2017 Season Review
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20172017 FSU FSU FOOTBALL FOOTBALL | SEASON | VS. ALABAMA RECAP 2017 season review 2017 SCHEDULE (7-6, 3-5 ACC) TEAM STATISTICS (FINAL NCAA RANKING) Date Opponent Time/Result Scoring Offense 27.8 (71) Sept. 2 vs. #1 Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) L, 7-24 Scoring Defense 21.2 (29) Sept. 9 ULM Postponed to 12/2 (Hurricane Irma) Rushing Offense 155.7 (76) Sept. 16 MIAMI* Postponed to 10/7 (Hurricane Irma) Rushing Defense 135.6 (31) Sept. 23 NC STATE* L, 21-27 Passing Offense 196.2 (89) Sept. 30 at Wake Forest* W, 26-19 Passing Defense 195.5 (29) Oct. 7 #13 MIAMI* L, 20-24 Total Offense 351.9 (100) Oct. 14 at Duke* W, 17-10 Total Defense 331.1 (18) Oct. 21 LOUISVILLE* L, 28-31 Red Zone Offense .917 (13) Oct. 27 at Boston College* L, 3-35 Defensive Touchdowns 5 (4) Nov. 4 SYRACUSE* W, 27-24 Nov. 11 at #4 Clemson* L, 14-31 Kickoff Returns 24.19 (18) Nov. 18 DELAWARE STATE W, 77-6 Pass Efficiency Defense 110.90 (10) Nov. 25 at Florida W, 38-22 Dec. 2 ULM W, 42-10 FSU COMPLETES 41ST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON IN 2017 Dec. 27 vs. Southern Miss (Shreveport, La.) W, 42-13 » The Florida State football team made its 36th straight bowl appearance, the longest streak in college football history, and secured the program’s 41st consecutive winning season in 2017 *ACC Game; HOME GAME; AP Rankings Listed » Florida State's bowl streak dates back to the 1982 Gator Bowl. Nebraska had an NCAA-record 35-year bowl 2017 STAT LEADERS streak from 1969-2003. The next longest active bowl streak in the country is Virginia Tech’s 25 straight RUSHING | #3 CAM AKERS » The Seminoles' current streak of 41 consecutive winning seasons is second in FBS history, trailing only a 194-1,024^ | 7 TD | 5.3 ypc | 78.8 ypg stretch of 42 straight winning seasons compiled by Notre Dame from 1889-1932 ^ - FSU Freshman Record » Florida State made its first trip to the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl, which became the 17th different bowl to PASSING | #1 JAMES BLACKMAN host the Seminoles. FSU improved to 11-6 in first bowl game appearances. 173-297-2,230 | 19 TD/11 INT | 171.5 ypg » FSU's 38-22 victory at Florida was a program-record fifth straight in the series and extended the school- record winning streak in Gainesville to four RECEIVING | #8 NYQWAN MURRAY 40-604 | 4 TD | 15.1 ypr | 50.3 ypg » The Seminoles won five of their last six games, including each of their final four. In their season-ending four-game winning streak, the Seminoles outscored their opponents 199-51, including a 77-6 win vs. Delaware TACKLES | #6 MATTHEW THOMAS State that tied Oregon’s output against Southern Utah for the most points scored in a game by an FBS team 85 tackles | 10.0 TFL | 2.0 sacks | 2 PBU in 2017 » FSU’s 199 points scored in its last four games marked the highest-scoring four-game stretch for the program SCORING | #23 RICKY AGUAYO since 2013 when the Seminoles scored 221 total points vs. Syracuse, vs. Idaho, at Florida and vs. Duke in the 96 points | 18-21 FGs | 42-43 PAT ACC Championship Game » Florida State tied for 1st in the ACC and 2nd in the NCAA with six blocked kicks in 2017. The Seminoles’ block TABLE OF CONTENTS total was their highest since blocking six in 2006. It also marked the first season since 2010 with a punt block and a field goal block in the same season. In the 27-24 win vs. Syracuse, the Seminoles blocked two Offense .....................................2 Alphabetical Roster..............16 field goals in the same game for the first time since Sept. 27, 2003, at Duke Defense .....................................4 Offense Player Bios .............. 17 Special Teams ..........................5 Defense Player Bios ..............20 » The Seminoles converted 26 of their final 27 red zone opportunities, with the only non-conversion coming Miscellaneous .........................6 FSU Records ...........................23 when time ran out at the Independence Bowl, and had 22 touchdowns in that stretch. FSU finished the Rankings ...................................7 Last Time it Happened .........26 season 44-of-48 (.917) in the red zone with 31 touchdowns. Since 2010, FSU’s red zone percentage of .915 is Game Recaps ...........................8 ACC Recap ...............................28 the best in the country and nearly a full percentage point higher than Oklahoma State, which ranks second Independence Bowl .............14 2017 Statistics ......................29 with a scoring percentage of .906. The next-best red zone percentage in the ACC since 2010 is Wake Forest’s Numerical Roster ..................15 2017 Drive Chart ................... 