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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL

64The Seminoles have appeared in the Top

25 of both the USA Today and AP polls

for 64 consecutive weeks.

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES VS. FLORIDA GATORS | GAME 12 | NOV. 28, 2015 | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN

2015 SCHEDULEDate Opponent Result/Time (TV) Location Series RecordSept. 5 Texas State W, 59-16 (ESPNews) Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State leads 1-0Sept. 12 USF W, 34-14 (ESPN) Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State leads 2-1Sept. 18 at Boston College* W, 14-0 (ESPN) Chestnut Hill, Mass. Florida State leads 10-4Oct. 3 at Wake Forest* W, 24-16 (ESPN) Winston-Salem, N.C. Florida State leads 27-6-1Oct. 10 Miami* W, 29-24 (ABC) Tallahassee, Fla. Miami leads 31-29Oct. 17 Louisville* W, 41-21 (ESPN) Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State leads 14-2Oct. 24 at Georgia Tech* L, 16-22 (ESPN2) Atlanta, Ga. Florida State leads 14-10-1Oct. 31 Syracuse* W, 45-21 (ABC) Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State leads 8-1Nov. 7 at Clemson* L, 13-23 (ABC) Clemson, S.C. Florida State leads 20-9Nov. 14 NC State* W, 34-17 (ACC Network) Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State leads 25-11Nov. 21 Chattanooga W, 52-13 (RSN) Tallahassee, Fla. Florida State leads 3-0

Nov. 28 at Florida 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Gainesville, Fla. Florida leads 34-23-2

14 CFP/14 AP/14 Coaches | 9-2, 6-2 ACC

Streak: Won 2

FLORIDA STATE SEMINOLES

8 CFP/10 AP/9 Coaches | 10-1, 7-1 SEC

Streak: Won 4

FLORIDA GATORS TELEVISIONESPNMike Patrick (PxP)Ed Cunningham (Color)Dr. Jerry Punch (sideline)

SATELLITE RADIO134 (Sirius), 193 (XM)

SEMINOLE IMGRADIO NETWORKTallahassee Flagship 103.1WWOF-FMGene Deckerhoff (PxP)William Floyd (Color)Tom Block (Sideline)

LIVE STATSSeminoles.com

SOCIAL MEDIATwitter: @FSU_FootballIG: @FSUFootball

Facebook: Facebook.com/FSUFootball

NATIONAL RANKINGSFSU is ranked No. 14(CFP), No. 14 (AP) and No.

14 (Coaches). Florida isranked No. 8 (CFP), No. 10(AP) and No. 9 (Coaches).

VENUE:BEN HILL GRIFFIN STADIUM AT FLORIDA FIELD

CAPACITY: 88,548 PLAYING SURFACE:BERMUDA GRASS

FSU COACHING STAFFJimbo Fisher Head CoachCharles Kelly Def. Coord./DBsLawrence Dawsey Co-Off. Coord./WRsRandy Sanders Co.-Off. Coord./QBsJay Graham Special Teams Coord./RBsBrad Lawing DEs/OLBOdell Haggins Assoc. HC/DTsRick Trickett Asst. HC/OLTim Brewster Recruiting Coord./TEsBill Miller LinebackersGraduate Assistants: Offense - Ryan Becker, Myles Notkin;

Defense - Jeremiah Wilson

No. 14 Florida State travels to Gainesville, Fla., to take on No. 8/10/9-ranked Florida on Saturday lookingto win its third straight against the Gators. FSU is 4-1 against Florida under head coach Jimbo Fisher.

The Seminoles have won two straight at Florida and are looking to win three straight in Gainesville forthe first time ever. Florida State is 23-34-2 all-time against Florida and 10-20-1 in Gainesville.

FSU can capture the state championship by defeating Florida after downing Miami, 29-24, and USF,34-14, earlier this season. FSU is 13-1 against in-state opponents under Jimbo Fisher.

The Noles are seeking their fourth consecutive 10-win season and fifth in six years under Fisher.FSU has 23 10-win seasons all-time. Florida State can also reach 10 wins and defeat UF and Miami in

the same season for the 10th time in school history, joining the 1979, 1989, 1993, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, 2013 and 2014 teams. Overall, the Noles have defeated both the Hurricanes and Gators in the same year 12 times (in 1996 FSU def. UF in regular season, but lost bowl). Last Meeting:Trailing 9-0 in the first quarter, the Noles were sparked by a 94-yard pick-six by LB Terrance Smith en route to a 24-

19 winin Tallahassee on Nov. 29, 2014. RB Dalvin Cook had 144 rushing yards on 24 carries, while Reggie Northrup totaled 11 tackles. Last Time at Florida:The Seminoles cruised past the Gators, 37-7, in Gainesville on Nov. 30, 2013 behind a9-catch, 212-yard, 3-TD

performance from WR Kelvin Benjamin. Jameis Winston added 327 yards through the air. Last Game: Led by Cooks seventh 100-yard rushing game (15-106, 2 TDs) and two TD receptions from WR Kermit Whitfield, FSU

defeated FCS-power Chattanooga, 52-13,to extend the nations longest current home winning streak to 21 games and wrap upthe third straight undefeated home slate for the Seminoles. FSU honored 19 seniors, including 12 scholarship players.

The Seminoles are the only team in the country that has not allowed an opponent to score 25 points and ranks 11th in thenation in scoring defense (17.0).FSU ranks 20th in the nation in total defense (333.6).

Florida ranks sixth in the nation in total defense (281.7) and will be the fifth opponent FSU has faced that ranks in the nationstop 17 defenses: No. 1 Boston College, No. 5 Clemson, No. 13 NC State and No. 17 Louisville.

Cook is the only player in the nation to rank in the Top 10 in scoring (8th, 10.2 ppg), rushing TDs (7th, 16), rushing yards (6th,1,475), all-purpose yards (7th, 1,682), rush yards/game (3rd, 147.5) and rush yards/carry (2nd, 8.0) - despite missing one game andall but one quarter of another contest while battling through hamstring and ankle injuries. Cook leads all Power 5 running backswith 18 rushes of 20 yards of more and has 22 overall 20-yard plays. He is averaging 196.6 rush yards vs. FBS winning teams.

Cook leads all Power 5 running backs in yards per carry at 8.0. How impressive is that number? Not one running back who hasbeen a finalist for the Heisman Trophy since 1980 had a yards per carry averaged that high (excluding vacated Reggie Bush). Cook is a semifinalist for the Doak Walker Award, Maxwell Award and Walter Camp Player of the Year Award. Jalen Ramsey is a

semifinalist for the Thorpe Award, Bednarik Award and Lott IMPACT Trophy. Roberto Aguayo is a semifinalist for the Groza Award.

1FSU has just one scholarship senior on

offense (graduate transfer Everett Golson)

and only six juniors on the two-deep offense.

#NOLES NUMBERSMEDIA INFORMATION

SEMINOLES SEEK THIRD STRAIGHT SUNSHINE SHOWDOWN VICTORY

AN FSU WIN WOULD ... Give FSU an all-time record of 534-240-17 (.686)

Improve Jimbo Fishers record to 68-13 (.840)

Give FSU a 13-7 (.650) mark vs. Top 25 opponents under Fisher

Give FSU a 5-1 record over Florida under Fisher

Push the Noles record to 24-34-2 all-time against the Gators

Give FSU a 14-1 record versus in-state opponents under Fisher

48The Florida State senior class has

already won 48 games, tying the 2014

senior class for most wins over a four-year

period in FSU history. A win at UF can give

the class sole possession of the record.

222Dalvin Cook is averaging 222.2 rushing and

receiving yards against FBS teams with a

winning record - by far the best mark in the

nation- ahead of No. 2 Christian McCaffrey of

Stanford by 47 yards per game. Cook has threegames of 200 combined rushing and receiving

yards: 269 vs. Miami, 266 vs. USF and 223 vs.

Louisville and had 198 at Clemson.

188In two games at the Swamp under Jimbo

Fisher, the Noles have allowed the Gators

only 188.5 yards per game of total offense

and outscored UF 58-14. Florida has just 19total first downs in the last two meetings

as FSU won 21-7 in 2011 and 37-7 in 2013.

39

FSU is in the midst of its 39th

consecutive winning season - the

nations longest active streak. FSU is alsobowl eligible for the 34th straight season

- the longest streak in the country.

23Saturdays game marks the 23rd time FSU

and UF have played when both teams

are ranked in the AP Top 25 . The Noles

are 11-10-1when both squads are ranked.


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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLWEEKLY SCHEDULE/MEDIA INFORMATION

FLORIDA STATE SPORTS INFORMATION STAFFElliott Finebloom ...........................................................................Assistant AD

Email........................................................................efinebloom@fsu.edu

Phone ..........................................................................(850) 644-1065 (O)

......................................................................................(850) 445-6952 (C)

Zach Stipe ...................................Director of Football Communications

Email.................................................................................zstipe@fsu.edu

Phone ..........................................................................(850) 645-7683 (O)

...................................................................................... (850) 228-7583 (C)

Jason Leturmy ......................................................Associate SID/Football

Email.............................................................................jleturmy@fsu.edu

Phone ......................................................................... (850) 644-3920 (O)

...................................................................................... (850) 228-7568 (C)

Chuck Walsh .....................................................................................Deputy SID

Bob Thomas ................................................................................Associate SIDSteve Stone ..................................................................................Assistant SID

Scott Moriak ................................................................................Assistant SID

Christa Salerno............................................................................Assistant SID

Jon Cole .........................................................................................Assistant SID

Steven McCartney .......................................................................SID Assistant

DIGITAL MEDIA STAFF

Tim Linafelt ..................................................... Senior Writer, Seminoles.com

Layne Herdt .........................................................................Assistant Director

Jonathan Schillace ............................................................ Assistant Director

Eric Todoroff..............................................................Digital Media Specialist

Tania Henao ................................................................Digital Media Assistant

MEDIA INTERVIEWSMedia interviews with all Florida State players MUST be arranged

through the Sports Information Office. Contact Zach Stipe, Director

of Football Communications, via email at [email protected] or by calling

(850) 645-7683 to arrange interviews with head coach Jimbo Fisher.

Contact Zach Stipe along with Jason Leturmy, Associate SID, via email

at [email protected] or by calling (850) 644-3920 for all other Seminole

player requests. Please give as much advanced notice as possible when

requesting players for midweek interviews. Players phone numbers will

not be given directly to the media and players should not be called di-

rectly or contacted via social media.

HEAD COACH JIMBO FISHER STREAM & CALL-INFSU Head Coach Jimbo Fisher will meet with the media on

Mondays during the season. Contact the Sports Information

Office or refer to the weekly release for exact times and location

for the press conferences which will begin during the week of the

first game and run throughout the season. Media can request a

call-in number to listen live or ask Coach Fisher questions. The

entire press conference is also streamed live and available to

embed on websites via Seminoles.com.

All interview requests for Coach Fisher are coordinated through

Zach Stipe, Director of Football Communications, via email at

[email protected] or by calling (850) 645-7683. Coach Fisher will

participate in the ACC head coaches weekly teleconference

with the other 13 league coaches each Wednesday. He will also

meet with the media immediately following practice Tuesday-

Thursday.

MONDAYNOV. 23Jimbo Fisher

Press Conference - 1 p.m.

Practice - 4:35 p.m.

(Media can view first two

periods)

TUESDAYNOV. 24

Practice - 3:45 p.m.

(Media can view first two periods)

Coach Fisher available on the

field after practice

WEDNESDAYNOV. 25

Practice 3:45 p.m.

