2012 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
Mario Edwards, Dir of Player Development
D.J. Eliot, Defensive Ends
Dan Gayton, Graduate Assistant
Eddie Gran, Associate Head Coach, Special Teams Coordinator, Running Backs
Odell Haggins, Defensive Line
Greg Hudson, Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers
Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Personnel
Joe Scola, Graduate Assistant
David Spurlock, Graduate Assistant
Mark Stoops, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Rick Trickett, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line
Vic Viloria, Strength and Conditioning
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2012 FSU Football Media Guide
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2012 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Roberto Aguayo, 6-1, 212, K, Mascotte
- Rated the nation's No. 3 kicker by Rivals...sixth-best kicking prospect according to ESPN.com...247 Sports lists him as the nation's third-best kicker...three-star prospect according to ESPN,
Rivals, Scout and 247...ESPN lists him as the 105th-best overall prospect in the state of Florida...listed as the 133rd-best prospect in the state by 247 Sports...one of only three kickers to make the
ESPNU150 Watch List for 2012...was rated the nation's number one kicking prospect at the age of 16 by Kohl's Kicking Camps...Kohl's said the ball explodes off his foot and that he is ready for
Division I football right now...they also pointed out how well he handles pressure and that he is one of the most pure talents they have seen across the country...won the kick-off competition at the
ESPN Underclassman Challenge in 2010 with a 74-yard kick that had a 4.04 second hang time...high school coach considers him an offensive weapon and the best high school kicker since UF's Caleb
Sturgis...made 7 of 8 field goals as a junior with his long coming from 48 yards...also accounted for 38 touchbacks in 2010...hit two field goals from 51 yards as a sophomore...longest field goal in
practice was 63 yards...attended the National Invitational Scholarship Camp...named the Most Outstanding Kicker at the Jimbo Fisher Summer Camp...started his career playing soccer before he moved over
to football...also ranked as the 68th-best punter in the nation by Kohl's...favorite kicker is FSU's Groza Award winner and current Washington Redskin Graham Gano...chose FSU over interest from
Tennessee, UCLA, Arkansas, LSU, Michigan and others.
Cason Beatty, 6-3, 229, P, Charlotte, N.C.
- Big, tall, athletic punter with a strong leg and plenty of upside at the college level...started his high school career as a quarterback before picking up punting as a junior in 2010 and excelling
at that position...earned first team All-Mecklenburg County honors by the Charlotte Observer as a senior while averaging 43.1 yards per punt on 32 attempts and hitting four punts longer than 60
yards...named MEGA 7 3A/4A all-conference by the Charlotte Observer as a junior and senior...threw for more than 800 yards as a junior quarterback but shined that season as a punter averaging 43.5
yards per attempt on his way to All-Mecklenburg County second team honors by the Charlotte Observer...rated the No. 3 punter nationally by kicking guru Chris Sailer of California...two-star prospect
by Rivals and a three-star prospect by ESPN and Scout.com...ranked the No. 4 punter nationally by Scout.com and No. 5 punter nationally by 247sports...has an older brother, Lucas, who just completed
his redshirt year as a quarterback at Gardner-Webb in Boiling Springs, N.C.
Colin Blake, 6-3, 194, DB, San Antonio, Tex.
- A four-star prospect according to Rivals who is proven at the 5A level of Texas football...received a three-star rating from ESPN, 247Sports and Scout...Rivals list him as the 13th-best cornerback
prospect in the 2012 class while 247Sports lists him as the 26th-best corner, ESPN the 30th-best and Scout has him at No. 33 in his position group...among prospects from one of the deepest talent
pools in America in Texas Rivals lists Blake as the 21st-best player in the state...ranked No. 60 in Texas by 247Sports and No. 90 in the Lone Star state by ESPN...ESPN lists Blake at No. 116
regionally...nationally Rivals lists the San Antonio prospect as the 155th-best in the nation...rated a Top Player by Tom Lemming of Max Preps who believes he could be an All-American at the
collegiate level...recorded 68 tackles and one interception as a junior...coveted size for a cornerback and should transition well to the college game at that position according to ESPN...one scouting
service felt Blake could develop into a player like NFL All-Pro Nnamdi Asomugha...runs a 4.5 40 with a vertical of 34"...originally from England and has only been playing cornerback since his junior
year...joins fellow European Bjoern Werner who came to FSU from Germany...holds more than 15 offers from BCS schools...was committed to Texas A&M before the turnover in the coaching staff...chose FSU
over Oklahoma and TCU.
Marvin Bracy, 5-9, 172, WR, Orlando
- Four-star recruit according to Rivals, 247 and Scout...Under Armour All-American...all-America in football and track...named the fastest player at the Under Armour All-America Game by Rivals...ESPNU
150 member...listed as the 76th-best prospect in the nation by ESPN and the 12th-best wide receiver...247 lists Bracy as the 90th-rated overall prospect in the 2012 class...rated in the top 40 among
the nation's best receivers by Rivals and Scout...2011 Super Southeast 120 by the Mobile (Ala.) Register...ranked a top 20 recruit in Florida by ESPN (17) and 247 (14)...ranked No. 4 on the Orlando
Sentinel Super 60...finished his junior season with almost 1,500 all-purpose yards and 10 touchdowns...ESPN calls Bracy one of the most explosive and gifted natural talents in the 2012 class who is a
homerun threat at all times...they go on to say Bracy is a multi-purpose offensive weapon who is a nightmare to deal with in space...made ESPN SportsCenter's Top 10 plays coming in at No. 3 following
his one-handed, 32-yard TD in the Under Armour All-America Game...the fastest high school football player in the nation...ran the fastest indoor 55M in the world this year in January clocking in at
6.08...time was a national record for the 19-and-under division and the fastest time ever run by a high school student...previous fastest 55M run by a high school student was 6.14...ran the
second-fastest 100M in Florida High School history at 10.05...the only Floridian to ever run the 100M faster was Florida track and football star Jeff Demps...Scout.com said Bracy's speed is on par
with Demps at this stage in their careers...nobody in high school in Florida ever ran a 100M faster than Bracy as Demps and Houston McTear both posted their record-breaking times after high school
graduation...pursuing his dream to run track for the USA in the 2012 London Olympics...he will travel to Eugene, Ore. on July 24 for U.S. Olympic Team trials...ran a relay leg for the USA in the 4x100
Meters in July 2010 at the World Junior Championships...defending large school, Class 4A 100- and 200-meter champion...will compete on Florida State's national runner-up track and field team...named
an All-USA high school track and field team selection by USA Today...Orlando Sentinel named him track athlete of the year as a junior...he is trained by former Florida State sprinter Ricky
Argro...chose FSU over offers from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Notre Dame and Oklahoma...had a 3.2 GPA entering his senior year of high school.
Chris Casher, 6-4, 248, DE, Mobile, Ala.
- Rated as the 23rd-best player in the 2012 class by ESPNU...Under Armour All-American...top 50 ranking nationally by Rivals (36) and 247 Sports (49)...ESPNU 150 member...consensus top 10 prospect at
defensive end...ESPN and Rivals has him as the nation's No. 3 DE, Scout has him at No. 7 and 247 at No. 8...five-star recruit from Scout...four-star prospect according to Rivals and 247...ranked in
the top five in Alabama by ESPN (2), Rivals (3) and 247 (5)...another key recruit for the Seminoles from Mobile, AL...joins 2011 signee Jacob Coker as the second straight FSU recruit out of
Mobile...played tight end and defensive end in high school but has told FSU coaches he would like to play on the defensive side of the ball at FSU...dominated at the Tallahassee NFTC vying for MVP
honors...ran a 4.63 in the 40-yard dash, a 4.29 in the 20-yard shuttle and has a 29.9 vertical jump...compiled 50 tackles, 19 tackles for loss and 10 sacks as a junior at Faith Academy...also made 22
catches for 408 yards...transferred to Mobile Davidson High School to make sure he would graduate and play football at the next level...as a result he had to sit out his entire senior season...FSU
coaches supported Casher's decision and told him he didn't need to play another down of high school football because his scholarship offer to FSU was safe...Casher went on to score a 21 on the
ACT...stayed very involved with Davidson's football team and became known as "Coach Casher" by the players due to the contributions he made to the team off the field...lifted weights at night and on
the weekends to stay in shape...played his first football game in over a year at the 2012 Under Armour All-America Game...also played basketball...father was a Florida State fan when Casher was
growing up...cousin of former Auburn All-SEC corner Larry Casher...chose FSU as a junior over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Oregon and Tennessee among others.
Ronald Darby, 5-11, 189, DB, Oxon Hill, Md.
- One of the fastest players in the nation and a five-star recruit according to 247Sports as the nation's top cornerback and 16th overall national prospect...also a four-star recruit according to both
ESPN and Rivals...rated the No. 2 cornerback in the country according to Rivals and the second-best players in the state of Maryland by the same recruiting service...considered the No. 38-ranked
prospect in the country according to ESPN...defender that can excel on both defense and special teams...participated in the 2012 Under Armour All-American Game...USA Today 2011 All-USA second team
All-American...second team All-Met by the Washington Post as a junior and an honorable mention as a senior...honorable mention all-state as an an all-purpose player as a senior ...part of a
Wolverines' secondary that registered four shutouts and allowed just 82 points in 2011...SI.com 2011 High School First Team All-American...played six positions as a high school senior, including
kicker...as a junior, rushed for 1,329 yards and 23 touchdowns, while tallying three interceptions and eight pass breakups on defense...runs a reported 4.37-seconds 40-yard dash...elite track
performer as well that is expected to contribute to Florida State's track & field team...has run a 6.28-seconds 55-meter dash and a 21.28-seconds 200-meter dash...chose Florida State over Notre Dame,
Maryland, Clemson and Auburn.
Mario Edwards, 6-3, 295, DE, Denton, Tex.
- Near consensus top-rated prospect in America in 2012...USA Today defensive player of the year...ESPNU 150 member...247 Sports Defensive Player of the Year for 2012 where he garnered a perfect 100
rating...one of just four players with a 100 rating from 247 Sports...listed at No. 1 by ESPN, Scout and 247 Sports...Rivals lists him at No. 3 nationally...five-stars from Rivals, Scout and
247...unanimously ranked No. 1 at his position whether it be defensive end or defensive tackle...the top player coming out of the state of Texas...Scout said it is hard to find a player as big and
Explosive as Edwards...ESPN recruiting analyst Craig Haubert said Edwards can contribute almost immediately due to his ability to take advantage of blockers' weaknesses with a pass rush arsenal and a
plan of attack when he rushes the quarterback...Haubert also said he is similar to Clemson's DeQuan Bowers at this stage of their careers...of his 72 tackles as a senior 32 were for a loss including
11 sacks...named the state of Texas Class 4A Defensive Player of the Year as a junior by the Associated Press...recorded 127 tackles, 50 tackles for loss and 18 sacks leading Denton Ryan to a state
runner-up finish...recorded 69 tackles and three sacks as a freshman on top of catching 17 passes for 361 yards and three TDs...his high school coach raves about his work ethic as he and his father,
former FSU star Mario Edwards, work out together at 6:00 a.m. each morning...says Edwards is the best he has coached in a 32 year career...Edwards hopes to wear the same number (15) as his dad did one
day at FSU...goal is to win the Hendricks Award and go down as one of the best ever in Seminole history...if he couldn't play football he would coach so he can teach the sport to others...chose FSU
over Texas, Alabama, LSU, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State among others.
Ukeme Eligwe, 6-2, 231, LB, Stone Mountain, Ga.
- A consensus top 10 prospect nationally at the linebacker position...U.S. Army All-American...ESPNU 150 member...both Rivals and 247 have him listed as a top 100 prospect...listed at No. 47
nationally by Rivals and No. 96 by 247...ESPN lists him as the 116th-best prospect this year...a consensus 4-star prospect...ESPN has him listed as No. 47 in the region...Rivals lists as the
second-best prospect in Georgia this year...listed as the eighth-best prospect in Georgia by 247 and the 11th-best by ESPN...all four recruiting services have him listed in the top seven nationally at
the linebacker position...Rivals considers him the second-best linebacker prospect in the nation...ESPN lists him No. 3 among linebackers, Scout No.6 and 247 No. 7...played in a 3-4 system in high
school and is projected by most experts to play linebacker at the collegiate level...ESPN says he has the ability to play either inside or outside linebacker at the next level and that he has the
strength to shed blockers and the fluidity to avoid contact when pursuing the football...according to the recruiting analyst Keith Niebuhr, the Stone Mountain, GA product is smart and athletic and he
is able to generate a pass rush from the outside and up the middle...Niebuhr described the linebacker as an athletic freak who has the power to excel against the run and quickness and agility to shine
in coverage...collected more than 25 scholarship offers and committed to FSU on his 17th birthday...chose FSU over Cal and Georgia...cited FSU's nationally ranked criminology program as one of the
factors in his choice to play for the Seminoles.
Daniel Glauser, 6-5, 305, OL, Rheinfelden, Switzerland
- Standout two-year starter at left tackle for one of the top junior college programs...earned honorable mention NJCAA Football All-America honors this past season as a sophomore at NMMI...helped lead
the Broncos to a 9-3 overall mark, a second place finish in the WSFL with a 6-2 record, a berth in the C.H.A.M.P.S. Heart of Texas Bowl and a No. 14 final national ranking in the NJCAA...named to the
2011 All-WSFL First Team offense...anchored an offensive line that helped New Mexico Military Institute average 475 yards of total offense which produced a rushing attack that amassed 2,818 yards
(234.8 yards per game) and a passing attack that totaled 2,882 yards (240.2 yards per game)...as a true freshman at NMMI, earned the Broncos' "Hustle Award" and didn't allow a sack in his first season
as a starter...rated a four-star JC prospect by Scout.com and a three-star prospect by Rivals.com...Chose Florida State over Arkansas, Mississippi State and Oklahoma State.
Eddie Goldman, 6-4, 320, DT, Washington, D.C.
- Consensus five-star defensive tackle whose a force in the interior of the line...has good size and displays the ability to fire off on the snap of the ball, get into the backfield and be
disruptive...comes off the ball low, plays with leverage and shows the quickness to chase down a player in the backfield having been clocked around a 4.8 in the 40...Under Armour All-American...USA
Today 2011 All-USA second team All-American...ESPNHS Second Team All-American...2012 Parade All-American and SI.com's 2011 High School First Team All-American...racked up 38 tackles, 23 tackles for
loss, 15 sacks and five forced fumbles while helping Friendship Collegiate to a 9-1 record...earned first team All-Met by the Washington Post as a senior offensive lineman grading out at 90 percent
but was always projected as a defensive player at the next level...No. 10 player on the ESPNU 150 and No. 1 defensive tackle, No. 2 player in the region and No. 1 player in the state by ESPN...ranked
the No. 7 prospect nationally by Rivals and No. 1 player in the state and No. 2 defensive tackle...No. 17 on Tom Lemming's MaxPreps Top 100...Scout ranks him as the No. 4 defensive tackle...No. 1
player in the state, No. 3 defensive tackle and No. 14 on the Top 247 list by 247Sports...tallied 40 tackles, six sacks, one interception and one fumble recovery as a junior...selected Florida State
over Alabama and Auburn.
Christo Kourtzidis, 6-4, 246, TE, Orange, Calif.
- Four-star tight end prospect known for having good strong hands and the ability to catch the ball away from his body, fight for yards after the catch and break-arm tackles ... can play from an
in-line position or flexed out wide as a receiver...excels as a blocker and will only get better at the next level... Named to the O.C. All-Region first team by ESPNLA.com ... Hauled in 38 receptions
for 416 yards for an average of 10.9 yards per catch and added four TD receptions as a senior in 2011 and caught 29 passes for 429 yards as a junior...earned MaxPreps California Division I All-State
first team honors...also picked up All-Orange County and All-Pac 5 Division honors...ranked No. 7 on the Top 50 senior football recruits by OCVarsity.com... rated a four-star prospect ranking as the
No. 11 tight end by Scout.com, a four-star prospect ranking as the No. 8 tight end by 247Sports, No. 25 player in the state of California and 219th player on the Top247 list...listed a four-star
prospect as the No. 8 tight end, No. 25 player and 194th overall player by Rivals...earned a three-star rating by ESPN and ranked the No. 26 tight end nationally, No. 61 prospect in the state of
California and No. 91 regionally... two-way player in football at Lutheran HS playing tight end and defensive end...chose Florida State over Cal.
Sean Maguire, 6-2, 204, QB, Sparta, N.J.
- One of the top pro-style quarterbacks in the country and New Jersey's top-rated quarterback in the class of 2012...a four-star prospect by ESPN and three-star QB by Rivals, Scout and
247Sports...natural pocket passer who is suited for a multiple pro-style scheme...ran a wing-T offense in high school which didn't allow for many passing opportunities but made the most of the ones he
got displaying good arm strength, touch, the ability to change ball speeds and ability to consistently throw a catchable ball with nice accuracy to all three levels...gained varsity exposure as a
freshman and led Seton Hall Prep to a 19-3 record as a sophomore and junior...completed 70 of 141 passes for 1,161 yards and 14 TDs as a junior, making Third Team All-Essex County for The
Star-Ledger...earned 1st Team All Non-Public and 1st Team All Essex by the Star-Ledger after completing 74-of-154 passes for 1,183 yards, 12 TDs, 4 INTs as a senior...also named Super Essex Conference
1st Team as a senior...finished his career at Seton Hall Prep completing 105-of-224 passes for 1,881 yards, 20 TDs and 6 INTs in that wing-T offense...named to the 2012 USA Football National Team
(U19) for the 2012 International Bowl on Feb. 1...ranked by ESPN as the No. 13 QB prospect nationally, No. 4 player in state of New Jersey and No. 18 player regionally...rated the No. 18 pro-style QB
by 247 Sports and No. 14 player in the state of New Jersey...No. 26 player in New Jersey by Rivals and No. 50 quarterback by Scout...selected Florida State over Alabama, Buffalo, Maryland and NC
State.
Reggie Northrup, 6-1, 221, LB, Jacksonville
- Four-star linebacker with exceptional athleticism who will continue the pipeline from First Coast High School to FSU...analysts have been impressed with his ability to make plays all over the field
consistently finding the holes, locating runners and tackling them to the ground (39.5 TFL in 2011)...rated a four-star linebacker by Rivals, Scout, 247Sports and ESPN...Rivals has him as the No. 30
linebacker and No. 40 player in Florida...No. 35 outside linebacker and No. 37 player in state of Florida by 247Sports...ranks as the No. 28 linebacker, No. 42 overall player in Florida by
ESPN...listed as the No. 112 prospect on the Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120...earned Florida Times-Union All-First Coast Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior recording 165 tackles,
including 39.5 behind the line in leading the Buccaneers to the Class 7A championship game and a 13-win season...named to the 2011 Times-Union Super 24...as a junior, finished with 110 tackles, eight
sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery for a touchdown...selected Florida State after once being a verbal commit to Miami.
Mario Pender, 6-0, 190, RB, Cape Coral
- Explosive four-star running back who possesses the quickness, speed and burst to run both inside or outside and also has great power to run through blocks...selected a U.S. Army
All-American...rushed 130 times for 1,543 yards (11.9 yards per carry) and 17 touchdowns as a senior...named first team All-Area by the Fort Myers News-Press...named to the Florida Athletic Coaches
Association All-District 19 Football Team...earned Associated Press' Class 6A all-state third team honors as a senior...rated the No. 72 player on the ESPNU 150 as well as the No. 8 running back, No.
16 player in the state of Florida and No. 38 player regionally...No. 66 on the Sporting News Top 125 of 2012...rushed for 2,261 yards and 32 touchdowns, averaging 13.87 yards per carry as a
junior...has posted times of a 10.61 in the 100 meters and 22 flat in the 200 meters in track...rated a four-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals and 247sports and a five-star prospect by Scout.com...rated
the No. 4 running back nationally, No. 7 prospect in the state of Florida and No. 41 overall prospect nationally by 247sports.com...rated the No. 28 overall prospect and fifth-best running back by
Scout.com...No. 4 running back nationally, No. 5 prospect in the state of Florida and No. 38 overall prospect nationally by Rivals.com...selected Florida State over Alabama, Maryland, Miami (Fla.),
USF, Tennessee, West Virginia.
Justin Shanks, 6-2, 340, DT, Prattville, Ala.
- Big, run-stopping defensive tackle who is rated a four-star defensive lineman by ESPN, Rivals.com, Scout.com and a three-star DT by 247Sports.com... explodes with power off the ball and displays a
great strength in engaging blockers and defends a gap well...ranked No. 7 player in state of Alabama, No. 10 defensive tackle and No. 51 player regionally by ESPN while also being listed No. 114 in
the ESPNU 150...totaled 54 tackles, including 10 for loss and 5 1/2 sacks, added 15 quarterback hurries and caught a touchdown pass lined up at tight end as a senior in helping to guide Prattville to
the Class 6A state championship...as a three-year starter at Prattville, the Lions finished 33-8, advanced to the finals of the Class 6A playoffs twice, won the Class 6A Region Four championship
twice, going 16-2 in region play and earned a No. 22 final ranking in the USA Today High School Poll in 2011 and No. 21 ranking in 2009... No. 6 on the The Birmingham News 2012 Super Seniors
List...selected Prattville High School's first U.S. Army All-American and took part in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl playing for the West team...No. 18 on the Mobile Register's Elite 18 List of
Prospects...named to the Elmore-Autauga Super Football Team by the Montgomery Advertiser and Prattville Progress...named 2011 All-Autauga County by the Montgomery Advertiser and Prattville
Progress...also named Class 5A-6A All-Metro by the Montgomery Advertiser...earned ASWA Class 6A All-State honors as a senior...recorded 65 tackles and 12 sacks as a junior...listed as the No. 10
defensive tackle, No. 5 player in the state of Alabama and No. 135 on the Rivals Top 250...10th rated defensive tackle prospect by Scout.com and No. 18 player in the state of Alabama and No. 39
defensive tackle by 247Sports.com...chose Florida State over Auburn and Tennessee.
Menelik Watson, 6-6, 320, OL, Manchester, England
- One of the nation's top junior college offensive tackles, who hails from Manchester, England...big, physical player who is considered to have some of the best feet in the nation for an offensive
lineman and has the quickness (clocked in the 4.7 range in the 40-yard dash) to be effective against the big, fast defensive ends being produced at the college level...said to have an explosive first
step, a constantly square body and serious downfield speed which projects him to be a solid blocker in both the passing and rushing game...rated a four-star prospect by 247Sports and a three-star
offensive lineman by Rivals and Scout...helped Saddleback College (Mission Viejo, Calif.) to an 8-3 record, No. 5 ranking and berth in the Golden State Bowl...named second team Southern California
Football Association All-Conference helping a Saddleback offense that led the SFCA in total offense (470.4 yards per game, ranked second in the SCFA in scoring offense (40.5 ppg), passing offense
(338.6 yards per game), 24th in rushing offense (131.7)...trained to be a basketball player his entire life in England until he played for the CDA Academy in Spain and wasn't introduced to the sport
of football until arriving in America...actually signed a Division I-A basketball scholarship with Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and after a redshirt freshman season (2009-10), emerged as a
team captain playing forward and center for the Red Foxes...averaged 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 29 games with 13 starts in his only season (2010-11) at Marist...ranks as the No. 5 junior college
player by 247Sports, No. 9 junior college offensive tackle and No. 19 on the top-50 junior college players by Rivals...graduated from Burnage High School, in Manchester, England in 2006...selected
Florida State over Auburn, Cal, Oklahoma, Oregon and Rutgers.
P.J. Williams, 6-0, 190, DB, Ocala
- Versatile four-star defensive back that can play either corner or safety...played safety for Ocala's Vanguard High School and showed good ball skills and instincts on his way to being named
Vangaurd's first ever Under Armour All-American...also played wide receiver...recorded 52 tackles as a senior and earned Associated Press' Class 6A all-state first team honors as a defensive utility
player...played in the Under All-America game and made three tackles and had one pass break-up for Team Blur...named first team All-County by The Ocala Star-Banner...named to the Super 75 by the
Florida Times-Union...No. 52 on the Orlando Sentinel's 2012 Florida Top 100...rated a four-star recruit by ESPN, Rivals, Scout.com and 247Sports.com...No. 6 safety, No. 23 player in Florida and No. 59
regionally by ESPN and the No. 133 player on the ESPNU 150...ranked No. 9 safety, No. 23 player in state of Florida and No. 118 nationally by Rivals...No. 46 on the Mobile Register's Super Southeast
120...listed as the No. 10 safety and No. 16 player in the Scout.com Florida Top 100...No. 11 safety, No. 25 player in Florida and No. 168 on the Top 247 by 247 Sports.com...has been clocked with sub
4.4 time in the 40-yard dash...named to the Super 75 by the Florida Times-Union...earned all-county honors as a junior after logging 83 tackles and an interception as the Knights' starting
safety...posted a county-best 33.8-yards-per-return average on kickoffs, including a school-record four touchdowns as a sophomore at Vanguard... chose Florida State over Alabama and Miami (Fla.).
