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2019 FSU FOOTBALL2017 FSU | SUN FOOTBALL BOWL | ARIZONA| VS. ALABAMA STATE Game 13 - Arizona State FLORIDA STATE ARIZONA STATE Dec. 31, 2019 | El Paso, Texas Sun Bowl (43,857) CBS | 12 p.m. MT 6-6 VS 7-5 4-4 ACC 4-5 Pac-12 TEAM COMPARISON (NCAA Ranking) Interim Head Coach Head Coach Odell Haggins (Florida State '93) Herm Edwards (San Diego State '76) FSU ASU Career Record: 4-1 (.800) | 2nd Stint Career Record: 14-11 (.560) | 2nd Year 29.1 (65) Scoring Offense 25.2 (94) Record at FSU: 4-1 (.800) | 2nd Stint Record at ASU: 14-11 (.560) | 2nd Year 133.8 (101) Rushing Offense 126.3 (114) 269.4 (33) Passing Offense 253.3 (48) TELEVISION | CBS RADIO | Sirius: 121 | XM: 371 | Internet: 371 PBP: Brad Nessler PBP: Gene Deckerhoff 65.3 (19) Completion Pct. 62.3 (48) MEDIA COVERAGE 147.02 (38) Pass Efficiency 151.45 (27) Analyst: Gary Danielson Analyst: William Floyd Sideline: Jamie Erdahl Sideline: Tom Block 403.2 (64) Total Offense 379.6 (89) .865 (50) Red Zone Offense .902 (21) SEMINOLES RETURN TO POSTSEASON WITH TRIP TO EL PASO .563 (53) 4th Down Offense .563 (53) 244 (82) First Downs 220 (108) » Florida State makes its return to postseason play with its third trip to the Sun Bowl. The Seminoles appeared in 28.5 (71) Scoring Defense 32.1 (40) El Paso following the 1954 and 1966 seasons, and their 53 years between Sun Bowl trips is the 4th-longest gap between teams making multiple Sun Bowl appearances. FSU is one of only eight schools, and one of two from the 152.5 (64) Rushing Defense 116.8 (22) ACC, to appear in all seven bowl games – Sun, Cotton, Orange, Rose, Sugar, Citrus and Gator – that were played 283.5 (120) Passing Defense 270.1 (114) following the 1954 season. 436.0 (99) Total Defense 386.9 (65) .850 (85) Red Zone Defense .833 (63) » Florida State will play in a bowl for the 38th time in the last 40 seasons. Over that span, the Seminoles lead the .418 (91) 3rd Down Defense .435 (102) country in seasons with a postseason appearance, ranking ahead of Michigan who will appear in the postseason for the 37th time since 1980. Florida State’s 26 bowl wins since the 1980 season are the most in the country. 2.42 (45) Sacks 1.83 (83) Alabama, which has two CFP championship game wins in addition to semifinal wins those years, is 2nd with 24 8 (49) Fumbles Recovered 13 (3) victories and Georgia ranks 3rd with 22. 25.42 (9) Kickoff Returns 26.64 (5) 5.81 (35) Punt Return Defense 8.00 (71) » Florida State and Arizona State are meeting for the first time since 1984. FSU is 3-1 (.750) all-time against Arizona State and has won three straight in the series. The Seminoles are 9-2 (.818) all-time against current members of the Pac-12. 2019 SCHEDULE » With two wins this season, a 38-31 victory at Boston College and a 49-12 win vs. Alabama State, Odell Haggins is 4-1 Date Opponent Time/Result all-time as FSU’s interim head coach. He also directed the Seminoles' final two games of the 2017 season, a 42-10 Aug. 31 BOISE STATE L, 31-36 defeat of ULM and a 42-13 win over Southern Miss in the Independence Bowl. Sept. 7 ULM W, 45-44 (OT) » In its five games under Haggins' direction, FSU is outscoring opponents by an average of 37.6 to 21.2. Sept. 14 at No. 25 Virginia* L, 24-31 Sept. 21 LOUISVILLE* W, 35-24 » The Seminoles rank 2nd in the ACC and 19th in FBS with a 65.3 completion percentage, trailing only Clemson's Sept. 28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* W, 31-13 66.1 in the conference. Last season, FSU ranked 10th in the conference and 92nd in the country. The last time FSU Oct. 12 at No. 2 Clemson* L, 14-45 finished a season leading the conference in completion percentage was 2012. Oct. 19 at Wake Forest* L, 20-22 » FSU is 32-for-37 on red zone opportunities this season, scoring 26 touchdowns with six field goals. Florida State’s Oct. 26 SYRACUSE* W, 35-17 70.27 touchdown percentage in the red zone ranks 2nd in the ACC and 23rd in FBS. The Seminoles have scored on 56 Nov. 2 MIAMI* L, 10-27 of 65 chances (.862) dating back to week two of last season and are averaging 6.2 points per red zone conversion. Nov. 9 at Boston College* W, 38-31 Nov. 16 ALABAMA STATE W, 49-12 » Florida State’s defense has allowed 30 touchdowns on 60 red zone trips by opponents this season, a touchdown percentage of 50.0 that ranks as the 4th-lowest in the ACC and 16th-best in the NCAA. Nov. 30 at No. 8 Florida L, 17-40 Dec. 31 vs. Arizona State 12 p.m. MT (CBS) » The Seminoles rank 1st in the ACC and tied for 4th nationally with nine plays of 60+ yards, 4th in the ACC and tied for *-ACC Game; HOME GAME; AP Rankings Listed 36th in FBS with 30 plays of 30+ yards, 3rd in the conference and tied for 11th in FBS with 21 plays of 40+ yards, and rank tied for 2nd in the conference and for 6th in FBS with 14 plays of 50+ yards. Media Information ........................................2 Team Notes .....................................................9 FSU Records ..................................................28 Bowl Records ................................................37 Head Coach Mike Norvell ..............................3 Noles in the Pros/Doak ...............................16 Atlantic Coast Conference .........................31 Bowl Recaps .................................................42 Interim Head Coach Odell Haggins ............4 Rosters ..........................................................17 Game Recaps ................................................32 2019 Stats ....................................................50 Breakout Players ............................................5 Player Bios ....................................................19 Starters .........................................................35 Single Game Career Highs ..........................72 Sun Bowl Game Notes ...................................8 Last Time It Happened ................................26 Scoring Drives .............................................36 Season & Career Stats ...............................83 2019 FSU FOOTBALL | SUN BOWL | ARIZONA STATE MEDIA INFORMATION *ALL TIMES MOUNTAIN TIME ZONE AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY DEC. 26 DEC. 27 DEC. 28 DEC. 29 DEC. 30 DEC. 31 Team Arrival in El Paso 10:30 a.m. 10 a.m. 1:15 p.m. 10 a.m. Game 13 Pre-Practice Interviews Coordinators Press Conference Post-Practice Interviews Head Coaches Press Conference FSU vs. Arizona State Sun Bowl 11 a.m. El Paso, Texas Media Viewing Period 12 p.m. (CBS) SPORTS INFORMATION STAFF The password protected video FTP site will be hosting Monday press 2019 SEMINOLE RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES Elliott Finebloom ..............................................................Assistant AD conferences. 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