20182017 FSU FSU FOOTBALL FOOTBALL | |GM. VS. 6ALABAMA | MIAMI
Game 6 - Miami FLORIDA STATE #17 MIAMI Oct. 6, 2018 | Miami Gardens, Fla. Hard Rock Stadium (64,767) ABC | 3:30 p.m. 3-2 AT 4-1 1-2 ACC 1-0 ACC Head Coach Head Coach FSU STAT LEADERS UM Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky '98) Mark Richt (Miami ‘82) RUSHING Career Record: 50-52 (.490) | 9th Year Career Record: 168-59 (.740) | 18th Year Record at FSU: 3-2 (.600) | 1st Year Record at UM: 23-8 (.742) | 3rd Year #3 CAM AKERS #24 TRAVIS HOMER 77-316 | 1 TD 63-364 | 1 TD RADIO | Sirius: 145 | XM: 202 | Internet: 965 4.1 ypr | 63.2 ypg 5.8 ypr | 72.8 ypg TELEVISION | ABC PBP: Bob Wischusen PBP: Gene Deckerhoff MEDIA COVERAGE Analyst: Brock Huard Analyst: William Floyd PASSING Sideline: Allison Williams Sideline: Tom Block #12 DEONDRE FRANCOIS #12 MALIK ROSIER 110-175-1377 | 9 TD 38-73-611 | 5 TD FSU TRAVELS TO MIAMI ON TWO-GAME WINNING STREAK 62.9 comp. pct. | 275.4 ypg 52.1 comp. pct. | 152.8 ypg »» Florida State earned its first ACC win under head coach Willie Taggart in dramatic fashion with a come-from-behind victory at Louisville. FSU trailed by 14 points in the second half and 10 points in the fourth quarter but rallied to RECEIVING score the game-winning touchdown with 1:13 remaining. #8 NYQWAN MURRAY #3 MIKE HARLEY »» Florida State’s comeback win at Louisville was the Seminoles’ largest second-half comeback since erasing a 25-345 | 2 TD 15-173 | 0 TD 15-point halftime deficit in the 2016 opener vs. Ole Miss. It was FSU’s largest second-half comeback in an ACC game 13.8 ypc | 69.0 ypg 11.5 ypc | 34.6 ypg since overcoming a 17-point third-quarter deficit at Louisville in 2014.
»» FSU outscored Louisville by 18 points in the second half, the Seminoles’ highest point differential after halftime in TACKLES an ACC game since Oct. 17, 2015, when they outscored Louisville by 21 points in the second half of a 41-21 victory. #23 HAMSAH NASIRILDEEN #55 SHAQUILLE QUARTERMAN 40 tackles | 27 solo 27 tackles | 13 solo »» Florida State has won eight of the last 10 matchups against the Hurricanes and have won six in a row at Miami. 8.0 tpg | 1 QBH 5.4 tpg | 4 QBH »» The Seminoles have won seven straight games in Hard Rock Stadium, including every game against the Hurricanes since they moved into the stadium in 2008 and Orange Bowl victories over Northern Illinois on Jan. 1, 2013, and Michigan on Dec. 30, 2016. 2018 SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time/Result »» FSU is one of four FBS teams that have not allowed a 4th-down conversion this season as opponents are 0-for-6 on Sept. 3 No. 20 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-24 4th down. The six 4th-down attempts faced without allowing a conversion are the most in the nation. Sept. 8 SAMFORD W, 36-26 Sept. 15 at Syracuse* L, 7-30 »» Florida State is one of three Power 5 teams that has started a different offensive line combination in each of its Sept. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 37-19 first five games. The Seminoles’ nine different offensive line starters this year are tied with Baylor for the most Sept. 29 at Louisville* W, 28-24 among Power 5 programs. Oct. 6 at No. 17 Miami* 3:30 (ABC) Oct. 20 WAKE FOREST* TBA »» Florida State held Northern Illinois to six rushing yards, the fewest allowed by an ACC defense this season and Oct. 27 No. 4 CLEMSON* TBA tied for the 7th-lowest single-game total in FBS this year. The total was the fewest by an FSU defense since holding Nov. 3 at No. 23 NC State* TBA Colorado to minus-27 yards on the ground in a road win Sept. 15, 2007. It was also the lowest total by a Willie Nov. 10 at No. 6 Notre Dame 7:30 PM (NBC) Taggart-coached team, bettering the eight yards allowed in a victory vs. Cal last season at Oregon. Nov. 17 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA Nov. 24 No. 22 FLORIDA TBA »» Florida State’s offense ran 89 plays, including 57 rushes, against the Huskies. The total plays were the most by the *ACC Game; HOME GAME Seminoles since Sept. 5, 2016, when they ran 93 plays in a win against Ole Miss in Orlando on Labor Day night. The AP Rankings Listed total carries were the highest since FSU rushed 63 times in a win at USF on Sept. 24, 2016.
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SEMINOLES.COM 1 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART 1st season at Florida State | 9th season as Head Coach | 20th overall
Hometown: Palmetto, Florida Alma Mater: Western Kentucky, 1998 Family: wife Taneshia; sons Willie Jr. and Jackson; daughter Morgan
Florida State hired Florida native Willie Taggart to Taggart returned home to the Tampa Bay area prior be its 10th full-time head football coach on Dec. 5, to the 2013 season to take over a South Florida 2017. Taggart is considered one of the best offensive team that won three games in 2012 and turned minds in the country and has already proven to be a the Bulls into one of the most exciting programs in relentless and effective recruiter. the country by 2016. In his final year at the helm in Tampa, Taggart led South Florida to a 10-2 record COACHING HISTORY Taggart has led remarkable turnarounds at each and No. 25 ranking in the final regular season poll, Year School Position of his three previous head coaching positions. In the team’s first ranking since 2011 and only the 1999 Western Kentucky Receivers the season prior to his hire, the programs Taggart second time in program history the Bulls were 2000 Western Kentucky Quarterbacks inherited were a combined 7-29, and the best team ranked at the end of the regular season. 2001-02 Western Kentucky Co-OC/Quarterbacks he took over before arriving at FSU was a 4-8 Oregon 2003-06 Western Kentucky Asst. HC/Quarterbacks squad. His overall record is 50-52, including a 28-14 With Taggart serving as the primary play caller, his 2007-09 Stanford Running Backs mark since the start of the 2015 season. From 2015- offense broke 33 program records in 2016, including 2010-12 Western Kentucky Head Coach 17, his offenses had the fourth-highest points-per- scoring, total touchdowns, total yards, rushing 2013-16 USF Head Coach game average among FBS head coaches behind only yards, yards per play, yards per rush and points per 2017 Oregon Head Coach Mike Gundy, Kliff Kingsbury and Urban Meyer. game. Quarterback Quinton Flowers was named the 2018 Florida State Head Coach American Athletic Conference Offensive Player of In 2017, Oregon ranked in the top 30 in the NCAA the Year after becoming the first USF player to post HEAD COACHING CAREER in 15 different statistical categories, including 2,000 yards passing and 1,000 yards rushing in the Year Team Record Conf. boasting the 12th-best rushing offense in the same season, highlighting a program-record 10 all- 2010 Western Kentucky 2-10 2-6 country rushing for 251.0 yards per game and the conference selections. 2011 Western Kentucky 7-5 7-1 18th-highest scoring offense averaging 36.0 points 2012 Western Kentucky 7-5 4-4 per game. On defense, the Ducks ranked 24th in His first head coaching job was one of the most 2013 USF 2-10 2-6 the country in third-down defense allowing a .333 difficult reclamation projects in the country, taking 2014 USF 4-8 3-5 conversion percentage and 27th in fourth-down over his alma mater that had lost 20 games in a 2015 USF 8-5 6-2 defense at .417. The defense had one of the best row. He quickly led Western Kentucky to its first two 2016 USF 10-2 7-1 performances of the season against Arizona’s winning seasons since transitioning from FCS to FBS 2017 Oregon 7-5 4-5 Khalil Tate, who ranked seventh in the NCAA with an and in 2012 saw the program reach its first bowl 2018 Florida State 3-2 1-2 average of 128.3 rushing yards per game, holding game. The Hilltoppers had a 12-2 stretch from Oct. 9 seasons 4 schools 50-52 36-32 him to only 32 yards rushing in a 48-28 victory. 2011 through Oct. 2012 with their only two losses coming to No.1-ranked LSU and top-ranked Alabama. POSTSEASON Showcased by Taggart’s Gulf Coast Offense, running Year Team Bowl/Playoffs back Royce Freeman rushed for 1,475 yards and Taggart transitioned to coaching after starting 2000 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA First Round ranked 10th in the country with an average of 122.9 as Western Kentucky's quarterback all four years 2001 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA Quarterfinals rushing yards per game in 2017. His rushing total and breaking 11 school records, highlighted by his 2002 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA Champions allowed him to break the program record for career 47 rushing touchdowns, and left school holding 2003 Western Kentucky NCAA I-AA First Round rushing yards with 5,621 yards, the sixth-highest the NCAA Division I record for rushing yards by a 2009 Stanford Sun total in NCAA history. Freeman was a third-round quarterback. 2012 Western Kentucky Little Caesars draft pick by the Denver Broncos in the 2018 NFL 2015 USF Miami Beach Draft and led a group of four former Taggart pupils 2016 USF Birmingham selected. The 2018 NFL Draft marked the fourth 2017 Oregon Las Vegas straight year at least three former Taggart players were taken. BY THE NUMBERS
1,000-yard rushers under Taggart in 8 Total offense per game Points per game in three-plus years seasons as a head coach, including NFL since 2015 when Taggart 36 0 running the Gulf Coast Offense, 8 Draft picks Royce Freeman (Oregon) and 458 0 implemented his Gulf Coast . which debuted in 2015. Marlon Mack (USF, 3x). . Offense.
NFL Draft picks that Taggart has led as 35-point games for Taggart's Gulf Coast head coach, most recently Royce Freeman Oregon points scored against Southern Offense since 2015. Taggart's teams and Tyrell Crosby (Oregon) and Deadrin Utah in 2017, most in the country last 28 produced 10 games with 35 points or more 17 Senat and Marquez Valdes-Scantling (USF) 77 season (tied with FSU's 77 against over his first five seasons. in 2018. Delaware State).
SEMINOLES.COM 3 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI HEAD COACH WILLIE TAGGART TAGGART vs. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent Record Streak Alabama 0-1 L1 Arizona 1-0 W1 Arizona State 0-1 L1 Arkansas State 2-1 W1 Austin Peay 1-0 W1 Boston College 0-0 -- California 1-0 W1 Cincinnati 3-1 W2 "I am thrilled to see Coach Taggart lead our football program at FSU. I have Clemson 0-0 -- witnessed very closely his past successes at USF and Oregon. He has changed Connecticut 4-0 W4 the mindset and culture, repaired relationships and given clera direction to our East Carolina 2-1 W2 student-athletes. Many of us former players are very supportive of him and his Florida 0-0 -- staff and are looking to help him succeed on and off the field." Florida A&M 1-0 W1 DERRICK BROOKS 1993 National Champion Florida International 2-1 W2 Super Bowl XXXVII Champion College & Pro Football Hall of Famer Florida Atlantic 1-3 L2 Florida State 0-2 L2 "I am really excited to see Coach Taggart continue the great tradition at Houston 0-2 L2 FSU. He will be a great role model for our players and institution. Congrats on Indiana 0-1 L1 becoming the head coach at FSU! We are excited that your are excited about Indiana State 0-1 L1 being a part of the rich tradition at FSU and that you want to leave a legacy of Kentucky 1-2 W1 excellence." CHARLIE WARD Louisiana-Lafayette 2-1 L1 1993 National Champion 1993 Heisman Trophy Winner Louisville 1-1 W1 College Football Hall of Famer LSU 0-1 L1 Maryland 0-2 L2 "He has so much energy. He always comes with energy, and it rubs off on McNeese State 0-1 L1 everybody. He sets such a great example that way. He has a great technical Memphis 1-3 W1 mind for the game of football and is very detailed. He is a tremendous Miami 0-1 L1 motivator of co-workers and players and a true gentleman. He always treats Michigan State 0-1 L1 everybody with such great respect." JIM HARBAUGH MTSU 1-2 L1 Michigan Head Coach 2011 NFL Coach of the Year Navy 1-2 W1 Stanford Head Coach, 2007-10 Nebraska 1-1 W1 "I know one of his goals is to bring "He's maybe the best recruiter I've NC State 0-1 L1 Florida State another national ever been around because he cared North Texas 2-1 W2 championship, and I have no doubt he and connected." Northern Illinois 2-0 W2 can do that." Notre Dame 0-0 -- TONY DUNGY JACK HARBAUGH Super Bowl XIII, XLI Champion Former Western Kentucky Head Coach Oregon State 1-0 W1 Pro Football Hall of Famer 2002 National Champion Rutgers 0-1 L1 Samford 1-0 W1 OTHER COACHING NOTES SMU 3-1 W3 »» Taggart named Mickey Andrews as special assistant to the head coach in August. Andrews was FSU's defensive South Florida 0-1 L1 coordinator from 1984-2009 under legendary head coach Bobby Bowden. Andrews was FSU's DC for two national titles Southern Miss 1-0 W1 (1993 and 1999), and the Seminoles won 249 games and 12 ACC titles in that span. The Noles finished in the Top 5 14 Southern Utah 1-0 W1 consecutive seasons from 1987-2000. Stanford 0-1 L1 »» Associate head coach Odell Haggins is in his 25th consecutive season as an FSU assistant, the second-longest Syracuse 2-1 L1 uninterrupted stretch in college football, trailing only Bud Foster's 32 years at Virginia Tech. Temple 1-1 L1 »» Despite an average age of only 46.2 years old at the start of the season, FSU's 11 full-time coaches entered the 2018 Towson 1-0 W1 season with 224 years of combined coaching experience and collectively have experience in every Power 5 conference. Troy 2-1 W2 Tulsa 1-0 W1 UCF 2-2 W2 ASSISTANT COACHES UCLA 0-1 L1 Harlon Barnett Defensive Coordinator/DBs 1st season at Florida State/16th in college Field ULM 1-2 L1 Walt Bell Offensive Coordinator/QBs 1st season at Florida State/12th in college Booth Utah 1-0 W1 Odell Haggins Associate Head Coach/DTs 25th season at Florida State/25th in college Field Virginia Tech 0-1 L1 David Kelly Recruiting Coordinator/WRs 1st season at Florida State/20th in college Field Wake Forest 0-0 -- Alonzo Hampton Special Teams Coordinator 1st season at Florida State/11th in college Field Washington 0-1 L1 Greg Frey Run Game Coordinator/OL 1st season at Florida State/23rd in college Field Washington State 0-1 L1 Telly Lockette Tight Ends 1st season at Florida State/6th in college Field Western Carolina 1-0 W1 Donte' Pimpleton Running Backs 1st season at Florida State/10th in college Field Western Kentucky 0-1 L1 Mark Snyder Defensive Ends 1st season at Florida State/30th in college Booth Wisconsin 0-1 L1 Wyoming 1-0 W1 Raymond Woodie Linebackers 1st season at Florida State/9th in college Field
4 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SINGLE-GAME HIGHS UNDER TAGGART Points Rushing Attempts Sacks Date School Opponent Total Date School Opponent Total Date School Opponent Total 9/2/17 Oregon Southern Utah 77 11/13/10 Western Ky. Arkansas State 66 10/27/12 Western Ky. FIU 9 11/25/17 Oregon Oregon State 69 9/16/17 Oregon Wyoming 65 9/30/17 Oregon Cal 7 11/20/15 USF Cincinnati 65 11/26/11 Western Ky. Troy 64 9/8/12 Western Ky. Alabama 6 9/3/16 USF Towson 56 10/21/17 Oregon UCLA 62 10/29/11 Western Ky. ULM 6 10/23/10 Western Ky. Louisiana-Lafayette 54 11/7/15 USF East Carolina 60 9/2/17 Oregon Southern Utah 5* *also four other times FSU High: 37 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/18) FSU High: 57 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/18) FSU High: 4 vs. NIU (9/22/18)/at Louisville (9/29/18)
Total Offense Rushing Touchdowns Date School Opponent Total Date School Opponent Total Tackles For Loss 9/2/17 Oregon Southern Utah 703 9/2/17 Oregon Southern Utah 9 Date School Opponent Total 11/12/16 USF Memphis 679 9/16/17 Oregon Wyoming 6 9/5/15 USF Florida A&M 15 9/10/16 USF Northern Illinois 658 11/26/11 Western Ky. Troy 6 9/23/17 Oregon Arizona State 13 10/28/16 USF Navy 629 11/25/17 Oregon Oregon State 5 11/7/15 USF East Carolina 13 12/21/15 USF Western Ky. 597 9/18/17 Oregon Arizona 5* 10/27/12 Western Ky. FIU 13 *also seven other times 9/29/12 Western Ky. Arkansas State 13 FSU High: 473 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/18) FSU High: 2 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/18) FSU High: 7 vs. Virginia Tech (9/3/18)/at Syracuse (9/15/18)/at Louisville (9/29/18) Passing Yards Date School Opponent Total Total Plays 9/9/17 Oregon Nebraska 365 Date School Opponent Total Turnovers Forced 9/10/16 USF Northern Illinois 365 9/16/17 Oregon Wyoming 95 Date School Opponent Total 9/2/17 Oregon Southern Utah 355 11/13/10 Western Ky. Arkansas State 93 11/20/15 USF Cincinnati 6 9/22/18 FSU Northern Illinois 352 9/22/18 FSU Northern Illinois 89 9/6/14 USF Maryland 6 9/1/12 Western Ky. Austin Peay 352 9/10/16 USF Northern Illinois 89 9/8/18 FSU Samford 5 10/6/11 Western Ky. Middle Tenn. State 86 11/29/13 USF UCF 5 11/13/10 Western Ky. Arkansas State 5 Passing Attempts Date School Opponent Total Yards Per Play 9/8/18 FSU Samford 46 Date School Opponent Total Interceptions Made 11/22/14 USF Memphis 46 9/1/12 Western Ky. Austin Peay 9.0 Date School Opponent Total 10/31/13 USF Houston 41 9/2/17 Oregon Southern Utah 8.9 9/8/18 FSU Samford 4 8/31/13 USF McNeese State 40 11/12/16 USF Memphis 8.6 9/9/17 Oregon Nebraska 4 9/10/16 USF Northern Illinois 39 10/28/16 USF Navy 8.5 11/20/15 USF Cincinnati 4 9/18/17 Oregon Arizona 8.3 9/15/12 Western Ky. Kentucky 4 10/1/16 USF Cincinnati 3* Passing Completions FSU High: 6.4 at Louisville (9/29/18) *also two other times Date School Opponent Total 9/8/18 FSU Samford 31 11/22/14 USF Memphis 27 Fewest Yards Allowed Fumbles Recovered 10/31/13 USF Houston 26 Date School Opponent Total Date School Opponent Total 9/9/17 Oregon Nebraska 25 10/15/11 Western Ky. FAU 121 9/6/14 USF Maryland 4 9/10/16 USF Northern Illinois 25 9/19/14 USF UConn 132 9/3/16 USF Towson 3 10/20/12 Western Ky. ULM 25 9/1/12 Western Ky. Austin Peay 154 10/24/15 USF SMU 3 11/5/11 Western Ky. FIU 180 10/24/14 USF Cincinnati 3 9/5/15 USF Florida A&M 182 11/29/13 USF UCF 3* Passing Touchdowns *also three other times Date School Opponent Total FSU Low: 221 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/18) 11/20/15 USF Cincinnai 5 FSU High: 1 vs. Samford (9/8/18)/at Louisville (9/29/18) 9/29/18 FSU Louisville 4 9/10/16 USF Northern Illinois 4 Fewest Passing Yards Allowed 9/5/15 USF Florida A&M 4 Date School Opponent Total Fewest Third Down Conversions Allowed 10/20/12 Western Ky. ULM 4 9/1/12 Western Ky. Austin Peay 11 Date School Opponent Total 9/1/12 Western Ky. Austin Peay 4 10/31/15 USF Navy 16 9/19/14 USF UConn 0 9/25/10 Western Ky. USF 57 11/29/13 USF UCF 1 Rushing Yards 11/16/13 USF Memphis 59 9/1/12 Western Ky. Austin Peay 1 Date School Opponent Total 9/16/17 Oregon Wyoming 66 9/9/17 Oregon Nebraska 2 11/12/16 USF Memphis 416 10/7/17 Oregon Washington State 2* 10/28/16 USF Navy 412 FSU Low: 207 vs. Virginia Tech (9/3/18) *also five other times 9/22/12 Western Ky. Southern Miss 369 11/20/15 USF Cincinnati 355 FSU Low: 3 vs. VT (9/3/18)/Samford (9/8/18) 11/18/17 Oregon Arizona 353 Fewest Rushing Yards Allowed Date School Opponent Total FSU High: 134 vs. Samford (9/8/18) 9/22/18 FSU Northern Illinois 6 9/30/17 Oregon Cal 8 9/5/15 USF Florida A&M 12 10/15/11 Western Ky. FAU 25 10/1/11 Western Ky. Arkansas State 25
SEMINOLES.COM 5 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI
ALL-TIME vs. MIAMI GAME NOTES: GM. 6 AT MIAMI Year Location W/L/T Score AP Rank (FS/UM) 10/5/51 Miami L 13-35 --/-- FSU GEARS UP FOR MIAMI Miami Rankings 9/25/53 Miami L 0-27 --/-- »» Florida State will play a second straight As of 9/30/2018 - (XX) is teams ranked in category 9/30/55 Miami L 0-34 --/-- road game Saturday at No. 17 Miami. The Category NCAA ACC Value 11/2/56 Miami L 7-20 --/9 3rd Down Conversion Pct (129) 17 3 0.484 11/8/57 Tallahassee L 13-40 --/-- Hurricanes (4-1) have won four consecutive 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (129) 1 1 0.171 games and are coming off a 47-10 win over 11/7/58 Miami W 17-6 --/-- 4th Down Conversion Pct (126) 95 10 0.444 10/3/59 Tallahassee L 6-7 --/-- 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (128) 24 2 0.333 ACC Coastal division foe North Carolina. 11/4/60 Miami L 7-25 --/-- Blocked Kicks (30) 9 1 2 »» The Hurricanes won 24-20 in Tallahassee last 10/5/62 Miami L 6-7 --/9 Blocked Kicks Allowed (127) 104 13 2 season to snap FSU's seven-game win streak 9/20/63 Miami W 24-0 --/-- Blocked Punts (8) 8 1 1 9/19/64 Miami W 14-0 --/-- in the series, the longest win streak for either Blocked Punts Allowed (129) 1 1 0 9/24/66 Miami W 23-20 --/-- team in the 62-game series that dates back Completion Percentage (129) 92 11 0.577 9/26/69 Miami W 16-14 --/-- to 1951. Defensive TDs (10) 3 1 3 Fewest Penalties (129) 32 8 25 10/30/70 Miami W 27-3 --/-- »» The Seminoles have not lost at Miami since 9/18/71 Miami W 20-17 --/-- 2004, winning six straight in the series at the Fewest Penalties Per Game (129) 25 7 5 Fewest Penalty Yards (129) 40 7 225 9/16/72 Miami W 37-14 20/-- Orange Bowl/Hard Rock Stadium. Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (129) 28 5 45 9/29/73 Tallahassee L 10-14 --/18 First Downs Defense (129) 13 1 70 11/8/74 Miami W 21-14 --/-- NOLES AT HARD ROCK First Downs Offense (129) 53 7 103 11/15/75 Tallahassee L 22-24 --/-- Fumbles Lost (125) 57 5 3 9/18/76 Miami L 0-47 --/-- »» In 2016, FSU won two games at Hard Rock 9/24/77 Tallahassee L 17-23 --/-- Stadium - a 20-19, come-from-behind win Fumbles Recovered (105) 12 2 5 Kickoff Return Defense (129) 97 11 22.83 9/23/78 Miami W 31-21 13/-- against Miami and a 33-32 Orange Bowl win Kickoff Returns (129) 28 2 24.43 9/22/79 Tallahassee W 40-23 14/-- over No. 6 Michigan. Net Punting (129) 112 12 33.39 9/27/80 Miami L 9-10 9/-- »» Against the Canes, DeMarcus Walker blocked Passes Had Intercepted (129) 89 9 5 11/7/81 Tallahassee L 19-27 14/13 an extra point late in the fourth quarter to Passes Intercepted (117) 11 3 7 10/30/82 Miami W 24-7 14/16 11/12/83 Tallahassee L 16-17 --/6 preserve FSU's lead. The Noles trailed 13-0 Passing Offense (129) 78 10 216.8 Passing Yards Allowed (129) 1 1 138.8 9/22/84 Miami W 38-3 15/4 late in the second quarter. Passing Yards per Completion (129) 21 3 14.45 11/2/85 Tallahassee L 27-35 10/11 Punt Return Defense (129) 104 13 13.75 11/1/86 Miami L 23-41 20/1 ABOUT THE HURRICANES Punt Returns (129) 4 1 25 10/3/87 Tallahassee L 25-26 4/3 »» After an opening weekend, neutral site loss to Red Zone Defense (121) 67 10 0.833 9/3/88 Miami L 0-31 1/6 LSU, Miami has won four consecutive games Red Zone Offense (129) 26 2 0.92 10/28/89 Tallahassee W 24-10 9/2 and is 4-1 on the year. Rushing Defense (129) 23 5 106 10/6/90 Miami L 22-31 2/9 Rushing Offense (129) 32 6 213.4 11/16/91 Tallahassee L 16-17 1/2 » Miami has won 12 straight regular season » Sacks Allowed (129) 60 8 1.8 10/3/92 Miami L 16-19 3/2 home games, dating back to the middle of the Scoring Defense (129) 16 2 16.8 10/9/93 Tallahassee W 28-10 1/3 2016 season. It is Miami's longest home win Scoring Offense (129) 16 1 44.2 10/8/94 Miami L 20-34 3/13 streak since a 26-game stretch from 1999 Tackles for Loss Allowed (129) 31 4 4.8 10/7/95 Tallahassee W 41-17 1/-- through 2003. Team Passing Efficiency (129) 39 5 150.5 10/12/96 Miami W 34-16 3/6 »» Miami will have extra rest for Saturday's game Team Passing Efficiency Defense (129) 8 1 98.77 10/4/97 Tallahassee W 47-0 4/-- against FSU, having played North Carolina last Team Sacks (129) 29 5 2.8 10/10/98 Miami W 26-14 8/-- Thursday. Team Tackles for Loss (129) 1 1 12 10/9/99 Tallahassee W 31-21 1/19 »» Against the Tar Heels, Miami tied a school Time of Possession (129) 58 6 30:41 10/7/00 Miami L 24-27 1/7 record with six forced turnovers, three of Total Defense (129) 2 1 244.8 10/13/01 Tallahassee L 27-49 14/2 which were returned for touchdowns - a Total Offense (129) 55 8 430.2 10/12/02 Miami L 27-28 9/1 Turnover Margin (129) 25 4 0.8 fumble return and two pick-sixes. 10/11/03 Tallahassee L 14-22 5/2 Turnovers Gained (126) 4 1 12 1/4/04 Miami L1 14-16 9/10 Turnovers Lost (128) 82 5 8 FSU Individual Highs vs. Miami 9/10/04 Miami L* 10-16 (OT) 4/5 Winning Percentage (126) 16 3 0.8 9/5/05 Tallahassee W* 10-7 14/9 PASSING: Chris Weinke - 2000 - 29-58-2, 396, 3 TD 9/4/06 Miami W* 13-10 11/12 Chris Weinke - 1999 - 23-34-1, 332, 2 TD MIAMI LEADERS 10/20/07 Tallahassee L* 29-37 --/-- Garry Huff - 1972 - 22-34-2, 329, 4 TD 10/4/08 Miami W* 41-39 --/-- Passing: Malik Rosier Total Off: Malik Rosier Jameis Winston - 2013 - 21-29-2, 325, 1 TD 9/7/09 Tallahassee L* 34-38 18/-- (38-73-2, 611 yards, 5 TD) (611 pass 88 rush, 699 Chris Weinke - 1998 - 17-23-0, 316, 2 TD 10/9/10 Miami W* 45-17 23/13 total) 11/12/11 Tallahassee W* 23-19 --/-- RUSHING: Dalvin Cook - 2015 - 22-222, 2 TD Rushing: Travis Homer 10/20/12 Miami W* 33-20 12/-- Greg Jones - 2002 - 31-189, 1 TD (364 yards, 1 TD, 72.8 ypg) All-Purp: Jeff Thomas 11/2/13 Tallahassee W* 41-14 3/7 Sammie Smith - 1987 - 30-189, 0 TD 11/15/14 Miami W* 30-26 2/-- (320 rec, 126 PR, 171 KR, Warrick Dunn - 1995 - 22-184, 1 TD 10/10/15 Tallahassee W* 29-24 12/-- Receiving: Jeff Thomas 636 total) Warrick Dunn - 1996 - 22-163, 1 TD 10/8/16 Miami W* 20-19 23/10 (13 rec, 320 yards, 2 TD) RECEIVING: Peter Warrick - 1998 - 7-190, 1 TD 10/7/17 Tallahassee L* 20-24 --/13 Tackles: S. Quarterman Fred Biletnikoff - 1964 - 9-165, 2 TD Scoring: Bubba Baxa (27 tkls, 6.5 TFL, 3.0 SK) 1Orange Bowl *ACC Game Lawrence Dawsey - 1990 - 13-160, 1 TD (39 pts, 4-5 FG, 27-28 PAT) Atrews Bell - 2000 - 6-146, 1 TD Overall: 30-32 | Home: 10-15 | Away: 20-16 | Neutral: 0-1 Snoop Minnis - 2000 - 7-145, 0 TD | ACC: 10-4
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2018 STAT LEADERS GAME NOTES: OFFENSE Passing Yards 1,377 Deondre Francois FRANCOIS' SECOND HALF MAGIC attempted 40 passes in a game without an Passing Completions 110 Deondre Francois interception. Francois, Christian Ponder and Passing Attempts 175 Deondre Francois »» For the fifth time in his career, and the fourth Passing Touchdowns 9 Deondre Francois time away from Doak Campbell Stadium, Peter Tom Willis are the only Noles to have Rushing Yards 316 Cam Akers quarterback Deondre Francois rallied the done it twice and Francois is the only to have Rushing Attempts 77 Cam Akers Noles to victory after trailing at halftime. The won both games. Yds Per Rush (1 ru/gm) 4.3 Amir Rasul Rushing Touchdowns 2 Deondre Francois redshirt junior passed for 218 yards and three Pick-Free, 40-Attempt Performances touchdowns in the second half as the Noles Receiving Yards 345 Nyqwan Murray Player, Yr. C-A-I-Yd-TD Opp. Receptions 25 Nyqwan Murray erased a 21-7 deficit for a 28-24 ACC victory at D. Francois, '18 31-46-0-320-3 Samford (W) D. Francois, '16 33-52-0-419-2 Ole Miss (W) Yds Per Rec. (min. 5 rec) 22.5 Tamorrion Terry Louisville. C. Ponder, '09 33-40-0-395-3 UNC (W) Receiving Touchdowns 4 Tamorrion Terry »» Saturday’s road win at Louisville was the C. Ponder, '09 29-42-0-341-0 BC (L) All-Purpose Yards 379 Cam Akers second-largest deficit the Francois-led Noles D. Weatherford, '07 35-47-0-339-1 Duke (W) Tackles 40 Hamsah Nasirildeen C. Weinke, '00 27-43-0-521-2 Clemson (W) Tackles For Loss 6.5 Brian Burns have overcome, eclipsed only by the 15-point T. Busby, '97 30-47-0-399-3 Ga. Tech (W) margin against Ole Miss in his 2016 debut. D. Kanell, '95 23-40-0-252-1 Florida (W) Sacks 5.0 Brian Burns Quarterback Hurries 4 Joshua Kaindoh »» The Ole Miss game was played in Orlando, C. Ward, '94 24-43-0-286-0 Nebraska (W) P.T. Willis, '90 25-40-0-422-5 Nebraska (W) Interceptions 2 Kyle Meyers Fla., the only neutral site contest of the five P.T. Willis, '89 25-40-0-269-1 S. Miss (L) 2 A.J. Westbrook comebacks. The Sept. 8 win over Samford R. Stockstill, '82 25-41-0-299-2 Ohio State (W) Pass Breakups 2 Dontavious Jackson earlier this season is the lone rally at home. 2 Kyle Meyers »» Francois’ numbers in those five second half MORE ON FRANCOIS 2 Levonta Taylor rallies – 70-of-99, 925 yards and 8 TDs without »» Francois completed 23-of-31 attempts for 352 2 A.J. Westbrook an interception – equate to an NCAA pass yards and two touchdowns in FSU’s 37-19 win Forced Fumbles 1 8 players efficiency rating of 175.86. He has completed over Northern Illinois. It was the seventh 300- Blocked Kicks -- Field Goals Made 4 Ricky Aguayo yard game of his career, which moved him into nearly 71 percent of his pass attempts as well. Field Goals Attempted 7 Ricky Aguayo a share of No. 7 on FSU’s all-time list with Gary Opp. HT score 2nd H C-A-I-Y-TD Final Points 25 Ricky Aguayo Louisville '18 7-21 11-15-0-218-3 28-24 Huff and Peter Tom Willis. Punts 33 Logan Tyler Samford '18 21-23 16-24-0-126-1 36-26 »» Francois leads the ACC in passing yardage Punt Average 43.2 Logan Tyler NC State '16 10-13 15-22-0-228-1 24-20 (1,377) through five games and ranks second Miami '16 3-13 11-13-0-152-2 20-19 Ole Miss '16 13-28 17-25-0-201-1 45-34 in yards per game (275.4). »» He is responsible for 11 of FSU’s 13 offensive ANOTHER 4TH QUARTER DAGGER touchdowns, with a pair of rushing scores to CAREER STAT LEADERS »» Francois’ 58-yard pass-and-dash connection go along with nine TD passes. Passing Yards 4,937 Deondre Francois with Nyqwan Murray was the longest of his »» Through five games Francois is completing a Passing Completions 364 Deondre Francois four career fourth quarter, game-winning single-season career-best 62.8 percent of his Passing Attempts 608 Deondre Francois touchdowns, and the second-latest in the pass attempts (110-175). Passing Touchdowns 30 Deondre Francois game (1:13 remaining). Rushing Yards 1,578 Jacques Patrick »» It was his second such connection with TERRY THE TORMENTOR Rushing Attempts 302 Jacques Patrick Murray, whose previous game winner came »» Redshirt freshman receiver Tamorrion Terry Yds Per Rush (50+) 5.2 Jacques Patrick with 36 seconds remaining to beat Michigan continues to torment the opposition in his Rushing Touchdowns 16 Jacques Patrick in the 2016 Orange Bowl. first season of action with the Noles. He Receiving Yards 1,455 Nyqwan Murray caught three passes for 71 yards against Receptions 98 Nyqwan Murray Fourth Quarter Game-Winning TD Passes Louisville, including a 55-yard TD reception Opponent Time Left Play Yds Per Reception (25+) 14.8 Nyqwan Murray Louisville '18 1:13 58-yd pass to Murray with 2:39 remaining in the third quarter to Receiving Touchdowns 11 Nyqwan Murray Samford '18 4:03 5-yd pass to McKitty jump-start FSU’s rally from a two-touchdown All-Purpose Yards 1,913 Jacques Patrick Michigan '16 :36 12-yd pass to Murray deficit. NC State '16 3:09 19-yd pass to Rudolph Tackles 107 A.J. Westbrook »» That was Terry’s team-leading fourth TD Tackles For Loss 30.5 Brian Burns FRANCOIS JOINS SELECT GROUP reception of the season. He is the first Sacks 19.0 Brian Burns freshman with four in a season since Travis » Quarterback Deondre Francois was Quarterback Hurries 10 Joshua Kaindoh » Rudolph in 2014. interception-free in a 31-of-46 passing Interceptions 3 Stanford Samuels III » Terry has 11 receptions for 248 yards on the performance as FSU rallied past Samford 36- » 3 Levonta Taylor season for a team-leading 22.5 yards per 26. Francois passed for 320 yards and three Pass Breakups 13 A.J. Westbrook catch. His four TD catches have covered 27, 17, touchdowns, including the go-ahead score Forced Fumbles 4 Brian Burns 78 and 55 yards – an average of 44.25 yards. with 4:03 remaining in the game. Blocked Kicks 3 Brian Burns »» The Ashburn, Ga., native’s 78-yard TD reception » His 31 completions are the highest for a Willie Field Goals Made 41 Ricky Aguayo » against Northern Illinois was the longest Taggart-coached team and are tied for the Field Goals Attempted 54 Ricky Aguayo scoring reception by an FSU freshman since 13th highest in FSU history. Points 229 Ricky Aguayo Warrick Dunn’s game-sealing 79-yarder to » It marked just the 12th time since 1973 Punts 153 Logan Tyler » beat Florida on the road in the 1993 regular (45 years) that an FSU quarterback has Punt Average 42.2 Logan Tyler season finale.
