2018 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Willie Taggart, Head Coach
Mickey Andrews, Special Assistant
Harlon Barnett, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Walt Bell, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Mario Edwards, Senior Defensive Analyst
Sharrod Everett, Assistant AD for Football
Greg Frey, Run Game Coordinator, Offensive Line
Trae Hackett, Dir of Player Development
Odell Haggins, Associate Head Coach, Defensive Tackles
Alonzo Hampton, Special Teams Coordinator
David Kelly, Wide Receivers, Recruiting Coordinator
Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Personnel
Telly Lockette, Tight Ends
Donte' Pimpleton, Running Backs
Julie Reed, Assist Dir of Operations
Raymond Woodie, Linebackers
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From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. OFFICIAL: Jimbo Fisher Leaves FSU Football After Eight Seasons
December 1, 2017
STATEMENT FROM FSU PRESIDENT JOHN THRASHER
Florida State
University has one of the premier programs in college football and has had only two head football coaches in the past 40 years.
Today, Jimbo Fisher informed me he has accepted an offer to become
the next head football coach at Texas A&M University. Coach Fisher did an exceptional job as both an assistant coach at FSU and in the challenging role of successor to the legendary Bobby Bowden. I
believe Texas A&M is getting one of the best coaches in college football. We appreciate all he has done for our program and wish him and his family great success moving forward.
From the moment
media reports began to circulate about our position, it became evident the job would attract great interest from a number of elite coaches, and we will move quickly to evaluate candidates from across
the nation.
Our fans are the best in the country, loyal and passionate about developing student-athletes who are champions on and off the field. They’ve made Doak Campbell Stadium one of the most
thrilling venues in all of college sports along with its storied traditions that represent the spirit and excellence of our distinguished university, athletically and academically. The excitement
around Florida State is indisputable, and a tremendous opportunity awaits whoever is chosen as our new head football coach.
STATEMENT FROM FSU VICE PRESIDENT AND DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS STAN
WILCOX
“President Thrasher and I have worked together through this challenging period while Coach Fisher was making a decision, and I appreciate the cooperation, support and leadership he has
provided,” said Stan Wilcox, Florida State University Vice President and Director of Athletics.
In the interim, I have appointed associate head coach and defensive tackles coach Odell Haggins to
serve as our head coach versus ULM.
As the president alluded to, we are extremely pleased by the quality of individuals who have already expressed interest in being the head coach at Florida State
University. I am confident we will fill the position very soon.
I would tell our supporters and fans the same thing that I told our team: we will hire a head coach that will lead Florida State to
ACC and National Championships; one who will maintain our commitment to academic excellence; and one who will make you proud to be a Seminole.”
Willie Taggart Named Florida State Head
Football Coach December 5, 2017 - by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, FL – After less than a week on the hunt, Florida State has its man.
FSU on Tuesday announced that Willie
Taggart, the former coach at Western Kentucky, South Florida and Oregon, has agreed to become the next coach of the Seminoles’ football team.
A Bradenton, Fla., native who grew up a Florida State
fan, Taggart is the 10th full-time head coach in program history and just its third head coach since 1976, when the legendary Bobby Bowden first took over in Tallahassee.
He succeeds Jimbo Fisher,
who recently left after 11 seasons with FSU, including eight as head coach.
Taggart brings a 47-50 overall record as a head coach, but that mark includes massive rebuilding jobs at WKU and USF, as
well as a quick turnaround at Oregon.
Western Kentucky, Taggart’s alma mater, had lost 20 straight games when he took over in 2010. But under Taggart’s guidance, the Hilltoppers went 2-10 in their
new coach’s first season, then 7-5 in both 2011 and 2012.
Taggart’s stay in Tampa followed a similar script. He took over a team that went 3-9 the year before his arrival and, after a 2-10 mark in
his first season, doubled the Bulls’ win totals in 2014 (4-8) and 2015 (8-4).
That momentum carried into a memorable 2016 campaign in which the Bulls set a school record with 11 wins and capped
their season with a 46-39 victory over Southeastern Conference foe South Carolina in the Birmingham Bowl.
That was enough to catch the attention of the Oregon Ducks, who were in need of a rebuild
after stumbling to a 4-8 record in 2016.
As he had at all previous stops, Taggart increased the Ducks’ win total in his first year in Eugene, leading them to a 7-5 mark that included wins over
Nebraska, Utah, Arizona and Oregon State.
And the Ducks might have been in for even bigger things had they not lost starting quarterback Justin Herbert to a broken collarbone earlier this season.
At the time of his injury, Oregon was 4-1 and ranked 24th in the country.
Away from the field, the 41-year-old Taggart has earned a reputation as one of the nation’s top recruiters, which ought to
come in handy with the first ever early signing day looming on Dec. 20.
Taggart’s Florida roots – he was a few years behind Nebraska star Tommie Frazier at Manatee High in Bradenton – have helped
him make strong inroads in the state’s prep football community.
The turnarounds at WKU and USF were both built on a new influx of talent, and he was in the midst of putting together a potential
top-10 class at Oregon when FSU came calling.
Before becoming a coach, Taggart was first a quarterback. He was a four-year starter at the position at Western Kentucky, where he was coached by Jack
Harbaugh and recruited by Harbaugh’s son Jim, who got his start in coaching on his father’s WKU staff while still playing in the NFL.
Taggart went on to become a two-time finalist for the Walter
Payton Award, which is presented annually to the top player in the NCAA FCS, and he is one of only four players in the program’s history to have his jersey retired.
He later reconnected with Jim
Harbaugh when Harbaugh hired him to coach running backs at Stanford in 2007. Taggart held that post for three seasons and helped Cardinal standout Toby Gerhart to unanimous All-America honors and a
runner-up finish in the 2009 Heisman Trophy vote.
Taggart and his wife Taneshia have three children – sons Willie Jr. and Jackson, and daughter Morgan.
2018 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
D'Marcus Adams, 6-0, 167, WR, Ormond Beach
- Big-play receiver rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247 … also ranked as No. 21 prospect in Florida and No. 25 wide receiver in the nation by 247 … U.S. Army All-American … made 26
receptions for 592 yards, an average of 22.8 yards per reception, with three touchdowns to help Mainland advance to regional semifinal round of 6A state playoffs in senior season … caught 20 passes
for 373 yards and six touchdowns as a junior, helping the Buccaneers win 11 games and play into regional final round of state playoff bracket … dual-sport star with five regional championships in
track and field … qualified for 3A state championship track meet as a senior, winning the silver medal in the 400-meter dash and the bronze medal in the 110-meter hurdles, long jump and as a member of
the 4×400 relay team … 110 hurdles time of 13.82 was nation's fifth-fastest high school time in 2018 … named 2018 Daytona Beach News-Journal Male Athlete of the Year … committed to Florida State prior
to senior season over multiple offers including Missouri, Nebraska and Penn State.
Christian Armstrong, 6-4, 333, OL, Warner Robins, Ga.
- Powerful offensive tackle rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and three-star by 247…helped lead Warner Robins to Georgia AAAAA state championship game and 14-1 overall record…blocked for offense
that averaged 34.1 points per game and 388.7 yards of total offense his senior season…offense passed for 3,645 yards, rushed for 2,186 yards and scored 67 total touchdowns during 2017 season…prior to
senior year was selected for Rising Seniors all-star game…selected Florida State over multiple offers, including Alabama, Georgia and Penn State.
Isaiah Bolden, 6-2, 184, DB, Wesley Chapel
- Hard-hitting cover corner rated as a four-star prospect by Rivals and 247 … ranked as top-30 cornerback in the country by both services and 188th overall in ESPN300 … selected to play in
Offense-Defense All-American Bowl … was also used on special teams, putting his return skills to good use with 90-yard interception return and 93-yard punt return for touchdowns during his senior
season … junior year helped lead a defense that held opponents to 19.3 points per game as the Wildcats earned 7-2 overall record … dual-sport star that won regional championships in the 100-meter and
200-meter dash on the track team … as a senior, qualified for the 3A state championships in track, winning the bronze medal in the 100-meter dash … received multiple scholarship offers and selected
Florida State over Oregon.
Dennis Briggs, 6-4, 280, DE, Kissimmee
- Consensus four-star defensive lineman … ranked 27th in the country at his position and 42nd overall in the state of Florida by 247Sports … ranked as the 13th strong side defensive end in the country
and 44th overall in Florida by Rivals … as a senior, recorded 116 tackles, 34 for loss with nine sacks and three forced fumbles … named first-team Orange Belt all-conference and second-team all-state
as a senior … following his senior season, was invited to the 2017 Central Florida All-Star Game … totaled more than 245 tackles and 24 sacks in his high school career … chose the Seminoles over
several offers, including Miami, Louisville and South Carolina.
Jamarcus Chatman, 6-2, 267, DE, Rome, Ga.
- An athletic four-star prospect and the 56th-ranked player in Georgia by ESPN … ranked 30th in the country at his position by Rivals … a preseason Georgia Class 5A all-state defensive lineman that
produced 30 tackles, 9.5 tackles for loss, three sacks and two forced fumbles on the way to winning a state championship for the second year in a row … part of Rome defense that allowed 9.5 points per
game and recorded six shutouts, including a 38-0 victory in the class 5A state championship game … named second-team AAAAA all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … named a Class AAAAA
all-state honorable mention by the Atlanta Journal Constitution … chose the Seminoles over Miami, North Carolina and Virginia Tech among multiple offers.
Robert Cooper, 6-2, 382, DL, Lilburn, Ga.
- One of FSU's first commitments for the class of 2018 … consensus four-star prospect rated No. 4 nationally among defensive tackles and No. 13 overall in Georgia by 247 and No. 5 at his position and
16th in state by Rivals … ranked 91st in ESPN300 … Under-Armour All-American … recorded 42 tackles, including 8.0 for loss with 2.0 sacks while battling injuries as a senior … junior season collected
54 tackles, including 16.0 for loss with 4.0 sacks, and six quarterback hurries while helping Comets advance to second round of AAAAAAA state playoffs … named first-team all-state by Atlanta Journal
Constitution and Georgia Sportswriters Association … selected Florida State over Alabama and Georgia after receiving multiple scholarship offers.
Adarius Dent, 6-1, 179, WR, Pahokee
- Explosive athlete that logged time at defensive back, wide receiver and quarterback throughout high school…tabbed the No. 38 player in the South Florida region by ESPN West Palm Beach…as a junior at
Royal Palm, secured three interceptions and scored five touchdowns on the offensive and defensive side of the ball…transferred to Pahokee High School as a senior where he helped lead the team to a win
in the 2016 1A state championship game and guide an offense to averaging 31 points per game…posted over 40 catches, 800 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior…ranked No. 10 overall player in Palm Beach
County in the 2017 class by Prepbuilders…attended same high school as Seminoles legend Anquan Boldin.
Alex Eleyssami, 6-1, 191, QB, Orlando
- Savvy quarterback known for impressive decision making … as a senior, completed 78 percent of his passes for 925 yards, 14 touchdowns and just four interceptions in the Wing-T offense … part of a
First Academy offense that averaged 36.7 points per game during undefeated regular season … named Offensive Player of the Year for First Academy his senior season … as a senior, awarded the Doug
Scott Leadership Award presented by the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, given to student-athletes who exemplify strong character on and off the field.
Beau Fillichio, 6-4, 184, QB, Fort Lauderdale
- Big quarterback with a strong arm … missed entire senior season due to injury … appeared in 18 career games in a primarily backup role, throwing for six touchdowns … three-year letter winner at St.
Thomas Aquinas, where he was part of a team that won 38 games in those three seasons … reached three state semifinals and won back-to-back Florida 7A state championships in 2015-16 … high school
teammates with FSU defensive back Asante Samuel Jr.
Amari Gainer, 6-3, 208, LB, Tallahassee
- Three-star local product that shows tremendous range and can play sideline to sideline or use his speed to get to the quarterback…amassed 93 tackles, including 24 for loss with 12 sacks, in 10 games
in 2017…was named All-Big Bend Defensive Player of the Year and first-team all-state his senior season…as a junior earned honorable mention all-state honors in addition to first-team All-Big Bend team
after recording 77 tackles, including 23 for loss with eight sacks…father Herb Gainer played wide receiver for Florida State from 1984-87 and his mother also attended FSU…chose the Seminoles over
Miami, Georgia, Missouri, Oklahoma and Purdue among others.
Jalen Goss, 6-7, 273, OL, Valdosta, Ga.
- Long offensive tackle ranked as a consensus three-star prospect … rated as the No. 69 overall prospect in Georgia by ESPN, 84th in the state by 247Sports and 91st in the state by Rivals … known for
his large frame, tremendous reach and polished technique at the point of attack … as a senior helped pave the way for a Lowndes offense that set a single-season school record with 627 points scored
and compiled more than 2,700 yards and 55 touchdowns on the ground … helped guide the Lowndes High School offense to become the 60th team in Georgia history to eclipse 600 points in a season … named
first team AAAAAAA all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association and the Atlanta Journal Constitution … attended same high school as recent Florida State standout Telvin Smith … chose FSU over
several scholarship offers, including Florida, Miami, Auburn, and Michigan.
Anthony Grant, 5-11, 189, RB, Buford, Ga.
- Explosive playmaker rated as a four-star athlete by Rivals … ranked as the No. 20 athlete and No. 34 prospect in Georgia by Rivals…rated a three-star running back by ESPN and 247Sports…an ironman
athlete, spending significant time on both sides of the ball … as a senior, helped lead Buford to district title and appearance in the AAAAA state semifinals before finishing with 11-2 record … named
first-team AAAAA all-state athlete by the Georgia Sports Writers Association … named AAAAA all-state at linebacker by the Atlanta Journal Constitution … voted the All-Region 8 Georgia AAAAA Player of
the Year by the league's coaches … displays tremendous strength with the ability to drive through defenders … selected Florida State over other finalist Tennessee.
Tre'Shaun Harrison, 6-2, 190, WR, Seattle, Wash.
- Consensus four-star athlete and No. 2 prospect in the state of Washington … tabbed as the No. 4-ranked athlete in the country by 247Sports, 10th by Rivals and 14th by ESPN … as a senior, recorded 55
catches for 1,102 yards and 12 touchdowns while spending time as a defensive back and the primary return specialist … named the 2017 Washington Player of the Year by the News Tribune … as a junior
named the 3A Metro Valley Offensive Player of the Year while earning first-team all-league safety honors … showcases tremendous speed with the ability to make defenders miss with an impressive change
of direction … chose the Seminoles over Oregon, Tennessee and Utah among several scholarship offers.
Keyshawn Helton, 5-9, 157, WR, Pensacola
- Explosive wide receiver rated as a three-star prospect according to 247Sports … as a senior, hauled in 59 passes for 793 yards and 14 touchdowns while helping lead West Florida to the Florida 5A
state semifinals for the first time in school history … second-team all-state selection … contributed heavily to an offense that produced 33.3 points per game and a 12-2 record … known for his
world-class speed with sub-4.4 second 40-yard dash time … dual-sport athlete that qualified for the track and field state championships as a senior in the long jump and 400-meter dash … nephew of FSU
legend and NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks … chose Florida State after receiving interest from Tennessee and South Florida, among others.
Malcolm Lamar, 6-5, 295, DE, Seffner
- A four-star prospect according to 247, Rivals and ESPN … is also among the ESPN300 … played in 13 games as a senior registering 48 tackles and five sacks … following his senior season, named
second-team ALL-USA Florida by USA Today and was first-team all-state performer … a long, versatile athlete with active hands and a knack for pursing the football … finished his career at Armwood with
102 total tackles and 15.0 sacks … helped Armwood finish 14-1 in 2017 after reaching the 6A state title game … selected Florida State over multiple offers, including Oregon.
Jaiden Woodbey, 6-3, 216, DB, Fontana, Calif.
- Hard-hitting safety earned five-star rating by 247Sports national composite…ranked as No. 27 overall prospect nationally in composite rankings and 66th in ESPN300…named a U.S. Army All-American and
Under Armour All-American…honor-roll student throughout his time at St. John Bosco…after playing his first two seasons at Upland High School, transferred to St. John Bosco and helped win the CIF state
title as junior…also participated in The Opening finals prior to his senior season…received numerous offers and chose Florida State over Ohio State, Oklahoma and USC.
A.J. Lytton, 5-11, 171, DB, Upper Marlboro, Md.
- Speedy athlete rated as a consensus four-star prospect … ranked as the No. 3 prospect in Maryland by Rivals and 247 and the No. 8 cornerback in the nation by 247 … rated 31st in ESPN300 … Under
Armour All-American … helped lead Wise to 42 straight wins and three consecutive 4A state championships … 2017 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year … DC Touchdown Club's Maryland High School Player of
the Year … named to first-ever Elite 22 team by Prince George's County coaches … played both sides of the ball, recording 32 tackles, three interceptions, 10 pass breakups and two forced fumbles on
defense while catching 34 passes for 523 yards and seven touchdowns his senior season … led defense that allowed 7.1 points per game and registered six shutouts … junior season earned first-team
all-state, second-team junior All-America and second-team All-Met honors … selected Florida State over numerous offers that included Alabama, Clemson and Penn State.
Camren McDonald, 6-4, 210, TE, Long Beach, Calif.
- Explosive tight end ranked as a consensus four-star prospect … top-rated tight end in the state of California by ESPN and Rivals … ranked as the No. 3 tight end and No. 49 overall in the state of
California by 247Sports … match-up nightmare that uses a blend of size and athleticism to line up either as an attached tight end or a split wide receiver … blows past big defenders with an incredible
burst of speed and uses size as an advantage on smaller defenders … as a senior caught 35 passes for 602 yards and eight touchdowns … competed in the same California league as Florida State early
enrollee Jaiden Woodbey … chose the Seminoles over Southern Cal, California, Ole Miss and Nebraska.
Nolan McDonald, 6-2, 185, QB, Long Beach, Calif.
- Dynamic quarterback rated as a three-star prospect by 247Sports composite in the class of 2017 … rated as the 78th pro-style quarterback in his class … threw for 2,200 yards and 24 touchdowns and
ran for 680 yards and nine touchdowns in his career … as a senior, passed for more than 1,300 yards and 13 touchdowns while only throwing two interceptions … powered a Long Beach Poly offense his
senior year that averaged 42.8 points a game, including topping 70 points in four consecutive games, outscoring opponents 300-12 in that span … brother to FSU tight end Camm McDonald.
Christian Meadows, 6-4, 358, OL, Montezuma, Ga.
- Aggressive offensive lineman rated as a four-star prospect by 247 and ESPN … ranked No. 79 overall in ESPN300 and the No. 5 offensive guard … Under Armour All-American … led Macon County to the
regional championship in the Georgia A tournament … blocked for offense that averaged 344 yards per game … helped lead Macon County to the state championship as a junior … named all-state by the
Atlanta Journal Constitution and the Georgia Sportswriters Association following his junior season … chose Florida State over offers from Miami, Alabama, Georgia and Mississippi State, among others …
committed to FSU in July 2016.
Chaz Neal, 6-7, 283, OL, Zephyrhills
- A consensus three-star prospect … played defense in high school and was ranked a top-70 weak side defensive end in the country by 247Sports … as a senior produced 50 tackles, including 14 for loss
with four sacks, five pass breakups and a forced fumble … displays tremendous upside with an NFL-ready frame … transferred from Armwood High School in Seffner, Florida after an injury sidelined him
for his entire junior season … teammates with fellow FSU signee Isaiah Bolden … chose the Seminoles over Southern Cal, Oregon, South Carolina, Maryland and South Florida among others.
