2017 season review TABLE OF CONTENTS FSU COMPLETES 41ST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON IN SCHEDULE (7-6, 3-5 ACC) 2017 STAT LEADERS

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1 FSU FSU FOOTBALL SEASON VS. ALABAMA RECAP 2017 season review 2017 SCHEDULE (76, 35 ACC) Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 2 vs. #1 Alabama (Atlanta, Ga.) L, 724 Sept. 9 ULM Postponed to 12/2 (Hurricane Irma) Sept. 16 MIAMI* Postponed to 10/7 (Hurricane Irma) Sept. 23 NC STATE* L, 2127 Sept. 30 at Wake Forest* W, 2619 Oct. 7 #13 MIAMI* L, 2024 Oct. 14 at Duke* W, 1710 Oct. 21 LOUISVILLE* L, 2831 Oct. 27 at Boston College* L, 335 Nov. 4 SYRACUSE* W, 2724 Nov. 11 at #4 Clemson* L, 1431 Nov. 18 DELAWARE STATE W, 776 Nov. 25 at Florida W, 3822 Dec. 2 ULM W, 4210 Dec. 27 vs. Southern Miss (Shreveport, La.) W, 4213 *ACC Game; HOME GAME; AP Rankings Listed RUSHING #3 CAM AKERS 1941,024^ 7 TD 5.3 ypc 78.8 ypg ^ FSU Freshman Record PASSING #1 JAMES BLACKMAN , TD/11 INT ypg RECEIVING #8 NYQWAN MURRAY TD 15.1 ypr 50.3 ypg TACKLES #6 MATTHEW THOMAS 85 tackles 10.0 TFL 2.0 sacks 2 PBU SCORING #23 RICKY AGUAYO 96 points 1821 FGs 4243 PAT Offense... 2 Defense...4 Special Teams...5 Miscellaneous...6 Rankings... 7 Game Recaps...8 Independence Bowl...14 Numerical Roster STAT LEADERS TABLE OF CONTENTS Alphabetical Roster...16 Offense Player Bios Defense Player Bios...20 FSU Records...23 Last Time it Happened...26 ACC Recap Statistics Drive Chart TEAM STATISTICS (FINAL NCAA RANKING) Scoring Offense 27.8 (71) Scoring Defense 21.2 (29) Rushing Offense (76) Rushing Defense (31) Passing Offense (89) Passing Defense (29) Total Offense (100) Total Defense (18) Red Zone Offense.917 (13) Defensive Touchdowns 5 (4) Kickoff Returns (18) Pass Efficiency Defense (10) FSU COMPLETES 41ST CONSECUTIVE WINNING SEASON IN 2017 The Florida State football team made its 36th straight bowl appearance, the longest streak in college football history, and secured the program s 41st consecutive winning season in 2017 Florida State's bowl streak dates back to the 1982 Gator Bowl. Nebraska had an NCAArecord 35year bowl streak from The next longest active bowl streak in the country is Virginia Tech s 25 straight The Seminoles' current streak of 41 consecutive winning seasons is second in FBS history, trailing only a stretch of 42 straight winning seasons compiled by Notre Dame from Florida State made its first trip to the WalkOn s Independence Bowl, which became the 17th different bowl to host the Seminoles. FSU improved to 116 in first bowl game appearances. FSU's 3822 victory at Florida was a programrecord fifth straight in the series and extended the schoolrecord winning streak in Gainesville to four The Seminoles won five of their last six games, including each of their final four. In their seasonending fourgame winning streak, the Seminoles outscored their opponents 19951, including a 776 win vs. Delaware State that tied Oregon s output against Southern Utah for the most points scored in a game by an FBS team in 2017 FSU s 199 points scored in its last four games marked the highestscoring fourgame stretch for the program since 2013 when the Seminoles scored 221 total points vs. Syracuse, vs. Idaho, at Florida and vs. Duke in the ACC Championship Game Florida State tied for 1st in the ACC and 2nd in the NCAA with six blocked kicks in The Seminoles block total was their highest since blocking six in It also marked the first season since 2010 with a punt block and a field goal block in the same season. In the 2724 win vs. Syracuse, the Seminoles blocked two field goals in the same game for the first time since Sept. 27, 2003, at Duke The Seminoles converted 26 of their final 27 red zone opportunities, with the only nonconversion coming when time ran out at the Independence Bowl, and had 22 touchdowns in that stretch. FSU finished the season 44of48 (.917) in the red zone with 31 touchdowns. Since 2010, FSU s red zone percentage of.915 is the best in the country and nearly a full percentage point higher than Oklahoma State, which ranks second with a scoring percentage of.906. The nextbest red zone percentage in the ACC since 2010 is Wake Forest s.852 SEMINOLES.COM 1

2 FSU BOWL HISTORY GAME NOTES: OFFENSE AllTime Record: NOLES END 2017 ON FOURGAME WIN STREAK Florida State finished 2017 with a 76 overall record, the 41st consecutive season the Seminoles have had a winning record. That is one year shy of tying the alltime mark, held by Notre Dame from FSU also won the 2017 Independence Bowl 4213 over Southern Miss. The appearance was FSU's 36th straight year in a bowl game, passing Nebraska's 35year stretch from for the longest in NCAA history. FSU was led offensively by a pair of true freshmen, quarterback James Blackman and running back Cam Akers. Blackman started the final 12 games of the season after starter Deondre Francois was injured in the season opener against Alabama. Akers made four starts while splitting time with Jacques Patrick, running for an FSU freshmanrecord 1,024 yards. Junior wide receiver Auden Tate caught 40 passes for 548 yards and led the ACC with 10 touchdown catches after snagging three in the Independence Bowl against Southern Miss. RARE 300YARD RUSHING PERFORMANCE Buoyed by the 100yard rushing games of Jacques Patrick (155) and Cam Akers (117), Florida State s offense cranked out a 300yard rushing game in their bowlclinching victory over ULM. The Noles rushed for 305 yards on 45 carries and powered into the end zone five times. It was FSU s first 300yard rushing game since Nov. 19, 2016 at Syracuse (45334, 4 TDs) and just the eighth 300yard game in the last 10 seasons. FSU s five rushing touchdowns equaled its season high on the ground (Delaware State). Ten of the Noles 18 rushing touchdowns in 2017 came in those two games. It marked the 10th time in 10 seasons the Noles have rushed for 5 or more TDs in a game. The last time the Noles rushed for more than 5 TDs in a game came against USF on Sept. 24, 2016, when they ran up 478 yards on the ground with 6 rushing TDs. That was also the last time FSU had two backs eclipse 100 yards in the same game. PATRICK REGAINING FORM Junior tailback Jacques Patrick turned in the secondhighest rushing performance of his career when he powered his way to 155 yards on 19 carries, including a pair of TD runs, against ULM. Patrick