2013 Football - Year In Review | |
Coaching Staff Jimbo Fisher, Head Coach Tim Brewster, Recruiting Coordinator, Tight Ends Lawrence Dawsey, Passing Game Coordinator, Wide Receivers Mario Edwards, Dir of Player Development Jay Graham, Running Backs Odell Haggins, Defensive Tackles George Helow, Graduate Assistant Charles Kelly, Special Teams Coordinator, Linebackers Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Personnel Addison Lynch, Graduate Assistant Jeremy Pruitt, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs Mark Robinson, Director of Operations Randy Sanders, Quarterbacks David Spurlock, Graduate Assistant Sal Sunseri, Defensive Ends Rick Trickett, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive Line Vic Viloria, Strength and Conditioning Click here to see individual photos |
Wilson Bell, 6-4, 314, OL, Prichard, Ala. - Another key, need-based recruit from the state of Alabama who will help build depth on the offensive line...strength and physicality are said to be his greatest assets, but is also extremely agile for his size...helped Blount reach the Alabama 6A state playoffs as a senior...played in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game...ranked as a 3-star prospect by ESPN, Rivals, 247 and Scout...chose Florida State over Auburn and Ole Miss.
Davarez Bryant, 6-3, 234, DE, New Smyrna Beach - Under the radar prospect who was a target of UCF, USF, Cincinnati and Louisiana Lafayette before receiving interest and offers from programs like Alabama, Florida State, Kentucky and Purdue among others...highest star rating is three from both ESPN and 247Sports...first year of playing football came as a senior and he is being recruited on his raw tools and potential to continue to develop...put up impressive numbers in his only high school season posting 35 tackles, 10 TFL and four sacks...played high school basketball before switching to football...attended a different high school every year since he was a freshman...eventually chose Florida State over Iowa State.
Keith Bryant, 6-2, 312, DT, Delray Beach - Has been a primary target of the Seminoles for a long time...a disruptive interior force, Bryant's initial burst off the line and into the backfield is one of his strengths, but he also shows the ability to play physically at the point of attack as well...helped his Atlantic High team to an 8-3 record, which included a district title and a trip to the FHSAA Class 7A state playoffs...participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...holds a 4-star ranking from ESPN, Rivals, 247 and Scout sites...had more than a dozen offers from top 25-type programs and initially committed to Miami...chose Florida State over the Hurricanes, South Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Penn State.
Ira Denson, 6-3, 325, OL, Madison - Florida State continued to mine the talent-rich Cowboys' program, landing Denson who was a two-way star on the line but is tabbed to play on the offensive line for the Seminoles...a late-bloomer on the recruiting scene, he is universally considered one of the top 10 offensive guard prospects in the nation...he helped lead the Cowboys to a 12-2 record as a senior and a trip to the FHSAA 3A state championship game...has earned 4-star rankings from ESPN, Rivals, PrepStar and Scout... participated in the Under Armour All-American Bowl...committed to the 'Noles in May and stayed true to his word, despite the pursuit and offers from Miami, Ole Miss, South Florida, Nebraska, South Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee, among others.
Ryan Green, 5-10, 188, RB, Saint Petersburg - Starred at St. Petersburg Catholic , where he played a variety of positions but primarily flourished at running back...many scouting services have Green rated as an "athlete" or all-purpose back...participated in the Under Armour All-American Bowl after missing much of his senior season with a shoulder injury...rushed for 1,069 yards and 14 touchdowns as a junior for St. Pete Catholic, where he also added 11 receptions for 143 yards and a score...also recorded 57 tackles and a pair of interceptions on defense...holds 4-star rankings from ESPN, PrepStar, Rivals, 247 and Scout sites...exceptionally fast and quick, with outstanding vision, Green has been timed consistently in the 4.4 range for 40 yards...committed to the Seminoles in June of 2012...ranked among top 50 players overall nationally...prized recruit who claimed offers from Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Clemson, Florida, LSU, Notre Dame, Ohio State and USC among others.
Ryan Hoefeld, 6-3, 292, OL, New Orleans, La. - A physically mature player who is a natural center, where he played for Brother Martin in New Orleans, La....is said to excel in run blocking and plays with great intensity...holds a 3-star ranking from ESPN, Rivals, 247, Scout and PrepStar...widely considered among the top 10 center prospects nationally...camped at Florida State in summer of 2012 and connected with the coaching staff right away...chose the Seminoles over Arizona and TCU, among other offers.
Desmond Hollin, 6-3, 268, DE, Miami - Three-star recruit who comes to FSU from ASA College via Southridge High School in Miami...hopes to find similar success at FSU as previous junior college defensive ends Markus White and Tank Carradine...247Sports ranks him as the 15th-best prospect at the DE position and a top 150 JUCO player....originally committed to New Mexico out of high school...racked up 37 tackles, 17.5 TFL, 8.5 sacks, an interception, forced fumble, fumble recovery and defensive TD off his interception at ASA College in 2012...was a first team All-Dade selection in high school as he led the county with 21 sacks...chose FSU over Kansas and Kentucky among others.
Ro'Derrick Hoskins, 6-2, 216, LB, Orlando - ESPN four-star recruit and member of the ESPN300 (No. 168)...three-star recruit according to Rivals, 247Sports and Scout.com...selected to play in the Under Armour All-American Game...played in the Offense-Defense All-American Bowl in Houston, Texas...made a key fourth quarter interception in the All-American game...ranked 14th at his position by ESPN, No. 36 by Rivals and No. 60 by 247Sports...ESPN lists Hoskins as the state's 35th-best prospect while MaxPreps lists him at No. 68, Rivals at No. 80 and Scout.com at No. 104...PrepStar All-Southeast Region...No. 8 on the Orlando Sentinel's 2013 Central Florida Super 60, ahead of highly recruited high school teammate Tony Stevens...BHSN No. 10 player in central Florida...No. 79 in the Southeast according to ESPN...two-way player who played linebacker and receiver at Evans but will play defense for FSU despite given the opportunity to play both positions with the Seminoles...chose FSU over Louisville and Auburn.
Isaiah Jones, 6-4, 200, WR, Milton - Consensus four-star prospect...ESPN 300 selection (160)...Rivals 250 member (No. 227)...PrepStar Top 300 All-American...invited to "The Opening" on the Nike campus...participated in the Rivals 100 Five Star Challenge where Mike Farrell noted Jones is closer to a national top 150 prospect who could be a top-10 talent at the receiver position...regarded as one of the top 35 receivers in the 2013 class by ESPN (No. 18), 247Sports (No. 33), Rivals (No. 28) and Scout (No. 34)...one of the top 40 players in Florida according to Rivals (26), ESPN (32) and 247Sports (37)...according to ESPN few of the big receivers in the 2013 class can run like Jones, he is powerful, makes catches in traffic and he will simply take balls away from defenders...clocked between 4.5-4.69 in the 40-yard dash...32-inch vertical...99.33 SPARQ Rating...chose FSU over Auburn, Arkansas, Clemson, Georgia, Miami, Ohio State, Tennessee and Louisville among others.
E.J. Levenberry, 6-3, 234, LB, Woodbridge, Va. - Was a force during his senior season, registering 172 tackles (129 solo, 23 for loss), 14 deflections and 24 quarterback hurries as the Bulldogs posted a 10-3 record and reached the Virginia Group AAA Division 6 state semifinals...Levenberry registered 20 tackles, including 15 solo stops in his final game for the Bulldogs...C.D. Hylton was 21-4 over the course of Levenberry's two seasons as a star linebacker...a two-time Washington Post All-Met selection...physical and explosive player who has outstanding football instincts...holds a 5-star rating from PrepStar and 4-star rankings from ESPN, Rivals, Scout and 247...consensus top 12 linebacker in the nation among recruiting sites...participated in the U.S. Army All-American Bowl...played his first two seasons of high school football at perennial Washington, D.C. area power DeMatha Catholic...held offers from 20 major programs, ultimately choosing FSU over Tennessee, Alabama and Oklahoma.
Tyrell Lyons, 6-0, 210, LB, Jacksonville - The Seminoles keep a productive pipeline to Jacksonville's First Coast open and flowing with the signing of Lyons...a versatile athlete, he played both safety and outside linebacker for the Buccaneers, but is being projected at linebacker at FSU where he rejoins friend and former teammate Reggie Northrup...said to have very strong coverage skills and a keen eye for reading and reacting to plays...also a sure tackler...registered 92 tackles, including nine tackles for loss, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions as a senior...holds a 4-star ranking from ESPN and Scout and is a 3-star prospect according to Rivals and PrepStar...earned second-team 7A All-State honors at linebacker as a senior...was selected to the All-First Coast team by the Florida Times-Union... selected the Seminoles over offers from Clemson, Miami, North Carolina, Ole Miss, Ohio State and South Carolina, among others.
Jalen Ramsey, 6-1, 195, S, Brentwood, Tenn. - Ranked as one of the top athletes in the nation at either wide receiver or corner...rated a five star prospect by both Rivals and Scout and a four-star recruit according to ESPN and 247Sports...US Army All-American....invited to "The Opening" on the Nike campus...ranked No. 10 on the Rivals 100, No. 14 on the ESPN 150 and No. 39 on the Top247...consensus top 5 selection at CB...listed No. 2 by Scout, No. 3 by Rivals, No. 4 by ESPN and No. 5 by 247Sports...the consensus top recruit coming out of Tennessee in 2013...sat out his sophomore season due to transfer rules but put up big numbers on offense and defense in 2011 and 2012...registered 95 tackles, four TFL, three INT, 10 PBU, two fumble recoveries and five forced fumbles...in 2012 he hauled in 31 passes for 676 yards and nine TDs...also rushed five times for 85 yards...ESPN lists Ramsey with a 4.54 time in the 40, a 40.9-inch vertical and a 130.32 SPARQ rating...committed to USC but chose FSU over the Trojans, Florida, Alabama, Oregon, Miami and more than 20 other schools.
Freddie Stevenson, 6-1, 237, FB, Bartow - Enrolled at FSU in January and took part in spring practice, providing him a jump on a class that is loaded with talented linebackers...attended Bartow High, the same school that produced long-time Seminole assistant coach Odell Haggins...a sure tackler who reportedly excels in run support both inside and outside...earned a 4-star ranking from PrepStar, Rivals and 247...Stevenson led Bartow with 83 tackles as a senior, including six tackles for loss, four of which were sacks...chose the Seminoles from a fine list of offers including Penn State, Louisville, Texas A&M and West Virginia...a strong student who also had offers from Duke and Vanderbilt.
Matthew Thomas, 6-3, 210, LB, Miami - One of the most sought after prospects in the entire nation in 2013...a consensus five-star recruit who is also a consensus top 15 national prospect...ESPN has Thomas No. 6 in the ESPN150, he is 14th in the Top247 and 15th in the Rivals 100... US Army All-American...invited to "The Opening" on the Nike campus and Gridiron Kings...rated the fourth-best player in Florida by Rivals, 247Sports and Rivals...ESPN has Thomas listed as the No. 1 OLB prospect in the nation this year, Scout and Rivals list him at No. 2 and 247Sports has him at No. 3...registered 102 tackles and 13 sacks in 2011...numbers dropped to 53 tackles and seven sacks during the regular season as a senior as his Booker T. Washington beat opponents by an average of nearly 42 points and starters played less throughout the regular season...won a state championship playing both LB and DE as Booker T. Washington defeated Bolles and Thomas registered nine solo tackles...named first team All-Dade...ESPN clocked him at 4.59 in the 40 with a 35.6-inch vertical and a SPARQ rating of 114.36...Thomas' mother is a native of the Republic of Suriname, a small South American Country bordered on its north side by the Atlantic Ocean...chose FSU over Miami, Alabama, USC, Georgia, Florida and more than 20 other offers.
DeMarcus Walker, 6-3, 274, DE, Jacksonville - Consensus 4-star recruit who was committed to Alabama before enrolling at Florida State in the spring of 2013...US Army All-American...invited to "The Opening" on the Nike campus...247Sports 38th-ranked player in the nation...member of the ESPN 150 (No. 40)...Rivals 100 member (No. 57)...PrepStar Top 150 Dream Team (No. 38)...ranked as one of the top five defensive tackle prospects in the nation by Rivals, ESPN and 247Sports...Scout.com lists Walker as the No. 7 defensive tackle in the 2013 class and PrepStar has him one spot higher at No. 6...listed as the sixth-best player in Florida by Rivals, the eight-best by 247Sports and the 11th-best by ESPN...Florida Times-Union Super 11 and Super 24 selection...second-team AP All-State in 2012...named AP All-State first team in 2011 and first team all-area by the Florida Times-Union after registering 14 sacks and 24 TFL as a junior...has a vertical of 31 inches and a 40 time of 5.04 according to Rivals...chose FSU over offers from Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Miami and USC among others.
Marquez White, 6-0, 171, DB, Dothan, Ala. - Member of the ESPN 300 (No. 158)...PrepStar Top 300 All-American...a four-star recruit according to Rivals and 247Sports...named a top 15 recruit in the state of Alabama according to ESPN (No. 7), 247Sports (No. 13) and AL.com (No. 14)...rated the nation's fourth-best corner by PrepStar, the 17th-best corner by ESPN, No. 28 by Rivals and No. 44 by Scout.com...247Sports lists White as the nation's No. 19 athlete...Rivals lists White as the 10th-best player in Alabama...selected to participate in the 2012 Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic...led the Alabama team in tackles in the All-Star Classic...clocked at 4.5 in the 40-yard dash...recorded 39 tackles, three interceptions, forced a fumble, recovered a fumble and broke up nine passes as a senior...scored four touchdowns via receptions and returns...averaged 19.3 points, 10.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists per game for the Northview basketball team...committed to the Seminoles on Christmas Eve over offers from Alabama, Ole Miss, Auburn and Minnesota among others.
Kermit Whitfield, 5-7, 178, WR, Orlando - One of the fastest high school players in the nation, Whitfield has run a 4.37 40-yard dash, which is the fastest recorded among 2013 class athletes in the ESPN database...explosive player on the edge who easily separates from defenders...also excelled as a return specialist at Orlando Jones...caught 38 passes for 520 yards and four touchdowns as a senior, helping Jones reach the second round of the 4A state football playoffs in 2012...holds a 4-star ranking from ESPN, Rivals and 247 and a 3-star mark from Scout and PrepStar...he is the cousin of former FSU WR Marvin Bracy, who also ran track for the 'Noles...like Bracy, Whitfield will also double up and run track for the Seminoles...Whitfield is the reigning Florida 3A state champion in the 100 and 200 and has a personal-best 100 time of 10.21...he also won the adidas Dream 100 race in New York last summer against the nation's top high school sprinters...committed to FSU in August 2012 and stayed firm, despite offers from Florida, Clemson, Miami, Ohio State, Texas A&M, South Carolina and West Virginia.
Bobo Wilson, 5-9, 177, WR, Miami - A four star prospect according to ESPN...received three stars from Rivals, Scout and 247Sports...another South Florida player who has committed to the Seminoles since Jimbo Fisher took over the program...scouting services are mixed on where to peg Wilson among receivers with ratings ranging from No. 23 to No. 148...Rivals lists Wilson as the 23rd-best athlete while he is at No. 56 on the 247Sports list as a WR, No. 62 on ESPN's rankings and No. 148 according to Scout, both listing him as a receiver as well...combined to score 10 TDs as a senior...seven came on receptions and three on the ground...hauled in 26 passes for 524 yards...described as lightning quick, diminutive and tough by ESPN scouts...expected to play in the slot at FSU...chose the Seminoles over Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Ole Miss, USF and UCF among others.
2013 Roster - By Name
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* 41 Chad Abram FB 6-0 230 Sr *** Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 40 Danny Adams LS 5-9 195 Jr-R Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas/Eastern Kentucky)
* 19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 208 Fr-R Mascotte (South Lake)
* 38 Jonathan Akanbi DB 6-1 204 Jr-R Orlando (Edgewater)
58 Ryan Alicea LB 6-1 213 Fr-R Wellington (Wellington)
39 Justin Allred DB 6-1 197 Jr Saint Augustine (Nease)
* 46 Paul Aloise LB 5-11 225 Jr Palm City (Martin County)
* 29 Nate Andrews DB 5-11 208 Fr Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
23 Jared Armstrong QB 6-0 180 Fr-R Gainesville (Oak Hall)
58 Ryan Arnold OL 6-3 250 So Orlando (Bishop Moore)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-3 300 Jr ** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 229 So * Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
78 Wilson Bell OL 6-4 314 Fr Prichard, Ala. (Blount)
76 Marcel Benalcazar OL 6-6 308 Fr Miramar (Archbishop McCarthy)
* 1 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-5 238 So-R * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
93 Brad Bentz DL 6-2 250 So-R Wellington (Wellington)
* 30 Colin Blake DB 6-3 214 Fr-R San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
* 31 Terrence Brooks S 5-11 200 Sr *** Dunnellon (Dunnellon)
* 42 Shayne Broxsie FB 6-2 260 Sr-R * Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 202 So-R * Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
82 Davarez Bryant DE 6-3 234 Fr New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach)
95 Keith Bryant DT 6-2 312 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
37 Cameron Budde FB 5-11 228 Jr Vero Beach (Saint Edward's School/Franklin and Marshall)
* 47 Kory Burnett DB 6-0 211 Sr-R Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
* 45 Will Burnham RB 6-0 178 So-R Lithia (Newsome)
* 65 Ruben Carter OL 6-4 309 So-R * Miami (Jackson)
* 21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 260 Fr-R Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
43 Peter Ciappetta LB 6-2 205 So Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
* 14 Jacob Coker QB 6-5 235 So-R * Mobile, Ala. (Saint Paul's Episcopal)
* 40 Parker Conley TE 6-5 210 Jr Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
19 Troy Cook QB 6-2 193 Fr Miami (Southridge)
* 86 Tasean Crews WR 5-11 171 So Pensacola (Pensacola/Tallahassee CC)
* 3 Ronald Darby DB 5-11 192 So * Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
* 61 Myles Davis OL 6-2 307 Fr-R Gainesville (Buchholz)
* 23 Gerald Demps DB 5-11 201 Sr-R ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
55 Ira Denson OL 6-3 325 Fr Madison (Madison County)
15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 195 Sr *** Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
12 Hunter DeWitt QB 6-4 185 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
67 Reginald Dixon LB 5-11 203 Fr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 57 Philip Doumar DS 6-1 225 Sr-R * Jupiter (Jupiter)
* 54 Dorian Earley LB 6-2 217 Jr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
* 15 Mario Edwards DE 6-3 285 So * Gautier, Miss. (Ryan)
94 Keith Eikevik DE 6-5 185 Fr Parkland (Douglas)
* 52 Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 240 Fr-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
43 Ebo Entsuah FB 5-11 240 So Clermont (East Ridge)
* 75 Cameron Erving LT 6-6 320 Jr-R ** Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
* 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OL 6-4 326 Sr-R * Robbinsdale, Minn. (Cooper/ND State College of Science)
15 Matthew Finn K 6-0 152 Fr Maitland (Bishop Moore)
11 John Franklin QB 6-0 171 Fr Plantation (South Plantation)
* 8 Devonta Freeman RB 5-9 203 Jr ** Miami (Miami Central)
40 Kendall Fullington DB 5-11 165 Jr Weston (Cypress Bay)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 167 Sr Miami Gardens (Miramar)
* 90 Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 313 So * Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-2 205 Jr-R ** Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 15 Ryan Green RB 5-10 188 Fr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 180 Jr ** Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
18 Christian Griffith WR 6-6 210 So-R West Palm Beach (King's Academy/Liberty)
12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-0 193 Sr *** Lakeland (Lakeland) Knee injury
33 Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 245 Sr * Annandale, N.J. (North Hunterdon/Penn State) Knee injury
* 51 Bobby Hart OL 6-4 315 Jr ** Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
82 Willie Haulstead WR 6-2 215 Sr-R *** Titusville (Titusville)
33 Jonathan Hernandez P 6-4 208 Fr Bradenton (Manatee)
73 Joseph Hernandez DL 6-0 207 Fr-R Miami Beach (Miami Beach)
* 6 Dan Hicks DE 6-4 260 Sr-R ** Oxford, Miss. (Oxford)
59 Ryan Hoefeld OL 6-3 292 Fr New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin)
* 43 Desmond Hollin DE 6-3 268 Jr Miami (Southridge/ASA College)
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins LB 6-2 216 Fr Orlando (Evans)
1 Tyler Hunter DB 5-11 197 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
87 Jared Jackson WR 6-3 185 Fr Monticello (Aucilla Christian Academy)
* 54 Tre' Jackson RG 6-4 330 Jr ** Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
67 Cody Jay OL 6-1 240 Jr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee/South Florida)
* 8 Timmy Jernigan NG 6-2 294 Jr ** Lake City (Columbia)
91 Pierre Jolicouer DT 6-0 250 Fr Miami (North Miami Beach)
* 7 Christian Jones LB 6-4 235 Sr *** Winter Park (Lake Howell)
* 84 Isaiah Jones WR 6-4 200 Fr Milton (Milton)
* 20 Lamarcus Joyner DB 5-8 190 Sr *** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
72 Barrett Kernon LS 6-4 239 Jr Ormond Beach (Seabreeze/Auburn)
85 Jeremy Kerr TE 6-5 254 Fr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
88 Jeren Kowalewski WR 6-2 171 So Bradenton (Lakewood Ranch)
* 39 Bryan LaCivita WR 6-1 190 Fr Gainesville (Saint Francis Catholic)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-1 313 So-R * Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
6 Larry Lawson P 6-0 190 Fr Tampa (Plant)
* 10 E.J. Levenberry LB 6-3 234 Fr Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton)
77 Larry Levy DT 6-2 270 Jr-R Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community)
* 53 Sterling Lovelady OL 6-3 291 Jr * Navarre (Navarre)
36 Tyrell Lyons LB 6-0 210 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 10 Sean Maguire QB 6-3 215 Fr-R Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
* 70 Josue Matias OL 6-6 322 Jr ** Union City, N.J. (Union City)
* 97 Demonte McAllister DT 6-2 298 Sr-R *** Tampa (Alonso)
* 55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT 6-0 295 Sr-R *** Greenville (Madison County)
24 Matthew McNulty WR 6-3 190 Jr-R Jacksonville (First Coast Christian)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 295 So-R Jacksonville (First Coast)
48 Dorsey Moore TE 6-4 205 So-R Rockledge (Martins Ferry)
