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1 state FOOTBALL FLORIDA STATE FOOTBALL game 2012 GAME NOTES 9 vs game information Date: Oct. 27 Time: 3:30 p.m. Location: Tallahassee, Fla. Venue: Doak Campbell Stadium at Bobby Bowden Field Capacity: 82,300 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Series vs. FSU: FSU leads 17-0 Live Stats: Seminoles.com FLORIDA STATE SCHEDULE Date Opponent Result/Time TV Sept. 1 Murray State W, 69-3 ESPN3 Sept. 8 Savannah State W, 55-0 ESPN3 Sept. 15 Wake Forest* W, 52-0 ESPN /ESPN3D Sept. 22 Clemson* W, ABC Sept. 29 at USF W, ESPN Oct. 6 at NC State* L, ESPN2 Oct. 13 Boston College* W, 51-7 ESPN2 Oct. 20 at Miami* W, ABC Oct. 27 Duke* 3:30 p.m. ESPNU Nov. 8 at Virginia Tech* 8 p.m. ESPN Nov. 17 at Maryland* TBD Nov. 24 Florida TBD *Denotes ACC Game Television (espnu) Anish Shroff... Play-by-Play Dan Hawkins... Color Analyst Tom Luginbill...Sideline Sun Sports (replay) Prime Time Noles will air Sunday, 7:30 p.m. and Monday, at noon. Seminole IMG Radio Network Tallahassee flagship 94.9 WTNT-FM and 1270-AM Gene Deckerhoff... Play-by-Play William Floyd... Color Analyst Tom Block...Sideline Satellite Radio 137 (Sirius), 195 (XM) FSU Coaching Staff Jimbo Fisher (f)...head Coach Mark Stoops (f)... Def. Coordinator/DB James Coley (pb)...off. Coordinator/TE Eddie Gran (f)... Assoc. HC/ ST Coord./RB Rick Trickett (f)...asst. HC-Offense/OL Greg Hudson (f)... Asst. HC-Defense/LB Odell Haggins (f)...defensive Tackles Lawrence Dawsey (f)...passing Game Coord./WR Dameyune Craig (f)... Recruiting Coord./QB D.J. Eliot (pb)... Defensive Ends Graduate Assistants...Dan Gayton (off.) (f) Joe Scola (def.) (pb); David Spurlock (off.) (pb); Addison Lynch (def.) (pb) Game Location: (f) field; (pb) press box Follow the Seminoles Online Online: Instagram: FSUFootball Facebook: Facebook.com/FSUFootball Facebook.com/FSUSeminoles Youtube: Youtube.com/flstateseminoles Foursquare: Foursquare/venue/ #11/10/12 FLORIDA state seminoles Record: 7-1 ACC: 4-1 * - AP/USA Today/BCS 12 ACc championships 1993 & 1999 national champions Florida State (No. 11 AP/No. 10 USA Today Coaches/No. 12 BCS) faces Duke for homecoming in a battle of one-loss teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. The game will be televised live on ESPNU at 3:30 p.m. FSU (7-1, 4-1 ACC) moved up a spot to No. 11 in the Associated Press poll while remaining No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches poll after pulling away to defeat rival Miami, In the first Bowl Championship Series Standings, FSU checked in at No. 14. The 7-1 mark matches FSU s best start since the 2005 season. The 2003 Seminoles were the last team to go 8-1 enroute to the program s 11th ACC championship. The Seminoles extended the nation s longest active bowl streak becoming bowl eligible for the 31st consecutive year with a win over rival Miami. It was the third straight win by the Seminoles in the series with the Canes and improved FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher s record to a perfect 6-0 against teams in the state of Florida. Duke (6-2, 3-1 ACC) heads to Tallahassee after rallying to defeat its in-state rival North Carolina, 33-30, to become bowl eligible for the first time since Blue Devil Quarterback Sean Renfree threw for 276 yards and a touchdown against the Tar Heels giving him 1,793 yards and 11 TD passes on the season. His pass efficiency ranks fourth in the ACC. Duke s wide receiver duo of Conner Vernon and Jamison Crowder tie for third in the ACC in receptions per game (6.4) while Vernon ranks third in the league in receiving yards (749) and Crowder follows at fifth with 629 yards. Safety Walt Canty ranks fourth in the ACC in tackles (74) and sixth in tackles per game (9.2). Senior kicker Dustin Hopkins became the all-time career scorer in ACC and FSU history after tallying 15 points against Boston College. Hopkins added another 15 points in the win over Miami to give him 417 career points ranking him fifth all-time in NCAA history and making him the ninth kicker to total 400 points. Hopkins now is chasing Boise State kicker Kyle Brotzman ( ) who holds the NCAA record with 439 points. EJ Manuel, FSU s all-time career leader in completion percentage, completed 67.7 percent of his passes in the win over Miami, which is exactly his career percentage (67.7) as a Seminole. Manuel has completed (490-of-724) which currently makes him the all-time leader on the ACC career completion percentage list just ahead of Virginia s Matt