both teams in the Top 5 since 1993.
Each team turned the ball over five times in the rain - even Payton fumbled once - and the offenses struggled to move the ball on a field full of puddles that Bowden called the worst his team has ever
played on.
"They have the confidence and the swagger," said Florida State quarterback Chris Rix, who threw two interceptions and lost two fumbles. "That's something that obviously we haven't accomplished."
Miami's Brock Berlin threw three interceptions, including one that set up Willie Reid's 18-yard touchdown grab in the third quarter to make it 22-7.
On the next possession, Winslow fumbled at the end of a 39-yard reception. The Seminoles then mounted an 18-play drive that ended on Rix's incompletion on fourth down from the 5.
Florida State's Chris Davis had a 17-yard touchdown catch on the last play in the final meeting between the schools before Miami joins the Seminoles in the ACC next season.
The game started with a good omen for Florida State when Peattie missed a 22-yard field goal - wide left, just as Xavier Beitia did at the end of last year's 28-27 Seminoles loss.
Nothing else went right for Florida State in the half.
On the next possession, Joel Stein got off a clean punt that was waved off because of a whistle that blew from the Miami section. Jarrell Weaver blocked the second try, setting up Peattie's 27-yard
field goal.
Brian Monroe shanked the ensuing kickoff but even that worked for Miami. Darnell Jenkins raced down the sideline and caught the pop-up kick at the 33 for a most unusual onside kick recovery. Peattie
then kicked a 22-yard field goal to make it 6-0.
After Taylor's first interception, Miami drove 75 yards, capped by Berlin's screen pass to Payton that made it 12-0.
Late in the half, Taylor intercepted a floater from Rix, ran down the sideline and hurdled a tackler on his way into the end zone for a 19-0 lead. It was Miami's eighth touchdown return this year.
After Rix fumbled to open the second half, Peattie kicked his third field goal.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
6 |
13 |
3 |
0 |
22 |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 22, field goal failed, 8:20
0- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 5:16
0- 6 Opp, 22, field goal, 3:17
2nd 0-12 Opp, 14, pass (pass failed), 11:26
0-19 Opp, 50, interception return (kick), 3:11
3rd 0-22 Opp, 19, field goal, 11:26
7-22 Willie Reid, 18, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 4:51
4th 14-22 Chris Davis, 17, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:00
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 13
Rushes-yards 37- 61 34-131
Passing 235 181
Att-Comp-Int 42-20-2 28-15-3
Total Yards 79-296 62-312
Punt Returns 2-0 3-20
Kickoff Returns 4-66 2-37
Interception Ret. 3-0 2-50
Fumble Returns 2-3 3-13
Punts 5-31.0 4-40.3
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 3-27
Fumbles-Lost 6-3 3-2
Penalties-Yds 5-35 10-65
3rd Down Conversions 7-18 3-14
4th Down Conversions 0-3 1-1
Time of Posession 31:18 28:42
Attendance 84,336
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 6 26 0 12
Greg Jones 13 15 0 7
B.J. Dean 2 12 0 9
James Coleman 2 7 0 5
Lorenzo Booker 2 1 0 2
Chris Rix 12 0 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 61 0 19
Opp 34 131 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
P.K. Sam 9 95 0 17
Craphonso Thorpe 1 48 0 48
Chris Davis 2 28 1 17t
Dominic Robinson 2 21 0 11
Willie Reid 1 18 1 18t
Leon Washington 1 15 0 15
James Coleman 1 6 0 6
Chauncey Stovall 1 5 0 5
Lorenzo Booker 2 -1 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 235 2 48
Opp 15 181 1 39
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 20 42 2 235 2 48
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 42 2 235 2 48
Opp 15 28 3 181 1 39
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Davis 2 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 0 0
Opp 3 20 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 4 66 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 66 0 22
Opp 2 37 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 4 155 41
Team 1 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 155 41
Opp 4 161 42
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 6 4 10 . . . 1 . . . . .
Allen Augustin 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 4 4 8 . . . . . 1- 3 . . .
Kendyll Pope 4 4 8 . . . . . . 1 . .
Jerome Carter 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 4 . 4 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Jeff Womble 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 1 1 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 1 1 2 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ernie Sims . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Pat Watkins . 1 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Leon Washington 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gerard Ross 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Davis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Ray Piquion 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Paul Irons . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
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FSU 35 32 67 5.0- 9.0 . 3- 0 3 . 2- 3 2 . .
Opp 31 46 77 8.0- 41.0 3.0- 27.0 2- 50 10 . 3- 13 2 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
11 Gerard Ross
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
41 Kyler Hall
44 Sam McGrew
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
47 Xavier Beitia
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
62 Cory Niblock
65 Eric Broe
67 John Frady
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 19, Virginia 14
10/18/2003, Charlottesville, Va.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - Bobby Bowden isn't chasing Joe Paterno anymore.
Chris Rix threw a 79-yard touchdown pass to Craphonso Thorpe and Xavier Beitia kicked four field goals Saturday night as No. 7 Florida State gave Bowden his 338th career coaching victory, 19-14 over
Virginia.
The victory moved the 73-year-old Bowden into a tie with Penn State's Paterno for first place on the Division I-A coaching victories list. The Nittany Lions were off Saturday.
Bowden, in his 28th year at Florida State and 38th as a head coach, got some help from Virginia.
The Cavaliers (4-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) turned the ball over twice and lost 17 yards when the ball was snapped prematurely on a key late third-down play, the huge loss killing Virginia's
chances.
The Seminoles (6-1, 5-0) then ran out the clock, driving inside the Cavaliers 10 as Virginia burned its timeouts before time ran out.
Florida State also won with defense, holding the Cavaliers to minus 5 rushing yards on just nine attempts as Virginia tried to win on the arm of Matt Schaub. He was 39-for-53 for 326 yards and two
touchdowns, but was still setting his offense when the biggest snap of the night sailed by.
Until then, the Cavaliers looked poised to take it to the wire.
Alvin Pearman, starting in place of injured Wali Lundy, set a school record with 16 catches for 134 yards for the Cavaliers, and Heath Miller caught nine for 77 yards. Each also pulled in a touchdown
pass from Schaub, with Miller's 8-yarder midway through the third quarter making it 16-14.
But Beitia added his fourth field goal, a 39-yarder, later in the quarter and the Seminoles' defense made all the stops it needed at the end.
The Seminoles had a chance to push their lead to eight with 8:39 to play, but Beitia's 38-yard field goal was low and sailed wide left.
Schaub promptly hit Pearman for 14 yards and the Cavaliers were facing a third-and-3 from their 42. Schaub was still setting up the offense and wasn't even looking when the ball suddenly was snapped
past him. But the time Schaub slid and covered it, it was for a drive-killing 17-yard loss.
Rix, who was 12-for-25 for 189 yards and no turnovers, then kept the ball on the ground as the Seminoles chewed up the clock and hung on.
The Seminoles went three-and-out on their first series, two-and-gone on their second. Rix hit Thorpe near midfield as cornerback Almondo Curry slipped, and the ACC sprint champion blazed untouched
down the right sideline when safety Jay Dorsey inexplicably didn't even hit him.
Virginia drove 92 yards in just over three minutes for its first touchdown late in the first half, Pearman taking a swing pass from Schaub 21 yards with 13 seconds left to make it 13-7. The throw was
Schaub's 33rd of the half, while the Cavaliers ran the ball just four times.