37 Brandyn Musgrave LB 6-0 230 So-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 4 Giorgio Newberry DE 6-6 280 So-R * Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 5 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 223 So * Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-3 246 Jr ** Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
83 Dan O'Neill WR 6-0 165 Jr Jupiter (Jupiter)
7 Mario Pender RB 5-10 192 Fr-R Cape Coral (Island Coast)
16 Clay Pickler K 6-3 180 So Grapevine, Tex. (Colleyville Heritage)
30 KJ Pittman FB 5-10 246 Fr Pensacola (Pine Forest)
* 44 Cameron Ponder FB 6-1 242 Jr-R Yulee (Yulee)
* 13 Jalen Ramsey S 6-1 195 Fr Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
49 Jake Romano FB 5-11 232 Fr Wellington (Wellington)
79 Michael Scheerhorn OL 6-4 270 So Lutz (Tampa Catholic)
69 Garrett Scott OL 6-3 280 Fr West Palm Beach (Suncoast)
* 92 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 313 Fr-R Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
* 81 Kenny Shaw WR 6-0 170 Sr *** Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
45 Nathan Slater LB 6-2 223 So Terry, Miss. (Saint Andrew's Episcopal)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 185 So-R * Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 22 Telvin Smith LB 6-3 218 Sr *** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 222 So-R * Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
48 Junior St. Louis LB 6-2 218 Jr Pompano Beach (Deerfield Beach)
* 33 Freddie Stevenson FB 6-1 237 Fr Bartow (Bartow)
* 52 Bryan Stork C 6-4 300 Sr-R *** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 28 Nigel Terrell LB 6-1 226 Jr-R * Helena, Ala. (Pelham)
12 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 210 Fr Miami (Booker T. Washington)
* 41 Donovan Todd DB 5-11 205 Sr Sanford (Seminole)
* 14 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 176 Jr ** Groveland (South Lake)
* 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 6-3 274 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
* 74 Jonathan Wallace OL 6-7 290 Sr-R * Jacksonville (Lee)
36 Jermaine Washington WR 5-8 192 So-R Jacksonville (Wolfson)
* 66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 292 Fr-R Valrico (Newsome)
Alex Wethy DL 6-3 251 Jr-R Miami (Columbus)
* 27 Marquez White DB 6-0 171 Fr Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 7 Kermit Whitfield WR 5-7 178 Fr Orlando (Jones)
* 32 James Wilder RB 6-2 229 Jr ** Tampa (Plant)
* 9 Karlos Williams DB 6-1 230 Jr ** Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 26 P.J. Williams CB 6-0 193 So * Ocala (Vanguard)
* 3 Bobo Wilson WR 5-9 177 Fr Miami (Columbus)
* 5 Jameis Winston QB 6-4 225 Fr-R Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown)
* 49 Colton Woodall DB 6-3 190 Jr-R Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Rhode Island)
59 Andrew Wright LB 6-0 205 Jr-R Bradenton (Bradenton)
18 Jayon Young TE 6-1 212 Fr-R Coral Springs (Taravella)
63 Mitchell Zak LB 5-11 197 Jr-R New Smyrna Beach (Calvary Christian Academy)
2013 Roster - By Number
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Alex Wethy DL 6-3 251 Jr-R Miami (Columbus)
* 1 Kelvin Benjamin WR 6-5 238 So-R * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
1 Tyler Hunter DB 5-11 197 Jr ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 3 Ronald Darby DB 5-11 192 So * Oxon Hill, Md. (Potomac)
* 3 Bobo Wilson WR 5-9 177 Fr Miami (Columbus)
* 4 Giorgio Newberry DE 6-6 280 So-R * Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 5 Reggie Northrup LB 6-1 223 So * Jacksonville (First Coast)
* 5 Jameis Winston QB 6-4 225 Fr-R Hueytown, Ala. (Hueytown)
* 6 Dan Hicks DE 6-4 260 Sr-R ** Oxford, Miss. (Oxford)
6 Larry Lawson P 6-0 190 Fr Tampa (Plant)
* 7 Christian Jones LB 6-4 235 Sr *** Winter Park (Lake Howell)
7 Mario Pender RB 5-10 192 Fr-R Cape Coral (Island Coast)
* 7 Kermit Whitfield WR 5-7 178 Fr Orlando (Jones)
* 8 Devonta Freeman RB 5-9 203 Jr ** Miami (Miami Central)
* 8 Timmy Jernigan NG 6-2 294 Jr ** Lake City (Columbia)
* 9 Karlos Williams DB 6-1 230 Jr ** Davenport (Ridge Community)
* 10 E.J. Levenberry LB 6-3 234 Fr Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton)
* 10 Sean Maguire QB 6-3 215 Fr-R Sparta, N.J. (Seton Hall Prep)
11 John Franklin QB 6-0 171 Fr Plantation (South Plantation)
* 11 Derrick Mitchell DT 6-4 295 So-R Jacksonville (First Coast)
12 Hunter DeWitt QB 6-4 185 Fr Sarasota (Sarasota)
12 Jarred Haggins WR 6-0 193 Sr *** Lakeland (Lakeland) Knee injury
12 Matthew Thomas LB 6-3 210 Fr Miami (Booker T. Washington)
13 Rashad Gholston WR 5-10 167 Sr Miami Gardens (Miramar)
* 13 Jalen Ramsey S 6-1 195 Fr Brentwood, Tenn. (Brentwood)
* 14 Jacob Coker QB 6-5 235 So-R * Mobile, Ala. (Saint Paul's Episcopal)
* 14 Nick Waisome DB 5-10 176 Jr ** Groveland (South Lake)
15 Greg Dent WR 5-11 195 Sr *** Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
* 15 Mario Edwards DE 6-3 285 So * Gautier, Miss. (Ryan)
15 Matthew Finn K 6-0 152 Fr Maitland (Bishop Moore)
* 15 Ryan Green RB 5-10 188 Fr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg Catholic)
16 Clay Pickler K 6-3 180 So Grapevine, Tex. (Colleyville Heritage)
18 Christian Griffith WR 6-6 210 So-R West Palm Beach (King's Academy/Liberty)
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins LB 6-2 216 Fr Orlando (Evans)
18 Jayon Young TE 6-1 212 Fr-R Coral Springs (Taravella)
* 19 Roberto Aguayo K 6-1 208 Fr-R Mascotte (South Lake)
19 Troy Cook QB 6-2 193 Fr Miami (Southridge)
* 20 Lamarcus Joyner DB 5-8 190 Sr *** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 21 Chris Casher DE 6-4 260 Fr-R Mobile, Ala. (Davidson)
* 22 Telvin Smith LB 6-3 218 Sr *** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
23 Jared Armstrong QB 6-0 180 Fr-R Gainesville (Oak Hall)
* 23 Gerald Demps DB 5-11 201 Sr-R ** Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
24 Matthew McNulty WR 6-3 190 Jr-R Jacksonville (First Coast Christian)
* 24 Terrance Smith LB 6-4 222 So-R * Decatur, Ga. (Southwest Dekalb)
* 26 P.J. Williams CB 6-0 193 So * Ocala (Vanguard)
* 27 Marquez White DB 6-0 171 Fr Dothan, Ala. (Northview)
* 28 Nigel Terrell LB 6-1 226 Jr-R * Helena, Ala. (Pelham)
* 29 Nate Andrews DB 5-11 208 Fr Fairhope, Ala. (Fairhope)
* 30 Colin Blake DB 6-3 214 Fr-R San Antonio, Tex. (Brandeis)
30 KJ Pittman FB 5-10 246 Fr Pensacola (Pine Forest)
* 31 Terrence Brooks S 5-11 200 Sr *** Dunnellon (Dunnellon)
* 32 James Wilder RB 6-2 229 Jr ** Tampa (Plant)
33 Kevin Haplea TE 6-4 245 Sr * Annandale, N.J. (North Hunterdon/Penn State) Knee injury
33 Jonathan Hernandez P 6-4 208 Fr Bradenton (Manatee)
* 33 Freddie Stevenson FB 6-1 237 Fr Bartow (Bartow)
* 35 Nick O'Leary TE 6-3 246 Jr ** Palm Beach Gardens (Dwyer)
36 Tyrell Lyons LB 6-0 210 Fr Jacksonville (First Coast)
36 Jermaine Washington WR 5-8 192 So-R Jacksonville (Wolfson)
37 Cameron Budde FB 5-11 228 Jr Vero Beach (Saint Edward's School/Franklin and Marshall)
37 Brandyn Musgrave LB 6-0 230 So-R Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
* 37 Keelin Smith DB 6-3 185 So-R * Fort Pierce (Treasure Coast)
* 38 Jonathan Akanbi DB 6-1 204 Jr-R Orlando (Edgewater)
* 38 Cason Beatty P 6-3 229 So * Charlotte, N.C. (Olympic)
39 Justin Allred DB 6-1 197 Jr Saint Augustine (Nease)
* 39 Bryan LaCivita WR 6-1 190 Fr Gainesville (Saint Francis Catholic)
* 40 Danny Adams LS 5-9 195 Jr-R Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas/Eastern Kentucky)
* 40 Parker Conley TE 6-5 210 Jr Norcross, Ga. (Norcross)
40 Kendall Fullington DB 5-11 165 Jr Weston (Cypress Bay)
* 41 Chad Abram FB 6-0 230 Sr *** Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 41 Donovan Todd DB 5-11 205 Sr Sanford (Seminole)
* 42 Shayne Broxsie FB 6-2 260 Sr-R * Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB 6-0 202 So-R * Port Saint Lucie (Treasure Coast)
43 Peter Ciappetta LB 6-2 205 So Fort Lauderdale (Cardinal Gibbons)
43 Ebo Entsuah FB 5-11 240 So Clermont (East Ridge)
* 43 Desmond Hollin DE 6-3 268 Jr Miami (Southridge/ASA College)
* 44 Cameron Ponder FB 6-1 242 Jr-R Yulee (Yulee)
* 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 6-3 274 Fr Jacksonville (Sandalwood)
* 45 Will Burnham RB 6-0 178 So-R Lithia (Newsome)
45 Nathan Slater LB 6-2 223 So Terry, Miss. (Saint Andrew's Episcopal)
* 46 Paul Aloise LB 5-11 225 Jr Palm City (Martin County)
* 47 Kory Burnett DB 6-0 211 Sr-R Jacksonville (Bartram Trail)
48 Dorsey Moore TE 6-4 205 So-R Rockledge (Martins Ferry)
48 Junior St. Louis LB 6-2 218 Jr Pompano Beach (Deerfield Beach)
49 Jake Romano FB 5-11 232 Fr Wellington (Wellington)
* 49 Colton Woodall DB 6-3 190 Jr-R Fort Lauderdale (North Broward Prep/Rhode Island)
* 51 Bobby Hart OL 6-4 315 Jr ** Lauderhill (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 52 Ukeme Eligwe LB 6-2 240 Fr-R Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stone Mountain)
* 52 Bryan Stork C 6-4 300 Sr-R *** Vero Beach (Vero Beach)
* 53 Sterling Lovelady OL 6-3 291 Jr * Navarre (Navarre)
* 54 Dorian Earley LB 6-2 217 Jr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
* 54 Tre' Jackson RG 6-4 330 Jr ** Jesup, Ga. (Wayne County)
55 Ira Denson OL 6-3 325 Fr Madison (Madison County)
* 55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT 6-0 295 Sr-R *** Greenville (Madison County)
* 57 Philip Doumar DS 6-1 225 Sr-R * Jupiter (Jupiter)
58 Ryan Alicea LB 6-1 213 Fr-R Wellington (Wellington)
58 Ryan Arnold OL 6-3 250 So Orlando (Bishop Moore)
59 Ryan Hoefeld OL 6-3 292 Fr New Orleans, La. (Brother Martin)
59 Andrew Wright LB 6-0 205 Jr-R Bradenton (Bradenton)
* 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OL 6-4 326 Sr-R * Robbinsdale, Minn. (Cooper/ND State College of Science)
* 61 Myles Davis OL 6-2 307 Fr-R Gainesville (Buchholz)
* 62 Austin Barron OL 6-3 300 Jr ** Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
63 Mitchell Zak LB 5-11 197 Jr-R New Smyrna Beach (Calvary Christian Academy)
* 65 Ruben Carter OL 6-4 309 So-R * Miami (Jackson)
* 66 Keith Weeks OL 6-4 292 Fr-R Valrico (Newsome)
67 Reginald Dixon LB 5-11 203 Fr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
67 Cody Jay OL 6-1 240 Jr Fort Walton Beach (Choctawhatchee/South Florida)
69 Garrett Scott OL 6-3 280 Fr West Palm Beach (Suncoast)
* 70 Josue Matias OL 6-6 322 Jr ** Union City, N.J. (Union City)
72 Barrett Kernon LS 6-4 239 Jr Ormond Beach (Seabreeze/Auburn)
73 Joseph Hernandez DL 6-0 207 Fr-R Miami Beach (Miami Beach)
* 74 Jonathan Wallace OL 6-7 290 Sr-R * Jacksonville (Lee)
* 75 Cameron Erving LT 6-6 320 Jr-R ** Moultrie, Ga. (Colquitt County)
76 Marcel Benalcazar OL 6-6 308 Fr Miramar (Archbishop McCarthy)
77 Larry Levy DT 6-2 270 Jr-R Boynton Beach (Park Vista Community)
78 Wilson Bell OL 6-4 314 Fr Prichard, Ala. (Blount)
79 Michael Scheerhorn OL 6-4 270 So Lutz (Tampa Catholic)
* 80 Rashad Greene WR 6-0 180 Jr ** Albany, Ga. (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 81 Kenny Shaw WR 6-0 170 Sr *** Orlando (Doctor Phillips)
82 Davarez Bryant DE 6-3 234 Fr New Smyrna Beach (New Smyrna Beach)
82 Willie Haulstead WR 6-2 215 Sr-R *** Titusville (Titusville)
83 Dan O'Neill WR 6-0 165 Jr Jupiter (Jupiter)
* 84 Isaiah Jones WR 6-4 200 Fr Milton (Milton)
85 Jeremy Kerr TE 6-5 254 Fr Saint Petersburg (Saint Petersburg)
* 86 Tasean Crews WR 5-11 171 So Pensacola (Pensacola/Tallahassee CC)
87 Jared Jackson WR 6-3 185 Fr Monticello (Aucilla Christian Academy)
88 Jeren Kowalewski WR 6-2 171 So Bradenton (Lakewood Ranch)
* 89 Christian Green WR 6-2 205 Jr-R ** Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 90 Eddie Goldman DT 6-4 313 So * Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy)
91 Pierre Jolicouer DT 6-0 250 Fr Miami (North Miami Beach)
* 92 Justin Shanks DT 6-2 313 Fr-R Prattville, Ala. (Prattville)
93 Brad Bentz DL 6-2 250 So-R Wellington (Wellington)
94 Keith Eikevik DE 6-5 185 Fr Parkland (Douglas)
95 Keith Bryant DT 6-2 312 Fr Delray Beach (Atlantic)
* 97 Demonte McAllister DT 6-2 298 Sr-R *** Tampa (Alonso)
* 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT 6-1 313 So-R * Fort Lauderdale (Nova)
May 1, 2013 - Marvin Bracy signed a pro track contract.
May 2, 2013 - Clint Trickett transferred to West Virginia.
2013 Conference Awards
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Roberto Aguayo Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Nate Andrews Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Kelvin Benjamin Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Terrence Brooks Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Mario Edwards Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Cameron Erving Atlantic Coast Conference - Jacobs Blocking Trophy
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Devonta Freeman Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Rashad Greene Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Bobby Hart Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Tre' Jackson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Timmy Jernigan Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Christian Jones Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Lamarcus Joyner Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Josue Matias Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Nick O'Leary Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Kenny Shaw Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Telvin Smith Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Terrance Smith Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Bryan Stork Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
James Wilder Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
P.J. Williams Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Jameis Winston Atlantic Coast Conference - Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - Rookie of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - Offensive Player of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - Offensive Rookie of the Year
Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 22
2013 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Roberto Aguayo Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Athlon Sports - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Lindy's - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team All-American
Athlon Sports - 1st Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
NCAA - Consensus Freshman All-American
Nate Andrews 247Sports.com - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
Athlon Sports - 3rd Team Freshman All-American
Kelvin Benjamin Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
College Football News - 2nd Team Sophomore All-American
Terrence Brooks CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
Lindy's - 3rd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Cameron Erving Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Walter Camp - 2nd Team All-American
CBS Sports - 2nd Team All-American
Lindy's - 2nd Team All-American
SBNation.com - 2nd Team All-American
Tre' Jackson CBS Sports - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Timmy Jernigan espn.com - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
CBS Sports - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 2nd Team All-American
Lindy's - 3rd Team All-American
Lamarcus Joyner American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Bleacher Report - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
espn.com - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Lindy's - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 2nd Team All-American
SBNation.com - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Unanimous All-American
Nick O'Leary CBS Sports - 3rd Team All-American
Lindy's - 3rd Team All-American
Jalen Ramsey 247Sports.com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Athlon Sports - 1st Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team Freshman All-American
NCAA - Consensus Freshman All-American
Telvin Smith Sports Illustrated - Honorable Mention All-American
Terrance Smith College Football News - 2nd Team Sophomore All-American
Bryan Stork Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
espn.com - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Lindy's - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 2nd Team All-American
SBNation.com - 2nd Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 2nd Team All-American
CBS Sports - 3rd Team All-American
NCAA - Consensus All-American
P.J. Williams College Football News - Honorable Mention Sophomore All-American
Jameis Winston Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Athlon Sports - 1st Team All-American
Bleacher Report - 1st Team All-American
CBS Sports - 1st Team All-American
espn.com - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
Lindy's - 1st Team All-American
SBNation.com - 1st Team All-American
Sports Illustrated - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
USA Today/Sports Weekly - 1st Team All-American
Athlon Sports - 1st Team Freshman All-American
College Football News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
CampusInsiders.com - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team Freshman All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Walter Camp - 2nd Team All-American
NCAA - Consensus All-American
All-Americans - 15
2013 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Anquan Boldin 81 WR San Francisco 49ers
Nigel Bradham 53 LB Buffalo Bills
Everette Brown 71 DE Dallas Cowboys
Brodrick Bunkley 77 NT New Orleans Saints
Tank Carradine 95 DT San Francisco 49ers
Tony Carter 32 CB Denver Broncos
Antonio Cromartie 31 CB New York Jets
Everett Dawkins 90 DT Dallas Cowboys
Darnell Dockett 90 DE Arizona Cardinals
Andre Fluellen 96 DT Detroit Lions
Graham Gano 9 K Carolina Panthers
Letroy Guion 98 NT Minnesota Vikings
Mike Harris 20 CB Jacksonville Jaguars
Geno Hayes 55 OLB Jacksonville Jaguars
Dustin Hopkins 5 K Buffalo Bills
Rodney Hudson 61 C Kansas City Chiefs
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Oakland Raiders
Brandon Jenkins 51 OLB Washington Redskins
Greg Jones 33 FB Houston Texans
E.J. Manuel 3 QB Buffalo Bills
Nick Moody 54 LB San Francisco 49ers
Christian Ponder 7 QB Minnesota Vikings
Shawn Powell 6 P Buffalo Bills
Shawn Powell 9 P Cincinnati Bengals
Xavier Rhodes 29 CB Minnesota Vikings
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
Rodney Smith 83 WR Minnesota Vikings
Chris Thompson 25 RB Washington Redskins
Lawrence Timmons 94 ILB Pittsburgh Steelers
Leon Washington 33 RB New England Patroits
Leon Washington 26 RB Tennessee Titans
Dekoda Watson 56 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Menelik Watson 71 OT Oakland Raiders
Bjoern Werner 92 LB Indianapolis Colts
Vince Williams 98 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Kamerion Wimbley 95 DE Tennessee Titans
Noles in the Pros - 37
2013 Schedule and Results
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EOY StatsRef Conference games in bold Overall Home Away Neutral ------------------------------------------------ FSU record is 14- 0 7-0 5-0 2-0 vs ACC 8- 0 4-0 4-0 0-0 Against Top 25 5- 0 2-0 1-0 2-0 Final AP - 1 Final USA - 1
2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Results ATLANTIC DIVISION 1 Florida State 8- 0 14- 0 2 Clemson 7- 1 11- 2 3t Boston College 4- 4 7- 6 3t Syracuse 4- 4 7- 6 5 Maryland 3- 5 7- 6 6 Wake Forest 2- 6 4- 8 7 North Carolina State 0- 8 3- 9 COASTAL DIVISION 1 Duke 6- 2 10- 4 2t Miami 5- 3 9- 4 2t Virginia Tech 5- 3 8- 5 2t Georgia Tech 5- 3 7- 6 5 North Carolina 4- 4 7- 6 6 Pittsburgh 3- 5 7- 6 7 Virginia 0- 8 2-10
2013 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C. Date Score Comments ========== ================================================== ================================== 12/07/2013 Florida State 45, Duke 7
2013 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Devonta Freeman 11/23/2013 Idaho 11 129 11.73 1 Karlos Williams 11/23/2013 Idaho 10 114 11.40 2 Devonta Freeman 09/21/2013 Bethune-Cookman 10 112 11.20 1 Karlos Williams 09/14/2013 Nevada 8 110 13.75 1 Devonta Freeman 09/14/2013 Nevada 9 109 12.11 12013 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Kelvin Benjamin 11/30/2013 Florida 9 212 23.56 3 Nick O'Leary 10/19/2013 Clemson 5 161 32.20 0 Rashad Greene 01/06/2014 Auburn 9 147 16.33 0 Rashad Greene 10/19/2013 Clemson 8 146 18.25 2 Rashad Greene 10/26/2013 North Carolina State 8 137 17.13 1 Rashad Greene 09/02/2013 Pittsburgh 8 126 15.75 1 Kelvin Benjamin 12/07/2013 Duke 5 119 23.80 2 Rashad Greene 10/05/2013 Maryland 4 108 27.00 0 Kenny Shaw 11/23/2013 Idaho 5 107 21.40 2 Kelvin Benjamin 09/28/2013 Boston College 3 103 34.33 02013 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 10/19/2013 Clemson 34 22 444 1 13.06 3 Jameis Winston 10/05/2013 Maryland 32 23 393 0 12.28 5 Jameis Winston 09/02/2013 Pittsburgh 27 25 356 0 13.19 4 Jameis Winston 09/28/2013 Boston College 27 17 330 1 12.22 4 Jameis Winston 12/07/2013 Duke 32 19 330 2 10.31 3 Jameis Winston 11/30/2013 Florida 31 19 327 1 10.55 3 Jameis Winston 11/02/2013 Miami 29 21 325 2 11.21 1
2013 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP -------------------------------------------------------- SCORING....................... 723 170 Points Per Game............. 51.6 12.1 TOUCHDOWNS.................... 94 21 TDs Rushing................. 42 7 TDs Passing................. 42 14 TDs Fumble Return........... 3 0 TDs Punt Return............. 0 0 TDs Interception............ 5 0 TDs Kickoff Return.......... 2 0 TDs Lateral................. 0 0 TDs Free Kick............... 0 0 PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 94-94 20-21 Kick........................ 94-94 20-21 Pass........................ 0- 0 0- 0 Run......................... 0- 0 0- 0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 21-22 8-13 SAFETY........................ 1 0 FIRST DOWNS................... 357 232 Rushing..................... 139 101 Passing..................... 194 110 Penalty..................... 24 21 RUSHING YARDAGE............... 2844 1747 Yards gained rushing........ 3217 2144 Yards lost rushing.......... 373 397 Rushing Attempts............ 505 536 Average Per Rush............ 5.6 3.3 Average Per Game............ 203.1 124.8 PASSING YARDAGE............... 4432 2193 Att-Comp-Int................ 288-442-13 427-222-26 Efficiency.................. 321.84 93.77 Average Per Pass............ 15.4 5.1 Average Per Catch........... 10.0 9.9 Average Per Game............ 316.6 156.6 TOTAL OFFENSE................. 7276 3940 Total Plays................. 793 963 Average Per Play............ 9.2 4.1 Average Per Game............ 519.7 281.4 KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 31- 873 70-1301 Average Per Return.......... 28.2 18.6 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 34-340 14-237 Average Per Return.......... 10.0 16.9 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 26-529 13- 72 Average Per Return.......... 20.3 5.5 FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 9-102 5- 0 Average Per Return.......... 11.3 0.0 FUMBLES-LOST.................. 13- 5 17- 9 PENALTIES-YARDS............... 79- 694 71- 643 Average Per Game............ 49.6 45.9 PUNTS-YARDS................... 42-1725 96-4109 Average Per Punt............ 41.1 42.8 Net punt average............ 35.4 39.3 TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 29:24 30:36 3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 157- 82 212- 68 3rd-Down Pct................ .915 .118 4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 4- 3 22-11 4th-Down Pct................ .333 .000 SACKS BY-YARDS................ 35-263 33-233 MISC YARDS.................... 0 0 ATTENDANCE.................... 527,947 310,376 Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-75,421 5-62,075 ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 161,902 Games-Avg Per Game.......... 2-80,951