Jameis Winston, 6-4, 206, QB, Hueytown, Ala.
- Nation's top quarterback prospect in the class of 2012, who also is considered a top baseball prospect in the 2012 Major League Baseball Amatuer draft...USA Today 2011 All-USA first team
All-American...2012 Parade All-American and Under Armour All-American...selected the 2011 Alabama Gatorade State Player of the Year...rated a five-star quarterback by Scout and a four-star QB by
Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports...named to the 2012 USA Football National Team (U19) for the 2012 International Bowl on Feb.1...dual-threat quarterback who played in the shotgun spread where he excelled as
a passer within the pocket, on the move and also as a designated runner which is where he can be really dangerous...can make all the throws and does a good job of keeping his eyes downfield when plays
breakdown...named the Alabama Sports Writers Association's Class 5A Back of the Year as a senior after completing 69 percent of his passes for 2,424 yards and 28 touchdowns and rushing for 1,065 yards
(7.4 yards per rush) and another 15 touchdowns in guiding Hueytown to a 13-1 mark and the Class 5A state semifinals...named the 2011 Birmingham News Metro Player of the Year...the four-year starter
totaled 6,871 career passing yards with 67 touchdowns, completing 60 percent of his 790 passes and threw only 25 interceptions and averaged 6.5 yards per rushing attempt for 2,912 yards and 35
touchdowns on the ground which adds up to 9,853 career yards and a part in 103 touchdowns...No. 1 on the Mobile Register's Super Southeast 120 and Elite 18 list of the top Alabama prospects...named a
co-MVP of the Elite 11 national quarterback challenge last summer in Malibu...turned in an MVP performance in the Under Armour All-American game completing 8-of-9 passes for 178 yards and two
touchdowns...named to the ASWA Super 12 and Class 5A all-state teams as a junior and senior...No. 14 on the ESPNU 150 and No. 1 QB nationally, No. 5 player regionally and No. 1 player in state of
Alabama by ESPN...named to the 2012 247Sports All-American team as the No. 1 dual-threat QB, No. 3 player in the state and No. 26 in the Top247 List...on the baseball diamond, shines as a
switch-hitting centerfielder and right-handed pitcher who possesses a fastball in the 90s and was clocked at a 6.59 in the 60...rated by Perfect Game as the nation's No. 22 prep baseball player for
the Class of 2012 and was named a Louisville Slugger Preseason All-American heading into this upcoming season...named Birmingham News Metro West Player of the Year as a sophomore in baseball...hit
.424 with seven homers and 36 RBIs during the Golden Gophers Class 6A state semifinal run and finished 8-3 with two saves, a 1.92 earned run average, 92 strikeouts and six complete games as a
sophomore...2011 ASWA all-state and Birmingham News All-Metro selection in baseball as a junior posting an 8-3 record with 93 strikeouts and batting .424 with seven homers while playing shortstop,
outfield and pitching...selected Florida State over Stanford, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State.
2012 Roster - By Name
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 41 Chad Abram FB 6-0 235 Jr ** Lakeland (Kathleen)
40 Danny Adams LS 5-9 195 So-R Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas/Eastern Kentucky)
19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 212 Fr Mascotte (South Lake)
38 Jonathan Akanbi DB 6-1 197 So-R Orlando (Edgewater)
58 Ryan Alicea LB 6-1 210 Fr Wellington (Wellington)
23 Jared Armstrong QB 6-0 180 Fr Gainesville (Oak Hall)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-3 293 So * Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 229 Fr Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
* 1 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-5 243 Fr-R Belle Glade (Glades Central)
30 Colin Blake DB 6-3 194 Fr San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
10 Marvin Bracy WR 5-9 172 Fr Orlando (Boone)
* 3 Justin Bright DB 6-1 197 Jr-R ** Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)
* 31 Terrence Brooks DB 5-11 197 Jr ** Dunnellon (Dunnellon)
27 Chris Brown RB 6-0 210 Fr-R Tampa (Cambridge Christian)
* 98 Shayne Broxsie DE 6-2 275 Sr Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 193 Fr-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
36 Kory Burnett DB 6-0 205 Jr-R Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
45 Will Burnham RB 6-0 185 Fr-R Lithia (Newsome)
* 91 Tank Carradine DE 6-5 265 Sr * Cincinnati, Ohio (Taft/Butler County CC)
* 65 Ruben Carter OL 6-4 294 Fr-R Miami (Jackson)
21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 248 Fr Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
49 Donald Chenault LB 6-2 200 So Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
53 Peter Ciappetta LB 6-2 205 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
* 14 Jacob Coker QB 6-6 227 Fr-R Mobile, Ala. (Saint Paul's Episcopal)
35 Parker Conley P 6-5 210 So-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
47 Cory Cox LB 6-1 221 Sr Blountstown (Blountstown)
* 13 Ronald Darby DB 5-11 189 Fr Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
61 Myles Davis OL 6-2 310 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz)
* 93 Everett Dawkins DT 6-3 304 Sr-R *** Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes)
* 64 Dax Dellenbach DS 6-1 235 Sr-R ** Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Auburn)
* 23 Gerald Demps DB 5-11 197 Jr-R * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 198 Jr ** Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
30 Ryan DiMarco FB 5-10 214 Jr Port Saint Lucie (John Carroll)
* 75 Philip Doumar DS 6-1 214 Jr-R Jupiter (Jupiter)
* 15 Mario Edwards DE 6-3 295 Fr Denton, Tex. (Ryan)
16 Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 231 Fr Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
* 75 Cameron Erving OL 6-6 309 So-R * Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OL 6-4 322 Sr * Robbinsdale, Minn. (Cooper/ND State College of Science)
76 Garrett Faircloth OL 6-7 288 Jr-R ** Brunswick, Ga. (Bolles)
72 Daniel Foose OL 6-6 296 So-R Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic)
* 8 Devonta Freeman RB 5-9 209 So * Miami (Miami Central)
40 Kendall Fullington DB 5-11 170 So Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 19 Josh Gehres WR 6-3 201 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 167 Jr Miami Gardens (Miramar)
* 67 Daniel Glauser OL 6-5 305 Jr Rheinfelden, Switzerland (New Mexico Military Insitute)
* 81 Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 320 Fr Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-2 205 So-R * Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 170 So * Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-0 190 Jr ** Lakeland (Lakeland)
48 Glenn Hall LB 6-0 199 So-R Miami (Carol City)
* 33 Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 252 Jr Annandale, N.J. (North Hunterdon/Penn State)
46 Joe Harmon LB 6-2 201 So-R Pensacola (Tate)
41 Owen Harris DB 6-0 168 Jr Miramar (Miramar/Tallahassee CC)
* 51 Bobby Hart OL 6-4 316 So * Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 82 Willie Haulstead WR 6-2 230 Jr-R ** Titusville (Titusville)
39 Jared Hayes DB 6-0 170 Fr Saint Johns (Creekside)
6 Dan Hicks TE 6-4 259 Jr-R ** Oxford, Miss. (Oxford)
69 Adam Holup DT 5-11 280 So Cape Coral (Ida S. Baker)
* 18 Dustin Hopkins K 6-2 190 Sr *** Houston, Tex. (Clear Lake)
* 1 Tyler Hunter DB 5-11 190 So * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 54 Tre' Jackson OL 6-4 328 So * Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
68 Cody Jay OL 6-2 275 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee/South Florida)
* 4 Brandon Jenkins DE 6-3 260 Sr *** Tallahassee (Florida)
* 8 Timmy Jernigan DT 6-2 298 So * Lake City (Columbia)
46 Jonathan Johnson TE 6-7 268 Sr-R Sanford (Seminole/Lynn)
* 7 Christian Jones LB 6-4 232 Jr ** Winter Park (Lake Howell)
* 20 Lamarcus Joyner DB 5-8 195 Jr ** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
29 Dillon Kidd P 6-1 217 Fr-R Deerfield Beach (Milford Academy)
* 83 Christo Kourtzidis TE 6-4 246 Fr Orange, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)
88 Jeren Kowalewski WR 6-2 160 Fr Bradenton (Lakewood Ranch)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-2 305 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
77 Larry Levy DL 6-2 275 So-R Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community)
* 53 Sterling Lovelady OL 6-3 291 So Navarre (Navarre)
11 Sean Maguire QB 6-2 204 Fr Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* 3 E.J. Manuel QB 6-5 240 Sr-R *** Virginia Beach, Va. (Bayside)
* 70 Josue Matias OL 6-6 326 So * Union City, N.J. (Union City)
* 97 Demonte McAllister DT 6-2 290 Jr-R ** Tampa (Alonso)
* 92 Anthony McCloud DT 6-2 322 Sr-R ** Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
90 Moses McCray DT 6-2 318 Sr-R *** Tampa (Hillsborough)
55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT 6-0 286 Sr *** Greenville (Madison County)
56 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 317 Fr-R Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 10 Nick Moody LB 6-2 237 Sr-R *** Wyncote, Pa. (Roman Catholic)
16 Dorsey Moore QB 6-4 205 Fr-R Rockledge (Martins Ferry)
* 51 Giorgio Newberry DE 6-6 273 Fr-R Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
43 Frank Nicholas DS 5-10 188 Jr Tampa (Plant)
* 12 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 221 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-3 238 So * Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
59 Henry Orelus OL 6-3 328 Jr-R * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
7 Mario Pender RB 6-0 190 Fr Cape Coral (Island Coast)
56 Trey Pettis OL 6-5 342 Fr-R DeLand (Deland)
48 Dixon Phillips TE 6-3 244 Fr Tampa (Hillsborough)
43 Anthony Porterfield TE 6-3 238 Jr-R Pensacola (Escambia)
33 Xavier Pryce DB 5-10 189 Jr-R Miami (Parkway Academy)
* 24 Lonnie Pryor FB 6-0 229 Sr *** Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
78 Mike Pulawski 6-1 270 Fr Bradenton (Bradenton)
22 Ridge Read QB 5-10 190 Jr-R Panama City (Liberty County)
* 86 Chris Revell DS 6-1 198 Jr-R Tallahassee (Chiles)
85 James Rhoden WR 6-0 165 Fr Katy, Tex. (Cinco Ranch)
* 27 Xavier Rhodes CB 6-2 217 Jr-R ** Miami (Norland)
73 Jacob Schmidt OL 6-0 240 Fr Jacksonville (Creekside)
94 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 340 Fr Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
* 81 Kenny Shaw WR 6-0 170 Jr ** Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
45 Nathan Slater DE 6-2 223 Fr Terry, Miss. (Saint Andrew's Episcopal)
* 21 Debrale Smiley FB 5-11 228 Sr-R * Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 187 Fr-R Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 84 Rodney Smith WR 6-6 219 Sr *** Miami (Archbishop Carroll)
* 22 Telvin Smith LB 6-3 215 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 215 Fr-R Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 96 Toshmon Stevens DE 6-5 245 Sr-R *** Pomona Park (Crescent City)
* 52 Bryan Stork OL 6-4 312 Jr-R ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
37 Austin Stowers WR 5-8 170 Jr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
76 Trey Sumner DE 6-2 215 Sr Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
* 28 Nigel Terrell LB 6-1 223 So-R Helena, Ala. (Pelham)
* 4 Chris Thompson RB 5-8 187 Sr *** Greenville (Madison County)
32 Sean Tidmus LB 6-0 227 So-R Winter Garden (Ocoee)
39 Donovan Todd DB 5-11 195 Jr Sanford (Seminole)
* 9 Clint Trickett QB 6-3 180 So-R * Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
44 Will Tye TE 6-2 260 So-R * Middletown, Conn. (Salisbury School)
87 David Tyrrell WR 6-3 194 So-R Cape Coral (Mariner)
63 Chase Underwood DS 6-3 240 Fr Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 6 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 170 So * Groveland (South Lake)
* 74 Jonathan Wallace OL 6-7 290 Jr-R Jacksonville (Lee)
36 Jermaine Washington WR 5-8 192 Fr-R Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 71 Menelik Watson OL 6-6 320 Jr Manchester, England (Burnage/Marist/Saddleback CC)
66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 280 Fr Valrico (Newsome)
58 Austin Weller OL 6-2 240 Fr Orlando
* 95 Bjoern Werner DE 6-4 255 Jr ** Berlin, Germany (Salisbury School)
* 32 James Wilder RB 6-2 226 So * Tampa (Plant)
44 Derek Williams P 6-1 192 So-R Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
* 9 Karlos Williams DB 6-1 230 So * Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 26 P.J. Williams DB 6-0 190 Fr Ocala (Vanguard)
* 11 Vince Williams LB 6-1 250 Sr-R *** Davenport (Ridge Community)
5 Jameis Winston QB 6-4 206 Fr Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown)
49 Colton Woodall DB 6-3 190 Jr Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Rhode Island)
14 Andrew Zloch K 5-8 175 So-R Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
2012 Roster - By Number
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T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 1 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-5 243 Fr-R Belle Glade (Glades Central)
* 1 Tyler Hunter DB 5-11 190 So * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 3 Justin Bright DB 6-1 197 Jr-R ** Duncan, S.C. (Byrnes)
* 3 E.J. Manuel QB 6-5 240 Sr-R *** Virginia Beach, Va. (Bayside)
* 4 Brandon Jenkins DE 6-3 260 Sr *** Tallahassee (Florida)
* 4 Chris Thompson RB 5-8 187 Sr *** Greenville (Madison County)
5 Jameis Winston QB 6-4 206 Fr Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown)
6 Dan Hicks TE 6-4 259 Jr-R ** Oxford, Miss. (Oxford)
* 6 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 170 So * Groveland (South Lake)
* 7 Christian Jones LB 6-4 232 Jr ** Winter Park (Lake Howell)
7 Mario Pender RB 6-0 190 Fr Cape Coral (Island Coast)
* 8 Devonta Freeman RB 5-9 209 So * Miami (Miami Central)
* 8 Timmy Jernigan DT 6-2 298 So * Lake City (Columbia)
* 9 Clint Trickett QB 6-3 180 So-R * Tallahassee (North Florida Christian)
* 9 Karlos Williams DB 6-1 230 So * Davenport (Ridge Community)
10 Marvin Bracy WR 5-9 172 Fr Orlando (Boone)
* 10 Nick Moody LB 6-2 237 Sr-R *** Wyncote, Pa. (Roman Catholic)
11 Sean Maguire QB 6-2 204 Fr Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* 11 Vince Williams LB 6-1 250 Sr-R *** Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-0 190 Jr ** Lakeland (Lakeland)
* 12 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 221 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 13 Ronald Darby DB 5-11 189 Fr Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 167 Jr Miami Gardens (Miramar)
* 14 Jacob Coker QB 6-6 227 Fr-R Mobile, Ala. (Saint Paul's Episcopal)
14 Andrew Zloch K 5-8 175 So-R Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
* 15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 198 Jr ** Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
* 15 Mario Edwards DE 6-3 295 Fr Denton, Tex. (Ryan)
16 Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 231 Fr Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
16 Dorsey Moore QB 6-4 205 Fr-R Rockledge (Martins Ferry)
* 18 Dustin Hopkins K 6-2 190 Sr *** Houston, Tex. (Clear Lake)
19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 212 Fr Mascotte (South Lake)
* 19 Josh Gehres WR 6-3 201 Jr-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 20 Lamarcus Joyner DB 5-8 195 Jr ** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 248 Fr Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
* 21 Debrale Smiley FB 5-11 228 Sr-R * Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
22 Ridge Read QB 5-10 190 Jr-R Panama City (Liberty County)
* 22 Telvin Smith LB 6-3 215 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
23 Jared Armstrong QB 6-0 180 Fr Gainesville (Oak Hall)
* 23 Gerald Demps DB 5-11 197 Jr-R * Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 24 Lonnie Pryor FB 6-0 229 Sr *** Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 215 Fr-R Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 26 P.J. Williams DB 6-0 190 Fr Ocala (Vanguard)
27 Chris Brown RB 6-0 210 Fr-R Tampa (Cambridge Christian)
* 27 Xavier Rhodes CB 6-2 217 Jr-R ** Miami (Norland)
* 28 Nigel Terrell LB 6-1 223 So-R Helena, Ala. (Pelham)
29 Dillon Kidd P 6-1 217 Fr-R Deerfield Beach (Milford Academy)
30 Colin Blake DB 6-3 194 Fr San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
30 Ryan DiMarco FB 5-10 214 Jr Port Saint Lucie (John Carroll)
* 31 Terrence Brooks DB 5-11 197 Jr ** Dunnellon (Dunnellon)
32 Sean Tidmus LB 6-0 227 So-R Winter Garden (Ocoee)
* 32 James Wilder RB 6-2 226 So * Tampa (Plant)
* 33 Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 252 Jr Annandale, N.J. (North Hunterdon/Penn State)
33 Xavier Pryce DB 5-10 189 Jr-R Miami (Parkway Academy)
35 Parker Conley P 6-5 210 So-R Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-3 238 So * Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
36 Kory Burnett DB 6-0 205 Jr-R Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
36 Jermaine Washington WR 5-8 192 Fr-R Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 187 Fr-R Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
37 Austin Stowers WR 5-8 170 Jr Tallahassee (Lincoln)
38 Jonathan Akanbi DB 6-1 197 So-R Orlando (Edgewater)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 229 Fr Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
39 Jared Hayes DB 6-0 170 Fr Saint Johns (Creekside)
39 Donovan Todd DB 5-11 195 Jr Sanford (Seminole)
40 Danny Adams LS 5-9 195 So-R Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas/Eastern Kentucky)
40 Kendall Fullington DB 5-11 170 So Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 41 Chad Abram FB 6-0 235 Jr ** Lakeland (Kathleen)
41 Owen Harris DB 6-0 168 Jr Miramar (Miramar/Tallahassee CC)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 193 Fr-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
43 Frank Nicholas DS 5-10 188 Jr Tampa (Plant)
43 Anthony Porterfield TE 6-3 238 Jr-R Pensacola (Escambia)
44 Will Tye TE 6-2 260 So-R * Middletown, Conn. (Salisbury School)
44 Derek Williams P 6-1 192 So-R Peachtree City, Ga. (Starr's Mill)
45 Will Burnham RB 6-0 185 Fr-R Lithia (Newsome)
45 Nathan Slater DE 6-2 223 Fr Terry, Miss. (Saint Andrew's Episcopal)
46 Joe Harmon LB 6-2 201 So-R Pensacola (Tate)
46 Jonathan Johnson TE 6-7 268 Sr-R Sanford (Seminole/Lynn)
47 Cory Cox LB 6-1 221 Sr Blountstown (Blountstown)
48 Glenn Hall LB 6-0 199 So-R Miami (Carol City)
48 Dixon Phillips TE 6-3 244 Fr Tampa (Hillsborough)
49 Donald Chenault LB 6-2 200 So Coral Springs (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
49 Colton Woodall DB 6-3 190 Jr Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Rhode Island)
* 51 Bobby Hart OL 6-4 316 So * Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 51 Giorgio Newberry DE 6-6 273 Fr-R Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 52 Bryan Stork OL 6-4 312 Jr-R ** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
53 Peter Ciappetta LB 6-2 205 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
* 53 Sterling Lovelady OL 6-3 291 So Navarre (Navarre)
* 54 Tre' Jackson OL 6-4 328 So * Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT 6-0 286 Sr *** Greenville (Madison County)
56 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 317 Fr-R Jacksonville (First Coast)
56 Trey Pettis OL 6-5 342 Fr-R DeLand (Deland)
58 Ryan Alicea LB 6-1 210 Fr Wellington (Wellington)
58 Austin Weller OL 6-2 240 Fr Orlando
59 Henry Orelus OL 6-3 328 Jr-R * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OL 6-4 322 Sr * Robbinsdale, Minn. (Cooper/ND State College of Science)
61 Myles Davis OL 6-2 310 Fr Gainesville (Buchholz)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-3 293 So * Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
63 Chase Underwood DS 6-3 240 Fr Gainesville (Gainesville)
* 64 Dax Dellenbach DS 6-1 235 Sr-R ** Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Auburn)
* 65 Ruben Carter OL 6-4 294 Fr-R Miami (Jackson)
66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 280 Fr Valrico (Newsome)
* 67 Daniel Glauser OL 6-5 305 Jr Rheinfelden, Switzerland (New Mexico Military Insitute)
68 Cody Jay OL 6-2 275 So Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee/South Florida)
69 Adam Holup DT 5-11 280 So Cape Coral (Ida S. Baker)
* 70 Josue Matias OL 6-6 326 So * Union City, N.J. (Union City)
* 71 Menelik Watson OL 6-6 320 Jr Manchester, England (Burnage/Marist/Saddleback CC)
72 Daniel Foose OL 6-6 296 So-R Paramus, N.J. (Paramus Catholic)
73 Jacob Schmidt OL 6-0 240 Fr Jacksonville (Creekside)
* 74 Jonathan Wallace OL 6-7 290 Jr-R Jacksonville (Lee)
* 75 Philip Doumar DS 6-1 214 Jr-R Jupiter (Jupiter)
* 75 Cameron Erving OL 6-6 309 So-R * Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
76 Garrett Faircloth OL 6-7 288 Jr-R ** Brunswick, Ga. (Bolles)
76 Trey Sumner DE 6-2 215 Sr Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
77 Larry Levy DL 6-2 275 So-R Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community)
78 Mike Pulawski 6-1 270 Fr Bradenton (Bradenton)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 170 So * Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 81 Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 320 Fr Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy)
* 81 Kenny Shaw WR 6-0 170 Jr ** Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
* 82 Willie Haulstead WR 6-2 230 Jr-R ** Titusville (Titusville)
* 83 Christo Kourtzidis TE 6-4 246 Fr Orange, Calif. (Orange Lutheran)
* 84 Rodney Smith WR 6-6 219 Sr *** Miami (Archbishop Carroll)
85 James Rhoden WR 6-0 165 Fr Katy, Tex. (Cinco Ranch)
* 86 Chris Revell DS 6-1 198 Jr-R Tallahassee (Chiles)
87 David Tyrrell WR 6-3 194 So-R Cape Coral (Mariner)
88 Jeren Kowalewski WR 6-2 160 Fr Bradenton (Lakewood Ranch)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-2 205 So-R * Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
90 Moses McCray DT 6-2 318 Sr-R *** Tampa (Hillsborough)
* 91 Tank Carradine DE 6-5 265 Sr * Cincinnati, Ohio (Taft/Butler County CC)
* 92 Anthony McCloud DT 6-2 322 Sr-R ** Thomasville, Ga. (Central/Itawamba CC)
* 93 Everett Dawkins DT 6-3 304 Sr-R *** Spartanburg, S.C. (Byrnes)
94 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 340 Fr Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
* 95 Bjoern Werner DE 6-4 255 Jr ** Berlin, Germany (Salisbury School)
* 96 Toshmon Stevens DE 6-5 245 Sr-R *** Pomona Park (Crescent City)
* 97 Demonte McAllister DT 6-2 290 Jr-R ** Tampa (Alonso)
* 98 Shayne Broxsie DE 6-2 275 Sr Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-2 305 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
April 25, 2012 - Darius Cummings and Jeff Luc have been granted their releases to transfer to other institutions.
August 1, 2012 - Greg Reid was dismissed from the team for violation of team rules.
September 3, 2012 - Brandon Jenkins is lost for the year with a season-ending foot injury.
October 20, 2012 - Chris Thompson is lostfor the year with a torn ACL.
2012 Conference Awards
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Tank Carradine Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Ronald Darby Atlantic Coast Conference - Defensive Rookie of the Year
Everett Dawkins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Cameron Erving Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team (Media)
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention (Coach)
Rashad Greene Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Dustin Hopkins Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Tre' Jackson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Timmy Jernigan Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team (Coach)
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention (Media)
Christian Jones Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Lamarcus Joyner Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
E.J. Manuel Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Josue Matias Atlantic Coast Conference - Honorable Mention
Anthony McCloud Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Nick O'Leary Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Xavier Rhodes Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Bryan Stork Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Chris Thompson Atlantic Coast Conference - Brian Piccolo Award
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Menelik Watson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Bjoern Werner Atlantic Coast Conference - Defensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Vince Williams Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
All-Conference - 20
2012 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Kelvin Benjamin College Football News - Honorable Mention Freshman All-American
Tank Carradine Phil Steele - 3rd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Ronald Darby Football Writers Association - 1st Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
Rashad Greene Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Dustin Hopkins Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
College & Pro Football Weekly - 1st Team All-American
espn.com - 1st Team All-American
FoxSportsNext.com - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
Xavier Rhodes Phil Steele - 3rd Team All-American
Bjoern Werner American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
College & Pro Football Weekly - 1st Team All-American
FoxSportsNext.com - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Unanimous All-American
All-Americans - 7
2012 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Mister Alexander 54 LB Houston Texans
Anquan Boldin 81 WR Baltimore Ravens
Nigel Bradham 53 LB Buffalo Bills
Brodrick Bunkley 77 NT New Orleans Saints
Tony Carter 32 CB Denver Broncos
Antonio Cromartie 31 CB New York Jets
Andrew Datko 77 OT Green Bay Packers
Darnell Dockett 90 DE Arizona Cardinals
Andre Fluellen 96 DT Detroit Lions
Andre Fluellen 90 DT Miami Dolphins
Graham Gano 9 K Carolina Panthers
Richard Goodman 15 WR San Diego Chargers
Letroy Guion 98 NT Minnesota Vikings
Mike Harris 20 CB Jacksonville Jaguars
Geno Hayes 58 SLB Chicago Bears
Chris Hope 24 SS Atlanta Falcons
Rodney Hudson 61 C Kansas City Chiefs
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Oakland Raiders
Greg Jones 33 FB Jacksonville Jaguars
Preston Parker 87 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Christian Ponder 7 QB Minnesota Vikings
Shawn Powell 6 P Buffalo Bills
Patrick Robinson 21 CB New Orleans Saints
Garrison Sanborn 65 LS Buffalo Bills
Ernie Sims 59 LB Dallas Cowboys
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 92 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Markus White 55 LB Washington Redskins
Kamerion Wimbley 95 DE Tennessee Titans
Noles in the Pros - 30
2012 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 12- 2 6-1 4-1 2-0
vs ACC 7- 1 4-0 3-1 0-0
Against Top 25 2- 1 1-1 0-0 1-0
Final AP - 10
Final USA - 8
2012 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1t Florida State 7- 1 12- 2
1t Clemson 7- 1 11- 2
3 North Carolina State 4- 4 7- 6
4 Wake Forest 3- 5 5- 7
5 Maryland 2- 6 4- 8
6 Boston College 1- 7 2-10
COASTAL DIVISION
1t North Carolina 5- 3 8- 4
1t Miami 5- 3 7- 5
1t Georgia Tech 5- 3 7- 7
4 Virginia Tech 4- 4 7- 6
5 Duke 3- 5 6- 7
6 Virginia 2- 6 4- 8
2012 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C.