(Closed to Media)

Jimbo Fisher Call-In Show

7 p.m. - 8 p.m.

THURSDAYNOV. 26

TBA

FRIDAYNOV. 27

Walk-Thru (Closed)

SATURDAYNOV. 28

Game 12

FSU at Florida

7:30 p.m., ESPN

SUNDAYNOV. 29

TBA

2015 ACC FOOTBALL COACHES TELECONFERENCEThe Atlantic Coast Conference will hold its weekly footballteleconference on Wednesdays from 10:30 a.m. to 12:50 p.m. (alltimes eastern). Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher is availablebeginning at 10:40 a.m.

Dabo Swinney, Clemson 10:30 a.m.Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 10:40 a.m.Bobby Petrino, Louisville 10:50 a.m.Scott Shafer, Syracuse 11:00 a.m.Dave Clawson, Wake Forest 11:10 a.m.Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:20 a.m.Larry Fedora, North Carolina 11:30 a.m.Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 11:40 a.m.Larry Scott, Miami 11:50 a.m.Pat Narduzzi, Pittsburgh 12:00 p.m.Mike London, Virginia 12:10 p.m.Steve Addazio, Boston College 12:20 p.m.David Cutcliffe, Duke 12:30 p.m.Dave Doeren, NC State 12:40 p.m.

Media Phone Number: 719-325-2428.The ACC teleconference will begin on Wednesday, September 2 andrun through Wednesday, November 24. The teleconference will bestreamed live on theACC.com. Transcripts and audiofiles of theteleconference will be available to members of the media on theACC.com as well. Contact the ACC Media Relations Office at 336-851-6062with any questions.

VIDEO SERVICESFlorida States Sports Information Office has the ability to assistnetworks and television stations by providing video services throughSeminole Productions, Inc. (SPI). Please call general manager MarkRodin at (850) 644-6275 to arrange for these services. For video

footage, contact T3Media at T3media.com.XOS DIGITAL EXCHANGEThe Florida State Sports Information Office has partnered withXOS Digital in order to provide over-the-air television stations withinstantaneous access to video content. The partnership involves theuse of the companys Digital Media Xchange Server that will allowtelevision stations to pull down video content year round. The datatransfer speed is much faster than a traditional FTP service allowingvery large files to be downloaded in just minutes.

The password protected video FTP site will be hosting Monday pressconferences with Florida State Football Head Coach Jimbo Fisher.

If you have an interest in creating an account that gives you accessto the video weekly, please email Elliott Finebloom ([email protected]). If you are looking for access just for a particular game week,please email prior to that game to set up a guest account.

SOCIAL MEDIAFlorida State Sports Information is making a continued effort in2015-16 to utilize social media outlets as another way of passinginformation to our fans and those who cover our programs. FSUFootballs twitter account @FSU_Football and Instagram feed @fsufootball provide updated information and behind-the-scenes

/FSUSeminoles/FSUFootball

@seminoles_com@FSU_Football

/ fl st at es em in ol es / FS UF oo tb al l

news as does the Noles Facebook page http://www.facebook.com/FSUFootball.

CREDENTIAL REQUESTSAll requests for working press, radio, television, photography oscouting credentials should be directed to our online credentialingsite located on the Seminole.com Media Relations page no later thanfour days prior to the game. PHOTOS WILL BE REQUIRED AND MUSTBE UPLOADED AT THE TIME YOU REQUEST CREDENTIALS. PHOTO MUSTBE IN COLOR AND PROVIDE A CLEAR VIEW OF THE FACE. Requests foseason credentials should be made at least two weeks prior to thefirst game. Space for working press, radio and television is allocatedby the FSU Sports Information office. Any credential questions canbe answered by Assistant A.D./SID & Digital Media Elliott Finebloom.

PRESS PARKINGOnce again, parking is limited in 2015 and passes will be issued ona priority basis within the same guidelines as working credentialsPress parking is approximately 600 yards from the press box, locatedin the parking garage just north of the Seminole Soccer Complex onSpirit Way.

MEDIA WILL CALL/PRESS BOXMedia Will Call is located near Gate B in the northwest corner of theend zone. Do not enter the stadium but proceed to the right and entethrough the external doors marked Press Entrance where the mediawill call table is located right inside the doors. All media, with theexception of the live network telecast crew, will work from the ninthlevel of the press box. Media can access the press box only throughthe designated elevator in the northwest tower of the UniversityCenter. The press box opens three hours prior to kickoff.

POSTGAME INTERVIEWSFlorida States locker room is closed to the media following gamesboth at home and on the road. Coach Fisher will hold his postgamepress conference in the media room (second floor turf room of theMoore Athletic Center), while requested players will be brought tothe media room to meed with media representatives after CoachFisher has finished. FSU Sports Information personnel will take playerequests during the fourth quarter of each game.

2015 FSU FOOTBALL RADIO NETWORK AFFILIATES WBGE ................................ 101.9 FM ..............................Bainbridge, GA WSWN ................................900 AM ...............................Belle Glade, FL WSFN ...................................790 AM ...............................Brunswick, GA WCOY ................................106.5 FM ................................Carrabelle, FL WZEP .................................1240 AM ................... DeFuniak Springs, FL WAGF ................................ 101.3 FM ..................................... Dothan, AL WFWN ................................1240 AM .................................. Ft. Myers, FL WNOG ................................1270 AM .................................. Ft. Myers, FL WFDM ................94.5 FM/1400 AM ..................Fort Walton Beach, FL WXOF ..................................96.3 FM ..............................Homosassa, FL WZNZ ................................102.3 FM .............................Jacksonville, FL WJTK ..................................96.5 FM ...................................Lake City, FL WLFK .................................1430 AM ...................................Lakeland, FL WJAQ ................................100.9 FM ................................. Marianna, FL WIXC ................................ 1060 AM ............................... Melbourne, FL WFTL ................................... 850 AM ....................................... Miami, FL WEBY .................................1330 AM .......................................Milton, FL WOCA .................................1370 AM .........................................Ocala, FL WDBO ................................. 580 AM .....................................Orlando, FL WFLF ...................................94.5 FM .............................Panama City, FL WDIZ .................................. 590 AM .............................Panama City, FL WNRP ................................1620 AM ................................Pensacola, FL WPSL ................................ 1590 AM ..............Stuart/Port St. Lucie, FL WWOF ............................... 103.1 FM ................ Tallahassee - Flagship WHBO ............................... 1040 AM .......................................Tampa, FL WFTL ................................... 850 AM ................... West Palm Beach, FL WZHR ................................ 1400 AM ...............................Zephyrhills, FLAir broadcasts of football games and Jimbo Fisher coaches show


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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLHEAD COACH JIMBO FISHER FLORIDA STATE UNDERJIMBO FISHER

Overall record: 67-13 (.838)

At home: 38-4 (.905)

On the road: 21-7 (.750)

At neutral sites: 8-2 (.800)

Conference games (regular season): 40-8 (.833)

Conference games (w/ ACC title game): 43-9 (.827)

Non-conference games: 24-4 (.857)ACC title game: 3-1 (.750)

Bowl games: 4-1 (.800)

Coming off a loss: 10-3 (.769)

Coming off a win: 56-10 (.848)

Coming off a bye: 5-2 (.714)

vs. AP top 25: 12-7 (.632)

Ranked higher: 55-8 (.873)

Opponent is ranked higher: 3-5 (.375)

vs. In-state opponents: 13-1 (.929)

In August: 1-0 (1.000)

In September: 20-3 (.870)

In October: 20-4 (.833)

In November: 19-4 (.826)

In December: 5-1 (.833)

In January: 2-1 (.667)

Thursday: 4-2 (.667)

Friday: 2-0 (1.000)

Saturday: 58-11 (.841)

Monday: 2-0 (1.000)

Tuesday: 1-0 (1.000)

28th season | 9th at Florida State | 6th as Head Coach

Hometown: Clarksburg, W.Va. | Alma Mater: Salem (W.Va.) 89

ACTIVE WINNING % (FBS ONLY; min. 5 years)1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 152-27, .8492. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 67-13, .838

3. Chris Petersen, Washington 105-24, .8144. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 178-45, .7985. David Shaw, Stanford 51-14, .7856. Nick Saban, Alabama 192-60-1, .7637. Gary Patterson, TCU 141-47, .7508. Mark Richt, Georgia 144-51, .7389. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 72-26, .73510. Les Miles, LSU 138-53, .723

MOST GAMES WON SINCE 2010 (FBS ONLY)1. Nick Saban, Alabama 682. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 673. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 634. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 615. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 59 Les Miles, LSU 597. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 588. Urban Meyer, Ohio State/Florida 56

Gary Patterson, TCU 56 Chris Petersen, Washington/Boise State 56 Art Briles, Baylor - 56

HIGHEST WINNING % SINCE 2010 (FBS ONLY)1. Nick Saban, Alabama 68-10, .8722. Urban Meyer, Ohio State/Florida 56-9, .8623. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 67-13, .8384. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 63-15, .8085. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 61-16, .7926. Les Miles, LSU 59-17, .7767. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 59-18, .7668. Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State 58-18, .7639. Art Briles, Baylor 56-19, .747 Gary Patterson, TCU 56-19, .747

ACTIVE COACHES VS. AP TOP 251. Mark Helfrich, Oregon 9-4, .6922. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 29-13, .690

3. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 54-27, .6674. David Shaw, Stanford 17-9, .6545. Jim Mora, UCLA 13-7, .6506. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 12-7, .6327. Nick Saban, Alabama 60-38, .6128. Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 19-14, .5769. Larry Coker, UTSA 20-15, .57110. Les Miles, LSU 45-35, .563

MOST GAMES WON SINCE 2012 (FBS ONLY)1. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 48 Urban Meyer, Ohio State 483. Nick Saban, Alabama 464. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 435. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 416. David Shaw, Stanford 407. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 39 Art Briles, Baylor 39

Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 3910. Mark Richt, Georgia - 38

HIGHEST WINNING % SINCE 2012 (FBS ONLY)1. Urban Meyer, Ohio State 48-4, .9232. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 48-5, .9063. Nick Saban, Alabama 46-6, .8854. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 43-7, .8605. Mark Dantonio, Michigan State 41-10, .8046. Art Briles, Baylor 39-10, .7967. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 39-11, .780 Brian Kelly, Notre Dame 39-11, .7809. David Shaw, Stanford 40-12, .76910. Mark Richt, Georgia 38-13, .745

ALL-TIME WINNING %, ACC (OVERALL)1. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 67-13, .8382. Bobby Bowden, FLORIDA STATE 173-53-1, .764

3. Danny Ford, Clemson 96-29-4, .7604. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 72-26, .7355. Lou Holtz, NC State 33-12-3, .7196. Ken Hatfield, Clemson 32-13-1, .7077. Frank Beamer, Va. Tech 111-47, .7038. Jim Tatum, Maryland/UNC 41-19-2, .6779. Jerry Claiborne, Maryland 72-37-3, .65610. Dick Sheridan, NC State 52-29-3, .637

ALL-TIME WINNING %, ACC GAMES1. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 43-9, .8272. Bobby Bowden, FLORIDA STATE 118-27, .8143. Jerry Claiborne, Maryland 46-11-1, .8024. Bill Murray, Duke 54-15-2, .7755. Dabo Swinney, Clemson 48-15, .7626. Danny Ford, Clemson 44-14-1, .7547. Lou Holtz, NC State 16-5-2, .7398. Frank Beamer, Va. Tech 71-29, .710

9. Jim Tatum, Maryland/UNC 21-9-2, .68810. Frank Howard, Clemson 66-30-2, .684

MOST GAMES WON, FIRST 5 YEARS(FBS/Div. I-A Only)1. Walter Camp, Yale/Stanford 692. George Woodruff, Penn 673. Chris Petersen, Boise State 614. JIMBO FISHER, FLORIDA STATE 585. Bob Stoops, Oklahoma 556. Bob Pruett, Marshall 547. Larry Coker, Miami (FL) 538. Mark Richt, Georgia 529. David Shaw, Stanford - 51 Barry Switzer, Oklahoma 51

48Games won by FSU since 2012 -

tied for the most in the country

during that span. The Noles havewon 48 of their last 53 games.

