2011 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Jimbo Fisher, Head Coach
James Coley, Offensive Coordinator, Tight Ends
Dameyune Craig, Quarterbacks, Recruiting Coordinator
Lawrence Dawsey, Passing Game Coordinator, Wide Receivers
D.J. Eliot, Defensive Ends
Eddie Gran, Associate Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs
Odell Haggins, Defensive Line
Greg Hudson, Asst Head Coach Defense, Linebackers
Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Personnel
Mark Stoops, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Rick Trickett, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line
Vic Viloria, Strength and Conditioning
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2011 FSU Football Media Guide
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2011 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Austin Barron, 6-2, 295, OL, Fort Lauderdale
- Sleeper offensive lineman in the class of 2011, who had a coming out party as a senior...Showed to be quick on his feet and exhibited toughness in the trenches...Helped St. Thomas Aquinas to a Class
5A state title in 2010, which included helping an offense rack up 5,612 yards of total offense...Named to EliteScoutingServices Class 5A All-Tournament Team...Ranked No.40 on the Sun-Sentinel Broward
County Top 50 List...Joins fellow teammates Bobby Hart and Rashad Greene in the 2011 FSU signing class...Another one of veteran offensive line coach Jay Connolly's products, which include current FSU
senior tackle Andrew Datko and Buffalo Bills deep snapper Garrison Sanborn...Underrated athlete who also plays third base for St. Thomas Aquinas...Member of the 2010 SunStateFootball All State Finals
First Team Offense.
Kelvin Benjamin, 6-6, 242, WR, Belle Glade
- Big target, whose sheer size - an 80-plus-inch wingspan and 9 1/8-inch hands - makes him difficult to defend...Has played only three years of football at Glades Central, a perennial
power...Four-star recruit who is rated No. 8 wide receiver and the No. 60 overall player nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 12 receiver by Scout.com...Rated the No. 23 wide receiver nationally by
ESPN...Ranks as the No. 13 wide receiver and the No. 89 player nationally according to 247Sports...Hauled in 30 catches for 551 yards and six touchdowns in just eight games this past season...No. 2 on
the Sun Sentinel's Top 32 Broward County Seniors...Named First Team All-Palm Beach County by Sun Sentinel...No. 25 on Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 36 on Mobile
Press-Register Super Southeast 120...Member of the Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 1 wide receiver...Palm Beach Post All-Area First Team...No. 72 on Tom Lemming's
MaxPreps.com Top 100...No. 42 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Selected Florida State over Auburn, Florida and Miami.
Eric Beverly, 5-9, 220, RB, Jacksonville
- One of the leading rushers in the greater Jacksonville area for two seasons before suffering a knee injury in spring football, sidelining him for his entire senior season...A powerful back who is a
tough, inside runner...Three-star running back by both Rivals.com and Scout.com who ranks as the No. 11 all-purpose back by Rivals.com and No. 65 running back by Scout.com...Rated the No. 29 running
back by ESPN...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports...SunStateFootball ranks Beverly as the No. 82 player in the state, even after missing his senior season...No. 90 on the SuperPrep Florida
110...Helped lead his team to the second round of the state playoffs as a junior in 2009 when he ran for 1,800 yards and scored 19 touchdowns...Rated No. 91 in the 2010 Post Season Top 100 by
Scout.com's Mike Bakas...Selected Florida State over Auburn and Illinois.
Lamarcus Brutus, 6-0, 188, DB, Port Saint Lucie
- Touted safety prospect who is equally adept at playing physical against the run or making plays on the ball in pass defense...Three-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com and is ranked as
the No. 47 safety by Rivals.com and No. 33 by Scout.com...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Rated the No. 14 safety by ESPN...First Team All-Area defensive back honors by TCPalm...Recorded
104 tackles, two fumble recoveries, two forced fumbles, six interceptions and blocked two field goals as a senior...No. 62 on Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...Member of the
Florida Times-Union's Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 9 safety...Chosen by ESPN760 as the No. 7 player to watch in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast...No. 24 on the SuperPrep Florida
110...Treasure Coast High School teammate of fellow FSU signee Keelin Smith and 2010 Seminole signee Jeff Luc...Selected Florida State over LSU, Michigan State and North Carolina.
Tank Carradine, 6-5, 267, DE, Cincinnati, Ohio
- An outstanding all-around athlete with size, strength and speed...Effective in run support, as well as pressuring the quarterback...Four-star recruit according to Rivals.com and five-star recruit
according to Scout.com...One of the nation's overall prospects out of junior college (No. 1 by Rivals.com; No. 5 by Scout.com) and the No. 1 JUCO defensive end prospect...Rated a five-star recruit by
247Sports...No. 1 on the SuperPrep JUCO 100...Racked up 26 sacks in his two years at Butler Community College, including 16 in 2010, which led the NJCAA...Named 2010 First Team NJCAA
All-American...Led team to a final No. 2 ranking in the NJCAA and an appearance in the NJCAA National title game as Butler finished its season 11-1 while also winning the Jayhawk Conference and Region
VI championships...An All-Jayhawk Conference First Team selection...Region VI Defensive Player of the Year...As a sophomore, led his team with 119 tackles including 29 for a loss and 16 sacks...Also
forced three fumbles, recovered five others and recorded 15 quarterback hurries and a pass breakup...His 29 tackles for loss rank fourth in a single season...Started every game at weakside defensive
end as a freshman in 2009 and led the Grizzlies with 90 tackles...Finished second on the team with 20 tackles-for-loss and 10 sacks... Prepped at Cincinnati's Taft High School where he was coached by
Mike Martin...Regarded as one of the top prospects in the Midwest prior to signing a letter of intent with Illinois...Selected Florida State from a wide array of offers including Alabama, Ohio State
and Georgia.
Ruben Carter, 6-5, 308, OL, Miami
- Three-star offensive lineman who split time between guard and center as a senior at Miami Jackson High School and also logged time on the defensive line...Helped pave the way for Jackson's
appearance in the first round of the 3A state playoffs...Rated the No. 29 offensive guard by Rivals.com and No. 42 offensive tackle by Scout.com...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports...No. 78 on
Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...Selected Second Team All-Dade County by The Miami Herald as a senior and earned honorable mention standing as a junior...Member of the
Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 2 offensive guard...No. 92 offensive tackle by ESPN...No. 80 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Selected Florida State over Kentucky, Rutgers
and Tennessee.
Jacob Coker, 6-5, 235, QB, Mobile, Ala.
- Competitive and driven quarterback who is an exceptional athlete...Switched from running a Wing-T offense in his junior season to a pro-style offense as a senior and completed 94-of-153 passes for
1,508 yards and 16 touchdowns while also carrying 61 times for 355 yards and five TDs...Led St. Paul's to the semifinals of the Alabama State playoffs and a 10-2 record in his final season...A
three-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com who is ranked the No. 18 pro-style quarterback by Rivals.com and No. 44 QB by Scout.com...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports...No. 17 on the
SuperPrep Alabama 43...Selected to play in the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star game as a senior...Rated the No. 70 pro-style quarterback by ESPN...Also an exceptional basketball player who led St. Paul's
to 17 wins as a junior while averaging 17.4 points per game...Named the Class 5A basketball player of the year in Mobile County as a junior and was invited to the state of Alabama's North-South All
Star basketball game...Now averaging 21.9 points and nine rebounds per game as a senior for a team that hopes to make a deep run in the Class 5A state playoffs...Selected Florida State over Duke and
Mississippi State.
Jacob Fahrenkrug, 6-4, 315, OG, Robbinsdale, Minn.
- Widely considered the top offensive lineman in the JUCO ranks...Four-star recruit according to Rivals.com, who lined up at left guard for his North Dakota State College of Science team...An
explosive and athletic interior line prospect who has no trouble leading as a pulling blocker, or getting on linebacker at the second level...Played in the Minneapolis suburban high school of
Robbinsdale Cooper for three years...Once weighed 400 pounds and used athletics as a way to improve his health...No. 11 on the SuperPrep JUCO 100...The No. 4-rated overall JUCO prospect and the
top-rated offensive lineman in the nation by Rivals.com...Rates a four-star recruit by 247Sports...Named 2010 First Team NJCAA All-American...Also named Academic All-Conference, First Team All-Region
11 and First Team All Midwest Football Conference...Earned honorable mention All-Region as a freshman at North Dakota State...Selected Florida State over Arkansas, Auburn, and Southern Cal.
Devonta Freeman, 5-8, 200, RB, Miami
- Considered one of the most versatile runners in the country, effectively running between the tackles and capable of using his 4.5 40-yard dash speed to turn the corner...A four-star prospect by both
Rivals.com and Scout.com...Ranked the No. 10 running back and the No. 108 overall player in the nation by Rivals.com and the No. 9 running back by Scout.com...No. 15 running back by ESPN...Rated as
the No. 5 running back and the No. 52 overall player in the nation by 247Sports...Helped lead Miami Central to the 2010 Class 6A state title and was named the MVP after gaining 308 yards on 36 carries
- falling just 20-yards shy of a state championship game record...As a senior ran for Miami-Dade County-leading 2,208 yards and 26 touchdowns...Recorded 663 rushing yards and six touchdowns in the
final two games of the state playoffs...Rushed for 545 yards and two touchdowns as junior back-up to Kentucky signee Brandon Gainer...First Team All-Dade by The Miami Herald...Member of the
Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 4 running back...No. 24 on the SuperPrep Elite Top 50 and No. 4 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Selected Florida State over Auburn,
Cincinnati and Florida.
Rashad Greene, 6-0, 175, WR, Albany, Ga.
- A deep threat and a solid route runner, the speedy four-star receiver has been clocked around 4.42 in the 40-yard dash while starring for perennial state and national power St. Thomas
Aquinas...Ranked the No. 10 wide receiver nationally by Scout.com, No. 20 by 247Sports and No. 29 by Rivals.com and No. 10 wide receiver by Scout.com...No. 125 on the ESPNU 150 and No. 20 wide
receiver nationally by ESPN...Had 43 receptions for 943 yards (21.9 yards per catch) with 13 touchdowns as a senior...Came up big in the 2010 Class 5A State title game with six receptions for 148
yards and two touchdowns -- including a title-clinching 74-yard pass in the fourth quarter...St. Thomas Aquinas defeated Tampa Plant 29-7 and finished with a No. 3 national ranking...Tallied 31
catches for 510 yards and 10 touchdowns as a junior, helping St. Thomas Aquinas to a state title...First Team Sun-Sentinel All-Broward County as a senior...No. 30 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top
100 for the Orlando Sentinel...All-Broward County First Team by The Miami Herald as a senior and All-Broward County Second Team as a junior...No. 94 on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...No.
17 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 5 wide receiver...Also a standout track & field athlete in sprints and jumps...Coached in
football by South Florida icon George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas...Selected Florida State over Clemson, FLorida and South Carolina.
Bobby Hart, 6-5, 303, OL, Lauderhill
- Anchored a St. Thomas Aquinas offensive line that helped the Raiders compile 5,612 yards of total offense on their way to the 2010 Class 5A State championship and a No. 3 national ranking...Rated a
five-star offensive tackle by Scout.com and four-star lineman by Rivals.com...Considered a relentless drive blocker with good feet in pass protection...Ranked No. 8 offensive tackle by Rivals.com, No.
77 nationally at any position and No. 19 in the state...Scout.com ranks him the No. 4 offensive tackle in the country...Rated a four-star prospect and the No. 16 offensive tackle by 247Sports...No. 25
on the ESPNU 150 and No. 4 overall offensive tackle...Selected to Under Armour All-American team...First Team All-Broward County by Sun Sentinel as a senior...No. 14 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida
Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...All-Broward County First Team by The Miami Herald as a senior...No. 43 on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...Member of the Times-Union's Florida Super 75
where he was rated as the No. 1 offensive tackle...No. 32 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Second Team 2A All-State offensive lineman for the as a junior at Fort Lauderdale's Cardinal Gibbons...Won't
celebrate his 17th birthday until August 21, after he has arrived on the FSU campus...Coached by legendary South Florida high school coach George Smith at St. Thomas Aquinas...Also played forward on a
highly ranked travel AAU basketball team until last summer, playing against the likes of Ohio State freshman phenom Jared Sullinger and Winter Park High senior Austin Rivers...Qualified for state in
wrestling as a sophomore...Selected Florida State over Alabama, Nebraska and Southern Cal.
Tyler Hunter, 6-0, 200, DB, Valdosta, Ga.
- Hunter is the fourth member of the Lowndes County High School football team to commit to Florida State in the last two years, joining Greg Reid, Gerald Demps and Telvin Smith...Ranks No. 116 in the
ESPNU 150 and the No. 10 safety...Rated the No. 33 safety by Rivals.com and the No. 43 safety by Scout.com...Earned a three-star rating from 247Sports...No. 39 on the SuperPrep Georgia 83...No. 34 on
the Atlanta Journal Constitution's Top 50 Recruits...His father, Brice Hunter, was a receiver and a University of Georgia legend before his untimely death in 2004. The elder Hunter, who was slain
during an argument with a neighbor, was the Bulldogs' top receiver in the early 1990s and still ranks among the school's career leaders in several offensive categories...He played for highly-respected
Lowndes County coach Randy McPherson...Hunter has run a 4.50 40 and boasts a 4.33 shuttle time...Selected the Seminoles over offers from Florida, Louisville, Mississippi State and Tennessee.
Tre' Jackson, 6-4, 310, DT-OL, Jesup, Ga.
- Versatile big man who was recruited by a number of programs as both a defensive tackle and an offensive lineman...Impressive physical specimen who has the frame and skill set that excites coaching
staff...Holds a three-star ranking from Rivals.com as a defensive tackle and carries a No. 60 national position rank. Also ranked as the No. 78 overall player in football-rich Georgia...Scout.com has
Jackson rated as a three-star prospect at offensive guard...Played his high school football at Wayne County for coach Jody Grooms...Was a late bloomer in the recruiting world because he sat out his
junior season with an injury...Hails from the same school that produced former Seminoles offensive tackle Tony Yeomans, who was part of FSU's heralded 1985 signing class...Originally committed to
Georgia Tech back in October...Selected Florida State over Georgia, Alabama, Miami and NC State, though he also had offers from Florida, Rutgers, Middle Tennessee, Georgia Southern and Southern.
Arrington Jenkins, 6-2, 225, LB, Miami
- A three-star linebacker who plays physically and with outstanding instincts, Jenkins has been clocked at 4.5 in the 40-yard dash...Second Team All-Dade County by The Miami Herald as a senior...Rated
the No. 8 overall prospect in Miami-Dade County by The Miami Herald, and No. 2 among linebackers...Ranked No. 43 among outside linebackers nationally by Rivals.com...Rated a three-star prospect by
247Sports...No. 87 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Rated the No. 9 outside linebacker by ESPN...No. 2 on the The Miami Herald's Top 25 Miami-Dade recruits for 2011...Started his high school at Miami
Killian High School and earned First Team All-Dade as a sophomore before missing much of his junior year before finishing his senior season at Coral Park...Selected the Seminoles over Auburn, Nebraska
and West Virginia.
Timmy Jernigan, 6-3, 297, DT, Lake City
- Powerful and extremely quick off the ball, he has been a disruptive force in opposing backfields as evidenced by his 14 sacks as a senior...Five-star defensive lineman, who is ranked No. 4 at
defensive tackle in the nation by Scout.com...Listed as a four-star prospect ranked and No. 2 defensive tackle by Rivals.com...Ranked No. 29 in the Final Rivals 100...Recorded 77 tackles, 32 tackles
for loss, 14 sacks and one interception and also ran for four touchdowns on offense as a senior in 2010...2011 U.S. Army All-American...All-USA First-Team defense by USA Today...Rated a four-star
prospect, No. 2 defensive lineman and No. 17 overall player on the ESPNU 150...No. 6 on the Gainesville Sun's Florida Top 50 Seniors...Named to the 2010 All-First Coast First Team Defense by the
Florida Times-Union...Member of the Times-Union's Super 75 where is was rated as the No. 1 defensive tackle...No. 8 on the SuperPrep Florida 110 and No.35 on the SuperPrep Elite 50...No. 5 on Bill
Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 9 on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...No. 41 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps.com 2011 Top 100...Registered 131 tackles, 27 tackles
for loss, 12 sacks, three forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries and was an 3A All-State selection as a junior and a sophomore...Selected the Seminoles over LSU, Alabama, Tennessee and Florida.
Nile Lawrence-Stample, 6-2, 305, DT, Fort Lauderdale
- A four-year starter who played middle linebacker as a junior before moving to defensive tackle as a senior...Despite playing defensive tackle for the first time in his life as a senior, became a
dominating presence on the Nova defensive line, regularly drawing double- and occasionally triple-team attention...Finished the 2010 campaign with 47 tackles, six sacks and a forced fumble...Four-star
prospect who is ranked the No. 29 defensive tackle by Rivals.com...Rated a four-star prospect and the No. 14 defensive tackle by 247Sports...Three-star prospect by Scout.com who is the No. 37
defensive tackle...Named First Team All-Broward County by the Sun Sentinel as a senior...No. 80 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 71 on the SuperPrep Florida
110...Was a big hit at a Miami combine with 4.9 in the 40-yard dash...All-Broward County First Team by The Miami Herald as a senior...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he was
rated as the No. 3 defensive tackle...No. 146 on the ESPNU 150 and rated the No. 13 overall defensive tackle...Coached by Bill Hobbs...As a junior middle linebacker at Nova, registered over 100
tackles...Selected Florida State over Auburn, Florida and Wisconsin.
Sterling Lovelady, 6-2, 285, OL, Navarre
- A three-year starter at offensive tackle for Navarre High School where he was coached by Chad Lashley...Projected as a center or interior lineman in college...Helped lead team to the Region 1 4A
title game and a school-record 11 wins as a senior...Navarre finished 11-2 overall and ranked No. 10 in 4A...Three-star recruit and No. 7 center prospect by Rivals.com...Rated the No. 13 center by
Scout.com and a three-star prospect by 247Sports...No. 15 center according to ESPN... The first Navarre football player to sign with a Bowl Championship Series member school and one of the few prep
football players from the Pensacola area to ever complete his high school requirements in December and join a major college football program before his senior class graduates...Member of the
Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 1 center...Selected Florida State over Troy.
Josue Matias, 6-5, 320, OL, Union City, N.J.
- One of New Jersey's finest prospects as a lineman because of his size and agility...A four-star prospect by Rivals.com and Scout.com who missed his entire senior season as he recuperated from a leg
injury...Ranked the No. 25 offensive tackle nationally and No.9 best player in the state of New Jersey...Rated the No. 13 offensive tackle by ESPN, No. 27 offensive tackle by Scout.com and No. 18
offensive tackle by 247Sports...Named First Team All-Hudson Area by the Star-Ledger as a junior in 2009...No. 12 on the SuperPrep New Jersey 35... Maxes out at 350 pounds in the bench press...Marks
the second consecutive year the Seminoles have landed a touted offensive lineman from New Jersey, which produced current redshirt freshman Daniel Foose...Selected Florida State over Florida, Georgia,
North Carolina, Rutgers and a lengthy list of additional options.
Derrick Mitchell, 6-5, 305, DT, Jacksonville
- A quick defensive tackle prospect, who is listed as a four-star prospect by Scout.com and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com...Considered to have great hips and an outstanding first step...Ranked
as the No. 20 defensive tackle and the No. 233 player nationally by Rivals.com and the No. 28 defensive tackle by Scout.com...Rated a four star prospect and the No. 7 defensive tackle and the No. 98
player nationally by 247Sports...Has been a standout at First Coast High School where he is a teammate of fellow FSU signee Eric Beverly...First Team All-First Coast defensive lineman by Florida
Times-Union as a senior...Posted stunning numbers with 17.5 sacks and 89 tackles, including 42 for loss, while forcing four fumbles...Named Second Team 5A All-State as a junior when he helped his team
reach the state playoffs...No. 97 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 4 defensive tackle in
the state...Rated the No. 18 overall defensive tackle by ESPN...Rated No. 45 in the Gainesville Sun's top 50 seniors list for the state of Florida...No. 26 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Played at the
same high school that produced current Seminoles Jermaine Thomas and Avis Commack...Mitchell's father, also named Derrick Mitchell, lettered in basketball for the Seminoles in 1988 and 1989...Selected
Florida State over Clemson, Georgia Tech and South Carolina.
Giorgio Newberry, 6-6, 255, DE, Fort Pierce
- A four-star defensive end with a good motor and explosiveness off the ball, he enjoyed a stellar senior season recording 83 tackles, 14 tackles for loss and eight sacks...Ranked the No. 10
strongside defensive end by Rivals.com and No. 18 defensive end by Scout.com...Rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports...Named First Team All-Area defensive end by TCPalm...Finished his junior season
with 40 tackles and three sacks while also garnering First Team All-Area honors...No. 17 on Bill Buchalter's Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75
where he was rated as the No. 3 defensive end...No.54 on the Sporting News Top 100...No. 27 on the ESPNU 150 and No. 3 overall athlete...selected to Under Armour All-American team...Played right
tackle, left tackle and even some center in high school and did the same in the Under Armour All-American game despite being projected to play defense in college...No. 67 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps.com
Top 100...Rated No. 25 in the Gainesville Sun's top 50 seniors list for the state of Florida...No. 19 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Chosen by ESPN760 as the No. 3 player in the 10 players to watch in
Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast...Coached by Chris Hutchings...Selected Florida State over Florida, Miami and Notre Dame.
Nick O'Leary, 6-4, 240, TE, Palm Beach Gardens
- The top-rated tight end prospect in the country, who presents matchup problems with his athleticism...As a senior, caught 51 passes for 875 yards and 12 touchdowns in helping lead Dwyer to 2010
Class 4A state football semifinals. O'Leary helped Dwyer win the 4A title in 2009...U.S. Army All-American...Rivals ranks him as the No. 1 tight end and No. 33 player overall while Scout.com has him
the No. 3 tight end and the 62nd best player in the nation...Rated a five-star prospect, the No. 1 tight end and the No. 16 overall player in the nation by 247Sports...All-USA Second Team offense by
USA Today...No. 20 on the ESPNU 150 and rated the No. 2 tight end prospect...No. 74 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps.com 2011 Top 100...Sun Sentinel Super 11 selection...No. 1 on the Sun Sentinel's Top 32
Broward County Senior...No. 3 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 39 on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...First Team All-Palm Beach County by Sun
Sentinel...Also excelled as a punter and special teams player...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he is rated as the No. 1 tight end...Palm Beach Post All-Area First
Team...No. 10 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Grandson of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus...Selected Florida State over Alabama, Auburn and Florida.
Trey Pettis, 6-5, 310, OL, DeLand
- Standout offensive lineman who split time between tackle and center as a senior for DeLand High School, where he was coached by his father, Kevin Pettis...Played a prominent role in DeLand's
resurgence as the program compiled a 22-5 record over the past two seasons...Named an Under Armour All-American and took part in the All-American Game on Jan. 5...Three-star recruit who is rated the
No. 8 center by ESPN, No. 10 by Scout.com and No. 13 by Rivals.com...Also a three-star prospect by 247Sports...First Team All-County by Daytona Beach News-Journal in 2009 and 2010...Started 43 varsity
games -- 38 at DeLand...Selected for the FACA North-South All-Star Game...No. 43 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 105 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...No. 6 on
Orlando Sentinel's 2011 Central Florida Super60...First Team All-Central Florida and First Team All-Volusia County by Orlando Sentinel...Member of the Times-Union's Florida Super 75 where he was rated
as the No. 2 center...Selected Florida State over Georgia, Notre Dame and South Carolina.