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NCAA & ACC RANKS GAME NOTES: OFFENSE Team Rankings As of 9/30/2018 - (XX) is teams ranked in category Category NCAA ACC Value LIGHTS OUT FOR NOONIE » » Akers broke off a career-best 85-yard run 3rd Down Conversion Pct (129) 122 13 0.297 »» Senior receiver Nyqwan “Noonie” Murray’s against Virginia Tech in the season opener. 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense (129) 50 6 0.354 catch and ankle-breaking 58-yard, game- That is the longest non-touchdown run in FSU 4th Down Conversion Pct (126) 115 13 0.286 winning TD dash against Louisville capped his history and tied Rock Preston (vs. Duke, 1995) 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense (128) 1 1 0 fourth career 100-yard receiving game (6-114), Blocked Kicks (30) for the 7th-longest run in program history. Blocked Kicks Allowed (127) 70 11 1 and his two TD catches equaled a career best. »» The 85-yard run against the Hokies was Akers’ Blocked Punts (8) »» It was his second career game-winning TD ninth career rush in excess of 20 yards. Blocked Punts Allowed (129) 100 12 1 catch. His first was a 12-yard scoring pass Completion Percentage (129) 52 5 0.621 from Deondre Francois with 36 seconds Longest Runs, FSU history Defensive TDs (10) Player, Yr. Opponent Yards Fewest Penalties (129) 118 14 43 remaining to beat Michigan in the 2016 Larry Key, 1976 Virginia Tech 97 (TD) Fewest Penalties Per Game (129) 115 14 8.6 Orange Bowl. Sammie Smith, 1987 Furman 95 (TD) Fewest Penalty Yards (129) 88 12 310 »» Murray leads the Noles in receptions (25) and Dalvin Cook, 2015 Wake Forest 94 (TD) Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game (129) 77 11 62 Chris Thompson, 2010 Miami 90 (TD) First Downs Defense (129) 85 11 100 receiving yards (345) this season. Sean Jackson, 1992 Wake Forest 88 (TD) First Downs Offense (129) 101 13 87 »» The Orlando, Fla. native has at least one Travis Minor, 1997 Virginia 87 (TD) Fumbles Lost (125) 125 14 7 reception in 23 consecutive games played; a Cam Akers, 2018 Virginia Tech 85 Fumbles Recovered (105) 79 12 2 streak which began Oct. 29, 2016 vs. Clemson. Rock Preston, 1995 Duke 85 (TD) Kickoff Return Defense (129) 88 9 22.25 Kickoff Returns (129) 103 14 17.93 »» He owns the longest consecutive game NO SACKS ALLOWED Net Punting (129) 75 9 37.06 receptions streak since Travis Rudolph, who Passes Had Intercepted (129) 89 9 5 »» Florida State did not allow a sack in the win Passes Intercepted (117) 21 5 6 caught passes in 31 straight games through at Louisville, marking the first time an ACC the conclusion of the 2016 season. Rashad Passing Offense (129) 37 3 275.4 opponent did not record a sack against the Passing Yards Allowed (129) 112 13 284.4 Greene owns the FSU record at 43 games. Seminoles since 2014. Passing Yards per Completion (129) 63 8 12.52 » Murray has 98 career receptions for 1,455 Punt Return Defense (129) 65 7 8.15 » » The last time the Noles kept a conference » Punt Returns (129) 83 11 7.63 yards and 11 touchdowns. He is 15 receptions opponent from reaching the quarterback was and 127 yards from moving into the top 25 on Red Zone Defense (121) 40 6 0.762 the 2014 ACC Championship Game victory vs. Red Zone Offense (129) 120 13 0.714 FSU’s career lists. Georgia Tech that was the final win in FSU's Rushing Defense (129) 13 3 101
ACC-record 29-game winning streak. Rushing Offense (129) 120 14 97.4 CATCHY CONTRIBUTORS Sacks Allowed (129) 85 12 2.4 »» Through five games, seven Seminoles have Scoring Defense (129) 62 8 24.6 O-LINE UNDER CONSTRUCTION Scoring Offense (129) 109 12 22.2 already collected at least 10 receptions this »» For the fifth time in as many games the Tackles for Loss Allowed (129) 122 14 8.6 season. That’s one more double-digit pass Noles featured a different starting offensive Team Passing Efficiency (129) 66 9 138.63 Team Passing Efficiency Defense (129) 56 7 125.2 catcher than FSU produced in 2017. line combination at Louisville after Landon »» Tamorrion Terry and Cam Akers joined the Team Sacks (129) 29 5 2.8 Dickerson returned from a three-game injury Team Tackles for Loss (129) 65 9 6 group of double-digit reception guys against absence to start at left tackle for the first Time of Possession (129) 95 10 28:38 Louisville. time. Total Defense (129) 74 8 385.4 »» Over the past 25 seasons, dating to the 1993 Total Offense (129) 96 12 372.8 »» Florida State is one of three Power 5 teams to National Championship team, only 12 FSU Turnover Margin (129) 111 12 -0.8 start five different combinations through five Turnovers Gained (126) 39 5 8 squads have had more than seven receivers games. LSU and Arizona State are the other Turnovers Lost (128) 124 14 12 with 10 receptions on the year. two. Maryland, which had a bye last week, has Winning Percentage (126) 53 8 0.6 »» The most with 10 or more in the season is 10, started four through its first four games. which has happened three times (1994, 2011 Player Rankings »» FSU and Baylor are the only Power 5 teams to Regular Season - Top 50 Nationally and 2012). have started nine different offensive linemen Category Name NCAA/ACC Value »» Thus far the 2018 Noles count 11 players with in 2018. Completions Per Game Deondre Francois 22/2 22.0 at least one reception, with seven regular Fumbles Recovered Brian Burns 32/5 1 »» In addition to the nine starters – Jauan season games remaining. Cyrus Fagan 32/5 1 Williams, Derrick Kelly, Alec Eberle, Mike Interceptions Per Game Kyle Meyers 41/4 0.4 Arnold, Arthur Williams, Cole Minshew, Brady A.J. Westbrook 41/4 0.4 AKERS BREAKS FREE Kickoff Returns Anthony Grant 49/6 22.3 Scott, Abdul Bello and Dickerson – Baveon »» Tailbacks Cam Akers and Jacques Patrick Passing TDs Deondre Francois 34/4 9 Johnson has also played. carried the load as the Seminoles ran the ball Passing Yards Deondre Francois 14/1 1377 Passing Yards Per Game Deondre Francois 22/2 275 57 times against Northern Illinois, the highest Starting Offensive Linemen Points Resp. For Deondre Francois 38/4 68 single-game rushing attempts total for FSU Opp. LT LG C RG RT Points Resp. For Per Game Deondre Francois 40/5 13.6 since racking up 63 against USF in 2016. VT J. Williams Kelly Eberle Arnold Dickerson Punt Returns D.J. Matthews 30/7 9.6 SAM J. Williams A. Williams Eberle Arnold Kelly Punting Logan Tyler 31/4 43.2 »» Akers’ 7-yard TD run to finish off the second SU J. Williams Minshew Eberle Arnold Kelly Receiving TDs Tamorrion Terry 28/3 4 series of the game was his first of the season. NIU Bello Minshew Eberle Arnold Scott Solo Tackles Hamsah Nasirildeen 33/2 5.4 »» Junior Amir Rasul produced the first rushing UL Dickerson Minshew Eberle Arnold Scott Total Interceptions Kyle Meyers 16/3 2 TD of his career with his own 7-yard run in the A.J. Westbrook 16/3 2 waning seconds of the game. Total Offense Deondre Francois 37/5 273 Yards Per Reception Tamorrion Terry 8/3 22.6
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NATIONAL HONORS GAME NOTES: DEFENSE Ricky Aguayo Lou Groza 'Star of the Week' - 9/24 SECURING THAT BAG »» The Seminoles’ vaunted run defense had a Preseason 1st Team All-ACC (Athlon) »» After forcing three more turnovers in a special game in their outing vs. Northern Lou Groza Award Watch List thrilling 28-24 win at Louisville, Florida State’s Illinois, holding the Huskies to just six rushing Preseason All-ACC Team defense has recorded eight takeaways this yards on 20 attempts (0.3 ypc). Cam Akers Preseason 2nd Team All-American (CBS) season. »» Samford (50 yards) and NIU (6) failed to reach No. 21, ESPN Top 50 Players »» FSU’s three takeaways against Louisville were triple digits vs. the Noles. Preseason 1st Team All-ACC (Athlon) » FSU’s 101 yards allowed per game on the the Noles most vs. an ACC opponent this » Preseason 4th Team All-American (Athlon) season and the second-most in a game this ground is the 13th-best rush defense in the country. Doak Walker Award Watch List year (5 vs. Samford). Maxwell Award Watch List »» Two of the Seminoles’ three turnovers forced came in the fourth quarter, including a FOURTH DOWN FOR NOTHIN’! Preseason All-ACC Team game-sealing INT by sophomore DB Stanford »» Florida State is the only team in the ACC that DeCalon Brooks ACC Linebacker of the Week (10/1) Samuels III. has not allowed a fourth-down conversion this Brian Burns Preseason 3rd Team All-ACC (Athlon) »» Florida State’s six interceptions this season season (0-for-6). Bednarik Award Watch List rank 21st in the country. Its eight takeaways »» Louisville was the latest opponent to fail in an Ted Hendricks Watch List this season are tied for 39th. attempt on fourth down, as Stanford Samuels Demarcus Christmas Preseason 2nd Team (Athlon) III recorded a game-sealing interception with All-ACC 36 seconds left. A.J. ALL DAY Landon Dickerson Preseason 4th Team All-ACC (Athlon) »» The Seminoles join only North Texas, Iowa and »» Senior defensive back A.J. Westbrook is Deondre Francois Maxwell Award Watch List coming off a career performance in Florida Texas A&M among schools whom have not State’s win over Louisville. allowed a fourth-down conversion this season. Alec Eberle Preseason 3rd Team All-ACC (Athlon) »» The native of Daytona Beach, Fla., picked up »» Among the four schools who have stopped Outland Trophy Watch List his second interception of the season in the every fourth-down conversion, FSU’s six Rimington Trophy Watch List most critical moment, picking off a pass with stopped attempts is the most between North Wuerffel Trophy Watch List 1:56 remaining and FSU trailing 24-21. Texas (0-for-3), Iowa (0-for-3) and Texas A&M Fred Jones AFCA Good Works Team Nominee »» Westbrook tallied a career-best and team- (0-for-1). D.J. Matthews Preseason 2nd Team All-ACC (Athlon)
leading 10 tackles against Louisville and is LEAN, MEAN, NASIRILDEEN Nyqwan Murray Preseason 2nd Team All-ACC (Athlon) tied with Kyle Meyers for the team lead with Jacques Patrick Preseason 4th Team All-ACC (Athlon) »» Sophomore defensive back Hamsah two interceptions this season. Doak Walker Award Watch List Nasirildeen has been a solid spark for the SECOND HALF D TURNS UP Seminole defense this season. He leads FSU Stanford Samuels III Preseason 4th Team »» A resilient defensive effort in the second half with 40 tackles this year. All-ACC (Athlon) was a huge catalyst against Louisville. »» Nasirildeen had his second straight career- Levonta Taylor Preseason 1st Team All-American (ESPN) »» After allowing 21 points in the first half, FSU’s best tackles performance vs. Samford on No. 34, ESPN Top 50 Players D let up just three in the final 30 minutes. The Sept. 8. He led the Seminoles with 12 tackles Preseason 1st Team All-ACC (Athlon) Cardinals averaged 4.6 yards per play in the only five days after a team-high and then- Preseason 4th Team All-American (Athlon) career-high 11 stops in the season opener vs. fourth quarter. Logan Tyler Ray Guy Award Watch List »» Five of Louisville’s six second-half drives Virginia Tech. resulted in either a punt or a turnover. »» Twenty-seven of Nasirildeen’s 40 tackles are »» The Cardinals reached FSU territory in three of the solo variety. Six of his nine tackles at FSU/MIAMI CONNECTIONS of the six second-half possessions, but an Louisville were unassisted. opportunistic Seminole defense ultimately »» Nasirildeen ranks second in the ACC with his Miami head coach Mark Richt was a former Florida State turned them away. average of 5.4 solo tackles per game. graduate assistant, quarterbacks coach and offensive coordinator, helping lead FSU to national titles in 1993 SACK HAPPY THIS JACKSON’S FOR REAL and 1999. »» Florida State’s four sacks against Louisville »» FSU's emotional leader Dontavious Jackson Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz was a graduate tied a season high. FSU’s defense has at least came up with another big play in the win at assistant and video coordinator at FSU from 1998-99. Louisville, forcing a fumble by tailback Hassan three sacks in four of its five games this year. Miami co-offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach Hall that was recovered by Brian Burns in the »» The Seminoles rank 29th nationally in team Ron Dugans was a Seminole wide receiver from 1995-99. sacks with 2.80 per game. first half. Dugans was also a graduate assistant at FSU in 2006 »» Eight different Seminoles have recorded at »» Jackson led the Seminoles in tackles in back- least a half-sack in 2018, led by Brian Burns’ to-back games vs. Syracuse and NIU. and was the wide receivers coach at USF under Willie five that is tied for third among individuals in »» He recorded a career-high 14 tackles at Taggart from 2014-15. the ACC. Syracuse, which included 2.0 tackles for loss. Miami cornerbacks coach Mike Rumph coached FSU »» Jackson’s 14 tackles are the most by a defensive end Brian Burns as the head coach at American NO GAIN ON THE GROUND Seminole this season and the most since Heritage in Plantation, Fla. »» One of FSU’s major strengths on defense is its Matthew Thomas had 15 tackles at Boston Miami defensive line coach Jess Simpson coached FSU College on Oct. 27, 2017. ability to stop the run. In the win at Louisville, running back and kick returner Anthony Grant as the »» Returning to the starting lineup against the the Cardinals averaged only 3.0 yards per head coach at Buford High in Buford, Ga. rush. Cardinals, Jackson had 7 tackles at Louisville. FSU tight ends coach Telly Lockette coached for nine »» For the season, Florida State is allowing just 2.9 yards per rush, one of the top marks in the seasons at a pair of Miami high schools - Northwestern country. (2003-06) and Miami Central (2008-12).
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NEW FACES GAME NOTES: SPECIAL TEAMS 28 D'Marcus Adams FR WR TYLER’S CONSISTENCY AGUAYO HOLDS FSU RECORDS Ormond Beach, Fla./Mainland 77 Christian Armstrong FR OL »» Logan Tyler ranks 5th in school history in »» Ricky Aguayo has made 106-of-108 career career punting average (42.15) and is one of PATs (.981). He has never missed a PAT in a Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins six players in school history to average 42 or regular season game (100-of-100). 45 Demetrius Artis r-JR LB Sanford, Fla./Seminole/Florida A&M more yards per punt in his career (6,280 yards »» Aguayo made three field goals aganist NIU on 149 punts in 31 career games). (42, 50, 42), the fifth time he has made at 29 Isaiah Bolden FR DB Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel »» Tyler has been remarkably consistent as least three field goals in a game in his career. 58 Dennis Briggs, Jr. FR DE a punter in the last two seasons. He has »» Aguayo was named a Lou Groza Award 'Star averaged 43.2 yards on 88 punts in 2017 of the Week' for his 13-point performance Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway and 2018 (43.2 avg. in both seasons) after against the Huskies. 95 Jamarcus Chatman FR DE Rome, Ga./Rome averaging 40.3 yards per punt as a freshman. »» Ricky Aguayo holds two school records: most 91 Robert Cooper FR DL »» Tyler is the ACC leader with 10 punts of 50 field goals made in a game (6 vs. Ole Miss on yards or more. He ranked 2nd in the ACC with Sept. 5, 2016) and most PATs made in a game Lilburn, Ga./South Gwinnett a career-high 19 punts of 50 yards or more in (11 vs. Delaware State on Nov. 18, 2017 - tied 68 Jeremy Czerenda FR OL 2017 and has totaled 36 punts of 50 yards or with Roberto Aguayo and Scott Bentley). Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University 84 Adarius Dent FR WR more during his 30-game career. »» He is 2-of-2 from 50 yards or more during his Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee »» Tyler has at least one 50+ punt in each game career (51 vs. Wake Forest in 2017 and 50 vs. this season, including a career-long-tying 61 NIU in 2018). He has made each of his last 16 Alex Eleyssami FR QB yarder at Louisville. three attempts from 49 yards or more (51 vs. Orlando, Fla./First Academy 19 Beau Fillichio FR QB »» Tyler has dropped four punts inside the Wake Forest, 2017; 49 vs. Syracuse, 2017; 50 opponents’ 15-yard line and one inside the vs. NIU, 2018) Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 33 Amari Gainer FR LB opponents' 10-yard line during the 2018 »» Aguayo has never missed a PAT against an season. ACC team. He was a perfect 30-of-30 as Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles 61 Jalen Goss FR OL »» Serving as the Seminoles' kickoff specialist a freshman in 2016, 16-of-16 in 2017 as a for the third consecutive season, Tyler sophomore and is 5-of-5 this season for a Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes has totaled 21 kickoffs in 2018, with 18 total of 51-of-51. 24 Anthony Grant FR RB Buford, Ga./Buford unreturnable as touchbacks. He is averaging »» Now in his third season as FSU's kicker, 64.8 yards per kickoff. Aguayo ranks 9th in school history with 41 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison FR WR Seattle, Wash./Garfield »» For his career as a kickoff specialist, Tyler is made field goals and 12th with 229 points. averaging 64.0 yards on kickoffs with 108 of 20 Keyshawn Helton FR WR FSU Career Scoring Leaders his 177 career kickoffs (61.0 percent) going for Pensacola, Fla./West Florida Rank Player (Yrs) Points Scored 48 Armani Kerr r-SO LB touchbacks. 1. Dustin Hopkins (09-12) 466 Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson »» Tyler tied his personal record with a 61-yard 10. Greg Allen (81-84 278 11. Dave Cappelaen 239 97 Malcolm Lamar FR DE punt against Louisville. In 2017, Tyler boomed 12. Ricky Aguayo (16-PR) 229 his first career punt of 61 yards at Duke. Seffner, Fla./Armwood 30 A.J. Lytton FR DB »» Tyler dropped twice as many punts inside the FSU Career Field Goal Leaders Rank Player (Yrs) FG Made 20-yard line (22 to 11) and nearly three times Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise 1. Dustin Hopkins (09-12) 88 87 Camren McDonald FR TE as many punts of 50 or more yards (19 to 7) 7. Dave Cappelen (76-79) 43 in 2017 compared to his freshman season in 8. Scott Bentley (93-96) 42 Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 9. Ricky Aguayo (16-PR) 41 2016. 14 Nolan McDonald FR QB Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly NOLES OWN PAT RECORD RETURN GAME 52 Christian Meadows FR OL »» Aguayo ranks 10th in school history with 106 Montezuma, Ga./Macon County »» Freshman kick returner Anthony Grant leads career PATs. the Seminoles with 156 return yards on seven 71 Chaz Neal FR OL »» Florida State owns the NCAA record for Zephyrhills, Fla./Wesley Chapel kickoff returns. He also leads the team with consecutive extra points made with 302. FSU an average of 22.3 return yards per game. 59 Xavier Peters FR DE broke the previous record of 263 (Syracuse, West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West »» Punt returner D.J. Matthews’ 138 punt return 1978-89) against USF on Sept. 24, 2016. The 26 Asante Samuel, Jr. FR DB yards against Delaware State were the most longest active streak is Auburn at 236. for any player in the country in 2017. Sunrise, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 18 Warren Thompson FR WR »» Matthews broke a season-long 32-yard return KICKOFF RETURN STREAK in the third quarter at Louisville that led to a Seffner, Fla./Armwood »» Florida State has not allowed a kickoff return touchdown on the next play. 13 Caleb Ward FR WR touchdown since Oct. 2, 2004, the longest Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. Washington »» Matthews’ 200 yards on 18 returns in 2017 active streak in the country (186 games). were the most punt return yards in a season 20 Jaiden Woodbey FR DB by a Seminole since 2013 when Kenny Shaw Fontana, Calif./St. John Bosco totaled 251 yards. 83 Jordan Young FR WR Conyers, Ga./Heritage
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RECORDING FSU GAME NOTES: MISCELLANEOUS 100-YD RUSHING GAMES FSU's FIRST YEAR COACHES NOLES NAME 2018 CAPTAINS Jacques Patrick (4) »» Willie Taggart was named the 10th full- »» Senior center Alec Eberle, junior defensive end Syracuse, 2015 162 time head coach in Florida State history Brian Burns and junior kicker Ricky Aguayo ULM, 2017 155 in December. A look at FSU's previous nine were named FSU's captains at the end of the USF, 2016 124 coaches in their first seasons. Seminoles fall training camp. Wake Forest, 2017 120
Cam Akers (4) FSU Head Coaches in First Season WOODBEY STARTS AT STAR Syracuse, 2017 199 Coach (Year) Record Postseason » Jaiden Woodbey started the season opener vs. » Miami, 2017 121 Ed Williamson (1947) 0-5 -- No. 20 Virginia Tech and recorded nine tackles ULM, 2017 117 Don Veller (1948) 7-1 -- for the Seminole defense. Duke, 2017 115 Tom Nugent (1953) 5-5 -- »» In his first collegiate game, Woodbey had nine Perry Moss (1959) 4-6 -- tackles, 1.5 for loss, one forced fumble & one 100-YD RECEIVING GAMES Bill Peterson (1960) 3-6-1 -- QB hurry. Nyqwan Murray (4) Larry Jones (1971) 8-4 Fiesta Bowl (L) »» His tackles total tied for the most in the NCAA NC State, 2016 153 Darrell Mudra (1974) 1-10 -- by a freshman in week one, and he was the Louisville, 2018 114 Bobby Bowden (1976) 5-6 -- only freshman in the nation with at least 1 Michigan (Orange Bowl), 2016 104 Jimbo Fisher (2010) 10-4 Chick-fil-A Bowl (W) tackle, tackle for loss, forced fumble and QB Boston College, 2017 102 hurry. STREAKS ON THE LINE IN 2018 »» Among non-specialists, he was the ninth true 300-YD PASSING GAMES »» Florida State has had a winning record in 41 freshman to start a season opener for Florida Deondre Francois (7) straight seasons (1977-2017), one year shy State over the past 20 seasons (since 1999): Ole Miss, 2016 419 of tying the all-time mark of 42 held by Notre North Carolina, 2016 372 2018: Jaiden Woodbey, STAR Dame from 1889-1932. Northern Illinois, 2018 352 2013: Jalen Ramsey, CB & DeMarcus Walker, DE »» FSU has appeared in a bowl game for 36 NC State, 2016 330 consecutive years, the longest stretch in 2008: Zebrie Sanders, OT; David Spurlock, OG & Samford, 2018 320 NCAA history. Moses McCray, NG Wake Forest, 2016 319 »» Nebraska had a 35-year bowl streak from 2007: Rodney Hudson, OG Syracuse, 2016 315 1969-2003 that was the previous NCAA 2006: Brandon Warren, TE 2000: Kendyll Pope, WLB record. »» The next longest active bowl streak in the HAGGINS ENTERS FSU HOF FSU's RECORD in 2018... country is Virginia Tech's 25 consecutive. ...in September 3-2 .600 »» Associate head coach and defensive tackles coach Odell Haggins became the 97th ...in October 0-0 .000 FIRST APPEARANCES ...in November 0-0 .000 »» Through five games, 23 Seminoles have made football player inducted into the Florida ...in December 0-0 .000 their first appearances in the Garnet & Gold, State Athletics Hall of Fame when he was ...ACC home games 0-1 .000 highlighted by true freshman Jaiden Woodbey recognized prior to the Samford game on ...ACC road games 1-1 .500 starting at the Star position in the FSU Sept. 7. ...non-con home games 2-0 1.000 secondary. »» Haggins and longtime assistant coach Jim ...non-con road games 0-0 .000 Player Pos Class First App Gladden were among FSU's 2018 inductees, ...non-con neutral games 0-0 .000 Ontaria Wilson WR r-FR Va. Tech including Walter Dix, Buster Posey, Al Thornton ...ranked home games 0-1 .000 Jauan Williams OL r-SO Va. Tech and Mami Yamaguchi. ...ranked road games 0-0 .000 »» Haggins was a 1989 All-American nose tackle ...ranked neutral games 0-0 .000 Jaiden Woodbey STAR FR Va. Tech ...games decided 1-8 pts 1-0 1.000 Grant Glennon LS r-FR Va. Tech for the Noles before a brief NFL career. Haggins returned to FSU in 1994 and has been ...games decided 9-20 pts 2-0 1.000 Tre'Shaun Harrison WR FR Va. Tech ...games decided by 21+ pts 0-2 .000 Robert Cooper DT FR Va. Tech a presence on the sidelines for the past 25 ...when scoring 0-9 pts 0-2 .000 Tamorrion Terry WR r-FR Va. Tech seasons. ...when scoring 10-19 pts 0-0 .000 Anthony Grant RB FR Va. Tech ...when scoring 20-29 pts 1-0 1.000 Asante Samuel Jr. DB FR Va. Tech NOLES MOUNT COMEBACKS ...when scoring 30+ pts 2-0 1.000 Khalan Laborn RB r-FR Va. Tech »» Against Samford on Sept. 8, Florida State ...when allowing 0-9 pts 0-0 .000 Cory Durden DT r-FR Va. Tech trailed 13-0 in the first quarter before rallying ...when allowing 10-19 pts 1-0 1.000 Warren Thompson WR FR Va. Tech for a 36-26 win over the Bulldogs. ...when allowing 20-29 pts 2-1 .500 Keyshawn Helton WR FR Va. Tech »» The 13-point deficit overcome in the victory ...when allowing 30+ pts 0-1 .000 DeCalon Brooks LB r-FR Samford was the largest in an FSU win at Doak ...day games (before 6pm) 2-1 .667 Isaiah Bolden DB FR Samford Campbell Stadium since 2012, when No. 4 ...night games (after 6pm) 1-1 .500 Baveon Johnson OL r-SO Samford ...scoring first 1-0 1.000 Florida State trailed No. 9 Clemson 28-14 in ...opponent scores first 2-2 .500 A.J. Lytton DB FR Samford the third quarter before earning a 49-37 win ...leading after 1st Q 1-0 1.000 Camren McDonald Sp. Tm. FR Samford over the Tigers. ...trailing after 1st Q 1-2 .333 Brady Scott OL r-FR Samford »» FSU overcame a 14-point halftime deficit at ...leading after 2nd Q 1-0 1.000 Zaquandre White LB r-FR Samford Louisville, the largest halftime spread the ...trailing after 2nd Q 2-2 .500 Amari Gainer Sp. Tm. FR Syracuse Noles have overcome to win since trailing Ole ...leading after 3rd Q 1-0 1.000 Adarius Dent Sp. Tm. FR NIU Miss by 15 in a 45-34 win to open the 2016 ...trailing after 3rd Q 2-2 .500 Dennis Briggs Jr. DE FR NIU season. ...with 100-yd rusher 0-0 .000 Bold-Starter ...with 100-yd receiver 1-0 1.000 ...with 300-yd passer 2-0 1.000
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THIS DAY IN FSU HISTORY Oct. 6, 1979 RANKINGS No. 9 FSU shut out Louisville 27-0. The Noles defense AP COACHES held the Cardinals to 93 yards of total offense September 30, 2018 September 30, 2018 and forced three turnovers as they extended 1. Alabama (58) 5-0 1497 1. Alabama (61) 5-0 1597 their streak to seven straight quarters without 2. Georgia 5-0 1405 2. Georgia 5-0 1490 3. Ohio State (1) 5-0 1395 3. Ohio State 5-0 1467 allowing a touchdown. The special teams unit 4. Clemson (1) 5-0 1278 4. Clemson 5-0 1417 blocked two punts that went for a touchdown and 5. LSU 5-0 1233 5. Oklahoma 5-0 1313 6. Notre Dame 5-0 1216 6. LSU 5-0 1285 a safety. Fullback Mark Lyles led a rushing attack 7. Oklahoma 5-0 1194 7. Notre Dame 5-0 1246 that combined for 275 yards with his 118-yard 8. Auburn 4-1 1002 8. West Virginia 4-0 1055 performance on 22 carries. 9. West Virginia 4-0 998 9. Auburn 4-1 1049 10. Washington 4-1 978 10. Washington 4-1 1027 11. Penn State 4-1 920 11. Penn State 4-1 1002 Oct. 6, 1984 12. UCF 4-0 759 12. Wisconsin 3-1 797 13. Kentucky 5-0 690 13. UCF 4-0 763 No. 6 FSU tied Memphis State 17-17. Linebacker 14. Stanford 4-1 700 14. Stanford 4-1 753 Henry Taylor led the team with 13 tackles and 15. Michigan 4-1 687 15. Kentucky 5-0 690 posted a career-high three sacks. FSU Hall of Fame 16. Wisconsin 3-1 642 16. Michigan 4-1 627 17. Miami 4-1 600 17. Miami 4-1 587 running back Greg Allen rushed for 143 yards and a 18. Oregon 4-1 462 18. Oregon 4-1 453 touchdown on 23 carries, the 12th 100-yard rushing 19. Texas 4-1 403 19. Michigan State 3-1 376 20. Michigan State 3-1 281 20. Texas 4-1 342 performance of his career. 21. Colorado 4-0 225 21. Oklahoma State 4-1 255 22. Florida 4-1 210 22. Colorado 4-0 170 23. NC State 4-0 118 23. Virginia Tech 3-1 167 Oct. 6, 2007 24. Virginia Tech 3-1 89 24. Boise State 3-1 160 FSU defeated North Carolina State 27-10. Holding 25. Oklahoma State 4-1 88 25. NC State 4-0 121 the Wolfpack to 268 yards, the defense forced three Others receiving votes: Boise State 86, South Others receiving votes: South Florida 109; interceptions and tallied six sacks. Linebacker Geno Florida 83, Syracuse 74, Cincinnati 35, Iowa Florida 105; Syracuse 48; Washington State 43; Hayes led the team with a season-high 10 tackles 34, Texas A&M 31, Washington State 14, TCU Cincinnati 42; Texas Christian 40; Appalachian 13, California 10, Maryland 10, Missouri 8, State 34; Texas A&M 31; Iowa 23; Missouri 21; and tied a career high with two sacks. Wide receiver Mississippi State 3, Boston College 3, BYU 3, Maryland 14; Mississippi State 13; Southern Greg Carr led the offense with 140 yards receiving, Arizona State 2, Appalachian State 2, Duke 1, California 10; San Diego State 9; Boston College including a 40-yard touchdown. Hawaii 1, San Diego State 1. 9; Arizona State 8; South Carolina 6; Duke 5; Troy 5; California 5; Brigham Young 4; Army 4; Louisiana Tech 2; Fresno State 1. 2018 opponents in bold
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFF First poll released Oct. 30.
12 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI BOBBY BOWDEN FIELD AT DOAK S. CAMPBELL STADIUM
2018 Capacity: 79,560 Opponent: Randolph-Macon 300 HOME WINS Surface: 419 Tiftway Bermuda Score: Florida State 40, Randolph-Macon 7 FSU's 27-24 win over Syracuse on Nov. 4, 2017 Location: Pensacola Street & Stadium Drive All-Time Doak Record: 296-93-4 (.758) was the 300th home win and 400th home game First Game: October 7, 1950 All-Time Record at Home: 304-97-4 (.756) in Florida State history.
296 & COUNTING BEST HOME WIN % (CURRENT STADIUM) The Noles boast a 296-93-4 all-time record at Doak Campbell Stadium with a winning percentage of Tm. W L T Pct. .758. Overall, FSU is 304-97-4 (.756) as the home team, which includes three seasons — 1947-49 — when 1. Georgia Southern 190 39 0 0.830 they played their home games at Centennial Field. FSU was 8-4 at the downtown Tallahassee site, 2. Alabama 262 53 3 0.829 including 8-0 in coach Don Veller’s first two seasons. 3. Boise State 261 54 0 0.829 4. Houston 24 5 0 0.828 AGAINST THE ACC 5. Marshall 156 33 0 0.825 Florida State is 88-18 against Atlantic Coast Conference teams in Doak Campbell Stadium since 6. Oklahoma 394 86 15 0.811 joining the league in 1992, including a 39-0 record from 1992 to 2001. FSU has had a perfect home 7. Penn State 287 73 0 0.797 record against league opponents 16 of 25 seasons since joining the league. 8. Auburn 322 82 7 0.792 OSCEOLA & RENEGADE 9. Ohio State 439 112 20 0.786 One of the best traditions in college football unfolds right before kickoff as Osceola charges down 10. Tennessee 465 129 17 0.775 the field atop Renegade - an Appaloosa horse - and plants a flaming spear at midfield. The tradition 11. Texas 374 113 10 0.763 was born on Sept. 16, 1978 against Oklahoma State, and since then, six different Renegades and 16 12. Georgia 348 106 9 0.761 different riders have made the ride and planted the spear at midfield. 13. Michigan 427 129 15 0.761 14. BYU 238 75 0 0.760 15. Appalachian State 242 75 5 0.759 16. Fresno State 175 55 2 0.759 17. Florida State 296 93 4 0.758
Height of the north end zone scoreboard, 63 the tallest in college football
NOLES IN THE PROS (AS OF OCT. 1) Player (Yrs at FSU) Pos. Team Week 4 Stats Result Player (Yrs at FSU) Pos. Team Week 4 Status *Kelvin Benjamin (11-13) WR Buffalo (1-3) 1-34 yds L, 0-22 at GB Tank Carradine (11-12) DT Oakland Not Active vs. CLE *Nigel Bradham (08-11) LB Philadelphia (2-2) 5 TKL L, 23-26 at TEN Ukeme Eligwe (12-14) LB New York Giants PRACTICE SQUAD Devonta Freeman (11-13) RB Atlanta Not Active vs.CIN Terrence Brooks (10-13) DB NY Jets (1-3) 1 TKL L, 12-31 at JAX Rashad Greene (11-14) WR Jacksonville Not Active vs. NYJ *Dalvin Cook (14-16) RB Minnesota (1-2-1) RUSH: 10-20 yds L, 31-38 at LAR Ryan Izzo (14-17) TE New England INJURED RESERVE *Ronald Darby (12-14) DB Philadelphia (2-2) 8 TKL, 1 PD L, 23-26 at TEN Timmy Jernigan (11-13) DT Philadelphia INJURED RESERVE Mario Edwards (12-14) DE NY Giants (1-3) Played L, 18-33 vs NO Roderick Johnson (14-16) OL Houston PRACTICE SQUAD Javien Elliott (13-15) DB Tampa Bay (2-2) Played L, 10-48 at CHI Rick Leonard (14-17) OL New Orleans PRACTICE SQUAD Cameron Erving (10-14) OL Kansas City (3-0) Monday Night at DEN Trey Marshall (14-17) DB Denver PRACTICE SQUAD Nick O'Leary (11-14) TE Miami PRACTICE SQUAD Graham Gano (05-08) K Carolina (2-1) BYE Patrick Robinson (06-09) DB New Orleans INJURED RESERVE *Eddie Goldman (12-14) DT Chicago (3-1) Played W, 48-10 vs. TB Josh Sweat (15-17) DE Philadelphia Not Active at TEN *Bobby Hart (11-14) OL Cincinnati (3-1) Started at RT W, 37-36 at ATL Auden Tate (15-17) WR Cincinnati Not Active at ATL Dustin Hopkins (09-12) K Washington (2-1) BYE DeMarcus Walker (13-16) DE Denver Monday Night vs. KC *Rodney Hudson (07-10) OL Oakland (1-3) Started at C W, 45-42 vs. CLE Dekoda Watson (06-09) LB San Francisco INJURED RESERVE *Derwin James (15-17) DB LA Chargers (2-2) 7 TKL, 1 SCK-10 yds, 3 QH W, 29-27 at SF Kermit Whitfield (13-16) WR Cincinnati PRACTICE SQUAD Sebastian Janikowski (97-99) K Seattle (2-2) 2-4 (40, 52, M 38, 52) 2-2 PAT W, 20-17 at ARI Bobo Wilson (13-16) WR Tampa Bay PRACTICE SQUAD *Christian Jones (10-13) LB Detroit (1-3) 4 TKL L, 24-26 at DAL *Lamarcus Joyner (10-13) DB LA Rams (4-0) 6 TKL W, 38-31 vs. MIN Derrick Nnadi (14-17) DT Kansas City (3-0) Monday Night at DEN *Jalen Ramsey (13-15) DB Jacksonville (3-1) 1 TKL, 1 PD W, 31-12 vs. NYJ *Xavier Rhodes (09-12) DB Minnesota (1-2-1) 1 TKL L, 31-38 at LAR Garrison Sanborn (04-07) LS Tampa Bay (2-2) Played L, 10-48 at CHI *Telvin Smith (10-13) LB Jacksonville (3-1) 3 TKL. 1 TFL W, 31-12 vs. NYJ Terrance Smith (11-15) LB Kansas City (3-0) 2 TKL Monday Night at DEN Matthew Thomas (13-17) LB Pittsburgh (1-21) 1 TKL L, 14-26 vs. BAL Chris Thompson (09-12) RB Washington (2-1) BYE P.J. Williams (12-14) DB New Orleans (3-1) 1 FF, 7 TKL W, 33-18 vs. NYG *Vince Williams (08-12) LB Pittsburgh (1-2-1) 9 TKL, 1 QH L, 14-26 vs. BAL Jameis Winston (2012-14) QB Tampa Bay (2-2) 16-20, 145yds, 1 TD, 2 INT L, 10-48 at CHI *Denotes a Week 4 starter P.J. Williams forces a fumble as the Saints throttle the Giants, 33-18
SEMINOLES.COM 13 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI PROJECTED DEPTH CHART Offense Defense
QB 12 Deondre Francois 6-1 215 r-Jr. DE 99 Brian Burns 6-5 235 Jr. 1 James Blackman 6-5 181 So. 13 Joshua Kaindoh 6-7 256 So. RB 3 Cam Akers 5-11 210 So. DT 90 Demarcus Christmas 6-4 305 r-Sr. 9 Jacques Patrick 6-3 234 Sr. 16 Cory Durden 6-5 290 r-Fr. 22 Amir Rasul 5-11 205 Jr. NG 55 Fredrick Jones 6-2 304 r-Sr. 10 Anthony Grant 5-11 190 Fr. 21 Marvin Wilson 6-5 317 So. WR 89 Keith Gavin 6-3 213 Jr. DE 11 Janarius Robinson 6-5 259 r-So. 11 George Campbell 6-4 207 r-Jr. 94 Walvenski Aimé 6-5 270 r-Sr. 18 Warren Thompson 6-3 205 Fr. SAM 28 DeCalon Brooks 5-10 211 r-Fr. WR 8 Nyqwan Murray 5-11 192 Sr. 22 Adonis Thomas 6-4 233 r-Jr. OR 56 Emmett Rice 6-2 208 Jr. 29 D.J. Matthews 5-10 156 So. MIKE 5 Dontavious Jackson 6-3 228 Jr. 20 Keyshawn Helton 5-9 162 Fr. 35 Leonard Warner III 6-4 232 So. WR 15 Tamorrion Terry 6-4 197 r-Fr. STAR 20 Jaiden Woodbey 6-3 215 Fr. 27 Ontaria Wilson 6-0 170 r-Fr. 27 Zaquandre White 6-0 210 r-Fr. OR CB 1 Levonta Taylor 5-10 181 Jr. 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison 6-2 179 Fr. 26 Asante Samuel Jr. 5-10 178 Fr. LT 69 Landon Dickerson 6-6 308 r-So. FS 8 Stanford Samuels III 6-2 183 So. 73 Jauan Williams 6-7 295 r-So. OR LG 76 Arthur Williams 6-4 320 r-Sr. 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen 6-4 214 So. 77 Christian Armstrong 6-4 316 Fr. SS 19 A.J. Westbrook 6-0 190 Sr. C 54 Alec Eberle 6-4 295 r-Sr. 24 Cyrus Fagan 6-1 192 So. 51 Baveon Johnson 6-3 295 r-So. CB 14 Kyle Meyers 6-0 175 Jr. RG 72 Mike Arnold 6-5 328 r-So. 12 A.J. Lytton 5-11 175 Fr. OR 70 Cole Minshew 6-5 329 r-Jr. RT 59 Brady Scott 6-6 301 r-Fr. 75 Abdul Bello 6-6 312 r-Jr. Special Teams TE 6 Tre' McKitty 6-5 245 So. PK 23 Ricky Aguayo 6-2 205 Jr. 32 Gabe Nabers 6-3 240 Jr. 21 Logan Tyler 6-0 192 Jr. 26 Johnathan Vickers 6-1 241 r-Sr. H 21 Logan Tyler 6-0 192 Jr. 82 Naseir Upshur 6-2 235 Jr. 30 Tommy Martin 5-11 195 r-Fr. SNP 40 Ken Burnham 6-0 210 r-Sr. 44 Grant Glennon 6-3 224 r-Fr. KO 21 Logan Tyler 6-0 192 Jr. 23 Ricky Aguayo 6-2 205 Jr. P 21 Logan Tyler 6-0 192 Jr. 30 Tommy Martin 5-11 195 r-Fr. PR 29 D.J. Matthews 5-10 156 So. 20 Keyshawn Helton 5-9 162 Fr. OR Pronunciation Guide 8 Nyqwan Murray 5-11 192 Sr. Ricky AGUAYO Uh-Gwhy-oh Cole MINSHEW Men-shoe KR 22 Amir Rasul 5-11 205 Jr. WALVENSKI AIMÉ Wall-ven-ski Ahh-May NYQWAN Murray Nie-KWAN 10 Anthony Grant 5-11 190 Fr. Cam AKERS Acres Hamsah NASIRILDEEN Naz-ril-deen KR 27 Zaquandre White 6-0 210 r-Fr. Michael BARULICH Bare-uh-lick Peter OSIMEN AHH-si-men 88 Tre'Shaun Harrison 6-2 179 Fr. DeCALON Brooks Duh-K-Lynn JA’LEN Parks Jay-lynn Jeremy CZERENDA zer-IN-duh JACQUES Patrick Jaw-Quez Alec EBERLE Ebb-er-lee XAVIER Peters ZAY-vee-er Cyrus FAGAN Fay-Ginn Amir RASUL Ruh-sool Beau FILLICHIO Fuh-LEE-CHEE-OH TAMORRION Terry Tuh-mar-ee-on Deondre FRANCOIS Fran-Swaah NASEIR Upshur Nuh-Sear BAVEON Johnson Bay-VEE-On ZAQUANDRE White Zuh-QUAN-Dre Joshua KAINDOH Cane-Dough JAUAN Williams Juh-juan KHALAN LABORN Kay-Lynn Luh-born Jaiden WOODBEY Wood-bee A.J. LYTTON Lit-in
14 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI ROSTER: NUMERICAL No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 1 James Blackman QB 6-5 181 SO Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 199 r-JR Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson/Hutchinson CC 1 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 JR Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes 38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-8 184 r-SR Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood 3 Cam Akers RB 5-11 210 SO Clinton, Miss./Clinton 39 Claudio Williams DE 6-0 259 r-JR Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Gardens 4 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 r-FR Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic 40 Ken Burnham LS 6-0 210 r-SR Lithia, Fla./Newsome 5 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 228 JR Alief, Texas/Elsik 41 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 195 r-SO Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona 6 Tre’ McKitty TE 6-5 245 SO Wesley Chapel, Fla./IMG Academy 42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 241 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Plant 8 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 192 SR Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge 43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 r-SO Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge 8 Stanford Samuels III DB 6-2 183 SO Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan 44 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 224 r-FR Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 9 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 234 SR Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek 45 Demetrius Artis LB 5-10 220 r-JR Sanford, Fla./Seminole/FAMU 10 Anthony Grant RB 5-11 190 FR Buford, Ga./Buford 46 John Moschella III DB 5-9 202 SR West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman 11 George Campbell WR 6-4 207 r-JR Clearwater, Fla./East Lake 48 Armani Kerr LB 5-11 231 r-SO Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson 11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 259 r-SO Panama City, Fla./Bay 49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 300 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 215 r-JR Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 230 JR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek 12 A.J. Lytton DB 5-11 175 FR Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise 51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 295 r-SO Lake Gibson, Fla./Lake Gibson 13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 256 SO Baltimore, Md./IMG Academy (Fla.) 52 Christian Meadows OL 6-4 344 FR Montezuma, Ga./Macon County 13 Caleb Ward WR 6-1 167 FR Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. Washington 53 Ja’len Parks DT 6-4 304 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 14 Nolan McDonald QB 6-2 179 FR Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-4 295 r-SR Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 175 JR New Orleans, La./Holy Cross 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 304 r-SR Miami, Fla./Miami Central 14 Deonté Sheffield WR 5-9 195 r-FR Destin, Fla./Niceville 56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 208 JR Miami Gardens, Fla./Norland 15 Carlos Becker III DB 6-2 192 JR Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola 58 Dennis Briggs Jr. DE 6-4 277 FR Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 197 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 59 Xavier Peters DE 6-4 225 FR West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West 16 Cory Durden DT 6-5 290 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 301 r-FR Powder Springs, Ga./Mount Paran Christian 16 Alex Eleyssami QB 6-1 196 FR Orlando, Fla./First Academy 61 Jalen Goss OL 6-7 273 FR Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes 18 Warren Thompson WR 6-3 205 FR Seffner, Fla./Armwood 63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 189 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 19 Beau Fillichio QB 6-4 193 FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 66 Andrew Basham OL 6-1 278 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School 19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 190 SR Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 67 Adam Torres DE 6-4 265 r-SR Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary 20 Keyshawn Helton WR 5-9 162 FR Pensacola, Fla./West Florida 68 Jeremy Czerenda OL 6-3 285 FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University 20 Jaiden Woodbey DB 6-3 215 FR Fontana, Calif./St. John Bosco 69 Landon Dickerson OL 6-6 308 r-SO Hickory, N.C./South Caldwell 21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 192 JR Nixa, Mo./Nixa 70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 329 r-JR Pridgen, Ga./Coffee County 21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 317 SO Houston, Texas/Episcopal 71 Chaz Neal OL 6-7 286 FR Zephyrhills, Fla./Wesley Chapel 22 Amir Rasul RB 5-11 205 JR Miami, Fla./Coral Gables 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 328 r-SO Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 233 r-JR Atlanta, Ga./Central Gwinnett/NW Miss. CC 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 295 r-SO Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll 23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 205 JR Mascotte, Fla./IMG Academy 74 Derrick Kelly II OL 6-5 320 r-SR Gretna, Fla./East Gadsden 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 214 SO Concord, N.C./Concord 75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 312 r-JR Warri, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.) 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 192 SO Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 76 Arthur Williams OL 6-4 320 r-SR Waycross, Ga./E.E. Smith (N.C.) 26 Johnathan Vickers TE 6-1 241 r-SR Quincy, Fla./North Florida Christian 77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 316 FR Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins 26 Asante Samuel Jr. DB 5-10 178 FR Sunrise, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 81 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 237 r-FR Andover, Mass./Bridgton (Maine) 27 Zaquandre White LB 6-0 210 r-FR Fort Myers, Fla./North Fort Myers 82 Naseir Upshur TE 6-2 235 JR Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter 27 Ontaria Wilson WR 6-0 170 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 83 Jordan Young WR 6-2 191 FR Conyers, Ga./Heritage 28 D’Marcus Adams WR 6-0 168 FR Ormond Beach, Fla./Mainland 84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 172 FR Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee 28 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 211 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Gaither 85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 193 r-JR Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School/Ga. Southern 29 Isaiah Bolden DB 6-2 187 FR Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel 87 Camren McDonald TE 6-4 221 FR Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 29 D.J. Matthews WR 5-10 156 SO Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian 88 Tre’Shaun Harrison WR 6-2 179 FR Seattle, Wash./Garfield 30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 195 r-FR Chesapeake, Va./Hickory 89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 213 JR Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla 31 Kris Dixon DE 6-1 238 r-JR Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-4 305 r-SR Sarasota, Fla./Manatee 32 Array Culmer DB 5-6 171 r-SR Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee 91 Robert Cooper DL 6-2 378 FR Lilburn, Ga./South Gwinnett 32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 240 JR Hahira, Ga./Lowndes 93 Peter Osimen DL 6-2 292 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 208 FR Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles 94 Walvenski Aimé DE 6-5 270 r-SR Boynton Beach, Fla./Olympic Heights/Fort Scott CC 35 Leonard Warner III LB 6-4 232 SO Snellville, Ga./Brookwood 95 Jamarcus Chatman DE 6-2 269 FR Rome, Ga./Rome 37 Kameron House DB 5-10 175 r-SO Duluth, Ga./Northview 97 Malcolm Lamar DE 6-5 295 FR Seffner, Fla./Armwood 99 Brian Burns DE 6-5 235 JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage
PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Ricky AGUAYO Uh-Gwhy-oh Cyrus FAGAN Fay-Ginn Cole MINSHEW Men-shoe Amir RASUL Ruh-sool WALVENSKI AIMÉ Wall-ven-ski Ahh-May Beau FILLICHIO Fuh-LEE-CHEE-OH NYQWAN Murray Nie-KWAN TAMORRION Terry Tuh-mar-ee-on Cam AKERS Acres Deondre FRANCOIS Fran-Swaah Hamsah NASIRILDEEN Naz-ril-deen NASEIR Upshur Nuh-Sear Michael BARULICH Bare-uh-lick BAVEON Johnson Bay-VEE-On Peter OSIMEN AHH-si-men ZAQUANDRE White Zuh-QUAN-Dre DeCALON Brooks Duh-K-Lynn Joshua KAINDOH Cane-Dough JA’LEN Parks Jay-lynn JAUAN Williams Juh-juan Jeremy CZERENDA zer-IN-duh KHALAN LABORN Kay-Lynn Luh-born JACQUES Patrick Jaw-Quez Jaiden WOODBEY Wood-bee Alec EBERLE Ebb-er-lee A.J. LYTTON Lit-in XAVIER Peters ZAY-vee-er
SEMINOLES.COM 15 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI ROSTER: ALPHABETICAL No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School No Name Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 28 D’Marcus Adams WR 6-0 168 FR Ormond Beach, Fla./Mainland 12 A.J. Lytton DB 5-11 175 FR Upper Marlboro, Md./Wise 63 Tanner Adkison LS 5-10 189 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 81 Alex Marshall TE 6-8 237 r-FR Andover, Mass./Bridgton (Maine) 23 Ricky Aguayo K 6-2 205 JR Mascotte, Fla./IMG Academy 30 Tommy Martin P 5-11 195 r-FR Chesapeake, Va./Hickory 94 Walvenski Aimé DE 6-5 270 r-SR Boynton Beach, Fla./Olympic Heights/Fort Scott CC 29 D.J. Matthews WR 5-10 156 SO Jacksonville, Fla./Trinity Christian 3 Cam Akers RB 5-11 210 SO Clinton, Miss./Clinton 87 Camren McDonald TE 6-4 221 FR Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 77 Christian Armstrong OL 6-4 316 FR Warner Robins, Ga./Warner Robins 14 Nolan McDonald QB 6-2 179 FR Long Beach, Calif./Long Beach Poly 72 Mike Arnold OL 6-5 328 r-SO Winter Haven, Fla./Winter Haven 6 Tre’ McKitty TE 6-5 245 SO Wesley Chapel, Fla./IMG Academy 45 Demetrius Artis LB 5-10 220 r-JR Sanford, Fla./Seminole/FAMU 52 Christian Meadows OL 6-4 344 FR Montezuma, Ga./Macon County 41 Michael Barulich WR 5-11 195 r-SO Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona 14 Kyle Meyers DB 6-0 175 JR New Orleans, La./Holy Cross 66 Andrew Basham OL 6-1 278 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Berkeley Preparatory School 37 Blaik Middleton RB 5-10 199 r-JR Hutchinson, Kan./Hutchinson/Hutchinson CC 15 Carlos Becker III DB 6-2 192 JR Kissimmee, Fla./Osceola 70 Cole Minshew OL 6-5 329 r-JR Pridgen, Ga./Coffee County 75 Abdul Bello OL 6-6 312 r-JR Warri, Nigeria/Montverde Academy (Fla.) 85 Tyrell Moorer WR 5-11 193 r-JR Jacksonville, Fla./The Bolles School/Ga. Southern 1 James Blackman QB 6-5 181 SO Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central 46 John Moschella III DB 5-9 202 SR West Palm Beach, Fla./Cardinal Newman 29 Isaiah Bolden DB 6-2 187 FR Wesley Chapel, Fla./Wesley Chapel 42 Garrett Murray LS 6-0 241 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Plant 58 Dennis Briggs Jr. DE 6-4 277 FR Kissimmee, Fla./Gateway 8 Nyqwan Murray WR 5-11 192 SR Orlando, Fla./Oak Ridge 28 DeCalon Brooks LB 5-10 211 r-FR Tampa, Fla./Gaither 32 Gabe Nabers TE 6-3 240 JR Hahira, Ga./Lowndes 51 Josh Brown LB 6-3 230 JR Charlotte, N.C./Mallard Creek 23 Hamsah Nasirildeen DB 6-4 214 SO Concord, N.C./Concord 40 Ken Burnham LS 6-0 210 r-SR Lithia, Fla./Newsome 71 Chaz Neal OL 6-7 286 FR Zephyrhills, Fla./Wesley Chapel 99 Brian Burns DE 6-5 235 JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./American Heritage 93 Peter Osimen DL 6-2 292 r-JR Tampa, Fla./Jesuit 11 George Campbell WR 6-4 207 r-JR Clearwater, Fla./East Lake 53 Ja’len Parks DT 6-4 304 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 95 Jamarcus Chatman DE 6-2 269 FR Rome, Ga./Rome 9 Jacques Patrick RB 6-3 234 SR Orlando, Fla./Timber Creek 90 Demarcus Christmas DT 6-4 305 r-SR Sarasota, Fla./Manatee 59 Xavier Peters DE 6-4 225 FR West Chester, Ohio/Lakota West 91 Robert Cooper DL 6-2 378 FR Lilburn, Ga./South Gwinnett 38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey DB 5-8 184 r-SR Atlanta, Ga./Riverwood 32 Array Culmer DB 5-6 171 r-SR Jacksonville, Fla./Robert E. Lee 22 Amir Rasul RB 5-11 205 JR Miami, Fla./Coral Gables 68 Jeremy Czerenda OL 6-3 285 FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./University 56 Emmett Rice LB 6-2 208 JR Miami Gardens, Fla./Norland 84 Adarius Dent WR 6-1 172 FR Pahokee, Fla./Pahokee 11 Janarius Robinson DE 6-5 259 r-SO Panama City, Fla./Bay 69 Landon Dickerson OL 6-6 308 r-SO Hickory, N.C./South Caldwell 26 Asante Samuel Jr. DB 5-10 178 FR Sunrise, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 31 Kris Dixon DE 6-1 238 r-JR Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 8 Stanford Samuels III DB 6-2 183 SO Pembroke Pines, Fla./Flanagan 16 Cory Durden DT 6-5 290 r-FR Newberry, Fla./Newberry 43 Joseph Schergen DB 5-9 176 r-SO Loxahatchee, Fla./Seminole Ridge 54 Alec Eberle OL 6-4 295 r-SR Mechanicsville, Va./Atlee 59 Brady Scott OL 6-6 301 r-FR Powder Springs, Ga./Mount Paran Christian 16 Alex Eleyssami QB 6-1 196 FR Orlando, Fla./First Academy 14 Deonté Sheffield WR 5-10 195 r-FR Destin, Fla./Niceville 24 Cyrus Fagan DB 6-1 192 SO Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 1 Levonta Taylor DB 5-10 181 JR Virginia Beach, Va./Ocean Lakes 19 Beau Fillichio QB 6-4 193 FR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 15 Tamorrion Terry WR 6-4 197 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 12 Deondre Francois QB 6-1 215 r-JR Orlando, Fla./IMG Academy 22 Adonis Thomas LB 6-4 233 r-JR Atlanta, Ga./Central Gwinnett/NW Miss. CC 33 Amari Gainer LB 6-3 208 FR Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles 18 Warren Thompson WR 6-3 205 FR Seffner, Fla./Armwood 89 Keith Gavin WR 6-3 213 JR Crawfordville, Fla./Wakulla 67 Adam Torres DE 6-4 265 r-SR Lake Mary, Fla./Lake Mary 44 Grant Glennon LS 6-3 224 r-FR Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln 21 Logan Tyler P 6-0 192 JR Nixa, Mo./Nixa 61 Jalen Goss OL 6-7 273 FR Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes 82 Naseir Upshur TE 6-2 235 JR Philadelphia, Pa./Imhotep Institute Charter 10 Anthony Grant RB 5-11 190 FR Buford, Ga./Buford 26 Johnathan Vickers TE 6-1 241 r-SR Quincy, Fla./North Florida Christian 88 Tre’Shaun Harrison WR 6-2 179 FR Seattle, Wash./Garfield 13 Caleb Ward WR 6-1 167 FR Pensacola, Fla./Booker T. Washington 20 Keyshawn Helton WR 5-9 162 FR Pensacola, Fla./West Florida 35 Leonard Warner III LB 6-4 232 SO Snellville, Ga./Brookwood 37 Kameron House DB 5-10 175 r-SO Duluth, Ga./Northview 19 A.J. Westbrook DB 6-0 190 SR Daytona Beach, Fla./Mainland 5 Dontavious Jackson LB 6-3 228 JR Alief, Texas/Elsik 27 Zaquandre White LB 6-0 210 r-FR Fort Myers, Fla./North Fort Myers 51 Baveon Johnson OL 6-3 295 r-SO Lake Gibson, Fla./Lake Gibson 76 Arthur Williams OL 6-4 320 r-SR Waycross, Ga./E.E. Smith (N.C.) 55 Fredrick Jones DT 6-2 304 r-SR Miami, Fla./Miami Central 39 Claudio Williams DE 6-0 259 r-JR Hialeah, Fla./Hialeah Gardens 13 Joshua Kaindoh DE 6-7 256 SO Baltimore, Md./IMG Academy (Fla.) 73 Jauan Williams OL 6-7 295 r-SO Washington, D.C./Archbishop Carroll 74 Derrick Kelly II OL 6-5 320 r-SR Gretna, Fla./East Gadsden 21 Marvin Wilson DT 6-5 317 SO Houston, Texas/Episcopal 48 Armani Kerr LB 5-11 231 r-SO Miami, Fla./Miami Jackson 27 Ontaria Wilson WR 6-0 170 r-FR Ashburn, Ga./Turner County 4 Khalan Laborn RB 5-11 205 r-FR Virginia Beach, Va./Bishop Sullivan Catholic 49 Cedric Wood DT 6-3 300 r-SO Tallahassee, Fla./Godby 97 Malcolm Lamar DE 6-5 295 FR Seffner, Fla./Armwood 20 Jaiden Woodbey DB 6-3 215 FR Fontana, Calif./St. John Bosco 83 Jordan Young WR 6-2 191 FR Conyers, Ga./Heritage
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16 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI PLAYERS: OFFENSE CAM AKERS 3 - RB DEONDRE FRANCOIS 12 - QB TRE’SHAUN HARRISON 88 - WR 5-11 • 210 • SO • Clinton, Miss. 6-1 • 215 • r-JR • Orlando, Fla. 6-2 • 179 • FR • Seattle, Wa. »»Broke Dalvin Cook’s freshman rushing record (1,024) »»Leads ACC in passing yards and completions »»Consensus top-15 athlete in the country »»9th-best single season rushing total in FSU history »»Led all freshmen in passing yards (3,350) in 2016 »»Electric athlete spending time at WR and DB in HS »»Doak Walker Award Watch List »»Maxwell Award Watch List »»2017 Washington Player of the Year
AKERS’ CAREER STATS FRANCOIS’ CAREER STATS HARRISON’S CAREER STATS RUSHING PASSING RECEIVING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G YR. G COM ATT PCT TD YDS INT LG AVG/G YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G 2017 13 194 1,024 5.3 7 63 78.8 2016 13 235 400 58.7 20 3,350 7 92 257.7 2017 5 3 34 11.3 0 17 6.8 2018 5 77 316 4.1 1 85 63.2 2017 1 19 33 57.6 1 210 2 38 210.0 TOT 5 3 34 11.3 0 17 6.8 TOT 18 271 1,340 4.9 8 85 74.4 2018 5 110 175 62.9 9 1377 5 78 275.4 TOT 19 364 608 59.9 30 4937 14 92 259.8 HARRISON’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING RECEIVING Receptions 3, NIU 2018 YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G RUSHING Yards 34, NIU 2018 2017 13 16 116 7.2 1 19 8.9 YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Longest Reception 17, NIU 2018 2018 5 10 48 4.8 0 25 9.6 2016 13 108 198 1.8 5 35 15.2 TOT 18 26 164 6.3 1 25 9.1 2017 1 9 (-9) (-1.0) 0 4 (-9.0) 2018 5 34 (-13) (-0.4) 2 21 (-2.6) D.J. MATTHEWS 29 - WR AKERS’ CAREER HIGHS RUSHING TOT 19 151 176 1.2 7 35 9.3 5-10 • 156 • SO • Jacksonville, Fla. Rushes 22 (2x), last NIU 2018 »»Recorded career-high five rec. against Samford Yards 199, Syracuse 2017 FRANCOIS’ CAREER HIGHS »»Led team in punt returns and yards in 2017 Longest Rush 85, Virginia Tech 2018 PASSING »»138 PR yards vs. Delaware State most in NCAA in 2017 TD 2 (2x), last ULM 2017 Yards 419, vs. Ole Miss 2016 Longest TD Rush 63, Syracuse 2017 Completions 33, vs. Ole Miss 2016 MATTHEWS’ CAREER STATS Attempts 52, vs. Ole Miss 2016 RECEIVING AKERS’ CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Long 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016 YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Receptions 7, Samford 2018 TD 4, at Louisville 2018 2017 11 6 72 12.0 1 27 6.5 Yards 38, Samford 2018 Longest TD 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016 2018 5 12 118 9.8 0 25 23.6 TD 1, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 TOT 16 18 190 10.6 1 27 11.9 RUSHING JAMES BLACKMAN 1 - QB Rushes 12, at Louisville 2016 PUNT RETURNS 6-5 • 181 • SO • Belle Glade, Fla. Yards 75, at USF 2016 YR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Long 35, at USF 2016 »»Independence Bowl MVP (Indy Bowl-record 4 TD) 2017 11 18 200 11.1 0 47 18.2 Touchdowns 1 (7x), last at Syracuse 2018 2018 5 7 67 9.6 0 32 13.4 »»First FSU true fresh to start at QB since 1985 Longest TD Rush 35, at USF 2016 TOT 16 25 267 10.7 0 47 16.7 »»3rd most FR passing yards in the country in 2017 BLACKMAN’S CAREER STATS KEITH GAVIN 89 - WR MATTHEWS' CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING 6-3 • 213 • JR • Crawfordville, Fla. Receptions 5, Samford 2018 PASSING Yards 37, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 YR. G COM ATT PCT TD YDS INT LG AVG/G »»Team-high seven catches vs. No. 1 Alabama in 2017 Touchdowns 1, ULM 2017 2017 13 173 297 58.2 19 2,230 11 60 171.5 »»81-yard KOR at Wake Forest (FSU's longest since 2013) TOT 13 173 297 58.2 19 2,230 11 60 171.5 »»Second on team in receiving yards (265) MATTHEWS' CAREER HIGHS PUNT RETURN Returns 5, Delaware State 2017 RUSHING GAVIN’S CAREER STATS Yards 138, Delaware State 2017 YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G RECEIVING Longest Return 47, Delaware State 2017 2017 13 65 -32 -0.5 0 21 -2.5 YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G TOT 13 65 -32 -0.5 0 21 -2.5 2016 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2017 10 27 278 10.3 0 43 27.8 TRE' McKITTY 6 - TE BLACKMAN’S CAREER HIGHS 2018 5 18 265 14.7 0 39 53.0 6-5 • 245 • SO • Wesley Chapel, Fla. PASSING TOT 23 45 543 12.1 0 43 23.6 »»Tied for third on the team in receptions (15) Yards 278, North Carolina State 2017 »»Caeer-high 59 yards and one TD against Samford Completions 22, North Carolina State 2017 KICKOFF RETURNS »»Played on offense and in a special teams role in 2017 Attempts 38, North Carolina State 2017 YR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Long 60 (2x), last at Clemson 2017 2016 8 1 66 66.0 0 66 8.2 MCKITTY’S CAREER STATS TD 4, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 2017 10 7 178 25.4 0 81 17.8 RECEIVING Longest TD 60, at Clemson 2017 2018 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G TOT 23 8 244 30.5 0 81 10.6 2017 11 1 23 23.0 0 23 2.1 RUSHING 2018 5 15 153 10.2 2 25 30.6 Rushes 10 (2x), last Syracuse 2017 GAVIN’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING TOT 16 16 176 11.0 2 25 11.0 Yards 29, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 Receptions 7, vs. Alabama 2017 Long 21, Louisville 2017 Yards 93, NIU 2018 MCKITTY’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Longest Catch 43, at Wake Forest 2017 Receptions 5 (2x), last Samford 2018 GEORGE CAMPBELL 11 - WR GAVIN’S CAREER HIGHS KICKOFF RETURN Yards 59, Samford 2018 6-4 • 207 • r-JR • Clearwater, Fla. Returns 2, vs. Alabama 2017 Longest Catch 25, at Louisville 2018 Touchdowns 1 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 »»Career-long 60-yard reception in first career start Yards 81, at Wake Forest 2017 Longest Return 81, at Wake Forest 2017 »»Missed nine games to injury in 2017 »»FSU Top Newcomer of the Year in 2015 ANTHONY GRANT 10 - RB CAMPBELL’S CAREER STATS 5-11 • 190 • FR • Buford, Ga. RECEIVING »»Leads FSU with seven kick returns for 156 yards YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G »»Four returns for 101 yards against Samford 2015 11 3 42 14.0 0 23 3.8 »True freshman took place of injured Khalan Laborn 2016 REDSHIRT » 2017 4 6 122 20.3 0 60 30.5 GRANT'S CAREER STATS 2018 4 2 36 18.0 0 26 9.0 KICK RETURNS TOT 19 11 200 18.2 0 60 10.5 YR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G
2018 5 7 156 22.3 0 30 31.2 CAMPBELL’S CAREER HIGHS TOT 5 7 156 22.3 0 30 31.2 Receptions 3 (2x), last North Carolina State 2017 Yards 85, North Carolina State 2017 Longest Catch 60, North Carolina State 2017
SEMINOLES.COM 17 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI PLAYERS: OFFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS NYQWAN MURRAY 8 - WR AMIR RASUL 22 - RB RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G 5-11 • 192 • SR • Orlando, Fla. 5-11 • 205 • JR • Miami, Fla. 2014 13 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 »»Leads FSU in receptions (25) and yards (345) »»Rushed for career-high 61 yards against DSU in 2017 2015 9 5 39 7.8 1 24 4.3 »»Led FSU in receiving yards in 2017 (604) »»Rushed for first career touchdown against NIU 2016 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 »»3 of 4 TDs in 2017 came over final five games »»Consensus top-two RB in Florida out of high school 2017 12 4 50 12.5 0 26 4.2 2018 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 MURRAY’S CAREER STATS RASUL’S CAREER STATS TOT 43 9 89 9.9 1 26 2.1 RECEIVING RUSHING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G VICKERS’ CAREER HIGHS RUSHING 2015 4 6 65 10.8 0 32 16.2 2016 7 6 46 7.7 0 21 6.6 Rushes 10, at Wake Forest 2015 2016 13 27 441 16.3 5 92 33.9 2017 12 33 152 4.6 0 23 12.7 Yards 64, Syracuse 2015 2017 12 40 604 15.1 4 51 50.3 2018 5 7 30 4.3 1 7 6.0 Longest Rush 30, Louisville 2016 2018 5 25 342 13.8 2 58 69.0 TOT 24 46 228 5.0 1 23 9.5 TD 1, at Wake Forest 2015 TOT 34 98 1455 14.8 11 92 42.8 KICKOFF RETURNS RICKY AGUAYO 23 - K MURRAY’S CAREER HIGHS YR. G RET YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Receptions 9, at North Carolina State 2016 2016 7 1 11 11.0 0 11 1.6 6-2 • 205 • JR • Mascotte, Fla. Yards 153, at North Carolina State 2016 2017 12 9 205 22.8 0 39 17.1 »»Tied for fifth in ACC in scoring in 2017 Longest Catch 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016 2018 5 2 16 8.0 0 16 3.2 »»Made 18 of final 19 field goal tries in 2017 TD 2 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 TOT 24 12 232 19.3 0 39 9.7 »»Ranked 12th on FSU all-time scoring list (229) Longest TD Catch 92, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016 RASUL’S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING AGUAYO’S CAREER STATS GABE NABERS 32 - TE Rushes 9, Delaware State 2017 YR. G FGM FGA FG% LONG PAT XP% Yards 62, Delaware State 2017 2016 13 19 26 73.1 47 51-52 98.0 6-3 • 240 • JR • Hahira, Ga. TD 1, NIU 2018 2017 13 18 21 85.7 51 42-43 97.7 »»Appeared in 18 consecutive games Longest Rush 23, Delaware State 2017 2018 5 4 7 57.1 50 13-13 100.0 »»First career TD against Delaware State in 2017 TOT 31 41 54 75.9 51 106-108 98.1 »»Versatile contributor on special teams and offense RASUL’S CAREER HIGHS KICKOFF RETURN Returns 3, at Clemson 2017 AGUAYO’S CAREER HIGHS NABERS’ CAREER STATS Yards 58, at Clemson 2017 Field Goals Attempted 6, vs. Ole Miss 2016 RECEIVING Longest Return 39, ULM 2017 Field Goals Made 6*, vs. Ole Miss 2016 YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Long 51, at Wake Forest 2017 2016 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TAMORRION TERRY 15 - WR PAT Attempted 11*, Delaware State 2017 2017 13 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.2 PAT Made 11*, Delaware State 2017 2018 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 6-4 • 197 • r-FR • Ashburn, Ga. Points Scored (kicking) 21*, vs. Ole Miss 2016 TOT 20 1 2 2.0 1 2 0.1 »»First freshman with 2 rec. TD in game since Rashad Greene (2011) * - School Record »»FSU’s verticle threat with top-end speed and size JACQUES PATRICK 9 - RB »»Tied for third in ACC in TD receptions (4) KEN BURNHAM 40 - LS 6-3 • 234 • SR • Orlando, Fla. TERRY’S CAREER STATS 6-0 • 210 • r-SR • Lithia, Fla. »»Career-high seven touchdowns in 2017 RECEIVING »»Starting long snapper through five games »»Led team in yards per carry in 2017 (20+ carries) YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G »»Four-star long snapper by Chris Sailer Kicking »»Doak Walker Award Watch List 2018 5 11 248 22.5 4 78 49.6 »»Brother Will was member of 2013 FSU title team TOT 5 11 248 22.5 4 78 49.6 PATRICK’S CAREER STATS RUSHING TERRY’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING LOGAN TYLER 21 - P YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Receptions 3, at Louisville 2018 6-0 • 192 • JR • Nixa, Mo. 2015 9 63 314 5.0 5 28 34.9 Yards 77, NIU 2018 »»First in ACC in punts of 50 yards or more (10) 2016 13 61 350 5.7 4 41 26.9 Touchdowns 2, Samford 2018 »»Ranked 23rd nationally and 2nd in ACC in touchbacks 2017 11 134 748 5.6 7 69 68.0 Longest Catch 78, NIU 2018 »»Ray Guy Award Watch List 2018 5 44 166 3.8 0 18 33.2 Longest TD Catch 78, NIU 2018 TOT 38 302 1578 5.2 16 69 41.5 TYLER’S CAREER STATS PUNTING NASEIR UPSHUR 82 - TE YR. G PUNTS YDS AVG LONG I20 50+ RECEIVING 6-2 • 235 • JR • Philadelphia, Pa. 2016 13 54 2,177 40.3 57 11 7 YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G 2017 13 66 2,849 43.2 61 22 19 2015 9 6 62 10.3 0 20 6.9 »»Contributor on special teams his first two seasons 2018 5 33 1426 43.2 61 6 10 2016 13 4 21 5.2 0 13 1.6 »»Consensus top-12 tight end out of high school TOT 31 153 6,452 42.2 61 39 36 2017 11 21 171 8.1 0 35 15.5 »»Recorded 13 sacks as DE in high school 2018 5 12 81 6.8 1 20 16.2 TYLER’S CAREER HIGHS PUNTING TOT 38 43 335 7.8 1 35 8.8 JOHNATHAN VICKERS 26 - TE Punts 10, at Syracuse 2018 6-1 • 241 • r-SR • Quincy, Fla. Average 52.0, at Duke 2017 PATRICK’S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Long 61 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 Rushes 24, Syracuse 2015 »»Switched from fullback to tight end this spring Yards 162, Syracuse 2015 »»Rushed for career-high 111 yards in 2015 TYLER’S CAREER STATS KICKOFFS Longest Rush 69, at Wake Forest 2017 »»Recorded 50 receiving yards on four receptions in 2017 YR. G NO YDS AVG TB OB TD 3, Syracuse 2015 2016 13 90 5,773 64.1 57 1 Longest TD Rush 28, Syracuse 2015 VICKERS’ CAREER STATS 2017 13 75 4,782 63.8 40 2 RUSHING 2018 4 16 1038 64.9 15 0 PATRICK’S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G TOT 30 181 11,593 64.0 112 3 Receptions 6, Syracuse 2015 2014 13 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 Yards 62, Syracuse 2015 2015 9 23 111 4.8 1 26 12.3 TD 1, NIU 2018 2016 4 5 44 8.8 0 30 11.0 Longest Catch 20 (2x), last Samford 2018 2017 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 2018 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 TOT 43 29 158 5.4 1 30 3.7
18 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI PLAYERS: DEFENSE WALVENSKI AIMÉ 94 - DE BRIAN BURNS 99 - DE DONTAVIOUS JACKSON 5 - LB 6-5 • 270 • r-SR • Boynton Beach, Fla. 6-5 • 235 • JR • Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 6-3 • 228 • JR • Alief, Texas »»Season-high four tackles at No. 4 Clemson in 2017 »»Leads defense in sacks (5.0) and TFL (6.5) »»Career-high 14 tackles and 2.0 TFL at Syracuse »»Blocked extra point at rival Florida in 2017 »»9.0 sacks and 16.0 TFL in last ten games played »»14 tackles at Cuse is most by an FSU player in 2018 »»4-Star DT transfer from Fort Scott CC »»Led country in sacks among freshmen in 2016 »»Consensus top-5 linebacker out of high school
AIMÉ’S CAREER STATS BURNS’ CAREER STATS JACKSON’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR BLK SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR BLK SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2016 13 11 6 17 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0-0 2016 13 15 9 24 10.5-58 0 1 0 1 9.5-57 2016 12 9 11 20 3.0-12 0 0 0 0 0.5-3 2017 11 8 10 18 2.0-6= 0 0 0 1 0.0-0 2017 13 26 22 48 13.5-48 4 3 1 2 4.5-20 2017 9 10 7 17 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 1.0-4 2018 5 3 1 4 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2018 5 13 6 19 6.5-59 1 1 1 0 5.0-51 2018 5 17 12 29 3.0-4 2 1 0 0 0.0 TOT 29 22 17 39 2.0-6 0 0 0 2 0.0-0 TOT 31 54 37 91 30.5-165 5 5 2 3 19.0-128 TOT 26 36 30 66 7.0-20 2 1 0 0 1.5-7 AIME’S CAREER HIGHS BURNS’ CAREER HIGHS JACKSON’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 5, at Louisville 2016 Tackles 7, at Clemson 2017 Tackles 14, at Syracuse 2018 Blocked Kicks 1 (2x), last at Florida 2017 Tackles for Loss 4.5, at Clemson 2017 Tackles for Loss 2.0, at Syracuse 2018 Pass Breakups 1 (5x), last at Syracuse 2018 Sacks 1.0, Miami 2017 Sacks 2.5, at Syracuse 2016 CARLOS BECKER III 15 - DB Forced Fumbles 1, at Louisville 2018 Fumble Recoveries 1 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 Pass Breakups 2, Samford 2018 6-2 • 192 • JR • Kissimmee, Fla. Forced Fumbles 2, at Clemson 2017 Blocked Kicks 1 (3x), last Miami 2017 »»Contributor on special teams and defense FREDRICK JONES 55 - DT »»Recorded seven tackles in reserve role in 2017 »»Member of FSU Track & Field team DEMARCUS CHRISTMAS 90 - DT 6-2 • 304 • r-SR • Miami, Fla. 6-4 • 305 • r-SR • Sarasota, Fla. »»Used as a DT, NG and extra blocker on offense BECKER’S CAREER STATS »»Started 29 consecutive games from 2017-2018 »»15 tackles ranks second on FSU defensive line YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS »»Recorded four tackles and a sack vs. NC State in 2017 »»Member of FSU Track & Field Team 2016 12 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0-0 »»Four PBU in 2017 led defensive line 2017 9 5 2 7 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 JONES’ CAREER STATS TOT 21 7 5 12 0.0-0 0 0 0 1 0.0-0 CHRISTMAS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2015 10 1 7 8 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 BECKER’S CAREER HIGHS 2014 2 0 1 1 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2016 13 11 4 15 1.0-4 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Tackles 3, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 2015 13 4 15 19 0.5-2 2 0 0 0 0.5-2 2017 13 11 7 18 2.0-10 0 0 0 0 0.5-1 Interceptions 1, vs. Michigan (Orange) 2016 2016 12 11 10 21 2.5-13 5 0 1 0 2.0-12 2018 5 8 7 15 1.5-2 1 0 0 0 1.0-1 2017 13 19 17 36 4.5-17 4 0 1 0 1.0-9 TOT 41 31 25 56 5.5-18 1 0 0 0 1.5-2 DeCALON BROOKS 28 - LB 2018 4 3 3 6 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 TOT 44 37 46 83 8.0-32 11 0 2 0 3.5-23 JONES’ CAREER HIGHS 5-10 • 211 • r-FR • Tampa, Fla. Tackles 5, ULM 2017 »»Started last two games at LB CHRISTMAS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles for Loss 1.0 (5x), last NIU 2018 »»Career-high nine tackles at Syracuse in first start Tackles 5 (2x), last at Wake Forest 2017 Sacks 1.0, NIU 2018 »»Son of FSU Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks Tackles for Loss 1.0 (5x), last at Clemson 2017 Sacks 1.0 (2x), last North Carolina State 2017 Pass Breakups 2, at Duke 2017 JOSHUA KAINDOH 13 - DE BROOKS’ CAREER STATS Fumble Recoveries 1 (2x), last at Clemson 2017 6-7 • 256 • SO • Baltimore, Md. YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS Blocked Kicks 1, Delaware State 2017 2018 4 8 14 22 2.0-10 0 1 0 0 1.0-8 »»Recorded four sacks against Delaware State in 2017 TOT 4 8 14 22 2.0-10 0 1 0 0 1.0-8 »»Four sacks vs. DSU was 2nd-most nationally in 2017 CORY DURDEN 16 - DT »»HS teammates with tight end Tre’ McKitty BROOKS’ CAREER HIGHS 6-5 • 290 • r-FR • Newberry, Fla. Tackles 9 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 »»Produced 1.0 sack, 1.5 TFLs and 1 PBU in collegiate debut KAINDOH’S CAREER STATS Tackles For Loss 2.0, at Louisville 2018 »»Second on defensive line in sacks (2.0) YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2017 13 11 6 17 6.5-34 0 1 0 0 4.0-25 Sacks 1.0, at Louisville 2018 »»Four-star DT in high school Forced Fumbles 1, at Louisville 2018 2018 5 3 2 5 2.0-8 0 0 0 0 1.0-7 DURDEN’S CAREER STATS TOT 18 14 8 22 8.5-42 0 1 0 0 5.0-32 YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS JOSH BROWN 51 - LB KAINDOH’S CAREER HIGHS 6-3 • 230 • JR • Charlotte, N.C. 2018 5 3 4 7 2.5-15 1 0 0 0 2.0-14 TOT 5 3 4 7 2.5-15 1 0 0 0 2.0-14 Tackles 6, Delaware State 2017 »»Made first career start at Wake Forest in 2017 Tackles for Loss 4.0, Delaware State 2017 »»Career-high two tackles against Demon Deacons Sacks 4.0, Delaware State 2017 DURDEN’S CAREER HIGHS Forced Fumbles 1, Louisville 2017 »»Special teams and defensive contributor Tackles 2, Virginia Tech 2018 Tackles for Loss 1.5, Virginia Tech 2018 BROWN’S CAREER STATS Sacks 1.0 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 A.J. LYTTON 12 - DB YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 5-11 • 175 • FR • Upper Marlboro, Md. 2016 10 1 1 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 12 0 3 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 CYRUS FAGAN 24 - DB »»2017 Maryland Gatorade Player of the Year 2018 5 0 0 0 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 6-1 • 192 • SO • Daytona Beach, Fla. »»Under Armour All-American as a senior in HS TOT 27 1 4 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 »»Recorded career-high four tackles at Syracuse »»Special teams and defensive contributor »»Career-high three tackles at Syracuse LYTTON’S CAREER STATS BROWN’S CAREER HIGHS »»Scooped first FR against Samford Tackles 2, at Wake Forest 2017 YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS FAGAN'S CAREER STATS 2018 4 4 2 6 1.0-4 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 TOT 4 4 2 6 1.0-4 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2017 7 3 3 6 1.0-1 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 LYTTON’S CAREER HIGHS 2018 5 5 2 7 0.0-0 1 0 1 0 0.0-0 Tackles 4, at Syracuse 2018 TOT 12 8 5 13 1.0-1 1 0 1 0 0.0-0 Tackles For Loss 1.0, at Syracuse 2018 FAGAN’S CAREER HIGHS Pass Breakups 1, Samford 2018
Tackles 3, at Syracuse 2018 Tackles for Loss 1.0, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 Pass Breakups 1, NIU 2018
SEMINOLES.COM 19 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI PLAYERS: DEFENSE KYLE MEYERS 14 - DB STANFORD SAMUELS III 8 - DB A.J. WESTBROOK 19 - DB 6-0 • 175 • JR • New Orleans, La. 6-2 • 183 • SO • Pembroke Pines, Fla. 6-0 • 190 • SR • Daytona Beach, Fla. »»Career high two interceptions against Samford »»Game-winning INT at Louisville with :36 left in play »»Third on team in tackles (25) »»Recorded first career interception at WF (2017) »»Career high eight tackles against Samford »»Seven pass breakups in 2017 ranked third on team »»Registered first two career sacks against NIU (2018) »»Father Stanford Samuels Jr. played at FSU »»Six tackles and fumble recovery in Independence Bowl
MEYERS’ CAREER STATS SAMUELS’ CAREER STATS WESTBROOK’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2016 13 12 5 17 0.0-0 3 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 13 20 7 27 3.0-13 7 1 0 2 1.0-7 2015 6 1 1 2 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 13 24 2 26 1.0-7 3 1 0 1 0.0-0 2018 5 14 7 21 1.0-2 2 0 0 1 0.0-0 2016 13 31 9 40 1.5-3 4 0 0 0 1.0-1 2018 5 17 3 20 4.0-22 4 1 0 2 2.0-18 TOT 18 34 14 48 4.0-15 9 1 0 3 1.0-7 2017 12 33 7 40 0.0-0 7 0 1 0 0.0-0 TOT 31 53 10 63 5.0-29 11 2 0 3 2.0-18 2018 5 15 10 25 0.5-1 4 0 0 2 0.5-1 SAMUELS’ CAREER HIGHS TOT 36 80 27 107 2.5-4 15 0 1 2 1.5-2 MEYERS’ CAREER HIGHS Tackles 8, Samford 2018 Tackles 6 (3x), last at Louisville 2018 Tackles for Loss 1.0 (4x), last Samford 2018 WESTBROOK’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles for Loss 2.0, NIU 2018 Sacks 1.0, at Florida 2017 Tackles 10, at Louisville 2018 Sacks 2.0, NIU 2018 Pass Breakups 2, Delaware State 2017 Tackles for Loss 1.0 (2x), last Samford 2018 Pass Breakups 2 (2x), last at Syracuse 2018 Interceptions 1 (3x), last at Louisville 2018 Sacks 1.0, North Carolina 2016 Interceptions 2, Samford 2018 Forced Fumbles 1, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 Interceptions 1 (2x), last at Louisville 2018 Forced Fumbles 1 (2x), last Virginia Tech 2018 Pass Breakups 3, at North Carolina State 2016 LEVONTA TAYLOR 1 - DB Fumbles Recovered 1, vs. Southern Miss (Independence) 2017 HAMSAH NASIRILDEEN 23 - DB 5-10 • 181 • JR • Virginia Beach, Va. 6-4 • 214 • SO • Concord, N.C. »»Led ACC in 2017 with rating of 26.1 when targeted ZAQUANDRE WHITE 27 - LB »»Leads all defensive players with 40 tackles »»Second career pick-six against Samford 6-0 • 210 • r-FR • Fort Myers, Fla. »»Career-high 12 tackles against Samford (2018) »»No. 1 cornerback in the nation out of high school »»Redshirted his freshman season »»Didn’t play defense until junior year of HS »»Switched from RB to LB in the spring TAYLOR’S CAREER STATS »»Rated the nation's No. 7 RB out of HS NASIRILDEEN’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2016 13 14 2 16 1.0-1 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 WHITE’S CAREER STATS 2017 13 23 6 29 0.0-0 3 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 13 11 7 18 1.0-1 5 0 0 2 0.0-0 YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2018 5 27 13 40 0.0-0 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 2018 5 13 3 16 1.0-2 3 1 0 1 0.0-0 2018 4 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 TOT 18 50 19 69 0.0-0 4 0 0 0 0.0-0 TOT 31 38 12 50 3.0-4 9 1 0 3 0.0-0 TOT 4 2 0 2 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0
NASIRILDEEN’S CAREER HIGHS TAYLOR’S CAREER HIGHS WHITE’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 12, Samford 2018 Tackles 4 (4x), last Samford 2018 Tackles 2, at Syracuse 2018 Pass Breakups 1 (4x), last at Louisville 2018 Tackles for Loss 1.0 (3x), last NIU 2018 Pass Breakups 1 (5x), last Virginia Tech 2018 MARVIN WILSON 21 - DT JANARIUS ROBINSON 11 - DE Forced Fumbles 1, NIU 2018 Interceptions 2, at Florida 2017 6-5 • 317 • SO • Houston, Texas 6-5 • 259 • r-SO • Panama City, Fla. Interception Return Touchdowns 1 (2x), last Samford 2018 »»Registered career-high five tackles at Syracuse »»Tied career high with two tackles against NIU »»Recorded first career sack at Syracuse »»Recorded five tackles, sack over last four games in 2017 ADONIS THOMAS 22 - LB »»No. 1 DT in the nation out of high school »»Made first career sack vs. ULM (2017) 6-4 • 233 • r-JR • Atlanta, Ga. WILSON’S CAREER STATS ROBINSON’S CAREER STATS »»Started season opener vs. No. 20 VT and tied career high with 5 tackles YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS »»Career-high five tackles at Duke 2017 12 3 4 7 0.5-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 2017 8 1 3 4 1.5-4 0 0 0 0 1.0-3 »»Transfer from NW Mississippi CC/Alabama 2018 5 11 3 14 1.5-6 1 1 0 0 1.5-6 2018 5 5 1 6 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 TOT 17 14 7 21 2.0-6 1 1 0 0 1.5-6 TOT 13 6 4 10 2.5-6 0 0 0 0 1.0-3 THOMAS’ CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS WILSON'S CAREER HIGHS ROBINSON’S CAREER HIGHS 2017 6 6 6 12 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Tackles 5, at Syracuse 2018 Tackles 2 (4x), last NIU 2018 2018 5 4 5 9 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Tackles for Loss 1.0, at Syracuse 2018 Tackles for Loss 1.0 (2x), last NIU 2018 TOT 11 10 11 21 1.0-2 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 8Sacks 1.0, at Syracuse 2018 Sacks 1.0, ULM 2017 Forced Fumbles 1, Samford 2018 THOMAS’ CAREER HIGHS ASANTE SAMUEL JR. 26 - DB Tackles 5 (2x), last Virginia Tech 2018 JAIDEN WOODBEY 20 - DB Tackles for Loss 0.5 (2x), last at Duke 2017 5-10 • 178 • FR • Sunrise, Fla. 6-3 • 215 • FR • Fontana, Calif. »»Consensus 4-star DB and No. 25 prospect by ESPN LEONARD WARNER III 35 - LB »»Totaled nine tackles 1.5 for loss, 1 FF and 1 QBH in collegiate debut vs. VT »»Career-high three tackles at Syracuse »»Nine stops were most by true freshman in ACC during week one »»Father, Asante Samuel, spent 11 years in the NFL 6-4 • 232 • SO • Snellville, Ga. »»Fourth amongst FSU defenders in tackles (22) »»Career-high two tackles at Syracuse SAMUEL JR.’S CAREER STATS »»Special teams and defensive contributor WOODBEY’S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS »»Four-star linebacker in HS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS 2018 5 3 1 4 0.0-0 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 2018 5 10 12 22 1.5-3 1 1 0 0 0.0 TOT 5 3 1 4 0.0-0 1 0 0 0 0.0-0 WARNER’S CAREER STATS TOT 5 10 12 22 1.5-3 1 1 0 0 0.0 YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS SAMUEL JR.’S CAREER HIGHS 2017 13 2 3 5 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 WOODBEY’S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 3, at Syracuse 2018 2018 5 1 2 3 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Tackles 9, Virginia Tech 2018 Pass Breakups 1, NIU 2018 TOT 18 3 5 8 0.0-0 0 0 0 0 0.0-0 Tackles for Loss 1.5, Virginia Tech 2018 Forced Fumbles 1, Virginia Tech 2018 WARNER’S CAREER HIGHS Quarterback Hurries 1, Virginia Tech 2018 Tackles 2, at Syracuse 2018
20 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI LAST TIME IT HAPPENED TEAM FLORIDA STATE OPPONENT RUSHING Had 400 or more yards: 478 at USF, 2016 401, Georgia Tech, 2009 Had 300-399 yards: 305 vs. ULM, 2017 314, Louisville, 2016 Had 200-299 yards: 214 vs. Southern Miss (Independence), 2017 222, Syracuse, 2018 Had 51-100 yards: 76 at Louisville, 2018 96, Florida, 2017 Had 11-50 yards: 21 at Clemson, 2017 50, Samford, 2018 Had 0-10 yards: 1 at Miami, 2006 6, NIU, 2018 Had fewer than 0 yards: -15 at Virginia Tech, 2012 -27, Colorado, 2007 Had 70 or more rush attempts: 72 vs. Western Carolina, 1985 71, LSU, 1982 Had 60-69 rush attempts: 63 at USF, 2016 60, Tulane, 1989 Had 50-59 rush attempts: 57 vs. NIU, 2018 57, Syracuse, 2018 Had seven or more rush touchdowns: 7 vs. Murray State, 2012 7, Louisville, 2016 Had six rush touchdowns: at USF, 2016 Georgia Tech, 2009 Had five rush touchdowns: vs. ULM, 2017 Oregon (‘15 Rose), 2014 Had four rush touchdowns: at Syracuse, 2016 Clemson, 2017
PASSING Had 500 or more yards: 521 vs. Clemson, 2000 532, Arizona State, 1984 Had 400-499 yards: 419 vs. Ole Miss, 2016 475, Samford, 2018 Had 300-399 yards: 352 vs. NIU, 2018 306, Louisville, 2018 Had 200-299 yards: 294 at Louisville, 2018 215, NIU, 2018 Had fewer than 75 yards: 65 at Florida, 2011 50, Boston College, 2016 Had 50 or more pass attempts: 52 vs. Ole Miss, 2016 60, Samford, 2018 Had 40-49 pass attempts: 46 vs. Samford, 2018 45, Louisville, 2018 Had 30-39 pass attempts: 32 vs. NIU, 2018 31, Syracuse, 2018 Had 20 or fewer pass attempts: 19 vs. Syracuse, 2017 18, Alabama, 2017 Had 30 or more pass completions: 31 vs. Samford, 2018 39, Samford, 2018 Had 20-29 pass completions: 23 vs. NIU, 2018 24, Louisville, 2018 Had fewer than 10 pass completions: 9 vs. Michigan (Orange), 2016 7, Boston College, 2017 Had six or more passing touchdowns: 6 vs. Charleston Southern, 2011 Never Had five passing touchdowns: vs. Boston College, 2016 NC State, 2009 Had four passing touchdowns: at Louisville, 2018 Ole Miss, 2016 Had three passing touchdowns: vs. Samford, 2018 Miami, 2017 Had zero passing touchdowns: at Syracuse, 2018 Clemson, 2017 Had seven passes intercepted: at South Carolina, 1984 Virginia Tech, 1959 Had six passes intercepted: at NC State, 1998 Wake Forest, 2013 Had five passes intercepted: vs. Wake Forest, 2008 Wake Forest, 1997 Had four passes intercepted: vs. Houston (Peach), 2015 Samford, 2018 Had three passes intercepted: vs. Virginia Tech, 2018 Florida, 2017 Did not throw an interception: Louisville, 2018 NIU, 2018 Completed passes to 10 or more players: 10 vs. Charleston Southern, 2016 10, ULM, 2017 Completed passes to nine players: vs. ULM, 2017 Samford, 2018 Completed passes to eight players: vs. Samford, 2018 Southern Miss (Independence), 2017 Completed passes to seven players: vs. NIU, 2018 Louisville, 2018 Completed passes to six players: at Louisville, 2018 Florida, 2017 TOTAL OFFENSE Had 700 or more yards: 771 vs. Clemson, 2000 Never Had 600-699 yards: 654 at Syracuse, 2016 639, Oregon (‘15 Rose), 2014 Had 500-599 yards: 504 vs. ULM, 2017 525, Samford, 2018 Had 400-499 yards: 473 vs. NIU, 2018 421, Louisville, 2018 Had fewer than 100 yards: 95 at Florida, 2011 28, Savannah State, 2012 Ran 85 or more plays: 89 vs. NIU, 2018 88, Syracuse, 2018 Ran 55 or fewer plays: 55 at Florida, 2017 55, Southern Miss (Independence), 2017
SCORING Scored 80 or more points: 80 vs. Idaho, 2013 Never Scored 70-79 points: 77 vs. Delaware State, 2017 Never Scored 60-69 points: 63 vs. Maryland, 2013 63, Louisville, 2016 Scored 50-59 points: 55 at USF, 2016 59, Oregon (‘15 Rose), 2014 Scored 40-49 points: 42 vs. Southern Miss (Independence), 2017 41, NC State, 2014 Scored 30-39 points: 37 vs. NIU, 2018 30, Syracuse, 2018 Scored 0 points: vs. Wake Forest (30-0), 2006 Boston College (14-0), 2015 Won by 45 points or more: 71 vs. Delaware State (77-6), 2017 47, Miami (47-0), 1976 Won by 30-44 points: 32 vs. ULM (42-10), 2017 32, Boston College (35-3), 2017 Won by 20-29 points: 29 vs. Southern Miss (Independence), 2017 23, Syracuse (30-7), 2018 Scored on first drive of game: vs. NIU, 2018 Samford, 2018 Recorded a safety: vs. NC State, 2017 Charleston Southern, 2016 Recorded two or more safeties: vs. UCF, 1995 NC State, 2002 Scored on a blocked field goal: vs. Delaware State, 2017 Georgia Tech, 2015 Scored on first offensive play of game: at USF, 2016 Samford, 2018 TURNOVERS Lost eight or more turnovers: 9 at South Carolina (7 INT, 2 FUM), 1984 8, Texas A&M (‘92 Cotton - 2 INT, 6 FUM), 1991 Lost seven turnovers: vs. Wake Forest (5 INT, 2 FUM), 2008 Wake Forest (6 INT, 1 FUM), 2013 Lost six turnovers: at NC State (6 INT), 1998 Maryland (4 INT, 2 FUM), 2002 Lost five turnovers: vs. Virginia Tech (3 INT, 2 FUM), 2018 Samford (4 INT, FUM), 2018 Lost four turnovers: vs. NIU (1 INT, 3 FUM), 2018 Florida (3 INT, 1 FUM), 2017 Lost four or more fumbles: 4 vs. Oregon (‘15 Rose), 2014 4, USC, 1998 Threw four or more interceptions: 4 vs. Houston (Peach), 2015 4, Samford, 2018 Did not commit a turnover: vs. Southern Miss (Independence), 2017 NIU, 2018 Lost a game and did not commit a turnover: vs. North Carolina, 2016 NIU, 2018 Two turnovers returned for TD: at Florida, 2017 Wake Forest, 2004 Two interceptions returned for TD: vs. Idaho, 2013 Auburn, 1985 Two fumbles returned for TD: vs. Wisconsin (Champs Sports), 2008 Never
DEFENSE Recorded 10 or more sacks: 11 vs. Wake Forest, 1997 Never Recorded nine sacks: vs. Miami, 2005 Never Recorded eight sacks: at Syracuse, 2016 Never Recorded seven sacks: vs. Idaho, 2013 Miami, 2001 Recorded six sacks: vs. Delaware State, 2017 Clemson, 2016 Recorded 10 or more tackles for loss: 10 at Florida, 2017 14, Virginia Tech, 2018 Broke up 10 or more passes: 12 vs. Miami, 2017 10, Kentucky (Music City), 2007
SEMINOLES.COM 21 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI LAST TIME IT HAPPENED SPECIAL TEAMS Returned a punt for TD: vs. Charleston Southern, 2016 Louisville, 2016 Returned a blocked punt for TD: vs. UCLA (Emerald), 2006 Virginia Tech, 2018 Blocked punt for a safety: vs. Colorado, 2008 Clemson, 2004 Returned a kickoff for TD: vs. Auburn, (‘14 BCS Champ.), 2013 Clemson, 2004 Blocked a punt: vs. Miami, 2017 Virginia Tech, 2018 Punted 10 or more times: 10 at Syracuse, 2018 10, Syracuse, 2016 Did not record a punt: vs. Samford, 2010 Georgia Tech, 2010 Blocked a field goal: vs. Delaware State, 2017 Alabama, 2017 Blocked a PAT: at Florida, 2017 Michigan (Orange), 2016 Recovered an onside kick: at Wake Forest, 2009 NC State, 2013 Made five or more field goals: 6 vs. Ole Miss, 2016 6, Florida, 1983 Made four field goals: at Wake Forest, 2017 Florida, 2014 Scored via offense, defense & special teams: vs. Delaware State, 2017 Michigan (Orange), 2016 MISCELLANEOUS Had 30 or more first downs: 33 at Syracuse, 2016 31, NC State, 2016 Had 10 or fewer first downs: 10 at Boston College, 2017 6, Delaware State, 2017 Had 20 or more penalties: 20 vs. Duke, 1997 Never Had 15-19 penalties: 15 vs. Ole Miss, 2016 17, Virginia Tech (ACC Champ.), 2005 Had 100 or more penalty yards: 111 vs. Clemson, 2016 110, Miami, 2016 Had less than 25 penalty yards: 15 at Miami, 2014 15, NIU, 2018 Had zero penalties: vs. Virginia Tech (ACC Champ.), 2010 The Citadel, 2014 Had 35 minutes or more of possession time: 37:27 vs. NIU, 2018 35:38, Louisville, 2018 Scoring drive of 15 or more plays: 15 at Wake Forest, 2017 15, Duke, 2017 Scoring drive of 99 yards: 6 plays, 99 yards, TD vs. Boston College, 2012 5 plays, 99 yards, TD, USF, 2009 INDIVIDUAL FLORIDA STATE OPPONENT RUSHING Rushed 30 or more times: 30 vs. USF, Dalvin Cook, 2015 33, Boston College, AJ Dillon, 2017 Rushed for 300 or more yards: 322 vs. Western Carolina, Greg Allen, 1981 304, Southern Miss, Sam Dejarnette, 1982 Rushed for 200-299 yards: 225 at Syracuse, Dalvin Cook, 2016 217, Pitt, Bryan Thomas, 1981 Rushed for 150-199 yards: 155 vs. ULM, Jacques Patrick, 2017 178, Louisville, Lamar Jackson, 2017 QB rushed for 100 or more yards: 102 vs. Clemson, EJ Manuel, 2012 109, Syracuse, Eric Dungey, 2017 QB rushed for a TD of 50 or more yards: 55 vs. Chattanooga, D’Vontrey Richardson, 2008 60, Georgia Tech, Justin Thomas, 2015 Had four or more rushing touchdowns: 4 at Syracuse, Dalvin Cook, 2016 4, Louisville, Lamar Jackson, 2016 Had three rushing touchdowns: vs. North Carolina, Dalvin Cook, 2016 USF, D’Ernest Johnson, 2016 Had a run of 80 or more yards: 85 vs. Virginia Tech, Cam Akers, 2018 83, Wake Forest, Josh Adams, 2007 Had a run of 70-79 yards: 71 vs. Michigan (Orange), Dalvin Cook, 2016 72, NC State, Shadrach Thornton, 2013 Had two or more players with 100+ rush yards: J. Patrick 155 & C. Akers 117, vs. ULM, 2017 L. Jackson 146 & B. Radcliff 118, Louisville, 2016 Had two players with 150+ rush yards: R. Preston 165 & W. Dunn 163, vs. Notre Dame, 1995 R. Cherry 170 & J. Housman 159, Houston, 1974 PASSING Passed for 400 or more yards: 419 vs. Ole Miss, Deondre Francois, 2016 475, Samford, Devlin Hodges, 2018 Passed for 300-399 yards: 352 vs. NIU, Deondre Francois, 2018 306, Louisville, Jawon Pass, 2018 Attemped 45 or more passes: 46 vs. Samford, Deondre Francois, 2018 45, Louisville, Jawon Pass, 2018 Completed 40 or more passes: 43 vs. Penn State, Drew Weatherford, 2006 (‘07 Orange) 46, Maryland, Scott Milanovich, 1995 Completed 30-39 passes: 31 vs. Samford, Deondre Francois, 2018 39, Samford, Devlin Hodges, 2018 Threw five or more touchdown passes: 5 vs. Maryland, Jameis Winston, 2013 5, NC State, Russell Wilson, 2009 Threw four touchdown passes: at Louisville, Deondre Francois, 2018 Ole Miss, Chad Kelly, 2016 Threw five or more interceptions: 6 at NC State, Chris Weinke, 1998 5, Wake Forest, Ben Sankey, 1997 Threw four interceptions: vs. Florida, Jameis Winston, 2014 Samford, Devlin Hodges, 2018 Completed a pass of 75 or more yards: 78 vs. NIU, Deondre Francois to Tamorrion Terry, 2018 84, USF, Q. Flowers to R. Adams, 2016 Completed a pass to 10 or more receivers: 10 vs. Charleston Southern, Deondre Francois, 2016 10, ULM, Caleb Evans, 2017 RECEIVING Caught 15 or more passes: 16 vs. South Carolina, Ron Sellers, 1968 16, Virginia, Alvin Pearman, 2003 Had 200 or more receiving yards: 238 vs. Wake Forest, Travis Rudolph, 2016 215, Samford, Kelvin McKnight, 2018 Caught three touchdowns: vs. Southern Miss (Independence), Auden Tate, 2017 Louisville, James Quick, 2015 Had two players with 100+ yards receiving: J. Wilson 120 & D. Cook 106, vs. North Carolina, 2016 K. McKnight 215 & A. Harris 122, Samford, 2018 Had three players with 100+ yards receiving: C. Davis 125, D. Fagg 113 & G. Carr 104, vs. The Citadel, 2005 Never TOTAL OFFENSE Had 500 or more yards: 509 vs. Clemson, Chris Weinke, 2000 532, Arizona State, Jeff Van Raaphorst, 1984 Had 400-499 yards: 404 vs. North Carolina, Deondre Francois, 2016 475, Samford, Devlin Hodges, 2018 QB had 100 yards or more passing AND rushing: 380 pass, 102 rush vs. Clemson, EJ Manuel, 2012 178 rush, 156 pass, Louisville, Lamar Jackson, 2017 DEFENSE Intercepted three or more passes: 4 at Wake Forest, Mario Edwards, 1998 3, Georgia Tech, Brian Wilkins, 1996 Intercepted two passes: 2 vs. Samford, Kyle Meyers, 2018 2, Virginia Tech, Caleb Farley, 2018 Recovered two or more fumbles: 2 vs. Florida, DeMarcus Walker, 2016 2, Boston College, Will Harris, 2017 Forced two or more fumbles: 2 at Clemson, Brian Burns, 2017 2, Delaware State, Kyle Taylor, 2017 Recorded four or more sacks: 4.0 vs. Delaware State, Joshua Kaindoh, 2017 N/A Recorded three sacks: 3.5 vs. Florida, Bjoern Werner, 2012 Maryland, Kenny Tate, 2012 Recorded 15 or more tackles: 15 at Boston College, Matthew Thomas, 2017 15, Duke, Alonzo Saxton, 2017 Returned an interception for a touchdown: 63 yards vs. Samford, Levonta Taylor, 2018 14 yards, Michigan (Orange), M. McCray, 2016 Returned a fumble for a touchdown: 16 yards at Florida, Jacob Pugh, 2017 12 yards, Florida, Marcell Harris, 2016 Recorded 4.5 or more tackles for loss in a game: 4.5 at Clemson, Brian Burns, 2017 4.5, Boston College, Harold Landry, 2015 SPECIAL TEAMS Scored 13 or more points kicking: 13 vs. NIU, Ricky Aguayo, 2018 13, Florida, Austin Hardin, 2014 Made four or more field goals: 4 at Wake Forest, Ricky Aguayo, 2017 4, Boston College, Nate Freese, 2010 Made two field goals of 50 or more yards: 50 & 53 vs. Florida, Dustin Hopkins, 2012 50 & 51, Florida, David Posey, 1975 Made a field goal of 60 or more yards: 60 at Florida, Gary Cismesia, 2007 61, Virginia Tech, Wayne Latimer, 1975 Had a punt of 70 or more yards: 76 at Miami, Sean Liss, 1996 71, Syracuse, Brendan Carney, 2005 Had a punt of 60-69 yards: 61 at Louisville, Logan Tyler, 2018 60, Florida, Johnny Townsend, 2017 Punted nine or more times: 10 at Syracuse, Logan Tyler, 2018 9, Virginia Tech, Oscar Bradburn, 2018 Had a net punting average of 50 yards or better: 4-208 (52.0), at Duke, Logan Tyler, 2017 3-160 (53.3), Miami, Pat O’Donnell, 2013 Had 100 or more kick return yards: 101 vs. Samford, Anthony Grant, 2018 140, Oklahoma State, Tyreek Hill, 2014 Had a kickoff return for a TD: 100 yard return vs. Auburn, Kermit Whitfield, 2013 97 & 86 yard return, Clemson, Justin Miller, 2004 Had 100 or more punt return yards: 138 vs. Delaware State, D.J. Matthews, 2017 130, Louisville, Jaire Alexander, 2016 Had a punt return for a TD: 89 yards vs. Charleston Southern, Jesus Wilson, 2016 69 yards, Louisville, Jaire Alexander, 2016 Blocked a punt: vs. Miami, Brian Burns, 2017 Virginia Tech, Chris Cunningham, 2018 Blocked a field goal: vs. Delaware State, Demarcus Christmas, 2017 Alabama, Minkah Fitzpatrick, 2017 Returned a blocked field goal for touchdown: 63 yards vs. Delaware State, Tarvarus McFadden, 2017 78 yards, Georgia Tech, Lance Austin, 2015 Blocked a PAT: at Florida, Walvenski Aime, 2017 Michigan (Orange), Chris Wormley, 2016 Scored a 2-point conversion: vs. Samford, Deondre Francois to Nyqwan Murray, 2018 Alabama, Jalen Hurts to Calvin Ridley, 2017
BOLD happened in 2018
22 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI RECORDS: PASSING SINGLE-GAME YARDS SINGLE-GAME COMPLETIONS SEASON TD PASSES Opponent Year Yards Opponent Year Comp. Year TDs 1. Chris Weinke Duke 2000 536 1. Danny Kanell Georgia Tech 1995 41 1. Jameis Winston 2013 40 2. Chris Weinke Clemson 2000 521 2. Danny Kanell Florida 1994 40 2. Chris Weinke 2000 33 3. Bill Cappleman Memphis State 1969 508 3. Charlie Ward Florida 1993 38 3. Danny Kanell 1995 32 4. Chris Weinke Miami 2000 496 4. Chris Weinke Duke 2000 37 4. Charlie Ward 1993 27 5. Peter Tom Willis Memphis State 1989 482 Kim Hammond Penn State (Gator) 1967 37 5. Jameis Winston 2014 25 6. Thad Busby NC State 1997 463 6. Drew Weatherford Duke 2007 35 Chris Weinke 1999 25 7. Danny Kanell Virginia 1995 454 Drew Weatherford Virginia 2005 35 Thad Busby 1997 25 8. Charlie Ward Florida 1993 446 8. Deondre Francois Ole Miss 2016 33 Gary Huff 1972 25 9. Jameis Winston Clemson 2013 444 Christian Ponder North Carolina 2009 33 Bill Cappleman 1968 25 10. Chris Weinke Georgia Tech 2000 443 10. Drew Weatherford Boston College 2006 32 10. Chris Rix 2001 24 11. EJ Manuel Boston College 2012 439 Chris Weinke BYU 2000 32 11. EJ Manuel 2012 23 12. Bill Cappleman South Carolina 1968 437 Danny Kanell Virginia 1995 32 Chris Rix 2003 23 13. Danny Kanell Maryland 1994 427 13. Deondre Francois Samford 2018 31 Gary Huff 1971 23 14. Peter Tom Willis Nebraska (‘90 Fiesta) 1989 422 Charlie Ward Notre Dame 1993 31 14. Charlie Ward 1992 22 15. Danny Kanell Florida 1994 421 Bill Cappleman Memphis State 1969 31 Casey Weldon 1991 22 16. Deondre Francois Ole Miss 2016 419 16. Jameis Winston Syracuse 2014 30 16. Deondre Francois 2016 20 17. Gary Huff Houston 1972 409 Drew Weatherford Troy 2006 30 Christian Ponder 2010 20 18. Jameis Winston Louisville 2014 401 Chris Rix Colorado 2003 30 Peter Tom Willis 1989 20 19. Thad Busby Georgia Tech 1997 399 Thad Busby Georgia Tech 1997 30 19. James Blackman 2017 19 20. Christian Ponder North Carolina 2009 395 20. Jameis Winston Oregon (‘15 Rose) 2014 29 Chris Weinke 1998 19 Charlie Ward Maryland 1992 395 Christian Ponder Boston College 2009 29 Drew Weatherford Boston College 2007 29 Chris Weinke Miami 2000 29 CAREER TD PASSES SEASON YARDS Years TDs Year Yards SEASON COMPLETIONS 1. Chris Weinke 1997-2000 79 1. Chris Weinke 2000 4167 Year Att. Comp. 2. Jameis Winston 2013-14 65 2. Jameis Winston 2013 4057 1. Jameis Winston 2014 467 305 3. Chris Rix 2001-04 63 3. Jameis Winston 2014 3907 2. Drew Weatherford 2005 469 276 4. Danny Kanell 1992-95 57 4. EJ Manuel 2012 3392 3. Chris Weinke 2000 431 266 5. Gary Huff 1970-72 52 5. Deondre Francois 2016 3350 4. Charlie Ward 1993 380 264 6. Charlie Ward 1989-93 49 6. Thad Busby 1997 3317 5. EJ Manuel 2012 387 263 7. EJ Manuel 2009-12 47 7. Drew Weatherford 2005 3208 6. Danny Kanell 1995 402 257 8. Thad Busby 1994-97 46 8. Peter Tom Willis 1989 3124 Jameis Winston 2013 384 257 9. Christian Ponder 2007-10 45 9. Chris Rix 2003 3107 8. Deondre Francois 2016 400 235 10. Casey Weldon 1988-91 41 10. Chris Weinke 1999 3103 Thad Busby 1997 390 235 11. Jimmy Jordan 1976-79 39 11. Charlie Ward 1993 3032 10. Chris Weinke 1999 377 232 Bill Cappleman 1967-69 39 12. Danny Kanell 1995 2957 11. Christian Ponder 2009 330 227 13. Drew Weatherford 2004-07 37 13. Gary Huff 1972 2893 Danny Kanell 1994 380 227 14. Chip Ferguson 1985-88 34 14. Danny Kanell 1994 2781 13. Chris Rix 2003 382 216 15. Peter Tom Willis 1986-89 33 15. Gary Huff 1971 2736 14. Peter Tom Willis 1989 346 211 16. Deondre Francois 2016-PR 30 16. Chris Rix 2001 2734 15. Gary Huff 1972 385 206 17. Steve Tensi 1962-64 28 17. Christian Ponder 2009 2717 16. Charlie Ward 1992 365 204 18. Rick Stockstill 1977, 79-81 26 18. EJ Manuel 2011 2666 17. EJ Manuel 2011 311 203 19. Danny McManus 1984-87 25 19. Charlie Ward 1992 2647 19. Casey Weldon 1991 313 189 20. Kelly Lowrey 1979-83 24 20. Casey Weldon 1991 2527 20. Christian Ponder 2010 299 184 Gary Huff 1971 327 184 -- James Blackman 2017-PR 19
CAREER YARDS Years Yards CAREER COMPLETIONS 1. Chris Weinke 1997-2000 9839 Years Att. Comp. 2. Chris Rix 2001-04 8390 1. Chris Weinke 1997-2000 1107 650 3. Jameis Winston 2013-14 7964 2. Drew Weatherford 2005-08 1128 644 4. EJ Manuel 2009-12 7736 3. EJ Manuel 2009-12 897 600 INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS 5. Drew Weatherford 2005-08 7567 4. Christian Ponder 2007-10 965 596 6. Christian Ponder 2007-10 6872 5. Chris Rix 2001-04 1042 575 PASSING 7. Gary Huff 1970-72 6378 6. Jameis Winston 2013-14 851 562 7. Danny Kanell 1992-95 851 529 Most Touchdown Passes: 6 Peter Tom Willis vs. Memphis State, 1989 8. Danny Kanell 1992-95 6372 6 Chris Weinke vs. Maryland, 1999 9. Thad Busby 1994-97 5916 8. Charlie Ward 1989-93 759 473 9. Gary Huff 1970-72 796 436 Passing Yards: 536 Chris Weinke vs. Duke, 2000 10. Charlie Ward 1989-93 5747 Completions: 41 Danny Kanell vs. Georgia Tech, 1995 11. Deondre Francois 2016-PR 4937 10. Thad Busby 1994-97 715 421 11. Deondre Francois 2016-PR 608 364 Attempts: 67 Danny Kanell vs. Virginia, 1995 12. Bill Cappleman 1967-69 4904 Completion Pct. 92.6 Jameis Winston at Pitt, 2013 13. Casey Weldon 1988-91 4628 12. Bill Cappleman 1967-69 636 349 14. Peter Tom Willis 1986-89 4291 13. Casey Weldon 1988-91 545 323 15. Jimmy Jordan 1976-79 4144 14. Peter Tom Willis 1986-89 500 304 RUSHING 16. Chip Ferguson 1985-88 3846 15. Jimmy Jordan 1976-79 595 298 Most Rushing Yards: 322 Greg Allen vs. Western Carolina, 1981 17. Wally Woodham 1975, 77-79 3550 16. Chip Ferguson 1985-88 496 281 Most Rushes: 34 Travis Minor vs. Texas A&M, 1998 18. Kelly Lowrey 1980-83 3469 17. Wally Woodham 1975, 77-79 476 273 Rushing TDs: 4 Dalvin Cook at Syracuse, 2016 19. Steve Tensi 1962-64 3394 18. Kelly Lowrey 1980-83 464 252 4 Dalvin Cook vs. Clemson, 2016 20. Danny McManus 1983-87 3390 Steve Tensi 1962-64 472 252 4 Antone Smith vs. Miami, 2008 20. Rick Stockstill 1977, 79-81 447 250 4 Greg Allen vs. Louisville, 1982 4 Greg Allen vs. South Carolina, 1982 Most All-Purpose Yards: 417 Greg Allen vs. Western Carolina, 1981
RECEIVING Receptions: 16 Ron Sellers vs. South Carolina, 1968 Receiving Yards: 260 Ron Sellers vs. Wake Forest, 1968 Receiving TDs: 5 Ron Sellers vs. Wake Forest, 1968 DEFENSE Most Tackles: 29 Dale McCullers vs. Texas A&M, 1968 Most Sacks: 6 Dale McCullers vs. Memphis State, 1967 Most TFLs: 6 Dale McCullers vs. Memphis State, 1967 Interceptions: 4 Mario Edwards vs. Wake Forest, 1998
SEMINOLES.COM 23 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI RECORDS: RUSHING/RECEIVING SINGLE-GAME RUSHING YARDS SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS CAREER RECEPTIONS Opponent Year Yards Year TDs Years Rec. 1. Greg Allen Western Carolina 1981 322 1. Greg Allen 1982 20 1. Rashad Greene 2011-14 270 2. Dalvin Cook USF 2016 267 2. Dalvin Cook 2016 19 2. Ron Sellers 1966-68 212 3. Dalvin Cook USF 2015 266 Dalvin Cook 2015 19 3. Peter Warrick 1996-99 207 4. Sammie Smith East Carolina 1987 244 4. Amp Lee 1990 16 4. Kez McCorvey 1991-94 189 5. Dalvin Cook Syracuse 2016 225 5. Antone Smith 2008 15 5. Bert Reed 2008-11 170 6. Greg Allen Arizona State 1984 223 Dayne Williams 1987 15 6. E.G. Green 1994-97 166 7. Dalvin Cook Miami 2015 222 7. Devonta Freeman 2013 14 7. Travis Rudolph 2014-16 153 8. Sammie Smith Tulane 1988 212 8. Warrick Dunn 1995 13 8. Greg Carr 2005-08 148 Victor Floyd South Carolina 1985 212 Greg Allen 1983 13 9. Chris Davis 2003-06 137 10. Sammie Smith Indiana (All-American) 1986 205 10. Warrick Dunn 1996 12 10. Mike Shumann 1973-75, 77 134 11. Greg Allen Louisiana State 1981 202 Pooh Bear Williams 1995 12 11. Jesus Wilson 2013-16 133 12. Greg Allen Louisiana State 1983 201 12. Karlos Williams 2014 11 12. De’Cody Fagg 2004-07 132 Tony Smith Oklahoma State (Gator) 1982 201 Karlos Williams 2013 11 Andre Cooper 1993-96 132 14. Cam Akers Syracuse 2017 199 James Wilder Jr. 2012 11 Warrick Dunn 1993-96 132 15. Chris Thompson Wake Forest 2012 197 Zack Crockett 1994 11 15. Lawrence Dawsey 1987-90 128 16. Leon Washington West Virginia (‘05 Gator) 2004 195 Amp Lee 1991 11 Rhett Dawson 1969-71 128 17. Dalvin Cook Clemson 2015 194 17. Jermaine Thomas 2009 9 17. Kenny Shaw 2010-13 124 Travis Minor 1997 9 18. Greg Jones Miami 2002 189 Rock Preston 1994 9 18. Craphonso Thorpe 2001-04 123 Sammie Smith Miami 1987 189 William Floyd 1992 9 19. Barry Smith 1970-72 119 20. Sam Platt Memphis State 1980 188 20. Anquan Boldin 1999-2002 118
CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Active Leader SEASON RUSHING YARDS Years TDs Nyqwan Murray 2015-PR 98 Year Att. Yards 1. Dalvin Cook 2014-16 46 1. Dalvin Cook 2016 288 1765 2. Greg Allen 1981-84 44 2. Dalvin Cook 2015 229 1691 3. Warrick Dunn 1993-96 37 SINGLE GAME RECEIVING YARDS 3. Warrick Dunn 1995 166 1242 4. Devonta Freeman 2011-13 30 Opponent Year Yards 4. Sammie Smith 1987 172 1230 Amp Lee 1989-91 30 1. Ron Sellers Wake Forest 1968 260 5. Warrick Dunn 1996 189 1180 6. Travis Minor 1997-2000 28 2. Ron Sellers South Carolina 1968 259 6. Greg Allen 1983 200 1134 7. Antone Smith 2005-08 26 3. Peter Warrick Clemson 1997 249 7. Larry Key 1977 239 1117 8. Dayne Williams 1986-88 24 4. Travis Rudolph Wake Forest 2016 238 8. Warrick Dunn 1994 152 1026 9. Greg Jones 2000-03 23 5. Ron Sellers Virginia Tech 1967 229 9. Cam Akers 2017 194 1024 10. Karlos Williams 2013-14 22 6. Ron Sellers Memphis State 1968 218 10. Devonta Freeman 2013 173 1016 11. James Wilder Jr. 2011-13 20 7. Craphonso Thorpe Notre Dame 2003 217 11. Mark Lyles 1979 225 1011 Mark Lyles 1976-79 20 8. Ron Sellers Houston 1968 214 12. Dalvin Cook 2014 170 1008 13. Jermaine Thomas 2008-11 19 9. Kelvin Benjamin Florida 2013 212 13. Sam Platt 1980 224 983 14. Lonnie Pryor 2009-12 18 10. Kez McCorvey Duke 1994 207 14. Amp Lee 1991 186 977 15. Rock Preston 1994-96 17 11. Craphonso Thorpe Colorado 2003 205 15. Greg Allen 1984 133 971 Pooh Bear Williams 1993, 95-96 17 12. Rashad Greene Oklahoma State 2014 203 16. Leon Washington 2004 138 951 Dexter Carter 1986-89 17 13. Travis Rudolph Houston (Peach) 2015 201 17. Hodges Mitchell 1972 192 944 18. Jacques Patrick 2015-PR 16 14. Rod Owens North Carolina 2009 199 18. Greg Jones 2002 161 938 William McCray 1997-2001 16 15. Javon Walker Virginia Tech 2001 195 19. Travis Minor 2000 181 923 William Floyd 1991-93 16 16. Fred Biletnikoff Oklahoma (‘65 Gator) 1964 192 20. Greg Allen 1981 139 888 17. Travis Rudolph Syracuse 2015 191 SINGLE-GAME RECEPTIONS 18. Peter Warrick Miami 1998 190 Opponent Year Rec. 19. Snoop Minnis Florida 2000 187 CAREER RUSHING YARDS 1. Ron Sellers South Carolina 1968 16 20. E.G. Green NC State 1997 184 Years Att. Yards 2. Ron Sellers Wake Forest 1968 14 1. Dalvin Cook 2014-16 687 4464 Ron Sellers Houston 1968 14 2. Warrick Dunn 1993-96 575 3959 Ron Sellers Penn State (Gator) 1967 14 SEASON RECEIVING YARDS 3. Greg Allen 1981-84 624 3769 5. Travis Rudolph Wake Forest 2016 13 Year Yards 4. Travis Minor 1997-2000 664 3218 Rashad Greene Virginia 2014 13 1. Ron Sellers 1968 1496 5. Larry Key 1974-77 625 2953 Lawrence Dawsey Miami 1990 13 2. Rashad Greene 2014 1365 6. Sammie Smith 1985-88 411 2539 Kent Gaydos Houston 1969 13 3. Snoop Minnis 2000 1340 7. Greg Jones 2000-03 480 2535 Ron Sellers Memphis State 1968 13 4. Barry Smith 1972 1243 8. Lorenzo Booker 2003-06 477 2389 Ron Sellers Alabama 1967 13 5. Peter Warrick 1998 1232 9. Devonta Freeman 2011-13 404 2255 Ron Sellers Virginia Tech 1966 13 6. Ron Sellers 1967 1228 Antone Smith 2005-08 493 2255 Fred Biletnikoff Oklahoma (‘65 Gator) 1964 13 7. Rashad Greene 2013 1128 11. Mark Lyles 1976-79 515 2218 8. E.G. Green 1997 1059 12. Sean Jackson 1990-93 347 2133 9. Kelvin Benjamin 2013 1011 13. Amp Lee 1989-91 405 2092 SEASON RECEPTIONS Anquan Boldin 2002 1011 14. Jermaine Thomas 2008-11 379 2083 Year Rec. 11. E.G. Green 1995 1007 15. Leon Washington 2001-05 369 2078 1. Rashad Greene 2014 99 12. Andre Cooper 1995 1002 16. Dexter Carter 1986-89 327 1788 2. Ron Sellers 1968 86 13. Lawrence Dawsey 1990 999 17. Chris Thompson 2009-12 277 1735 3. Rashad Greene 2013 76 14. Craphonso Thorpe 2003 994 18. Tom Bailey 1968-70 381 1714 4. Kez McCorvey 1993 74 15. Fred Biletnikoff 1964 987 19. Hodges Mitchell 1972-73 363 1613 5. Peter Warrick 1999 71 16. Kez McCorvey 1993 966 20. Ricky Williams 1979-82 320 1605 Andre Cooper 1995 71 17. Rhett Dawson 1970 946 7. Ron Sellers 1967 70 18. Javon Walker 2001 944 Active Leader 8. Barry Smith 1972 69 19. Peter Warrick 1999 934 Jacques Patrick 2015-PR 02 1578 9. Anquan Boldin 2002 65 20. Kenny Shaw 2013 933 Lawrence Dawsey 1990 65 11. Snoop Minnis 2000 63 12. Preston Parker 2007 62 Rhett Dawson 1971 62 14. Rod Owens 2009 61 Peter Warrick 1998 61 16. Bert Reed 2009 60 E.G. Green 1995 60 18. Travis Rudolph 2015 59 Kez McCorvey 1994 59 20. Jesus Wilson 2015 58 Bert Reed 2010 58
24 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI RECORDS: RECEIVING/DEFENSE CAREER RECEIVING YARDS SEASON TACKLES SEASON TACKLES FOR LOSS Years Yards Year Solo Ast Total Year TFLs 1. Rashad Greene 2011-14 3830 1. Aaron Carter 1977 82 99 181 1. Brodrick Bunkley 2005 25.0 2. Ron Sellers 1966-68 3598 2. Dale McCullers 1967 108 72 180 2. Darnell Dockett 2001 22.0 3. Peter Warrick 1996-99 3517 3. Reggie Herring 1980 92 78 170 3. DeMarcus Walker 2016 21.5 4. E.G. Green 1994-97 2920 4. Dale McCullers 1968 102 61 163 Brandon Jenkins 2010 21.5 5. Kez McCorvey 1991-94 2660 5. Henry Taylor 1984 80 79 159 Everette Brown 2008 21.5 6. Greg Carr 2005-08 2574 6. Jimmy Heggins 1977 67 90 157 6. Corey Simon 1999 21.0 7. Barry Smith 1970-72 2392 7. Paul McGowan 1987 97 53 150 7. Darnell Dockett 2000 19.0 8. Travis Rudolph 2014-16 2311 8. Tommy Young 1982 77 72 149 David Warren 2000 19.0 9. Mike Shumann 1973-75, 77 2306 9. Ken Roe 1983 82 64 146 Andre Wadsworth 1997 19.0 10. Craphonso Thorpe 2001-04 2153 10. Aaron Carter 1975 68 77 145 10. Alonzo Jackson 2002 18.5 11. Lawrence Dawsey 1987-90 2129 Ken Roe 1982 74 71 145 12. Jessie Hester 1981-84 2100 Kirk Carruthers 1989 77 68 145 13. Snoop Minnis 1997-2000 2098 13. Reggie Herring 1979 70 74 144 CAREER TACKLES FOR LOSS 14. Bert Reed 2008-11 2022 14. Reggie Herring 1978 70 67 137 Years TFLs 15. Kenny Shaw 2010-13 1919 15. Paul McGowan 1985 80 56 136 1. Darnell Dockett 2000-03 65.0 16. Rhett Dawson 1969-71 1915 16. Bill Lohse 1970 81 54 135 2. Everette Brown 2006-08 46.5 17. Chris Davis 2003-06 1842 Aaron Carter 1976 76 59 135 3. DeMarcus Walker 2013-16 45.0 18. Andre Cooper 1993-96 1810 18. Marvin Jones 1990 73 60 133 4. Corey Simon 1996-99 44.0 19. Anquan Boldin 1999-2002 1790 19. Robert McEachern 1970 64 68 132 Ron Simmons 1977-80 44.0 20. Hassan Jones 1982-85 1764 Ron Hester 1981 75 57 132 6. Travis Johnson 2001-04 42.5 7. Kevin Emanuel 2000-03 41.0 Active Leader 8. Brandon Jenkins 2009-12 37.5 Nyqwan Murray 2015-PR 1455 9. Brodrick Bunkley 2002-05 37.0 CAREER TACKLES 10. Bjoern Werner 2010-12 35.0 Years Total 1. Aaron Carter 1974-77 512 Active Leader SEASON TD CATCHES 2. Reggie Herring 1977-80 452 Year TDs Brian Burns 2016-PR 30.5 3. Paul McGowan 1984-87 446 1. Andre Cooper 1995 15 4. Kirk Carruthers 1988-91 435 Kelvin Benjamin 2013 15 5. Ron Simmons 1977-80 383 SEASON INTERCEPTIONS 3. Anquan Boldin 2002 13 6. Ken Roe 1980-83 379 Year Ints Barry Smith 1972 13 7. Marvin Jones 1990-92 369 1. Terrell Buckley 1991 12 5. Greg Carr 2006 12 8. Daryl Bush 1994-97 361 2. Tarvarus McFadden 2016 8 Peter Warrick 1998 12 9. Kendyll Pope 2000-03 352 Monk Bonasorte 1979 8 Ron Sellers 1968 12 10. Henry Taylor 1981-84 344 Curt Campbell 1951 8 8. Craphonso Thorpe 2003 11 11. Dale McCullers 1966-68 343 5. Samari Rolle 1997 7 Talman Gardner 2001 11 12. Michael Boulware 2000-03 340 Corey Sawyer 1992 7 Snoop Minnis 2000 11 Paul Piurowski 1977-80 340 LeRoy Butler 1989 7 E.G. Green 1997 11 14. Bradley Jennings 1998-2001 339 8. Patrick Robinson 2007 6 Fred Biletnikoff 1964 11 15. Sam Cowart 1993-97 338 Tay Cody 2000 6 13. Auden Tate 2017 10 16. Fred Jones 1983-86 326 Mario Edwards 1998 6 Atrews Bell 2000 10 17. Nigel Bradham 2008-11 306 Corey Sawyer 1993 6 E.G. Green 1995 10 18. Scott Warren 1976-79 300 Terrell Buckley 1990 6 16. Rashad Greene 2013 9 19. Tommy Polley 1996-2000 289 Larry Harris 1982 6 Greg Carr 2005 9 20. Jimmy Heggins 1974-77 288 Bobby Butler 1979 6 Lawrence Dawsey 1988 9 J.T. Thomas 1970 6 Jessie Hester 1984 9 Active Leader Winfred Bailey 1964 6 20. Talman Gardner 2002 8 A.J. Westbrook 2015-PR 107 Bud Whitehead 1959 6 Peter Warrick 1999 8 Lee Corso 1954 6 Peter Warrick 1997 8 Tom Feamster 1954 6 Terry Anthony 1989 8 SEASON QUARTERBACK SACKS Tommy Brown 1952 6 Terry Anthony 1988 8 Year Sacks Ted Hewitt 1949 6 Ron Sellers 1967 8 1. Peter Boulware 1996 19.0 2. DeMarcus Walker 2016 16.0 Andre Wadsworth 1997 16.0 CAREER INTERCEPTIONS CAREER TD CATCHES 4. Brandon Jenkins 2010 13.5 Years Ints Year TDs Everette Brown 2008 13.5 1. Terrell Buckley 1989-91 21 1. Peter Warrick 1996-99 31 Reinard Wilson 1996 13.5 2. Monk Bonasorte 1977-80 15 2. Rashad Greene 2011-14 29 7. Bjoern Werner 2012 13.0 3. Deion Sanders 1985-88 14 Greg Carr 2005-08 29 Alonzo Jackson 2002 13.0 Lee Corso 1953-56 14 E.G. Green 1994-97 29 9. Jamal Reynolds 2000 12.0 5. Corey Sawyer 1991-93 13 5. Barry Smith 1970-72 25 Ron Simmons 1977 12.0 6. Tay Cody 1997-2000 12 6. Andre Cooper 1993-96 24 Samari Rolle 1994-97 12 7. Ron Sellers 1966-68 23 Brian McCrary 1981-84 12 8. Anquan Boldin 1999-2002 21 Keith Jones 1978-80 12 Jessie Hester 1981-84 21 CAREER QUARTERBACK SACKS Curt Campbell 1950-52 12 10. Lawrence Dawsey 1987-90 20 Years Sacks 11. Talman Gardner 1999-2002 19 1. Reinard Wilson 1993-96 35.5 Active Leaders Kelvin Benjamin 2012-13 19 2. Peter Boulware 1994-96 34.0 Stanford Samuels III 2017-PR 3 3. DeMarcus Walker 2013-16 28.5 Levonta Taylor 2016-PR 3 13. Travis Rudolph 2014-16 18 4. Ron Simmons 1977-80 25.0 Craphonso Thorpe 2001-04 18 5. Bjoern Werner 2010-12 23.5 15. Snoop Minnis 1999-2000 17 Jamal Reynolds 1997-2000 23.5 Terry Anthony 1986-89 17 7. Everette Brown 2006-08 23.0 Hassan Jones 1982-85 17 Alonzo Jackson 1999-2002 23.0 Nick O’Leary 2011-14 17 Andre Wadsworth 1994-97 23.0 19. Auden Tate 2015-PR 16 10. Brandon Jenkins 2009-12 22.5 Kez McCorvey 1991-94 16 Mike Shumann 1973-75, 77 16 Active Leader Fred Biletnikoff 1962-64 16 Brian Burns 2016-PR 19.0
Active Leader Nyqwan Murray 2015-PR 11
SEMINOLES.COM 25 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE: 2018 ACC GAMES OVERALL ATLANTIC DIVISION W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div Streak Clemson 2 0 76 44 1-0 1-0 5 0 190 84 3-0 2-0 0-0 1-0 W5 NC State 1 0 35 21 1-0 0-0 4 0 137 61 3-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 W6 Boston College 1 0 41 34 0-0 1-0 4 1 216 134 3-0 1-1 0-0 1-0 W1 Syracuse 1 1 53 34 1-0 0-1 4 1 221 107 3-0 1-1 0-0 1-1 L1 Florida State 1 2 38 78 0-1 1-1 3 2 111 123 2-1 1-1 0-0 1-1 W2 Wake Forest 0 1 34 41 0-1 0-0 3 2 191 158 2-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 W1 Louisville 0 2 27 55 0-1 0-1 2 3 92 130 2-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 L2
COASTAL DIVISION W L For Opp Hm Rd W L For Opp Hm Rd Nu Div Streak Virginia Tech 2 0 55 17 0-0 2-0 3 1 152 83 1-0 2-1 0-0 1-0 W1 Miami 1 0 47 10 1-0 0-0 4 1 221 84 3-0 1-0 0-1 1-0 W4 Virginia 1 1 48 38 1-0 0-1 3 2 151 102 3-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 L1 North Carolina 1 1 48 82 1-0 0-1 1 3 84 147 1-0 0-3 0-0 1-1 L1 Pittsburgh 1 1 59 57 1-0 0-1 2 3 112 160 2-1 0-2 0-0 1-0 L2 Duke 0 1 14 31 0-1 0-0 4 1 164 92 2-1 2-0 0-0 0-1 L1 Georgia Tech 0 2 40 73 0-1 0-1 2 3 182 139 2-1 0-2 0-0 0-1 W1
LAST WEEK THIS WEEK ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK - WK. 5
Thursday, September 27 Friday, October 5 Award Player School QB Ryan Willis Virginia Tech North Carolina at Miami Miami, 47-10 Georgia Tech at Louisville 7:00 PM (ESPN) RB Travis Etienne Clemson Receiver Greg Dortch Wake Forest Saturday, September 29 Saturday, October 6 OL Mitch Hyatt Clemson Syracuse at Clemson Clemson, 27-23 Syracuse at Pittsburgh 12:20 PM (ACC Network Extra) DL Joe Jackson Miami Temple at Boston College BC, 45-35 Boston College at NC State 12:30 PM (ACC Network Extra) LB DeCalon Brooks Florida State Bowling Green at Georgia Tech Ga. Tech, 63-17 Florida State at Miami 3:30 PM (ABC) Shaq Quarterman Miami DB Reggie Floyd Virginia Tech Virginia at NC State NC State, 35-21 Clemson at Wake Forest 3:30 PM (ESPN) Specialist Andre Szmyt Syracuse Pitt at UCF UCF, 45-14 Notre Dame at Virginia Tech 8:00 PM (ABC) Rookie Sam Hartman Clemson Rice at Wake Forest Wake Forest, 56-24 Florida State at Louisville FSU, 28-24 FSU ACC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Virginia Tech at Duke Va. Tech, 31-14 Award Player Opponent (Wk) LB DeCalon Brooks Louisville (5)
2018 PRESEASON ALL-ACC TEAM ACC PRESEASON PROJECTIONS Offense WR Jaylen Smith Sr. Louisville ACC Champion WR Kelvin Harmon Jr. NC State 1. Clemson 139 WR Hunter Renfrow Gr. Clemson 2. Miami 5 TE Tommy Sweeney Gr. Boston College 3. NC State 2 AP Greg Dortch r-So. Wake Forest OT Mitch Hyatt Sr. Clemson 4. Florida State 1 OT Chris Lindstrom Sr. Boston College Virginia Tech 1 OG Parker Braun Jr. Georgia Tech OG Phil Haynes r-Sr. Wake Forest Atlantic Division Coastal Division C Justin Falcinelli Gr. Clemson 1. Clemson (145) 1,031 Miami (122) 998 QB Ryan Finley Gr. NC State 2. Florida State (1) 789 Virginia Tech (16) 838 RB AJ Dillon So. Boston College 3. NC State (2) 712 Georgia Tech (8) 654 RB Cam Akers So. Florida State 4. Boston College 545 Duke (1) 607 5. Louisville 422 Pittsburgh 420 Defense 6. Wake Forest 413 North Carolina (1) 370 DE Clelin Ferrell r-Jr. Clemson DE Austin Bryant Sr. Clemson 7. Syracuse 232 Virginia 257 DT Christian Wilkins Sr. Clemson DT Dexter Lawrence Jr. Clemson ACC Player of the Year LB Joe Giles-Harris r-Jr. Duke 1. AJ Dillon RB Boston College 45 LB Shaquille Quarterman Jr. Miami 2. Christian Wilkins DT Clemson 42 LB Kendall Joseph Gr. Clemson 3. Ryan Finley QB NC State 37 CB Mark Gilbert Jr. Duke 4. Cam Akers RB Florida State 13 CB Michael Jackson Sr. Sr. Miami 5. Greg Dortch WR Wake Forest 3 S Jaquan Johnson Sr. Miami 6. Joe Giles-Harris LB Duke 2 S Lukas Denis Sr. Boston College TaQuon Marshall QB Georgia Tech 2 Special Teams 8. Zach Allen DE Boston College 1 PK Ricky Aguayo Jr. Florida State Eric Dungey QB Syracuse 1 P Sterling Hofrichter r-Jr. Syracuse Jaylen Smith WR Louisville 1 SP Anthony Ratliff-Williams Jr. North Carolina Olamide Zaccheaus HB Virginia 1
26 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI
RUSHING Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G 2018 STATISTICS Cam Akers 5 77 355 39 316 4.1 1 85 63.2 Jacques Patrick 5 44 177 11 166 3.8 0 18 33.2 TEAM STATISTICS Amir Rasul 5 7 30 0 30 4.3 1 7 6.0 FS OPP Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 1 10 0 10 10.0 0 10 2.0 SCORING 111 123 Nyqwan Murray 5 5 18 14 4 0.8 0 14 0.8 Points Per Game 22.2 24.6 Anthony Grant 5 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.2 Points Off Turnovers 21 26 Deondre Francois 5 34 81 94 -13 -0.4 2 21 -2.6 FIRST DOWNS 87 100 TEAM 5 5 0 25 -25 -5.0 0 0 -5.0 Rushing 27 34 Total...... 5 174 671 184 487 2.8 4 85 97.4 Passing 54 56 Opponents...... 5 174 697 192 505 2.9 5 45 101.0 Penalty 6 10 RUSHING YARDAGE 487 505 PASSING Yards gained rushing 671 697 Name GP Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Yards lost rushing 184 192 Deondre Francois 5 140.21 110-175-5 62.9 1377 9 78 275.4 Rushing Attempts 174 174 Nyqwan Murray 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 TEAM 5 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 Average Per Rush 2.8 2.9 Total...... 5 138.63 110-177-5 62.1 1377 9 78 275.4 Average Per Game 97.4 101.0 Opponents...... 5 125.20 117-203-6 57.6 1422 9 66 284.4 TDs Rushing 4 5 PASSING YARDAGE 1377 1422 RECEIVING Comp-Att-Int 110-177-5 117-203-6 Name GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Average Per Pass 7.8 7.0 Nyqwan Murray 5 25 345 13.8 2 58 69.0 Average Per Catch 12.5 12.2 Keith Gavin 5 18 265 14.7 0 39 53.0 Average Per Game 275.4 284.4 Tre' McKitty 5 15 153 10.2 2 25 30.6 TDs Passing 9 9 D.J. Matthews 5 12 118 9.8 0 25 23.6 TOTAL OFFENSE 1864 1927 Jacques Patrick 5 12 81 6.8 1 20 16.2 Total Plays 351 377 Tamorrion Terry 5 11 248 22.5 4 78 49.6 Average Per Play 5.3 5.1 Cam Akers 5 10 48 4.8 0 25 9.6 Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 3 34 11.3 0 17 6.8 Average Per Game 372.8 385.4 George Campbell 4 2 36 18.0 0 26 9.0 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 14-251 4-89 Khalan Laborn 2 1 37 37.0 0 37 18.5 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 8-61 13-106 Ontaria Wilson 4 1 12 12.0 0 12 3.0 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 6-96 5-15 Total...... 5 110 1377 12.5 9 78 275.4 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 17.9 22.2 Opponents...... 5 117 1422 12.2 9 66 284.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.6 8.2 INT RETURN AVERAGE 16.0 3.0 ALL-PURPOSE FUMBLES-LOST 11-7 13-2 Name GP Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G PENALTIES-Yards 43-310 29-229 Cam Akers 5 316 48 0 15 0 379 75.8 Average Per Game 62.0 45.8 Nyqwan Murray 5 4 345 0 0 0 349 69.8 PUNTS-Yards 34-1426 34-1350 Keith Gavin 5 0 265 0 0 0 265 53.0 Average Per Punt 41.9 39.7 Tamorrion Terry 5 0 248 0 0 0 248 49.6 Net punt average 37.1 36.7 Jacques Patrick 5 166 81 0 0 0 247 49.4 D.J. Matthews 5 0 118 67 0 0 185 37.0 KICKOFFS-Yards 21-1361 27-1679 Anthony Grant 5 -1 0 0 156 0 155 31.0 Average Per Kick 64.8 62.2 Tre' McKitty 5 0 153 0 0 0 153 30.6 Net kick average 39.1 42.7 Khalan Laborn 2 0 37 0 64 0 101 50.5 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 28:39 31:19 Levonta Taylor 5 0 0 0 0 63 63 12.6 3RD-DOWN Conversions 22/74 28/79 Amir Rasul 5 30 0 0 16 0 46 9.2 3rd-Down Pct 30% 35% Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 10 34 0 0 0 44 8.8 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/7 0/6 George Campbell 4 0 36 0 0 0 36 9.0 4th-Down Pct 29% 0% A.J. Westbrook 5 0 0 0 0 33 33 6.6 SACKS BY-Yards 14-106 12-86 Ontaria Wilson 4 0 12 0 0 0 12 3.0 MISC YARDS 0 0 Deondre Francois 5 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -2.6 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 14 15 TEAM 5 -25 0 -6 0 0 -31 -6.2 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 4-7 7-9 Total...... 5 487 1377 61 251 96 2272 454.4 Opponents...... 5 505 1422 106 89 15 2137 427.4 ON-SIDE KICKS 0-1 0-0 RED-ZONE SCORES (10-14) 71% (16-21) 76% TOTAL OFFENSE RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (8-14) 57% (10-21) 48% Name G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G PAT-ATTEMPTS (13-13) 100% (12-12) 100% Deondre Francois 5 209 -13 1377 1364 272.8 ATTENDANCE 213109 90255 Cam Akers 5 77 316 0 316 63.2 Games/Avg Per Game 3/71036 2/45128 Jacques Patrick 5 44 166 0 166 33.2 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Amir Rasul 5 7 30 0 30 6.0 Tre'Shaun Harrison 5 1 10 0 10 2.0 Nyqwan Murray 5 6 4 0 4 0.8 SCORE BY QUARTERS Anthony Grant 5 1 -1 0 -1 -0.2 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total TEAM 5 6 -25 0 -25 -5.0 Florida State 28 23 10 50 111 Total...... 5 351 487 1377 1864 372.8 Opponents 36 38 23 26 123 Opponents...... 5 377 505 1422 1927 385.4
SEMINOLES.COM 27 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATISTICS FIELD GOALS PLAYER GAME HIGHS TEAM GAME HIGHS Name FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Rushes 22 Cam Akers vs Northern Illinois Rushes 57 vs NIU Ricky Aguayo 4-7 57.1 0-0 1-1 0-1 2-4 1-1 50 0 Yards Rushing 82 Cam Akers vs Virginia Tech Yards Rushing 134 vs Samford TD Rushes 1 Deondre Francois vs Samford Yards Per Rush 3.8 vs Samford Deondre Francois at Syracuse FIELD GOALS SEQUENCE TD Rushes 2 vs NIU Amir Rasul vs Northern Illinois Florida State OPPONENTS Pass attempts 46 vs Samford Virginia Tech 32,(22) (29) Cam Akers vs Northern Illinois Pass completions 31 vs Samford Samford 40,42 (30),(36) Long Rush 85 Cam Akers vs Virginia Tech Yards Passing 352 vs NIU Syracuse - (22),46,(19),(23) Pass attempts 46 Deondre Francois vs Samford Northern Illinois (42),(50),(42) 33 Pass completions 31 Deondre Francois vs Samford Yards Per Pass 11.0 vs NIU Yards Passing 352 Deondre Francois vs Northern Illinois Louisville - (42) TD Passes 4 at Louisville TD Passes 4 Deondre Francois at Louisville Total Plays 89 vs NIU Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Long Pass 78 Deondre Francois vs Northern Illinois Total Offense 473 vs NIU Receptions 7 Cam Akers vs Samford Yards Per Play 6.4 at Louisville PUNT RETURNS Yards Receiving 114 Nyqwan Murray at Louisville Name No. Yds Avg TD Long TD Receptions 2 Tamorrion Terry vs Samford Points 37 vs NIU D.J. Matthews 7 67 9.6 0 32 Nyqwan Murray at Louisville Sacks By 4 vs NIU TEAM 1 -6 -6.0 0 0 Long Reception 78 Tamorrion Terry vs Northern Illinois at Louisville Total...... 8 61 7.6 0 32 Field Goals 3 Ricky Aguayo vs Northern Illinois First Downs 25 vs Samford Opponents...... 13 106 8.2 1 18 Long Field Goal 50 Ricky Aguayo vs Northern Illinois Penalties 11 at Syracuse Punts 10 Logan Tyler at Syracuse Penalty Yards 90 at Syracuse Punting Avg 46.4 Logan Tyler vs Samford KICK RETURNS Turnovers 5 vs Virginia Tech Long Punt 61 Logan Tyler at Louisville Name No. Yds Avg TD Long Interceptions By 4 vs Samford Anthony Grant 7 156 22.3 0 30 Punts inside 20 3 Logan Tyler vs Samford Punts 10 at Syracuse Khalan Laborn 3 64 21.3 0 25 Long Punt Return 32 D.J. Matthews at Louisville Punting Avg 46.4 vs Samford Amir Rasul 2 16 8.0 0 16 Long Kickoff Return 30 Anthony Grant vs Samford Johnathan Vickers 1 0 0.0 0 0 Tackles 14 Dontavious Jackson at Syracuse Long Punt 61 at Louisville Cam Akers 1 15 15.0 0 15 Sacks 2.0 Brian Burns at Syracuse Punts inside 20 3 vs Samford Kyle Meyers vs Northern Illinois Total...... 14 251 17.9 0 30 Long Punt Return 32 at Louisville Tackles For Loss 3.0 Brian Burns at Syracuse Opponents...... 4 89 22.2 0 27 Interceptions 2 Kyle Meyers vs Samford
PUNTING Name No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd Logan Tyler 33 1426 43.2 61 3 12 6 10 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total...... 34 1426 41.9 61 3 12 6 10 1 Opponents...... 34 1350 39.7 50 2 11 11 1 0
KICKOFFS Name No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Logan Tyler 21 1361 64.8 18 0 Total...... 21 1361 64.8 18 0 89 39.1 25 FSU LONG PLAYS OPPONENT LONG PLAYS Opponents...... 27 1679 62.2 11 2 251 42.7 22 Rushing Rushing 85 Cam Akers vs Virginia Tech (9/3/2018) 45 Jarveon Howard, Syracuse (9/15/2018) SCORING Rushing Touchdown Rushing Touchdown Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points 8 Deondre Francois vs Samford (9/8/2018) 14 Jawon Pass, Louisville (9/29/2018) Ricky Aguayo 0 4-7 13-13 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 25 Tamorrion Terry 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 Passing Passing Nyqwan Murray 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 14 78 Tamorrion Terry from Deondre Francois 66 D.J. Brown from Marcus Childers, NIU (9/22/2018) Deondre Francois 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 12 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/2018) Tre' McKitty 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Passing Touchdown Levonta Taylor 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Passing Touchdown 66 D.J. Brown from Marcus Childers, NIU (9/22/2018) Amir Rasul 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 78 Tamorrion Terry from Deondre Francois Cam Akers 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 vs. Northern Illinois (9/22/2018) Punt Return Jacques Patrick 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 18 C.J. Carroll, Virginia Tech (9/3/2018) Total...... 14 4-7 13-13 0-0 1 1-1 0 0 111 Punt Return Opponents...... 15 7-9 12-12 0-2 0 0-1 0 0 123 32 D.J. Matthews at Louisville (9/29/2018) Kick Return 27 Hassan Hall, Louisville (9/29/2018) INTERCEPTIONS Kick Return Name No. Yds Avg TD Long 30 Anthony Grant vs Samford (9/8/2018) Interception Return A.J. Westbrook 2 33 16.5 0 33 17 Cortez Hogans, NIU (9/22/2018) Kyle Meyers 2 0 0.0 0 0 Interception Return 63 Levonta Taylor vs Samford (9/8/2018) Fumble Return Levonta Taylor 1 63 63.0 1 63 0 Antonio Jones-Davis, NIU (9/22/2018) Stanford Samuels 1 0 0.0 0 0 Fumble Return Total...... 6 96 16.0 1 63 14 Brian Burns at Louisville (9/29/2018) Punt Opponents...... 5 15 3.0 0 17 50 Sterling Hofrichter, Syracuse (9/15/2018) Punt FUMBLE RETURNS 61 Logan Tyler at Louisville (9/29/2018) Field Goal Name No. Yds Avg TD Long 42 Blanton Creque, Louisville (9/29/2018) Brian Burns 1 14 14.0 0 14 Field Goal Total...... 1 14 14.0 0 14 50 Ricky Aguayo vs Northern Illinois (9/22/2018) Opponents...... 1 0 0.0 0 0
28 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: INDIVIDUAL GAME-BY-GAME PASSING #12 Francois, D Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Virginia Tech 35 22 3 62.9 233 0 37 5 29 101.6 Samford 46 31 0 67.4 320 3 27 1 8 147.3 Syracuse 36 18 1 50.0 178 0 39 4 32 86.0 Northern Illinois 31 23 1 74.2 352 2 78 2 17 184.4 Louisville 27 16 0 59.3 294 4 58 0 0 199.6 TOTALS 175 110 5 62.9 1377 9 78 12 86 140.2
#8 Murray, N Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Syracuse 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
TEAM Att Comp Int Pct Yards TD Long Sack Yds Effic Northern Illinois 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTALS 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
RUSHING Name No-Yds/TD VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL Akers, C 77-316/1 14-82/0 14-76/0 10-52/0 22-64/1 17-42/0 Patrick, J 44-166/0 7-40/0 13-44/0 4-13/0 16-56/0 4-13/0 Rasul, A 7-30/1 - 1-2/0 - 6-28/1 - Harrison, T 1-10/0 - - - - 1-10/0 Murray, N 5-4/0 - - - 2--5/0 3-9/0 Grant, A 1--1/0 - - - 1--1/0 - Francois, D 34--13/2 7--28/0 5-15/1 9--3/1 9--1/0 4-4/0 TEAM 5--25/0 - 2--3/0 - 1--20/0 2--2/0
RECEIVING Name No-Yds/TD VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL Murray, N 25-345/2 5-52/0 6-63/0 3-31/0 5-85/0 6-114/2 Gavin, K 18-265/0 3-54/0 2-11/0 6-79/0 6-93/0 1-28/0 Terry, T 11-248/4 2-39/0 2-44/2 2-17/0 2-77/1 3-71/1 McKitty, T 15-153/2 5-25/0 5-59/1 - 2-23/0 3-46/1 Matthews, D 12-118/0 - 5-32/0 2-30/0 3-23/0 2-33/0 Patrick, J 12-81/1 5-14/0 2-37/0 3-13/0 2-17/1 - Akers, C 10-48/0 - 7-38/0 2-8/0 - 1-2/0 Laborn, K 1-37/0 1-37/0 - DNP DNP DNP Campbell, G 2-36/0 - 2-36/0 DNP - - Harrison, T 3-34/0 - - - 3-34/0 - Wilson, O 1-12/0 1-12/0 - - DNP -
ALL-PURPOSE Name Yds VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL Akers, C 379 82 114 60 79 44 Murray, N 349 52 63 31 80 123 Gavin, K 265 54 11 79 93 28 Terry, T 248 39 44 17 77 71 Patrick, J 247 54 81 26 73 13 Matthews, D 185 - 40 31 49 65 Grant, A 155 - 101 31 23 - McKitty, T 153 25 59 - 23 46 Laborn, K 101 62 39 DNP DNP DNP Taylor, L 63 - 63 - - - Rasul, A 46 - 2 - 28 16 Harrison, T 44 - - - 34 10 Campbell, G 36 - 36 DNP - - Westbrook, A 33 - 33 - - - Wilson, O 12 12 - - DNP - Francois, D -13 -28 15 -3 -1 4 TEAM -31 - -3 - -20 -8
SEMINOLES.COM 29 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: DEFENSIVE Solo Ast Total Sacks Fumbles Blkd
Name GP Tkls Tkls Tkls TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
2N Hamsah Nasirildeen 5 27 13 40 . . . 1 1 . . . .
5 Dontavious Jackson 5 17 12 29 3.0-4 . . 2 1 . 1 . .
19 A.J. Westbrook 5 15 10 25 0.5-1 0.5-1 2-33 2 . . . . .
2J Jaiden Woodbey 5 10 12 22 1.5-3 . . 1 1 . 1 . .
28 DeCalon Brooks 4 8 14 22 2.0-10 1.0-8 . . 1 . 1 . .
8S Stanford Samuels 5 14 7 21 1.0-2 . 1-0 1 . . . . .
14 Kyle Meyers 5 17 3 20 4.0-22 2.0-18 2-0 2 1 . 1 . .
99 Brian Burns 5 13 6 19 6.5-59 5.0-51 . 1 1 1-14 1 . .
1 Levonta Taylor 5 13 3 16 1.0-2 . 1-63 2 . . 1 . .
55 Fredrick Jones 5 8 7 15 1.5-2 1.0-1 . 1 1 . . . .
2W Marvin Wilson 5 11 3 14 1.5-6 1.5-6 . 1 1 . 1 . .
2T Adonis Thomas 5 4 5 9 ......
24 Cyrus Fagan 5 5 2 7 . . . 1 . 1-0 . . .
16 Cory Durden 5 3 4 7 2.5-15 2.0-14 . 1 1 . . . .
90 Demarcus Christmas 4 3 3 6 0.5-0 ......
1R Janarius Robinson 5 5 1 6 1.0-2 . . . 2 . . . .
1L A.J. Lytton 4 4 2 6 1.0-4 . . 1 . . . . .
13 Joshua Kaindoh 5 3 2 5 2.0-8 1.0-7 . . 4 . . . .
94 Walvenski Aime 5 3 1 4 ......
91 Robert Cooper 5 2 2 4 0.5-1 ......
2S Asante Samuel 5 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
35 Leonard Warner 5 1 2 3 . . . . 1 . . . .
87 Camren McDonald 4 3 . 3 ......
26 Johnathan Vickers 5 3 . 3 ...... 1 . .
2G Anthony Grant 5 2 . 2 ......
27 Zaquandre White 4 2 . 2 ......
29 D.J. Matthews 5 2 . 2 ......
9 Jacques Patrick 5 1 . 1 ......
22 Amir Rasul 5 1 . 1 ......
56 Emmett Rice 2 . 1 1 ......
21 Logan Tyler 5 1 . 1 ......
Total...... 5 204 116 320 30-141 14-106 6-96 18 16 2-14 8 . .
Opponents...... 5 215 108 323 43.0-177 12-86 5-15 14 11 7-0 6 1 .
30 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: INDIVIDUAL DEF GAME-BY-GAME TACKLES Name UA-A TOT VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL Nasirildeen, H 27-13 40 6-5 10-2 3-2 2-1 6-3 Jackson, D 17-12 29 2-2 - 8-6 3-1 4-3 Westbrook, A 15-10 25 0-4 4-1 5-0 1-0 5-5 Woodbey, J 10-12 22 4-5 0-1 2-4 2-0 2-2 Brooks, D 8-14 22 DNP 2-0 2-7 0-2 4-5 Samuels, S 14-7 21 1-1 6-2 2-2 2-0 3-2 Meyers, K 17-3 20 5-0 3-0 4-0 2-0 3-3 Burns, B 13-6 19 3-3 1-0 4-0 0-2 5-1 Taylor, L 13-3 16 3-1 2-2 3-0 2-0 3-0 Jones, F 8-7 15 3-1 1-0 3-1 1-2 0-3 Wilson, M 11-3 14 1-1 3-0 5-0 1-0 1-2 Thomas, A 4-5 9 2-3 0-1 2-0 - 0-1 Durden, C 3-4 7 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-0 Fagan, C 5-2 7 - 2-0 2-1 - 1-1 Robinson, J 5-1 6 2-0 1-1 - 2-0 - Lytton, A 4-2 6 DNP - 3-1 1-0 0-1 Christmas, D 3-3 6 1-1 - 2-1 DNP 0-1 Kaindoh, J 3-2 5 0-1 2-0 - 1-0 0-1 Aime, W 3-1 4 1-1 - 1-0 - 1-0 Samuel, A 3-1 4 - 1-0 1-1 - 1-0 Cooper, R 2-2 4 - 0-1 - 1-0 1-1 Warner, L 1-2 3 - - 1-1 - 0-1 Vickers, J 3-0 3 - 2-0 - - 1-0 McDonald, C 3-0 3 DNP 1-0 1-0 - 1-0 Matthews, D 2-0 2 - - 2-0 - - Grant, A 2-0 2 - - - 1-0 1-0 White, Z 2-0 2 DNP - 2-0 - - Tyler, L 1-0 1 - - 1-0 - - Rasul, A 1-0 1 - - - - 1-0 Rice, E 0-1 1 - DNP DNP 0-1 DNP Patrick, J 1-0 1 - - - 1-0 -
SACKS Name UA-A TOT VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL Burns, B 4-2 5.0 1.5-11 - 2.0-23 - 1.5-17 Durden, C 2-0 2.0 1.0-8 - - - 1.0-6 Meyers, K 2-0 2.0 - - - 2.0-18 - Wilson, M 1-1 1.5 - - 1.0-1 - 0.5-5 Brooks, D 1-0 1.0 DNP - - - 1.0-8 Kaindoh, J 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-7 - Jones, F 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-1 - Westbrook, A 0-1 0.5 0.5-1 - - - -
TACKLES FOR LOSS Name UA-A TOT VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL Burns, B 5-3 6.5 2.0-13 - 3.0-29 - 1.5-17 Meyers, K 4-0 4.0 1.0-2 1.0-2 - 2.0-18 - Jackson, D 3-0 3.0 - - 2.0-2 - 1.0-2 Durden, C 2-1 2.5 1.5-9 - - - 1.0-6 Brooks, D 2-0 2.0 DNP - - - 2.0-10 Kaindoh, J 2-0 2.0 - 1.0-1 - 1.0-7 - Wilson, M 1-1 1.5 - - 1.0-1 - 0.5-5 Woodbey, J 1-1 1.5 1.5-3 - - - - Jones, F 1-1 1.5 0.5-1 - - 1.0-1 - Samuels, S 1-0 1.0 - 1.0-2 - - - Taylor, L 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-2 - Robinson, J 1-0 1.0 - - - 1.0-2 - Lytton, A 1-0 1.0 DNP - 1.0-4 - - Cooper, R 0-1 0.5 - - - - 0.5-1 Westbrook, A 0-1 0.5 0.5-1 - - - - Christmas, D 0-1 0.5 - - - DNP 0.5-0
SEMINOLES.COM 31 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: FSU GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Offense Sep 03, 2018 VIRGINIA TECH 28 94 0 85 22 233 0 37 22-35-3 233 0 37 1 25 0 25 0 0 0 0 327 Sep 08, 2018 SAMFORD 35 134 1 14 31 320 3 27 31-46-0 320 3 27 6 140 0 30 1 8 0 8 454 Sep 15, 2018 at Syracuse 23 62 1 21 18 178 0 39 18-37-1 178 0 39 2 31 0 17 1 1 0 1 240 Sep 22, 2018 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 57 121 2 16 23 352 2 78 23-32-1 352 2 78 2 39 0 24 3 26 0 15 473 Sep 29, 2018 at Louisville 31 76 0 14 16 294 4 58 16-27-0 294 4 58 3 16 0 16 3 26 0 32 370
Totals 174 487 4 85 110 1377 9 78 110-177-5 1377 9 78 14 251 0 30 8 61 0 32 1864 Opponent 174 505 5 45 117 1422 9 66 117-203-6 1422 9 66 4 89 0 27 13 106 1 18 1927 Games: 5 | Avg/rush: 2.8 | Avg/catch: 12.5 | Pass effic: 138.63 | KR avg: 17.9 | PR avg: 7.6 | All purpose avg/game: 454.4 | Total offense avg/gm: 372.8
Tackles Sacks Fumbles Pass Defense Blkd PAT Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Sep 03, 2018 VIRGINIA TECH 35 30 65 7.0-29 3.0-20 2 0-0 0-0 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 3 Sep 08, 2018 SAMFORD 41 12 53 3.0-5 0.0-0 1 1-0 4-96 4 7 0 4-4 0 1 0 36 Sep 15, 2018 at Syracuse 59 28 87 7.0-36 3.0-24 0 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Sep 22, 2018 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 24 10 34 6.0-30 4.0-26 1 0-0 0-0 4 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 37 Sep 29, 2018 at Louisville 45 36 81 7.0-41 4.0-36 4 1-14 2-0 5 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 28
Totals 204 116 320 30.0-141 14.0-106 8 2-14 6-96 16 18 0 13-13 0 1 0 111 Opponent 215 108 323 43.0-177 12.0-86 6 7-0 5-15 11 14 1 12-12 0 0 0 123
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sep 03, 2018 VIRGINIA TECH 6 199 33.2 54 1 0 0 1 1 2-1 22 0 2 130 65.0 2 0 Sep 08, 2018 SAMFORD 7 325 46.4 59 0 1 3 3 3 2-0 0 0 6 390 65.0 6 0 Sep 15, 2018 at Syracuse 10 426 42.6 59 0 1 5 3 1 0-0 0 0 1 65 65.0 1 0 Sep 22, 2018 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 4 172 43.0 54 0 0 2 1 1 3-3 50 0 7 453 64.7 6 0 Sep 29, 2018 at Louisville 7 304 43.4 61 0 1 2 2 0 0-0 0 0 5 323 64.6 3 0
Totals 34 1426 41.9 61 1 3 12 10 6 7-4 50 0 21 1361 64.8 18 0 Opponent 34 1350 39.7 50 0 2 11 1 11 9-7 42 0 27 1679 62.2 11 2
32 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: OPPONENT GAME-BY-GAME Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns Total Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg Offense Sep 03, 2018 VIRGINIA TECH 40 112 0 23 16 207 2 49 16-26-0 207 2 49 0 0 0 0 3 32 1 18 319 Sep 08, 2018 SAMFORD 19 50 1 21 39 475 2 55 39-60-4 475 2 55 0 0 0 0 3 30 0 17 525 Sep 15, 2018 at Syracuse 57 222 2 45 18 219 1 33 18-31-0 219 1 33 1 19 0 19 3 23 0 13 441 Sep 22, 2018 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 20 6 1 11 20 215 2 66 20-41-0 215 2 66 1 23 0 23 1 8 0 8 221 Sep 29, 2018 at Louisville 38 115 1 16 24 306 2 53 24-45-2 306 2 53 2 47 0 27 3 13 0 9 421
Opponent totals 174 505 5 45 117 1422 9 66 117-203-6 1422 9 66 4 89 0 27 13 106 1 18 1927 Florida State 174 487 4 85 110 1377 9 78 110-177-5 1377 9 78 14 251 0 30 8 61 0 32 1864 Games: 5 | Avg/rush: 2.9 | Avg/catch: 12.2 | Pass effic: 125.20 | KR avg: 22.2 | PR avg: 8.2 | All purpose avg/game: 427.4 | Total offense avg/gm: 385.4
Tackles Sacks Fumbles Pass Defense Blkd PAT Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts Sep 03, 2018 VIRGINIA TECH 43 12 55 14.0-61 5.0-29 1 2-0 3-0 1 3 1 3-3 0 0 0 24 Sep 08, 2018 SAMFORD 49 28 77 6.0-25 1.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 2 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 26 Sep 15, 2018 at Syracuse 34 16 50 7.0-39 4.0-32 1 0-0 1--2 5 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 30 Sep 22, 2018 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 57 30 87 10.0-39 2.0-17 3 3-0 1-17 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 19 Sep 29, 2018 at Louisville 32 22 54 6.0-13 0.0-0 0 1-0 0-0 3 4 0 3-3 0 0 0 24
Opponent totals 215 108 323 43.0-177 12.0-86 6 7-0 5-15 11 14 1 12-12 0 0 0 123 Florida State 204 116 320 30.0-141 14.0-106 8 2-14 6-96 16 18 0 13-13 0 1 0 111
Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB Sep 03, 2018 VIRGINIA TECH 9 359 39.9 49 0 0 8 0 4 1-1 29 0 5 325 65.0 4 0 Sep 08, 2018 SAMFORD 5 175 35.0 42 0 0 0 0 1 2-2 36 0 6 382 63.7 0 0 Sep 15, 2018 at Syracuse 5 219 43.8 50 0 1 2 1 2 4-3 23 0 7 451 64.4 4 1 Sep 22, 2018 NORTHERN ILLINOIS 8 318 39.8 48 0 0 1 0 1 1-0 0 0 4 251 62.8 1 1 Sep 29, 2018 at Louisville 7 279 39.9 49 0 1 0 0 3 1-1 42 0 5 270 54.0 2 0
Opponent totals 34 1350 39.7 50 0 2 11 1 11 9-7 42 0 27 1679 62.2 11 2 Florida State 34 1426 41.9 61 1 3 12 10 6 7-4 50 0 21 1361 64.8 18 0
SEMINOLES.COM 33 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: GAME-BY-GAME STARTS VT SAM SYR NIU LOU UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL WR Gavin Gavin Gavin Gavin Gavin LT J. Williams J. Williams J. Williams Bello Dickerson LG Kelly A. Williams Minshew Minshew Minshew C Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle Eberle RG Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold Arnold RT Dickerson Kelly Kelly Scott Scott TE McKitty Matthews (WR) McKitty McKitty McKitty WR N. Murray N. Murray Matthews N. Murray Nabers (TE) WR Wilson Terry Terry Terry Terry QB Francois Francois Francois Francois Francois TB Akers Akers Akers Akers Akers DE Burns Burns Burns Burns Burns DT Christmas Christmas Christmas Jones Christmas NG Jones Jones Jones M. Wilson Jones DE Aime Robinson Robinson Robinson Robinson SAM Thomas Thomas Brooks Brooks Brooks MIKE Jackson Jackson Jackson Warner Jackson STAR Woodbey Woodbey Woodbey Woodbey Woodbey CB Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor FS Nasirildeen Samuels Samuels Samuels Samuels SS Westbrook Westbrook Westbrook Westbrook Westbrook CB Meyers Meyers Meyers Meyers Meyers PK Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo Aguayo LS (FG) Burnham Burnham Burnham Burnham Burnham LS (P) Glennon Glennon Glennon Glennon Glennon HO Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler KO Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler P Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler Tyler CAREER STARTS TD BREAKDOWN Player ‘15 ‘16 ‘17 '18 Ttl Consec Walvenski Aimé - - - 1 1 -- Total Touchdowns in 2018 14 TDs by Yardage Cam Akers - - 4 5 9 5 Offensive 13 0-9 Yards 6 Mike Arnold - - - 5 5 5 10-19 Yards 2 Abdul Bello - - - 1 1 -- Rushing 4 James Blackman - - 12 - 12 -- Passing 9 20-39 Yards 2 DeCalon Brooks - - - 3 3 3 40-99 Yards 4 Josh Brown - - 1 - 1 -- Defensive 1 Brian Burns - - 13 5 18 18 Interception 1 George Campbell - - 2 - 2 -- TD Drives by Plays* Demarcus Christmas 1 13 13 4 31 1 Fumble 0 Landon Dickerson - 7 4 2 13 1 Special Teams 0 0-3 Plays 4 Alec Eberle 6 13 13 5 37 37 4-6 Plays 2 Deondre Francois - 13 1 5 19 5 Keith Gavin - - 8 5 13 10 Longest Touchdown 7-9 Plays 4 Dontavious Jackson - 1 2 4 7 1 10+ Plays 3 Fredrick Jones - 2 - 5 7 5 Tamorrion Terry 78-yd reception from Deondre Francois NIU Derrick Kelly 4 2 13 3 22 -- D.J. Matthews - - 1 2 3 -- TD Drives by Time* Tre' McKitty - - - 4 4 3 Kyle Meyers - - 2 5 7 5 PLAYS: Longest :00-:59 5 Cole Minshew - 3 13 3 19 3 1:00-1:59 0 Nyqwan Murray - 2 8 3 13 -- 13 plays, 75 yards in 5:07 (Patrick 8-yd reception) NIU Hamsah Nasirildeen - - 2 1 3 -- 2:00-3:59 6 Gabe Nabers - - - 1 1 1 4:00+ 2 Jacques Patrick 1 1 9 - 11 -- PLAYS: Shortest Emmett Rice - - 1 - 1 -- 1 play, 55 yards in 0:09 (Terry 55-yd reception) Louisville Janarius Robinson - - - 4 4 4 TD Drives by Stanford Samuels - - 1 4 5 4 Brady Scott - - - 2 2 2 Distance* Levonta Taylor - - 13 5 18 18 0-19 Yards 0 Tamorrion Terry - - - 4 4 4 TIME: Longest Adonis Thomas - - 2 2 4 -- 11 plays, 65 yards in 5:26 (McKitty 25-yd reception) Louisville 20-39 Yards 2 Johnathan Vickers - - 2 - 2 -- 40-59 Yards 2 Leonard Warner - - - 1 1 -- A.J. Westbrook - 8 5 5 18 6 TIME: Shortest 60-79 Yards 6 Arthur Williams - - - 1 1 -- 80-99 Yards 3 Jauan Williams - - - 3 3 -- 1 play, 55 yards in 0:09 (Terry 55-yd reception) Louisville Marvin Wilson - - - 1 1 -- Ontaria Wilson - - - 1 1 -- *1 non-offensive touchdown Jaiden Woodbey - - - 5 5 5 YARDS: Longest not included SPECIAL TEAM STARTS 11 plays, 82 yards in 3:49 (McKitty 5-yd reception) Samford Player ‘16 ‘17 '18 Ttl Consec YARDS: Shortest Ricky Aguayo (PK) 13 13 5 31 31 2 plays, 25 yards in 0:25 (Terry 17-yd reception) Samford Logan Tyler (P/KO) 13 13 5 31 31
34 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SEASON STATS: PARTICIPATION No. Name GP/GS VT SAM SYR NIU UL UM WF CLEM NCS ND BC UF BOWL 23 Aguayo, Ri 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 94 Aime, W 5/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 Akers, C 5/5 START START START START START 72 Arnold, M 5/5 START START START START START 75 Bello, A 4/1 XXX ... XXX START XXX 29 Bolden, I 1/- ... XXX ...... 10 Brewton, C 2/- XXX XXX ...... 58 Briggs, D 1/- ...... XXX ... 28 Brooks, D 4/3 ... XXX START START START 51 Brown, J 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 40 Burnham, K 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 99 Burns, B 5/5 START START START START START 11 Campbell, G 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 90 Christmas, D 4/4 START START START ... START 91 Cooper, R 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 84 Dent, A 2/- ...... XXX XXX 69 Dickerson, L 2/2 START ...... START 16 Durden, C 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 54 Eberle, A 5/5 START START START START START 24 Fagan, C 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 12 Francois, D 5/5 START START START START START 33 Gainer, A 1/- ...... XXX ...... 89 Gavin, K 5/5 START START START START START 44 Glennon, G 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 10 Grant, A 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 88 Harrison, T 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 20 Helton, K 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 5 Jackson, D 5/4 START START START XXX START 51 Johnson, B 1/- ... XXX ...... 55 Jones, F 5/5 START START START START START 13 Kaindoh, J 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 74 Kelly, D 3/3 START START START ...... 4 Laborn, K 2/- XXX XXX ...... 12 Lytton, A 4/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 29 Matthews, D 5/2 XXX START START XXX XXX 87 McDonald, C 4/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 6 McKitty, T 5/4 START XXX START START START 14 Meyers, K 5/5 START START START START START 70 Minshew, C 4/3 ... XXX START START START 8 Murray, N 5/3 START START XXX START XXX 32 Nabers, G 5/1 XXX XXX XXX XXX START 23 Nasirildeen, H 5/1 START XXX XXX XXX XXX 9 Patrick, J 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 Rasul, A 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 56 Rice, E 2/- XXX ...... XXX ... 11 Robinson, J 5/4 XXX START START START START 26 Samuel, A 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 8 Samuels, S 5/4 XXX START START START START 59 Scott, B 4/2 ... XXX XXX START START 1 Taylor, L 5/5 START START START START START 15 Terry, T 5/4 XXX START START START START 22 Thomas, A 5/2 START START XXX XXX XXX 18 Thompson, W 4/- XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 21 Tyler, L 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 82 Upshur, N 3/- ...... XXX XXX XXX 26 Vickers, J 5/- XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 35 Warner, L 5/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX 19 Westbrook, A 5/5 START START START START START 27 White, Z 4/- ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 76 Williams, A 5/1 XXX START XXX XXX XXX 73 Williams, J 4/3 START START START XXX ... 21 Wilson, M 5/1 XXX XXX XXX START XXX 27 Wilson, O 4/1 START XXX XXX ... XXX 20 Woodbey, J 5/5 START START START START START
SEMINOLES.COM 35 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI SCORING DRIVES: FSU SCORING DRIVES: OPPONENT Opp. Plays Yards TOP Result Qtr. Time How Scored QB Opp. Plays Yards TOP Result Qtr. Time How Scored QB Va. Tech 12 65 3:33 FG 2 7:26 Aguayo 22-yd Francois Va. Tech 10 75 4:26 TD 1 10:34 Hazelton 10-yd rec Jackson Samford 3 58 0:39 TD 1 4:03 Terry 27-yd rec Francois Va. Tech 6 23 1:01 FG 1 7:52 Johnson 29-yd Jackson Samford 8 70 2:29 TD 2 13:56 Francois 8-yd run Francois Va. Tech TD 2 3:57 Kumah 3-yd blocked punt Samford 2 25 0:25 TD 2 1:19 Terry 17-yd rec Francois Va. Tech 7 85 4:38 TD 4 5:11 Kumah 49-yd rec Jackson Samford 11 82 3:49 TD 4 4:03 McKitty 5-yd rec Francois Samford 1 54 0:08 TD 1 12:23 McKnight 54-yd rec Hodges Samford TD 4 2:23 Taylor 63-yd INT return Samford 7 75 2:56 TD 1 7:49 Adams 2-yd run Hodges Syracuse 8 70 2:45 TD 4 6:16 Francois 2-yd run Francois Samford 7 62 2:31 FG 1 1:32 Fineran 30-yd Hodges NIU 13 75 5:07 TD 1 9:53 Patrick 8-yd rec Francois Samford 6 87 1:30 TD 2 8:37 McKnight 27-yd rec Hodges NIU 8 70 2:55 TD 1 5:13 Akers 7-yd run Francois Samford 8 56 2:01 FG 4 7:58 Fineran 36-yd Hodges NIU 6 40 2:03 FG 2 3:58 Aguayo 42-yd Francois Syracuse 14 76 5:03 FG 1 7:23 Szmyt 22-yd Dungey NIU 10 26 2:04 FG 2 0:00 Aguayo 50-yd Francois Syracuse 9 32 3:56 FG 2 1:40 Szmyt 19-yd Dungey NIU 9 55 4:06 FG 3 4:27 Aguayo 42-yd Francois Syracuse 9 64 3:27 TD 3 6:55 DeVito 3-yd run DeVito NIU 2 80 0:37 TD 4 10:13 Terry 78-yd rec Francois Syracuse 4 57 1:26 TD 3 3:33 Pierce 3-yd rec DeVito NIU 6 28 3:41 TD 4 0:12 Rasul 7-yd run Francois Syracuse 11 62 3:41 FG 4 12:55 Szmyt 23-yd DeVito Louisville 7 75 2:21 TD 1 3:47 Murray 17-yd rec Francois Syracuse 5 26 2:57 TD 4 3:19 Strickland 13-yd run DeVito Louisville 1 55 0:09 TD 3 2:39 Terry 55-yd rec Francois NIU 3 23 0:49 TD 2 6:01 Wesley 20-yd rec Childers Louisville 11 65 5:26 TD 4 9:55 McKitty 25-yd rec Francois NIU 4 75 1:39 TD 3 2:48 Brown 66-yd rec Childers Louisville 5 81 0:43 TD 4 1:13 Murray 58-yd rec Francois NIU 4 37 1:07 TD 4 8:01 Childers 11-yd run Childers Louisville 4 36 2:00 TD 1 6:08 Pass 14-yd run Pass Louisville 8 73 3:52 TD 2 14:55 Crum 4-yd rec Pass Louisville 11 70 2:28 TD 2 0:10 Fitzpatrick 3-yd rec Pass Louisville 7 51 2:18 FG 3 0:21 Creque 42-yd Pass
36 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI GAME RECAPS Monday, Sept. 3, 2018 Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018 (20/20) Virginia Tech 24, Samford 26, (19/19) Florida State 3 Florida State 36 Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium »» Willie Taggart debuted as the 10th full-time head coach in Florida State history. »» Willie Taggart recorded his first victory as the Florida State head coach with 15 fourth-quarter points in a »» Florida State’s defense rose to the occasion after falling behind 10-0. The Seminoles forced seven span of 1:40, as the Seminoles rallied to a 36-26 win over Samford. consecutive Virginia Tech punts and added a fourth-and-goal stop from the 1-yard line to keep the »» It was Florida State’s first victory after trailing at the half since rallying from a 13-10 deficit at NC State on game within striking distance. The Hokies managed just 85 yards on 29 plays on the seven drives Nov. 5, 2016 for a 24-20 victory. »» The Seminoles improved to 24-0 all-time against FCS opponents. ending in punts. »» After losing the takeaway battle 5-0 in the season opener against Virginia Tech, FSU used a 5-1 takeaway »» The Seminoles outgained the Hokies 327-319, but suffered five turnovers, which the visitors advantage against Samford to pull out a victory. Senior DB A.J. Westbrook recorded his first interception, converted into 10 points. while sophomore DB Cyrus Fagan recovered his first fumble, both in the first half. DT Marvin Taylor was »» Six first-time starters (defense/offense) were on the field for Willie Taggart’s Florida State debut, credited with the forced fumble. including true freshman Star Jaiden Woodbey, who was joined by defensive end Walvenski Aimé, »» The Seminoles recorded their first four-interception game since Nov. 23, 2013 at home against Idaho in an offensive tackle Jauan Williams, offensive guard Mike Arnold, tight end Tre' McKitty and receiver 80-14 win. Ontaria Wilson. »» QB Deondre Francois eclipsed 300 passing yards for the sixth time in his career. The redshirt sophomore was 31-of-46 for 320 yards and 3 TDs with 0 interceptions. »» Sophomore Cam Akers’ 85-yard run with 11:46 remaining to the Hokies 6-yard line was the longest »» Redshirt freshman WR Tamorrion Terry collected the first two TD receptions of his career in the first half. non-scoring run in school history. »» Sophomore TE Tre’ McKitty’s 5-yard TD reception with 4:03 remaining gave the Noles their first lead. McKitty’s »» Freshman Star Jaiden Woodbey became FSU’s first true freshman starter since 2013, when first career TD reception capped his second consecutive five-reception game. cornerback Jalen Ramsey and defensive end DeMarcus Walker started at Pitt to launch the »» Nyqwan Murray’s two-point conversion reception was the first 2-point conversion by the Noles since Nick Seminoles’ national championship campaign. O’Leary collected an EJ Manuel pass at Virginia Tech on Nov. 8, 2012. »» Woodbey was second on the team with 9 tackles, including 1.5 for loss, one forced fumble and »» Cam Akers led the Noles in rushing (14-76) and also had a team-high 7 receptions (38 yds.). one quarterback hurry. »» Junior DB Levonta Taylor’s 63-yard interception return for a TD with 2:23 remaining sealed the victory. It was »» Free safety Hamsah Nasirildeen led the Noles with 11 tackles, includng six solo stops. the first interception return for a score by the Noles since Taylor’s 18-yard return at Florida last season. » Junior DB Kyle Meyers snared a pair of second-half interceptions, the most in a game by a Seminole since »» Defensive end Brian Burns finished with 6 tackles, including 1.5 sacks and 2 tackles for loss. » Levonta Taylor had two against Florida last season. They were Meyers’ second and third career picks. »» QB Deondre Francois made a solid return to action after suffering a season-ending injury against Alabama in the 2017 opener. Francois completed 22-of-35 attempts for 233 yards and connected with seven different receivers. 1 2 3 4 Score »» Sophomore tight end Tre’ McKitty came into the game with one career reception, but shared the Samford 6 7 0 3 26 team lead with 5 catches for 25 yards. Florida State 7 14 0 15 36 »» Three Noles - Tamorrian Terry (2-39), Khalan Laborn (1-37) and Ontaria Wilson (1-12) - collected their first career receptions in the opening half SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 1 2 3 4 Score 12:23 SAM McKnight 54 yd pass from Hodges (Cross rush failed), 1-54 0:08 SAM 6, FSU 0 Virginia Tech 10 7 0 7 24 07:49 SAM Adams 2 yd run (Fineran kick), 7-75 2:56 SAM 13, FSU 0 Florida State 0 3 0 0 3 4:03 FSU Terry 27 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 3-58 0:39 SAM 13, FSU 7 1:32 SAM Fineran 30 yd field goal, 7-62 2:31 SAM 16, FSU 7 Second Quarter SCORING SUMMARY 13:56 FSU Deondre Francois 8 yd run (Aguayo kick), 8-70 2:29 SAM 16, FSU 14 First Quarter 8:37 SAM McKnight 27 yd pass from Hodges (Fineran kick), 6-87 1:30 SAM 23, FSU 14 10:34 VT Hazelton 10 yd pass from Jackson (Johnson kick), 10-75 4:26 VT 7, FSU 0 1:19 FSU Terry 17 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 2-25 0:25 SAM 23, FSU 21 7:52 VT Johnson 29 yd field goal, 6-23 1:01 VT 10, FSU 0 Fourth Quarter Second Quarter 7:58 SAM Fineran 36 yd field goal, 8-56 2:01 SAM 26, FSU 21 7:26 FSU Aguayo 22 yd field goal, 12-65 3:33 VT 10, FSU 3 4:03 FSU McKitty 5 yd pass from Francois (Murray pass from Francois), 11-82 3:49 FSU 29, SAM 26 3:57 VT Kuman 3 yd blocked punt return (Johnson kick) VT 17, FSU 3 2:23 FSU Taylor 63 yd interception return (Aguayo kick) FSU 36, SAM 26 Fourth Quarter 5:11 VT Kuman 49 yd pass from Jackson (Johnson kick), 7-85 4:38 VT 24. FSU 3 TEAM STATISTICS SAM FSU TEAM STATISTICS VT FSU First Downs 23 25 First Downs 15 12 Rushes-Yds (Net) 50 134 Rushes-Yds (Net) 112 94 Passing Yds (Net) 475 320 Passing Yds (Net) 207 233 Passes Comp-Att-Int 39-60-4 31-46-0 Passes Comp-Att-Int 10-26-0 22-35-3 Total Offense Plays-Yds 79-525 81-454 Total Offense Plays-Yds 66-319 63-327 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-30 1-8 Punt Returns-Yards 3-23 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 6-140 Kickoff Returns-Yards 0-0 1-25 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 4-96-1 Interception Returns-Yards 3-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 5-35 7-46.4 Punts (Number-Avg) 9-39.9 6-33.2 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 Fumbles-Lost 4-0 2-2 Penalties-Yards 5-51 9-69 Penalties-Yards 5-55 7-36 Possession Time 27:51 32:09 Possession Time 33:52 26:08 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 4 of 14 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 14 5 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 3-3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 1-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 0-0 Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-29 3-20 Attendance: 72,239 Attendance: 75,237 RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 14-76, J. Patrick 13-44, D. Francois 5-15, A. Rasul 1-2, TEAM 2-(-3). SAM. - R. Adams 9-34, RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 14-82, J. Patrick 7-40, D. Francois 7-(-28). VT - D. McClease 13-77, S. Peoples 13-44, T. M. Satine 4-26, M. Washington 3-2, A. Harris 1-(-2), TEAM 2-(-10). Wheatley 2-22, J. Holston 2-8, TEAM 3-(-16), J. Jackson 6-(-18) PASSING: FSU - D. Francois 31-46-320, 3 TD/0 INT. SAM - D. Hodges 39-60-475, 2 TD/4 INT. PASSING: FSU - D. Francois 22-35-233, 0 TD/3 INT. VT - J. Jackson 16-26-207, 2 TD/0 INT. RECEIVING: FSU - C. Akers 7-38, N. Murray 6-63, T. McKitty 5-59, D.J. Matthews 5-32, T. Terry 2-44, J. Patrick RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 5-52, T. McKitty 5-25, J. Patrick 5-14, K. Gavin 3-54, T. Terry 2-39, K. Laborn 1-37, O. 2-37, G. Campbell 2-36, K. Gavin 2-11. SAM - K. McKnight 14-215, A. Harris 5-122, C. Shelling 5-70, C. Miller 4-28, K. Wilson 1-12. VT - E. Kuman 4-86, H. Grimsley 4-28, P. Patterson 3-26, D. Hazelton 2-22, T. Turner 1-26, C. Cunning- William 3-20, M. Satine 3-0, R. Adams 2-12, K. Marion 2-5, J. Creamer 1-3. ham 1-12, S. Savoy 1-7
SEMINOLES.COM 37 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI GAME RECAPS Saturday, Sept. 15, 2018 Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018 Florida State 7, Northern Illinois 19, Syracuse 30 Florida State 37 Syracuse, N.Y. | Carrier Dome Tallahassee, Fla. | Doak Campbell Stadium »» Junior linebacker Dontavious Jackson finished the game with a team-leading 14 tackles, »» FSU’s offense was a perfect 4-of-4 on red zone conversions, converting those visits into 24 points. including 2.0 for loss. His 14 tackles and 2.0 for loss were both career highs. »» FSU registered a season-high four sacks and five tackles for loss. Kyle Myers recorded the first »» Junior defensive end Brian Burns came away with 2.0 sacks, more than doubling his two sacks of his career and Fredrick Jones had the first solo sack of his career. Joshua Kaindoh sack total for the season. He now has 3.5 sacks through three games and 17.5 sacks in was credited with the other sack. his career. Burns recorded two straight games with multiple sacks in the Carrier Dome. »» QB Deondre Francois eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark for the seventh time in his career, moving into a share of No. 7 on FSU’s all-time list alongsde Gary Huff and Peter Tom Willis. He » Redshirt junior quarterback Deondre Francois ran for Florida State’s only touchdown in » joined the list when his 78-yard TD pass to freshman Tamorrion Terry in the fourth quarter pushed the fourth quarter on a two-yard run up the middle. It was his second consecutive game him beyond the 300-yard mark. with a rushing touchdown and his seventh career rushing touchdown. »» Francois’ 352 yards was the third-highest passing yardage total of his career and his 78-yard TD »» Junior receiver Keith Gavin had a career-high 79 yards on six receptions. pass to Terry was the second-longest completion of his career. »» Junior punter Logan Tyler punted 10 times for 426 yards, bringing his season yards-per »» Terry’s 78-yard TD reception was the longest by an FSU freshman since Warrick Dunn’s 79-yard -punt average to 43.2 yards. catch-and-dash of a Charlie Ward pass to win at Florida in 1993. »» Redshirt freshman linebacker DeCalon Brooks recorded a career-high nine tackles in his »» For fifth time in his career, K Ricky Aguayo converted at least 3 FGs in a game. He connected from second collegiate game and first career start. 42, 50 and 42 yards and produced 13 points on the game, which moves him to No. 14 on FSU’s »» Sophomore defensive tackle Marvin Wilson recoded his first career sack in the third all-time scoring list with 225. quarter. »» RB Amir Rasul’s 7-yard TD run with 12 seconds remaining was the first of the junior’s career »» RB Anthony Grant recorded the first carry of his career in the third quarter. »» Junior defensive back Kyle Meyers had two pass breakups in the game bringing his total »» Logan Tyler registered his ACC-leading 8th punt of 50 or more yards in the second half for the season to four, the same amount he finished the 2017 season with. »» Tyler kicked off seven times with six resulting in touchbacks. He is 15 of 16 on kickoffs for »» Freshman defensive back Jaiden Woodbey recorded six tackles to give him 16 this touchbacks this season. season, the team's 3rd-highest total. »» WR Nyqwan Murray had five receptions for 85 yards and has at least one reception in 22 consecutive games played.
1 2 3 4 Score Northern Illinois 0 7 6 6 19 1 2 3 4 Score Florida State 14 6 3 14 37 Florida State 0 0 0 7 7 Syracuse 3 3 14 10 30 SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter SCORING SUMMARY 9:53 FS Patrick 8 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 13-75 5:07 FSU 7, NIU 0 First Quarter 5:13 FS Akers 7 yd run (Aguayo kick), 8-70 2:55 FSU 14, NIU 0 7:23 SU Szmyt 22 yd field goal, 14-76 5:03 SU 3, FSU 0 Second Quarter Second Quarter 6:01 NIU Wesley 20 yd pass from Childers (Gantz kick), 3-23 0:49 FSU 14, NIU 7 1:40 SU Szmyt 19 yd field goal, 9-32 3:56 SU 6, FSU 0 3:58 FS Aguayo 42 yd field goal, 6-40 2:03 FSU 17, NIU 7 Third Quarter 0:00 FS Aguayo 50 yd field goal, 10-26 2:04 FSU 20, NIU 7 6:55 SU DeVito 3 yd run (Szmyt kick), 9-64 3:27 SU 13, FSU 0 Third Quarter 3:33 SU Pierce 3 yd pass from DeVito (Szmyt kick), 4-57 1:26 SU 20, FSU 0 4:27 FS Aguayo 42 yd field goal, 9-55 4:06 FSU 23, NIU 7 Fourth Quarter 2:48 NIU Brown 66 yd pass from Childers (Wesley rush failed), 4-75 1:39 FSU 23, NIU 13 12:55 SU Szmyt 23 yd field goal, 11-62 3:41 SU 23, FSU 0 Fourth Quarter 6:16 FS Francois 2 yd run (Aguayo kick), 8-70 2:45 SU 23, FSU 7 10:13 FS Terry 78 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 2-80 0:37 FSU 30, NIU 13 3:19 SU Strickland 13 yd run (Szmyt kick), 5-26 2:57 SU 30, FSU 7 8:01 NIU Childers 11 yd run (Gantz pass intcpt), 4-37 1:07 FSU 30 NIU 19 0:12 FS Rasul 7 yd run (Aguayo kick), 6-28 3:41 FSU 37 NIU 19 TEAM STATISTICS FSU SU First Downs 11 25 TEAM STATISTICS NIU FSU Rushes-Yds (Net) 62 222 First Downs 13 23 Passing Yds (Net) 178 219 Rushes-Yds (Net) 6 121 Passes Comp-Att-Int 18-37-1 18-31-0 Passing Yds (Net) 215 352 Total Offense Plays-Yds 60-240 88-441 Passes Comp-Att-Int 20-41-0 23-32-1 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Total Offense Plays-Yds 61-221 89-473 Punt Returns-Yards 1-1 3-23 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-31 1-19 Punt Returns-Yards 1-9 3-26 Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-(-2) Kickoff Returns-Yards 1-23 2-39 Punts (Number-Avg) 10-42.6 5-43.8 Interception Returns-Yards 1-17 0-0 Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 8-39.8 4-43 Penalties-Yards 11-90 8-33 Fumbles-Lost 2-0 5-3 Possession Time 23:07 36:53 Penalties-Yards 3-15 9-60 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 14 8 of 18 Possession Time 22:21 37:27 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Third-Down Conversions 4 of 15 9 of 17 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-2 6-8 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 1 Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-24 4-32 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-4 Attendance: 37,457 Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 4-26 Attendance: 65,633 RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 10-52, J. Patrick 4-13, D. Francois 9-(-3). SU - M. Neal 19-74, J. Howard 5-55, D. Strickland 13-36, E. Dunget 9-33, M. Pierre 3-18, T. DeVito 7-9, S. Riley 1-(-4). RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 22-64, J. Patrick 16-56, A. Rasul 6-28, D. Francois 9-(-1), A. Grant 1-(-1), N. Murray 1-(-5), TEAM 1-(-20). NIU - J. Nettles 3-13, T. Harbison 4-7, M. Jones 2-2, M. Childers 2-2. PASSING: FSU - D. Francois 18-36-178, 0 TD/1 INT, N. Murray 0-1-0, 0 TD/0 INT. SU - T. DeVito 11-16-144, 1 TD/0 INT, E. Dungey 7-15-75, 0 TD/0 INT PASSING: FSU - D. Francois 23-31-352, 2 TD/1 INT. NIU - M. Childers 20-41-215, 2 TD/0 INT RECEIVING: FSU - K. Gavin 6-79, N. Murray 3-31, J. Patrick 3-13, D.J. Matthews 2-30, T. Terry 2-17, C. Akers 2-8 RECEIVING: FSU - K. Gavin 6-93, N. Murray 5-85, T. Harrison 3-4, D.J. Matthews 3-23, T. Terry 2-77, T. McKitty SU - J. Custis 4-56, S. Riley 4-27, R. Pierce 3-34, N. Johnson 3-32, D. Butler 2-25, D. Strickland 1-29, J. Howard 1-16 2-23, J. Patrick 2-17. NIU - D. Brown 7-117, C. Tucker 6-40, J. Wesley 3-35, S. Tears 2-16, C. Lersch 2-7.
38 SEMINOLES.COM 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 6 | MIAMI GAME RECAPS Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 Florida State 28, Louisville 24 Louisville, Ky. | Cardinal Stadium »» The Seminoles overcame a 14-point second-half deficit, their largest comeback since trailing by 15 at halftime of the 2016 season opener. »» FSU forced its seventh and eight turnovers of the season in the fourth quarter both setting up and sealing the come-from-behind victory. »» FSU converted its first two fourth-down tries of the season on the same drive in the fourth quarter. The drive ended with Francois’ third touchdown pass of the game, tying a career high. »» Redshirt freshman DeCalon Brooks recorded his first career sack and forced fumble on Louisville’s first drive. »» Senior Nyqwan Murray caught a 17-yard touchdown from Deondre Francois to tie the score in the first quarter. It was Murray’s team-high 10th career touchdown. He then added number 11 on the game-winning score on a 58-yarder from Francois. »» Redshirt freshman Tamorrion Terry caught a 55-yard touchdown in the third quarter. »» Terry’s touchdown reception was his fourth of the season, the most for a Seminole freshman since Travis Rudolph also had four in 2014. »» Francois’ had a career-best four touchdown passes in the game and moved into 16th on FSU's career touchdowns list. »» Francois completed his first eight passes of the second half for 132 yards and two touchdowns. He finished the second half 11-15 for 218 yards and three TDs. »» Dontavious Jackson forced a fumble that was recovered by Brian Burns and returned 14 yards. It was Jackson’s first career forced fumble and the second career fumble recovery for Burns. »» Burns later sacked Louisville quarterback Jawon Pass and forced a fumble, the fifth of his career, and finished the game with 1.5 sacks.
1 2 3 4 Score Florida State 7 0 7 14 28 Louisville 7 14 3 0 24
SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 6:08 LOU Pass 14 yd run (Creque, kick), 4-36 2:00 LOU 7, FSU 0 3:47 FS Murray 17 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 7-75 2:21 LOU 7, FSU 7 Second Quarter 14:55 LOU Crum 4 yd pass from Pass (Creque kick), 8-73 3:52 LOU 14, FSU 7 0:10 LOU Fitzpatrick 3 yd pass from Pass (Creque kick), 11-70 2:28 LOU 21, FSU 7 Third Quarter 2:39 FS Terry 55 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 1-55 0:09 LOU 21, FSU 14 0:21 LOU Creque 42 yd field goal, 7-51 2:18 LOU 24, FSU 14 Fourth Quarter 9:55 FS McKitty 25 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 11-65 5:26 LOU 24, FSU 21 1:13 FS Murray 58 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo kick), 5-81 0:43 FSU 28, LOU 24
TEAM STATISTICS FSU LOU First Downs 16 24 Rushes-Yds (Net) 31-76 28-115 Passing Yds (Net) 294 306 Passes Comp-Att-Int 16-27-0 14-45-2 Total Offense Plays-Yds 58-370 83-421 Fumble Returns-Yards 1-14 0-0 Punt Returns-Yards 3-26 3-13 Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-16 2-47 Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 0-0 Punts (Number-Avg) 7-43.4 7-39.9 Fumbles-Lost 1-1 5-1 Penalties-Yards 7-55 8-75 Possession Time 24:22 35:38 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 10 of 19 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 3 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4 Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-36 0-0 Attendance: 52,798 RUSHING: FSU - C. Akers 17-42, J. Patrick 4-13, T. Harrison 1-0, N. Murray 3-9, D. Francois 4-4, TEAM 2-(-2). LOU - T. Smith 14-70, H. Hall 11-57, J. Smith 2-2, J. Pass 11-(-14). PASSING: FSU - D. Francois 16-27-294, 4 TD/0 INT. LOU - K. Pass 24-45-306, 2 TD/2 INT. RECEIVING: FSU - N. Murray 6-114, T. Terry 3-71, T. McKitty 3-46, D.J. Matthews 2-33, K. Gavin 1-28, C. Akers 1-2. LOU - M. Crum 8-47, J. Smith 5-100, D. Fitzpatrick 4-45, T. Atwell 2-53, D. Peete 2-40, K. Averett 2-16, M. Riley 1-5.
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