Virginia outgained the Seminoles 222-201 in the half despite having possession for less than 11 minutes, but the turnovers made the difference.
Florida State turned a first-quarter interception by B.J. Ward on a tipped ball at Virginia's 42 and a fumble recovery by Leroy Smith at midfield in the second quarter into field goals by Beitia.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
10 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
19 |
| Virginia |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
1st 7- 0 Craphonso Thorpe, 79, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:41
10- 0 Xavier Beitia, 34, field goal, 6:30
2nd 13- 0 Xavier Beitia, 38, field goal, 3:15
13- 7 Opp, 21, pass (kick), 0:13
3rd 16- 7 Xavier Beitia, 47, field goal, 11:17
16-14 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 7:50
19-14 Xavier Beitia, 39, field goal, 4:04
4th 19-14 Xavier Beitia, 38, field goal failed, 8:39
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 17
Rushes-yards 45-196 9- -5
Passing 189 326
Att-Comp-Int 25-12-0 54-39-1
Total Yards 70-385 63-321
Punt Returns 3-14 1--3
Kickoff Returns 3-57 4-114
Interception Ret. 1-4 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 5-37.2 8-28.5
Sacks By-Yds 1-12 1-7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 5-45 5-35
3rd Down Conversions 6-17 5-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 37:12 22:48
Attendance 62,875
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 20 96 0 14
Leon Washington 13 69 0 17
Chris Rix 5 18 0 10
B.J. Dean 4 12 0 5
James Coleman 1 3 0 3
Lorenzo Booker 1 0 0 0
Team 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 45 196 0 17
Opp 9 -5 0 7
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 3 104 1 79t
Lorne Sam 1 24 0 24
P.K. Sam 2 21 0 18
Chris Davis 2 13 0 9
Willie Reid 1 13 0 13
Chauncey Stovall 1 9 0 9
Greg Jones 1 3 0 3
Leon Washington 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 12 189 1 79t
Opp 39 326 2 25
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 12 25 0 189 1 79t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 12 25 0 189 1 79t
Opp 39 54 1 326 2 25
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 2 13 0 9
Leon Washington 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 14 0 9
Opp 1 -3 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 3 57 0 25
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 57 0 25
Opp 4 114 0 43
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 5 186 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 186 44
Opp 8 228 31
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 7 3 10 . . . 2 . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 6 . 6 . . . . . . 1 . .
Jerome Carter 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 5 . 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 4 . 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Claudius Osei 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 . 1 . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 . 1 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 45 7 52 2.0- 13.0 1.0- 12.0 1- 4 2 . 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 57 18 75 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 7.0 . 3 2 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 72 Ron Lunford
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
41 Kyler Hall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 48, Wake Forest 24
10/25/2003, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - As the final minutes ticked away, the Florida State crowd started chanting "Bobby Bowden! Bobby Bowden!"
Forty-four years after coaching his first college game, Bowden reached the pinnacle Saturday.
He became major college football's winningest coach with his 339th career victory and clinched at least a tie for another Atlantic Coast Conference title as sixth-ranked Florida State kept its
national title hopes alive with a 48-24 victory over Wake Forest.
"It's just something that happened," said Bowden, who has been reluctant to talk about surpassing longtime coaching friend Joe Paterno of Penn State. "I'm kind of uncomfortable about it because it
ain't over. I expect Joe to come back and he will and I'll do the best I can do."
Penn State was defeated 26-14 at Iowa a few hours earlier, giving Bowden the opportunity to move into first by himself.
Last year, Bowden surpassed his coaching idol, Paul "Bear" Bryant, the late Alabama coach.
"When Joe broke Bear's record, Bear couldn't do a darn thing about it, he was underneath," Bowden said. "We broke Joe's, but big Joe's still out there huntin' and peckin'."
Bowden picked up 31 wins at Samford (Ala.) College, where he began his coaching career in 1959, another 42 at West Virginia and is 266-65-4 since coming to Florida State in 1976. Bowden, who spent six
years as an assistant coach at Florida State and West Virginia in the 1960s, is 339-97-4 in 38 seasons with two national titles.
Bouncing back from an 9-5 season a year ago and an 8-4 mark in 2001, Bowden has Florida State aimed toward a 10-win season for the 18th time in his 28 years at the school.
"The only thing I've ever cared about is winning that next daggum game," said Bowden, who takes the Seminoles to South Bend, Ind., next Saturday against slumping Notre Dame.
Florida State (7-1, 6-0) holds a two-game lead over several conference schools with only two league games left - Nov. 8 at Clemson and Nov. 15 against North Carolina State. A victory over either would
give Florida State the outright championship and an automatic berth in a BCS bowl game.
The Seminoles, 89-5 since joining the ACC in 1992 with 11 titles in 12 seasons, were just too strong for Wake Forest.
They took the lead for good late in the first quarter and built it to 48-17 late in the game to remain perfect against the Demon Deacons in a dozen league showdowns.
"It was good to see him reach that milestone, I just wish it wasn't against the Deacs," Wake Forest coach Jim Grobe said. "They were just too good for us."
Former Grambling (La.) coach Eddie Robinson has the all-time college record with 408 wins, one more than John Gagliardi of St. John's (Minn.), who won his 407th game Saturday.
The 74-year-old coach was joined on the sidelines at the end of the game by his wife of 54 years, Ann, before an brief game-ending ceremony to salute the achievement.
Junior quarterback Chris Rix, coincidentally matched Bowden's victory total by passing for 339 yards and a pair of scores before leaving the game after the third quarter.
Rix, who also ran for a touchdown, hugged his coach after the record victory.
"Thank you son, I appreciate it," Bowden told his oft-maligned junior quarterback. "You guys made it happen. Now you have to do it every week."
Rix threw a pair of touchdown passes to Craphonso Thorpe on plays covering 25 yards and 10 yards, the first giving the Seminoles a 27-14 halftime lead.
"The thing about Chris is that he is a feast or famine guy," Bowden said. "It's the consistency thing he's working on."
Wake Forest (4-4, 2-3) did lead briefly, 7-3, in the first quarter when Jason Anderson caught a 38-yard pass from Cory Randolph.
Rix scored on a 1-yard run with 1:38 left in the quarter as the Seminoles regained the lead 10-7 and Leon Washington raced 65 yards with a punt return less than two minutes later to give Florida State
a 17-7 advantage.
"It didn't seem that far," said Washington, who had missed several games earlier in the season with an elbow injury. "Actually it was a blocked kick. By the time I caught it, everybody had overrun
me."
Washington set a Florida State single-game record with 159 yards on seven punt returns.
"He's the most dangerous man we've got," Bowden said.
Greg Jones' 3-yard TD run gave Florida State a 41-17 lead after three quarters. Xavier Beitia started the scoring with 48-yard field goal and added a second from 43 yards in the second quarter.
Former walk-on Joey Kaleikini, a senior, caught a 15-yard touchdown pass from Fabian Walker with 3:27 left in the game for his first career touchdown and the Seminoles' final score.
Randolph scored on a 13-yard run with a minute left in the second quarter and Chris Davis scored on a three yard run for Wake Forest with 25 seconds left.