Xavier Peters, 6-4, 225, DE, West Chester, Ohio
- Consensus four-star prospect … ranked as the No. 5 overall prospect in Ohio and the No. 15 outside linebacker in the country by 247Sports … ranked fifth in the state, sixth at his position and 75th
nationally by Rivals … tabbed by ESPN as Ohio's 12th-ranked prospect … Under Armour All-American … compiled 78 tackles, six sacks, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery as a senior … named
first-team All-Greater Miami Conference and second-team Southwest Ohio all-district following standout senior season … switched from wide receiver to defense after his sophomore year of high school …
selected Florida State over finalist Kentucky.
Asante Samuel, 5-10, 173, DB, Sunrise
- Outstanding cornerback ranked No. 25 overall by ESPN and a consensus four-star recruit … named an Under Armour All-American … helped led St. Thomas Aquinas to 7A state titles as a sophomore and
junior and the state semifinals in 2017 … earned first-team all-state honors as senior … blocked a field goal in his final high school game against Venice … finished 2017 with 32 tackles, one
interception, two blocked field goals and two blocked PATs … named the fourth-best prospect in recruit-heavy Brevard County prior to his senior season … participated in The Opening finals … attended
same high school as recent Florida State standouts Lamarcus Joyner and Rashad Greene … father is Asante Samuel, who played at UCF and spent 11 years in the NFL with the Patriots, Eagles, and Falcons …
chose Florida State over numerous offers, including Miami, Alabama, LSU and Ohio State.
Warren Thompson, 6-3, 205, WR, Seffner
- Consensus four-star recruit ranked as the No. 154 player in the country by 247Sports composite … slotted 201st in ESPN300 … caught 50 passes for 866 yards and 10 touchdowns over his final two
seasons at Armwood, including 487 yards and six touchdowns as a senior … helped lead Armwood to the 6A state championship game in 2017 … caught a five-yard touchdown in the state championship game
that gave Armwood a 9-0 lead over Miami Northwestern … chose Florida State over numerous offers, including Florida, Alabama, LSU and Oregon.
Caleb Ward, 6-1, 162, WR, Pensacola
- Athletic wide receiver with tremendous separation skills … dual-sport athlete in high school who also ran track … as a senior, reached the Florida 3A track and field championships in the triple jump
… son of FSU Hall of Famer and Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Charlie Ward.
Jordan Young, 6-2, 190, WR, Conyers, Ga.
- Speedy wide receiver rated as a four-star prospect by 247Sports and ESPN … ranked as the No. 21 overall prospect in Georgia and 27th wide receiver in the nation by 247Sports … as a senior, caught 66
passes for 1,562 yards and 17 touchdowns … named to the AAAAAA all-state team by the Atlanta Journal Constitution … named second-team AAAAAA all-state by the Georgia Sports Writers Association …
dynamic athlete that uses incredible speed and size to create separation from defenders … dual-sport star with two state championships in track … as a senior, won the AAAAAA state championship in the
110-meter hurdles with a time of 13.97 … won back-to-back AAAAAA state championships in the 110-meter hurdles his final two years … selected Florida State over Tennessee.
2018 Roster - By Name
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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28 D'Marcus Adams WR 6-0 167 Fr Ormond Beach (Mainland)
63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 186 So-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 216 Jr ** Mascotte (IMG Academy)
* 94 Walvenski Aime DE 6-5 295 Sr ** Boynton Beach (Olympic Heights/Fort Scott CC)
* 3 Cam Akers RB 5-11 213 So * Clinton, Miss. (Clinton)
77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 333 Fr Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 346 So-R Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
45 Demetrius Artis LB 5-10 220 Jr-R Sanford (Seminole/Florida A&M)
41 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 197 So-R Orlando (Lake Nona)
* 66 Andrew Basham OL 6-1 273 Jr-R Tampa (Berkeley Prep)
15 Carlos Becker DB 6-2 197 Jr ** Kissimmee (Osceola)
* 75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 304 Jr-R * Warri, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)
1 James Blackman QB 6-5 176 So * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
29 Isaiah Bolden DB 6-2 184 Fr Wesley Chapel (Wesley Chapel)
10 Calvin Brewton DB 6-0 192 Sr *** Miami (Miami Central)
58 Dennis Briggs DE 6-4 280 Fr Kissimmee (Gateway)
* 28 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 211 Fr-R Tampa (Gaither)
* 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 218 Jr ** Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)
* 40 Ken Burnham LS 6-0 210 Sr-R Lithia (Newsome)
* 99 Brian Burns DE 6-5 231 Jr ** Fort Lauderdale (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
* 11 George Campbell WR 6-4 205 Jr-R * Clearwater (East Lake)
95 Jamarcus Chatman DE 6-2 267 Fr Rome, Ga. (Rome)
* 90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-4 308 Sr-R *** Sarasota (Manatee)
* 91 Robert Cooper DL 6-2 382 Fr Lilburn, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
* 32 Array Culmer DB 5-6 170 Sr-R Jacksonville (Lee)
68 Jeremy Czerenda OL 6-3 285 Fr Fort Lauderdale (University)
* 84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 179 Fr Pahokee (Pahokee)
69 Landon Dickerson OL 6-6 325 So-R * Hickory, N.C. (South Caldwell)
31 Kris Dixon DE 6-1 230 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 16 Cory Durden DT 6-5 296 Fr-R Newberry (Newberry)
* 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-4 295 Sr-R *** Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
16 Alex Eleyssami QB 6-1 191 Fr Orlando (First Academy)
* 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 191 So * Daytona Beach (Mainland)
19 Beau Fillichio QB 6-4 184 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 204 Jr-R * Orlando (IMG Academy)
33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 208 Fr Tallahassee (Chiles)
41 Joseph Garcia LB 6-2 218 So-R Miami (Belen Jesuit Prep)
* 89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 217 Jr ** Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 44 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 224 Fr-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
61 Jalen Goss OL 6-7 273 Fr Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 10 Anthony Grant RB 5-11 189 Fr Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison WR 6-2 190 Fr Seattle, Wash. (Garfield)
* 20 Keyshawn Helton WR 5-9 157 Fr Pensacola (West Florida)
10 Bailey Hockman QB 6-2 200 Fr-R Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
37 Kameron House DB 5-10 175 So-R Duluth, Ga. (Northview)
* 5 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 227 Jr ** Alief, Tex. (Alief Elsik)
51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 310 So-R Lake Gibson (Lake Gibson)
* 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 303 Sr-R *** Miami (Miami Central)
* 13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 247 So * Baltimore, Md. (IMG Academy)
* 74 Derrick Kelly OL 6-5 317 Sr-R *** Gretna (East Gadsden)
48 Armani Kerr LB 5-11 226 So-R Miami (Jackson)
4 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 Fr-R Virginia Beach, Va. (Bishop Sullivan Catholic)
97 Malcolm Lamar DE 6-5 295 Fr Seffner (Armwood)
* 12 A.J. Lytton DB 5-11 171 Fr Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wise)
81 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 232 Fr-R Andover, Mass. (Bridgton Academy)
30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 184 Fr-R Chesapeake, Va. (Hickory)
57 Corey Martinez OL 6-4 303 Sr-R * Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 29 D.J. Matthews WR 5-10 154 So * Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 87 Camren McDonald TE 6-4 210 Fr Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
14 Nolan McDonald QB 6-2 185 Fr Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
* 6 Tre' McKitty TE 6-5 241 So * Wesley Chapel (IMG Academy)
52 Christian Meadows OL 6-4 358 Fr Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County)
* 14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 173 Jr ** New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross)
37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 197 Jr-R Hutchinson, Kans. (Hutchinson/Hutchinson CC)
* 70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 332 Jr-R ** Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 198 Jr-R Jacksonville (Bolles/Georgia Southern)
* 46 John Moschella DB 5-9 202 Jr-R West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 239 Fr Tampa (Plant)
* 8 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 185 Sr *** Orlando (Oak Ridge)
* 32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 242 Jr * Hahira, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 211 So * Concord, N.C. (Concord)
71 Chaz Neal OL 6-7 283 Fr Zephyrhills (Wesley Chapel)
93 Peter Osimen DL 6-2 291 Jr-R Tampa (Jesuit)
53 Ja'len Parks DT 6-4 305 Fr-R Newberry (Newberry)
* 9 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 235 Sr *** Orlando (Timber Creek)
59 Xavier Peters DE 6-4 225 Fr West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)
* 38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-8 183 Sr-R Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
* 22 Amir Rasul RB 5-11 206 Jr ** Miami (Coral Gables)
56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 208 Jr ** Miami Gardens (Norland)
* 11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 252 So-R * Panama City (Bay)
* 26 Asante Samuel DB 5-10 173 Fr Sunrise (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 8 Stanford Samuels DB 6-2 184 So * Pembroke Pines (Flanagan)
43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 So-R Loxahatchee (Seminole Ridge)
* 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 300 Fr-R Powder Springs, Ga. (Mount Paran Christian)
14 Deonte Sheffield WR 5-10 202 Fr-R Destin (Niceville)
* 1 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 Jr ** Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 197 Fr-R Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
* 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 229 Jr-R * Atlanta, Ga. (Central Gwinnett/Northwest Mississippi CC)
18 Warren Thompson WR 6-3 205 Fr Seffner (Armwood)
* 67 Adam Torres DE 6-4 280 Sr-R Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
* 21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 199 Jr ** Nixa, Mo. (Nixa)
* 82 Naseir Upshur TE 6-2 243 Jr ** Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Institute Charter)
* 26 Johnathan Vickers TE 6-1 235 Sr-R *** Quincy (North Florida Christian)
13 Caleb Ward WR 6-1 162 Fr Pensacola (Washington)
* 35 Leonard Warner LB 6-4 233 So * Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood)
* 19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 193 Sr *** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 27 Zaquandre White RB 6-0 209 Fr-R Fort Myers (North Fort Myers)
* 76 Arthur Williams DE-OL 6-4 316 Sr-R *** Waycross, Ga. (Smith)
39 Claudio Williams DE 6-0 252 Jr-R Hialeah (Hialeah)
* 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 293 So-R Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll)
* 21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 323 So * Houston, Tex. (Episcopal)
* 27 Ontaria Wilson WR 6-0 168 Fr-R Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 313 So-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 20 Jaiden Woodbey DB 6-3 216 Fr Fontana, Calif. (Saint John Bosco)
83 Jordan Young WR 6-2 190 Fr Conyers, Ga. (Heritage)
2018 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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1 James Blackman QB 6-5 176 So * Belle Glade (Glades Central)
* 1 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 Jr ** Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 3 Cam Akers RB 5-11 213 So * Clinton, Miss. (Clinton)
4 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 Fr-R Virginia Beach, Va. (Bishop Sullivan Catholic)
* 5 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 227 Jr ** Alief, Tex. (Alief Elsik)
* 6 Tre' McKitty TE 6-5 241 So * Wesley Chapel (IMG Academy)
* 8 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 185 Sr *** Orlando (Oak Ridge)
* 8 Stanford Samuels DB 6-2 184 So * Pembroke Pines (Flanagan)
* 9 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 235 Sr *** Orlando (Timber Creek)
10 Calvin Brewton DB 6-0 192 Sr *** Miami (Miami Central)
* 10 Anthony Grant RB 5-11 189 Fr Buford, Ga. (Buford)
10 Bailey Hockman QB 6-2 200 Fr-R Powder Springs, Ga. (McEachern)
* 11 George Campbell WR 6-4 205 Jr-R * Clearwater (East Lake)
* 11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 252 So-R * Panama City (Bay)
* 12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 204 Jr-R * Orlando (IMG Academy)
* 12 A.J. Lytton DB 5-11 171 Fr Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wise)
* 13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 247 So * Baltimore, Md. (IMG Academy)
13 Caleb Ward WR 6-1 162 Fr Pensacola (Washington)
14 Nolan McDonald QB 6-2 185 Fr Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
* 14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 173 Jr ** New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross)
14 Deonte Sheffield WR 5-10 202 Fr-R Destin (Niceville)
15 Carlos Becker DB 6-2 197 Jr ** Kissimmee (Osceola)
* 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 197 Fr-R Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
* 16 Cory Durden DT 6-5 296 Fr-R Newberry (Newberry)
16 Alex Eleyssami QB 6-1 191 Fr Orlando (First Academy)
18 Warren Thompson WR 6-3 205 Fr Seffner (Armwood)
19 Beau Fillichio QB 6-4 184 Fr Fort Lauderdale (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 193 Sr *** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 20 Keyshawn Helton WR 5-9 157 Fr Pensacola (West Florida)
* 20 Jaiden Woodbey DB 6-3 216 Fr Fontana, Calif. (Saint John Bosco)
* 21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 199 Jr ** Nixa, Mo. (Nixa)
* 21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 323 So * Houston, Tex. (Episcopal)
* 22 Amir Rasul RB 5-11 206 Jr ** Miami (Coral Gables)
* 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 229 Jr-R * Atlanta, Ga. (Central Gwinnett/Northwest Mississippi CC)
* 23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 216 Jr ** Mascotte (IMG Academy)
* 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 211 So * Concord, N.C. (Concord)
* 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 191 So * Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 26 Asante Samuel DB 5-10 173 Fr Sunrise (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 26 Johnathan Vickers TE 6-1 235 Sr-R *** Quincy (North Florida Christian)
* 27 Zaquandre White RB 6-0 209 Fr-R Fort Myers (North Fort Myers)
* 27 Ontaria Wilson WR 6-0 168 Fr-R Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
28 D'Marcus Adams WR 6-0 167 Fr Ormond Beach (Mainland)
* 28 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 211 Fr-R Tampa (Gaither)
29 Isaiah Bolden DB 6-2 184 Fr Wesley Chapel (Wesley Chapel)
* 29 D.J. Matthews WR 5-10 154 So * Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 184 Fr-R Chesapeake, Va. (Hickory)
31 Kris Dixon DE 6-1 230 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 32 Array Culmer DB 5-6 170 Sr-R Jacksonville (Lee)
* 32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 242 Jr * Hahira, Ga. (Lowndes County)
33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 208 Fr Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 35 Leonard Warner LB 6-4 233 So * Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood)
37 Kameron House DB 5-10 175 So-R Duluth, Ga. (Northview)
37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 197 Jr-R Hutchinson, Kans. (Hutchinson/Hutchinson CC)
* 38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-8 183 Sr-R Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
39 Claudio Williams DE 6-0 252 Jr-R Hialeah (Hialeah)
* 40 Ken Burnham LS 6-0 210 Sr-R Lithia (Newsome)
41 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 197 So-R Orlando (Lake Nona)
41 Joseph Garcia LB 6-2 218 So-R Miami (Belen Jesuit Prep)
42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 239 Fr Tampa (Plant)
43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 So-R Loxahatchee (Seminole Ridge)
* 44 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 224 Fr-R Tallahassee (Lincoln)
45 Demetrius Artis LB 5-10 220 Jr-R Sanford (Seminole/Florida A&M)
* 46 John Moschella DB 5-9 202 Jr-R West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
48 Armani Kerr LB 5-11 226 So-R Miami (Jackson)
49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 313 So-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 218 Jr ** Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)
51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 310 So-R Lake Gibson (Lake Gibson)
52 Christian Meadows OL 6-4 358 Fr Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County)
53 Ja'len Parks DT 6-4 305 Fr-R Newberry (Newberry)
* 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-4 295 Sr-R *** Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee)
* 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 303 Sr-R *** Miami (Miami Central)
56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 208 Jr ** Miami Gardens (Norland)
57 Corey Martinez OL 6-4 303 Sr-R * Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
58 Dennis Briggs DE 6-4 280 Fr Kissimmee (Gateway)
59 Xavier Peters DE 6-4 225 Fr West Chester, Ohio (Lakota West)
* 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 300 Fr-R Powder Springs, Ga. (Mount Paran Christian)
61 Jalen Goss OL 6-7 273 Fr Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 186 So-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 66 Andrew Basham OL 6-1 273 Jr-R Tampa (Berkeley Prep)
* 67 Adam Torres DE 6-4 280 Sr-R Lake Mary (Lake Mary)
68 Jeremy Czerenda OL 6-3 285 Fr Fort Lauderdale (University)
69 Landon Dickerson OL 6-6 325 So-R * Hickory, N.C. (South Caldwell)
* 70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 332 Jr-R ** Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
71 Chaz Neal OL 6-7 283 Fr Zephyrhills (Wesley Chapel)
* 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 346 So-R Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 293 So-R Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll)
* 74 Derrick Kelly OL 6-5 317 Sr-R *** Gretna (East Gadsden)
* 75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 304 Jr-R * Warri, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)
* 76 Arthur Williams DE-OL 6-4 316 Sr-R *** Waycross, Ga. (Smith)
77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 333 Fr Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
81 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 232 Fr-R Andover, Mass. (Bridgton Academy)
* 82 Naseir Upshur TE 6-2 243 Jr ** Philadelphia, Pa. (Imhotep Institute Charter)
83 Jordan Young WR 6-2 190 Fr Conyers, Ga. (Heritage)
* 84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 179 Fr Pahokee (Pahokee)
85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 198 Jr-R Jacksonville (Bolles/Georgia Southern)
* 87 Camren McDonald TE 6-4 210 Fr Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
* 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison WR 6-2 190 Fr Seattle, Wash. (Garfield)
* 89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 217 Jr ** Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-4 308 Sr-R *** Sarasota (Manatee)
* 91 Robert Cooper DL 6-2 382 Fr Lilburn, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
93 Peter Osimen DL 6-2 291 Jr-R Tampa (Jesuit)
* 94 Walvenski Aime DE 6-5 295 Sr ** Boynton Beach (Olympic Heights/Fort Scott CC)
95 Jamarcus Chatman DE 6-2 267 Fr Rome, Ga. (Rome)
97 Malcolm Lamar DE 6-5 295 Fr Seffner (Armwood)
* 99 Brian Burns DE 6-5 231 Jr ** Fort Lauderdale (American Heritage-Delray Beach)
2018 Conference Awards
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Brian Burns Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
Demarcus Christmas Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Nyqwan Murray Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Tamorrion Terry Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Marvin Wilson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
All-Conference - 5
2018 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Brian Burns Phil Steele - 4th Team
Jaiden Woodbey espn.com - 1st Team Freshman
All-Americans - 2
2018 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Kelvin Benjamin 13 WR Buffalo Bills
Kelvin Benjamin 81 WR Kansas City Chiefs
Nigel Bradham 53 OLB Philadelphia Eagles
Terrence Brooks 23 FS New York Jets
Tank Carradine 96 DE Oakland Raiders
Dalvin Cook 33 RB Minnesota Vikings
Ronald Darby 21 CB Philadelphia Eagles
Mario Edwards 99 DE New York Giants
Ukeme Eligwe 45 LB New York Giants
Javien Elliott 35 CB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Cameron Erving 75 OT Kansas City Chiefs
Devonta Freeman 24 RB Atlanta Falcons
Graham Gano 9 K Carolina Panthers
Eddie Goldman 91 DT Chicago Bears
Rashad Greene 13 WR Jacksonville Jaguars
Bobby Hart 68 OG Cincinnati Bengals
Dustin Hopkins 3 K Washington Redskins
Rodney Hudson 61 OL Oakland Raiders
Ryan Izzo 85 TE New England Patroits
Derwin James 33 SS Los Angeles Chargers
Sebastian Janikowski 11 K Seattle Seahawks
Timmy Jernigan 93 DT Philadelphia Eagles
Roderick Johnson 63 OT Houston Texans
Christian Jones 52 ILB Detroit Lions
Lamarcus Joyner 20 CB Los Angeles Rams
Rick Leonard 73 OT New Orleans Saints
Trey Marshall 36 S Denver Broncos
Derrick Nnadi 91 DT Kansas City Chiefs
Nick O'Leary 83 TE Miami Dolphins
Jalen Ramsey 20 CB Jacksonville Jaguars
Xavier Rhodes 29 CB Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Robinson 21 DB New Orleans Saints
Garrison Sanborn 89 LS Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Telvin Smith 50 ILB Jacksonville Jaguars
Terrance Smith 48 LB Kansas City Chiefs
Josh Sweat 75 DE Philadelphia Eagles
Auden Tate 19 WR Cincinnati Bengals
Matthew Thomas 46 OLB Pittsburgh Steelers
Chris Thompson 25 RB Washington Redskins
DeMarcus Walker 57 DE Denver Broncos
Dekoda Watson 97 LB San Francisco 49ers
Kermit Whitfield 17 WR Cincinnati Bengals
P.J. Williams 26 CB New Orleans Saints
Vince Williams 98 ILB Pittsburgh Steelers
Bobo Wilson 85 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jameis Winston 3 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Noles in the Pros - 45
2018 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 5- 7 4-3 1-4 0-0
vs ACC 3- 5 2-2 1-3 0-0
Against Top 25 1- 5 1-3 0-2 0-0
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1 Clemson 8- 0 15- 0
2 Syracuse 6- 2 10- 3
3 North Carolina State 5- 3 9- 4
4 Boston College 4- 4 7- 5
5t Wake Forest 3- 5 7- 6
5t Florida State 3- 5 5- 7
7 Louisville 0- 8 2-10
COASTAL DIVISION
1 Pittsburgh 6- 2 7- 7
2 Georgia Tech 5- 3 7- 6
3t Miami 4- 4 7- 6
3t Virginia 4- 4 8- 5
3t Virginia Tech 4- 4 6- 7
6 Duke 3- 5 8- 5
7 North Carolina 1- 7 2- 9
2018 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C.