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Overall Individual Statistics RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G ----------------------------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 14 173 1045 29 1016 5.9 14 60t 72.6 Karlos Williams 14 91 748 18 730 8.0 11 65t 52.1 James Wilder 13 81 579 16 563 7.0 8 49 43.3 Jameis Winston 14 88 412 193 219 2.5 4 21 15.6 Ryan Green 12 33 180 17 163 4.9 1 34 13.6 Kermit Whitfield 14 3 110 0 110 36.7 2 74t 7.9 Freddie Stevenson 12 8 34 1 33 4.1 1 10 2.8 Chad Abram 13 7 29 0 29 4.1 0 7 2.2 Jacob Coker 7 10 55 40 15 1.5 1 24t 2.1 Rashad Greene 14 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.6 Will Burnham 2 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 3.0 Nigel Terrell 10 1 4 0 4 4.0 0 4 0.4 Cameron Ponder 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Sean Maguire 7 2 6 7 -1 -0.5 0 6 -0.1 Total......... 14 505 3217 373 2844 5.6 42 74t 203.1 Opponents..... 14 536 2144 397 1747 3.3 7 72t 124.8 PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 14 184.84 384-257-10 .669 4057 40 94t 289.8 Jacob Coker 7 102.78 36- 18- 1 .500 250 0 42 35.7 Sean Maguire 7 120.69 21- 13- 2 .619 116 2 17t 16.6 Team 0 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 Total......... 14 321.84 288-442-13 .535 4432 42 94t 316.6 Opponents..... 14 93.77 427-222-26 .520 2193 14 68t 156.6 RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G ------------------------------------------------------ Rashad Greene 14 76 1128 14.8 9 72t 80.6 Kelvin Benjamin 14 54 1011 18.7 15 56t 72.2 Kenny Shaw 14 54 933 17.3 6 55t 66.6 Nick O'Leary 14 33 557 16.9 7 94t 39.8 Devonta Freeman 14 22 278 12.6 1 48t 19.9 Christian Green 14 13 157 12.1 0 22 11.2 Kermit Whitfield 14 5 89 17.8 0 42 6.4 Chad Abram 13 9 73 8.1 3 16 5.6 Karlos Williams 14 8 63 7.9 0 15 4.5 Isaiah Jones 5 2 31 15.5 0 16 6.2 James Wilder 13 3 27 9.0 0 10 2.1 Bobo Wilson 12 3 23 7.7 0 11 1.9 Shayne Broxsie 13 2 19 9.5 0 12 1.5 Freddie Stevenson 12 2 18 9.0 0 10 1.5 Ryan Green 12 2 16 8.0 1 14 1.3 Total......... 14 442 4432 10.0 42 94t 316.6 Opponents..... 14 222 2193 9.9 14 68t 156.6 PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long ------------------------------------------ Kenny Shaw 26 251 9.7 0 26 Bobo Wilson 8 89 11.1 0 28 Total......... 34 340 10.0 0 28 Opponent...... 14 237 16.9 0 45 INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long ------------------------------------------ Nate Andrews 4 91 22.8 1 56t Telvin Smith 3 147 49.0 2 79t P.J. Williams 3 24 8.0 1 20t Lamarcus Joyner 2 20 10.0 0 15 Ronald Darby 2 16 8.0 0 12 Terrence Brooks 2 0 0.0 0 0 E.J. Levenberry 1 78 78.0 1 78t Keelin Smith 1 44 44.0 0 44 Terrance Smith 1 32 32.0 0 32 Jalen Ramsey 1 31 31.0 0 31 Tyler Hunter 1 27 27.0 0 27 Christian Jones 1 15 15.0 0 15 Mario Edwards 1 4 4.0 0 4 Dan Hicks 1 0 0.0 0 0 Jacobbi McDaniel 1 0 0.0 0 0 Marquez White 1 0 0.0 0 0 Total......... 26 529 20.3 5 79t Opponent...... 13 72 5.5 0 29 KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long ------------------------------------------ Kermit Whitfield 17 619 36.4 2 102t Lamarcus Joyner 5 110 22.0 0 28 Karlos Williams 5 88 17.6 0 38 Bobo Wilson 1 27 27.0 0 27 Kenny Shaw 1 20 20.0 0 20 Shayne Broxsie 2 9 4.5 0 5 Total......... 31 873 28.2 2 102t Opponent...... 70 1301 18.6 0 71 Fum FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For ----------------------------------------------- Mario Edwards 2 37 18.5 1 37t 1 Telvin Smith 2 -5 -2.5 0 -5 0 Chris Casher 1 31 31.0 1 31t 1 Jalen Ramsey 1 23 23.0 1 23t 1 Ronald Darby 1 16 16.0 0 16 0 Nate Andrews 1 0 0.0 0 0 3 Terrence Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 0 2 Lamarcus Joyner 0 0 . 0 . 3 E.J. Levenberry 0 0 . 0 . 1 Total......... 9 102 11.3 3 37t 12 Opponent...... 5 0 0.0 0 0 |-------- PATs --------| Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Roberto Aguayo 0 21-22 94-94 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 157 Devonta Freeman 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 Kelvin Benjamin 15 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 90 Karlos Williams 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 Rashad Greene 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54 James Wilder 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48 Nick O'Leary 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 Kenny Shaw 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 Jameis Winston 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Kermit Whitfield 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Chad Abram 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 Telvin Smith 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Ryan Green 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Jacob Coker 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Mario Edwards 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Chris Casher 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 P.J. Williams 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Nate Andrews 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 E.J. Levenberry 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Jalen Ramsey 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Freddie Stevenson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2 ==================================================================== FSU 94 21-22 94-94 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 723 Opponent 21 8-13 20-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 170
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Nate Andrews | |||||||||
E.J. Levenberry | |||||||||
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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 -------------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 14 472 219 4057 4276 305.4 Devonta Freeman 14 173 1016 0 1016 72.6 Karlos Williams 14 91 730 0 730 52.1 James Wilder 13 81 563 0 563 43.3 Jacob Coker 7 46 15 250 265 37.9 Ryan Green 12 33 163 0 163 13.6 Sean Maguire 7 23 -1 116 115 16.4 Kermit Whitfield 14 3 110 0 110 7.9 Freddie Stevenson 12 8 33 0 33 2.8 Chad Abram 13 7 29 0 29 2.2 Rashad Greene 14 1 9 0 9 0.6 Will Burnham 2 1 6 0 6 3.0 Nigel Terrell 10 1 4 0 4 0.4 Team 0 6 -52 0 -52 Total......... 14 793 2844 4432 7276 519.7 Opponent...... 14 963 1747 2193 3940 281.4 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg ----------------------------------------------------------------- Roberto Aguayo 21-22 .955 0- 0 10-10 2- 2 8- 9 1- 1 53
FG SEQUENCE | Roberto Aguayo |
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Pittsburgh | |
Nevada | |
Bethune-Cookman | |
Boston College | |
Maryland | |
Clemson | |
North Carolina State | |
Miami | |
Wake Forest | |
Syracuse | |
Idaho | |
Florida | |
Duke | |
Auburn |
() For made field goals PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd ------------------------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 42 1725 41.1 59 2 12 12 0 Total......... 42 1725 41.1 59 2 12 12 0 Opponent...... 96 4109 42.8 64 5 33 33 0 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G ---------------------------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 14 1016 278 0 0 0 0 1294 92.4 Kenny Shaw 14 0 933 251 20 0 0 1204 86.0 Rashad Greene 14 9 1128 0 0 0 0 1137 81.2 Kelvin Benjamin 14 0 1011 0 0 0 0 1011 72.2 Karlos Williams 14 730 63 0 88 0 0 881 62.9 Kermit Whitfield 14 110 89 0 619 0 0 818 58.4 James Wilder 13 563 27 0 0 0 0 590 45.4 Nick O'Leary 14 0 557 0 0 0 0 557 39.8 Jameis Winston 14 219 0 0 0 0 0 219 15.6 Ryan Green 12 163 16 0 0 0 0 179 14.9 Christian Green 14 0 157 0 0 0 0 157 11.2 Telvin Smith 14 0 0 0 0 147 -5 142 10.1 Bobo Wilson 12 0 23 89 27 0 0 139 11.6 Lamarcus Joyner 14 0 0 0 110 20 0 130 9.3 Chad Abram 13 29 73 0 0 0 0 102 7.8 Nate Andrews 14 0 0 0 0 91 0 91 6.5 E.J. Levenberry 13 0 0 0 0 78 0 78 6.0 Jalen Ramsey 14 0 0 0 0 31 23 54 3.9 Freddie Stevenson 12 33 18 0 0 0 0 51 4.3 Keelin Smith 13 0 0 0 0 44 0 44 3.4 Mario Edwards 12 0 0 0 0 4 37 41 3.4 Terrance Smith 14 0 0 0 0 32 0 32 2.3 Ronald Darby 14 0 0 0 0 16 16 32 2.3 Chris Casher 12 0 0 0 0 0 31 31 2.6 Isaiah Jones 5 0 31 0 0 0 0 31 6.2 Shayne Broxsie 13 0 19 0 9 0 0 28 2.2 Tyler Hunter 3 0 0 0 0 27 0 27 9.0 P.J. Williams 13 0 0 0 0 24 0 24 1.8 Jacob Coker 7 15 0 0 0 0 0 15 2.1 Christian Jones 13 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.2 Will Burnham 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 6 3.0 Nigel Terrell 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.4 Sean Maguire 7 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.1 Team 0 -52 0 0 0 0 0 -52 Total......... 14 2844 4432 340 873 529 102 9120 651.4 Opponent...... 14 1747 2193 237 1301 72 0 5550 396.4 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Telvin Smith 14 61 29 90 9.5- 25.0 2.0- 8.0 3-147 4 2 2- -5 . . . Lamarcus Joyner 14 45 24 69 7.0- 57.0 5.5- 54.0 2- 20 4 3 . 3 . . Timmy Jernigan 14 35 28 63 11.0- 44.0 4.5- 32.0 . 1 2 . . . . Terrance Smith 14 34 25 59 2.5- 17.0 2.0- 16.0 1- 32 3 1 . . . . Christian Jones 13 32 24 56 8.0- 23.0 2.0- 3.0 1- 15 . 6 . . . . Terrence Brooks 13 38 18 56 8.0- 33.0 1.0- 13.0 2- 0 5 . 1- 0 2 . . Jalen Ramsey 14 37 12 49 2.0- 18.0 1.0- 12.0 1- 31 1 1 1- 23 1 . . Reggie Northrup 14 22 23 45 2.5- 4.0 . . 1 2 . . . . E.J. Levenberry 13 18 21 39 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 78 1 . . 1 . . Nate Andrews 14 24 11 35 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 4- 91 4 . 1- 0 3 . . P.J. Williams 13 21 14 35 1.5- 10.0 . 3- 24 7 1 . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 14 15 14 29 2.5- 6.0 0.5- 2.0 1- 0 1 1 . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 13 18 10 28 3.0- 13.0 2.0- 11.0 . . . . . . . Mario Edwards 12 19 9 28 9.5- 49.0 3.5- 37.0 1- 4 1 1 2- 37 1 . . Dan Hicks 14 11 14 25 5.5- 22.0 1.0- 13.0 1- 0 1 . . . . . Chris Casher 12 15 10 25 5.0- 20.0 2.0- 15.0 . 2 2 1- 31 1 . . Demonte McAllister 11 7 15 22 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 2 . . . . Eddie Goldman 13 8 11 19 3.0- 9.0 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 12 9 9 18 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 7.0 . . 3 . . . . Desmond Hollin 13 8 8 16 3.0- 17.0 2.0- 14.0 . . . . . . . Keelin Smith 13 11 5 16 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 44 1 . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 11 14 2 16 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 13 8 7 15 1.5- 2.0 . . . 2 . . . . Ronald Darby 14 11 3 14 . . 2- 16 4 . 1- 16 . . . Marquez White 12 8 4 12 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . . Nick Waisome 13 10 1 11 1.0- 1.0 . . 2 . . . . . Gerald Demps 13 8 2 10 1.0- 3.0 . . 2 . . . . . Tyler Hunter 3 7 1 8 . . 1- 27 2 . . . . . Karlos Williams 14 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . . Derrick Mitchell 7 5 2 7 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . Philip Doumar 14 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . Matthew Thomas 5 4 . 4 2.0- 10.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . Colin Blake 11 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Justin Shanks 5 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . Colton Woodall 4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Ryan Alicea 2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Cameron Erving 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nick O'Leary 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Cason Beatty 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Roberto Aguayo 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Devonta Freeman 14 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Bryan Stork 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nigel Terrell 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Brad Bentz 2 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Wallace 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Christian Green 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenny Shaw 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Josue Matias 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kelvin Benjamin 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Giorgio Newberry 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Rashad Greene 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobby Hart 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jameis Winston 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kermit Whitfield 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . Chad Abram 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Shayne Broxsie 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Sterling Lovelady 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Fahrenkrug 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . James Wilder 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Tre' Jackson 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ryan Green 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Freddie Stevenson 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bobo Wilson 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Austin Barron 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ruben Carter 11 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jacob Coker 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Sean Maguire 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Myles Davis 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Keith Weeks 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . Isaiah Jones 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Kory Burnett 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . Clay Pickler 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . Ira Denson 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Rashad Gholston 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jermaine Washington 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Bryan LaCivita 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Cameron Ponder 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Wilson Bell 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Will Burnham 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . Danny Adams 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jeren Kowalewski 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Dan O'Neill 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathan Akanbi 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Conley 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Nathan Slater 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Donovan Todd 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Aloise 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Jake Romano 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . Team 0 . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 583 365 948 98.0-408.0 35.0-263.0 26-529 49 29 9-102 12 . 1 Game Participation ## Player GP-GS Pitt UN BCU BC UMd CU NCS UM Wake SU UId UF Duke Aub -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 41 Chad Abram 13- 7 xx O-FB O-FB O-FB xx O-FB xx xx O-FB xx O-FB xx O-FB 40 Danny Adams 1- 0 xx 19 Roberto Aguayo 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 38 Jonathan Akanbi 1- 0 xx 58 Ryan Alicea 2- 0 xx xx 39 Justin Allred 0- 0 46 Paul Aloise 1- 0 xx 29 Nate Andrews 14- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-FS xx xx xx xx xx 23 Jared Armstrong 0- 0 58 Ryan Arnold 0- 0 62 Austin Barron 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx O-C xx xx xx xx xx 38 Cason Beatty 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 78 Wilson Bell 2- 0 xx xx 76 Marcel Benalcazar 0- 0 1 Kelvin Benjamin 14-14 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-Z O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-Z O-Z O-WR 93 Brad Bentz 2- 0 xx xx 30 Colin Blake 11- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx D-CB xx xx xx xx 31 Terrence Brooks 13-13 D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-FS D-SS D-SS 42 Shayne Broxsie 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 42 Lamarcus Brutus 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 82 Davarez Bryant 0- 0 95 Keith Bryant 0- 0 37 Cameron Budde 0- 0 47 Kory Burnett 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx 45 Will Burnham 2- 0 xx xx 65 Ruben Carter 11- 1 xx O-RG xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 21 Chris Casher 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 43 Peter Ciappetta 0- 0 14 Jacob Coker 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 40 Parker Conley 1- 0 xx 19 Troy Cook 0- 0 86 Tasean Crews 0- 0 3 Ronald Darby 14- 9 xx xx xx xx D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB xx D-CB D-CB 61 Myles Davis 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 23 Gerald Demps 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 55 Ira Denson 3- 0 xx xx xx 15 Greg Dent 0- 0 12 Hunter DeWitt 0- 0 67 Reginald Dixon 0- 0 57 Philip Doumar 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 54 Dorian Earley 0- 0 15 Mario Edwards 12-11 xx D-RE D-RE D-DE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE D-RE 94 Keith Eikevik 0- 0 52 Ukeme Eligwe 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 43 Ebo Entsuah 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 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 15 Matthew Finn 0- 0 11 John Franklin 0- 0 8 Devonta Freeman 14-14 O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-RB O-RB O-TB O-TB O-TB O-RB O-TB O-TB O-TB 40 Kendall Fullington 0- 0 13 Rashad Gholston 3- 0 xx xx xx 90 Eddie Goldman 13-13 D-DE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-DE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE D-LE 89 Christian Green 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 15 Ryan Green 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 80 Rashad Greene 14-13 O-WR O-WR O-WR xx O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-X O-X O-WR 18 Christian Griffith 0- 0 12 Jarred Haggins 0- 0 33 Kevin Haplea 0- 0 51 Bobby Hart 14-14 O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT 82 Willie Haulstead 0- 0 33 Jonathan Hernandez 0- 0 73 Joseph Hernandez 0- 0 6 Dan Hicks 14- 4 D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 59 Ryan Hoefeld 0- 0 43 Desmond Hollin 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins 0- 0 1 Tyler Hunter 3- 3 D-SS D-SS D-SS 87 Jared Jackson 0- 0 54 Tre' Jackson 13-13 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 67 Cody Jay 0- 0 8 Timmy Jernigan 14-14 D-NT D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG 91 Pierre Jolicouer 0- 0 7 Christian Jones 13-12 D-MLB D-MLB xx D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SLB D-SAM D-SLB D-SLB D-SAM D-SLB D-SLB 84 Isaiah Jones 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx 20 Lamarcus Joyner 14-13 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-NICK D-CB D-CB D-CB xx D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB 72 Barrett Kernon 0- 0 85 Jeremy Kerr 0- 0 88 Jeren Kowalewski 1- 0 xx 39 Bryan LaCivita 3- 0 xx xx xx 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 13- 7 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT xx xx xx xx xx D-DT D-DT xx 6 Larry Lawson 0- 0 10 E.J. Levenberry 13- 1 xx xx xx D-MLB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 77 Larry Levy 0- 0 53 Sterling Lovelady 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 36 Tyrell Lyons 0- 0 10 Sean Maguire 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 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 11- 1 xx xx D-DE xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 24 Matthew McNulty 0- 0 11 Derrick Mitchell 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 48 Dorsey Moore 0- 0 37 Brandyn Musgrave 0- 0 4 Giorgio Newberry 14- 1 xx xx xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 5 Reggie Northrup 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 35 Nick O'Leary 14-13 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE 83 Dan O'Neill 1- 0 xx 7 Mario Pender 0- 0 16 Clay Pickler 4- 0 xx xx xx xx 30 KJ Pittman 0- 0 44 Cameron Ponder 3- 0 xx xx xx 13 Jalen Ramsey 14-14 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-SS D-SS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-SS D-FS D-FS D-SS D-FS D-FS 49 Jake Romano 1- 0 xx 79 Michael Scheerhorn 0- 0 69 Garrett Scott 0- 0 92 Justin Shanks 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx 81 Kenny Shaw 14- 7 O-WR xx xx xx O-WR xx O-WR O-WR xx O-WR xx O-Y O-Y xx 45 Nathan Slater 1- 0 xx 37 Keelin Smith 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 22 Telvin Smith 14-14 D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-LB D-WLB D-WLB D-WLB D-WILL D-WLB D-WLB D-WILL D-MLB D-WLB 24 Terrance Smith 14- 9 xx xx D-MLB xx xx D-MLB D-MLB D-MLB D-MIKE D-MLB D-MLB D-MIKE xx D-MLB 48 Junior St. Louis 0- 0 33 Freddie Stevenson 12- 0 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 28 Nigel Terrell 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 12 Matthew Thomas 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx 41 Donovan Todd 1- 0 xx 14 Nick Waisome 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 44 DeMarcus Walker 12- 3 D-DE xx D-RE D-RE xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 74 Jonathan Wallace 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 36 Jermaine Washington 3- 0 xx xx xx 66 Keith Weeks 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx Alex Wethy 0- 0 27 Marquez White 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 7 Kermit Whitfield 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 32 James Wilder 13- 1 xx xx xx xx O-TB xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 9 Karlos Williams 14- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 26 P.J. Williams 13-11 xx xx D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB 3 Bobo Wilson 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 5 Jameis Winston 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 49 Colton Woodall 4- 0 xx xx xx xx 59 Andrew Wright 0- 0 18 Jayon Young 0- 0 63 Mitchell Zak 0- 0
'Noles Pummel Panthers, 41-13, in Jaboo's Debut.
Jameis Winston's first start at quarterback for Florida State is a memorable one as the No. 11/12 Seminoles open 2013 with a win at Pittsburgh.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
PITTSBURGH, PA -- He'd thrown fastballs in the 90s and runners out at third base from right field. He'd thrown a touchdown on his first toss of the 2013 spring game and he'd thrown a football up and over a fraternity house. He'd even joked with reporters and debuted a flawless MC Hammer impersonation.
But there was one thing Jameis Winston hadn't done in a whirlwind, hype-producing eight months: Florida State's redshirt freshman quarterback hadn't played a single snap of college football. So when the nation turned its collective gaze to ESPN's Labor Day broadcast of No. 11/12 FSU's season-opening game at Pittsburgh Monday night, the game's central theme was crystal clear.
Can the player they call "Jaboo" live up to the hype?
If the box score from the Seminoles' (1-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) 41-13 thrashing of new league member Pitt (0-1, 0-1) is any indication, Winston is more than capable of handling the pressures of his growing fame and expectations. And then some.
In perhaps greatest debut by a 'Noles quarterback ever, Winston went 25-of-27 for 356 yards with four passing touchdowns and one rushing score. His 92.6-percent completion percentage was enough to set the school record, breaking the 87.5-percent mark that Danny Kanell unleashed on NC State back in 1995.
"It's one ballgame guys," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "He played one game. That's it. But he did a great job. As long as he keeps the process in mind and keeps working with great habits, everything's going to be fine, and that's what he has to do. It's not about age. It's about habits. If you have good work habits, you get results if you have ability."
Not to be overlooked was an FSU offense that saw Nick O'Leary match his 2012 full-season total with three touchdown receptions and become the first Seminoles tight end to haul in more than one score in a single game since Marvin Pearsall in 1994.
Rashad Greene grabbed eight catches for 126 yards and one score and Kelvin Benjamin added 73 yards on five catches. Kenny Shaw nearly hit triple digits with his 94 yards on four catches and tailbacks James Wilder, Jr. and Devonta Freeman combined for 110 yards on 19 carries.