Keelin Smith, 6-3, 190, DB, Fort Pierce
- Three-star cornerback with great size and athleticism, who also could play safety...Ranked the No. 34 best cornerback by Rivals.com and No. 28 safety by Scout.com...Rated a four-star prospect and
the No. 14 safety by 247Sports...As a senior posted 64 tackles, one interception and blocked three field goals...Selected to the Under Armour All-American team...No. 60 on the ESPNU 150 and No. 5
overall safety...No. 58 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No.40 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75 where he was rated as the
No. 5 cornerback...Selected First Team All-Area defensive back by TCPalm...Scout.com's Mike Bakas rates Smith as the No. 55 player in Florida in the Post-Season Top 100...Rated No. 16 in the
Gainesville Sun's top 50 seniors list for the state of Florida...Chosen by ESPN760 as the No. 6 player in the 10 players to watch in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast...At age 14 won not only a
national but international title at the prestigious Hershey's National Track and Field Championship in Hershey, Pa., winning the boys age 13-14 standing long jump competition with jumps of 9 feet, 5
1/4 inches (national) and 9-4 1/4 (international) to be the first national champ in the 17-year history of Fort Pierce's Sheraton Plaza Track Club...Selected Florida State over Alabama, Miami and Ohio
State.
Terrance Smith, 6-3, 220, LB, Decatur, Ga.
- Three-year starter at Southwest Dekalb where he developed his reputation as an outstanding pass rusher...Enrolled at Florida State in January...Three-star prospect by Rivals.com rated the No. 18
outside linebacker...Has a four-star rating and ranked the No. 21 defensive end by Scout.com...Rated a three-star prospect by 247Sports...Rated the No. 26 outside linebacker by ESPN...As a senior
amassed 60 tackles and 10 sacks in nine games...As a junior, had more than 120 tackles, 15 sacks and 15 tackles for loss...No. 27 on the SuperPrep Georgia 83...No. 34 on the Atlanta Journal
Constitution's Top 50 Recruits...Also enjoyed a standout career in track & field as a sprinter/jumper...Chose the Seminoles over the likes of Alabama, Auburn, Clemson, Georgia, Georgia Tech, Ohio
State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt...Smith's father, the late Terry Smith, starred as a wide receiver for Clemson in the 1990s.
Nick Waisome, 5-10, 175, DB, Groveland
- One of the top cover-corners in the country...Four-star recruit who is rated the No. 8 cornerback by both Rivals.com and Scout.com...ESPN ranks him the No. 67 overall prospect and No. 2 cornerback
nationally...Rates as the No. 2 cornerback and the No. 44 overall player in the nation by 247Sports...Selected to Under Armour All-American team...Had 47 tackles, six interceptions and scored five
touchdowns as a senior...First Team All-Central Florida defensive back by Orlando Sentinel and Defensive Player of the Year in Lake/Sumter County by Orlando Sentinel as a senior...No. 18 on Bill
Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 5 on Orlando Sentinel's 2011 Central Florida Super60...No. 49 on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...Member of the Times-Union's
Florida Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 3 cornerback...No. 57 on the SuperPrep Florida 110...Finished his junior season with 67 tackles, 18 pass break-ups and four interceptions and also had 17
receptions for 495 yards and six touchdowns on offense...First Team All-State defensive back for 6A classification as a junior...Selected Florida State over Florida, LSU and Texas.
James Wilder, 6-2, 220, RB, Tampa
- A dynamic, five-star athlete, who is considered the best overall athlete in the country after playing both running back and linebacker at Tampa Plant High School...Led Plant to the 5A state title
game...Selected to U.S. Army All-American team as a senior and participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl, where he scored the winning touchdown for the East...Rushed for 1,597 yards and 22
touchdowns, and had 75 tackles and eight sacks as a senior...Selected All-USA First Team defense defense by USA Today...Ranked as the No. 2 running back and No. 11 player nationally by
Rivals.com...Ranked as the No. 3 outside linebacker and the No. 29 overall player by Scout.com...Rated the No. 29 player on the ESPN 150 and the No. 4 overall athlete in the nation...No. 7 on the
Sporting News Top 100 for 2011Rated a five-star prospect by both Rivals.com and Scout.com...Tampa Tribune's All-Hillsborough County First Team as a senior...No. 1 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top
100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 7 on Mobile Press-Register Super Southeast 120...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75 where he is rated as the No. 1 overall athlete...2010 U.S. Air Force
All-American Second Team Defense by MaxPreps...No. 2 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps.com Top 100...As a junior helped Plant to a 5A state title after rushing for 1,004 yards (7.49 per carry) and 15
touchdowns, while registering 136 tackles (66 solo) and 19 sacks on defense...Earned First Team All-State honors for 5A classification as a junior...As a sophomore, registered 145 total tackles with
62 solo and 15 sacks and was selected All-Hillsborough County First Team, FSWA Second Team 5A All-State and All-Suncoast Second Team...Son of former Buccaneers running back James Wilder...Selected
Florida State over Florida, Miami and Oregon.
Karlos Williams, 6-2, 220, S, Davenport
- A hard-hitting, consensus five-star safety with good size, who is ranked the No. 2 safety, No. 8 player nationally and No. 2 player in the state of Florida by Rivals.com...Rated the No. 22 overall
player and the No. 2 safety in the nation by Scout.com...Rated the No. 1 safety and the No. 7 player nationally by 247 Sports...Hits like a linebacker but reportedly has the hands of a receiver and
skills of a top-notch safety...Selected to Under Armour All-American game...All-USA Second Team defense by USA Today...No. 17 on the Sporting News Top 100 for 2011...No. 5 on the ESPNU 150 and rated
the No. 1 safety prospect...No. 9 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps.com 2011 Top 100...No. 12 on Bill Buchalter's 2011 Florida Top 100 for the Orlando Sentinel...No. 10 on Mobile Press-Register Super
Southeast 120...Member of the Florida Times-Union's Super 75 where he was rated as the No. 1 safety...No. 8 on the SuperPrep Elite Top 50, No. 3 on the SuperPrep Florida 110 and the SuperPrep Dixie
Defensive Player of the Year...First Team All-Polk County by the Lakeland Ledger...Also played running back and ran 69 times for 564 yards (8.2 yards per carry) and scored seven touchdowns as a
senior...As junior, had 102 tackles and three interceptions and was listed in The Associated Press South Region 25 list of top recruits...brother is Vince Williams, who is a rising junior linebacker
at Florida State...Selected Florida State over Auburn, Miami and Ohio State.
2011 Roster - By Name
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 41 Chad Abram DB 6-0 227 So * Lakeland (Kathleen)
40 Jonathan Akanbi DB 6-1 190 So Orlando (Edgewater)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-2 295 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
1 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-6 242 Fr Belle Glade (Glades Central)
29 Eric Beverly RB 5-9 220 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 13 Nigel Bradham LB 6-3 240 Sr *** Crawfordville (Wakulla)
37 Nathan Brazeau FB 5-9 210 Sr Brooksville (Central)
* 3 Justin Bright S 6-1 190 So-R * Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)
* 31 Terrence Brooks DB 5-11 193 So * Dunnellon (Dunnellon)
78 Shayne Broxsie DE 6-2 260 Jr Monticello (Jefferson County)
42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 188 Fr Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 91 Tank Carradine DE 6-5 267 Jr Cincinnati, Ohio (Taft/Butler County CC)
65 Ruben Carter OL 6-5 308 Fr Miami (Jackson)
14 Jacob Coker QB 6-5 235 Fr Mobile, Ala. (Saint Paul's Episcopal)
* 39 Chad Colley S 5-11 190 Sr-R * Gulf Breeze (Gulf Breeze)
* 21 Avis Commack S 6-4 203 Jr-R * Jacksonville (First Coast)
12 Parker Conley P 6-5 210 Fr-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
42 Cory Cox S 6-1 205 Jr Blountstown (Blountstown)
94 Darious Cummings DT 6-2 285 So Titusville (Astronaut)
* 67 Andrew Datko OT 6-6 321 Sr *** Weston (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 93 Everett Dawkins DT 6-2 295 Jr-R ** Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes)
70 Kevin Dehlinger OL 6-1 235 So Destin (Fort Walton Beach)
63 David Dekle DT 5-11 270 Jr Crawfordville (Florida)
* 64 Dax Dellenbach DS 6-1 235 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Auburn)
6 Gerald Demps S 5-10 206 So-R * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 191 So * Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
30 Ryan DiMarco FB 5-10 225 So Port Saint Lucie (John Carroll)
45 Jim Dolan WR 5-10 175 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
75 Philip Doumar DS 6-1 215 So-R Jupiter (Jupiter)
68 Russell Eldridge OL 6-3 275 Jr Jacksonville (Mandarin)
* 98 Cameron Erving DT 6-5 305 Fr-R Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
* 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OG 6-4 315 Jr Robbinsdale, Minn. (Cooper/ND State College of Science)
* 76 Garrett Faircloth OT 6-7 295 So-R * Brunswick, Ga. (Bolles)
39 Jared Fenton CB 5-11 190 Jr Saint Cloud (Harmony)
72 Daniel Foose OL 6-6 290 Fr-R Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic)
* 8 Devonta Freeman RB 5-8 200 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
40 Kendall Fullington FB 5-11 170 Fr Weston (Cypress Bay)
71 Ben Gatewood OL 6-6 280 Fr-R Jacksonville (Stanton)
19 Josh Gehres WR 6-3 202 So-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 167 So Miami Gardens (Miramar)
11 Ethan Gilbert QB 5-11 175 So Palmetto (Palmetto)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-0 201 Fr-R Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 175 Fr Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
72 Roland Gutierrez DT 6-1 255 Fr-R Orlando (Olympia)
* 12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-1 191 So * Lakeland (Lakeland)
43 Glenn Hall LB 6-0 196 Fr-R Miami (Carol City)
46 Joe Harmon LB 6-2 200 Fr-R Gonzalez (Tate)
* 1 Mike Harris CB 5-11 195 Sr * Miami (South Miami/El Camino JC)
* 51 Bobby Hart OL 6-5 303 Fr Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
82 Willie Haulstead WR 6-3 213 Jr ** Titusville (Titusville)
70 Sean Hector DE 6-3 220 Fr-R Jacksonville (Bishop Kenny/Tallahassee CC)
* 58 Dan Hicks DE 6-4 270 So-R * Oxford, Miss. (Oxford)
* 18 Dustin Hopkins K 6-2 190 Jr ** Houston, Tex. (Clear Lake)
* 30 Tyler Hunter DB 6-0 200 Fr Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 54 Tre' Jackson DT-OL 6-4 310 Fr Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
26 Arrington Jenkins LB 6-2 225 Fr Miami (Coral Park)
* 49 Brandon Jenkins DE 6-3 265 Jr ** Tallahassee (Florida)
* 8 Timmy Jernigan DT 6-3 297 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
46 Jonathan Johnson TE 6-7 250 Jr-R Sanford (Seminole/Lynn)
* 7 Christian Jones LB 6-4 240 So * Winter Park (Lake Howell)
* 33 Ty Jones RB 5-10 210 Sr ** Tampa (Middleton)
* 20 Lamarcus Joyner CB 5-8 204 So * Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
29 Lennox Kennedy CB 5-9 183 Fr-R Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
29 Dillon Kidd P 6-1 212 Fr Deerfield Beach (Milford Academy)
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-2 305 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
* 85 Ja'Baris Little TE 6-3 245 Sr *** Tallahassee (Lincoln)
53 Sterling Lovelady OL 6-2 285 Fr Navarre (Navarre)
* 48 Jeff Luc LB 6-0 245 So * Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 3 E.J. Manuel QB 6-5 245 Jr-R ** Virginia Beach, Va. (Bayside)
* 70 Josue Matias OL 6-5 320 Fr Union City, N.J. (Union City)
* 97 Demonte McAllister DT 6-2 285 So-R * Tampa (Alonso)
* 92 Anthony McCloud DT 6-2 311 Jr-R * Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
* 90 Moses McCray DT 6-2 320 Jr-R ** Tampa (Hillsborough)
* 55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT 6-1 297 Jr ** Greenville (Madison County)
56 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-5 305 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
20 Daniel Monroe RB 5-10 205 Fr-R Miami (Coral Reef)
* 10 Nick Moody S 6-2 224 Jr-R ** Wyncote, Pa. (Roman Catholic)
51 Giorgio Newberry DE 6-6 255 Fr Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
43 Frank Nicholas DS 5-10 193 So Tampa (Plant)
Andrew Nowels QB 6-3 224 Sr-R Belleair (Lakeland)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-4 240 Fr Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
57 Holmes Onwukaife LB 6-2 245 Fr-R Cedar Park, Tex. (Cedar Park)
59 Henry Orelus OL 6-3 295 So-R * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
* 4 Terrance Parks S 6-2 215 Sr ** Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside)
56 Trey Pettis OL 6-5 310 Fr DeLand (Deland)
43 Anthony Porterfield TE 6-3 231 So-R Pensacola (Escambia)
* 45 Shawn Powell P 6-4 235 Sr *** Rome, Ga. (Darlington Prep)
56 Mickel Pringle LB 6-1 222 So Loxahatchee (Seminole Ridge)
26 Xavier Pryce CB 5-10 194 Jr Miami (Parkway Academy)
* 24 Lonnie Pryor RB 6-0 230 Jr ** Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
14 Ridge Read QB 5-10 191 Jr Panama City (Liberty County)
* 83 Bert Reed WR 5-10 183 Sr-R *** Panama City (Bay)
* 5 Greg Reid CB 5-8 186 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 88 Beau Reliford TE 6-6 260 Sr ** Coral Springs (Dillard)
69 Chris Revell DS 6-1 193 So-R Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 27 Xavier Rhodes CB 6-2 215 So-R * Miami (Norland)
35 Gerald Rogers WR 5-8 145 So-R Jacksonville (Lee)
* 77 Zebrie Sanders OT 6-6 307 Sr *** Dayton, Ohio (Northmont)
73 Rhonne Sanderson OL 6-4 295 Jr-R ** Tampa (Plant)
16 Will Secord QB 6-2 214 So-R Frisco, Tex. (Wakeland)
47 Tank Sessions TE 6-6 252 Fr-R Decatur, Ga. (Columbia)
* 81 Kenny Shaw WR 5-11 170 So * Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
21 Debrale Smiley FB 5-11 230 Jr-R * Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 190 Fr Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 84 Rodney Smith WR 6-6 216 Jr ** Miami (Archbishop Carroll)
* 22 Telvin Smith LB 6-3 216 So * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
24 Terrance Smith LB 6-3 220 Fr Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
61 Blake Snider OG 6-3 295 So-R * Anniston, Ala. (Cleburne County)
* 79 David Spurlock OL 6-4 300 Sr *** Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale)
* 66 Jacob Stanley OL 6-1 280 Sr-R * Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 96 Toshmon Stevens DE 6-5 235 Jr-R ** Pomona Park (Crescent City)
* 52 Bryan Stork OG 6-4 299 So-R * Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
76 Trey Sumner LB 6-2 215 Jr Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
28 Nigel Terrell LB 6-1 230 Fr-R Helena, Ala. (Pelham)
* 38 Jermaine Thomas RB 5-11 192 Sr *** Jacksonville (First Coast)
75 Hunter Thomason OL 6-0 245 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
* 23 Chris Thompson RB 5-8 190 Jr ** Greenville (Madison County)
54 Tim Thompson DB 5-10 195 Jr Apopka (South Lake)
32 Sean Tidmus LB 6-0 217 So Winter Garden (Ocoee)
* 9 Clint Trickett QB 6-2 180 Fr-R Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 44 Will Tye TE 6-2 243 Fr-R Middletown, Conn. (Salisbury School)
39 David Tyrrell WR 6-3 200 Fr-R Cape Coral (Mariner)
* 6 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 175 Fr Groveland (South Lake)
74 Jonathan Wallace OT 6-7 284 So-R Jacksonville (Lee)
* 95 Bjoern Werner DE 6-4 273 So * Berlin, Germany (Salisbury School)
* 32 James Wilder RB 6-2 220 Fr Tampa (Plant)
44 Derek Williams P 6-1 195 Fr-R Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
* 9 Karlos Williams S 6-2 220 Fr Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 11 Vince Williams LB 6-1 240 Jr-R ** Davenport (Ridge Community)
2011 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Andrew Nowels QB 6-3 224 Sr-R Belleair (Lakeland)
1 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-6 242 Fr Belle Glade (Glades Central)
* 1 Mike Harris CB 5-11 195 Sr * Miami (South Miami/El Camino JC)
* 3 Justin Bright S 6-1 190 So-R * Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)
* 3 E.J. Manuel QB 6-5 245 Jr-R ** Virginia Beach, Va. (Bayside)
* 4 Terrance Parks S 6-2 215 Sr ** Fairburn, Ga. (Creekside)
* 5 Greg Reid CB 5-8 186 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
6 Gerald Demps S 5-10 206 So-R * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 6 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 175 Fr Groveland (South Lake)
* 7 Christian Jones LB 6-4 240 So * Winter Park (Lake Howell)
* 8 Devonta Freeman RB 5-8 200 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
* 8 Timmy Jernigan DT 6-3 297 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
* 9 Clint Trickett QB 6-2 180 Fr-R Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 9 Karlos Williams S 6-2 220 Fr Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 10 Nick Moody S 6-2 224 Jr-R ** Wyncote, Pa. (Roman Catholic)
11 Ethan Gilbert QB 5-11 175 So Palmetto (Palmetto)
* 11 Vince Williams LB 6-1 240 Jr-R ** Davenport (Ridge Community)
12 Parker Conley P 6-5 210 Fr-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
* 12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-1 191 So * Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 13 Nigel Bradham LB 6-3 240 Sr *** Crawfordville (Wakulla)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 167 So Miami Gardens (Miramar)
14 Jacob Coker QB 6-5 235 Fr Mobile, Ala. (Saint Paul's Episcopal)
14 Ridge Read QB 5-10 191 Jr Panama City (Liberty County)
* 15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 191 So * Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
16 Will Secord QB 6-2 214 So-R Frisco, Tex. (Wakeland)
* 18 Dustin Hopkins K 6-2 190 Jr ** Houston, Tex. (Clear Lake)
19 Josh Gehres WR 6-3 202 So-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 20 Lamarcus Joyner CB 5-8 204 So * Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
20 Daniel Monroe RB 5-10 205 Fr-R Miami (Coral Reef)
* 21 Avis Commack S 6-4 203 Jr-R * Jacksonville (First Coast)
21 Debrale Smiley FB 5-11 230 Jr-R * Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
* 22 Telvin Smith LB 6-3 216 So * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 23 Chris Thompson RB 5-8 190 Jr ** Greenville (Madison County)
* 24 Lonnie Pryor RB 6-0 230 Jr ** Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
24 Terrance Smith LB 6-3 220 Fr Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
26 Arrington Jenkins LB 6-2 225 Fr Miami (Coral Park)
26 Xavier Pryce CB 5-10 194 Jr Miami (Parkway Academy)
* 27 Xavier Rhodes CB 6-2 215 So-R * Miami (Norland)
28 Nigel Terrell LB 6-1 230 Fr-R Helena, Ala. (Pelham)
29 Eric Beverly RB 5-9 220 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
29 Lennox Kennedy CB 5-9 183 Fr-R Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
29 Dillon Kidd P 6-1 212 Fr Deerfield Beach (Milford Academy)
30 Ryan DiMarco FB 5-10 225 So Port Saint Lucie (John Carroll)
* 30 Tyler Hunter DB 6-0 200 Fr Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 31 Terrence Brooks DB 5-11 193 So * Dunnellon (Dunnellon)
32 Sean Tidmus LB 6-0 217 So Winter Garden (Ocoee)
* 32 James Wilder RB 6-2 220 Fr Tampa (Plant)
* 33 Ty Jones RB 5-10 210 Sr ** Tampa (Middleton)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-4 240 Fr Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
35 Gerald Rogers WR 5-8 145 So-R Jacksonville (Lee)
37 Nathan Brazeau FB 5-9 210 Sr Brooksville (Central)
37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 190 Fr Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 38 Jermaine Thomas RB 5-11 192 Sr *** Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 39 Chad Colley S 5-11 190 Sr-R * Gulf Breeze (Gulf Breeze)
39 Jared Fenton CB 5-11 190 Jr Saint Cloud (Harmony)
39 David Tyrrell WR 6-3 200 Fr-R Cape Coral (Mariner)
40 Jonathan Akanbi DB 6-1 190 So Orlando (Edgewater)
40 Kendall Fullington FB 5-11 170 Fr Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 41 Chad Abram DB 6-0 227 So * Lakeland (Kathleen)
42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 188 Fr Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
42 Cory Cox S 6-1 205 Jr Blountstown (Blountstown)
43 Glenn Hall LB 6-0 196 Fr-R Miami (Carol City)
43 Frank Nicholas DS 5-10 193 So Tampa (Plant)
43 Anthony Porterfield TE 6-3 231 So-R Pensacola (Escambia)
* 44 Will Tye TE 6-2 243 Fr-R Middletown, Conn. (Salisbury School)
44 Derek Williams P 6-1 195 Fr-R Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
45 Jim Dolan WR 5-10 175 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 45 Shawn Powell P 6-4 235 Sr *** Rome, Ga. (Darlington Prep)
46 Joe Harmon LB 6-2 200 Fr-R Gonzalez (Tate)
46 Jonathan Johnson TE 6-7 250 Jr-R Sanford (Seminole/Lynn)
47 Tank Sessions TE 6-6 252 Fr-R Decatur, Ga. (Columbia)
* 48 Jeff Luc LB 6-0 245 So * Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 49 Brandon Jenkins DE 6-3 265 Jr ** Tallahassee (Florida)
* 51 Bobby Hart OL 6-5 303 Fr Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
51 Giorgio Newberry DE 6-6 255 Fr Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 52 Bryan Stork OG 6-4 299 So-R * Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
53 Sterling Lovelady OL 6-2 285 Fr Navarre (Navarre)
* 54 Tre' Jackson DT-OL 6-4 310 Fr Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
54 Tim Thompson DB 5-10 195 Jr Apopka (South Lake)
* 55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT 6-1 297 Jr ** Greenville (Madison County)
56 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-5 305 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
56 Trey Pettis OL 6-5 310 Fr DeLand (Deland)
56 Mickel Pringle LB 6-1 222 So Loxahatchee (Seminole Ridge)
57 Holmes Onwukaife LB 6-2 245 Fr-R Cedar Park, Tex. (Cedar Park)
* 58 Dan Hicks DE 6-4 270 So-R * Oxford, Miss. (Oxford)
59 Henry Orelus OL 6-3 295 So-R * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
* 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OG 6-4 315 Jr Robbinsdale, Minn. (Cooper/ND State College of Science)
61 Blake Snider OG 6-3 295 So-R * Anniston, Ala. (Cleburne County)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-2 295 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
63 David Dekle DT 5-11 270 Jr Crawfordville (Florida)
* 64 Dax Dellenbach DS 6-1 235 Jr-R * Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Auburn)
65 Ruben Carter OL 6-5 308 Fr Miami (Jackson)
* 66 Jacob Stanley OL 6-1 280 Sr-R * Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 67 Andrew Datko OT 6-6 321 Sr *** Weston (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
68 Russell Eldridge OL 6-3 275 Jr Jacksonville (Mandarin)
69 Chris Revell DS 6-1 193 So-R Tallahassee (Chiles)
70 Kevin Dehlinger OL 6-1 235 So Destin (Fort Walton Beach)
70 Sean Hector DE 6-3 220 Fr-R Jacksonville (Bishop Kenny/Tallahassee CC)
* 70 Josue Matias OL 6-5 320 Fr Union City, N.J. (Union City)
71 Ben Gatewood OL 6-6 280 Fr-R Jacksonville (Stanton)
72 Daniel Foose OL 6-6 290 Fr-R Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic)
72 Roland Gutierrez DT 6-1 255 Fr-R Orlando (Olympia)
73 Rhonne Sanderson OL 6-4 295 Jr-R ** Tampa (Plant)
74 Jonathan Wallace OT 6-7 284 So-R Jacksonville (Lee)
75 Philip Doumar DS 6-1 215 So-R Jupiter (Jupiter)
75 Hunter Thomason OL 6-0 245 Fr-R Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
* 76 Garrett Faircloth OT 6-7 295 So-R * Brunswick, Ga. (Bolles)
76 Trey Sumner LB 6-2 215 Jr Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
* 77 Zebrie Sanders OT 6-6 307 Sr *** Dayton, Ohio (Northmont)
78 Shayne Broxsie DE 6-2 260 Jr Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 79 David Spurlock OL 6-4 300 Sr *** Murfreesboro, Tenn. (Riverdale)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 175 Fr Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 81 Kenny Shaw WR 5-11 170 So * Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
82 Willie Haulstead WR 6-3 213 Jr ** Titusville (Titusville)
* 83 Bert Reed WR 5-10 183 Sr-R *** Panama City (Bay)
* 84 Rodney Smith WR 6-6 216 Jr ** Miami (Archbishop Carroll)
* 85 Ja'Baris Little TE 6-3 245 Sr *** Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 88 Beau Reliford TE 6-6 260 Sr ** Coral Springs (Dillard)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-0 201 Fr-R Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 90 Moses McCray DT 6-2 320 Jr-R ** Tampa (Hillsborough)
* 91 Tank Carradine DE 6-5 267 Jr Cincinnati, Ohio (Taft/Butler County CC)
* 92 Anthony McCloud DT 6-2 311 Jr-R * Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
* 93 Everett Dawkins DT 6-2 295 Jr-R ** Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes)
94 Darious Cummings DT 6-2 285 So Titusville (Astronaut)
* 95 Bjoern Werner DE 6-4 273 So * Berlin, Germany (Salisbury School)
* 96 Toshmon Stevens DE 6-5 235 Jr-R ** Pomona Park (Crescent City)
* 97 Demonte McAllister DT 6-2 285 So-R * Tampa (Alonso)
* 98 Cameron Erving DT 6-5 305 Fr-R Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-2 305 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
3/29/2011 - Jamar Jackson and Cameron Wade transferred to North Alabama.