36Thirty-six Seminoles drafted

in Fishers first five years as a

head coach.

12-7Coach Fishers record vs.

the AP Top 25. His .632 win-

ning percentage is sixth-best

among active head coaches.

.838Coach Fishers .838 winningpercentage is the highest

in ACC history and the sec-ond-best in the nation amongactive FBS coaches with at

least five years experience.

9Seminoles have captured nineconsensus All-America hon-ors under Fisher.

Florida State has averaged37.0 points per game sinceFisher became head coach in

2010.

Fisher has the second- highest winningpercentage of any active head coach (minimumfive years) with a record of 67-13 (.838).

Fishers 64-11 record through his first 75 games wasthe second-best start for a Power 5 coach in his first75 games since 1996 (credit STATS LLC), behind onlyChris Petersen (69-6, Boise State) and tied with PeteCarroll (USC, 64-11) and Bob Stoops (Oklahoma, 64-11).

FSU has won 48 games since 2012, tied for the most in

college football over that span.The Noles have won 48of their last 53 games.

Fisher has led FSU to three consecutive ACC Championships.The Seminoles 37-35 victory over Georgia Tech in the 2014 ACCChampionship Game on Dec. 6 in Charlotte, N.C., gave theSeminoles the most conference championships (15) in ACChistory, overtaking Clemson (14). FSU defeated Duke, 45-7, towin the 2013 ACC Championship Game and dropped GeorgiaTech, 21-15, in the 2012 conference title game.

Guided FSU to 29 consecutive victories duringthe 2012, 2013 and 2014 seasons. The 29-game winstreak shattered the ACC and FSU records and wasthe second-longest streak over the last 20 yearsand 12th-longest streak in college football history.

FSU advanced to the first-ever College Football PlayoffSemifinal against Oregon in the Rose Bowl. The Noleshave an impressive 4-1 record in bowl games under Fisher.

Guided FSU to its first National Championship win since1999 and second consecutive Bowl Championship Seriesvictory with a 34-31 victory over No. 2 Auburn in the VizioBCS National Championship on Jan. 6, 2014 in Pasadena,Calif. FSU finished a perfect 14-0 and ranked No. 1 inboth the USA Today Coaches and Associated Presspollsfor the first time since 1999.

In 2013, Fisher was named the Rawlings NationalCollege Football Coach of the Year and the AFCARegional Coach of the Year for Region 1 as theSeminoles became the sixth team ever to win 14games and the first ACC team to accomplish the feat.

Fishers 2013 team set a new FBS record for pointsscored (723) which was previously held by Oklahomas2008 team who scored 716 total points. The Noles also setnew FSU and ACC records for yards per play (7.67), pointsper game (51.6), touchdowns (94) and total offensiveyards (7,267). The Seminoles defense led the nationin scoring defense (12.1 points allowed per game) andinterceptions (26). The 26 INTs were also an FSU record.

Has compiled a 13-1 mark against schools from thestate of Florida:Miami (6-0), Florida (4-1), USF (2-0) andBethune Cookman (1-0).

Has guided Florida State to a perfect home recordeach of the last three seasons and is 38-4 at homein his six seasons. The 21-game home winningstreak is the longest current streak in the country.

Florida State has averaged 37.0 points per game sinceFisher became the head coach in 2010 (80 games)and outscored opponents by 19.8 points per game (37.0 17.2).

Fisher mentored quarterback Jameis Winston intothe top quarterback in the country and Florida Statesfirst-ever No. 1 NFL Draft pick in 2015. Winston becamethe youngest player to win the Heisman Trophy in 2013and had arguably the greatest debut season in collegefootball history. Winston set an FBS freshman, ACCand FSU record with 40 touchdown passes in a seasonand led the nation in pass efficiency (184.8). Winstonfinished his two-year collegiate career with a 26-1 recordwhile tying the FSU record for career 300-yard passinggames (14).

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LAST TIME THEY MET FSU wrapped up a second-consecutive unbeaten regular season with a 24-19, come-from-behind

win over the Gators in Tallahassee.

LB Terrance Smith returned an INT 94 yards for a TD that changed momentum and cut Floridas

lead to 9-7. RB Dalvin Cook had a then-career high 144 yards on 24 carries.

While FSUs offense only tallied 125 yards, the fewest under quarterback Jameis Winston, he still

found tight end Nick OLeary for two touchdowns as FSU scored 21 consecutive points.

NATIONAL RANKS The Gators rank third nationally in scoring defense, allowing just 14.5 points per game. They also

rank in the Top 10 in net punting (4th - 41.7), first downs allowed (6th - 169), sacks (6th - 3.27 pg),

total defense (6th - 281.7 ypg), rushing defense (8th - 108.3 ypg), pass efficiency defense (8th -

102.23), and turnovers gained (9th - 24).

Quarterback Treon Harris is second in the country with 14.83 yards per completion.

LAST GAME Eighth-ranked Florida improved to 10-1 with a 20-14 overtime win over Florida Atlantic.

After a scoreless first half, the Gators squandered a 14-0 lead after allowing a strip-sack fumble

recovery for a touchdown that tied the game with 8:03 left in the fourth quarter.

In overtime, Treon Harris found tight end Jake McGee for a 13-yard touchdown, but Austin Hardins

extra point was blocked. The Gator defense held tough on FAUs overtime drive, allowing the Owls

to reach the 9-yard line before four plays combined to lose three yards.

ODDS & ENDS With Saturdays win over FAU, Florida head coach Jim McElwain became the first Florida coach to

win 10 games in his first season, and 10th coach in SEC history to accomplish the feat.

Florida State has won two consecutive games in The Swamp - the Seminoles have never won three

straight on the road against UF.

FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher is 13-1 against in-state foes - the lone loss vs. UF in 2012.

NOTIN THE OPPONENT: FLORIDA

FLORIDA QUICK HITS Head Coach: Jim McElwain (Eastern Washington 84) (1st Season at Florida, 4th Overall) Career Record: 32-17 (10-1 at Florida) 2014 Record:7-5 (Birmingham Bowl win vs. ECU, 28-20) 2014 SEC: 4-4

2015 SCHEDULESept. 5 New Mexico State W, 61-13

Sept. 12 East Carolina W, 31-24

Sept. 19 at Kentucky W, 14-9

Sept. 26 Tennessee W, 28-27

Oct. 3 Ole Miss W, 38-10

Oct. 10 at Missouri W, 21-3

Oct. 17 at LSU L, 28-35

Oct. 31 Georgia W, 27-3

Nov. 7 Vanderbilt W, 9-7

Nov. 14 at South Carolina W, 24-14

Nov. 21 Florida Atlantic W, 20-14 (ot)

Nov. 28 Florida State 7:30 PM

FSU Category UF32.8 Scoring Offense 27.417.0 Scoring Defense 14.5184.3 Rushing Offense 137.8143.1 Rushing Defense 108.3251.6 Passing Offense 222.3190.5 Passing Defense 173.5435.9 Total Offense 360.1333.6 Total Defense 281.7

STAT LEADERS COMPARISON

Category Florida State Florida

Touchdowns Cook (17) Taylor (13) Passing TDs Golson (11) Grier (10) Pass. Efficiency Maguire (153.6) Grier (145.4) Rushing Yds Cook (1475) Taylor (841) Receiving Yds Rudolph (693) Robinson (505) Receptions Rudolph, Whitfield (51) Robinson (47) Tackles Northrup (78) Morrison (84) Sacks Walker (8.0) McCalister (6.5) Interceptions Brutus (3) Hargreaves/Tabor (4) Punting Avg. Beatty (44.0) Townsend (43.8) Punt Ret. Avg. Wilson (5.0) Callaway (14.9) KO Ret. Avg. Whitfield (28.1) Powell (21.5) FG Kicking Aguayo (81.8) Hardin (45.5)

TALE OF THE TAPE

ALL-TIME SERIES (Florida leads 34-23-2) AP RankSeason Site Final FSU UF1958 Gainesville, Fla. L 7-21 -- 121959 Gainesville, Fla. L 8-18 -- --1960 Gainesville, Fla. L 0-3 -- --1961 Gainesville, Fla. T 3-3 -- 17

1962 Gainesville, Fla. L 7-20 -- --1963 Gainesville, Fla. L 0-7 -- --1964 Tallahassee, Fla. W 16-7 -- --1965 Gainesville, Fla. L 17-30 -- --1966 Tallahassee, Fla. L 19-22 -- 101967 Gainesville, Fla. W 21-16 -- --1968 Tallahassee, Fla. L 3-9 -- 51969 Gainesville, Fla. L 6-21 -- 121970 Tallahassee, Fla. L 27-38 -- --1971 Gainesville, Fla. L 15-17 19 --1972 Tallahassee, Fla. L 13-42 13 --1973 Gainesville, Fla. L 0-49 -- --1974 Tallahassee, Fla. L 14-24 -- 141975 Gainesville, Fla. L 8-34 -- 141976 Tallahassee, Fla. L 26-33 -- 121977 Gainesville, Fla. W 37-9 19 --1978 Tallahassee, Fla. W 38-21 -- --1979 Gainesville, Fla. W 27-16 5 --1980 Tallahassee, Fla. W 17-13 3 19

1981 Gainesville, Fla. L 3-35 -- --1982 Tallahassee, Fla. L 10-13 15 --1983 Gainesville, Fla. L 14-53 -- 121984 Tallahassee, Fla. L 17-27 12 31985 Gainesville, Fla. L 14-38 12 61986 Tallahassee, Fla. L 13-17 -- --1987 Gainesville, Fla. W 28-14 3 --1988 Tallahassee, Fla. W 52-17 5 --1989 Gainesville, Fla. W 24-17 6 --1990 Tallahassee, Fla. W 45-30 8 61991 Gainesville, Fla. L 9-14 3 51992 Tallahassee, Fla. W 45-24 3 61993 Gainesville, Fla. W 33-21 1 71994 Tallahassee, Fla. T 31-31 7 41994 New Orleans, La. W 23-17 7 5

1995 Sugar Bowl1995 Gainesville, Fla. L 24-35 6 31996 Tallahassee, Fla. W 24-21 2 11996 New Orleans, La. L 20-52 1 3

1997 Sugar Bowl1997 Gainesville, Fla. L 29-32 2 101998 Tallahassee, Fla. W 23-12 5 41999 Gainesville, Fla. W 30-23 1 32000 Tallahassee, Fla. W 30-7 3 42001 Gainesville, Fla. L 13-37 21 42002 Tallahassee, Fla. W 31-14 23 152003 Gainesville, Fla. W 38-34 9 112004 Tallahassee, Fla. L 13-20 10 --2005 Gainesville, Fla. L 7-34 23 192006 Tallahassee, Fla. L 14-21 -- 42007 Gainesville, Fla. L 12-45 -- 122008 Tallahassee, Fla. L 15-45 23 22009 Gainesville, Fla. L 10-37 -- 12010 Tallahassee, Fla. W 31-7 21 --2011 Gainesville, Fla. W 21-7 -- --2012 Tallahassee, Fla. L 26-37 10 62013 Gainesville, Fla. W 37-7 2 --2014 Tallahassee, Fla. W 24-19 1 --

