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FLORIDA STATE 0-1,0-1 ACC vs SAMFORD 1-0,0-0 2017 7-6, 3-5(6th) 2016 10-3, 5-3 (3rd) 2017 8-4, 6-2(2nd SoCon), 2016 7-5, 5-3(4th) 2015 10-3, 6-2 (2nd)2014 13-1, 8-0 (ACC Champs) 2015 6-5, 3-4(T-4th), 2014 7-4, 5-1(2nd) SERIES FSU Leads 2-0 72nd Season of FSU Football 2018 “The Hatch Attack” Offense Samford is located in Birmingham AL. Student body population is 5,509. It is FSU HAS WON 15 ACC CROWNS IN 26 SEASONS(Thru 2017) 2nd to (CU) the 87th oldest institution of higher learning in the US(established 1841). 27th ACC Season in 2018 Samford has 50,600+ alumni—among them Hall of Fame Head Coach Bobby FSU has 41 Consecutive Winning Seasons(2nd all time—Notre Dame 42) Bowden 2017 Stats 2018 STAT STORY vs Samford 9/8/18 2018(FCS) 2017 (76th) (11th) 155.7 (108th) (11th) 94.0 RUSH OFFENSE 200.0 (5th) (30th) 79.5 (7th) (114th) (89th) (12th) 196.2 (74th) (7th) 233.0 PASS OFFENSE 356.0 (TOPS) (7th) 333.4 (TOPS) (5th) (100th) (13th) 351.9 (97th) (11th) 327.0 TOTAL OFFENSE 556.0 (TOPS) (9th) 412.9 (3rd) (33rd) (100th) (12th) 35.2% (96h) (10th) 31.3% 3rdDown% 66.7% (TOPS (4th) 39.8% (5th) (41st) 5-10 0-1 4th Down% 2-2 (100%) 7-16 (43.8%) (71st) (8th) 27.8p (124th) (14th) 3.0p SCORING 66.0p (TOPS) (2nd) 28.0p (3rd) (44th) th th (94 ) 10 32 th th SACKS ALLOWED rd th th th (114 ) 14 5 1 3 25 19 5 36 8 fum, 13 int / 21 Total TURNOVERS 1 fumb, 0 int / 1Total 9 fumb, 11 int / 20Total 2 fum, 3 int 5 Total (31st) (4th) 135.6 (42nd) (6th) 112.0 RUSH DEFENSE 90.0 (2nd ) (30th) 195.8 (7th) (101st) (29th) (5th) 195.5 (60h) (8th) 207.0 PASS DEFENSE 159.0 (3rd) (31st) 190.2 (4th) (32nd) (18th) (3rd) 331.1 (52nd) (7th) 319.0 TOTAL DEFENSE 249.0 (2nd) (19th) 386.0 (7th) (75th) (45th) (6th ) 36.2% (18th) (5th ) 21.4% 3rd Down % 15.4% (2nd) (5th) 39.0% (3rd) (80th) (29th) (5th) 21.2p (63rd) (10th) 24.0p 9.0p (2nd) (16th) 22.3p(TOPS) (35th) SCORING (51st ) (5th) 29 (27th ) (5th) 3 SACKS 1 5th (61st) 28 2nd (43rd) TURNOVERS 6 fum, 9 int 15 TOTAL 0 fum, 0 int 0 TOTAL FORCED 1 fum, 3 int / 4 Total 11 fum, 14 int / 25 Total nd th TURNOVER MARGIN 102 (12th) -6 125 (13th) -5 +3 (Tops) (5th) +5 (3rd) (35th) HEAD COACH Willie TAGGART 1st Season—2018 Chris HATCHER (3RD Year Since 2015) 42 Years Old (August 27, 1976, Bradenton FL) 45 years old(February 18, 1973) Named Florida State’s 10th Head Coach on December 5, 2017 Played football at Valdosta State and was an All American QB Taggart returns to the Sunshine State, where he was the head coach He set or broke 29 passing/total offense records for the Blazers. at the University of South Florida from 2013-16, after one season as In 1994 he was awarded the Harlon Hill Trophy as the Best D-II head coach at the University of Oregon. He began his head coaching Player in the nation. career at his alma mater, Western Kentucky University, from 2010-12 after serving as an Hatcher began his coaching career @ Valdosta State in 2000. In 7 seasons he assistant from 1999-2006. Between his tenures at Western Kentucky, he was an assistant coach at Stanford from 2007-09. He was HC @ USF 2013-16, and Oregon 2017. won 76 games and lost 12. He coached the Blazers to their only National Playing Career: A 4 year starting QB @ WKU. His Number is Retired(#1) 1 od 4 . He was Championship in 2004 He guided VSU to post season play in 6 of his 7 seasons a finalist for the Walter Payton Award, and named National Offensive Player of the Year as and won 4 Conference Titles. He was Head Coach at Georgia Southern a SR. Taggart was recruited by Jim Harbaugh, and played for Jack Harbaugh @ WKU. University 2007-09(Fired). He then was Head Coach at Murray State 2010-14. Willie and his wife Taneshia have three children; Willie Jr, Jackson and daughter Morgan. Hatcher was named HC @ Samford on December 10, 2014 st @ Samford St 22-14(3+ years) 0-1 @ FSU 1 th th CAREER:143-71 19 Year(includes 7y@D-II) Career Record 47-51 9 Season (25-13 since start 2015 Season) NOTES Howard Bulldogs play FSU in just 2nd Game ever in Samford Schedule 2018 Campbell Stadium---Bobby Bowden is Bulldogs 1950 (10/14/50) 8/30 Shorter College Starting QB 9/8 @ FSU