Date Score Comments
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12/01/2012 Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
2012 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Chris Thompson 09/15/2012 Wake Forest 9 197 21.89 2
Devonta Freeman 11/17/2012 Maryland 16 148 9.25 2
Chris Thompson 10/06/2012 North Carolina State 25 141 5.64 0
Lonnie Pryor 01/01/2013 Northern Illinois 5 134 26.80 2
James Wilder 09/01/2012 Murray State 12 106 8.83 2
Devonta Freeman 10/27/2012 Duke 12 104 8.67 2
Chris Thompson 09/22/2012 Clemson 15 103 6.87 2
E.J. Manuel 09/22/2012 Clemson 11 102 9.27 0
2012 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Kenny Shaw 10/13/2012 Boston College 2 125 62.50 1
Rashad Greene 11/08/2012 Virginia Tech 6 125 20.83 2
Rodney Smith 10/27/2012 Duke 3 112 37.33 0
Rodney Smith 10/13/2012 Boston College 9 108 12.00 0
2012 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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E.J. Manuel 10/13/2012 Boston College 34 27 439 2 12.91 4
E.J. Manuel 09/22/2012 Clemson 35 27 380 0 10.86 2
E.J. Manuel 11/08/2012 Virginia Tech 42 25 326 1 7.76 3
2012 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 550 206
Points Per Game............. 39.3 14.7
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 68 23
TDs Rushing................. 40 10
TDs Passing................. 24 13
TDs Fumble Return........... 1 0
TDs Punt Return............. 3 0
TDs Interception............ 0 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 66-67 21-23
Kick........................ 65-66 21-21
Pass........................ 1- 1 0- 0
Run......................... 0- 0 0- 2
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 25-30 15-18
SAFETY........................ 0 1
FIRST DOWNS................... 322 203
Rushing..................... 145 81
Passing..................... 163 102
Penalty..................... 14 20
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2882 1287
Yards gained rushing........ 3209 1719
Yards lost rushing.......... 327 432
Rushing Attempts............ 513 469
Average Per Rush............ 5.6 2.7
Average Per Game............ 205.9 91.9
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3709 2266
Att-Comp-Int................ 428-288-10 453-221-11
Efficiency.................. 153.91 95.42
Average Per Pass............ 8.7 5.0
Average Per Catch........... 12.9 10.3
Average Per Game............ 264.9 161.9
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 6591 3553
Total Plays................. 941 922
Average Per Play............ 7.0 3.9
Average Per Game............ 470.8 253.8
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 31- 764 59- 997
Average Per Return.......... 24.6 16.9
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 37-528 8- 87
Average Per Return.......... 14.3 10.9
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 11-172 10- 69
Average Per Return.......... 15.6 6.9
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 10- 28 17- 39
Average Per Return.......... 2.8 2.3
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 24-17 19-10
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 89- 809 69- 589
Average Per Game............ 57.8 42.1
PUNTS-YARDS................... 49-1808 105-4350
Average Per Punt............ 36.9 41.4
Net punt average............ 35.1 36.4
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 30:03 28:14
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 163- 69 60-220
3rd-Down Pct................ .362 .273
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 6- 3 17-27
4th-Down Pct................ .000 .630
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 36-278 26-183
MISC YARDS.................... 0 0
ATTENDANCE.................... 529,208 298,549
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-75,601 5-59,710
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 136,851
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 2-68,426
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 145 | 165 |
133 | 107 |
550 |
| Opponents | 36 | 47 |
47 | 76 |
206 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 9 91 722 35 687 7.5 5 80t 76.3
Devonta Freeman 14 111 695 35 660 5.9 8 47 47.1
James Wilder 14 110 652 17 635 5.8 11 42 45.4
Lonnie Pryor 14 47 380 4 376 8.0 8 60t 26.9
E.J. Manuel 14 103 516 206 310 3.0 4 28 22.1
Debrale Smiley 6 29 157 5 152 5.2 3 21 25.3
Kelvin Benjamin 14 2 33 0 33 16.5 0 17 2.4
Rashad Greene 14 4 30 0 30 7.5 1 18 2.1
Chad Abram 12 4 20 0 20 5.0 0 8 1.7
Clint Trickett 10 1 3 0 3 3.0 0 3 0.3
Greg Dent 14 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1
Jarred Haggins 12 1 0 9 -9 -9.0 0 -9 -0.8
Team 0 9 0 16 -16 -1.8 0 -1
Total......... 14 513 3209 327 2882 5.6 40 80t 205.9
Opponents..... 14 469 1719 432 1287 2.7 10 37t 91.9
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
---------------------------------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 14 156.03 387-263-10 .680 3392 23 77t 242.3
Clint Trickett 10 131.91 34- 22- 0 .647 272 0 57t 27.2
Jacob Coker 4 201.60 5- 3- 0 .600 45 1 19t 11.3
Total......... 14 153.91 428-288-10 .673 3709 24 77t 264.9
Opponents..... 14 95.42 453-221-11 .488 2266 13 60t 161.9
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
------------------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 14 57 741 13.0 6 71t 52.9
Kenny Shaw 14 33 532 16.1 3 77t 38.0
Rodney Smith 14 38 524 13.8 3 61t 37.4
Kelvin Benjamin 14 30 495 16.5 4 64 35.4
Greg Dent 14 27 355 13.1 2 41 25.4
Nick O'Leary 13 21 252 12.0 3 28 19.4
Chris Thompson 9 21 248 11.8 0 32 27.6
James Wilder 14 19 136 7.2 2 17 9.7
Lonnie Pryor 14 13 117 9.0 0 21 8.4
Jarred Haggins 12 8 108 13.5 0 42 9.0
Devonta Freeman 14 10 86 8.6 0 28 6.1
Christian Green 13 3 33 11.0 0 21 2.5
Willie Haulstead 12 3 31 10.3 0 15 2.6
Kevin Haplea 13 3 15 5.0 1 11 1.2
Christo Kourtzidis 7 1 13 13.0 0 13 1.9
Debrale Smiley 6 1 12 12.0 0 12 2.0
Total......... 14 288 3709 12.9 24 77t 264.9
Opponents..... 14 221 2266 10.3 13 60t 161.9
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 20 307 15.4 2 60t
Tyler Hunter 8 126 15.8 1 75t
Kenny Shaw 8 99 12.4 0 26
Reggie Northrup 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4
Total......... 37 528 14.3 3 75t
Opponent...... 8 87 10.9 0 50
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Tyler Hunter 3 37 12.3 0 37
Xavier Rhodes 3 14 4.7 0 14
Terrence Brooks 2 28 14.0 0 20
Karlos Williams 1 41 41.0 0 41
Lamarcus Joyner 1 33 33.0 0 33
Nick Waisome 1 19 19.0 0 19t
Total......... 11 172 15.6 0 41
Opponent...... 10 69 6.9 0 19
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 18 424 23.6 0 90
Karlos Williams 13 340 26.2 0 60
Total......... 31 764 24.6 0 90
Opponent...... 59 997 16.9 0 34
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
-----------------------------------------------
Christian Jones 2 19 9.5 1 12t 0
Toshmon Stevens 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
Bjoern Werner 1 9 9.0 0 9 1
Xavier Rhodes 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Tank Carradine 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Giorgio Newberry 1 0 0.0 0 0 1
Vince Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Justin Bright 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Demonte McAllister 0 0 . 0 . 1
Telvin Smith 0 0 . 0 . 1
Chad Abram 0 0 . 0 . 1
Ronald Darby 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 10 28 2.8 1 12t 8
Opponent...... 17 39 2.3 0 22
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Dustin Hopkins 0 25-30 65-66 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 140
James Wilder 13 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78
Rashad Greene 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54
Lonnie Pryor 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Devonta Freeman 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Chris Thompson 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30
E.J. Manuel 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 24
Kelvin Benjamin 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
Nick O'Leary 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20
Debrale Smiley 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Rodney Smith 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Kenny Shaw 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
Christian Jones 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Tyler Hunter 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Kevin Haplea 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
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FSU 68 25-30 65-66 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 550
Opponent 23 15-18 21-21 0-2 0 0-0 0 1 206
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| James Wilder |
11 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Rashad Greene |
1 |
6 |
. |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
| Lonnie Pryor |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Devonta Freeman |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chris Thompson |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| E.J. Manuel |
4 |
. |
23 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kelvin Benjamin |
. |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nick O'Leary |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Debrale Smiley |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Rodney Smith |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Kenny Shaw |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Greg Dent |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Christian Jones |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tyler Hunter |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Kevin Haplea |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jacob Coker |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
40 |
24 |
24 |
. |
1 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
10 |
13 |
13 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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 14 490 310 3392 3702 264.4
Chris Thompson 9 91 687 0 687 76.3
Devonta Freeman 14 111 660 0 660 47.1
James Wilder 14 110 635 0 635 45.4
Lonnie Pryor 14 47 376 0 376 26.9
Clint Trickett 10 35 3 272 275 27.5
Debrale Smiley 6 29 152 0 152 25.3
Jacob Coker 4 5 0 45 45 11.3
Kelvin Benjamin 14 2 33 0 33 2.4
Rashad Greene 14 4 30 0 30 2.1
Chad Abram 12 4 20 0 20 1.7
Greg Dent 14 1 1 0 1 0.1
Jarred Haggins 12 1 -9 0 -9 -0.8
Team 0 9 -16 0 -16
Total......... 14 941 2882 3709 6591 470.8
Opponent...... 14 922 1287 2266 3553 253.8
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Dustin Hopkins 25-30 .833 1- 1 8- 8 5- 6 6- 9 5- 6 56
| FG SEQUENCE |
Dustin Hopkins |
|---|
| Murray State |
(23), (30) |
| Savannah State |
None |
| Wake Forest |
(19) |
| Clemson |
44, 37 |
| South Florida |
(26), 48, (43), (23) |
| North Carolina State |
(49), (20), (36) |
| Boston College |
(51), (26), (38) |
| Miami |
(33), (46), 44, (35), (48) |
| Duke |
(26), (56) |
| Virginia Tech |
(52), (45) |
| Maryland |
(26), (40) |
| Florida |
(50), (53) |
| Georgia Tech |
None |
| Northern Illinois |
50, (25) |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 47 1798 38.3 54 2 23 23 3
Team 2 10 5.0 10 0 0 0 1
Total......... 49 1808 36.9 54 2 23 23 3
Opponent...... 105 4350 41.4 58 3 33 26 0
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 14 30 741 307 0 0 0 1078 77.0
Chris Thompson 9 687 248 0 0 0 0 935 103.9
James Wilder 14 635 136 0 0 0 0 771 55.1
Devonta Freeman 14 660 86 0 0 0 0 746 53.3
Kenny Shaw 14 0 532 99 0 0 0 631 45.1
Kelvin Benjamin 14 33 495 0 0 0 0 528 37.7
Rodney Smith 14 0 524 0 0 0 0 524 37.4
Lonnie Pryor 14 376 117 0 0 0 0 493 35.2
Lamarcus Joyner 14 0 0 0 424 33 0 457 32.6
Karlos Williams 14 0 0 0 340 41 0 381 27.2
Greg Dent 14 1 355 0 0 0 0 356 25.4
E.J. Manuel 14 310 11 0 0 0 0 321 22.9
Nick O'Leary 13 0 252 0 0 0 0 252 19.4
Debrale Smiley 6 152 12 0 0 0 0 164 27.3
Tyler Hunter 14 0 0 126 0 37 0 163 11.6
Jarred Haggins 12 -9 108 0 0 0 0 99 8.3
Christian Green 13 0 33 0 0 0 0 33 2.5
Willie Haulstead 12 0 31 0 0 0 0 31 2.6
Terrence Brooks 14 0 0 0 0 28 0 28 2.0
Chad Abram 12 20 0 0 0 0 0 20 1.7
Christian Jones 14 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.4
Nick Waisome 14 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 1.4
Kevin Haplea 13 0 15 0 0 0 0 15 1.2
Xavier Rhodes 14 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 1.0
Christo Kourtzidis 7 0 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.9
Bjoern Werner 14 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 0.6
Clint Trickett 10 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.3
Reggie Northrup 11 0 0 -4 0 0 0 -4 -0.4
Team 0 -16 0 0 0 0 0 -16
Total......... 14 2882 3709 528 764 172 28 8083 577.4
Opponent...... 14 1287 2266 87 997 69 39 4745 338.9
|---------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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Christian Jones 14 48 47 95 7.0- 19.0 . . 3 1 2- 19 . . .
Tank Carradine 12 47 33 80 13.0- 78.0 11.0- 73.0 . . 9 1- 0 1 . .
Telvin Smith 14 37 27 64 9.5- 53.0 1.0- 12.0 . 3 2 . 1 . .
Vince Williams 14 38 21 59 6.5- 12.0 1.0- 3.0 . 2 5 1- 0 . . .
Terrence Brooks 14 38 14 52 1.0- 2.0 . 2- 28 . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 14 27 24 51 1.5- 7.0 . 1- 33 5 . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 13 22 24 46 8.0- 30.0 1.5- 12.0 . . 1 . . . .
Bjoern Werner 14 30 12 42 18.0-134.0 13.0-117.0 . 8 5 1- 9 1 . .
Xavier Rhodes 14 27 12 39 2.0- 8.0 . 3- 14 7 . 1- 0 1 . .
Demonte McAllister 13 12 21 33 5.0- 31.0 3.5- 27.0 . . 1 . 1 . .
Karlos Williams 14 25 7 32 1.0- 5.0 . 1- 41 2 . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 14 14 12 26 1.5- 6.0 0.5- 4.0 . 1 2 . . . .
Tyler Hunter 14 19 7 26 . . 3- 37 2 1 . . . .
Anthony McCloud 13 16 8 24 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 14 18 4 22 . . . 8 1 . 1 . .
Nick Waisome 14 14 7 21 . . 1- 19 7 . . . . .
Nick Moody 14 7 13 20 1.5- 12.0 1.0- 11.0 . . 3 . . . .
Mario Edwards 10 8 9 17 2.5- 16.0 1.5- 13.0 . 1 . . . . .
P.J. Williams 13 9 5 14 1.0- 10.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 14 10 3 13 . . . . . 2- 0 . . .
Reggie Northrup 11 5 5 10 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample
8 4 6 10 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 12 8 1 9 1.5- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 12 6 3 9 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 12 9 . 9 . . . 2 1 1- 0 1 . .
Eddie Goldman 9 4 4 8 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Gerald Demps 12 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
James Wilder 14 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram 12 3 2 5 . . . . . . 1 . .
Willie Haulstead 12 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 1 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . 1 . . . . .
Dustin Hopkins 14 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shayne Broxsie 8 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jermaine Washington 1 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
E.J. Manuel 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rodney Smith 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Dent 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tre' Jackson 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryan Stork 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Thompson 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Debrale Smiley 6 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nigel Terrell 5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Porterfield 3 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team 0 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lonnie Pryor 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenny Shaw 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameron Erving 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Devonta Freeman 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Josue Matias 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Benjamin 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rashad Greene 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cason Beatty 14 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonathan Wallace 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christian Green 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dax Dellenbach 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nick O'Leary 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Menelik Watson 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kevin Haplea 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chris Revell 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jarred Haggins 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Clint Trickett 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austin Barron 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Daniel Glauser 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christo Kourtzidis 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Hart 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Brutus 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Josh Gehres 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Justin Bright 4 . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Will Tye 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sterling Lovelady 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Fahrenkrug 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacob Coker 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ruben Carter 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cory Cox 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Garrett Faircloth 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
David Tyrrell 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sean Tidmus 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kory Burnett 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Donovan Todd 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dillon Kidd 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Henry Orelus 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trey Pettis 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Donald Chenault 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philip Doumar 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jonathan Akanbi 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Will Burnham 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nathan Slater 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Justin Shanks 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 531 341 872 86.0-442.0 36.0-278.0 11-172 54 32 10- 28 8 . .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS MSU SSU Wake CU USF NCS BC UM Duke VT UMd UF GT NIU
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
41 Chad Abram 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
40 Danny Adams 0- 0
19 Roberto Aguayo 0- 0
38 Jonathan Akanbi 1- 0 xx
58 Ryan Alicea 0- 0
23 Jared Armstrong 0- 0
62 Austin Barron 8- 1 xx O-C xx xx xx xx xx xx
38 Cason Beatty 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
1 Kelvin Benjamin 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
30 Colin Blake 0- 0
10 Marvin Bracy 0- 0
3 Justin Bright 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
31 Terrence Brooks 14-14 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS
27 Chris Brown 0- 0
98 Shayne Broxsie 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
42 Lamarcus Brutus 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
36 Kory Burnett 2- 0 xx xx
45 Will Burnham 1- 0 xx
91 Tank Carradine 12-11 xx D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-DE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-DE D-RE
65 Ruben Carter 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
21 Chris Casher 1- 0 xx
49 Donald Chenault 1- 0 xx
53 Peter Ciappetta 0- 0
14 Jacob Coker 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
35 Parker Conley 0- 0
47 Cory Cox 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
13 Ronald Darby 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
61 Myles Davis 0- 0
93 Everett Dawkins 14-14 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 D-DT
64 Dax Dellenbach 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
23 Gerald Demps 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
15 Greg Dent 14- 3 xx xx xx O-WR xx O-WR xx xx xx O-WR xx xx xx xx
30 Ryan DiMarco 0- 0
75 Philip Doumar 1- 0 xx
15 Mario Edwards 10- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-RE D-DE
16 Ukeme Eligwe 0- 0
75 Cameron Erving 14-14 O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
76 Garrett Faircloth 2- 0 xx xx
72 Daniel Foose 0- 0
8 Devonta Freeman 14- 5 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-TB O-TB O-RB O-TB O-TB
40 Kendall Fullington 0- 0
19 Josh Gehres 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
13 Rashad Gholston 0- 0
67 Daniel Glauser 8- 2 xx xx O-RT xx O-RT xx xx xx
81 Eddie Goldman 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
89 Christian Green 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
80 Rashad Greene 14-13 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR xx O-X O-WR
12 Jarred Haggins 12- 2 O-WR xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx xx
48 Glenn Hall 0- 0
33 Kevin Haplea 13- 2 xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx
46 Joe Harmon 0- 0
41 Owen Harris 0- 0
51 Bobby Hart 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
82 Willie Haulstead 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx xx
39 Jared Hayes 0- 0
6 Dan Hicks 0- 0
69 Adam Holup 0- 0
18 Dustin Hopkins 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
1 Tyler Hunter 14- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx D-NICK xx D-NICK xx xx D-CB xx xx
54 Tre' Jackson 14-14 O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG
68 Cody Jay 0- 0
4 Brandon Jenkins 1- 1 D-RE
8 Timmy Jernigan 13- 2 D-DT D-DT xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
46 Jonathan Johnson 0- 0
7 Christian Jones 14-14 D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB
20 Lamarcus Joyner 14-14 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS
29 Dillon Kidd 2- 0 xx xx
83 Christo Kourtzidis 7- 1 xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx
88 Jeren Kowalewski 0- 0
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
77 Larry Levy 0- 0
53 Sterling Lovelady 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
11 Sean Maguire 0- 0
3 E.J. Manuel 14-14 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
70 Josue Matias 14-14 O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG
97 Demonte McAllister 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
92 Anthony McCloud 13-12 xx D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
90 Moses McCray 0- 0
55 Jacobbi McDaniel 1- 0 xx
56 Derrick Mitchell 0- 0
10 Nick Moody 14-10 D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-LB xx D-SLB xx D-SLB D-SLB xx xx D-SLB
16 Dorsey Moore 0- 0
51 Giorgio Newberry 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
43 Frank Nicholas 0- 0
12 Reggie Northrup 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
35 Nick O'Leary 13-11 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
59 Henry Orelus 1- 0 xx
7 Mario Pender 0- 0
56 Trey Pettis 1- 0 xx
48 Dixon Phillips 0- 0
43 Anthony Porterfield 3- 0 xx xx xx
33 Xavier Pryce 0- 0
24 Lonnie Pryor 14- 8 xx xx O-FB xx O-FB O-FB O-FB xx O-FB xx xx O-FB O-FB O-FB
78 Mike Pulawski 0- 0
22 Ridge Read 0- 0
86 Chris Revell 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
85 James Rhoden 0- 0
27 Xavier Rhodes 14-14 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
73 Jacob Schmidt 0- 0
94 Justin Shanks 1- 0 xx
81 Kenny Shaw 14- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx xx xx xx
45 Nathan Slater 1- 0 xx
21 Debrale Smiley 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
37 Keelin Smith 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
84 Rodney Smith 14-14 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-Z O-WR
22 Telvin Smith 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
24 Terrance Smith 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
96 Toshmon Stevens 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
52 Bryan Stork 13-13 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
37 Austin Stowers 0- 0
76 Trey Sumner 0- 0
28 Nigel Terrell 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
4 Chris Thompson 9- 8 O-RB O-RB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB xx
32 Sean Tidmus 2- 0 xx xx
39 Donovan Todd 2- 0 xx xx
9 Clint Trickett 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
44 Will Tye 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
87 David Tyrrell 2- 0 xx xx
63 Chase Underwood 0- 0
6 Nick Waisome 14-14 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
74 Jonathan Wallace 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
36 Jermaine Washington 1- 0 xx
71 Menelik Watson 13-12 O-RT O-RT xx O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT
66 Keith Weeks 0- 0
58 Austin Weller 0- 0
95 Bjoern Werner 14-14 D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-DE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-DE D-LE D-LE D-DE
32 James Wilder 14- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-TB xx xx xx xx xx
44 Derek Williams 0- 0
9 Karlos Williams 14- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-LB xx
26 P.J. Williams 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
11 Vince Williams 14-14 D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-LB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-LB D-MLB
5 Jameis Winston 0- 0
49 Colton Woodall 0- 0
14 Andrew Zloch 0- 0
Florida State 69, Murray State 3
09/01/2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 'Noles Sprint Past Racers, 69-3.
No. 7 Florida State racks up 285 yards on the ground and kicks off the 2012 season with a blowout victory over Murray
State.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State did exactly what it was supposed to do Saturday night, opening the 2012 season with a blowout 69-3
victory at home over FCS opponent Murray State.
The No. 7 Seminoles (1-0) also debuted their revamped, renewed and rejuvenated running game featuring a stable of healthy and able tailbacks and a
bigger and badder offensive line. After managing just 318 yards rushing combined through the first four games of the 2011 season, FSU showed just how far they have come since then, running through,
around and over the Racers (0-1) to the tune of 285 yards on 42 carries.
The 'Noles averaged just three yards per carry through those two wins and two losses last year. Saturday night's victory saw
FSU rack up 6.8 yards per rush and no negative yardage on any carry.
"I've said it the whole time I think we're much further along [in the run game]," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "I think we have
much more diversity in our running game and different kind of backs."
The Seminoles also have a different kind of offensive line.
Over 30 pounds bigger by average among the five starters than
when Fisher joined the program as offensive coordinator in 2007, FSU's Cameron Erving, Josue Matias, Bryan Stork, Tre' Jackson and Menelik Watson didn't show too many signs of their overall
inexperience against Murray State.
Watson even briefly went down with a minor ankle injury in the middle of the game and fellow junior-college transfer Daniel Glauser slid into his spot at right
tackle seamlessly, providing a visual example of the improved depth that the 'Noles have also developed at the position since last year.