The Seminoles racked up 533 yards of total offense on 8.5 yards per play. With Winston effortlessly running Fisher's pro-style offense, the 'Noles were 7-of-11 on third down.
"I've got a veteran offensive line and I've got receivers that are going to get open, and I've got 'backs that are going to block," Winston told ESPN's Samantha Ponder moments after his first win. "... I am not even thinking about [the hype] right now. It's a process and we've got to keep doing it and keep winning.
"That's the most important thing and I'm just happy to celebrate this with my dad and my family and the FSU 'Noles."
Defensively, the Jeremy Pruitt-led new-look 'Noles bent early but they didn't break. Despite a handful of losses in personnel to the NFL Draft and an off-season overhaul in defensive schemes, FSU allowed just 297 yards and forced Pittsburgh quarterback Tom Savage into two turnovers -- one by true freshman starting cornerback Jalen Ramsey and another by senior safety Terrence Brooks.
The Seminoles allowed an 80-yard drive and score to start the game, but gave up just 217 yards and six points over the next 49:10 of game action -- and 52 of those yards came on a garbage-time bomb from Savage to star receiver Devin Street. Savage finished 15-of-28 for 201 yards and Street posted 141 yards on six catches.
Lamarcus Joyner had a role in the pressure Savage faced all night, as the senior registered two sacks off the cornerback blitz and led the team with nine tackles. Linebackers Telvin Smith and Christian Jones each had eight tackles and Tyler Hunter had five. Brooks, Ramsey and Timmy Jernigan notched four tackles of their own.
Pitt wasted little time introducing itself to the ACC as Savage orchestrated that nine-play drive on the first series that concluded with a four-yard touchdown pass to Manasseh Garner and sent the 65,000-fans sellout crowd at Heinz Field into a frenzy.
The Winston era then officially began with back-to-back completions to Benjamin and Shaw for a combined 33 yards. But the drive stalled after Benjamin's toss sweep failed to convert on 3rd-and-1.
After Cason Beatty's first punt of the season, Pittsburgh's ensuing drive fared much worse. With 'Noles defensive line pressure in his face, Savage threw a pass right into Ramsey's waiting hands. Two plays later, Winston tossed the first touchdown of his career on a beautifully thrown 24-yard pass to O'Leary in the endzone.
Florida State led the nation in forced three-and-outs a season ago and on the next drive registered its first of the young 2013 campaign. Winston was again sharp on FSU's resulting drive, connecting on long passes to Shaw and Benjamin before a 15-yard Wilder, Jr. run to the Panthers' four yard-line.
A perfectly executed play-action pass with defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel in as a lead blocker then resulted in another Winston-O'Leary touchdown connection -- this time a two-yard score for a 14-7 FSU lead with 13:41 left in the second quarter.
Pittsburgh then trimmed that one-touchdown deficit to 14-10 on a short field goal moments after Brooks' nearly snared an endzone interception.
But a 14-play, 78-yard drive by the Winston-led offense halted any sort of potential Panthers comeback. The drive concluded with WInston's first career rushing touchdown, a five-yard scamper with 2:13 remaining in the first half. And the 'Noles wanted more.
Brooks made up for his dropped interception earlier by making a diving takeaway for Savage's second interception on the night. Wasting little time, Winston led the 'Noles to pay dirt once again. Highlighted by a 36-yard Greene catch on 1st-and-30, the three-play, 41-yard drive ended with Greene's own 23-yard reception.
It won't get the same publicity as Winston's Monday-might performance, but fellow redshirt freshman Roberto Aguayo then saved a potential Pittsburgh score on the resulting kickoff a few moments later. His tackle halted what would have likely been a long kickoff return by Tyler Boyd -- instead, the 'Noles took a 28-10 lead into the break.
Aguayo then hit 22- and 28-yard field goals in the third quarter and Winston capped off the night with a 10-yard touchdown toss to O'Leary with 9:32 left in the game.
"I wasn't surprised," Joyner said about Winston's performance. "I told him pregame you go against the best every day ... and the way you rip us apart sometimes in scrimmages, we know you can do it against anyone in the nation."
Winston was later replaced by redshirt Jacob Coker, who finished 2-0f-2 for 21 yards.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Pittsburgh |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 4, pass (kick), 10:50 7- 7 Nick O'Leary, 24, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:11 2nd 14- 7 Nick O'Leary, 2, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:41 14-10 Opp, 28, field goal, 9:18 21-10 Jameis Winston, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:13 28-10 Rashad Greene, 23, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:38 3rd 31-10 Roberto Aguayo, 22, field goal, 11:08 31-13 Opp, 39, field goal, 4:43 34-13 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 1:12 4th 41-13 Nick O'Leary, 10, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:32
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 24 16 Rushes-yards 34-156 27- 96 Passing 377 201 Att-Comp-Int 29-27-0 28-15-2 Total Yards 63-533 55-297 Punt Returns 1-26 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-56 7-138 Interception Ret. 2-31 0-0 Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0 Punts 2-37.0 3-54.3 Sacks By-Yds 3-36 2-9 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 0-0 Penalties-Yds 7-70 4-26 3rd Down Conversions 7-11 2-8 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 Time of Posession 35:08 24:52 Attendance 65,500 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- James Wilder 10 58 0 15 Devonta Freeman 9 52 0 20 Jameis Winston 8 25 1 10 Chad Abram 2 13 0 7 Ryan Green 5 8 0 7 --------------------------------------------- FSU 34 156 1 20 Opp 27 96 0 20 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Rashad Greene 8 126 1 36 Kenny Shaw 4 94 0 42 Kelvin Benjamin 5 73 0 28 Nick O'Leary 4 47 3 24t Isaiah Jones 1 15 0 15 Devonta Freeman 2 11 0 9 Chad Abram 2 11 0 6 Christian Green 1 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------- FSU 27 377 4 42 Opp 15 201 1 52 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 25 27 0 356 4 42 Jacob Coker 2 2 0 21 0 15 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 27 29 0 377 4 42 Opp 15 28 2 201 1 52 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 1 26 0 26 --------------------------------------------- FSU 1 26 0 26 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Lamarcus Joyner 3 56 0 26 --------------------------------------------- FSU 3 56 0 26 Opp 7 138 0 35 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 2 74 38 ---------------------------------------- FSU 2 74 38 Opp 3 163 56 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lamarcus Joyner 7 2 9 2.0- 24.0 2.0- 24.0 . 1 . . . . . Telvin Smith 7 1 8 2.0- 2.0 . . . 1 . . . . Christian Jones 4 4 8 . . . . 2 . . . . Tyler Hunter 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 3 1 4 . . 1- 31 . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 3 1 4 . . 1- 0 2 . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 2 2 4 2.0- 14.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . . Mario Edwards 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . Karlos Williams 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Roberto Aguayo 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Chris Casher . . . . . . . 2 . . . . Gerald Demps . . . . . . 1 . . . . . Terrance Smith . . . . . . 1 . . . . . DeMarcus Walker . . . . . . . 1 . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample . . . . . . . 1 . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 39 14 53 6.0- 40.0 3.0- 36.0 2- 31 5 7 . . . . Opp 50 20 70 6.0- 13.0 2.0- 9.0 . . 3 . 2 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene WR 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- SS 1 Tyler Hunter SLB 6 Dan Hicks MLB 7 Christian Jones NT 8 Timmy Jernigan CB 13 Jalen Ramsey CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith FS 31 Terrence Brooks DE 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 90 Eddie Goldman DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 3 Ronald Darby 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 11 Derrick Mitchell 12 Matthew Thomas 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 15 Mario Edwards 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 24 Terrance Smith 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews |
## NAME ----------------------------- 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 41 Chad Abram 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Ira Denson 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 65 Ruben Carter 74 Jonathan Wallace 78 Wilson Bell 84 Isaiah Jones 89 Christian Green 97 Demonte McAllister |
FSU Scores 59 Unanswered in 62-7 Nevada Rout.
Jameis Winston completes all 13 of his final passes, Karlos Williams has a memorable debut at tailback and the No. 10/9 'Noles defense shuts down the Wolf Pack Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- No. 10/9 Florida State's lopsided 62-7 victory over Nevada Saturday was more than just the team's second tally in the win column this season.
The Seminoles' (2-0) triumphant 2013 home opener also provided answers to some key offensive questions moving forward.
With a record-breaking debut in his rearview, Jameis Winston, a redshirt freshman quarterback that has taken college football by storm, had yet to show what he could do when things weren't going right. Against Pitt in the 'Noles' season opener, Winston had just two incompletions and, other than briefly playing from behind at the very beginning of the game, was never put in position to show his mental makeup in the face of adversity.
Against the Wolf Pack (1-2), he got that chance.
After throwing his first career interception and more incompletions in the first quarter at Doak Campbell Stadium than he did in all four against the Panthers, Winston found his team trailing 7-3 in the second quarter in front of an unhappy crowd. As he came to the sideline, FSU coach Jimbo Fisher had a simple message for his young pupil.
"Go higher," Winston said. "Adversity is here; how are you going to respond?"
A final stat-line of 15-of-18 for 214 yards and three total touchdowns as the 'Noles scored 59 unanswered points means that Winston responded by completing all 13 of his final passes for 184 yards following Fisher's brief words of advice.
"Adversity, you can't live on that," Winston said. "You've got to keep going."
And keep going he did. Aided by his playmaking wide receivers, a stable of capable tailbacks and the blocking up front, Winston connected on a pair of 24-yard touchdown passes to Kenny Shaw and Rashad Greene in the second quarter that put the Seminoles ahead for good.
His pinpoint pass to Christian Green moments after the Shaw touchdown grab that set up Greene's score was the type of throw that won't soon be forgotten. And his 10-yard scamper to pay dirt on the heels of a third-quarter Tyler Hunter interception further his proved the threat his poses as as a passer and runner.
In total, FSU's offense racked up 617 yards at a clip of 9.8 yards per play while the defense allowed just 214 yards at 3.5 yards per Nevada snap.
On the ground, juniors Karlos Williams and Devonta Freeman ran for 110 and 109 yards, respectively, with one score each while true freshmen Ryan Green added 78 late-game yards and one touchdown and fellow rookie Freddie Stevenson posted one more running score. Shaw added 94 yards and his touchdown grab and Greene and Kelvin Benjamin combined for 76 yards and a touchdown.
On the other side of the ball, Terrance Brooks and Lamarcus Joyner both had six tackles as 24 different defenders registered stops.
"We dealt with adversity very well, we adjusted on the sideline well," Fisher said. "... I loved the way our players responded. A lot of young guys touched the ball tonight. Defensively a lot of guys got in the game and made plays."
Including Williams, who made news during FSU's bye week thanks to a position switch from safety to running back.
While Winston's ability to handle adversity was the prevailing question entering the showdown with the Wolf Pack, Williams' role as a runner was the other. But after spending two seasons as a backup safety before being added to a depth chart that already featured proven players in Freeman and James Wilder, Jr., Williams wasted little time in showing just what he brings to the tailback rotation: speed, size and explosion.
Oh, and the ability to score from anywhere on the field.
Williams' first carry went for 65 yards and touchdown on a sweep to the right that he had been working on all week at practice.
"Kelvin [Benjamin] and Rashad [Greene] looked at me and said, 'When you catch the ball, bro, just ride. Just run. Just run, run, run, run, run. Don't look back, don't cut, don't shake. Get the ball, head to the sideline and just run,'" Williams said. "And I did exactly what they told me and it led me to a touchdown."
Added Fisher: "[Williams] is a talented cat, now. He's very dynamic with the ball. He's big, strong and explosive [and] he's natural. When he gets space he can hit home runs and he's hard to tackle because he's a big, physical guy."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Nevada | |||||
Florida State |
1st 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 23, field goal, 6:19 2nd 3- 7 Opp, 11, pass (kick), 11:31 10- 7 Kenny Shaw, 24, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:21 17- 7 Rashad Greene, 24, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:38 3rd 24- 7 Devonta Freeman, 6, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:29 31- 7 Karlos Williams, 65, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:47 38- 7 James Wilder, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:06 45- 7 Jameis Winston, 10, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:41 48- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 33, field goal, 0:58 4th 55- 7 Freddie Stevenson, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:11 62- 7 Ryan Green, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:48
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 29 13 Rushes-yards 41-377 38-128 Passing 240 86 Att-Comp-Int 22-17-1 24-13-1 Total Yards 63-617 62-214 Punt Returns 7-82 0-0 Kickoff Returns 2-54 7-151 Interception Ret. 1-27 1-10 Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0 Punts 1-53.0 9-45.9 Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-11 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 Penalties-Yds 6-45 7-80 3rd Down Conversions 6-10 4-14 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1 Time of Posession 26:59 33:01 Attendance 73,847 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Karlos Williams 8 110 1 65t Devonta Freeman 9 109 1 60 Ryan Green 5 78 1 34 James Wilder 6 45 1 24 Jacob Coker 1 12 0 12 Freddie Stevenson 3 10 1 10 Jameis Winston 4 8 1 10t Sean Maguire 1 6 0 6 Nigel Terrell 1 4 0 4 Cameron Ponder 1 0 0 Team 2 -5 0 --------------------------------------------- FSU 41 377 6 65t Opp 38 128 0 23 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 6 94 1 24t Rashad Greene 3 39 1 24t Kelvin Benjamin 2 37 0 29 Christian Jones 1 19 0 19 Nick O'Leary 2 16 0 9 Kermit Whitfield 1 16 0 16 Freddie Stevenson 1 10 0 10 James Wilder 1 9 0 9 --------------------------------------------- FSU 17 240 2 29 Opp 13 86 1 18 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 15 18 1 214 2 29 Jacob Coker 2 4 0 26 0 16 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 17 22 1 240 2 29 Opp 13 24 1 86 1 18 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 5 53 0 16 Bobo Wilson 2 29 0 17 --------------------------------------------- FSU 7 82 0 17 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Lamarcus Joyner 2 54 0 28 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 54 0 28 Opp 7 151 0 32 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 1 53 53 ---------------------------------------- FSU 1 53 53 Opp 9 413 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 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 4 . 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . Mario Edwards 2 2 4 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 4 4 . . . . 1 . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . Reggie Northrup 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Terrance Smith . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . Keelin Smith 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nate Andrews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nick O'Leary 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . Tyler Hunter 1 . 1 . . 1- 27 2 . . . . . Matthew Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Brad Bentz . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Desmond Hollin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . Chris Casher . . . . . . 1 . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 38 28 66 4.0- 10.0 . 1- 27 5 1 . . . . Opp 36 38 74 4.0- 16.0 1.0- 11.0 1- 10 . . . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 65 Ruben Carter LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- SS 1 Tyler Hunter SLB 6 Dan Hicks MLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan CB 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith FS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 3 Ronald Darby 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 12 Matthew Thomas 13 Rashad Gholston 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 16 Clay Pickler 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 24 Terrance Smith 26 P.J. Williams 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson 36 Jermaine Washington |
## NAME ----------------------------- 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 39 Bryan LaCivita 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 Cameron Ponder 44 DeMarcus Walker 45 Will Burnham 47 Kory Burnett 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Ira Denson 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 58 Ryan Alicea 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 74 Jonathan Wallace 78 Wilson Bell 81 Kenny Shaw 84 Isaiah Jones 89 Christian Green 92 Justin Shanks 93 Brad Bentz 97 Demonte McAllister |
Noles Run Over Wildcats, 54-6.
No. 8/8 Florida State moves to 3-0 overall with ACC play looming, after blasting Bethune-Cookman at home Saturday night.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Telvin Smith intercepted a pass and dashed 68 yards for the touchdown on the game's first drive and No. 8/8 Florida State sprinted past Bethune-Cookman 54-6 Saturday night at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Now, the 'Noles (3-0) turn their attention to the Atlantic Coast Conference race.
FSU heads to Boston College next weekend having accomplished exactly what it wanted to accomplish against the FCS-level Wildcats (3-1): the Seminoles got to rest some starters, get one game stronger and give plenty of valuable snaps to its stacked roster of talented youngsters.
"We've got a lot of room to grow but we did the things we had to do," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "Now we get back to our conference on the road and need to clean a lot of things up but we're getting to where we need to be."
Unlike the first two games of his career, FSU quarterback Jameis Winston didn't fill up the box score with eye-popping numbers in the win. But the young signal caller did make some magic on Bobby Bowden Field.
Winston only played until the 8:13 mark of the third quarter, completing 10-of-19 passes for 148 yards and two touchdowns -- all career lows. Don't the numbers fool you, though. Winston had two potential touchdown tosses dropped and he unleashed this 11-yard touchdown throw to Kelvin Benjamin that won't soon be forgotten.
Winston admitted that the memorable play shouldn't have ever happened; he should have hit Chad Abram in the flat or Nick O'Leary on a hot route. But you can't take those points off the board and that play off the ESPN highlight reels.
"I should have sighted them out and we should have ran one of our sights on the backside," Winston said. "I was like, 'Oh man, I messed up. Now I gotta do something so I at least can throw a touchdown while I get yelled at in the film room.'"
Winston may have to answer to Fisher even on scoring plays, but his performance was enough to impress B-CU coach Brian Jenkins.
"You are looking at a future Heisman Trophy winner," Jenkins said. "I don't know if there's a better quarterback in the country."
Rashad Greene also grabbed a 19-yard touchdown catch from Winston. Greene finished with 44 yards receiving on four catches while Kenny Shaw had four catches of his own for 89 yards. Levonte Whitfield added one catch for 42 yards from backup Jacob Coker, who played a series with the first-team offense in the second half and threw for 78 total yards on 3-of-6 passing.
Of FSU's 492 total yards, 266 of them came on the ground.
Devonta Freeman registered his second 100-yard game in a row and the sixth of his career as his 10 total rushes went for 112 yards and one touchdown. Through three games as the team's leading rusher, Freeman is averaging 9.5 yards per carry and has not lost yardage on any run.
"I am very pleased with Devonta," Fisher said. "I thought he had a great game."
The other members of the 'Noles' talented tailback trio -- James Wilder, Jr. and Karlos Williams also left their mark. Wilder, Jr. finished with 56 yards on just eight carries with a touchdown run and Williams showed the same flash in the backfield as he did in his first game at the position last weekend after his switch from safety.
Williams played in the second half only but scored twice on the ground and ran for 83 yards on nine carries. After the game, Fisher said that Williams is progressing so well on offense that he will start getting earlier carries and more opportunities.
Williams also laid out a Wildcats returner on special teams, showing he hadn't forgotten how to notch one of his trademarks hits despite his position switch across the line of scrimmage.
"Oh man that felt good," Williams said, smiling.
The Seminoles averaged 8.1 yards per play and had the ball just 24:01 compared to B-CU's 3.3 yards-per-play average in 35:25 of offensive work. FSU's defense, which has yet to give up a 300-yard game this season, let Bethune-Cookman gain just 242 yards.
Starting for the first time in his career in place of suspended middle linebacker Christian Jones, Terrance Smith showed off with a game-high 12 tackles and one sack. Redshirt freshmen Chris Casher and Ukeme Eligwe added 10 and six tackles, respectively, and E.J. Levenberry, Reggie Northrup, Telvin Smith and Terrence Brooks all had five stops apiece.
Five-star freshmen Jalen Ramsey and Matthew Thomas each both added three tackles and a sack.
The 'Noles started slow defensively, giving up four BCU first downs on the opening drive before Terrence Smith's big second-down sack set up 3rd-and-16. Telvin Smith then stepped in front the pass and raced untouched for the Seminoles' first defensive score of the year and a 7-0 lead.
"I was going!" Telvin Smith said. "I just kind of put my head back and let it go; put the pedal to the metal. Nobody was catching me, I know that."
It took until the 4:31 mark of the first quarter for the FSU offense to get the ball for the first time. Freeman's 18-yard run, a 14-yard Benjamin catch and then a 24-yard Shaw grab set up a 45-yard Roberto Aguayo field goal for a 10-0 score.
After Wilder, Jr.'s fumble near the goal line, B-CU quickly gave the ball right back with a holding penalty that resulted in a safety and 12-0 FSU lead. Then on FSU's ensuing drive, Winston unleashed his 11-yard touchdown play to Benjamin to give the 'Noles a 19-0 advantage.
That lead extended to 26-0 late in the second quarter after Wilder, Jr. found redemption with a two-yard touchdown plunge on the heels of an 82-yard drive. Florida State added one more score -- a one-yard Freeman run -- before the break to take a 33-0 lead into the break.
Winston's 19-yard pass to Greene just 1:21 in the second half then gave FSU a 40-0 lead. The scoring play marked Winston's final play of the night before Coker took over.
Following a B-CU scoring drive that halted the would-be shut out and produced 75 of the Wildcats' 242 total yards, Coker fired a 29-yard completion to Shaw and then Williams burst through the line for a 19-yard gain. One play later, Williams scored his second rushing score in as many games as he's played tailback with a three-yard rumble to pay dirt for a 47-6 score.
Williams later added a one-yard late-third-quarter run that was set up by Whitfield's 42-yard grab and dash.
"They better be," Fisher said, when asked if he thought his team was ready after three games for the full ACC slate of games. "It's coming in seven days; we'll find out."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Bethune-Cookman | |||||
Florida State |
1st 7- 0 Telvin Smith, 68, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:39 10- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 45, field goal, 2:33 2nd 12- 0 Team, safety, 13:50 Note: Holding penalty called in the end zone. 19- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 11, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:11 26- 0 James Wilder, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:49 33- 0 Devonta Freeman, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:13 3rd 40- 0 Rashad Greene, 19, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:39 40- 6 Opp, 7, run (kick failed), 8:21 47- 6 Karlos Williams, 3, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:15 54- 6 Karlos Williams, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:46
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 26 18 Rushes-yards 36-266 56-182 Passing 226 60 Att-Comp-Int 25-13-0 17-8-1 Total Yards 61-492 73-242 Punt Returns 0-0 1-6 Kickoff Returns 3-86 7-104 Interception Ret. 1-68 0-0 Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0 Punts 3-39.0 8-39.1 Sacks By-Yds 3-29 1-4 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-0 Penalties-Yds 3-25 8-59 3rd Down Conversions 2-6 9-18 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Time of Posession 24:01 35:59 Attendance 74,841 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 10 112 1 33 Karlos Williams 9 83 2 35 James Wilder 8 56 1 20 Jameis Winston 3 11 0 9 Ryan Green 5 8 0 6 Jacob Coker 1 -4 0 -4 --------------------------------------------- FSU 36 266 4 35 Opp 56 182 1 17 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 4 89 0 29 Rashad Greene 4 44 1 19t Kermit Whitfield 1 42 0 42 Kelvin Benjamin 2 26 1 15 Christian Green 2 25 0 14 --------------------------------------------- FSU 13 226 2 42 Opp 8 60 0 23 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 10 19 0 148 2 24 Jacob Coker 3 6 0 78 0 42 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 13 25 0 226 2 42 Opp 8 17 1 60 0 23 Rashad Greene Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- FSU 0 0 0 Opp 1 6 0 6 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 2 66 0 41 Kenny Shaw 1 20 0 20 --------------------------------------------- FSU 3 86 0 41 Opp 7 104 0 35 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 3 117 46 ---------------------------------------- FSU 3 117 46 Opp 8 313 46 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terrance Smith 5 7 12 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . 1 . . . . Chris Casher 6 4 10 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . . Reggie Northrup 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 2 3 5 . . 1- 68 . . . . . . Keelin Smith 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Matthew Thomas 3 . 3 2.0- 10.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 1 2 3 1.0- 12.0 1.0- 12.0 . . . . 1 . . Lamarcus Joyner 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker . 3 3 . . . . 1 . . . . Tyler Hunter 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Justin Shanks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Derrick Mitchell 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Colin Blake 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Desmond Hollin . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Team . . . . . . . . . . . 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 39 46 85 7.0- 34.0 3.0- 29.0 1- 68 . 3 . 1 . 1 Opp 28 26 54 3.0- 12.0 1.0- 4.0 . 3 . 1- 0 1 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- SS 1 Tyler Hunter SLB 6 Dan Hicks NG 8 Timmy Jernigan CB 13 Jalen Ramsey CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith FS 31 Terrence Brooks RE 44 DeMarcus Walker DE 97 Demonte McAllister DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Ronald Darby 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 11 Derrick Mitchell 12 Matthew Thomas 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 16 Clay Pickler 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 26 P.J. Williams 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith |
## NAME ----------------------------- 38 Cason Beatty 40 Danny Adams 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 Cameron Ponder 47 Kory Burnett 49 Colton Woodall 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Ira Denson 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 81 Kenny Shaw 84 Isaiah Jones 88 Jeren Kowalewski 89 Christian Green 92 Justin Shanks |
Winston Leads FSU to 48-34 Win at BC.
