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2017 2017FSU FOOTBALLFSU FOOTBALL | GM. | 8:VS. SYRACUSE ALABAMA FLORIDA STATE SYRACUSE VS 4-4 game 2-5 8 2-4 ACC 2-2 ACC Head Coach Head Coach Game 8 - Syracuse TEAM COMPARISON Nov. 4, 2017 | Tallahassee, Fla. Jimbo Fisher (Salem ‘89) (NCAA RANKINGS) Dino Babers (Hawaii ‘84) Career Record: 80-22 (.784) | 8th Year 17.4 (122) Scoring Off. 29.8 (59) Career Record: 45-28 (.616) | 6th Year Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) Record at FSU: 80-22 (.784) | 8th Year 24.3 (50) Scoring Def. 24.6 (53) Record at SU: 8-12 (.400) | 2nd Year ACC Network | 12:20 PM STAT LEADERS 134.7 (96) Rushing Off. 159.6 (71) STAT LEADERS 158.1 (56) Rushing Def. 129.8 (33) RUSHING | #3 CAM AKERS RUSHING | #2 ERIC DUNGEY MEDIA COVERAGE 200.9 (86) Passing Off. 295.4 (21) 105-496 | 1 TD | 4.7 ypr | 70.9 ypg 121-486 | 8 TD | 4.0 ypr | 60.8 ypg TELEVISION | ACC Network 189.1 (26) Passing Def. 238.1 (84) PBP: Tom Werme | Analyst: Dave Archer PASSING | #1 JAMES BLACKMAN 335.6 (113) Total Off. 455.0 (29) PASSING | #2 ERIC DUNGEY Sidelines: D.J. Shockley 95-162-1,149 | 7 TD/7 INT | 164.1 ypg 347.3 (31) Total Def. 367.9 (45) 201-334-2,217 | 12 TD/8 INT | 277.1 ypg RADIO | SEMINOLE IMG SPORTS NETWORK RECEIVING | #18 AUDEN TATE .864 (53) Red Zone Off. .889 (34) RECEIVING | #8 STEVE ISHMAEL PBP: Gene Deckerhoff | Analyst: William Floyd 26-386 | 5 TD | 14.8 ypc | 55.1 ypg 26.6 (7) Kickoff Returns 23.0 (35) 66-843 | 4 TD | 12.8 ypc | 105.4 ypg Sidelines: Tom Block TACKLES | #6 MATTHEW THOMAS 121.01 (49) Pass Efficiency Def. 127.85 (67) TACKLES | #30 PARRIS BENNETT 52 tackles | 4.5 TFL | 2.0 sacks | 1 FR 30:52 (44) Time of Possession 30:52 (45) 75 tackles | 7.5 TFL | 1.0 sack | 6 QBH RADIO | Sirius: Channel 81 | XM: Channel 81 FLORIDA STATE RETURNS TO TALLAHASSEE TO HOST SYRACUSE 2017 SCHEDULE » Florida State is tied for 1st in the ACC and for 4th in the NCAA with two blocked punts this season, both by Brian Date Opponent Time/Result Burns who is tied for 1st among the nation’s individual leaders. The Seminoles have multiple blocked kicks for the Sept. 2 vs. #1 Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) L, 7-24 Sept. 9 ULM Canceled (Hurricane Irma) fourth time in eight seasons under head coach Jimbo Fisher and have blocked multiple punts in a season for the Sept. 16 MIAMI* Postponed to 10/7 (Hurricane Irma) first time since 2008 Sept. 23 NC STATE* L, 21-27 Sept. 30 at Wake Forest* W, 26-19 » The Seminoles have converted 18 of their last 20 red zone opportunities and have been the best red zone team in Oct. 7 #13 MIAMI* L, 20-24 the country since Jimbo Fisher was named head coach. Since 2010, FSU’s red zone percentage of .912 is more than Oct. 14 at Duke* W, 17-10 a full percentage point higher than Oklahoma State, which ranks second with a scoring percentage of .901. The Oct. 21 LOUISVILLE* L, 28-31 next-best red zone percentage in the ACC since 2010 is North Carolina’s .849 Oct. 27 (Fri.) at Boston College* L, 3-35 Nov. 4 SYRACUSE* 12:20 p.m. (ACCN) » On the play after an FSU timeout, true freshman quarterback James Blackman is 5-for-9 passing for 32 yards and Nov. 11 at Clemson* TBA three touchdowns with one 11-yard rush Nov. 18 DELAWARE STATE TBA Nov. 25 at Florida TBA » Last week at Boston College, FSU started a true freshman at quarterback and running back in the same game for *ACC Game; HOME GAME the first time since true freshmen became eligible in 1972. Quarterback James Blackman made his sixth start of the AP Rankings Listed season, the most ever by a Seminole true freshman quarterback, and running back Cam Akers made his first career start to become the first true freshman to start at running back since Jacques Patrick in 2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Media Information ............ 2 Noles in the NFL .................12 » In the 2nd quarter at Boston College, FSU converted a 4th-and-8 from the BC 31-yard line with a 14-yard completion HC Jimbo Fisher ..................3 Game Recaps ....................13 from James Blackman to Ryan Izzo. The play was the longest 4th-down conversion for FSU since Nov. 15, 2008, when Game Notes Depth/Pronunciation ........17 Graham Gano picked up a 4th-and-9 with a 24-yard rush on a fake punt vs. Boston College Syracuse ..............................5 Numerical Roster .............18 Offense ................................6 Alphabetical Roster.........19 » The Seminoles have allowed only three points in the 4th quarter over their last three games, holding Duke and Defense .................................7 Players Bios ......................20 Special Teams .....................8 FSU