2019 Football - Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Willie Taggart, Head Coach
Harlon Barnett, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Kendal Briles, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Randy Clements, Offensive Line
Ron Dugans, Wide Receivers
Mario Edwards, Senior Defensive Analyst
Trae Hackett, Dir of Player Development
Odell Haggins, Interim Head Coach, Associate Head Coach, Defensive Line
David Kelly, Recruiting Coordinator
Bob LaCivita, Dir of Player Personnel
Telly Lockette, Tight Ends
Donte' Pimpleton, Running Backs
Mark Snyder, Special Teams Coordinator
Raymond Woodie, Linebackers
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2019 Football
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2019 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Jarvis Brownlee, 5-11, 165, DB, Miami Gardens
- Lockdown defensive back rated as four-star prospect by Rivals, and three-star by 247Sports and ESPN…ranked as nation’s 44th-best cornerback and No. 50 overall prospect in Florida by Rivals…physical
cornerback with massive wingspan…competed in Adidas 7-on-7 National Championship in the spring prior to his senior season, recording an interception…as a senior was part of defense that recorded five
shutouts and allowed average of 9.8 points per game while leading Miami Carol City to 9-3 record and Regional Semifinal round of FHSAA 6A state playoffs…recorded longest interception return in
Traz-Powell Stadium history as a senior, going back 108 yards for a touchdown…high school teammates with FSU signee Malcolm Ray…chose Florida State over Miami, Florida, LSU and UCF among several
offers.
Kalen DeLoach, 6-1, 205, LB, Savannah, Ga.
- Can play any of the linebacker positions and has speed to go sideline to sideline…rated as consensus four-star prospect…ranked No. 198 in ESPN300…listed as No. 14 outside linebacker nationally and
28th prospect out of Georgia according to 247 Composite…ranked 14th nationally at his position and No. 34 in Georgia according to Rivals…selected to play in 2019 Under Armour All-American
Game…registered 156 tackles, 13.0 tackles for loss with 7.0 sacks and two interceptions as a senior…was named Butkus Award finalist for best high school linebacker in America…contributed on offense as
well, adding 771 yards rushing and 19 touchdowns…also played basketball for Islands High School…chose Florida State over Auburn and Michigan from numerous offers.
Akeem Dent, 6-1, 182, DB, Pahokee
- Five-star prospect ranked 28th nationally, 4th at his position, and No. 4 in Florida according to Rivals…listed as the nation’s No. 11 cornerback and the No. 12 prospect in Florida by
247Sports…ranked as No. 76 prospect in ESPN300…played in 2019 Under Armour All-America Game…two-time Sun Sentinel Palm Beach County Class 8A-6A Defensive Player of the Year…contributed 67 tackles and
one interception while serving as team captain in 2018, leading the Broncos to the FHSAA 8A Regional Final…2018 Groza Award Palm Beach County Player of the Year…tallied 81 tackles, five interceptions
and three forced fumbles as a junior…helped Palm Beach Central to back-to-back district titles…is younger brother of current FSU wide receiver Adarius Dent…chose Florida State over Alabama and Miami
among many offers.
Curtis Fann, 6-3, 248, DE, Stillmore, Ga.
- Four-star prospect by Rivals and 247Sports that brings power and quickness to the defensive line…rated No. 29 nationally according to Rivals and 17th among strong side defensive ends by 247…ranked
No. 143 in ESPN300…three-year starter on both sides of the ball…helped Emanuel County Institute to perfect 5-0 regional record and appearance in second round of Class A state playoffs in 2018…as a
junior played on team that won 12 games and advanced to semifinal round of state playoffs…made 64 tackles, including 23.0 for loss with 7.0 sacks, and forced four fumbles as a sophomore when Emanuel
County advanced to state semifinal…picked Florida State over Georgia and South Carolina.
Ryan Fitzgerald, 6-1, 183, K, Coolidge, Ga.
- One of the top kicking prospects in the country known for his explosive leg…rated five-star kicker and No. 14 prospect in the country by Kohl’s Kicking…holds two Georgia state high school career
records with 51 made field goals and eight 50+-yard field goals…as a senior made single-season state-record 22 field goals while earning first-team All-American by MaxPreps, first team All-American by
Kohl’s Kicking and 2018 Chris Sailer Award…as a junior, made school-record 60-yard field goal, the fifth-longest in Georgia history by a high schooler, on his way to breaking state’s singleseason
record with six 50+-yard field goals…extended school record for longest field goal seven times…chose Florida State over Baylor, FAU, Army and Air Force among other offers.
Quashon Fuller, 6-3, 267, DE, Fort Myers
- Consensus four-star defensive end…ranked No. 194 in ESPN300…listed as 15th-best strong side defensive end nationally and No. 22 overall prospect in Florida by 247Sports…contributed 55 tackles, 5.0
sacks, two interceptions and two pass breakups as a senior at Lehigh…missed majority of junior season due to injury…twotime Naples Daily News Big 15 prospect…competed at The Opening in Dallas in
2018…played in 2019 All-American Bowl…chose FSU over Alabama and Florida…majoring in finance.
Brendan Gant, 6-2, 188, DB, Lakeland
- Consensus four-star safety…ranked as nation’s third-best safety according to Rivals, sixth by ESPN and 26th by 247Sports…competed at The Opening Finals in 2018…played quarterback and defensive back,
helping lead Kathleen to FHSAA 7A regional semifinal appearance in 2018…played in 2019 Under Armour All-America Game…also played basketball for Red Devils…father Eric Gant is in the Grambling Legends
Sports Hall of Fame after rushing for 3,745 yards and 34 touchdowns during his career…uncle Kenny Gant won two Super Bowl rings during his seven-year NFL career with the Dallas Cowboys and Tampa Bay
Buccaneers…chose FSU over numerous offers including Alabama.
Kevon Glenn, 6-2, 229, LB, Hampton, Ga.
- Consensus three-star prospect…ESPN ranked him 14th in the country at his position and 63rd overall in Georgia…ranked as nation’s No. 35 inside linebacker and No. 86 overall prospect in Georgia by
247Sports…earned region Defensive Player of the Year and was first-team all-region selection as a senior…helped lead defense that allowed 7.1 points per game with five shutouts…led Dutchtown to 12
victories, region title and into quarterfinal round of AAAAA state playoffs…named to all-county and all-region teams as a junior after leading Bulldogs with 95 tackles and helping earn state playoff
appearance…selected Florida State over multiple offers, including North Carolina State, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M and Missouri.
Renardo Green, 6-0, 169, DB, Apopka
- Rated as three-star lockdown cornerback by Rivals and 247Sports…listed as No. 46 cornerback prospect in the nation by 247 and 47th by Rivals…grabbed four interceptions and defended 23 passes as a
senior at Wekiva…added 25 tackles and one fumble recovery while helping the Mustangs to 11-2 record and appearance in FHSAA 8A Regional Final…competed at The Opening in 2018…chose FSU over Ohio State.
Ira Henry, 6-4, 323, OL, Saint Louis, Mo.
- Consensus three-star offensive lineman known for tremendous strength and massive frame…rated as nation’s No. 33 offensive tackle and No. 21 overall prospect in Missouri by Rivals…ranked as No. 46
offensive tackle in class of 2019 and No. 19 prospect in Missouri by ESPN…four-year letterwinner…as a senior, led Trinity Catholic to state championship with 13-2 record…paved way for offense that
averaged 48.4 points per game, scoring more than 50 points six times, and averaged 273.4 rushing yards per game…named AAAA second-team all-state following his senior season…as a junior, was named the
AAA small division Lineman of the Year…part of Trinity Catholic team that went to Class 2 championship game his sophomore season…chose Florida State over several offers, including Florida and Auburn.
Alex Hornibrook, 6-4, 220, QB, West Chester, Pa.
- Was three-year starter at Wisconsin…26-6 (.813) as a starter to post the best winning percentage by a quarterback in program history…record included 20-4 (.833) mark in Big Ten games…left UW tied
for third in school history with 47 touchdown passes while ranking fourth with 60.5 completion percentage and 138.1 passing efficiency and fifth with 5,438 passing yards…started nine games in 2018 and
was 122-of-205 passing for 1,532 yards and 11 touchdowns…was 17-of-22 passing for 205 yards and three touchdowns while leading Badgers to fourth-quarter rally in 28-17 win at Iowa…as a sophomore was
198-of-318 passing for 2,607 yards and 25 touchdowns while posting pass efficiency rating of 148.6…touchdowns total was second-highest single-season total in UW history and his passing yards ranked
fifth on school’s single-season list…named Capital One Orange Bowl MVP after throwing for career-high 258 yards and four touchdowns on 23-of-34 passing in 34-24 win vs. No. 11 Miami…four touchdowns
broke Wisconsin bowl record…broke school record for singlegame completion percentage with 94.7 mark on 18-of-19 passing for 256 yards and four touchdowns in 40-6 victory at BYU…started nine games as
redshirt freshman in 2016 and was 106-of-181 passing for 1,262 yards and nine touchdowns…passing yards total ranked second in school history by a freshman…made first career start at No. 8 Michigan
State and led Badgers to 30-6 win behind 16-of-26 passing for 195 yards and one touchdown…threw for season-high 214 yards with one touchdown on 16-of-28 vs. No. 2 Ohio State…was 10-of-16 passing with
one touchdown while leading Wisconsin to 23-17 win vs. No. 7 Nebraska…earned bachelor’s degree in real estate and urban land economics…at Malvern Prep, broke single-season records as a senior with
2,156 passing yards and 26 touchdowns…broke school’s career records with 3,356 passing yards and 38 touchdowns…three-year team captain…member of National Honor Society and volunteer for Make-A-Wish
Foundation…pursuing MBA.
Travis Jay, 6-2, 178, DB, Greenville
- Explosive athlete rated as consensus four-star defensive back…ranked as No. 14 cornerback in the country by ESPN and 17th at the position by 247Sports…played in 2019 Under Armour All-America
Game…ironman athlete that lined up in defensive backfield and at quarterback his senior season at Madison County…finished high school career 38-2 and part of back-to-back 1A state championships his
junior and senior seasons…as a senior, posted 44 tackles, 4.0 tackles for loss, four interceptions and 15 pass deflections in the defensive backfield…while playing quarterback his senior season, was
1,300-yard passer and 1,000-yard rusher with 33 total touchdowns…as a junior totaled 59 tackles and eight interceptions, returning two for touchdowns…named to Class 1A all-state team and first-team
All-Big Bend as defensive back…as a sophomore totaled 46 tackles and eight interceptions…lettered each year in basketball…helped lead Cowboys to 1A state championship his senior year, completing a
football-basketball championship double…as a junior on the court, averaged 15.6 points, 10.8 rebounds, 8.7 assists and 4.0 steals per game, finishing with 11 triple-doubles and being honored as the
Big Bend Player of the Year…signed with the Seminoles over offers from Clemson, Alabama, Georgia and Auburn among others.
Dontae Lucas, 6-3, 315, OL, Overtown
- Powerful offensive lineman rated as consensus four-star prospect…ranked as No. 3 offensive guard in the country and 50th overall prospect by Rivals…was 110th overall in ESPN300 and No. 4 offensive
guard…selected to play in 2019 All-American Bowl…as a senior, blocked for IMG offense that averaged 41.6 points per game on way to 7-1 record against national schedule…spent junior season at Miami
Senior High School where he paved the way for an offense that produced 39.4 points per game and won 12 games while advancing to Class 8A state semifinal…named second-team all-state by USA Today
following his junior season…high school teammates his senior season with fellow FSU signee Jaleel McRae…chose FSU over several offers, including Miami, Florida and Alabama.
Derrick McLendon, 6-4, 245, DE, Decatur, Ga.
- Versatile defensive line prospect with ability to line up at either side…shows tremendous ability as pass rusher and run stopper…rated as four-star weak side defensive end by Rivals and ESPN…ranked
as No. 19 weak side defensive end in the country by Rivals and 37th by 247Sports…prior to his senior season, named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution AAAAAA preseason all-state team…finished his high
school career with 85 tackles, 20.5 tackles for loss and 10.5 sacks…as a senior, totaled 35 tackles and led the team with 6.0 sacks despite playing only eight games...chose the Seminoles over Florida
and North Carolina State among many scholarship offers.
Jaleel McRae, 6-2, 233, LB, New Smyrna Beach
- Rated as four-star linebacker by ESPN and Rivals and three-star by 247Sports…tabbed as No. 11 outside linebacker and 122nd prospect in the country by ESPN…ranked 34th in the nation at his position
and 56th overall in Florida by 247…selected to play in 2019 Under Armour All-America Game…transferred from his home school of New Smyrna Beach to IMG Academy for his senior season…named to high school
Dick Butkus Award watch list, given to nation’s best high school linebacker…part of IMG defense his senior season that allowed only 7.9 points per game and produced 7-1 record against national
competition…as a junior, totaled 73 tackles and 6.5 tackles for loss and was named second-team all-area…as a sophomore was named a second-team Sophomore All-American by MaxPreps after totaling 72
tackles, 12.0 for loss, 5.0 sacks and two interceptions…also lettered in basketball while at New Smyrna Beach, where he averaged 9.6 points and 5.5 rebounds per game as a sophomore…chose Florida State
over Florida, Georgia, LSU, Texas A&M and Georgia Tech among others.
Malcolm Ray, 6-2, 272, DL, Miami Gardens
- Consensus three-star defensive tackle that displays tremendous athleticism and strong work ethic…rated as the nation’s No. 50 defensive tackle and Florida’s No. 94 overall prospect by 247Sports…as a
senior, helped lead defense that posted five shutouts, including three in a row, while holding opponents to average of 9.8 points per game as Miami Carol City posted 9-3 overall record and advanced to
regional semifinal round of FHSAA 6A state playoffs…as a junior named Florida 6A first-team all-state by FloridaHSFootball…as a sophomore helped lead Carol City to 6A state championship…high school
teammates with FSU signee Jarvis Brownlee…chose FSU over several offers including Boston College, Louisville, Kentucky and South Florida.
Wyatt Rector, 6-2, 227, QB, Leesburg
- Was consensus three-star prospect out of high school after collecting nearly 10,000 yards of total offense and scoring 99 touchdowns…played 34 games over four-year varsity career and passed for
7,097 yards and 52 touchdowns while adding 2,647 yards and 47 touchdowns on the ground and catching five passes for 105 yards with one touchdown…passed for 3,242 yards and 26 touchdowns and rushed for
918 yards with 18 touchdowns during senior year at Leesburg…missed majority of junior season due to injury but passed for 375 yards and rushed for 179 with three touchdowns prior to injury…surpassed
1,000 yards passing and rushing as a sophomore, totaling 1,132 yards and 11 touchdowns through the air and 1,011 yards and 17 touchdowns on the ground…started all 10 games as a freshman and passed for
2,348 yards with 15 touchdowns and rushed for 539 yards and nine touchdowns…appeared in one game as true freshman at Western Michigan, rushing once for two yards in 68-0 win vs. Delaware
State…majoring in family and child science.
Ryan Roberts, 6-6, 300, OL, Northville, Mich.
- Was two-year starter at Northern Illinois, starting 10 games at right tackle between 2017 and 2018 seasons…appeared in 36 games…helped lead Huskies to 2018 MAC championship, three bowl games and 29
victories in his four years…saw action in 11 games in 2018 as Huskies were led by running back Tre Harbison’s 1,034 rushing yards that ranked third in MAC…blocked for offense that ranked fourth in MAC
in rushing and scoring in 2017 while playing all 13 games…appeared in all 12 games as redshirt freshman, seeing action as a reserve lineman and on field goal unit…redshirted 2015 season…played tight
end in high school…collected 10 passes for 140 yards and two touchdowns while helping lead Northville to District 1 playoffs as a senior…twotime all-conference honorable mention…also played basketball
for Mustangs…pursing master’s in sport management.
Maurice Smith, 6-3, 298, OL, Miami
- Three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals…listed as nation’s 28th-best offensive guard and 98th overall prospect out of Florida by Rivals…helped Miami Central to 11-3 record and appearance in FHSAA
6A regional final as a senior…blocked for offense that rushed for 3,072 yards and 32 touchdowns, averaging 219.4 yards per game and 6.5 yards per carry on the ground…protected for passing attack that
threw for 2,363 yards on 146 completions and 25 touchdowns while averaging 16.2 yards per catch…competed in The Opening Miami Regional in 2018…picked Florida State over Miami and Boston College.
Tru Thompson, 6-0, 323, DT, Loganville, Ga.
- Powerful defensive tackle rated as four-star prospect by ESPN and three-star by 247Sports and Rivals…consensus top-50 defensive tackle in the country, ranked as nation’s 29th defensive tackle and
50th overall prospect in Georgia by ESPN…as a senior at Grayson, led defense that held opponents to 15.2 points per game while winning 10 games and advancing to quarterfinal round of AAAAAAA state
playoffs…posted more than 25 tackles, 5.0 tackles for loss and 13 quarterback hurries his senior year…as a junior, recorded more than 30 tackles, 5.0 for loss with 4.0 sacks, as part of defense that
allowed only 11.8 points per game and helped Rams win 10 games…committed to Florida State over Florida, Miami, Louisville, LSU and Michigan State among others.
Jordan Travis, 6-1, 204, QB, West Palm Beach
- Was 4-for-14 passing for 71 yards with one touchdown and gained 40 yards on eight carries while appearing in three games at Louisville during 2018 season…consensus three-star prospect rated as
nation’s No. 24 dual-threat quarterback by 247Sports out of high school…named 2017 FHSAA 3-A Player of the Year and Palm Beach Player of the Year…Florida Dairy Farmers Mr. Football Award finalist…led
The Benjamin School to eight wins and regional final round of state playoffs senior year…was 130-of-213 passing for 2,190 yards and 24 touchdowns in addition to 70 rushes for 905 yards and 16
touchdowns…was conference’s Offensive Player of the Year as a junior when he threw for 2,017 yards and 21 touchdowns plus rushed for 384 yards and 11 touchdowns while leading Buccaneers to semifinal
round of Southeastern Football Conference playoffs…brother, Devon Travis, played baseball at FSU from 2010-12 and currently plays for Toronto Blue Jays…majoring in psychology.
Darius Washington, 6-4, 308, OL, Pensacola
- Powerful offensive lineman rated as four-star prospect by ESPN and three-star recruit by 247Sports and Rivals…listed as nation’s No. 39 offensive tackle and No. 68 overall prospect in Florida by
ESPN…ranked 82nd in Florida by 247…as a senior, registered 37 pancake blocks while paving way for West Florida offense that averaged 162 rushing yards per game…named first-team all-area by Pensacola
News Journal…invited to compete in local Subway High School All-Star Game…as a junior, helped lead Jaguars to 5A state championship game and 12-2 overall record…opened holes for offense that averaged
33.3 points per game and 193 rushing yards per game…named 5A second-team all-state by FloridaHSFootball and first-team all-area by Pensacola News Journal…high school teammates with current FSU wide
receiver Keyshawn Helton…chose Florida State over Miami and Mississippi State among others.
Jay Williams, 6-5, 300, OL, Moreno Valley, Calif.
- Athletic offensive lineman rated as three-star prospect by 247Sports…ranked as No. 63 overall JUCO prospect and No. 8 offensive tackle in the country by 247…spent two seasons at Grossmont
College…played defensive line and tight end at Nuview Bridge…totaled 766 yards and 17 touchdowns receiving and 153 tackles, 33.0 tackles for loss and 22.0 sacks in his career…as a senior recorded 51
tackles, 6.0 for loss and 1.0 sack…as a junior posted career-high 73 tackles, 15.0 for loss, 9.0 sacks and four forced fumbles…led Knights with 10 touchdown receptions and 8.0 sacks as a
sophomore…also earned four letters in basketball and competed on track & field team…chose FSU over Louisville, Texas and Indiana among others…majoring in social science.
Raymond Woodie, 6-0, 195, DB, Palmetto
- Dynamic safety rated as four-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals and three-star by 247Sports…tabbed as nation’s No. 9 safety by ESPN and 22nd in the country by Rivals…ranked 158th on ESPN300…versatile
athlete that lined up at safety, wide receiver, quarterback and as returner in high school…selected to play in 2019 Under Armour All-America Game…first-team all-state selection as a senior…totaled 45
tackles, 2.0 tackles for loss and four pass deflections, hauled in 22 receptions for 422 yards and three touchdowns and returned two kickoffs for touchdowns while helping Florida High advance to
semifinal round of FHSAA 3A state playoffs…as a junior at Sheldon High School in Eugene, Oregon, totaled 20 tackles, six interceptions and 1.0 sack while adding 18 receptions for 276 yards and four
touchdowns…named first-team All-Southwest Conference for his performance…played quarterback at Carrollwood Day School in Tampa his freshman and sophomore seasons…son of FSU linebackers coach Raymond
Woodie…chose FSU over Louisville, Stanford, Cal and Ole Miss from multiple offers…majoring in sport management.