Top 10 Division I-A Coaching Victories
By The Associated Press
Through Oct. 25
Coach W L T
x-BOBBY BOWDEN 339 97 4
x-Joe Paterno 338 106 3
Bear Bryant 323 85 17
Pop Warner 319 106 32
Amos Alonzo Stagg 314 199 35
LaVell Edwards 257 101 3
Tom Osborne 255 49 3
x-Lou Holtz 242 123 7
Woody Hayes 238 72 10
Bo Schembechler 234 65 8
(x-active):
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Wake Forest |
7 |
7 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
| Florida State |
10 |
17 |
14 |
7 |
48 |
1st 3- 0 Xavier Beitia, 48, field goal, 11:43
3- 7 Opp, 38, pass (kick), 5:56
10- 7 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:38
2nd 17- 7 Leon Washington, 65, punt return/blocked punt (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:45
20- 7 Xavier Beitia, 43, field goal, 4:21
20-14 Opp, 13, run (kick), 1:00
27-14 Craphonso Thorpe, 25, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:15
3rd 34-14 Craphonso Thorpe, 10, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 10:45
34-17 Opp, 32, field goal, 6:38
41-17 Greg Jones, 3, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:10
4th 48-17 Joey Kaleikini, 15, pass from Fabian Walker (Xavier Beitia, kick), 3:27
48-24 Opp, 3, run (kick), 0:25
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 16
Rushes-yards 41-138 52-230
Passing 367 96
Att-Comp-Int 40-25-1 15-8-0
Total Yards 81-505 67-326
Punt Returns 10-216 2-0
Kickoff Returns 4-57 3-33
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-44
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 4-48.3 10-48.3
Sacks By-Yds 5-34 1-10
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 10-89 5-52
3rd Down Conversions 3-11 4-15
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Time of Posession 29:30 30:30
Attendance 82,393
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 12 60 1 11
Lorenzo Booker 7 33 0 11
Leon Washington 6 30 0 10
Chris Rix 8 23 1 17
B.J. Dean 4 12 0 6
James Coleman 1 3 0 3
Fabian Walker 1 2 0 2
Marlon Napier 1 -1 0 -1
Team 1 -24 0 -24
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 138 2 17
Opp 52 230 2 41
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 6 66 2 25t
P.K. Sam 4 66 0 36
Matt Henshaw 2 58 0 46
Chris Davis 3 57 0 23
Lorenzo Booker 4 39 0 15
Chauncey Stovall 2 31 0 22
Leon Washington 1 18 0 18
Dominic Robinson 2 17 0 15
Joey Kaleikini 1 15 1 15t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 367 3 46
Opp 8 96 1 38t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 22 34 1 339 2 46
Fabian Walker 3 6 0 28 1 15t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 40 1 367 3 46
Opp 8 15 0 96 1 38t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 7 159 1 65t
Dominic Robinson 2 31 0 17
Chris Davis 1 26 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 10 216 1 65t
Opp 2 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 3 52 0 30
Donnie Carter 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 57 0 30
Opp 3 33 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 4 193 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 193 58
Opp 10 483 65
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A.J. Nicholson 7 4 11 1.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 3 6 9 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 4 3 7 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 2 4 6 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 2 3 0.5- 2.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Kevin Emanuel 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 2 1 3 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . 1 . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 1 3 2.0- 14.0 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley . 3 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Claudius Osei 1 1 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Darrell Burston 1 . 1 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Lorenzo Booker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 40 80 9.0- 42.0 5.0- 34.0 . 4 . 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 55 30 85 6.0- 17.0 1.0- 10.0 1- 44 5 . 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 72 Ron Lunford
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Chauncey Stovall
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
22 Marlon Napier
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
92 Darrell Burston
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 37, Notre Dame 0
11/01/2003, South Bend, Ind.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Chris Rix got revenge of historic proportion on Notre Dame.
Benched following a loss to the Irish last season, Rix passed for 327 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Seminoles to a 37-0 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday, the second worst home loss in
Irish history.
"What a difference a year can make - just coming back and getting a little payback on these guys," Rix said. "Personally for myself, just to come up here and win, that was the goal."
The Seminoles (8-1) did more than win, they showed the Irish once again that they can't compete with the college elite. The Irish, held scoreless at home for the first time since 1978, fell to 2-6 for
the first time since 1963.
Craphonso Thorpe had seven catches for 217 yards, including TD catches of 35 and 38 yards to help the Seminoles (8-1), who lost 34-24 last year to the Irish.
"We didn't embarrass them any more than they embarrassed us last year," Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said. "They came down last year - I think we were 11-point favorites - and they just kicked our
brains out. We came back and got them. It ain't like it's a one-way street."
The victory was the 340th of Bowden's career, moving him two ahead of Penn State's Joe Paterno.
The Irish are 4-9 since that win, and the 37-point loss, the ninth worst defeat in Notre Dame history, marks the third time the Irish have been routed this season.
Notre Dame lost 45-14 to Southern California two weeks ago and 38-0 to Michigan on Sept. 13. The Irish have been shut out twice in a season for first time since 1960.
"It's one of those you look back at that you are not happy about, not pleased about," Irish coach Tyrone Willingham said.
The Irish also have been beaten by 31 points or more points 20 times, including four times in their last 10 games.
"I don't know if I can explain it because if we could, hopefully we would have had some answers prior to this moment," Willingham said. "We are still working. We are trying to find out the answer to
all those that that can allow us to be a good team."
Rix wasted no time in getting back at the Irish, completing a 38-yard pass to Thorpe on the first play from scrimmage. The pass was the longest of season against the Irish and set up a 40-yard field
goal by Xavier Beitia.
It remained the longest pass play of the season until the third play of Florida State's next possession, when Rix threw a 51-yard pass to Thorpe. That set up a 6-yard TD pass from Rix to P.K. Sam,
which gave the Seminoles a 10-0 lead.
Rix, who completed 17 of 31 passes with three interceptions, then threw a 35-yard TD pass to Thorpe late in the first quarter as Florida State took a 17-0 lead - the most points the Seminoles have
scored in the first half this season.
"We are so much a better ball club when he's playing well," Bowden said. "He's always been a guy to make a play that you can't draw on the board. But then he'll make a play that might hurt."
Rix threw three interceptions Saturday, but none of them hurt them. Vontez Duff intercepted Rix's pass and returned it 55 yards to the Florida State 9, but the Irish couldn't score as the Seminoles
kept Notre Dame from scoring three times inside the 10-yard line.
"I didn't think we were going to be able to shut them out," linebacker Michael Boulware said. "I knew our defense was good, but to shut out a team like Notre Dame, that's doing a lot and saying a lot.
I think we just came out lucky."
The Irish, who gave up 31 straight points in the loss to Southern Cal two weeks ago, have been outscored 68-0 at home since late in the first quarter against USC.
Notre Dame managed just one first down on eight possessions in the first half. When Brady Quinn connected with Maurice Stovall for Notre Dame's second first down with 10:47 left in the third quarter,
many in the crowd of 80,795 stood and gave a mock cheer.
Later in the quarter the Irish fans were so quiet the tomahawk chop was echoing through the stadium.
Notre Dame has lost three straight at home for just the fifth time ever and for the first time since 1984 under Gerry Faust.
