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2017 FSU FOOTBALL | VS. ALABAMA Game 8 - Syracuse FLORIDA STATE SYRACUSE Oct. 26, 2019 | Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) ESPN2 | 3:30 p.m. 3-4 VS 3-4 2-3 ACC 0-3 ACC TEAM COMPARISON (NCAA Ranking) Head Coach Head Coach Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky '98) Dino Babers (Hawaii '84) FSU SU Career Record: 55-61 (.474) | 10th Year Career Record: 58-39 (.598) | 8th Year 28.6 (69) Scoring Offense 24.7 (93) Record at FSU: 8-11 (.421) | 2nd Year Record at SU: 21-23 (.477) | 4th Year 125.4 (105) Rushing Offense 110.0 (117) 281.6 (26) Passing Offense 261.1 (43) TELEVISION | ESPN2 RADIO | Sirius: 133 | XM: 193 | Internet: 955 PBP: Beth Mowins PBP: Gene Deckerhoff 66.2 (22)* Completion Pct. 61.0 (62) MEDIA COVERAGE 145.88 (43) Pass Efficiency 134.27 (68) Analyst: Anthony Becht Analyst: William Floyd Sideline: Rocky Boiman Sideline: Tom Block 407.0 (66) Total Offense 371.1 (93) .857 (48) Red Zone Offense .731 (112) NOLES HOST SYRACUSE FOR HOMECOMING 30.7 (93) Scoring Defense 26.1 (58) 165.7 (77) Rushing Defense 148.4 (59) » Florida State returns to Doak Campbell Stadium, where it has won three straight games, for the first time in four 293.0 (122) Passing Defense 270.4 (111) weeks to host Syracuse following the Noles' first open date this season and back-to-back road contests at No. 2 458.7 (113) Total Defense 418.9 (93) Clemson and Wake Forest. .872 (100) Red Zone Defense .792 (42) » The Seminoles are 58-12-1 (.824) all-time in Homecoming games and have won seven in a row. Since joining the ACC .360 (47) 3rd Down Defense .389 (79) in 1992, FSU is 21-4 (.840) in Homecoming contests against conference opponents, including 1-0 against Syracuse. 2.43 (46) Sacks 3.29 (14) 7 (12)* Fumbles Recovered 7 (12)* » FSU is 18-for-21 on red zone opportunities this season, scoring 15 touchdowns with three field goals, and has 12 (36) Turnovers Gained 14 (13) scored on 42 of 49 chances (.857) dating back to week two of last season. In that span, the Seminoles are 3.30 (19) Punt Return Defense 1.56 (7)* averaging 6.2 points per red zone conversion. 25.33 (17) Kickoff Returns 18.35 (103) » Florida State's defense has allowed 19 touchdowns on 39 red zone trips by the opponents this season, a touchdown *-Leads ACC percentage of 48.72 that ranks as the 2nd-lowest in the ACC and 23rd in the NCAA. 2019 SCHEDULE » The Seminoles rank 3rd in the ACC and tied for 12th nationally with 108 plays of 10+ yards against FBS competition, tied for 4th in the ACC and 20th in FBS with 17 plays of 30+ yards, and their 11 plays of 40+ yards rank 3rd in the Date Opponent Time/Result conference and tied for 14th nationally. Aug. 31 BOISE STATE L, 31-36 Sept. 7 ULM W, 45-44 (OT) » Florida State did not allow a passing touchdown at Wake Forest, which entered the game leading the ACC and tied Sept. 14 at No. 25 Virginia* L, 24-31 for 6th nationally with 20 passing touchdowns. It marked the first time since November 2017, when the Seminoles held Delaware State and Clemson without passing scores in consecutive weeks, that FSU did not allow a passing Sept. 21 LOUISVILLE* W, 35-24 touchdown. It also snapped Wake Forest's streak of 13 straight games with a passing touchdown. Sept. 28 NORTH CAROLINA STATE* W, 31-13 Oct. 12 at No. 2 Clemson* L, 14-45 » The Seminoles rank 1st in the ACC with a 66.2 completion percentage. Last season, FSU ranked 10th in the Oct. 19 at Wake Forest* L, 20-22 conference. The last time FSU finished a season leading the conference in completion percentage was 2012. Oct. 26 SYRACUSE* 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) Nov. 2 MIAMI* 3:30 p.m. (ABC or ESPN) OR » In conference games, FSU ranks 2nd in the ACC in 3rd down defense, holding opponents to only a .312 conversion rate (25-of-80) and red zone touchdown defense, allowing a touchdown in just 48% of red zone trips (12-of-25). The 7:30 p.m. (ABC) Seminoles also rank 5th with an average of 27.0 points per game allowed and a pass efficiency defense of 128.5. Nov. 9 at Boston College* TBD Individually, Janarius Robinson is tied for 1st with two forced fumbles and his 7.5 tackles for loss are 3rd. Nov. 16 ALABAMA STATE TBD Nov. 30 at No. 7 Florida TBD » The Seminoles have recovered an ACC-high seven fumbles, tied for 12th in the NCAA, of 10 fumbles forced and grabbed five interceptions this year. Last season, FSU recovered only three fumbles, forced 10, and had 12 *-ACC Game; HOME GAME; AP Rankings Listed interceptions. After seven games in 2019, Florida State is 80 percent of the way to its turnovers total from 2018. Media Information .................................2 Noles in the Pros/Doak ........................14 FSU Records ...........................................22 Breakout Players ....................................3 Rosters ...................................................15 Atlantic Coast Conference ................. 