Records ......................25 Boston College scoreless in the final frame and giving up a field goal vs. Louisville Miscellaneous ....................9 Last Time it Happened ....28 Rankings ............................10 ACC ......................................30 » Based on cumulative opponents’ current records, Florida State’s 2017 schedule ranks as the 4th toughest in the Doak Campbell Stadium ..11 2017 Statistics .................31 country as the Seminoles’ opponents have a .632 winning percentage this season SEMINOLES.COM 1 2017 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 8: SYRACUSE HEAD COACH JIMBO FISHER 8th season as Head Coach | 11th at Florida State | 30th overall » .784 winning percentage (80-22) - best in ACC history » 42 Seminoles drafted, including 8 first round picks » 80 wins since 2010 (third-most in college football) » 11.1 wins per season (entering 2017 - highest among active coaches) » 3 ACC Championships and 4 Atlantic Division Titles » 2013 BCS National Championship » 2013 Rawlings College Football Coach of the Year » His foundation, Kidz1stFund, has raised over $4.5 million for Fanconi anemia research IN HIS EIGHTH SEASON AS HEAD COACH, JIMBO FISHER HAS... THE FISHER FILE » ...the fourth-highest winning percentage of any active head coach (minimum five years) with a record of 80-22 (.784). HOMETOWN | CLARKSBURG, W.VA. » ...led FSU to 80 victories since 2010, the third-most in college football over that span. ALMA MATER | SALEM (W.VA.) ‘89 » ...led Florida State to three ACC Championships. The Seminoles’ 37-35 victory over Georgia BIRTHDATE | OCT. 9, 1965 Tech in the 2014 ACC Championship Game in Charlotte, N.C., gave the Seminoles 15 conference FAMILY | SONS, TREY (16) AND ETHAN (12) championships. FSU defeated Duke, 45-7, in 2013 and dropped Georgia Tech, 21-15, in the 2012 conference title game. COACHING EXPERIENCE 1988-90 Samford Quarterbacks » ...guided FSU to 29 consecutive victories during the 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. The 29-game win streak shattered the ACC and FSU records and was the second-longest streak over the last 1991-92 Samford Offensive Coordinator/QBs 20 years and 12th-longest streak in college football history. 1993-98 Auburn Quarterbacks 1999 Cincinnati Offensive Coordinator/QBs » ...overseen a 28-game Atlantic Coast Conference winning streak from 2012-15, the third-longest conference winning streak in FBS history (Ohio State, 2012-15, 30; Florida State, 1992-95, 29). 2000-06 LSU Offensive Coordinator/QBs » ...helped the Seminoles to a 35th consecutive bowl appearance in 2016, tied with Nebraska 2007-09 Florida State Offensive Coordinator/QBs (1969-2003) for the longest streak in NCAA history. FSU’s streak dates back to 1982 and includ- 2010-pres. Florida State Head Coach ed the final 28 years of Bobby Bowden’s historic run. » ...seen 83 Seminoles receive degrees since becoming head coach in 2010. CAREER AS A HEAD COACH » ...led FSU to its first National Championship win since 1999 with a 34-31 victory over No. 2 Year Record ACC* Bowl Final AP Rk. Auburn in the Vizio BCS National Championship on Jan. 6, 2014 in Pasadena, Calif. FSU finished a 20104 10- 6-2 Chick-fil-A 16 perfect 14-0 and ranked No. 1 in both the USA Today Coaches and Associated Press polls for the 20114 9- 5-3 Champs Sports 23 first time since 1999. 2012 12-2 7-1 Orange 10 » ...compiled a 17-2 mark against schools from the state of Florida: Miami (7-1), Florida (6-1), USF 2013 14-0 8-0 BCS Nat’l Champ. 1 (3-0) and Bethune Cookman (1-0). 20141 13- 8-0 Rose - CFP 5 » ...mentored quarterback Jameis Winston into the top quarterback in the country and Florida 20153 10- 6-2 Peach 14 State’s first-ever No. 1 NFL Draft pick in 2015. At the time, Winston became the youngest player 20163 10- 5-3 Orange 8 to win the Heisman Trophy in 2013. 2017 2-5 2-4 -- -- » ...led FSU to seven consecutive winning seasons. Former coach Bobby Bowden led FSU to a win- Total 80-22 47-15 *Regular season ning record in his final 33 seasons, and FSU has tied Nebraska’s all-time record for consecutive winning seasons (1962-2001). KIDZ1STFUND On Aug. 5, 2011, Jimbo Fisher and Candi Fisher Fisher’s winning percentage (80-22), best launched their public battle against Fanconi all-time among Atlantic Coast Conference Wins per season for Fisher entering 2017, coaches, ahead of Clemson’s Dabo Swinney leading all active coaches (Urban Meyer anemia (FA) after their youngest son, Ethan (now .784 (.768) and former Seminole legend Bobby 11 1 11.0, Chris Peterson 10.8, Dabo Swinney 12), was diagnosed with the rare disease that . 9.89) Bowden (173-53-1, .764 with FSU in the ACC) spring.