"It hurts. I can't describe how it hurts right now," Quinn said.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
17 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
37 |
| Notre Dame |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1st 3- 0 Xavier Beitia, 40, field goal, 10:42
10- 0 P.K. Sam, 6, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 8:01
10- 0 Opp, 24, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 4:12
17- 0 Craphonso Thorpe, 35, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:39
2nd 20- 0 Xavier Beitia, 44, field goal, 9:49
23- 0 Xavier Beitia, 22, field goal, 0:55
3rd 30- 0 Craphonso Thorpe, 38, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 11:34
4th 37- 0 Leroy Smith, 90, interception return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 8:59
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 15
Rushes-yards 37- 98 30-146
Passing 327 175
Att-Comp-Int 31-17-3 52-20-3
Total Yards 68-425 82-321
Punt Returns 4-13 2-10
Kickoff Returns 1-13 7-124
Interception Ret. 3-120 3-55
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 4-36.5 8-41.1
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 3-16
Fumbles-Lost 3-0 3-0
Penalties-Yds 6-50 8-77
3rd Down Conversions 4-13 6-21
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-5
Time of Posession 28:42 31:18
Attendance 80,795
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lorenzo Booker 12 35 0 17
Leon Washington 4 23 0 12
Chris Davis 1 21 0 21
Greg Jones 7 9 0 6
Chris Rix 8 6 0 7
Lorne Sam 1 6 0 6
B.J. Dean 1 2 0 2
Marlon Napier 2 -1 0 1
Team 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 98 0 21
Opp 30 146 0 31
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 7 217 2 51
P.K. Sam 2 54 1 48
Chris Davis 1 24 0 24
Leon Washington 1 16 0 16
Willie Reid 2 11 0 8
B.J. Dean 1 9 0 9
Greg Jones 1 -1 0 -1
Lorenzo Booker 2 -3 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 327 3 51
Opp 20 175 0 42
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 17 31 3 327 3 51
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 31 3 327 3 51
Opp 20 52 3 175 0 42
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 4 13 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 13 0 10
Opp 2 10 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 1 13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 13 0 13
Opp 7 124 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 4 146 38
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 146 38
Opp 8 329 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ernie Sims 4 4 8 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 2 6 8 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 1 4 . . 1- 30 . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson . 4 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 3 . 3 . . . 3 . . 1 . .
Sam McGrew 1 2 3 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall . 3 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 2 . 2 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Bredwood 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith . 1 1 . . 1- 90 1 . . . . .
B.J. Ward 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Buster Davis 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Dean 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 37 40 77 4.0- 8.0 . 3-120 8 . . 1 1 .
Opp 36 32 68 8.0- 21.0 3.0- 16.0 3- 55 1 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 72 Ron Lunford
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LCB 8 Bryant McFadden
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
RCB 32 Leroy Smith
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
WLB 54 A.J. Nicholson
RE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
10 Stanford Samuels
11 Gerard Ross
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
19 Wyatt Sexton
20 Torrance Washington
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Marlon Napier
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
33 Kasey Anderson
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Anthony Bredwood
43 Gordy Reid
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
49 Chad Canfield
51 Buster Davis
52 Brodrick Bunkley
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon
62 Cory Niblock
67 John Frady
73 Bobby Meeks
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
97 Clifton Dickson
99 Travis Johnson
|
Clemson 26, Florida State 10
11/08/2003, Clemson, S.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
CLEMSON, SC - Tommy Bowden finally got the better of dear old dad.
Charlie Whitehurst threw for one touchdown and ran for another and Clemson likely ended Florida State's national title aspirations with its first victory ever over a top three team, 26-10 Saturday
night.
The Tigers (6-4, 4-3 ACC) snapped an 11-game losing streak to the third-ranked Seminoles and gave Tommy Bowden his first win in five tries over his father, Bobby. Fans tore down both goalposts after
Clemson's biggest win in years.
Aaron Hunt added four field goals and the Tigers held the Seminoles (8-2, 6-1) to their fewest points of the season and just 11 yards rushing.
This Bowden Bowl wasn't about family reunions or good-natured stories, but about the younger Bowden's job security. The Tigers lost to Wake Forest 45-17 last week, and just about everyone expected
Bobby - on his 74th birthday, no less - to show little mercy as his team tried to wrap up the league crown and move closer to a championship game.
But the Tigers played like they didn't want to lose their coach. And the Seminoles never showed the poise and power they usually display.
Chris Rix missed his target on several throws and was intercepted by Tye Hill in the first quarter to end Florida State's only first-half drive inside Clemson territory.
Down 16-0 in the third quarter at Clemson's 30, Rix threw three straight passes nowhere near his receivers and the Seminoles settled for Xavier Beitia's 46-yard field goal. Rix ended 16-for-31 for 194
yards and two interceptions.
Whitehurst continually made the game's biggest plays. A 17-yard pass to Kevin Youngblood led to Hunt's second field goal from 35 yards out and a 6-0 Clemson lead.
With 2:50 to go in the half, Whitehurst led a 65-yard touchdown drive - 51 on a pass to Youngblood. Whitehurst finished it off himself with a 1-yard scoring run with 15 seconds left that made it
13-0.
Whitehurst, the son of former Green Bay quarterback David Whitehurst, lofted a pass to a wide-open Derrick Hamilton for a 58-yard touchdown that gave Clemson a 23-3 lead late in the third quarter.
The Seminoles scored their lone touchdown, a 71-yard reception from backup Fabian Walker to Chauncy Stovall, with 2:14 left - far too late to make a difference.
Many of the same fans chanting "Fire Bowden" last week earlier at Wake Forest stood and cheered as Tommy cross through the swarm of people rushing the field to talk with his father.
Florida State hurt itself with silly penalties.
A pass interference call on cornerback Rufus Brown kept one Clemson field goal drive going. Two Clemson series later, Brown was about to be flagged for another interference call when defensive tackle
Darnell Dockett inexplicably ran into Youngblood long after the play ended. Dockett, the team leader with 14 tackles for losses, was ejected.
Still another Seminoles personal foul gave Clemson a first-and-goal just before Whitehurst's touchdown run.
Florida State had already clinched a tie for its 11th league title in 12 seasons. It can wrap up the conference's spot in the Bowl Championship Series next week against North Carolina State.
Clemson had not beaten Florida State since 1989 when Danny Ford was in his final season with the Tigers.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
| Clemson |
3 |
10 |
10 |
3 |
26 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 23, field goal, 8:25
2nd 0- 6 Opp, 35, field goal, 14:56
0-13 Opp, 1, run (kick), 0:15
3rd 0-13 Xavier Beitia, 40, field goal failed, 11:38
0-16 Opp, 32, field goal, 6:39
3-16 Xavier Beitia, 46, field goal, 3:25
3-23 Opp, 58, pass (kick), 1:23
4th 3-26 Opp, 37, field goal, 8:29
10-26 Chauncey Stovall, 71, pass from Fabian Walker (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:14
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 25
Rushes-yards 17- 11 50-152
Passing 358 272
Att-Comp-Int 52-27-2 27-17-1
Total Yards 69-369 77-424
Punt Returns 1-6 3-10
Kickoff Returns 5-88 2-44
Interception Ret. 1-8 2-2
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-12
Punts 4-43.8 5-33.8
Sacks By-Yds 3-17 3-14
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-0
Penalties-Yds 10-105 7-62
3rd Down Conversions 4-14 6-15
4th Down Conversions 1-3 0-0
Time of Posession 23:32 36:28
Attendance 81,000
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Jones 7 12 0 5
Leon Washington 3 6 0 5
Fabian Walker 1 1 0 1
B.J. Dean 1 0 0 0
Chris Rix 5 -8 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 11 0 5
Opp 50 152 1 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chauncey Stovall 4 131 1 71t
Craphonso Thorpe 4 62 0 20
Willie Reid 2 46 0 28
Dominic Robinson 1 32 0 32
Leon Washington 4 23 0 16
P.K. Sam 3 21 0 11
Paul Irons 1 20 0 20
Lorenzo Booker 6 9 0 12
B.J. Dean 1 9 0 9
Donnie Carter 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 358 1 71t
Opp 17 272 1 58t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 16 31 2 194 0 26
Fabian Walker 11 21 0 164 1 71t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 27 52 2 358 1 71t
Opp 17 27 1 272 1 58t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 6 0 6
Opp 3 10 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 2 55 0 34
Leon Washington 2 33 0 21
Marcello Church 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 88 0 34
Opp 2 44 0 24
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 4 175 48
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 175 48
Opp 5 169 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Michael Boulware 11 3 14 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 5 2 7 . . 1- 8 . . . . . .
