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20172017 FSU FSU FOOTBALL FOOTBALL | GM. | VS. 1: ALABAMA #3 FLORIDA STATE #1 ALABAMA VS 0-0 game 0-0 1 0-0 ACC 0-0 SEC Head Coach Head Coach Game 1 - Alabama TEAM COMPARISON Sept. 2, 2017 | Atlanta, Ga. Jimbo Fisher (Salem ‘89) (NCAA RANKINGS) Nick Saban (Kent State ‘73) Career Record: 78-17 (.821) | 8th Year 35.1 (31) Scoring Off. 38.8 (16) Career Record: 210-61-1 (.774) | 21st Year Mercedes-Benz Stadium (71,000) Record at FSU: 78-17 (.821) | 8th Year 25.0 (44) Scoring Def. 13.0 (1) Record at UA: 119-19 (.862) | 11th Year ABC | 8:14 PM RETURNING STAT LEADERS 202.3 (40) Rushing Off. 245.0 (12) RETURNING STAT LEADERS 128.0 (21) Rushing Def. 63.9 (1) MEDIA COVERAGE RUSHING | #9 JACQUES PATRICK 264.1 (33) Passing Off. 210.3 (87) RUSHING | #34 DAMIEN HARRIS 61-350 | 4 TD, 5.7 ypr, 26.9 ypg 221.1 (57) Passing Def. 197.9 (24) 146-1037 | 2 TD, 7.1 ypr, 69.1 ypg TELEVISION | ABC 466.4 (25) Total Off. 455.3 (34) PBP: Chris Fowler | Analyst: Kirk Herbstreit PASSING | #12 DEONDRE FRANCOIS PASSING | #2 JALEN HURTS Sidelines: Tom Rinaldi & Maria Taylor 235-400-3350 | 20 TD/7 INT | 257.7 ypg 349.1 (22) Total Def. 261.8 (2) 240-382-2780 | 23 TD/9 INT | 185.3 ypg .965 (1) Red Zone Off. .892 (24) RADIO | SEMINOLE IMG SPORTS NETWORK RECEIVING | #8 NYQWAN MURRAY 321 (16) First Downs 315 (18) RECEIVING | #3 CALVIN RIDLEY PBP: Gene Deckerhoff | Analyst: William Floyd 27-441 | 5 TD | 16.3 ypc | 33.9 ypg 3.92 (1) Sacks per game 3.60 (3) 72-769 | 7 TD | 10.7 ypc | 51.3 ypg Sidelines: Tom Block 32:55 (16) Time of Poss. 30:55 (46) TACKLES | #6 MATTHEW THOMAS TACKLES | #15 RONNIE HARRISON RADIO | Sirius: Channel 80 | XM: Channel 80 77 tackles | 11.0 TFL | 4 QBH | 1 FF (Final 2016 Statistics) 86 tackles | 1.5 TFL | 2 INT | 2 FR Crew: Bill Rosinski, David Norrie & Ian Fitzsimmons NOLES, TIDE FACE OFF IN GREATEST OPENER OF ALL TIME 2017 SCHEDULE » Based on the preseason AP poll, which began in 1950, Florida State’s matchup with Alabama Date Opponent Time/Result is the first to feature two top-three teams in a season opener. The game will be the fourth Sept. 2 vs. #1 Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) 8:14 PM (ABC) top-five season-opening matchup and first since 1986 Sept. 9 ULM 7:00 PM (ACC Network) Sept. 16 MIAMI* 8:00 PM (ABC) » Florida State is ranked in the top-10 in the AP’s preseason poll for the sixth time in eight seasons under head coach Jimbo Sept. 23 NC STATE* TBA Fisher, tied for the second-most appearances in the preseason top-10 since 2010 Sept. 30 at Wake Forest* TBA Florida State and Alabama are the only two programs in college football that have played in at least five straight BCS/ Oct. 14 at Duke* TBA » New Year’s Six bowl games. Florida State has played in the 2013 Orange Bowl, 2014 BCS National Championship, 2015 Rose Oct. 21 LOUISVILLE* TBA Bowl, 2015 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and 2016 Orange Bowl. Alabama appeared in its sixth straight BCS/New Year’s Six bowl Oct. 27 (Fri.) at Boston College* 8:00 PM (ESPN) game in 2016 Nov. 4 SYRACUSE* TBA Nov. 11 at Clemson* TBA » Florida State is 9-1 against SEC opponents under head coach Jimbo Fisher, with records of 6-1 against Florida and 1-0 Nov. 18 DELAWARE STATE TBA against Ole Miss, Auburn and South Carolina Nov. 25 at Florida TBA » Under head coach Jimbo Fisher, Florida State is 17-10 (.630) against ranked opponents. Coach Fisher and Alabama head *ACC Game; HOME GAME coach Nick Saban (72-39) are two of only 11 active head coaches with a winning record in their career against AP-ranked AP Rankings Listed opponents TABLE OF CONTENTS » The Seminoles have won three of their last four matchups against ranked teams HC Jimbo Fisher ..................3 » The Seminoles are 54-16 (.771) all-time in season openers, including a perfect 7-0 mark under head coach Jimbo Fisher Noles in the NFL ................13 Game Notes Depth/Pronunciation ....... 