Date Score Comments
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12/01/2018 Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
2018 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Cam Akers 11/17/2018 Boston College 14 110 7.86 1
2018 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Tamorrion Terry 11/03/2018 North Carolina State 5 142 28.40 2
D.J. Matthews 11/03/2018 North Carolina State 10 133 13.30 1
Nyqwan Murray 10/20/2018 Wake Forest 8 131 16.38 1
Nyqwan Murray 09/29/2018 Louisville 6 114 19.00 2
Tamorrion Terry 11/17/2018 Boston College 3 112 37.33 1
Keyshawn Helton 10/27/2018 Clemson 3 100 33.33 1
2018 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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James Blackman 11/03/2018 North Carolina State 46 29 421 1 9.15 4
Deondre Francois 10/20/2018 Wake Forest 40 29 353 0 8.82 2
Deondre Francois 09/22/2018 Northern Illinois 31 23 352 1 11.35 2
Deondre Francois 11/17/2018 Boston College 39 19 322 2 8.26 1
Deondre Francois 09/08/2018 Samford 46 31 320 0 6.96 3
2018 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 263 378
Points Per Game............. 21.9 31.5
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 33 47
TDs Rushing................. 11 16
TDs Passing................. 20 30
TDs Fumble Return........... 0 0
TDs Punt Return............. 1 1
TDs Interception............ 1 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 31-33 43-47
Kick........................ 30-31 43-44
Pass........................ 1- 2 0- 1
Run......................... 0- 0 0- 2
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 11-17 17-21
SAFETY........................ 0 0
DEFENSIVE EXTRA POINT......... 0 1
FIRST DOWNS................... 207 262
Rushing..................... 61 102
Passing..................... 129 135
Penalty..................... 17 25
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1093 1772
Yards gained rushing........ 1530 2130
Yards lost rushing.......... 437 358
Rushing Attempts............ 392 503
Average Per Rush............ 2.8 3.5
Average Per Game............ 91.1 147.7
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3241 3224
Att-Comp-Int................ 455-260-13 451-246-12
Efficiency.................. 125.77 131.22
Average Per Pass............ 7.1 7.1
Average Per Catch........... 12.5 13.1
Average Per Game............ 270.1 268.7
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4334 4996
Total Plays................. 847 954
Average Per Play............ 5.1 5.2
Average Per Game............ 361.2 416.3
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 33- 648 12- 305
Average Per Return.......... 19.6 25.4
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 21-251 33-364
Average Per Return.......... 12.0 11.0
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 12-125 13-188
Average Per Return.......... 10.4 14.5
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 3- 14 13- 0
Average Per Return.......... 4.7 0.0
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 23-13 17- 3
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 110- 851 69- 607
Average Per Game............ 70.9 50.6
PUNTS-YARDS................... 83-3545 70-2864
Average Per Punt............ 42.7 40.9
Net punt average............ 38.3 37.3
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 27:38 32:21
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 55-189 73-200
3rd-Down Pct................ .291 .365
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 12-24 11-28
4th-Down Pct................ .500 .393
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 28-199 36-237
MISC YARDS.................... -1 0
ATTENDANCE.................... 478,013 290,967
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-68,288 5-58,193
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
OT |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 42 | 83 |
58 | 80 |
0 |
263 |
| Opponents | 76 | 122 |
95 | 85 |
0 |
378 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Cam Akers 12 161 785 79 706 4.4 6 85 58.8
Jacques Patrick 12 108 410 32 378 3.5 1 18 31.5
Amir Rasul 11 10 46 0 46 4.6 1 7t 4.2
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 2 23 0 23 11.5 0 13 1.9
Deondre Francois 11 78 209 193 16 0.2 3 32 1.5
Nyqwan Murray 12 5 18 14 4 0.8 0 14 0.3
Keyshawn Helton 11 1 2 0 2 2.0 0 2 0.2
D.J. Matthews 12 2 9 9 0 0.0 0 9 0.0
Anthony Grant 12 5 5 5 0 0.0 0 3 0.0
James Blackman 4 11 23 49 -26 -2.4 0 9 -6.5
Total......... 12 392 1530 437 1093 2.8 11 85 91.1
Opponents..... 12 503 2130 358 1772 3.5 16 74t 147.7
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Deondre Francois 11 121.69 396-227-12 .573 2731 15 78t 248.3
James Blackman 4 177.14 51- 33- 1 .647 510 5 73t 127.5
Nyqwan Murray 12 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0.0
Cam Akers 12 0.00 1- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0.0
D.J. Matthews 12 0.00 2- 0- 0 .000 0 0 0.0
Total......... 12 125.77 455-260-13 .571 3241 20 78t 270.1
Opponents..... 12 131.22 451-246-12 .545 3224 30 68t 268.7
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Tamorrion Terry 12 35 744 21.3 8 78t 62.0
Nyqwan Murray 12 54 744 13.8 3 58t 62.0
Keith Gavin 12 26 415 16.0 1 49 34.6
D.J. Matthews 12 42 382 9.1 1 31t 31.8
Tre' McKitty 12 26 256 9.8 2 32 21.3
Keyshawn Helton 11 11 176 16.0 1 73t 16.0
Cam Akers 12 23 145 6.3 2 25 12.1
Jacques Patrick 12 16 102 6.4 1 20 8.5
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 10 66 6.6 1 21t 5.5
Naseir Upshur 8 4 53 13.3 0 28 6.6
Gabe Nabers 12 3 46 15.3 0 25 3.8
George Campbell 7 4 42 10.5 0 26 6.0
Khalan Laborn 2 1 37 37.0 0 37 18.5
Ontaria Wilson 11 4 35 8.8 0 12 3.2
Amir Rasul 11 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 -0.2
Total......... 12 260 3241 12.5 20 78t 270.1
Opponents..... 12 246 3224 13.1 30 68t 268.7
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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D.J. Matthews 19 257 13.5 1 74t
Asante Samuel 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 21 251 12.0 1 74t
Opponent...... 33 364 11.0 1 49
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Stanford Samuels 4 23 5.8 0
A.J. Westbrook 2 33 16.5 0
Kyle Meyers 2 0 0.0 0
Levonta Taylor 1 63 63.0 1
Dontavious Jackson 1 5 5.0 0
Hamsah Nasirildeen 1 1 1.0 0
A.J. Lytton 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 12 125 10.4 1 63t
Opponent...... 13 188 14.5 0 44
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Anthony Grant 11 247 22.5 0 30
Keyshawn Helton 9 196 21.8 0 35
Tre'Shaun Harrison 4 75 18.8 0 28
Khalan Laborn 3 64 21.3 0 25
Amir Rasul 3 31 10.3 0 16
Zaquandre White 1 20 20.0 0 20
Cam Akers 1 15 15.0 0 15
Johnathan Vickers 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 33 648 19.6 0 35
Opponent...... 12 305 25.4 0 38
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Brian Burns 1 14 14.0 0 . 3
DeCalon Brooks 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Cyrus Fagan 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Levonta Taylor 0 0 . 0 . 1
Johnathan Vickers 0 0 . 0 . 1
Dontavious Jackson 0 0 . 0 . 1
Kyle Meyers 0 0 . 0 . 1
Marvin Wilson 0 0 . 0 . 1
Jaiden Woodbey 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 3 14 4.7 0 14 10
Opponent...... 13 0 0.0 0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Ricky Aguayo 0 11-17 30-31 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 63
Cam Akers 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Tamorrion Terry 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 48
Nyqwan Murray 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20
Deondre Francois 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-2 0 0 18
Jacques Patrick 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Tre' McKitty 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
D.J. Matthews 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Levonta Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Amir Rasul 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Keith Gavin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Keyshawn Helton 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
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FSU 33 11-17 30-31 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 263
Opponent 47 17-21 43-44 0-2 0 0-1 1 0 378
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Cam Akers |
6 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tamorrion Terry |
. |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Nyqwan Murray |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Deondre Francois |
3 |
. |
15 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jacques Patrick |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tre' McKitty |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| D.J. Matthews |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Levonta Taylor |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Amir Rasul |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Keith Gavin |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Keyshawn Helton |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tre'Shaun Harrison |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| James Blackman |
. |
. |
5 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
11 |
20 |
20 |
1 |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
16 |
30 |
30 |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
L = Lateral
FK = Free Kick Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
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Deondre Francois 11 474 16 2731 2747 249.7
Cam Akers 12 162 706 0 706 58.8
James Blackman 4 62 -26 510 484 121.0
Jacques Patrick 12 108 378 0 378 31.5
Amir Rasul 11 10 46 0 46 4.2
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 2 23 0 23 1.9
Nyqwan Murray 12 6 4 0 4 0.3
Keyshawn Helton 11 1 2 0 2 0.2
D.J. Matthews 12 4 0 0 0 0.0
Anthony Grant 12 5 0 0 0 0.0
Total......... 12 847 1093 3241 4334 361.2
Opponent...... 12 954 1772 3224 4996 416.3
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Ricky Aguayo 11-17 .647 0- 0 2- 2 3- 5 4- 8 2- 2 53
| FG SEQUENCE |
Ricky Aguayo |
|---|
| Virginia Tech |
32, (22) |
| Samford |
40, 42 |
| Syracuse |
None |
| Northern Illinois |
(42), (50), (42) |
| Louisville |
None |
| Miami |
(42), (53), 43 |
| Wake Forest |
(49), 38 |
| Clemson |
(35) |
| North Carolina State |
None |
| Notre Dame |
None |
| Boston College |
45, (35), (25), (37) |
| Florida |
None |
() For made field goals
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
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Cam Akers 12 706 145 0 15 0 0 866 72.2
Nyqwan Murray 12 4 744 0 0 0 0 748 62.3
Tamorrion Terry 12 0 744 0 0 0 0 744 62.0
D.J. Matthews 12 0 382 257 0 0 0 639 53.3
Jacques Patrick 12 378 102 0 0 0 0 480 40.0
Keith Gavin 12 0 415 0 0 0 0 415 34.6
Keyshawn Helton 11 2 176 0 196 0 0 374 34.0
Tre' McKitty 12 0 256 0 0 0 0 256 21.3
Anthony Grant 12 0 0 0 247 0 0 247 20.6
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 23 66 0 75 0 0 164 13.7
Khalan Laborn 2 0 37 0 64 0 0 101 50.5
Amir Rasul 11 46 -2 0 31 0 0 75 6.8
Levonta Taylor 8 0 0 0 0 63 0 63 7.9
Naseir Upshur 8 0 53 0 0 0 0 53 6.6
Gabe Nabers 12 0 46 0 0 0 0 46 3.8
George Campbell 7 0 42 0 0 0 0 42 6.0
Ontaria Wilson 11 0 35 0 0 0 0 35 3.2
A.J. Westbrook 12 0 0 0 0 33 0 33 2.8
Stanford Samuels 12 0 0 0 0 23 0 23 1.9
Zaquandre White 11 0 0 0 20 0 0 20 1.8
Deondre Francois 11 16 0 0 0 0 0 16 1.5
Brian Burns 12 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.2
Dontavious Jackson 12 0 0 0 0 5 0 5 0.4
Hamsah Nasirildeen 12 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0.1
James Blackman 4 -26 0 0 0 0 0 -26 -6.5
Total......... 12 1093 3241 251 648 125 14 5372 447.7
Opponent...... 12 1772 3224 364 305 188 0 5853 487.8
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Hamsah Nasirildeen 12 51 40 91 0.5- 0.0 . 1- 1 2 1 . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 12 46 29 75 7.0- 8.0 1.0- 1.0 1- 5 3 1 . 1 . .
A.J. Westbrook 12 37 28 65 1.5- 2.0 0.5- 1.0 2- 33 5 . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 12 24 35 59 4.5- 15.0 1.0- 4.0 . 7 3 . 1 . .
Stanford Samuels 12 37 21 58 1.0- 2.0 . 4- 23 4 1 . . . .
Brian Burns 12 31 21 52 15.5-112.0 10.0- 94.0 . 3 8 1- 14 3 . .
DeCalon Brooks 11 17 29 46 3.0- 11.0 1.0- 8.0 . 2 2 1- 0 1 . .
Marvin Wilson 12 17 25 42 4.5- 22.0 3.5- 21.0 . 2 4 . 1 . .
Leonard Warner 12 20 18 38 1.5- 5.0 . . 1 4 . . . .
Kyle Meyers 12 25 4 29 4.0- 22.0 2.0- 18.0 2- 0 4 1 . 1 . .
Demarcus Christmas 11 14 14 28 3.0- 5.0 . . 2 1 . . . .
Janarius Robinson 12 18 9 27 3.0- 10.0 1.0- 6.0 . 1 4 . . . .
Fredrick Jones 10 13 13 26 4.0- 13.0 2.0- 8.0 . 3 2 . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 12 16 8 24 . . . 2 . 1- 0 . . .
Cory Durden 12 10 12 22 6.0- 25.0 2.0- 14.0 . 1 1 . . 1 .
Zaquandre White 11 10 12 22 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 12 14 5 19 4.5- 21.0 3.0- 18.0 . 1 4 . . . .
Levonta Taylor 8 15 4 19 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 63 3 . . 1 . .
Asante Samuel 12 14 3 17 1.0- 2.0 . . 9 . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 10 7 9 16 . . . . 1 . . . .
Walvenski Aime 11 12 3 15 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 10 9 5 14 1.0- 4.0 . 1- 0 2 . . . . .
Robert Cooper 11 3 7 10 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Anthony Grant 12 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .
Tamorrion Terry 12 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 4 2 3 5 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Logan Tyler 12 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 12 4 . 4 . . . . . . 1 . .
D.J. Matthews 12 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Keyshawn Helton 11 . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Camren McDonald 11 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Amir Rasul 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs 4 . 2 2 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Cam Akers 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jacques Patrick 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gabe Nabers 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Grant Glennon 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Mike Arnold 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deondre Francois 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Kelly 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Xavier Peters 2 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tre' McKitty 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nyqwan Murray 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ricky Aguayo 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ken Burnham 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alec Eberle 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arthur Williams 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Gavin 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ontaria Wilson 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abdul Bello 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brady Scott 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Josh Brown 9 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jauan Williams 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cole Minshew 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Naseir Upshur 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
George Campbell 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adarius Dent 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warren Thompson 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baveon Johnson 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
James Blackman 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Khalan Laborn 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Calvin Brewton 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Landon Dickerson 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christian Armstrong 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 494 369 863 69.0-292.0 28.0-199.0 12-125 59 39 3- 14 10 1 .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS VT SU SU NIU UL UM Wake CU NCS ND BC UF
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28 D'Marcus Adams 0- 0
63 Tanner Adkison 0- 0
23 Ricky Aguayo 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
94 Walvenski Aime 11- 4 D-DE xx xx xx xx D-DE D-DE xx xx D-DE xx
3 Cam Akers 12-10 O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB xx xx O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB
77 Christian Armstrong 1- 0 xx
72 Mike Arnold 12-11 O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG xx O-RG O-RG O-RG
45 Demetrius Artis 0- 0
41 Michael Barulich 0- 0
66 Andrew Basham 0- 0
15 Carlos Becker 0- 0
75 Abdul Bello 11- 2 xx xx O-LT xx O-RT xx xx xx xx xx xx
1 James Blackman 4- 1 xx xx xx O-QB
29 Isaiah Bolden 1- 0 xx
10 Calvin Brewton 2- 0 xx xx
58 Dennis Briggs 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
28 DeCalon Brooks 11- 7 xx D-SLB D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM D-SAM xx xx xx
51 Josh Brown 9- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
40 Ken Burnham 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
99 Brian Burns 12-12 D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE
11 George Campbell 7- 1 xx xx xx xx O-WR xx xx
95 Jamarcus Chatman 0- 0
90 Demarcus Christmas 11-11 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
91 Robert Cooper 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
32 Array Culmer 0- 0
68 Jeremy Czerenda 0- 0
84 Adarius Dent 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
69 Landon Dickerson 2- 2 O-RT O-LT
31 Kris Dixon 0- 0
16 Cory Durden 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-DT xx xx
54 Alec Eberle 12-12 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
16 Alex Eleyssami 0- 0
24 Cyrus Fagan 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
19 Beau Fillichio 0- 0
12 Deondre Francois 11-11 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
33 Amari Gainer 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
41 Joseph Garcia 0- 0
89 Keith Gavin 12- 8 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR xx xx xx xx
44 Grant Glennon 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
61 Jalen Goss 0- 0
10 Anthony Grant 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
20 Keyshawn Helton 11- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx
10 Bailey Hockman 0- 0
37 Kameron House 0- 0
5 Dontavious Jackson 12-10 D-MIKE D-MIKE D-LB xx D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE D-MIKE xx D-LB D-SAM D-SAM
51 Baveon Johnson 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
55 Fredrick Jones 10- 8 D-NG D-NG D-NG D-DT D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG xx xx
13 Joshua Kaindoh 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-DE xx
74 Derrick Kelly 10- 9 O-LG O-RT O-RT xx O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT
48 Armani Kerr 0- 0
4 Khalan Laborn 2- 0 xx xx
97 Malcolm Lamar 0- 0
12 A.J. Lytton 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
81 Alex Marshall 0- 0
30 Tommy Martin 0- 0
57 Corey Martinez 0- 0
29 D.J. Matthews 12- 6 xx O-WR O-WR xx xx O-WR xx xx O-WR O-WR xx O-WR
87 Camren McDonald 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
14 Nolan McDonald 0- 0
6 Tre' McKitty 12-10 O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
52 Christian Meadows 0- 0
14 Kyle Meyers 12- 8 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB xx xx xx xx
37 Blaik Middleton 0- 0
70 Cole Minshew 8- 7 xx O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-RG
85 Tyrell Moorer 0- 0
46 John Moschella 0- 0
42 Garrett Murray 0- 0
8 Nyqwan Murray 12- 8 O-WR O-WR xx O-WR xx O-WR O-WR O-WR xx xx O-WR O-WR
32 Gabe Nabers 12- 1 xx xx xx xx O-TE xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen 12- 5 D-FS xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-FS D-SS D-FS D-FS
71 Chaz Neal 0- 0
93 Peter Osimen 0- 0
53 Ja'len Parks 0- 0
9 Jacques Patrick 12- 2 xx xx xx xx xx O-RB O-RB xx xx xx xx xx
59 Xavier Peters 2- 0 xx xx
38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey 0- 0
22 Amir Rasul 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
56 Emmett Rice 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
11 Janarius Robinson 12- 8 xx D-DE D-DE D-DE D-DE xx xx D-DE D-DE D-DE xx D-DE
26 Asante Samuel 12- 3 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-CB xx D-CB D-CB
8 Stanford Samuels 12-11 xx D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
43 Joseph Schergen 0- 0
59 Brady Scott 10- 6 xx xx O-RT O-RT O-LT O-RT O-RT O-RT xx xx
14 Deonte Sheffield 0- 0
1 Levonta Taylor 8- 8 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
15 Tamorrion Terry 12-11 xx O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
22 Adonis Thomas 10- 2 D-SAM D-SAM xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
18 Warren Thompson 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
67 Adam Torres 0- 0
21 Logan Tyler 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
82 Naseir Upshur 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
26 Johnathan Vickers 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
13 Caleb Ward 0- 0
35 Leonard Warner 12- 4 xx xx xx D-MIKE xx xx xx xx D-MIKE xx D-MIKE D-MIKE
19 A.J. Westbrook 12-12 D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-FS D-SS D-SS
27 Zaquandre White 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
76 Arthur Williams 12- 5 xx O-LG xx xx xx xx xx xx O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG
39 Claudio Williams 0- 0
73 Jauan Williams 8- 6 O-LT O-LT O-LT xx xx O-RT O-RT O-RT
21 Marvin Wilson 12- 5 xx xx xx D-NG xx xx D-NG xx xx D-DT D-NG D-NG
27 Ontaria Wilson 11- 2 O-WR xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR xx xx xx
49 Cedric Wood 0- 0
20 Jaiden Woodbey 12-12 D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-STAR D-LB D-STAR D-STAR
83 Jordan Young 0- 0
Virginia Tech 24, Florida State 3
09/03/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Missed Opportunities, Missing Magic Spoil Taggart Debut.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – In some ways, No. 19 Florida State’s 24-3 loss to No.