6/30/2011 - Taiwan Easterling signed with the Chicago Cubs.
8/9/2011 - Rhonne Sanderson, Tank Sessions and Blake Snider have been medically disqualified because of recurring injuries.
10/8/2011 - Chris Thompson is lostfor the year with compression fractures of the T-5 and T-6 vertebeae in his back.
2011 Conference Awards
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Nigel Bradham Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Everett Dawkins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Dustin Hopkins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Brandon Jenkins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Lamarcus Joyner Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Shawn Powell Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Greg Reid Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Zebrie Sanders Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Bjoern Werner Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
All-Conference - 9
2011 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Devonta Freeman College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman
Christian Green College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman
Rashad Greene College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman
Bobby Hart College Football News - 2nd Team Freshman
Dustin Hopkins Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention
Timmy Jernigan CBS Sports - 1st Team Freshman
College Football News - 1st Team Freshman
FoxSportsNext.com - 1st Team Freshman
Football Writers Association of America - 1st Team Freshman
Yahoo! Sports - 1st Team Freshman
NCAA - Consensus Freshman
Nick O'Leary College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman
Shawn Powell American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team
Walter Camp - 1st Team
espn.com - 1st Team
Rivals.Com - 1st Team
Yahoo! Sports - 1st Team
CBS Sports - 2nd Team
FoxSportsNext.com - 2nd Team
Scout.com - 2nd Team
Associated Press - 3rd Team
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention
Phil Steele - 4th Team
NCAA - Consensus
Zebrie Sanders College & Pro Football Weekly - Honorable Mention
All-Americans - 9
2011 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Mister Alexander 54 ILB Houston Texans
Alex Barron 72 T New Orleans Saints
Anquan Boldin 81 WR Baltimore Ravens
Lorenzo Booker 27 RB Minnesota Vikings
Everette Brown 91 DE San Diego Chargers
Brodrick Bunkley 77 DT Denver Broncos
Tony Carter 32 CB Denver Broncos
Thomas Clayton 33 RB Cleveland Browns
Antonio Cromartie 31 CB New York Jets
Chauncey Davis 94 DE Chicago Bears
Darnell Dockett 90 DE Arizona Cardinals
Andre Fluellen 96 DT Detroit Lions
Graham Gano 4 K Washington Redskins
Richard Goodman 15 WR San Diego Chargers
Letroy Guion 98 DT Minnesota Vikings
Geno Hayes 54 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Montrae Holland 64 G Dallas Cowboys
Chris Hope 24 SS Tennessee Titans
Rodney Hudson 61 C Kansas City Chiefs
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Oakland Raiders
Greg Jones 33 FB Jacksonville Jaguars
Bryant McFadden 20 CB Pittsburgh Steelers
Eric Moore 92 DE New England Patriots
Preston Parker 87 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Christian Ponder 7 QB Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Robinson 21 CB New Orleans Saints
Garrison Sanborn 65 LS Buffalo Bills
Ernie Sims 55 LB Indianapolis Colts
Antone Smith 35 RB Atlanta Falcons
Lawrence Timmons 94 ILB Pittsburgh Steelers
Leon Washington 33 RB Seattle Seahawks
Dekoda Watson 56 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Markus White 55 LB Washington Redskins
Kamerion Wimbley 96 LB Oakland Raiders
Noles in the Pros - 34
2011 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 9- 4 5-2 3-2 1-0
vs ACC 5- 3 3-1 2-2 0-0
Against Top 25 0- 2 0-1 0-1 0-0
Final AP - 23
Final USA - 23
2011 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1 Clemson 6- 2 10- 4
2t Florida State 5- 3 9- 4
2t Wake Forest 5- 3 6- 7
4 North Carolina State 4- 4 8- 5
5 Boston College 3- 5 4- 8
6 Maryland 1- 7 2-10
COASTAL DIVISION
1 Virginia Tech 7- 1 11- 3
2t Georgia Tech 5- 3 8- 5
2t Virginia 5- 3 8- 5
4t North Carolina 3- 5 7- 6
4t Miami 3- 5 6- 6
6 Duke 1- 7 3- 9
2011 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C.
Date Score Comments
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12/03/2011 Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
2011 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Devonta Freeman 10/15/2011 Duke 19 109 5.74 1
Devonta Freeman 10/22/2011 Maryland 11 100 9.09 1
2011 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Rashad Greene 10/08/2011 Wake Forest 12 163 13.58 1
Rodney Smith 09/24/2011 Clemson 4 118 29.50 1
Bert Reed 11/19/2011 Virginia 4 104 26.00 0
Christian Green 10/08/2011 Wake Forest 4 102 25.50 0
2011 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Clint Trickett 09/24/2011 Clemson 38 24 336 1 8.84 3
E.J. Manuel 09/10/2011 Charleston Southern 35 24 329 1 9.40 4
E.J. Manuel 10/29/2011 North Carolina State 34 25 321 1 9.44 2
2011 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 398 196
Points Per Game............. 30.6 15.1
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 48 25
TDs Rushing................. 20 8
TDs Passing................. 25 16
TDs Fumble Return........... 1 1
TDs Punt Return............. 1 0
TDs Interception............ 1 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 44-48 20-25
Kick........................ 44-44 20-22
Pass........................ 0- 3 0- 2
Run......................... 0- 1 0- 1
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 22-27 8-11
SAFETY........................ 0 1
FIRST DOWNS................... 246 205
Rushing..................... 92 71
Passing..................... 134 110
Penalty..................... 20 24
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1458 1075
Yards gained rushing........ 1883 1550
Yards lost rushing.......... 425 475
Rushing Attempts............ 437 458
Average Per Rush............ 3.3 2.3
Average Per Game............ 112.2 82.7
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3341 2500
Att-Comp-Int................ 383-247-12 401-237-16
Efficiency.................. 153.04 116.66
Average Per Pass............ 8.7 6.2
Average Per Catch........... 13.5 10.5
Average Per Game............ 257.0 192.3
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4799 3575
Total Plays................. 820 859
Average Per Play............ 5.9 4.2
Average Per Game............ 369.2 275.0
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 30- 795 50- 950
Average Per Return.......... 26.5 19.0
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 40-417 21-188
Average Per Return.......... 10.4 9.0
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 16-189 12-205
Average Per Return.......... 11.8 17.1
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 7- 41 6- 35
Average Per Return.......... 5.9 5.8
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 18- 6 18- 7
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 103- 875 75- 617
Average Per Game............ 67.3 47.5
PUNTS-YARDS................... 57-2681 90-3529
Average Per Punt............ 47.0 39.2
Net punt average............ 43.7 34.6
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:51 30:09
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 59-153 69-197
3rd-Down Pct................ .386 .350
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 2- 7 7-14
4th-Down Pct................ .286 .500
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 40-282 41-284
MISC YARDS.................... 1 0
ATTENDANCE.................... 544,893 269,330
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-77,842 5-53,866
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 68,305
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 1-68,305
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 102 | 113 |
60 | 123 |
398 |
| Opponents | 34 | 43 |
44 | 75 |
196 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Devonta Freeman 12 120 593 14 579 4.8 8 41t 48.3
Jermaine Thomas 11 61 309 30 279 4.6 1 35t 25.4
James Wilder 12 35 161 1 160 4.6 1 41 13.3
E.J. Manuel 12 110 411 260 151 1.4 4 28 12.6
Chris Thompson 5 29 96 13 83 2.9 1 19 16.6
Lonnie Pryor 13 27 83 9 74 2.7 2 10 5.7
Ty Jones 9 23 74 3 71 3.1 1 12 7.9
Rashad Greene 9 3 56 12 44 14.7 0 53 4.9
Bert Reed 12 1 35 0 35 35.0 0 35 2.9
Debrale Smiley 5 6 15 1 14 2.3 1 4 2.8
Christian Green 13 2 11 0 11 5.5 0 9 0.8
Chad Abram 11 2 5 0 5 2.5 0 3 0.5
Team 0 4 0 14 -14 -3.5 0
Clint Trickett 9 14 34 68 -34 -2.4 1 11 -3.8
Total......... 13 437 1883 425 1458 3.3 20 53 112.2
Opponents..... 13 458 1550 475 1075 2.3 8 57 82.7
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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E.J. Manuel 12 151.24 311-203- 8 .653 2666 18 68 222.2
Clint Trickett 9 160.83 72- 44- 4 .611 675 7 69t 75.0
Total......... 13 153.04 383-247-12 .645 3341 25 69t 257.0
Opponents..... 13 116.66 401-237-16 .591 2500 16 69 192.3
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Rashad Greene 9 38 596 15.7 7 96t 66.2
Rodney Smith 13 36 561 15.6 4 57t 43.2
Christian Green 13 26 450 17.3 0 59 34.6
Kenny Shaw 13 34 418 12.3 4 51 32.2
Bert Reed 12 29 403 13.9 5 68 33.6
Greg Dent 13 12 236 19.7 2 50t 18.2
Nick O'Leary 13 12 164 13.7 1 58 12.6
Jermaine Thomas 11 9 122 13.6 0 32 11.1
Devonta Freeman 12 15 111 7.4 0 21 9.3
Jarred Haggins 7 11 94 8.5 0 24 13.4
Beau Reliford 12 7 69 9.9 0 20 5.8
Lonnie Pryor 13 6 61 10.2 1 16 4.7
Ty Jones 9 5 17 3.4 0 9 1.9
Chris Thompson 5 3 17 5.7 0 9 3.4
James Wilder 12 2 14 7.0 0 8 1.2
Will Tye 4 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.8
Ja'Baris Little 12 1 1 1.0 1 1t 0.1
Total......... 13 247 3341 13.5 25 69t 257.0
Opponents..... 13 237 2500 10.5 16 69 192.3
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Greg Reid 37 416 11.2 1 83t
Rashad Greene 3 1 0.3 0 6
Total......... 40 417 10.4 1 83t
Opponent...... 21 188 9.0 0 41
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Lamarcus Joyner 4 22 5.5 0 22
Nigel Bradham 2 17 8.5 0 17
Greg Reid 2 12 6.0 0 12
Terrance Parks 1 29 29.0 1 29
Mike Harris 1 89 89.0 0 89
Telvin Smith 1 13 13.0 0 13
Vince Williams 1 7 7.0 0 7
Bjoern Werner 1 0 0.0 0 0
Everett Dawkins 1 0 0.0 0 0
Xavier Rhodes 1 0 0.0 0 0
Terrence Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 0
Total......... 16 189 11.8 1 89
Opponent...... 12 205 17.1 0 69
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Lamarcus Joyner 13 397 30.5 0 77
Karlos Williams 8 186 23.3 0 33
Greg Reid 6 147 24.5 0 34
Rashad Greene 3 65 21.7 0 24
Total......... 30 795 26.5 0 77
Opponent...... 50 950 19.0 0 63
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Bjoern Werner 2 25 12.5 1 25t 1
Telvin Smith 2 0 0.0 0 0 1
Timmy Jernigan 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Nigel Bradham 1 4 4.0 0 4 1
Christian Jones 1 0 0.0 0 0 2
Everett Dawkins 0 0 . 0 . 1
Anthony McCloud 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 7 41 5.9 1 25t 7
Opponent...... 6 35 5.8 1 29t
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Dustin Hopkins 0 22-27 44-44 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 110
Devonta Freeman 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Rashad Greene 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42
Bert Reed 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
E.J. Manuel 4 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-2 0 0 24
Rodney Smith 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Kenny Shaw 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Lonnie Pryor 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Greg Dent 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Ty Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Ja'Baris Little 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Terrance Parks 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Debrale Smiley 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Jermaine Thomas 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Greg Reid 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Chris Thompson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Bjoern Werner 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Clint Trickett 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 6
James Wilder 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Nick O'Leary 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
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FSU 48 22-27 44-44 0-1 0 0-3 0 0 398
Opponent 25 8-11 20-22 0-1 0 0-2 0 1 196
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Devonta Freeman |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Rashad Greene |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bert Reed |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| E.J. Manuel |
4 |
. |
18 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Rodney Smith |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kenny Shaw |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Lonnie Pryor |
2 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Dent |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ty Jones |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ja'Baris Little |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Terrance Parks |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Debrale Smiley |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jermaine Thomas |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Reid |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Chris Thompson |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Bjoern Werner |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Clint Trickett |
1 |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| James Wilder |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nick O'Leary |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
20 |
25 |
25 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
8 |
16 |
16 |
. |
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
--------------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 12 421 151 2666 2817 234.8
Clint Trickett 9 86 -34 675 641 71.2
Devonta Freeman 12 120 579 0 579 48.3
Jermaine Thomas 11 61 279 0 279 25.4
James Wilder 12 35 160 0 160 13.3
Chris Thompson 5 29 83 0 83 16.6
Lonnie Pryor 13 27 74 0 74 5.7
Ty Jones 9 23 71 0 71 7.9
Rashad Greene 9 3 44 0 44 4.9
Bert Reed 12 1 35 0 35 2.9
Debrale Smiley 5 6 14 0 14 2.8
Christian Green 13 2 11 0 11 0.8
Chad Abram 11 2 5 0 5 0.5
Team 0 4 -14 0 -14
Total......... 13 820 1458 3341 4799 369.2
Opponent...... 13 859 1075 2500 3575 275.0
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Dustin Hopkins 22-27 .815 0- 0 10-10 5- 7 6- 7 1- 3 53
| FG SEQUENCE |
Dustin Hopkins |
|---|
| Louisiana-Monroe |
(24), (23) |
| Charleston Southern |
(24), (26) |
| Oklahoma |
(53), (46) |
| Clemson |
(32) |
| Wake Forest |
(40) |
| Duke |
(27), (48) |
| Maryland |
33, (38), (24) |
| North Carolina State |
(43), 52, (39) |
| Boston College |
(47) |
| Miami |
(37), 37, (21), (38) |
| Virginia |
(26), (21), 42 |
| Florida |
50 |
| Notre Dame |
(42), (20) |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 57 2681 47.0 69 7 4 23 0
Total......... 57 2681 47.0 69 7 4 23 0
Opponent...... 90 3529 39.2 62 2 23 21 0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
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Rashad Greene 9 44 596 1 65 0 0 706 78.4
Devonta Freeman 12 579 111 0 0 0 0 690 57.5
Greg Reid 11 0 0 416 147 12 0 575 52.3
Rodney Smith 13 0 561 0 0 0 0 561 43.2
Christian Green 13 11 450 0 0 0 0 461 35.5
Bert Reed 12 35 403 0 0 0 0 438 36.5
Lamarcus Joyner 13 0 0 0 397 22 0 419 32.2
Kenny Shaw 13 0 418 0 0 0 0 418 32.2
Jermaine Thomas 11 279 122 0 0 0 0 401 36.5
Greg Dent 13 0 236 0 0 0 0 236 18.2
Karlos Williams 12 0 0 0 186 0 0 186 15.5
James Wilder 12 160 14 0 0 0 0 174 14.5
Nick O'Leary 13 0 164 0 0 0 0 164 12.6
E.J. Manuel 12 151 0 0 0 0 0 151 12.6
Lonnie Pryor 13 74 61 0 0 0 0 135 10.4
Chris Thompson 5 83 17 0 0 0 0 100 20.0
Jarred Haggins 7 0 94 0 0 0 0 94 13.4
Mike Harris 13 0 0 0 0 89 0 89 6.8
Ty Jones 9 71 17 0 0 0 0 88 9.8
Beau Reliford 12 0 69 0 0 0 0 69 5.8
Terrance Parks 13 0 0 0 0 29 0 29 2.2
Bjoern Werner 13 0 0 0 0 0 25 25 1.9
Nigel Bradham 13 0 0 0 0 17 4 21 1.6
Debrale Smiley 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 14 2.8
Telvin Smith 12 0 0 0 0 13 0 13 1.1
Timmy Jernigan 13 0 0 0 0 0 12 12 0.9
Vince Williams 13 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.5
Will Tye 4 0 7 0 0 0 0 7 1.8
Chad Abram 11 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.5
Ja'Baris Little 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0.1
Team 0 -14 0 0 0 0 0 -14
Clint Trickett 9 -34 0 0 0 0 0 -34 -3.8
Total......... 13 1458 3341 417 795 189 41 6241 480.1
Opponent...... 13 1075 2500 188 950 205 35 4953 381.0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Nigel Bradham 13 56 30 86 9.5- 36.0 2.0- 20.0 2- 17 5 . 1- 4 1 . .
Mike Harris 13 43 15 58 6.0- 15.0 1.0- 3.0 1- 89 9 . . . . .
Christian Jones 13 33 23 56 6.0- 20.0 3.0- 16.0 . 2 1 1- 0 2 . .
Lamarcus Joyner 13 38 16 54 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 3.0 4- 22 3 . . . . .
Vince Williams 13 30 24 54 5.0- 18.0 2.0- 14.0 1- 7 3 . . . . .
Terrance Parks 13 33 14 47 2.0- 17.0 . 1- 29 3 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 13 36 7 43 1.5- 3.0 . 1- 0 4 1 . . . .
Telvin Smith 12 28 14 42 8.5- 51.0 3.0- 31.0 1- 13 3 2 2- 0 1 . .
Brandon Jenkins 13 29 12 41 12.0- 79.0 8.0- 62.0 . 1 5 . . . .
Tank Carradine 13 24 14 38 8.0- 48.0 5.5- 42.0 . . 1 . . . .
Bjoern Werner 13 25 12 37 11.0- 52.0 7.0- 40.0 1- 0 8 8 2- 25 1 . .
Greg Reid 11 27 5 32 1.0- 3.0 . 2- 12 5 . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 13 16 14 30 6.0- 30.0 2.5- 19.0 . . 3 1- 12 . . .
Everett Dawkins 13 15 10 25 3.0- 19.0 2.0- 18.0 1- 0 3 3 . 1 . .
Anthony McCloud 13 14 11 25 5.0- 13.0 2.0- 4.0 . 1 1 . 1 . .
Nick Moody 9 15 8 23 . . . . 1 . . . .
Cameron Erving 13 11 9 20 2.5- 11.0 1.0- 10.0 . . 1 . . . .
Terrence Brooks 12 11 6 17 0.5- 1.0 . 1- 0 5 1 . . . .
Dan Hicks 13 7 9 16 4.5- 8.0 . . 1 1 . . . .
Jeff Luc 11 7 8 15 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 13 6 7 13 . . . . . . . . .
Avis Commack 12 8 1 9 . . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel 6 1 8 9 1.0- 1.0 . . . 1 . . 1 .
Karlos Williams 12 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 13 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram 11 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Moses McCray 4 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Darious Cummings 2 . 4 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Dustin Hopkins 13 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 11 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Lonnie Pryor 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dax Dellenbach 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Fahrenkrug 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn Powell 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Dent 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kenny Shaw 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Beau Reliford 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
E.J. Manuel 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bert Reed 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Devonta Freeman 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryan Stork 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jermaine Thomas 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Clint Trickett 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Colley 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nigel Terrell 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shayne Broxsie 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team 0 1 . 1 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . . .
Zebrie Sanders 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rodney Smith 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christian Green 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nick O'Leary 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Stanley 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ja'Baris Little 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
James Wilder 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Garrett Faircloth 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Hart 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ty Jones 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austin Barron 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rashad Greene 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tre' Jackson 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
David Spurlock 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jarred Haggins 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Josue Matias 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sterling Lovelady 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Debrale Smiley 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Justin Bright 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Thompson 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andrew Datko 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Will Tye 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonathan Wallace 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel Foose 3 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philip Doumar 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kendall Fullington 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Josh Gehres 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Will Secord 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nathan Brazeau 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jim Dolan 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rashad Gholston 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
David Tyrrell 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Porterfield 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 544 299 843 98.5-447.0 40.0-282.0 16-189 56 30 7- 41 7 1 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS ULM CSU OU CU Wake Duke UMd NCS BC UM UVa UF ND
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41 Chad Abram 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
40 Jonathan Akanbi 0- 0
62 Austin Barron 9- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx O-C O-C O-C
1 Kelvin Benjamin 0- 0
29 Eric Beverly 0- 0
13 Nigel Bradham 13-13 D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB
37 Nathan Brazeau 1- 0 xx
3 Justin Bright 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
31 Terrence Brooks 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
78 Shayne Broxsie 1- 0 xx
42 Lamarcus Brutus 0- 0
91 Tank Carradine 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
65 Ruben Carter 0- 0
14 Jacob Coker 0- 0
39 Chad Colley 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
21 Avis Commack 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
12 Parker Conley 0- 0
42 Cory Cox 0- 0
94 Darious Cummings 2- 0 xx xx
67 Andrew Datko 4- 4 O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT
93 Everett Dawkins 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
70 Kevin Dehlinger 0- 0
63 David Dekle 0- 0
64 Dax Dellenbach 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 Gerald Demps 0- 0
15 Greg Dent 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
30 Ryan DiMarco 0- 0
45 Jim Dolan 1- 0 xx
75 Philip Doumar 2- 0 xx xx
68 Russell Eldridge 0- 0
98 Cameron Erving 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 13-12 O-C O-C O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG xx
76 Garrett Faircloth 11- 6 xx xx xx xx O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG xx O-RG
39 Jared Fenton 0- 0
72 Daniel Foose 3- 0 xx xx xx
8 Devonta Freeman 12- 7 xx xx xx xx xx O-RB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-RB
40 Kendall Fullington 2- 0 xx xx
71 Ben Gatewood 0- 0
19 Josh Gehres 2- 0 xx xx
13 Rashad Gholston 1- 0 xx
11 Ethan Gilbert 0- 0
89 Christian Green 13- 4 xx xx xx xx xx O-Y O-WR xx xx O-WR O-WR xx xx
80 Rashad Greene 9- 3 xx xx O-WR O-WR O-WR xx xx xx xx
72 Roland Gutierrez 0- 0
12 Jarred Haggins 7- 1 O-WR xx xx xx xx xx xx
43 Glenn Hall 0- 0
46 Joe Harmon 0- 0
1 Mike Harris 13- 7 D-BC D-FC xx D-CB xx xx D-FC D-BC xx D-FC D-BC xx xx
51 Bobby Hart 11- 9 xx xx O-LT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT
82 Willie Haulstead 0- 0
70 Sean Hector 0- 0
58 Dan Hicks 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Dustin Hopkins 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
30 Tyler Hunter 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
54 Tre' Jackson 8- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-RG
26 Arrington Jenkins 0- 0
49 Brandon Jenkins 13-13 D-RE D-RE D-RE D-DE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RDE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-DE
8 Timmy Jernigan 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
46 Jonathan Johnson 0- 0
7 Christian Jones 13-13 D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-LB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB
33 Ty Jones 9- 4 O-RB O-TB O-TB xx O-TB xx xx xx xx
20 Lamarcus Joyner 13-13 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-SS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS
29 Lennox Kennedy 0- 0
29 Dillon Kidd 0- 0
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 0- 0
85 Ja'Baris Little 12- 3 xx xx xx O-TE O-TE xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx
53 Sterling Lovelady 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
48 Jeff Luc 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 E.J. Manuel 12-11 O-QB O-QB O-QB xx O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
70 Josue Matias 7- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx O-LG
97 Demonte McAllister 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
92 Anthony McCloud 13-11 D-DT D-DT xx D-NG D-NG xx D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG
90 Moses McCray 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
55 Jacobbi McDaniel 6- 2 xx xx D-NG xx xx D-NG
56 Derrick Mitchell 0- 0
20 Daniel Monroe 0- 0
10 Nick Moody 9- 2 xx xx xx D-SS xx D-FS xx xx xx
51 Giorgio Newberry 0- 0
43 Frank Nicholas 0- 0
Andrew Nowels 0- 0
35 Nick O'Leary 13- 2 xx xx xx O-TE xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
57 Holmes Onwukaife 0- 0
59 Henry Orelus 0- 0
4 Terrance Parks 13-11 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS xx D-SS xx D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
56 Trey Pettis 0- 0
43 Anthony Porterfield 1- 0 xx
45 Shawn Powell 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
56 Mickel Pringle 0- 0
26 Xavier Pryce 0- 0
24 Lonnie Pryor 13- 8 xx O-FB O-FB xx O-FB xx O-FB O-FB O-FB xx xx O-FB O-FB
14 Ridge Read 0- 0
83 Bert Reed 12- 7 O-WR O-WR xx xx O-X O-WR xx O-WR O-WR O-WR xx xx
5 Greg Reid 11- 9 D-FC D-FC D-FC D-FC xx D-FC D-BC xx D-FC D-FC D-CB
88 Beau Reliford 12- 9 O-TE O-TE O-TE xx xx O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE
69 Chris Revell 0- 0
27 Xavier Rhodes 13-10 xx D-BC D-BC D-CB D-BC D-BC D-BC xx D-FC D-BC xx D-BC D-CB
35 Gerald Rogers 0- 0
77 Zebrie Sanders 13-13 O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT
73 Rhonne Sanderson 0- 0
16 Will Secord 1- 0 xx
47 Tank Sessions 0- 0
81 Kenny Shaw 13- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx O-X O-WR
21 Debrale Smiley 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
37 Keelin Smith 0- 0
84 Rodney Smith 13-12 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-Z xx O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-Z O-WR
22 Telvin Smith 12- 1 xx xx xx D-MLB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
24 Terrance Smith 3- 0 xx xx xx
61 Blake Snider 0- 0
79 David Spurlock 7- 6 O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG xx
66 Jacob Stanley 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
96 Toshmon Stevens 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
52 Bryan Stork 11-10 O-LG O-LG O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C xx O-C O-C
76 Trey Sumner 0- 0
28 Nigel Terrell 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
38 Jermaine Thomas 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
75 Hunter Thomason 0- 0
23 Chris Thompson 5- 2 xx xx xx O-RB O-TB
54 Tim Thompson 0- 0
32 Sean Tidmus 0- 0
9 Clint Trickett 9- 2 xx xx xx O-QB O-QB xx xx xx xx
44 Will Tye 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
39 David Tyrrell 1- 0 xx
6 Nick Waisome 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
74 Jonathan Wallace 3- 0 xx xx xx
95 Bjoern Werner 13-13 D-LE D-LE D-DE D-DE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LDE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-DE
32 James Wilder 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
44 Derek Williams 0- 0
9 Karlos Williams 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
11 Vince Williams 13-12 D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-LB xx D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB
Florida State 34, Louisiana-Monroe 0
09/03/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor
Shut-Out Starts The Season.
The Florida State football team opens its much anticipated 2011 season Saturday with a 34-0 victory over
Louisiana-Monroe at Doak Campbell Stadium.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - With all the national attention and title-contending postseason prognostication that has been surrounding the program the past nine
months, one might have expected Florida State to kick off its highly-hyped 2011 season with an eye-popping blowout of Louisiana-Monroe.
Instead, Saturday's 34-0 year-opening win against the
Warhawks (0-1) was -- while still impressive -- more realistic for an FSU (1-0) team that is embracing the lofty expectations while understanding the process of positive progression.
The Seminoles
didn't fill up the box score with gaudy offensive stats. They made some mistakes and missed on some plays that film study will certainly highlight and ideally rectify. But they showed flashes of what
this team has the ability to do on a game-by-game basis -- both on offense and on defense.
"We were able to make plays in key moments in the game when we had to," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said.
"Even when sometimes things weren't going well, all of a sudden they brought it back up and made a play. We have a lot to clean up and we have a lot to get better on but it was a good first
ballgame."
Quarterback EJ Manuel's play not-so-coincidentally jibed with Fisher's assessment of the team as a whole. He missed on a couple of throws but made plays and exciting strides in his first
game as the 'Noles' undisputed starter.
Manuel spread the ball around, finding nine different pass catchers while completing 22 of his 34 passes in 3 1/2 quarters of work. He finished the game with
252 yards passing, two touchdowns, one interception and 22 yards rushing.
EJ Manuel made plays with his arms and his legs on Saturday.
"I thought he was a little nervous in the beginning,"
Fisher said. "The wind caught one of them balls early. He had a wind at his back ... it's actually easier to throw into the wind. I think nerves but then he got in a groove a played really well. He
really made some big third-down throws on third and long."
"There was no mental mistakes as far as not knowing what to do," Fisher added about Manuel. "He had a poor decision on the interception.
[ULM] clouded the coverage and he saw it, he just thought he could stick it in there. He came right back over as soon as he did it and told me what they were in and what they were doing. He's got to
learn from that but for most part I thought he had a solid day."
Rodney Smith helped that by leading the charge as Manuel's favorite target. The rising junior hauled in a game-best six catches for
78 yards. Bert Reed and Greg Dent both caught touchdown passes and Jarred Haggins became a go-to target with five catches of his own.
True freshman Rashad Greene added a 28-yard touchdown in the
game, too, but it came from the arm of another quarterback. Not only was the catch his first reception as a Seminole, but it was on the first pass ever thrown by backup quarterback Clint Trickett, who
had spelled Manuel halfway through the final frame.
Playing against a ULM defense that loaded the box to slow down the running back, FSU split carries almost equally between Chris Thompson, Ty
Jones and Devonta Freeman. The true freshman Freeman scored the only rushing score of the day on a one-yard plunge.
The Seminoles registered 372 total yards on the day (280 passing and 92
rushing).
Defensively the Seminoles were nearly perfect, limiting ULM and its hurry-up, no-huddle offense to just 191 yards. The Warhawks didn't register over 100 yards in either running or passing
(99 team rushing yards and 92 team receiving yards).
Middle linebacker Vince Williams had a team-high and career-best seven tackles in the shut out. Brandon Jenkins, Jeff Luc and Lamarcus Joyner
had five tackles apiece as well. Joyner added an interception.
"We have been working on the up-tempo stuff," Williams said. "I think we did a good job of getting set and keeping everything in front
of us all game."
It took until the team's third offensive possession of the day for Manuel to get locked in. He started by hitting Smith on a 16-yard completion and then found Kenny Shaw on a
toe-dragging 17-yard catch that the reviewal booth confirmed was indeed a great snag.
A play later, the offensive line gave Manuel enough time to find Reed coming across the field for a nine-yard
touchdown and the first FSU points of the new season.
"[The offensive line] did a great job," Reed said. "I was EJ's third read so he had time to sit back there and wait for me to get open."
Reed then helped set up another score halfway through the second quarter. The Seminoles' lone senior at wide receiver caught a 25-yard pass to move the chains to the ULM 39 yard-line. A few plays
later, kicker Dustin Hopkins made his first field goal attempt of the year on a 24-yarder that pushed FSU's lead to 10-0.
While Reed sparked the first two scores, Joyner was the catalyst for the
third. His interception in the final few minutes of the opening half gave FSU the ball back and enough time to generate some points.
Two double-digit yardage runs by Thompson put the Seminoles on
the 50-yard line and Manuel then floated a beautiful deep pass into the outstretched arms of Dent for the touchdown. The 50-yard scoring bomb was Dent's first-career touchdown reception and put the
'Noles on top 17-0 heading into the halftime break.
"That felt good because I had to get the butterflies out," said Dent, who had dropped what would have likely been a short touchdown catch earlier
in the quarter. "I came in for a second try and had to do better."
FSU began the second half a little bit quicker than it did to start the game. After an opening-drive three-and-out, Freeman
entered the game for the first time in his young career and made an instant impact. First he caught an eight-yard pass on third down and then ran the ball six times for 24 yards.
His one-yard
scoring dive concluded a 14-play, 66-yard touchdown drive that gave the Seminoles a 24-0 advantage.
The Seminoles would later add a 23-yard field goal by Hopkins and Trickett's memorable touchdown
toss to Greene accounted for the final points.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
7 |
10 |
7 |
10 |
34 |
1st 7- 0 Bert Reed, 9, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:16
2nd 10- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 24, field goal, 6:53
17- 0 Greg Dent, 50, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 1:09
3rd 24- 0 Devonta Freeman, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 3:48
4th 27- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 23, field goal, 8:35
34- 0 Rashad Greene, 28, pass from Clint Trickett (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:57
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 12
Rushes-yards 28-92 39-99
Passing 280 92
Att-Comp-Int 35-23-1 22-12-1
Total Yards 63-372 61-191
Punt Returns 4-71 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-36 5-74
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 3-41.7 7-36.7
Sacks By-Yds 4-18 2-6
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-0
Penalties-Yds 5-32 6-58
3rd Down Conversions 8-14 5-15
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-2
Time of Posession 30:28 29:32
Attendance 72,226
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 6 33 0 19
Devonta Freeman 7 24 1 11
E.J. Manuel 8 22 0 9
Ty Jones 5 9 0 4
Debrale Smiley 1 4 0 4
Lonnie Pryor 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 92 1 19
Opp 39 99 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rodney Smith 6 78 0 26
Greg Dent 1 50 1 50t
Bert Reed 4 43 1 25
Jarred Haggins 5 28 0 11
Rashad Greene 1 28 1 28t
Kenny Shaw 1 17 0 17
Beau Reliford 1 13 0 13
Ty Jones 2 9 0 5
Devonta Freeman 1 8 0 8
Nick O'Leary 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 280 3 50t
Opp 12 92 0 17
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 22 34 1 252 2 50t
Clint Trickett 1 1 0 28 1 28t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 35 1 280 3 50t
Opp 12 22 1 92 0 17
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 4 71 0 30
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 71 0 30
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 1 36 0 36
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 36 0 36
Opp 5 74 0 21
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 3 125 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 125 44
Opp 7 257 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Vince Williams 3 4 7 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 3 2 5 2.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 3 2 5 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Nigel Bradham 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 2 4 0.5- 0.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Harris 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . 1 . . . . .
Cameron Erving 2 . 2 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Avis Commack 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 1 1 2 1.5- 4.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1 . .
Darious Cummings . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Colley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team 1 . 1 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 29 68 10.5- 41.0 4.0- 18.0 1- 0 3 1 . 1 . .
Opp 36 18 54 4.0- 11.0 2.0- 6.0 1- 0 . . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
WR 12 Jarred Haggins
RB 33 Ty Jones
LG 52 Bryan Stork
C 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
LT 67 Andrew Datko
RT 77 Zebrie Sanders
RG 79 David Spurlock
WR 83 Bert Reed
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
BC 1 Mike Harris
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Justin Bright
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
23 Chris Thompson
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
27 Xavier Rhodes
28 Nigel Terrell
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
39 Chad Colley
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Chad Abram
44 Will Tye
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
51 Bobby Hart
53 Sterling Lovelady
55 Jacobbi McDaniel
58 Dan Hicks
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
70 Josue Matias
76 Garrett Faircloth
80 Rashad Greene
81 Kenny Shaw
85 Ja'Baris Little
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
94 Darious Cummings
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 62, Charleston Southern 10
09/10/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor.
Seminoles Slam CSU, 62-10.
Behind a relentless defensive effort and big plays in the passing game, the No. 4/5 Florida State football
team routs Charleston Southern in its final game before the showdown with No. 1 Oklahoma.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - If Saturday's game against Charleston Southern was just a tune up, consider the Florida
State machine ready for the Oklahoma Sooners.
FSU (2-0) wasted little time jumping all over the Buccaneers (0-2) at Doak Campbell Stadium, scoring on the first three possessions of the ballgame
before running away with a 62-10 victory.
The Seminoles are now 15-0 all-time against FCS opponents with this Saturday's 8 p.m. game against No. 1 Oklahoma looming.
"We did what we were supposed
to do and we played well," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "That's all you can do in those games. There was a lot of other games today that were hairy I saw today and last week when those things are
happening. So I am glad we were able to do what we were supposed to do and this will be the right time of this challenge.
"We will see where we are at next week."
This week, quarterback EJ
Manuel needed just 2 1/2 quarters of play to rack up 329 yards passing and a career-high four touchdowns against CSU. Manuel finished his day with 24 completions on 35 attempts and an interception. He
is now 46-for-69 for 581 yards and six scores through the first two weeks of the season.
Senior wide receiver Bert Reed was the recipient on two of those Manuel touchdown tosses. Rodney Smith also
had a touchdown catch included in his five-grab, 77-yard outing and Lonnie Pryor had a scoring catch as well. Kenny Shaw added five catches for 67 yards and Christian Green had 63 yards on two
catches.
Rashad Greene achieved two second-half touchdown catches of 29 and 69 yards from backup quarterback Clint Trickett. The duo has now connected three times for scores this season.
Trickett finished his mop-up duty with 148 yards on 6-of-7 passing for 148 yards and two touchdown passes. He also ran one in for a score.
Playing in his first game as a Seminole, running back
James Wilder, Jr. had a team-high 10 carries for a game-best 76 yards. Junior Chris Thompson added a touchdown run.
In total, the Seminoles generated 647 yards of offense, including 170 yards
rushing and 477 yards passing. On the flip side, the Seminoles held Charleston Southern to just eight yards of offense and no first downs in the first half before allowing a paltry 84 yards total and
just three first downs by game's end.
The Buccaneers were just 2-of-14 on third down compared to FSU's 7-for-11 mark on third-down attempts.
"It is a very important game," Fisher said afterwards
about the impending matchup with the Sooners. "It can set the tone and do a lot of things but at the same time, it's one ballgame. It's the third football game of the year. We have a thing, 'live in
the now.' Our 'now' is Oklahoma. Our now from right now until Saturday night is Oklahoma. Then we have to put that one away and go on to the next one."
The scoring onslaught started almost
immediately for the 'Noles. On just the third play from scrimmage, Manuel found Smith on an easy 45-yard touchdown.
The next drive and ensuing touchdown was just as fast. Reed took a handoff 35
yards and then finished what he started with an eight-yard scoring reception from Manuel -- all before the halfway point in the first quarter.
On the 'Noles' very next drive, junior kicker Dustin
Hopkins booted a 24-yard field goal to make it a 17-0 ballgame late in the opening quarter. The Seminoles then added to that total a few minutes into the second frame thanks to Reed again. Following a
nifty shake-and-bake move by Shaw that put FSU in the redzone, Reed hauled in his second touchdown catch of the day -- this time a six-yarder to make it 24-0 in favor of Florida State.
Bert Reed
was one of two FSU players to catch two touchdowns Saturday.
That lead then stretched to 31-0 later in the quarter. Green hauled in the first reception of his career and turned it into a 53-yard
play deep into CSU territory. One play later, Thompson bowled his way into the paint for the FSU score.
"You see that speed and that size," Fisher said. "It was great to see [Green] do that."
The first half then ended with a 25-yard Hopkins field goal, which gave the 'Noles a 34-0 lead.
After that, the second half opened with a the first bit of adversity for the Seminoles.
Greene,
who replaced Greg Reid during his one-game suspension on special teams, returned a punt 77 yards for the score. But the return was negated because of a holding call and it got worse when Manuel was
then intercepted.
FSU's first turnover of the day put CSU in scoring range and the Buccaneers dusted off the trick-play section of their playbook on a halfback pass. The successful play resulted in
a one-yard touchdown pass from running back Teddy Allen to tight end Carson Leshin.
The touchdown put an end to an impressive streak; FSU hadn't allowed a single point in 106 minutes and 22 seconds
of game-play dating back to the 11:56 mark in the fourth quarter of last season's Chick-fil-A Bowl.
Despite that miscue, Manuel bounced back on his final possession of the night. After Lamarcus
Joyner returned the kickoff into CSU territory, Manuel found Pryor on a 14-yard touchdown pass to push FSU on top 41-7.
"We overcame a turnover and came right back and scored," Fisher said. "I know
some people don't think no matter who you play that's a big deal; I do. That's still one of the accomplishments in what we did and where we are trying to go."
FSU's second-team unit then got in on
the scoring action late in the third quarter.
Wilder, Jr. got his first offensive snaps and churned out 15 yards while helping move the chains. Trickett then capped off a six-play, 66-yard drive
with his perfectly-placed touchdown toss to Greene.
Trickett and Greene then found each other once again on their 69-yard score early in the fourth quarter to make it 55-7 in favor of the home
team. CSU added a late field goal for its final points and then Trickett scampered four yards for the game's final points.
Next up for the 'Noles is that highly anticipated matchup with the
Sooners. ESPN GameDay will be in town for what will be one of the biggest games in Doak Campbell Stadium history.
"When you play big games, you can't want to win them you've got to want to prepare
for them," Fisher said. "You've got to take one day at a time. Right now we are in a mode, tonight enjoy the win, get focused tomorrow, lock in to what you've got to do and get ready to get prepared.
They know what's ahead of them."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Charleston Southern |
0 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
| Florida State |
17 |
17 |
14 |
14 |
62 |
1st 7- 0 Rodney Smith, 45, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:40
14- 0 Bert Reed, 8, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:11
17- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 24, field goal, 1:22
2nd 24- 0 Bert Reed, 6, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:26
31- 0 Chris Thompson, 2, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:44
34- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 26, field goal, 0:11
3rd 34- 7 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 10:33
41- 7 Lonnie Pryor, 14, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:35
48- 7 Rashad Greene, 29, pass from Clint Trickett (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:36
4th 55- 7 Rashad Greene, 69, pass from Clint Trickett (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:38
55-10 Opp, 22, field goal, 8:05
62-10 Clint Trickett, 4, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 2:23
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 29 3
Rushes-yards 37-170 28-21
Passing 477 63
Att-Comp-Int 42-30-1 17-9-0
Total Yards 79-647 45-84
Punt Returns 3-1 1-13
Kickoff Returns 3-78 6-136
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-39
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 2-44.5 11-39.0
Sacks By-Yds 3-15 2-11
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 12-84 4-50
3rd Down Conversions 7-11 2-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 34:04 25:56
Attendance 75,229
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
James Wilder 10 76 0 41
Bert Reed 1 35 0 35
Jermaine Thomas 4 23 0 12
Chris Thompson 6 21 1 7
Devonta Freeman 6 15 0 4
Ty Jones 4 13 0 9
E.J. Manuel 2 8 0 9
Debrale Smiley 1 -1 0 -1
Clint Trickett 3 -20 1 4t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 170 2 41
Opp 28 21 0 7
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 98 2 69t
Rodney Smith 5 77 1 45t
Kenny Shaw 5 67 0 21
Christian Green 2 63 0 53
Greg Dent 3 42 0 23
Devonta Freeman 3 30 0 21
Lonnie Pryor 2 30 1 16
Bert Reed 3 21 2 8t
Jarred Haggins 2 21 0 16
Beau Reliford 1 11 0 11
Nick O'Leary 1 10 0 10
Will Tye 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 477 6 69t
Opp 9 63 1 31
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 24 35 1 329 4 53
Clint Trickett 6 7 0 148 2 69t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 30 42 1 477 6 69t
Opp 9 17 0 63 1 31
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 3 1 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 1 0 6
Opp 1 13 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 41 0 22
Lamarcus Joyner 1 37 0 37
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 78 0 37
Opp 6 136 0 63
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 2 89 45
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 89 45
Opp 11 429 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Timmy Jernigan 3 1 4 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 3 . 3 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Dan Hicks 3 . 3 2.0- 5.0 . . 1 1 . . . .
Vince Williams 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 1 2 3 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Avis Commack 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Moses McCray 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Harris 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dustin Hopkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Darious Cummings . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nigel Terrell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Devonta Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Dent . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shayne Broxsie . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nigel Bradham . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 31 24 55 8.0- 27.0 3.0- 15.0 . 4 2 . . . .
Opp 46 31 77 4.0- 15.0 2.0- 11.0 1- 39 4 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TB 33 Ty Jones
LG 52 Bryan Stork
C 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
LT 67 Andrew Datko
RT 77 Zebrie Sanders
RG 79 David Spurlock
WR 83 Bert Reed
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FC 1 Mike Harris
SS 4 Terrance Parks
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Justin Bright
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Rashad Gholston
15 Greg Dent
16 Will Secord
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
21 Avis Commack
23 Chris Thompson
24 Terrance Smith
28 Nigel Terrell
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
35 Nick O'Leary
37 Nathan Brazeau
38 Jermaine Thomas
39 David Tyrrell
39 Chad Colley
40 Kendall Fullington
41 Chad Abram
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Will Tye
45 Jim Dolan
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
51 Bobby Hart
53 Sterling Lovelady
55 Jacobbi McDaniel
58 Dan Hicks
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
70 Josue Matias
75 Philip Doumar
76 Garrett Faircloth
78 Shayne Broxsie
80 Rashad Greene
81 Kenny Shaw
85 Ja'Baris Little
89 Christian Green
90 Moses McCray
91 Tank Carradine
94 Darious Cummings
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Oklahoma 23, Florida State 13
09/17/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor
Close, But Not There Yet.
No. 5 FSU puts No. 1 OU on the ropes late before falling 23-13 in a ballgame that -- despite the loss -- still
show's signs of the Seminoles' resurgence.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - The Florida State football program may not be back to the consistently-dominant ways of the good old days, but if Saturday night proved
anything it's that the Seminoles are indeed headed on a return trip in that direction quickly.
In a 23-13 loss to No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 5 FSU proved that it can hang with the country's best college
football team on a national stage despite some good, bad and ugly.
The good in this case? FSU's defense.
In a 47-17 loss last year in Norman, Okla., the FSU (2-1) defenders weren't ready for the
potent, quick-fire offense of the Sooners (2-0) and ultimately gave up 487 yards of offense on a whopping 83 plays. This time around the outcome was much different, with the 'Noles holding OU to just
310 yards on 66 plays.