That group helped James Wilder, Jr. earn the team's game
ball for his two-touchdown, 106-yards on just 12 carries performance. They helped Chris Thompson officially return from the broken back he sustained last year and rack up 32 yards on six carries. They
even helped Devonta Freeman rattle off 64 yards on 10 carries and fullbacks Lonnie Pryor and Debrale Smiley combine for five rushing scores.
FSU's seven rushing touchdowns were the most since the
team ran for that amount against Maryland in 1992.
"I don't think last year or the past couple of years we had as much trust in the offensive line as we do this year," Thompson said. "Those guys
trust enough to take advantage of the holes they make. I think the difference this year is that those guys really want to be great. They come to the sidelines asking as running backs if the holes they
are making are big enough for us. That's just showing us that they really care and really trying to effective."
Quarterback EJ Manuel connected on 16 of his 22 pass attempts for 188 yards and one
touchdown to help balance out the offense and Clint Trickett and added 117 yards in mop-up duty in the second half. Kenny Shaw grabbed four of the passes for 82 yards and one score and Kelvin Benjamin
and Rashad Greene combined for 92 yards receiving.
Greene also added a punt return for a touchdown -- the team's first score of the year and Greene's first such score of his career.
FSU's
defense also lived up to its billing.
After finishing the 2011 season ranked No. 2 in the nation in yards allowed, Florida State gave up just 156 total yards by the Racers -- including just 39
yards rushing. The Seminoles also forced four turnovers.
Leading the defensive charge was defensive end Bjoern Werner, who had a break-out sophomore campaign and picked up right where he left off
to start his thrird year. The German-born pass rusher set career highs in tackles for loss (five) and sacks (four).
"All that guy does when he gets between the white lines and the scoreboard comes
on is play the game," Fisher said. "He can rush and stop and bat balls and run. He's just instinctive. He's a heck of a football player."
Werner is one part of the three-headed monster the 'Noles
boast at defensive end, along with Brandon Jenkins and Cornellius Carradine. Jenkins missed all of the second half Saturday with a foot contusion but Carradine stepped in and finished the night with a
team-high seven tackles to go along with his one sack and two tackles for loss.
As a team, FSU registered 11 tackles for loss, eclipsing the 7.6 average it boasted last year when it ranked eighth
in the nation in the category.
Junior safety Lamarcus Joyner added five tackles and Xavier Rhodes added an interception.
Greene officially kicked off the season with his 47-yard punt return
after Werner's sack forced an opening-drive three-and-out for the Racers.
After Pryor's one-yard touchdown rush gave FSU a 14-0 lead and a second-quarter Murray State missed a field goal with 8:46
left in the second quarter, Manuel connected with Greg Dent for 28 yards and Greene for another 20. One play later Pryor sprinted around the left side for an 18-yard score.
Down 21-0 with 6:47 left
in the second, Murray State then found itself with some terrific field position following back-to-back FSU penalties. But despite getting into the redzone, the 'Noles defense didn't break for the
Racers; allowing just a 28-yard field goal that cut their lead to 21-3 late in first half.
FSU would pad that advantage just prior to the conclusion of the opening half thanks to a speedy scoring
drive at the end of the second quarter. It took Manuel just 1:19 to register long passes to Shaw and Greene before evading the rush, running left and finding a diving Shaw for a six-yard touchdown and
a 28-3 lead with 29 seconds left in first half.
Wilder, Jr. then opened the second half with a career-long 42-yard run that set up his nine-yard touchdown rush. Werner then sacked and stripped
Murray State quarterback Casey Brockmon on the one yard-line before it was recovered by Giorgio Newberry and later scored thanks to a leaping Pryor.
Smiley and Wilder, Jr. then combined for three
short-yardage running scores in the final 11 minutes of the game, including Smiley's one-yard dive with 1:51 left on the game clock.
"You play as you practice," Werner said. "We all take that so
serious...you play like you practice and that just sticks in your head."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Murray State |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Florida State |
14 |
14 |
20 |
21 |
69 |
1st 7- 0 Rashad Greene, 47, punt return/blocked punt (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:31
14- 0 Lonnie Pryor, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 5:05
2nd 14- 0 Opp, 35, field goal failed, 8:46
21- 0 Lonnie Pryor, 18, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:47
21- 3 Opp, 28, field goal, 4:36
28- 3 Kenny Shaw, 6, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:29
3rd 35- 3 James Wilder, 9, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 12:57
38- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 23, field goal, 9:27
45- 3 Lonnie Pryor, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 7:53
48- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 30, field goal, 1:37
4th 55- 3 Debrale Smiley, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:24
62- 3 James Wilder, 7, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:01
69- 3 Debrale Smiley, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 1:51
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 9
Rushes-yards 42-285 32- 39
Passing 321 117
Att-Comp-Int 35-25-1 38-19-1
Total Yards 77-606 70-156
Punt Returns 5-67 1-2
Kickoff Returns 2-52 7-112
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-0
Punts 3-34.3 9-40.8
Sacks By-Yds 6-32 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-2
Penalties-Yds 3-40 5-36
3rd Down Conversions 5-10 3-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 30:36 29:24
Attendance 70,047
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
James Wilder 12 106 2 42
Devonta Freeman 10 64 0 13
E.J. Manuel 5 38 0 11
Chris Thompson 6 32 0 8
Lonnie Pryor 5 28 3 18t
Debrale Smiley 3 14 2 12
Clint Trickett 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 42 285 7 42
Opp 32 39 0 8
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kenny Shaw 4 82 1 40
Kelvin Benjamin 3 50 0 19
Rashad Greene 4 42 0 20
Jarred Haggins 3 34 0 17
Nick O'Leary 2 33 0 25
Greg Dent 2 32 0 28
Christian Green 2 23 0 21
Debrale Smiley 1 12 0
James Wilder 1 6 0 6
Rodney Smith 2 4 0 2
Kevin Haplea 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 321 1 40
Opp 19 117 0 16
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 16 22 1 188 1 28
Clint Trickett 8 11 0 117 0 40
Jacob Coker 1 2 0 16 0 16
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 35 1 321 1 40
Opp 19 38 1 117 0 16
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 4 63 1 47t
Tyler Hunter 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 67 1 47t
Opp 1 2 0 2
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 2 52 0 30
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 52 0 30
Opp 7 112 0 33
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 103 39
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 103 39
Opp 9 367 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tank Carradine 5 4 9 2.0- 4.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 4 7 0.5- 1.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Bjoern Werner 5 . 5 5.0- 30.0 4.0- 28.0 . 1 . . 1 . .
Lamarcus Joyner 5 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 4 1 5 . . 1- 0 2 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brandon Jenkins 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . 1 . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Gerald Demps 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 1 2 . . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
Telvin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shayne Broxsie 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Reggie Northrup 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nigel Terrell . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Justin Bright . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Ronald Darby . . . . . . 2 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 48 20 68 11.0- 40.0 6.0- 32.0 1- 0 10 2 2- 0 2 . .
Opp 49 16 65 . . 1- 0 2 . 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
RB 4 Chris Thompson
WR 12 Jarred Haggins
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
RE 4 Brandon Jenkins
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
DT 8 Timmy Jernigan
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Kelvin Benjamin
3 Justin Bright
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Reggie Northrup
13 Ronald Darby
14 Jacob Coker
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
26 P.J. Williams
28 Nigel Terrell
32 Sean Tidmus
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
36 Kory Burnett
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Anthony Porterfield
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Will Tye
47 Cory Cox
49 Donald Chenault
51 Giorgio Newberry
53 Sterling Lovelady
56 Trey Pettis
59 Henry Orelus
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
65 Ruben Carter
67 Daniel Glauser
74 Jonathan Wallace
76 Garrett Faircloth
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
83 Christo Kourtzidis
86 Chris Revell
87 David Tyrrell
89 Christian Green
91 Tank Carradine
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 55, Savannah State 0
09/08/2012, Game called at 8:59 in the third quarter because of severe weather., Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 'Noles Storm Tigers, 55-0.
Severe weather forces a premature end to No. 6 FSU's game against Savannah State but that doesn't stop the Seminoles from racking
up the yards, points -- and most importantly -- the win Saturday night.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL - No. 6 Florida State was expected to blow out visiting
Savannah State Saturday night by potentially epic proportions.
In the end, the Seminoles (2-0) weren't given enough time to break any school or national scoring records against the overmatched FCS
program -- the game was called midway through the third quarter because of severe weather -- but that didn't stop FSU from padding the box score.
In a 55-0 win, the Seminoles scored eight
touchdowns on nine drives, racked up 413 yards of total offense, averaged 9.4 yards per play, registered 20 first downs and held the Tigers (0-2) to just 28 yards of total offense.
And they did all
of this despite the game being ruled over with 8:59 still to play in the third quarter. Prior to the final ruling, both teams had waited through a 56-minute weather delay before halftime and had
agreed to a running clock for the remainder of the contest.
"It's easy for me to say that I want to keep playing, but I understand the situation -- we have bad weather coming and they have a bus
ride and doing the things that they've got to do," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "As a competitor you want to keep playing -- I wanted to see some of our young guys, but I totally understand. That's
the nature of the situation that we were in."
A surprising situation for a game that wound up with the type of score everyone expected.
Quarterback EJ Manuel played only the opening quarter for
the Seminoles, connecting on 11 of his 13 pass attempts for three touchdowns and 161 yards. His backup Clint Trickett passed for 66 yards and third-stringer Jacob Coker's 19 yards passing came by way
of a touchdown toss of that length to redshirt freshman Kelvin Benjamin.
The scoring grab was Benjamin's second of the night. The 6-foot-6, 240-pound redshirt freshman posted the first touchdown of
his career midway through the first quarter on a nine-yard jump ball from Manuel.
"I was very excited to score my first two touchdowns by the starting quarterback and the quarterback that came in
with my class," Benjamin said. "So I was very emotional and I did a lot of good things in this game. I touched the ball a lot and I definitely want to be a playmaker for the team."
Senior Rodney
Smith started Saturday's slew of scoring with his career-long 61-yard touchdown catch on the second play of the game. Greg Dent also added an eight-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter for an FSU
team that finished the night with 246 yards passing on an efficient 17-of-21 collective throwing mark.
The Seminoles also ran for 167 yards with sophomore Devonta Freeman's 9.9 yards-per-carry
average leading the way. Freeman finished the shortened game with 69 yards on the ground and a score while James Wilder, Jr. added two rushing touchdowns and Chris Thompson posted another.
Individual defensive numbers weren't eye-popping -- sophomore safety Karlos Williams was the squad's leader with just three stops -- but the team as a whole allowed Savannah State to complete just two
of 15 pass attempts and produce just 1.1 yards per rush. The Tigers averaged just 0.8 yards per play.
Junior defensive end Bjoern Werner didn't have to play much to add to his already-stellar
season numbers, notching his fifth sack and 6 1/2 tackles for loss on the year.
Smith's long touchdown catch on the second play of the game got things going early for the FSU offense. It was
quickly followed by six more points from another senior as Thompson dashed his way to pay dirt from six yards out.
Dent's touchdown catch and Benjamin's score then followed and Freeman's five-yard
touchdown run made it a 35-0 game in the blink of an eye.
Wilder, Jr.'s four-yard touchdown run early in the second quarter and his one-yard plunge a few minutes later pushed that advantage to 48-0
with 8:02 left in the second quarter.
Benjamin's 19-yard touchdown reception from Coker with 11:24 left in the third quarter then proved to be the final score of the game.
"We try to pride
ourselves on focusing on ourselves," Manuel said. "When I say that, I mean going out there and doing what we've been coached and the things we've been doing all week. We had a good week of
preparation. We wanted to go out there and present that to our fans. And that's what we did tonight."
Florida State won't have it quite so easy next weekend. The 'Noles kick off Atlantic Coast
Conference at noon by hosting a Wake Forest team that has started its season 2-0, including a come-from-behind 28-27 win over North Carolina Saturday.
"It was good as can be with what we are doing
and the schedule we have," Fisher said. "Under the circumstances, we had Murray State and West Virginia. That was out of our control - had nothing to do with us. I think we'll prepare well and play
well next week."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Savannah State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
35 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
55 |
1st 7- 0 Rodney Smith, 61, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 14:21
14- 0 Chris Thompson, 6, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:51
21- 0 Greg Dent, 8, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:53
28- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 9, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 7:57
35- 0 Devonta Freeman, 5, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:49
2nd 42- 0 James Wilder, 19, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:06
48- 0 James Wilder, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick failed), 8:02
3rd 55- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 19, pass from Jacob Coker (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:24
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 3
Rushes-yards 23-167 18- 19
Passing 246 9
Att-Comp-Int 21-17-0 15-2-0
Total Yards 44-413 33-28
Punt Returns 2-64 0-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 3-41
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 1-46.0 8-38.8
Sacks By-Yds 1-15 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 2-15 1-5
3rd Down Conversions 4-5 1-10
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 20:18 15:43
Attendance 71,126
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 7 69 1 24
Debrale Smiley 7 28 0 13
Chris Thompson 3 25 1 16
James Wilder 4 20 2 19t
Kelvin Benjamin 1 16 0 16
Lonnie Pryor 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 167 4 24
Opp 18 19 0 18
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rodney Smith 3 77 1 61t
Kelvin Benjamin 3 46 2 19t
Kenny Shaw 3 30 0 21
Greg Dent 2 19 0 11
Chris Thompson 1 19 0 19
Willie Haulstead 1 15 0 15
Christo Kourtzidis 1 13 0 13
Jarred Haggins 1 13 0 13
Rashad Greene 1 7 0 7
Devonta Freeman 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 246 3 61t
Opp 2 9 0 12
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 11 13 0 161 3 61t
Clint Trickett 5 6 0 66 0 18
Jacob Coker 1 2 0 19 1 19t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 21 0 246 4 61t
Opp 2 15 0 9 0 12
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 64 0 39
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 64 0 39
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 3 41 0 15
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 1 46 46
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 46 46
Opp 8 310 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 2 . 2 2.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jermaine Washington 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 1 1 2 1.5- 17.0 1.0- 15.0 . . . . . . .
Gerald Demps . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Telvin Smith . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Porterfield . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens . . . . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 11 18 29 4.0- 25.0 1.0- 15.0 . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
Opp 24 12 36 3.0- 11.0 . . . 1 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
RB 4 Chris Thompson
TE 33 Kevin Haplea
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
C 62 Austin Barron
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
TE 83 Christo Kourtzidis
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
DT 8 Timmy Jernigan
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
3 Justin Bright
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Karlos Williams
9 Clint Trickett
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
14 Jacob Coker
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
26 P.J. Williams
28 Nigel Terrell
32 Sean Tidmus
32 James Wilder
36 Kory Burnett
36 Jermaine Washington
37 Keelin Smith
38 Jonathan Akanbi
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
38 Cason Beatty
39 Donovan Todd
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Anthony Porterfield
44 Will Tye
45 Will Burnham
45 Nathan Slater
47 Cory Cox
51 Bobby Hart
51 Giorgio Newberry
53 Sterling Lovelady
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
64 Dax Dellenbach
67 Daniel Glauser
74 Jonathan Wallace
75 Philip Doumar
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
86 Chris Revell
87 David Tyrrell
89 Christian Green
92 Anthony McCloud
96 Toshmon Stevens
98 Shayne Broxsie
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 52, Wake Forest 0
09/15/2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Thompson, 'Noles Break Wake.
With last season's career-threatening injury on his mind, Chris Thompson runs for a career-high 197 yards and two touchdowns in
No. 5 FSU's 52-0 win against divisional foe Wake Forest.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor.
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Chris Thompson had been thinking about this one for a long time,
going over and over in his head his in-game assignments and responsibilities while also managing the emotions of playing against the team that nearly ended his career a year ago.
He never could
have imagined it would play out like this.
In No. 5/6 Florida State's convincing 52-0 win against Wake Forest Saturday, Thompson rushed for a career-high 197 yards -- including two scoring
touchdowns of more than 70 yards -- despite only playing in the first two quarters. It was vintage big-play Thompson leaving a defense in pieces, made all the more special because it was against a
team that quite literally broke him a year ago.
Eleven months after sustaining two fractured vertebrae in a 35-30 loss at Wake Forest, Thompson left this year's Atlantic Division showdown with the
game ball rather than a career-threatening injury.
"There was nothing like it, I have been pretty much waiting for this moment for a while," Thompson said. "To open up against an ACC team and for
it to be the Wake game was such a big deal due to the fact of what happened last year."
"What a difference a year makes," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher added. "... It's amazing. It can't happen to a
better young man. I'm very proud of him today. I'm very proud of our team."
Thompson's performance was a feel-good story but it doesn't overshadow what the 'Noles' defense continues to do.
The
Seminoles had allowed a combined three points in blowout wins over Murray State and Savannah State and the no-touchdown trend continued despite the increase in competition. The last time FSU didn't
allow a touchdown in three consecutive games was in 1964.
Outside of a 34-yard rush in the first quarter by Josh Harris and a 41-yard reception by Sherman Ragland in the third quarter, Wake
Forest's offense was kept in check and held to just 126 of total offense and 2.1 yards on average per play. The Demon Deacons were held to just seven first downs, only converted 1-of-16 third-down
conversion chances and had to punt 13 times.
Wake Forest never got into the redzone either.
"That's what your pride yourself on on defense is dominating," sophomore defensive tackle Timmy
Jernigan said.
Jernigan and junior linebacker Christian Jones led the Seminoles with six tackles before being pulled for the reserves in time for the fourth quarter. Junior defensive end Bjoern
Werner continued his early-season tear with 1 1/2 sacks and 2 1/2 tackles for loss to harass Demon Deacons quarterback Tanner Price -- the ACC's quarterback of the week -- and help limit him to just
82 yards passing.
Cornellius Carradine also had a career-best 2 1/2 sacks.
Josh Harris was the last opponent to rush for 100 yards on the Seminoles but Saturday he was held to just 51 yards,
too. Michael Campanaro, who led the nation in catches per game and was coming off a 13-catch performance in a win over North Carolina, had just two grabs for a paltry eight yards.
Domination.
"Against a quarterback and receivers that are good players, now," Fisher said. "They controlled the line of scrimmage and, again, that was the key. Our defense was very dominant. They contested all
the throws."
Thompson's 197 yards were a school record for most rushing yards in an opening half but he wasn't the only one updating records. FSU, which posted 612 yards of total offense, has now
scored at least 50 points in three consecutive games for the first time in the program's storied history and became the first ACC team to ever accomplish that feat to start the season.
EJ Manuel
threw for 176 of those yards and had two touchdowns in three quarters of action, with scoring tosses to Kenny Shaw and Rodney Smith.
Thompson didn't have to play in the second half and sophomore
James Wilder, Jr. added 94 yards on 16 carries while Manuel added 48 yards on the ground and one touchdown on an option play. Fullback Debrale Smiley added another touchdown run and 30 rushing yards
as FSU finished with 385 yards on the ground.
A year after rushing for just 289 yards through the opening three games, FSU has rattled off 837 yards on the ground through three contests in 2012.
"We are confident and trust each other more now," senior fullback Lonnie Pryor said. "You've seen early on that we've got a lot of guys that can carry the football effectively."
Including
Manuel.
FSU's starting quarterback got the Seminoles on the board for the first time against Wake Forest with a 16-yard run at 4:28 mark of the first quarter after being set up by a 33-yard
Thompson dash.
FSU then quickly pushed its lead to 14-0 thanks to sophomore wide receiver Rashad Greene's 60-yard punt return for a touchdown. The special-teams score was Greene's second punt
return of the season as he became the first Seminole to register multiple return touchdowns since Willie Reid in 2005.
"I just saw my guys in great position for blocks and they basically opened it
up for me," Greene said. "I probably made one person miss and the rest was done by our return team."
The second quarter then started with some Thompson magic. His touchdown runs of 74 and 80 yards
occurred within 3:10 of one another and effectively closed the door on Wake Forest's chances.
Thompson had entered the game with three touchdowns of 70 yards or more after becoming a home-run
threat as a sophomore in 2010. He exited Saturday's ball game with two more to his credit while pushing his career rushing totals to 1,302 yards.
On each of his long runs, FSU's wide receivers and
tight ends helped contribute with critical downfield blocks.
"[The offensive line] has got to get you the first [yards] and after that you've got to be able to block down field" Fisher said. "We
are big, we are athletic and we are physical. We need to be blocking like that all the time."
Following a 19-yard Dustin Hopkins field goal, Smith added his 20-yard touchdown from reception with 14
seconds left in the second quarter. Shaw's 17-yard touchdown catch and Smiley's 19-yard scoring run then accounted for the 'Noles 14 second-half points.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Wake Forest |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Florida State |
14 |
24 |
7 |
7 |
52 |
1st 7- 0 E.J. Manuel, 16, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:28
14- 0 Rashad Greene, 60, punt return/blocked punt (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 2:45
2nd 21- 0 Chris Thompson, 74, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 12:52
28- 0 Chris Thompson, 80, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:42
31- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 19, field goal, 4:37
38- 0 Rodney Smith, 20, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:14
3rd 45- 0 Kenny Shaw, 17, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:44
4th 52- 0 Debrale Smiley, 18, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 12:21
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 7
Rushes-yards 45-385 35- 43
Passing 227 83
Att-Comp-Int 28-19-0 24-10-0
Total Yards 73-612 59-126
Punt Returns 5-89 0-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 7-102
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 4-42.0 13-40.0
Sacks By-Yds 4-26 3-13
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yds 5-48 3-20
3rd Down Conversions 6-13 1-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-2
Time of Posession 30:41 29:19
Attendance 68,833
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 9 197 2 80t
James Wilder 16 94 0 14
E.J. Manuel 8 48 1 21
Debrale Smiley 4 30 1 18t
Devonta Freeman 6 14 0 10
Lonnie Pryor 2 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 45 385 4 80t
Opp 35 43 0 34
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kelvin Benjamin 4 44 0 18
Kenny Shaw 3 32 1 17t
Rashad Greene 2 30 0 21
Lonnie Pryor 2 30 0 17
Chris Thompson 2 23 0 20
Rodney Smith 1 20 1 20t
Nick O'Leary 1 11 0 11
Jarred Haggins 1 11 0 11
Christian Green 1 10 0 10
James Wilder 1 9 0 9
Devonta Freeman 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 227 2 21
Opp 10 83 0 41
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 15 24 0 176 2 21
Clint Trickett 3 3 0 41 0 18
Jacob Coker 1 1 0 10 0 10
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 28 0 227 2 21
Opp 10 24 0 83 0 41
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 5 89 1 60t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 89 1 60t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 7 102 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 4 168 50
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 168 50
Opp 13 520 58
|---------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 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 3 1 4 2.5- 16.0 1.5- 14.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 3 . 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 2 1 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Tank Carradine 2 1 3 2.5- 12.0 2.5- 12.0 . . 2 . . . .
Eddie Goldman 2 1 3 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Vince Williams 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . 1 . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Casher 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
James Wilder 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 41 18 59 10.5- 41.0 4.0- 26.0 . 4 5 . . . .
Opp 47 22 69 7.0- 22.0 3.0- 13.0 . 1 1 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 4 Chris Thompson
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
RT 67 Daniel Glauser
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Kelvin Benjamin
3 Justin Bright
8 Timmy Jernigan
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
14 Jacob Coker
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
21 Chris Casher
21 Debrale Smiley
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
26 P.J. Williams
28 Nigel Terrell
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
42 Lamarcus Brutus
43 Anthony Porterfield
44 Will Tye
47 Cory Cox
51 Bobby Hart
51 Giorgio Newberry
53 Sterling Lovelady
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
71 Menelik Watson
74 Jonathan Wallace
76 Garrett Faircloth
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
83 Christo Kourtzidis
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 49, Clemson 37
09/22/2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Automatic Manuel Puts FSU in ACC Driver's Seat.
The best game of EJ Manuel's career comes at the perfect time as his memorable performance pushes No. 4/4 FSU
past No. 9/10 Clemson, 49-37, in a critical ACC Atlantic Division showdown.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL - On the eve of the biggest game of his career, EJ
Manuel got some special advice from a special someone.
"Just take what the defense gives you."
Sounds simple enough but considering those words of wisdom came from Heisman Trophy winner and
national champion Charlie Ward, Manuel took the advice to heart.
And then he took it to Clemson Saturday night for all of the college football world to see.
In No. 4/4 Florida State's 49-37 win
over No. 9/10 Clemson, Manuel looked a lot like his mentor by registering career highs in passing yardage (380) and rushing yardage (102) while adding two touchdowns on 27-of-35 passing in what was a
come-from-behind victory.
Fittingly he became the first Seminoles (4-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) quarterback since Ward did so in 1992 to throw for at least 300 yards and rush for another 100
in a game.
"He's always encouraging," Manuel said about Ward, while also adding that he communicates frequently with FSU's other Heisman winner and national champion, Chris Weinke. "He's an
exciting person to talk to; first of all, it's Charlie Ward. He's a huge mentor for me and I thank him for everything he's done for me."