20 Virginia Tech on Monday night made all the sense in the world.
Teams that commit five turnovers, go 1 for 4 in the red zone and surrender 14 tackles for loss, as the Seminoles did, usually end
up on the wrong side of the scoreboard.
But in other ways, what happened here at Doak Campbell Stadium defies explanation.
Because after nine months of optimism and renewed energy, spurred by
talk of “Lethal Simplicity” and a return to the glory days, who would have predicted this result?
Not just a loss, but a loss like this?
No one wearing garnet and gold, it turns out.
That
includes coach Willie Taggart, whose long-awaited debut was spoiled by the sharper, more opportunistic Hokies.
“It was not what any of us expected,” Taggart said. “The guys have been practicing
really well, and I thought that they would come out and play well.
“We did not play a good game at all.”
Looking at the box score, it was hard to argue.
FSU’s offense moved the ball – the
Seminoles actually outgained Virginia Tech, 327-319 – but sputtered in key situations.
Four drives reached inside Virginia Tech’s 20-yard line, but only one ended with points – a 22-yard field goal
at that.
FSU struck for six plays of at least 20 yards, but often followed those big gains with procedural penalties or, worse, missed blocking assignments.
As a result, the Seminoles often
found themselves playing behind the sticks and facing an uphill climb against veteran coordinator Bud Foster’s defense.
No surprise, then, that the Hokies sacked Deondre Francois five times,
stopped 14 plays in the backfield and limited FSU’s vaunted rushing attack to just 3.4 yards per carry.
And even that number was inflated by a late, 85-yard scamper from Cam Akers.
That play and
the sequence that followed might have best summed up the game.
Bottled up for most of the evening, Akers finally broke free down the left sideline for a run that woke up the 75,237 fans in
attendance and gave the Seminoles a chance at a dramatic rally.
Akers’ run ended at the 6-yard line, and, with first-and-goal, a two-touchdown deficit and nearly 12 minutes still on the clock, the
Seminoles all of a sudden had a chance to flip the script and put pressure on the Hokies.
Instead, FSU went backward again – a run for no gain on first down, a loss of four yards on second down
and, finally, a fumbled handoff on third down that all but ensured the final outcome.
Virginia Tech took care of that for good a few moments later, when Josh Jackson connected with Eric Kumah for a
49-yard touchdown pass that provided the final margin.
“It seemed there was something different each time,” Francois said of FSU’s red-zone troubles. “Little mistakes here and there, missed
assignments, bad execution by me.
“It seemed like we just took turns making mistakes.”
That was the last of several missed opportunities for FSU, any one of which might have made things look
different had they gone the other way.
Midway through the second quarter, Nyqwan Murray appeared to break free for a 31-yard touchdown that would have made it 10-7. But officials ruled him down at
the 1-yard line and, despite replays that suggested Murray actually scored, the play was never reviewed.
Still, with first-and-goal inside the 1-yard line, Taggart expected his offense to finish
the drive. Instead, the Seminoles were flagged for a false start, then sputtered and had to settle for a field goal.
“We’re just not winning one-on-one battles,” Taggart said. “There’s no synergy
up front on the O-line. One guy misses a block, the next guy misses a block. We never did get anything going.”
On FSU’s previous drive, long passes from Francois to Khalan Laborn and Keith Gavin
had the Seminoles humming and the Hokies on their heels for the first time.
Just as quickly, though, the drive stalled after the Seminoles lost five yards on first-and-10 at the Virginia Tech
15-yard line.
“It comes down to the fact that we had too many self-inflicted wounds,” center Alec Eberle said. “A fumble. A pre-snap penalty … just missed communications, missed assignments. I
think that’s what hurt us.”
Florida State’s defense, meanwhile, seemed to be a bit of a bright spot, although few felt like admitting as much during post-game interviews.
After a rocky start in
which Virginia Tech marched 75 yards in 10 plays for an opening touchdown, coordinator Harlon Barnett’s group settled in and largely held the Hokies in check.
The Seminoles forced either a punt or
a turnover on downs on nine straight possessions, a stretch that began late in the first quarter and lasted until midway through the fourth.
FSU posted three sacks and seven tackles for loss of its
own and, in a painful twist, could have recovered four Virginia Tech fumbles. The Hokies recovered all four.
“We’ve got to come up with those balls,” said junior defensive end Brian Burns, who had
1.5 sacks.
The Hokies did their part.
Not only did they grab five turnovers – three interceptions and two fumbles – but they also seized control of the game late in the second quarter with a
devastating play on special teams.
Trailing by only a touchdown and seemingly headed for a manageable halftime deficit, the Seminoles lined up to punt from their end zone with about four minutes
left in the second quarter.
Virginia Tech’s Chris Cunningham surged in from the edge and got a hand on the ball, and Kumah hauled it in for an easy score.
Consider it a stinging nod to Frank
Beamer, the former longtime Hokies coach whose trademark commitment to special teams earned the nickname, “Beamerball.”
Beamer was in attendance Monday night, serving as an honorary captain
alongside FSU’s Bobby Bowden.
“We did exactly what we preached not to do,” Taggart said. “Turned the ball over and penalties and then get a punt blocked. It’s hard to beat a good team when you play
sloppy that way.”
Near the end of his interview session, Burns was asked a question that’s likely on the minds of many Florida State fans, especially after watching last year’s team stumble to a
2-5 start and set in motion the events that brought Taggart to FSU in the first place.
Is this year’s team better equipped to handle adversity than its predecessor?
Burns didn’t hesitate with
his answer:
“Yeah,” he said. Then again, “Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.”
“We don’t like losing,” Taggart said. “… We’ve got to get back to work and get that momentum back on our side. And the only way you
do that is to go back to work and go win a ballgame.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Virginia Tech |
10 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
24 |
| Florida State |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 10, pass (kick), 10:34
0-10 Opp, 29, field goal, 7:52
2nd 0-10 Ricky Aguayo, 32, field goal failed, 12:47
3-10 Ricky Aguayo, 22, field goal, 7:26
3-17 Opp, 3, punt return/blocked punt (kick), 3:57
4th 3-24 Opp, 49, pass (kick), 5:11
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 12 15
Rushes-yards 28-94 40-112
Passing 233 207
Att-Comp-Int 35-22-3 26-16-0
Total Yards 63-327 66-319
Punt Returns 0-0 3-32
Kickoff Returns 1-25 0-0
Interception Ret. 0-0 3-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 2-0
Punts 6-33.2 9-39.9
Sacks By-Yds 3-20 5-29
Fumbles-Lost 2-2 4-0
Penalties-Yds 7-36 5-55
3rd Down Conversions 5-16 3-14
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 26:08 33:52
Attendance 75,237
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 14 82 0 85
Jacques Patrick 7 40 0 18
Deondre Francois 7 -28 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 94 0 85
Opp 40 112 0 23
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Gavin 3 54 0 24
Nyqwan Murray 5 52 0 30
Tamorrion Terry 2 39 0 32
Khalan Laborn 1 37 0 37
Tre' McKitty 5 25 0 13
Jacques Patrick 5 14 0 6
Ontaria Wilson 1 12 0 12
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 233 0 37
Opp 16 207 2 49t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 22 35 3 233 0 37
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 35 3 233 0 37
Opp 16 26 0 207 2 49t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 3 32 1 18
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Khalan Laborn 1 25 0 25
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 25 0 25
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 5 199 54
Team 1 0 0
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 199 54
Opp 9 359 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hamsah Nasirildeen 6 5 11 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 4 5 9 1.5- 3.0 . . . 1 . 1 . .
Brian Burns 3 3 6 2.0- 13.0 1.5- 11.0 . . 1 . . . .
Kyle Meyers 5 . 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Adonis Thomas 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 3 1 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook . 4 4 0.5- 1.0 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 1 2 1.5- 9.0 1.0- 8.0 . 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Walvenski Aime 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 35 30 65 7.0- 29.0 3.0- 20.0 . 2 2 . 2 . .
Opp 43 12 55 14.0- 61.0 5.0- 29.0 3- 0 3 1 2- 0 1 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 27 Ontaria Wilson
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 69 Landon Dickerson
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 73 Jauan Williams
LG 74 Derrick Kelly
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
SAM 22 Adonis Thomas
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 94 Walvenski Aime
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
8 Stanford Samuels
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Calvin Brewton
10 Anthony Grant
11 Janarius Robinson
11 George Campbell
13 Joshua Kaindoh
15 Tamorrion Terry
16 Cory Durden
18 Warren Thompson
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Marvin Wilson
21 Logan Tyler
22 Amir Rasul
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
26 Johnathan Vickers
29 D.J. Matthews
32 Gabe Nabers
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
56 Emmett Rice
75 Abdul Bello
76 Arthur Williams
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
|
Florida State 36, Samford 26
09/08/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Extract Taggart’s First Win With Great Escape.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – On a night when Florida State honored the life and legacy
of Burt Reynolds, the Seminoles paid perfect tribute to “The Bandit.”
The Seminoles had a few run-ins with “Smokey,” then, just as trouble seemed to close in from all sides, they turned a corner,
dropped the hammer on that black Trans-Am and cruised to a great escape for Willie Taggart’s first career victory at FSU.
After trailing by as many as 13 points, and by five late in the fourth
quarter, the Seminoles took their first lead with a five-yard touchdown pass from Deondre Francois to Tre’ McKitty with 4:03 to play.
A few moments later, Levonta Taylor added some style with a
63-yard interception return for a touchdown that sealed a 36-26 win and allowed the 72,239 fans in attendance to exhale on their way out of the stadium.
Florida State (1-1) improved to 24-0 against
FCS/Division I-AA opponents and will look to even its ACC record next week at Syracuse (noon, ESPN).
“Good win for the Noles,” Taggart said. “I’m excited our guys found a way to win the ballgame.
It wasn’t pretty, but it was good to see our guys find a way to come back and get a win.”
Taggart acknowledged the obvious: A late, come-from-behind victory against a team from a lower division –
even a good team, at that – isn’t what most fans had in mind when they entered the stadium.
The Seminoles had too many penalties (nine for 69 yards), converted four of 14 third downs and, despite
clamping down in the second half, surrendered 525 yards of total offense.
But for a program still early in its transition under a new coaching staff, “Pretty” can wait for another day. (Ask
Nebraska, a loser in its debut under a promising new coach, if it would take an ugly win right now.)
“It’s hard to win a football game,” Taggart said. “It’s not easy at all. And I don’t care what
kind of win you get, if you get a ‘W,’ you should be excited.”
Samford, ranked No. 9 in the Football Championship Subdivision Top 25, had 10 days to prepare for the Seminoles after opening its
season last Thursday. And it showed on the Bulldogs’ first play from scrimmage – a 54-yard touchdown pass from Devlin Hodges to Kelvin McKnight dubbed “Spear.”
“(McKnight) has been wanting to run
this double-move all year, and so we called it “Spear” for the Florida State Seminoles,” Samford coach Chris Hatcher said. “We practiced it all week and ran it on the first play and it worked pretty
good.”
The Bulldogs missed the point-after attempt, but tacked on another touchdown that made it 13-0 and, for the next three-plus quarters, kept the Seminoles at arm’s length and dangerously close
to their first ever loss against an FCS opponent.
Every time the Seminoles threatened to overcome their slow start, the Bulldogs had an answer.
When Tamorrion Terry scored FSU’s first touchdown
of the season – on a beautiful, 27-yard pass from Francois down the left sideline – Samford tacked on a field goal that pushed FSU’s deficit back to two scores.
When Francois later kept the ball on
a read-option play and waltzed easily into the end zone, the Bulldogs countered with another Hodges-to-McKnight connection, this one from 27 yards for a score.
“Words can’t even explain how
frustrated we were,” McKitty said. “But we got it together.”
Terry’s second TD of the night made it 23-21 at halftime, and, despite signs that the teams might trade scores for the rest of the
night, it stayed there until midway through the fourth quarter, when Samford added one more field goal that pushed their lead five points.
It would be the Bulldogs’ last scoring play of the
night.
“I was impressed with our defense. Especially in the second half,” Taggart said. “I thought we made some adjustments that we needed to.”
Beyond that, though, the Seminoles had plenty to
critique about their performance.
There were penalty flags that wiped out big gains, there was a pedestrian 3.8 average yards per carry for FSU’s rushing attack, and there were two missed field
goals.
All told, there were a lot of the same things that led to defeat against Virginia Tech five days ago.
“It wasn’t a clean game at all,” Taggart said. “… We know, by far, that wasn’t our
best in that game. We’ve got to play cleaner. We’ve got to play smarter.”
This time, though, FSU found its resolve and, as a result, found a welcome victory.
Staring at a five-point deficit and,
in some respects, with their young season on the line, the Seminoles embarked on an 11-play, 82-yard drive that ended in McKitty’s go-ahead touchdown.
Along the way, FSU converted two third downs,
overcame a bad snap that scored as a fumble and bounced back from a shovel pass that lost seven yards on first-and-goal.
When Francois’ third-and-goal pass found McKitty in the middle of the end
zone, there was no hiding the relief.
“It was very satisfying,” Francois said. “That was a play that we worked on. ‘Coach T’ called it at the right moment, Tre’ ran a great route, the line blocked
great. I didn’t even get touched the play. And we executed. That’s what we need to do.”
Francois threw for three touchdowns and ran for another while completing 31 of 46 passes for 320 yards.
He
found a worthy counterpart in Samford’s Devlin Hodges, who threw for 475 yards and two scores.
But Hodges, who could become the FCS’ all-time leading passer this season, was also picked off four
times – two from Kyle Meyers, one from A.J. Westbrook and one from Taylor.
“You can tell that (Hodges) has a great understanding of their offense, and he’s really accurate throwing the football,”
Taggart said. “… And we knew going in that he would challenge us. I thought we would get to him more.”
Indeed, Florida State finished without a sack and had only three tackles for loss.
Increasing those numbers will no doubt be added to Taggart’s to-do list this week, but, for now at least, that same 24-hour rule that applied when FSU lost to Virginia Tech will be put to better
use.
Enjoy a victory – even one that came harder than he would have liked – then get back to work on Monday.
“For us to play as bad as we did and find a way, I was impressed with our guys that
they didn’t quit and they found a way to win a game,” Taggart said. “I thought it was a hell of a comeback. And for them to do that says a lot about them.”
Laborn suffers dislocated knee
Taggart confirmed that redshirt freshman running back Khalan Laborn suffered a dislocated knee when returning a kick in the first quarter. He did not offer a timeline for Laborn’s return.
“I hate
it for Khalan,” Taggart said. “He worked really hard to help our football team.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Samford |
16 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
26 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
0 |
15 |
36 |
1st 0- 6 Opp, 54, pass (run failed), 12:23
0-13 Opp, 2, run (kick), 7:49
7-13 Tamorrion Terry, 27, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:03
7-16 Opp, 30, field goal, 1:32
2nd 14-16 Deondre Francois, 8, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 13:56
14-23 Opp, 27, pass (kick), 8:37
14-23 Ricky Aguayo, 40, field goal failed, 1:52
21-23 Tamorrion Terry, 17, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:19
4th 21-23 Ricky Aguayo, 42, field goal failed, 9:59
21-26 Opp, 36, field goal, 7:58
29-26 Tre' McKitty, 5, pass from Deondre Francois (Nyqwan Murray, pass from Deondre Francois), 4:03
36-26 Levonta Taylor, 63, interception return (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:23
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 25 23
Rushes-yards 35-134 19-50
Passing 320 475
Att-Comp-Int 46-31-0 60-39-4
Total Yards 81-454 79-525
Punt Returns 1-8 3-30
Kickoff Returns 6-140 0-0
Interception Ret. 4-96 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 7-46.4 5-35.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-8
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 9-69 5-51
3rd Down Conversions 4-14 3-13
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 32:09 27:51
Attendance 72,239
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 14 76 0 14
Jacques Patrick 13 44 0 13
Deondre Francois 5 15 1 12
Amir Rasul 1 2 0 2
Team 2 -3 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 35 134 1 14
Opp 19 50 1 21
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nyqwan Murray 6 63 0 27
Tre' McKitty 5 59 1 21
Tamorrion Terry 2 44 2 27t
Cam Akers 7 38 0 25
Jacques Patrick 2 37 0 20
George Campbell 2 36 0 26
D.J. Matthews 5 32 0 17
Keith Gavin 2 11 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 320 3 27
Opp 39 475 2 55
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 31 46 0 320 3 27t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 31 46 0 320 3 27t
Opp 39 60 4 475 2 55
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 8 0 8
Opp 3 30 0 17
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anthony Grant 4 101 0 30
Khalan Laborn 2 39 0 21
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 140 0 30
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 7 325 59
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 325 59
Opp 5 175 42
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hamsah Nasirildeen 10 2 12 . . . . 1 . . . .