2019 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 6-0 180 Fr-R Ormond Beach (Mainland)
* 63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 192 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 215 Sr *** Mascotte (IMG Academy)
* 3 Cam Akers RB 5-11 212 Jr ** Clinton, Miss. (Clinton)
77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 320 Fr-R Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
* 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 340 Jr-R * Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 86 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 195 Jr-R Orlando (Lake Nona)
* 15 Carlos Becker DB 6-2 200 Jr-R ** Kissimmee (Osceola)
* 75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 315 Sr-R ** Warri, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)
* 1 James Blackman QB 6-5 195 So-R * South Bay (Glades Central)
* 29 Isaiah Bolden DB 6-2 194 Fr-R Wesley Chapel (Wesley Chapel)
* 60 Andrew Boselli OL 6-5 308 Jr-R Jacksonville (Episcopal)
* 58 Dennis Briggs DE 6-4 268 Fr-R Kissimmee (Gateway)
* 28 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 209 So-R * Tampa (Gaither)
* 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 229 Sr *** Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)
19 Jarvis Brownlee DB 5-11 165 Fr Miami Gardens (Carol City)
95 Jamarcus Chatman DE 6-2 271 Fr-R Rome, Ga. (Rome)
* 91 Robert Cooper DT 6-2 348 So * Lilburn, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
68 Jeremy Czerenda OL 6-3 285 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (University)
* 20 Kalen DeLoach LB 6-1 205 Fr Savannah, Ga. (Islands)
* 84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 174 So * Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 27 Akeem Dent DB 6-1 182 Fr Pahokee (Palm Beach Central)
* 16 Cory Durden DT 6-5 305 So-R * Newberry (Newberry)
69 Robert Elder OL 6-2 255 Fr-R Stuart (Jensen Beach)
16 Alex Eleyssami QB 6-1 190 Fr-R Orlando (First Academy)
39 DeAundre Emeric DB 5-9 196 So-R Orlando (University)
10 Gino English QB 6-1 185 Fr Winter Park (Winter Park)
* 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 191 Jr ** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
98 Curtis Fann DE 6-3 248 Fr Stillmore, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute)
81 Caleb Faris WR 5-8 175 Fr Tampa (Plant)
88 Ryan Fitzgerald K 6-1 183 Fr Coolidge, Ga. (Colquitt County)
30 Quashon Fuller DE 6-3 267 Fr Fort Myers (Lehigh)
* 33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 215 Fr-R Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 44 Brendan Gant DB 6-2 188 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 47 Joseph Garcia LB 6-2 218 Jr-R Miami (Belen Jesuit Prep)
* 89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 212 Sr *** Crawfordville (Wakulla)
45 Tyler Gilroy LB 5-11 235 So-R Saint Augustine (Bartram Trail)
10 Kevon Glenn LB 6-2 229 Fr Hampton, Ga. (Dutchtown)
* 44 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 218 So-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
* 61 Jalen Goss OL 6-7 270 Fr-R Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
10 Anthony Grant RB 5-11 195 So * Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 36 Renardo Green DB 6-0 169 Fr Apopka (Wekiva)
* 36 Parker Grothaus K 6-2 220 So-R Indian Lake, Ohio (Indian Lake)
* 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison WR 6-2 191 So * Seattle, Wash. (Garfield)
* 20 Keyshawn Helton WR 5-9 170 So * Pensacola (West Florida)
78 Ira Henry OL 6-4 323 Fr Saint Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic)
* 12 Alex Hornibrook QB 6-4 220 Sr-R West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep/Wisconsin)
* 5 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 229 Sr *** Alief, Tex. (Alief Elsik)
18 Travis Jay DB 6-2 178 Fr Greenville (Madison County)
* 51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 305 Jr-R Lake Gibson (Lake Gibson)
13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 261 Jr ** Baltimore, Md. (IMG Academy)
48 Armani Kerr LB 5-11 220 Jr-R Miami (Jackson)
* 4 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 So-R Virginia Beach, Va. (Bishop Sullivan Catholic)
97 Malcolm Lamar DE 6-5 277 Fr-R Seffner (Armwood)
6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey DB 6-3 223 So * Fontana, Calif. (Saint John Bosco)
* 55 Dontae Lucas OL 6-3 315 Fr Overtown (IMG Academy)
* 12 A.J. Lytton DB 5-11 179 So * Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wise)
81 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 238 So-R Andover, Mass. (Bridgton Academy)
* 30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 191 So-R Chesapeake, Va. (Hickory)
* 7 D.J. Matthews WR 5-11 156 Jr ** Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 87 Camren McDonald TE 6-4 231 So * Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
41 Nolan McDonald DB 6-2 180 Fr-R Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
* 18 D'Anfernee McGriff WR 6-1 203 Sr Gretna (Leon/Florida Atlantic)
* 6 Tre' McKitty TE 6-5 245 Jr ** Wesley Chapel (IMG Academy)
55 Derrick McLendon DE 6-4 245 Fr Decatur, Ga. (Tucker)
* 42 Jaleel McRae LB 6-2 233 Fr New Smyrna Beach (IMG Academy)
52 Christian Meadows OL 6-4 338 Fr-R Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County)
14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 175 Sr *** New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross)
37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 192 Sr-R Hutchinson, Kans. (Hutchinson/Hutchinson CC)
* 70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 330 Sr-R *** Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 199 Sr-R Jacksonville (Bolles/Georgia Southern)
42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 240 Fr-R Tampa (Plant)
* 32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 243 Sr ** Hahira, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 215 Jr ** Concord, N.C. (Concord)
* 71 Chaz Neal OL 6-7 305 Fr-R Zephyrhills (Wesley Chapel)
* 93 Peter Osimen DT 6-2 297 Sr-R Tampa (Jesuit)
53 Ja'len Parks DT 6-4 315 So-R Newberry (Newberry)
99 Malcolm Ray DL 6-2 272 Fr Miami Gardens (Carol City)
19 Wyatt Rector QB 6-2 227 Fr-R Leesburg (Leesburg/Western Michigan)
* 56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 220 Jr-R ** Miami Gardens (Norland)
57 Axel Rizo LB 6-2 238 Fr-R Miami (Gulliver Prep)
* 56 Ryan Roberts OL 6-6 300 Sr-R Northville, Mich. (Northville/Northern Illinois)
* 11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 261 Jr-R ** Panama City (Bay)
* 26 Asante Samuel CB 5-10 180 So * Sunrise (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 8 Stanford Samuels CB 6-2 185 Jr ** Pembroke Pines (Flanagan)
* 43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 Jr-R Loxahatchee (Seminole Ridge)
* 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 312 So-R * Powder Springs, Ga. (Mount Paran Christian)
* 14 Deonte Sheffield WR 5-10 203 So-R Destin (Niceville)
53 Maurice Smith OL 6-3 298 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
62 Alexander Strozier OL 6-2 302 Sr-R Bartow (Bartow)
* 1 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 Sr *** Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 203 So-R * Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
* 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 239 Sr-R ** Atlanta, Ga. (Central Gwinnett/Northwest Mississippi CC)
* 90 Tru Thompson DT 6-0 323 Fr Loganville, Ga. (Grayson)
* 11 Warren Thompson WR 6-3 201 Fr-R Seffner (Armwood)
* 13 Jordan Travis QB 6-1 204 Fr-R West Palm Beach (Benjamin/Louisville)
21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 191 Sr *** Nixa, Mo. (Nixa)
40 Ethan Umstead LB 6-1 220 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
13 Caleb Ward WR 6-1 173 Fr-R Pensacola (Washington)
38 Treshaun Ward RB 5-10 194 Fr Plant City (Tampa Bay Tech)
* 35 Leonard Warner LB 6-4 241 Jr ** Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood)
76 Darius Washington OL 6-4 308 Fr Pensacola (West Florida)
54 Ricardo Watson LB 6-0 247 Fr Tampa (Armwood)
37 Raekwon Webb RB 5-8 195 Sr Panama City (Bay/Florida A&M)
82 Austin White TE 6-5 242 Fr Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 310 Jr-R * Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll)
74 Jay Williams OL 6-5 300 Jr-R Moreno Valley, Calif. (Nuview Bridge/Grossmont College)
* 21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 311 Jr ** Houston, Tex. (Episcopal)
* 80 Ontaria Wilson WR 6-0 170 So-R * Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
* 49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 318 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 31 Raymond Woodie DB 6-0 195 Fr Palmetto (Florida)
* 83 Jordan Young WR 6-2 192 Fr-R Conyers, Ga. (Heritage)
29 Tre Young WR 6-0 195 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
2019 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 6-5 195 So-R * South Bay (Glades Central)
* 1 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 Sr *** Virginia Beach, Va. (Ocean Lakes)
* 3 Cam Akers RB 5-11 212 Jr ** Clinton, Miss. (Clinton)
* 4 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 So-R Virginia Beach, Va. (Bishop Sullivan Catholic)
* 5 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 229 Sr *** Alief, Tex. (Alief Elsik)
6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey DB 6-3 223 So * Fontana, Calif. (Saint John Bosco)
* 6 Tre' McKitty TE 6-5 245 Jr ** Wesley Chapel (IMG Academy)
* 7 D.J. Matthews WR 5-11 156 Jr ** Jacksonville (Trinity Christian Academy)
* 8 Stanford Samuels CB 6-2 185 Jr ** Pembroke Pines (Flanagan)
10 Gino English QB 6-1 185 Fr Winter Park (Winter Park)
10 Kevon Glenn LB 6-2 229 Fr Hampton, Ga. (Dutchtown)
10 Anthony Grant RB 5-11 195 So * Buford, Ga. (Buford)
* 11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 261 Jr-R ** Panama City (Bay)
* 11 Warren Thompson WR 6-3 201 Fr-R Seffner (Armwood)
* 12 Alex Hornibrook QB 6-4 220 Sr-R West Chester, Pa. (Malvern Prep/Wisconsin)
* 12 A.J. Lytton DB 5-11 179 So * Upper Marlboro, Md. (Wise)
13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 261 Jr ** Baltimore, Md. (IMG Academy)
* 13 Jordan Travis QB 6-1 204 Fr-R West Palm Beach (Benjamin/Louisville)
13 Caleb Ward WR 6-1 173 Fr-R Pensacola (Washington)
14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 175 Sr *** New Orleans, La. (Holy Cross)
* 14 Deonte Sheffield WR 5-10 203 So-R Destin (Niceville)
* 15 Carlos Becker DB 6-2 200 Jr-R ** Kissimmee (Osceola)
* 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 203 So-R * Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
* 16 Cory Durden DT 6-5 305 So-R * Newberry (Newberry)
16 Alex Eleyssami QB 6-1 190 Fr-R Orlando (First Academy)
18 Travis Jay DB 6-2 178 Fr Greenville (Madison County)
* 18 D'Anfernee McGriff WR 6-1 203 Sr Gretna (Leon/Florida Atlantic)
19 Jarvis Brownlee DB 5-11 165 Fr Miami Gardens (Carol City)
19 Wyatt Rector QB 6-2 227 Fr-R Leesburg (Leesburg/Western Michigan)
* 20 Kalen DeLoach LB 6-1 205 Fr Savannah, Ga. (Islands)
* 20 Keyshawn Helton WR 5-9 170 So * Pensacola (West Florida)
21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 191 Sr *** Nixa, Mo. (Nixa)
* 21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 311 Jr ** Houston, Tex. (Episcopal)
* 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 239 Sr-R ** Atlanta, Ga. (Central Gwinnett/Northwest Mississippi CC)
* 23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 215 Sr *** Mascotte (IMG Academy)
* 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 215 Jr ** Concord, N.C. (Concord)
* 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 191 Jr ** Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 26 Asante Samuel CB 5-10 180 So * Sunrise (Saint Thomas Aquinas)
* 27 Akeem Dent DB 6-1 182 Fr Pahokee (Palm Beach Central)
28 D'Marcus Adams WR 6-0 180 Fr-R Ormond Beach (Mainland)
* 28 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 209 So-R * Tampa (Gaither)
* 29 Isaiah Bolden DB 6-2 194 Fr-R Wesley Chapel (Wesley Chapel)
29 Tre Young WR 6-0 195 Fr Atlanta, Ga. (Riverwood)
30 Quashon Fuller DE 6-3 267 Fr Fort Myers (Lehigh)
* 30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 191 So-R Chesapeake, Va. (Hickory)
* 31 Raymond Woodie DB 6-0 195 Fr Palmetto (Florida)
* 32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 243 Sr ** Hahira, Ga. (Lowndes County)
* 33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 215 Fr-R Tallahassee (Chiles)
* 35 Leonard Warner LB 6-4 241 Jr ** Snellville, Ga. (Brookwood)
* 36 Renardo Green DB 6-0 169 Fr Apopka (Wekiva)
* 36 Parker Grothaus K 6-2 220 So-R Indian Lake, Ohio (Indian Lake)
37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 192 Sr-R Hutchinson, Kans. (Hutchinson/Hutchinson CC)
37 Raekwon Webb RB 5-8 195 Sr Panama City (Bay/Florida A&M)
38 Treshaun Ward RB 5-10 194 Fr Plant City (Tampa Bay Tech)
39 DeAundre Emeric DB 5-9 196 So-R Orlando (University)
40 Ethan Umstead LB 6-1 220 Fr Lake City (Columbia)
41 Nolan McDonald DB 6-2 180 Fr-R Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
* 42 Jaleel McRae LB 6-2 233 Fr New Smyrna Beach (IMG Academy)
42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 240 Fr-R Tampa (Plant)
* 43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 Jr-R Loxahatchee (Seminole Ridge)
* 44 Brendan Gant DB 6-2 188 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 44 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 218 So-R * Tallahassee (Lincoln)
45 Tyler Gilroy LB 5-11 235 So-R Saint Augustine (Bartram Trail)
* 47 Joseph Garcia LB 6-2 218 Jr-R Miami (Belen Jesuit Prep)
48 Armani Kerr LB 5-11 220 Jr-R Miami (Jackson)
* 49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 318 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
* 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 229 Sr *** Charlotte, N.C. (Mallard Creek)
* 51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 305 Jr-R Lake Gibson (Lake Gibson)
52 Christian Meadows OL 6-4 338 Fr-R Montezuma, Ga. (Macon County)
53 Ja'len Parks DT 6-4 315 So-R Newberry (Newberry)
53 Maurice Smith OL 6-3 298 Fr Miami (Miami Central)
54 Ricardo Watson LB 6-0 247 Fr Tampa (Armwood)
* 55 Dontae Lucas OL 6-3 315 Fr Overtown (IMG Academy)
55 Derrick McLendon DE 6-4 245 Fr Decatur, Ga. (Tucker)
* 56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 220 Jr-R ** Miami Gardens (Norland)
* 56 Ryan Roberts OL 6-6 300 Sr-R Northville, Mich. (Northville/Northern Illinois)
57 Axel Rizo LB 6-2 238 Fr-R Miami (Gulliver Prep)
* 58 Dennis Briggs DE 6-4 268 Fr-R Kissimmee (Gateway)
* 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 312 So-R * Powder Springs, Ga. (Mount Paran Christian)
* 60 Andrew Boselli OL 6-5 308 Jr-R Jacksonville (Episcopal)
* 61 Jalen Goss OL 6-7 270 Fr-R Valdosta, Ga. (Lowndes County)
62 Alexander Strozier OL 6-2 302 Sr-R Bartow (Bartow)
* 63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 192 Jr-R Tallahassee (Godby)
68 Jeremy Czerenda OL 6-3 285 Fr-R Fort Lauderdale (University)
69 Robert Elder OL 6-2 255 Fr-R Stuart (Jensen Beach)
* 70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 330 Sr-R *** Pridgen, Ga. (Coffee County)
* 71 Chaz Neal OL 6-7 305 Fr-R Zephyrhills (Wesley Chapel)
* 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 340 Jr-R * Winter Haven (Winter Haven)
* 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 310 Jr-R * Washington, D.C. (Archbishop Carroll)
74 Jay Williams OL 6-5 300 Jr-R Moreno Valley, Calif. (Nuview Bridge/Grossmont College)
* 75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 315 Sr-R ** Warri, Nigeria (Montverde Academy)
76 Darius Washington OL 6-4 308 Fr Pensacola (West Florida)
77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 320 Fr-R Warner Robins, Ga. (Warner Robins)
78 Ira Henry OL 6-4 323 Fr Saint Louis, Mo. (Trinity Catholic)
* 80 Ontaria Wilson WR 6-0 170 So-R * Ashburn, Ga. (Turner County)
81 Caleb Faris WR 5-8 175 Fr Tampa (Plant)
81 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 238 So-R Andover, Mass. (Bridgton Academy)
82 Austin White TE 6-5 242 Fr Tampa (Tampa Catholic)
* 83 Jordan Young WR 6-2 192 Fr-R Conyers, Ga. (Heritage)
* 84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 174 So * Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 199 Sr-R Jacksonville (Bolles/Georgia Southern)
* 86 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 195 Jr-R Orlando (Lake Nona)
* 87 Camren McDonald TE 6-4 231 So * Long Beach, Calif. (Long Beach Poly)
88 Ryan Fitzgerald K 6-1 183 Fr Coolidge, Ga. (Colquitt County)
* 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison WR 6-2 191 So * Seattle, Wash. (Garfield)
* 89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 212 Sr *** Crawfordville (Wakulla)
* 90 Tru Thompson DT 6-0 323 Fr Loganville, Ga. (Grayson)
* 91 Robert Cooper DT 6-2 348 So * Lilburn, Ga. (South Gwinnett)
* 93 Peter Osimen DT 6-2 297 Sr-R Tampa (Jesuit)
95 Jamarcus Chatman DE 6-2 271 Fr-R Rome, Ga. (Rome)
97 Malcolm Lamar DE 6-5 277 Fr-R Seffner (Armwood)
98 Curtis Fann DE 6-3 248 Fr Stillmore, Ga. (Emanuel County Institute)
99 Malcolm Ray DL 6-2 272 Fr Miami Gardens (Carol City)
12/3/2018 - Brain Burns declares for the NFL draft.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Florida State Terminates Contract of Head Football Coach Willie Taggart.
November 3, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State Director of Athletics
David Coburn announced today that Coach Willie Taggart's contract has been terminated effective immediately.
Odell Haggins, who is in his 26th season on FSU's coaching staff, has been asked to
serve as interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Haggins served in the same capacity for the Seminoles' final two games of the 2017 season following the departure of Jimbo Fisher.
"I
spoke to Coach Taggart this afternoon to let him know of our decision," said Coburn. "I met with the team and coaches immediately after that conversation to let them know of the change. It was very
important to us that the student-athletes know right away."
"I think very highly of Coach Taggart and wish him well, but in the interest of the university we had no choice but to make a change,"
said Florida State University President John Thrasher. "We will support our student-athletes in every way and do all we can to return to the winning tradition that is Seminole football."
"We
deeply appreciate all that Coach Taggart has done for our program and wish him and his family nothing but the best," added Coburn.
Coburn confirmed that Florida State would immediately engage in a
national search to fill the position.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Mike Norvell Named FSU Head Coach.
Norvell has the 10th-highest winning percentage among active
head coaches with a minimum of four years of FBS experience.
December 8, 2019
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mike Norvell has been hired as Florida State's 11th full-time head football coach, it was
announced Sunday.
"I'm humbled and honored for the opportunity to be the head coach at Florida State University, one of the iconic brands in college football," Norvell said. "I'm so very excited
for the future and the opportunity to return Florida State football to one of the nation's elite. I'm looking forward to hitting the ground running, putting together a great signing class, a
tremendous coaching staff and joining arms with our current and former players to help elevate our football program each and every day."
Norvell has spent the last four seasons as the head coach at
Memphis, compiling a record of 38-15, including the 2019 American Athletic Conference championship. His .717 winning percentage is the highest in Memphis history and ranks 10th among active coaches
with at least four years of experience at the FBS level. Memphis was the first school to appear in three straight American Athletic Conference Championship Games, and Norvell is one of 12 head coaches
in any conference to appear in three straight conference championship games. He is also one of only seven to make three conference championship game appearances in their first four years as a head
coach.
"I am so pleased that Coach Norvell will be leading our football program," Florida State President John Thrasher said. "Everyone we spoke with regarding Coach Norvell agreed that he is one
of the top coaches in the country. That fact is clear just based on the opportunities he already has on the table. It became clear to us during the interviews that Coach Norvell is the right person to
lead our program back to a championship."
"We are excited that our football program has attracted one of the finest coaches in the country," Director of Athletics David Coburn said. "We had a list
of criteria that our new head coach needed to meet that went well beyond his record, and Mike Norvell exceeded all of them. At the top of that list was attracting a coach who could lead the program
back to competing for championships. We believe we have the coach to do that."
Norvell has developed an impressive coaching tree in his four seasons as head coach. In 2019, the offensive
coordinators at Notre Dame, Auburn and Texas A&M, as well as the defensive coordinator at Georgia, special teams coordinator at Penn State and position coaches at Tennessee, Auburn and Texas Tech,
were all hired from Norvell's Memphis staff.
Norvell is 14-1 in November, a .933 winning percentage, and has won 13 straight games in the final month of the regular season. He is 6-5 against ranked
opponents and boasts wins over Power Five opponents Ole Miss, 25th-ranked UCLA and Kansas. His team's average of 41.2 points per game from 2016-19 ranks fourth in the country behind only Oklahoma,
Ohio State and Alabama.
Memphis is one of three FBS teams that have ranked in the top-15 nationally in scoring offense each of the last four years, along with Ohio State and Oklahoma. As an FBS
offensive coordinator or head coach, Norvell and Oklahoma's Lincoln Riley are the only individuals to have coached a 1,000-yard receiver in each of the last seven seasons. Norvell also has coached a
3,000-yard passer in six of the last seven seasons.
Memphis has shined on special teams under Norvell as the Tigers are one of only two schools with at least one kickoff return touchdown each of
the last four years, and their 11 kickoff return touchdowns from 2016-19 are the most in the nation. This year's team ranked second in the country in special teams efficiency by ESPN, trailing only
Penn State which hired Norvell's special teams coordinator prior to the 2019 season.
The Tigers' defense has wreaked havoc on opponents, forcing 99 total turnovers and averaging 6.8 tackles for
loss per game under Norvell. Memphis has scored 10 total defensive touchdowns over the last four years and is one of only six FBS teams with multiple defensive touchdowns in each of the last four
seasons.
In 2019, Norvell led Memphis to a school-record 12 wins and the program's first outright conference championship since 1969. Norvell, who is the only coach in Memphis history with two
10-win seasons, has produced two of the four 10-win seasons at the school and holds program records with eight wins in his first season, 18 over his first two, 26 in his first three and 38 in his
first four seasons. He also holds the school record for the most wins over a three-year span with 30 victories from 2017-19 to bypass his 26 wins from 2016-18.
The Tigers rank eighth in the nation
with an average of 40.5 points per game and with an average of 6.90 yards per play. Their team passing efficiency of 167.41 and average of 14.91 yards per completion are both 10th in the country,
while their third-down conversion percentage of .463 is 21st. Memphis ranks 20th with a team passing efficiency defense rating of 115.36, is averaging 7.0 tackles for loss per game, the 25th-best
average in America, and ranks in the top-six in kickoff returns, blocked punts and blocked kicks. ESPN ranks Memphis 10th in offensive efficiency and 20th in team efficiency.
The 2019 Tigers
produced a program-record 14 all-conference selections, including co-Special Teams Player of the Year Antonio Gibson and Rookie of the Year Kenneth Gainwell. Gibson's average of 28.8 yards per kickoff
return ranks sixth in the country, while Gainwell ranks ninth with 150.54 all-purpose yards per game and 12th with an average of 6.42 yards per rush. Brady White, named a finalist for the Manning
Award and Johnny Unitas Award, ranks in the top-20 in FBS in passing yards per completion, yards per attempt, passing efficiency, passing touchdowns, passing yards per game and points responsibility.
He had a streak of 11 straight games with at least two passing touchdowns, tied for the longest streak in AAC history, and was one of five quarterbacks in the nation with at least 11
multiple-touchdown games.
In 2018, Norvell's team boasted the fourth-best rushing attack in the nation, averaging 279.9 yards per game with a school-record 3,919 total rushing yards and 48
touchdowns on the ground. He produced the first season in Memphis history with two 1,000-yard rushers, led by Doak Walker Award finalist and unanimous All-American Darrell Henderson. The Tigers ranked
fourth in the country with an average of 523.1 yards per game and 7.12 yards per play while also ranking seventh with an average of 42.9 points per game.
The 2017 team averaged 45.5 points per
game, the second-highest average in the country, and ranked fourth in the NCAA with 523.1 yards per game and 7.35 yards per play. The team passing efficiency rating of 160.15 was sixth in the nation
with a passing offense of 335.0 yards per game that was seventh. That year, Memphis forced 31 turnovers, good for third in the country, and ranked third with a turnover margin of plus-1.15 per game.
The team's average of 26.02 yards per kickoff return also ranked fourth. Anthony Miller earned consensus All-America honors after leading the NCAA with 18 touchdowns and ranking third in the country
with 96 receptions and 1,462 yards.
In his first year at the helm, Norvell immediately put his stamp on the program. Memphis ranked second in kickoff return defense, allowing only 16.04 yards per
return, while boasting the nation's fifth-best kickoff return average of 26.57 yards per return. The Tigers were the only team to rank in the top-17 of both categories in 2016. Memphis also forced 29
turnovers, the fifth-highest total in the country, and ranked in the top-15 in scoring offense, averaging 38.8 points per game, and passing offense at 304.4 yards per game.