Allen Augustin 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 3 3 6 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Sam McGrew 4 . 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 3 . 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Chauncey Davis 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Buster Davis 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard 1 . 1 1.0- 11.0 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Bobby Meeks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 70 12 82 8.0- 29.0 3.0- 17.0 1- 8 3 . . 1 . .
Opp 47 14 61 5.0- 22.0 3.0- 14.0 2- 2 4 . 1- 12 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 35 B.J. Dean
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RCB 10 Stanford Samuels
ROV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
LCB 32 Leroy Smith
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RDE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LDE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
8 Bryant McFadden
11 Gerard Ross
12 Fabian Walker
13 Antonio Cromartie
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Chauncey Stovall
21 Dominic Robinson
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
33 Kasey Anderson
34 Ernie Sims
36 James Coleman
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Anthony Bredwood
43 Gordy Reid
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
49 Chad Canfield
51 Buster Davis
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
72 Ron Lunford
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 50, North Carolina State 44
11/15/2003, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Leon Washington's 12-yard touchdown run gave No. 13 Florida State a 50-44 double-overtime victory over North Carolina State on Saturday, wrapping up the Seminoles' 11th Atlantic
Coast Conference title in 12 years.
Florida State (9-2, 7-1) also locked up its fourth BCS game in five years after surviving a brilliant performance by North Carolina State's Philip Rivers.
The ACC's career passing leader, Rivers completed 28 of 38 passes for 422 yards and four touchdowns and ran for another score.
But North Carolina State (7-4, 4-3) gambled and lost in the second overtime. Instead of trying a field goal, the Wolfpack went on fourth-and-1 at the Florida State 16 and Rivers' pass for Jerricho
Cotchery was broken up by Allen Augustin at the 5.
Then Washington reeled off successive runs of 13 and 12 yards to give the Seminoles the win in their first home overtime game.
Washington finished with 121 yards on 17 carries.
Florida State took a 44-37 lead in the first overtime on 4-yard TD throw by Chris Rix to Craphonso Thorpe, but North Carolina State countered on a 7-yard scoring throw from Rivers to Tramaine Hall.
Regulation play ended when North Carolina State's Derek Morris blocked a 32-yard field goal try by Florida State's Xavier Beitia with only 2 seconds left.
The Seminoles had gotten the ball with 2:13 remaining when the Wolfpack's Brian Clark fumbled after a catch on his own 42.
Beitia had already kicked three field goals for the Seminoles, his last one putting them into a 37-30 advantage midway through the final quarter.
North Carolina State tied it at 37 with 4:06 left on Rivers' 44-yard touchdown pass to Hall.
Rix threw two touchdown passes to Thorpe and another to P.K. Sam, and Lorenzo Booker raced 71 yards for another score.
Florida State got a huge break in the last minute of the half when T.A. McLendon fumbled on a third down at his own three and the Seminoles' Brodrick Bunkley recovered. After a run for no gain and a
penalty, Rix zipped a 7-yard scoring pass to Thorpe to make it 20-17 at halftime.
The Wolfpack had taken a 20-10 lead, in part benefiting from a couple officiating calls. Florida State was called for holding on a fourth down punt, giving the 'Pack a first down at its 42.
Six plays later, Cotchery's second touchdown on a short pass from Rivers was allowed although he fumbled right at the goal line.
Rix's 12th interception of the season resulted in a 43-yard touchdown return by 285-pound Wolfpack tackle Alan Halloway. Under pressure, Rix threw the ball across the field right to Halloway, who then
brushed off the quarterback on his way to the end zone.
Cotchery made 10 catches for 135 yards and two touchdowns in the game.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| North Carolina State |
14 |
6 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
44 |
| Florida State |
7 |
10 |
17 |
3 |
13 |
50 |
1st 7- 0 Greg Jones, 6, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 6:47
7- 7 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 4:25
7-14 Opp, 43, interception return (kick), 2:51
2nd 10-14 Xavier Beitia, 36, field goal, 8:28
10-20 Opp, 7, pass (kick failed), 2:08
17-20 Craphonso Thorpe, 8, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:23
3rd 20-20 Xavier Beitia, 25, field goal, 9:22
20-23 Opp, 21, field goal, 5:18
27-23 Lorenzo Booker, 71, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 4:18
27-30 Opp, 6, run (kick), 2:56
34-30 P.K. Sam, 15, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:39
4th 34-30 Opp, 37, field goal failed, 12:05
37-30 Xavier Beitia, 24, field goal, 7:18
37-37 Opp, 44, pass (kick), 4:06
37-37 Xavier Beitia, 32, field goal blocked, 0:01
OT 44-37 Craphonso Thorpe, 4, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick)
44-44 Opp, 7, pass (kick)
50-44 Leon Washington, 12, run
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 20
Rushes-yards 43-272 35- 92
Passing 183 422
Att-Comp-Int 32-15-1 39-28-0
Total Yards 75-455 74-514
Punt Returns 1-4 1--2
Kickoff Returns 3-92 5-111
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-43
Fumble Returns 3-17 0-0
Punts 5-45.8 3-35.7
Sacks By-Yds 1-6 2-16
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-3
Penalties-Yds 3-20 8-67
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 5-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 30:08 29:52
Attendance 83,854
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 17 121 1 18
Greg Jones 17 81 1 19
Lorenzo Booker 3 72 1 71t
Craphonso Thorpe 1 5 0 5
James Coleman 1 0 0 0
Chris Rix 4 -7 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 272 3 71t
Opp 35 92 1 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Craphonso Thorpe 5 76 2 33
P.K. Sam 5 61 1 15t
James Coleman 1 14 0 14
Chris Davis 1 13 0 13
Greg Jones 1 8 0 8
Chauncey Stovall 1 8 0 8
Willie Reid 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 183 3 33
Opp 28 422 4 44t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 15 32 1 183 3 33
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 15 32 1 183 3 33
Opp 28 39 0 422 4 44t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 4 0 4
Opp 1 -2 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Antonio Cromartie 3 92 0 45
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 92 0 45
Opp 5 111 0 39
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 5 229 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 229 52
Opp 3 107 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allen Augustin 2 8 10 1.5- 7.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 . . . . .
Michael Boulware 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 3 5 8 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 4 3 7 . . . . . . 1 . .