"Having those guys behind you supporting you is huge," added
Manuel, whose 'Noles remained atop the ACC's Atlantic Division standings with the win.
The support was also in the stands Saturday night. The 17th-largest crowd in Doak Campbell Stadium history --
and the national audience watching live on ABC -- saw what can easily be called Manuel's best game and his first signature win in a collegiate career that is now in its fifth year.
With FSU's
typically strong defense still trying to figure out how to slow down the high-powered Clemson (3-1, 0-1) offense and the special teams unit struggling, Manuel found his team trailing 28-14 with 11:48
left in the third quarter.
Buoyed by improved defensive play and a huge 90-yard kick return into scoring position by Lamarcus Joyner, Manuel came alive and led the comeback, connecting on all 11 of
his pass attempts the rest of the night for 188 yards and one score.
Manuel finished the night as the orchestrator of an offense that eclipsed the 600-yard mark for the third time this season --
this time rattling off 667 with 380 of those through the air and the other 287 on the ground.
"It was a big game ... but I'm not going to put it on me. It was a team effort," Manuel said.
He's
right.
For the second game in a row, Chris Thompson was virtually unstoppable and uncatchable out of the backfield. The senior tailback finished with 103 yards on 15 carries and two touchdowns.
James Wilder, Jr. also ran for 65 on nine carries and all of FSU's ball carriers averaged 7.2 yards per tote.
Thompson led the way receiving, too. His 79 yards on eight catches proved deadly to the
Clemson defense while Greg Dent added a career-best five catches for 72 yards. Rashad Greene and Rodney Smith posted the two touchdown receptions, with Smith's -- a perfectly executed 29-yarder --
serving as the one that put FSU up for good at 35-31 with 2:07 left in the third quarter.
"I can't remember off the top of my head a bad decision all night," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said about
Manuel. "... EJ Manuel like I say all the time, I get to coach him every day and look in his eyes and know how he works and what he does and what he thinks, he is a tremendous young man. A great
leader for our football team."
Terrence Brooks led FSU in tackles with 12 and Cornellius Carradine added two sacks for a 'Noles' defense that was grasping at straws and then on the ropes following
Sammy Watkins' tricky touchdown pass from his wide receiver position to tailback Andre Ellington.
But after allowing 253 first-half yards, FSU's defense found its form following that touchdown toss
and permitted just 173 total yards in the second half. Included in that second-half turnaround was limiting Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd to just 43 yards passing in the final two quarters after he
torched the secondary for 197 yards in the first and second quarters.
"It was just getting our eyes right," Joyner said. "Focusing on our keys; not trying to be superman ... just staying
fundamentally with our technique."
FSU hadn't allowed a touchdown since the third quarter of the Champs Sports Bowl last December but Clemson needed less than two minutes to break that streak.
Boyd's 60-yard connection with DeAndre Hopkins was just over the outstretched hand of Brooks.
The speedy score was the first blow to FSU's defense this season but the 'Noles' offense quickly
returned the favor on the ensuing drive. First Manuel hit Smith for a 31-yard gain on his opening pass and then later found Nick O'Leary for a 15-yard gain. His 28-yard rush would then set up Lonnie
Pryor's 13-yard dash to pay dirt and a tie score.
Clemson typically employs trick plays on offense but the Tigers showed the same mentality on special teams on the next drive. Clemson's fake field
goal on 4th-and-short surprisingly withstood Fisher's challenge and Ellington then added insult to injury with a six-yard touchdown run.
Following a missed 44-yard field-goal attempt by Dustin
Hopkins, Carradine's back-to-back sacks stymied what was threatening to be another Tigers scoring drive. The defensive stand was then followed by Wilder, Jr.'s five-yard run to knot the score at 14-14
early in the second quarter.
Looking more like the defense that had allowed just three points in three games, FSU forced another Tigers punt on the next drive. But Greene's fumble gave the visitors
a short field and Boyd made them pay with a 17-yard scoring toss to a wide open Brandon Ford.
Ford's score would give Clemson a 21-14 lead that would last until halftime after another Hopkins miss
-- this one from 37 yards out -- sailed wide as the first half expired.
Clemson added to that advantage early in the third quarter thanks to an opening-half defensive three-and-out and some
theatrics in the backfield. A backwards pass to Watkins left Ellington wide open down field and the receiver found the running back for a 52-yard touchdown pass.
But a 64-yard Benjamin reception
put FSU in scoring position on the very next drive and Thompson finished it off with a nine-yard option run to make it a one-score game at 28-21.
After a 50-yard Chandler Catanzaro field goal
moments later, Joyner exploded for a his game-changing 90-yard kick return and Greene's nine-yard touchdown reception two plays later made it a 31-28 game. After Smith's touchdown gave the 'Noles
their first lead Wilder, Jr. added another short touchdown run and Thompson scampered in from 27 yards away following a clutch Nick Waisome interception.
Fisher's attention in the post-game press
conference was already on the Bulls.
"It's a very good win but we should win big games here at Florida State and we're 4-0 and that's all it is," Fisher said. "We've got a critical game next week
at South Florida and we need to get ready for that, put this one behind us very quickly and move on."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Clemson |
14 |
7 |
10 |
6 |
37 |
| Florida State |
7 |
7 |
21 |
14 |
49 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 60, pass (kick), 13:34
7- 7 Lonnie Pryor, 13, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:54
7-14 Opp, 6, run (kick), 7:01
7-14 Dustin Hopkins, 44, field goal failed, 2:41
2nd 14-14 James Wilder, 5, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 14:35
14-21 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 10:06
14-21 Dustin Hopkins, 37, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 14-28 Opp, 52, pass (kick), 11:48
21-28 Chris Thompson, 9, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:09
21-31 Opp, 50, field goal, 7:07
28-31 Rashad Greene, 9, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:15
35-31 Rodney Smith, 29, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 2:37
4th 42-31 James Wilder, 5, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:25
49-31 Chris Thompson, 27, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:34
49-37 Opp, 3, pass (run failed), 2:11
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 21
Rushes-yards 40-287 38-136
Passing 380 290
Att-Comp-Int 35-27-0 39-22-1
Total Yards 75-667 77-426
Punt Returns 3-26 0-0
Kickoff Returns 5-185 3-48
Interception Ret. 1-19 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 3-35.3 7-41.0
Sacks By-Yds 2-12 1-10
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 0-0
Penalties-Yds 11-81 3-30
3rd Down Conversions 8-13 7-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-2
Time of Posession 32:54 27:06
Attendance 83,231
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 15 103 2 41
E.J. Manuel 11 102 0 28
James Wilder 9 65 2 35
Lonnie Pryor 3 20 1 13t
Team 2 -3 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 40 287 5 41
Opp 38 136 1 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 8 79 0 31
Greg Dent 5 72 0 17
Kelvin Benjamin 2 71 0 64
Nick O'Leary 3 48 0 28
Rodney Smith 2 48 1 29t
Rashad Greene 4 36 1 11
Kenny Shaw 2 17 0 9
James Wilder 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 380 2 64
Opp 22 290 4 60t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 27 35 0 380 2 64
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 27 35 0 380 2 64
Opp 22 39 1 290 4 60t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 3 26 0 30
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 26 0 30
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 5 185 0 90
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 185 0 90
Opp 3 48 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 106 40
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 106 40
Opp 7 287 57
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Terrence Brooks 11 1 12 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 5 2 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tank Carradine 5 2 7 2.0- 12.0 2.0- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 3 1 4 . . . 1 2 . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 1 3 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 1 2 . . . 1 2 . . . .
P.J. Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
Nick Waisome . . . . . 1- 19 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 48 16 64 4.0- 18.0 2.0- 12.0 1- 19 5 5 . . . .
Opp 47 20 67 4.0- 13.0 1.0- 10.0 . 2 . 2- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 4 Chris Thompson
WR 15 Greg Dent
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
8 Timmy Jernigan
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Karlos Williams
13 Ronald Darby
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Giorgio Newberry
60 Jacob Fahrenkrug
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
|
Florida State 30, South Florida 17
09/29/2012, Tampa, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. No Bull: FSU Beats USF, Moves to 5-0.
No. 4 Florida State defeats South Florida, 30-17, Saturday night in Tampa to cap off an unblemished month of
September.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TAMPA, FL -- It wasn't pretty Saturday night but that didn't matter because it wasn't nearly as ugly as the last time Florida State
played South Florida.
Three seasons after suffering a humbling loss to the Bulls, the No. 4 Seminoles retaliated by overcoming some sloppy play on a slippery Raymond James Stadium field in a 30-17
victory. A USF (2-3) school-record crowd of 68, 383 watched as the Bulls racked up 144 yards of offense in the first quarter before the FSU (5-0) defense charged back and gave up just 124 yards in the
final three quarters.
Despite a missed field goal, a blocked punt that led to a Bulls score, some costly penalties and some redzone deficiencies, FSU still gutted out a win in its first road game
of the season -- an accomplishment that might not have been in recent seasons.
"You go into somebody else's house who has good players [and] are coached well and you come out with a 'W' that's a
huge step coming off the big win we had last week," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "In the past I think we might have folded a little bit. Our kids kept believing and playing hard and you've got to find
ways to keep winning those games when you're not playing your 'A' game."
After getting tested early, FSU's defense was certainly on its game most of the night.
Mark Stoops' squad was punched in
the mouth early -- much like it was last week against Clemson -- before finding its footing and delivering its own knockout blows. Of the combined 124 yards surrendered in the second, third and fourth
quarters, 73 of them came on a gutsy scoring drive by USF quarterback and Tallahassee native B.J. Daniels early in the fourth quarter -- the final points of the game.
But trimming the deficit to
two scores proved futile against an FSU defense that forced six punts and allowed just six first downs in the final three quarters.
Cornellius Carradine led the defensive effort, posting a
team-best nine tackles, 1 1/2 sacks and a forced fumble that was returned by Christian Jones for a third-quarter touchdown. Xavier Rhodes also had an interception.
"Some of the plays we hadn't
seen," said junior defensive tackle Demonte McAllkster, a Tampa native. "Once we saw them ... we calmed down and regained our poise and were able to make plays."
A week after playing the game of
his life against the Tigers and entering the Heisman Trophy conversation, EJ Manuel didn't post eye-popping numbers against the Bulls but he was still ultra-efficient and mistake-free.
The senior
signal-caller finished the night 19-of-26 for 242 yards and one touchdown and no turnovers. Manuel spread the wealth, too, finding nine different receivers and helped FSU possess the ball for more
than 10 minutes in both the second and third quarters after having it for just 4:32 in the opening period.
"He played a really solid football game," Fisher said.
Nick O'Leary set a new career
best with four catches for 40 yards and fellow tight end Kevin Haplea added his first touchdown in an FSU uniform. Wide receiver Rashad Greene ran for a touchdown and had 71 yards through the air.
Chris Thompson added 74 yards rushing and Lonnie Pryor contributed a career-high 64 yards of his own for a Seminoles team that finished the night with 425 yards of total offense.
After USF opened
the game with a 32-yard field goal, Karlos Williams gave Manuel a short field to work with by taking the ensuing kickoff 60 yards into Bulls territory. A third-down toss to Greg Dent and 10-yard
Thompson scamper later, Greene ran 10 yards to pay dirt and an early 7-3 FSU lead.
The end-around to Greene put the sophomore in elite company as he became the first FSU player since the great
Peter Warrick to score on a return, a rush and a reception in the same season.
A week after uncharacteristically missing two field goals in the win over Clemson, Dustin Hopkins then added to that
advantage with a 26-yard field goal with 5:45 left in the first half. He would, however, miss a 47-yard attempt a few minutes later but on the heels of a Rhodes interception followed it up with a
43-yard successful conversion to give the 'Noles a 13-3 advantage at halftime.
The two-score lead would quickly dissipate early in the third quarter, though. First USF sniffed out an option run and
then blocked Cason Beatty's punt. Two plays later on the short field Daniels was walking into the endzone for a one-yard touchdown to make it a 13-10 ballgame.
It wouldn't get much better on the
next drive either, as a would-be Thompson 70-yard touchdown run was negated by a Kelvin Benjamin holding penalty.
With the Bulls fans in a frenzy and in danger of letting USF completely capture the
momentum, FSU's defense dug in its heels and forced a three-and-out. And the strong defense then sparked some strong offense. A 32-yard catch-and-run by Greene pushed the Seminoles across midfield and
a 12-yard Thompson run set up Haplea's one-yard scoring grab on 3rd-and-goal.
"That was huge," Manuel said about the one-yard toss off play action.
Florida State then went up 23-10 following
another defensive three-and-out and a 24-yard Hopkins field goal with 34 seconds left in the third quarter. Thirty-four second later, Carradine's strip-sack of backup quarterback Matt Floyd was
scooped and scored by Jones for FSU's first defensive score of the year and a 30-10 lead heading into the final frame.
Floyd was in the game because Daniels took a hard shot on the previous play.
After woozily leaving the field, Daniels was back on the field to start the fourth quarter and wound up leading a quick 73-yard drive capped by his own option keeper to trim FSU's lead to 30-17.
Following stalled drives by both teams, it looked like USF had halted another 'Noles series but a personal foul penalty with 5:20 left in the fourth quarter extended what would have been a fourth-down
stop on a designed Manuel run. FSU would eventually be stopped on its next third down but not before chewing up 3:15 of the game-clock.
The 'Noles then forced Daniels to throw the ball away on
fourth down and Thompson took a kneel on what would have been a long run to finish the game and keep FSU in the ranks of the unbeatens.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
6 |
17 |
0 |
30 |
| South Florida |
3 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
17 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 11:18
7- 3 Rashad Greene, 10, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:57
2nd 10- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 26, field goal, 5:45
10- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 48, field goal failed, 1:09
13- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 43, field goal, 0:03
3rd 13-10 Opp, 1, run (kick), 11:55
20-10 Kevin Haplea, 1, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 5:09
23-10 Dustin Hopkins, 23, field goal, 0:34
30-10 Christian Jones, 12, fumble recovery/return (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:00
4th 30-17 Opp, 2, run (kick), 12:37
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 14
Rushes-yards 40-183 32-125
Passing 242 143
Att-Comp-Int 26-19-0 33-17-1
Total Yards 66-425 65-268
Punt Returns 0-0 2-18
Kickoff Returns 3-96 5-63
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-12 0-0
Punts 5-30.4 6-37.2
Sacks By-Yds 2-18 2-20
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-1
Penalties-Yds 6-50 6-48
3rd Down Conversions 5-15 5-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 31:58 25:52
Attendance 69,383
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 16 74 0 17
Lonnie Pryor 7 65 0 44
Kelvin Benjamin 1 17 0 17
Rashad Greene 1 10 1 10t
E.J. Manuel 10 9 0 11
James Wilder 5 8 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 40 183 1 44
Opp 32 125 2 21
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 2 71 0 39
Kenny Shaw 1 47 0 47
Nick O'Leary 4 40 0 11
Chris Thompson 2 24 0 17
Greg Dent 2 20 0 11
Rodney Smith 3 19 0 7
Kevin Haplea 2 12 1 11
Lonnie Pryor 1 6 0 6
James Wilder 2 3 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 242 1 47
Opp 17 143 0 37
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 19 26 0 242 1 47
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 26 0 242 1 47
Opp 17 33 1 143 0 37
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 18 0 17
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 3 96 0 60
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 96 0 60
Opp 5 63 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 5 152 44
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 152 44
Opp 6 223 45
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tank Carradine 6 3 9 1.5- 14.0 1.5- 14.0 . . . . 1 . .
Nick Waisome 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Vince Williams 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 3 1 4 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 3 . 3 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 2 3 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Kelvin Benjamin 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 2 . 2 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dustin Hopkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
James Wilder 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Dent 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Christian Jones . 1 1 . . . . . 1- 12 . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 12 52 4.0- 28.0 2.0- 18.0 1- 0 2 . 1- 12 1 . .
Opp 40 24 64 10.0- 47.0 2.0- 20.0 . 3 . . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 4 Chris Thompson
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
8 Devonta Freeman
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
9 Clint Trickett
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Giorgio Newberry
64 Dax Dellenbach
67 Daniel Glauser
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
|
North Carolina State 17, Florida State 16
10/06/2012, Raleigh, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. No. 3 FSU Upset by NC State, 17-16.
A second-half collapse sends Florida State to its first loss of the season as the 'Noles' struggles in Raleigh, N.C.
continue.
RALEIGH, NC - No. 3 Florida State's first loss of the 2012 season came in an all-too-familiar place.
Losers of four of the last seven at Carter-Finley Stadium prior to Saturday night's
game, a second-half collapse added one more to the loss column in Raleigh, N.C. as NC State escaped with a come-from-behind 17-16 victory.
Dreams of a national championship dashed. Driver's seat in
the Atlantic Coast Conference's Atlantic Division doomed.
Florida State (5-1, 2-1 ACC) seemed in control but a 16-0 halftime lead and first half of defensive dominance was erased as Wolfpack (4-2,
1-1) quarterback Mike Glennon threw a 4th-and-goal two-yard touchdown pass to Bryan Underwood with 16 seconds left to win the game.
The scoring toss capped off a dramatic second-half turnaround for
NC State as the home team reeled off 17 unanswered points by turning up the defensive heat on FSU's running game and discovering a recipe for success in its own passing game. NC State had just 68
yards of offense in the opening two periods but eclipsed that total on its first drive of the second half and finished with 325 yards by game's end.
Glennon's game-winning touchdown throw was set
up by a blocked Cason Beatty punt that put the Wolfpack on the FSU 43 yard-line with 2:27 left to play. FSU forced a 4th-and-10 four plays after the special teams blunder but Glennon found Quintin
Payton for a drive-preserving 12-yard gain.
FSU's offense didn't help its defense's cause in that second-half meltdown. After registering 221 yards in the first two quarters, the 'Noles were held
to just 122 yards in the second half.
Chris Thompson finished the game with a stellar 141 yards on a career-high-tying 25 carries but 115 of those came in the first quarter when the Wolfpack had no
answer for FSU's shifty tailback. EJ Manuel with 218 yards passing and one touchdown but had a costly second-half interruption that led to NC State's first of two touchdowns in the game. He also took
a sack that pushed the Seminoles out of field goal range in the fourth quarter.
Rashad Greene led the Seminoles with 60 yards receiving and Kelvin Benjamin added 48 yards on two catches.
"We
couldn't control the line of scrimmage," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "We should have been aggressive and thrown the ball more."
The Seminoles were just 3-of-15 on third-down conversion
attempts.
Defensively, Christian Jones posted a career-high 14 tackles. Telvin Smith also had a career-high with 10 tackles of his own.
Glennon finished the night 30-of-55 for 249 yards and two
touchdowns.
For the first time since the Wake Forest game, FSU scored first as Dustin Hopkins' 49-yard field goal attempt sailed through the uprights for a 3-0 advantage with 6:34 left in the first
quarter.
After forcing a third consecutive punt, Manuel found himself in a 3rd-and-17 hole but fired a 21-yard completion to Greene. Thompson's 12-yard option run was then followed by runs of five
and 12 yards before NC State bit on the play action and Manuel hit Nick O'Leary for a four-yard touchdown.
The score not only put FSU up 10-0 but was the first points allowed by the Wolfpack in the
second quarter all season. NC State had entered the game with a 52-0 second-quarter advantage.
Despite a brief trip to the locker room to have his elbow check out, Thompson wasn't done. After
missing a stalled offensive series he checked back into the ballgame and dashed 36 yards to the redzone. Four plays later Hopkins hit a 20-yard field goal to give the 'Noles a 13-0 lead with 4:07 left
in the first half.
Hopkins then added a 36-yard field goal to push the Florida State lead to 16-0 heading into halftime.
The 'Noles held NC State to just 68 yards of offense and four first downs
in that opening half but the Wolfpack matched and went over both of those totals on their first drive of the second period. Five first downs and 78 yards later, NC State finally updated the scoreboard
with a 27-yard field goal.
It looked like FSU would get those points back at the end of the third quarter but a marching drive into NC State came to abrupt halt in time for the final quarter after
Manuel was picked off by Juston Burris.
The turnover not only prevented potential FSU points, it led to an actual Wolfpack score. Shadrach Thornton's 24-yard touchdown reception capped a quick
59-yard drive and made it a one score game at 16-10 with 13:47 remaining in the game.
FSU was just 2-of-10 on third-down conversion attempts at the time but Manuel picked the perfect time to make
it 3-for-11. His 27-yard pass to Benjamin on 3rd-and-9 preserved FSU's next drive after the NC State score. Manuel found Smith for 20 yards three plays later to put FSU in scoring position but a
15-yard sack pushed Florida State out of field goal range.
Adding insult to injury, FSU used two of its three timeouts on the failed drive, too.
In need of a defensive stop after the punt,
Lamarcus Joyner delivered. The junior safety's clutch open-field tackle prevented what would have been a big third-down conversion by the 'Pack and forced a punt.
But the strong defensive play
still wouldn't lead to any breathing room. Fisher had to use his final timeout on the ensuing drive as he challenged whether or not Benjamin actually caught a long third-down conversion attempt. But
the booth review ruled that FSU's 6-foot-6 redshirt didn't maintain the football through the catch while falling out of bounds.
FSU forced a punt on NC State's next drive but had its own punt
attempt blocked in game-changing fashion on the next series.
"You can't have a punt blocked," Fisher said. "That's two [blocks this season]. Nobody gets a punt blocked anymore."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
13 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| North Carolina State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
14 |
17 |
1st 3- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 49, field goal, 6:34
2nd 10- 0 Nick O'Leary, 4, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:53
13- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 20, field goal, 4:07
16- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 36, field goal, 0:28
3rd 16- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 6:50
4th 16-10 Opp, 24, pass (kick), 13:47
16-17 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 0:16
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 16 21
Rushes-yards 36-125 27- 66
Passing 218 259
Att-Comp-Int 30-17-1 55-30-1
Total Yards 66-343 82-325
Punt Returns 2-10 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1-28 4-58
Interception Ret. 1-8 1-11
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 7-35.3 7-43.0
Sacks By-Yds 1-5 4-28
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 5-59 4-39
3rd Down Conversions 3-15 5-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-4
Time of Posession 29:14 30:46
Attendance 54,962
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Chris Thompson 25 141 0 36
Rashad Greene 1 1 0 1
James Wilder 1 0 0 0
Lonnie Pryor 1 -1 0 -1
E.J. Manuel 8 -16 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 36 125 0 36
Opp 27 66 0 11
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 6 60 0 21
Kelvin Benjamin 2 48 0 27
Rodney Smith 2 36 0 20
Chris Thompson 2 29 0 25
Greg Dent 2 17 0 16
Kenny Shaw 1 17 0 17
Jarred Haggins 1 7 0 7
Nick O'Leary 1 4 1 4t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 218 1 27
Opp 30 259 2 24t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 17 29 1 218 1 27
Team 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 30 1 218 1 27
Opp 30 55 1 259 2 24t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 6 0 6
Reggie Northrup 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 10 0 6
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 1 28 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 28 0 28
Opp 4 58 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 6 237 51
Team 1 10 10
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 247 51
Opp 7 301 50
|---------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 6 8 14 . . . 2 . . . . .
Telvin Smith 5 5 10 2.0- 6.0 . . 1 1 . . . .
Tank Carradine 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 1 6 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 2 4 . . 1- 8 2 . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 3 . 3 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 . . 1 1 . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 1.0- 4.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
P.J. Williams 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
E.J. Manuel 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kelvin Benjamin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Devonta Freeman . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 38 44 82 5.0- 21.0 1.0- 5.0 1- 8 9 3 . . . .
Opp 41 24 65 9.0- 40.0 4.0- 28.0 1- 11 5 1 . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 4 Chris Thompson
WR 15 Greg Dent
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
RT 67 Daniel Glauser
LG 70 Josue Matias
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
LB 7 Christian Jones
LB 10 Nick Moody
LB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
DE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
DE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
8 Devonta Freeman
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
26 P.J. Williams
29 Dillon Kidd
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
35 Nick O'Leary
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Giorgio Newberry
64 Dax Dellenbach
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Kenny Shaw
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
|
Florida State 51, Boston College 7
10/13/2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 'Noles Soar Past Eagles, 51-7.
No. 11/12 Florida State's bounce-back effort is a good one as the Seminoles get back in the win column with a dominating home
performance against Boston College Saturday night.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- After what happened a week ago, No. 11/12 Florida State needed this
51-7victory over Boston College Saturday night.
The Seminoles (6-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) needed to blow out the Eagles (1-5, 0-3) in front of a home crowd of 81,075, they needed to show
improvement and they needed to do whatever necessary to properly put that 17-16 loss at NC State to bed.
On a night that saw quarterback EJ Manuel set a career high for passing yardage and Dustin
Hopkins break both the FSU and ACC all-time scoring records, FSU looked more like the team that raced to a 5-0 record and No. 3 national ranking to start the season than the one in Raleigh, N.C. seven
days ago.
"Overall I'm very proud of our kids and our coaches doing a great job of putting that game behind them," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "They prepared them well and the kids did a
tremendous job of focus and concentration and staying together."