led the Noles in rushing for the second consecutive game, continuing his bounceback from a midseason injury which kept him out of the lineup for two games. Patrick scored six of his seven rushing touchdowns over the final five games of the season, including two each against Delaware State and ULM. Patrick, who announced in early January he would return for his senior season, enters 2018 tied for 18th on FSU's career rushing touchdown list with 16. Patrick finished second on the team with 748 rushing yards and tied with freshman Cam Akers for the team lead with seven rushing touchdowns. His 1,412 career rushing yards leaves him just 194 shy of cracking FSU s alltime top 20. BLACKMAN TOP TRUE FRESHMAN PASSER IN FSU HISTORY True freshman QB James Blackman had 10 TD passes during FSU's seasonending fourgame winning streak. Blackman recorded the most passing yards (2,230) and TD passes (19) by an FSU true freshman in program history. Blackman was the first FSU true freshman to start at quarterback since Chip Ferguson in Blackman saved his best performance of the season for the bowl game, finishing with 233 passing yards and a careerhigh four touchdown passes, setting the mark for most passing touchdowns in a game in the Independence Bowl's 42game history and was named Offensive MVP. LINE CONTINUITY & OFFENSIVE IMPROVEMENT Florida State started the same offensive line unit Josh Ball (LT), Derrick Kelly II (LG), Alec Eberle (C), Cole Mishew (RG) and Rick Leonard (RT) for the final nine games of the season. Of that group, only Leonard (graduation) does not return in That s the longest streak of consecutive starts by the same five players since the 2013 National Championship season when Cameron Erving (LT), Josue Matias (LG), Bryan Stork (C), Tre' Jackson (RG) and Bobby Hart (RT) started the final 12 games. Season Bowl Opponent Result Score 1949 Cigar Wofford W Sun Texas Western L Bluegrass Oklahoma State L Gator Oklahoma W Sun Wyoming L Gator Penn State T Peach Louisiana State L Fiesta Arizona State L Tangerine Texas Tech W Orange Oklahoma L Orange Oklahoma L Gator West Virginia W Peach North Carolina W Citrus Georgia T Gator Oklahoma State W AllAmerican Indiana W Fiesta Nebraska W Sugar Auburn W Fiesta Nebraska W Blockbuster Penn State W Cotton Texas A&M W Orange Nebraska W Orange Nebraska W Sugar Florida W Orange Notre Dame W Sugar Florida L Sugar Ohio State W Fiesta Tennessee L Sugar Virginia Tech W Orange Oklahoma L Gator Virginia Tech W Sugar Georgia L Orange Miami L Gator West Virginia W Orange Penn State L 2326 (3ot) 2006 Emerald UCLA W Music City Kentucky L Champs Sports Wisconsin W Gator West Virginia W ChickfilA South Carolina W Champs Sports Notre Dame W Orange Northern Illinois W BCS Championship Auburn W Rose/CFP Semifinal Oregon L Peach Houston L Orange Michigan W Independence Southern Miss W 4213 Record by Bowl Bowl W L T AllAmerican BCS National Championship Blockbuster Bluegrass Champs Sports ChickfilA Cigar Citrus Cotton Emerald^ Fiesta Gator Independence Music City Orange Peach Rose Sugar Sun Tangerine Total ^Vacated victory due to sanctions imposed by NCAA. 2 SEMINOLES.COM

3 GAME NOTES: OFFENSE TATE ENDS SEMINOLE CAREER ON HIGH NOTE Junior receiver Auden Tate caught three of James Blackman's four touchdown passes in the Independence Bowl, tying an Indy Bowl record for most touchdown catches. That pushed Tate's season total to 10 touchdowns (on just 40 catches), the most in the Atlantic Coast Conference and tied for 16th nationally. Tate's 10 touchdown catches tied for 13th most in a season at FSU and his 16 career touchdowns are tied for 19th. Tate announced in January he would declare for the NFL Draft. Fellow junior receiver Nyqwan Murray tied with Tate for the team lead with 40 catches and led FSU with 604 yards. Murray returns for his senior season in AKERS CLIPS COOK'S FRESHMAN RECORD Tailback Cam Akers ran for a gamehigh 94 yards on 13 touches in the Independence Bowl to move past Dalvin Cook as FSU's most prolific freshman running back. Akers four 100yard rushing performances were the secondmost alltime among FSU freshmen. FSU True Freshman Rushing Leaders Player Year Rushes Yards YPC TD 100yd Games Cam Akers Dalvin Cook Greg Allen Akers had touchdowns of 54 and 63 yards vs. Syracuse, just the second time at FSU that a player ran for two 50yard touchdowns in a game (Chris Thompson vs. Wake Forest, 2012, 74 and 80). From the moment Akers signed with Florida State, it was suggested that he may be the heirapparent to alltime rushing leader Dalvin Cook. After one year, there is mounting evidence that the two share similar bigplay ability, especially when comparing their freshman season performances. Big Play Rushing Comparison (as Freshmen) Player Year 10+ yd. Rushes 20+ yd. Rushes Longest TD Runs Cam Akers , 54, 63 Dalvin Cook , 40, 44 Devonta Freeman , 12, 41 Cam Akers flirted with becoming just the second FSU true freshman to rush for 200 yards when he came up a yard shy of the milestone against Syracuse. Greg Allen did it twice in 1981, highlighted by his stillstanding singlegame school record. Akers performance ranks fifth alltime among Seminole freshmen. Player Year Opponent Rushes Yards Greg Allen 1981 Western Carolina Victor Floyd (Redshirt) 1985 South Carolina Sammie Smith (Redshirt) 1986 Indiana (AllAmerican Bowl) Greg Allen 1981 LSU Cam Akers 2017 Syracuse IZZO CHARTING NEW TERRITORY After a careerhigh six catches in the Independence Bowl, junior tight end Ryan Izzo finished his FSU career fifth in school history with 54 catches as a tight end. Izzo's 761 receiving yards, including 59 in the Indy Bowl, rank third in school history. His 60yard TD reception at Clemson was the longest by an FSU tight end since Lonnie Johnson s 78yard TD grab against the Tigers in The Highland Lakes, N.J., native ranked fifth on the team in receptions (20), third in receiving yards (317) a career best and was third with a singleseason careerbest 3 TD grabs. Izzo declared for the NFL Draft after the season wrapped up. FSU AllTime Tight End Reception Leaders Player Years Rec. Yards TDs Nick O'Leary Gary Parris Melvin Pearsall Pat Carter Ryan Izzo Thurston Taylor Reggin Johnson Sam Childers SEMINOLES.COM 2017 FSU FOOTBALL SEASON RECAP NCAA & ACC RANKS Team Rankings (out of 129) Final Category NCAA ACC Value 3rd Down Conversion Pct rd Down Conversion