The Tigers have
flourished academically under Norvell as well, posting single-year APR scores of 988 in 2017-18 and 976 in 2016-17. Under his guidance, the football team earned its highest grade-point average in
program history in the fall of 2017. Through his first three years, 55 players earned their bachelor's degree, including eight on the 2019 team.
Norvell took over at Memphis after four years as the
offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at Arizona State. The Sun Devils averaged 38.1 points per game and scored nearly 2,000 points in his four seasons. His 2014 offense gained 5,750 yards,
3,556 of those through the air, and ranked 13th in the nation with 34 touchdown passes. The 2013 team's average of 39.7 points per game ranked 10th nationally.
Norvell spent one year as Pitt's
co-offensive coordinator, wide receivers coach and director of recruiting. From 2007-10 he coached wide receivers at Tulsa, adding passing game coordinator duties in 2009 and director of recruiting
responsibilities in 2010. The Golden Hurricane had five 1,000-yard receivers under Norvell's leadership, led by All-American Damaris Johnson. Johnson broke the NCAA record for career all-purpose yards
with 7,796 and is one of four players in NCAA history with three seasons of at least 2,000 all-purpose yards.
Norvell was a four-year letterwinner at Central Arkansas and was inducted into the UCA
Sports Hall of Fame in 2015. He broke the school record with 213 career receptions and ranks fifth with 2,611 receiving yards. He helped lead the Bears to 33 wins in his four years, including an 11-3
mark in 2005. The next year, he began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater.
Norvell earned two degrees from Central Arkansas, completing his bachelor's degree in social
science in 2005 and his master's degree in training systems in 2007. Norvell and his wife, Maria, have a daughter, Mila.
The coaching search was assisted by Glenn Sugiyama of global executive
search firm DHR International.
Mike Norvell Coaching History
| Dec. 2019- | Florida State Head Coach |
| 2016-19 | Memphis
Head Coach |
| 2012-15 | Arizona State Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach |
| 2011 | Pitt co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach/Director of
Recruiting |
| 2010 | Tulsa Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers Coach/Director of Recruiting |
| 2009 | Tulsa Passing Game Coordinator/Wide Receivers
Coach |
| 2007-08 | Tulsa Graduate Assistant Coach |
| 2006 | Central Arkansas Graduate Assistant Coach |
2019 Conference Awards
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Cam Akers Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Hamsah Nasirildeen Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Asante Samuel Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 3rd Team
Stanford Samuels Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - Honorable Mention
Tamorrion Terry Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
Marvin Wilson Atlantic Coast Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
All-Conference - 6
2019 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Cam Akers Phil Steele - Honorable Mention
Dontae Lucas The Athletic - 2nd Team Freshman
Marvin Wilson Pro Football Focus - 3rd Team
All-Americans - 3
2019 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Nigel Bradham 53 LB Philadelphia Eagles
Terrence Brooks 25 DB New England Patriots
Brian Burns 53 DE Carolina Panthers
Tank Carradine 95 DE Miami Dolphins
Demarcus Christmas 67 DT Seattle Seahawks
Dalvin Cook 33 RB Minnesota Vikings
Ronald Darby 21 CB Philadelphia Eagles
Mario Edwards 97 DE New Orleans Saints
Javien Elliott 23 CB Carolina Panthers
Cameron Erving 75 OT Kansas City Chiefs
John Franklin 14 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Devonta Freeman 24 RB Atlanta Falcons
Graham Gano 9 K Carolina Panthers
Eddie Goldman 91 NT Chicago Bears
Bobby Hart 68 OT Cincinnati Bengals
Dustin Hopkins 3 K Washington Redskins
Rodney Hudson 61 C Oakland Raiders
Ryan Izzo 85 TE New England Patriots
Derwin James 33 S Los Angeles Chargers
Timmy Jernigan 93 DT Philadelphia Eagles
Roderick Johnson 63 T Houston Texans
Christian Jones 52 LB Detroit Lions
Lamarcus Joyner 29 S Oakland Raiders
Derrick Kelly 68 OT New Orleans Saints
Rick Leonard 72 T Houston Texans
Trey Marshall 36 S Denver Broncos
Derrick Nnadi 91 DT Kansas City Chiefs
Nick O'Leary 83 TE Miami Dolphins
Nick O'Leary 86 TE Jacksonville Jaguars
Jalen Ramsey 20 CB Jacksonville Jaguars
Jalen Ramsey 20 CB Los Angeles Rams
Xavier Rhodes 29 CB Minnesota Vikings
Patrick Robinson 21 CB New Orleans Saints
Garrison Sanborn 89 LS San Francisco 49ers
Josh Sweat 94 DE Philadelphia Eagles
Auden Tate 19 WR Cincinnati Bengals
Chris Thompson 25 RB Washington Redskins
DeMarcus Walker 57 DE Denver Broncos
Dekoda Watson 51 LB Seattle Seahawks
P.J. Williams 26 CB New Orleans Saints
Vince Williams 98 LB Pittsburgh Steelers
Jesus "Bobo" Wilson 85 WR Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jameis Winston 3 QB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Noles in the Pros - 41
2019 Schedule and Results
EOY Stats | Ref |
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU record is 6- 7 5-2 1-4 0-1
vs ACC 4- 4 3-1 1-3 0-0
Against Top 25 0- 3 0-0 0-3 0-0
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference Results
ATLANTIC DIVISION
1 Clemson 8- 0 14- 1
2 Louisville 5- 3 8- 5
3t Boston College 4- 4 6- 7
3t Florida State 4- 4 6- 7
3t Wake Forest 4- 4 8- 5
6 Syracuse 2- 6 5- 7
7 North Carolina State 1- 7 4- 8
COASTAL DIVISION
1 Virginia 6- 2 9- 5
2 Virginia Tech 5- 3 8- 5
3t Miami 4- 4 6- 7
3t North Carolina 4- 4 7- 6
3t Pittsburgh 4- 4 8- 5
6 Duke 3- 5 5- 7
7 Georgia Tech 2- 6 3- 9
2019 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP, Charlotte, N.C.
Date Score Comments
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12/07/2019 Clemson 62, Virginia 17
2019 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Cam Akers 09/07/2019 Louisiana-Monroe 36 193 5.36 2
Cam Akers 10/19/2019 Wake Forest 30 157 5.23 1
Cam Akers 10/26/2019 Syracuse 20 144 7.20 4
Cam Akers 08/31/2019 Boise State 15 116 7.73 1
Cam Akers 09/21/2019 Louisville 29 112 3.86 3
Cam Akers 11/30/2019 Florida 17 102 6.00 1
2019 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Tamorrion Terry 12/31/2019 Arizona State 9 165 18.33 1
Tamorrion Terry 11/09/2019 Boston College 7 156 22.29 1
Tamorrion Terry 11/30/2019 Florida 7 131 18.71 0
2019 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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James Blackman 11/09/2019 Boston College 26 18 346 0 13.31 2
James Blackman 08/31/2019 Boise State 33 23 327 0 9.91 3
Alex Hornibrook 09/28/2019 North Carolina State 40 29 316 0 7.90 3
2019 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 363 362
Points Per Game............. 27.9 27.8
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 49 40
TDs Rushing................. 24 18
TDs Passing................. 24 19
TDs Fumble Return........... 0 0
TDs Punt Return............. 0 0
TDs Interception............ 1 3
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 47-49 36-40
Kick........................ 46-47 34-37
Pass........................ 0- 1 0- 0
Run......................... 1- 1 2- 3
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 7-14 28-37
SAFETY........................ 0 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 265 309
Rushing..................... 102 105
Passing..................... 138 163
Penalty..................... 25 41
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1829 1917
Yards gained rushing........ 2338 2207
Yards lost rushing.......... 509 290
Rushing Attempts............ 477 535
Average Per Rush............ 3.8 3.6
Average Per Game............ 140.7 147.5
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3479 3597
Att-Comp-Int................ 432-279-13 504-308- 8
Efficiency.................. 144.55 130.33
Average Per Pass............ 8.1 7.1
Average Per Catch........... 12.5 11.7
Average Per Game............ 267.6 276.7
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 5308 5514
Total Plays................. 909 1039
Average Per Play............ 5.8 5.3
Average Per Game............ 408.3 424.2
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 19- 483 14- 332
Average Per Return.......... 25.4 23.7
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 20-132 17- 96
Average Per Return.......... 6.6 5.6
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 8- 94 13-195
Average Per Return.......... 11.8 15.0
FUMBLE RETURNS: #-YARDS....... 10- 22 8- 33
Average Per Return.......... 2.2 4.1
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 21- 8 21-10
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 119- 953 87- 737
Average Per Game............ 73.3 56.7
PUNTS-YARDS................... 77-3054 66-2919
Average Per Punt............ 39.7 44.2
Net punt average............ 38.4 42.2
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 26:15 33:45
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 68-191 91-225
3rd-Down Pct................ .356 .404
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 11-19 11-21
4th-Down Pct................ .579 .524
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 32-166 48-295
MISC YARDS.................... 0 16
ATTENDANCE.................... 378,136 289,829
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 7-54,019 5-57,966
ATTENDANCE-NEUTRAL FIELD...... 42,412
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 1-42,412
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
OT |
Total |
|---|
| Florida State | 96 | 87 |
90 | 83 |
7 |
363 |
| Opponents | 56 | 112 |
58 | 130 |
6 |
362 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Cam Akers 11 231 1205 61 1144 5.0 14 50t 104.0
Khalan Laborn 10 63 320 23 297 4.7 4 40t 29.7
Jordan Travis 4 23 244 16 228 9.9 3 66t 57.0
Deonte Sheffield 4 27 144 9 135 5.0 1 17 33.8
Treshaun Ward 2 10 48 4 44 4.4 0 11 22.0
James Blackman 12 68 225 184 41 0.6 1 35 3.4
Keyshawn Helton 6 2 19 0 19 9.5 0 14 3.2
D.J. Matthews 12 4 18 0 18 4.5 0 10 1.5
Ontaria Wilson 8 2 15 0 15 7.5 1 12 1.9
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 4 17 7 10 2.5 0 11 0.8
Tamorrion Terry 13 4 18 9 9 2.3 0 14 0.7
Jordan Young 13 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.7
Team 9 0 69 -69 -7.7 0
Alex Hornibrook 5 27 56 127 -71 -2.6 0 15 -14.2
Total......... 13 477 2338 509 1829 3.8 24 66t 140.7
Opponents..... 13 535 2207 290 1917 3.6 18 29 147.5
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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James Blackman 12 141.98 292-184-11 .630 2339 17 91t 194.9
Alex Hornibrook 5 152.40 122- 84- 2 .689 986 7 64t 197.2
Jordan Travis 4 114.87 11- 6- 0 .545 79 0 63 19.8
Cam Akers 11 136.67 6- 4- 0 .667 50 0 18 4.5
D.J. Matthews 12 310.00 1- 1- 0 1.000 25 0 25 2.1
Total......... 13 144.55 432-279-13 .646 3479 24 91t 267.6
Opponents..... 13 130.33 504-308- 8 .611 3597 19 77 276.7
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Tamorrion Terry 13 60 1188 19.8 9 91t 91.4
D.J. Matthews 12 36 355 9.9 3 60t 29.6
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 27 289 10.7 2 47 24.1
Tre' McKitty 12 23 241 10.5 0 30 20.1
Keyshawn Helton 6 17 239 14.1 3 58t 39.8
Ontaria Wilson 8 21 227 10.8 1 40t 28.4
Cam Akers 11 30 225 7.5 4 44t 20.5
Gabe Nabers 13 15 221 14.7 2 63 17.0
Keith Gavin 13 18 208 11.6 0 49 16.0
Warren Thompson 6 6 91 15.2 0 51 15.2
Khalan Laborn 10 10 66 6.6 0 16 6.6
Jordan Young 13 4 61 15.3 0 29 4.7
Camren McDonald 13 6 43 7.2 0 24 3.3
Jordan Travis 4 1 18 18.0 0 18 4.5
Alex Hornibrook 5 1 6 6.0 0 6 1.2
James Blackman 12 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.2
Deonte Sheffield 4 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3
Adarius Dent 7 2 -2 -1.0 0 3 -0.3
Total......... 13 279 3479 12.5 24 91t 267.6
Opponents..... 13 308 3597 11.7 19 77 276.7
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 19 125 6.6 0 26
Isaiah Bolden 1 7 7.0 0 7
Total......... 20 132 6.6 0 26
Opponent...... 17 96 5.6 0 23
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Hamsah Nasirildeen 2 80 40.0 1
Stanford Samuels 2 7 3.5 0
Isaiah Bolden 1 4 4.0 0
Cyrus Fagan 1 3 3.0 0
Levonta Taylor 1 0 0.0 0
Asante Samuel 1 0 0.0 0
Total......... 8 94 11.8 1 80t
Opponent...... 13 195 15.0 3 57t
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 8 228 28.5 0 58
Isaiah Bolden 6 156 26.0 0 41
Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 99 19.8 0 23
Total......... 19 483 25.4 0 58
Opponent...... 14 332 23.7 0 44
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
-----------------------------------------------
Janarius Robinson 2 20 10.0 0 . 2
Cyrus Fagan 1 2 2.0 0 . 0
Hamsah Nasirildeen 1 0 0.0 0 . 3
Amari Gainer 1 0 0.0 0 . 2
Marvin Wilson 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Dennis Briggs 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Emmett Rice 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Robert Cooper 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Carlos Becker 0 0 . 0 . 1
Cory Durden 0 0 . 0 . 1
A.J. Lytton 0 0 . 0 . 1
Raymond Woodie 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 10 22 2.2 0 20 13
Opponent...... 8 33 4.1 0 16
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Cam Akers 18 0-0 0-0 1-1 0 0-0 0 0 110
Ricky Aguayo 0 7-14 41-41 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 62
Tamorrion Terry 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54
Khalan Laborn 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24
D.J. Matthews 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 18
Keyshawn Helton 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Jordan Travis 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Gabe Nabers 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Ontaria Wilson 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
James Blackman 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Hamsah Nasirildeen 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Deonte Sheffield 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Parker Grothaus 0 0-0 5-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5
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FSU 49 7-14 46-47 1-1 0 0-1 0 0 363
Opponent 40 28-37 34-37 2-3 0 0-0 0 0 362
| Touchdowns | R | C |
P | I | FR |
PR | KR | L | FK |
|---|
| Cam Akers |
14 |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tamorrion Terry |
. |
9 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Khalan Laborn |
4 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| D.J. Matthews |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Keyshawn Helton |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Jordan Travis |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Gabe Nabers |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Ontaria Wilson |
1 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tre'Shaun Harrison |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| James Blackman |
1 |
. |
17 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Hamsah Nasirildeen |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Deonte Sheffield |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Alex Hornibrook |
. |
. |
7 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
24 |
24 |
24 |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
18 |
19 |
19 |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
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
--------------------------------------------------
James Blackman 12 360 41 2339 2380 198.3
Cam Akers 11 237 1144 50 1194 108.5
Alex Hornibrook 5 149 -71 986 915 183.0
Jordan Travis 4 34 228 79 307 76.8
Khalan Laborn 10 63 297 0 297 29.7
Deonte Sheffield 4 27 135 0 135 33.8
Treshaun Ward 2 10 44 0 44 22.0
D.J. Matthews 12 5 18 25 43 3.6
Keyshawn Helton 6 2 19 0 19 3.2
Ontaria Wilson 8 2 15 0 15 1.9
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 4 10 0 10 0.8
Tamorrion Terry 13 4 9 0 9 0.7
Jordan Young 13 1 9 0 9 0.7
Team 9 -69 0 -69
Total......... 13 909 1829 3479 5308 408.3
Opponent...... 13 1039 1917 3597 5514 424.2
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
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Ricky Aguayo 7-14 .500 0- 0 1- 1 3- 4 2- 6 1- 3 53
| FG SEQUENCE |
Ricky Aguayo |
|---|
| Boise State |
(46) |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
(36) |
| Virginia |
(53) |
| Louisville |
51, 47, 41 |
| North Carolina State |
(37), 47 |
| Clemson |
None |
| Wake Forest |
50 |
| Syracuse |
None |
| Miami |
(37) |
| Boston College |
(20) |
| Alabama State |
None |
| Florida |
(48), 44 |
| Arizona State |
36 |
() For made field goals
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 11 1144 225 0 0 0 0 1369 124.5
Tamorrion Terry 13 9 1188 0 0 0 0 1197 92.1
D.J. Matthews 12 18 355 125 0 0 0 498 41.5
Keyshawn Helton 6 19 239 0 228 0 0 486 81.0
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 10 289 0 99 0 0 398 33.2
Khalan Laborn 10 297 66 0 0 0 0 363 36.3
Jordan Travis 4 228 18 0 0 0 0 246 61.5
Ontaria Wilson 8 15 227 0 0 0 0 242 30.3
Tre' McKitty 12 0 241 0 0 0 0 241 20.1
Gabe Nabers 13 0 221 0 0 0 0 221 17.0
Keith Gavin 13 0 208 0 0 0 0 208 16.0
Isaiah Bolden 13 0 0 7 156 4 0 167 12.8
Deonte Sheffield 4 135 1 0 0 0 0 136 34.0
Warren Thompson 6 0 91 0 0 0 0 91 15.2
Hamsah Nasirildeen 12 0 0 0 0 80 0 80 6.7
Jordan Young 13 9 61 0 0 0 0 70 5.4
Treshaun Ward 2 44 0 0 0 0 0 44 22.0
James Blackman 12 41 2 0 0 0 0 43 3.6
Camren McDonald 13 0 43 0 0 0 0 43 3.3
Janarius Robinson 13 0 0 0 0 0 20 20 1.5
Stanford Samuels 12 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.6
Cyrus Fagan 8 0 0 0 0 3 2 5 0.6
Adarius Dent 7 0 -2 0 0 0 0 -2 -0.3
Alex Hornibrook 5 -71 6 0 0 0 0 -65 -13.0
Team -69 0 0 0 0 0 -69
Total......... 13 1829 3479 132 483 94 22 6039 464.5
Opponent...... 13 1917 3597 96 332 195 33 6170 474.6
|---------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 61 40 101 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 7.0 2- 80 3 1 1- 0 3 . .
Emmett Rice 13 40 32 72 4.5- 16.0 1.0- 10.0 . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Amari Gainer 13 31 38 69 7.0- 35.0 3.5- 27.0 . . 5 1- 0 2 . .
Stanford Samuels 12 37 23 60 1.5- 2.0 . 2- 7 7 . . . . .
Leonard Warner 12 25 32 57 3.5- 6.0 2.0- 4.0 . . 4 . . . .
Janarius Robinson 13 24 24 48 9.0- 19.0 3.0- 8.0 . 1 3 2- 20 2 . .
Asante Samuel 12 34 14 48 1.0- 5.0 . 1- 0 14 . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 9 19 25 44 8.5- 39.0 5.0- 30.0 . 4 2 1- 0 1 . .
Dontavious Jackson 10 25 18 43 1.5- 4.0 . . . 2 . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 8 27 14 41 . . 1- 3 2 . 1- 2 . . .
Robert Cooper 13 18 22 40 5.0- 14.0 2.0- 4.0 . 1 1 1- 0 . . .
Cory Durden 13 18 21 39 6.5- 29.0 5.0- 28.0 . 2 2 . 1 . .
Levonta Taylor 11 25 12 37 2.5- 8.0 1.0- 4.0 1- 0 3 2 . . . .
Akeem Dent 13 21 14 35 1.5- 3.0 . . 7 . . . . .
Brendan Gant 13 20 15 35 1.5- 5.0 . . . 3 . . . .
Dennis Briggs 13 15 13 28 3.5- 9.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 2 1- 0 1 . .
Cedric Wood 12 9 18 27 1.0- 1.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 10 13 8 21 2.0- 15.0 2.0- 15.0 . . . . 1 . .
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey 4 6 13 19 1.0- 4.0 0.5- 3.0 . 1 . 1- 0 . . .
Jaleel McRae 13 9 6 15 2.5- 10.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Tru Thompson 12 6 9 15 2.0- 4.0 1.0- 3.0 . . 1 . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 11 7 8 15 . . . . 1 . . . .
A.J. Lytton 12 12 2 14 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Isaiah Bolden 13 5 4 9 . . 1- 4 2 . . . . .
Raymond Woodie 10 5 4 9 1.5- 4.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . 1 . .
Joshua Kaindoh 3 5 4 9 2.5- 13.0 1.0- 9.0 . . 1 . . . .
Josh Brown 13 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Renardo Green 13 5 1 6 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Kyle Meyers 4 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 8 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Kalen DeLoach 8 2 1 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Gabe Nabers 13 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
James Blackman 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Parker Grothaus 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Lamar 4 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Grant Glennon 13 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Roberts 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jordan Young 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Camren McDonald 13 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tre'Shaun Harrison 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ontaria Wilson 8 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keyshawn Helton 6 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jarvis Brownlee 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick McLendon 4 . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Deonte Sheffield 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Joseph Schergen 1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Armani Kerr 1 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tamorrion Terry 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jalen Goss 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brady Scott 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chaz Neal 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Abdul Bello 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Keith Gavin 13 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tre' McKitty 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
D.J. Matthews 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ricky Aguayo 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mike Arnold 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Martin 12 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cam Akers 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
D'Anfernee McGriff 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baveon Johnson 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dontae Lucas 11 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Khalan Laborn 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andrew Boselli 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Joseph Garcia 10 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cole Minshew 8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adarius Dent 7 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Warren Thompson 6 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jauan Williams 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christian Armstrong 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alex Hornibrook 5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamarcus Chatman 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Darius Washington 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maurice Smith 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jay Williams 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ira Henry 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan Travis 4 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alexander Strozier 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kevon Glenn 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tre Young 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treshaun Ward 2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Logan Tyler 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caleb Ward 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Quashon Fuller 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanner Adkison 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caleb Faris 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tyrell Moorer 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michael Barulich 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peter Osimen 1 . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Totals 550 444 994 74.0-257.0 32.0-166.0 8- 94 51 31 10- 22 13 . .