The Seminoles were held scoreless in the second half of that loss but had no such issues against the overmatched Eagles. With Manuel
leading the charge, the 'Noles scored at least 49 points for the fifth time this season and were never tested after jumping out to a 7-0 lead on Manuel's 77-yard touchdown pass to Kenny Shaw less than
six minutes into the ballgame.
The bomb was a sign of good things to come for FSU's redshirt senior under center as Manuel finished with a career-best 439 yards on 27-of-34 passing with four
touchdowns and two interceptions. It was the first 400-yard game by a Seminoles quarterback since Chris Weinke torched Clemson for 521 yards in 2000.
FSU wound up registering 649 total yards of
offense, with 448 of those coming through the air after throwing for a combined 460 yards against NC State and USF.
"We saw what we wanted to do as far as attacking their defense during the week,"
Manuel said, "and it was with some passing plays so that's why we came out like that."
Shaw's 125 yards led the way but Rodney Smith was Manuel's favorite target as the senior receiver hauled in a
career-best nine catches for 108 yards.
Kelvin Benjamin added five catches for 68 yards and running back James Wilder, Jr. had two touchdown grabs and 27 yards rushing. In his first significant
action since the death of a family member, sophomore Devonta Freeman added a team-high 70 yards rushing on eight carries and starter Chris Thompson ran for 68 yards of his own. Lonnie Pryor had two
short touchdown runs.
The Seminoles averaged 9.1 yards per play and eclipsed 600 yards for the fourth time this year.
"A lot of teams have goals of winning a national championship and they lose
a game, some teams can't bounce back," Wilder, Jr. said. "We just made sure we didn't have that taste in our mouth any more. We just came out there and had a great game and made sure we didn't make
the same mistakes."
Defensively, FSU allowed Boston College to generate just 225 yards of offense. Eagles quarterback Chase Rettig, who came into the game second in the ACC and 11th in the nation
in passing yardage per game with an average of 306.2, was held to a season-low 122 yards.
Christian Jones posted a team-high eight tackles and Lamarcus Joyner had a second-half interception. The
Seminoles also had a key goal-line stand on the first drive of the game that help set the tone the rest of the evening from a morale standpoint was critical.
As for Hopkins, FSU's senior kicker
booted a 51-yard field goal as time expired in the first half that won't soon be forgotten. He would later add two more field goals butt hat particular one turned him into the all-time leading scorer
at FSU and in the ACC by huddling former 'Nole Derek Schmidt's 393 points and former Maryland Terrapin Nick Novak, who also had 393 career points as the league's former leader.
"Tremendous award,
tremendous job," Fisher said about the feat.
Boston College benefitted from a Terrence Brooks personal foul penalty and a 25-yard Andre Williams run to get down to FSU's one yard-line for a
first-and-goal on the game's opening drive. But a Bjoern Werner batted pass was followed but a trio of no-gain stops to give the Seminoles a much-needed goal-line stand.
It wasn't Weinke to Snoop
Minnis against Clemson in 2000 but starting out on the goal line would lead to a quick FSU touchdown. After Manuel's heady play to grab a Pryor fumble in mid-air and run for a first down, he connected
with Shaw for the 77-yard touchdown toss to put FSU up 7-0 early in the first quarter.
Manuel followed his long scoring throw with a 42-yard gain to Jarred Haggins on the next drive to help set up
a five-yard Pryor touchdown rush to push the Seminoles' lead to 14-0.
A 46-yard completion to Benjamin on the next 'Noles drive set up a seven-yard toss for Wilder, Jr.'s first career touchdown
catch and a 48-yard throw to Shaw on the drive after that one set up a six-yard Benjamin scoring catch for 28-0 FSU lead midway through the second quarter.
"We were able to run it and we were able
to protect," Fisher said. "Menelik [Watson] and those guys did a great job ... when you can hold up and give yourself some time you can get the ball down the field."
FSU's shut-out bid wouldn't
last much longer after that, though. Combined with some timely Eagles play-calls and three defensive pass interference calls, Rettig orchestrated a 12-play, 87-yard drive that ended with an 18-yard
Bobby Swigert touchdown reception.
On the ensuing drive, Manuel's pass to Rashad Greene was bobbled right into the hands of Eagles defender Jim Noel, who returned it to the FSU 38 yard-line. But
four plays later Lamarcus Joyner took it right back with his own interception.
"It was a great play for us," defensive tackle Everett Dawkins said.
The takeaway put the Seminoles on their own 44
yard-line and was followed by back-to-back Manuel-to-Smith passes of 10 and 13 yards, respectively, to set up Hopkins' record-breaking 51-yard field goal and consequent 31-7 Florida State lead at
halftime.
FSU hadn't scored on a second-half opening drive since the Savannah State game Sept. 8 but that streak ended Saturday night. The 'Noles emerged from the break firing with a 28-yard
reception by Smith on the first play and a three-yard plunge by Pryor on the eighth play of the drive to extend Florida State's advantage to 38-7.
Hopkins then added a 26-yard field goal with 3:43
left in the third quarter to make it a 41-7 ballgame.
After Wilder, Jr. jumped Superman-style to his second scoring reception of the night with 13:06 to go in the game, Hopkins' 38-yarder went
through the uprights for the game's final score with 6:53 on the clock.
The final outcome was the most lopsided loss for Boston College since the Eagles lost to Notre Dame, 54-7, in 1992.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Boston College |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Florida State |
14 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
51 |
1st 7- 0 Kenny Shaw, 77, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:13
14- 0 Lonnie Pryor, 2, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:53
2nd 21- 0 James Wilder, 7, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:14
28- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 6, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 7:27
28- 7 Opp, 18, pass (kick), 1:56
31- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 51, field goal, 0:00
3rd 38- 7 Lonnie Pryor, 3, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:45
41- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 26, field goal, 3:43
4th 48- 7 James Wilder, 12, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:06
51- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 38, field goal, 6:53
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 30 18
Rushes-yards 33-201 32- 96
Passing 448 129
Att-Comp-Int 38-29-2 33-16-1
Total Yards 71-649 65-225
Punt Returns 4-54 0-0
Kickoff Returns 1--6 7-134
Interception Ret. 1-33 2-20
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 2-43.0 9-43.4
Sacks By-Yds 1-8 1-6
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 9-96 4-29
3rd Down Conversions 4-8 3-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 29:27 30:33
Attendance 81,075
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 8 70 0 25
Chris Thompson 10 68 0 14
James Wilder 6 27 0 9
Debrale Smiley 2 21 0 18
Lonnie Pryor 3 10 2 5
E.J. Manuel 4 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 201 2 25
Opp 32 96 0 25
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kenny Shaw 2 125 1 77t
Rodney Smith 9 108 0 28
Kelvin Benjamin 5 68 1 46
Jarred Haggins 1 42 0 42
Greg Dent 3 33 0 15
Chris Thompson 4 27 0 9
James Wilder 3 26 2 12t
E.J. Manuel 0 11 0
Rashad Greene 1 8 0 8
Lonnie Pryor 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 448 4 77t
Opp 16 129 1 22
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 27 34 2 439 4 77t
Clint Trickett 2 4 0 9 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 29 38 2 448 4 77t
Opp 16 33 1 129 1 22
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 3 54 0 24
Tyler Hunter 1 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 54 0 24
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 1 -6 0 -6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 -6 0
Opp 7 134 0 26
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 2 86 45
----------------------------------------
FSU 2 86 45
Opp 9 391 56
|---------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 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup 4 2 6 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . . . .
Tank Carradine 2 3 5 . . . . 2 . . . .
P.J. Williams 4 . 4 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 1.5- 10.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 2 . 2 . . . 1 1 . 1 . .
Telvin Smith 2 . 2 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . .
James Wilder 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bryan Stork 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 1 . 1 . . 1- 33 . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister . 1 1 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Debrale Smiley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner . 1 1 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Nick Moody . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . . . . . . 1 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 42 24 66 5.0- 34.0 1.0- 8.0 1- 33 5 6 . 1 . .
Opp 43 30 73 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 6.0 2- 20 1 . . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 4 Chris Thompson
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
NICK 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
8 Devonta Freeman
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
9 Clint Trickett
10 Nick Moody
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
21 Debrale Smiley
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
26 P.J. Williams
28 Nigel Terrell
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
42 Lamarcus Brutus
47 Cory Cox
51 Bobby Hart
51 Giorgio Newberry
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
65 Ruben Carter
67 Daniel Glauser
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
83 Christo Kourtzidis
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 33, Miami 20
10/20/2012, Miami Gardens, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 'Noles Shake Mistakes, Beat 'Canes 33-20.
No. 12 Florida State overcomes a key injury, penalties and an early deficit to beat rival Miami on the road
Saturday night and become bowl eligible for a nation's-best 31st consecutive season.
By: Brandon Mellor (@BrandonMellor), Seminoles.com Managing Editor
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. -- A plethora of
penalties and an injury to an important player weren't enough to derail No. 12 Florida State's dreams of a rivalry victory Saturday night against Miami.
The Seminoles were flagged 12 times for 121
yards worth of infractions and lost running back Chris Thompson to injury early in the ballgame but bounced back from a 10-0 first-quarter deficit to beat the Hurricanes, 33-20, at Sun Life
Stadium.
With the win, FSU (7-1, 4-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coach Jimbo Fisher improved to 3-0 all-time against the 'Canes (4-4, 3-2) and quarterback EJ Manuel added to his statewide success
as he has now started in victorious efforts in Miami, Tampa, Orlando, Gainesville, Jacksonville and Tallahassee during his career. The Seminoles are now 7-1 for the first time since 2005 and are bowl
eligible for a nation's-best 31st consecutive season.
Fisher's continued perfection against FSU's most bitter rivals (he's also 2-0 against Florida, meaning the 'Noles haven't lost to either the
Gators or Hurricanes in 1,057 days) had a lot to do with his team's balanced offensive attack and relentless defensive pressure in the face of adversity on the road.
Fisher called 41 rushes and 31
passes against Miami as the Seminoles racked up 447 yards of total offense despite the setbacks sustained from penalties. Defensively the Seminoles held Miami to 258 total yards, including just 29
yards on the ground. The Hurricanes hadn't been held to less than 275 yards of offense all season.
Telvin Smith led all 'Noles with eight tackles, two tackles for loss, a forced fumble and two pass
breakups on a night when he was all over the field. Cornellius Carradine had seven tackles, Christian Jones had a key fumble recovery and Tyler Hunter had his first career interception.
Manuel
finished the night 21-of-31 for 229 yards with Rashad Greene catching seven of those passes for 49 yards. After Thompson was helped off the field in the first quarter, Devonta Freeman ran for a
game-best 70 yards on 10 carries and two touchdowns in his homecoming effort. James Wilder, Jr. added 49 yards and one score of his own on eight carries.
In a series that has been marred by FSU
kicker blunders, Dustin Hopkins was anything but. A week after becoming FSU's and the ACC's all-time leading scorer, the senior moved to within 24 points of tying the NCAA's all-time scoring mark with
three extra points and four field goals against the 'Canes.
Having a clutch placekicker wasn't what was on FSU's minds early, though. The 'Noles just wanted something -- anything -- to go right.
After forcing a three-and-out to start the game, Nick O'Leary caught a pass on FSU's first offensive snap but fumbled the ball away while trying to leap over the tackler. With just 22 yards to the
goal line, Miami capitalized thanks to a nine-yard Mike James scoring run.
After a quick three-and-out of their own on the ensuing drive, the 'Noles then gave Miami more good field position as
Cason Beatty's rugby-style punt sailed just 17 yards to set the 'Canes up on the FSU 34 yard line. The Hurricanes would make it a 10-0 game shortly thereafter without so much of a blink of an eye and
without any pressure on quarterback Stephen Morris, who was a game time decision with an ankle injury.
Florida State seemed to get it together on its next drive, moving the football over midfield.
But Jarred Haggins' fumble on an end-around attempt put the football back in the host's possession. In need of a crucial third-down stop three plays later, Smith stripped Morris and Jones scooped it
up to return the favor to the 'Canes.
Hopkins then tacked on a 33-yard field goal to cut the Hurricanes's lead to 10-3 at the end of the first quarter.
It wasn't a turnover or shanked punt but
the hits didn't stop for the 'Noles after that, though. At the end of a 32-yard catch and run, Thompson remained on the turf after he was tackled and had to be helped off the field. Moments later, it
was announced that he would not return to the ballgame with a left leg injury and Fisher wasn't ready after the game to provide any additional derails until he knew more.
Without their senior
leader in the backfield FSU didn't stop running the football, though. FSU ran the ball on four of its next five plays with its final one being a 16-yard Wilder, Jr. run to the endzone for a 10-10
game.
Following a few minutes of referee-related confusion at the end of the half when Fisher had to remind the officials that an FSU timeout would prevent a 10-second run-off following a Josue
Matias false start, FSU took its first lead of the night. Hopkins' 44-yarder gave the Seminoles a 13-10 advantage that they took to the visitor's locker room.
The second half then started with some
'Canes trickery as Miami's failed onside-kick attempt set the Seminoles up with good field position. But FSU couldn't make Miami pay as Hopkins' 44-yard field goal attempt sailed wide. The Houston,
Texas native would later get those three points back with 6:07 left in the third quarter on a 35-yard attempt.
Clinging to a 16-10 lead despite the penalties and lopsided offensive yardage
advantage, the Seminoles allowed the Hurricanes to register a nine-play, 51-yard drive capped off by a field goal at the end with 47 seconds left in the third quarter. Prior to that scoring drive, the
'Canes had only posted 54 yards of offense since the start of the second quarter.
Florida State then made it a two-score game for the first time since's Miami's early 10-0 lead. First Kelvin
Benjamin grabbed a 39-yard reception to ignite the offense and then Freeman capped off the drive with a three-yard touchdown run to push the scoreboard to 23-13 with 11:53 left in the game.
After
Bjoern Werner forced a turnover with his fourth-and-20 sack of Morris, Freeman dashed across the goal line for a five-yard score and 33-13 FSU lead. Miami then added a final, last-ditch-effort
touchdown on the next drive.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
10 |
3 |
17 |
33 |
| Miami |
10 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
20 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 9, run (kick), 11:06
0-10 Opp, 19, field goal, 7:32
3-10 Dustin Hopkins, 33, field goal, 1:00
2nd 10-10 James Wilder, 17, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:14
13-10 Dustin Hopkins, 46, field goal, 0:03
3rd 13-10 Dustin Hopkins, 44, field goal failed, 12:31
16-10 Dustin Hopkins, 35, field goal, 6:07
16-13 Opp, 27, field goal, 0:19
4th 23-13 Devonta Freeman, 3, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:53
26-13 Dustin Hopkins, 48, field goal, 6:13
33-13 Devonta Freeman, 5, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 2:45
33-20 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 0:47
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 14
Rushes-yards 41-218 21- 29
Passing 229 229
Att-Comp-Int 31-21-0 44-26-1
Total Yards 72-447 65-258
Punt Returns 1--1 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-77 1-16
Interception Ret. 1-37 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-7 2-5
Punts 3-33.3 6-44.2
Sacks By-Yds 4-33 2-13
Fumbles-Lost 5-2 1-1
Penalties-Yds 12-121 4-25
3rd Down Conversions 3-10 4-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-3
Time of Posession 34:34 25:26
Attendance 73,328
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 10 70 2 33
James Wilder 8 49 1 17t
Chris Thompson 7 47 0 15
E.J. Manuel 11 34 0 19
Lonnie Pryor 2 30 0 22
Team 2 -3 0
Jarred Haggins 1 -9 0 -9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 218 3 33
Opp 21 29 1 9t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 7 49 0 11
Chris Thompson 2 47 0 32
Kelvin Benjamin 1 39 0 39
Kenny Shaw 2 28 0 16
Greg Dent 2 20 0 17
James Wilder 3 14 0 9
Lonnie Pryor 2 13 0 7
Rodney Smith 1 11 0 11
Nick O'Leary 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 21 229 0 39
Opp 26 229 1 32
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 21 31 0 229 0 39
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 21 31 0 229 0 39
Opp 26 44 1 229 1 32
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 1 -1 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 -1 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 2 51 0 30
Karlos Williams 1 26 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 77 0 30
Opp 1 16 0 16
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 100 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 100 49
Opp 6 265 56
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Telvin Smith 7 1 8 2.0- 15.0 1.0- 12.0 . 2 . . 1 . .
Tank Carradine 5 2 7 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 3 2 5 . . . . . 1- 7 . . .
Ronald Darby 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Karlos Williams 3 . 3 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 1 3 1.5- 12.0 1.5- 12.0 . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Mario Edwards 1 1 2 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Thompson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bobby Hart 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter . . . . . 1- 37 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 14 50 7.0- 42.0 4.0- 33.0 1- 37 5 . 1- 7 1 . .
Opp 44 30 74 3.0- 15.0 2.0- 13.0 . 6 1 2- 5 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 4 Chris Thompson
TE 33 Kevin Haplea
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
8 Devonta Freeman
9 Karlos Williams
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Bobby Hart
51 Giorgio Newberry
64 Dax Dellenbach
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 48, Duke 7
10/27/2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. ACC-Leading 'Noles Knock Off Duke, 48-7.
No. 12 Florida State, which now controls its own destiny in the Atlantic Coast Conference, blasts the Blue Devils at
home Saturday.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- On a day when an NC State loss to North Carolina put No. 12 Florida State in the driver's seat of the ACC's
Atlantic Division, the Seminoles pounded surprising Coastal Division leader Duke, 48-7, at Doak Campbell Stadium.
FSU (8-1, 5-1 ACC), which now controls its own destiny with two conference games
remaining this season because of the Tar Heels' triumph, moved to 18-0 all time against the Blue Devils (6-3, 3-2) thanks to an offense that exploded for 560 yards and a defense that allowed just
232.
The Seminoles were able to score at least 40 points for the 16th time in the 18-game series behind an offensive attack that was featured an equal dose of the deep ball and the running game.
EJ Manuel averaged a little more than 35 yards per completion as his 8-of-16 night resulted in 282 yards and two touchdowns -- one to Rashad Greene and another to Kelvin Benjamin. Rodney Smith
finished with a career-best 112 yards and Benjamin had 77.
"Definitely going into it we knew we wanted to establish the run," Manuel said, "and at the same time with our passing game, take shots
down the field and allow our receivers to go out there and make plays."
That running game had to operate without the services of injured star Chris Thompson but James Wilder, Jr. and Devonta
Freeman picked up the slack.
Wilder, Jr. got the start and carried the ball 13 times for 70 yards and a score while Freeman ran 12 times for 104 yards and two touchdowns. The latter averaged a
staggering 8.7 yards per carry en route to becoming the fourth different FSU player this season to hit the century mark in rushing yards (Wilder, Jr., Lonnie Pryor and Thompson were the others).
FSU finished the night with 261 yards -- the sixth time this year that the 'Noles have run for at least 200 in a game after accomplishing that feat just twice last year.
"It's a great rotation,"
Wilder, Jr. said about the tailback tandem that Freeman called FSU's one-two punch. "We call it 'Young, Wild and Free.' That's our little slogan. It's our time. We just go out there and do what we
have to do. The o-line gave us great blocks and cut-back lanes."
While FSU's offense was racking up big yards, the defense was preventing Duke from doing much of the same. The Blue Devils entered
the game with the ACC's second most potent passing attack with an average of nearly 290 yards through the air each game.
But Florida State's constent pressure despite not registering a single sack
-- Cornellius Carradine had a career-high four quarterback hurries -- and multiple looks on defense confused Blue Devils quarterback Sean Renfree enough that he threw for just 92 yards before being
knocked out by Karlos Williams in the second quarter. He was replaced by Anthony Boone but the backup didn't fare much better and the visitors finished with just 129 yards passing to go along with 103
yards on the ground.
Christian Jones led all FSU tacklers with 11 stops.
Duke receiver Connor Vernon needed just 94 yards to break former FSU star Peter Warrick's ACC record for career receiving
yards but FSU let him catch just three passes for 12 yards Saturday night.
"I think Peter should thank us for that," FSU safety Lamarcus Joyner said with a wry smile afterwards.
FSU corralled
Duke's longtime receiver but the Blue Devils couldn't do the same to the Seminoles' new punt returner.
Sophomore Tyler Hunter replaced Rashad Greene in that position this week at practice and after
two punts out of bounds early, the first one he fielded he took to the house from 75 yards away jn the first quarter. The "special" special teams play wasn't lost on Dustin Hopkins two quarters later
as the senior set the ACC's all-time field goal record as his 81st sailed a career-long 56 yards.
"I think [FSU] is the best team in the country," Duke coach David Cutcliffe. "I've been around this
a long time.I don't think they have a weakness."
If there is one thing that counteracts Cutcliffe's high praise, it's FSU's ball security.
The Seminoles fumbled the ball away four times against
the Blue Devils, including three consecutive giveaways in the second half.
"We do ball security at the beginning of practice every day," Fisher said. "We are going to fix that. I can't tolerate
that."
FSU needed just three plays to show Duke the avalanche of offense that was headed its way. Manuel's 71-yard touchdown toss to Greene with less than four minutes into the first quarter was
the receiver's longest scoring catch of his career.
After Manuel's fumble on FSU's next drive, the 'Noles defense forced what would turn out to be the punt that Hunter returned for a score. The
14-0 lead then increased to 17-0 on a Hopkins 26-yard field goal with 1:52 left in the first quarter.
Just like the first quarter, a three-play scoring drive then kicked off the second frame for
Florida State. After Manuel found Smith for a 52-yard gain, back-to-back Wilder, Jr. runs resulted in a one-yard touchdown dive for the team's new starting tailback.
Up 24-0, FSU then used a
six-play drive to tack on another rushing score; this time a Freeman nine-yard dash to make it 31-0 with 11:09 to play in the half.
The Seminoles' 31 unanswered points coincided with an 0-for-5
streak on third-down conversion attempts by the Blue Devils. But Duke, which had never been shut out despite losing all 17 of its previous games to FSU, converted two third-down plays on its own
ensuing drive and scored a nine-yard rushing touchdown at the end of a 14-play drive to make it 31-7 going into the half.
To start the second half, Duke then tried to catch the 'Noles off-guard
with an onside kick attempt. But Jarred Haggins smartly called for a fair catch on the short but high kick and interference was called a result. Two plays later, the short field had evaporated as
Freeman ran for 14 yards and a 38-7 FSU lead less than 30 seconds into the third quarter.
Three minutes later, Benjamin hauled in a 35-yard touchdown grab from Manuel before the 'Noles had three
consecutive drives stall because of lost fumbles. Hopkins later added his record-beaking field goal.
FSU now has a much-needed bye week before a critical Thursday-night game at Virginia Tech Nov.
8.
"We're going to have our 'A' game to go up there and play," Fisher said. "They'll be ready for us."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Duke |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| Florida State |
17 |
14 |
14 |
3 |
48 |
1st 7- 0 Rashad Greene, 71, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:20
14- 0 Tyler Hunter, 75, punt return/blocked punt (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:51
17- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 26, field goal, 1:52
2nd 24- 0 James Wilder, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:50
31- 0 Devonta Freeman, 9, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 11:09
31- 7 Opp, 3, run (kick), 4:25
3rd 38- 7 Devonta Freeman, 14, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 14:34
45- 7 Kelvin Benjamin, 35, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:14
45- 7 Opp, 24, field goal failed, 5:40
4th 48- 7 Dustin Hopkins, 56, field goal, 9:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 24 13
Rushes-yards 47-261 33-103
Passing 299 129
Att-Comp-Int 21-9-0 37-16-0
Total Yards 68-560 70-232
Punt Returns 5-122 0-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 5-74
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 4-0
Punts 1-33.0 12-40.5
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 4-4 1-0
Penalties-Yds 7-63 10-95
3rd Down Conversions 8-12 4-18
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-1
Time of Posession 28:30 31:30
Attendance 71,467
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 12 104 2 16
James Wilder 13 70 1 15
Debrale Smiley 9 42 0 21
Lonnie Pryor 6 32 0 16
Chad Abram 1 8 0 8
E.J. Manuel 5 4 0 5
Rashad Greene 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 47 261 3 21
Opp 33 103 1 11
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rodney Smith 3 112 0 52
Kelvin Benjamin 3 77 1 35t
Rashad Greene 1 71 1 71t
Greg Dent 1 22 0 22
James Wilder 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 9 299 2 71t
Opp 16 129 0 20
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 8 16 0 282 2 71t
Clint Trickett 1 5 0 17 0 17
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 9 21 0 299 2 71t
Opp 16 37 0 129 0 20
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tyler Hunter 5 122 1 75t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 122 1 75t
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 5 74 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 1 33 33
----------------------------------------
FSU 1 33 33
Opp 12 486 51
|---------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 8 3 11 3.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 3 2 5 . . . . 4 . . . .
Vince Williams 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Gerald Demps 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Anthony McCloud 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner . 3 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Karlos Williams 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dillon Kidd . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 38 24 62 4.0- 10.0 . . 4 5 . . . .