14 Alabama ...............................5 » Since 2010, when Coach Fisher made his head-coaching debut, the Seminoles have outscored opponents 344-103 in Numerical Roster ............. 15 College GameDay ...............6 season-opening games Alphabetical Roster.........16 Offense .................................7 Players Bios .......................17 Defense ................................8 For the 11th time in school history, and third time in the last four seasons, Florida State is opening the season with a FSU Records .......................21 » Special Teams .....................9 neutral-site game. The Seminoles are 9-1 in neutral-site openers and have won eight straight, including a 45-34 victory Last Time it Happened ....24 Miscellaneous ..................10 ACC ......................................26 over No. 11 Ole Miss in Orlando last season Rankings .............................11 2016 Statistics ..................27 Doak Campbell Stadium ..12 » Florida State boasts a record of 14-2 (.875) in NFL stadiums under head coach Jimbo Fisher and was 3-0 in 2016 SEMINOLES.COM 1 2017 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 1: ALABAMA HEAD COACH JIMBO FISHER 8th season as Head Coach | 11th at Florida State | 30th overall » .821 winning percentage (78-17) - best in ACC history » 42 Seminoles drafted, including 8 first round picks » 78 wins since 2010 (second-most in college football) » 11.1 wins per season (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 second-highest winning percentage of any active head coach (minimum five years) with a record of 78-17 (.821). HOMETOWN | CLARKSBURG, W.VA. » ...led FSU to 78 victories since 2010, the second-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 2010 10-4 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 2011 9-4 5-3 Champs Sports 23 first time since 1999. 2012 12-2 7-1 Orange 10 » ...compiled a 17-1 mark against schools from the state of Florida: Miami (7-0), Florida (6-1), USF 2013 14-0 8-0 BCS Nat’l Champ. 1 (3-0) and Bethune Cookman (1-0). 2014 13-1 8-0 Rose - CFP 5 » ...mentored quarterback Jameis Winston into the top quarterback in the country and Florida 2015 10-3 6-2 Peach 14 State’s first-ever No. 1 NFL Draft pick in 2015. At the time, Winston became the youngest player 2016 10-3 5-3 Orange 8 to win the Heisman Trophy in 2013. Total 78-17 45-11 » ...led FSU to seven-consecutive winning seasons. Former coach Bobby Bowden led FSU to a win- *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 (78-17), best launched their public battle against Fanconi all-time among Atlantic Coast Conference Wins per season for Fisher entering 2017, coaches, ahead of former Seminole legend leading all active coaches (Urban Meyer anemia (FA) after their youngest son, Ethan (now .821 Bobby Bowden (173-53-1, .764 with FSU in 11 1 11.0, Chris Peterson 10.8, Dabo Swinney 12), was diagnosed with the rare disease that . 9.89) the ACC) spring. Kidz1stFund was created with the goals Consecutive starting quarterbacks Consensus All-Americans under Fisher - of improving treatment options, raising national taken in the first round of the NFL Draft - Cook, Walker (‘16); Ramsey (‘15); awareness of the disease, and helping to fund Christian Ponder (2011), EJ Manuel (2013) Aguayo, Jackson, O’Leary (‘14); 3 and FSU football’s first No.