Game Participation
## Player GP-GS BSU ULM UVa UL NCS CU Wake SU UM BC ASU UF ASU
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
28 D'Marcus Adams 0- 0
63 Tanner Adkison 1- 0 xx
23 Ricky Aguayo 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
3 Cam Akers 11-11 O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB O-RB
77 Christian Armstrong 5- 0 xx xx xx xx xx
72 Mike Arnold 12- 2 xx xx xx O-RG O-RG xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
86 Michael Barulich 1- 0 xx
15 Carlos Becker 10- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-SS D-S
75 Abdul Bello 13- 7 xx xx O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT O-LT xx xx xx O-LT O-LT xx
1 James Blackman 12-10 O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB xx xx O-QB O-QB O-QB O-QB
29 Isaiah Bolden 13- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-CB
60 Andrew Boselli 10- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-C O-C xx
58 Dennis Briggs 13- 2 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-DT D-DT xx xx
28 DeCalon Brooks 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
51 Josh Brown 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
19 Jarvis Brownlee 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
95 Jamarcus Chatman 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
91 Robert Cooper 13-13 D-NG D-NG D-NT D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NG D-NOSE D-DT
68 Jeremy Czerenda 0- 0
20 Kalen DeLoach 8- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
84 Adarius Dent 7- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
27 Akeem Dent 13- 5 xx xx xx xx xx xx D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS D-SS xx xx
16 Cory Durden 13-12 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT xx
69 Robert Elder 0- 0
16 Alex Eleyssami 0- 0
39 DeAundre Emeric 0- 0
10 Gino English 0- 0
24 Cyrus Fagan 8- 5 xx D-SS D-SS D-S D-S D-SS xx xx
98 Curtis Fann 0- 0
81 Caleb Faris 1- 0 xx
88 Ryan Fitzgerald 0- 0
30 Quashon Fuller 1- 0 xx
33 Amari Gainer 13- 9 xx xx xx xx D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE
44 Brendan Gant 13- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-LB
47 Joseph Garcia 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
89 Keith Gavin 13- 6 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
45 Tyler Gilroy 0- 0
10 Kevon Glenn 2- 0 xx xx
44 Grant Glennon 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
61 Jalen Goss 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
10 Anthony Grant 0- 0
36 Renardo Green 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
36 Parker Grothaus 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 6- 4 xx xx O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
78 Ira Henry 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
12 Alex Hornibrook 5- 3 xx O-QB xx O-QB O-QB
5 Dontavious Jackson 10- 5 D-LB D-LB xx xx D-LB D-LB D-LB xx xx xx
18 Travis Jay 0- 0
51 Baveon Johnson 11-11 O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C O-C
13 Joshua Kaindoh 3- 1 xx xx D-EDGE
48 Armani Kerr 1- 0 xx
4 Khalan Laborn 10- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-RB
97 Malcolm Lamar 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey 4- 4 D-LB D-LB D-LB D-EDGE
55 Dontae Lucas 11- 7 O-RG O-RG O-RG xx xx O-RG O-RG O-LG O-LG xx xx
12 A.J. Lytton 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-CB xx xx
81 Alex Marshall 0- 0
30 Tommy Martin 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
7 D.J. Matthews 12- 9 O-WR O-WR xx xx xx O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
87 Camren McDonald 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
41 Nolan McDonald 0- 0
18 D'Anfernee McGriff 11- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
6 Tre' McKitty 12- 9 O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE xx xx xx
55 Derrick McLendon 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
42 Jaleel McRae 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
52 Christian Meadows 0- 0
14 Kyle Meyers 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
37 Blaik Middleton 0- 0
70 Cole Minshew 8- 6 xx xx O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG O-RG
85 Tyrell Moorer 1- 0 xx
42 Garrett Murray 0- 0
32 Gabe Nabers 13- 4 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx O-TE O-TE O-TE O-TE
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen 12-10 D-S D-FS D-FS xx xx D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS D-FS
71 Chaz Neal 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
93 Peter Osimen 1- 0 xx
53 Ja'len Parks 0- 0
99 Malcolm Ray 0- 0
19 Wyatt Rector 0- 0
56 Emmett Rice 13- 9 xx xx D-LB D-LB xx xx D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB
57 Axel Rizo 0- 0
56 Ryan Roberts 13-13 O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-RT O-LT
11 Janarius Robinson 13-11 D-EDGE D-EDGE xx D-EDGE D-EDGE xx D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE
26 Asante Samuel 12-12 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
8 Stanford Samuels 12-12 D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB D-CB
43 Joseph Schergen 1- 0 xx
59 Brady Scott 13-10 O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG O-LG xx xx xx O-LG O-LG O-RT
14 Deonte Sheffield 4- 1 xx xx xx O-RB
53 Maurice Smith 4- 2 xx O-LG xx O-LG
62 Alexander Strozier 2- 0 xx xx
1 Levonta Taylor 11- 5 D-S xx D-S D-S xx xx xx xx xx D-SS D-S
15 Tamorrion Terry 13-13 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR
22 Adonis Thomas 8- 1 xx xx xx D-EDGE xx xx xx xx
90 Tru Thompson 12- 1 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx D-DT
11 Warren Thompson 6- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx
13 Jordan Travis 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
21 Logan Tyler 1- 0 xx
40 Ethan Umstead 0- 0
13 Caleb Ward 1- 0 xx
38 Treshaun Ward 2- 0 xx xx
35 Leonard Warner 12-12 D-EDGE D-EDGE D-EDGE D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB D-LB
76 Darius Washington 4- 3 xx O-LT O-LT O-LT
54 Ricardo Watson 0- 0
37 Raekwon Webb 0- 0
82 Austin White 0- 0
73 Jauan Williams 5- 2 O-LT O-LT xx xx xx
74 Jay Williams 4- 0 xx xx xx xx
21 Marvin Wilson 9- 9 D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT D-DT
80 Ontaria Wilson 8- 7 O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR O-WR xx
49 Cedric Wood 12- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
31 Raymond Woodie 10- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
83 Jordan Young 13- 0 xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx
29 Tre Young 2- 0 xx xx
Boise State 36, Florida State 31
08/31/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Promising Start Bucked By Broncos, 36-31.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - It took 30 minutes for the Florida State Seminoles to show how far
they have come.
It took 30 more to show how far they still have to go.
Playing in their first game under new offensive coordinator Kendal Briles, the Seminoles were absolutely electric in the
first half, rolling to 31 points and striking for quick touchdowns of 75, 58 and 38 yards.
Then Boise State pulled the plug.
Thanks to two touchdowns from running back Robert Mahone and five
field goals from kicker Eric Sachse, the Broncos scored 23 unanswered points to erase an 18-point FSU lead and escape with a stunning, 36-31 victory in front of 50,917 fans at Doak Campbell
Stadium.
The game was originally to be played in Jacksonville, Fla., but on Thursday was moved to Tallahassee due to the threat of Hurricane Dorian.
"Tough loss," Florida State head coach Willie
Taggart said. "Let one get away."
A game, yes.
Taggart, however, was quick to insist that this game, disappointing as it was, will not define the Seminoles' entire season.
"I believe we'll
have a good football team this year," he said.
They'll get their next chance to show it on Saturday, when they host ULM at 5 p.m. (ACC Network)
Between now and then, the Seminoles will go about
the business of moving on from this one, a task made all the more difficult by just how good things were going at the start.
Early on, Florida State could have hardly looked any different - or
better - than the team that went 5-7 a year ago.
The Seminoles forced a turnover on Boise State's first possession, Cam Akers broke loose for a 38-yard touchdown just moments later and FSU scored
touchdowns on its first three drives of the game.
Even better? All three of those touchdowns more than lived up to Taggart's "score fast, score often" mantra - they required drives of 43 seconds, 7
seconds and 2 minutes, 35 seconds, respectively.
Blackman, a redshirt sophomore, completed 14 of his first 17 passes and finished 23 of 33 for 327 yards and three scores. And Akers showed signs
that he's back in form, rushing for 116 yards on just 15 carries to reach the century-mark for the sixth time of his career.
"Our guys executed," Taggart said. "James did a good job throwing the
ball down the field. O-line did a good job of blocking. We didn't have a lot of pre-snap penalties, not a lot of penalties in the first half at all."
And yet, despite FSU's offensive success and
leads of 24-6 and, later, 31-13, there were a few things in the box score that couldn't help but wedge themselves in the back of an FSU fan's mind.
Like how Boise State averaged more than five
yards per carry on the ground in the first half, and often took advantage of missed FSU tackles to pick up more.
Or how the Broncos visited the red zone twice in the first quarter but came away
with just two short field goals.
Or how, as a result of FSU's quick-strike offense, the Seminoles' defense spent an awfully long time on the field - more than 20 minutes in the first half as
temperatures climbed near 100 degrees.
Had FSU's offense kept up its scoring pace, those things might not have mattered.
But when Briles' group sputtered out of the break - they punted or turned
the ball over on each of nine second-half drives - all of those would-be footnotes took on a much larger significance.
"I feel like we started to panic a bit," Taggart said. "Things didn't go well
the first drive, the second drive, (then) our guys started pressing a little bit rather than just relaxing and trusting the schemes and things that we're doing."
With the offense struggling to find
its footing, the Broncos then went back to work on an FSU defense softened by body blows over the previous two periods.
Led by Mahone (24 carries, 142 yards), Boise State's ground game roughed up
the Seminoles for 251 yards on 51 carries.
And once the Broncos got rolling, they were brutal in their efficiency. They had 10 runs of 10-plus yards but only one that went for more than 20
yards.
"It comes down to execution on defense," Taggart said. "If you're supposed to be in the gap, you need to be in the gap. If you've got to make the tackle, you've got to make the tackle.
"You can't have a lot of missed tackles. We had a lot of missed tackles today."
That, in turn, opened things up for quarterback Hank Bachmeier, a true freshman making his first career start.
Bachmeier went into halftime having completed just 13 of 28 passes for 192 yards and an interception.
He finished 30 of 51 for 407 yards and added an 11-yard scoring pass to Khalil Shakir that cut
FSU's lead to 31-26 late in the third quarter.
That play came on a third-and-7, and was one of 10 Boise State third-down conversions. The Broncos were 10 of 19, the Seminoles 1 of 12.
"I
thought, offensively, that's one thing that hurt us, was third down," Taggart said. "We didn't convert. You have to if you're going to win ballgames. ...
"We didn't do it. They did."
Desperate
for an answer, the Seminoles' offense went three-and-out on its next drive - one of four such results in the second half.
The Broncos got within two on their ensuing possession and then took the
lead a few moments later when Mahone plunged in from a yard out.
That touchdown stung for the obvious reason, but also because the Seminoles had nearly forced a turnover just two plays before.
With a Boise State receiver headed toward the end zone, Hamsah Nasirildeen jarred the ball loose and into a pocket of FSU defenders. But seniors Levonta Taylor and Dontavious Jackson both went for the
ball, neither came up with it and the Broncos ended up recovering at the Seminoles' 4-yard line.
"It was just a miscommunication," Taylor said. "Everybody was just trying to get the ball back."
Faced with their first deficit of the day, the Seminoles got the ball back twice with chances to reclaim the lead.
The first resulted in three plays and a punt.
The second, after another Boise
State field goal, showed a little more promise, but ultimately ended in the same fashion.
Starting at their own 25-yard line with 2:25 to play, Blackman led the Seminoles to midfield after
connecting with Tre' McKitty for eight yards on fourth-and-four.
But instead of moving forward with the Broncos on their heels, FSU instead went backward. A holding penalty nullified the
conversion, and an illegal formation flag on fourth-and-14 resulted in a turnover on downs.
It was a most painful ending for the offense, which struggled with those types of penalties a year ago
but had played a much cleaner game up to that point.
FSU was flagged just five times on Saturday, but two of those flags were on those final two plays.
"We had a play-call that we wanted,"
Taggart said. "Unfortunately, we lined up wrong."
The Broncos then lined up in victory formation and, three knees later, were headed off the field with a win that, an hour or so before, seemed so
likely to be headed the other way.
Despite committing three turnovers and surrendering six sacks, the Broncos also finished with 621 total yards - the most allowed by an FSU defense since the 2015
Rose Bowl.
"I do feel like we got comfortable with the big lead," added receiver Keyshawn Helton, who caught a 58-yard touchdown pass in the second quarter. ... Us getting comfortable is something
we cannot do in the future."
The Seminoles want to move toward that future as quickly as possible.
In their post-game media availabilities, both Taggart and a handful of players said that,
despite a similar result, this year's team is far better built to handle some early adversity.
And that the group that never seemed to recover after a difficult loss in last season's opener has
matured and learned from past mistakes.
"We're focusing on this year," sophomore linebacker Jaiden Lars-Woodbey said. "We have a lot of work to do."
That work will begin on Sunday.
"We are
going to hit the ground running (Sunday) morning," Blackman said. "Because we are not trying to feel this feeling again."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Boise State |
6 |
13 |
7 |
10 |
36 |
| Florida State |
21 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
1st 7- 0 Cam Akers, 38, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 12:28
7- 3 Opp, 36, field goal, 7:49
14- 3 Tamorrion Terry, 75, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 7:42
14- 6 Opp, 36, field goal, 3:47
21- 6 Gabe Nabers, 5, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:05
2nd 24- 6 Ricky Aguayo, 46, field goal, 10:53
24-13 Opp, 1, run (kick), 4:34
31-13 Keyshawn Helton, 58, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:07
31-16 Opp, 41, field goal, 2:51
31-19 Opp, 26, field goal, 0:00
3rd 31-26 Opp, 11, pass (kick), 2:50
4th 31-33 Opp, 1, run (kick), 12:44
31-36 Opp, 30, field goal, 7:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 38
Rushes-yards 28-99 57-214
Passing 327 407
Att-Comp-Int 34-23-0 51-30-1
Total Yards 62-426 108-621
Punt Returns 1-22 1--3
Kickoff Returns 1-17 1-20
Interception Ret. 1-4 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-20 2-16
Punts 7-44.0 4-39.0
Sacks By-Yds 6-37 4-30
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 5-2
Penalties-Yds 5-44 6-35
3rd Down Conversions 1-12 10-19
4th Down Conversions 2-2 0-0
Time of Posession 19:57 40:03
Attendance 50,917
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 15 116 1 38t
Keyshawn Helton 1 14 0 14
D.J. Matthews 1 10 0 10
Khalan Laborn 3 8 0 12
Team 1 -24 0 -24
James Blackman 7 -25 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 28 99 1 38t
Opp 57 214 2 24
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 4 99 1 75t
Keyshawn Helton 1 58 1 58t
Warren Thompson 2 50 0 51
Keith Gavin 4 39 0 14
Ontaria Wilson 3 26 0 13
D.J. Matthews 4 19 0 14
Cam Akers 2 12 0 11
Camren McDonald 1 11 0 11
Tre' McKitty 1 8 0 8
Gabe Nabers 1 5 1 5t
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 327 3 75t
Opp 30 407 1 36
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 23 33 0 327 3 75t
Cam Akers 0 1 0 0 0
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 23 34 0 327 3 75t
Opp 30 51 1 407 1 36
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 22 0 22
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 22 0 22
Opp 1 -3 0 -3
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 1 17 0 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 17 0 17
Opp 1 20 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Logan Tyler 7 308 53
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 308 53
Opp 4 156 52
|---------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 8 4 12 . . . 1 . . 2 . .
Dontavious Jackson 4 6 10 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 6 2 8 . . . 1 . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 4 2 6 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 2 . 1 . .
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey 4 2 6 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 4 1 5 0.5- 2.0 . . . 2 . . . .
Dennis Briggs 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 1 3 4 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brendan Gant 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 2 3 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Cedric Wood . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 2 . 2 2.0- 15.0 2.0- 15.0 . . . . 1 . .
A.J. Lytton 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Renardo Green 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 1 1 2 1.5- 10.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . .
Cory Durden 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
James Blackman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae 1 . 1 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Raymond Woodie 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 . 1 . . . 1 . 1- 20 . . .
Kyle Meyers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tru Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden . . . . . 1- 4 . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 58 36 94 8.0- 42.0 6.0- 37.0 1- 4 5 8 2- 20 4 . .
Opp 35 18 53 11.0- 42.0 4.0- 30.0 . 1 1 2- 16 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
LT 73 Jauan Williams
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
S 1 Levonta Taylor
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
LB 6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
S 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
EDGE 35 Leonard Warner
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
11 Warren Thompson
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
14 Kyle Meyers
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Keyshawn Helton
21 Logan Tyler
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
27 Akeem Dent
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
31 Raymond Woodie
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
56 Emmett Rice
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
75 Abdul Bello
77 Christian Armstrong
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
90 Tru Thompson
95 Jamarcus Chatman
|
Florida State 45, Louisiana-Monroe 44
09/07/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Akers Carries Noles To Dramatic 45-44 OT Win.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - With his team in a place that it never wanted to be - facing
overtime with ULM of the Sun Belt Conference - Willie Taggart rallied his Seminoles and delivered a brief but passionate message.
"Seize the moment," he told them. "Don't be afraid of it. Go take
care of business."
Florida State did just that by scoring a touchdown and converting the extra point on its first possession of overtime.
ULM did not.
Because after the Warhawks scored the
touchdown that put a four-hour game on the verge of double-overtime, sophomore kicker Jacob Meeks delivered an unexpected twist: He pushed his point-after attempt wide right. And, in that instant, the
game was over.
Florida State 45, ULM 44.
In the week since dropping the season opener to Boise State, Taggart has preached about the importance of finding a way to win.
The Seminoles had to
turn over a few rocks to find this one, but never mind that for at least a few moments. The record book will still say 1-1 when FSU opens ACC play at Virginia next week.
"Like I said before, our
football team is still learning how to win," Taggart said in his postgame press conference. "And they found a way tonight to get a 'W.'"
Taggart then said what seemingly all of the 52,969 people in
attendance Saturday night were thinking.
"It wasn't pretty," he said. "But our guys did find a way to get that 'W'"
There likely won't be any disagreements on either count.
Not that anyone in
Florida State's locker room minded too much in the moment.
"It's hard to get a win," said quarterback James Blackman, who completed 30 of 40 passes for 282 yards, three touchdowns and two
interceptions.
"It's not like Louisiana-Monroe is just picking guys from anywhere. They have players, too, and guys that want to win. It was a great feeling, honestly, to finally get that win."
ULM at least made sure that it didn't come easily.
By the middle of the second half, things had unfolded in a remarkably similar fashion as they had the week before.
Which meant bad things for
FSU.
The Seminoles again started fast, scoring the game's first 21 points and seemingly cruising toward a lopsided victory.
They then went cold, hitting a wall in the second half as their
opponent slowly chipped away at what once was a comfortable lead.
The FSU defense, meanwhile, once again had a hard time defending the run (ULM averaged 4.6 yards per carry) and holding on third
down (ULM was 6 for 15, but 4 for 7 in the second half). And this time, coordinator Harlon Barnett's group gave itself another hurdle - penalties. The Seminoles were flagged 11 times on Saturday night
(compared with five last week), and five of those infractions were against the defense or special teams.
That includes an unnecessary roughness penalty that led to ULM's game-tying field goal late
in the fourth quarter.
"When you have 11 penalties, bad things happen," Taggart said. "And I felt that was a big, big reason why we were in the situation we were."
Saturday's game, however,
diverged from last week's in one key respect.
This time, when the Seminoles fell behind, they had an answer.
Rather than fall to the mat, they punched back.
"They didn't get down or point a
finger at anything," Taggart said. "They stayed locked in and focused. You heard a lot of guys talking on the sideline about how we were going to win this game."
They did, thanks in large part to
running back Cam Akers, who totaled 248 yards (193 rushing, 55 receiving) and three touchdowns.
Akers' 36 carries broke a 21-year-old school record for most in a game (Travis Minor had 34 in 1998),
and the Seminoles needed every last one of them.
His final run - a four-yard touchdown in overtime - proved to be the game-winner.
"I didn't know I was going to get it that many times," Akers
said, "but you have to be quick on your feet and make the most of it. I understand that I am one of the leaders of this team. One of the playmakers.
"I don't want to take all the credit. The
offensive line should get the credit for making all of those holes."
When ULM scored on its first overtime possession, it seemed like Akers and his teammates had even more work to do - and for good
reason.
Extra points in college football are converted at such a high rate that they sometimes feel automatic. And although Meeks, the ULM kicker, is in his first year on the job, he was 4 for 4
against Grambling State last week and was 5 for 5 on Saturday when he stepped up for the final time.
"I think we tried to block it," Taggart said. "But I don't think what we tried to do made them
miss the (kick)."
Like a lot of things on this night, that particular detail didn't matter.
Whatever the reason, the left-footed kicker missed to the right and the Seminoles finally had
something to celebrate. And they did, making their way over to the end zone in front of the Marching Chiefs, where they could put their arms around each other and sing the FSU Fight Song.
The film
review, when it begins, will be extensive, and it will likely show a myriad of things that the Seminoles need to shore up before they visit Virginia next week.
For now, though, they're going to
allow themselves to feel good for a little while.
"We're going to celebrate that win for 24 hours," Taggart said. "And get back to work and get ready for Virginia next week."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
OT |
Total |
| Louisiana-Monroe |
0 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
6 |
44 |
| Florida State |
14 |
10 |
0 |
14 |
7 |
45 |
1st 7- 0 Cam Akers, 9, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:06
14- 0 Tre'Shaun Harrison, 19, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:06
2nd 21- 0 James Blackman, 6, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 14:26
21- 7 Opp, 33, pass (kick), 3:43
24- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 36, field goal, 0:00
3rd 24-14 Opp, 57, interception return (kick), 8:55
24-21 Opp, 10, run (kick), 2:59
4th 31-21 D.J. Matthews, 7, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 13:22
31-28 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 9:47
31-35 Opp, 1, run (kick), 7:41
38-35 Cam Akers, 44, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 6:09
38-38 Opp, 24, field goal, 1:30
OT 45-38 Cam Akers, 4, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:00
45-44 Opp, 5, run (kick failed), 0:00
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 30 26
Rushes-yards 50-219 41-178
Passing 282 241
Att-Comp-Int 40-30-2 38-23-0
Total Yards 90-501 79-419
Punt Returns 2-32 1-5
Kickoff Returns 5-135 2-30
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-58
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-9
Punts 5-42.8 6-45.7
Sacks By-Yds 1-4 2-10
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 11-108 9-74
3rd Down Conversions 10-19 6-15
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 29:19 30:41
Attendance 52,969
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 36 193 2 24
Khalan Laborn 6 19 0 15
James Blackman 6 5 1 7
D.J. Matthews 2 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 50 219 3 24
Opp 41 178 3 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 6 57 0 18
Cam Akers 5 55 1 44t
D.J. Matthews 7 47 1 18
Tre'Shaun Harrison 3 43 1 19t
Ontaria Wilson 3 36 0 13
Tre' McKitty 2 21 0 13
Keith Gavin 2 16 0 11
Warren Thompson 1 7 0 7
Camren McDonald 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 30 282 3 44t
Opp 23 241 2 33t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 30 40 2 282 3 44t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 30 40 2 282 3 44t
Opp 23 38 0 241 2 33t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 2 32 0 26
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 32 0 26
Opp 1 5 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 5 135 0 49
---------------------------------------------
FSU 5 135 0 49
Opp 2 30 0 16
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 5 214 58
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 214 58
Opp 6 274 52
|---------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 8 2 10 . . . . . . 1 . .
Dontavious Jackson 6 3 9 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 4 3 7 . . . 2 . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh 4 1 5 1.0- 3.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey 1 4 5 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Marvin Wilson 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 3 1 4 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . 1 . .
Kyle Meyers 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wood 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
James Blackman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ryan Roberts 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 52 22 74 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 4.0 . 4 1 1- 0 2 . .
Opp 56 40 96 9.0- 33.0 2.0- 10.0 2- 58 2 3 1- 9 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
LT 73 Jauan Williams
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
LB 6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
SS 24 Cyrus Fagan
CB 26 Asante Samuel
EDGE 35 Leonard Warner
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
11 Warren Thompson
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Joshua Kaindoh
14 Kyle Meyers
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Keyshawn Helton
23 Ricky Aguayo
27 Akeem Dent
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
56 Emmett Rice
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
75 Abdul Bello
77 Christian Armstrong
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
90 Tru Thompson
|
Virginia 31, Florida State 24
09/14/2019, Charlottesville, Va.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Fall One Play Short In 31-24 Loss At UVA.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - It's among the most famous plays in Virginia
football history, one that's immortalized in photos and highlight videos throughout UVA's Scott Stadium.