Opp 36 26 62 2.0- 5.0 . . 2 1 4- 0 3 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TB 32 James Wilder
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
NICK 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
8 Devonta Freeman
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
21 Debrale Smiley
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
26 P.J. Williams
29 Dillon Kidd
33 Kevin Haplea
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Chad Abram
42 Lamarcus Brutus
44 Will Tye
51 Bobby Hart
51 Giorgio Newberry
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
65 Ruben Carter
67 Daniel Glauser
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
83 Christo Kourtzidis
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 28, Virginia Tech 22
11/08/2012, Blacksburg, Va.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Enter Sandman, Exit Victorious.
Virginia Tech's Lane Stadium is known to haunt visitors but that didn't stop No. 6/8 Florida State from earning a
come-from-behind 28-22 victory in the final moments Thursday night.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
BLACKSBURG, VA -- When No. 6/8 Florida State needed them most, a pair of
sophomores came to the rescue Thursday night in a come-from-behind, season-saving 28-22 victory at Virginia Tech.
First it was Rashad Greene. Then it was Tyler Hunter.
The former, FSU's (9-1,
6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) most dangerous offensive weapon, exploded for a 39-yard lead-capturing catch-and-run from EJ Manuel with just 1:33 left at daunting Lane Stadium. The latter, FSU's
talented nickel cornerback, then sealed it with his interception -- his second of the game -- off a Logan Thomas toss with just 27 seconds remaining on the game clock.
"A lot of people probably
thought the game was over, but we knew within ourselves that we were going to win that game," Greene said. "I looked at EJ, he looked at me and I told him we weren't going to lose."
With the win,
the Seminoles moved to 9-1 for the first time since 2000 and ended an 0-2 streak under Fisher after a bye week. It also set up the opportunity for FSU to officially clinch a trip to the ACC
Championship Game in Charlotte with a win next Saturday at Maryland.
Florida State needed the collective heroics of Hunter and Greene because of a near late-game meltdown. First the Hokies (4-6,
2-4), winners of 11 of 14 Thursday-night games at home before FSU came to town, registered a safety with 6:59 remaining to cut the 'Noles' lead to 20-19. Then Virginia Tech followed it up with a 4:38
drive that ended with a 21-yard Cody Journell field goal with just 2:19 left.
But Manuel, who had been sacked five times by the rabid Hokies defense after FSU had allowed just 13 quarterback
takedowns all season, didn't need that much time. Playing in his first game as a college player in his home state, Manuel threw his first game-winning touchdown on a final drive of his career four
plays after James Wilder, Jr.'s critical seven-yard run on fourth-and-one.
"To finally be a part of something like that, just to see my guys go out there and do it," Manuel said, "nobody was
flustered, nobody was afraid. We all understood what we needed to get done."
Manuel finished the night 25-of-42 for 326 yards and three touchdowns for an offense that had its fourth-worst rushing
performance in school history with minus-15 yards on 25 attempts. Greene helped ease that deficiency with his two scores and 125 yards on six catches. Greg Dent also had four catches for 73 yard and
one touchdown.
Senior kicker Dustin Hopkins finished the game with nine points to move within three of tying the NCAA's all-time scoring mark among kickers.
Defensively, Cornellius Carradine led
the way with a game-high 11 tackles and one sack. Christian Jones also added nine stops and Demonte McAllister had 1 1/2 tackles for loss. Tyler Hunter's two interceptions were a career high in a
game.
Hokies quarterback Logan Thomas was 9-1 as a starter at Lane Stadium before facing off against Florida State and was able to throw for 298 yards and touchdown while rushing for another.
Virginia Tech's Corey Fuller became the first player since Wake Forest's Chris Givens 17 games ago to register at least 100 yards receiving against the vaunted Seminoles' defense.
Fuller finished
with seven grabs for 124 yards and a touchdown for a Hokies team that was held to 6-of-16 on third-down conversions.
"These kids believe," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "We may not always play well,
but man there are some good football players on this team."
Florida State opened the game with a 52-yard field goal by Hopkins before the Hokies did the same on their first drive thanks to a
34-yarder on the heels of a 54-yard pass play from Thomas to Andre Davis into the redzone.
The long ball ended a 218-consecutive-passes streak since the last time the FSU defense gave up a pass
play of at least 50 yards.
A 42-yard Lamarcus Joyner kick return and 41-yard Dent reception later, FSU quickly found itself on the nine hard-line on the next drive. But on 3rd-and-goal, Manuel's
pass hit off the tip of Nick O'Leary's fingers and was intercepted on the goal line. After back-to-back three-and-outs from both teams and a Hunter interception that put the Seminoles on the Hokies'
34 yard-line but Manuel was sacked on third down and Hopkins had to hit a 45-yard field goal on the first play of the fourth quarter to put FSU up 6-3.
Virginia Tech had an opportunity eliminate
the deficit a few plays later as Hunter's muffed punt following another forced three-and-out put the ball on the FSU 31 yard-line. But the 43-yard field goal attempt that would have tied the game
sailed wide left with 11:32 left in the second quarter.
Virginia Tech would later register the game's first touchdown on the end of a 68-yard drive that featured three third-down conversion against
the nation's best defense at forcing fourth downs. The scoring play occurred on a four-yard fade from Thomas to Fuller for a 10-6 score with 2:49 left in the first half.
It would be a short-lived
lead, though. Manuel found his groove on the ensuing drive and after two first-down tosses to Kelvin Benjamin, lofted a perfect ball to Greene for a 25-yard touchdown to recapture the lead, 13-10,
with less than a minute in the second quarter.
Midway through the the third quarter, FSU's advantage moved to two scores. After Vince Williams' forced fumble gave the Seminoles a short field to
work with, Manuel went to work finding Wilder, Jr. and Kenny Shaw on pass plays and then hit Dent for a 10-yard score to make it a 20-10 game.
If it seemed to the home crowd like the Hokies were
out of it following that play, Thomas had other ideas. His eight-play, 80-yard drive on the ensuing possession culminated with his own bulldozing run up the middle for a lead-cutting score with 2:54
remaining in the third quarter.
With a little less than seven minutes to play in the final period, Virginia Tech cut further into the deficit in an unorthodox way. Backed up on his own goal line,
FSU tailback Devona Freeman was flagged for an illegal pass in the endzone and the play resulted in a safety. On the resulting Hokies drive after the two-point play, the chip-shot field goal because
of a goal-line defensive stand put FSU briefly up against the wall before the Manuel-to-Greene memorable connection and consequent O'Leary two-point conversion grab.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
10 |
7 |
8 |
28 |
| Virginia Tech |
3 |
7 |
7 |
5 |
22 |
1st 3- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 52, field goal, 10:47
3- 3 Opp, 35, field goal, 7:29
2nd 6- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 45, field goal, 14:56
6- 3 Opp, 43, field goal failed, 11:32
6-10 Opp, 4, pass (kick), 2:49
13-10 Rashad Greene, 25, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:48
3rd 20-10 Greg Dent, 10, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 6:53
20-17 Opp, 5, run (kick), 2:54
4th 20-19 Opp, safety, 6:59
Note: Devonta Freeman called for an illegal pass from the
end zone.
20-22 Opp, 21, field goal, 2:19
28-22 Rashad Greene, 39, pass from E.J. Manuel (Nick O'Leary, pass from E.J. Manuel), 0:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 16
Rushes-yards 25--15 36- 87
Passing 326 298
Att-Comp-Int 42-25-1 34-19-2
Total Yards 67-311 70-385
Punt Returns 1-0 2-10
Kickoff Returns 5-118 3-60
Interception Ret. 2-0 1-5
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 6-36.0 6-44.5
Sacks By-Yds 2-16 6-44
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1
Penalties-Yds 5-26 6-62
3rd Down Conversions 3-14 6-16
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0
Time of Posession 28:31 31:29
Attendance 65,632
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lonnie Pryor 5 22 0 11
James Wilder 4 10 0 7
Team 1 -2 0 -2
Devonta Freeman 7 -5 0 5
E.J. Manuel 8 -40 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 -15 0 11
Opp 36 87 1 9
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 6 125 2 39t
Greg Dent 4 73 1 41
Kelvin Benjamin 2 29 0 17
Kenny Shaw 2 24 0 16
Rodney Smith 5 23 0 6
James Wilder 3 21 0 8
Nick O'Leary 1 16 0 16
Devonta Freeman 2 15 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 326 3 41
Opp 19 298 1 54
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 25 42 1 326 3 41
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 25 42 1 326 3 41
Opp 19 34 2 298 1 54
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tyler Hunter 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 0 0
Opp 2 10 0 7
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 4 99 0 42
Karlos Williams 1 19 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 118 0 42
Opp 3 60 0 34
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 6 216 41
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 216 41
Opp 6 267 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tank Carradine 6 5 11 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 1 6 7 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 4 1 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . 2 1- 0 . . .
Anthony McCloud 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 2 4 . . 2- 0 . . . . . .
Nick Moody 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 3 4 1.5- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . 1 . .
Nick Waisome 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan . 3 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Willie Haulstead 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 1 2 . . . . . . 1 . .
Ronald Darby . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chad Abram . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 42 78 5.0- 23.0 2.0- 16.0 2- 0 1 2 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 35 30 65 12.0- 67.0 6.0- 44.0 1- 5 6 1 1- 0 1 . 1
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
WR 15 Greg Dent
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 81 Kenny Shaw
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Mario Edwards
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
33 Kevin Haplea
35 Nick O'Leary
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
64 Dax Dellenbach
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Eddie Goldman
82 Willie Haulstead
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida State 41, Maryland 14
11/17/2012, College Park, Md.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Atlantic Division Champs!
No. 6/8 Florida State mauls Maryland on the road Saturday, 41-14, and in doing so earns a trip to Charlotte to compete for the
league title in 2 weeks.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
COLLEGE PARK, MD -- The No. 6/8 Florida State football team is headed back to the Atlantic Coast Conference
Championship Game.
In a dominating 41-7 win at Maryland Saturday afternoon, the Seminoles captured the league's Atlantic Division title for the second time in head coach Jimbo Fisher's three-year
tenure and set themselves up to end a most perplexing drought.
FSU (10-1, 7-1 ACC) has won 12 league titles in its successful history but has only competed in the conference title game twice since
the league adopted that format in 2005 and hasn't won it since that first year. FSU's only other appearance was in 2010 with it lost to the Hokies in Charlotte.
By dismantling the Terrapins (4-7,
2-5) at Byrd Stadium, the 'Noles will get a chance for some redemption -- and an official return to the top of the ACC mountain -- in two weeks at Bank of America Stadium.
Sophomore tailback
Devonta Freeman was the offensive star for the Seminoles against a typically-stout Terps defense. Freeman finished the day with a career-best 148 yards on 16 carries with two touchdowns for his fifth
multi-score game in two seasons. James Wilder, Jr. added 52 yards and a score as well.
A week after being held to minus-15 yard on the ground against Virginia Tech last week, the 'Noles exploded
for 237 rushing yards against the Maryland.
"We just wanted to be better," Freeman said. "It was a nasty taste and we had to do what we had to do to get out of that situation."
For as good as
Freeman was, though, kicker Dustin Hopkins did his best to steal the show. When his second-quarter 26-yard field goal sailed through the uprights he officially became the NCAA's all-time leading
scorer among kickers.
Hopkins finished the game with 448 career points to his credit and three games still to play to pad his lead.
"A lot of people see it as an individual award but the way I
see it, it speaks a lot about about a lot of people," Hopkins said. "Coach Fisher having faith in me and recruiting well, people buying into the field goal team and really caring and not taking plays
off, Dax [Dellenbach] snapping the ball well and [Chris] Rev[ell] helping me a lot with holding and taking pride in what he is doing."
Playing in his final conference road game, redshirt senior
quarterback EJ Manuel threw for 144 yard, two touchdowns and an interception for a ball-controlling 'Noles team that had the ball for 34:31 compared to Maryland's 25:29. Manuel was replaced by backup
Clint Trickett with 11:16 left in the game.
Rashad Greene four of Manuel's passes for 50 yards and a touchdown and Nick O'Leary added three grabs and touchdown reception of his own as the Seminoles
gained a combined 397 yards of offense.
Defensively, FSU held Maryland's injury-depleted offense to just 170 yards. Linebacker-turned-quarterback Shawn Petty was able to throw for two touchdowns
but was just 8-of-19 for 136 yards. Kevin Dorsey had the two scoring catches and 75 yards.
The Terrapins were just 4-of-13 on third-down conversion attempts and had two turnovers. FSU was a perfect
4-for-4 in redzone opportunities.
Timmy Jernigan led all FSU players with six tackles while Vince Williams and Cornellius Carradine had five tackles apiece. Carradine and Bjoern Werner both had 1
1/2 sacks against the run-first Maryland offense.
FSU quickly showed the run-game was back on track against against Maryland. On the very first series of the game, FSU ran eight times for 48 yards,
highlighted by a five-yard Freeman run into the enzone.
After Chad Abram forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff and Toshmon Stevens recovered it, Manuel quickly connected with O'Leary for short
pitch and catch and an early 14-0 lead for the visitors.
"That was good," Manuel said about FSU's quick start. "It kind of set us up for how we wanted to come out early in the game."
A few
possessions later, Petty fumbled the ball and FSU made the Terps pay once again as Hopkins hit the memorable 26-yarder for the record. Hopkins then added a 40-yard field goal to give FSU a 20-0 lead
midway through the second quarter.
After another Maryland punt -- the Terps' fourth of the opening half -- FSU got back on the board with a 30-yard lobbed throw from Manuel to Greene. The resulting
27-0 score FSU would take with it into halftime after an opening two quarters that saw Maryland register just 27 total yards.
But the Seminoles' shut-out bid wouldn't last much longer.
Maryland
tippled its first-half output with an 81-yard drive to start the third quarter that was capped off by a Petty throw to Dorsey for a 12-yard score. The play occurred on a fourth-and-two for the
Terrapins.
After a quick three-and-out and then one from Maryland, Freeman's 46-yard dash towards the goal line would spark what would turn out to be the 'Noles own 81-yard scoring drive moments
later. Freeman's long run before being tripped at the last second got FSU 79 yards and his two-yard plunge into the endzone got the last few and a 34-7 FSU lead late in the third quarter.
Late in
the third quarter and with the entire second-team offensive line in, Wilder, Jr. then put an exclamation point on FSU's triumph with a 22-yard run. Maryland later added a deep touchdown toss with 25
seconds left.
Of course, a potentially ACC title will have to wait as attention turns squarely to rival Florida. The 'Noles and Gators -- a clash of 10-1 teams -- will kick off at 3:30 p.m. at Doak
Campbell Stadium next week.
"[Winning the Atlantic Division] is a great accomplishment but we are looking forward to next weekend," Manuel said.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
14 |
13 |
7 |
7 |
41 |
| Maryland |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
1st 7- 0 Devonta Freeman, 5, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:16
14- 0 Nick O'Leary, 10, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 9:04
2nd 17- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 26, field goal, 14:51
20- 0 Dustin Hopkins, 40, field goal, 11:05
27- 0 Rashad Greene, 30, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 1:32
3rd 27- 7 Opp, 33, pass (kick), 10:27
34- 7 Devonta Freeman, 2, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 3:12
4th 41- 7 James Wilder, 22, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 5:27
41-14 Opp, 42, pass (kick), 0:25
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 10
Rushes-yards 41-237 34- 34
Passing 160 136
Att-Comp-Int 26-19-1 19-8-0
Total Yards 67-397 53-170
Punt Returns 4-16 1-1
Kickoff Returns 3-54 6-102
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-19
Fumble Returns 2-0 1-28
Punts 3-35.3 7-43.3
Sacks By-Yds 5-46 3-11
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2
Penalties-Yds 7-55 3-34
3rd Down Conversions 7-13 4-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 34:31 25:29
Attendance 35,244
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Devonta Freeman 16 148 2 47
James Wilder 8 52 1 22t
Debrale Smiley 4 17 0 7
Lonnie Pryor 4 13 0 6
Chad Abram 3 12 0 5
Team 1 -2 0 -2
E.J. Manuel 5 -3 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 237 3 47
Opp 34 34 0 23
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 4 50 1 30t
Nick O'Leary 3 46 1 21
Lonnie Pryor 2 26 0 14
Willie Haulstead 2 16 0 8
Kenny Shaw 2 11 0 6
Kelvin Benjamin 3 7 0 6
Rodney Smith 1 6 0 6
Devonta Freeman 2 -2 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 160 2 30t
Opp 8 136 2 42t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 17 23 1 144 2 30t
Clint Trickett 2 3 0 16 0 8
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 26 1 160 2 30t
Opp 8 19 0 136 2 42t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kenny Shaw 3 10 0 7
Rashad Greene 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 16 0 7
Opp 1 1 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 2 50 0 32
Lamarcus Joyner 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 54 0 32
Opp 6 102 0 29
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 106 39
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 106 39
Opp 7 303 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 2 4 6 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tank Carradine 3 2 5 1.5- 15.0 1.5- 15.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Vince Williams 2 3 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 2 4 2.0- 14.0 1.5- 12.0 . 1 . . . . .
Christian Jones 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 1 3 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Terrance Smith 1 1 2 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dustin Hopkins 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keelin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
James Wilder 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Chad Abram 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Ronald Darby . 1 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Reggie Northrup . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 31 26 57 9.0- 59.0 5.0- 46.0 . 3 . 2- 0 1 . .
Opp 41 32 73 4.0- 13.0 3.0- 11.0 1- 19 2 . 1- 28 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
WR 12 Jarred Haggins
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
DE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
DE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Kelvin Benjamin
3 Justin Bright
4 Chris Thompson
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
12 Reggie Northrup
13 Ronald Darby
14 Jacob Coker
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
21 Debrale Smiley
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
24 Lonnie Pryor
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Bobby Hart
51 Giorgio Newberry
53 Sterling Lovelady
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
65 Ruben Carter
67 Daniel Glauser
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
83 Christo Kourtzidis
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
94 Justin Shanks
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
99 Nile Lawrence-Stample
|
Florida 37, Florida State 26
11/24/2012, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Turnovers Torment FSU in 37-26 Loss to UF.
Visiting Florida makes Florida State pay for committing five turnovers as the Gators hand the 'Noles their first
and only loss of the season at Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday night.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- In the game of football, turnovers have a way of
catching up to you. And that's exactly what they did --- all five of them -- to No. 5 Florida State in its 37-20 loss at home to No. 6 Florida Saturday night.
Other than a 8:41-minute period when
the Seminoles (10-2) swung momentum and, in turn, the scoreboard in the third quarter at Doak Campbell Stadium, the Gators (11-1) feasted on the handful of takeaways -- and the game clock -- as they
bounced back from a 20-13 deficit and ran away with the win in this year's edition of the "Share a Little Sunshine Showdown."
The loss not only eliminated the 'Noles from any sort of remote chance
they had at a berth in the BCS title game, it also kept UF's title hopes alive and all but assured the Gators an at-large bid in a BCS bowl game at worst. The setback was also Jimbo Fisher's first
career loss to an in-state opponent since he took over the program nearly three years ago.
Florida State will now turn its attention to Georgia Tech as an ACC Championship and Orange Bowl-berth is
on the line in Charlotte, N.C. next Saturday at 8 p.m.
"We've got to recover and get back to business tomorrow," Fisher said afterwards.
It didn't look like his team would have to do much
recovering a few minutes after both teams came out of the halftime break. But after FSU cut UF's lead to 13-10 on Nick O'Leary''s scoring grab and then Bjoern Werner's fumble recovery quickly set up a
one-yard EJ Manuel touchdown run, the Seminoles all of a sudden had a 17-13 advantage in a span of less than two minutes.
Then, Dustin Hopkins' 53-yard field goal made it a 20-13 score much to the
delight of the 15th-largest crowd in Doak Campbell Stadium history.
But that's when things changed in Florida's favor just as quickly as they had swung in favor of FSU. Exactly 8:41 after Werner
recovered that fumble and rumbled nine yards, Jordan Reed took a 3rd-and-14 screen pass 21 yards to extend Florida's end-of-third-quarter drive. After a Caleb Sturgis' field goal, Manuel was brutally
sacked and fumbled -- the fifth FSU giveaway of the night -- and one play later Mike Gillislee ran 37 yards for a 23-20 lead with 11:01 left in the game that the Gators would never relinquish.
"We
had the momentum in the third quarter and that hit changed it," Fisher said. "... we got [momentum] back, we just didn't finish."
Manuel missed one series after that hit and finished the game with
182 yards, one touchdown, a season-high three interceptions against the nation's No. 4-ranked defense and that lone game-changing fumble. He added 54 yards and two scores on the ground as FSU
registerd 300 yards of offense compared to Florida's 394.
UF quarterback Jeff Driskel finished with 147 yards and one touchdown and Gillislee ran for 140 yards and two scores. Florida had 244 yards
on the ground and controlled the game clock 36:20 to 23:40, which helped the Gators wear down FSU's No. 1-ranked defense.
Defensively, it was the Werner show through much of the game. The junior
defensive end, playing in potentially his final game at Doak Campbell Stadium because of his high draft stock, had a career-best 3 1/2 sacks by game's end. Cornellius Carradine, another potential
early NFL draft pick at defensive end as a senior, added a team-high 11 tackles, 1 1/2 tackles for loss and a half-sack.
Matt Elam's seven stops led the Gators.
"We never felt like we couldn't
move the ball," Fisher said. "... but they were able to control the line of scrimmage."
Florida opened the game with four first downs on a drive that took 5:47 off the clock and ended with a
39-yard field goal. It looked like FSU would at least get those three points back as a 27-yard toss to Rashad Greene put the 'Noles into field goal range. But Manuel's throw off his back foot on
third-and-long was intercepted by Elam soon thereafter.
Werner's sack on the next drive set up the Gators' own third-and-long attempt but Driskel answered with a 31-yard scramble into FSU
territory. After Nick Moody's pressure forced an errant third-and-short toss a few plays later, UF went for a fake field goal but failed on the attempt.
A quick three-and-out by the 'Noles later
and the first quarter ended after Florida had run 25 plays and FSU had run just eight despite the 3-0 score.
After trading three-and-outs to start the second quarter, Florida picked up its fourth
and fifth third-down conversions of the day before what looked to be like its sixth was ruled an incomplete catch on the sideline. Originally ruled a completion, the booth reversal led to a 45-yard
Sturgis field goal and 6-0 UF lead with 6:53 left in the first half.
But that score wouldn't last long. Following Karlos Williams' fumble on the kick return, Gillislee used a misdirection run to
dash nine yards into the endzone and push the visitors' lead to 13-0 with 5:26 remaining in the second quarter.
"The big thing was those turnovers," Fisher said. "That's a big factor in ball."
It wouldn't get much better a few moments later as Manuel's first pass after the Gators' score was intercepted by Jelani Jenkins. Another Werner sack would force another third-and-long for UF and
after forcing a punt FSU took over on its own 12 yard-line. It looked like the Seminoles would be content to run out the clock with 2:10 left at that point but Manuel's long scramble set up a 50-yard
field goal that Hopkins drilled as time expired for a 13-3 Florida lead at halftime.
FSU had the ball for just 8:02 in the opening half, compared to Florida's 21:58 time of possession.
The
possession discrepancy would stay that way on the opening drive of the third quarter as Manuel's pass attempt to Greene was intercepted on the sideline by Marcus Roberson. But as it did in the first
half, the 'Noles defense prevented any damage from the miscue.
Three plays after Kenny Shaw returned the punt 26 yards to the Gators' 25 yard-line, Devonta Freeman's 20-yard scamper put FSU in a
first-and-goal situation and O'Leary went up and grabbed Manuel's six-yard toss to cut into the deficit.
It was a sign of good things to come for the 'Noles. On Florida's first play on the next
drive, Werner recovered the fumble and two plays and two UF penalties later, Manuel ran the bootleg untouched into the endzone for the one-yard lead-grabbing touchdown.
In a span of 1:58, FSU not
only erased a 10-point deficit but took a 17-13 lead -- and the 'Noles weren't done. Werner's highlight-reel sack helped force a Gators' punt on the next drive and FSU tacked on Hopkins' 53-yard field
goal with a little more than four minutes remaining in the third quarter.
The 'Noles had held Florida to just 21 yards and no third-down conversions in the second half up to that point but allowed
the critical third-down screen pass to Reed that equaled that total. Trey Burton then rushed for 24 yards into the redzone on the next third down before Florida was held to a 39-yard Sturgis field
goal to start the final quarter.
The crazy turn of events that helped FSU take the lead then reversed in Florida's favor on the next drive. First, Antonio Morrison's crushing sack and forced fumble
of Manuel was recovered by Dominique Easley and then Gillislee ran for the 37-yard score.
After a quick three-and-out by the Clint Trickett-led offense as Manuel was being checked out by the
trainers on the sideline, a 50-yard punt return by Roberson to the FSU 32 yard-line gave the Gators a short field to work with. UF then needed just five plays to push their lead to 10 points when
Driskel found Quinton Dunbar for the 14-yard score with seven minutes left.