SERIES HISTORY:Florida State vs. Florida

Home: 12-13-1 / Away: 10-20-1Neutral: 1-1 / ACC: N/AFirst Meeting: Nov. 22, 1958 Away L, 21-7Last Meeting: Nov. 29, 2014 Home W, 24-19

Most points scored vs. Florida:Home: 52 (52-17 win on Nov. 26, 1988)Away: 38 (38-34 win on Nov. 29, 2003)Neutral: 23 (23-17 win on Jan. 2, 1995)

Most points surrendered vs. Florida:Home: 45 (45-15 loss on Nov. 29, 2008)Away: 53 (53-14 loss on Dec. 3, 1983)Neutral: 52 (52-20 loss on Jan. 2, 1997)

Number of shutouts:FSU: None

Florida: 3 (Last: 49-0 on Dec. 1, 1973)Largest margin of victory: 35 (52-17 on Nov. 26, 1988)Largest margin of defeat: 49 (49-0 on Dec. 1, 1973)

ALL-TIME HIGHS VS. FLORIDAA list of the best performances by the Seminoles in 59 previous

meetings against the Gators:

RUSHING PERFORMANCESPlayer No.-Yds, TDs YearWarrick Dunn 24-185, 0 TD 1996Travis Minor 22-167, 1 TD 1997Mark Lyles 20-151, 2 TD 1979Amp Lee 26-147, 3 TD (1 rec.) 1990Dalvin Cook 24-144, 0 TD 2014

RECEIVING PERFORMANCESPlayer No.-Yds, TDs YearKelvin Benjamin 9-212, 3 TD 2013Snoop Minnis 8-187, 2 TD 2000Chauncey Stovall 11-181, 1 TD 2004Lawrence Dawsey 4-172, 1 TD 1990Warrick Dunn 8-140, 1 TD 1993

PASSING PERFORMANCESPlayer C-A-I, Yds, TDs YearCharlie Ward 38-53-2, 446, 4 TD 1993Danny Kanell 40-53-1, 421, 1 TD 1994Chris Weinke 23-44-2, 353, 1 TD 2000Charlie Ward 27-47-1, 331, 1 TD 1992Jameis Winston 19-31-1, 327, 3 TD 2013


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NOTIN THE NOLES: OFFENSE

MR. 600

Florida States 636 yards of total offense against Texas Statein the season opener marked the ninth time under head coachJimbo Fisher that the Seminoles have eclipsed 600 yards oftotal offense. It marked the fifth most total yards in a gamesince 2010. Here is a look at those games:

600 Yards of Total Offense Under Jimbo Fisher1. Clemson, 2012...........................667 yards (287 rush, 380 pass)

2. Boston College, 2012 ..............649 yards (201 rush, 448 pass)3. Charleston Southern, 2011 .....647 yards (170 rush, 477 pass)4. Idaho, 2013 ..............................645 yards (336 rush, 309 pass)5. Texas State, 2015 ........636 yards (226 rush, 370 pass)6. Nevada, 2013 .............................617 yards (377 rush, 240 pass)7. Maryland, 2013 ......................... 614 yards (183 rush, 431 pass)8. Wake Forest, 2012 ....................612 yards (385 rush, 227 pass)9. Murray State, 2012 ..................606 yards (285 rush, 321 pass)

All nine games have come at home on Bobby Bowden Field atDoak Campbell Stadium, while six have come in the month ofSeptember.

FSUs 575 yards of total offense against Syracuse marked the23rd 500-yard total offense game under Fisher and fourth in

2015 (636 vs Texas State; 539 vs Miami; 510 vs Louisville; 575vs Syracuse).

FSU OFFENSE VS. FLORIDA Since Jimbo Fisher became head coach in 2010, Florida State is

4-1 against Florida including 2-0 in Gainesville. The Noles haveoutscored the Gators 139-77 in those five games.

FSU has held the advantage in total offense in three of the lastfive games recording at least 300 yards four times. The Nolesrecorded 456 yards of total offense (129 rushing, 327 passing)in 2013 - the highest total over the last five years.

In 2013, Jameis Winston threw for 327 yards and three TDswhile Kelvin Benjamin was on the receiving end of all three TDsen route to 212 receiving yards as FSU rolled to a 37-7 win inGainesville. Last year, Dalvin Cook rushed for 144 yards on 24carries in a 24-19 FSU victory in Tallahassee.

RED ZONE RENEGADES One of the biggest strengths of Florida States offense the last

two years has been its proficiency in the red zone. That trend has continued through 11 games of the 2015 season

as the Seminoles are 36-for-41 on the year with 22 touchdownsand 14 field goals. FSU was a perfect 7-for-7 against UTC.

At 87.8 percent, FSU ranks fourth in the ACC and 30th nationally. Last year, FSU ranked eighth in the nation in red zone conver-

sions at 91.5 percent, while leading the nation at 97.3 percentduring its national championship season in 2013.

Since 2013, the Seminoles are 161-of-173 (93.1 percent) in redzone trips posting 115 TDs and 46 FGs.

PROTECTING THE ROCK Florida State has done a tremendous job of protecting the ball

in 2015 committing just 10 turnovers through 11 games. The Seminoles are tied for first in the ACC and tied for 10th

nationally for the fewest turnovers lost (10). FSU is one of 10 schools that have lost fewer than one turnover

a game in 2015 and just one of two schools in the ACC (NC State). FSUs 10 turnovers through the first 11 games are the fewest

to ever start a season. This year is the only season in schoolhistory that Florida State has committed 10 turnovers throughthe first 11 games.

Florida States first turnover in 2015 came in the second quar-ter in the season opener against Texas State. FSU then went25 consecutive quarters without a turnover prior to a fourthquarter interception at Georgia Tech (10/24).

FSU lost its first fumble on a rushing attempt against NC Stateas it came on the Noles final offensive play of the game - a fourthand two run by freshman Jacques Patrick. FSU went 334 rushingattempts without losing a fumble to start the year.

The school record for the fewest turnovers in a single-seasonwith at least 10 games played is 15 set in 1980 (12 games).

MAGUIRE AT THE HELM Sean Maguire has posted a record of 4-1 as FSUs quarterback

with two career starts coming against Clemson including histhird career start in Death Valley on Nov. 7.

Maguire came off the bench and orchestrated a come-from-be-hind victory over NC State (11/14). He helped erase a 10-point firstquarter deficit leading FSU to 27 unanswered points en route toa 34-17 victory.

In his first start of the season against Syracuse (10/31), Magu-ire established career-highs in completions (23), yards (348)and touchdowns (3).

His 75-yard TD pass to Travis Rudolph in the first quarter vs. SUsurpassed his previous long by one yard as he threw a 74-yardtouchdown pass to Rashad Greene against Clemson in 2014.

The Sparta, N.J., native has thrown five passes of at least 30yards this year.

GARNET & GOLSON In his first game as the Florida State starting quarterback,

Everett Golson put together a strong showing throwing for302 yards and four touchdowns on 19-of-25 passing with aquarterback rating of 230.3 against Texas State.

Against Louisville, Golson set season-highs for completions(26), attempts (38) and yards (372) as he threw for threetouchdowns and finished with an efficiency rating of 176.71 second highest mark in 2015.

In nine games this year, Golson has completed 67.1 percent ofhis passes, good for the second best completion percentagein the ACC and 14th nationally. The percentage is almost eightpoints higher than his two-year average at Notre Dame (59.4).

THREE RECEIVERS OVER 40 Travis Rudolph (51), Kermit Whitfield (51) and Jesus Bobo Wilson

(45) have each caught over 40 passes in 2015 marking the thirdstraight year and eighth time since 1990 that FSU has had atleast three receivers make at least 40 catches in one year.

The trio has combined for 64.8 percent of FSUs total receptionsand 14 of the 19 receiving touchdowns on the year.

100-YARD RECEIVERS Kermit Whitfield and Travis Rudolph (SU - 191 yds) have both regis-

tered 100-yard receiving games in 2015, while Whitfield is the lonereceiver to perform the feat twice (UofL - 172 yds; NCSU - 117 yds).

Rudolph and Whitfield both have a team-high 51 catches andsix touchdown receptions on the year.

Whitfield has posted back-to-back two TD receiving games (NCState & UTC) and is the only receiver with multiple TD receivinggames in 2015. Kelvin Benjamin (2013) was the last receiverwith multiple TDs in consecutive games - 2 vs. Idaho, 3 vs. Flor-

ida and 2 vs. Duke in the ACC Championship game.

3Florida State has registered three 100-

yard receiverson the year (Whitfield x2

- 172 vs. UofL, 117 vs. NCS; Rudolph - 191 vs.

SU). The Noles had nine 100-yard receiv-

ing games in 2014 but just by two players

(Rashad Greene had 8).

23With 193 yards rushing against UTC last

Saturday, FSU has now eclipsed 100

yards on the ground vs. non-confer-

ence foes 23 times in 28 gamesunder

Jimbo Fisher including four times vs. UF.

3FSU has three receivers with over 40

catchesfor the third straight year and

for the eighth time dating back to 1990

(Rudolph-51, Whitfield-51, Wilson-45).

10Florida State has committed just 10

turnovers through the first 11 games

of the 2015 season - tied for the 10th

fewest turnovers lost nationally.

334

FSU went 334 rushing attemptswith-

out losing a fumble to start the year.

The streak ended on FSUs final offen-

sive possession vs. NC State.

9FSU has featurednine different starters

on the offensive line through the first 11

games. Rod Johnson & Wilson Bell are the

only two to start every game.

3Dalvin Cook, Jacques Patrick and Kermit

Whitfield all scored two TDs vs. UTC - last

time FSU had three skill playersscore mul-

tiple TDs in a game - 2013 vs Idaho - Kenny

Shaw, Karlos Williams, Kelvin Benjamin.


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NOTIN THE NOLES: DALVIN COOKDAZZLING DAVIN Dalvin Cook has tallied 1,475 rushing yards on 185 attempts

through 10 games good for an average of 147.5 yards per gameand 8.0 yards per carry.

Cook became FSUs all-time single-season rushing leader afterscampering 11 yards on his third carry of the game against NCState in the first quarter. The Miami, Fla., native surpassedWarrick Dunn, who held the single-season record with 1,242yards set in 1995. Cook finished with 138 yards on 22 carriesand two touchdowns against the Wolfpack.

Dunn holds the career rushing record with 3,959 yards on575 attempts over four years (1993-96). Cook currently sitsseventh on that career list with 2,483 yards on 355 attempts.Cook has entered the top 10 the fastest of any other Seminole(just two seasons) and is the only tailback in the top 10 thathas not reached 400 rushing attempts.

Cook became the fastest player to reach 1,000 yards on theground in a single-season performing the feat in FSUs firstseven games in 2015.

By reaching the mark, Cook joins Warrick Dunn as the only twoSeminole backs in school history to record multiple 1,000-yard

rushing seasons. Dunn went over 1,000 yards on the ground inthree straight seasons (1994: 1,026; 1995: 1,242; 1996: 1,180).

Cook has also scored 17 total touchdowns including 16 on theground in 2015. The 16 rushing touchdowns are tied for thesecond most in a single-season (Amp Lee, 1990). Greg Allenholds the single-season record with 20 rushing touchdownsset in 1982.