Jameis Winston's masterful game -- and memorable time-expiring play -- highlight the No. 8 Seminoles' conference victory at Boston College Saturday.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
CHESTNUT HILL, MA -- No. 8 Florida State's defense bent but didn't break and Jameis Winston bent out of two potential sacks on the same play and broke Twitter Saturday night in the Seminoles' come-from-behind 48-34 win at Boston College.
FSU's defense struggled throughout most of the game to stop the run and slow down BC's different offensive looks as the 'Noles (4-0, 2-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) fell behind 17-3 early. But while the defense started generating stops, Winston and the offense began rolling -- and no play was more memorable and meaningful than the young quarterback's 55-yard touchdown throw to Kenny Shaw on the senior receiver's "snake route" as the first-half clock expired at Alumni Stadium.
The play, which featured Winston calmly rolling out of two would-be sacks, was followed by a social media frenzy in which word -- and video -- of the miraculous play spread across the Internet at an eye-popping, reload-at-your-own-risk rate.
"I just wanted to score a touchdown before the half and Kenny made a play," Winston said. "He's an outstanding target that I've got and he made a great play."
For Winston, the play one was part of an 8-for-8 completion streak that saw him lead FSU from a two-score deficit to a advantage it would never relinquish. For FSU's defense, the Eagles (2-2, 1-1) got their yards by gashing FSU for a season-high 200 yards rushing on the ground. Boston College also added 198 yards through the air with four Chase Rettig touchdown passes.
His counterpart Winston finished the game 17-of-27 for 330 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. He also added 67 yards rushing on 14 carries. Winston's do-it-all effort propelled the Seminoles to 489 yards of total offense -- 330 of them through the air and 159 on the ground.
"Let me say this now, I am glad [Winston] is on my team," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "He's a great competitor [and] he's a fun guy to coach. When he comes over he makes the adjustment and is very coachable."
Rashad Greene hauled in two of Winston's touchdown throws to move to 12th all time on FSU's career receiving scores list. The true junior now has 17 scores on just 147 touches. Greene finished with 90 yards on four catches while his buddies Kelvin Benjamin (three catches for 103 yards) and Shaw (four catches for 93 yards and a score) also put up big numbers.
Starting fullback Chad Abram also had a touchdown catch for his first career score.
Devonta Freeman added 49 yards on nine carries and Karlos Williams posted a one-yard touchdown run. Redshirt freshman Roberto Aguayo contributed two made field goals and six extra points to set the school record for consecutive made kicks to start a career.
On the opposite side of the ball, FSU's defense will have a lot to watch and learn from in the film room in preparation for Maryland next weekend and then high-powered Clemson in three weeks -- but the 'Noles still made plays and the Eagles were never closer than 10 points in the final 24-minutes plus to end the game.
P.J. Williams' pick-six early in fourth quarter gave the Seminoles a more comfortable lead and Nate Andrews' game-sealing takeaway on the goal line with less than two minutes kept the Eagles form making it a one-score affair. Telvin Smith also had a big sack on that second-to-last BC drive that helped set up what would be Rettig interception throw.
Smith registered a team-high 10 tackles while Terrance Brooks, Timmy Jernigan, Christian Jones and Jalen Ramsey all had seven stops. Ramsey moved from his starting corner spot to safety in the game in place of Tyler Hunter, who was out with a neck injurey. P.J. Williams took Ramsey's starting spot at cornerback.
Desmond Hollin and Eddie Goldman also added first-career sacks for the Seminoles.
"We've got to get better in all three phases," Fisher said. "But guys, we are a work in progress. We are a work in progress but we are learning to win on the road and I am very proud of that. We are 4-0."
Like Pittsburgh did in the 'Noles' first road game of the year, Boston College scored a touchdown on its first drive to take an early 7-0 lead. After a 38-yard completion from Winston to Benjamin, Aguayo drained a 40-yard field goal to get a few of those points back and make it a 7-3 game with 6:34 left in the first quarter.
Unlike that Pittsburgh game, though, the Eagles wouldn't go away as Rettig tossed his second touchdown of the day on the ensuing drive to give BC a 14-3 lead at the end of the first quarter. That lead appeared destined to be even bigger to start the second frame but FSU held on third-and-short and the Eagles' eight-play, 52-yard drive ended in a field goal.
Down 17-3, the FSU offense finally had an answer thanks to Winston's 56-yard touchdown toss to a wide open Greene. The scoring play was the longest completion of Winston's career.
After trading punts, FSU forced a second consecutive Boston College three-and-out before starting what would turn out to be a beautiful offensive drive orchestrated by FSU's redshirt freshman under center. Starting with three consecutive first down passes before adding a career-long 20 yard run, Winston capped the seven-play, 80-yard drive with a 10-yard scoring throw to Abram to tie the game with 4:44 left in the second quarter.
The FSU defense then forced a three-and-out and the 'Noles took the lead on Winston's play-of-the-year-caliber Hail Mary as time expired.
Trailing 24-17 to start the second half, Boston College exploded for a 71-yard kick return on the first play of the third quarter. The play put the Eagles into the redzone but the 'Noles' defense stiffened and allowed just a 24-yard field goal.
On the next drive, Winston's completion streak ended at eight but his 24-yard third-down throw to Benjamin moved the chains and five plays later he found Greene on the 10-yard score. Up 31-20 at that point, FSU went 60 yards on eight plays and Williams extended the Seminoles' advantage to 38-20 on his one-yard scoring plunge.
But Boston College wasn't quite ready to go away. Rettig's season-high 52-yard touchdown heave to Myles Willis trimmed the deficit to 38-27. The 'Noles then got three of those back on Aguayo's 20-yard field goal on the third play of the fourth quarter.
P.J. Williams' interception return for a score pushed the lead back to 48-27 a minute a half later but Rettig answered with a 17-yard touchdown throw to C.J. Parsons. The Eagles got the ball back looking for more but Andrews stepped in front of the pass and raced down the sidelines with 1:53 to put the game out of reach.
"We adjusted to them well, we just didn't take on blockers as well," Fisher said. "We've got to take on blockers better. There was not an unsound thing we did, we just have to take on blockers better. We have to defeat blockers better."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Boston College |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 6, pass (kick), 9:58 3- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 40, field goal, 6:34 3-14 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 1:46 2nd 3-17 Opp, 24, field goal, 11:19 10-17 Rashad Greene, 56, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:35 17-17 Chad Abram, 10, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:49 24-17 Kenny Shaw, 55, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:00 3rd 24-20 Opp, 24, field goal, 11:52 31-20 Rashad Greene, 10, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9;06 38-20 Karlos Williams, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:42 38-27 Opp, 52, pass (kick), 2:10 4th 41-27 Roberto Aguayo, 20, field goal, 14:07 48-27 P.J. Williams, 20, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:41 48-34 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 9:44
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 24 22 Rushes-yards 36-159 45-200 Passing 330 197 Att-Comp-Int 27-17-1 28-18-2 Total Yards 63-489 73-397 Punt Returns 0-0 2-53 Kickoff Returns 1-17 6-162 Interception Ret. 2-55 1-16 Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0 Punts 4-40.0 4-35.0 Sacks By-Yds 3-22 4-29 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yds 5-44 3-44 3rd Down Conversions 4-11 3-13 4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-3 Time of Posession 26:44 33:16 Attendance 40,129 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 14 67 0 20 Devonta Freeman 9 49 0 15 Karlos Williams 6 22 1 10 James Wilder 6 15 0 7 Chad Abram 1 6 0 6 --------------------------------------------- FSU 36 159 1 20 Opp 45 200 0 30 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kelvin Benjamin 3 103 0 41 Kenny Shaw 4 93 1 55t Rashad Greene 4 90 2 56t James Wilder 2 18 0 10 Chad Abram 2 15 1 10t Nick O'Leary 1 14 0 14 Christian Green 1 -3 0 --------------------------------------------- FSU 17 330 4 56t Opp 18 197 4 52t Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 17 27 1 330 4 56t ----------------------------------------------- FSU 17 27 1 330 4 56t Opp 18 28 2 197 4 52t Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- FSU 0 0 0 Opp 2 53 0 34 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 17 0 17 --------------------------------------------- FSU 1 17 0 17 Opp 6 162 0 71 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 4 160 47 ---------------------------------------- FSU 4 160 47 |---------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 6 4 10 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 7 . 7 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones 5 2 7 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 5 2 7 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 6 . 6 . . . 1 . . . . . Desmond Hollin 3 1 4 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . P.J. Williams 2 2 4 . . 1- 20 1 . . . . . Eddie Goldman 2 2 4 1.5- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . Nate Andrews 2 2 4 . . 1- 35 . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 4 4 . . . 1 . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Devonta Freeman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nigel Terrell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Chris Casher . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 54 26 80 9.0- 29.0 3.0- 22.0 2- 55 3 . . . . . Opp 33 22 55 9.0- 39.0 4.0- 29.0 1- 16 4 . . 1 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- Z 1 Kelvin Benjamin TE 4 Giorgio Newberry QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- SLB 6 Dan Hicks NG 8 Timmy Jernigan MLB 10 E.J. Levenberry SS 13 Jalen Ramsey CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams FS 31 Terrence Brooks RE 44 DeMarcus Walker LE 90 Eddie Goldman DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Ronald Darby 5 Reggie Northrup 7 Kermit Whitfield 7 Christian Jones 9 Karlos Williams 12 Matthew Thomas 14 Nick Waisome 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 24 Terrance Smith 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 32 James Wilder |
## NAME ----------------------------- 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 42 Shayne Broxsie 43 Desmond Hollin 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 74 Jonathan Wallace 80 Rashad Greene 81 Kenny Shaw 89 Christian Green 97 Demonte McAllister |
FSU Delivers Record-Tying 63-0 Maryland Knockout.
No. 8 'Noles tie college football record for most lopsided win over a ranked opponent in their all-three-phases domination of the No. 25 Terps Saturday.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Playing with a chip on its shoulder, No. 8 Florida State's defense delivered whistle-to-whistle sustained blows to No. 25 Maryland in a 63-0 win at Doak Campbell Stadium -- an outcome that tied the college football record for most lopsided victory ever over a ranked team.
As the score would indicate, the previously untested Terrapins (4-1, 0-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) couldn't do anything against an FSU (5-0, 3-0) defense that had to listen to a week's worth of negative fan and media chatter in the wake of its subpar performance at Boston College last weekend.
After allowing the Eagles to generate nearly 400 yards of offense in the come-from-behind win, the 'Noles held Maryland and its 18th-ranked offense to just 234 total yards -- including a paltry 33 on the ground.
"We had to play with that way, man," FSU redshirt senior defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel said. "As a defensive player you can't play soft no matter what. We came out with a chip; we heard the doubters. Florida State football is based on defense and we know as a group we had to come out and prove ourselves and show the offense that we are there for those guys."
McDaniel, who knocked Maryland starter C.J. Brown out of the game for good with a vicious blast to the quarterback's chest in the second quarter, and the FSU defense held the Terps to just 2-of-15 on third-down conversions and just nine total first downs. Maryland managed just 4.1 yards per play in what was the final meeting between the two programs as conference foes before the Terrapins shuffle off to the Big Ten next year.
Speedy wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who came into the game averaging 100 yards receiving per contest, was held to just 24 yards, too.
"The defense I thought was the story of the day -- and the special teams," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "I thought they really took the show. They dominated from start to finish against some great some skills guys. ... They have a great scheme and I thought our guys covered well, rushed well, we pressured the quarterback, we hit them with great leverage on the football and tackled well."
The Terrapins didn't tackle 'Noles quarterback Jameis Winston so well when the redshirt freshman made yet another Sportcenter Top-10 play on this 12-yard touchdown throw to Nick O'Leary in the third quarter.
Like he did at Boston College when he shucked would-be sackers to launch a 55-yard Kenny Shaw touchdown, Winston slid his way from underneath Maryland defenders for the memorable score. So while the defense was delivering its blows, Winston was throwing haymakers en route to a 23-of-32 for a career-high 393 yards and a career-high five touchdowns performance.
As an offense, Florida State racked up 614 total yards and picked up 33 first downs while churning out 7.5 yards per play with no turnovers.
Devonta Freeman ran for 63 yards a score, Karlos Williams added two more touchdown runs and Rashad Greene grabbed four catches for 108 yards. Shaw also added 96 yards on five catches with a touchdown to bring his season total to 463 yards and Kelvin Benjamin snatched two touchdown catches and 60 yards.
O'Leary also finished with two touchdown catches for an offense that excelled at spreading the football around.
"It's fun when you look at the [stats] and everybody is contributing," Shaw said. "That's what I like, is to see everybody doing well."
Speaking of doing things well, the Seminoles once again were terrific in the final moments before halftime and the first few minutes after the break. For the fifth consecutive game, FSU scored on its final possession of the first half and on its first possession of the second.
The 'Noles now head into the bye week with the Death Valley showdown against No. 3 Clemson looming. If the Tigers can get past Syracuse Saturday and then Boston College next weekend, the top-10 matchup could very well be an ESPN Gameday destination.
"We've got to take this off week to get better," Fisher said. "Get fundamentally better, work on some of our future opponents with some things we are going to do and get ready to get on the stretch of seven straight without an off week.
"... But I'm proud of where we are at so far and we have done what we were supposed to have done and put us in position to play some good ballgames."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Maryland | |||||
Florida State |
1st 7- 0 Karlos Williams, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:14 2nd 7- 0 Opp, 51, field goal failed, 14:11 14- 0 Devonta Freeman, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:15 21- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 5, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:28 3rd 28- 0 Nick O'Leary, 8, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:18 35- 0 Kenny Shaw, 21, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:47 42- 0 Nick O'Leary, 12, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:50 4th 49- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 21, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:56 56- 0 Karlos Williams, 17, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:28 63- 0 Jacob Coker, 24, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:49
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 33 9 Rushes-yards 43-183 25- 33 Passing 431 201 Att-Comp-Int 39-26-0 32-15-0 Total Yards 82-614 57-234 Punt Returns 5-50 0-0 Kickoff Returns 1-12 4-73 Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns 1-16 0-0 Punts 4-42.0 11-38.2 Sacks By-Yds 1-9 1-9 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-1 Penalties-Yds 4-26 4-40 3rd Down Conversions 6-11 2-15 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Time of Posession 34:15 25:45 Attendance 74,909 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 17 63 1 21 James Wilder 6 40 0 13 Karlos Williams 5 29 2 17t Jacob Coker 1 24 1 24t Jameis Winston 7 24 0 20 Ryan Green 4 16 0 10 Freddie Stevenson 2 10 0 7 Team 1 -23 0 -23 --------------------------------------------- FSU 43 183 4 24t Opp 25 33 0 7 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Rashad Greene 4 108 0 48 Kenny Shaw 5 96 1 33 Kelvin Benjamin 5 60 2 21t Nick O'Leary 4 55 2 25 Christian Green 2 39 0 22 Devonta Freeman 3 35 0 18 Isaiah Jones 1 16 0 16 Karlos Williams 1 15 0 15 Shayne Broxsie 1 7 0 7 --------------------------------------------- FSU 26 431 5 48 Opp 15 201 0 39 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 23 32 0 393 5 48 Jacob Coker 3 7 0 38 0 16 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 26 39 0 431 5 48 Opp 15 32 0 201 0 39 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Bobo Wilson 2 36 0 28 Kenny Shaw 3 14 0 10 --------------------------------------------- FSU 5 50 0 28 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 12 0 12 --------------------------------------------- FSU 1 12 0 12 Opp 4 73 0 32 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 4 168 48 ---------------------------------------- FSU 4 168 48 Opp 11 420 44 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Chris Casher 3 2 5 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . . Terrance Smith 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 2 2 4 . . . . . . 1 . . Dan Hicks 2 1 3 2.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . 1 . . . . Reggie Northrup 1 2 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel . 3 3 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 2 . 2 . . . . . . 1 . . Derrick Mitchell 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Nate Andrews . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . . Mario Edwards 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . 1 . . Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . 1 . 1- 16 . . . Lamarcus Brutus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Marquez White . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . . Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome . . . . . . 1 . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 26 24 50 7.0- 18.0 1.0- 9.0 . 6 2 1- 16 3 . . Opp 55 18 73 4.0- 17.0 1.0- 9.0 . 1 . . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TB 32 James Wilder RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene WR 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan SS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards NICK 20 Lamarcus Joyner LB 22 Telvin Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams FS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 11 Derrick Mitchell 13 Rashad Gholston 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 16 Clay Pickler 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 24 Terrance Smith 27 Marquez White 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 33 Freddie Stevenson 35 Nick O'Leary 36 Jermaine Washington |
## NAME ----------------------------- 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 39 Bryan LaCivita 41 Chad Abram 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 47 Kory Burnett 49 Colton Woodall 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 83 Dan O'Neill 84 Isaiah Jones 89 Christian Green 92 Justin Shanks |
FSU Dominates Clemson in Top Five Battle, 51-14.
Jameis Winston throws for 444 yards in victory at No. 3 Clemson.
CLEMSON, SC - Jameis Winston and Florida State didn't take long to hush Death Valley, making a statement that could be heard from Alabama to Oregon.
The Seminoles' remarkable redshirt freshman threw for 444 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Florida State crushed No. 3 Clemson 51-14 Saturday night. When the first BCS standings of the season come out Sunday, Florida State should be right there with the top-ranked Crimson Tide and second-ranked Ducks, fighting for the top spots.
"Do we deserve to be in the top two? We deserve to be No. 1," Florida State linebacker Telvin Smith said.
The Atlantic Coast Conference's game of the year, billed as maybe the league's biggest game ever, quickly became a Seminoles' seminar on how to take apart a top-five opponent on its hostile home turf in front of 83,428.
"We don't play against noise. We're playing against the Clemson Tigers," Winston said. "It was amazing, when we were out on the field that first snap. It was loud and we started smiling because we don't play against noise."
The game started with two Heisman Trophy contender quarterbacks. It ended with one.
Playing in one of the loudest stadiums in the country, Winston was unfazed, going 22 for 34 for Florida State (6-0, 4-0). His first throw was a 22-yard touchdown to Kelvin Benjamin, and he scrambled for a 4-yard touchdown that made it 41-7 with 4:04 left in the third quarter.
"They took advantage of our mistakes," Clemson coach Dabo Swinney said. "They might be the best team in the country."
Tajh Boyd threw two interceptions for Clemson, and his first-quarter fumble was returned 37 yards for touchdown by Mario Edwards. Clemson (6-1, 4-1) turned it over a season-high four times, the first one on the first play from scrimmage.
"We know we're better than how we played, but nobody cares about that," Swinney said.
Rashad Greene caught eight passes for 146 yards and two scores, including a 72-yard sprint that made it 24-7 Florida State in the second quarter.
The Seminoles broke a five-game losing streak at Memorial Stadium, scored more points than any opponent ever has in Death Valley and gave fourth-year coach Jimbo Fisher his biggest victory since taking over for Bobby Bowden.
Florida State is also perfect through six games for the first time since 1999, the last time Bowden's `Noles won the national championship.
Maybe after all these years, the Seminoles are finally back to that level?
"They're mature, they're growing, they're older, they understand the moments," Fisher said of his team.
As for Clemson, the Tigers can't be accused of `Clemsoning' this one away. They were simply outclassed.
Florida State tight end Nick O'Leary punctuated the beatdown in the third quarter, running over Clemson's Travis Blanks as he tried to make a tackle. Seminoles by a knockout. O'Leary finished with five catches for 161.
The game marked only the fourth time that the conference better known for basketball has matched two top-five football teams, and the first time since 2005.
Not long after Clemson made its grand entrance, sprinting past Howard's Rock and down the hill onto the field, orange balloons filling the sky above Memorial Stadium, Florida State took control. On the first play from scrimmage Smith stripped Stanton Seckinger and Terrence Brooks recovered for the Seminoles at the Clemson 34.
Two plays later, Winston lofted deep down the sideline to the 6-foot-5 Benjamin, who went up high for the perfectly thrown ball and landed with it inside the pylon for a touchdown.
Winston has been even better than advertised in his first season as a starter, hard to believe considering the hype. But this opponent and this setting represented by far the biggest challenge of his young career. Turns out, it was just another showcase - for Florida State's defense, too.
Lamarcus Joyner forced Clemson turnover No. 2, coming free on a blitz and knocking the ball free from Boyd. Edwards scooped and scored. It was 17-0 with 3:07 left in the first quarter and Death Valley suddenly didn't seem so daunting.
Clemson made a much needed response, Boyd hitting Sammy Watkins with a 3-yard touchdown pass to trim the lead to 10 late in the first quarter. But Winston and his talented receivers struck again.
Winston beat a Clemson blitz with a quick pass to Greene, who slipped a tackle and was gone, 72 yards for a touchdown that made it 24-7 midway through the second. Greene made a shush gesture to the Clemson fans. He didn't need to. He had already quieted them.
Joyner's interception of Boyd in Florida State territory turned it into another field goal to make it 27-7 at halftime.
Boyd finished 17 for 37 for 156 yards.