Better yet, Oklahoma converted just 4-of-12 third-down conversions this time after gaining first downs at will last year on their home turf.
OU superstar wide receiver
Ryan Broyles, who torched the FSU secondary a season ago, was held Saturday night to a pedestrian-for-his-standards 55 yards on seven grabs. The same was true for Heisman-candidate quarterback Landry
Jones, who finished with just 199 yards passing for the Sooners.
In front of a Doak Cambell Stadium record-crowd of 84,392 screaming fans, the Seminoles also had several huge redzone stops.
Defensively, Mike Harris and Nigel Bradham had nine tackles apiece. Lamarcus Joyner and Christian Jones added eight more tackles and Bjoern Werner had a sack.
Joyner and Bradham both had
interceptions as well.
"I am disappointed we lost and we had a great opportunity because we had a chance to win that football game," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "But I am also very encouraged
that our kids can compete at the highest level. I truly believe that. Now, how do we rebound from this? We don't let one loss become two."
Other positives in the "good list" included backup
quarterback Clint Trickett's play and the emerging star power of wide receiver Rashad Greene.
Trickett got thrust to into the fire late in the third quarter when starter EJ Manuel had to retreat
to the locker room with an injured shoulder. Trickett came in to complete seven of his 15 pass attempts for 134 yards. Trickett connected with fellow freshman Greene for a 56-yard touchdown pass with
9:32 left in the ballgame that knotted the score at 13-13.
Greene had a team-high 70 yards and Jarred Haggins added 45 yards receiving on four catches.
The bad in this case? FSU's offensive
effort against a ferocious Oklahoma defense wasn't helped by its lack of a running game.
The Seminoles managed just 27 yards rushing on 26 attempts. Without a pile-moving run-game to rely on, the
offense became one dimensional and Manuel, who, himself was able to average 6.1 yards per carry, was limited to just 85 yards passing and had two interceptions.
"We've got to find a way to run the
football, be more physical up front and control the line of scrimmage," Fisher said.
FSU also committed six penalties -- one of which negated a touchdown -- for 57 total yards.
"We have got to
look at ourselves and correct some of the mistakes that we had and look at some of the missed opportunities that we had," Fisher said. "The plays we had called back. We had some opportunities in the
game. Oklahoma made some plays and we didn't make enough."
The ugly in this case? Wide receiver Kenny Shaw's scary moment.
Shaw, who had established himself as Manuel's go-to guy in the early
moments of the game and was the recipient on that called-back touchdown reception, was clobbered on what was very nearly a fantastic touchdown reception early in the second quarter. On the play, Shaw
caught the ball but was then hit high as he fell across the goal line by two Oklahoma defenders and the ball was jarred incomplete.
Following the vicious hit, Shaw lay motionless on the field
before being strapped to a backboard and carted off for x-rays at a local hospital. Luckily, the Orlando, Fla. native returned before the end of the game and was in good spirits and health.
Shaw's
injury further hindered a wide receiver corps that was already dangerously depleted without veterans Bert Reed (ankle) and Willie Haulstead (concussion).
"We were really concerned with that hit
right there," Fisher said. "Just to let you all know, he's alright. He's walking around and we are very happy for that. He played a great football game and we are glad that he's OK."
Oklahoma
appeared to pick up right where it left off last season on the opening drive that culminated with Jones' one-yard quarterback keeper.
But just as quickly, the Seminoles answered on their first
possession with a 53-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins. The long-distance three-pointer came after the holding call wiped off Shaw's would-be touchdown reception.
The next series saw FSU slow down
the Sooners for the first time. The Seminoles parlayed their intense pressure on Jones into an interception by Bradham. It was the first pick that OU's steady quarterback had thrown in 56 attempts
this season and was a good sign for an FSU team that didn't force Jones to commit any turnovers in last season's meeting.
The Oklahoma turnover was then followed by a twisting turn of events in the
second quarter and third quarters.
Following Shaw's injury on the goal line, the Seminoles wound up not registering any points when Manuel was intercepted by OU's Tom Wort. Oklahoma then turned
that takeaway into a 21-yard field goal after a big third-and-goal stop by the Seminoles with 4:32 left in the second quarter.
Florida State's redzone defense then came in handy a few minutes
later. Manuel's second interception of the day was returned deep into FSU territory but Oklahoma could only manage another field goal as time expired and took a 13-3 lead into the break.
The third
quarter then saw the FSU defense continue its stout play. Highlighted by a Joyner interception, the Seminoles held the Sooners to just 28 yards of offense in the third frame. The 'Noles then added
another Hopkins field to make it 13-6 heading into the final quarter of play -- but not before Manuel was removed from the game with his left shoulder injury.
After the Trickett-to-Greene touchdown
throw, Jones connected with wide receiver Kenny Stills on what would be the game-winning touchdown pass of 37 yards. OU then intercepted Trickett and tacked on a final field goal.
Next up for the
'Noles is a 3:30 p.m. game at Clemson on Sept. 24 to start ACC play.
"I am very proud of our kids," Fisher said. "I think we have a heck of a football team. I really do. That's one game. Our goals
are still all ahead of us. The season starts next week when we go on our conference schedule."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Oklahoma |
7 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
23 |
| Florida State |
3 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
13 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 8:35
3- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 53, field goal, 2:42
2nd 3-10 Opp, 21, field goal, 4:32
3-13 Opp, 29, field goal, 0:00
3rd 6-13 Dustin Hopkins, 46, field goal, 0:53
4th 13-13 Rashad Greene, 56, pass from Clint Trickett (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:32
13-20 Opp, 37, pass (kick), 7:00
13-23 Opp, 31, field goal, 2:01
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 16 20
Rushes-yards 26-27 39-111
Passing 219 199
Att-Comp-Int 34-20-3 27-18-2
Total Yards 60-246 66-310
Punt Returns 1-0 2-7
Kickoff Returns 5-97 2-35
Interception Ret. 2-0 3-81
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 4-50.3 4-46.3
Sacks By-Yds 1-7 6-37
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 6-57 7-60
3rd Down Conversions 5-13 4-12
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Time of Posession 31:16 28:44
Attendance 84,392
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 8 49 0 28
Ty Jones 4 15 0 11
Devonta Freeman 3 3 0 2
Lonnie Pryor 1 -5 0 -5
Chris Thompson 5 -9 0 1
Clint Trickett 5 -26 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 26 27 0 28
Opp 39 111 1 12
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 3 70 1 56t
Jarred Haggins 4 45 0 24
Beau Reliford 3 30 0 20
Kenny Shaw 2 22 0 14
Chris Thompson 3 17 0 9
Rodney Smith 1 16 0 16
Nick O'Leary 2 10 0 6
Ty Jones 1 6 0 6
Greg Dent 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 219 1 56t
Opp 18 199 1 38
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Clint Trickett 7 15 1 134 1 56t
E.J. Manuel 13 19 2 85 0 14
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 34 3 219 1 56t
Opp 18 27 2 199 1 38
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 0 0
Opp 2 7 0 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 3 62 0 25
Lamarcus Joyner 2 35 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 97 0 25
Opp 2 35 0 18
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 4 201 69
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 201 69
Opp 4 185 51
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Harris 7 2 9 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Nigel Bradham 3 6 9 1.5- 2.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 3 5 8 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Christian Jones 2 6 8 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 5 1 6 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . .
Vince Williams 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Parks 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Greg Reid 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Fahrenkrug 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
E.J. Manuel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Beau Reliford . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 36 72 6.0- 18.0 1.0- 7.0 2- 0 2 2 . . . .
Opp 35 20 55 12.0- 57.0 6.0- 37.0 3- 81 3 2 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TB 33 Ty Jones
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
LT 67 Andrew Datko
RT 77 Zebrie Sanders
RG 79 David Spurlock
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 55 Jacobbi McDaniel
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
DE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Mike Harris
8 Devonta Freeman
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
23 Chris Thompson
32 James Wilder
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
45 Shawn Powell
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
48 Jeff Luc
58 Dan Hicks
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
76 Garrett Faircloth
81 Kenny Shaw
83 Bert Reed
85 Ja'Baris Little
89 Christian Green
90 Moses McCray
91 Tank Carradine
92 Anthony McCloud
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Clemson 35, Florida State 30
09/24/2011, Clemson, S.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Doomed In Death Valley.
Penalties and defensive struggles spoil a terrific performance by backup quarterback Clint Trickett in FSU's 35-30 loss at Clemson
Saturday night.
By Brandon Mellor.
CLEMSON, SC - The Florida State football team fell victim to a plethora of penalties and third-down defensive deficiencies Saturday night in Death Valley and
Clemson withstood a late rally to earn the 35-30 win.
The No. 11 Seminoles (2-2, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) allowed the No. 21 Tigers (4-0, 1-0) to convert nine of their 17 third-down attempts
while committing 11 penalties for 124 yards -- two statistical black holes that didn't help an inspired performance by a backup quarterback.
"We were our own worst enemy a lot of times today," FSU
head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Leaving it on the field with penalties and not getting off the field on third-and-long."
Without the services of injured starter EJ Manuel (left shoulder) at
quarterback, redshirt freshman Clint Trickett made the first start of his career in perhaps the ACC's most hostile environment at Memorial Stadium.
Trickett wasn't perfect -- he threw an
interception and missed a read here or there -- but he didn't look anything like a rookie playing in the most difficult game of his life. Despite the consistent cackling of a fired up crowd, the
Tallahassee, Fla. native finished the day with an impressive 24-of-38 passing mark for 336 yards and three touchdowns.
It was because of those numbers that FSU had a legitimate shot to tie the game
in the final moments despite all the miscues and defensive breakdowns. The Seminoles had scored on a Kenny Shaw touchdown halfway through the fourth quarter and then got a fourth-down stop by it's
defense. Both of those things set up a potential "hero moment" for Trickett but his first-career two-minute drill ended on a sack.
For the game, Clemson out-gained FSU 455 yards to 365 but those
numbers weren't what mattered. What mattered was that the Tigers committed just five penalties for 50 yards and held the 'Noles to just 3-of-10 on third-down conversions.
Three of Trickett's four
favorite targets on Saturday were fellow freshmen.
Rashad Greene had a team-high eight catches for 98 yards and one touchdown, Christian Green had seven receptions for 77 yards and Nick O'Leary,
who made the first start of his career, had three grabs for 23 yards. Junior Rodney Smith added 118 yards and one touchdown on four catches.
On the other side, Sammy Watkins -- the nation's best
offensive freshman so far this season -- caught eight passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns. Tigers quarterback Tajh Boyd was 23-of-37 for 344 yards and three scores.
FSU still couldn't get the
running game going, which led to an unbalanced effort. Chris Thompson had 36 yards on 11 carries and the team finished with just 29 yards on the ground.
Defensively, Mike Harris had 11 tackles,
Nigel Bradham had nine and Christian Jones had seven. Bjoern Werner had a big interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter.
Trickett's first drive as the Seminoles' starter couldn't
have gone much better. Well, perhaps four more points would have been ideal. But Trickett still orchestrated a nine-play, 66-yard drive that culminated with a 32-yard Dustin Hopkins field goal.
Boyd's first drive against FSU was better, though. After Vince Williams dropped what would have been an interception on the Tigers' first play, Clemson moved effortlessly down the field and Watkins
hauled in a touchdown reception to give the home team a 7-3 lead.
That advantage ballooned to 14-3 a few minutes later because of an FSU miscue in special teams.
After forcing the Tigers to
punt, safety Lamarcus Joyner ran into the punter to reset the chains. A deep pass and one-yard quarterback-plunge later and the Tigers had another touchdown with 1:54 left in the first quarter.
The
next drive then saw FSU get it's first touchdown. Trickett bought time in the pocket, rolled out to the left and floated a perfect pass into the outstretched arms of Smith, who then ran it into the
endzone for a 57-yard score.
Two more miscues by the 'Noles then followed. First Terrance Parks was called for a pass interference that put Clemson in the redzone and set up a Dwayne Allen
touchdown grab to make it 21-10. Then Trickett threw an interception deep in his own territory that -- luckily for the 'Noles -- resulted in a missed Chandler Catanzaro field goal attempt.
If the
football didn't bounce the 'Noles' way in the first half, that changed temporarily very early in the third quarter.
On second down, Boyd evaded a near-sack by Jones and then comically tripped and
threw the ball up in the air. Werner was in the right spot at the right time and ran the interception into the endzone untouched in front of the stunned Clemson crowd.
Werner's timely play trimmed
the deficit to 21-17 before anyone in attendance had time to digest what exactly had just happened.
While the 'Noles were on the good side of that play, the trend didn't continue. Clemson escaped
from a failed third-and-long because of a facemask penalty on FSU that was then followed by an Andre Ellington touchdown run that pushed the scoreboard to 28-17 late in the third quarter. On the
ensuing kickoff, Joyner then took the ball back deep into Tiger territory but it was called back because of holding.
FSU had just two possessions in the third quarter but that didn't matter to
start the fourth. Trickett quickly found Greene on a 30-yard touchdown toss to pull within 28-23 just five seconds into the final quarter. The 'Noles then went for the two-point conversion but failed
on the attempt.
But then another third-down conversion did the Seminoles in again -- this time a 62-yard touchdown pass to Watkins. On FSU's next drive, Trickett answered with a nine-yard touchdown
pass to Shaw with 7:21 still left on the game clock.
Just when it seemed like the Tigers were on the ropes, FSU gave up its ninth third-down conversion of the game on Clemson's next drive. The
Tigers wound up not registering any points on the drive but their sustained possession dwindled the clock enough that Trickett was faced with the near-impossible before being sacked on his team's
final offensive snap of the game.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
10 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
30 |
| Clemson |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
1st 3- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 32, field goal, 10:23
3- 7 Opp, 24, pass (kick), 7:47
3-14 Opp, 1, run (kick), 1:54
10-14 Rodney Smith, 57, pass from Clint Trickett (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:14
2nd 10-21 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 11:31
10-21 Opp, 35, field goal failed, 9:38
3rd 17-21 Bjoern Werner, 25, fumble recovery/return (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:40
17-28 Opp, 1, run (kick), 3:03
4th 23-28 Rashad Greene, 30, pass from Clint Trickett (Clint Trickett, pass failed), 14:55
23-35 Opp, 62, pass (kick), 13:06
30-35 Kenny Shaw, 9, pass from Clint Trickett (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 7:21
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 26
Rushes-yards 15-29 50-99
Passing 336 344
Att-Comp-Int 38-24-1 35-22-0
Total Yards 53-365 85-443
Punt Returns 0-0 2-29
Kickoff Returns 3-89 1-21
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-4
Fumble Returns 1-25 0-0
Punts 5-42.8 3-36.3
Sacks By-Yds 2-14 2-18
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 11-124 5-50
3rd Down Conversions 3-10 9-17
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-2
Time of Posession 24:30 35:30
Attendance 82,000
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 11 36 0 13
Clint Trickett 4 -7 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 15 29 0 13
Opp 50 99 2 19
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rodney Smith 4 118 1 57t
Rashad Greene 8 98 1 32
Christian Green 7 77 0 21
Nick O'Leary 3 23 0 11
Kenny Shaw 2 20 1 11t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 24 336 3 57t
Opp 22 344 3 62t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Clint Trickett 24 38 1 336 3 57t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 24 38 1 336 3 57t
Opp 22 35 0 344 3 62t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 29 0 22
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 2 60 0 32
Karlos Williams 1 29 0 29t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 89 0 32
Opp 1 21 0 21
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 5 214 55
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 214 55
Opp 3 109 43
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Mike Harris 6 5 11 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Nigel Bradham 5 4 9 . . . 1 . . . . .
Christian Jones 4 3 7 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Parks 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tank Carradine 3 2 5 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 3 1 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Anthony McCloud 2 2 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 3 . 3 . . . . . 1- 25 . . .
Cameron Erving 3 . 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 2 1 3 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Clint Trickett 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 49 34 83 7.0- 20.0 2.0- 14.0 . 4 1 1- 25 . . .
Opp 30 16 46 2.0- 18.0 2.0- 18.0 1- 4 4 3 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 9 Clint Trickett
RB 23 Chris Thompson
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
LT 67 Andrew Datko
RT 77 Zebrie Sanders
RG 79 David Spurlock
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 85 Ja'Baris Little
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Mike Harris
SS 4 Terrance Parks
LB 7 Christian Jones
LB 11 Vince Williams
LB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
DE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
DE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
38 Jermaine Thomas
41 Chad Abram
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
55 Jacobbi McDaniel
58 Dan Hicks
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
76 Garrett Faircloth
81 Kenny Shaw
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Wake Forest 35, Florida State 30
10/08/2011, Winston-Salem, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Deacon-Structed.
Florida State sees its opportunity to bounce back from consecutive losses torn down by the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and falls 35-30 in
Winston-Salem, NC.
By Brandon Mellor
WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- When it rains it pours and Florida State is returning to Tallahassee as a drenched football team.
The Seminoles lost their third
consecutive game of the season Saturday against Wake Forest, falling 35-24 to the Demon Deacons in a contest that was painfully similar to the team's performance two weeks ago at Clemson.
Blame
penalties (13 of them for 109 yards), defensive struggles (second-straight game allowing 35 points and costly third-down conversions) and five turnovers (four interceptions and one fumble) for this
loss. Combine those together and FSU finds itself winless in the Atlantic Coast Conference at 0-2 and just 2-3 overall.
"Very disappointing performance," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "The same
issues. Five turnovers, you can't win a football game. Thirteen penalties, you can't win a football game."
Despite each of those win-hindering factors, it was just an eight-point Wake Forest (4-1,
3-0 ACC) lead with 12:37 left to play.
But the defense could't prevent the Demon Deacons from adding a field goal midway through the fourth quarter and a failed onside kick attempt after a late
Kenny Shaw touchdown catch ultimately sealed the deal and Wake Forest moved to 3-0 in the league for the first time in its history.
On a day lacking many bright spots, Rashad Greene did his best to
help prevent that Demon Deacon milestone.
The true freshman wide receiver had career highs in catches (12) and yards (164) and continued his season-long streak of catching at least one touchdown in
every game. Still, his continued spectacular play could't help a 'Noles team that started off on the wrong cleated foot at BB&T Field.
Clint Trickett got the start at quarterback over the
not-quite-healthy EJ Manuel but was yanked late in the second quarter after two interceptions and a fumble. Trickett finished the day with just two completions for 29 yards while Manuel passed for 286
yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions of his own.
"[The team doctors] had told me he could play but one good shot could put us back six weeks," Fisher said about Manuel and the week-long
question as to whether or not he was healthy enough to play after missing the Clemson game. "The swelling is down but if he takes a shot, if he falls, if he gets hit hard ... we said he could go in
emergency if we had to have him and [the team doctors] would prefer that he had one more week."
"It was an emergency," Fisher later added.
With Manuel providing a bit of a spark, the FSU offense
actually out-gained Wake Forest's 425 to 391. Christian Green had a career-high 102 of those yards receiving and the ground game finally showed signs of life, registering 110 yards and James Wilder
and Ty Jones touchdowns.
Unfortunately, the improved performance from the running game came at a price as staring tailback Chris Thompson sustained T5 and T6 compression fractures in his back and
had to stay in North Carolina for further evaluation.
For the Demon Deacons, Tanner Price threw for 233 yards and three touchdowns.
"We have played well on special teams at times, we've played
well on offense at times and we've played well on defense but what we haven't done is played well together," Fisher said. "One side is not feeding off the other side."
The Seminoles started the
game in Wake Forest territory after a defensive stop. The good field position didn't matter much though, as Thompson was injured on a first down run and then Trickett threw an interception that was
returned 50 yards.
The turnover led to a 27-yard Demon Deacons field goal with 7:37 left in the first quarter for the game's first points.
On the ensuing drive, the Seminoles finally generated
some positive offense on the ground after struggling in that area through the first four games of the season. Wilder capped off an 80-yard drive that featured 54 rushing yards by four different
tailbacks with his three-yard smash into endzone that put the 'Noles on top 7-3.
The Demon Deacons then began the second quarter with a stop of their own and resulting touchdown drive. Wake Forest
scored quickly on a tricky play that saw receiver Michael Campanaro catch the football behind the line of scrimmage and then throw a scoring strike for 30 yards. The touchdown was then followed by a
Jacobbi MdDaniel block on the extra point attempt and the score moved to 9-7 in favor of the home team with 12:38 left in the opening half.
Back-to-back Trickett turnovers -- a fumble on a big hit
and then a tipped pass that was intercepted -- on successive drives led to a Wake Forest touchdown late in the second quarter.
With Trickett struggling and the offense reeling, Manuel entered the
ballgame with just a few minutes to play in the second frame and promptly threw a beautiful 44-yard touchdown toss to a diving Greene just before the conclusion of the opening half.
The play cut
Wake Forest's lead to just 16-14 at the break.
The late FSU momentum only lasted as long as intermission. Manuel was sacked on the first play of the third quarter, Zebrie Sanders then got a false
start penalty and Jermaine Thomas' tackle in the endzone on the next play resulted in a safety for the Demon Deacons.
FSU's deficit then moved to 25-14 a few minutes later when Wake Forest's quick
70-yard drive ended on a two-yard Price touchdown pass. That score was then answered with a Dustin Hopkins 40-yard field goal after a blatant defensive holding on Shaw that went uncalled.
Down
25-17 at that point, the FSU offense appeared to be on the verge of an answer. Manuel had hit Green on a 41-yard pass that had the Seminoles threatening but two plays later he was intercepted on a
badly thrown ball into triple coverage.
That fourth turnover was followed by another long Wake Forest scoring drive. Price connected with Terence Davis on a third-down touchdown pass to make it
32-17 with 14:50 left to play.
If they were on the ropes at that point, the FSU offense didn't show it. Utilizing a no-huddle offense, Manuel orchestrated a two-minute drive with quick, short
passes to Greene and Rodney Smith and Jones ran one in from three yards out to make it a one-score ballgame with 12:37 in the fourth quarter.
In need of a stop, the FSU defense couldn't prevent
Wake Forest from moving down the field, though. The Demon Deacons took six minutes off the clock and tacked on a 37-yard field goal with six and a half minutes left on the clock to go back up by two
scores.
"We had to get turnovers and we didn't do that," junior cornerback Greg Reid said.
The Seminoles were easily marching once again when they got the ball back but a long Greene reception
was negated by a holding penalty. A play later, Manuel was intercepted for the second time.
After FSU used two timeouts and forced a punt, Manuel guided a last-ditch, 12-play scoring drive with a
two-yard touchdown pass to Shaw to change the scoreboard to 35-30. After the two-point conversion failed, the 'Noles attempted an onside kick but it was fielded cleanly by Wake Forest for the
game-clincher.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
7 |
3 |
13 |
30 |
| Wake Forest |
3 |
13 |
9 |
10 |
35 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 7:37
7- 3 James Wilder, 3, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 3:00
2nd 7- 9 Opp, 30, pass (kick blocked by Jacobbi McDaniel), 12:38
7-16 Opp, 22, pass (kick), 1:57
14-16 Rashad Greene, 46, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:54
3rd 14-18 Opp, safety, 14:14
Note: Jermaine Thomas tackled in the end zone.
