12 acc championships * 1993 & 1999 national champions * 29 consecutive bowls GAME 3 * FLORIDA STATE vs. oklahoma * sept. 17, 2011 * 8 p.m. * abc GAME DETAILS FLORIDA STATE SCHEDULE (*5/5) FLORIDA sTATE Sept. 3 ULM W, 34-0 ESPNU seminoles Venue: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium Sept. 10 Charleston Southern W, 62-10 ESPN3 Record: 2-0 ACC: 0-0 82,300 Sept. 17 (1) Oklahoma 8 p.m. ABC *AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll Capacity: Sept. 24 at Clemson* TBA TBA Playing Surface: Natural Grass Oct. 8 at Wake Forest* TBA TBA Series vs. OU: OU leads, 5-1 (*1/1) OKLAHOMA Oct. 15 at Duke* TBA TBA TV: ABC SOONERS Oct. 22 Maryland* TBA TBA Webcast: ESPN3 Oct. 29 NC State* TBA TBA Record: 1-0 BIG XII: 0-0 Live Stats: Seminoles.com Nov. 3 at Boston College* 8 p.m. ESPN *AP Poll/USA Today Coaches Poll Nov. 12 Miami* TBA TBA NO. 5 ‘Noles-No. 1 sooners set to meet in primetime Nov. 19 Virginia* TBA TBA The matchup Nov. 26 at (18) Florida TBA TBA *Denotes ACC Game • Florida State (No. 5 USA Today Coaches/No. 5 AP) entertains consensus No. 1 Oklahoma in a battle of unbeaten teams, Saturday at 8 p.m. on ABC. Television (ABC) • The Seminoles (2-0) are coming off a 62-10 victory at home over Charleston Southern, while Brent Musberger ...................... Play-by-Play the Sooners (1-0) had an open week on the schedule after beating Tulsa in the season-opener. Kirk Herbstreit ........................ Color Analyst • The Oklahoma game marks the seventh time FSU has faced an AP No. 1 team, but just the Tom Rinaldi ...........................Sideline (FSU) second time that it plays host to the nation’s top-ranked team at Doak Campbell Stadium. The Erin Andrews ...........................Sideline (OU) Seminoles defeated No. 1 Florida 24-21, on Nov. 30, 1996. Sun Sports (replay) • ESPN College GameDay makes its first visit to Florida State since Oct. 1,1 2003 when the Prime Time ‘Noles will air Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Seminoles entertained Miami. and Monday, 12 noon. • The Seminoles, however, are no strangers when ESPN College GameDay is in the house. This will mark FSU’s 24th appearance, dating back to the inaugural GameDay “road show” when the Radio ‘Noles visited Notre Dame on Nov. 13, 1993. Seminole IMG Radio Network • This is the seventh time that the ESPN College GameDay crew has visited Florida State. In ad- Tallahassee flagship 94.9 WTNT-FM and 1270-AM dition to the 2003 Miami game, the crew has been on hand for: Miami (’95), Florida (’96), Florida Gene Deckerhoff ...................... Play-by-Play (’00), Miami (‘01) and Notre Dame (’02). William Floyd ........................... Color Analyst • FSU will try and improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2005, when the Seminoles won their first Tom Block .........................................Sideline Satellite Radio five games of the season. 211 (Sirius), 193 (XM) • Florida State boasts an all-time Doak Campbell Stadium record of 257-84-4 and is 265-88-4 NATIONAL RADIO all-time in home games. This is FSU’s 65th season of playing college football. Brian Davis ............................... Play-by-Play The Series Eddie George .......................... Color Analyst • Oklahoma leads the all-time series against Florida State 5-1-0. National Rankings • This will be the first meeting between the schools in Tallahassee. Florida State is No. 5 in the USA Today Coach- • Four of the previous meetings have come in bowl games, including three Orange Bowl es’ week three poll and No. 5 in the Associated matchups (1980, 1981, 2001). The inaugural meeting came in the 1965 Gator Bowl, where the Press week three poll. Oklahoma is the No. 1 Seminoles prevailed 36-19. ranked in both polls. • The Sooners are 2-0 on their home turf, including last season’s 47-17 victory. FSU Coaching Staff The Coaches Jimbo Fisher (f) ..........................Head Coach • Florida State: Second-year coach Jimbo Fisher has an all-time record of 12-4 two games Mark Stoops (f) .............. Def. Coordinator/DB into his second season at the helm of the Seminoles. Fisher led FSU to a 10-4 record in 2010, James Coley (pb) ............Off. Coordinator/TE establishing a school record for most victories by a first-year coach. Eddie Gran (f) ....... Assoc. HC/ ST Coord./RB • oklahoma: Bob Stoops is in his 13th season as head coach at Oklahoma and sports an Rick Trickett (f) ............. Asst. HC-Offense/OL impressive 130-31 record. He has led the Sooners to seven Big 12 titles and the 2000 National Greg Hudson (f) .......... Asst. HC-Defense/LB Championship, when his second OU team denied Florida State a successful title defense. Odell Haggins (f) ...............Defensive Tackles ThIS IS FSU FOOTBALL Lawrence Dawsey (f) Passing Game Coord./WR Dameyune Craig (pb) ...Recruiting Coord./QB • Florida State boasts an all-time record of 467-231-17*, good for a .665 winning percentage D.J. Eliot (pb) ........................Defensive Ends which ranks 12th in FBS history. Game Location: (f) – field; (pb) – press box • The Seminoles have won two national championships (1993, 1999). • FSU has captured 12 Atlantic Coast Conference championships in 19 seasons of league mem- FOLLOW THE SEMINOLES ONLINE bership, one shy of the conference record. For more information about Florida State Foot- • Florida State has the nation’s longest active streak with 29 consecutive bowl appearances, ball. Follow us: which ranks second all-time. The ‘Noles have made 41 bowl appearances and their 24* victories Online: Seminoles.com rank fifth nationally. Twitter: @FSU_Football; @Seminoles_com • The Seminoles hold the nation’s longest active streak of consecutive winning seasons at 34, Facebook: Facebook.com/FSUSeminoles which ranks as the seventh-longest all-time. Foursquare: Foursquare.com/venue/362338 Youtube: Youtube.com/flstateseminoles * Totals have been adjusted by the NCAA Committee on Infractions. 2011 SEMINOLe FOOTBALL gAme nOTES 2 Covering the Semnoles SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY friday SATURDAY OFF Weekly Press confer- Player availability (12:30- Player availability (12:30- Practice - 3:45 p.m. No player or coach Florida State vs. ence (Head Coach 1:30 p.m.) 1:30 p.m.) (Only Fisher available availability Oklahoma Jimbo Fisher & Starting after for interviews) 8 p.m. (ABC) QB) - Moore Athletics Practice - 3:15 p.m. Practice 3:15 p.m. Center (11:30 a.m.) (Fisher available after for (Fisher available after for interviews) interviews) Practice - 3:55 p.m. (Fisher and players Fisher Weekly Call-In available after for Show 7- 8 p.m. interviews) FSU SPORTS INFORMATION FIVE DAYS TO TALK TO THE SEMINOLES POSTGAME INTERVIEWS Elliott Finebloom ...................... Assistant AD Monday Florida State’s locker room is closed to media following Email [email protected] Press conferences with the starting quarterback and Coach games, both at home and on the road. Coach Fisher will hold Kerwin Lonzo .........................Football SID Fisher. Select players will be available for brief interviews at his postgame press conference in the media room, while re- Email [email protected] the conclusion of practice (approximately 5:45 p.m.) in the quested players will be brought to the media room to meet Phone ............................ (850) 644-5656 Moore Center Museum. with media representatives after Fisher. FSU sports informa- Bob Thomas ................... Football Contact Tuesday tion personnel will take player requests during the fourth quar- Email [email protected] Fisher will speak at the conclusion of practice at approxi- ter of each game. Phone ............................ (850) 644-0615 mately 5:45 p.m. Select players approved by Fisher will be weekly game notes Chuck Walsh ............................. Deputy SID available for lunch time interviews (12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m.) in Florida State’s game notes will be available beginning Monday Jason Leturmy ........................ Assistant SID the Moore Center Museum. Sit-down interviews with players, at the weekly press conference. They also can be accessed Zach Stipe .............................. Assistant SID upon approval, can be arranged through sports information online in PDF format at Seminoles.com. If you are interested Steve Stone ............................ Assistant SID and take place between 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. in receiving the weekly game notes via email, please contact Maryjane Gardner...........Program Associate Wednesday Kerwin Lonzo ([email protected]). Christa Salerno ....................... SID Assistant Fisher will speak at the conclusion of practice at approximate- ly 5:45 p.m. Sit-down interviews with players, upon approval, SEMINOLES.COM Media interviews with all Florida State players can be arranged through sports information and take place Florida State’s digital media staff provides a range of services need to be arranged through the Sports In- between 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. which can assist the media covering the football program formation Office. Contact Kerwin Lonzo (850) Thursday through the official website, Seminoles.com: 644-5656 or Bob Thomas (850) 644-0615 Fisher will speak to the media following the afternoon practice • Live game audio featuring “The Voice of the Seminoles” to arrange interviews with players. Interview at approximately 5:45 p.m. in the sports information office. Gene Deckerhoff and William Floyd requests for Coach Jimbo Fisher should be Saturday • Live video of the Jimbo Fisher Call-In Show Post-game interviews. arranged through Kerwin Lonzo (850) 644- • Live video of the starting quarterback and head coach press conference each Monday 5656. Please give at least one day‘s notice MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCES when requesting players. Player’s phone • Gametracker - Live in-game stats (1st floor museum, Moore Athletic Center) numbers will not be given directly to the me- • Live chats before, during and after each game 11:35 p.m. Head Coach Jimbo Fisher dia and players should not be called directly • Access to the Florida State Seminole facebook and twitter 12 p.m.