Pct Defense th Down Conversion Pct th Down Conversion Pct Defense Blocked Kicks Blocked Kicks Allowed Blocked Punts Blocked Punts Allowed Completion Percentage Defensive TDs Fewest Penalties Fewest Penalties Per Game Fewest Penalty Yards Fewest Penalty Yards Per Game First Downs Defense First Downs Offense Fumbles Lost Fumbles Recovered Kickoff Return Defense Kickoff Returns Net Punting Passes Had Intercepted Passes Intercepted Passing Offense Passing Yards Allowed Passing Yards per Completion Punt Return Defense Punt Returns Red Zone Defense Red Zone Offense Rushing Defense Rushing Offense Sacks Allowed Scoring Defense Scoring Offense Tackles for Loss Allowed Team Passing Efficiency Team Passing Efficiency Defense Team Sacks Team Tackles for Loss Time of Possession :48 Total Defense Total Offense Turnover Margin Turnovers Gained Turnovers Lost Winning Percentage Player Rankings Regular Season Top 50 Nationally Category Name NCAA/ACC Value Blocked Kicks Brian Burns, DE 3/1 2 Field Goal % Ricky Aguayo, K 10/1.857 Field Goals PG Ricky Aguayo, K 27/ Passing TDs James Blackman, QB 40/6 19 Pass Yards per Comp. James Blackman, QB 38/ Punt Returns D.J. Matthews, WR 14/ Punting Logan Tyler, P 34/ Receiving TDs Auden Tate, WR 16/1 10 Rush Yards per Carry Jacques Patrick, RB 47/ Total Points Scored Ricky Aguayo, K 49/5 96 Yards per Pass Att. James Blackman, QB 49/

4 NATIONAL HONORS GAME NOTES: DEFENSE Ricky Aguayo, K Second Team AllACC (Phil Steele) DEFENSIVE ENDS STAND OUT IN 2017 JUNIOR JOSH SWEAT Sweat emerged as FSU s most consistent edge rusher this season, leading the Seminoles in sacks (5.5) and second in tackles for loss (12.5). Sweat's 29 career TFL rank 19th in FSU history. Sweat's 12.5 tackles for loss and 56 tackles are singleseason career highs. His 56 tackles led FSU's DLinemen and ranked third on the team, behind M. Thomas (85) and D. James (84). Against Louisville, the Chesapeake, Va., native registered a careerhigh nine tackles while adding two TFLs and one sack. In the season opener vs. Alabama, Sweat garnered ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week honors after posting five tackles, which included a sevenyard sack. Following his junior season, Sweat declared for the NFL Draft. SOPHOMORE BRIAN BURNS Sophomore Brian Burns will be the team leader among FSU's defensive ends in 2018 after finishing his sophomore season with 48 tackles (fifth on team), 13.5 tackles for loss (first) and 4.5 sacks (second). Burns' 4.5 tackles for loss at Clemson were the most for a Seminole since DeMarcus Walker had 4.5 against Ole Miss to open the 2016 season. Burns is the first player to force two fumbles in a game since Jalen Ramsey did it at NC State in Burns also recovered a fumble against Clemson, becoming the first player in FSU history to force two fumbles and recover a fumble in the same game. Burns added his third forced fumble at Florida, which was recovered by Jacob Pugh for a 16yard touchdown. Burns finished with five tackles, 2.5 TFL (1.5 sacks) and two PBU at Florida and was named the ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week. FRESHMAN JOSHUA KAINDOH Freshman Joshua Kaindoh recorded a teamhigh six tackles and four sacks against Delaware State, earning ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week. Kaindoh's four sacks tied for the secondmost for any player in the country this year and the most in the ACC. Kaindoh had 17 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, four sacks, six QB hurries and 1 FF on the year. DEFENSE SHINES AT FLORIDA Cornerback Levonta Taylor (picksix) and linebacker Jacob Pugh (scoopandscore) tallied the first defensive scores of their careers at Florida. It was the first time in the 62game rivalry that FSU scored two defensive touchdowns against the Gators. FSU forced four turnovers against the Gators, its most since also recording four vs. Ole Miss in the 2016 opener. Taylor had two interceptions, the first twoint game by a Seminole since Pugh had two against Notre Dame in The Seminoles converted all four turnovers into touchdowns (28 points) after entering the UF game with 24 points off turnovers. FSU's five nonoffensive touchdowns this season tied for fourth in the country. FSU Defensive Takeaways in 2017 (*Defensive touchdown) Player TO Player TO Brian Burns FR at Clemson Emmett Rice INT at Duke Demarcus Christmas FR at Clemson Stanford Samuels INT vs. DSU, INT vs. UM Derwin James INT* vs. DSU, INT vs. Syracuse Levonta Taylor INT at UF, INT* at UF Kyle Meyers INT at Wake Forest A.J. Westbrook FUM vs. USM Matthew Thomas INT at UF, FR* vs. Louisville Jalen Wilkerson FR at Wake Forest Jacob Pugh FR* at UF OF NOTE: FSU allowed 15 rushing yards against Delaware State, the fewest the Seminoles allowed since Western Carolina had 8 in the 2008 season opener. Linebacker Matthew Thomas had 15 tackles at Boston College, tying his career high (Michigan, 2016 Orange Bowl). It tied Telvin Smith (2013 BCS National Championship) and Kendall Smith (2010 vs. NC State) for the most in the past 10 seasons. FSU allowed fewer than 100 passing yards twice in 2017 vs. Alabama and at Boston College. Since 2010, FSU has held 17 teams under 100 passing yards, including 11 Power 5 opponents. 4 SEMINOLES.COM Cam Akers, RB Nate Andrews, DB Brian Burns, DE Alec Eberle, OL Deondre Francois, QB Stephen Gabbard, LS Ro Derrick Hoskins, LB Ryan Izzo, TE Jared Jackson, WR Derwin James, DB Groza Watch List Groza Award Star of the Week Oct. 2 First Team AllACC (PFF) Second Team AllACC (Phil Steele) No. 99 player in CFB Sports Illustrated Senior Bowl Watch List Hendricks Watch List Rimington Watch List Outland Watch List Wuerffel Watch List Preseason AllACC Maxwell Watch List O Brien Watch List Walter Camp Watch List Manning Watch List No. 11 player in CFB ESPN No. 91 player in CFB Sports Illustrated First Team AllACC (Phil Steele) Senior Bowl Watch List Mackey Watch List CoSIDA Academic AllDistrict Burlsworth Trophy Nominee First Team AllAmerican (FWAA, CBS, Phil Steele) Second Team AllAmerican (WC, AP, Sporting News, AFCA) First Team AllACC (AP, PFF, Phil Steele) Bednarik Award Semifinalist Thorpe Award Semifinalist Lott IMPACT Trophy Quarterfinalist Midseason AllAmerican (Sporting News) Second Team Midseason AllAmerican (AP) Maxwell Watch List Nagurski Watch List Hornung Watch List Walter Camp Watch List First