Jerome Carter 3 4 7 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
B.J. Ward 3 2 5 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Pat Watkins 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Leroy Smith 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 1 2 3 . . . . . . 1 . .
Rufus Brown 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . 1- 17 . . .
Travis Johnson 1 1 2 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kyler Hall 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chauncey Davis 1 . 1 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kasey Anderson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brodrick Bunkley . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 37 42 79 7.0- 24.0 1.0- 6.0 . 3 . 3- 17 3 . .
Opp 29 42 71 8.0- 24.0 2.0- 16.0 1- 43 5 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
FLK 1 Craphonso Thorpe
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FB 36 James Coleman
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
ST 70 Alex Barron
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
TT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LC 8 Bryant McFadden
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
RC 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RDE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LDE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
7 Rufus Brown
13 Antonio Cromartie
15 Chauncey Stovall
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
33 Kasey Anderson
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
47 Xavier Beitia
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
85 Jesse Stein
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Florida State 38, Florida 34
11/29/2003, Gainesville, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
GAINESVILLE, FL - P.K. Sam ran a twisting, whirling, falling-down pass route for a 52-yard touchdown that lifted Florida State to a 38-34 victory over Florida on Saturday, a spectacular game that was
marred by a brawl at midfield after the game ended.
Sam's catch with 55 seconds remaining pushed No. 9 Florida State (10-2) to the 10-win plateau for the first time since 2000. No. 11 Florida (8-4) had its five-game winning streak halted, along with
any hopes of sneaking into the Southeastern Conference title game.
The last touchdown, the third TD throw of the day for Chris Rix, was a thrilling climax to a game that had a bit of everything - great plays and back-and-forth scoring.
The lead changed hands four times in the fourth quarter. With 2:55 left, Florida went ahead 34-31 on Ben Troupe's 26-yard touchdown catch from Chris Leak in the back of the end zone. Troupe got one
foot down; the official stared hard at the play, and initially brought his arms to the side, as though he were going to call it incomplete. But he raised his hands to signal a touchdown.
Indeed, it was a barnburner, a game that will be debated and rehashed for years to come, although there's no changing the result now. The Seminoles defeated their archrivals for the fifth time in six
years. They are ACC champions and will go into their BCS bowl on a high.
The Gators, meanwhile, won't make it to the SEC title game next week. Tennessee's win over Kentucky made it almost impossible, and Florida's loss itself ended all hope. The honor, instead, will
officially go to Georgia on Sunday. Florida still has a chance to make it to Atlanta, on Jan. 2, if Peach Bowl representatives offer them a bid, as expected.
Whatever their bowl, the Gators will have more than a month to stew over this heartbreaking loss.
Who were the stars? It's hard to list them all.
For FSU, Rix threw for 256 yards on only 19 attempts. Dominic Robinson caught five passes for 102 yards, nicely filling the hole left when leading receiver Craphonso Thorpe was lost for the year
earlier this month. Linebacker Pat Watkins returned a fumble 25 yards for a touchdown to tie the game at 24 late in the third quarter.
Florida had its share of great performances, too. Troupe caught two touchdowns and finished with 121 yards receiving. Leak threw for 273 yards and caught a 30-yard pass from Andre Caldwell, one of
several Florida gadget plays that worked. Cornerback Keiwan Ratliff basically sealed his All-American status, scooping a fumble and going 77 yards for his fourth touchdown of the season and a 24-17
lead.
Explanation of the Controversy by Jerry Kutz, Senior Columnist from the Osceola. Excerpts taken from the December 2, 2003 Osceola, page 2.
Did the Seminoles defeat the Gators by themselves, or did an ACC conspiracy of officials do it? And if a conspiracy did it, did this Band of Brothers include Bobby Bowden? That's what Gator fans are
asking...and most Gators fans believe an ACC consiracy of officials doomed their Gators.
We (at the Osceola) thought we'd give you our biased view of the facts from high atop the Grassy Nole.
Conspiracy Point #1
There's no dispute that Antonio Cromartie did fumble the opening kickoff at the FSU 30-yard line. His progress had not been stopped, so there should not have been a whistle yet. The ball was loose
before he hit the ground, and it was recovered by a UF player, so we concur it was a missed call.
Conspiracy Point #2
A few moments later, Chris Davis' momentum was clearly stopped on a reverse, and whistles were blown long before Guss Scott stripped the ball away. Sunshine Network broadcaster Nat Moore, who played
at UF, admitted that was a good call - the whistle had been blown, so it was not a fumble.
Conspiracy Point #3
Cromartie mishandled another kickoff and a Gator player certainly did recover it and run it into the end zone. There is no dispute about that. What the tormented crowd of 90,047 failed to realize is
that the touchdown was called back because of an offsides penalty on half the UF kicking team. Sunshine Network broadcaster Keith Jones, who played for FSU, immediately mentioned the flag as the ball
was being kicked, long before Cromartie muffed it.
Conspiracy Point #4
Chris Rix's pass to Chris Davis appeared to be a catch and a fumble after a jarring hit by Scott, but the officials ruled it incomplete. The replay showed that Davis caught the ball while in the air
and clearly had one foot down. Nat Moore said it was a fumble because he had both feet down. The rule states that the player must have possession with both feet down. Keith Jones stated later that the
receiver must have both feet down and the ability to make an athletic move with the ball. Even on slow-mo, it was hard to tell if Davis got his second foot down - but it is very clear that he did not
have the opportunity to make any kind of move.
Conspiracy Point #5
The crowd booed wildly when FSU kept possession of a Greg Jones fumble. They seemed to think the officials had marked him down when in fact they marked the ball three yards back, where offensive guard
Ron "Lucky" Lunford had recovered the fumble.
Conspiracy Point #6
After having a possible interception ruled out of bounds, Gator corner Keiwan Ratliff threw the ball down and jawed with an official, again inciting the crowd. Replays showed Ratliffe was well out of
bounds.
Conspiracy Point #7
With the Seminoles trailing 24-17, and the Gator crowd feeling momentum on their side, FSU safety Pat Watkins picked up a Ciatrick Fason fumble and scored a touchdown. The crowd thought Fason was down
and that touchdown would be nullified and went into a frenzy while FSU was kicking the extra point. Stadium replays, which made it look as if Fason was down, added gas to the burning inferno.
The Sunshine Network camera work was limited to one backside shot of Fason, where you could not see the ball. CBS' initial camera angle was identical, so a national television audience was led to
believe the Gators had been had again. CBS showed two bad-angle replays before the extra point, two before the commercial, and two more after the break, before finding an angle where the commentators
could see him lose control of the ball long before he hit the ground.
"That one did come out," Todd Blackledge said. "We saw it from a lot of angles slow. The officials saw it one time, from one angle, at full speed, and made the right call. Credit this ACC crew for
getting that one. It was the right call."
But it only gets worse...
Conspiracy Point #8
With the Seminoles trailing 27-24 with less than five minutes to go, Leon Washington took a first-and-goal handoff into the middle of the line, stretched the ball toward the goal line and fumbled. The
crowd went wild after UF linebacker Channing Crowder emerged from a prolonged scuffle with the football, and the game, apparently in hand for the home team.
What the Gators' fans failed to see, and refuse to see, is that Washington fell directly on his own fumble. The official, who was standing right there, immediately blew it dead and raised two fingers
in the air as a sign that it was now second down. He did not give him forward progress - he marked it where he fell on it.