14-25 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 9:11
17-25 Dustin Hopkins, 40, field goal, 7:23
4th 17-32 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 14:50
24-32 Ty Jones, 3, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 12:37
24-35 Opp, 32, field goal, 6:27
30-35 Kenny Shaw, 2, pass from E.J. Manuel (E.J. Manuel, pass failed), 0:54
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 19
Rushes-yards 27-110 38-128
Passing 315 263
Att-Comp-Int 46-25-4 36-22-
Total Yards 73-425 74-391
Punt Returns 5-51 1-4
Kickoff Returns 5-117 5-99
Interception Ret. 0-0 4-78
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 3-46.3 7-37.1
Sacks By-Yds 4-34 2-17
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 13-109 10-87
3rd Down Conversions 4-10 4-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 27:37 32:23
Attendance 33,116
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 5 37 0 23
Ty Jones 6 30 1 12
Clint Trickett 2 19 0 9
Jermaine Thomas 7 19 0 11
James Wilder 2 9 1 6
Rashad Greene 1 3 0 3
Chris Thompson 1 2 0 2
E.J. Manuel 3 -9 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 110 2 23
Opp 38 128 0 57
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 12 163 1 46t
Christian Green 4 102 0 41
Rodney Smith 4 36 0 12
Greg Dent 1 15 0 15
Ty Jones 2 2 0 2
Kenny Shaw 1 2 1 2t
Devonta Freeman 1 -5 0 -5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 315 2 46t
Opp 22 263 4 40
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 19 35 2 286 2 46t
Clint Trickett 6 11 2 29 0 19
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 46 4 315 2 46t
Opp 22 36 0 263 4 40
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 5 51 0 23
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 51 0 23
Opp 1 4 0 4
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 2 52 0 29
Karlos Williams 2 38 0 20
Greg Reid 1 27 0 27
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 117 0 29
Opp 5 99 0 29
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 3 139 60
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 139 60
Opp 7 260 45
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Brandon Jenkins 4 2 6 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 3 3 6 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Terrance Parks 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 4 . 4 2.0- 15.0 2.0- 15.0 . 1 . . . . .
Nigel Bradham 4 . 4 2.0- 12.0 1.0- 11.0 . 1 . . . . .
Tank Carradine 2 2 4 1.5- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . 1 . . . .
Anthony McCloud 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Mike Harris 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 2 . 2 1.0- 3.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel . 2 2 . . . . . . . 1 .
Bryan Stork 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kenny Shaw 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 47 22 69 10.0- 53.0 4.0- 34.0 . 5 2 . . 1 .
Opp 42 28 70 6.0- 29.0 2.0- 17.0 4- 78 7 3 1- 0 2 . 1
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 9 Clint Trickett
TB 23 Chris Thompson
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
LT 51 Bobby Hart
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
RT 77 Zebrie Sanders
RG 79 David Spurlock
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 85 Ja'Baris Little
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
MLB 22 Telvin Smith
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Mike Harris
3 E.J. Manuel
3 Justin Bright
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Karlos Williams
11 Vince Williams
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Avis Commack
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
33 Ty Jones
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Chad Abram
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
55 Jacobbi McDaniel
58 Dan Hicks
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
81 Kenny Shaw
83 Bert Reed
88 Beau Reliford
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 41, Duke 16
10/15/2011, Durham, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor
Running Free.
Devonta Freeman fuels a resurgent Florida State ground game and EJ Manuel is masterful in the Seminoles' losing-streak
snapping 41-16 win at Duke on Saturday.
DURHAM, NC -- Forget about the perceived quality of the opponent. The Florida State football program needed this outcome Saturday in Durham, N.C.
In a
41-16 win over historically hapless Duke, the Seminoles displayed noteworthy improvement in a variety of areas that had crippled the season up to this point and had the garnet and gold on a 35-day
winless streak.
The 'Noles (3-3, 1-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) moved to 17-0 all-time against the Blue Devils (3-3, 1-1) because they ran the football, avoided a large number of penalties and put
pressure on the quarterback better than they had in three consecutive losses.
FSU had just 428 yards rushing through five games but more than doubled that at Wallace Wade Stadium with 242 yards on
the ground. True freshman Devonta Freeman was the star of that ground game as he became the first Seminole to eclipse the 100-yard mark in 2011 with 109 on the day.
"He has a great deal of
strength, a great deal of power and a great deal of speed," quarterback EJ Manuel said. "Devonta is a very smart young man so I am proud of him. He had a great game today."
Playing healthy for the
first time since he went down in the third quarter of the Oklahoma game, Manuel ran for 64 yards and two scores and had to throw the ball just 14 times for nine completions, 239 yards and two
touchdowns.
Rodney Smith and Nick O'Leary had the two scoring grabs. Christian Green and Kenny Shaw added 59 and 58 yards in the passing game, respectively.
With Manuel at the helm, Florida
State racked up 481 yards of offense compared to Duke's 289.
As for the penalties, the Seminoles were flagged just five times for 59 yards. Still not an ideal number but a vast improvement for a
team that before Saturday's win was ranked last in the nation with just over nine infractions per game.
The penalty cut-down coincided with a resurgence in the pass rush. FSU sacked Duke
quarterback Sean Renfree a season-best five times.
Defensively, the Seminoles still had some breakdowns but bottled up the Blue Devils overall. Renfree threw for 224 yards and one touchdown but
averaged just 5.4 yards per completion and had a first-quarter interception at the hands of Everett Dawkins. Duke also had just 69 yards rushing.
Most importantly from an FSU standpoint, the
Seminoles held their opponent to just 5-of-17 on third down conversions. Duke did convert three of their five fourth-down attempts when it was in second-half desperation mode.
Nigel Bradham lead
the 'Noles with eight tackles and Mike Harris had seven. As a team, FSU registered 10 tackles for loss as Telvin Smith recorded two of those stops for negative yardage.
"It feels good to get back
on the winning track," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Nothing like winning; don't take it ever for granted. It makes a big difference."
The Seminoles started the game by doing something they
hand't done much of through the first few games of the season: force a turnover.
On third down, Bjoern Werner tipped Renfree's pass and Dawkins snagged the ball out of the air for the interception
and fantastic FSU field position. The early turnover then led to a Dustin Hopkins 27-yard field goal and 3-0 FSU lead.
After Duke added its own 38-yard field goal on the next drive, Manuel got to
work with Green and found him on a 59-yard bomb down to the one yard-line. A play later, Manuel burrowed his way into the endzone for a 10-3 Seminoles lead.
It was a similar recipe the next time
that the 'Noles got the ball, except this time a long Manuel pass went all the way for the score. The 50-yard arcing toss to Smith was thrown from inside the pocket by Manuel and pushed the Seminoles'
advantage to 17-3 late in the first quarter.
The opening period was all about Manuel's propensity for the deep ball but the second quarter started with a little ground work. Freeman pushed the
score to 23-3 with his 10-yard touchdown run and then Hopkins tied the FSU record for consecutive extra points with his 108th conversion in a row.
Hopkins then tacked on a 48-yard field goal as
time expired and the Seminoles took a halftime lead into the break for the first time since the game against Charleston Southern early in the season.
Duke started off the second half with a
successful onside kick but the feel-good moment quickly evaporated following Bradham's first-down sack and Terrence Brooks' pass break-up on a fourth-and-two.
On FSU's ensuing drive, Freeman then
gained 39 yards on seven carries, O'Leary snared a three-yard touchdown reception and Hopkins set the extra-point record to extend the lead to 34-3.
The Blue Devils finally found pay dirt on the
first play of the fourth quarter. Greg Dent's fumble had helped spark a 44-yard Duke drive that culminated in a one-yard touchdown run to trim the score to 34-10 with a full quarter still to play.
In a shade of deja vu, Duke converted another onside kick on their very next attempt and used that momentum boost to score a touchdown once again.
After failing to score on their two-point
conversion, the Blue Devils again -- yes, again -- tried another onside kick and this time it was field by the Seminoles. The gamble came at a price as Manuel capped off a short scoring drive with his
untouched run into the endzone from six yards out put the Seminoles on top 41-16 with 9:49 left to play.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
17 |
10 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
| Duke |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
16 |
1st 3- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 27, field goal, 11:00
3- 3 Opp, 38, field goal, 8:24
10- 3 E.J. Manuel, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 7:50
17- 3 Rodney Smith, 50, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 3:01
2nd 24- 3 Devonta Freeman, 10, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:48
27- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 48, field goal, 0:00
3rd 34- 3 Nick O'Leary, 3, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:26
4th 34-10 Opp, 1, run (kick), 14:23
34-16 Opp, 5, pass (pass failed), 12:38
41-16 E.J. Manuel, 6, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:49
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 15
Rushes-yards 45-242 27-63
Passing 239 226
Att-Comp-Int 14-9-0 43-26-1
Total Yards 59-481 70-289
Punt Returns 4-40 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-26 3-53
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 2-39.0 5-53.2
Sacks By-Yds 5-30 2-19
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-59 3-24
3rd Down Conversions 5-9 5-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-5
Time of Posession 28:41 31:19
Attendance 24,687
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 19 109 1 18
E.J. Manuel 11 62 2 28
Jermaine Thomas 4 28 0 16
Lonnie Pryor 4 16 0 7
James Wilder 3 13 0 7
Christian Green 2 11 0 9
Avis Commack 1 3 0 3
Ty Jones 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 45 242 3 28
Opp 27 63 1 34
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rodney Smith 2 61 1 50t
Christian Green 1 59 0 59
Kenny Shaw 2 58 0 51
Greg Dent 2 48 0 24
Devonta Freeman 1 10 0 10
Nick O'Leary 1 3 1 3t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 239 2 59
Opp 26 226 1 26
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 9 14 0 239 2 59
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 9 14 0 239 2 59
Opp 26 43 1 226 1 26
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 4 40 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 40 0 26
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 1 26 0
Chad Abram 1 0 0
Team 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 26 0
Opp 3 53 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 2 78 45
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 78 45
Opp 5 266 60
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nigel Bradham 6 2 8 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Mike Harris 5 2 7 1.5- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 5 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Greg Reid 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 4 . 4 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 3 1 4 2.0- 5.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . 1 . .
Terrance Parks 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 2 1 3 1.5- 12.0 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . 1 . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 1 3 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Cameron Erving . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 1 . 1 . . . 1 . 1- 0 1 . .
Avis Commack 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 2 . . . .
Timmy Jernigan . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins . . . . . . . 2 . . . .
Everett Dawkins . . . . . 1- 0 . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 41 18 59 10.0- 42.0 5.0- 30.0 1- 0 7 5 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 34 34 68 5.0- 22.0 2.0- 19.0 . 2 . 1- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 33 Ty Jones
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
RT 51 Bobby Hart
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
RG 76 Garrett Faircloth
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
X 83 Bert Reed
Z 84 Rodney Smith
Y 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 55 Jacobbi McDaniel
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Mike Harris
6 Nick Waisome
8 Devonta Freeman
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
38 Jermaine Thomas
40 Kendall Fullington
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Chad Abram
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
53 Sterling Lovelady
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
62 Austin Barron
66 Jacob Stanley
70 Josue Matias
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Kenny Shaw
88 Beau Reliford
91 Tank Carradine
92 Anthony McCloud
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 41, Maryland 16
10/22/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor
'Noles Flip Over Terps, 41-16.
Credit the defensive pressure and balanced offense in the Florida State Seminoles' conference win over
the visiting Maryland Terrapins Saturday.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- A balanced offense and bothersome defense helped the Florida State football team return home in style Saturday with a 41-16 win over
Maryland.
Playing inside Doak Campbell Stadium for the first time in more than a month, FSU (4-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) racked up 482 yards of offense and registered a season-high six
sacks on Terrapins (2-5, 1-3) quarterbacks C.J. Brown and Danny O'Brien.
"It was very good to keep balance in what we did," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said.
Quarterback EJ Manuel helped the
'Noles earn their second-straight win with his 264 yards and one touchdown on 18-of-26 passing before the dynamic duo of rookie Devonta Freeman and senior Jermaine Thomas took over in the second
half.
Starting for the first time as a Seminole, Freeman finished with 100 yards rushing and one score on just 11 carries. It was the second game in a row that the versatile runner had hit the
100-yard mark, which made him the first FSU freshman to accomplish such a feat since since Sammy Smith did so in 1986, but that wasn't even the biggest story from the backfield.
After missing most
of fall camp with migraines, Thomas had played sparingly this season before Saturday's affair. Against the Terps, his fresh legs propelled him to 86 yards rushing and one score, which was especially
fitting because the Jacksonville, Fla. native's re-emergence party came on the same day that he served as an honorary captain for the pre-game coin toss.
"I was kind of excited because I had never
been a captain before and it kind of got me even more excited [for the game] right before kick-off," said Thomas, who had just 70 yards to his credit before playing Maryland.
James Wilder, Jr. also
added 28 yards and backup fullback Debrale Smiley had a late-game, first-career touchdown.
As for the receivers, sophomore Kenny Shaw grabbed a game- and career-best six catches with one score.
Bert Reed added 76 yards on a season-high five catches and Rodney Smith had 64 yards through the air.
While the offense was keeping Maryland guessing, the 'Noles' defense was dominating the
trenches.
Sophomore linebacker Telvin Smith had a career-best two of FSU's six sacks on the day and Bjoern Werner once again lived in the offensive backfield as he registered a sack of his own. The
consistent pressure from Werner and Brandon Jenkins on the ends and push from improving freshman Timmy Jernigan in the middle was just too much for the Terrapins.
Brown had entered the game on the
heels of a loss to Clemson that saw him set a new school record for most rushing yards by a quarterback. But FSU held him to zero yards on 10 carries and he threw for just 92.
Brown was knocked out
by senior linebacker Nigel Bradham in the second half and former starter O'Brien came on in relief to throw for 180 yards and one touchdown.
"We made it real simple for those guys," redshirt junior
middle linebacker Vince Williams said. "Just go get the quarterback. Then when the non-scrambler (O'Brien) came in, we knew exactly what we were going to get. This guy is going to sit back there and
try to throw the ball so we really had to get after him."
Bradham and Williams each had a team-best seven tackles on the day. Cornerbacks Mike Harris and Xavier Rhodes had six stops apiece as
well.
It took FSU less than three minutes to get the scoring started. Manuel misfired on just one of his four passes on a 62-yard opening drive and then trotted into the endzone from seven yards
out thanks to a critical Lonnie Pryor block.
The 'Noles' next score was almost as swift.
After forcing a punt, the Seminoles benefitted from a tough first-down run by Freeman then Manuel found
Shaw on a 26-yard touchdown pass to push the score to 14-0 with 4:45 left in the first quarter. On the scoring play, Shaw came back for the football, made a move on safety Eric Franklin and then dove
across the goal line.
The smoothness at which the game was moving then came to a screeching halt.
First Greg Reid's apparent punt return for a touchdown was called back because the referees
ruled he illegally pointed at the football. A few plays later, an obvious personal foul penalty from a hit on Smith went uncalled. Then kicker Dustin Hopkins missed the shortest kick of his career
from 37 yards out that would have made it a 17-0.
"Superman finally missed, unfortunately," Fisher joked about Hopkins, who would have tied Graham Gano's school record of 18 consecutive field goals
made had he converted. "That caught me off guard. I just stood there and I was questioning the refs. I thought they were wrong."
Jermaine Thomas had the best game of his senior season against the
Terrapins.
Despite all of that, Hopkins later redeemed himself and started a new streak with a 38-yard field goal with 2:35 left in the second quarter. Maryland would then add its own field goal as
the clock expired and both teams went to the locker room with a 17-3 score in favor of FSU.
The second half then began with a pair of firsts.
Bradham's helmet-to-helmet hit on Brown knocked the
quarterback out of the ballgame and former O'Brien had to come in to the game for the first time. The change in quarterback resulted in a change in offensive philosophy for the Terps as O'Brien
immediately went to the air.
But the shift in play-calling was met with similar results: a Terrapins punt. Thomas then registered his first touchdown of the season on an untouched 34-yard scoring
scamper that was made possible by another Pryor block.
"I hadn't been in the endzone for a long time," Thomas said. "Lonnie had a great block and Bert Reed, too. I have to give credit to those
guys."
Down 24-3, O'Brien then connected with Quintin McCree for a 69-yard third-down passing play. O'Brien then did his best Brown impression with a five-yard touchdown run that cut the score to
24-10 with 3:31 left in the third quarter.
Florida State then pushed their lead back to three scores -- 27-10 -- when Hopkins' second successful field goal of the day sailed through the uprights
early in the final quarter.
With 5:57 left to play, Freeman then iced the ballgame with his 41-yard touchdown run. Smiley then added six more in the final moments with his goal-line plunge and the
Seminoles were on top 41-10 before the Terrapins added a last-second touchdown and missed extra point.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Maryland |
0 |
3 |
7 |
6 |
16 |
| Florida State |
14 |
3 |
7 |
17 |
41 |
1st 7- 0 E.J. Manuel, 7, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 12:12
14- 0 Kenny Shaw, 26, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:45
2nd 14- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 33, field goal failed, 11:02
17- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 38, field goal, 2:35
17- 3 Opp, 23, field goal, 0:00
3rd 24- 3 Jermaine Thomas, 35, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 7:40
24-10 Opp, 5, run (kick), 3:31
4th 27-10 Dustin Hopkins, 24, field goal, 10:16
34-10 Devonta Freeman, 41, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 5:57
41-10 Debrale Smiley, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:47
41-16 Opp, 15, pass (kick failed), 0:05
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 18
Rushes-yards 44-218 37-59
Passing 264 272
Att-Comp-Int 26-18-1 38-20-
Total Yards 70-482 75-331
Punt Returns 3-8 2-13
Kickoff Returns 2-62 6-125
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 3-53.7 10-34.4
Sacks By-Yds 6-53 5-39
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 8-54 7-59
3rd Down Conversions 7-13 8-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 32:19 27:41
Attendance 72,697
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 11 100 1 41t
Jermaine Thomas 9 86 1 35t
James Wilder 6 28 0 12
Debrale Smiley 3 8 1 4
Lonnie Pryor 1 3 0 3
E.J. Manuel 12 0 1 8
Team 2 -7 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 44 218 4 41t
Opp 37 59 1 10
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bert Reed 5 76 0 31
Kenny Shaw 6 65 1 26t
Rodney Smith 3 64 0 31
Christian Green 2 30 0 21
Jermaine Thomas 1 25 0 25
Devonta Freeman 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 18 264 1 31
Opp 20 272 1 69
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 18 26 1 264 1 31
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 18 26 1 264 1 31
Opp 20 38 0 272 1 69
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 3 8 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 8 0 7
Opp 2 13 0 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 2 62 0 33
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 62 0 33
Opp 6 125 0 30
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 3 161 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 161 58
Opp 10 344 45
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nigel Bradham 6 1 7 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 4 3 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Harris 6 . 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 5 1 6 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Christian Jones 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 3 1 4 2.0- 30.0 2.0- 30.0 . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 2 2 4 1.5- 6.0 1.5- 6.0 . . 1 . . . .
Nick Moody 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Parks 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 1 3 4 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 1 3 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan . 3 3 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . 2 . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Avis Commack 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dustin Hopkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 46 26 72 7.0- 55.0 6.0- 53.0 . 6 3 . . . .
Opp 50 16 66 6.0- 41.0 5.0- 39.0 1- 0 . . . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
RB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
RT 51 Bobby Hart
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
RG 76 Garrett Faircloth
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
WR 83 Bert Reed
TE 88 Beau Reliford
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FC 1 Mike Harris
SLB 7 Christian Jones
SS 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Justin Bright
4 Terrance Parks
5 Greg Reid
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
28 Nigel Terrell
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
39 Chad Colley
41 Chad Abram
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
43 Anthony Porterfield
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
53 Sterling Lovelady
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
70 Josue Matias
72 Daniel Foose
74 Jonathan Wallace
75 Philip Doumar
81 Kenny Shaw
84 Rodney Smith
85 Ja'Baris Little
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 34, North Carolina State 0
10/29/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. by Brandon Mellor
'Noles Make 'State'ment.
The Florida State football team cruises to a 34-0 victory over NC State thanks to a well-executed game-plan
Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- If Florida State had a three-item checklist of things to accomplish coming into Saturday's home game against NC State, it could have read
something like this:
1. Protect the football. 2. Limit T.J. Graham. 3. Generate turnovers.
At the conclusion of a 34-0 blowout win over the Wolfpack, the Seminoles can put three tomahawk-shaped
check marks in each of those to-do-list boxes. Of course FSU (5-3, 3-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) had a number of important tasks to take care of against NC State (4-4, 1-3) -- as it does for every
game -- but those three were especially important considering the opponent.
The Wolfpack came into the game boasting the nation's top defensive back in David Amerson, who had registered a
college-football best eight interceptions before his trek to Tallahassee.
But 'Noles quarterback EJ Manuel made sure he didn't add to that total with his 321 yards and two touchdowns on 25-of-34
passing. Manuel did have an interception but it was on a pass that bounced off his wide receiver's chest and wasn't corralled by the aforementioned Amerson.
Coinciding with his career-high 25
completions was Manuel's ability to run the option play to near-perfection. A high-risk, high-reward play, Manuel's pitches to the running back were well-timed and well-placed and most importantly
were kept out of the hands of Wolfpack defenders.
"It's just a matter of trying to make plays while also knowing how important it is to not give the ball away," Manuel said.
Protect the
football: tomahawk.
Graham also entered the game with a country's-best statistic of his own as his 185.7 all-purpose yards per contest were more than anyone else in college football.
The FSU
defense, which held NC State to a total of 166 yards on 62 plays in the shutout, allowed Graham to garner just 39 yards receiving on five catches. And the special teams did their part too. Graham had
four returns because of all the Seminole scoring but finished with just 76 yards in the return game for a below-his-standards all-purpose output of 116 yards.
"That goes with just game-planning a
whole week for that guy," sophomore safety Lamarcus Joyner. "Taking special teams seriously because that's a big factor in this game. Just practicing and focusing on stopping that guy who is one of
the most explosive players in the nation."
Limit T.J. Graham: tomahawk.
In addition to game-planning for Graham, the same proved to be true for NC State quarterback Mike Glennon.
The
big-armed Wolfpack quarterback had an FSU defender in his face all day and threw for a season-low 130 yards on 19-of-34 passing. He also didn't throw a touchdown pass in a game for the first time this
year.
Glennon was forced to pass the ball so much because the NC State running game mustered just 36 yards on 28 carries.
"We are keeping teams one dimensional," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher
said. "That allows you to pass rush and turn your ends loose."
Glennon finished the day with two interceptions -- one to Xavier Rhodes, which was the first pick by an FSU cornerback all season, and
another to Vince Williams -- and one fumble that was forced by Christian Jones and recovered by Timmy Jernigan.
Generate turnovers: tomahawk.
Jones wound up as the leading tackler for the
Seminoles with nine total stops and a sack. Mike Harris added eight tackles and a sack and Jernigan had a sack to go along with his five tackles. Cornelius Carradine added a sack, too.
Offensively,
Kenny Shaw grabbed seven of Manuel's passes for 57 yards and one touchdown. Fellow sophomore Greg Dent added a career-high three catches for 70 yards and a late-game touchdown.
Jermaine Thomas
posted 48 yards rushing on 11 carries to eclipse the 2,000-yards mark for his career and also had a career-best 53 yards receiving. Lonnie Pryor and Devonta Freeman both posted touchdown runs.
Florida State finished the day with 444 yards of offense -- 249 of which were achieved in a 24-point first half.
Lonnie Pryor's bruising run into the endzone Saturday will certainly make the
highlight reels.
"Offensively, we put pressure on them just because we were scoring a lot early," Fisher said.
That early scoring started after Florida State forced back-to-back three-and-outs
to start the game.
After Christian Green took a pass-play 32 yards into the redzone, the FSU offense spread out the Wolfpack defenders on an option play and Manuel pitched the ball to Freeman at
the last second. Freeman snagged the ball out of the air and danced untouched across the goal line for the seven-yard touchdown early in the first quarter.