Stanford Samuels 6 2 8 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 4 1 5 . . 1- 33 1 . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 2 2 4 . . 1- 63 . . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 3 . 3 1.0- 2.0 . 2- 0 . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 3 . 3 . . . 1 . . 1 . .
Cyrus Fagan 2 . 2 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
DeCalon Brooks 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . 2 . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Camren McDonald 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Burns 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Adonis Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson . . . . . . 2 . . . . .
A.J. Lytton . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Leonard Warner . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 41 12 53 3.0- 5.0 . 4- 96 7 4 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 49 28 77 6.0- 25.0 1.0- 8.0 . 1 2 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 29 D.J. Matthews
C 54 Alec Eberle
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 73 Jauan Williams
RT 74 Derrick Kelly
LG 76 Arthur Williams
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
SAM 22 Adonis Thomas
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
6 Tre' McKitty
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Calvin Brewton
11 George Campbell
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
18 Warren Thompson
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Marvin Wilson
21 Logan Tyler
22 Amir Rasul
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Anthony Grant
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
27 Zaquandre White
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
32 Gabe Nabers
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Baveon Johnson
51 Josh Brown
59 Brady Scott
70 Cole Minshew
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
94 Walvenski Aime
|
Syracuse 30, Florida State 7
09/15/2018, Syracuse, N.Y.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. ‘We’ve Got To Get Better’: Football Falls, 30-7, At Syracuse.
Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
SYRACUSE, N.Y. – After evaluating last year’s Florida
State football team, Willie Taggart said he saw a group that didn’t respond well to adversity.
In the nine months since he became FSU’s head coach, fixing that problem – and creating a
mentally-strong team in the process – has been one of Taggart’s top priorities.
The Seminoles will soon see just how far they’ve come. Because after a 30-9 loss to Syracuse on Saturday at the
Carrier Dome, adversity is here.
FSU (1-2, 0-2 in ACC play) will look to get back on track at home next week against Northern Illinois.
“We all need to look within ourselves and ask ourselves,
‘What are we doing?’” Taggart said after the game. “Are we doing everything that we’re supposed to? Are we doing enough to help this football team?”
Those questions, Taggart said, applied to
players and coaches alike. And, at least on Saturday, the answer was a painful and obvious, “No.”
Saddled by too many mistakes – including 11 penalties for 90 yards – the Seminoles’ offense
struggled to find its rhythm against a Syracuse defense that had appeared vulnerable in previous weeks.
FSU’s defense did its part, but with an overwhelming disparity in time of possession, as well
as overwhelming heat and humidity inside Syracuse’s Carrier Dome, coordinator Harlon Barnett’s group eventually wore down.
The Orange went into halftime holding just a 6-0 lead, but scored on four
of five possessions in the second half.
Reserve quarterback Tommy DeVito, a redshirt freshman, engineered three touchdown drives after usual starter Eric Dungey left with an injury midway through
the game.
By the end of the third quarter, the Orange had held the ball for more than 28 minutes and finished with a total possession advantage of 36:53-23:07.
“They played too much football
tonight,” Taggart said of his defense. “If you play that much, you’re going to eventually break.”
The Seminoles managed 240 yards of total offense, 178 of which came through the air. Their first
touchdown – a 1-yard run from quarterback Deondre Francois – cut their deficit to 24-7 midway through the fourth quarter and offered a glimmer of a comeback bid.
Syracuse, however, recovered the
ensuing onside-kick attempt and then sealed the game with a 19-yard touchdown run a few moments later.
“Just not playing hard enough,” Francois said. “It’s not the coaches. It’s not the
play-calling. It’s not the scheme.
“We’re prepared, we’re just not playing hard enough. Everybody is playing harder than us.”
Francois completed 18 of 36 passes for 178 yards and one
interception, but he was also sacked four times, hit often and otherwise relentlessly pressured by Syracuse’s defensive front.
The Orange didn’t allow much on the ground, either, just 62 yards on
23 carries. FSU’s longest run of the night, a 21-yard scramble from Francois, came after a play had broken down.
“They took advantage of the things we didn’t do well,” Taggart said. “We’ve got to
be much better up front. That’s where it all starts, and, right now, we’re not that good up front and we’ve got to get better.”
Taggart in that specific instance was talking about his offensive
line, but, with exception to some positive moments from his defense, could’ve been talking about the team as a whole.
In his postgame press conference, Taggart was quick to admit that the Seminoles
were not playing the way that they should, and said that they should be both upset and frustrated by it.
Same goes for an anxious fan base now looking ahead at FSU’s nine remaining games.
“Our
fans have every right to be upset,” Taggart said. “There’s an expectation here. There’s a standard here. And we’re not living up to it.”
Not yet, anyway.
But Taggart also has no plans to stay
stuck in neutral.
In all of his previous stops, Taggart has dealt with difficult starts. His first Western Kentucky team began its season 0-6 on the way to a 2-10 finish. At South Florida, Taggart
started with four straight losses before finishing 2-10. Even in his one year at Oregon, Taggart had to navigate a 4-4 start before winning three of his last four games.
In each instance, Taggart
weathered the early pain and frustration on the way to better days ahead. It was those better days that allowed Taggart to climb through the coaching ranks, and that eventually led him to
Tallahassee.
Safe to say he knows a thing or two about dealing with adversity in his own right.
Asked how to do that, Taggart replied:
“Trusting the process and staying focused on what we’re
doing. Staying focused, staying locked into the plan and not wavering.
“Eventually, the guys get it and things get going.”
In the meantime, Taggart has a message for Florida State fans.
“Don’t
give up on this football team,” he said. “Please, don’t give up on this football team. If some do, we understand. And we’ll work our tail off to getthem back.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
| Syracuse |
3 |
3 |
14 |
10 |
30 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 22, field goal, 7:23
0- 3 Opp, 46, field goal failed, 2:26
2nd 0- 6 Opp, 19, field goal, 1:40
3rd 0-13 Opp, 3, run (kick), 6:55
0-20 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 3:33
4th 0-23 Opp, 23, field goal, 12:55
7-23 Deondre Francois, 2, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 6:16
7-30 Opp, 13, run (kick), 3:19
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 11 25
Rushes-yards 23-62 57-222
Passing 178 219
Att-Comp-Int 37-18-1 31-18-0
Total Yards 60-240 88-441
Punt Returns 1-1 3-23
Kickoff Returns 2-31 1-19
Interception Ret. 0-0 1--2
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 10-42.6 5-43.8
Sacks By-Yds 3-24 4-32
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 11-90 8-33
3rd Down Conversions 1-14 8-18
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-1
Time of Posession 23:07 36:53
Attendance 37,457
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 10 52 0 17
Jacques Patrick 4 13 0 9
Deondre Francois 9 -3 1 21
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 62 1 21
Opp 57 222 2 45
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Gavin 6 79 0 39
Nyqwan Murray 3 31 0 20
D.J. Matthews 2 30 0 25
Tamorrion Terry 2 17 0 10
Jacques Patrick 3 13 0 12
Cam Akers 2 8 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 18 178 0 39
Opp 18 219 1 33
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 18 36 1 178 0 39
Nyqwan Murray 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 18 37 1 178 0 39
Opp 18 31 0 219 1 33
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 1 0 1
Opp 3 23 0 13
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anthony Grant 2 31 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 31 0 17
Opp 1 19 0 19
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 10 426 59
----------------------------------------
FSU 10 426 59
Opp 5 219 50
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dontavious Jackson 8 6 14 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 2 7 9 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 5 . 5 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 4 . 4 . . . 2 . . . . .
Brian Burns 4 . 4 3.0- 29.0 2.0- 23.0 . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 3 1 4 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Zaquandre White 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Camren McDonald 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
D.J. Matthews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Walvenski Aime 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 58 28 86 7.0- 36.0 3.0- 24.0 . 3 1 . . . .
Opp 34 16 50 7.0- 39.0 4.0- 32.0 1- -2 3 5 . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 29 D.J. Matthews
C 54 Alec Eberle
LG 70 Cole Minshew
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 73 Jauan Williams
RT 74 Derrick Kelly
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
SLB 28 DeCalon Brooks
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
8 Nyqwan Murray
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
21 Marvin Wilson
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
22 Amir Rasul
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Zaquandre White
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
59 Brady Scott
75 Abdul Bello
76 Arthur Williams
82 Naseir Upshur
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
94 Walvenski Aime
|
Florida State 37, Northern Illinois 19
09/22/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Start Fast, Pull Away For 37-19 Win Over NIU.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Better hold off on those eulogies.
The Florida State
football team, criticized all week and ridiculed on ESPN’s College Gameday preview show on Saturday morning, got off to a hot start and then pulled away late for a welcome, 37-19 victory over Northern
Illinois at Doak Campbell Stadium.
While coach Willie Taggart will no doubt have plenty on his to-do list for next week’s practices, there was still a lot to like.
The Seminoles (2-2), stifled
for much of last week’s tilt at Syracuse, flashed what was undoubtedly the most tantalizing glimpse of Taggart’s “Lethal Simplicity” offense yet: 473 yards on 89 plays and an ample number of big gains
that kept the Huskies on their heels.
That includes a 78-yard touchdown pass from Deondre Francois to Tamorrion Terry which snuffed out NIU’s comeback bid early in the fourth quarter.
“I just
think our players decided enough is enough,” Taggart said, “and that they were going to hold each other accountable to practicing better and to be better in meetings.”
“And it paid off.”
Did it
ever.
Francois completed 23 of 31 passes for a season-high 352 yards and two touchdowns, while FSU’s running back duo of Cam Akers and Jacques Patrick combined for 120 yards and a score.
FSU’s
defense, meanwhile, limited the Huskies (1-3) to just 221 total yards and only six yards on the ground.
Throw in what was likely FSU’s best special teams performance of the season – kicker Ricky
Aguayo made all three of his field-goal tries, including a 50-yarder – and the Seminoles have a win that could perhaps turn into something of a turning point as they get to the meat of their ACC
schedule.
“Offense, defense and special teams, we all feed off everybody’s energy,” senior defensive tackle Fred Jones said. “So when everybody’s up, we know we’ll stop them.”
It was clear from
the Seminoles’ first possession that this game would be different than the ones that preceded it.
After receiving the opening kickoff, FSU was sharp and efficient in marching down the field for a
13-play, 75-yard drive that ended with an eight-yard touchdown pass from Francois to Patrick.
Better make that from Francois to Keith Gavin to Patrick. Francois’ pass was originally intended for
Gavin in the middle of the end zone, but the ball deflected off of Gavin’s hands, took a big bounce across the field and landed in the waiting arms of a wide-open Patrick.
Never mind the details,
FSU had a touchdown and its first, first-half lead of the season.
“I’m glad Jacques was there to make the play on it,” said Gavin, who finished with career highs in catches (six) and receiving
yards (93).
“I didn’t really realize what happened at first. … But I saw it once I got up, and I was happy.”
Gavin and the 65,633 in attendance got even happier a few moments later. Because
after the Seminoles’ defense forced a three-and-out on NIU’s ensuing possession, Francois and Co. were at it again with an eight-play, 70-yard scoring drive that made it 14-0.
This time, it was Cam
Akers bouncing outside for a seven-yard touchdown, his first of the season.
“Those first two drives showed us what we can do and what we’re capable of,” Francois said. “So now that we’ve got those
two drives in, and we know how to start fast, there’s no excuse for us not to start fast every game.”
FSU’s defense no doubt likes the sound of that.
Granted their first healthy lead of the
season, coordinator Harlon Barnett’s group responded with a fast, physical and aggressive game that saw a number of heavy hits delivered to the Huskies running backs and receivers.
The Seminoles
forced three-and-outs on each of NIUs first three possessions, limited the Huskies to only seven yards in the first quarter and finished the game with four sacks – two from blitzing cornerback Kyle
Meyers.
“It was great,” sophomore defensive tackle Marvin Wilson said. “(The offense) came out strong, so that put a little ‘oomph’ in us, just to play harder. It made us play a bit looser, too.
Not as tensed up, you’re not thinking as much.”
But whereas most of the first half could hardly have gone better for the Seminoles, the second left Taggart with plenty of talking points for when
the team hits the practice fields again.
Because after setting the stage for a would-be blowout, FSU was slowed down by a collection of familiar foes: penalty flags, turnovers and a fierce opposing
pass rush.
FSU fumbled five times, lost three of them, and threw one interception that had Taggart scratching his head.
Twice, those turnovers turned into NIU touchdowns, and what would have
been third was wiped out when Huskies receiver Jauan Wesley stepped out of bounds before hauling in a pass in the end zone.
And, after being flagged just once in the first half, the Seminoles
committed eight infractions in the second, bringing their season penalty total to 36.
“We’ve got to take care of the football better and play a cleaner ball game,” Taggart said. “Against a really
football good team, you’re not going to win games playing the way we did today.”
Maybe not, but, in a sense, Saturday’s outcome might have been a perfect outcome for Taggart – a double-digit win,
with plenty of room to improve.
The Seminoles will get another chance to take a step forward next week, when they’ll visit a Louisville team reeling after a 27-3 loss at Virginia.
“Wasn’t
necessarily the best game, but it was a good win for our guys,” Taggart said. “Our football team got better today, something we needed to do.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Northern Illinois |
0 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
19 |
| Florida State |
14 |
6 |
3 |
14 |
37 |
1st 7- 0 Jacques Patrick, 8, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:53
14- 0 Cam Akers, 7, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 5:13
2nd 14- 7 Opp, 20, pass (kick), 6:01
17- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 42, field goal, 3:58
20- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 50, field goal, 0:00
3rd 23- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 42, field goal, 4:27
23-13 Opp, 66, pass (run failed), 2:48
4th 23-13 Opp, 33, field goal failed, 10:50
30-13 Tamorrion Terry, 78, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 10:13
30-19 Opp, 11, run (pass intercepted by Brian Burns), 8:01
37-19 Amir Rasul, 7, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:12
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 23 13
Rushes-yards 57-121 20-6
Passing 352 215
Att-Comp-Int 32-23-1 41-20-0
Total Yards 89-473 61-221
Punt Returns 3-26 1-8
Kickoff Returns 2-39 1-23
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-17
Fumble Returns 0-0 3-0
Punts 4-43.0 8-39.8
Sacks By-Yds 4-26 2-17
Fumbles-Lost 5-3 2-0
Penalties-Yds 9-60 3-15
3rd Down Conversions 9-17 4-15
4th Down Conversions 0-1 0-2
Time of Posession 37:27 22:21
Attendance 65,633
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 22 64 1 11
Jacques Patrick 16 56 0 16
Amir Rasul 6 28 1 7t
Deondre Francois 9 -1 0 7
Anthony Grant 1 -1 0 -1
Nyqwan Murray 2 -5 0 2
Team 1 -20 0 -20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 57 121 2 16
Opp 20 6 1 11t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keith Gavin 6 93 0 39
Nyqwan Murray 5 85 0 32
Tamorrion Terry 2 77 1 78t
Tre'Shaun Harrison 3 34 0 17
D.J. Matthews 3 23 0 11
Tre' McKitty 2 23 0 11
Jacques Patrick 2 17 1 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 352 2 78t
Opp 20 215 2 66t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 23 31 1 352 2 78t
Team 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 32 1 352 2 78t
Opp 20 41 0 215 2 66t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 3 26 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 26 0 15
Opp 1 8 0 8
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anthony Grant 1 24 0 24
Cam Akers 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 39 0 24
Opp 1 23 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 4 172 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 172 54
Opp 8 318 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dontavious Jackson 3 1 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 1 2 3 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . 1 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Levonta Taylor 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . 1 . .
Kyle Meyers 2 . 2 2.0- 18.0 2.0- 18.0 . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Burns . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Grant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . 2 . . . .
A.J. Lytton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jacques Patrick 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 24 10 34 6.0- 30.0 4.0- 26.0 . 5 4 . 1 . .
Opp 57 30 87 10.0- 39.0 2.0- 17.0 1- 17 3 . 3- 0 3 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 59 Brady Scott
LG 70 Cole Minshew
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
NG 21 Marvin Wilson
SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks
MIKE 35 Leonard Warner
DT 55 Fredrick Jones
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Dontavious Jackson
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
11 George Campbell
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
18 Warren Thompson
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
22 Amir Rasul
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
26 Johnathan Vickers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Zaquandre White
29 D.J. Matthews
32 Gabe Nabers
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
56 Emmett Rice
58 Dennis Briggs
73 Jauan Williams
76 Arthur Williams
82 Naseir Upshur
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
94 Walvenski Aime
|
Florida State 28, Louisville 24
09/29/2018, Louisville, Ky.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Comeback Complete! Football Storms Back For 28-24 Win Over UL.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – After every unbelievable thing that
happened here Saturday afternoon – after Louisville inexplicably threw a pass when a run might have sealed the game, after that pass ended up in the arms of safety A.J. Westbrook, and after Deondre
Francois hit Nyqwan Murray for a 58-yard touchdown that erased a 14-point deficit and gave the Seminoles a 28-24 victory – FSU coach Willie Taggart was asked a simple question.
“Do you feel like
you kind of stole a victory here?”
It was hardly unreasonable. The Seminoles seemed dead to rights multiple times on Saturday afternoon, never more so than when the Cardinals converted a short
third down with a seven-yard pass to FSU’s 19-yard line with two minutes remaining.
Taggart, though, didn’t see it that way.
“I wouldn’t say we stole it,” he answered. “I thought we took a
victory.”
And why not?
After all, even with Louisville’s decision to throw – one that will have its fans and media grousing all week – Westbrook still had to make the catch.
The Seminoles
(3-2, 1-2 ACC) still needed to travel 81 yards in 1:56, Francois still needed to make a sharp throw over the middle and Murray still needed to complete the grab, shake off a defender and then outrace
the Louisville defense.
And FSU still had to hold Louisville (2-3, 0-2) in check for 36 more seconds, which it did for good when Stanford Samuels III picked off Jawon Pass’ fourth-down throw.
An
unlikely win? Given the circumstances, sure.
But a stolen win? No, not in Taggart’s mind.
“They turned the ball over, we had to drive the field to score,” he said. “We went down and got a
victory. We won it.”
That’s not to say that he and the Seminoles weren’t surprised by how things played out.
With first-and-10 at the FSU 19-yard line, and about two minutes on the clock,
virtually everyone inside Cardinal Stadium expected coach Bobby Petrino to run the ball, drain the clock – FSU had two of its three timeouts remaining – and, at worst, kick a field goal that would
force the Seminoles to drive the length of the field in order to win.
That’s not what happened.
Instead, Pass pulled back a run-pass option and, looking for his tight end, threw a pass right
into Westbrook’s chest.
“He threw it, and I was like, ‘Wow, he really threw it,’” Westbrook said. “I don’t know why he threw it, but oh well.”
“I was surprised and happy,” Taggart added. “I
mean, I figured they were going to run the ball and make us use our timeouts and get out of there. It was great. I’m glad they did it.”
Petrino, for his part, said after the game he anticipated the
Seminoles defending the run and hoped to catch them off guard.