Crowder ignored the whistle while wrestling the ball away from Washington. In a fit of frustration, the freshman linebacker hurled the ball down the field and received a 15-yard penalty, which sent
the already crazed Gator fans into Spurrier-esque spasms.
The fact that the officials missed a Washington touchdown on third down, forcing a fourth-and-goal decision, did not appease the home crowd. In fact, it only added to the agony as Bowden went for the
win on fourth down, rather than kicking a field goal to make it 27-all, and Rix stretched the ball across the goal line for the go-ahead score.
Confounding Facts
And what would a conspiracy theory be without some couter-intuitive facts to create a cover-up. Like the time Chris Leak lost control of the ball as he began to slide at the FSU 31. Even Nat Moore
agreed that the officials had incorrectly ruled Leak down. The blown call enabled the Gators to attempt a field goal...that was missed.
And what about the bogus late hit the officials hung on FSU where the replays show the FSU player being blocked late, and in the back, onto the downed Gator ball-carrier? Or what about the late hit
five yards out of bounds on Willie Reid's kickoff that wasn't called?
Camouflage.
Gator conspiracy theorists will say those were cover-ups for a sinister plot befitting of an Oliver Stone movie. But even with his ability to weave the facts of history in a blockbuster movie, Stone
would be hard-pressed to create film as dramatic, or with as many plot twists, as were in this football game.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
10 |
7 |
14 |
38 |
| Florida |
3 |
3 |
18 |
10 |
34 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 47, field goal, 6:05
7- 3 Dominic Robinson, 35, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 1:46
2nd 7- 3 Opp, 48, field goal failed, 14:00
10- 3 Xavier Beitia, 28, field goal, 7:31
10- 6 Opp, 47, field goal, 5:31
17- 6 Matt Henshaw, 20, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 5:02
3rd 17-14 Opp, 25, pass (run), 13:25
17-17 Opp, 42, field goal, 7:44
17-24 Opp, 77, fumble recovery/return (kick), 6:10
24-24 Pat Watkins, 25, fumble recovery/return (Xavier Beitia, kick), 2:49
4th 24-27 Opp, 28, field goal, 8:01
31-27 Chris Rix, 1, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 5:01
31-34 Opp, 25, pass (kick), 2:50
38-34 P.K. Sam, 52, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 0:55
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 21
Rushes-yards 43-134 34-142
Passing 256 303
Att-Comp-Int 19-14-0 37-23-0
Total Yards 62-390 71-445
Punt Returns 0-0 2-15
Kickoff Returns 7-215 6-117
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-25 1-77
Punts 4-40.0 2-38.5
Sacks By-Yds 2-10 1-5
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 5-35 6-42
3rd Down Conversions 1-11 4-15
4th Down Conversions 2-2 2-2
Time of Posession 32:35 27:25
Attendance 90,407
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 15 65 0 18
Greg Jones 9 42 0 11
Lorenzo Booker 11 39 0 9
Chris Davis 1 -5 0 -5
Chris Rix 7 -7 1 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 43 134 1 18
Opp 34 142 0 32
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Dominic Robinson 5 102 1 35t
P.K. Sam 3 84 1 52t
Donnie Carter 1 34 0 34
Matt Henshaw 1 20 1 20t
Chris Davis 1 9 0 9
Leon Washington 1 5 0 5
Greg Jones 1 5 0 5
Lorenzo Booker 1 -3 0 -3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 14 256 3 52t
Opp 23 303 2 40
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Chris Rix 14 19 0 256 3 52t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 14 19 0 256 3 52t
Opp 23 37 0 303 2 40
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 15 0 11
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Leon Washington 3 126 0 77
Willie Reid 2 62 0 45
Antonio Cromartie 1 27 0 27
Chad Canfield 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 7 215 0 77
Opp 6 117 0 28
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Jesse Stein 4 160 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 160 52
Opp 2 77 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stanford Samuels 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Pat Watkins 4 . 4 . . . . . 1- 25 . . .
Allen Augustin 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 4 . 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Kendyll Pope 3 1 4 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Jerome Carter 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Travis Johnson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 . 2 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Chauncey Davis 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Leroy Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 2 . 2 2.0- 5.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 56 2 58 7.0- 22.0 2.0- 10.0 . 3 . 1- 25 1 . .
Opp 46 12 58 6.0- 18.0 1.0- 5.0 . 1 . 1- 77 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FLK 21 Dominic Robinson
FB 36 James Coleman
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
LG 64 Matt Meinrod
LT 70 Alex Barron
RG 73 Bobby Meeks
RT 77 Ray Willis
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
CB 10 Stanford Samuels
RV 23 Jerome Carter
FS 24 B.J. Ward
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
DE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
DE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
8 Bryant McFadden
11 Gerard Ross
13 Antonio Cromartie
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
22 Pat Watkins
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
34 Ernie Sims
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
42 Anthony Bredwood
44 Gordy Reid
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
49 Chad Canfield
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon
72 Ron Lunford
75 Mario Henderson
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
|
Miami 16, Florida State 14
01/01/2004, Miami, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com.
MIAMI, FL - Florida State didn't want this rematch. Now everyone knows why.
Jarrett Payton ran for 131 yards, Jon Peattie kicked three field goals and Miami shut out the Seminoles in the second half to give the Hurricanes a 16-14 win in the Orange Bowl on Thursday night.
It was No. 10 Miami's fifth consecutive victory in the heated series - its longest winning streak since 1957. No. 9 Florida State lost consecutive bowl games for the first time since the 1979 and 1980
seasons.
Like several other memorable games in this storied rivalry, the outcome was decided by a kicker.
Not only did Peattie hit a career-long 51-yarder to give the Hurricanes the lead in the third quarter, but Florida State's Xavier Beitia missed a 39-yarder with 5:30 to play.
And yes, it was wide right.
"I missed it," Beitia said. "There's nothing else to say. I didn't make the kick. What is there to say? I didn't make the kick. Nothing else to say. There were seven minutes left. I didn't make the
kick."
It was the fifth time a Florida State kicker has missed a decisive kick in this rivalry. Beitia also missed a 43-yarder wide left against Miami as time expired in 2002, and the Hurricanes won
28-27.
"We've got something on their kicker," Miami linebacker Jonathan Vilma said. "I don't know what it is, but I'm glad we got it."
Added linebacker D.J. Williams: "It feels great to beat anyone, but it's especially sweet to beat your biggest rival. Maybe it's a mystique, some kind of a curse. I know it's always in the back of
their kicker's mind."
Miami (11-2) sealed the latest victory with a defensive stand with less than two minutes to play. Chris Rix's final pass fell incomplete. Rix was 2-of-12 for 18 yards in the second half - another poor
performance against Miami.
He threw two interceptions in the first meeting.
"What you had was two great defenses there, and it really came down to who made the fewest mistakes is going to win," Florida State coach Bobby Bowden said. "If we'd kicked that ball through the goal
post, we'd have been all right."
This game wasn't as close as the final score indicated. The Hurricanes outgained Florida State 375 yards to 206 yards and scored the final 13 points. They also finished with 218 yards rushing.
Payton provided many of the big plays on offense, and Sean Taylor, Vince Wilfork and others did the damage on defense.
But Peattie was equally effective.