Cook needs 140 yards to break FSUs single-season all-purposeyards record held by Larry Key (1,821 yards, 1977). He currentlysits with 1,682 all-purpose yards in 2015.

COOK AT IT AGAIN Dalvin Cook eclipsed 200 yards on the ground for the second

time in 2015 after posting 222 yards on 22 carries against Mi-ami (10/10).

The mark is the most rushing yards by a Seminole in serieshistory surpassing the previous record of 189 yards set by

Greg Jones in 2002. Cook tied a school record for the most 200-yard rushing games

(2) in a single-season - a mark established by Greg Allen in 1981with 322 yards (vs. Western Carolina) and 202 yards (vs. LSU).

The Miami, Fla., native rushed for a career-high 266 yards againstUSF (9/12) marking the second-best single-game rushing total inschool history. Cook also owns the fifth-best single-game rush-ing total following his performance against Miami.

Cook is the first Seminole to rush for 200+ yards since SammieSmith tallied 212 yards vs. Tulane in 1988.

There have been 11 200-yard rushing games since the programsinception by just five different players. Allen holds the schoolrecord with four career 200+ yard rushing performances.

In 23 career games, Cook has eclipsed the 100-yard rushingmark 12 times including seven times in 2015. To go even fur-ther, he has eclipsed 150 yards on the ground in five of those

seven games this year. Cook has rushed for the century markin 10 of the last 13 games he has played.

With 106 yards against UTC (11/21), Cook moved into a tie forfourth place on FSUs all-time 100-yard rushing games list with12 (Sammie Smith). Warrick Dunn holds the record with 21 ca-reer 100-yard rushing games.

After gaining the most yards (1,008) as a freshman in 2014,Cook also holds the most rushing yards by a sophomore with1,475 - surpassing Sammie Smiths record of 1,230 set in 1987.

AMONG THE NATIONS BEST Through week 12 of the 2015 season, Dalvin Cook ranks in the

top 10 nationally in six offensive categories including four inthe top six.

Cook ranks second in rush yards/carry (7.97), third in rushingyards/game (147.5), sixth in all-purpose yards (168.2) and rushingyards (1,475), seventh in rushing touchdowns (16) and eighth inscoring (10.2). He is the only player nationally to rank in the top10 in all six categories. He currently leads the ACC in all six.

Among the Power 5 Conferences, the sophomore TB has the mostrushing attempts of 20 or more yards at 18. His 8.0 yards per

carry is the best among running backs with at least 100 carries. Against FBS teams with a winning record, Cook is averaging 222.2yards from scrimmage in 2015 tops in the country by 47 yardsahead of No. 2 Christian McCaffrey of Stanford.

Cooks 194 rushing yards against No. 1 Clemson is the sec-ond-best performance by a running back against an undefeatedteam on Nov. 1 or later in the last decade. Only Auburns Tre Ma-sons 195-yard effort vs. FSU in 2013 is higher (ESPN Stats & Info).

Cook has accounted for 25.0 percent of FSUs first downs in2015 (59-of-236). His 59 first downs are the 14th most nationallyamong running backs. He has tallied 934 of his 1475 yards in thefirst half the best mark in the nation.

FASTEST TO 1,000 & 2,000 YARDS Against Georgia Tech (10/24), Dalvin Cook not only became

the fastest Seminole in school history to reach 1,000 rushingyards in a single-season, but he also became the fastest to

reach 2,000 career yards on the ground. Cook eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards in just the seventh gamein 2015, while Warrick Dunn (1995), Sammie Smith (1987) andGreg Allen (1983) all reached 1,000 yards on the ground in theirninth game during their respective season.

Cook owns the first and 10th most single-season rushingyards eclipsing Dunn as FSUs single-season rushing leaderagainst NC State (11/14).

In his 20th career game, the Miami, Fla., native surpassed2,000 career rushing yards. He currently has 2,483 yards on355 rushing attempts (in 23 career games).

Cook became the fastest to 2,000 career yards surpassingAllen who accomplished the feat in 22 games on 346 attemptsfrom 1981-83 (at LSU, 9/10/83).

Dunn, FSUs all-time rushing leader, amassed 2,000 careerrushing yards during the fourth game of his junior season - atotal of 27 games.

WHERE COOK RANKSDespite playing in only 23 career games since arriving at Flori-da State in 2014, Dalvin Cook is already leaving his mark in theSeminole record books becoming the schools single-seasonrushing leader in 2015. Take a look at where the sophomoretailback ranks in FSUs all-time rushing records:

SINGLE-GAME YARDS Opponent Year Yards1. Greg Allen Western Carolina 1981 3222. Dalvin Cook USF 2015 2663. Sammie Smith East Carolina 1987 244

4. Greg Allen Arizona State 1984 2235. Dalvin Cook Miami 2015 2226. Sammie Smith Tulane 1988 212 Victor Floyd South Carolina 1985 2128. Sammie Smith Indiana (All-American) 1986 2059. Greg Allen Louisiana State 1981 20210. Greg Allen Louisiana State 1983 201 Tony Smith Oklahoma State 1982 201

SEASON YARDS Year Att. Yards1. Dalvin Cook 2015 185 14752. Warrick Dunn 1995 166 12423. Sammie Smith 1987 172 12304. Warrick Dunn 1996 189 11805. Greg Allen 1983 200 11346. Larry Key 1977 239 11177. Warrick Dunn 1994 152 10268. Devonta Freeman 2013 173 1016

9. Mark Lyles 1979 225 101110. Dalvin Cook 2014 170 100811. Leon Washington 2004 132 98812. Sam Platt 1980 224 98313. Amp Lee 1991 186 97714. Greg Allen 1984 133 971

CAREER YARDS Years Att. Yards1. Warrick Dunn (93-96) 575 39592. Greg Allen (81-84) 624 37693. Travis Minor (97-00) 664 32184. Larry Key (74-77) 625 29535. Sammie Smith (85-88) 411 25396. Greg Jones (00-03) 480 25357. Dalvin Cook (14-PR) 355 24838. Lorenzo Booker (03-06) 477 23899. Devonta Freeman (11-13) 404 2255 Antone Smith (05-08) 493 2255

11. Mark Lyles (76-79) 515 221812. Sean Jackson (90-93) 347 213313. Amp Lee (89-91) 405 209214. Jermaine Thomas (08-11) 379 208315. Leon Washington (01-05) 369 2078

16Dalvin Cook has 16 rushing touchdowns

on the year- tied for the second most in

a single-season (Greg Allen - 20, 1982).

70Cooks 75-yard touchdown run against

No. 1 Clemson (11/7) in the first quarter

marked the fourth time in 2015 he has

scored on a run of 70 yards or more.

4Cook has eclipsed 100 yards rushing

in the first half four times in 2015

(Texas State, USF, Miami, Clemson). He

rushed for a season-high 157 yards in

the first half at No. 1 Clemson (11/7).

1Dalvin Cook is the only player in the

nation to rank in the top 10 nationally

in rush yds/carry (2nd), rush yds/game

(3rd), all-purpose (6th), rush yds (6th),

rushing TDs (7th) and scoring (8th).


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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLNOTIN THE NOLES: DEFENSE

18.0FSU is yielding just 18.0 points per

game against ACC foesin 2015 - tops

in the league. The Seminoles are the

only school in the nation that has not

allowed 25 points in any game this year.

41

Freshman safety Derwin James has re-

corded 41 tackles over the last four

games; he had 17 in his first seven.

24The FSU defense has recorded 24 quar-

terback hurries on the year - eclipsing

the Noles 2014 season total of 19.

39

Junior Jalen Ramsey enters Saturdays

game against Florida with 39 career

starts - the most by a non-special

teams player on the Seminole roster

in 2015. Fourteen of those starts have

come at cornerback.

LIMITING THE GATORS OFFENSIVELY Stout defense has been the recurring theme in Florida States

4-1 record against rival Florida under head coach Jimbo Fisher.Heres a game-by-game look at how the Noles have performed ondefense against the Gators:Year UF Rushing UF Passing Total Off. Outcome

2014 33-113 169 65-282 FSU 24, Florida 19

2013 24-78 115 49-193 FSU 37, Florida 7

2012 47-244 150 72-394 Florida 37, FSU 262011 33-54 130 62-184 FSU 21, Florida 7

2010 47-212 64 63-276 FSU 31, Florida 7

Totals 184-701 628 311-1329 FSU 139, Florida 77

Avg. 140.2/3.8 125.6 265.8/4.3 FSU 27.8, Florida 15.4

DEFENDING THE RUN & PASS Florida State climbed five spots to rank 20th nationally in total

defense following its win over Chattanooga. The Noles are yield-ing 333.6 total yards per game, including 143.1 rushing (39th)and 190.5 passing (31st):

The Noles have allowed seven rushing touchdowns this season.Only Boston College (five), Alabama and Mississippi (six) haveyielded fewer nationally;

Opponents have scored only 12 touchdowns in 27 red zone pene-

trations, which ranks tied for eighth nationally for fewest allowed; Only two teams in the country NC State and Boston College(four) - have allowed fewer red zone rushing touchdowns thanthe Noles (five);

The Noles third down pass defense has been outstanding, asopponents are completing just 46.7 percent (50 of 107), beenintercepted four times and only converted 33 first downs.

PLAYING LARGER ROLE AGAINST PASS Improving the pass rush was one of the top priorities entering

the 2015 season and the Florida State defensive line has re-sponded to the challenge, in ways not only measured by sacks.In addition to FSUs 25 sacks for minus-139 yards: FSUs 24 quarterback hurries this season has eclipsed last

seasons total (19); DeMarcus Walker paces the linemen with four, while Josh

Sweat and Giorgio Newberry have three each; Defensive linemen are responsible for 14 of the teams 38 pass

break-ups this season; Walker again leads the linemen with five, followed by Newberry

with four; FSUs ability to collapse the pocket is limiting the deep ball by

opposing quarterbacks, who are averaging just 5.9 yards perpass attempt, which ranks tied for 14th nationally.

GETTING IT DONE COLLECTIVELY Nine different Seminoles have led or shared the team lead in

stops through 11 games, indicative of the defenses swarmingtenacity and balanced productivity. Heres a look at the game-by-game tackle leaders:

Opponent Tackles leader vs. Chattanooga Derwin James - 10 vs. NC State Derwin James - 10

at Clemson Reggie Northrup - 14 vs. Syracuse Derwin James & Reggie Northrup - 12 at Ga Tech RoDerrick Hoskins - 7 vs. Louisville Jacob Pugh - 7 vs. Miami Tyler Hunter - 8 at Wake Forest Trey Marshall - 11 at Boston College RoDerrick Hoskins - 7 vs. USF RoDerrick Hoskins & Jacob Pugh - 7 vs. Texas State L. Brutus, T. Smith & T. Lyons - 7

Sixteen Noles have recorded 20 or more tackles this season,including nine with 30 or more;

The Noles are also sharing big-play contributions with 11players combining for 25 sacks, 24 contributing to 62 tack-les for loss and 15 players combined for 38 pass breakups;

Five players are responsible for seven interceptions, while

five more have combined to force nine fumbles and four havecombined for seven fumble recoveries.

