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2018 2017FSU FOOTBALL FSU FOOTBALL | GM. |5 VS. | LOUISVILLE ALABAMA Game 5 - Louisville FLORIDA STATE LOUISVILLE Sept. 29, 2018 | Louisville, Ky. Cardinal Stadium (60,000) ESPN2 | 3:30 p.m. 2-2 AT 2-2 0-2 ACC 0-1 ACC STAT LEADERS Head Coach Head Coach FSU UL Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky '98) Bobby Petrino (Carroll ‘83) RUSHING Career Record: 49-52 (.485) | 9th Year Career Record: 119-50 (.704) | 14th Year Record at FSU: 2-2 (.500) | 1st Year Record at UL: 77-29 (.726) | 9th Year #3 CAM AKERS #3 MALIK CUNNINGHAM 60-274 | 1 TD 43-228 | 1 TD RADIO | Sirius: 98 | XM: 193 | Internet: 955 4.6 ypr | 68.5 ypg 4.9 ypr | 69.7 ypg TELEVISION | ESPN2 PBP: Beth Mowins PBP: Gene Deckerhoff MEDIA COVERAGE Analyst: Anthony Becht Analyst: William Floyd PASSING Sidelines: Rocky Boiman Sidelines: Tom Block #12 DEONDRE FRANCOIS #4 JAWON PASS 94-148-1083 | 5 TD 38-75-454 | 2 TD FSU RETURNS TO ACC PLAY WITH TRIP TO LOUISVILLE 63.5 comp. pct. | 270.8 ypg 50.7 comp. pct. | 113.5 ypg » Florida State continues its ACC schedule with a road game at division foe Louisville after defeating Northern Illinois last week in a non-conference home game. RECEIVING #8 NYQWAN MURRAY #7 DEZ FITZPATRICK » This week’s game will be head coach Willie Taggart’s first in the state of Kentucky since his time as the head coach 19-231 | 0 TD 10-123 | 0 TD at his alma mater, Western Kentucky, from 2010-12. Taggart’s 16 wins in those three seasons marked the best 12.2 ypc | 57.8 ypg 12.3 ypc | 30.8 ypg three-year stretch for WKU since the Hilltoppers joined the FBS. » The Seminoles have not allowed a 4th-down conversion this season as opponents are 0-for-5 on 4th down. The five TACKLES 4th-down attempts faced without allowing a conversion are tied for the most in the NCAA this season. #23 HAMSAH NASIRILDEEN #11 DEE SMITH 31 tackles | 21 solo 25 tackles | 10 solo » Florida State held Northern Illinois to six rushing yards, the fewest allowed by an ACC defense this season and tied 7.8 tpg | 1 QBH 6.3 tpg | 1 QBH for the 6th-lowest single-game total in FBS this year. The total was the fewest by an FSU defense since holding Colorado to minus-27 yards on the ground in a road win Sept. 15, 2007. It was also the lowest total by a Willie Taggart-coached team, bettering the eight yards allowed in a victory vs. Cal last season at Oregon. 2018 SCHEDULE Florida State’s offense ran 89 plays, including 57 rushes, against the Huskies. The total plays were the most by the Date Opponent Time/Result » Sept. 3 No. 20 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-24 Seminoles since Sept. 5, 2016, when they ran 93 plays in a win against Ole Miss in Orlando on Labor Day night. The Sept. 8 SAMFORD W, 36-26 total carries were the highest since FSU rushed 63 times in a win at USF on Sept. 24, 2016. Sept. 15 at Syracuse* L, 7-30 Sept. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 37-19 » Florida State is one of four Power 5 teams that has started a different offensive line combination in each of its first Sept. 29 at Louisville* 3:30 PM (ESPN2) four games. The Seminoles’ nine different offensive line starters this year are the most among Power 5 programs. Oct. 6 at No. 16 Miami* TBA Oct. 20 WAKE FOREST* TBA » In their win vs. Samford, the Seminoles forced five turnovers courtesy of four interceptions and one fumble Oct. 27 No. 3 CLEMSON* TBA recovery. The five turnovers were the most forced by FSU since forcing seven in a win at Wake Forest in 2013, and Nov. 3 at NC State* TBA the four interceptions were the most since a win vs. Idaho in 2013. The four interceptions also tied for the most by Nov. 10 at No. 8 Notre Dame 7:30 PM (NBC) Nov. 17 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA a Willie Taggart-coached team, while the five total turnovers tied for the third-highest total of Taggart’s career. Nov. 24 FLORIDA TBA Florida State completed 31 passes, all by Deondre Francois, in the win against Samford. The total was the highest *ACC Game; HOME GAME » AP Rankings Listed by a Willie Taggart-coached team and tied for the 13th-highest individual single-game total in FSU history. Media Information ........................................2 Doak/Noles in the Pros ...............................13 Player Stats ...................................................17 Atlantic Coast Conference .........................26 Head Coach Willie Taggart ...........................3 Depth Chart ...................................................14 Last Time It Happened ................................21 Statistics.......................................................27 Game Notes .....................................................6 Rosters ..........................................................15 FSU Records ..................................................23 Game Recaps ................................................37 Rankings/This Day in History .....................12 SEMINOLES.COM 1 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 5 | LOUISVILLE HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART 1st season at Florida State | 9th season as Head Coach | 20th overall Hometown: Palmetto, Florida Alma Mater: Western Kentucky, 1998 Family: wife Taneshia; sons Willie Jr. and Jackson; daughter Morgan Florida State hired Florida native Willie Taggart to Taggart returned home to the Tampa Bay area prior be its 10th full-time head football coach on Dec. 5, to the 2013 season to take over a South Florida 2017. Taggart is considered one of the best offensive team that won three games in 2012 and turned minds in the country and has already proven to be a the Bulls into one of the most exciting programs in relentless and effective recruiter. the country by 2016. In his final year at the helm in Tampa, Taggart led South Florida to a 10-2 record COACHING HISTORY Taggart has led remarkable turnarounds at each and No. 25 ranking in the final regular season poll, Year School Position of his three previous head coaching positions. In the team’s first ranking since 2011 and only the 1999 Western Kentucky Receivers the season prior to his hire, the programs Taggart second time in program history the Bulls were 2000 Western Kentucky Quarterbacks inherited were a combined 7-29, and the best team ranked at the end of the regular season. 2001-02 Western Kentucky Co-OC/Quarterbacks he took over before arriving at FSU was a 4-8 Oregon 2003-06 Western Kentucky Asst. HC/Quarterbacks squad. His overall record is 49-52, including a 27-14 With Taggart serving as the primary play caller, his 2007-09 Stanford Running Backs mark since the start of the 2015 season. From 2015- offense broke 33 program records in 2016, including 2010-12 Western Kentucky Head Coach 17, his offenses had the fourth-highest points-per- scoring, total touchdowns, total yards, rushing 2013-16 USF Head Coach game average among FBS head coaches behind only yards, yards per play, yards per rush and points per 2017 Oregon Head Coach Mike Gundy, Kliff Kingsbury and Urban Meyer. game. Quarterback Quinton Flowers was named the 2018 Florida State Head Coach American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of In 2017, Oregon ranked in the top 30 in the NCAA the Year after becoming the first USF player to post HEAD COACHING CAREER in 15 different statistical categories, including 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in the Year Team Record Conf. boasting the 12th-best rushing offense in the same season, highlighting a program-record 10 all- 2010 Western Kentucky 2-10 2-6 country rushing for 251.0 yards per game and the conference selections. 2011 Western Kentucky 7-5 7-1 18th-highest scoring offense averaging 36.0 points 2012 Western Kentucky 7-5 4-4 per game. On defense, the Ducks ranked 24th in His first head coaching job was one of the most 2013 USF 2-10 2-6 the country in third-down defense allowing a .333 difficult reclamation projects in the country, taking 2014 USF 4-8 3-5 conversion percentage and 27th in fourth-down over his alma mater that had lost 20 games in a 2015 USF 8-5 6-2 defense at .417. The defense had one of the best row. He quickly led Western Kentucky to its first two 2016 USF 10-2 7-1 performances of the season against Arizona’s winning seasons since transitioning from FCS to FBS 2017 Oregon 7-5 4-5 Khalil Tate, who ranked seventh in the NCAA with an and in 2012 saw the program reach its first bowl 2018 Florida State 2-2 0-2 average of 128.3 rushing yards per game, holding game. The Hilltoppers had a 12-2 stretch from Oct. 9 seasons 4 schools 49-52 35-32 him to only 32 yards rushing in a 48-28 victory. 2011 through Oct. 2012 with their only two losses coming to No.1-ranked LSU and top-ranked Alabama. POSTSEASON Showcased by Taggart’s Gulf Coast Offense, running Year Team Bowl/Playoffs back Royce Freeman rushed for 1,475 yards and Taggart transitioned to coaching after starting 2000 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA First Round ranked 10th in the country with an average of 122.9 as Western Kentucky's quarterback all four years 2001 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals rushing yards per game in 2017. His rushing total and breaking 11 school records, highlighted by his 2002 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA Champions allowed him to break the program record for career 47 rushing touchdowns, and left school holding 2003 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA First Round rushing yards with 5,621 yards, the sixth-highest the NCAA Division I record for rushing yards by a 2009 Stanford Sun total in NCAA history.