Team Preseason AllAmerican (AP, Athlon, CBS Sports, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, 247Sports) Preseason AllACC No. 1 player in CFB ESPN No. 1 player in CFB Sports Illustrated Ermon Lane, WR Senior Bowl Watch List Trey Marshall, DB Senior Bowl Watch List Tarvarus McFadden, DB Third Team AllACC (Phil Steele) Bednarik Watch List Nagurski Watch List Thorpe Watch List First Team Preseason AllAmerican (AP, Athlon, CBS Sports, ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Sporting News, 247Sports) Preseason AllACC No. 25 player in CFB ESPN No. 19 player in CFB Sports Illustrated Justin Motlow, WR UA Performance of Week Nov. 20 Derrick Nnadi, DT Senior Bowl Bednarik Watch List Outland Watch List Nagurski Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Second Team Preseason AllAmerican (Sporting News) Fourth Team Preseason AllAmerican (Athlon) No. 50 player in CFB ESPN No. 69 player in CFB Sports Illustrated Jacques Patrick, RB Jacob Pugh, LB Mavin Saunders, TE Josh Sweat, DE Matthew Thomas, LB Logan Tyler, P First Team PFF AllACC Doak Walker Watch List Butkus Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Allstate AFCA Good Works Team Nagurski Watch List No. 24 player in CFB ESPN No. 43 player in CFB Sports Illustrated Bednarik Watch List Butkus Watch List Senior Bowl Watch List Ray Guy Award Watch List

5 GAME NOTES: SPECIAL TEAMS RICKY AGUAYO HOLDS TWO SCHOOL RECORDS Ricky Aguayo holds two school records: The record for most field goals made in a game (6 vs. Ole Miss on Sept. 5, 2016) and the most PATs made in a game (11 vs. Delaware State on Nov. 18, 2017), tying Roberto Aguayo and Scott Bentley. He was 2of2 on field goal attempts of 49 yards or longer and 1of1 on field goal attempts of 50 yards or longer in 2017 with his careerlong field goal of 51 yards coming in Florida State s victory at Wake Forest on Sept. 30. He made 18 of his last 19 FG attempts (.947) since the second quarter of Florida State s game against NC State. He finished th in the country with an.857 field goal percentage (18of21). In two seasons as FSU's placekicker, Aguayo ranks ninth in school history with 37 made field goals and 15th with 204 points scored. SEMINOLES OWN LONGEST PAT STREAK IN HISTORY Ricky Aguayo has made 93of95 career PATs (.979). He is 11th in school history for career PATs (93) after two seasons at FSU. Florida State owns the NCAA record for consecutive extra points made with 302. FSU broke the previous record of 263 (Syracuse, ) against USF on Sept. 24, The longest active streak is Auburn at 225. Consecutive games since allowing a kickoff return touchdown, dating back to Oct. 2, 2004, 182» against Clemson. FSU s 182game streak is the longest active streak in the country. NOLES AMONG NATIONAL LEADERS IN BLOCKED KICKS Florida State tied for second nationally with six blocked kicks on the season two Brian Burns blocked punts, three blocked field goals and a blocked PAT. Florida State s six blocked kicks in 2017 are the most by the Seminoles since also blocking six kicks during the 2006 season. Burns' two blocked kicks in 2017 (NC State, Miami) tied for the most in the ACC and for third nationally. Tarvarus McFadden returned a blocked field goal 63 yards for a touchdown against Delaware State, the first blocked FG returned for a touchdown by a Seminole since 2006 against Clemson. THE RETURN GAME D.J. Matthews returned five punts for 138 yards against Delaware State. His 138 return yards ranks as the thirdhighest singlegame punt return total in school history. Only Willie Reid (180 vs. Penn State on Jan. 3, 2006) and Leon Washington (159 vs. Wake Forest on Oct. 25, 2003) have had more punt return yards in a single game than Matthews against Delaware State. Matthews' 138 punt return yards were the most for any player in the country in Matthews 200 yards on 18 returns were the most punt return yards in a season by a Seminole since 2013 (Kenny Shaw, 251 yards). Keith Gavin s careerlong 81yard kickoff return against Wake Forest set up the Seminoles first touchdown against the Deacons. He now has eight career kickoff returns for 244 yards (30.5 ypr). Gavin s 81yard return at Wake is FSU s longest since Kermit Whitfield s 100yard touchdown in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. TYLER PUNTING WELL Logan Tyler boomed his careerlong punt of 61 yards, as well as a 51 and 52yarder, at Duke. He had three punts of 54+ yards (54, 55, 55) against Syracuse. He totaled a careerhigh four punts of 50 yards or more including the secondlongest punt of his career (60 yards) at Florida. Tyler's 43.2 yards per punt average ranks as the 9thhighest for a single season in school history. Tyler dropped twice as many punts inside the 20yard line (22 to 11) and nearly three times as many punts of 50 or more yards (19 to 7) in 2017 compared to his freshman season in Tyler also averaged three yards per punt more in 2017 (43.2 to 40.3) compared to the 2016 season. Tyler averaged 63.8 yards on kickoffs and 40 of his 75 kickoffs were touchbacks. Opponents' average starting field position on Tyler's kickoffs was the 23yard line. SEMINOLES.COM 2017 FSU FOOTBALL SEASON RECAP GAME HIGHS SINCE 2010 Total Offense 667 Clemson 9/22/ at Syracuse 11/19/ Boston College 10/13/ at USF 9/24/16 Charleston Southern 9/10/11 Rushing Yards 478 at USF 9/24/ Wake Forest 9/15/ Nevada 9/12/ Idaho 11/23/ at Syracuse 11/19/16 Passing Yards 448 Boston College 10/13/ Charleston Southern 9/10/ at Clemson 10/19/ Maryland 10/4/ vs. Ole Miss 9/5/16 Points 8014 Idaho 11/23/ Delaware State** 11/18/ Murray State 9/1/ Maryland 10/5/ Nevada 9/14/13 Total Defense 28 Savannah State* 9/18/12 84 Charleston Southern 9/10/ Wake Forest 9/15/12 Wake Forest 10/4/ Boston College 11/11/16 Rushing Defense 15 Delaware State** 11/18/17 19 Savannah State* 9/18/12 20 Miami 10/10/15 21 Charleston Southern 9/10/11 25 at Virginia 10/2/10 Passing Defense 9 Savannah State* 9/18/12 50 Boston College 11/11/16 56 at Boston College 9/18/15 63 Charleston Southern 9/10/11 64 Florida 11/27/10 Points Allowed 031 Wake Forest 9/25/ ULM 9/3/ NC State 10/29/ Savannah State* 9/18/ Wake Forest 9/15/ Maryland 10/5/ at Boston College 9/18/15 *Savannah State game called in 3rd Q weather **Second half shortened to 10minute quarters 5