Florida State had a strong drive working after that dagger-style touchdown but Manuel was sacked for a 16-yard loss and
then was off the mark on his fourth-and-long throw to Kelvin Benjamin as Florida took over on downs. Four plays later, Matt Jones ran for a 32-yard score with 2:33 left on the clock.
Manuel then
finished the game with what turned out to be his final play ever at Doak Campbell Stadium: a 22-yard scramble into the endzone as time expired.
"Of course they are down and they are sad but again a
lot of those seniors are saying, 'hey guys we've still got a lot to play for,'" Fisher said. "You've got a lot of those leaders grabbing those guys and saying we've got a conference championship game
next week.
"And we do. We've got to put this one behind us."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
3 |
10 |
0 |
24 |
37 |
| Florida State |
0 |
3 |
17 |
6 |
26 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 39, field goal, 9:13
2nd 0- 6 Opp, 45, field goal, 6:53
0-13 Opp, 9, run (kick), 5:26
3-13 Dustin Hopkins, 50, field goal, 0:00
3rd 10-13 Nick O'Leary, 6, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:27
17-13 E.J. Manuel, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 8:30
20-13 Dustin Hopkins, 53, field goal, 4:24
4th 20-16 Opp, 32, field goal, 13:27
20-23 Opp, 37, run (kick), 11:01
20-30 Opp, 14, pass (kick), 7:00
20-37 Opp, 32, run (kick), 2:33
26-37 E.J. Manuel, 22, run ( Teano kick attempted), 0:00
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 21
Rushes-yards 25-112 47-244
Passing 188 150
Att-Comp-Int 36-19-3 25-16-0
Total Yards 61-300 72-394
Punt Returns 3-66 1-50
Kickoff Returns 5-112 3-57
Interception Ret. 0-0 3-14
Fumble Returns 1-9 2-1
Punts 3-41.3 4-43.3
Sacks By-Yds 4-43 2-20
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 1-1
Penalties-Yds 3-20 12-101
3rd Down Conversions 7-13 8-15
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 23:40 36:20
Attendance 83,429
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 12 54 2 23
Devonta Freeman 8 37 0 20
James Wilder 3 13 0 16
Lonnie Pryor 2 8 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 25 112 2 23
Opp 47 244 3 37t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 5 65 0 27
Kenny Shaw 5 58 0 20
James Wilder 4 31 0 17
Devonta Freeman 1 16 0 16
Rodney Smith 2 7 0 4
Nick O'Leary 1 6 1 6t
Greg Dent 1 5 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 188 1 27
Opp 16 150 1 21
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 18 33 3 182 1 27
Clint Trickett 1 2 0 6 0 6
Team 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 36 3 188 1 27
Opp 16 25 0 150 1 21
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kenny Shaw 3 66 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 66 0 26
Opp 1 50 0 50
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 3 69 0 30
Lamarcus Joyner 2 43 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 112 0 30
Opp 3 57 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 124 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 124 54
Opp 4 173 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tank Carradine 7 4 11 1.5- 11.0 0.5- 7.0 . . 1 . . . .
Christian Jones 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 4 4 8 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 4 2 6 3.5- 36.0 3.5- 36.0 . . . 1- 9 . . .
Xavier Rhodes 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony McCloud 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Moody 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Chad Abram 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Rodney Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
James Wilder 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Giorgio Newberry . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 45 30 75 5.0- 47.0 4.0- 43.0 . 4 2 1- 9 . . .
Opp 35 10 45 6.0- 27.0 2.0- 20.0 3- 14 2 1 2- 1 3 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
RB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 82 Willie Haulstead
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Tyler Hunter
CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
MLB 11 Vince Williams
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
RE 91 Tank Carradine
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Kelvin Benjamin
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
9 Karlos Williams
10 Nick Moody
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Mario Edwards
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
23 Gerald Demps
24 Terrance Smith
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Giorgio Newberry
64 Dax Dellenbach
74 Jonathan Wallace
80 Rashad Greene
81 Kenny Shaw
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
|
Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15
12/01/2012, Charlotte, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. FSU Defense Delivers ACC Title, BCS Berth in 21-15 Win.
No. 12/13 Florida State's defense sets the tone and saves the day against Georgia Tech as the 'Noles
earn an ACC Championship for the first time since 2005 and a trip to the Orange Bowl.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
CHARLOTTE, NC -- When No. 12/13 Florida State needed it
most, the defense delivered.
In FSU's 21-15 crown-clinching victory over Georgia Tech in the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game Saturday night, the 'Noles' defense started by delivering
the discipline: they held the Yellow Jackets' triple-option offense -- the No. 3-ranked rushing offense in the country with a per-game average of 323.3 yards -- to just 183 on the ground.
Then they
delivered the knock-out punch: Karlos Williams intercepted Georgia Tech's (6-7) Tevin Washington and returned it deep into Yellow Jackets' territory with just one minute left.
And finally, they
delivered the celebratory post-game Powerade bath to Mark Stoops: FSU's (11-2) third-year defensive coordinator accepted the Kentucky head coaching job earlier this week much to the delight of the
Seminoles players, who dedicated the the game at Bank of America Stadium to him.
In the end, head coach Jimbo Fisher was doused in Powerade, too. After all, his team will deliver an ACC
Championship Trophy to Tallahassee for the first time since 2005 and as a result will head back to a BCS game -- the Orange Bowl -- for the first time since then as well.
"That first one, you've
got to get over that hump, and once you get over that hump you know what it takes," Fisher said about winning the league, his first as FSU's coach and the 13th in program history. "Hopefully from now
on out, we can continue to play for the years to come and play great football."
FSU didn't play great football on offense against a less-than-stellar Georgia Tech defense but ultimately that didn't
matter with Stoops' squad in control.
The Yellow Jackets' 183 yards rushing were the second-fewest recorded by the ACC Coastal Division champions all season, limited Georgia Tech to just 4-of-15
third-down conversion attempts and held them scoreless for the game's first 20:34 -- the longest such drought to start a game all season.
Williams was certainly the hero as his game-high and
career-high 11 tackles were only made more special by his impressive game-saving interception against a Georgia Tech offense that wasn't lacking momentum on its journey towards a potential
championship-earning touchdown.
"I just broke on it and tried to tip it up and bat it down, but luckily it tipped up in the air and I just tried to make a sure catch and that's what happened,"
Williams said. "I'm just happy I got the call and we're ACC champs.
Telvin Smith added 11 tackles of his own and Timmy Jernigan and Christian Jones both had nine stops. Starting the first game of
his career in place of the injured Cornellius Carradine, freshman defensive end Mario Edwards, Jr. added seven tackles and an athletic second-half tackle-for-losss and Vince Williams had six tackles
and two tackles behind the line of scrimmage.
Georgia Tech finished with 301 total yards to FSU's 328.
EJ Manuel was responsible for 183 of those yards as the redshirt senior quarterback threw
for 134 on 16-of-21 passing and added 49 rushing on 10 carries but had three critical turnovers.
James Wilder, Jr. picked up 69 yards on the ground, two touchdowns and an MVP trophy for his efforts
and Devonta Freeman added 59 yards on 13 rushes and score for a 2012 FSU team that now owns the school record for most touchdown runs in a season with 37.
The 'Noles finished with 194 yards on the
ground to become just the third team this season to out-rush the Yellow Jackets.
Sophomore Rashad Greene grabbed a career-high nine passes for 82 yards as the lone bright spot in FSU's pass game.
The Seminoles were held scoreless in the second half for the second time this season (the loss at NC State was the other).
"In the second half we kept shooting ourselves in the foot with penalties,
lined up wrong, we'd get a drive going and then we had a fumble down in there," Fisher said, "but we did enough to win the game, and I'm going to tell you, we still won 11 games and won the ACC.
After the defense did its job by forcing a three-and-out on the first possession of the ballgame, FSU's offense opened with a 21-yard catch and run by Lonnie Pryor. Five plays later, Manuel's
well-timed pitch to Freeman on the option-run resulted in a three-yard dash to the endzone by the sophomore tailback and an early 7-0 lead by the 'Noles.
The lead then increased to 14-0 early in
the second quarter thanks to a 16-yard Wilder, Jr. run. His scoring scamper was set up by Manuel's 20-yard option keeper.
Following a 42-yard Georgia Tech field goal moments later, Wilder, Jr.
added his second score of the night with a one-yard plunge that pushed FSU's advantage to 21-3.
"We just tried to establish the run, run the ball, knock a little time off the clock," Freeman said.
"But still execute the plays and stuff, just go down the field and drive."
The Yellow Jackets then added a 47-yard field goal with 1:12 left in the second quarter to make it a 21-6 ballgame heading
into halftime.
Through the game's first 30 minutes, FSU averaged 7.2 yards per play while Georgia Tech averaged just 3.8.
But for as good as FSU was offensively in the first half, the second
half -- as it has been on occasion this year -- wasn't nearly as kind.
It started with a Kelvin Benjamin fumble midway through the third quarter, and even though it was immediately followed by
Xavier Rhodes' interception to get the ball back one play later, it set a an all-too-familiar theme after last weekend's four-turnover performance against Florida.
Driving into scoring position
after Georgia Tech connected on a deficit-trimming 36-yard field goal with 1:08 left in the third quarter, Manuel was sacked and fumbled early in the final period.
But unlike FSU's first turnover,
the Yellow Jackets made this one sting. Georgia Tech went 70 yards in 13 plays after that takeaway and, before a failed two-point conversion attempt, scored on a one-yard Washington run to pay dirt
that made it a 21-15 game with a little more than six minutes remaining in the conference-clinching contest.
Four minutes later, FSU was faced with a third-and-10 before the turnover bug bit again.
On his deep pass attempt to Benjamin, Manuel was intercepted and Georgia Tech took over on its own 15 yard-line with 2:17 on the clock.
Following his team's fourth fourth-down conversion of the
night, Washington was then intercepted by Williams who returned it 41 yards before being pushed out of bounds and the Seminoles set up in victory formation.
After the game, Florida State accepted
an official invite to compete in the Orange Bowl on Near Year's Day in Miami against an opponent that will be announced Sunday night.
"I'm happy for my teammates, happy for our coaches and happy
for our fans," Manuel said. "To be able to do this and get Florida State on the right track while I'm on my way out of here, I'm extremely excited and proud."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Georgia Tech |
0 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
15 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
1st 7- 0 Devonta Freeman, 3, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:45
2nd 14- 0 James Wilder, 16, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 13:54
14- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 9:25
21- 3 James Wilder, 1, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 4:56
21- 6 Opp, 47, field goal, 1:12
3rd 21- 9 Opp, 36, field goal, 1:08
4th 21-15 Opp, 1, run (run failed), 6:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 19
Rushes-yards 37-194 52-183
Passing 134 118
Att-Comp-Int 21-16-1 16-5-2
Total Yards 58-328 68-301
Punt Returns 2-23 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-48 2-57
Interception Ret. 2-55 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 3-45.7 4-40.5
Sacks By-Yds 1-8 3-18
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 2-0
Penalties-Yds 6-39 3-25
3rd Down Conversions 3-8 4-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 4-4
Time of Posession 29:37 30:23
Attendance 64,778
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
James Wilder 10 69 2 16t
Devonta Freeman 13 59 1 21
E.J. Manuel 10 49 0 20
Rashad Greene 1 18 0 18
Lonnie Pryor 1 4 0 4
Team 2 -5 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 37 194 3 21
Opp 52 183 1 20
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Rashad Greene 9 82 0 14
Lonnie Pryor 2 25 0 21
Rodney Smith 1 12 0 12
Nick O'Leary 2 11 0 6
Kelvin Benjamin 1 3 0 3
Jarred Haggins 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 134 0 21
Opp 5 118 0 42
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
E.J. Manuel 16 21 1 134 0 21
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 21 1 134 0 21
Opp 5 16 2 118 0 42
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kenny Shaw 2 23 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 23 0 15
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lamarcus Joyner 3 48 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 48 0 26
Opp 2 57 0 34
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Cason Beatty 3 137 48
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 137 48
Opp 4 162 55
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Karlos Williams 8 3 11 . . 1- 41 . . . . . .
Telvin Smith 4 7 11 . . . . . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 6 3 9 1.5- 9.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 2 7 9 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Mario Edwards 3 4 7 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Vince Williams 3 3 6 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 4 5 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 1 3 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Terrence Brooks 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Everett Dawkins 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Nick Waisome 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
P.J. Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes . 1 1 . . 1- 14 . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Eddie Goldman . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 35 38 73 7.0- 24.0 1.0- 8.0 2- 55 . . . . . .
Opp 40 30 70 5.0- 21.0 3.0- 18.0 1- 0 . . 2- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
X 80 Rashad Greene
Z 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 6 Nick Waisome
LB 7 Christian Jones
LB 9 Karlos Williams
LB 11 Vince Williams
RE 15 Mario Edwards
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
LE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Tyler Hunter
1 Kelvin Benjamin
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Clint Trickett
10 Nick Moody
12 Reggie Northrup
12 Jarred Haggins
13 Ronald Darby
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
19 Josh Gehres
22 Telvin Smith
24 Terrance Smith
26 P.J. Williams
32 James Wilder
33 Kevin Haplea
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
37 Keelin Smith
38 Cason Beatty
41 Chad Abram
51 Giorgio Newberry
62 Austin Barron
64 Dax Dellenbach
74 Jonathan Wallace
81 Eddie Goldman
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
83 Christo Kourtzidis
86 Chris Revell
89 Christian Green
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
98 Shayne Broxsie
|
Florida State 31, Northern Illinois 10
01/01/2013, Miami Springs, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Happy 'Nole Year! FSU Starts 2013 With Orange Bowl Win.
Florida State captured its first BCS bowl victory since 2000 early Wednedsay morning and in the
process tied the school record for wins in a season in its 31-10 victory over Northern Illinois.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
MIAMI GARDENS, FL -- For the first time since
the 1999 national championship season, the Florida State football team can boast of a BCS bowl victory.
Thanks to its 31-10 triumph over Northern Illinois in the Orange Bowl early Wednesday
morning, No. 12 FSU will also take with it back to Tallahassee 12 wins in a season for just the second time in program history.
The Seminoles didn't get to hoist a crystal ball like the only other
time they won nearly a baker's dozen worth of games in a year but they also achieved another coveted accomplishment against the Huskies, who had won 12 straight prior to their trip to South Florida.
After capturing a conference title for the first time since 2005 a month ago, FSU also exorcised its BCS demons in one citrusy-swoop at Sun Life Stadium.
Credit strong final-game performances by
senior offensive starters EJ Manuel and Lonnie Pryor and a defense that was simply too big, too fast and too strong for NIU and do-it-all quarterback Jordan Lynch with this long-awaited streak-busting
victory.
Manuel threw for 298 yards and one touchdown with no turnovers and became just the second quarterback in FBS history to win four straight bowl games, joining former West Virginia signal
caller Pat White while Pryor rushed for a career-high 134 yards with scoring scampers of 60 and 37 yards in in the first and second halves, respectively.
For his efforts -- and his 26.8
yards-per-carry average -- Pryor was named the game's MVP.
"I always wanted to win MVP of a bowl game and I told myself every time I get the ball just try to make a big play and just do something,"
said Pryor, who carried the ball just five times. "I was blessed today. I can't believe it."
Lynch still might not be able to believe the defense he had to play against. Third in the nation in
total offense and fourth in rushing entering the game, Lynch set the MAC on fire as a junior while leading his team to a conference championship but he hadn't seen a defense the caliber of FSU's all
year long.
Lynch finished the game with just 44 yards rushing (well below his 136.23 yards-per-game average) and just 176 yards passing on 41 attempts. Most damaging, however, was the third-quarter
interception he threw into the willing arms of 'Noles safety Terrence Brooks when his team was on verge of tying the game 17-17 following a surprise third-quarter onside kick.
The Huskies finished
with just 259 yards of offense and just 10 points after accruing nearly 486 yards per game all season and nearly 41 points.
"I thought the defense played real well," said junior linebacker
Christian Jones, who had 10tackles. "We were prepared for them. We had a long time to prepare for them. We knew they had a good quarterback in Jordan Lynch holding him below what his usual stats
are."
Vince Williams added 10 more tackles and a sack in his final game and Lamarc Joyner, who, like Jones, said he will take some time to make a decision about turning pro early or not, added six
stops and a tackle for loss.
FSU finished with three sacks and five tackles for loss while holding the Huskies to a well-below-their-average 3.5 yards per play.
"Definitely the best defense
we've played all year," Lynch said. "They were always in the right spot at the right time it seemed like."
Offensively, James Wilder, Jr. added 52 yards rushing and Kenny Shaw had six catches for
61 yards. Rashad Greene had 45 yards receiving and a score and Devonta Freeman and Greg Dent added 43 and 42 yards receiving, respectively.
Senior Rodney Smith had three catches and set the school
record for consecutive games with at least one catch by doing so in his 39th straight contest.
In addition to Smith, the entire offense set its own school record. By registering 534 yards against
NIU, the 2012 Seminoles finished the season with 6,591combined yards of offense -- three more than the previous school record 6,588 yards the 2000 squad posted.
"What's amazing about this team on
offense, there's seniors and juniors but there's more sophomores," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "There's three offensive linemen, your tight end, your two tailbacks ... Rashad Greene and [Kelvin]
Benjamin and all those guys. There's a ton of young guys on this team. EJ and these seniors were able to grab those guys and pull them right back."
Florida State bounced back from a Nick O'Leary
fumble that halted a strong offensive drive midway through the first quarter to start the game Tuesday night. After forcing NIU into its second three-and-out in as many drives to start the game, Pryor
ran untouched for a career-long 60 yards and an FSU score that gave the Seminoles a 7-0 lead.
On the next drive, it looked like the Huskies would punt for a third consecutive time but a
well-execute fake resulted in a 35-yard gain and field position in the redzone. Three plays later, the Florida State defense watched as NIU kicked a 25-yard field goal to cut it to a 7-3 score with
1:41 left in the first quarter.
Following back-to-back punts by both teams, FSU strung together another nice, long drive that ultimately ended in zero points again. On 4th-and-2 after Manuel was
struck low near his right knee on a third-down play, Dustin Hopkins' 50-yard field goal attempt banged off the right upright. It was the senior's first miss of the season from a distance of at least
50 yards and preserved the one-score deficit for the Huskies with 11:48 remaining in the opening half.
The Hopkins miss would set the theme for nearly all of the second quarter for the 'Noles.
Including the missed field-goal drive, FSU managed zero points on 19 combined plays for 92 yards on three consecutive possessions.
But after forcing the Huskies' sixth punt of the first half,
Manuel found his groove -- and his receivers -- on the fourth drive of the quarter as he completed seven consecutive passes. None of them were more important than the six-yard toss he lobbed to Green
in the back of the endzone that the sophomore grabbed while tapping one foot down in the black NIU paint to make it a 14-3 game with 11 seconds left before the break.
After that intermission -- and
a performance by FSU alum Jake Owen, FSU opened the third frame with a 68-yard drive that culminated with a short Hopkins field goal. The successful boot through the uprights by the gold-cleated
senior was the 88th of his career, a new FBS record for made field goals in a career.
Backed up on his own goal line on the next drive, Lynch made his best play of the night up to that point by
finding Akeem Daniels streaking down the sideline for a 55-yard catch and throw. Not only did the play get the Huskies off the goal line and down to the FSU 37-yard line but it was also NIU's first
third-down conversion of the night following eight previously failed attempts. One play later, Lynch ran 22 yards for another first down and then found Martel Moore for an 11-yard score to trim FSU's
lead to 17-10 with 9:55 still to go in the third quarter.
The Huskies had just 110 yards of offense before that scoring drive but rattled off 87 in just six plays on their first possession of the
second half.
Flipping to the part of the playbook that has made "#MACtion" such a popular trending topic in social media, Northern Illinois followed up its touchdown drive by then recovering an
onside kick. The play caught the 'Noles off guard but nine plays later after the Huskies had advanced to the FSU 23-yard line, Brooks was more than ready when he stepped in front of Lynch's
third-and-eight pass attempt for his second interception of the year.
FSU couldn't score any points off the clutch takeaway, instead punting the ball deep into NIU territory and forcing a quick
three-and-out. After taking over at their own 39-yard line, FSU benefitted from a personal foul penalty that extended what would have been a stalled drive on third down.
Six plays later, Manuel
dashed nine yards on the first play of the fourth quarter for a touchdown that extended the Seminoles' lead to 24-10. That advantage then ballooned to 31-10 shortly after as Pryor rumbled 37 yards for
the score on the heels of another NIU three-and-out midway through the final quarter.
"It's the first one we've won in 12 years," Fisher said. "I mean, 12 wins, first BCS game in 12 years, first
ACC championship in seven. These seniors, I'm happy for our players. I'm extremely happy for our players for what they've sacrificed and what they've done and put Florida State back on the map, put
them back in the top 10, won all and did the things they wanted to do, and when they came here where this program was and where they've brought it to, and I can't be prouder of them."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Northern Illinois |
3 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
| Florida State |
7 |
7 |
3 |
14 |
31 |
1st 7- 0 Lonnie Pryor, 60, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 5:28
7- 3 Opp, 25, field goal, 1:41
2nd 7- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 50, field goal failed, 11:48
14- 3 Rashad Greene, 6, pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 0:11
3rd 17- 3 Dustin Hopkins, 25, field goal, 11:48
17-10 Opp, 11, pass (kick), 9:55
4th 24-10 E.J. Manuel, 9, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 14:56
31-10 Lonnie Pryor, 37, run (Dustin Hopkins, kick), 10:33
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 17
Rushes-yards 37-243 32- 83
Passing 291 176
Att-Comp-Int 38-26-0 41-15-1
Total Yards 75-534 73-259
Punt Returns 0-0 1-6
Kickoff Returns 0-0 4-73
Interception Ret. 1-20 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-5
Punts 5-36.8 7-42.1
Sacks By-Yds 3-16 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 8-96 5-40
3rd Down Conversions 3-14 5-18
4th Down Conversions 2-2 2-4
Time of Posession 34:08 25:52
Attendance 72,073
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Lonnie Pryor 5 134 2 60t
James Wilder 11 52 0 15
Devonta Freeman 14 30 0 9
E.J. Manuel 6 26 1 13
Greg Dent 1 1 0 1
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FSU 37 243 3 60t
Opp 32 83 0 35
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Kenny Shaw 6 61 0 18
Rashad Greene 5 45 1 18
Devonta Freeman 3 43 0 28
Greg Dent 3 42 0 20
Rodney Smith 3 41 0 25
Nick O'Leary 2 29 0 13
Lonnie Pryor 3 17 0 10
Kelvin Benjamin 1 13 0 13
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FSU 26 291 1 28
Opp 15 176 1 55
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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E.J. Manuel 26 38 0 291 1 28
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FSU 26 38 0 291 1 28
Opp 15 41 1 176 1 55
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 6 0 6
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
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---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 4 73 0 22
Punting No Yds Lng
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Cason Beatty 5 184 46
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FSU 5 184 46
Opp 7 295 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Vince Williams 5 5 10 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Christian Jones 1 9 10 . . . . . . . . .
Lamarcus Joyner 4 2 6 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
Ronald Darby 4 . 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Telvin Smith 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Rhodes 2 2 4 1.0- 7.0 . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
Terrence Brooks 3 . 3 . . 1- 20 . . . . . .
Nick Moody 2 1 3 1.0- 11.0 1.0- 11.0 . 1 . . . . .
Tyler Hunter 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Mario Edwards 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bjoern Werner 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Willie Haulstead 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Toshmon Stevens 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Jacobbi McDaniel 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Donovan Todd 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Nigel Terrell . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
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FSU 37 24 61 5.0- 29.0 3.0- 16.0 1- 20 4 2 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 46 22 68 4.0- 8.0 . . 2 2 1- 5 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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QB 3 E.J. Manuel
TB 8 Devonta Freeman
FB 24 Lonnie Pryor
TE 35 Nick O'Leary
C 52 Bryan Stork
RG 54 Tre' Jackson
LG 70 Josue Matias
RT 71 Menelik Watson
LT 75 Cameron Erving
WR 80 Rashad Greene
WR 84 Rodney Smith
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
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CB 6 Nick Waisome
WLB 7 Christian Jones
SLB 10 Nick Moody
MLB 11 Vince Williams
DE 15 Mario Edwards
SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner
CB 27 Xavier Rhodes
FS 31 Terrence Brooks
DT 92 Anthony McCloud
DT 93 Everett Dawkins
DE 95 Bjoern Werner
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
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1 Kelvin Benjamin
1 Tyler Hunter
8 Timmy Jernigan
9 Karlos Williams
13 Ronald Darby
15 Greg Dent
18 Dustin Hopkins
22 Telvin Smith
28 Nigel Terrell
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
32 James Wilder
38 Cason Beatty
39 Donovan Todd
55 Jacobbi McDaniel
81 Kenny Shaw
82 Willie Haulstead
96 Toshmon Stevens
97 Demonte McAllister
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