“I look back on it, and I guess I should have run the ball,” Petrino said.
Five plays later, Francois hit Murray for a touchdown
that quieted all but the section of Florida State fans in the corner of the north end zone.
It was the last of a career-high four touchdowns for Francois, who completed 16 of 27 passes for 294
yards. The redshirt junior wasn’t sacked and didn’t throw an interception for the first time this season.
“He was just locked in to what we had to do,” Taggart said. “And the receivers made plays
for him.”
For nearly 45 minutes, this one looked to follow a similar script to FSU’s last road trip: An early deficit followed by a slow, frustrating march to a loss.
Louisville opened the
scoring, took a 21-7 lead into the break and, despite sputtering in the second half, seemed mostly in control.
But that changed in a big hurry late in the third quarter, when Francois took a
first-down snap, faked a handoff and threw deep to a wide open Tamorrion Terry.
Fifty-five yards later, Terry had his fourth touchdown of the season, and the Seminoles had a welcome surge of
momentum.
That set the stage for all that madness that followed.
“That was big,” Taggart said. “… We felt like (Terry) could beat the corner over there. And, actually, the corner did a good job
with the outside read. But he beat him with speed.”
Playing under some pressure for the first time since the first quarter, Louisville added a field goal that made it 24-14, their only points of
the second half.
Francois wasn’t finished. He connected with Tre’ McKitty for a beautiful, 25-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline, and then again to Murray for the decisive touchdown.
Francois started 8 of 8 in the second half and threw for 214 of his 294 yards in the final two quarters. Murray, meanwhile, caught six passes for 114 yards and two scores, while Terry added 71 yards
on three catches.
That includes a crucial grab in traffic that moved the chains on fourth-and-3 and set up McKitty’s touchdown.
“It’s a big win,” Terry said. “It’s a comforting win, too.”
Exactly what impact this win has on the rest of the season remains to be seen, although there were several positive signs. FSU cut down on its turnovers (one) and penalties (seven for 55 yards), and
its offensive line had undoubtedly its best game of the year.
And while there were still some issues to address – the running game still couldn’t get going, and FSU converted just 3 of 13 third
downs – the Seminoles are certain of this much:
Their looming road trip to No. 16 Miami looks much more inviting with this win in the books.
“Any time you’re going into a big rivalry game like
this, you want to go in with some momentum,” Eberle said. “Going in at 3-2 is a whole lot better than going in at 2-3.
“The guys are excited. The team is focused. We’re locked in, ready to go down
there and show the Hurricanes what we’ve got.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
28 |
| Louisville |
7 |
14 |
3 |
0 |
24 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 14, run (kick), 6:08
7- 7 Nyqwan Murray, 17, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 3:47
2nd 7-14 Opp, 4, pass (kick), 14:55
7-21 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 0:10
3rd 14-21 Tamorrion Terry, 55, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:39
14-24 Opp, 42, field goal, 0:21
4th 21-24 Tre' McKitty, 25, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:55
28-24 Nyqwan Murray, 58, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:13
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 16 24
Rushes-yards 31-76 38-115
Passing 294 306
Att-Comp-Int 27-16-0 45-24-2
Total Yards 58-370 83-421
Punt Returns 3-26 3-13
Kickoff Returns 3-16 2-47
Interception Ret. 2-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-14 1-0
Punts 7-43.4 7-39.9
Sacks By-Yds 4-36 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-1
Penalties-Yds 7-55 8-75
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 10-19
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-1
Time of Posession 24:22 35:38
Attendance 52,798
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 17 42 0 8
Jacques Patrick 4 13 0 8
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 10 0 10
Nyqwan Murray 3 9 0 14
Deondre Francois 4 4 0 6
Team 2 -2 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 76 0 14
Opp 38 115 1 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nyqwan Murray 6 114 2 58t
Tamorrion Terry 3 71 1 55t
Tre' McKitty 3 46 1 25t
D.J. Matthews 2 33 0 19
Keith Gavin 1 28 0 28
Cam Akers 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 294 4 58t
Opp 24 306 2 53
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 16 27 0 294 4 58t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 27 0 294 4 58t
Opp 24 45 2 306 2 53
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 2 32 0 32
Team 1 -6 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 26 0 32
Opp 3 13 0 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Amir Rasul 2 16 0 16
Johnathan Vickers 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 16 0 16
Opp 2 47 0 27
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 7 304 61
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 304 61
Opp 7 279 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A.J. Westbrook 5 5 10 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 6 3 9 . . . 1 . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 4 5 9 2.0- 10.0 1.0- 8.0 . . 1 . 1 . .
Dontavious Jackson 4 3 7 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Brian Burns 5 1 6 1.5- 17.0 1.5- 17.0 . . . 1- 14 1 . .
Kyle Meyers 3 3 6 . . . . 1 . . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 2 5 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 1 2 3 0.5- 5.0 0.5- 5.0 . . 1 . . . .
Fredrick Jones . 3 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . 1 . . . .
Asante Samuel 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
Walvenski Aime 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Grant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Camren McDonald 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Amir Rasul 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 45 36 81 7.0- 41.0 4.0- 36.0 2- 0 1 5 1- 14 4 . .
Opp 32 22 54 6.0- 13.0 . . 4 3 1- 0 . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
TE 32 Gabe Nabers
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 59 Brady Scott
LT 69 Landon Dickerson
LG 70 Cole Minshew
RG 72 Mike Arnold
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
8 Nyqwan Murray
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
11 George Campbell
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
18 Warren Thompson
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Marvin Wilson
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
22 Amir Rasul
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
27 Zaquandre White
29 D.J. Matthews
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
75 Abdul Bello
76 Arthur Williams
82 Naseir Upshur
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
94 Walvenski Aime
|
Miami 28, Florida State 27
10/06/2018, Miami Gardens, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Football Narrowly Misses Upset Of No. 17 UM, 28-27.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Even after a heartbreaking loss to the
Miami Hurricanes, the latest in a series full of them, Willie Taggart saw clear signs of progress from his Florida State football team here on Saturday night.
And, for nearly three quarters, those
signs were obvious:
An aggressive defense that had the Seminoles on the right side of the turnover margin. Improved special teams that accounted for a punt-return touchdown and two tough field
goals. And a creative offense that was able to stay ahead of the chains and keep Miami’s defenders at bay.
It was perhaps FSU’s most encouraging stretch of the season, and the Seminoles were
rewarded in kind with a 20-point lead that had a packed Hard Rock Stadium reeling in stunned silence.
“Our guys were playing well,” FSU coach Willie Taggart said. “Probably by far the best we
played all year.”
But with progress sometimes comes pain, and there was plenty of that in the Seminoles’ locker room, too.
Because after building that lead and moving well on their way to what
would have been a season-changing victory, FSU saw turnovers and penalties allow the No. 17 Hurricanes back into the game and, eventually, lead to a 28-27 loss.
After running off seven consecutive
victories over Miami from 2010-16, FSU has lost consecutive games to the Hurricanes for the first time since 2004.
That’s also the last time Miami beat FSU in South Florida. The Hurricanes have won
eight one-point games over the Seminoles, the first of which came in 1959.
“I guess that’s why it’s really frustrating, I did see signs of progress,” Taggart said. “But we didn’t finish. We came
here to win, and we didn’t win.”
For much of the afternoon, Florida State perfectly followed its script for an upset.
The Seminoles had taken care of the ball, had made Miami’s freshman
quarterback look like a freshman and got two important field goals from kicker Ricky Aguayo, including a 53-yarder at the end of the second quarter.
By the time D.J. Matthews took a punt return 74
yards for a touchdown early in the third, the Seminoles seemed headed for a lopsided victory that would have reverberated around the college football world.
But what took most of the afternoon to
build took only a few minutes to unravel.
Thanks to two turnovers deep in FSU territory, one a strip-sack fumble and one an interception, the Hurricanes trimmed their deficit from 20 points to six
in the span of just 42 seconds.
And – in what might be considered another sign of progress – the Seminoles at that time seemed to have an answer when they connected on a 42-yard double-pass from
Deondre Francois to Matthews, and from Matthews to Keith Gavin.
Gavin, all alone down the left sideline, had an easy touchdown. But officials ruled that Francois’ first throw was a forward pass,
which made Matthews’ throw illegal.
The Seminoles were penalized five yards, punted a play later and the Hurricanes took their first and only lead on their ensuing possession.
TV replays
suggested that Francois’ pass was close enough to a lateral to merit a review, but Taggart said that he was told otherwise.
“He said it was in front of him,” Taggart said. “It wasn’t close enough
(for review).”
Center Alec Eberle was so busy running downfield to celebrate with Gavin, that he didn’t even see the yellow flags on the field.
Right call or not, there was no denying its
impact.
“It hurts,” Eberle said. “A touchdown would have helped a lot. But it is what it is.”
“I saw a touchdown,” added defensive end Brian Burns, who had three tackles for loss and forced two
fumbles.
Despite that swing of events, there was still nearly 12 minutes to play when Miami moved ahead, and the Seminoles had three opportunities with the ball during that time.
But the
Hurricanes’ second-ranked defense, which had looked ordinary for much of the first half, tightened up and forced three punts to effectively seal the game.
All told, FSU managed 200 yards of
offense, 45 which came in the second half.
“We played a pretty solid game, pretty solid first half,” Eberle said. “We were moving guys off the ball. We just had little hiccups here and there.”
Maybe, then, it’s a good time for FSU’s bye week. The Seminoles went toe-to-toe with the No. 17 team in the country, felt like they should have won the game, and have several positives on which to
build as they move into the second half of their season.
And Taggart’s agenda for the next two weeks is simple:
“Our guys know how to play football,” he said. “We have to teach them how to win
again.”
But after another close loss to Miami, and after feeling emotions shared by FSU football players across multiple generations, there weren’t many in the Seminoles’ locker room that were
ready for a week off.
They’ll have to wait until Oct. 20, when Wake Forest visits Doak Campbell Stadium.
“I wish,” defensive end Brian Burns said, “I could get out and play againÀHšH
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
13 |
7 |
0 |
27 |
| Miami |
0 |
7 |
14 |
7 |
28 |
1st 7- 0 Keith Gavin, 17, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:41
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 10, pass (kick), 11:26
10- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 42, field goal, 4:20
17- 7 Tamorrion Terry, 17, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:32
20- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 53, field goal, 0:00
3rd 27- 7 D.J. Matthews, 74, punt return/blocked punt (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 11:52
27-14 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 4:53
27-21 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 4:11
4th 27-21 Ricky Aguayo, 43, field goal failed, 12:42
27-28 Opp, 41, pass (kick), 11:52
27-28 Opp, 28, field goal failed, 5:39
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 14 20
Rushes-yards 33-70 46-102
Passing 130 204
Att-Comp-Int 32-16-1 32-13-0
Total Yards 65-200 78-306
Punt Returns 5-145 4-86
Kickoff Returns 1-29 2-45
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-3
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 8-43.1 8-40.6
Sacks By-Yds 5-33 6-33
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1
Penalties-Yds 7-80 6-50
3rd Down Conversions 5-16 5-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-4
Time of Posession 25:29 34:31
Attendance 65,490
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 11 46 0 13
Jacques Patrick 10 31 0 9
Amir Rasul 1 6 0 6
Deondre Francois 11 -13 0 13
---------------------------------------------
FSU 33 70 0 13
Opp 46 102 0 21
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 2 37 1 20
Tre' McKitty 2 29 0 21
Keith Gavin 2 26 1 17t
D.J. Matthews 5 15 0 19
Nyqwan Murray 2 11 0 10
Jacques Patrick 1 7 0 7
Cam Akers 1 7 0 7
Amir Rasul 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 130 2 21
Opp 13 204 4 41t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 15 30 1 129 2 21
James Blackman 1 1 0 1 0 1
Team 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 32 1 130 2 21
Opp 13 32 0 204 4 41t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 5 145 1 74t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 145 1 74t
Opp 4 86 0 49
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anthony Grant 1 29 0 29
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 29 0 29
Opp 2 45 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 8 345 55
----------------------------------------
FSU 8 345 55
Opp 8 325 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hamsah Nasirildeen 1 6 7 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 5 1 6 2.5- 16.0 2.0- 15.0 . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 5 1 6 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 4 1 5 1.5- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks . 5 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Brian Burns 4 . 4 3.0- 16.0 2.0- 11.0 . 1 1 . 2 . .
Walvenski Aime 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 2 1 3 2.0- 10.0 1.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Grant 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 1 1 2 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Johnathan Vickers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Logan Tyler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Leonard Warner . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 41 28 69 13.0- 52.0 5.0- 33.0 . 6 2 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 42 16 58 12.0- 49.0 6.0- 33.0 1- 3 6 2 1- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
RB 9 Jacques Patrick
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 29 D.J. Matthews
C 54 Alec Eberle
LT 59 Brady Scott
LG 70 Cole Minshew
RG 72 Mike Arnold
RT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 94 Walvenski Aime
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 James Blackman
3 Cam Akers
6 Tre' McKitty
10 Anthony Grant
11 Janarius Robinson
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Marvin Wilson
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
22 Amir Rasul
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
26 Asante Samuel
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
27 Zaquandre White
32 Gabe Nabers
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
74 Derrick Kelly
76 Arthur Williams
82 Naseir Upshur
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
|
Florida State 38, Wake Forest 17
10/20/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. No Homecoming Wake: Football Rips Deacs.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – It was only the first quarter and, given the final
score, maybe it didn’t matter all that much.
But there’s no denying this: Wake Forest built an early 10-point lead that had mostly silenced the homecoming crowd at Doak Campbell Stadium and, after
driving to the Seminoles’ 30-yard line, had a chance for more.
Rather than attempt a 47-yard field goal, however, Wake coach Dave Clawson kept his offense on the field. FSU defensive end Brian
Burns then burst off the edge of the line, brought down Wake quarterback Sam Hartman for a 10-yard loss, and in an instant, changed the complexion of the game.
“That’s just what our team needed –
for somebody to make a play for us,” FSU coach Willie Taggart said. “I think it all started with Burns’ play. It seemed like it kind of woke us up.”
And in a hurry. Six plays and 60 yards later,
Cam Akers crossed the goal line for the first of 38 straight points that had the Seminoles well on their way to a 38-17 victory.
From there, there were plenty of big plays – including a 58-yard
touchdown run from Akers, a 33-yard touchdown catch by Nyqwan Murray and the first scoring grab of freshman Tre’Shaun Harrison’s career.
But none were bigger than Burns’ sack.
“When he made it,
the sideline became electric,” linebacker Dontavious Jackson said.
“Brian changed the whole momentum of the game,” defensive tackle Marvin Wilson added. “He came up on that big fourth down, the
offense got the ball, came down and scored and the rest of the game was history.”
With their offense in gear, the Seminoles (4-3, 2-3 ACC) took advantage of an overmatched Wake Forest defense for
season highs in points, total yards (485) passing yards (353) and average yards per rush attempt (4.6).
Quarterback Deondre Francois threw for 353 yards and two touchdowns, Murray added 131 yards
on eight catches and Akers had his first multi-score game of the season.
The sophomore running back carried 13 times for 98 yards, 58 of which came via a long touchdown run on FSU’s first drive of
the third quarter.
It was Akers’ longest run since an 85-yarder in the season opener against Virginia Tech.
“I think I needed that touchdown run a lot,” Akers said. “It helped me in getting the
weight off my shoulders, just to break a long one. I am used to scoring touchdowns.”
But while there was plenty to like about the offense’s production, the day, in many ways, belonged to Harlon
Barnett’s defense.
Not only did Burns turn things around with his sack, but defensive back Stanford Samuels III picked up his counterparts with an interception just moments after receiver Keith
Gavin fumbled into the end zone following a long gain.
Samuels returned his second interception of the season to the Wake 9-yard line, and a few moments later Jacques Patrick plunged in for a
two-yard, go-ahead score that just a few moments before had seemed awfully far away.
“I went to (Gavin) and told him I got him,” Samuels said. “He said, ‘Appreciate it,’ but he didn’t have to say
anything. That’s my brother. … For me to be able to make a play for team after something tragic like that happened, it was big.”
After surrendering 10 points and 134 yards on Wake’s first three
drives – and watching the Demon Deacons run an eye-popping 41 plays in the first quarter – the Seminoles made a stunning about-face.
Because after scoring a field goal that gave them a 10-0 lead,
Wake’s next 11 possessions went like this: eight punts, two turnovers on downs and an interception.
With those first three drives from removed from its total, Wake (3-4, 0-3) mustered just 235
yards and 3.2 yards per play.
The change, Taggart said, came from a simple adjustment.
“We stopped substituting so much,” he said. “They were going up-tempo, and when we (stopped substituting),
it allowed our guys to get set up and be in position to be able to make plays.”
Never mind that as the Seminoles largely kept their same group of 11 players on the field, Wake’s hurry-up offense
ran a staggering 104 plays, the most ever by an FSU opponent.
“That’s when you’ve got to dig deep,” Samuels said. “That’s when that dog comes out.”
Deacons quarterback Hartman completed 47
percent of his passes before giving way to reserve Jamie Newman in the second half. Star receiver Greg Dortch, perhaps still limited from an injury suffered two weeks ago, was held in check for 24
yards on four catches.
With Wake sputtering, the Seminoles racked up six sacks – including two each from Burns and Josh Kaindoh, as well as one from Janarius Robinson and Emmett Rice – and nine
tackles for loss. Twenty-four Seminoles recorded at least one tackle, with Samuels’ eight leading the way.
All told, it was a comprehensive ACC victory and one the Seminoles felt was especially
important given what’s on the horizon.
FSU hosts No. 3 Clemson next week at noon. While the Seminoles were dealing with Wake Forest, the Tigers were busy throttling No. 16 North Carolina State,
41-7.
After that, FSU will travel to NC State, and then to No. 4 Notre Dame.
“We needed this,” Wilson said. “Right now, we’re like fifth in the ACC (Atlantic Division). So we needed that to pump
us up. We’re trying to go the rest of the season and win out, so that was a big first step.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Wake Forest |
10 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
17 |
| Florida State |
7 |
14 |
10 |
7 |
38 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 32, field goal, 11:54
0-10 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 6:00
7-10 Cam Akers, 3, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:24
2nd 14-10 Jacques Patrick, 2, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:50
21-10 Nyqwan Murray, 33, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:01
3rd 28-10 Cam Akers, 58, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 14:30
31-10 Ricky Aguayo, 49, field goal, 11:19
31-10 Ricky Aguayo, 38, field goal failed, 5:28
4th 38-10 Tre'Shaun Harrison, 21, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:43
38-17 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 4:36
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 24
Rushes-yards 29-132 50-96
Passing 353 273
Att-Comp-Int 41-29-0 54-25-1
Total Yards 70-485 104-369
Punt Returns 4-42 2-39
Kickoff Returns 2-45 0-0
Interception Ret. 1-11 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 7-44.0 9-43.1
Sacks By-Yds 6-46 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0
Penalties-Yds 6-55 5-65
3rd Down Conversions 8-18 8-24
4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-5
Time of Posession 28:43 31:17
Attendance 67,274
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 13 98 2 58t
Jacques Patrick 11 21 1 7
Amir Rasul 2 10 0 5
Keyshawn Helton 1 2 0 2
Deondre Francois 2 1 0 1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 132 3 58t
Opp 50 96 0 14
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nyqwan Murray 8 131 1 33t
Keith Gavin 2 67 0 49
D.J. Matthews 5 40 0 18
Cam Akers 3 28 0 16
Tre'Shaun Harrison 3 24 1 21t
Tamorrion Terry 1 23 0 23
Naseir Upshur 2 11 0 9
Ontaria Wilson 1 10 0 10
Gabe Nabers 1 9 0 9
Jacques Patrick 1 7 0 7
Keyshawn Helton 2 3 0 5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 353 2 49
Opp 25 273 2 29
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 29 40 0 353 2 49
D.J. Matthews 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 29 41 0 353 2 49
Opp 25 54 1 273 2 29
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 4 42 0 27
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 42 0 27
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anthony Grant 1 30 0 30
Amir Rasul 1 15 0 15
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 45 0 30
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 7 308 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 308 52
Opp 9 388 53
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stanford Samuels 6 2 8 . . 1- 11 . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 6 1 7 1.0- 4.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 3 3 6 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . 1 . . . .