6 GAME NOTES: MISCELLANEOUS RED ZONE PRODUCTION CONTINUES Florida State converted 26 consecutive red zone scoring opportunities before ending the season on the Southern Miss fiveyard line in the Independence Bowl. The Noles finished of48 in the red zone (91.67 percent), good for No. 13 nationally. FSU moved up 29 positions in the national rankings for red zone conversions over the final four games of the season. On the year, the Noles had 31 TDs and 12 FGs in the red zone and starting with the Louisville game had a 253 TDtoFG rate in the red zone. Over the past eight seasons, the Noles have converted 430of470 red zone scoring opportunities for a.915 success rate, which leads all schools nationally over that time. NOLES ON WEDNESDAY The December 27 Independence Bowl was FSU's sixth game on played on Wednesday. FSU is 42 in such games with all Wednesday games happening in the midst of the program's 36 year bowl appearance streak. vs. Southern Miss (2017 Independence) W, 4213 vs. Oklahoma (2001 Orange) L, 213 vs. UCLA (2006 Emerald) W, 4427 vs. Texas A&M (1992 Cotton) W, 102 vs. Georgia (2003 Sugar) L, 1326 vs. Indiana (1986 AllAmerican) W, 2713 NEW GUYS IN THE MIX Player GP/GS First App. Player GP/GS First App. FR RB Cam Akers 12/4 vs. Alabama FR WR D.J. Matthews 10/0 at Wake Forest rfr OL Mike Arnold 3/0 Delaware State FR TE Tre' McKitty 10/0 NC State rfr OL Josh Ball 12/8 vs. Alabama rso RB Blaik Middleton 1/0 Delaware State rso DB Michael Barulich 1/0 Delaware State rso DB John Moschella 1/0 Delaware State FR QB James Blackman 12/11 vs. Alabama FR DB Hamsah Nasirildeen 12/2 vs. Alabama rjr LS Ken Burnham 1/0 Delaware State rsr DB Herbans Paul 2/0 Delaware State rjr DB Array Culmer 1/0 Delaware State rjr OL Joshua Peters 1/0 Delaware State rfr WR Lawrence Dawsey, Jr. 1/0 Delaware State rjr DB Izaiah ProuseLackey 1/0 Delaware State rso WR Jake Duff 1/0 Delaware State rfr QB Jake Rizzo 1/0 Delaware State FR DB Cyrus Fagan 6/0 Louisville rfr DE Janarius Robinson 7/0 vs. Alabama rso WR Gilbert Henric 2/0 Delaware State FR DB Stanford Samuels 12/1 vs. Alabama rfr DB Kameron House 1/0 Delaware State rso LB Adonis Thomas 5/2 NC State FR TE Ben Hoyle 1/0 vs. Southern Miss rso OL Greg Turnage 2/0 Delaware State FR DE Joshua Kaindoh 12/0 vs. Alabama FR LB Leonard Warner 12/0 vs. Alabama SO LB Dwight Lomax 1/0 vs. Southern Miss FR DT Marvin Wilson 11/0 NC State rjr WR Bobby Lyons 1/0 Delaware State rso DE Claudio Williams 1/0 Delaware State rsr LB Jamario Mathis 2/0 Delaware State NOLES STAY PERFECT AT DUKE FSU's 1710 win at Duke on Oct. 14 pushed FSU's alltime record against the Blue Devils to 200, the most wins against a conference opponent in the country without a loss. Most Wins without a loss, Conference Opponents (*Note: Current conf. only) Florida State vs. Duke (ACC) 200 Clemson vs. Louisville (ACC) 40 USC vs. Colorado (Pac12) 120 Ohio State vs. Maryland & Rutgers (Big Ten) 40 Boston College vs. Virginia (ACC) 60 Wisconsin vs. Maryland (Big Ten) 30 Texas A&M vs. South Carolina (SEC) 40 Rutgers vs. Northwestern (Big Ten) 30 Nebraska vs. Rutgers (Big Ten) 40 Duke vs. Syracuse (ACC) 30 OF NOTE: FSU will enter 2018 with the sixthlongest winning streak in the country (four games). FSU scored at least 38 points in four consecutive games (77 vs. Delaware State, 38 at Florida, 42 vs. ULM and Southern Miss) for the first time since 2013 (11 straight to start the season). FSU ended the season with the 12thtoughest schedule in the country, with FBS opponents combining for a.594 winning percentage. The Seminoles played two of the four teams in the College Football Playoff (No. 1 Clemson, No. 4 Alabama). The FSUAlabama season opener was the mostwatched nonconference regular season game of the year ( million viewers) and the highestrated game all year on ABC. RECORDING FSU 100YD RUSHING GAMES Jacques Patrick (4) Syracuse, ULM, USF, Wake Forest, Cam Akers (4) Syracuse, Miami, ULM, Duke, YD RECEIVING GAMES Nyqwan Murray (3) NC State, Michigan (Orange Bowl), Boston College, Auden Tate (2) NC State, Boston College, YD PASSING GAMES Deondre Francois (5) Ole Miss, North Carolina, NC State, Wake Forest, Syracuse, OF NOTE (2017):...in September in October in November in December ACC home games ACC road games noncon home games noncon road games noncon neutral games ranked home games ranked road games ranked neutral games games decided 18 pts games decided 920 pts games decided by 21+ pts when scoring <11 pts when scoring 1119 pts when scoring 2029 pts when scoring 30+ pts when allowing <11 pts when allowing 1119 pts when allowing 2029 pts when allowing 30+ pts day games (before 6pm) night games (after 6pm) scoring first opponent scores first leading after 1st Q trailing after 1st Q leading after 2nd Q trailing after 2nd Q leading after 3rd Q trailing after 3rd Q with 100yd rusher with 100yd receiver with 300yd passer 6 SEMINOLES.COM

7 RANKINGS CFP Final Poll December 3 1. Clemson Oklahoma Georgia Alabama Ohio State Wisconsin Auburn USC Penn State Miami Washington UCF Stanford Notre Dame TCU Michigan State LSU Washington State Oklahoma State Memphis Northwestern Virginia Tech Mississippi State NC State Boise State 103 AP Final Poll January 9 1. Alabama (57) Georgia Oklahoma Clemson Ohio State UCF (4) Wisconsin Penn State TCU Auburn Notre Dame USC Miami Oklahoma State Michigan State Washington Northwestern LSU Mississippi State Stanford USF Boise State NC State Virginia Tech Memphis Dropped out: 21 Washington State Others receiving votes: Washington State 84, South Carolina 46, Iowa State 36, Army 33, FAU 32, Troy 14, Fresno State 13, San Diego State 3, Iowa FSU FOOTBALL SEASON RECAP COACHES Final Poll January 9 1. Alabama (62) Georgia Oklahoma Clemson Ohio State Wisconsin UCF (4) Penn State TCU USC Notre Dame Auburn Miami Oklahoma State Washington Michigan State Northwestern LSU Stanford Mississippi State USF Boise State NC State Memphis Virginia Tech Dropped out: 21 Washington State Others receiving votes: Washington State 71, Troy 40, South Carolina 35, FAU 35, Fresno State 35, Army 25, Iowa State 8, Utah 6, Wake Forest 3, Iowa 3, Appalachian State 2, Ohio 1, San Diego State 1. SEMINOLES.COM 7