The last sounds heard booming from Memorial Stadium were from the Florida State band, playing that familiar Seminole war chant with its fans chopping away.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Florida State | |||||
Clemson |
1st 7- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 22, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:38 10- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 4:18 17- 0 Mario Edwards, 37, fumble recovery/return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:07 17- 7 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 0:51 2nd 24- 7 Rashad Greene, 72, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:08 27- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 24, field goal, 0:03 3rd 34- 7 Rashad Greene, 17, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:33 41- 7 Jameis Winston, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:04 4th 48- 7 Devonta Freeman, 2, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:17 51- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 20, field goal, 4:41 51-14 Opp, 2, run (kick), 0:13
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 30 26 Rushes-yards 38-121 41-123 Passing 444 203 Att-Comp-Int 35-22-1 45-22-2 Total Yards 73-565 86-326 Punt Returns 1-24 1-45 Kickoff Returns 2-73 5-68 Interception Ret. 2-27 1-29 Fumble Returns 2-37 0-0 Punts 2-44.0 5-37.8 Sacks By-Yds 4-33 3-23 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-2 Penalties-Yds 12-104 7-96 3rd Down Conversions 8-12 5-15 4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-5 Time of Posession 35:21 24:39 Attendance 83,428 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 21 84 1 17 Karlos Williams 3 19 0 9 James Wilder 5 12 0 9 Chad Abram 1 3 0 3 Jameis Winston 7 2 1 18 Ryan Green 1 1 0 1 --------------------------------------------- FSU 38 121 2 18 Opp 41 123 1 19 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Nick O'Leary 5 161 0 94 Rashad Greene 8 146 2 72t Kenny Shaw 5 64 0 20 Kelvin Benjamin 3 62 1 27 Devonta Freeman 1 11 0 11 --------------------------------------------- FSU 22 444 3 94 Opp 22 203 1 18 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 22 34 1 444 3 94 Team 0 1 0 0 0 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 22 35 1 444 3 94 Opp 22 45 2 203 1 18 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 1 24 0 24 --------------------------------------------- FSU 1 24 0 24 Opp 1 45 0 45 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 43 0 43 Karlos Williams 1 30 0 30 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 73 0 43 Opp 5 68 0 32 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 2 88 50 ---------------------------------------- FSU 2 88 50 Opp 5 189 53 |---------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 4 11 1.0- 8.0 . . 1 . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 8 . 8 1.0- 18.0 1.0- 18.0 1- 15 . . . 2 . . Christian Jones 7 1 8 2.0- 6.0 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . Jalen Ramsey 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . . Terrance Smith 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 3 2 5 . . . 1 . 1- 0 . . . E.J. Levenberry 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Reggie Northrup 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . . . . P.J. Williams 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Nate Andrews 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Mario Edwards 1 1 2 . . . . . 1- 37 . . . Marquez White 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Cameron Erving 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Cason Beatty 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . . Timmy Jernigan 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby . . . . . 1- 12 . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 59 18 77 7.0- 48.0 4.0- 33.0 2- 27 4 2 2- 37 2 . . Opp 48 22 70 6.0- 32.0 3.0- 23.0 1- 29 6 2 . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston RB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey DE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks DE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 11 Derrick Mitchell 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder |
## NAME ----------------------------- 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 52 Ukeme Eligwe 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 74 Jonathan Wallace 81 Kenny Shaw 89 Christian Green 97 Demonte McAllister 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
Bowden Returns, 'Noles Roll.
With legendary former coach Bobby Bowden in attendance for the first time since his 2009 retirement, No. 2 FSU moves to 7-0 with a 49-17 win over NC State Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Bobby Bowden planted Osceola's spear and then major college football's all-time winningest coach watched his former team bury NC State, 49-17, Saturday at Doak Campbell Stadium.
In a performance reminiscent of Florida State football's glory years when Bowden's teams were the baddest in the land, steamrolling lesser opponents and competing for national championships, Jimbo Fisher's No. 2 'Noles dropped 35 points on the Wolfpack (3-4, 0-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) in the first quarter before moving to 7-0 overall and 5-0 in the ACC.
"The emotions of coming off a big win at Clemson, I was very proud that we are learning to handle that better," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "I thought we prepared well all week."
The last time FSU started a season 7-0 was 1999 and the Bowden-led 'Noles would eventually win the national title.
If this year's Seminoles hope to turn the same perfect start to a season into a championship crown at year's end, sustaining its October dominance is key.
Saturday, the Seminoles' first-team defense only played in the first half and star quarterback Jameis Winston and the first-team offense only played the first series of the second half and NC State scored all 17 of its points against the 'Noles' second and third string players. Not counting the points that FSU's backups allowed, the Seminoles dismantled Maryland, Clemson and NC State by a combined score of 156-14 in 10 consecutive quarters.
Next up for the `Noles on the championship quest? No. 7 Miami at home next weekend with ESPN College Gameday set to broadcast live from outside of Doak Campbell Stadium.
"After coming off a big win, the main thing is you've got to keep that same kind of focus," FSU senior cornerback Lamarcus Joyner said. "Just keeping that focus is critical and I was proud of how we did that. We weren't looking ahead and we weren't looking back."
Winston's numbers weren't as eye-popping as they were a week ago at Clemson, but the Heisman Trophy candidate did add three more touchdown tosses to his 2013 totals in the win. The rookie now has 23 scoring throws seven games, matching first-round NFL draft selection EJ Manuel's 2012 season total. Winston finished the day 16-of-26 for 292 yards, the trio of scores and one interception that bounced off Kelvin Benjamin's hands on the final first-team offensive drive.
Rashad Greene was Winston's favorite target, hauling in eight catches for 137 yards and one touchdown. Benjamin added four catches for 89 yards and a score and Nick O'Leary also found the endzone. Devonta Freeman ran 12 times for 96 yards with two touchdowns and Karlos Williams had 13 runs for 86 yards and Levonte Whitfield took a reverse 31 yards for late fourth-quarter score.
FSU racked up 550 yards of total offense and tied the school record for most points scored in a single quarter with 35 in the game's opening frame.
"These last two weeks we have just started off fast," Winston said. "If you get early turnovers and you get good field position, that's what happens when you have an offense like ours."
Just as they did against the Tigers, the 'Noles forced a turnover on the game's first drive when Terrence Brooks hauled in a diving interception off NC State quarterback Brandon Mitchell. Brooks later added a forced fumble. Ronald Darby also added an interception.
FSU's top four tacklers were all linebackers with true freshman E.J. Levenberry posting a team-best eight stops. Reggie Northrup and Telvin Smith each had six tackles and Terrance Smith had five tackles and a sack. Christian Jones also had a sack while matching DeMarcus Walker, Jacobbi McDaniel, Joyner, Marquez White and Nate Andrews with four tackles.
The Seminoles' defense didn't allow NC State to cross midfield until early in the second quarter and the first team defense allowed just 80 first half yards. NC State finished the game with 316 total yards as Mitchell finished 17-of-33 for 128 yards.
"I feel like our coaches harped on the most in this game was not settling," Brooks said. "Don't look at the scoreboard, just go out there and play every play."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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North Carolina State | |||||
Florida State |
1st 7- 0 Karlos Williams, 18, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:02 14- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 39, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:12 21- 0 Devonta Freeman, 11, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:02 28- 0 Nick O'Leary, 14, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:09 35- 0 Rashad Greene, 42, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:02 2nd 42- 0 Devonta Freeman, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:06 3rd 42- 3 Opp, 36, field goal, 7:51 42-10 Opp, 72, run (kick), 0:59 4th 42-17 Opp, 1, run (kick), 7:16 49-17 Kermit Whitfield, 31, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:19
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 30 16 Rushes-yards 34-224 42-188 Passing 342 128 Att-Comp-Int 34-20-2 33-17-2 Total Yards 68-566 75-316 Punt Returns 5-42 0-0 Kickoff Returns 3-79 3-44 Interception Ret. 2-4 2-0 Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0 Punts 4-36.8 8-46.8 Sacks By-Yds 3-14 3-23 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1 Penalties-Yds 3-30 2-13 3rd Down Conversions 3-8 6-17 4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-2 Time of Posession 29:07 30:53 Attendance 80,389 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 12 92 2 30 Karlos Williams 13 86 1 18t Kermit Whitfield 1 31 1 31t Ryan Green 2 19 0 16 Jacob Coker 5 7 0 9 Jameis Winston 1 -11 0 -11 --------------------------------------------- FSU 34 224 4 31t Opp 42 188 2 72t Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Rashad Greene 8 137 1 42t Kelvin Benjamin 3 69 1 39t Kenny Shaw 3 44 0 17 Devonta Freeman 1 30 0 30 Christian Green 2 22 0 11 Kermit Whitfield 1 16 0 16 Nick O'Leary 1 14 1 14t Karlos Williams 1 10 0 10 --------------------------------------------- FSU 20 342 3 42t Opp 17 128 0 14 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 16 26 1 292 3 42t Jacob Coker 4 8 1 50 0 16 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 20 34 2 342 3 42t Opp 17 33 2 128 0 14 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 5 42 0 23 --------------------------------------------- FSU 5 42 0 23 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 2 52 0 34 Bobo Wilson 1 27 0 27 --------------------------------------------- FSU 3 79 0 34 Opp 3 44 0 16 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 4 147 39 ---------------------------------------- FSU 4 147 39 Opp 8 374 52 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- E.J. Levenberry 3 5 8 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . . Telvin Smith 3 3 6 . . . 1 1 1- 0 . . . Reggie Northrup 3 3 6 . . . . 1 . . . . Terrance Smith 2 3 5 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . Marquez White 4 . 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Christian Jones 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 2 2 4 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 1 . . . . Nate Andrews 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . Gerald Demps 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 1 2 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Keelin Smith 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Chris Casher 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 1 1 2 1.0- 4.0 . 1- 0 1 . . 1 . . Ukeme Eligwe 1 1 2 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby . 1 1 . . 1- 4 2 . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 36 36 72 9.0- 24.0 3.0- 14.0 2- 4 6 4 1- 0 1 . . Opp 40 22 62 6.0- 28.0 3.0- 23.0 2- 0 7 . . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston RB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene WR 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 11 Derrick Mitchell 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty |
## NAME ----------------------------- 41 Chad Abram 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 47 Kory Burnett 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 84 Isaiah Jones 89 Christian Green 97 Demonte McAllister 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
No. 3 'Noles Remain Perfect, Crush No. 7 'Canes, 41-14.
Florida State now 8-0, with four games left to play.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Jameis Winston threw for 325 yards and No. 3 Florida State rolled to a 41-14 victory against No. 7 Miami in another matchup of undefeated Atlantic Coast Conference rivals that turned into a Seminoles' blowout.
Winston threw two interceptions in the first half after throwing four in the first seven games, but the Florida State defense shut out the Hurricanes (7-1, 3-1) in the second half after it was 21-14 at the break.
The Seminoles (8-0, 6-0) went on a 20-0 run after a skirmish broke out midway through the third quarter. The two teams were called for offsetting personal fouls and James Wilder Jr. scored on a 5-yard run on the next play. The rout was on from that point, not much different from Florida State's 51-14 win at Clemson last month.
The Seminoles have handily defeated all three Top 25 teams they played this season. Their national championship hopes are alive and well with Florida being the last real challenge in the regular season.
"Just like baseball, sometimes you go out there and strike out," Winston said. "Then you've got to come back and bounce back."
Florida State and Miami seemed ready for a civil outing when they lined up before the game to shake hands. Outside of a little trash-talk, there wasn't much fury between the two teams separated by 500 miles. Both were flagged for offsetting personal fouls midway through the third quarter when pushes and shoves were exchanged. Florida State right tackle Bobby Hart was chewed out by coach Jimbo Fisher for getting involved with Miami defensive end Anthony Chickillo.
Wilder scored on a 5-yard touchdown run on the next snap and the Seminoles were energized. Miami's night was all but over at that point.
Freeman ran for 81 yards and two touchdowns against his hometown team while Miami running back Duke Johnson posted 97 yards on 23 carries, before leaving with a leg injury.
Winston threw one touchdown and Miami quarterback Stephen Morris threw for 192 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions.
Winston and the No. 3 ranked scoring offense in the FBS didn't waste any time putting points on the board in the first quarter. The Seminoles opened the game with a 13-play, 72 yard drive that ended with Freeman's 5-yard touchdown run. They converted three third downs as Winston showed off his arm with completions to Kelvin Benjamin, Rashad Greene and Freeman and his legs with a 19-yard run on third-and-12.
The Miami offense responded with an impressive drive of its own that included 28 yards from Johnson on his first three carries. Coach Al Golden didn't open with a slow, ball-control plan as many expected to keep the Florida State offense on the sideline. Miami went hurry-up with a heavy dose of Johnson to move to the FSU 27-yard line, but Matt Goudis missed a 44-yard field goal wide left.
The Miami defense forced two huge turnovers in the first half that kept Florida State from running away. Safety Deon Bush picked off a Winston overthrow intended for Greene. The Hurricanes scored five plays later on a 33-yard pass from Morris to Allen Hurns to tie the game at 7-7.
The Seminoles got their groove back on the ensuing possession and put together another drive capped by a Wilder Jr. 1-yard touchdown run to go up 14-7.
The game was on the verge of being a first-half blowout after Freeman took a screen pass 48 yards for a touchdown. Miami overloaded the right side of the Florida State line and came with a heavy blitz, but Fisher caught them with the perfect call - the screen to the left where there were more blockers than defenders.
The Seminoles went up 21-7 with 5:08 left in the second quarter and the Hurricanes promptly went three-and-out. Winston took the field ready to bury Miami under a 21-point lead, but Rayshawn Jenkins picked him off and gave the offense the ball near midfield. Morris found Hurns again with a 14-yard touchdown pass eight plays later to send the game into halftime with the Hurricanes up 21-14.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Miami | |||||
Florida State |
1st 7- 0 Devonta Freeman, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:16 7- 0 Opp, 44, field goal failed, 5:11 7- 7 Opp, 33, pass (kick), 2:43 2nd 14- 7 James Wilder, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:42 21- 7 Devonta Freeman, 48, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:08 21-14 Opp, 14, pass (kick), 0:22 3rd 28-14 James Wilder, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:33 35-14 Devonta Freeman, 12, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:41 4th 38-14 Roberto Aguayo, 25, field goal, 6:52 41-14 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 1:03
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 25 17 Rushes-yards 44-192 29- 83 Passing 325 192 Att-Comp-Int 29-21-2 28-16-2 Total Yards 73-517 57-275 Punt Returns 0-0 1-8 Kickoff Returns 2-36 7-132 Interception Ret. 2-0 2-0 Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0 Punts 1-38.0 3-53.3 Sacks By-Yds 2-27 1-4 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0 Penalties-Yds 6-55 2-5 3rd Down Conversions 11-15 4-11 4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-3 Time of Posession 38:33 21:27 Attendance 84,409 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 23 78 2 19 Karlos Williams 5 46 0 21 James Wilder 9 42 2 8 Jameis Winston 6 27 0 19 Team 1 -1 0 -1 --------------------------------------------- FSU 44 192 4 21 Opp 29 83 0 23 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 6 98 1 48t Rashad Greene 6 83 0 22 Kelvin Benjamin 2 46 0 35 Nick O'Leary 3 45 0 18 Kenny Shaw 3 44 0 26 Chad Abram 1 9 0 9 --------------------------------------------- FSU 21 325 1 48t Opp 16 192 2 33t Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 21 29 2 325 1 28t ----------------------------------------------- FSU 21 29 2 325 1 28t Opp 16 28 2 192 2 33t Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- FSU 0 0 0 Opp 1 8 0 8 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 23 0 23 Karlos Williams 1 13 0 13 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 36 0 23 Opp 7 132 0 27 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 1 38 38 ---------------------------------------- FSU 1 38 38 Opp 3 160 58 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Terrance Smith 6 4 10 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 5 1 6 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 4 2 6 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 3 1 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . . Mario Edwards 3 1 4 2.0- 15.0 1.0- 14.0 . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks 2 1 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams 1 1 2 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . . Nate Andrews 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . . Demonte McAllister 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Philip Doumar 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker . . . . . . . 1 . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 38 18 56 6.0- 34.0 2.0- 27.0 2- 0 1 1 . . . . Opp 44 18 62 5.0- 12.0 1.0- 4.0 2- 0 2 . . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene WR 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 14 Nick Waisome 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 23 Gerald Demps 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder 37 Keelin Smith |
## NAME ----------------------------- 38 Cason Beatty 41 Chad Abram 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 62 Austin Barron 74 Jonathan Wallace 89 Christian Green 97 Demonte McAllister 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
No. 2 'Noles: 2013 ACC Atlantic Division Champions.
FSU's defensive dominance leads to a 59-3 win at Wake Forest -- and a spot in the Dec. 7 Atlantic Coast Conference Championship Game in Charlotte.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
WINSTON-SALEM, NC -- How did No. 2 Florida State respond after being handed control of its own national-championship destiny Thursday night? It's defense delivered an ACC Atlantic Division title Saturday at Wake Forest.
FSU will have to win its next four games to punch a ticket to Pasadeana, but in a 59-3 walloping of Wake Forest at BB&T Field, the Seminoles (9-0, 7-0 ACC) used a dominating defense to at least guarantee itself a trip to Charlotte and the chance to defend its conference crown come Dec. 7.
The Seminoles were so good defensively against the Demon Deacons (4-6, 2-5) that Heisman Trophy hopeful Jameis Winston and his high-powered offense were merely an afterthought in the drubbing. From a statistical standpoint, the victory won't turn any heads -- Winston threw for a career-low 159 yards in a little more than two quarters of play (but did set the ACC freshman record passing touchdowns in a season with his 25th and 26th of the season) and the `Noles generated a season low 296 total yards -- but the team did extend the school record of consecutive games scoring at least 40 points to nine.
The offense didn't have to be its usual special self. Instead, the defense, which rested its starters after the first drive of the second half but still forced seven total turnovers, was spectacular enough for both.
"[The defense] played a hell of a game," FSU wide receiver Rashad Greene said.
FSU tied a school record in the blowout with six interceptions, matching a mark that had been set against Louisville in 1991. The Seminoles had 107 interception return yards with one score while Wake Forest only had 166 total yards of offense.
Starting in place of injured starter Terrence Brooks (concussion), rookie Nate Andrews shone brightest in star-studded defensive showing. Andrews finished with two interceptions -- one of which he took back 56 yards for FSU's first defensive score -- and then forced a fumble that was scooped and scored by fellow freshman Jalen Ramsey that gave the Seminoles a 35-0 second-quarter lead.
Andrews now leads the team with four interceptions this season.
"Nate has been surprising us and he's been doing a good job so far," FSU senior linebacker Christian Jones. "We are looking forward to seeing him keep improving; he's a good player. He had a big game. We prepare for situations when some guys go down and we have younger guys that can step in if something happens.
"And Nate Andrews capitalized on this opportunity."
He wasn't the only one to make an impact Saturday.
Jones also had a hand in the turnover party, smashing Wake Forest quarterback Tanner Price in the first quarter and forcing an errant pass that was intercepted by Mario Edwards, Jr.
Jones then intercepted Demon Deacons backup quarterback Tyler Cameron on the first and only play the first-team defense would play in the second half.
Edwards, Jr.'s interception gave FSU the ball on Wake Forest's 27-yard line and two plays later resulted in an 18-yard Kelvin Benjamin score that padded the `Noles' lead at 21-0 after two Devonta Freeman and James Wilder, Jr. scoring runs put the visitor on top for good earlier. Jones' interception gave FSU the ball at the Wake Forest five-yard line and was immediately followed by a short Karlos Williams touchdown run that extended the Seminoles' advantage to 49-0.
Short fields and quick scores for the FSU offense.
Terrance Smith and Marquez White both had interceptions as well. Collectively, Wake Forest's three quarterbacks that played had nearly as many interceptions (six) as completions (seven).
"That's something we always talk about doing is getting a lot of turnovers," Jones said. "It worked out in our favor today."
Reggie Northrup led the way with eight tackles and a half tackle for loss for the Atlantic Division champs. Timmy Jernigan and E.J. Levenberry both had six stops and Demonte McAllister and Lamarcus Joyner had four tackles apiece.
FSU limited the Demon Deacons to 2.6 yards per play and just five third-down conversions on 17 attempts.
"It was talked about a little bit," Edwards, Jr. said, when asked about any national championship chatter before Saturday's game," but Jimbo [Fisher] just said that's part of the clutter. We have to get rid of that and just focus one game at a time. Everybody is putting the clutter to the side and we are doing just what we've been doing the past eight weeks, just going out and playing assignment-sound football."
Offensively, Greene hauled in five of Winston's passes for 47 yards while Nick O'Leary and Karlos Williams each had three grabs. One of Williams catches came from Jacob Coker, who replaced Winston early in the third quarter. Chad Abram caught Winston's second touchdown toss.
Rookie wide recover Levonte Whitfield didn't get involved in the offense but that didn't stop him from updating the scoreboard. His 97-yard special-teams touchdown in the fourth quarter was Florida State's first kick return score since 2008.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Florida State | |||||
Wake Forest |
1st 7- 0 James Wilder, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:15 14- 0 Devonta Freeman, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:25 21- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 18, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:10 2nd 28- 0 Nate Andrews, 56, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:15 35- 0 Jalen Ramsey, 23, fumble recovery/return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:56 35- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 43, field goal failed, 2:45 42- 0 Chad Abram, 2, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:11 3rd 49- 0 Karlos Williams, 5, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:03 52- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 42, field goal, 8:24 4th 52- 3 Opp, 23, field goal, 9:07 59- 3 Kermit Whitfield, 97, kickoff return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:52
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 19 8 Rushes-yards 34- 89 40-103 Passing 207 63 Att-Comp-Int 39-22-1 25-7-6 Total Yards 73-296 65-166 Punt Returns 4-20 2-25 Kickoff Returns 2-101 3-37 Interception Ret. 6-103 1-1 Fumble Returns 1-27 1-0 Punts 6-38.8 9-41.0 Sacks By-Yds 1-10 4-34 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Penalties-Yds 5-40 10-100 3rd Down Conversions 5-15 5-17 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Time of Posession 28:58 31:02 Attendance 30,865 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Karlos Williams 12 49 1 16 James Wilder 6 49 1 22 Devonta Freeman 6 11 1 3 Rashad Greene 1 9 0 9 Jameis Winston 3 4 0 6 Ryan Green 3 -2 0 4 Sean Maguire 1 -7 0 -7 Jacob Coker 2 -24 0 --------------------------------------------- FSU 34 89 3 22 Opp 40 103 0 13 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Rashad Greene 5 47 0 11 Nick O'Leary 3 37 0 16 Christian Green 2 24 0 17 Kelvin Benjamin 2 23 1 18t Karlos Williams 3 21 0 11 Chad Abram 2 18 1 16 Shayne Broxsie 1 12 0 12 Bobo Wilson 1 11 0 11 Christian Jones 1 11 0 11 Kenny Shaw 1 4 0 4 Devonta Freeman 1 -1 0 -1 --------------------------------------------- FSU 22 207 2 18t Opp 7 63 0 20 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 17 28 1 159 2 18t Jacob Coker 4 9 0 37 0 12 Sean Maguire 1 2 0 11 0 11 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 22 39 1 207 2 18t Opp 7 25 6 63 0 20 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 2 14 0 10 Bobo Wilson 2 6 0 8 --------------------------------------------- FSU 4 20 0 10 Opp 2 25 0 19 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 97 1 97t Karlos Williams 1 4 0 4 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 101 1 97t Opp 3 37 0 16 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 6 233 50 ---------------------------------------- FSU 6 233 50 Opp 9 369 52 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reggie Northrup 3 5 8 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 3 1 4 0.5- 5.0 0.5- 5.0 . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . Chris Casher 2 1 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 1 2 3 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . . Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Terrance Smith . 2 2 . . 1- 32 1 . . . . . Mario Edwards . 2 2 0.5- 5.0 0.5- 5.0 1- 0 . . . . . . Christian Jones 1 . 1 . . 1- 15 . 1 . . . . Dan Hicks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Philip Doumar 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . . Gerald Demps 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . . Nate Andrews 1 . 1 . . 2- 56 . . . 1 . . Marquez White 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . . Colton Woodall 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Justin Shanks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Matthew Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . . Karlos Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey . . . . . . . . 1- 23 . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 35 24 59 4.0- 15.0 1.0- 10.0 6-103 3 1 1- 27 1 . . Opp 33 42 75 10.0- 51.0 4.0- 34.0 1- 1 5 1 1- 0 2 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart RG 54 Tre' Jackson C 62 Austin Barron LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SAM 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan SS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards WILL 22 Telvin Smith MIKE 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams FS 29 Nate Andrews CB 30 Colin Blake LE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 12 Matthew Thomas 14 Nick Waisome 14 Jacob Coker 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 20 Lamarcus Joyner 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith |
## NAME ----------------------------- 38 Cason Beatty 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 49 Colton Woodall 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 81 Kenny Shaw 89 Christian Green 92 Justin Shanks 97 Demonte McAllister 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
No. 2 FSU Smashes Syracuse, 59-3.