Zaquandre White 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 4 1 5 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 2 3 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Brian Burns 4 . 4 2.0- 23.0 2.0- 23.0 . . 2 . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 2 1 3 2.0- 11.0 2.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Walvenski Aime 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
Xavier Peters 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Emmett Rice 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Anthony Grant . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Logan Tyler . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 52 32 84 9.0- 58.0 6.0- 46.0 1- 11 7 5 . . . .
Opp 46 22 68 6.0- 14.0 . . 2 3 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
RB 9 Jacques Patrick
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 59 Brady Scott
LG 70 Cole Minshew
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 74 Derrick Kelly
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
NG 21 Marvin Wilson
SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 94 Walvenski Aime
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 James Blackman
3 Cam Akers
10 Anthony Grant
11 Janarius Robinson
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
22 Amir Rasul
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Zaquandre White
29 D.J. Matthews
32 Gabe Nabers
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
51 Baveon Johnson
56 Emmett Rice
59 Xavier Peters
73 Jauan Williams
75 Abdul Bello
76 Arthur Williams
82 Naseir Upshur
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
|
Clemson 59, Florida State 10
10/27/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Stunned By Tigers’ Second Quarter Onslaught.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Earlier this week, Florida State coach Willie Taggart
acknowledged that Clemson is the class of the Atlantic Coast Conference and that, for FSU to return to prominence, it must first catch up with the Tigers.
The Seminoles now know exactly how far
they have to go.
FSU played the No. 2 Tigers to a scoreless first quarter, but Clemson and star quarterback Trevor Lawrence quickly found their stride.
Lawrence threw for 314 yards and four
touchdowns as Clemson used a 28-point second quarter to spark a 59-10 victory at Doak Campbell Stadium.
FSU’s 49-point margin of defeat is its worst at home and tied for its largest ever. The
Seminoles (4-4, 2-4 ACC) have road dates at No. 22 North Carolina State and No. 3 Notre Dame up next, then will close out the regular season at home with Boston College and No. 9 Florida.
Despite
the final score, the Seminoles had a few early opportunities to make this one look a little different.
FSU’s defense put forth an inspired effort in the first quarter and forced three punts from
Clemson’s first three drives.
But a combination of dropped passes, snapping miscues and penalty flags ensured that the Seminoles couldn’t take advantage of Clemson’s slow start.
Fittingly, it
was a Florida State penalty that allowed the Tigers to break through.
Moments after surrendering a 41-yard completion – Clemson’s first big play of the day – the Seminoles seemed to swing momentum
back in their favor by holding the Tigers to a 40-yard goal attempt.
And the tide definitely turned FSU’s way when Clemson’s Greg Huegel pushed his kick wide right. But a roughing-the-kicker flag
on FSU’s Stanford Samuels III – on a play in which Samuels didn’t appear to make contact with Huegel – gave the Tigers a first down at the Seminoles’ 12-yard line.
Two plays later, Lawrence found
Hunter Renfrow in the end zone for the first of 45 consecutive Clemson points.
The Seminoles were penalized 15 times for 154 yards and punted 12 times.
Trailing 45-0, Ricky Aguayo got the
Seminoles on the board with a 35-yard field goal late in the third quarter, and James Blackman later connected with freshman Keyshawn Helton for a 73-yard touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter
that provided the final margin.
Blackman took over late for starter Deondre Francois, who completed 17 of 36 passes for 180 yards and one interception. Running backs Jacques Patrick and Cam Akers
combined for 24 yards on 18 carries, while Tamorrion Terry led the receivers with 55 yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Clemson |
0 |
28 |
24 |
7 |
59 |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
2nd 0- 7 Opp, 7, pass (kick), 13:19
0-14 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 7:49
0-21 Opp, 1, run (kick), 3:34
0-28 Opp, 2, run (kick), 1:07
3rd 0-35 Opp, 58, pass (kick), 14:12
0-38 Opp, 24, field goal, 10:18
0-45 Opp, 68, pass (kick), 7:50
3-45 Ricky Aguayo, 35, field goal, 4:35
3-52 Opp, 5, pass (kick), 2:10
4th 3-59 Opp, 15, run (kick), 13:50
10-59 Keyshawn Helton, 73, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:43
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 14 25
Rushes-yards 35--21 33-120
Passing 268 404
Att-Comp-Int 40-20-1 44-24-1
Total Yards 75-247 77-524
Punt Returns 2--6 5-60
Kickoff Returns 4-60 1-28
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-43
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 12-41.6 5-37.4
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 5-38
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 16-134 5-50
3rd Down Conversions 5-18 7-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-2
Time of Posession 31:16 28:44
Attendance 68,403
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jacques Patrick 7 17 0 5
Cam Akers 11 7 0 4
Anthony Grant 4 1 0 3
James Blackman 3 -5 0 9
Deondre Francois 8 -16 0 5
Team 2 -25 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 35 -21 0 9
Opp 33 120 3 15t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 3 100 1 73t
Tamorrion Terry 4 55 0 22
Nyqwan Murray 5 49 0 21
Gabe Nabers 2 37 0 25
Cam Akers 3 14 0 7
Tre' McKitty 1 5 0 5
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 4 0 4
Jacques Patrick 1 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 268 1 73t
Opp 24 404 5 68t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 17 36 1 180 0 25
James Blackman 3 4 0 88 1 73t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 40 1 268 1 73t
Opp 24 44 1 404 5 68t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 2 -6 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 -6 0
Opp 5 60 0 34
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Anthony Grant 2 32 0 19
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 28 0 16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 60 0 19
Opp 1 28 0 28
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 12 499 54
----------------------------------------
FSU 12 499 54
Opp 5 187 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeCalon Brooks 3 4 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 3 4 7 . . . . 1 . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Leonard Warner . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Zaquandre White 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Walvenski Aime 2 . 2 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 2 . 2 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Tamorrion Terry 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 1 . 1 . . . 3 . . . . .
Mike Arnold 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson . 1 1 . . . 1 2 . . . .
Brian Burns . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 32 65 1.0- 4.0 . 1- 0 9 4 . . . .
Opp 43 22 65 14.0- 59.0 5.0- 38.0 1- 43 6 1 1- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 59 Brady Scott
LG 70 Cole Minshew
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 74 Derrick Kelly
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 1 Levonta Taylor
MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson
FS 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
CB 14 Kyle Meyers
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 James Blackman
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
16 Cory Durden
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Marvin Wilson
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Asante Samuel
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Zaquandre White
29 D.J. Matthews
32 Gabe Nabers
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Baveon Johnson
59 Xavier Peters
75 Abdul Bello
76 Arthur Williams
82 Naseir Upshur
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
91 Robert Cooper
94 Walvenski Aime
|
North Carolina State 47, Florida State 28
11/03/2018, Raleigh, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Blackman Sparks Offense, But Football Falls At NC State.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
RALEIGH, N.C. – A new starting quarterback and a new
play-caller gave Florida State’s offense a welcome and obvious boost.
Neither were enough to overcome North Carolina State’s Ryan Finley.
A fifth-year senior and perhaps the most NFL-ready
quarterback prospect in the ACC, Finley threw for 240 yards and three touchdowns as NC State raced out to a quick lead and held off a brief FSU rally for a 47-28 victory at Carter-Finley Stadium.
After the game, coach Willie Taggart said he was pleased with his team’s effort, energy and engagement on the sideline – all of which were a step forward from last week’s loss to Clemson.
The next,
biggest step, though, is for all of those things to translate to the scoreboard.
“I love this football team,” Taggart said. “I love our guys. They’re trying to do the things we ask them to do. …
“Our guys know how to play football. We’ve got to teach them to win.”
With offensive coordinator Walt Bell calling plays for the first time this season, sophomore James Blackman threw for a
career-high 421 yards and four touchdowns in his 2018 starting debut.
And the Seminoles’ offense, despite not getting much help from its rushing attack, picked up a healthy 6.5 yards per play that
was more than a full yard better than NC State’s 5.4.
Taggart said he handed play-calling duties to Bell in an effort to better serve the entire team – not just the offense.
And, “for the most
part,” Taggart said, “I thought (Bell) did a good job.”
But aided by overwhelming advantages in average starting field position (plus-19 yards) and time of possession (37:30-22:30), NC State made
sure it didn’t matter much.
Blessed with short fields for much of the afternoon, the Wolfpack scored on nine of their first 11 drives, including four straight to start the second half.
That
turned what had been a relatively manageable halftime deficit – 27-14 – into a more lopsided affair throughout the second half.
NC State punted just twice, did not commit a turnover and enjoyed a
combined 43.7-percent conversion rate on third and fourth downs.
“We have to play better ball on defense, Taggart said. “The plays are there to be made. They need to make a play on the ball.”
The Seminoles, meanwhile, hurt themselves with 13 penalties and two giveaways – a fumble that halted a promising early drive and an interception early in the second half as they were attempting a
comeback.
Dating back to last week’s game against Clemson, the Seminoles have been flagged 28 times and are minus-three in turnover margin.
“Silly penalties and turnovers, you can’t have those
things,” Taggart said. “Those things make you lose.”
With so many infractions, some were bound to come at big moments.
There were special teams penalties that led to poor field position. There
were offensive penalties that wiped out big gains. And there were defensive penalties that extended NC State drives.
At one point, FSU defenders were called for pass interference in the end zone on
back-to-back plays.
Some of those penalties were obvious. Others – such as a late-hit call on freshman Jaden Woodbey, when neither he nor the NC State ball-carrier seemed to have heard a whistle –
had the Seminoles fuming.
“Penalties are draining,” Burns said. “I mean, you get a big play … you get the play called back. It just brings the whole team down.”
A bright spot for much of the
season, receiver Tamorrion Terry continued to provide a silver lining with 142 yards and two touchdowns on just five catches. The redshirt freshman almost singlehandedly got FSU on the board in the
second quarter, hooking up with Blackman for gains of 40 and 35 yards on back-to-back deep balls down the right sideline.
Seven of Terry’s 22 catches this season have gone for touchdowns.
Sophomore D.J. Matthews added 10 catches for 133 yards, including a late 31-yard touchdown that provided the final margin.
“I wish everyone played like (Terry),” Taggart said. “He made plays out
there for us. It was good to see that.”
As for Blackman, Taggart said that he was pleased with the sophomore’s performance and was happy with the way he spread the ball around. Beyond that, though,
Taggart wouldn’t make any declarations on whether Blackman or Deondre Francois would start next week at Notre Dame.
“I was encouraged by the way James threw the ball,” Taggart said. “He did a great
job.”
With a 4-5 record and three games to play, FSU finds itself without much margin for error in its quest to make a 37th consecutive bowl game. The Seminoles visit No. 3 Notre Dame next week
(7:30 p.m., NBC) and then will finish the regular season with home dates against Boston College and Florida.
It’s a difficult stretch, but one that Blackman expects the Seminoles to navigate –
regardless of his role moving forward.
“You’ve got to come find a way,” he said. “It’s always about finding a way.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
28 |
| North Carolina State |
10 |
17 |
10 |
10 |
47 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 10:35
0-10 Opp, 21, field goal, 0:10
2nd 0-17 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 11:13
7-17 Tamorrion Terry, 35, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:36
7-20 Opp, 26, field goal, 5:01
7-27 Opp, 4, run (kick), 1:14
14-27 Cam Akers, 8, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:26
3rd 14-30 Opp, 31, field goal, 8:49
14-37 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 4:32
21-37 Tamorrion Terry, 10, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:08
4th 21-44 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 11:10
21-47 Opp, 38, field goal, 5:35
28-47 D.J. Matthews, 31, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 25
Rushes-yards 20-24 49-177
Passing 421 240
Att-Comp-Int 48-29-1 28-21-0
Total Yards 68-445 77-417
Punt Returns 0-0 1-14
Kickoff Returns 6-136 2-57
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 3-41.3 2-42.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 5-28
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 16-121 4-50
3rd Down Conversions 3-14 4-13
4th Down Conversions 4-7 3-3
Time of Posession 22:30 37:30
Attendance 57,600
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 10 29 0 18
Jacques Patrick 2 16 0 10
James Blackman 8 -21 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 24 0 18
Opp 49 177 2 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 5 142 2 40
D.J. Matthews 10 133 1 31t
Tre' McKitty 5 57 0 32
Nyqwan Murray 2 35 0 26
Cam Akers 4 30 1 12
Ontaria Wilson 2 13 0 8
Keith Gavin 1 11 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 421 4 40
Opp 21 240 3 35
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 29 46 1 421 4 40
Team 0 2 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 29 48 1 421 4 40
Opp 21 28 0 240 3 35
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 14 0 14
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 4 89 0 35
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 47 0 28
---------------------------------------------
FSU 6 136 0 35
Opp 2 57 0 36
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 3 124 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 3 124 49
Opp 2 84 47
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Hamsah Nasirildeen 7 8 15 . . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 6 4 10 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 4 5 9 1.5- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Zaquandre White 2 5 7 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 5 6 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Burns 2 2 4 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 1 2 3 1.0- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks . 3 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Walvenski Aime 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Logan Tyler 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Amir Rasul . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Grant Glennon 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 36 52 88 5.0- 12.0 . . 1 1 . . . .
Opp 35 22 57 9.0- 41.0 5.0- 28.0 1- 0 5 1 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 27 Ontaria Wilson
WR 29 D.J. Matthews
C 54 Alec Eberle
RT 59 Brady Scott
RG 70 Cole Minshew
LT 74 Derrick Kelly
LG 76 Arthur Williams
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks
MIKE 35 Leonard Warner
NG 55 Fredrick Jones
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Dontavious Jackson
8 Nyqwan Murray
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
14 Kyle Meyers
16 Cory Durden
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Logan Tyler
21 Marvin Wilson
22 Amir Rasul
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Ricky Aguayo
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Zaquandre White
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
72 Mike Arnold
75 Abdul Bello
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
94 Walvenski Aime
|
Notre Dame 42, Florida State 13
11/10/2018, Notre Dame, Ind.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Football Falls To Irish In South Bend.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
NOTRE DAME, Ind. – In 2003, the Florida State football team went to Notre
Dame and dealt the Fighting Irish a humbling, lopsided defeat.
Fifteen years later, the Seminoles returned to South Bend and the Fighting Irish returned the favor.
Notre Dame running back Dexter
Williams ran for 202 yards and two touchdowns, and quarterback Brandon Wimbush added three scores through the air as the Fighting Irish cruised to a 42-13 victory on a below-freezing night at Notre
Dame Stadium.
Williams is the first running back to run for 200 yards against Florida State since 1982. And his effort overshadowed an otherwise encouraging effort from FSU’s Cam Akers, who had his
best game in a month with two touchdowns and 63 yards on 12 carries.
“We came in and said we wanted to start fast,” coach Willie Taggart said. “And we didn’t.”
It wasn’t for lack of effort.
After winning the coin toss, the Seminoles chose to receive the opening kickoff – a departure from Taggart’s usual philosophy.
But rather than get the ball, march down the field and score a
touchdown that might have silenced the 76,622 in attendance, FSU turned the ball over on its second play from scrimmage.
That happened when a pass from Deondre Francois bounced off of tight end
Tre’ McKitty and into the arms of Notre Dame’s Nick Coleman. Coleman returned his interception 27 yards to the Florida State three-yard line and, two plays later Wimbush connected with Miles for a
touchdown.
“(The interception) was a dropped pass, and they caught it,” Taggart said.
Things then snowballed quickly. The Seminoles went three-and-out on their ensuing possession and the Irish
then embarked on a 14-play, 81-yard touchdown drive that made it 14-0.
And on Florida State’s very next play, Akers fumbled an exchange, the ball fell to the ground and the Irish recovered at the
FSU 14-yard line.
The Seminoles’ defense held Notre Dame to a field goal, but, by then, the Irish had a 17-point lead before Florida State had a first down.
“We had an interception early in the
game and a turnover early in the game on our side of the field,” Taggart said. “And against a good football team, you can’t do that. And for our football team, we definitely can’t do that right
now.”
The game was Florida State’s third consecutive against a ranked opponent. And anyone who saw the first two would recognize the third:
A slow start on offense leads to a double-digit
deficit. The deficit leads to pressing too hard in all three phases. The pressing leads to mistakes. The mistakes lead to a bigger deficit.
The Seminoles must flip that script if they’re going to
salvage their season and reach a bowl game.
FSU now has no margin for error in that quest. At 4-6, the Seminoles must beat both No. 17 Boston College and No. 15 Florida at home to reach the
postseason.
“It’s very tough,” sophomore defensive tackle Marvin Wilson said, “knowing that you’re going out there and putting your all into practice (and) coming up, not just short, but by a
lot.
“I’m going to keep my faith in God and come back ready to work. Just like all my teammates, we’re going to get this fixed.”
Notre Dame’s victory is just its third in nine tries against
Florida State. The Seminoles entered the game with a .714 winning percentage against the Irish, the highest ever for an opponent to face Notre Dame at least five times.
And the Irish mostly
exploited FSU’s rush defense to get one back on the ledger.
Led by Jackson’s big day, Notre Dame racked up 365 yards on the ground, 224 of which came in the second half.
The Irish didn’t throw a
single pass after the 8:04 mark of the third quarter.
“It’s very frustrating,” said linebacker Dontavious Jackson, who intercepted Notre Dame’s last pass attempt. “I know we’re better than that,
than what we’re putting on the field.”
The Seminoles’ run defense is one problem.
The pass rush is another.
After hovering near the top of the national sack leaderboard a few weeks ago, the
Seminoles have now gone three consecutive games without bringing down an opposing quarterback.
The official box score shows that Notre Dame’s Wimbush, making his first start in more six games, was
hurried just twice.
“Teams are starting to scheme us really well up front,” Wilson said. “It’s something where we’ve got to get back in our bag, add some new moves, get better.”
The Seminoles
intend to get better, both in that regard and many others.
Taggart knows it’s no small task, particularly with an upcoming game against a Boston College team that gave Clemson its toughest game in
a month.
But the only way through is to go forward.
“No one needs to hold their heads down or anything,” he said. “We pick our heads up and keep working and try to find a way to get out of this
storm that we’re in.