8 GAME RECAPS Saturday, Sept. 2, 2017 (3/3) Florida State 7, (1/1) Alabama 24 Atlanta, Ga. MercedesBenz Stadium Junior receiver Auden Tate had two receptions for 41 yards, including a threeyard touchdown pass from redshirt sophomore Deondre Francois in the second quarter. Francois was 19of33 for 210 yards and a touchdown. He completed passes to seven different receivers, including seven to sophomore Keith Gavin for 50 yards. Gavin did not record a catch as a freshman and made his first start against the Crimson Tide. The defense, led by redshirt senior linebacker Matthew Thomas and redshirt sophomore safety Derwin James, held Alabama to 96 passing yards and 173 rushing yards. It was just the second time under Nick Saban that Alabama has passed for fewer than 100 yards and rushed for fewer than 200 in the same game (Tulane, 2008). Matthew Thomas led the team with 10 tackles. Over his past three games (Florida & Michigan in 2016), Thomas has 32 tackles and has led the team in tackles each game. Junior Josh Sweat led the team with one sack as the Noles took down Jalen Hurts twice. Freshman running back Cam Akers was one of six true freshmen to play for the Seminoles. Akers had 30 rushing yards and an 11yard reception. Two redshirt freshmen Josh Ball and Janarius Robinson also made the first appearances of their career. Three sophomores Gavin, defensive end Brian Burns and defensive back Levonta Taylor made the first starts of their careers. Francois continued to climb FSU s alltime lists. Francois ranks 16th in FSU history with 3,560 passing yards, 17th with 254 completions and 21st with 21 touchdown passes. Francois left the game in the fourth quarter with a leg injury. Defenders Tarvarus McFadden (5), Fred Jones (5) and Ro Derrick Hoskins (9) all set career highs for tackles. George Campbell s 21yard catch in the first quarter was his first since the 2015 opener Score Florida State Alabama SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 4:30 ALA Pappanastos 36 yd field goal. 944, 3:18 ALA 3, FSU 0 Second Quarter 13:41 FSU Tate 3 yd pass from Francois (Aguayo Kick). 1190, 5:45 FSU 7, ALA 3 11:28 ALA Ridley 53 yd pass from Hurts (Pappanastos Kick). 558, 2:08 ALA 10, FSU 7 Third Quarter 1:54 ALA Pappanastos 25 yd field goal. 4(1), 2:30 ALA 13, FSU 7 1:41 ALA Harris 11 yd run (Ridley pass from Hurts). 111, 0:06 ALA 21, FSU 7 Fourth Quarter 6:25 ALA Pappanastos 33 yd field goal. 616, 2:57 ALA 24, FSU 7 TEAM STATISTICS FSU ALA First Downs RushesYds (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes CompAttInt Total Offense PlaysYds Fumble ReturnsYards Punt ReturnsYards Kickoff ReturnsYards Interception ReturnsYards Punts (NumberAvg) FumblesLost PenaltiesYards Possession Time 27:13 32:47 ThirdDown Conversions 4 of 13 3 of 16 FourthDown Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 2 RedZone ScoresChances Sacks By: NumberYards Attendance: 76,330 RUSHING: FSU C. Akers 1030, J. Patrick 617, K. Gavin 16, G. Campbell 1(4), D. Francois, 9(9). ALA. D. Harris 973, J. Hurts 1555, B. Scarbrough 1540, N. Harris 35. PASSING: FSU D. Francois , 1 TD/2 INT. ALA J. Hurts , 1 TD/0 INT. RECEIVING: FSU K. Gavin 750, N. Murray 329, A. Tate 241, R. Izzo 346, J. Patrick 212, G. Campbell 121, C. Akers 111. ALA C Ridley 782, D. Harris 111, B. Scarbrough 14, J. Hurts 1(1). Saturday, Sept. 24, 2017 NC State 27, (12/11) Florida State 21 Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium James Blackman became the first true freshman quarterback to start since Chip Ferguson against Miami in Junior receiver Auden Tate had a careerhigh 51yard reception on FSU s first possession of the second half. Tate also recorded his singlegame careerhighs for receptions (9) and yards (138). Freshman running back Cam Akers led the Seminoles in rushing with 56 yards on 12 carries (4.7 ypc). Redshirt sophomore receiver George Campbell s 60yard reception late in the third quarter was a career long. Campbell also registered career highs with three receptions for 85 yards. Redshirt senior linebacker Ro Derrick Hoskins led the Seminoles with nine tackles, tying his career high from the season opener against No. 1 Alabama. Senior Derrick Nnadi and sophomore Brian Burns shared the team lead with 2.5 tackles for loss each. Burns also blocked A.J. Cole s punt with 3:31 to play in the game, his second career blocked punt. Sophomore kicker Ricky Aguayo converted field goals of 37, 36, 37 and 34 yards. It was his sixth career game with multiple field goals and the most in a single game since setting an FSU record with six against Ole Miss last year. The Seminoles converted on 5 of 6 red zone trips Score NC State Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 8:09 NCST Wise 24 yd field goal, :34 NCST 3, FSU 0 3:20 NCST Samuels 2 yd run (Wise kick), :28 NCST 10, FSU 0 Second Quarter 13:41 FSU Tate 4 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo Kick), 1275, 5:56 NCST 10, FSU 7 1:34 NCST Meyers 71 yd pass from Finley (Wise kick), 480 1:33 NCST 17, FSU 7 0:05 FSU Aguayo 37 yd field goal, :24 NCST 17, FSU 10 Third Quarter 11:33 FSU Aguayo 36 yd field goal, 644 1:58 NCST 17, FSU 13 6:06 NCST Wise 30 yd field goal, :27 NCST 20, FSU 13 Fourth Quarter 14:08 FSU Aguayo 37 yd field goal, 768 3:06 NCST 20, FSU 16 9:16 NCST Samuels 14 yd pass from Finley (Wise kick), :52 NCST 27, FSU 16 6:26 FSU TEAM Safety NCST 27, FSU 18 3:01 FSU Aguayo 34 yd field goal, 46 0:30 NCST 27, FSU 21 TEAM STATISTICS NCST FSU First Downs RushesYds (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes CompAttInt Total Offense PlaysYds Fumble ReturnsYards Punt ReturnsYards Kickoff ReturnsYards Interception ReturnsYards Punts (NumberAvg) FumblesLost PenaltiesYards Possession Time 33:22 26:38 ThirdDown Conversions 5 of 12 4 of 14 FourthDown Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 2 RedZone ScoresChances Sacks By: NumberYards Attendance: 73,541 RUSHING: FSU C. Akers 1256, J. Patrick 838, J. Blackman 610. NCST. N. Hines 2494, R. Gallaspy 229, J. Samuels 511, D. Nichols 1(2), J. Meyers 4(13). PASSING: FSU J. Blackman , 1 TD/0 INT. NCST R. Finley , 2 TD/0 INT, J. Samuels 1125, 0 TD/0 INT. RECEIVING: FSU A. Tate 9138, G. Campbell 385, N. Murray 529, K. Gavin 317, C. Akers 16, A. Rasul 13. NCST J. Meyers 5112, J. Samuels 1264, D. Parham 125, J. Louis 218, K. Harmon 116, C. Riley 112, N. Hines SEMINOLES.COM