FSU 20-6 nd 9/15 Mercer Jimbo Fisher makes his debut as Head Coach v team The 2 game played at Campbell 9/22 @ Chattanooga he finished his college playing career and began his Stadium(15,000capacity—5,537+ attended)) 9/29 @ Kennesaw State coaching career under Terry Bowden Mike Sellers rushed for 130y to lead FSU. Jim Arnold 10/6 Western Carolina stood out on defense. Bobby Bowden started for 10/13 VMI Willie Taggart makes his debut as the Seminoles 10th “Howard College”—now Samford. Bowden went 6- 10/20 @ Furman Head Coach 17=83y. He set up the Bulldogs only TD with a 17y 11/3 Wofford pass to the 2. FSUs 19th win in last 21 games under Don Veller 11/10 @ The Citadel 2017---Samford Lost to #13 Georgia 42-14 11/17 @ ETSU 2010 Southern Conference Members The FSU vs FCS Citadel(6-0-1) FSU has played at least 1 FCS opponent every season Wofford(3-0) since 2008. FSU 59-6 Chattanooga(3-0) FSU has outscored FCS Opponents 53.7-6.9(1234- The first game of the Jimbo Fisher era played against 153) with shutouts v Savannah State(2012) and Fishers alma mater. Christian Ponder threw 4-1st Half Samford(2-0) Western Carolina (2008) TDs. 7 different Noles scored touchdowns in the game Mercer(HNP) FSU outgained Samford 481y-300y. Furman(8-2) FSU is 23-0 v FCS foes since the NCAA split into two The win was the most lopsided debut victory by a East Tennessee State(HNP) divisions in 1978 thru 2017 Seminole Head Coach VMI(2-1) FSU 27-2-1 v SoCon Western Carolina(3-0) GAME NOTES vs Samford 9/8/18 FSUs current streak of 41 consecutive winning sasons is second in Center Alec Eberle has made 33 consecutive starts(thru VaTech); the FBS history, trailing only a stretch of 42 straight winning seasons compiled by most by any Seminole. DT DeMarcus Christmas has started 27 straight—2nd on Notre Dame from 1889-1932 team. FSU made its 36th consecutive bowl appearance last sesason, the Quarterback Deondre Francois made his 15th career start in the longest streak in college football history season opener v VaTech. He is 9-6 as a starting QB FSU’s Strength of Schedule in 2018 is Ranked the 3rd Toughest Cam Akers’ 85 yard run v VaTech is the longest non scoring play in FSU history. FLORIDA STATE 0-1,0-1 ACC vs SAMFORD 1-0,0-0 th rd nd th 2017 7-6, 3-5(6 ) 2016 10-3, 5-3 (3 ) 2017 8-4, 6-2(2 SoCon), 2016 7-5, 5-3(4 ) nd th nd 2015 10-3, 6-2 (2 )2014 13-1, 8-0 (ACC Champs) 2015 6-5, 3-4(T-4 ), 2014 7-4, 5-1(2 ) ST TH th Walt BELL1 Season—(12 ) Odell HAGGINS 25 Season—2-0 as HC Offensive Coordinator/QBs (33y old June 7, 1984) Defensive Line/Tackles Played WR @ Middle Tennessee State---Lettered 4 years for former 51 YEARS OLD BORN February 27, 1967 Seminole Rick Stoickstill. Began Coaching Career @ Memphis (2007-08); the longest-tenured member of the Florida State coaching staff, entering Oklahoma St(2009); Southern Miss(GA/WR Coach). North Carolina (2012- his 25th season at the school where he starred on the defensive line from 13 –TE’s + Recruiting Coordinator for Larry Fedora). 1986-89. He began his career as a tight ends/offensive line coach in 1994 with the Seminoles and took over the interior defensive line duties in 1996, where he has remained a fixture and helped the Seminoles to a pair of national titles In 1999 and 2013. Drafted in the 1990 NFL Draft by San Francisco. Played 2 years with 49ers, and 1ST Season—(16TH ) Harlon BARNETT finished NFL career with Buffalo Bills(Super Bowl) Defensive Coordinator (51y old Jan 2, 1967) Played Safety @ Michigan State---Nick Saban was his position coach. He Graduated from FSU in 1993 and began coaching career at FSU in January 1994 was a 1st Team All American on MSU’s #1 Big Ten Defense in 1989. He was a 4th Round draft pick by Cleveland in 1990. He played for the As Head Coach 2017---Defeated ULM 42-10 IN FIRST GAME AS INTERIM HEAD Browns, New England, and Minnesota. He began his college coaching carer aas a GA @ COACH 12/2/17 and Defeated Southern Miss 42-13 in Walk-Ons Independence Bowl LSU for Saban. He coached DBs @ Cincinnati 2004-06, before beginning an 11 year run at MSU---first as Secondary Coach, and last 3 seasons as Co-Defensive Coordinator.