38 .852 SEMINOLES.COM 1 2017 FSU FOOTBALL | SEASON RECAP FSU BOWL HISTORY GAME NOTES: OFFENSE All-Time Record: 29-16-2 NOLES END 2017 ON FOUR-GAME WIN STREAK Season Bowl Opponent Result Score 1949 Cigar Wofford W 19-6 » Florida State finished 2017 with a 7-6 overall record, the 41st consecutive season the Seminoles 1954 Sun Texas Western L 20-47 have had a winning record. That is one year shy of tying the all-time mark, held by Notre Dame from 1958 Bluegrass Oklahoma State L 6-15 1889-1932. 1964 Gator Oklahoma W 36-19 1966 Sun Wyoming L 20-28 » FSU also won the 2017 Independence Bowl 42-13 over Southern Miss. The appearance was FSU's 1967 Gator Penn State T 17-17 36th straight year in a bowl game, passing Nebraska's 35-year stretch from 1969-2003 for the 1968 Peach Louisiana State L 27-31 longest in NCAA history. 1971a Fiest Arizona State L 38-45 1977 Tangerine Texas Tech W 40-17 » FSU was led offensively by a pair of true freshmen, quarterback James Blackman and running back 1979 Orange Oklahoma L 7-24 Cam Akers. Blackman started the final 12 games of the season after starter Deondre Francois was 1980 Orange Oklahoma L 17-18 injured in the season opener against Alabama. Akers made four starts while splitting time with 1982 Gator West Virginia W 31-12 1983 Peach North Carolina W 28-3 Jacques Patrick, running for an FSU freshman-record 1,024 yards. 1984 Citrus Georgia T 17-17 » Junior wide receiver Auden Tate caught 40 passes for 548 yards and led the ACC with 10 touch- 1985 Gator Oklahoma State W 34-23 down catches after snagging three in the Independence Bowl against Southern Miss. 1986 All-American Indiana W 27-13 1987 Fiesta Nebraska W 31-28 1988 Sugar Auburn W 13-7 RARE 300-YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCE 1989 Fiesta Nebraska W 41-17 » Buoyed by the 100-yard rushing games of Jacques Patrick (155) and Cam Akers (117), Florida State’s 1990 Blockbuster Penn State W 24-17 1991 Cotton Texas A&M W 10-2 offense cranked out a 300-yard rushing game in their bowl-clinching victory over ULM. The Noles 1992 Orange Nebraska W 27-14 rushed for 305 yards on 45 carries and powered into the end zone five times. 1993 Orange Nebraska W 18-16 » It was FSU’s first 300-yard rushing game since Nov. 19, 2016 at Syracuse (45-334, 4 TDs) and just 1994 Sugar Florida W 23-17 1995 Orange Notre Dame W 31-26 the eighth 300-yard game in the last 10 seasons. 1996 Sugar Florida L 20-52 » FSU’s five rushing touchdowns equaled its season high on the ground (Delaware State). Ten of the 1997 Sugar Ohio State W 31-14 Noles’ 18 rushing touchdowns in 2017 came in those two games. 1998 Fiesta Tennessee L 16-23 1999 Sugar Virginia Tech W 46-29 » It marked the 10th time in 10 seasons the Noles have rushed for 5 or more TDs in a game. 2000 Orange Oklahoma L 2-13 » The last time the Noles rushed for more than 5 TDs in a game came against USF on Sept. 24, 2016, 2001 Gator Virginia Tech W 30-17 when they ran up 478 yards on the ground with 6 rushing TDs. That was also the last time FSU had 2002 Sugar Georgia L 13-26 2003 Orange Miami L 14-16 two backs eclipse 100 yards in the same game. 2004 Gator West Virginia W 30-18 2005 Orange Penn State L 23-26 (3ot) PATRICK REGAINING FORM 2006 Emerald UCLA W 44-27 2007 Music City Kentucky L 28-35 » Junior tailback Jacques Patrick turned in the second-highest rushing performance of his career 2008 Champs Sports Wisconsin W 42-13 when he powered his way to 155 yards on 19 carries, including a pair of TD runs, against ULM. Pat- 2009 Gator West Virginia W 33-21 rick led the Noles in rushing for the second consecutive game, continuing his bounce-back from a 2010 Chick-fil-A South Carolina W 26-17 2011 Champs Sports Notre Dame W 18-14 mid-season injury which kept him out of the lineup for two games. 2012 Orange Northern Illinois W 31-10 » Patrick scored six of his seven rushing touchdowns over the final five games of the season, 2013 BCS Championship Auburn W 34-31 including two each against Delaware State and ULM. Patrick, who announced in early January he 2014 Rose/CFP Semifinal Oregon L 20-59 2015 Peach Houston L 24-38 would return for his senior season, enters 2018 tied for 18th on FSU's career rushing touchdown 2016 Orange Michigan W 33-32 list with 16. 2017 Independence Southern Miss W 42-13 » Patrick finished second on the team with 748 rushing yards and tied with freshman Cam Akers for the team lead with seven rushing touchdowns.