9 GAME RECAPS Saturday, September 30, 2017 (RV/25) Florida State 26, (RV/RV) Wake Forest 19 WinstonSalem, N.C. BB&T Stadium Kyle Meyers had FSU s first turnover of the season in the second quarter. It was his first career interception. Meyers also forced a Wake Forest fumble in the third quarter that was recovered by Jalen Wilkerson. Auden Tate had one catch for seven yards entering the final minute of the fourth quarter but his 40yard reception for the gamewinning touchdown extended his streak to three straight games with a TD catch. Freshman QB James Blackman engineered the first gamewinning touchdown drive of his FSU career with just 53 seconds remaining, ending with his second career touchdown pass to Tate. Jacques Patrick s 69yard run from the FSU 1yard line was the longest of his career and FSU s longest of the season. It highlighted a 120yard game for Patrick. True freshman Cam Akers added 58 yards. His 27yard run on FSU s first drive of the third quarter was a career long. Kicker Ricky Aguayo added four field goals in the game. His first, from 51 yards, was the longest of his career. It was his second straight game with four made field goals. Aguayo has made eight straight field goals over the last two weeks, the most for an FSU kicker since his brother Roberto made 23 straight in Keith Gavin s 81yard kickoff return was FSU s longest since Kermit Whitfield s 100yard return against Auburn in the 2013 BCS National Championship Game. Matthew Thomas had two 13yard sacks on Wake Forest quarterback John Wolford. It was Thomas s third and fourth career sacks and his first twosack game. He finished the game with a teamhigh 10 tackles Score Florida State Wake Forest SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 7:06 FSU Aguayo 51 yd field goal, 565 2:35 WF 0, FSU 3 2:48 WF Weaver 24 yd field goal, 520 1:58 WF 3, FSU 3 Second Quarter 13:17 WF Weaver 29 yd field goal, 47 1:35 WF 6, FSU 3 6:59 WF Wolford 3 yd run (Weaver kick failed), 881 2:16 WF 12, FSU 3 5:41 FSU Patrick 1 yd run (Aguayo kick), 416 1:18 WF 12, FSU 10 2:5 FSU Aguayo 27 yd field goal, 520 2:14 FSU 13, WF 12 Third Quarter 4:18 FSU Aguayo 37 yd field goal, :22 FSU 16, WF 12 Fourth Quarter 13:57 WF Colburn 7 yd run (Weaver kick), 759 2:19 WF 19, FSU 16 6:20 FSU Aguayo 35 yd field goal, 947 3:58 WF 19, FSU 19 0:53 FSU Tate 40 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 140, 0:08 FSU 26, WF 19 TEAM STATISTICS FSU WF First Downs RushesYds (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes CompAttInt Total Offense PlaysYds Fumble ReturnsYards Punt ReturnsYards Kickoff ReturnsYards Interception ReturnsYards Punts (NumberAvg) FumblesLost PenaltiesYards Possession Time 34:41 25:19 ThirdDown Conversions 4 of 15 4 of 14 FourthDown Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 RedZone ScoresChances Sacks By: NumberYards Attendance: 31,588 RUSHING: FSU J. Patrick 19120, C. Akers 1458, A. Rasul 46, TEAM 1(2), J. Blackman 5(39), B. Ruble, 06. WF J. Wolford 1963, M. Colburn 513, A. Byrd 613, G. Dortch 47. PASSING: FSU J. Blackman , 1 TD/0 INT. WF J. Wolford , 0 TD/1 INT, J. Dortch TD/O INT. RECEIVING: FSU A. Tate 247, K. Gavin 143, J. Patrick 326, C. Akers 22, N. Murray 22, G. Campbell 11. WF G. Dortch 10110, S. Washington 257, C. Serigne 356, M. Colburn 428, C. Wade 311, C. Lewis 17, T. Hines FSU FOOTBALL SEASON RECAP Saturday, October 7, 2017 (13/12) Miami 24, (RV/RV) Florida State 20 Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium True freshman QB James Blackman was brilliant in the fourth quarter, completing 9of10 attempts for 142 yards and two touchdowns. The Belle Glade, Fla., native finished 17of28 passing for 203 yards and his first career multitouchdown game. Auden Tate s goahead 20yard touchdown reception from Blackman with 1:24 remaining marked the fourth consecutive game he has caught a touchdown. The last Seminole to have a touchdown catch in the first four games of a season was Rashad Greene in Tight end Ryan Izzo s 15yard touchdown reception with 12:17 remaining was the fourth scoring grab of the redshirt junior s career and first since the 2016 opener against Ole Miss. Izzo led the Noles with four catches, equaling his singlegame high. Freshman tailback Cam Akers careerlong 46yard run with 14:18 remaining in the game pushed him over 100 yards rushing for the first time in his career. Akers finished with 121 rushing yards on 20 carries. It was the third consecutive game the Noles have had a 100yard rusher against Miami (Dalvin Cook, 2015 & 2016). Freshman cornerback Stanford Samuels III collected his first career interception in the end zone with 8:38 remaining in the third quarter. Logan Tyler tied a career long with a 57yard punt and had four in excess of 50 yards in the game. The Seminoles outgained Miami in total offense (406337), rushing yards (20383), time of possession (34:5925:01), yards per play (5.74.6) and first downs (2220). The Florida State defense came away with three sacks against Miami and held the Hurricanes starting running back, Mark Walton, to 31 yards on 12 carries. FSU s 12 pass breakups were its most in a game since having 13 vs. Miami in Score Miami Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 4:20 FSU Aguayo 27 yd field goal, :16 FSU 3, UM 0 Third Quarter 11:08 UM Badgley 31 yd field goal, :52 UM 3, FSU, 3 6:57 UM Berrios 21 yd pass from Rosier (Badgley kick), 121 0:05 UM 10, FSU 3 Fourth Quarter 12:17 FSU Izzo 15 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 677 2:30 UM 10, FSU 10 6:55 FSU Aguayo 38 yd field goal, 844 4:22 FSU 13, UM 10 5:09 UM Berrios 6 yd pass from Rosier (Badgley kick), 675 0:05 UM 17, FSU 13 1:24 FSU Tate 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 975 3:45 FSU 20, UM 17 0:06 UM Langham 23 yd pass from Rosier (Badgley kick), 975 1:18 UM 24, FSU 20 TEAM STATISTICS UM FSU First Downs RushesYds (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes CompAttInt Total Offense PlaysYds Fumble ReturnsYards Punt ReturnsYards 238 1(4) Kickoff ReturnsYards Interception ReturnsYards Punts (NumberAvg) FumblesLost PenaltiesYards Possession Time 25:01 34:59 ThirdDown Conversions 7 of 17 5 of 15 FourthDown Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 RedZone ScoresChances Sacks By: NumberYards Attendance: 78,169 RUSHING: FSU C. Akers 20121, J. Patrick 1194, N. Murray 13, TEAM 1(2), J. Blackman 10(10). UM T. Homer 329, M. Rosier 1429, M. Walton PASSING: FSU J. Blackman , 2 TD/2 INT. UM M. Rosier , 3 TD/1 INT. RECEIVING: FSU A. Tate 356, R. Izzo 453, N. Murray 339, K. Gavin 324, J. Patrick 315, G. Campbell 115. UM B. Berrios 890, A. Richards 468, C. Herndon 355, D. Langham 123, J. Thomas 211, L. Cager 17. SEMINOLES.COM 9