The 'Noles cap off an undefeated ACC regular season and become the first team in league history to score at least 40 points in 10 consecutive games.
By Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- Were there two national championship teams inside Doak Campbell Stadium Saturday?
That's obviously still to be determined but on a day when Florida State honored its 1993 title team in a pre-game ceremony, this 2013 edition of the Seminoles continued its dominant march toward a potential trip to Pasadena in a 59-3 shut-down of Syracuse (5-5, 3-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).
"That's one of the best football teams I've seen in my 23 years coaching," Syracuse coach Scott Shafer said. "They are big, they are fast, they are talented and they know what they're doing."
No. 2 FSU was relentless in securing its 10th victory of the season and moving to 8-0 in the ACC for the first time since 2000. The Seminoles raced to a 28-0 first quarter lead, didn't face a third-down situation until 5:28 left in the second quarter and held the Orange to just 3.2 yards per play.
Heisman Trophy contender Jameis Winston needed just two quarters of play to complete 19 of his 21 passes for 277 yards, two touchdowns and no turnovers while `Noles great Charlie Ward, who knows a thing or two about post-season hardware, watched from the sideline.
"I thought Jameis played exceptionally well," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "He made good decisions, got the ball where he had to get it to to guys coming in and out of the right runs and checks. I thought he played a very efficient game today."
Sean Maguire, who stepped into the role of No. 2 quarterback this week in the wake of Jacob Coker's season-ending knee injury, played the entire second half -- the most on-field action of his career -- and kept the offensive freight-train moving.
Maguire finished 3-of-5 for 21 yards with his first career touchdown pass and in the process Florida State became the first team in ACC history to score at least 40 points in 10 consecutive games.
James Wilder, Jr. was responsible for 12 of those points, scoring on touchdown runs of three yards (first quarter) and a career-long 37 yards (third quarter). True freshman speedster Levonte Whitfield also added a 74-yard first-quarter touchdown dash in which a downfield diving block by Winston helped spring the rookie for the stretch run to the endzone.
The Seminoles also got rushing scores from Devonta Freeman (four yards in the first quarter) and Kelvin Benjamin and Rashad Greene also added touchdown catches. Nick O'Leary caught a 19-yard scoring pass from Maguire to set the FSU school record for career touchdowns by a tight end with 11 and counting.
"Sean made a beautiful throw," Fisher said about record-breaking scoring toss to O'Leary. "You can see some of Sean's talent. Sean has arm talent, he just needs reps."
Karlos Williams led the way on the ground with 78 yards on just four carries for a 19.5 yards-per-carry average and Kenny Shaw caught seven passes for a game-high 99 yards. In total, the Seminoles racked up 523 yards -- 298 through the air and 225 on the ground -- despite a 41:42 to 18:18 time-of-possession edge in favor of Syracuse.
"The balance is what defines this offense," Wilder, Jr. said. "Jameis Winston throwing the ball it makes it easy for the `backs and the running game. We've got great receivers and gas them in the passing game. It's a great balance between the two and that's the difference."
As has been the case nearly almost all season, FSU's defense was just as stellar as its offense.
The `Noles forced two turnovers -- its fifth consecutive game with more than one takeaway -- when Chris Casher stripped Syracuse backup quarterback Drew Allen and scooped and scored from 31 yards out and then Dan Hicks intercepted a pass on the next Orange drive.
FSU now has 18 turnovers in its last five games -- a total that is more than many teams have generated over the course of the entire season.
"It just gives you something to really want to go out and work for every day, day in and day out," FSU defensive tackle Timmy Jernigan said about creating turnovers. "There's nothing better than working hard and seeing results."
Syracuse was averaging more than 200 yards rushing per game but the `Noles stymied that attack, limiting the visitors to 143 yards on the ground (139 of which occurred in the final two quarters against the second- and third-team FSU defense). The Orange finished with just 247 yards.
The Seminoles have now outscored their opponents 527-111 this season.
Sophomore Reggie Northrup picked up a game-high 11 tackles while E.J. Levenberry, Lamarcus Brutus, Nate Andrews and Jernigan each had six stops. Dan Hicks added five tackles to his interception and Terrance Smith had five tackles, too.
Star defensive back Lamarcus Joyner added to his team-high sacks total with two more in the victory.
Roberto Aguayo posted a career-long 53-yard field goal to cap off the `Noles' complete domination.
"I thought offense, defense and special teams were able to execute," Fisher said. "They played well and they impacted the game in all three phases. That was critical."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Syracuse | |||||
Florida State |
1st 7- 0 James Wilder, 3, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:29 14- 0 Kermit Whitfield, 74, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:41 21- 0 Devonta Freeman, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:41 28- 0 Rashad Greene, 6, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:40 2nd 35- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 6, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:52 38- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 53, field goal, 5:07 3rd 45- 0 James Wilder, 37, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:51 52- 0 Nick O'Leary, 17, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:45 59- 0 Chris Casher, 31, fumble recovery/return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:47 4th 59- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 7:42
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 20 17 Rushes-yards 19-225 50-143 Passing 298 104 Att-Comp-Int 26-22-1 28-15-1 Total Yards 45-523 78-247 Punt Returns 3-45 1-7 Kickoff Returns 2-7 3-62 Interception Ret. 1-0 1-0 Fumble Returns 1-31 0-0 Punts 2-48.0 7-40.0 Sacks By-Yds 3-12 3-21 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 Penalties-Yds 2-10 3-20 3rd Down Conversions 1-4 6-18 4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-3 Time of Posession 18:18 41:42 Attendance 74,491 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Karlos Williams 4 78 0 56 Kermit Whitfield 1 74 1 74t James Wilder 3 52 2 37t Devonta Freeman 4 29 1 12 Ryan Green 1 2 0 2 Chad Abram 1 2 0 2 Jameis Winston 5 -12 0 7 --------------------------------------------- FSU 19 225 4 74t Opp 50 143 0 28 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 7 99 0 20 Kelvin Benjamin 6 66 1 23 Nick O'Leary 3 55 1 29 Rashad Greene 4 40 1 12 Devonta Freeman 1 34 0 34 Kermit Whitfield 1 4 0 4 --------------------------------------------- FSU 22 298 3 34 Opp 15 104 0 23 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 19 21 0 277 2 34 Sean Maguire 3 5 1 21 1 17t ----------------------------------------------- FSU 22 26 1 298 3 34 Opp 15 28 1 104 0 23 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 3 45 0 25 --------------------------------------------- FSU 3 45 0 25 Opp 1 7 0 7 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Shayne Broxsie 1 4 0 4 Karlos Williams 1 3 0 3 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 7 0 4 Opp 3 62 0 22 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 2 96 49 ---------------------------------------- FSU 2 96 49 Opp 7 280 53 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reggie Northrup 5 6 11 . . . . 1 . . . . E.J. Levenberry 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 2 4 6 1.0- 3.0 . . . 1 . . . . Nate Andrews 4 2 6 . . . 1 . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks 1 4 5 . . 1- 0 . . . . . . Terrance Smith 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones 3 1 4 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 2 2 4 1.5- 4.0 1.5- 4.0 . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 3 1 4 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . . Terrence Brooks 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . . DeMarcus Walker 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman . 3 3 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . Gerald Demps 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Desmond Hollin 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Derrick Mitchell 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Mario Edwards . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Chris Casher 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 . 1- 31 1 . . P.J. Williams . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . Marquez White 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Philip Doumar 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 46 42 88 7.0- 22.0 3.0- 12.0 1- 0 4 3 1- 31 1 . . Opp 24 18 42 5.0- 24.0 3.0- 21.0 1- 0 . . . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene WR 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 11 Derrick Mitchell 13 Rashad Gholston 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson |
## NAME ----------------------------- 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 41 Chad Abram 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 89 Christian Green 92 Justin Shanks 97 Demonte McAllister |
FSU Sets School Record for Points Scored in 80-14 Win.
No. 2 'Noles update the history books in a dominating victory over Idaho Saturday night in the final game at Doak Campbell Stadium this season.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
TALLAHASSEE, FL -- No. 2 Florida State sent its seniors off in style Saturday night, setting a school record for points scored in a game in an 80-7 victory over Idaho.
The Seminoles (11-0) officially broke the 18-year-old record (the 1995 team hung 77 on NC State) after linebacker E.J. Levenberry housed a 78-yard interception return with less than five minutes to play in the game.
While a rookie capped off the dominating performance, several `Noles playing in their final game at Doak Campbell Stadium got it all started. Wide receiver Kenny Shaw registered his first 100-yard game of the season, linebacker Telvin Smith turned in a highlight-reel 79-yard interception return and defensive tackle Jacobbi McDaniel picked off the second pass of his career -- all of which occurred in a 42-7 first half.
"I don't think my high school basketball team scored 80 points," Shaw said jokingly afterwards.
Of course, Levenberry and the rest of the younger players did their part in making plays, too.
Jameis Winston continued his stellar, Heisman-Trophy contending season, despite once again not having to play an entire game. The redshirt freshman played in just the first quarters and one series in the second half -- a short final drive that concluded with a rocket-armed 21-yard strike to Kelvin Benjamin in the endzone.
Winston finished the game 14-of-25 for 225 yards and four touchdowns, moving to within one scoring pass of tying Chris Weinke's school-record 33 touchdown tosses he accumulated in 2000. Winston's 32 touchdowns this year is tied with Danny Kanell for No. 2 all time at FSU.
"I thought [Winston] played very solid," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said.
Benjamin grabbed two of those scores. He also had a 32-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter and finished with three grabs for 61 yards. Shaw had 107 yards and two touchdowns after coming within 11 yards of hitting the century mark in six previous games this season.
The `Noles three-headed monster at tailback did work on the ground as well. Devonta Freeman took all the carries in the first quarter and finished the day with 11 runs for a season-high 129 yards and a 60-yard first-quarter score. James Wilder, Jr. only had to carry four times -- the quartet of carries all taking place on the same second-quarter drive -- and finished with 85 yards and one touchdown. Karlos Williams came on in the second half and added 114 yards on just 10 carries.
True freshman Ryan Green ran six times for 32 yards and added a two-yard touchdown catch from Sean Maguire in the fourth quarter. Maguire finished 9-of-14 for 84 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
"We wanted to send those seniors out with a win," Freeman said. "Those are our brothers and you want them to win their last game. We had big holes to run through and just made plays."
The Seminoles were remarkably balanced in the win, rushing for 336 yards and passing for 309. The `Noles' 645 total yards were a season high and marked the third time this year they have eclipsed 600 yards.
With 607 total points this season, Florida State set a school and ACC record for most points in a year, breaking the short-lived record of 550 the Seminoles set in 2012. FSU also set a new conference record for most touchdowns in a year with 80, breaking the 1995 FSU team's previous benchmark of 72.
Defensively, FSU continued its dominance. Led by star junior nose guard Timmy Jernigan, the Seminoles accrued a season-best eight sacks. Jernigan finished with 2 1/2 of those sacks while adding 4 1/2 tackles for loss and six total stops in just a first half of play.
"It was changing the line of scrimmage," Fisher said about Jernigan. "He was making plays by knocking guys into guys. His physicality, he is really becoming a technician."
Already the nation's leader in total interceptions, FSU's defense padded those stats against the Vandals (1-10) with four more interceptions to push their 11-game total to 23. In addition to McDaniel, Smith and Levenberry, true freshman Marquez White also intercepted a pass. Sixteen different `Noles now have an interception this season and for comparison's sake, 14 different players have catches on the offensive side of the football.
Senior Lamarcus Joyner and Smith both finished with four tackles and DeMarcus Walker, Derrick Mitchell, Eddie Goldman, Dan Hicks and Desmond Hollin were all involved in FSU's sack total.
Not to be outdone, Roberto Aguayo continued his sensational rookie year kicking. Agauyo set the national record for consecutive made extra points when he drilled his 78th point-after of the season early in the fourth quarter. Agauyo is now 80-for-80 this season.
The Seminoles now cap off the regular season in Gainesville, Nov. 30 at noon on ESPN. Florida (4-7) is coming off a Saturday loss to FCS-level Georgia Southern and is ineligible for a bowl game.
"I guarantee this," Fisher said, despite the Gator's historic struggles, "they'll be ready to play us when we go down there next week. ... We'll be ready and focused and locked in and ready to play Florida. We know we'll get their `A' game. It'll be a hostile and nasty environment."
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Total | |
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Idaho | |||||
Florida State |
1st 7- 0 Devonta Freeman, 60, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:58 14- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 32, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:18 21- 0 Telvin Smith, 79, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:05 2nd 28- 0 Kenny Shaw, 46, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:48 35- 0 James Wilder, 1, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 5:54 35- 7 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 0:41 42- 7 Kenny Shaw, 20, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:04 3rd 49- 7 Kelvin Benjamin, 21, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 13:11 56- 7 Karlos Williams, 4, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 11:34 59- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 42, field goal, 3:07 4th 66- 7 Karlos Williams, 25, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 14:25 73- 7 Ryan Green, 2, pass from Sean Maguire (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:18 80- 7 E.J. Levenberry, 78, interception return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:19 80-14 Opp, 14, pass (kick), 0:42
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 28 22 Rushes-yards 40-336 35- 59 Passing 309 286 Att-Comp-Int 39-23-1 45-21-4 Total Yards 79-645 80-345 Punt Returns 4-43 1-11 Kickoff Returns 2-96 6-99 Interception Ret. 4-201 1-0 Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0 Punts 1-40.0 8-48.6 Sacks By-Yds 7-43 3-17 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0 Penalties-Yds 6-65 7-45 3rd Down Conversions 12-16 4-16 4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1 Time of Posession 26:46 32:32 Attendance 65,061 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 11 129 1 60t Karlos Williams 10 114 2 45 James Wilder 4 85 1 49 Ryan Green 6 32 0 27 Freddie Stevenson 2 7 0 4 Will Burnham 1 6 0 6 Kermit Whitfield 1 5 0 5 Jameis Winston 4 -19 0 0 Team 1 -23 0 --------------------------------------------- FSU 40 336 4 60t Opp 35 59 0 14 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 5 107 2 46t Kelvin Benjamin 3 61 2 32t Christian Green 2 31 0 17 Rashad Greene 3 29 0 13 Karlos Williams 2 17 0 9 Ryan Green 2 16 1 14 Nick O'Leary 1 13 0 13 Bobo Wilson 2 12 0 7 Chad Abram 1 9 0 9 Freddie Stevenson 1 8 0 8 Devonta Freeman 1 6 0 6 --------------------------------------------- FSU 23 309 5 46t Opp 21 286 2 68 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 14 25 0 225 4 46t Sean Maguire 9 14 1 84 1 17 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 23 39 1 309 5 46t Opp 21 45 4 286 2 68 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 2 25 0 20 Bobo Wilson 2 18 0 11 --------------------------------------------- FSU 4 43 0 20 Opp 1 11 0 11 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 58 0 58 Karlos Williams 1 38 0 38 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 96 0 58 Opp 6 99 0 26 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 1 40 40 ---------------------------------------- FSU 1 40 40 Opp 8 389 64 |---------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 4 2 6 4.5- 16.0 2.5- 13.0 . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 4 . 4 . . 1- 79 . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . Gerald Demps 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Reggie Northrup 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Derrick Mitchell 2 . 2 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . Desmond Hollin 2 . 2 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . Terrance Smith 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Chris Casher 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Nate Andrews 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 2 . 2 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . Keelin Smith 2 . 2 . . 1- 44 1 . . . . . Colin Blake 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Marquez White 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Ryan Alicea 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 1 1 2 . . 1- 78 . . . . . . P.J. Williams 1 1 2 1.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 . . . . . . Dan Hicks 1 . 1 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . 1 . . . . . Mario Edwards 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 1 . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . . Eddie Goldman . 1 1 0.5- 1.0 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Colton Woodall . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 47 18 65 13.0- 61.0 7.0- 43.0 4-201 5 2 . . . . Opp 47 20 67 10.0- 47.0 3.0- 17.0 1- 0 4 2 1- 0 1 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston RB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 10 Sean Maguire 11 Derrick Mitchell 14 Nick Waisome 15 Ryan Green 16 Clay Pickler 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson 36 Jermaine Washington 37 Keelin Smith 38 Jonathan Akanbi 38 Cason Beatty 39 Bryan LaCivita 40 Parker Conley |
## NAME ----------------------------- 41 Donovan Todd 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 Cameron Ponder 44 DeMarcus Walker 45 Nathan Slater 45 Will Burnham 46 Paul Aloise 47 Kory Burnett 49 Colton Woodall 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 58 Ryan Alicea 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 61 Myles Davis 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 81 Kenny Shaw 89 Christian Green 93 Brad Bentz 97 Demonte McAllister 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
No. 2 Florida State Overpowers Florida, 37-7.
Jameis Winston completed 19 of 31 passes for 327 yards.
GAINESVILLE, FL -- Kelvin Benjamin shook off one tackler and then three more, bullying his way into the end zone to finish off Florida State's most impressive play on a day filled with them.
Benjamin was clearly a mismatch -- just like the game.
Jameis Winston threw three touchdown passes to Benjamin, and No. 2 Florida State moved a step closer to playing for the national championship with a 37-7 victory against rival Florida on Saturday.
"Tremendous," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "KB has real advantages with his size, speed and athleticism. He can be a very, very special player, and he's starting to develop into that guy."
The Seminoles improved to 12-0 for the first time since 1999 and likely will earn a spot in the Bowl Championship Series title game by beating Duke in the Atlantic Coast Conference championship game next Saturday.
Florida, meanwhile, ended its worst season since 1979.
The Gators (4-8) lost their final seven games and missed a bowl for the first time since 1990. Florida's bowl streak had been the second-longest in the country, behind Florida State.
"We hit rock bottom this year," Florida guard Max Garcia said. "I feel like the only way we can go is up."
The Seminoles were four-touchdown favorites in a lopsided matchup that lived up to advance billing.
Although the outcome was never in doubt, the Gators made it interesting early with some stout defense. They hit Winston several times, even late once, and stuffed FSU's running game.
But with its offense floundering once again -- Florida managed just three first downs in the first half -- the defense eventually wore down.
And Winston & Co. took advantage.
"His competitiveness is ridiculous," Fisher said of Winston. "He's a competitor. Nothing fazes that guy. He thrives on that. ... The guy's ability to learn and process information is what puts him over the top. He can think. He understands what he's doing at all times. And when he makes a mistake, he can come off and tell you exactly why he did it, what he did or didn't do right."
Winston, the Heisman Trophy candidate being investigated for his role in an alleged rape, hooked up with Benjamin for touchdown passes of 45 and 29 yards in the second quarter. Winston found his 6-foot-5 target again in the third, a 56-yard connection that would have gone the distance had Benjamin not fallen down while making the catch.
Devonta Freeman scored on the next play, weaving untouched from 11 yards out and putting the Seminoles ahead 27-0.
Winston and Benjamin recorded the hat trick with a 4-yard score in the fourth.
FSU outgained Florida 456-193, most of it through the air.
Winston completed 19 of 31 passes for 327 yards. Benjamin caught nine passes for a career-high 212 yards, beating Loucheiz Purifoy early and often. Benjamin's previous high was 103 yards receiving at Boston College earlier this year.
"Just doing the little things to be a great receiver, basically," Benjamin said.
About the only thing that went wrong for FSU was that testy exchange between Winston and coach Jimbo Fisher in the fourth quarter. Fisher was upset that Winston let the play clock wind down, forcing the team to call timeout. Winston screamed back at Fisher, who grabbed Winston's facemask on the sideline.
The coach and player downplayed it afterward.
Florida's defense held tough early, giving up just 33 yards and a field goal in the first quarter. Purifoy even intercepted Winston's fifth pass of the game, but the Gators failed to capitalize on the turnover. Austin Hardin missed a 49-yard field goal wide right. It was Florida's ninth missed field goal of the season.
As the offense kept stalling, the defense started fading.
"Everybody started looking at the scoreboard as a collective group and saying, 'Dang, the offense is just three-and-out, three-and-out, three-and-out,'" Florida defensive lineman Jon Bullard said.
It certainly didn't help that Florida had to throw its offensive game plan out the window after four plays.
Trey Burton hurt his left shoulder on his second carry of the game, a fitting finale for the injury-riddled Gators.
Coach Will Muschamp said the plan was to line Burton up at quarterback for 35 plays. He ran twice for 47 yards, including a 50-yarder up the middle on his first carry. He injured his shoulder on his second run, Florida's fourth offensive play.
He went to the locker room and later returned wearing street clothes. His left arm was in a sling and wrapped with ice.
"Obviously you don't want to go out like that," Burton said. "I felt like I let my team down a little bit."
Without him, Florida turned to freshman Skyler Mornhinweg. He struggled in his two previous games, throwing for 229 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception.
Mornhinweg finished 20-of-25 passing for 115 yards.