It's also one of the most painful and controversial plays in Florida State's storied
past.
Twenty-four years after FSU great Warrick Dunn took a direct snap and fell just millimeters short of the goal line in a loss at Virginia, this year's Seminoles and Cavaliers paid homage to
the play, in all the worst ways.
With four seconds on the clock and FSU trailing No. 25 UVA by seven points, running back Cam Akers fielded a direct snap, ran to his right and barreled toward the
end zone.
He was met by a host of UVA defenders who managed, at the very least, to get Akers' elbow on the ground at the 4-yard line for the final play of the Cavaliers' 31-24 victory.
Same
play. Same end zone. Same result.
And another heart-wrenching loss for the Seminoles, who must bounce back next week at home against Louisville.
"We called the play and it didn't work," FSU head
coach Willie Taggart said.
"It was a great play call," quarterback James Blackman added. "We just didn't execute it. ... Cam made a great effort trying to get it to the end zone, man. You know he's
going to fight his hardest."
He did, and, in reality, so did his teammates. For three quarters, the Seminoles played perhaps their sharpest, most inspired game of this season and beyond.
Their
defense had stifled UVA's run game, kept dynamic quarterback Bryce Perkins mostly in check and had forced two turnovers.
And the offense, while not at the same high-flying pace from the first two
games, scored enough to keep pace and answer when the Cavaliers threatened to take control.
Even the special teams, with a pair of walk-ons still front and center, did its part with strong punting,
consistent kickoffs and a 53-yard field goal from Ricky Aguayo.
Through three quarters, the Seminoles had followed the script for a road upset perfectly. And they were rewarded in kind, with a
17-10 lead, entering the fourth.
That's when Virginia's offense, a series of penalty flags and some familiar defensive demons conspired to snatch it all away.
UVA, led by the senior quarterback
Perkins, struck for 21 points and 134 yards in the fourth quarter. And the Seminoles aided UVA's cause by committing five penalties - four of them personal fouls - that gifted the Cavaliers 44
yards.
Three of the penalties occurred on a UVA touchdown drive that would have tied that game, were it not for a missed extra point.
And a later infraction gave the Cavaliers first-and-goal at
the FSU 8-yard line and led to the winning score two plays later.
"Those are things you can't do," Taggart said. "That's losing football. We've got to play winning football. And, in the fourth
quarter, we can't have those things. You can't have them at all."
In an ironic twist, the Cavaliers handed FSU a lifeline in the very same fashion.
With 2:34 on the clock, two timeouts and a
seven-point deficit, the Seminoles needed 75 yards to score a touchdown that would've forced overtime.
Four major penalties called against the Cavaliers - including back-to-back 15-yarders after a
fourth-down stop - gave the Seminoles 59 of those yards.
Despite gaining only four yards on its own, FSU found itself at Virginia's 16-yard line with a little more than 20 seconds to play and one
timeout in its pocket.
That timeout, however, went away when Blackman was sacked on first down. Which caused a problem two plays later, when Blackman connected with Keyshawn Helton for 16 yards on
third-and-14 - down to the Virginia 4 but in the middle of the field.
What followed next was the source of much discussion - and heartburn for FSU fans. TV replays showed seven seconds when the
play finished, and the clock should have stopped to move the chains after the first down.
However, three more seconds ticked off and, rather than risk spiking the ball and running out of time, the
Seminoles instead signaled for the fateful direct snap.
"(The Seminoles) had no timeouts, so I expected them to run the play," UVA coach Bronco Mendenhall said. "(Akers) is a phenomenal football
player. It was a wild and hard-fought and effort-filled and physical finish to a game that basically looked like that the whole time."
In calling the play, offensive coordinator Kendal Briles'
thinking was probably similar to that of Mark Richt, who was calling plays for FSU back in 1995: Try to create some confusion with the direct snap, put the ball in the hands of your best player and
then live with whatever result follows.
Those 1995 Seminoles, of course, were forced to swallow a bitter pill - their first loss after 29 games of ACC competition.
This year's bunch, meanwhile,
must reckon with a loss that could have so easily gone their way.
"I thought they played hard, and it was good to see out of our guys," Taggart said, "but we didn't make enough plays in the fourth
quarter to win the ball game."
Blackman finished 22 of 37 for 234 yards and three touchdowns, and Akers added 78 yards on the ground for the Seminoles, who finished with 329 yards despite holding
the ball for just 20:16.
Helton led FSU's receivers with five catches for 34 yards and a touchdown.
"Everyone fought," Blackman said. "Everyone kept fighting. We knew this was a game we wanted
bad, so everyone was going to have to go in and dig - and dig deep.
"It did not turn in too well, but we just put it behind us and get ready for next week."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
14 |
3 |
7 |
24 |
| Virginia |
3 |
7 |
0 |
21 |
31 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 49, field goal, 0:45
2nd 7- 3 Gabe Nabers, 10, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 12:21
7-10 Opp, 3, run (kick), 8:58
14-10 Cam Akers, 3, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:38
3rd 17-10 Ricky Aguayo, 53, field goal, 5:48
4th 17-17 Opp, 12, pass (kick), 14:15
24-17 Keyshawn Helton, 17, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 11:42
24-23 Opp, 1, run (kick failed), 6:02
24-31 Opp, 2, run (run), 2:34
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 27
Rushes-yards 29-95 32-120
Passing 234 295
Att-Comp-Int 37-22-0 40-30-2
Total Yards 66-329 72-415
Punt Returns 0-0 2-0
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-35
Interception Ret. 2-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-42.3 4-42.5
Sacks By-Yds 2-10 3-14
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 10-83 9-97
3rd Down Conversions 7-16 5-12
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 20:16 39:44
Attendance 57,826
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 18 78 0 17
Khalan Laborn 3 27 0 36
Keyshawn Helton 1 5 0 5
Team 1 -4 0 -4
James Blackman 6 -11 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 95 0 36
Opp 32 120 3 22
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 4 78 0 28
Tre' McKitty 4 70 0 30
Keyshawn Helton 5 34 1 17t
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 18 0 18
Khalan Laborn 2 11 0 10
Gabe Nabers 1 10 1 10t
Cam Akers 3 9 1 7
Ontaria Wilson 2 4 0 4
---------------------------------------------
FSU 22 234 3 30
Opp 30 295 1 35
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 22 37 0 234 3 30
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 22 37 0 234 3 30
Opp 30 40 2 295 1 35
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 2 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 35 0 35
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 6 254 59
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 254 59
Opp 4 170 48
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asante Samuel 6 2 8 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 4 2 6 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 3 3 6 . . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey 1 5 6 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 2 2 4 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 2 1 3 1.5- 7.0 1.5- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 2 3 1.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor . 3 3 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Cedric Wood . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Joshua Kaindoh . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tru Thompson . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Renardo Green 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Parker Grothaus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 35 40 75 5.0- 14.0 2.0- 10.0 2- 0 . . . . . .
Opp 27 40 67 9.0- 30.0 3.0- 14.0 . 7 . . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 20 Keyshawn Helton
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LB 6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 13 Joshua Kaindoh
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
SS 24 Cyrus Fagan
CB 26 Asante Samuel
EDGE 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
NT 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Levonta Taylor
4 Khalan Laborn
5 Dontavious Jackson
11 Janarius Robinson
11 Warren Thompson
14 Kyle Meyers
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
19 Jarvis Brownlee
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Ricky Aguayo
27 Akeem Dent
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
36 Renardo Green
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
46 Parker Grothaus
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
77 Christian Armstrong
83 Jordan Young
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
90 Tru Thompson
|
Florida State 35, Louisville 24
09/21/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 'Now We Know We Can Do It': Football Finds Fourth Quarter Answers, Beat Cards 35-24.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - This time,
Florida State stared down its fourth-quarter ghosts and chased them away.
Or, to borrow from FSU safety Cyrus Fagan, the Seminoles threw those ghosts out the window.
Faced with another potential
late flameout - a three-point deficit after leading by as many as 21 - Florida State rallied for a go-ahead touchdown, and even better, held firm on defense for a 35-24 victory over the Louisville
Cardinals on Saturday afternoon at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Fagan turned the tide with an interception deep in FSU territory, and the Seminoles took the lead with a 60-yard touchdown pass from Alex
Hornibrook to Tamorrion Terry. A little while later, the last of Cam Akers' career-high three rushing touchdown added an exclamation point.
After a loss to Boise State (in which FSU led 21-6) in
the opener, and then a closer-than-it-should-have-been win over ULM (in which FSU led 21-0), yeah, this one had the home locker room smiling again.
"We had that, 'Oh here it is again (feeling),'"
Fagan said of FSU's trials in the fourth quarter. "We had to throw that out the window.
"Now we know we can do it. We know what we can do in the fourth quarter when our backs are against the
wall."
Indeed, after Fagan's interception - which prevented a likely Louisville field goal attempt that could have extended FSU's deficit to six - the Seminoles (2-2, 1-1 ACC) scored two
touchdowns, notched two of their six total sacks and otherwise made sure that there would be no late heartache this time around.
It was the first time this season that FSU scored more than its
opponent during the fourth quarter. The Seminoles had been outscored 48-21 in the final period during their previous three games.
"For our guys to come here and play the way they did and play the
fourth quarter and find a way to win the ball game was big for our football team," Taggart said. "A much-needed win for our football team."
And, maybe, some much-needed confidence as the Seminoles
move into the heart of their ACC schedule. They'll host North Carolina State next week (7:30 p.m., ACC Network) and then visit No. 1 Clemson on Oct. 12.
"Guys are showing they're improving,"
Taggart said. "Each week they're improving. Hasn't been as fast as we would like, but for them to go out and put a complete game together was big for our team and big for our confidence moving
forward.
"We've got to build off it now."
Hornibrook, a graduate transfer from Wisconsin, received his first snaps as a Seminole in the first quarter as part of a planned rotation with usual
starter James Blackman.
Hornibrook took over for good early in the second half, when Blackman left with an apparent knee injury. Taggart said Blackman will have an MRI on Sunday to determine the
severity of the injury but did note that seeing Blackman walking on the sidelines was a good sign.
Hornibrook, though, gave reason to believe that the Seminoles' offense will be in good hands
either way. The fifth-year senior completed 15-of-20 passes for 255 yards and two touchdowns, including a 44-yard score to Keyshawn Helton on his first pass in an FSU uniform.
Blackman had thrown
for 127 yards on 11-of-14 passing when he left the game.
"For (Hornibrook) to come in and lead our team was big for us," Taggart said. "I think it showed his experience and how mature he is. The
game wasn't too big for him. The moment wasn't too big for him. He was ready for it."
As was the case in each of FSU's first two games, the Seminoles looked ready to cruise in the early goings.
And just like in those first two games, things had tightened up considerably by the fourth quarter.
Behind two of Akers' touchdowns and Hornibrook's scoring strike to Helton, the Seminoles led 21-0
after the first quarter.
But, aided by three missed FSU field goals, Louisville answered back with an offensive surge of its own: 24 consecutive points that culminated with a 74-yard touchdown pass
that gave the Cardinals their first lead of the game early in the fourth quarter.
At that point, it would have been hard to blame the Seminoles - or their fans - for fearing the worst.
After
all, FSU had held and surrendered fourth-quarter leads in every game this season and yet entered Saturday's contest with a 1-2 record.
But the Seminoles were having none of it.
"Respond. That
was the number one word going around the sideline," said running back Cam Akers, who ran for 112 yards on 29 carries to reach the 100-yard mark for the third time this season. "Just stay in our cocoon
and keep doing what we have been practicing. We have practiced for adverse situations like that and have played in adverse situations this year. The vibe was just to respond."
"I told (teammates)
that we are going to trust what we have learned," defensive tackle Marvin Wilson added. "That we are going to trust each other, and that we are going to trust our coaches, that we are going to win
this football game.
"That is exactly what we did."
That turnaround started with Fagan's interception, the first of his career and maybe the first time this season that the Seminoles' defense
made a stop when it absolutely needed it.
And it continued when Hornibrook found D.J. Matthews over the middle of the field for a 24-yard gain on second-and-20, just moments after a broken play and
a pre-snap penalty put the Seminoles' behind the chains.
Had Matthews not come down with the ball - and it took a big effort for the 5-10 receiver to go up and get it - the Seminoles might not have
been in position for what happened two plays later.
That's when Hornibrook saw Terry sprinting down the right sideline without a single defender anywhere near him - a play later described by
Louisville coach Scott Satterfield as a botched blitz.
"It's just a major bust," he said. "You are not even making them work for it. You are giving them an easy touchdown. That's unacceptable."
Hornibrook, no surprise, had a different perspective on it.
"I think, before I threw it, everyone saw it in the stands, too," he said with a smile. "They just didn't have another (defender) for him
and Terry did the rest. That was a gift."
It might have been a footnote had the Seminoles' defense not done its part on the ensuing drive.
But it did, first by bringing down quarterback Malik
Cunningham for a loss of five on first down, and then by holding its nerve on second and third.
The drive finished as the last of seven three-and-outs forced by coordinator Harlon Barnett's group,
and that was enough to throw those late-game ghosts out the window.
For good measure, the Seminoles slammed that window shut when Akers punched in the last of his touchdowns to provide the final
margin.
"We have been staying cool, staying together, and just building on the losses we've had," Akers said. "Today, that started to show. We showed a lot of grit and heart as a team as we came
out with a victory."
FSU finished with its most total yardage (522), its lowest penalty yardage (36 on five infractions), and its highest time of possession (26:18) of the season. The Seminoles
also didn't turn the ball over while forcing two takeaways of their own.
And, led by a career night from defensive tackle Marvin Wilson (10 tackles 3.5 for loss, two sacks), Florida State's defense
bottled up the Cardinals' vaunted rushing attack to the tune of 124 yards on 47 attempts. That's a paltry 2.6 yards per carry and nearly 140 yards beneath Louisville's season average.
"Our guys
corrected some mistakes that caused us not to win those games early in the year," Taggart said. "We played smart today and found a way to make some winning plays when we needed to (have) them.
"That's how you win ball games."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Louisville |
0 |
7 |
10 |
7 |
24 |
| Florida State |
21 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
35 |
1st 7- 0 Cam Akers, 1, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:11
14- 0 Keyshawn Helton, 44, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:48
21- 0 Cam Akers, 4, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:00
2nd 21- 7 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 0:44
21- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 51, field goal failed, 7:06
21- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 47, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 21-10 Opp, 30, field goal, 7:55
21-10 Ricky Aguayo, 41, field goal failed, 4:41
21-17 Opp, 4, run (kick), 1:57
4th 21-24 Opp, 74, pass (kick), 14:22
28-24 Tamorrion Terry, 60, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 7:25
35-24 Cam Akers, 1, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:37
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 26 18
Rushes-yards 41-140 47-124
Passing 382 286
Att-Comp-Int 34-26-0 28-16-1
Total Yards 75-522 75-410
Punt Returns 3-14 1-10
Kickoff Returns 1-18 2-37
Interception Ret. 1-3 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 4-42.0 6-44.2
Sacks By-Yds 6-27 2-7
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 5-36 7-54
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 5-17
4th Down Conversions 0-1 2-3
Time of Posession 26:18 33:42
Attendance 46,530
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 29 112 3 18
Khalan Laborn 2 18 0 17
Alex Hornibrook 3 18 0 9
James Blackman 5 13 0 9
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 -5 0 -5
Team 1 -16 0 -16
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 140 3 18
Opp 47 124 1 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 7 96 1 44t
Tamorrion Terry 2 73 1 60t
Tre'Shaun Harrison 4 54 0 29
Gabe Nabers 3 45 0 17
D.J. Matthews 3 44 0 24
Ontaria Wilson 2 24 0 18
Cam Akers 3 21 0 14
Tre' McKitty 1 17 0 17
Warren Thompson 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 26 382 2 60t
Opp 16 286 2 74t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Alex Hornibrook 15 20 0 255 2 60t
James Blackman 11 14 0 127 0 29
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 26 34 0 382 2 60t
Opp 16 28 1 286 2 74t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 3 14 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 14 0 11
Opp 1 10 0 10
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 1 18 0 18
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 18 0 18
Opp 2 37 0 36
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 4 168 49
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 168 49
Opp 6 265 60
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Marvin Wilson 3 7 10 3.5- 17.0 2.0- 13.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Stanford Samuels 5 2 7 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 4 3 7 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . 1 . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 2 5 7 2.5- 7.0 1.5- 5.0 . . . . 1 . .
Cyrus Fagan 4 1 5 . . 1- 3 . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 2 3 5 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 2 2 4 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . 1 1 . . . .
Jaleel McRae 2 1 3 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Jaiden Lars-Woodbey . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Cedric Wood . 2 2 0.5- 0.0 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Ontaria Wilson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gabe Nabers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 41 36 77 11.0- 37.0 6.0- 27.0 1- 3 3 2 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 45 36 81 5.0- 18.0 2.0- 7.0 . 2 4 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 20 Keyshawn Helton
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
S 1 Levonta Taylor
EDGE 6 Jaiden Lars-Woodbey
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
S 24 Cyrus Fagan
CB 26 Asante Samuel
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
5 Dontavious Jackson
7 D.J. Matthews
11 Warren Thompson
12 A.J. Lytton
12 Alex Hornibrook
14 Kyle Meyers
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
19 Jarvis Brownlee
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
27 Akeem Dent
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
32 Gabe Nabers
33 Amari Gainer
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
55 Dontae Lucas
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
71 Chaz Neal
77 Christian Armstrong
83 Jordan Young
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
90 Tru Thompson
|
Florida State 31, North Carolina State 13
09/28/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. 'Another Step In The Right Direction': Hornibrook-led Noles Finish Off Wolfpack, 31-13.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - It took a little longer
than usual for Florida State to find the accelerator, but that might just be how the Seminoles prefer it.
After finally building a big advantage over North Carolina State - late in the third
quarter, instead of the usual early onslaught - FSU kept on rolling for a 31-13 victory in front of 60,351 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium.
No surrendered leads or dramatic rallies this time
around.
Starting in place of the injured James Blackman, quarterback Alex Hornibrook threw for 316 yards and three touchdowns for the Seminoles, who will go into next week's open date with a 3-2
record (2-1 ACC) and having beaten NC State (3-2, 0-1) for the first time in three tries.
They've also won consecutive ACC games for the first time in nearly three years.
"Man," Taggart said
with a smile. "Great win for our football team."
Taggart was pleased but not necessarily surprised.
He said that he had "a good feeling about this game" in the week leading up to it, a feeling
built in part by last week's win over Louisville as well as a week of practices that he described as "by far" the team's best of the year.
Turns out Taggart was on to something.
Because after
starting a little slowly for a change - FSU trailed 6-3 late in the second quarter - the Seminoles found their footing and blew right by the Wolfpack for their most impressive victory of the season.
By far.
And they'll get a chance for an even bigger one in two weeks, when they visit No. 1 Clemson following an open date.
"We made another step in the right direction," Taggart said. "...I
think our team is consistently getting better. Each and every week, our guys are finding ways to get better, and that's what we talk about: trying to get 1 percent better each and every game.
"I
thought we did that tonight."
Before the game, there were a few indications that Blackman, who sustained a lower-body injury last week, would be able to play. He was in full uniform, took warm-up
reps with the first-team offense and served as FSU's offensive captain for the coin toss.
But when the FSU offense hit the field for the first time, it was Hornibrook leading the way.
The
fifth-year senior, a graduate transfer from Wisconsin who made his FSU debut last week, set a new career high for passing yardage and notched his first career 300-yard game.
"He's a veteran,"
Taggart said. "He understands what it takes."
And how to keep his receivers happy.
While Tamorrion Terry (five catches, 77 yards, two TDs) leading the way is nothing new, he was far from the
only FSU receiver to have an impact.
Hornibrook completed 29 passes on 40 attempts and spread those completions to 10 different receivers.
Each caught at least two passes, and none caught more
than five.
"That's part of our offense," Taggart said. "I think our guys are understanding that we're not just going to have one guy with 15 receptions. There is going to be plenty of guys, and our
guys are embracing that now, understanding the game is about the team. There is not as much selfish play anymore."
Still, it was Hornibrook's connection with Terry that turned the tide near the end
of the first half.
With NC State leading and causing problems with its pass rush, the pair stemmed the tide by taking advantage of single coverage and linking up for a quick pass over the middle of
the field.
The speedy Terry did the rest, outrunning NC State's defense for a 43-yard touchdown that made it 10-6. FSU never trailed again.
"Once we get drives going, once we get that first
first down and we start moving, that's when things open up for us," Hornibrook said. "That's when we have a lot of success."
Hornibrook then threw a beautiful, 40-yard touchdown pass to Ontaria
Wilson on FSU's next possession, and later found Terry again in the middle of the end zone to make it 24-6 midway through the third quarter.
NC State, led in part by former FSU quarterback Bailey
Hockman, struck for its only touchdown early in the fourth quarter but could get no closer.
Hockman completed 21 of 40 passes for 208 yards and a touchdown.
"Weird feeling after this game," NC
State coach Dave Doeren said. "I'm really proud of the way our defensive kids battled. We struggled offensively in a lot of ways. ... Florida State did a nice job."
FSU running back Cam Akers,
meanwhile, was surprisingly held in check for much of the evening. But he made his biggest impact in perhaps the second half's most crucial moment, a fourth-and-1 around midfield a few moments after
NC State made it 24-13.
The end result - a 41-yard touchdown run that effectively sealed the game - is what stands out, but the play's context and execution made it that much more impressive.
Rather than show any indecision or confusion, the Seminoles went straight into their up-tempto offense, rushed to the line of scrimmage and took advantage of an NC State defensive front that was on
its heels.
There were no pre-snap penalties or missed assignments. Only FSU's offense, running as intended.
"I was really excited for our football team to finish the ball game that way," Taggart
said. "We told Cam, 'We're going to try to get you the ball more, and this is where we want you to pound them and make them tap out.'
"I thought he did a good job of running there at the end."
Akers finished with 83 yards on 17 attempts, which was nearly enough to match NC State's entire rushing total.
The Wolfpack, which came into the game averaging more than 200 yards on the ground,
finished with only 88 yards on 28 attempts.
That marks the third consecutive game in which FSU's defense has held an opponent well under its season rushing average.
"One thing we talked about
was being good at something," Taggart said. "First couple ball games, we couldn't say we were good at anything. I think, in the last three ball games, we can say we're pretty good at stopping the run
now.
"We found something to be good at, and we need to continue to build off of it."
Safety Cyrus Fagan led the Seminoles with 10 tackles (eight solo stops) and a fumble recovery, while redshirt
freshman Amari Gainer finished with nine tackles, two sacks and a late forced fumble that denied an NC State touchdown.
The Seminoles held a healthy advantage in total offense until the waning
moments of the fourth quarter, and they won time of possession for the first time this season.
"Defense has definitely been turning around over the past few weeks," Gainer said.
"When you have
people that you trust around you, it's easier to do your job. I improve every day in practice. I focus on running to the ball and executing and I feel like we're all starting to do that, which is
starting to carry over into the game."
The news, however, wasn't entirely good for the defense. Redshirt junior defensive end Janarius Robinson was flagged for targeting early in the fourth quarter
and was ejected. Per NCAA rules, he will be suspended for the first half of FSU's next game.
It was one of 13 FSU penalties, but Taggart, for a change, wasn't seeing red at all the yellow this
time.
"I don't think all of those were selfish penalties," he said. "I thought our guys were playing really hard and sometime those things just happen."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| North Carolina State |
0 |
6 |
0 |
7 |
13 |
| Florida State |
3 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
1st 3- 0 Ricky Aguayo, 37, field goal, 5:40
2nd 3- 3 Opp, 29, field goal, 14:20
3- 6 Opp, 26, field goal, 6:25
10- 6 Tamorrion Terry, 43, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:59
17- 6 Ontaria Wilson, 40, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:58
17- 6 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 17- 6 Ricky Aguayo, 47, field goal failed, 9:43
24- 6 Tamorrion Terry, 9, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Parker Grothaus, kick), 0:59
4th 24-13 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 13:04
31-13 Cam Akers, 41, run (Parker Grothaus, kick), 9:13
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 22 24
Rushes-yards 32-53 28-88
Passing 316 282
Att-Comp-Int 40-29-0 52-28-0
Total Yards 72-369 80-370
Punt Returns 4-24 2-10
Kickoff Returns 1-58 0-0
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 2-2 0-0
Punts 7-40.0 6-47.5
Sacks By-Yds 2-15 8-45
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 3-2
Penalties-Yds 13-99 8-57
3rd Down Conversions 5-15 4-16
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-3
Time of Posession 30:49 29:11
Attendance 60,351
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 17 83 1 41t
Khalan Laborn 3 12 0 6
Team 2 -2 0
Alex Hornibrook 10 -40 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 32 53 1 41t
Opp 28 88 0 19
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Ontaria Wilson 4 91 1 40t
Tamorrion Terry 5 77 2 43t
Keyshawn Helton 3 44 0 24
D.J. Matthews 2 27 0 22
Warren Thompson 2 26 0 14
Keith Gavin 2 16 0 11
Cam Akers 2 11 0 7
Tre' McKitty 2 11 0 8
Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 7 0 9
Khalan Laborn 2 6 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 29 316 3 43t
Opp 28 282 1 33
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Alex Hornibrook 29 40 0 316 3 43t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 29 40 0 316 3 43t
Opp 28 52 0 282 1 33
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 4 24 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 4 24 0 9
Opp 2 10 0 6
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Keyshawn Helton 1 58 0 58
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 58 0 58
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 7 280 53
----------------------------------------
FSU 7 280 53
Opp 6 285 54
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cyrus Fagan 8 2 10 . . . 1 . 1- 2 . . .
Amari Gainer 6 3 9 2.5- 16.0 2.0- 15.0 . . . . 1 . .
Levonta Taylor 4 2 6 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 3 3 6 . . . 2 . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 5 . 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 4 1 5 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 1 3 4 0.5- 1.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Akeem Dent 1 2 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Renardo Green 1 1 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Josh Brown 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 1 2 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs 1 1 2 . . . . 1 . 1 . .
DeCalon Brooks 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice . 1 1 0.5- 2.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Marvin Wilson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 40 24 64 6.0- 26.0 2.0- 15.0 . 8 2 2- 2 2 . .
Opp 47 18 65 14.0- 57.0 8.0- 45.0 . 3 4 . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
QB 12 Alex Hornibrook
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 20 Keyshawn Helton
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
RG 72 Mike Arnold
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
S 1 Levonta Taylor
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
S 24 Cyrus Fagan
CB 26 Asante Samuel
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
7 D.J. Matthews
11 Warren Thompson
12 A.J. Lytton
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
19 Jarvis Brownlee
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
23 Ricky Aguayo
27 Akeem Dent
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
32 Gabe Nabers
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
55 Dontae Lucas
55 Derrick McLendon
56 Emmett Rice
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
71 Chaz Neal
77 Christian Armstrong
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
90 Tru Thompson
95 Jamarcus Chatman
97 Malcolm Lamar
|
Clemson 45, Florida State 14
10/12/2019, Clemson, S.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Football Falls In Clemson To No. 2 Tigers.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
CLEMSON, S.C. - Whatever might have been ailing the Clemson Tigers over
the past few weeks seems to have been cured.
Florida State, meanwhile, still has plenty of work to do as it continues on its journey back to national prominence.
The No. 2 Tigers, a one-point
winner their last time out, returned to form at FSU's expense on Saturday, scoring the first 42 points in a 45-14 victory over the Seminoles on Saturday afternoon at Memorial Stadium.
Tamorrion
Terry and Khalan Laborn each scored second-half touchdowns for FSU, which lost for the first time in three games. The Seminoles (3-3, 2-2 ACC) must bounce back quickly, as another road date against a
ranked conference opponent awaits next week at No. 19 Wake Forest.
"Disappointing loss," FSU head coach Willie Taggart said. "I thought we had a good week of practice, had a good game plan, and we
didn't play the way we wanted to do, the way thought we should and would play.
"Clemson's a really good football team. ... We had to play our best in order to beat them, and we didn't."
As
expected, James Blackman and Alex Hornibrook took turns quarterbacking the FSU offense, although neither found much success against a Clemson team (6-0, 3-0) that came into the game ranked sixth
nationally in total defense.
The two combined for 150 yards on 17-of-35 passing, but also combined for three interceptions that the Tigers converted into 14 points. Hornibrook's 64-yard touchdown
pass to Terry midway through the third quarter put the Seminoles on the board.
Laborn followed up a little while later with a 40-yard scoring run that marked the redshirt sophomore's first
collegiate touchdown.
"We never quit," FSU defensive tackle Marvin Wilson said. "All the way to the buzzer, we never quit."
Clemson's Trevor Lawrence was 17-of-25 for 170 yards, three touchdowns
and one interception before giving way to reserve Chase Brice in the third quarter. He found a favorite target in Justyn Ross, who caught five passes for 61 yards and two scores.
And running back
Travis Etienne carried 17 times for 127 yards to lead a Clemson rushing attack that amassed more than 300 yards.
"We've got to do a better job of stopping the run and setting the edge," said
defensive end Janarius Robinson, who made four tackles for loss after serving a first-half suspension for a prior targeting penalty.
"Just got knocked back to earth," Wilson said. "Got to get back
in the lab, get back to it."
The Seminoles finished with statistical deficiencies suggestive of the final margin. They gained 253 yards of total offense (compared to 552 for Clemson), had 10 first
downs (31), a 2-13 mark on third down and four turnovers (two).
They had previously gone three consecutive games without giving the ball away, their longest such streak in four years.
"We just
didn't make the plays," Taggart said. "We didn't execute. Turned the ball over. We can't turn the ball over and expect to win.
"Gave up some explosive plays there. Can't do that. We didn't play
well. We didn't execute at all."
And FSU suffered another significant setback in the second quarter, when receiver Keyshawn Helton suffered a knee injury while defending a Clemson interception
return.
The sophomore is FSU's second-leading receiver.
"Unfortunately, Keyshawn hurt his knee," Taggart said, "and he'll probably be out for the season."
Good news was in short supply on
Saturday, but the Seminoles did receive a little when offensive linemen Jauan Williams and Cole Minshew returned to the lineup for a handful of snaps.
Williams, who entered the season as FSU's
starting left tackle, hadn't played since injuring his ankle during the Seminoles' win over ULM in Week 2. And Minshew, a 23-game starter, had missed eight consecutive games dating back to last
season.
Otherwise, the Seminoles left Clemson without much more than a desire to move on.
"Got to come back," Wilson said. "Twenty-four-hour rule. Just like a win, 24-hour rule. You don't throw
it all away. You've got to face it. You've got to be a man about it and get certain stuff corrected and go on to the next team."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
14 |
| Clemson |
14 |
14 |
14 |
3 |
45 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 3, pass (kick), 12:09
0-14 Opp, 8, run (kick), 4:41
2nd 0-21 Opp, 10, pass (kick), 13:13
0-28 Opp, 8, pass (kick), 8:58
0-28 Opp, 24, field goal failed, 0:21
3rd 0-35 Opp, 29, run (kick), 11:49
0-42 Opp, 38, interception return (kick), 9:39
7-42 Tamorrion Terry, 64, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:02
4th 7-45 Opp, 26, field goal, 4:58
14-45 Khalan Laborn, 40, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:41
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 10 31
Rushes-yards 23-103 53-320
Passing 150 232
Att-Comp-Int 35-17-3 38-24-1
Total Yards 58-253 91-552
Punt Returns 1-9 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-42 0-0
Interception Ret. 1-0 3-48
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 9-38.0 4-39.3
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 3-15
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1
Penalties-Yds 7-68 6-65
3rd Down Conversions 2-13 5-16
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-3
Time of Posession 20:23 39:37
Attendance 80,500
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Khalan Laborn 8 69 1 40t
Cam Akers 9 34 0 15
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 11 0 11
James Blackman 3 -3 0 2
Alex Hornibrook 2 -8 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 23 103 1 40t
Opp 53 320 2 29t
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 2 83 1 64t
D.J. Matthews 3 26 0 18
Tre' McKitty 2 19 0 16
Ontaria Wilson 2 8 0 6
Keyshawn Helton 1 7 0 7
Camren McDonald 1 4 0 4
Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 3 0 9
Khalan Laborn 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 17 150 1 64t
Opp 24 232 3 40
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Alex Hornibrook 8 12 1 84 1 64t
James Blackman 9 23 2 66 0 18
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 17 35 3 150 1 64t
Opp 24 38 1 232 3 40
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 9 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 9 0 9
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 42 0 23
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 42 0 23
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 9 342 46
----------------------------------------
FSU 9 342 46
Opp 4 157 52
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Asante Samuel 6 2 8 . . . 1 . . . . .
Leonard Warner 5 3 8 . . . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 4 2 6 4.0- 6.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 3 3 6 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 1 4 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dennis Briggs 3 1 4 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wood 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Brown . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jarvis Brownlee 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Keyshawn Helton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tru Thompson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Renardo Green . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 53 34 87 4.0- 6.0 . 1- 0 3 . 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 33 14 47 5.0- 31.0 3.0- 15.0 3- 48 2 6 1- 0 2 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
WR 20 Keyshawn Helton
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
EDGE 22 Adonis Thomas
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
SS 24 Cyrus Fagan
CB 26 Asante Samuel
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
4 Khalan Laborn
7 D.J. Matthews
11 Janarius Robinson
12 A.J. Lytton
12 Alex Hornibrook
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
19 Jarvis Brownlee
20 Kalen DeLoach
23 Ricky Aguayo
27 Akeem Dent
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
32 Gabe Nabers
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
55 Derrick McLendon
56 Emmett Rice
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
70 Cole Minshew
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
73 Jauan Williams
83 Jordan Young
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
90 Tru Thompson
97 Malcolm Lamar
|
Wake Forest 22, Florida State 20
10/19/2019, Winston-Salem, N.C.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Football Falls 22-20 At Wake.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Despite the cold, wet conditions, despite giving the ball away
twice and despite surrendering a fourth-quarter lead, the Florida State football team still had a chance to escape Wake Forest's BB&T Field with a win.
The rain and wind left over from Tropical
Storm Nestor had other ideas.
Ricky Aguayo attempted a go-ahead, 50-yard field goal with 2:17 to play, but, despite having plenty of distance, the kick missed wide left. The Demon Deacons then ran
as much clock as they could, and Florida State couldn't muster any more offense in the waning moments of a 22-20 defeat to the Demon Deacons.
FSU (3-4, 2-3 ACC) has dropped consecutive games for
the first time this season and will look to bounce back at home next week against Syracuse.
"That one hurt," FSU coach Willie Taggart said. "I thought our football team played better in certain
areas, but again, turnovers and penalties hurt us. Especially in critical situations."
Indeed, the Seminoles turned the ball over twice, and although neither led directly to points for Wake Forest,
they also robbed FSU of chances to score points of their own on a night when they were hard to come by.
That was especially true midway through the third quarter, when a promising drive that had
reached Wake Forest's 16-yard line ended in a Cam Akers fumble.
At that point, the Seminoles led 14-12 and seemed all but assured to extend their advantage.
"It's very disappointing as a team,
and for me personally," Akers said. "Because I turned the ball over in a critical moment."
The fumble marred an otherwise heroic effort from Akers: 30 carries, 199 total yards (157 rushing, 42
receiving) and two touchdowns.
"This game is one that's a blow, but you've got to take it," Akers said.
Wake Forest, meanwhile, got off to a hot start but was held in check by Florida State's
red-zone defense.
The Demon Deacons scored the game's first nine points and scored five field goals, but all of them came from 27 yards or closer. Wake Forest sophomore Matt Sciba has made 23
consecutive kicks, the last of which was the game winner with 4:27 to play.
For a while, it seemed as though FSU's success in defending the red zone might have made the difference.
Because after
rallying from that early deficit, FSU led for much of the evening, finished with an advantage in total offense (449-424) and at one point forced five consecutive punts from Wake Forest.
When the
Demon Deacons did strike, however, they did it in a big way. Starting in place of the injured Jamie Newman, reserve Sam Hartman completed 21 of 38 passes for 308 yards, a figure with includes gains of
51, 36, 36, 31, 27, 19 and 15 yards.
That FSU's secondary played most of the game without starting safeties Cyrus Fagan and Hamsah Nasirildeen didn't help either. Fagan missed the game with an
injury, while Nasirildeen was ejected due to a targeting infraction on the game's fifth play.
"You always want your best players out there, and losing him so early in the game, it's tough," Taggart
said. "I know they picked on (freshman) Akeem (Dent) a little bit there. To have a veteran guy there probably would have helped."
The teams traded scores early in the fourth quarter, with James
Blackman's 36-yard touchdown pass to Tamorrion Terry putting the Seminoles on top, 20-19, with 11:22 to play.
From there, the wet weather seemed like it might hold both teams off the scoreboard for
the remainder of the evening. But the Demon Deacons mustered one more field goal - albeit a chip shot - while the Seminoles could not.
Taggart said after the game that Aguayo, scrutinized in recent
weeks after a string of misses, had a perfect week of practice and that he felt confident that the senior would deliver.
Even in the weather, Taggart had good reason to think so. Aguayo came into
the game 4-of-5 for his career from 50-plus yards, and he'd had a near spotless record when kicking on the road.
"Ricky had a good week of practice. He was 100-percent all week in practice,"
Taggart said. "And he has a strong enough leg to make it, so we tried to go for it."
After the kick sailed left, Wake Forest took over and drained the clock to under one minute. The Seminoles had
one last, desperate possession that began at their 24-yard line with 35 seconds to play. But back-to-back fumbles, both recovered by the offense, put out any hopes for a miracle.
Blackman finished
27 of 43 for 280 yards, two touchdowns and an interception. He played the entire game after splitting snaps with Alex Hornibrook in recent weeks.
Linebacker Emmett Rice led the Seminoles' defense
with a career-high 14 tackles, including nine solo stops and a tackle for loss.
"You cannot hurt yourself and try to win a close ballgame like that tonight," Blackman said. "If we don't have the
turnovers, if we don't have the self-inflicted wounds, we'll be in great position."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
0 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
20 |
| Wake Forest |
6 |
6 |
0 |
10 |
22 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 21, field goal, 12:50
0- 6 Opp, 25, field goal, 4:47
2nd 0- 9 Opp, 25, field goal, 14:52
7- 9 Cam Akers, 2, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 13:21
7-12 Opp, 27, field goal, 9:15
14-12 Cam Akers, 19, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:08
4th 14-19 Opp, 3, run (kick), 14:25
20-19 Tamorrion Terry, 36, pass from James Blackman (D.J. Matthews, pass failed), 11:22
20-22 Opp, 25, field goal, 4:18
20-22 Ricky Aguayo, 50, field goal failed, 2:13
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 20
Rushes-yards 46-169 40-116
Passing 280 308
Att-Comp-Int 43-27-1 38-21-0
Total Yards 89-449 78-424
Punt Returns 1-8 3-11
Kickoff Returns 2-34 1-16
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-0
Punts 6-41.5 8-46.6
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 2-8
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-0
Penalties-Yds 8-69 4-38
3rd Down Conversions 7-17 6-19
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-0
Time of Posession 32:51 27:09
Attendance 24,782
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 30 157 1 32
Khalan Laborn 5 12 0 6
James Blackman 9 8 0 8
Team 2 -8 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 46 169 1 32
Opp 40 116 1 13
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 4 55 1 36t
Tre' McKitty 5 44 0 19
Cam Akers 4 42 1 19t
Ontaria Wilson 4 38 0 16
Gabe Nabers 2 31 0 27
D.J. Matthews 3 27 0 10
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 18 0 23
Keith Gavin 1 15 0 15
Khalan Laborn 1 11 0 11
Camren McDonald 1 -1 0 -1
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 280 2 36t
Opp 21 308 0 51
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 27 43 1 280 2 36t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 27 43 1 280 2 36t
Opp 21 38 0 308 0 51
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 8 0 8
Opp 3 11 0 5
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tre'Shaun Harrison 2 34 0 19
---------------------------------------------
FSU 2 34 0 19
Opp 1 16 0 16
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 6 249 47
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 249 47
Opp 8 373 63
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emmett Rice 9 5 14 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 5 2 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brendan Gant 1 5 6 . . . . 1 . . . .
Janarius Robinson 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 3 2 5 . . . . 1 . . . .
Asante Samuel 4 . 4 . . . 2 . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Cory Durden 2 2 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Dennis Briggs 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wood . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 46 26 72 2.0- 2.0 . . 5 4 . . . .
Opp 57 24 81 8.0- 25.0 2.0- 8.0 1- 0 5 6 1- 0 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 80 Ontaria Wilson
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
LB 5 Dontavious Jackson
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
SS 27 Akeem Dent
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 56 Emmett Rice
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Levonta Taylor
4 Khalan Laborn
11 Warren Thompson
12 A.J. Lytton
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Kalen DeLoach
23 Ricky Aguayo
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
32 Gabe Nabers
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
55 Derrick McLendon
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
70 Cole Minshew
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
73 Jauan Williams
76 Darius Washington
83 Jordan Young
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
89 Keith Gavin
|
Florida State 35, Syracuse 17
10/26/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Akers-Led Noles Rush To Homecoming Romp.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Cam Akers had a demanding checklist for himself headed into Saturday's
game against Syracuse, and he shared it with coach Willie Taggart before kickoff.
"He was going to break the record for touchdowns," Taggart said, "and he was going to run for a lot of yards, and
he was going to help this football team win. He was going to put this team on his back."
Hey, three out of four ain't bad.
Akers ran for plenty of yards, led Florida State to a 35-17 win over
the Orange and, by any measure, put the Seminoles on his back.
He'll have to settle for a tie on that touchdowns record, though.
Florida State's star running back did a little bit of everything
on Saturday afternoon, running for 144 yards and a school-record-tying four touchdowns as the Seminoles rolled to a Homecoming romp over Syracuse in front of 50,517 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium.
Akers ran over, through and around the Orange, and then, for good measure, he threw a few passes over their heads.
Operating out of the "wildcat" formation for several snaps, Akers, a former prep
quarterback, lined up behind center and completed 2-of-3 passes for 26 yards.
"Cam did what he said he was going to do in this ballgame," Taggart said. "He spoke into existence the things he wanted
to get accomplished."
As a result, the Seminoles walked off the field with a satisfying measure of revenge for last year's defeat at Syracuse's Carrier Dome, as well as a welcome stop to their
recent two-game skid.
Good time for it, too: Florida State (4-4, 3-3 ACC) is set to host rival Miami (4-4, 2-3), a winner over Pittsburgh earlier in the day, next week.
"Very proud of our
football team," Taggart said. "Very proud of their focus this week. I thought our guys had unbelievable focus (despite) a lot of distractions. They stayed locked in."
As has been the case for much
of the season, Akers led the charge.
The Mississippi native scored touchdowns of 23, seven, six and three yards, and by the time he ran untouched for a two-point conversion late in the second
quarter, Akers had scored 20 of FSU's 21 total points.
That alone gave him enough to boast the highest-scoring game for an ACC player this season, besting the previous high of 18 points. It also
put Akers into some pretty elite company - his 26 total points were second only to Ron Sellers (30 against Wake Forest in 1968) in school history.
"God put me in position to go make some plays, and
I went and made some plays," said Akers, who topped the 100-yard mark for the fifth time this season. "All I can do is give the credit to God - and the offensive line for opening holes for me."
Alex Hornibrook, somewhat of a surprise starter at quarterback, completed 15 of 26 passes for 196 yards before giving way to James Blackman early in the fourth quarter.
He and Akers teamed up with
Tamorrion Terry for what might have been FSU's top highlight of the day - a triple-pass that seemed bound for disaster before Hornibrook found Terry downfield for a 54-yard gain on third-and-eight.
No, that's not exactly how it looked in practice.
"Nah, not quite," Akers said with a smile. "But it worked."
Whether on the field or on the sidelines, seemingly everyone wearing garnet and gold
had the same thought as they watched the play unfold - "No, no, no - yes!"
"I didn't really understand what was going on," defensive end Janarius Robinson said. "But I was happy at the end."
A
few plays later, Akers took a wildcat snap, waited out the Syracuse defense and burst around the right side of the line for a score that made it 21-3. FSU went on to lead by as many as 32 points and,
although Syracuse added two late touchdowns, the Seminoles never had much reason to sweat.
"I think he's the best running back in the country," Taggart said about Akers. "The kid is special. When
you see the way he runs the football, he's a tremendous talent. He's doing a darn good job for us and I'm looking forward to watching the rest of this season to see how he ends up."
Akers' outing
will own the headlines, but Florida State's defense nearly put in a performance to match.
Lined up across from the most generous offensive line in the country - the Orange average five sacks
allowed per game - the Seminoles were aggressive and relentless in their pursuit of banged-up quarterback Tommy DeVito.
DeVito left last week's game against Pittsburgh with an injury, and although
he made it through this one, he'll likely be sore when he wakes up on Sunday morning. Six FSU defenders combined to record seven sacks, with defensive tackle Marvin Wilson (two) and end Robinson (1.5)
leading the way.
"They (Syracuse) like to throw the ball around, and I thought our guys did a good job," Taggart said. "... I thought our guys flew around and different guys were taking turns
making plays for us."
That includes safety Hamsah Nasirildeen, who a week after missing most of the Wake Forst game due to a targeting penalty, returned to the lineup and racked up an eye-popping
17 tackles. That's the most for any Seminole since A.J. Nicholson had 19 in 2005.
"I thought I had about eight," Nasirildeen said with a laugh. "... Coming into the fourth quarter, I thought we
could have still played better and shut some more things down. But it was just all focus in that first half, just being locked in, knowing what we're all doing, coming out with a goal and just getting
everybody doing their jobs.
"It looks good when everybody does their job."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Syracuse |
0 |
3 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
| Florida State |
13 |
8 |
14 |
0 |
35 |
1st 6- 0 Cam Akers, 23, run (Parker Grothaus, kick blocked by Opp), 11:48
13- 0 Cam Akers, 3, run (Parker Grothaus, kick), 8:22
2nd 13- 3 Opp, 50, field goal, 14:54
13- 3 Opp, 46, field goal failed, 4:19
21- 3 Cam Akers, 6, run (Cam Akers, run), 1:35
3rd 28- 3 Cam Akers, 7, run (Parker Grothaus, kick), 13:18
35- 3 Khalan Laborn, 2, run (Parker Grothaus, kick), 2:24
4th 35-10 Opp, 2, run (kick), 13:04
35-17 Opp, 1, run (kick), 6:04
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 26 21
Rushes-yards 47-241 51-192
Passing 246 151
Att-Comp-Int 32-19-0 33-20-0
Total Yards 79-487 84-343
Punt Returns 0-0 1-4
Kickoff Returns 0-0 0-0
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 5-38.2 6-43.2
Sacks By-Yds 7-24 2-13
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 11-76 14-107
3rd Down Conversions 8-16 13-23
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-1
Time of Posession 31:45 28:15
Attendance 50,517
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 20 144 4 27
Khalan Laborn 17 68 1 14
Deonte Sheffield 2 17 0 13
James Blackman 3 11 0 5
Alex Hornibrook 4 10 0 15
Tamorrion Terry 1 -9 0 -9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 47 241 5 27
Opp 51 192 2 25
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 2 84 0 54
Tre' McKitty 4 40 0 22
D.J. Matthews 3 39 0 19
Jordan Young 1 29 0 29
Khalan Laborn 2 26 0 16
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 15 0 15
Keith Gavin 2 12 0 7
Camren McDonald 1 5 0 5
Cam Akers 2 1 0 9
Adarius Dent 1 -5 0 -5
---------------------------------------------
FSU 19 246 0 54
Opp 20 151 0 23
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Alex Hornibrook 15 26 0 196 0 54
Cam Akers 2 3 0 26 0 16
James Blackman 2 3 0 24 0 29
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 19 32 0 246 0 54
Opp 20 33 0 151 0 23
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 4 0 4
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 5 191 43
----------------------------------------
FSU 5 191 43
Opp 6 259 51
|---------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 9 8 17 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 4 5 9 1.5- 3.0 1.5- 3.0 . . 1 . . . .
Emmett Rice 6 2 8 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 6 2 8 1.0- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Robert Cooper 2 6 8 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 1 5 6 3.0- 11.0 2.0- 10.0 . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jaleel McRae 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wood . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tru Thompson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Raymond Woodie 1 . 1 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick McLendon . 1 1 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Kalen DeLoach . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 44 40 84 12.0- 36.0 7.0- 24.0 . 3 1 . . . .
Opp 38 36 74 6.0- 36.0 2.0- 13.0 . 5 1 . . 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
QB 12 Alex Hornibrook
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
LG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
C 60 Andrew Boselli
RG 70 Cole Minshew
LT 76 Darius Washington
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
SS 27 Akeem Dent
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Levonta Taylor
1 James Blackman
4 Khalan Laborn
12 A.J. Lytton
14 Deonte Sheffield
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Kalen DeLoach
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
32 Gabe Nabers
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
53 Maurice Smith
55 Derrick McLendon
58 Dennis Briggs
59 Brady Scott
62 Alexander Strozier
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
74 Jay Williams
75 Abdul Bello
78 Ira Henry
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
90 Tru Thompson
|
Miami 27, Florida State 10
11/02/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Second-Half Rally Fizzles In 27-10 Setback.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - There were a few moments here on Saturday afternoon, right around
when Cam Akers scored a touchdown that cut Florida State's deficit to seven, and then when the FSU defense got a quick stop its next time out, that the Seminoles seemed destined for a memorable
rally.
One that would've dealt the Miami Hurricanes the same type of heartache they handed the Seminoles a year ago. And, more importantly, one that might have sparked FSU toward a strong finish to
the regular season.
It didn't happen.
Florida State cut a 14-point deficit to seven early in the third quarter but could get no closer. Miami's Jarren Williams then made the result official with
a 56-yard touchdown pass midway through the fourth quarter that helped the Hurricanes to a 27-10 victory in front of 63,995 fans at Doak Campbell Stadium.
The Seminoles (4-5, 3-4 ACC) will look to
get back on track in next week's conference finale at Boston College (noon, ACC Network). The Hurricanes (5-4, 3-3), winners of three straight over FSU for the first time since 2000-2004, host
Louisville.
"Of course, we're frustrated with the loss," FSU head coach Willie Taggart said. "To be honest with you, words aren't going to make it better right now."
Paced by first-half passing
plays of 42, 39 and 34 yards, the Hurricanes built a 17-3 lead at halftime. The Seminoles answered with a six-play, 62-yard drive that ended in an 18-yard touchdown pass from Alex Hornibrook to Akers,
but otherwise couldn't get much going against Miami's defensive front.
Akers managed just 66 rushing yards on 22 carries, while Hornibrook, starting for the second consecutive game, completed
17-of-24 passes for 135 yards. He was sacked eight times, and the Hurricanes finished the contest with nine sacks and 16 tackles for loss.
"I mean, it was every play back there - the quarterback
not having time to get rid of the ball," Taggart said. "That's very disappointing. Didn't think that was going to happen. We knew they had a good D-line and good defense but didn't think that would
happen to us."
"If you're getting dominated up front, there are not a lot of things that work," Miami coach Manny Diaz added. "Obviously we were winning that battle up front."
As a result, the
Seminoles were outgained 353-203 and managed just 2.9 yards per play.
And that despite holding Miami to only 40 yards rushing yards and 1.7 yards per carry - by far the lowest for an FSU opponent
this season.
The Hurricanes, however, more than made up for it in the passing game, where they picked on a pair of freshmen defensive backs early and then took advantage of a missed assignment
later in the game.
Taggart attributed Miami's first touchdown to a one-on-one matchup that went to receiver Jeff Thomas. Then, on the last score, Taggart said that there was supposed to be a
defender protecting the middle-third of the field.
There wasn't.
That, combined with a pass rush that couldn't break through Miami's offensive line for much of the afternoon, made for a
difficult day in the secondary.
"It's on us," said linebacker Emmett Rice, who had a team-high seven tackles. "Coach put us in the right situations to make the plays, it was on us not
executing."
Even still, the Seminoles will head home Saturday night feeling like they let some quality opportunities slip away.
Florida State's offense had three chances to tie the game after
Akers' touchdown, a stretch that included two quick defensive stops and a Miami field-goal attempt that missed wide right.
But on those three combined possessions, the Seminoles gained 29 total
yards and allowed two sacks, one of which lost eight yards right after that missed field goal.
A few moments later, things took a difficult turn when officials waived off what looked to be a
penalty for illegal blocking during a Miami punt return.
Had the call stood, the UM offense would've started deep in its own territory. Instead, the Hurricanes took over at their 44-yard line and
struck the knockout blow on their very next play.
Miami enjoyed an average starting field position at its own 44-yard line, a number aided in part by 10 FSU penalties and inconsistent punting.
"We didn't flip the field," Taggart said. "We didn't do anything offensively. ... I thought, offensively and special teams, we didn't come to play."
They'll play again next week at Boston College,
in a game that will have heavy implications for the rest of the season. Beating the Eagles would give FSU a .500 record in conference play for the first time since 2016, and it would move the
Seminoles one step closer to bowl eligibility.
To do that, though, the Seminoles will have to improve on their performance against the Hurricanes. And, as Taggart said, "we've got to get better
quick." "We have an opportunity, and every opportunity is a positive for us," Rice said. "We have to get the wins so we can make a bowl."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Miami |
7 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
27 |
| Florida State |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
10 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 39, pass (kick), 9:10
2nd 3- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 37, field goal, 10:15
3-14 Opp, 6, run (kick), 3:58
3-17 Opp, 29, field goal, 0:00
3rd 10-17 Cam Akers, 18, pass from Alex Hornibrook (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 10:31
4th 10-17 Opp, 37, field goal failed, 14:55
10-24 Opp, 56, pass (kick), 12:05
10-27 Opp, 32, field goal, 6:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 15 13
Rushes-yards 41-31 24-40
Passing 172 313
Att-Comp-Int 28-20-2 37-21-0
Total Yards 69-203 61-353
Punt Returns 1-7 3-44
Kickoff Returns 1-23 1-13
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-26
Fumble Returns 1-0 0-0
Punts 8-35.4 5-45.8
Sacks By-Yds 2-15 9-66
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 10-75 6-65
3rd Down Conversions 5-17 3-15
4th Down Conversions 0-2 2-3
Time of Posession 31:36 28:24
Attendance 63,995
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 22 66 0 16
Khalan Laborn 4 9 0 4
James Blackman 2 8 0 13
D.J. Matthews 1 6 0 6
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 6 0 6
Team 1 -13 0
Alex Hornibrook 10 -51 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 41 31 0 16
Opp 24 40 1 16
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 4 40 0 20
Gabe Nabers 3 40 0 18
D.J. Matthews 4 24 0 8
Cam Akers 3 23 1 18t
Keith Gavin 2 19 0 13
Tre' McKitty 2 11 0 7
Khalan Laborn 1 9 0 9
Alex Hornibrook 1 6 0 6
---------------------------------------------
FSU 20 172 1 20
Opp 21 313 2 56t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
Alex Hornibrook 17 24 1 135 1 20
Cam Akers 2 2 0 24 0 18
James Blackman 1 2 1 13 0 13
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 20 28 2 172 1 20
Opp 21 37 0 313 2 56t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Isaiah Bolden 1 7 0 7
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 7 0 7
Opp 3 44 0 23
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 23 0 23
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 23 0 23
Opp 1 13 0 13
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 8 283 46
----------------------------------------
FSU 8 283 46
Opp 5 229 65
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Emmett Rice 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner 2 4 6 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 5 . 5 . . . 2 . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 3 2 5 . . . 1 1 1- 0 . . .
Asante Samuel 3 2 5 1.0- 5.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Amari Gainer 2 3 5 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . 2 . 1 . .
Cory Durden 2 2 4 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 3 . 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Marvin Wilson 2 1 3 1.0- 4.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Cedric Wood 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jordan Young 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Josh Brown 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Gabe Nabers 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Renardo Green 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Lamar . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Brendan Gant . . . . . . . 2 . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 33 26 59 5.0- 25.0 2.0- 15.0 . 9 5 1- 0 1 . .
Opp 48 18 66 16.0- 84.0 9.0- 66.0 2- 26 4 2 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
RB 3 Cam Akers
TE 6 Tre' McKitty
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
QB 12 Alex Hornibrook
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
C 51 Baveon Johnson
LG 55 Dontae Lucas
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
RG 70 Cole Minshew
LT 76 Darius Washington
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
DT 21 Marvin Wilson
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
SS 27 Akeem Dent
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 James Blackman
1 Levonta Taylor
4 Khalan Laborn
5 Dontavious Jackson
12 A.J. Lytton
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Kalen DeLoach
23 Ricky Aguayo
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
32 Gabe Nabers
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
58 Dennis Briggs
59 Brady Scott
71 Chaz Neal
75 Abdul Bello
78 Ira Henry
83 Jordan Young
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
90 Tru Thompson
97 Malcolm Lamar
|
Florida State 38, Boston College 31
11/09/2019, Chestnut Hill, Mass.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Three-and-Odell! Haggins, Noles Roll To 38-31 Win At BC.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. - He's Odell Haggins, he's back
again.
Tasked with leading his alma mater as interim head coach for the second time in three seasons, Haggins, Florida State's beloved former-player-turned-assistant-coach, oversaw yet another
inspiring afternoon for the FSU football team.
D.J. Matthews' 60-yard touchdown catch from James Blackman gave the Seminoles a late lead, then a 66-yard scoring run from Jordan Travis - yes, that
Jordan Travis - put the finishing touches on a 38-31 win over Boston College on a chilly afternoon at Alumni Stadium.
The Eagles added a late touchdown that provided the final margin, but, by then,
the Seminoles were well on their way to a welcome victory that came at the end of a tumultuous week.
"We've got some great kids on this football team," Haggins said, his grey FSU t-shirt still
soaked from the Powerade - not Gatorade - shower he'd received a few moments before.
"A lot of people want to count them out, but they wanted to show the nation: ... We are Florida State.'"
Despite one of the most difficult weeks in the program's recent history, Haggins had a feeling that the Seminoles would do just that.
Not even a week ago, last Sunday afternoon, the Seminoles heard
the news that head coach Willie Taggart had been fired.
A few moments later, they made their way out onto the practice fields for their usual Sunday session.
And, despite the shock and the heavy
emotions that came with Taggart's departure, the Seminoles put in a few hours' worth of work that let Haggins know that everything would be all right.
"They ran the hardest they possibly could on
Sunday," Haggins said. "They wanted to show we are Florida State. We are unconquered. ... Coach, we've got your back, man.'
"That's what they showed me."
Showed Boston College, too.
Despite
playing without key defender Marvin Wilson, and despite trailing 14-3 late in the second quarter, the Seminoles used a big-play offense and a bend-but-don't-break defense to upset the Eagles, even
their conference record at 4-4 and put themselves in position to earn a bowl berth next week at home against FCS Alabama State.
Most importantly, at least on Saturday afternoon: They helped improve
Haggins' overall record as interim coach to 3-0.
"You know he loves you," said FSU safety Hamsah Nasirildeen, whose 22 tackles were the most by an FSU defender since 1968.
"He's got your back,
you've got to have his back."
Matthews' score - in which he caught a short pass over the middle then weaved his way through the BC defense and down the right sideline - came just moments after the
Eagles tied the game at 24-24.
Boston College's ensuing drive made it as far as the 39-yard line before Stanford Samuels III intercepted a pass that snuffed out the comeback bid. Then Travis,
making his FSU debut, put an exclamation point on it with his second touchdown run of the day - the Seminoles' third scoring play of at least 60 yards.
All told, Florida State racked up a
season-high 524 yards of offense, a number made even more impressive by the fact that centerpiece Cam Akers (108 total yards) had a relatively quiet afternoon.
Quarterback James Blackman started
and completed 18-of-26 passes for 346 yards and two touchdowns and became the first FSU quarterback to throw multiple touchdown passes of 60-plus yards in 15 years.
No surprise, Tamorrion Terry had
a big hand in that.
The redshirt sophomore set new career highs for catches (seven) and receiving yards (156), and his 74-yard scoring strike late in the second quarter helped turn things in
Florida State's favor.
That made it 14-10 and, early in the third quarter, the Seminoles took their first lead when Travis took his first snap of the season for a 26-yard touchdown run.
"You can
tell we came out there working," Terry said. "Nobody gave up. We knew we had to go out and make plays and be playmakers. Me, D.J., J-Travis, J-Black, we just came out there and made plays. We
executed."
Between those two moments, FSU's Samuels made a play that might not make SportsCenter but nevertheless proved crucial to the Seminoles' efforts.
With BC leading 14-10 and facing a
third-and-19 at the FSU 43, the Eagles dialed up a misdirection throwback pass to tight end Jake Burt.
The play seemed to work perfectly - most FSU defenders had been drawn to the opposite side of
the field, Burt had a convoy of blockers and the Seminoles had only one defender, Samuels, in the area.
When Burt caught the ball, it seemed certain that he would convert for a first down, and
maybe even score.
But Samuels made a diving, shoestring tackle that somehow stopped Burt short of a first down.
A few moments later, BC kicker Aaron Boumerhi missed a 45-yard field goal attempt
and the Seminoles went into the break down by only four points.
"I barely grabbed his toenail," said Samuels, noting that the Seminoles had scouted that very play in practice this week.
"I was
running over there and the first thing I thought was, ... Don't let them score,'" Nasirildeen added. "I don't know where Stan came from (to force) the fourth down, but I was so happy about that
play."
FSU's offense kept rolling in the second half, first with Travis' touchdown and then a 13-yard run from Akers that capped a run of 21 consecutive FSU points.
At that point, it seemed that
the Seminoles might be headed for a surprisingly easy victory.
But the Eagles rallied, first with a 30-yard field goal and later with a one-yard touchdown run from quarterback Dennis Grosel that
made it 24-24 with 2:33 to play.
"I felt good, to be honest with you," BC coach Steve Addazio said. "At that point, I just felt we're going to be right in this thing right at the end with a great
opportunity to win the game."
That feeling didn't last long.
Just two plays later, after a nice return from Isaiah Bolden and a short gain on first down, Blackman found Matthews over the middle
for what might be the play of FSU's 2019 season.
Matthews dived for the pylon - "It's something I practice," he said - officials upheld the touchdown and the Seminoles silenced Alumni Stadium.
"Coach (Kendal) Briles told me it was time to make a play," Matthews said. "Big-time players make big-time plays in big-time games."
A little while later, there was a big-time celebration, both on
the field and in the Florida State locker room.
Never mind that temperatures in Chestnut Hill never climbed above 38 degrees, and that a steady wind often made it feel so much colder.
When the
ice and green Powerade spilled onto Haggins' shoulders, he might never have felt better.
"It was cold. It felt great," Haggins said with a smile. "Hey, if I can feel like that every time, with our
kids being successful and things happening for our kids, I'll take a Powerade bath any time."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
3 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
38 |
| Boston College |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
31 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 17, pass (kick), 9:22
3- 7 Ricky Aguayo, 20, field goal, 5:51
3- 7 Opp, 37, field goal failed, 1:25
2nd 3-14 Opp, 11, run (kick), 5:12
10-14 Tamorrion Terry, 74, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:31
10-14 Opp, 45, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 17-14 Jordan Travis, 26, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 12:24
24-14 Cam Akers, 13, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 2:23
4th 24-17 Opp, 30, field goal, 12:10
24-24 Opp, 1, run (kick), 2:33
31-24 D.J. Matthews, 60, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:48
38-24 Jordan Travis, 66, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:03
38-31 Opp, 20, pass (kick), 0:14
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 31
Rushes-yards 31-178 64-281
Passing 346 227
Att-Comp-Int 26-18-0 29-20-1
Total Yards 57-524 93-508
Punt Returns 1--10 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-80 3-77
Interception Ret. 1-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 4-26.3 2-45.5
Sacks By-Yds 1-10 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-0
Penalties-Yds 11-61 6-60
3rd Down Conversions 6-12 14-20
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-1
Time of Posession 21:35 38:25
Attendance 37,312
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jordan Travis 3 94 2 66t
Cam Akers 18 59 1 13t
James Blackman 8 29 0 10
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 -2 0 -2
Team 1 -2 0 -2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 178 3 66t
Opp 64 281 2 24
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 7 156 1 74t
D.J. Matthews 3 80 1 60t
Cam Akers 4 49 0 26
Tre'Shaun Harrison 3 37 0 17
Camren McDonald 1 24 0 24
---------------------------------------------
FSU 18 346 2 74t
Opp 20 227 2 23
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 18 26 0 346 2 74t
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 18 26 0 346 2 74t
Opp 20 29 1 227 2 23
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 1 -10 0 -10
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 -10 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Isaiah Bolden 3 80 0 41
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 80 0 41
Opp 3 77 0 32
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 4 105 37
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 105 37
Opp 2 91 46
|---------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 11 11 22 . . . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 4 8 12 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 7 9 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Cedric Wood 3 5 8 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 6 1 7 1.0- 10.0 1.0- 10.0 . 1 . . . . .
Akeem Dent 2 4 6 . . . 1 . . . . .
Cory Durden 2 4 6 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs . 6 6 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Leonard Warner . 6 6 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 2 3 5 . . . . . . . . .
Tru Thompson 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
DeCalon Brooks 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Camren McDonald 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Raymond Woodie . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Adonis Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 42 68 110 2.0- 11.0 1.0- 10.0 1- 0 2 . . 1 . .
Opp 34 24 58 5.0- 6.0 . . 4 1 . . . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
TE 32 Gabe Nabers
LG 53 Maurice Smith
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
C 60 Andrew Boselli
RG 70 Cole Minshew
LT 76 Darius Washington
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
DT 16 Cory Durden
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
SS 27 Akeem Dent
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
DT 58 Dennis Briggs
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Levonta Taylor
6 Tre' McKitty
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Jordan Travis
15 Carlos Becker
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Kalen DeLoach
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Ricky Aguayo
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
59 Brady Scott
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
75 Abdul Bello
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
90 Tru Thompson
|
Florida State 49, Alabama State 12
11/16/2019, Tallahassee, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles "Bowl" Over Hornets With Big-Play Barrage.
by Tim Linafelt
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - As he made his way off the field, shortly after Florida State
put the finishing touches on a 49-12 victory over Alabama State, Odell Haggins stopped to share a moment with FSU President John Thrasher.
"Odell, nice work," Thasher told his interim head coach.
"Keep up the great work."
The congratulations were well deserved. Haggins has done exactly what he was asked to do when Thrasher turned to him after coach Willie Taggart's dismissal two weeks ago.
The Seminoles have won two consecutive games and are now 4-0 in two stints under Haggins' guidance.
And Haggins and the Seminoles will keep working a while longer, too - first in Gainesville on
November 30, and then in a bowl game a few weeks later. That much was assured Saturday, when Florida State clinched its sixth win of the 2019 campaign, and along with it bowl eligibility for the 38th
time in 40 years.
"It means the world," Haggins said about returning to the postseason. "When these young men come to Florida State, they sign on the dotted line, they expect that."
"That's the
standard," defensive tackle Cory Durden said. "I've been watching Florida State for my entire life and I've never seen a year when Florida State isn't playing after the Florida game."
There were a
few other things to smile about on an otherwise cold and gloomy day at Doak Campbell Stadium.
James Blackman threw for three touchdowns, Khalan Laborn ran for two more and Hamsah Nasirildeen
punctuated the proceedings with an 80-yard interception return for a score.
When it was over, the Seminoles had checked off one more line item on their to-do list - they made sure that the team's
18 seniors were winners in their final home game.
"I'm just so thankful," said senior lineman Cole Minshew, who returned to the lineup midway through the season after dealing with injuries for much
of the last year.
"I thought I wasn't going to be able to play at all at one point. And just to be able to get back out there, finish strong and start a new bowl streak, I'm just very thankful."
As was the case last week at Boston College, FSU used a big-play barrage to down another opponent.
And the Seminoles didn't waste any time in doing it.
After the Hornets took a 3-0 lead on the
game's opening possession, Blackman answered with a 69-yard scoring strike to Tamorrion Terry on FSU's first play from scrimmage.
"They tried to go man and they didn't have anybody over the top,"
Terry said. "I guess they didn't respect us enough. So, Coach called it (for) the first play."
That was one of three plays of 60-plus yards for the Seminoles, who have had six such plays in the
last two weeks.
Quarterback Jordan Travis, who had something of a coming-out party last week, picked up where he left off with a 61-yard scamper that led to another touchdown.
By then, the
Seminoles had moved past what had been a brief upset bid from the Hornets, who might have made things closer were it not for poor performances in short-yardage and kicking situations.
Despite
holding an advantage in total yardage midway through the third quarter, Alabama State couldn't muster much more than five field-goal attempts, only two of which were successful.
The Hornets gave
FSU a brief scare with a 34-yard touchdown that made it 21-12 at the 13:46 mark of the third quarter. But a two-point attempt that would've brought ASU within a touchdown was unsuccessful, and the
Seminoles hit back with Laborn's second scoring run on their ensuing drive - the first of 28 consecutive points to finish the game.
Running back Deonte Sheffield scored the first touchdown of his
career to provide the final margin with 18 seconds to play.
"We knew we weren't going to let it slip," Blackman said. "We were just getting ready to grind it out."
Florida State finished with a
healthy advantage in total yardage (525-350) and more than doubled Alabama State's yard per play (9.4-4.4) despite holding the ball for only 19:20.
Nasirildeen, who made headlines with a 22-tackle
outburst at Boston College last week, again led the Seminoles with 11 stops. He's got 96 on the season and has a chance to become the first FSU defender with 100 tackles in a season since 2015.
And
that interception, the second of Nasirildeen's career, was pretty good, too.
"Hamsah works so hard," Haggins said. "He wants to please you. And for that (interception) to happen for Hamsah, it was
great."
Between his time as a player and a coach, Haggins has spent 31 of his 52 years on earth at Florida State.
He arrived in 1985, just two years into what would become a nation's-best
36-year bowl streak. He played on No. 1-ranked teams, coached two teams that won national titles and has worked with dozens of All-Americans and NFL draft picks.
Which is to say that he holds
Florida State football to a higher standard than simply reaching a bowl game.
"That's the expectation at Florida State," Haggins said. "In the top-5 and winning national championships.
"Nothing
less."
He's right. But it's also true that the Seminoles can't compete on the national stage without first securing their spot in the postseason. And, after the Seminoles finished 5-7 a year ago
and sat home for the holidays for the first time since Haggins was 14 years old, all progress is welcome progress.
"That's something we can build on as a university," he said. "And we're going to
build on it."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Alabama State |
3 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
12 |
| Florida State |
14 |
7 |
14 |
14 |
49 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 19, field goal, 12:31
7- 3 Tamorrion Terry, 69, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 12:22
14- 3 Khalan Laborn, 4, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 8:00
2nd 14- 3 Opp, 38, field goal failed, 14:10
21- 3 Tre'Shaun Harrison, 39, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 11:55
21- 6 Opp, 35, field goal, 5:48
21- 6 Opp, 45, field goal failed, 0:52
3rd 21-12 Opp, 34, pass (run failed), 13:46
28-12 Khalan Laborn, 1, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 12:03
28-12 Opp, 38, field goal failed, 7:37
35-12 Hamsah Nasirildeen, 80, interception return (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:02
4th 42-12 D.J. Matthews, 12, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 9:45
49-12 Deonte Sheffield, 2, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 0:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 15 21
Rushes-yards 27-208 36-80
Passing 317 270
Att-Comp-Int 29-16-1 44-28-2
Total Yards 56-525 80-350
Punt Returns 3-8 1-0
Kickoff Returns 1-34 1-44
Interception Ret. 2-87 1-9
Fumble Returns 0-0 1-8
Punts 4-37.0 5-43.2
Sacks By-Yds 2-10 1-2
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 0-0
Penalties-Yds 7-65 5-50
3rd Down Conversions 5-11 8-20
4th Down Conversions 1-1 1-1
Time of Posession 19:20 40:40
Attendance 52,857
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Jordan Travis 4 69 0 61
Khalan Laborn 12 55 2 16
James Blackman 4 53 0 35
Deonte Sheffield 7 31 1 17
---------------------------------------------
FSU 27 208 3 61
Opp 36 80 0 17
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tre'Shaun Harrison 3 94 1 47
Tamorrion Terry 4 90 1 69t
Gabe Nabers 2 68 0 63
Keith Gavin 2 24 0 15
Jordan Young 2 23 0 14
D.J. Matthews 1 12 1 12t
Khalan Laborn 1 3 0 3
Adarius Dent 1 3 0 3
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 317 3 69t
Opp 28 270 1 34t
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 13 22 1 246 3 69t
Jordan Travis 3 7 0 71 0 63
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 29 1 317 3 69t
Opp 28 44 2 270 1 34t
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 3 8 0 8
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 8 0 8
Opp 1 0 0 0
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Isaiah Bolden 1 34 0 34
---------------------------------------------
FSU 1 34 0 34
Opp 1 44 0 44
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 4 148 41
----------------------------------------
FSU 4 148 41
Opp 5 216 52
|---------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 4 11 1.0- 1.0 . 1- 80 . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Dennis Briggs 5 1 6 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 3 3 6 1.0- 4.0 . . . 1 . . . .
Emmett Rice 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant 4 . 4 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 3 1 4 1.0- 2.0 . . 2 . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Tru Thompson 3 . 3 2.0- 4.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 2 1 3 . . 1- 7 . . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Raymond Woodie 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tre'Shaun Harrison 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Armani Kerr 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kalen DeLoach 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Malcolm Lamar . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Joseph Schergen . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FSU 46 20 66 9.0- 24.0 2.0- 10.0 2- 87 3 2 . . . .
Opp 35 12 47 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 1- 9 4 . 1- 8 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
RB 4 Khalan Laborn
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
TE 32 Gabe Nabers
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
RG 70 Cole Minshew
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
CB 12 A.J. Lytton
DT 16 Cory Durden
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
SS 27 Akeem Dent
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
DT 58 Dennis Briggs
NG 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
1 Levonta Taylor
5 Dontavious Jackson
10 Kevon Glenn
13 Jordan Travis
13 Caleb Ward
14 Deonte Sheffield
15 Carlos Becker
20 Kalen DeLoach
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Ricky Aguayo
28 DeCalon Brooks
29 Tre Young
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Quashon Fuller
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
38 Treshaun Ward
41 Jalen Goss
42 Jaleel McRae
43 Joseph Schergen
44 Grant Glennon
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
48 Armani Kerr
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
62 Alexander Strozier
63 Tanner Adkison
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
73 Jauan Williams
74 Jay Williams
78 Ira Henry
81 Caleb Faris
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
85 Tyrell Moorer
86 Michael Barulich
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
90 Tru Thompson
93 Peter Osimen
95 Jamarcus Chatman
97 Malcolm Lamar
|
Florida 40, Florida State 17
11/30/2019, Gainesville, Fla.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Noles Can't Keep Pace; Turn Toward Future.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
GAINESVILLE, Fla. - There's a fresh future ahead for the Florida State
football team, one that will likely begin in the coming days when the Seminoles welcome their new head coach.
Before that, though, FSU had one more chapter to write in its 2019 regular season. And
it served as a stark reminder of why the Seminoles are changing directions in the first place.
Florida State matched an early Florida touchdown with one of its own, but otherwise couldn't keep pace
with the No. 8 Gators in a 40-17 defeat in front of 89,409 at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
"They beat us tonight. I've got to give credit for them," said Florida State interim head coach Odell
Haggins, who lost for the first time in five games in that capacity. "We didn't go out and perform the way we wanted to perform - doing the little things right."
Cam Akers ran for 102 yards and a
touchdown, while Tamorrion Terry added seven catches for 131 yards to reach the 1,000-yard mark for the season.
Otherwise, the night belonged to Florida (10-2), which beat FSU (6-6) in Gainesville
for the first time since 2009.
UF scored on seven of its first eight possessions and converted 52.6 percent on third and fourth downs. Gators quarterback Kyle Trask threw for 343 yards and three
touchdowns and was neither intercepted nor sacked by an FSU defense that was beset by even more injuries.
Already without Joshua Kaindoh, Jaiden Lars-Woodbey and Marvin Wilson, the Seminoles lost
leading tackler Hamsah Nasirildeen to an apparent leg injury early on Saturday.
"We've had injuries all year," Haggins said. "But these kids fought through adversity all year."
They faced a
little bit more later in the game when Nasirildeen's fellow safety, Cyrus Fagan, was disqualified due to a targeting penalty - one of 13 infractions called against FSU.
As a result, the Gators went
after FSU's shorthanded defense and picked up 390 of its 467 total yards through the air. Florida State had a slight window in which to make things interesting early in the third quarter, but two
third-down conversions (one via penalty) and a fourth-down conversion put the Gators on top by 27 and FSU never threatened much after that.
Haggins said that improving the pass defense - which can
come in a variety of ways - will be a top priority before the Seminoles take the field again.
Yes, the secondary needs to tighten up. But the Seminoles could also turn up the pressure on opposing
quarterbacks, too. Florida entered the game ranked 75th nationally in sacks allowed, but FSU didn't manage a single sack on Saturday.
"Some things we've got to work on as a defense, and keep
working," Haggins said. "You lose a guy like Marvin, top five in the nation (at) pressure, that hurts. But next man up. We've got to get better at that before this bowl."
Added defensive end
Janarius Robinson: "We've got to get after the quarterback, and we've got to lock down the back end. We've just got to do a better job of doing that."
After FSU answered Florida's opening score
with a touchdown drive of its own - one in which offensive coordinator Kendal Briles seemed to draw from same rarely-seen pages of his proverbial playbook - the game showed hints of being the type of
back-and-forth, dramatic affair that made this rivalry one of the nation's best in the 1990s.
That Gators, however, kept on scoring while the Seminoles found themselves inches - or fingertips -
short.
Blackman nearly hit Terry for what would've been a 75-yard touchdown on the Seminoles' first play of their second drive. But the pass was just beyond Terry's reach and the offense punted
moments later.
On the offense's next time out, trailing 20-7, Blackman again had Terry deep, but apparent miscommunication led Terry and fellow receiver Keith Gavin to occupy the same space. The
ball hit Terry's hand but he couldn't make the catch.
Five plays later, Florida led 27-7. The Gators then added a long field goal that made it 30-7 at halftime.
"I feel like we came out ready to
go, ready to win, knowing we had the confidence to win this game," Blackman said. "Because honestly we knew the plays were going to be there. We just needed to hit them. And those plays weren't
hit."
Blackman, though, was hit way far too often. The Gators sacked FSU quarterbacks eight times, which includes a stretch of three consecutive sacks during the fourth quarter.
Between sacks
and penalties, the Seminoles cost themselves 153 yards. They finished with 250 yards of total offense.
"Penalties and things like that, that hurt us," Blackman said. "Getting behind the sticks,
that hurt us. Taking sacks, that hurt us. Missing deep plays, missing shots, that hurt us. … You've just got to execute when it's time to execute and make the play when it's there."
And so
Florida celebrated its first home win over FSU since 2009, and clinched back-to-back 10-win seasons for the first time since that same year.
Back then, the Gators were the kings of college football
and the Seminoles looked like a rudderless ship at the end of the Bobby Bowden era.
But the balance of power in the state of Florida can shift in a hurry. Just a year later, FSU was putting the
finishing touches on a lopsided win over the Gators that helped spark nearly a decade of dominance and sent UF spiraling toward mediocrity.
That the pendulum has swung back toward Florida for a
spell shouldn't come as much of a surprise. But the Seminoles left Gainesville Saturday night determined to make sure that it doesn't stay there for long.
A difficult chapter in a difficult season
has come to a close. The future is now officially on its way.
"We're going to keep loving them and keep pushing them," Haggins said. "Letting them know the Florida State pride, that's what it's all
about."
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Florida State |
7 |
0 |
10 |
0 |
17 |
| Florida |
7 |
23 |
7 |
3 |
40 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 19, pass (kick), 10:19
7- 7 Jordan Travis, 1, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 5:59
2nd 7-13 Opp, 1, run (kick failed), 13:46
7-20 Opp, 23, pass (kick), 10:55
7-27 Opp, 13, pass (kick), 5:06
7-30 Opp, 50, field goal, 0:10
3rd 10-30 Ricky Aguayo, 48, field goal, 12:13
10-37 Opp, 6, pass (kick), 6:34
17-37 Cam Akers, 50, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 4:53
4th 17-40 Opp, 21, field goal, 14:56
17-40 Ricky Aguayo, 44, field goal failed, 7:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 13 26
Rushes-yards 31-69 25-77
Passing 181 390
Att-Comp-Int 25-16-0 48-35-0
Total Yards 56-250 73-467
Punt Returns 0-0 1-12
Kickoff Returns 2-42 1-40
Interception Ret. 0-0 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-43.8 2-39.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 8-56
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 13-97 3-25
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 8-16
4th Down Conversions 1-1 2-3
Time of Posession 26:06 33:54
Attendance 89,409
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Cam Akers 17 102 1 50t
Jordan Travis 5 7 1 4
James Blackman 9 -40 0 11
---------------------------------------------
FSU 31 69 2 50t
Opp 25 77 1 15
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 7 131 0 45
Gabe Nabers 3 22 0 9
Keith Gavin 1 16 0 16
D.J. Matthews 3 10 0 12
Cam Akers 2 2 0 2
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 181 0 45
Opp 35 390 4 47
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
-----------------------------------------------
James Blackman 14 23 0 150 0 45
D.J. Matthews 1 1 0 25 0 25
Jordan Travis 1 1 0 6 0 6
-----------------------------------------------
FSU 16 25 0 181 0 45
Opp 35 48 0 390 4 47
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 12 0 12
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Isaiah Bolden 2 42 0 25
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FSU 2 42 0 25
Opp 1 40 0 40
Punting No Yds Lng
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Tommy Martin 6 263 53
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FSU 6 263 53
Opp 2 78 42
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Leonard Warner 4 4 8 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 2 6 8 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan 3 4 7 . . . 1 . . . . .
Amari Gainer 2 5 7 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Hamsah Nasirildeen 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Stanford Samuels 1 4 5 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 3 1 4 . . . . . . . . .
Cory Durden . 4 4 0.5- 0.0 . . . . . . . .
Janarius Robinson 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
Brendan Gant 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Raymond Woodie 1 2 3 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Carlos Becker 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Cedric Wood 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 2 . 2 . . . 2 . . . . .
Robert Cooper 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
A.J. Lytton 1 1 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Parker Grothaus 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Grant Glennon . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Dontavious Jackson . 1 1 0.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Kalen DeLoach . . . . . . . 1 . . . .
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FSU 30 42 72 3.0- 7.0 . . 4 2 . . . .
Opp 26 40 66 12.0- 65.0 8.0- 56.0 . 3 5 . 1 . .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
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QB 1 James Blackman
RB 3 Cam Akers
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
TE 32 Gabe Nabers
C 51 Baveon Johnson
RT 56 Ryan Roberts
LG 59 Brady Scott
RG 70 Cole Minshew
LT 75 Abdul Bello
WR 89 Keith Gavin
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Pos ## DEFENSE
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SS 1 Levonta Taylor
CB 8 Stanford Samuels
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
SS 15 Carlos Becker
DT 16 Cory Durden
FS 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen
CB 26 Asante Samuel
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 56 Emmett Rice
NOSE 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
5 Dontavious Jackson
6 Tre' McKitty
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Jordan Travis
14 Deonte Sheffield
18 D'Anfernee McGriff
20 Kalen DeLoach
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
27 Akeem Dent
29 Isaiah Bolden
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
41 Jalen Goss
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## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
44 Brendan Gant
47 Joseph Garcia
49 Cedric Wood
51 Josh Brown
53 Maurice Smith
55 Dontae Lucas
58 Dennis Briggs
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
74 Jay Williams
78 Ira Henry
83 Jordan Young
87 Camren McDonald
88 Tre'Shaun Harrison
90 Tru Thompson
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Arizona State 20, Florida State 14
12/31/2019, El Paso, Tex.
From the FSU Website, seminoles.com. Football Falls Short, 20-14, In Sun Bowl.
by Tim Linafelt, Senior Writer
EL PASO, Texas - With new head coach Mike Norvell watching from up high
and a promising future inching closer, the Florida State Seminoles closed out their 2019 season with a 20-14 loss to Arizona State in the Tony the Tiger Sun Bowl.
Tamorrion Terry caught a 91-yard
touchdown pass, Ontaria Wilson ran for a three-yard score, and the Seminoles (6-7) outgained the Sun Devils (8-5) by nearly 200 yards - 470-282.
But FSU was undone by six turnovers that Arizona
State converted into 14 points, including a game-winning interception return for a touchdown by ASU's Willie Harts midway through the fourth quarter.
It was the Sun Devils' only touchdown of the
game.
Florida State had its best chance at a victory on its last possession, when quarterback James Blackman connected with Keith Gavin for a 49-yard gain on third-and-19 with 1:31 to play.
The
Seminoles' momentum, however, was short-lived. Terry, taking a "wildcat" snap around the left side, lost a fumble on the game's next play and the Sun Devils were able to run out the clock.
Not too
long before that, though, the Seminoles seemed to have survived a slow and uneven first half that led to a 9-0 deficit at halftime.
They rallied thanks to a pair of 91-yard touchdown drives, each
of which tied for FSU's longest scoring drive of the season and which could hardly have been more different from each other.
The first, an 11-play march, featured two trick plays, a fourth-down
conversion and a tough scoring run from a player - Wilson - making his first appearance since suffering an injury in mid-October.
The second required all of one play.
That's when Blackman and
Terry did what they've done all year. Terry beat his defender off the line of scrimmage, Blackman hit him in stride down the right sideline and the speedy receiver outran everyone on the field for a
91-yard score that broke the record for longest passing play in Sun Bowl history.
It was Terry's ninth touchdown of the season and 17th of his career.
The final score did a disservice to an
inspired effort from Florida State's defense, which held the Sun Devils' offense to just four field goals, all of which came after trips inside the FSU red zone.
Arizona State kicker Christian
Sendejas tied a Sun Bowl record for the most field goals in a game with four.
Playing without a deep stable of key contributors - including star running back Cam Akers - the Seminoles pieced things
together on offense and got an encouraging contribution from running back Deonte Sheffield.
A walk-on making his first career start, Sheffield carried 18 times for a game-high 87 yards.
Redshirt
freshman quarterback Jordan Travis gave the Seminoles a spark, too, with 58 yards - including a winding, weaving 29-yard scamper - on the ground.
Those and other promising performances were
overshadowed, though, by Florida State turnovers.
Blackman threw for 244 yards and a touchdown, but also tossed four interceptions, including a short one into the end zone on the Seminoles' first
drive of the game. He also lost a fumble that led to Arizona State's first field goal.
In a sense, the game had a feel befitting the last few weeks around the program - some good signs from players
that will contribute with Norvell next season, but also the type of toe-stubs and mistakes that ultimately led to a coaching change last month.
But, with the Sun Bowl finished, there will be no
more back-and-forth between the present and the future. The keys are now in Norvell's hands, all the way, and he and the Seminoles will leave El Paso and move full-speed toward what lies ahead.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| Arizona State |
3 |
6 |
0 |
11 |
20 |
| Florida State |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
14 |
1st 0- 0 Ricky Aguayo, 36, field goal blocked by Opp, 8:27
0- 3 Opp, 40, field goal, 3:57
2nd 0- 6 Opp, 26, field goal, 7:58
0- 9 Opp, 24, field goal, 4:33
3rd 7- 9 Ontaria Wilson, 3, run (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 3:17
14- 9 Tamorrion Terry, 91, pass from James Blackman (Ricky Aguayo, kick), 1:04
4th 14-12 Opp, 34, field goal, 12:02
14-20 Opp, 25, interception return (run), 10:06
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 13
Rushes-yards 51-224 37-87
Passing 246 195
Att-Comp-Int 29-16-4 28-12-0
Total Yards 80-470 65-282
Punt Returns 3-18 1-3
Kickoff Returns 0-0 1-20
Interception Ret. 0-0 4-54
Fumble Returns 2-0 2-0
Punts 6-41.5 8-45.8
Sacks By-Yds 3-14 4-29
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 3-2
Penalties-Yds 8-72 5-40
3rd Down Conversions 2-15 4-17
4th Down Conversions 2-3 0-0
Time of Posession 31:04 28:56
Attendance 42,412
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Deonte Sheffield 18 87 0 16
Jordan Travis 11 58 0 29
Treshaun Ward 10 44 0 11
Tamorrion Terry 3 18 0 14
Ontaria Wilson 2 15 1 12
Jordan Young 1 9 0 9
James Blackman 6 -7 0 12
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FSU 51 224 1 29
Opp 37 87 0 27
Receiving No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
Tamorrion Terry 9 165 1 91t
Keith Gavin 2 51 0 49
Jordan Travis 1 18 0 18
Jordan Young 1 9 0 9
James Blackman 1 2 0 2
Deonte Sheffield 1 1 0 1
Ontaria Wilson 1 0 0 0
---------------------------------------------
FSU 16 246 1 91t
Opp 12 195 0 77
Passing C- A- I Yds TD Lng
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James Blackman 14 26 4 244 1 91t
Jordan Travis 2 3 0 2 0 2
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FSU 16 29 4 246 1 91t
Opp 12 28 0 195 0 77
Punt Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
D.J. Matthews 3 18 0 9
---------------------------------------------
FSU 3 18 0 9
Opp 1 3 0 3
Kickoff Return No Yds TD Lng
---------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
FSU 0 0 0
Opp 1 20 0 20
Punting No Yds Lng
----------------------------------------
Tommy Martin 6 249 57
----------------------------------------
FSU 6 249 57
Opp 8 366 64
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Carlos Becker 5 5 10 . . . . . . . . .
Brendan Gant 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Emmett Rice 3 4 7 . . . . . . . . .
Amari Gainer 2 4 6 0.5- 4.0 0.5- 4.0 . . 1 1- 0 . . .
Leonard Warner 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . .
Tru Thompson 1 3 4 . . . . 1 . . . .
Janarius Robinson . 3 3 . . . . 1 1- 0 . . .
Cory Durden 2 1 3 1.5- 6.0 0.5- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Robert Cooper 2 1 3 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Levonta Taylor 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Akeem Dent 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jaleel McRae 2 . 2 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Deonte Sheffield 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Kalen DeLoach 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Cyrus Fagan . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Asante Samuel 1 . 1 . . . 2 . . . . .
Isaiah Bolden . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Raymond Woodie 1 . 1 . . . . . . 1 . .
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FSU 30 30 60 5.0- 20.0 3.0- 14.0 . 2 4 2- 0 1 . .
Opp 51 26 77 10.0- 48.0 4.0- 29.0 4- 54 3 5 2- 0 3 1 .
STARTERS
Pos ## OFFENSE
----------------------------------
QB 1 James Blackman
WR 7 D.J. Matthews
RB 14 Deonte Sheffield
WR 15 Tamorrion Terry
TE 32 Gabe Nabers
C 51 Baveon Johnson
LG 53 Maurice Smith
LT 56 Ryan Roberts
RT 59 Brady Scott
RG 70 Cole Minshew
WR 89 Keith Gavin
|
Pos ## DEFENSE
----------------------------------
S 1 Levonta Taylor
EDGE 11 Janarius Robinson
S 15 Carlos Becker
CB 26 Asante Samuel
CB 29 Isaiah Bolden
EDGE 33 Amari Gainer
LB 35 Leonard Warner
LB 44 Brendan Gant
LB 56 Emmett Rice
DT 90 Tru Thompson
DT 91 Robert Cooper
|
PARTICIPANTS
## NAME
-----------------------------
6 Tre' McKitty
10 Kevon Glenn
12 A.J. Lytton
13 Jordan Travis
16 Cory Durden
20 Kalen DeLoach
22 Adonis Thomas
23 Ricky Aguayo
24 Cyrus Fagan
27 Akeem Dent
29 Tre Young
30 Tommy Martin
31 Raymond Woodie
36 Parker Grothaus
36 Renardo Green
38 Treshaun Ward
41 Jalen Goss
|
## NAME
-----------------------------
42 Jaleel McRae
44 Grant Glennon
47 Joseph Garcia
51 Josh Brown
55 Dontae Lucas
58 Dennis Briggs
60 Andrew Boselli
71 Chaz Neal
72 Mike Arnold
74 Jay Williams
75 Abdul Bello
80 Ontaria Wilson
83 Jordan Young
84 Adarius Dent
87 Camren McDonald
95 Jamarcus Chatman
|