His 51-yarder came a play after Miami punted. Florida State (10-3) was penalized 5 yards for illegal substitution, moving the Hurricanes into field-goal range.
Peattie also connected from 32 and 44 yards. He had one blocked from 45 yards with 2:18 remaining, but it didn't matter. Miami set up the attempt when D.J. Williams ran 31 yards on a fake punt on
fourth-and-1 from Miami's own 32.
"That was really a great call," Bowden said. "It was a gutty call."
It was the second of three meetings in less than 11 months between the instate rivals. Miami beat Florida State 22-14 in October, and they are scheduled to open the 2004 season in Miami - the
Hurricanes' first game as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
No one wanted this rematch in the Orange Bowl. And when the Bowl Championship Series announced the pairings early last month, coaches, players and fans were disappointed.
But once the initial shock wore off, everyone realized what they were getting - an intense rivalry game between two of college football's top programs.
The game certainly proved that.
Trailing 14-10, the Hurricanes were in position to take the lead before halftime with the ball at the 13. But the Seminoles sacked Brock Berlin on consecutive plays - the first sacks against Miami in
the last five meetings.
Miami settled for Peattie's second field goal and a 14-13 deficit at the break.
Peattie opened the scoring with a 32-yarder on the first possession.
Florida State scored touchdowns on consecutive possessions in the second quarter to take a 14-3 lead. Lorenzo Booker took a direct snap and ran around the right end for a 10-yard score on the first
play of the second quarter.
Four plays after an 8-yard punt by Brian Monroe, Greg Jones ran up the middle for 24 yards and set up Chris Rix's 7-yard touchdown pass to Matt Henshaw. Jones broke through the line, eluded two
linebackers and then ran over All-America safety Sean Taylor at the 15.
The Hurricanes scored on the ensuing possession - behind more strong runs by Payton - to make it 14-10. Payton turned the corner on the left side and gained 46 yards, then had runs of 6 and 2 yards to
set up Tyrone Moss' 3-yard touchdown.
Payton ran for 97 yards in the first meeting, which was played on a sloppy field in Tallahassee. He did most of damage then between the tackles. He was more effective Thursday night outside, showing a
rare burst of speed.
"It's not like they beat the heck out of us or we beat the heck out of them," Bowden said. "One play. They made one more than we did. That doesn't have to necessarily be a kick...Those two teams
tonight are about as evenly matched as two teams can be."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
| Miami |
3 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
16 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 11:32
2nd 7- 3 Lorenzo Booker, 9, run (Xavier Beitia, kick), 14:54
14- 3 Matt Henshaw, 7, pass from Chris Rix (Xavier Beitia, kick), 8:41
14-10 Opp, 3, run (kick), 5:34
14-13 Opp, 44, field goal, 0:00
3rd 14-16 Opp, 51, field goal, 10:19
4th 14-16 Xavier Beitia, 39, field goal failed, 5:30
14-16 Opp, 45, field goal blocked by B.J. Ward, 2:18
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 10 16
Rushes-yards 32-110 48-218
Passing 96 157
Att-Comp-Int 19-6-1 29-14-2
Total Yards 51-206 77-375
Punt Returns 1-6 3-23
Kickoff Returns 4-66 3-63
Interception Ret. 2-31 1--3
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 7-43.6 5-25.2
Sacks By-Yds 2-13 1-7
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 10-85 5-40
3rd Down Conversions 3-12 6-19
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-1
Time of Posession 23:52 36:08
Attendance 76,739
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
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Greg Jones 6 38 0 24
Lorenzo Booker 8 25 1 9t
Leon Washington 9 20 0 11
Chris Rix 5 13 0 11
James Coleman 2 9 0 8
Chris Davis 1 5 0 5
B.J. Dean 1 0 0 0
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FSU 32 110 1 24
Opp 48 218 1 46
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
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Chauncey Stovall 4 79 0 52
P.K. Sam 1 10 0 10
Matt Henshaw 1 7 1 7t
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FSU 6 96 1 52
Opp 14 157 0 41
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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Chris Rix 6 19 1 96 1 52
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FSU 6 19 1 96 1 52
Opp 14 29 2 157 0 41
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
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Leon Washington 1 6 0 6
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FSU 1 6 0 6
Opp 3 23 0 14
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
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Antonio Cromartie 2 41 0 21
Leon Washington 2 25 0 15
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FSU 4 66 0 21
Opp 3 63 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
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Jesse Stein 7 305 51
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FSU 7 305 51
Opp 5 126 48
|---------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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Pat Watkins 7 2 9 . . . . . . . . .
Michael Boulware 6 2 8 1.5- 6.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
B.J. Ward 3 3 6 . . . . . . . 1 .
Jerome Carter 3 2 5 1.0- 5.0 0.5- 3.0 1- 30 1 . . . . .
Allen Augustin 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . 1 . .
Kyler Hall 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Kendyll Pope 3 1 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Stanford Samuels 2 2 4 1.0- 4.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Kevin Emanuel 1 3 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
A.J. Nicholson 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Claudius Osei 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Rufus Brown 2 1 3 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Ernie Sims 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Darnell Dockett 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Johnson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Sam McGrew . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kamerion Wimbley . 2 2 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Eric Moore 1 . 1 . . 1- 1 1 . . . . .
Leroy Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryant McFadden 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marcello Church 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
P.K. Sam 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Antonio Cromartie 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Womble . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kasey Anderson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Charles Howard . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ray Piquion . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
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FSU 46 34 80 7.0- 25.0 2.0- 13.0 2- 31 4 . 1- 0 2 1 .
Opp 30 22 52 4.0- 13.0 1.0- 7.0 1- -3 5 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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SE 4 P.K. Sam
TB 6 Greg Jones
QB 16 Chris Rix
FL 21 Dominic Robinson
FB 36 James Coleman
TE 38 Paul Irons
C 63 David Castillo
SG 64 Matt Meinrod
TG 73 Bobby Meeks
ST 75 Mario Henderson
TT 77 Ray Willis
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Pos ## DEFENSE
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RCB 7 Rufus Brown
WLB 9 Kendyll Pope
LCB 10 Stanford Samuels
FS 22 Pat Watkins
RV 23 Jerome Carter
MLB 40 Allen Augustin
DT 45 Darnell Dockett
RE 55 Eric Moore
SLB 58 Michael Boulware
LE 90 Kevin Emanuel
NG 91 Jeff Womble
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PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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3 Leon Washington
5 Chris Davis
8 Bryant McFadden
11 Gerard Ross
13 Antonio Cromartie
14 Matt Henshaw
15 Chauncey Stovall
18 Lorne Sam
24 B.J. Ward
26 Willie Reid
27 Claudius Osei
28 Lorenzo Booker
32 Leroy Smith
33 Kasey Anderson
34 Ernie Sims
35 B.J. Dean
39 Marcello Church
41 Kyler Hall
42 Anthony Bredwood
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## NAME
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44 Gordy Reid
44 Sam McGrew
47 Xavier Beitia
49 Chad Canfield
52 Brodrick Bunkley
54 A.J. Nicholson
56 Ray Piquion
59 Charles Howard
60 Andrew Henry-Kennon
62 Cory Niblock
70 Alex Barron
72 Ron Lunford
85 Jesse Stein
86 Joey Kaleikini
88 Donnie Carter
89 Brian Sawyer
94 Chauncey Davis
95 Kamerion Wimbley
99 Travis Johnson
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