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2017 FSU FOOTBALL | VS. ALABAMA Game 11 - Alabama State FLORIDA STATE ALABAMA STATE Nov. 16, 2019 | Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) ACC RSN | Noon 5-5 VS 5-4 4-4 ACC 4-2 SWAC TEAM COMPARISON (NCAA Ranking) Interim Head Coach Head Coach Odell Haggins (Florida State '93) Donald Hill-Eley (Virginia Union '91) FSU ASU Career Record: 3-0 (1.000) | 2nd Stint Career Record: 73-88 (.453) | 14th Year 28.3 (71, FBS) Scoring Offense 24.4 (80, FCS) Record at FSU: 3-0 (1.000) | 2nd Stint Record at ASU: 14-12 (.538) | 3rd Year 132.8 (103) Rushing Offense 118.0 (98) 273.5 (35) Passing Offense 205.6 (76) TELEVISION | ACC RSN RADIO | Sirius: 108 | XM: 193 | Internet: 955 PBP: Tom Werme PBP: Gene Deckerhoff 66.2 (21) Completion Pct. 58.0 (68) MEDIA COVERAGE 146.34 (42) Pass Efficiency 133.50 (60) Analyst: James Bates Analyst: William Floyd Sideline: Kelsey Wingert Sideline: Tom Block 406.3 (69) Total Offense 323.6 (101) .867 (48) Red Zone Offense .750 (88) SEMINOLES WRAP HOME SLATE WITH SENIOR DAY 216 (34) First Downs 150 (112) 29.0 (78) Scoring Defense 25.8 (50) » Prior to Saturday's game, Florida State will recognize its seniors making their final appearance in Doak Campbell 167.3 (74) Rushing Defense 192.0 (91) Stadium. That group includes Tanner Adkison, Ricky Aguayo, Michael Barulich, Abdul Bello, Josh Brown, Joseph Garcia, Keith Gavin, Alex Hornibrook, Dontavious Jackson, Cole Minshew, Tyrell Moorer, Gabe Nabers, Peter Osimen, 274.2 (117) Passing Defense 152.6 (3) Ryan Roberts, Joseph Schergen, Alexander Strozier, Levonta Taylor and Adonis Thomas. 441.5 (103) Total Defense 344.6 (28) .846 (84) Red Zone Defense .676 (6) » With last week's 38-31 win at Boston College, Odell Haggins improved to 3-0 all-time as FSU's interim head coach. .413 (84) 3rd Down Defense .356 (38) He also directed the Seminoles' final two games of the 2017 season, a 42-10 defeat of ULM and a 42-13 win over 2.70 (30) Sacks 2.33 (48) Southern Miss in the Independence Bowl. 8 (21) Fumbles Recovered 5 (81) » In its three games under Haggins' direction, FSU is averaging 40.7 points per game. 14 (53) Turnovers Gained 11 (95) 5.79 (44) Punt Return Defense 11.00 (86) » Florida State averaged 9.2 yards per play and scored three touchdowns of at least 60 yards at Boston College. It 25.44 (16) Kickoff Returns 22.04 (33) was the fourth time in school history the Noles scored three touchdowns of 60 or more yards and just the second time FSU scored three offensive touchdowns of that length (Virginia Tech, 1976). 2019 SCHEDULE » The Seminoles rank 1st in the ACC and tied for 21st in FBS with a 66.2 completion percentage. Last season, FSU ranked 10th in the conference and 92nd in the country. The last time FSU finished a season leading the conference Date Opponent Time/Result in completion percentage was 2012. Aug. 31 BOISE STATE L, 31-36 Sept. 7 ULM W, 45-44 (OT) » FSU is 26-for-30 on red zone opportunities this season, scoring 21 touchdowns with five field goals, and has scored Sept. 14 at No. 25 Virginia* L, 24-31 on 50 of 58 chances (.862) dating back to week two of last season. In that span, the Seminoles are averaging 6.2 Sept. 21 LOUISVILLE* W, 35-24 points per red zone conversion. Sept. 28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* W, 31-13 » Florida State's defense has allowed 26 touchdowns on 52 red zone trips by opponents this season, a touchdown Oct. 12 at No. 2 Clemson* L, 14-45 percentage of 50.00 that ranks as the 4th-lowest in the ACC and tied for 17th-best in the NCAA. Oct. 19 at Wake Forest* L, 20-22 Oct. 26 SYRACUSE* W, 35-17 » The Seminoles rank 1st in the ACC and tied for 9th nationally with six plays of 60+ yards against FBS competition, Nov. 2 MIAMI* L, 10-27 3rd in the ACC and 10th nationally with 155 plays of 10+ yards, 5th in the ACC and tied for 27th in FBS with 22 plays of 30+ yards, tied for 2nd in the conference and for 10th in FBS with 15 plays of 40+ yards, tied for 2nd in the Nov. 9 at Boston College* W, 38-31 conference and for 9th in FBS with nine plays of 50+ yards and tied for 2nd in the ACC and for 21st in FBS with two Nov. 16 ALABAMA STATE 12:00 PM (RSN) 70+-yard plays. Nov. 30 at No. 11 Florida TBD » The Seminoles held Miami to 40 yards rushing on 24 attempts, an average of 1.7 yards per rush. The rushing yards *-ACC Game; HOME GAME; AP Rankings Listed total and yards-per-rush average were the lowest by an FSU opponent since Sept. 22, 2018, when Northern Illinois rushed for 6 yards on 20 attempts, an average of 0.3 yards per rush. Media Information .................................2 Rosters ...................................................13 Atlantic Coast Conference ................. 