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Florida |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 49, field goal failed, 7:43 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 49, field goal, 3:43 2nd 10- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 45, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:24 17- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 29, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:25 3rd 20- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 40, field goal, 11:02 27- 0 Devonta Freeman, 11, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:08 4th 27- 7 Opp, 5, pass (kick), 13:39 34- 7 Kelvin Benjamin, 4, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 8:06 37- 7 Roberto Aguayo, 28, field goal, 3:14
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 20 8 Rushes-yards 32-129 24- 78 Passing 327 115 Att-Comp-Int 31-19-1 25-20-0 Total Yards 63-456 49-193 Punt Returns 1--1 1-6 Kickoff Returns 2-24 5-125 Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0 Fumble Returns 2--5 0-0 Punts 2-43.5 6-44.2 Sacks By-Yds 1-8 2-18 Fumbles-Lost 0-0 3-2 Penalties-Yds 6-55 6-45 3rd Down Conversions 9-15 1-11 4th Down Conversions 0-0 2-3 Time of Posession 31:09 28:51 Attendance 90,454 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- James Wilder 10 63 0 23 Devonta Freeman 13 44 1 11t Karlos Williams 4 14 0 6 Jameis Winston 5 8 0 13 --------------------------------------------- FSU 32 129 1 23 Opp 24 78 0 50 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kelvin Benjamin 9 212 3 56t Nick O'Leary 3 52 0 24 Kenny Shaw 1 27 0 27 Rashad Greene 4 25 0 11 Devonta Freeman 2 11 0 9 --------------------------------------------- FSU 19 327 3 56t Opp 20 115 1 20 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 19 31 1 327 3 56t ----------------------------------------------- FSU 19 31 1 327 3 56t Opp 20 25 0 115 1 20 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 1 -1 0 -1 --------------------------------------------- FSU 1 -1 0 Opp 1 6 0 6 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 1 19 0 19 Shayne Broxsie 1 5 0 5 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 24 0 19 Opp 5 125 0 39 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 2 87 44 ---------------------------------------- FSU 2 87 44 Opp 6 265 54 |---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- P.J. Williams 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones 4 1 5 2.0- 9.0 . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . . . . Terrence Brooks 3 2 5 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . . Terrance Smith 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . Mario Edwards 3 . 3 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . 1 . . Nate Andrews 2 1 3 . . . . . 1- 0 1 . . Telvin Smith 1 2 3 . . . . . 1- -5 . . . Jalen Ramsey 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Karlos Williams 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Marquez White . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Reggie Northrup . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Philip Doumar . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel . . . . . . . 1 . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 35 14 49 7.0- 27.0 1.0- 8.0 . 1 2 2- -5 2 . . Opp 35 20 55 4.0- 23.0 2.0- 18.0 1- 0 4 1 . . . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- Z 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving X 80 Rashad Greene Y 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- SAM 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan SS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WILL 22 Telvin Smith MIKE 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams FS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 3 Ronald Darby 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 14 Nick Waisome 19 Roberto Aguayo 27 Marquez White 28 Nigel Terrell 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder 33 Freddie Stevenson |
## NAME ----------------------------- 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 49 Jake Romano 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 62 Austin Barron 65 Ruben Carter 66 Keith Weeks 74 Jonathan Wallace 89 Christian Green |
No. 1 'Noles Capture ACC Crown in 45-7 Duke Defeat.
Florida State moves to 13-0 as the Seminoles retain their perch atop the conference and potentially punch their ticket to Pasadena.
By: Brandon Mellor, Seminoles.com Managing Editor
CHARLOTTE, NC -- For the 14th time in program history, the Florida State Seminoles are champions of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After a 45-7 victory over No. 20 Duke Saturday night, the No. 1 `Noles now await official word on whether or not they'll get to compete for the program's third national championship. The decisive BCS Selection Show is Sunday at 9 p.m. on ESPN.
"Very happy for our team, our university," FSU coach Jimbo Fisher said. "This championship means a lot to us. This is where we want to be every year and we have to get here to keep achieving and going to BCS games and the other games in which we want to get to, but the ultimate goal is to always win your conference and I think this conference is a great conference."
FSU (13-0) assuredly punched its ticket to Pasadena with yet another blowout victory built on an explosive offense and a dominating defense. The `Noles out-gained the Blue Devils (10-3) 569-239 and eclipsed 40 points on the scoreboard for the 12th time this season.
The Coastal Division champion Blue Devils had entered the game in Charlotte averaging nearly 423 yards of offense per game and 34 points.
FSU redshirt freshman quarterback Jameis Winston likely locked up the Heisman Trophy in the triumph, beating Duke with both his arm and legs. Winston finished the night 19-of-32 for 330 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions. He also added 59 yards rushing on 10 carries and a leaping score.
In the process, Winston set the single-season record for the ACC and among FBS freshman for passing touchdowns in a season and also set the FBS single-season passing-yardage record among freshmen. Winston now has 38 touchdowns this year with one game to go, shattering the previous record of 36 held by Clemson quarterback Tajh Boyd (previous ACC record holder) and former Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford (previous FBS freshman record holder).
The passing yardage mark was held by UCLA's Brett Hundly, who set the mark a season ago.
For his efforts against Duke, Winston was named the ACC Championship Game MVP.
"It means a lot, but as a teammate and having the guys right here beside me, our team is trying to make history, we're not trying to look at individual stats and things like that," Winston said. "We're trying to do something so much bigger than this, and then obviously the defense put us in a predicament for us to break all those records because defense wins championships, and they definitely won this game for us today."
Kelvin Benjamin continued his stellar play, catching five of Winston's passes for a game-high 119 yards with two touchdowns. Rashad Greene finished with 67 yards on six grabs and Kenny Shaw caught four for 74 yards.
The talented trio will head to the bowl game with the chance for each to end FSU's streak of no 1,000-yards receivers since Anquan Boldin in 2002. Greene now has 981 yards receiving this year, Benjamin has 957 and Shaw has 929.
The Seminoles haven't had a 1,000-yards rusher since Warrick Dunn but Devonta Freeman is now up to 943 yards rushing this season after gaining 91 against Duke on 18 carries with one touchdown. Karlos Williams added 55 yards and a touchdown of his own.
The 'Noles head to the bowl game just 28 points shy of setting the FBS all-time record for points scored in a season. The 689 points FSU has racked up this year is already third-most all time.
Of course, Florida State's defense was just as impressive as its offense.
Duke had just 99 yards rushing and were held to a 7-of-20 mark on third downs. Duke quarterback Anthony Boone was limited to 138 yards through the air and was intercepted twice -- once by Lamarcus Joyner and then again by Telvin Smith. FSU tied the school record for interceptions in a season as the `Noles are up to 25 picks this year.
Timmy Jernigan had another monster game from his nose guard position, racking up a game-best 10 tackles. Smith finished with eight tackles, a sack and that takeaway and Nate Andrews had five stops, a sack and a forced fumble.
The Seminoles had double the amount of first downs than Duke (31-15).
"They were outstanding," Fisher said about his defense. "This is one of the best defenses I've ever been around."
The first big play of the night went Duke's way when Freeman fumbled at the end of a 22-yard dash into the redzone early in the first quarter. It was just the fourth fumble lost by the `Noles all season and Freeman's first giveaway since Oct. 27, 2012, which was also against the Blue Devils.
After taking over at their own three-yard line, the Blue Devils strung together an impressive 6:03 drive into FSU territory but shanked a 48-yard field goal that would put FSU into a deficit for the first time since the September Boston College game.
What Duke did do in the first quarter was hold the `Noles scoreless -- a feat that previously hadn't been accomplished against FSU this season.
A moral victory for Duke, no doubt, but it wouldn't last. Winston needed just five plays to find a leaping Benjamin in the endzone for the game's first score. Leading 7-0, Duke registered a 40-yard punt return into FSU territory two drives later but a Joyner interception halted any hopes the Blue Devils had of getting on the board.
The Joyner turnover would then turn into points. Freeman's impressive 22-yard screen-pass reception was followed by a big Benjamin third-down conversion on a slant pattern. Williams then came into the lineup and trucked a few Duke defenders before rumbling 12 yards for the touchdown and a 14-0 FSU lead with 3:37 left in the second quarter.
"I'll just say the power of preparation, the way we prepare week in and week out," Joyner said. "That's where our confidence comes from. So when the game comes, it's easy."
FSU's Roberto Aguayo then connected on a 45-yard field goal with 33 seconds left in the half that pushed Florida State's lead to 17-0 heading into the break. For Aguayo, the 3-pointer officially gave him the FSU and ACC single-season scoring record -- breaking the mark set by Dustin Hopkins a season ago.
The record-breaking would then extend to another `Noles redshirt freshman.
After Andrews' big hit on Boone forced the Duke quarterback to throw a bad pass that was intercepted by Smith, Winston connected with Shaw for an 11-yard scoring strike to give FSU a 24-0 lead. The touchdown toss was Winston's 37th of the season and officially gave him that ACC overall record and FBS record among freshmen for scoring throws in a single season.
Winston then threw a 54-yard touchdown to Benjamin on the next drive that gave him that single-season passing yardage record for an FBS freshman. If that wasn't enough, Winston then added to his record-breaking night with a 17-yard touchdown run -- his fourth score -- one drive later that tied the ACC Football Championship Game mark for most touchdowns by one person in the annual league title game.
The Winston score was set up by Andrews' forced fumble that was recovered by Mario Edwards, Jr. on the previous FSU defensive series.
On his final drive of the night, Winston orchestrated one last scoring possession that concluded with a seven-yard Freeman touchdown run. The Blue Devils then avoided the shutout by marching 75 yards against the FSU second-team defense. Sean Maguire replaced Winston on the last series of the night.
FSU heads to the bowl game having outscored ranked opponents in 2013 by a combined score of 200-35. The Seminoles have now gone 571:49 since they last trailed in a ballgame.
Florida State finishes the 2013 calendar year as the only undefeated FBS team.
"We came out and we said we've got one job to do, and that's win," Smith said. "Whatever happens we're going to win. Whatever it takes, believing in the man next to you. Love is the reason for the fight. That's what we've been going by all season. Our attitude."
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Duke | |||||
Florida State |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 48, field goal failed, 5:07 2nd 7- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 14, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 12:36 14- 0 Karlos Williams, 12, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 3:37 17- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 45, field goal, 0:25 3rd 24- 0 Kenny Shaw, 11, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 9:52 31- 0 Kelvin Benjamin, 54, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 6:31 38- 0 Jameis Winston, 17, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 2:38 4th 45- 0 Devonta Freeman, 7, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 7:25 45- 7 Opp, 5, run (kick), 1:01
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 31 15 Rushes-yards 43-239 31- 99 Passing 330 140 Att-Comp-Int 32-19-2 42-21-2 Total Yards 75-569 73-239 Punt Returns 3-9 1-40 Kickoff Returns 2-60 3-36 Interception Ret. 2-5 2-16 Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0 Punts 4-41.8 9-41.7 Sacks By-Yds 2-5 1-9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Penalties-Yds 6-65 3-32 3rd Down Conversions 6-11 7-20 4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0 Time of Posession 29:16 30:44 Attendance 67,694 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 18 91 1 22 Jameis Winston 10 59 1 17t Karlos Williams 7 55 1 12t James Wilder 5 25 0 11 Freddie Stevenson 1 6 0 6 Chad Abram 1 2 0 2 Ryan Green 1 1 0 1 --------------------------------------------- FSU 43 239 3 22 Opp 31 99 1 21 Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kelvin Benjamin 5 119 2 54t Kenny Shaw 4 74 1 32 Rashad Greene 6 67 0 20 Nick O'Leary 3 48 0 21 Devonta Freeman 1 22 0 22 --------------------------------------------- FSU 19 330 3 54t Opp 21 140 0 17 Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 19 32 2 330 3 54t ----------------------------------------------- FSU 19 32 2 330 3 54t Opp 21 42 2 140 0 17 Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kenny Shaw 3 9 0 6 --------------------------------------------- FSU 3 9 0 6 Opp 1 40 0 40 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 2 60 0 44 --------------------------------------------- FSU 2 60 0 44 Opp 3 36 0 23 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 4 167 59 ---------------------------------------- FSU 4 167 59 Opp 9 375 49 |---------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 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . . Telvin Smith 7 1 8 2.0- 2.0 1.0- 1.0 1- 0 . . . . . . Nate Andrews 5 . 5 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . 1 . . 1 . . P.J. Williams 3 1 4 . . . 1 1 . . . . Desmond Hollin 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Terrance Smith 2 2 4 . . . 1 . . . . . Reggie Northrup 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 1 3 4 . . 1- 5 1 . . . . . Ronald Darby 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 2 1 3 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Brutus 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . E.J. Levenberry 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 1 1 2 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . Christian Jones . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . DeMarcus Walker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Bryan Stork 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Nick Waisome 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Gerald Demps 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Chris Casher . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Dan Hicks . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Mario Edwards . 1 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . . Keelin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 41 28 69 5.0- 17.0 2.0- 5.0 2- 5 4 1 1- 0 1 . . Opp 49 24 73 3.0- 14.0 1.0- 9.0 2- 16 4 1 1- 0 1 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- Z 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving X 80 Rashad Greene Y 81 Kenny Shaw |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner MLB 22 Telvin Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |
## NAME ----------------------------- 3 Bobo Wilson 4 Giorgio Newberry 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 10 E.J. Levenberry 14 Nick Waisome 15 Ryan Green 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 24 Terrance Smith 27 Marquez White 29 Nate Andrews 30 Colin Blake 32 James Wilder |
## NAME ----------------------------- 33 Freddie Stevenson 37 Keelin Smith 38 Cason Beatty 41 Chad Abram 42 Shayne Broxsie 42 Lamarcus Brutus 43 Desmond Hollin 44 DeMarcus Walker 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 62 Austin Barron 74 Jonathan Wallace 89 Christian Green |
The 'Noles Win!
Winston was 20 for 35 for 237 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes.
PASADENA, CA - Jameis Winston and Florida State faced down adversity for the first time this season, and showed they could take a punch if that's what it took to win a national championship.
The Heisman Trophy winner threw a 2-yard touchdown pass to Kelvin Benjamin with 13 seconds left and No. 1 Florida State beat No. 2 Auburn 34-31 to win the BCS championship game on Monday night.
"There's a lot of heart and guts down in Tallahassee, too," coach Jimbo Fisher said.
The Bowl Championship Series went out with a bang, with one of the best championship games in its 16-year history. And the Southeastern Conference's seven-year winning streak in college football's biggest game was snapped.
Winston struggled much of the night but was near perfect when the Seminoles (14-0) needed it most, going 6 for 7 for 77 yards on the game-winning 80 yard drive. A pass interference penalty on Auburn's Chris Davis gave Florida State a first-and-goal at the 2 and on the next play Winston hit his big receiver, Benjamin, for the touchdown in traffic.
There was no miracle finish this time for the turnaround Tigers. They tossed the ball around on one final play, but it ended with Florida State jumping on a fumble, and the Seminoles sprinting onto the field under a storm of garnet and gold confetti.
Tre Mason had given Auburn (12-2) a 31-27 lead with a 37-yard touchdown run with 1:19 left after Kermit Whitfield had put Florida State in the lead for the first time since the first quarter with a 100-yard kickoff return to make it 27-24 with 4:31 left.
Mason ran for 195 yards and Nick Marshall threw two touchdown passes for the Tigers.
"I told them in the locker room, we put together the biggest turnaround in the history of college football. We were on the brink of making it one of those magical seasons," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said.
Winston was 20 for 35 for 237 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdown passes. Florida State hadn't been challenged like this all season, winning by an average of 42 points.
The redshirt freshman, who turned 20 Monday, told his teammates: "I said 'Guys, we didn't come here for no reason.' I said 'Y'all, this is ours, man."'
The Seminoles were down 21-3 in the first half, and wobbling, but never fell over.
And now Florida State is national champion for the first time since 1999, the first team to win it after being down at halftime.
Winston was jumpy against a strong Auburn pass rush, led by Dee Ford. He was sacked four times.
The Seminoles cut it to 21-10 with a late touchdown in the second quarter and chipped into Auburn's lead with a 41-yard field goal by Roberto Aguayo with 6:05 left in the third.
Meanwhile, Florida State had found some answers to Auburn's spread offense. A holding penalty that wiped out a long pass also helped keep the Tigers scoreless in the third quarter, and the Seminoles began the fourth with P.J. Williams intercepting Marshall's pass and setting up Florida State at its 38.
When Winston tossed in the flats to Chad Abram, who hurdled over a tackler on the way to an 11-yard touchdown the lead was 21-19. Florida State was considering going for two to tie, but Devonta Freeman was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct and that pushed the extra point back 15 yards and forced the Seminoles to kick and make it 21-20.
Auburn responded with its best drive since the second quarter, mixing runs by Mason and Marshall with one big pass to Ricardo Louis. But it stalled at the 6 and Cody Parkey added a 22-yard field goal to make it 24-20 with 4:42 left.
During Winston's record-breaking season, filled with blowouts and fourth quarters spent watching from the sideline, he never faced a situation in which he had to drive his team to a winning score.
Now he had a chance to add that last line to his remarkable resume - until Whitfield handled it for him.
Whitfield broke through a seam around the 30 and hit the sideline at full speed. Fisher ran down the other sideline yelling "Go! Go!" with Winston chasing behind pumping his arms and slapping his coach on the back. Florida State was on top, but Auburn was not done.
Mason and Marshall went to work, driving Auburn into Florida State territory, and Auburn's Heisman finalist, Mason, finished it off by bowling over Florida State safety Jalen Ramsey on the way to the end zone.
Auburn billed itself as a team of destiny, having gone from 3-9 to SEC champs under first-year coach Malzahn - with the help of some miraculous finishes.
But for much of the first half team destiny, the 10-point underdog, was dominating.
Marshall flipped into the flats for Mason, who followed a few wipe-out blocks and zipped into the end zone for a 12-yard score with 3:07 left in the first quarter. Florida State trailed for the first time since Sept. 28 against Boston College.
The hole got deeper.
With Florida State's linebackers and safeties peeking into the backfield again, Auburn broke another receiver free down the middle. Marshall threw a strike this time to Melvin Ray, who went 50 yards for his first career touchdown and a 14-3 lead.
Meanwhile, for maybe the first time this season, Winston looked rattled. After completing three of his first four passes, he went 1 for 7, including a simple short throw that sailed high and missed its target by at least 10 yards. Fisher could be seen yelling to his coaches that they needed to calm down Winston.
Auburn's defense certainly didn't look as if it ranked 89th in the country in yards allowed per game. Ford was getting pressure on Winston, Chris Davis defended three passes and the Tigers' D was playing like so many other SEC defenses that have controlled so many other BCS championship games during the conference's reign over college football.
Ben Bradley and Angelo Blackson sandwiched Winston as he tried to tuck and run and the ball came loose. Auburn recovered at Florida State's 27 and soon after Marshall swept in from 4 yards out for a 21-3 lead with 5:01 left in the first half.
Florida State finally came alive with the help of some trickery and some old-fashioned want-to from Winston. Facing fourth-and-4 in their own territory, the Seminoles faked the punt and ran a reverse to Karlos Williams that went for 7 yards.
Then Winston asserted himself in not the typical way for the most efficient passer in the country. On third-and-7, he broke free of the pocket, stiff-armed past one Auburn tackler and went for 21 yards to the 3. Freeman plunged into the end zone on the next play to make it 21-10 with 1:28 left in the half.
Fisher patted Winston on the helmet as the quarterback shook his head, as if to say, 'I'm better now.'
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Florida State |
1st 3- 0 Roberto Aguayo, 35, field goal, 9:53 3- 7 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 3:07 2nd 3-14 Opp, 50, pass (kick), 13:48 3-14 Opp, 33, field goal failed, 7:54 3-21 Opp, 4, run (kick), 5:01 10-21 Devonta Freeman, 3, run (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 1:28 3rd 13-21 Roberto Aguayo, 41, field goal, 6:05 4th 20-21 Chad Abram, 11, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 10:55 20-24 Opp, 22, field goal, 4:42 27-24 Kermit Whitfield, 102, kickoff return (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 4:31 27-31 Opp, 37, run (kick), 1:19 34-31 Kelvin Benjamin, 2, pass from Jameis Winston (Roberto Aguayo, kick), 0:13
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP First downs 19 25 Rushes-yards 31-148 53-232 Passing 237 217 Att-Comp-Int 35-20-0 27-14-1 Total Yards 66-385 80-449 Punt Returns 0-0 3-36 Kickoff Returns 4-172 4-70 Interception Ret. 1-4 0-0 Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0 Punts 6-42.8 6-43.2 Sacks By-Yds 2-15 4-22 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0 Penalties-Yds 8-60 5-38 3rd Down Conversions 2-12 10-18 4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0 Time of Posession 26:19 33:41 Attendance 94,208 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS Rushing No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Devonta Freeman 11 73 1 21 Jameis Winston 11 26 0 21 Karlos Williams 5 25 0 7 James Wilder 3 21 0 18 Chad Abram 1 3 0 3 --------------------------------------------- FSU 31 148 1 21 Opp 53 232 2 37t Receiving No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Rashad Greene 9 147 0 49 Kelvin Benjamin 4 54 1 24 Devonta Freeman 3 21 0 8 Chad Abram 1 11 1 11t Kenny Shaw 2 4 0 5 Karlos Williams 1 0 0 0 --------------------------------------------- FSU 20 237 2 49 Opp 14 217 2 50t Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng ----------------------------------------------- Jameis Winston 20 35 0 237 2 49 ----------------------------------------------- FSU 20 35 0 237 2 49 Opp 14 27 1 217 2 50t Punt Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------- FSU 0 0 0 Opp 3 36 0 22 Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng --------------------------------------------- Kermit Whitfield 4 172 1 100t --------------------------------------------- FSU 4 172 1 100t Opp 4 70 0 28 Punting No Yds Lng ---------------------------------------- Cason Beatty 6 257 55 ---------------------------------------- FSU 6 257 55 Opp 6 259 58 |---------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 11 4 15 . . . . . . . . . Timmy Jernigan 5 4 9 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . P.J. Williams 5 2 7 0.5- 3.0 . 1- 4 . . . . . . Christian Jones 2 5 7 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . . Terrence Brooks 5 1 6 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . . . Mario Edwards 5 1 6 3.0- 13.0 1.0- 10.0 . . . . . . . Jalen Ramsey 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . Lamarcus Joyner 2 3 5 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . . Terrance Smith 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Nate Andrews 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . Eddie Goldman 2 1 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . . Ronald Darby 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . Nile Lawrence-Stample 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Ukeme Eligwe 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . Karlos Williams . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Demonte McAllister . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . Jacobbi McDaniel . 1 1 0.5- 2.0 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FSU 50 28 78 7.0- 29.0 2.0- 15.0 1- 4 2 . . . . . Opp 40 20 60 5.0- 23.0 4.0- 22.0 . 6 . 1- 0 2 . . STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE ---------------------------------- WR 1 Kelvin Benjamin QB 5 Jameis Winston TB 8 Devonta Freeman TE 35 Nick O'Leary FB 41 Chad Abram RT 51 Bobby Hart C 52 Bryan Stork RG 54 Tre' Jackson LG 70 Josue Matias LT 75 Cameron Erving WR 80 Rashad Greene |
Pos ## DEFENSE ---------------------------------- CB 3 Ronald Darby SLB 7 Christian Jones NG 8 Timmy Jernigan FS 13 Jalen Ramsey RE 15 Mario Edwards CB 20 Lamarcus Joyner WLB 22 Telvin Smith MLB 24 Terrance Smith CB 26 P.J. Williams SS 31 Terrence Brooks LE 90 Eddie Goldman |
## NAME ----------------------------- 5 Reggie Northrup 6 Dan Hicks 7 Kermit Whitfield 9 Karlos Williams 14 Nick Waisome 19 Roberto Aguayo 21 Chris Casher 23 Gerald Demps 27 Marquez White 29 Nate Andrews 32 James Wilder 38 Cason Beatty 42 Shayne Broxsie |
## NAME ----------------------------- 51 Giorgio Newberry 52 Ukeme Eligwe 53 Sterling Lovelady 55 Jacobbi McDaniel 57 Philip Doumar 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug 62 Austin Barron 74 Jonathan Wallace 81 Kenny Shaw 89 Christian Green 97 Demonte McAllister 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample |