2018 FSU FOOTBALL2017 FSU | GM.FOOTBALL 11 | BOSTON | VS. ALABAMA COLLEGE Game 11 - Boston College FLORIDA STATE #22 BOSTON COLLEGE Nov. 17, 2018 | Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium (79,560) ESPN2 | 3:30 p.m. 4-6 VS 7-3 2-5 ACC 4-2 ACC Head Coach Head Coach FSU STAT LEADERS BC Willie Taggart (Western Kentucky '98) Steve Addazio (Central Conn. St. ‘81) RUSHING Career Record: 51-56 (.477) | 9th Year Career Record: 51-47 (.520) | 8th Year Record at FSU: 4-6 (.400) | 1st Year Record at BC: 38-36 (.514) | 6th Year #3 CAM AKERS #2 AJ DILLON 134-559 | 5 TD 178-936 | 8 TD RADIO | Sirius: 111 | XM: 193 | Internet: 955 4.2 ypr | 55.9 ypg 5.3 ypr | 117.0 ypg TELEVISION | ESPN2 PBP: Beth Mowins PBP: Gene Deckerhoff MEDIA COVERAGE Analyst: Anthony Becht Analyst: William Floyd PASSING Sideline: Rocky Boiman Sideline: Tom Block #12 DEONDRE FRANCOIS #13 ANTHONY BROWN 194-328-2255 | 13 TD 123-212-1573 | 16 TD FSU RETURNS HOME TO FACE 5TH RANKED OPPONENT IN 2018 59.1 comp. pct. | 250.6 ypg 58.0 comp. pct. | 157.3 ypg » Florida State has started nine different offensive line combinations this season, the most of any Power 5 team, and the Seminoles’ nine different offensive line starters are tied for the 2nd-highest total among Power 5 teams. RECEIVING » FSU has scored touchdowns on 16 of its last 22 Red Zone trips, a touchdown percentage of .727. #8 NYQWAN MURRAY #89 TOMMY SWEENEY 48-650 | 3 TD 26-237 | 3 TD » Florida State is 10-of-21 on 4th-down attempts this season and has converted 10 of its last 17 (.588). In records 13.5 ypc | 65.0 ypg 9.1 ypc | 23.7 ypg dating back to 1996, the 21 attempts are the most by the Seminoles in a season and the 10 conversions are tied for 2nd, along with the 1996 team, behind only the 15 conversions in 2004. TACKLES » From 2011-17, FSU only attempted 47 4th-downs and converted 20. The single-season highs in both categories over #23 HAMSAH NASIRILDEEN #13 CONNOR STRACHAN that span came in 2017 when the Seminoles were 5-of-10 on 4th down, including 1-of-1 in the Independence Bowl. 72 tackles | 40 solo 81 tackles | 43 solo » The Seminoles rank 2nd in the ACC and 22nd in the NCAA in 4th-down defense, holding opponents to a percentage of 7.2 tpg | 2 PBU 8.1 tpg | 1 FF .400 (8-of-20), and are 4th in the conference allowing a .367 (61-of-166) conversion percentage on 3rd down. » Florida State passed for 421 yards at North Carolina State, the most ever by a Willie Taggart-coached team and the 2018 SCHEDULE most by FSU since Oct. 19, 2013, when they gained 444 yards through the air in a win at No. 3 Clemson. Date Opponent Time/Result » FSU is holding its opponents to 3.40 yards per rush, which ranks 4th in the ACC and 23rd in the NCAA. Sept. 3 No. 20 VIRGINIA TECH* L, 3-24 Sept. 8 SAMFORD W, 36-26 » The Seminoles have allowed 12 rushing touchdowns in 2018, tied for the 4th-lowest total in the ACC. Sept. 15 at Syracuse* L, 7-30 Sept. 22 NORTHERN ILLINOIS W, 37-19 » FSU ranks 5th in the ACC and 38th in the NCAA in rush defense, allowing 136.5 yards per game on the ground. Sept. 29 at Louisville* W, 28-24 Oct. 6 at No. 17 Miami* L, 27-28 » In the win vs. Wake Forest, FSU held the Demon Deacons to 369 yards on 104 plays. The average of 3.54 yards per Oct. 20 WAKE FOREST* W, 38-17 play allowed was the lowest by an FBS team facing at least 100 plays since Nov. 6, 2010, when Texas A&M allowed Oct. 27 No. 2 CLEMSON* L, 10-59 362 yards on 104 plays (3.48 average) vs. Oklahoma. Nov. 3 at NC State* L, 28-47 Nov. 10 at No. 3 Notre Dame L, 13-42 » The Seminoles recorded season-high totals in points (38), total offense (485), rushing touchdowns (3), yards per Nov. 17 No. 22 BOSTON COLLEGE* 3:30 p.m. (ESPN2) play (6.9), yards per rush (4.6) and sacks (6) in their win over the Demon Deacons. Nov. 24 No. 15 FLORIDA 12:00 p.m. (ABC) » Florida State’s defense recorded 13.0 tackles for loss at No. 17 Miami. The total is the 4th-highest by an ACC team in *ACC Game; HOME GAME a conference game this year and was FSU’s most since registering 15.0 TFLs Dec. 30, 2016, in an Orange Bowl victory AP Rankings Listed vs. No. 6 Michigan. Media Information ........................................2 Doak/Noles in the Pros ...............................16 Player Stats .................................................. 20 Atlantic Coast Conference .........................29 Head Coach Willie Taggart ...........................3 Depth Chart ...................................................17 Last Time It Happened ................................24 Statistics......................................................30 Game Notes .....................................................6 Rosters ..........................................................18 FSU Records ..................................................26 Game Recaps ...............................................40 Rankings/This Day in History .....................15 SEMINOLES.COM 1 2018 FSU FOOTBALL | GM. 11 | BOSTON COLLEGE 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 51-56, including a 29-18 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 4-6 2-5 average of 128.3 rushing yards per game, holding game. The Hilltoppers had a 12-2 stretch from Oct. 9 seasons 4 schools 51-56 37-35 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.