NC State picked up its first third-down
conversion on the following drive but it again ended in a punt. FSU then tacked on a 43-yard Dustin Hopkins field goal to go up 10-0 with 1:40 left in the opening quarter.
The Wolfpack were then
able to generate some offensive momentum at the onset of the second quarter. Buoyed by a big third-down conversion on a near-miss sack attempt by Brandon Jenkins, Glennon guided his team into scoring
position. But a missed 51-yard field goal gave the ball back to the 'Noles.
On FSU's drive after the miss, Manuel connected on four consecutive pass attempts and then ran another beautiful option
play that put the Seminoles on the eight yard-line. On the next play, Pryor's bruising, Wolfpack-dragging run to pay dirt pushed FSU's lead to 17-0 halfway through the second quarter.
"I knew I was
getting the ball," Pryor said. "I told myself it doesn't matter who comes in my way I am scoring a touchdown. I had that whole mentality. I took the ball and I got a touchdown."
Rhodes'
interception then helped FSU pad its advantage before the half ended.
The turnover helped set up what would be a memorable drive because of two specific plays. Thomas grabbed a screen pass and took
it 32 yards down the field thanks to his excellent vision and a stadium-shaking crack-back block by Rodney Smith. Two plays later, Manuel threaded the needle perfectly to Shaw, who withstood a big hit
but held on for a 20-yard touchdown reception that gave the 'Noles a 24-0 lead at halftime.
As it turns out, the play was the exact same one that frighteningly knocked Shaw out of the game against
Oklahoma. Only different this time was that Manuel was able to keep the pass low enough to avoid a high hit by the defender.
"I was able to protect him this time," Manuel said.
NC State then had
its best drive of the day late in the third quarter as it after Hopkins had missed a 52-yard field goal. But Christian Jones' blitz forced a Glennon fumble and defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan scooped
up the loose ball and returned it to the FSU 42 yard-line to end the scoring threat and cap off a scoreless third quarter.
That drought ended at the 8:56 mark of the third quarter. Everett Dawkins
tipped a Glennon pass that was then intercepted by Williams in NC State territory. Four plays later, Hopkins booted a 39-yard field goal to extend the advantage to 27-0.
Dent's 26-yard touchdown in
the final moments then slid the scoreboard to 34-0.
"Thirty-four-point game; we won the football game," Fisher said. "We are getting better. We still have a lot of room for improvement but we are
making some strides. We've got to get ready quick. We have to put this one behind us quick because we've got a five-day turnaround."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Carolina State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
10 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
34 |
1st 7- 0 Devonta Freeman, 7, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:46
10- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 43, field goal, 1:37
2nd 10- 0 Opp, 51, field goal failed, 10:32
17- 0 Lonnie Pryor, 8, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:57
24- 0 Kenny Shaw, 20, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:54
3rd 24- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 52, field goal failed, 3:44
4th 27- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 39, field goal, 8:56
34- 0 Greg Dent, 26, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:28
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 12
Rushes-yards 37-123 28-36
Passing 321 130
Att-Comp-Int 34-25-1 34-19-2
Total Yards 71-444 62-166
Punt Returns 3-37 1-1
Kickoff Returns 0-0 6-107
Interception Ret. 2-7 1-3
Fumble Returns 1-12 0-0
Punts 3-41.3 7-40.6
Sacks By-Yds 4-29 3-7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 5-42 3-20
3rd Down Conversions 4-10 7-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 32:21 27:39
Attendance 80,849
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jermaine Thomas 11 48 0 15
Lonnie Pryor 5 26 1 10
James Wilder 5 19 0 7
Devonta Freeman 7 17 1 7t
E.J. Manuel 8 11 0 21
Chad Abram 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 123 2 21
Opp 28 36 0 8
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Dent 3 70 1 37
Kenny Shaw 7 57 1 20
Jermaine Thomas 5 53 0 32
Bert Reed 5 49 0 18
Christian Green 1 32 0 32
Nick O'Leary 1 25 0 25
Rodney Smith 2 18 0 9
Devonta Freeman 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 321 2 37
Opp 19 130 0 17
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 25 34 1 321 2 37
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 34 1 321 2 37
Opp 19 34 2 130 0 17
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 3 37 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 37 0 28
Opp 1 1 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 6 107 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 3 124 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 124 49
Opp 7 284 62
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Christian Jones 5 4 9 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . 1 . 1 . .
Mike Harris 6 2 8 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . 1 . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 3 2 5 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . 1- 12 . . .
Telvin Smith 2 3 5 . . . . 1 . . . .
Nick Moody 4 . 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Greg Reid 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Nigel Bradham 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 1 3 4 . . 1- 7 . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 2 1 3 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner . 3 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 2 . 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 1 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bert Reed 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins . 1 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Dan Hicks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 38 32 70 5.0- 31.0 4.0- 29.0 2- 7 6 4 1- 12 1 . .
Opp 48 16 64 8.0- 19.0 3.0- 7.0 1- 3 3 1 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
RT 51 Bobby Hart
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
RG 76 Garrett Faircloth
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 85 Ja'Baris Little
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
BC 1 Mike Harris
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
3 Justin Bright
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
27 Xavier Rhodes
28 Nigel Terrell
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
33 Ty Jones
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
39 Chad Colley
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Chad Abram
44 Will Tye
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
53 Sterling Lovelady
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
70 Josue Matias
72 Daniel Foose
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Kenny Shaw
83 Bert Reed
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 38, Boston College 7
11/03/2011, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor.
'Noles Bowl Over BC, 38-7.
The Florida State football team becomes bowl eligible for the 30th consecutive season behind a dominating
defensive performance and two Devonta Freeman touchdowns Thursday night at Boston College.
CHESTNUT HILL, MA -- The Florida State football program is going bowling for the 30th consecutive
season.
A 38-7 beat-down of Boston College Thursday night in Chestnut Hill, Mass. officially stamped the Seminoles' ticket to a postseason bowl game. At 30 seasons and counting, FSU (6-3, 4-2
Atlantic Coast Conference) owns the nation's longest active bowl streak and is just five years away from potentially tying Nebraska's record of 35.
After a three-game losing streak drastically
shifted the momentum and expectations of the season, FSU put itself in position to extend the bowl streak behind a balanced team effort over the course of its current four-game winning streak -- much
like the one that was on display in front of ESPN's cameras Thursday night.
EJ Manuel returned from his injury and has guided an offense that has now outscored four-straight ACC opponents by 25
points or more -- FSU's first such scoring streak since 2000. Defensively, Florida State has benefitted from a tremendous pass rush and run-stuffing ability that had the team ranked eighth nationally
this week.
After the trip to New England, those defensive rankings will be improved. FSU benefited from the 38 points it hung on Boston College (2-7, 1-5) but it didn't need to have another margin
of victory of 25 points or more. The Seminoles held the Eagles to just 207 yards of offense and a 5-of-15 mark on third-down conversions.
The Seminoles forced four turnovers -- two fumbles and
interceptions by Bjoern Werner and Telvin Smith -- too. Nigel Bradham finished with a team-high seven tackles and 2.5 tackles for loss. Terrance Parks added six tackles and Anthony McCloud had five
stops and a tackle for loss.
Lamarcus Joyner had a quarterback sack.
Boston College tailback Rolandan Finch, who had rushed for 243 yards in a win over Maryland last weekend, was held to just 59
yards on 28 carries for a minuscule per-rush average of 2.1 yards. Quarterbacks Chase Rettig and Josh Bordner combined to throw for 113 yards and touchdown for BC.
Offensively, Manuel threw for
just 62 yards in the second half but finished with another high-efficiency outing in his 180-yards, 12-of-16 effort. He also added a touchdown pass and a touchdown throw.
Devonta Freeman got the
start at tailback and the bulk of the carries as he registered two touchdowns and 62 yards rushing on 12 opportunities and fellow freshman Nick O'Leary had a game-best 87 yards on three catches. Bert
Reed added 35 yards receiving and a score and Lonnie Pryor had a fourth-quarter touchdown.
FSU posted 307 yards of offense and had just three penalties for 15 yards -- both statistics that are well
below their game-by-game averages.
The 'Noles and Eagles traded three-and-outs to start the game before Shawn Powell rugby-kicked his punt inside the BC 10 yard-line.
Two plays later, the FSU
defense forced a Finch fumble near the goal line and the Eagles paid mightily after Smith fell on the loose ball. Manuel then calmly stood in the pocket on second-and-goal after that play and found
Reed for the four-yard touchdown pass to take a 7-0 lead.
The Seminoles then started the second quarter with another scoring effort. Freeman's 12-yard run capped off a seven-play, 56-yard drive
that increased the score to 14-0.
EJ Manuel's numbers weren't gaudy but he did enough to maximize a strong defensive performance by his teammates on defense.
After yet another three-and-out by
the Boston College offense, another freshman put FSU in scoring position. O'Leary's career-best 58-yard reception was followed by a 12-yard run to the goal line by Freeman. Two plays later, Manuel
burrowed his way through the linemen for a one-yard touchdown and 21-0 score with 10:24 still left in the second quarter.
The script then remained the same for FSU. Boston College had to punt the
ball away on fourth down and Freeman's 3-yard cut-back run extended the advantage to 28-0 midway through the second frame.
The ensuing Boston College drive finally resulted in some positive yardage
for the home team. BC made a switch at quarterback from Rettig to the redshirt freshman Bordner. The dual-threat signal-caller scrambled for his team's first first-down of the game with 4:35 left in
the second quarter and then threw a bomb down to the goal line to Bobby Swigert.
But the Seminoles' defense struck again and a fumbled exchange between Bordner and Finch that was recovered by FSU
and the offense ran out the clock before the conclusion of the half.
Boston College caught its first break of the night after both teams emerged from their respective locker rooms.
The Seminoles
got the ball first but Manuel's fumble was recovered by the Eagles on FSU's 26 yard-line. The short field resulted in a 12-yard scoring pass from Rettig to Swigert with 9:56 left in the third.
After Dustin Hopkins booted a 47-yard field goal to push the 'Noles' lead to 31-7, the next two Boston College drives saw the same thing: FSU interceptions.
First Smith took a pass away from
Bordner and after a failed fourth-down conversion by the 'Noles, Werner's magnificent takeaway set up an offensive scoring drive for his team. Pryor's one-yard plunge with 10:16 left in the fourth
quarter came after a completion to O'Leary, a third-down pass conversion to Freeman and back-to-back runs by James Wilder, Jr.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
21 |
3 |
7 |
38 |
| Boston College |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
1st 7- 0 Bert Reed, 8, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:07
2nd 14- 0 Devonta Freeman, 12, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:09
21- 0 E.J. Manuel, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:24
28- 0 Devonta Freeman, 3, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:51
3rd 28- 7 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 9:56
31- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 47, field goal, 4:43
4th 38- 7 Lonnie Pryor, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:16
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 10
Rushes-yards 41-127 39-94
Passing 180 113
Att-Comp-Int 16-12-0 20-12-2
Total Yards 57-307 59-207
Punt Returns 2-0 1-10
Kickoff Returns 1-20 4-80
Interception Ret. 2-13 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-0
Punts 4-49.0 7-33.6
Sacks By-Yds 1-3 2-13
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2
Penalties-Yds 3-15 5-40
3rd Down Conversions 4-10 5-15
4th Down Conversions 0-1 2-2
Time of Posession 28:30 31:30
Attendance 38,729
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 12 62 2 12t
E.J. Manuel 16 37 1 15
Lonnie Pryor 6 19 1 9
James Wilder 4 5 0 3
Ty Jones 3 4 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 127 4 15
Opp 39 94 0 25
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nick O'Leary 3 87 0 58
Bert Reed 3 35 1 16
Lonnie Pryor 3 26 0 13
Rodney Smith 1 18 0 18
Devonta Freeman 2 14 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 12 180 1 58
Opp 12 113 1 37
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 12 16 0 180 1 58
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 12 16 0 180 1 58
Opp 12 20 2 113 1 37
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 2 0 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 0 0 1
Opp 1 10 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 1 20 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 20 0 20
Opp 4 80 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 4 196 66
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 196 66
Opp 7 235 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nigel Bradham 6 1 7 2.5- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Parks 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 4 1 5 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Telvin Smith 4 . 4 . . 1- 13 . . 1- 0 . . .
Cameron Erving 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 2 2 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jeff Luc 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 3 . 3 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Moses McCray 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dax Dellenbach 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner . 1 1 . . 1- 0 1 . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 46 14 60 5.0- 19.0 1.0- 3.0 2- 13 1 . 2- 0 1 . .
Opp 36 22 58 4.0- 16.0 2.0- 13.0 . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
RT 51 Bobby Hart
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
C 62 Austin Barron
RG 76 Garrett Faircloth
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
WR 83 Bert Reed
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
BC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
FS 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
FC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RDE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LDE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Mike Harris
4 Terrance Parks
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
21 Debrale Smiley
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
33 Ty Jones
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Will Tye
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
53 Sterling Lovelady
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
70 Josue Matias
72 Daniel Foose
81 Kenny Shaw
85 Ja'Baris Little
89 Christian Green
90 Moses McCray
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 23, Miami 19
11/12/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor.
U Know It: FSU Knocks Off UM.
Special teams are the key as the Florida State football team beats Miami 23-19 in yet another nail-biter
in this storied in-state rivalry.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- When it's Florida State versus Miami, there are always some figurative on-field fireworks.
Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium, the fireworks
were literally in the sky too. After all, beating an in-state foe in one of the most entertaining and important rivalries in all of college football warrants a little early-evening post-game
pyrotechnics.
In a 23-19, down-to-the-wire-once-again win over Miami, the Seminoles not only captured their second victory in as many years over the Hurricanes but they also put themselves in
position to claim back-to-back state championships.
If that's not enough, the senior student-athletes that went to battle one last time in this yearly showdown will eventually leave Florida State
knowing they beat Miami in three out of the four years of their collegiate playing careers.
"That's huge; three times ... wow," senior linebacker Nigel Bradham afterwards. "That's big. It feels
good. I mean, to do that is big. Wow."
Bradham's reflection on his class' accomplishment was made possible despite some typical late-game nail-biting moments that have become such a prevalent
storyline anytime that the 'Noles and 'Canes cross paths.
FSU led 23-7 with a little less a few minutes into the fourth quarter but the Hurricanes (5-5, 3-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) used two
separate 80-yard scoring drives to trim it to a one-score game despite failing on a two-point conversion attempt on the first score and botching the snap on the extra-point try on the second.
Clinging to the 23-19 advantage with just 1:24 left, freshman tight end Nick O'Leary leapt into the air and snagged the onside kick attempt to secure the win for the Seminoles (7-3, 5-2), who have now
triumphed in five consecutive ballgames.
O'Leary's clutch grab was one of several positive special teams plays that FSU made Saturday night in a series that is known more so for special-teams
blunders than anything else. Dustin Hopkins converted three field goals and junior cornerback Greg Reid's 83-yard punt return late in the second quarter proved to be the momentum builder the 'Noles
needed after a sloppy first half.
Senior Shawn Powell's 54.8 yards-per-punt average on five kicks can't be overlooked either.
"Special teams was huge for us," FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said.
"And then getting the onside kick and coverage. We covered very well on [Travis] Benjamin, whose a great returner. Shawn punted the heck out of that thing, boy."
Playing in his first game against
Miami, EJ Manuel threw for 196 yards on 17-of-23 passing with one touchdown. His favorite target on the night was Christian Green, who hauled in four catches for 55 yards. Bert Reed also grabbed three
passes for 45 yards and Rodney Smith had a 21-yard touchdown reception.
Devonta Freeman caught three passes of his own for 21 yards and ran the ball 16 times for 76 yards for a 'Noles team that
finished the game with 259 yards of total offense.
Buoyed by those two 80-yard drives, Miami rung up 383 yards of offense behind Jacory Harris' 225 yards passing and Lamar Miller's 92 yards
rushing.
Despite being ejected from the ballgame on Miami's final series for a questionably illegal hit, Bradham put a stamp on his final FSU-Miami contest with a game-best 10 tackles, half a
tackle for loss, a fumble recovery and forced fumble. Greg Reid, Xavier Rhodes and Christian Jones each had five tackles apiece and Lamarcus Joyner had an interception.
Counting Bradham and
Joyner's respective takeaways, the Seminoles forced three turnovers and didn't commit any of their own.
"That's the key; we didn't have turnovers and they had the turnovers," Fisher said. "We
created turnovers and we didn't turn it over on ourself. Turnovers affect the game more than anything."
On the very first play from scrimmage it became apparent that this was going to be another
crazy FSU versus Miami battle.
Mike Harris appeared to force a fumble by Benjamin that Joyner scooped up and scored from 31 yards away. But the review revealed that Benjamin never had control of
the football and the points had to be removed from the scoreboard.
Later in the first quarter, Powell's beautifully booming punt down to the one-yard line still didn't stop Miami from moving down
the field and into scoring position. But after making it all the way to the FSU 16-yard line, Joyner stepped in front of a Harris pass and intercepted the football in the endzone -- and this time it
counted.
Powell's next punt may have not gone out of bounds near the goal line but it did go off the hands of Benjamin, who muffed the kick and it was recovered by Telvin Smith. The short field
position was enough to allow Hopkins a 37-yard chip-shot attempt that he successfully sent through the uprights for a 'Noles' 3-0 lead with 45 seconds left in the first quarter.
If the first
quarter was strange, the second started just as bizzarly. Reid fielded a punt on his own goal line and the lapse in judgement was compounded by a personal foul penalty that backed the 'Noles up
against their own endzone.
A few plays later, it was ruled that FSU would be charged with a safety after Manuel's intentional grounding penalty was said to have taken place in the endzone. A review
confirmed the call but after an additional lengthy delay the officials finally determined that it in fact was a dead ball at the one-yard line.
Greg Reid's first punt return for a touchdown this
season came at the most opportune time: against the Miami Hurricanes.
FSU had to punt because of the play and Miami capitalized with a short field that ended with a one-yard Harris to Clive Walford
touchdown pass that gave UM a 7-3 lead midway through the second quarter.
On FSU's ensuing drive, the Seminoles registered their first first-down of the ballgame and it was a sign of good things to
come. On third down, Manuel stood tall in the pocket and found the 6-foot-6 Smith for the leaping touchdown toss between two defenders.
If the home crowd found that exciting then they certainly
liked what happened next. The defense did its job to force a punt and Reid caught the kick off the bounce, weaved between a few defenders and ran untouched into the endzone for the 83-yard return.
"He kind of shanked the kick a little bit and it took one hop and I grabbed it and I was just there," Reid said. "The whole field was just there and I just took it."
Reid's standout special teams
play was the fourth-longest punt return in school history and it gave FSU a 17-7 lead. The Seminoles then had a chance to pad the advantage before the first-half clock expired but Hopkins missed a
short field goal after Miami had fumbled in the final moments.
For as sloppy as the Seminoles played on offense in the first half -- and it was sloppy with just 77 yards gained on that side of the
ball -- the first drive of the second half was anything but. FSU eclipsed its first-two-quarters output with an 83-yard drive that culminated with a 21-yard Hopkins field goal.
Hopkins' second
field goal of the second half was then good from 38 yards out as FSU built a 23-7 with just over 11 minutes to play before Miami made its late push.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
0 |
7 |
0 |
12 |
19 |
| Florida State |
3 |
14 |
3 |
3 |
23 |
1st 3- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 37, field goal, 0:45
2nd 3- 7 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 7:53
10- 7 Rodney Smith, 21, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:42
17- 7 Greg Reid, 83, punt return/blocked punt (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:51
17- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 37, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 20- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 21, field goal, 9:15
4th 23- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 38, field goal, 11:07
23-13 Opp, 1, run (pass failed), 6:27
23-19 Opp, 1, run (run failed), 1:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 13 24
Rushes-yards 29-63 36-140
Passing 196 243
Att-Comp-Int 23-17-0 34-22-1
Total Yards 52-259 70-383
Punt Returns 3-106 2-17
Kickoff Returns 3-66 4-75
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-4 0-0
Punts 5-54.8 5-45.2
Sacks By-Yds 1-7 3-17
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yds 10-76 9-55
3rd Down Conversions 4-11 6-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 27:16 32:44
Attendance 82,322
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 16 76 0 18
Lonnie Pryor 2 0 0 1
Team 2 -4 0 -2
E.J. Manuel 9 -9 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 63 0 18
Opp 36 140 2 28
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Christian Green 4 55 0 24
Bert Reed 3 45 0 33
Kenny Shaw 2 24 0 13
Devonta Freeman 3 21 0 9
Rodney Smith 1 21 1 21t
Rashad Greene 3 19 0 7
Beau Reliford 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 196 1 33
Opp 22 243 1 25
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 17 23 0 196 1 33
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 23 0 196 1 33
Opp 22 34 1 243 1 25
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 3 106 1 83t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 106 1 83t
Opp 2 17 0 17
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 1 34 0 34
Karlos Williams 1 18 0 18
Lamarcus Joyner 1 14 0 14
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 66 0 34
Opp 4 75 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 5 274 66
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 274 66
Opp 5 226 55
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nigel Bradham 7 3 10 0.5- 0.0 . . 1 . 1- 4 1 . .
Greg Reid 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 3 2 5 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 3 1 4 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Nick Moody 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 1 3 . . . . 1 1- 0 . . .
Tank Carradine 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Brandon Jenkins 2 . 2 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Harris . 1 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Cameron Erving . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 39 22 61 4.0- 17.0 1.0- 7.0 1- 0 3 2 2- 4 2 . .
Opp 35 16 51 8.0- 23.0 3.0- 17.0 . 3 . . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
RT 51 Bobby Hart
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
C 62 Austin Barron
RG 76 Garrett Faircloth
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
WR 81 Kenny Shaw
WR 83 Bert Reed
WR 84 Rodney Smith
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
FC 1 Mike Harris
SS 4 Terrance Parks
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Greg Reid
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
33 Ty Jones
35 Nick O'Leary
41 Chad Abram
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
45 Shawn Powell
48 Jeff Luc
52 Bryan Stork
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
80 Rashad Greene
85 Ja'Baris Little
88 Beau Reliford
90 Moses McCray
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Virginia 14, Florida State 13
11/19/2011, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com.
FSU Drops Home Finale To UVa.
The No. 23/25 Florida State football team falls to Virginia, 14-13, Saturday night in a
wild-finish heartbreaker.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Normally a potentially game-winning field goal by one of the nation's top kickers in front of his home crowd would be one preceded by excitement and
followed by either jubilation or despair.
There's the build-up for the plays leading to the kicking situation and the high or low reaction depending on whether or not the football flies through the
uprights. It's standard stuff. These type of situations happen all the time.
But this wasn't a normal game between Florida State and new-and-improved Virginia. Far from it.
No. 23/25 FSU lost to
UVa, 14-13, Saturday night after Dustin Hopkins' missed a 43-yard potential game-winner in the final few seconds. But it wasn't Hopkins' uncharacteristic and unlikely miss that was the lasting
storyline as senior night was spoiled inside Doak Campbell Stadium.
No, this time it was that build-up that stole the headlines. Not the outcome of the kick.
After holding the Cavaliers (8-3,
5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) to 241 yards of total offense through 58:07 of a 60-minute slugfest, the Seminoles (7-4, 5-3) allowed Virginia to score what would turn out to be the game-winning
touchdown on a 10-yard run by Kevin Parks at the conclusion of a 37-second, 75-yard drive in the final moments.
With 1:16 left and trailing by just one point, Lamarcus Joyner's 32-yard kick return
to the FSU 41-yard line seemingly put the 'Noles within striking distance for another Hopkins game-winner much like what he did last year in the win over Clemson. After two short passes over the
middle and an incomplete toss, quarterback EJ Manuel was sacked on 4th-and-1 in what appeared to be a Cavs' game-clincher but it was ruled that he was brought down with the aid of a facemask.