REGGIE SEEKING TRIPLE-DOUBLE Linebacker Reggie Northrup led the Seminoles with 122 tackles

in 2014; the first Nole with 100 stops since Buster Davis (109)in 2006;

Northrups total was the most in a season since Kendyll Pope(131) and Michael Boulware (127) tallied in 2002;

The Jacksonville, Fla., native is bidding to become the first Nolewith 100 or more tackles in back-to-back seasons since MichaelBoulware accomplished the feat in 2002 (127) and 2003 (111);

Northrup leads the team with 78 stops, despite coming off thebench in two games.

BACK WHERE HE STARTED Thorpe Award semifinalist Jalen Ramsey has made 39 consecu-

tive starts in the FSU secondary, including 11 in a row at corner; Ramsey made 25 consecutive starts at safety after becoming

the first true freshman to start at cornerback since Deion Sand-ers (1985) against Pitt in the 2013 opener;

Ramsey, an All-American in track & field, has utilized his Sand-ers-like skill set to register 51 tackles, an INT, seven PBUs, aforced fumble, two sacks and a 36-yard fumble return for atouchdown in 14 career starts at cornerback;

0FSU became the first team in 2015 and

the first team in the last 14 games to hold

Clemson without a first half TD.The Ti-

gers connected on two first half FGs.

SACKING THE OPPONENTThe Florida State defense eclipsed its season sack total

from last season following a two-sack performance againstSyracuse in the eighth game of 2015.

The Seminoles have registered 25 sacks on the year and aretied for 42nd nationally. DeMarcus Walker has recorded a

team-best 8.0 sacks this year.

Since Jimbo Fisher became head coach in 2010, the Seminoles

have tallied 201 sacks in six seasons including a season-best48 in 2010.

Here is a look at Florida States sack total and sack leaderssince the start of the 2010 season:

2010: 48 (14 games) .......................Brandon Jenkins (13.5)2011: 40 ( 13 games) .........................Brandon Jenkins (8.0)2012: 36 (14 games) ...........................Bjoern Werner (13.0)2013: 35 (14 games) .........................Lamarcus Joyner (5.5)2014: 17 (14 games) .............................Eddie Goldman (4.0)2015: 25 (11 games) ....................... DeMarcus Walker (8.0)

3Senior safety Lamarcus Brutus has a

career-high three interceptions on

the year to pace the Noles - a mark that

is tied for the seventh most in the ACC.

69

The Florida State defense has forced69

puntsthis season on 139 possessionsby opponents. FSU forced 10 punts

against USF on Sept. 12.

3Freshman defensive end Josh Sweat has

tallied three fumble recoverieson the

year - a mark that is tied for third na-

tionally and tied for the ACC lead.


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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLNOTIN THE NOLES: SPECIAL TEAMSMR. ROBERTO Eleven games through the 2015 season, Roberto Aguayo, the

most accurate kicker in college football history, is an All-Amer-ican candidate and Lou Groza Award semifinalist.

Aguayo has made 96.9 percent (258 of 266) of his career kicks(192-192 on PATs and 66 of 74 on field goals).

He is tied for fourth in school history with 66 FGs (Sebastian

Janikowski, 1997-99). Dustin Hopkins is the schools all-timeleader with 88 career FGs.

AGUAYO A SCORING LEADER Aguayo is FSUs scoring leader for points in a single game by a

kicker (19 vs. Wake Forest, Oct. 4, 2014), in a single season (157in 2013 also an ACC single season record) and is 77 points frombecoming the Seminoles career scoring leader.

He currently ranks third in FSU history with 390 career pointsand needs just four points to move past Derek Schmidt forsecond place all-time.

All-American Dustin Hopkins scored a school-record 466points during his career (2009-12).

MORE ON AGUAYO Roberto Aguayo has a 98.4 percent success rate in the fourth

quarter during his career (39 games) connecting on 42 of 42PATs and 21 of 22 FGs.

He has one game-winning kick connecting on one with :03seconds remaining against Boston College on Nov. 22, 2014.Aguayo has tallied 105 career points in the fourth quarter.

Aguayo has made 192 consecutive PATs extending the ACC recordthat surpassed Luke Manget (160) of Georgia Tech. He movedahead of Manget in the Seminoles victory over USF on Sept. 122015. He also moved ahead of Florida State All-America DustinHopkins (145) in the Seminoles ACC Championship win over Geor-gia Tech in 2014.

AGUAYO AGAINST THE GATORS Aguayo is a perfect 11-for-11 (7-for-7 on PATs and 4-for-4 on FGs)

on kicks in two career games against Florida. Aguayo outscored Florida by a 13-7 margin (4-4 on PATs and 3-3

on FGs) in the Seminoles 37-7 victory over the Gators on Nov.30, 2013 in Gainesville.

He kicked a 49-yard field goal in the first quarter of the Sem-inoles 37-7 victory over Florida in 2013. His 49-yard field goalagainst the Gators is the fifth longest field goal of his career.

Last year, Aguayo hit three PATs and connected on a field goalof 37 yards in the fourth quarter for FSUs final margin.

STANDOUT YEAR FOR BEATTY Senior Cason Beatty enters his final game against Florida on

Saturday averaging a career-best 44.0 yards on 48 punts. Heis averaging nearly four yards per punt more (+3.9) than he didfollowing his first three years at FSU.

His 44.00 yards per punt average ranks as the seventh highestfor a single season and is the best since All-American Shawn

Powell averaged 47.04 yards per punt in 2011. In the last nine games, Beatty is averaging 45.29 yards per

punt (1,721 yards on 38 punts) as compared to his 39.3 yardsper punt average in the first two games of the season (393yards on 10 punts).

He has dropped 17 punts inside the opponents 20-yard line(second highest single-season total of his career) and boomed15 punts of 50 yards or more.

With seven punts of 50+yards (including a season-long 64-yard punt against Syracuse) in the last five games, Beatty haslaunched a career-high 15 punts of 50+ yards in 2015 (7 as ajunior, 6 as a sophomore and 5 as a freshman).

HOLDING IT DOWN Senior Cason Beatty is in his third straight season as FSUs

holder on PATs and field goals for kicker Roberto Aguayo. Beatty has been the holder for all of Aguayos 266 kicks (74

field goals and 192 PATs).

WHITFIELD ON KICK RETURNS Junior Kermit Whitfield is averaging 28.1 yards per kickoff re-

turn tallying 421 yards on 15 returns this season - a mark thatranks second in the ACC and 12th nationally.

He has earned three returns of 56 yards or more in 2015with 59 (Texas State), 57 (at Wake Forest) and 56 yards (USF)through 11 games.

KERMIT ON THE RUN Kermit Whitfield ranks second in school history with 1,705 career

kickoff return yards. He needs only 17 yards to surpass MichaelRay Garvin as FSUs all-time kickoff return leader. Garvin (2005-08) holds the record with 1,721 career kickoff return yards.

Whitfield is averaging a school record 26.64 yards per returnfor his career (for players with a minimum of 30 career re-turns). He moved into fourth place in the FSU record books with64 career kickoff returns. The school record for kickoff returnsis 73 held by Keith Ross and Michael Ray Garvin.

He has gained at least 25 yards on 27 of his 64 career kickoffreturns.

390Roberto Aguayo has scored 390 points

in 39 career games -- an average of 10.0

per game. The ACC record for points

scored per game in a career is 10.5 by

Frank Quale of Virginia (1967-68).

154Florida State has not allowed a kickoff re-

turn for a touchdown in 154 consecutive

games - the best active streak among

FBS schools (10/2/04 - 11/21/15).

17Junior Kermit Whitfield needs 17 kickoff

return yardsto become Florida States all-

time leader. Michael Ray Garvin (2005-08)

holds the school record with 1,721 career

kickoff yards. For his career, Whitfield has

1,705 yards on 64 attempts.

17Jalen Ramsey dons a No. 17 jerseyonly

during kickoffs after receiving permis-

sion from Charlie Ward. The No. 17 was

retired after the 1993 season.

26.6Junior Kermit Whitfield is averaging a

school record 26.6 yards per returnfor

his career (for players with a minimum

of 30 career returns). He already owns

the single-season avg. at 36.4 (2013).

.

969

Roberto Aguayo is the most accurate

kicker in NCAA history with a .969 suc-cess rate (258-of-266). He surpassed

Alex Henery of Nebraska (.967, 2007-10).

LOU GROZA AWARD WINNERSPrevious winners by school of the Lou Groza Award...

Florida State ................................... 1998, 1999, 2008, 2013Sebastian Janikowski (1998 & 1999)

Graham Gano (2008)Roberto Aguayo (2013)

Tulane ................................................................................. 2001, 2012Arizona ..........................................................................................1994Arizona State ...............................................................................2007Cincinnati ....................................................................................2000Florida ...........................................................................................1993Iowa ..............................................................................................2002Kansas ..........................................................................................1997Louisville......................................................................................2006Maryland....................................................................................... 2014Michigan State ............................................................................1992Mississippi (Ole Miss) .............................................................. 2003NC State ........................................................................................1996Ohio State.................................................................................... 2004Oklahoma State...........................................................................2010Oregon State ................................................................................2005Texas A&M ....................................................................................2011TCU .................................................................................................1995UCLA .............................................................................................. 2009

192Roberto Aguayo has made a school and

ACC record 192 consecutive PATs (con-

necting on every career PAT attempt).

50.0Cason Beatty averaged 50.0 yards on

four punts at Georgia Tech - second

highest single-game average of his

career. He is one of five punters in FSU

history to average 50.0 yards per punt

in multiple games during his career.


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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLFSU IN 2015 NCAA RANKINGS

Category Rk Value3rd Down Conversion Pct. 63 .4023rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense 59 .379Rushing Offense 53 184.3Passing Offense 40 251.6Passing Eff. 28 149.33Total Offense 41 435.9Scoring Offense 46 32.8Rushing Defense 39 143.1Passing Yards Allowed 31 190.5Pass Eff. Defense 26 113.59Total Defense 20 333.6Scoring Defense 11 17.0

Net Punting 31 38.98Punt Return Avg 114 4.17Kickoff Return Avg 12 25.62Turnover Margin 42 0.36Sacks 48 2.27Sacks Allowed 57 1.91Tackles for Loss 82 5.6Red Zone Defense 103 .889Red Zone Offense 30 .878Turnovers Lost 5 10

INDIVIDUALSCategory Name Rk ValueAll Purpose Dalvin Cook 6 168.20Completion Percentage Everett Golson 14 .671Completions/Game Everett Golson 58 16.33Field Goal Percentage Roberto Aguayo 28 .818Field Goals/Game Roberto Aguayo 16 1.64Kickoff Returns Kermit Whitfield 12 28.1Passing Efficiency Everett Golson 26 149.2Passing TDs Everett Golson 85 11

Passing Yards Everett Golson 81 1,778Passing Yards/Game Everett Golson 65 197.6Receiving Yards Travis Rudolph 73 693Receiving Yards/Game Travis Rudolph 79 63.0Receptions/Game Travis Rudolph 78 4.6 Kermit Whitfield 78 4.6Rush Yards/Game Dalvin Cook 3 147.5Rushing TDs Dalvin Cook 7 16Rushing Yards Dalvin Cook 6 1,475Scoring Dalvin Cook 8 10.2Total Offense Everett Golson 82 193.7

FSU IN 2015 ACC RANKINGSCategory Rk ValueRushing Offense 6 182.0Passing Offense 5 250.0Passing Eff. 3 148.94Total Offense 4 432.0Scoring Offense 6 30.6Rushing Defense 7 147.8

Pass Defense 10 196.7Pass Eff. Defense 5 117.5Total Defense 7 344.4Scoring Defense 3 17.4Net Punting 8 38.56Punt Return Avg 13 3.24Kickoff Return Avg 2 25.37Turnover Margin 3 .78Sacks 6 2.22Sacks Allowed 8 2.11