25 Head Coach Willie Taggart ................... 6 Player Stats ...........................................17 Game Recap ..........................................26 Game Notes ............................................ 9 Last Time It Happened .......................20 Statistics ..............................................28 SEMINOLES.COM 1 2019 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 8 | SYRACUSE JR RB CAM AKERS 2019 STATS 773 Rushing Yards 11 Total TDs Ranks top 20 nationally in All Purpose Yards, Rushing TDs, Rushing Yards, Rushing Yards per Game, Scoring, Total Points Scored and Total Touchdowns. Ranks 8th in FSU history with 2,503 career rushing yards and is 11th with 21 career rushing touchdowns. Has added six 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 Wake Forest (1 rushing and receiving). Nine career 100-yard rushing games are tied for 7th in program history. Three rushing touchdowns vs. Louisville were one shy of FSU's single-game record and the most since Dalvin Cook had four at Syracuse in 2016. 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 - and earned ACC Running Back of the Week recognition. Added three TDs against the Warhawks - a nine-yard run in the first quarter; a 44- yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter; and a four-yard run in overtime. Only ACC player with multiple three touchdown games against FBS opponents. Carried the ball a school-record 36 times against the Warhawks, one shy of the most in a game this season nationally. Became the fourth player in FSU history with multiple 30-carry games in his career when he had 30 at Wake Forest. In the opener against Boise State, rushed for 116 yards on 15 carries, which included a 38-yard TD. Averaged 7.7 yards per carry against the Broncos, the third time in his career he has CAM reached that mark with at least 15 carries. Ran for 199 yards on 22 carries (9.0 ypc) against Syracuse in 2017 and 115 yards on 15 carries (7.7 ypc) at Duke in 2017. AKERS is Has converted three of FSU's four successful fourth-down conversions in 2019, including a really touchdown runs of 38 yards on 4th-and-1 vs. Boise State and 41 yards on 4th-and-1 vs. NC good“ State. He also picked up seven yards on a 4th-and-1 at Wake Forest. football AKERS' NATIONAL RANKINGS “ Total Touchdowns Rushing Touchdowns player...He 9 (11) 12 (8) can run you over, 11 Rushing Yards per 12 Total Points Scored he can make you Game (110.4) (66) Scoring per Game miss and he’s good 11 Rushing Yards (773) 12 after contact. (9.4 points) - NC State head coach Dave Doeren All Purpose Yards per 17 Game (131.86) SEMINOLES.COM 3 2019 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 8 | SYRACUSE WR TAMORRION r-SO TERRY 2019 STATS 522 Receiving Yards 6 Receiving TDs Preseason All-ACC first teamer leads FSU with 27 catches, 522 yards and 6 touchdown catches. Caught two touchdowns against NC State, tying a career-high (also at NC State in 2018). Has 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 42.9 yards on 14 career touchdown catches. In 2019, is averaging 19.3 yards per reception and 47.8 yards per touchdown. Touchdown catches of 9, 36, 44, 60, 64 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. Leads the country with three catches of at least 60 yards in 2019, and his five catches of at least 60 yards over the past two seasons are the most nationally in that span. Caught a 75-yard touchdown vs. Boise State, his third of at least 70 yards, tying the FSU career record (Ron Sellers, Peter Warrick, Rashad Greene). His 60-yard catch against Louisville was the 50th reception of his career, and he passed the 1,000-yard mark on the reception. He also added a 64-yard TD grab at No. 2 Clemson. Two career 100-yard receiving games - 142 at NC State in 2018 and 112 vs.