Three
plays after the 15-yard penalty and well within Hopkins' range at the Virginia 30-yard line, Manuel appeared to connect with Bert Reed on a completion that would have stunningly ended the game because
he was short of the first-down marker and did not get out of bounds. But while the Cavs bench was celebrating and the 'Noles faithful were shaking their heads, a booth review revealed that Reed never
had possession and FSU would in fact get one more chance for a 48-yard field goal try.
Meanwhile, many of the Virginia players had already retreated to the locker room to celebrate further and the
lengthy delay of the review was extended as all the players from both benches were put into position.
If that wasn't enough, the Cavaliers were then called for a five-yard penalty before the
special-teams snap and it pushed Hopkins even closer to what would have been game-winning glory land.
"We've got to manage that situation at the end better," Fisher said. "We don't need to catch
that ball. We work on it every day; eight seconds or less we throw it if you catch and can get out you do, if you don't you knock it down. We were fortunate that we didn't catch it right there. But
that's something we practice every week and work on."
Hopkins, who made a pair of field goals earlier in the game, may have missed his final attempt but Saturday's outcome won't be solely placed on
his gold cleats.
FSU was penalized 11 times for 94 yards and Manuel had perhaps his worst game of the 2011 season. FSU's leader under center finished 18-of-23 for 200 yards with one touchdown and a
fumble that lead to a Perry Jones' second-quarter score.
FSU was just 3-of-13 on third-down conversions on offense and didn't force a third down defensively on UVa's quick game-winning drive.
"We are making some young mistakes but we should be older," Fisher said. "You're not a freshman anymore, you're not a sophomore, you're not a junior. It's the end of the year. Those all need to stop.
Very disappointing. This team was doing some really good things and they still had an opportunity at the end we just didn't make the play. Had some great opportunities, that's for sure."
For the
several things that FSU didn't do well on Saturday night, the running game wasn't one of them. The 'Noles eclipsed 100 yards rushing in the first half for the first time since last year's win at
Virginia and finished with 186 yards on the ground in total, including a game-best 69 yards by senior Jermaine Thomas.
Also playing in his final home game at Doak Campbell Stadium was Reed, whose
104 yards receiving led both teams. Senior Ja'Baris Little picked his final game in his hometown of Tallahassee to catch the first touchdown of his career.
Fourth-year linebacker Nigel Bradham
finished with a team-high 13 tackles for a defensive unit that limited the Cavaliers to just 78 yards rushing on 29 attempts and 316 yards of total offense. Cavs quarterback Micahel Rocco finished the
night 22-of-31 for 238 yards and his team was two-for-two in the redzone.
With the victory, UVa will face rival Virginia Tech next weekend with the winner of that game claiming the ACC's Coastal
Division crown.
"Virginia hung in the game; made enough plays to win at the end, made the play they needed to make, had the drive they needed to get," Fisher said. "It was all on us as far as keep
leaving them in the game. They kept hanging and scratching and clawing. That's my fault because obviously it's got to start at the top. There's no one play that lost that game; it was a conglomerate
of them across the board."
On FSU's second possession of the game, freshman Rashad Greene took a reverse handoff 53 yards into scoring position but the Seminoles came away empty handed. Right
tackle Bobby Hart missed a block and UVa's Billy Schautz came cleanly around the end to sack Manuel and force the fumble.
The Cavaliers turned the takeaway into seven points when Jones capped off a
long drive with his seven-yard touchdown reception to give the visitors a 7-0 lead with 14:56 left in the second quarter.
Ten minutes later on the game-clock, that score changed to 7-7 when Manuel
found his former roommate for the one-yard touchdown. Little's scoring grab capped off an 11-play, 75-yard drive that featured a few signature Manuel plays. On third and long he bought time and fired
a laser to Reed and then later scrambled in crowd-pleasing fashion down to the goal line.
FSU would later add a 26-yard field goal by Hopkins after a 34-yard Greg Reid punt return. Hopkins' kick
gave the 'Noles a 10-7 lead heading into halftime.
Midway through the third quarter, Reed's career-long 68-yard reception then put the Seminoles at the one-yard line. But FSU couldn't punch it in
and had to settle for another Hopkins field goal -- this time from 21 yards out -- to extend its lead to 13-7 where it would remain until the final two minutes.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Virginia |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| Florida State |
0 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
2nd 0- 7 Opp, 7, pass (kick), 14:56
7- 7 Ja'Baris Little, 1, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:49
10- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 26, field goal, 0:54
3rd 13- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 21, field goal, 7:55
4th 13-14 Opp, 10, run (kick), 1:16
13-14 Dustin Hopkins, 42, field goal failed, 0:03
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 16
Rushes-yards 33-186 29-78
Passing 200 238
Att-Comp-Int 31-18-0 31-22-0
Total Yards 64-386 60-316
Punt Returns 5-40 4-29
Kickoff Returns 3-69 2-35
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 6-50.3 8-36.1
Sacks By-Yds 3-28 3-24
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 11-94 7-50
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 5-14
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 31:10 28:50
Attendance 77,178
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jermaine Thomas 14 69 0 27
Rashad Greene 1 53 0 53
Devonta Freeman 6 44 0 11
E.J. Manuel 10 20 0 20
James Wilder 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Pryor 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 186 0 53
Opp 29 78 1 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Bert Reed 4 104 0 68
Jermaine Thomas 2 34 0 23
Kenny Shaw 2 22 0 15
Rashad Greene 4 21 0 9
Greg Dent 1 8 0 8
Beau Reliford 1 4 0 4
Rodney Smith 1 4 0 4
Christian Green 2 2 0 6
Ja'Baris Little 1 1 1 1t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 18 200 1 68
Opp 22 238 1 34
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 18 31 0 200 1 68
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 18 31 0 200 1 68
Opp 22 31 0 238 1 34
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 5 40 0 34
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 40 0 34
Opp 4 29 0 12
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 1 32 0 32
Greg Reid 1 24 0 24
Karlos Williams 1 13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 69 0 32
Opp 2 35 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 6 302 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 302 58
Opp 8 289 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nigel Bradham 7 6 13 1.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 4 2 6 2.5- 22.0 2.5- 22.0 . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Parks 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 1 3 4 0.5- 0.0 . . 1 2 . . . .
Christian Jones 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nick Moody 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Avis Commack 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 1 1 2 1.5- 8.0 0.5- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Harris 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 24 60 6.0- 33.0 3.0- 28.0 . 3 3 . . . .
Opp 42 22 64 6.0- 31.0 3.0- 24.0 . 2 3 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
RT 51 Bobby Hart
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
RG 79 David Spurlock
WR 83 Bert Reed
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
WR 89 Christian Green
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
BC 1 Mike Harris
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
27 Xavier Rhodes
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
33 Ty Jones
35 Nick O'Leary
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
38 Jermaine Thomas
41 Chad Abram
45 Shawn Powell
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
76 Garrett Faircloth
80 Rashad Greene
81 Kenny Shaw
85 Ja'Baris Little
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 21, Florida 7
11/26/2011, Gainesville, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor Seminoles.com Senior Writer
State Champs: FSU 'D'-nies UF.
Florida State doesn't need very much offense Saturday night in the Swamp as
the Seminoles beat the rival Gators 21-7 to claim a second-consecutive state championship.
GAINESVILLE, FL -- No offense? No problem.
Despite only gaining 95 yards Saturday night, the Florida
State football team rode its opportunistic defense to a 21-7 victory over rival Florida at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium in Gainesville, Fla.
In doing so, the Seminoles (8-4) not only won a game in the
Swamp for the first time since 2003 but they also claimed a second-consecutive state championship. FSU hadn't defeated both Florida and Miami in back-to-back seasons since doing so in 1998 and '99.
If that's not enough, the win marks head coach Jimbo Fisher's 18th triumph since taking over for legendary coach Bowden -- a feat that makes him the winningest coach in the first two years of his
head-coaching tenure in Seminoles history.
But for Fisher, who is an offensive coach by trade and still calls the plays for the 'Noles, the win is bitter sweet. Florida State averaged just 1.6
yards per play and picked up only seven first downs against the Gators (6-6).
"We've got a lot of problems," Fisher said about the offense. "But I thought our defense played unbelievable. I thought
that was one of the best defensive performances I have been around in my 22 years of coaching."
FSU's defense only gave up 184 yards and one late score after a Jermaine Thomas fumble, but it was
the Seminoles' ability to force turnovers and turn the Gators' giveaways into points that was the difference at Florida Field.
The Seminoles intercepted four passes -- three off starter John
Brantley and one off his injury replacement, Jacoby Brissett -- and while the first two were quickly followed by FSU scores on short fields, it was senior Terrance Parks' 29-yard pick-six that put the
visitors on top 21-0 and the game out of reach early in the fourth quarter.
"That was a great play by Terrance," said defensive end Bjoern Werner, who registered one of FSU's season-best 13 tackles
for loss.
Parks also lead the Seminoles with six total tackles and two tackles for loss. Greg Reid had two interceptions and Mike Harris had one of his own.
Senior Shawn Powell did his part,
too. The nation's No.-1 ranked punter kept the Gators pinned back in their own territory all evening with nine punts for an average of 44.4 yards per kick.
Powell also served as the sod captain;
the player responsible for bringing back so turf to bury in the program's storied sod cementary.
Offensively, EJ Manuel was 6-of-13 for 65 yards. Devonta Freeman finished the night with 44 yards to
break Warrick Dunn's record for most rushing yards as a freshman in Florida State history.
Freeman, who now has a team-high 531 yards rushing this year, had two one-yard touchdown runs against
UF.
For Florida, Brantley threw for 104 yards before FSU's Brandon Jenkins knocked him -- and consequently himself -- out of the game late in the second quarter. Brissett finished with just 27
yards passing.
Gators speedsters Jeff Demps and Chris Rainey combined for 36 yards rushing on 19 carries.
After fielding the opening kickoff, the Gators gave it away when Reid read Brantley's
eyes, jumped the route and intercepted the ball to put FSU in scoring position.
Manuel was then stopped on 3rd-and-1 after leading the 'Noles to the goal line but after the play UF's Ronald Powell
was flagged for a personal foul. The fresh set of downs lead to a Freeman one-yard carry for an early 7-0 score.
The Seminoles' second score would then play out much like the first. With UF
threatening in FSU territory, Brantley threw into quadruple coverage and Harris intercepted the football before returning it 89 yards.
Harris' play marked the seventh-longest inception return in
school history and set up another Freeman one-yard dash behind the blocking of Werner, who was also in the freshman's first score earlier.
FSU would get another Reid interception and then stuffed
the Gators on 4th-and-1 later inside their own redzone to preserve a 14-0 lead heading into halftime despite gaining just 39 total yards on offense through the first two quarters.
The second half
began without much offense by either side. FSU appeared to catch a break midway through the third quarter when Reid returned a punt deep into UF territory. But a Karlos Williams penalty pushed ball
back 15 yards and the offense stalled.
Dustin Hopkins then missed a 50-yard field goal attempt as neither team would score in the third quarter.
That changed with Parks' interception return for
a score. Parks was the beneficiary of a bad throw but it was Cornelius Carradine's pressure on Brissett that lead to the errant toss.
Down 21-0 with just a few minutes to play, UF added its lone
score of the game after Thomas' fumble. Had the Gators not added that touchdown, it would have been UF's first shut-out since 1988.
"I'm very excited, very happy for our football team. I thought
they battled, scratched and clawed," Fisher said. "It wasn't pretty by any means. But, coming here and getting a win doesn't happen very often. We have won the state championship two years in a row
now and it feels very good."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
| Florida |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
1st 7- 0 Devonta Freeman, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:34
2nd 14- 0 Devonta Freeman, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 14:24
3rd 14- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 50, field goal failed, 5:22
4th 21- 0 Terrance Parks, 29, interception return (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 12:20
21- 7 Opp, 6, pass (kick), 4:16
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 7 11
Rushes-yards 46-30 33-54
Passing 65 130
Att-Comp-Int 13-6-0 29-14-4
Total Yards 59-95 62-184
Punt Returns 5-45 2-20
Kickoff Returns 1-34 1-16
Interception Ret. 4-130 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-6
Punts 9-44.4 9-40.0
Sacks By-Yds 2-16 4-32
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 9-85 4-25
3rd Down Conversions 2-15 2-15
4th Down Conversions 1-2 1-2
Time of Posession 31:37 28:23
Attendance 90,798
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 15 44 2 12
Lonnie Pryor 6 15 0 6
Jermaine Thomas 12 6 0 13
Rashad Greene 1 -12 0 -12
E.J. Manuel 12 -23 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 46 30 2 13
Opp 33 54 0 23
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Christian Green 2 27 0 14
Rodney Smith 2 16 0 14
Bert Reed 1 12 0 12
Jermaine Thomas 1 10 0 10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 65 0 14
Opp 14 130 1 24
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 6 13 0 65 0 14
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 6 13 0 65 0 14
Opp 14 29 4 130 1 24
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 5 45 0 39
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 45 0 39
Opp 2 20 0 20
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 1 34 0 34
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 34 0 34
Opp 1 16 0 16
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 9 400 62
----------------------------------------
FSU 9 400 62
Opp 9 360 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrance Parks 6 . 6 2.0- 17.0 . 1- 29 . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 4 . 4 2.0- 6.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 4 . 4 2.0- 12.0 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Harris 3 . 3 . . 1- 89 1 . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 . 3 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 . 2 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 2 . 2 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nigel Bradham 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lonnie Pryor 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dax Dellenbach 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 1 . 1 . . 2- 12 1 . . . . .
Dan Hicks 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Avis Commack 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Devonta Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jermaine Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 45 4 49 13.0- 51.0 2.0- 16.0 4-130 6 . . . . .
Opp 44 22 66 11.0- 76.0 4.0- 32.0 . 2 . 1- 6 4 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
RT 51 Bobby Hart
C 52 Bryan Stork
LG 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
RG 76 Garrett Faircloth
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
X 81 Kenny Shaw
Z 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 4 Terrance Parks
FC 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
BC 27 Xavier Rhodes
RE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Mike Harris
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
12 Jarred Haggins
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Avis Commack
22 Telvin Smith
24 Terrance Smith
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
35 Nick O'Leary
38 Jermaine Thomas
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Chad Abram
45 Shawn Powell
54 Tre' Jackson
58 Dan Hicks
64 Dax Dellenbach
66 Jacob Stanley
80 Rashad Greene
83 Bert Reed
85 Ja'Baris Little
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
Florida State 18, Notre Dame 14
12/29/2011, Orlando, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. By Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Senior Writer
Green(e) 'Noles Knock Off ND.
Rookie Rashad Greene scores the go-ahead touchdown and the freshmen-heavy FSU
football team scores 18 unanswered points to beat Notre Dame, 18-14, in the Champs Sports Bowl.
ORLANDO, FL -- Four true freshmen finding their groove, a hobbled quarterback, two lost defensive
stars and 18 unanswered points; that about sums up what took place Thursday night at the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl.
Florida State capped off its nine-win season by defeating Notre Dame 18-14 in
Orlando despite a seemingly never-ending string of setbacks.
The Seminoles entered the game without the services of three typical starters on the offensive line and were forced to charge four
rookies with winning the battles in the trenches. As the game progressed and those freshmen struggled en route to an early-third quarter 14-0 advantage for the Fighting Irish, a battered and limping
EJ Manuel became noticeably less-than-100-percent.
If that wasn't enough, FSU lost the services of standout cornerbacks Greg Reid and Xavier Rhodes to in-game injuries as they traded blows with
Notre Dame superstar wide receiver Michael Floyd.
Still, those 18 unanswered second-half points were the difference. A difference that was sparked by improved second-half play by that green
offensive line, a national-television outburst by rising star wide receiver Rashad Greene and a 'Noles defense that intercepted Notre Dame's rotating quarterbacks three times.
"I've said all along
this team has some special character about it. And it always does. It competes, it fights, it loves each other, it stays together. No matter what people say; what people do. I've been on some great
football teams and coached some great football teams that I don't know if they have the bond and the relationship that these guys do."
Manuel, FSU's gritty redshirt junior signal-caller, finished
the night with more bruises than touchdown passes but still found Greene and Bert Reed for big fourth-quarter scoring tosses. Manuel threw for 249 yards in total, 154 of which he recorded in the
second half.
As the recipient of FSU's go-ahead touchdown with 13:18 left to play combined with his game-high 99 yards receiving, Greene was named the bowl's MVP in a vote by the media in
attendance. Kenny Shaw added 64 yards receiving and Devonta Freeman led FSU in rushing with 48 yards.
Florida State had just 104 yards of offense and no third-down conversions at halftime but
finished the game inside the Citrus Bowl with 290 total yards and three crucial conversions that were followed by a pair of touchdowns and one of Dustin Hopkins' two field goals.
Despite allowing
five sacks and countless hits on Manuel, the young line improved enough late in the second half to provide the foundation for FSU's come-from-behind win.
"The guys up front finally realized they
could play," Fisher said.
While the offense was working through its growing pains, the Seminoles' defense was its dominant four-quarters self.
Lamarcus Joyner, Nigel Bradham and Terrence Brooks
each had an interception with Joyner's and Brooks' takeaways occurring in the endzone when the Fighting Irish were threatening to score. Notre Dame finished the night with 280 yards of offense.
Fighting Irish quarterbacks Tommy Rees and Andrew Hendrix combined for 187 yards and the three turnovers.
Set up by the longest punt return allowed by the Seminoles all season, Notre Dame was about
to punch it into the endzone for the game's first score before Bradham tipped Rees' pass and Joyner snagged the interception.
But after Joyner's 22-yard interception return, FSU gave it right back.
Manuel connected with Freeman on a swing pass out of the backfield but the freshman tailback fumbled the football and Zeke Motta scooped it and scored for an early 7-0 Notre Dame lead.
Freeman's
giveaway was just the second fumble of the year by a Seminoles running back.
That score would hold until halftime as both teams combined for just 195 yards and 10 punts in the opening 30
minutes.
Notre Dame may have only had 91 of those first-half yards but its first drive of the second half couldn't have been any worse for the Seminoles.
Reid's personal foul penalty helped
extend the Fighting Irish's drive and then Rhodes went down with a game-ending knee injury after Floyd hauled in a pass. A few plays later, Reid dropped a would-be interception and Floyd bobbled and
caught the scoring pass for a 14-0 Notre Dame lead.
Making matters worse for the 'Noles, Reid landed awkwardly on his neck on the play and didn't return with concussion-like symptoms.
EJ Manuel
was hit all night but as the young offensive line improved he made the throws and found the endzone when he had to in FSU's comeback win.
FSU may have quickly been down two defensive backs but
Joyner just as speedily gave FSU a scoring chance. His 77-yard kick return on the ensuing kickoff set up a 42-yard field goal by Hopkins to trim the deficit to 14-3 with 9:03 left in the third
quarter.
The 'Noles bent but didn't break on Notre Dame's next possession as Brandon Jenkins' sack ended a promising Fighting Irish drive. FSU got the ball back and Greene's diving catch gave the
Seminoles' their first third-down conversion of not just the night but the first in 18 attempts dating back to the win over Florida.
Avoiding fourth downs is conducive to positive offense and the
Seminoles followed that logic on the drive. Reed capped off FSU's 84-yard march down the field with his 18-yard touchdown reception before the Seminoles failed to convert a two-point conversion.
Down 14-9 with 14:54 left in the game, FSU needed a turnover and a senior answered the bell.
Bradham's interception and return set the Seminoles up on Notre Dame's 18-yard-line and two plays later
Greene's twisting touchdown grab gave FSU its first lead of the game -- 15-14 -- before another failed two-point conversion attempt.
"It was all trying to make plays for my team," Greene said.
"Just doing it for my team. Just like Coach Fisher said, when the line got settled down and realized it could play there was a lot more that we could do. EJ gave me a chance and I made it for the
team. That's what this has been about; family and team."
After not scoring an offensive touchdown since the second quarter of the Florida game, the 'Noles got two in just 1:36 Thursday night. They
then added three more points with 8:05 remaining on a 29-yard Hopkins field goal that was set up by Greene's 42-yard catch on third down.
With 2:48 and Notre Dame threatening to re-gain the lead in
the redzone, Brooks' interception all but sealed the victory and the Seminoles' defense didn't allow a Hail Mary play with 13 seconds to play to preserve the win.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Notre Dame |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
15 |
18 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 29, fumble recovery/return (kick), 9:04
0- 7 Opp, 47, field goal failed, 0:09
3rd 0-14 Opp, 5, pass (kick), 11:24
3-14 Dustin Hopkins, 42, field goal, 9:03
4th 9-14 Bert Reed, 18, pass from E.J. Manuel (E.J. Manuel, pass failed), 14:54
15-14 Rashad Greene, 15, pass from E.J. Manuel (E.J. Manuel, run failed), 13:18
18-14 Dustin Hopkins, 20, field goal, 8:05
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 13 19
Rushes-yards 29-41 35-93
Passing 249 187
Att-Comp-Int 31-20- 35-19-3
Total Yards 60-290 70-280
Punt Returns 2-18 3-45
Kickoff Returns 2-101 5-94
Interception Ret. 3-39 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-29
Punts 8-47.3 7-40.7
Sacks By-Yds 4-28 5-44
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yds 5-44 5-39
3rd Down Conversions 3-14 7-15
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-0
Time of Posession 29:51 30:09
Attendance 68,305
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 13 48 0 11
James Wilder 4 10 0 4
Chad Abram 1 3 0 3
E.J. Manuel 11 -20 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 41 0 11
Opp 35 93 0 15
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 5 99 1 42
Kenny Shaw 4 64 0 23
Rodney Smith 4 34 0 17
Bert Reed 1 18 1 18t
James Wilder 2 14 0 8
Devonta Freeman 2 12 0 5
Lonnie Pryor 1 5 0 5
Christian Green 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 249 2 42
Opp 19 187 1 34
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 20 31 0 249 2 42
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 31 0 249 2 42
Opp 19 35 3 187 1 34
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Greg Reid 2 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 18 0 18
Opp 3 45 0 41
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 1 77 0 77
Rashad Greene 1 24 0 24
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 101 0 77
Opp 5 94 0 37
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Shawn Powell 8 378 56
----------------------------------------
FSU 8 378 56
Opp 7 285 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nigel Bradham 8 1 9 0.5- 1.0 . 1- 17 2 . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 7 . 7 . . 1- 22 . . . . . .
Terrance Parks 5 2 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Mike Harris 5 . 5 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Telvin Smith 4 1 5 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 4 . 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Tank Carradine 3 1 4 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Greg Reid 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 . 2 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 2 . 2 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . 2 . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dan Hicks . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Lonnie Pryor 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn Powell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Christian Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 52 14 66 7.0- 39.0 4.0- 28.0 3- 39 4 4 . . . .
Opp 41 22 63 7.0- 46.0 5.0- 44.0 . 3 5 1- 29 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
RB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
RT 51 Bobby Hart
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 77 Zebrie Sanders
WR 81 Kenny Shaw
WR 84 Rodney Smith
TE 88 Beau Reliford
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SS 4 Terrance Parks
CB 5 Greg Reid
SLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
WLB 13 Nigel Bradham
FS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
DE 49 Brandon Jenkins
NG 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
DE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Mike Harris
6 Nick Waisome
8 Timmy Jernigan
10 Nick Moody
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
30 Tyler Hunter
31 Terrence Brooks
32 James Wilder
35 Nick O'Leary
41 Chad Abram
45 Shawn Powell
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
48 Jeff Luc
58 Dan Hicks
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
64 Dax Dellenbach
79 David Spurlock
80 Rashad Greene
83 Bert Reed
85 Ja'Baris Little
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Cameron Erving
|