INDIVIDUALS (TOP 15)Category Name Rk ValueAll Purpose Dalvin Cook 1 168.20Combined Kick Return Yards Kermit Whitfield 8 421Completion Percentage Everett Golson 2 .671Field Goals/Game Roberto Aguayo 4 1.64Field Goal Pct. Roberto Aguayo 4 .818Kickoff Return Avg. Kermit Whitfield 2 28.1Passes Defended Jalen Ramsey 12 0.75Passing Efficiency Everett Golson 3 149.2

Passing Touchdowns Everett Golson 9 11 Sean Maguire 14 8Passing Yards Everett Golson 9 1,778Passing Yards/Game Everett Golson 7 197.6Passing Yards/Completion Everett Golson 7 12.10Points Responsible For/Game Dalvin Cook 6 10.2 Roberto Aguayo 14 8.8Punt Return Avg. Jesus Wilson 8 5.0Receptions/Game Travis Rudolph 6 4.6 Kermit Whitfield 6 4.6 Jesus Wilson 10 4.1Rush Yards/Carry Dalvin Cook 1 7.97Rushing TDs Dalvin Cook 1 16Rushing Yards Dalvin Cook 1 1,475Rushing Yards/Game Dalvin Cook 1 147.5Scoring Dalvin Cook 2 10.0 Roberto Aguayo 6 8.7Scoring TDs Dalvin Cook 1 10.2Scoring Kick Roberto Aguayo 5 8.8Total Offense Everett Golson 9 193.7 Dalvin Cook 12 147.5

NOTIN THE NOLES: ODDS AND ENDSThere are 43 former Florida State players on NFL rosters as of Nov. 22, 2015. That total

includes practice squad (ps) and reserve lists. Heres a breakdown by team:

ATLANTA (1)

Devonta Freeman

BALTIMORE (2)

Terrence BrooksTimmy Jernigan

BUFFALO (6)

Nigel Bradham

Ronald Darby

EJ Manuel

Nick OLeary (ps)

Garrison Sanborn

Karlos Williams

CAROLINA (2)

Kelvin Benjamin*

Graham Gano

CHICAGO (3)

Eddie Goldman

Christian Jones

Antone Smith

CINCINNATI (1)

James Wilder Jr. (ps)

CLEVELAND (1)

Cameron Erving

DALLAS (1)

Rodney Smith (ps)

DETROIT (1)

Andre Fluellen*

GREEN BAY (1)

Letroy Guion

INDIANAPOLIS (1)

Bjoern Werner

JACKSONVILLE (2)

Rashad GreeneTelvin Smith

MINNESOTA (1)

Xavier Rhodes

NEW ENGLAND (2)

Tre Jackson

Bryan Stork

NEW ORLEANS (1)

P.J. Williams*

NEW YORK GIANTS (1)

Bobby Hart

NEW YORK JETS (1)

Antonio Cromartie

OAKLAND (4)

Mario Edwards, Jr.

Rodney Hudson

Sebastian Janikowski

Menelik Watson*

PITTSBURGH (2)

Lawrence Timmons

Vince Williams

ST. LOUIS (1)

Lamarcus Joyner

SAN FRANCISCO (2)

Anquan Boldin

Cornellius Carradine

SAN DIEGO (1)

Patrick Robinson

SEATTLE (1)

Nick Moody

TAMPA BAY (1)

Jameis Winston

TENNESSEE (1)

Josue Matias (ps)

WASHINGTON (2)

Chris Thompson

Dustin Hopkins

Teams with the most Noles:

Buffalo (6)

Oakland (4)

Chicago (3)Baltimore, Carolina, Jacksonville, New

England, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, &

Washington (2).

NFL Noles by Position:

Defensive backs 7

Offensive Line 7

Linebacker 7

Defensive Line 6

Running backs 5

Receivers 4Kickers 3

Quarterbacks 2

Long Snapper 1

Tight End - 1

Longest-tenured NFL Noles:

Sebastian Janikowski 16th season

Anquan Boldin 13th season

Antonio Cromartie 10th season

* - injured and on reserve list

:

VOICE OF THE NOLES Gene Deckerhoff enters his

37th season as voice of the

Florida State football team

in 2015.

A fixture with the Noles since

1979, Deckerhoff has also

called FSU basketball since

1974 and has been the voice

of the Tampa Bay Buccaneerssince 1989.

Deckerhoff was presented

with the prestigious Lindsey Nelson Award for broadcasting ex-

cellence in 2015. He also won the National Football Foundation

Chris Schenkel Award in 2013.

The Jacksonville, Fla., native joined an elite list of esteemed ra-

dio broadcasters when he called his 450th Florida State football

game against Georgia Tech in 2015.

Deckerhoff is tied for 11th nationally in terms of consecutive

years broadcasting at a school across the Division I landscape.

Washington States Bob Robertson leads all broadcasters in the

category as he enters his 49th season with the Cougars in 2015.

CONSECUTIVE YRS BROADCASTINGAMONG ACTIVE BROADCASTERS AT DIVISION I LEVEL

1. Bob Robertson, Washington State 492. Bill Hillgrove, Pitt 463. Don Fischer, Indiana 434. Larry Zimmer, Colorado 42 Tommy Suggs, South Carolina 426. Dave Nitz, Louisiana Tech 41 Joe Starkey, California 418. Frank Hoffman, Louisiana-Monroe 40

Bob Harris, Duke 40 George Blaha, Michigan State 4011. Gene Deckerhoff, Florida State 37 Johnny Holliday, Maryland 37

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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLNATIONAL AWARD WATCH LISTS

BEDNARIK AWARD(Presented to the college defensive player of the year by theMaxwell Football Club) Jalen Ramsey (Semifinalist) Terrance Smith

BRONKO NAGURSKI TROPHY(Presented to the nations most outstanding defensive player bythe Charlotte Touchdown Club) Jalen Ramsey Terrance Smith

BUTKUS AWARD(Presented to the nations most outstanding linebacker by theButkus Foundation) Reggie Northrup Terrance Smith

DOAK WALKER AWARD(Presented to the nations premier running back by the PwC SMUAthletic Forum) Dalvin Cook (Semifinalist)

JIM THORPE AWARD(Presented to the nations best defensive back by the Jim ThorpeAssociation) Jalen Ramsey (Semifinalist)

LOU GROZA AWARD(Presented to the nations most outstanding kicker by the PalmBeach Sports Commission) Roberto Aguayo (Semifinalist)

MAXWELL AWARD(Presented to the college football player of the year by theMaxwell Football Club) Everett Golson Dalvin Cook (Semifinalist)

OUTLAND TROPHY(Presented to the nations most outstanding interior lineman bythe FWAA) Roderick Johnson

RAY GUY AWARD(Presented to the college punter of the year by the August [Ga.]Sports Council) Cason Beatty

ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD(Presented to the college lineman of the year by Rotary Club ofHouston) Roderick Johnson Reggie Northrup Terrance Smith

WALTER CAMP AWARD(Presented to the nations most outstanding player of the year bythe Walter Camp Football Foundation) Everett Golson

WUERFFEL TROPHY(Presented to the player who best combines exemplary commu-nity service with athletic and academic achievement by the AllSports Association of Fort Walton Beach, Fla.) Roberto Aguayo Cason Beatty (Nominee)

2015 SEASON HONORS BY PLAYER

2015 PRESEASON ALL-AMERICA TEAMS & WATCH LISTSPhil Steele Preseason All-America

1st Team: K Roberto Aguayo

(Preseason Special Teams Player of the Year)

2nd Team: CB Jalen Ramsey

4th Team: LB Terrance Smith

CBS Sports Preseason All-America Team


2nd Team: CB Jalen Ramsey

Athlon Sports All-America Team


1st Team: CB Jalen Ramsey (Safety)

3rd Team: RB Dalvin Cook

Sporting News All-America Team


1st Team: CB Jalen Ramsey (Safety)

SI All-America Team


1st Team: CB Jalen Ramsey

USA Today All-America Team


1st Team: CB Jalen Ramsey

K - Roberto Aguayo - 19Lou Groza AwardWuerffel Trophy

RB - Dalvin Cook - 4Maxwell Award

QB - Everett Golson - 6Maxwell Award

Walter Camp Award

OL - Roderick Johnson - 77Outland Trophy

Rotary Lombardi Award

LB - Reggie Northrup - 5Butkus AwardRotary Lombardi Award

DB - Jalen Ramsey - 8Bednarik Award

Bronko Nagurski TrophyJim Thorpe Award

LB - Terrance Smith - 24Bednarik Award

Bronko Nagurski TrophyButkus Award

Rotary Lombardi Award

RB - Dalvin CookMaxwell Award SemifinalistDoak Walker Award Semifinalist

Walter Camp Award Player to Watch ListCFPA Midseason Watch List for National Performer of the YearMidseason All-America Team - SI.com (First Team), ESPN.com,

CBS SportsWalter Camp National FBS Player of the Week (Sept. 13)ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Sept. 14)

CFPA Honorable Mention, National Performer Week 2 (Sept. 14)CFPA National Performer of Week 6 (Oct. 12)

ACC Offensive Back of the Week (Oct. 12)

CB - Jalen RamseyJim Thorpe Award SemifinalistBednarik Award SemifinalistLott IMPACT Trophy Semifinalist

Midseason All-America Team - SI.com (Second Team)ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Sept. 14)

ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Sept. 21)

K - Roberto AguayoLou Groza Award SemifinalistACC Specialist of the Week (Sept. 14)Lou Groza Star of the Week (Oct. 13)

QB - Everett GolsonACC Offensive Back of the Week (Sept. 7)CFPA Honorable Mention, National Performer Week 1 (Sept. 7)Manning Award Star of the Week (Oct. 19)

Davey OBrien Award Great 8 Week 7 (Oct. 19)

P - Cason BeattyRay Guy Award Watch ListWuerffel Trophy Award nominee

WR - Travis RudolphACC Receiver of the Week (Oct. 31)CFPA Honorable Mention, National Performer Week 9 (Nov. 2)

LB - Terrance SmithACC Linebacker of the Week (Sept. 21)

OL - Roderick JohnsonACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Sept. 14)

DB - Trey MarshallACC Defensive Back of the Week (Oct. 5)

DL - DeMarcus WalkerACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Oct. 12)

WR - Kermit WhitfieldACC Receiver of the Week (Oct. 19)

LB - Jacob PughACC Linebacker of the Week (Oct. 19)

RB - Jacques PatrickACC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 31)

S - Derwin JamesACC Defensive Back of the Week (Nov. 14)

DB - Javien ElliottBurlsworth Trophy nominee

Seminole Offensive LineJoe Moore Award Semifinalist

Joe Moore Award Quarterly Honor Roll (Oct. 21)


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FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALLDEPTH CHART

DEPTH CHARTTENTATIVE

TENTATIVE

OFFENSEPOS NO. PLAYER HT WT CL HOMETOWNQB 10 Sean Maguire 6-3 221 r-Jr. Sparta, N.J. 6 Everett Golson 6-0 199 r-Sr. Myrtle Beach, S.C.TB 4 Dalvin Cook 5-11 202 So. Miami, Fla.

9 Jacques Patrick 6-2 235 Fr. Orlando, Fla. 26 Johnathan Vickers 6-1 226 So. Quincy, Fla.FB 23 Freddie Stevenson 6-1 241 Jr. Bartow, Fla. 33 Colton Plante 6-2 239 Fr. Orlando, Fla.Z-WR 3 Jesus Wilson 5-10 185 Jr. Miami, Fla. 1 Ermon Lane 6-3 205 So. Homestead, Fla. 13 JaVonn Harrison 6-2 202 So. Lakeland, Fla.LT 77 Roderick Johnson 6-7 323 So. Florissant, Mo. 62 Ethan Frith 6-7 312 Fr. Summit, Miss.LG 72 Kareem Are 6-6 334 r-Jr. Elmont , N.Y. 55 Chad Mavety 6-5 337 r-Jr. Sparta, N.J.C 54 Alec Eberle 6-4 294 r-Fr. Mechanicsville, Va. 59 Ryan Hoefeld 6-2 299 r-So. New Orleans, La. 57 Corey Martine z 6-4 295 r-Fr. Tampa, Fla.RG 78 Wilson Bell 6-5 316 r-So. Mobile, Ala. 57 Corey Martine z 6-4 295 r-Fr. Tampa, Fla.RT 55 Chad Mavety 6-5 337 r-Jr. Sparta, N.J. 71 Brock Ruble 6-8 307 r-Fr. Charlotte Hall, Md.TE 81 Ryan Izzo 6-5 241 r-Fr. Highland Lakes, N.J. 85 Jeremy Kerr 6-6 266 r-So. St. Petersburg, Fla. 88 Mavin Saunders 6-5 248 r-Fr. Bimini, BahamasX-WR 15 Travis Rudolph 6-1 186 So. West Palm Beach, Fla. 8 Kermit Whitfield 5-8 184 Jr. Orlando, Fla. 11 George Campbell 6-4 202 Fr. Clearwate r, Fla.

DEFENSEPOS NO. PLAYER HT WT CL HOMETOWNDE 44 DeMarcus Walker 6-3 281 Jr. Jacksonville, Fla. 4 Giorgio Newberry 6-6 295 r-Sr. Fort Pierce, Fla. 98 Rick Leonard 6-7 281 So. Middletown, Md.DT 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample 6-1 302 r-Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 90 Demarcus Christmas 6-4 301 r-Fr. Sarasota, Fla. 95 Keith Bryant 6-2 294 r-So. Delray Beach, Fla.NG 91 Derrick Nnadi 6-1 301 So. Virginia Beach, Va. 11 Derrick Mitchell, Jr. 6-4 305 r-Sr. Jacksonville, Fla. 55 Fredrick Jones 6-2 304 r-Fr. Miami, Fla.BUCK 9 Josh Sweat 6-5 237 Fr. Chesapeake, Va.

16 Jacob Pugh 6-4 239 So. Dade City, Fla. 21 Chris Casher 6-4 256 r-Jr. Mobile, Ala.SAM 16 Jacob Pugh 6-4 239 So. Dade City, Fla. 41 Lorenzo Featherston 6-7 229 So. Greensboro, N.C.MLB 5 Reggie Northrup 6-1 231 Sr. Jacksonville, Fla.OR 18 RoDerrick Hoskins 6-2 238 r-So. Orlando, Fla.WLB 24 Terrance Smith 6-4 230 r-Sr. Decatur, Ga. 35 Lorenzo Phillips 6-2 225 Jr. Patterson, La.CB 8 Jalen Ramsey 6-1 202 Jr. Smyrna, Tenn. 15 Tarvarus McFadden 6-2 197 Fr. West Palm Beach, Fla.SS 3 Derwin James 6-3 212 Fr. Haines City, Fla.

29 Nate Andrews 6-0 206 Jr. Fairhope, Ala.FS 42 Lamarcus Brutus 6-0 207 r-Sr. Port St. Lucie, Fla. 37 Keelin Smith 6-3 190 r-Sr. Fort Pierce, Fla.STAR 14 Javien Elliott 5-11 176 r-Sr. Panama City, Fla. 1 Tyler Hunter 5-11 198 r-Sr. Valdosta, Ga.CB 27 Marquez White 6-0 184 Jr. Dothan, Ala.

28 Malique Jackson 6-0 176 So. Jesup, Ga.

SPECIAL TEAMSPOS NO. PLAYER HT WT CL HOMETOWNPK 19 Roberto Aguayo 6-1 204 r-Jr. Mascotte, Fla.KO 19 Roberto Aguayo 6-1 204 r-Jr. Mascotte, Fla.P 38 Cason Beatty 6-3 214 Sr. Charlotte, N.C.DS 47 Stephen Gabbard 6-2 229 So. Tallahassee, Fla.HO 38 Cason Beatty 6-3 214 Sr. Charlotte, N.C.PR 3 Jesus Wilson 5-10 185 Jr. Orlando, Fla. 27 Marquez White 6-0 184 Jr. Dothan, Ala.

15 Travis Rudolph 6-1 186 So. West Palm Beach, Fla.KR 8 Kermit Whitfield 5-8 184 Jr. Orlando, Fla. 15 Travis Rudolph 6-1 186 So. West Palm Beach, Fla.KR 17 Jalen Ramsey 6-1 202 Jr. Smyrna, Tenn. 3 Jesus Wilson 5-10 185 Jr. Orlando, Fla.

PRONUNCIATION CHART

Roberto Aguayo Uh-Gwhy-ohKareemAre RCason Beatty Case-in Bay-teeJ.J. Cosentino Coss-en-tinoAlec Eberle Ebb-er-leeRoderickJohnson Rod-er-ickShMarKilby-Lane Sha-MarTyrell Lyons Ty-railChad Mavety Muh-vetyTarvarusMcFadden Tuh-var-es

Cole Minshew Men-shoeDerrick Nnadi Nah-DJacquesPatrick Jah-quezNovisa Petrusich No-vis-a Puh-True-sikJacob Pugh PewColton Plante PlantKevin Robledo Roe-bled-oMavinSaunders May-vinAudenTate Ah-dennMarquezWhite Mahr-quezJesusWilson Hay-Suse

START CHARTOFFENSEPlayer 13 14 15 Streak CareerAre - - 6 2 6Bell - - 11 11 11

Cook - 3 10 3 13Eberle - - 4 4 4Golson - - 8 - 8Hoefeld - 4 4 - 8Izzo - - 9 1 9R. Johnson - 5 11 16 16Kelly - - 4 - 4Lane - 2 - - 2Maguire - 1 3 1 4Martinez - - 3 - 3Mavety - - 7 7 7Patrick - - 1 - 1Pender - 1 - - 1Ruble - - 5 - 5Rudolph - 6 9 2 15Saunders - - 2 - 2Stevenson - 7 8 - 15

Whitfield - - 5 3 5J. Wilson - 8 11 16 19

DEFENSEPlayer 12 13 14 15 Streak CareerAndrews - 1 13 4 - 18Brutus - - - 11 11 11Casher - - 2 - - 2Christmas - - - 1 - 1Elliott - - - 4 4 4Featherston - - 3 - - 3Hoskins - - - 6 - 6Hunter 3 3 14 1 - 21James - - - 6 6 6Lawrence-Stample - 6 2 10 2 20Marshall - - - 6 - 6Mitchell, Jr. - - 10 - - 10

Newberry* 1 - - - - 1Nnadi - - - 11 11 11Northrup - - 14 9 7 23Pugh - - - 4 - 4Ramsey - 14 14 11 39 39T. Smith - 10 10 7 3 27Sweat - - - 8 5 8Thomas - - 3 - - 3Walker - 3 11 11 18 25White - - - 11 11 11*Newberrys start was on offense

SPECIAL TEAMSPlayer 12 13 14 15 Streak CareerAguayo - 14 14 11 39 39Beatty 14 14 14 11 53 53


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PROJECTED CONTRIBUTORS

PROJECTED CONTRIBUTORS:OFFENSE

OFFENSE

EVERETT GOLSON 6-0, 199, R-SR. Overall passing stats: 147-of-219, 11 TDs, 3 INT, 67.1% completion, 197.6 yards/game, 149.16 QB efficiency rating. Was a perfect 3-for-3 for 67 yards with a long of 32 yards against Chattanooga. Set FSU career-highs for completions (26), attempts (38) and yardage (372) vs. Louisville on Oct. 17 (also had 3 TDs).QB

JACQUES PATRICK 6-2, 235, FR. Enormous starting debut vs. Syracuse: 24 carries, 162 yards, 3 TDs; 6 receptions, 62 yards; 224 all-purpose yards. Became the first FSU true freshman tailback to score a TD in first start since Devonta Freeman in 2011. Carried the ball 16 times for 77 yards and 2 TDs against Chattanooga.

JESUS BOBO WILSON 5-10, 185, JR. Established a new career-high in single-game receptions with seven vs. NC State on Nov. 14. Finished with seven catches for 78 yards vs. the Pack in 2015; Had six catches for 109 yards with two TDs vs. NC State in 2014. 45 receptions for 516 yards (11.5 ypc) along with two TDs this season; 45 catches ties career totals entering 2015.

TRAVIS RUDOLPH 6-1, 186, SO. Posted six catches for 86 yards against one of the nations best defenses in Clemson on Nov. 7. Against Syracuse, became the first Seminole WR to post 3 TDs in a game since Kelvin Benjamin vs. Florida on Nov. 30, 2013. Leads FSU in yards per game (63.0), average yards per catch (13.6) and receiving yards (693).

RYAN IZZO 6-5, 241, R-FR. Run-blocking oriented tight end who has helped the Seminoles in the ground game. Has worked himself into the passing game with 2 TDs this season, including a 2-yard score vs. Louisville. Had a big 37-yard reception on Oct. 10 in a big rivalry game vs. Miami; key 21-yard grab at Georgia Tech.

RODERICK JOHNSON 6-7, 323, SO. Leads the Florida State offensive line with 16 career starts; his first came last year at Miami. In his 16 career games started, Dalvin Cook has totaled 2,067 rush yards (129.2 yards per game for Cook) Outland Trophy and Rotary Lombardi Award watch lists.

CHAD MAVETY 6-5, 337, R-JR. Has seven career starts, including five at left guard and two straight at right tackle (NC State & UTC). Earned his second career start vs. Louisville on Oct. 17, helping FSU to 510 yards of total offense. Redshirted last year with four seniors on the offensive line.

LEVONTE KERMIT WHITFIELD 5-8, 184, JR. Overall stats: 1,140 all-purpose yards (103.6 per game), 690 receiving yards, 421 kickoff return yards, 29 rush yards. Set career-highs in consecutive weeks (Oct. 10 & 17) in catches (9 vs. UM, 9 vs. UofL) and receiving yards (95, 172). Has tallied 84 yards on kickoff returns against Florida in two career games - 65 return yds on four attempts in 2014.

KAREEM ARE 6-6, 334, R-JR. Appeared in 11 games making six starts - all at left guard in 2015. One of four players on the O-line who made first career start in season opener vs. Texas State. Rated as the nations No. 1 JUCO offensive guard while at Fort Scott Community College.

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RB 9

WR 3

WR 15

TE 81

LT77

RT55

WR8

WILSON BELL 6-5, 316, R-SO. Posted a strong performance against USF, as 198 of FSUs 278 rush yards came from the right side. Was key in pass blocking vs. Bobcats in game one as FSU had 16 passing first downs. One of only two players on the offensive line to start every game in 2015 (Rod Johnson).

RG78

LG72

Has 15 career starts - tied for the third moson the offensive side of the ball.

Posted eight catches for 51 yards and hasthree rushes for nine yards.

FREDDIE STEVENSON JR.

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ERMON LANE SO.

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Strong WR who has been a

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