“And that’s what we’re going to do.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
6 |
7 |
0 |
13 |
| Notre Dame |
17 |
15 |
3 |
7 |
42 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 13:45
0-14 Opp, 6, pass (kick), 6:51
0-17 Opp, 26, field goal, 5:53
2nd 6-17 Cam Akers, 8, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick blocked by Opp), 13:17
6-19 Opp, defensive extra point, 13:17
6-25 Opp, 58, run (kick blocked by Cory Durden), 11:37
6-32 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 6:18
3rd 13-32 Cam Akers, 7, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 13:35
13-35 Opp, 35, field goal, 10:08
4th 13-42 Opp, 32, run (kick), 13:10
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 24
Rushes-yards 30-106 50-365
Passing 216 130
Att-Comp-Int 48-23-1 25-12-2
Total Yards 78-322 75-495
Punt Returns 0-0 1-28
Kickoff Returns 3-62 0-0
Interception Ret. 2-15 1-27
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 4-39.8 2-39.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 1-12
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 5-35 8-74
3rd Down Conversions 6-17 9-16
4th Down Conversions 3-6 0-0
Time of Posession 28:00 32:00
Attendance 77,622
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 12 63 2 19
Jacques Patrick 16 53 0 11
Deondre Francois 2 -10 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 106 2 19
Opp 50 365 2 58t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Nyqwan Murray 6 79 0 40
Tamorrion Terry 6 49 0 10
Keith Gavin 3 46 0 19
D.J. Matthews 4 31 0 14
George Campbell 2 6 0 4
Jacques Patrick 1 3 0 3
Tre' McKitty 1 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 216 0 40
Opp 12 130 3 21
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 23 47 1 216 0 40
Cam Akers 0 1 0 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 48 1 216 0 40
Opp 12 25 2 130 3 21
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 28 0 28
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 2 42 0 31
Zaquandre White 1 20 0 20
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 62 0 31
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 4 159 46
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 159 46
Opp 2 78 44
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dontavious Jackson 10 1 11 . . 1- 5 . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brian Burns 3 4 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey 3 2 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 4 1 5 . . 1- 10 1 1 . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 5 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Leonard Warner 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Zaquandre White 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Marvin Wilson . 1 1 . . . . 1 . . . .
D.J. Matthews 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Walvenski Aime 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
Cory Durden . . . . . . . . . . 1 .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 47 14 61 . . 2- 15 9 2 . . 1 .
Opp 45 18 63 5.0- 24.0 1.0- 12.0 1- 27 4 10 1- 0 2 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 11 George Campbell
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 29 D.J. Matthews
C 54 Alec Eberle
RG 72 Mike Arnold
RT 73 Jauan Williams
LT 74 Derrick Kelly
LG 76 Arthur Williams
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
FS 19 A.J. Westbrook
LB 20 Jaiden Woodbey
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
SS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 94 Walvenski Aime
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
8 Nyqwan Murray
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
14 Kyle Meyers
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Logan Tyler
22 Amir Rasul
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Johnathan Vickers
26 Asante Samuel
27 Zaquandre White
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
27 Ontaria Wilson
28 DeCalon Brooks
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
35 Leonard Warner
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
58 Dennis Briggs
75 Abdul Bello
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
91 Robert Cooper
|
Florida State 22, Boston College 21
11/17/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Francois, Terry Lift Noles To ‘An Incredible Win’ Over BC.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Given the ball, 2:53 on the clock and
the weight of a 36-year bowl streak on his shoulders, Deondre Francois looked to a pair of future Hall-of-Famers for inspiration.
“I just figured, ‘What would Tom Brady do in this situation?’”
Florida State’s quarterback thought to himself. “‘What would Aaron Rodgers do in this situation?’”
The answer, it seems, is to throw it deep to the 6-foot-4 receiver.
With Francois channeling
his inner Brady and Tamorrion Terry playing the part of Randy Moss, Florida State’s offense struck for a devastating, 74-yard touchdown pass down the middle of the field that lifted the Seminoles to a
22-21 victory over No. 22 Boston College at Doak Campbell Stadium.
As a result, Florida State improved to 5-6, snapped a three-game losing streak and gave itself a chance to extend its NCAA-record
bowl streak to a 37th consecutive season.
All the Seminoles have to do is beat rival Florida, 8-3 and ranked 15th, for a sixth straight year next week at home.
“An incredible win for our guys,”
FSU coach Willie Taggart said after leading the Seminoles to their first victory over a ranked opponent since the 2016 Orange Bowl.
“It means a lot to our program. Hopefully it’s the defining
moment that we all knew could happen.”
Francois’ only touchdown of the night sealed a game that hung in the balance just moments before.
On the strength of a plodding running game and an offense
that converted 7 of 19 third downs, the Eagles led for most of the afternoon, and held both the ball and a five-point advantage as time wound down on the fourth quarter.
But faced with a
fourth-and-1 at Florida State’s 40-yard line, BC coach Steve Addazio left 6-foot, 245-pound running back AJ Dillon on the sideline and opted to punt.
The Eagles had already converted three of five
fourth-down attempts, and, had they picked up one more, might have all but sealed the game.
Instead, BC gave the Seminoles the opening they needed.
“I smelled blood,” Francois said. “I was ready
to go.”
Three plays later, following an eight-yard run from Cam Akers and a five-yard quarterback keeper, Francois went deep to Terry, who was one-on-one with a 6-foot-1 cornerback.
As he has
all season, Terry made it look easy. He raced past his defender, caught the ball in stride then stepped over a weak tackle attempt before racing into the end zone.
And when he crossed the goal
line, Doak Campbell Stadium roared as loud as it had in months.
“Every time I know it’s one-on-one, I think it’s a touchdown,” Terry said. “Nobody can guard me, and I know that for sure.”
Who
would argue? Eight of Terry’s 32 catches this season have gone for touchdowns, including scores of 78, 74, 55 and 35 yards.
He already owns FSU’s record for freshman receiving yards, and with one
more score he’ll tie Greg Carr for the school’s all-time mark in freshman receiving touchdowns.
“He’s done it week in and week out,” Francois said. “When it’s man-to-man coverage on him, that’s the
guy that will go get the ball no matter where you put it. He has a second gear. He’s got a third gear.”
Asked after the game about his decision to punt, BC’s Addazio said that he regretted the
outcome but not the choice.
“Your heart is like, ‘I should have gone for the first down,’” Addazio said. “But honestly, thinking about it, it really wasn’t the right thing to do.”
Francois
finished with 322 yards, a touchdown and a pair of interceptions while freshman Keyshawn Helton, making his first start, caught a team-high six passes for 72 yards.
And running back Cam Akers
continued his recent upward trend with a 14-carry, 110-yard night that put him over the 100-yard mark for the first time this season.
That includes a 55-yard scamper in the fourth quarter in which
Akers broke a tackle, lost his balance and nearly went to the ground before steadying himself and making his way to the left sideline.
That play led to a 37-yard Ricky Aguayo field goal – one of
three – that kept the Seminoles within striking distance.
“You’ve just got to keep faith, keep believing and keep playing,” Akers said. “At the running back position, it’s bound to happen — big
runs, big plays. You’ve just got to keeping trusting and keep playing ball.”
Florida State’s defense, meanwhile, did a more than admirable job in slowing BC’s Dillon.
Yes, Dillon had 116 yards
and two touchdowns. But it took him a season-high 37 carries to get there.
And seemingly every time Dillon touched the ball, there was an FSU defender – or two, or three or sometimes four – ready
to meet him.
“That was the first time I saw our defense fly around to the ball,” Taggart said. “It wasn’t just one guy hitting him. It was two, three, four guys flying to the ball.
“To me,
that’s Florida State football.”
Two other things that define Florida State football? Playing in bowl games and, more recently, beating the Florida Gators.
The Seminoles have played in the
postseason in every year since 1981. And they’ve won every game against Florida since 2012.
Perhaps it’s only appropriate, then, that doing the latter next week will ensure that the Seminoles do
the former later this year.
“We needed (a win) in the worst way,” Taggart said. “And we’ve got one more to go, against our arch-rival next week.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Boston College |
0 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
| Florida State |
0 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
22 |
1st 0- 0 Ricky Aguayo, 45, field goal blocked by Opp, 12:51
0- 0 Opp, 29, field goal failed, 5:17
2nd 3- 0 Ricky Aguayo, 35, field goal, 8:57
3- 7 Opp, 4, run (kick), 4:49
6- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 25, field goal, 0:57
3rd 13- 7 Cam Akers, 4, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 8:35
13-14 Opp, 26, pass (kick), 6:36
4th 13-21 Opp, 6, run (kick), 13:45
16-21 Ricky Aguayo, 37, field goal, 12:04
22-21 Tamorrion Terry, 74, pass from Deondre Francois (Deondre Francois, pass failed), 1:49
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 20
Rushes-yards 36-156 49-125
Passing 322 297
Att-Comp-Int 39-19-2 38-18-2
Total Yards 75-478 87-422
Punt Returns 2-9 2-1
Kickoff Returns 2-48 3-86
Interception Ret. 2-3 2-56
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-38.8 5-39.0
Sacks By-Yds 2-10 2-15
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 7-56 5-40
3rd Down Conversions 5-17 7-19
4th Down Conversions 0-0 3-6
Time of Posession 28:26 31:34
Attendance 57,274
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 14 110 1 55
Deondre Francois 10 26 0 7
Jacques Patrick 8 22 0 5
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 13 0 13
Team 2 -6 0
D.J. Matthews 1 -9 0 -9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 36 156 1 55
Opp 49 125 2 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 3 112 1 74t
Keyshawn Helton 6 73 0 25
Nyqwan Murray 3 59 0 45
D.J. Matthews 3 37 0 21
Naseir Upshur 1 28 0 28
Tre' McKitty 1 5 0 5
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 5 0 5
Cam Akers 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 322 1 74t
Opp 18 297 1 42
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 19 39 2 322 1 74t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 39 2 322 1 74t
Opp 18 38 2 297 1 42
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 9 0 9
Asante Samuel 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 9 0 9
Opp 2 1 0 1
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 2 48 0 30
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 48 0 30
Opp 3 86 0 38
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 6 233 52
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 233 52
Opp 5 195 49
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dontavious Jackson 6 8 14 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 5 4 9 . . 1- 2 . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 4 5 9 . . 1- 1 . . . . . .
Brian Burns 3 4 7 2.0- 10.0 1.0- 9.0 . . 1 . . . .
Marvin Wilson . 7 7 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 3 3 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jaiden Woodbey . 5 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Leonard Warner 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tamorrion Terry 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Anthony Grant 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs . 2 2 . . . 1 1 . . . .
Keyshawn Helton . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deondre Francois 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Fredrick Jones 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Cam Akers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gabe Nabers . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Zaquandre White . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 38 52 90 5.0- 14.0 2.0- 10.0 2- 3 4 2 . . . .
Opp 40 20 60 5.0- 24.0 2.0- 15.0 2- 56 1 2 . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 20 Keyshawn Helton
C 54 Alec Eberle
RG 72 Mike Arnold
RT 73 Jauan Williams
LT 74 Derrick Kelly
LG 76 Arthur Williams
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
SAM 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 13 Joshua Kaindoh
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
NG 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
MIKE 35 Leonard Warner
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
11 Janarius Robinson
11 George Campbell
12 A.J. Lytton
14 Kyle Meyers
16 Cory Durden
21 Logan Tyler
22 Amir Rasul
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
27 Zaquandre White
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 D.J. Matthews
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Josh Brown
55 Fredrick Jones
56 Emmett Rice
58 Dennis Briggs
59 Brady Scott
75 Abdul Bello
82 Naseir Upshur
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
91 Robert Cooper
|
Florida 41, Florida State 14
11/24/2018, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Clock Strikes 12 On Streaks, Noles’ Football Season.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – With two short sentences, Willie Taggart summed up his
thoughts, the thoughts of his team and the thoughts of the entire Florida State fan base:
“Disappointing game. Disappointing season.”
There’s a lot more that can describe Florida State’s 41-14
loss to No. 13 Florida on Saturday afternoon, and the 5-7 season that it concluded.
But, to an extent, that says enough.
The Seminoles came into their regular season finale with designs on
upsetting the Gators, securing a bowl bid and keeping alive hope for a winning season.
Those goals are all gone now, as is a campaign that not even three months ago had Florida State fans brimming
with optimism.
FSU’s five-year winning streak against Florida is over. As is the Seminoles’ NCAA-record, 36-year consecutive bowl streak and their streak of 41 straight winning seasons.
And
Taggart didn’t mince words when asked about what that meant.
“It’s unacceptable here at Florida State,” he said. “We’ve got a program that prides itself on winning, and we didn’t get it done. “Very
disappointed, in just the way we performed today and throughout the year.”
Indeed, Florida State’s problems against the Gators were the same problems that hindered them all season.
The Seminoles
committed 10 penalties, turned the ball over three times and allowed five sacks of quarterback Deondre Francois. Their penalties were as numerous as they were destructive.
One procedural infraction
wiped out what would have been a 70-yard touchdown.
An unsportsmanlike conduct foul gifted the Gators a first down after the Seminoles’ defense earned a third-down stop.
And other flags simply
kept the Seminoles’ offense behind the chains, limiting their opportunities to get in rhythm.
“We do things that cause you to lose football games like that,” Taggart said. “It’s third down, we were
ready to get them off the field and then we’re not tough enough to walk away. … You look at some of the games we lost, and the way we lost is (that) we weren’t disciplined.
“That’s what good
football teams do, and we didn’t do that.”
Even for all that went wrong, the Seminoles went into halftime trailing by only six points. And had that 70-yard touchdown counted – a pretty
catch-and-run from Cam Akers – the Seminoles might have had the lead.
The Gators, however, unleashed a stunning second-half outburst that turned what had been a close game into a rout.
UF
quarterback Feleipe Franks, a native of nearby Crawfordville, Fla., threw touchdown passes on three of Florida’s first four possessions in the second half, and running back Jordan Scarlett added
another score late in the fourth quarter.
The Seminoles offered one answer – a four-yard touchdown run from Francois that made it 27-14 – but otherwise couldn’t keep up. Florida finished with
advantages in total yards (536-293), first downs (24-15), third-down conversions (5-15, 1-14) and time of possession (36:02-23:53).
“I think they amped up the energy when they went down and
scored,” Taggart added. “They gained a lot of momentum. And that’s what happens when you get momentum – it gets going. That was critical.”
That brought Taggart to another season-long theme. Too
often, he said, the Seminoles didn’t respond well in the face of adversity. There are examples in each of Florida State’s losses this season, and it’s a problem that Taggart believes stretches back to
at least last year.
Correcting it still remains near the top of his to-do list.
“We had times where we did (respond well) this year, and good things happened for us,” he said. “But there were
other times where we didn’t, and it was just like the wheels fell off.”
Francois totaled 195 yards (151 passing) and two touchdowns, while receiver Tamorrion Terry added three catches for 78
yards.
Terry and senior Nyqwan Murray finished the season tied atop the team leaderboard with 744 receiving yards.
“(Florida) kept moving the ball. We couldn’t move the ball,” Francois said.
“Then when we could, we would have a big play and then we’d get it called back by a stupid penalty. Which ultimately means that we’re undisciplined.”
That’s a painful reality, one of a few that the
Seminoles must address in the weeks and months ahead.
Francois fought back tears as he discussed the season, saying that it was “cutting deep,” and that it hurts “to end the bowl streak with me
being the starting quarterback.”
Taggart shares his quarterback’s frustration, but he’s also steady in his belief that the Seminoles will keep moving in the right direction.
That starts tonight,
when he sits down to begin evaluating where the program stands after his first year on the job.
And it continues in earnest on Sunday, when Taggart and his staff turn their gaze to the recruiting
trail.
There’s plenty of work to be done, and it’s all done with a singular goal in mind: Return the Seminoles to former glory, and one day make a disappointing game and a disappointing 2018 season
feel like nothing more than a speedbump on the way there.
“We didn’t get it done,” Taggart said. “But we can grow from it. And we will grow from it.
“I was brought here to get this program back
right and that’s what we’ll do.”
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida |
3 |
10 |
14 |
14 |
41 |
| Florida State |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 27, field goal, 0:00
2nd 0-10 Opp, 74, run (kick), 13:24
0-13 Opp, 23, field goal, 7:35
7-13 Cam Akers, 15, pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 5:25
3rd 7-20 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 10:53
7-27 Opp, 22, pass (kick), 6:20
14-27 Deondre Francois, 4, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:16
4th 14-34 Opp, 38, pass (kick), 14:53
14-41 Opp, 9, run (kick), 3:56
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 15 24
Rushes-yards 35-139 52-282
Passing 154 254
Att-Comp-Int 30-14-2 27-16-0
Total Yards 65-293 79-536
Punt Returns 0-0 5-30
Kickoff Returns 1-17 0-0
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-44
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 9-50.1 5-51.4
Sacks By-Yds 1-4 5-18
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 10-60 7-49
3rd Down Conversions 1-14 5-15
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-2
Time of Posession 23:53 36:02
Attendance 71,953
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jacques Patrick 10 52 0 13
Deondre Francois 11 41 1 32
Cam Akers 13 37 0 5
D.J. Matthews 1 9 0 9
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FSU 35 139 1 32
Opp 52 282 2 74t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 3 78 0 36
Nyqwan Murray 3 35 0 25
Cam Akers 1 15 1 15t
Naseir Upshur 1 14 0 14
D.J. Matthews 3 8 0 3
Tre' McKitty 1 5 0 5
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 -1 0 0
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FSU 14 154 1 36
Opp 16 254 3 54
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Deondre Francois 14 29 2 154 1 36
D.J. Matthews 0 1 0 0 0
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FSU 14 30 2 154 1 36
Opp 16 27 0 254 3 54
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 5 30 0 11
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 1 17 0 17
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FSU 1 17 0 17
Punting No Yds Lng
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Logan Tyler 9 451 61
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FSU 9 451 61
Opp 5 257 65
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jaiden Woodbey 5 6 11 1.5- 5.0 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 3 6 9 . . . . 2 . . . .
Marvin Wilson 1 6 7 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Burns 2 4 6 . . . . 2 . . . .
A.J. Westbrook 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 4 1 5 1.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 1 . . . .
Fredrick Jones 1 3 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Anthony Grant 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tamorrion Terry 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Demarcus Christmas 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Derrick Kelly 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Adonis Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
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FSU 43 42 85 5.5- 11.0 1.0- 4.0 . 4 6 . . . .
Opp 35 20 55 8.0- 22.0 5.0- 18.0 2- 44 . 2 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 8 Nyqwan Murray
QB 12 Deondre Francois
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 29 D.J. Matthews
C 54 Alec Eberle
RG 72 Mike Arnold
RT 73 Jauan Williams
LT 74 Derrick Kelly
LG 76 Arthur Williams
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
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SAM 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
DE 11 Janarius Robinson
SS 19 A.J. Westbrook
STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey
NG 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
MIKE 35 Leonard Warner
DT 90 Demarcus Christmas
DE 99 Brian Burns
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
9 Jacques Patrick
10 Anthony Grant
11 George Campbell
13 Joshua Kaindoh
14 Kyle Meyers
16 Cory Durden
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Logan Tyler
22 Adonis Thomas
22 Amir Rasul
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
26 Johnathan Vickers
27 Ontaria Wilson
27 Zaquandre White
28 DeCalon Brooks
32 Gabe Nabers
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
40 Ken Burnham
44 Grant Glennon
51 Baveon Johnson
51 Josh Brown
55 Fredrick Jones
58 Dennis Briggs
59 Brady Scott
75 Abdul Bello
77 Christian Armstrong
82 Naseir Upshur
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
91 Robert Cooper
94 Walvenski Aime
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