10 GAME RECAPS Saturday, October 14, 2017 Florida State 17, Duke 10 Durham, N.C. Wallace Wade Stadium Auden Tate s 20yard touchdown on FSU s opening drive was his fifth straight game with a touchdown, the secondlongest stretch to open a season in FSU history. James Blackman completed his first seven passes against the Blue Devils. After completing his final eight against Miami, Blackman s 15 consecutive completions were one shy of the FSU record for consecutive completions (16, Christian Ponder 2009 and Danny Kanell 1995). Freshman running back Cam Akers finished with 115 yards on 15 carries and had his first career touchdown in the fourth quarter to break a 1010 tie. It was his second straight 100yard rushing game after running for 121 yards vs. Miami. Redshirt sophomore linebacker Adonis Thomas and left tackle Josh Ball made the first starts of their career. Punter Logan Tyler booted a 51 and 52yarder in the first half and a 61yarder in the second half. The 61yarder was the longest punt of his career. Emmett Rice recorded his first career interception on a pass from Duke running back Shaun Wilson, becoming the fourth Seminole to record his first turnover this season. Wide receivers D.J. Matthews and Jared Jackson caught the first passes of their career in the same drive in the second quarter. Nyqwan Murray set a season high with 81 receiving yards. His 38yard catch and run in the third quarter was his longest catch of the season. Kicker Ricky Aguayo's 23yard field goal in the third quarter was his 11thconsecutive made field goal, the longest stretch of his career Score Florida State Duke SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 8:31 FSU Tate 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 1283, 6:29 FSU 7, DU 0 Second Quarter 8:40 DU Parker 37 yd field goal, 1566, 6:14 FSU 7, DU 3 Third Quarter 4:54 FSU Aguayo 23 yd field goal, 1188, 6:40 FSU 10, DU 3 2:12 DU Brown 9 yd run (Parker kick), 775, 2:42 FSU 10, DU 10 Fourth Quarter 8:23 FSU Akers 42 yd run (Aguayo kick), 1091, 5:48 FSU 17, DU 10 TEAM STATISTICS FSU WF First Downs RushesYds (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes CompAttInt Total Offense PlaysYds Fumble ReturnsYards Punt ReturnsYards Kickoff ReturnsYards Interception ReturnsYards Punts (NumberAvg) FumblesLost PenaltiesYards Possession Time 36:44 23:16 ThirdDown Conversions 6 of 13 5 of 13 FourthDown Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 RedZone ScoresChances Sacks By: NumberYards Attendance: 31,073 RUSHING: FSU C. Akers 15115, J. Patrick 1896, A. Rasul 216, J. Blackman 40, N. Murray, 1(1). DU S. Wilson 1366, B. Brown 643, Q. Harris 23, D. Jones 1(2). PASSING: FSU J. Blackman , 1 TD/2 INT. DU D. Jones , 0 TD/0 INT, S. Wilson TD/1 INT, Q. Harris TD/0 INT. RECEIVING: FSU N. Murray 581, A. Tate 330, J. Vickers 229, C. Akers 220, R. Izzo 113, D.J. Matthews 112, A. Rasul 19, J. Jackson 13, J. Patrick 20. DU T.J. Rahming 8111, C. Taylor 121, D. Kopenhaver 320, S. Wilson 416, D. Helm 114, A. Young 19, S. Bracy 27, B. Brown 14, J, Lloyd 12. Saturday, October 21, 2017 Louisville 31, Florida State 28 Tallahassee, Fla. Doak Campbell Stadium Freshman quarterback James Blackman finished the game 16of28 for 248 yards with two touchdowns and two interceptions. It was his third 200yard passing game of the season. Wide receiver Nyqwan Murray s first touchdown of the season came on an end zone fumble recovery with 13:21 remaining; he scored a second fourthquarter touchdown on a 20yard pass from Blackman that tied the game at Defensive end Josh Sweat registered a careerhigh nine tackles, including six solo stops. He had a sack among two tackles for loss. Matthew Thomas and Trey Marshall led the Noles with 10 tackles each. Thomas 34yard fumble return for a touchdown with 4:08 remaining in the first half put the Noles in front 147. It was Thomas first career fumble recovery and first touchdown. Freshman Joshua Kaindoh forced the fumble, his first career forced fumble. It was the Seminoles first defensive touchdown since The Seminoles limited Louisville quarterback and reigning Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson to a seasonlow 156 passing yards. Jackson finished with 334 total yards, well below his season average of 411. The Noles continued to excel in the red zone, converting all three visits against the Cardinals. The Noles extended their consecutive conversion streak to 16. It marked the first time this season FSU has converted three red zone visits into touchdowns. Wide receiver Auden Tate led FSU with five receptions, while Murray had four catches for a seasonhigh 95 yards. Running back Jacques Patrick and Cam Akers combined for 145 yards on the ground Score Louisville Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 11:37 LOU Jackson 22 yd run (Creque kick), 775 3:23 LOU 7, FSU 0 6:30 FSU Izzo 7 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 978, 5:00 LOU 7, FSU 7 Second Quarter 4:08 FSU Thomas 34 yd fumble recovery (Aguayo kick) FSU 14, LOU 7 1:04 LOU Dawkins 26 yd pass from Jackson (Creque kick) FSU 14, LOU 14 Third Quarter 7:04 LOU Bonnafon 2 yd run (Creque kick), 673 2:31 LOU 21, FSU 14 5:11 LOU Williams 25 yd run (Creque kick), 545 1:40 LOU 28, FSU 14 Fourth Quarter 13:21 FSU Murray 0 yd fumble recovery (Aguayo kick), 1474, 6:44 LOU 28, FSU 21 8:58 FSU Murray 20 yd pass from Blackman (Aguayo kick), 674, 2:18 LOU 28, FSU 28 0:05 FSU Creque 34 yd field goal, 859 2:00 LOU 31, FSU 28 TEAM STATISTICS LOU FSU First Downs 2 23 RushesYds (Net) Passing Yds (Net) Passes CompAttInt Total Offense PlaysYds Fumble ReturnsYards Punt ReturnsYards Kickoff ReturnsYards Interception ReturnsYards Punts (NumberAvg) FumblesLost PenaltiesYards Possession Time 28:50 31:10 ThirdDown Conversions 5 of 10 6 of 12 FourthDown Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 RedZone ScoresChances Sacks By: NumberYards Attendance: 72,764 RUSHING: FSU C. Akers 1675, J. Patrick 1470, J. Blackman 76, A. Rasul 14, N. Murray, 00. LOU L. Jackson , R. Bonnafon 1674, D. Williams 541. PASSING: FSU J. Blackman , 2 TD/2 INT. LOU L. Jackson , 1 TD/0 INT. RECEIVING: FSU N. Murray 495, A. Tate 562, R. Izzo 237, J. Patrick 335, C. Akers 219. LOU J. Smith 549, C. Standberry 234, S. Dawkins 126, R. Bonnafon 214, T. Samuel 113, D. Fitzpatrick 113, Dae Williams SEMINOLES.COM