23 Breakout Players ....................................3 Player Stats ...........................................15 Game Notes ............................................ 6 Last Time It Happened ....................... 18 Game Recaps ........................................ 24 Noles in the Pros/Doak ........................12 FSU Records ..........................................20 Statistics ...............................................27 1 2019 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 11 | ALABAMA STATE JR RB CAM AKERS MAXWELL AWARD SEMIFINALIST Rushing Yards Total TDs 1,042 17 Top 20 nationally in Rushing TDs, Rushing Yards, Rushing Yards per Game, Scoring, Total Points Scored and Total Touchdowns...ranks 28th in All Purpose Yards. Ranks 6th in FSU history with 2,772 career rushing yards and is 7th with 26 career rushing touchdowns. Third player in FSU history with multiple 1,000-yard rushing seasons (Dalvin Cook & Warrick Dunn)...passed 1,000-yard barrier at Boston College...had 1,024 yards as a freshman in 2017. Is the only player in FSU history with at least 4 TDs and a 2-point conversion in the same game...his 26 points against Syracuse are 2nd-most in school history, trailing only Ron Sellers’ 30 points (5 rec. TDs) vs. Wake Forest in 1968, and are the 4th-most nationally in a game this season. Had career day against Syracuse - 4 rushing touchdowns tied the school record; 144 rushing yards (7.2 yards per carry); 13 snaps behind center, went 2-for-3 passing for 26 yards and scored a two-point conversion. Added three rushing touchdowns against Louisville and three total touchdowns against ULM. One of seven players nationally with at least three touchdowns in three games in 2019. Has added seven receiving touchdowns in his career...twice in his career he has run and caught a touchdown in the same game - 2019 against ULM (2 rushing, 1 receiving) and 2019 at Wake Forest (1 rushing and 1 receiving). Ten career 100-yard rushing games are tied for 6th in program history. Accounted for nearly half of FSU's 501 yards against ULM - 193 on the ground and 55 through the air for a career-high 248 all-purpose yards. Carried the ball a school-record 36 times against the Warhawks...became the fourth player in FSU history with multiple 30-carry games in his career when he had 30 at Wake Forest. CAM ACC Running Back of the Week three times in 2019 - vs. ULM, Louisville and Syracuse. In the opener against Boise State, rushed for 116 yards on 15 carries, which included a 38- AKERS is yard TD...7.7 ypc three times in career (BSU, 9.0 vs. Syracuse in 2017 and 7.7 at Duke in 2017). Has converted three of FSU's fourth-down conversions in 2019, including touchdown runs of a really 38 yards on 4th-and-1 vs. Boise State and 41 yards on 4th-and-1 vs. NC State. He also picked good“ up seven yards on a 4th-and-1 at Wake Forest. football AKERS' NATIONAL RANKINGS “ Total Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns player...He 5 (17) 8 (13) can run you over, 5 Total Points Scored 11 Rushing Yards he can make you (104) (1,042) miss and he’s good 6 Scoring per Game 19 Rushing Yards per after contact. (10.4 points) Game (104.2) - NC State head coach Dave Doeren All Purpose Yards per 28 Game (126.50) SEMINOLES.COM 3 2019 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 11 | ALABAMA STATE WR TAMORRION r-SO TERRY 2019 STATS 802 Receiving Yards 7 Receiving TDs Preseason All-ACC first teamer leads FSU with 40 catches, 802 yards and 7 touchdown catches. Career day at Boston College with 7 catches for 156 yards and a 74-yard touchdown grab...most receiving yards in a game for a Nole since 2016...ACC Wide Receiver of the Week. Caught two touchdowns against NC State, tying a career-high (also at NC State in 2018)...had a TD catch in four straight games, the longest streak for a Nole since Auden Tate caught a TD in the first five games of 2017. Averaging 44.93 yards on 15 career touchdown catches...in 2019, is averaging 20.0 yards per reception and 51.57 yards per touchdown. Touchdown catches of 9, 36, 44, 60, 64, 74 and 75 yards in 2019...the 75-yard catch came on his first touch of the season against Boise State...his 60-yard score came in the fourth quarter against Louisville and put the Seminoles ahead...his 74-yarder at Boston College was part of career-high 156-yard game. Four catches of at least 60 yards are tied for most in country in 2019...six catches of at least 60 yards in the past two seasons are the most nationally in that span.