Schaub (67.0). For the season, Manuel has completed 71.5 percent of his passes (153-of-214) while throwing for 2,033 yards and 14 touchdowns. Running back Chris Thompson has gained 687 yards on 91 carries while averaging 7.5 yards per carry. Thompson ranks third in the league in total yards and yards per game (85.9). In the last two games, sophomore Devonta Freeman has led FSU with a combined 140 yards on 18 carries. Freeman s two fourth quarter TD runs sealed the win against the Hurricanes. As a team, FSU averages 6.1 yards per carry led by its quartet of backs Thompson (7.5), Freeman (7.0), Lonnie Pryor (6.8) and James Wilder Jr. (6.0). Running back James Wilder Jr. added to his team-leading touchdown total with his ninth touchdown of the season on a 17-yard run against Miami. Of the nine scores, seven have come via the run while Wilder added two TD catches in the win over BC. Lonnie Pryor picked up his second multiple rushing TD game of the season against BC giving him 16 career rushing touchdowns and a single-season career-high sixth rushing touchdowns. Pryor s career touchdown total now stands at rushing and five receiving - which leads all active Noles. The 16 career rushing touchdowns ties for 13th all-time in the Seminole record book with William McCray ( ) and William Floyd ( ). FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 1 duke blue devils Record: 6-2 ACC: 3-1 WHAT S INSIDE: Series Notes - Page 3 Depth chart - page statistics - page 38 WHAT 2 WATCH 4 THE SERIES Florida State leads the all-time series against Duke , including a 10-0 mark at Doak Campbell Stadium. The two teams never met prior to FSU joining the Atlantic Coast Conference. The Blue Devils are the only ACC team that does not have a victory over the Seminoles. With Duke playing in the ACC s Coastal Division, Saturday s meeting is the second since the 2007 campaign. FSU defeated the Blue Devils last season in Durham, The Seminoles have scored at least 44 points against the Blue Devils in 14 of 17 previous meetings, eclipsing 50 points nine times. The matchup will be the biggest FSU-Duke game since the 1994 season when No. 16 Duke at 7-0 travelled to Tallahassee to face No. 9 FSU. FSU went on to win this is fsu football FSU extended the nation s longest active streak to 31 consecutive bowl appearances, which ranks second all-time among FBS programs. The Noles are in 41 bowl appearances and their 25* wins rank fifth all-time while the.634 winning percentage is the sixth-best nationally for any school with 15 or more bowl appearances. The Seminoles have won two national championships (1993, 1999). The Noles hold the nation s longest active streak of consecutive winning seasons at 36, which ranks seventh alltime. Florida State, in its 66th season of football, boasts an all-time record of *. That s good for a.666 winning percentage which ranks 12th in Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) history. * Totals have been adjusted by the NCAA Committee on Infractions.

2 SUNDAY OFF MONDAY Weekly Press conference (Head Coach Jimbo Fisher & Starting QB) - Moore Athletics Center (12 p.m.) Practice - 4:45 p.m. (Players available after for interviews) COVERING THE SEMINOLES TUESDAY Player availability if necessary (1-2 p.m.) Practice - 3:20 p.m. (Fisher and requested players available after for interviews) WEDNESDAY Player availability if necessary (1-2 p.m.) Practice 3:20 p.m. (No pre-practice/postpractice availability) Fisher Weekly Call-In Show 7-8 p.m. THURSDAY Practice - 3:50 p.m. (Only Coach Fisher available afterwards for interviews in Turf Room) friday No player or coach availability SATURDAY Florida State vs. Duke 3:30 p.m. (ESPNU) FSU SPORTS INFORMATION Elliott Finebloom...Assistant AD ...efinebloom@fsu.edu Kerwin Lonzo... Football SID ... klonzo@fsu.edu Phone... (850) Bob Thomas...Football Contact ...bthomas2@fsu.edu Phone... (850) Chuck Walsh...Deputy SID Maryjane Gardner... Assistant SID Jason Leturmy... Assistant SID Zach Stipe... Assistant SID Steve Stone... Assistant SID Christa Salerno...SID Assistant Media interviews with all Florida State players need to be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Contact Kerwin Lonzo (850) or Bob Thomas (850) to arrange interviews with players. Interview requests for Coach Jimbo Fisher should be arranged through Kerwin Lonzo (850) Please give at least one day s notice when requesting players. Player s phone numbers will not be given directly to the media and players should not be called directly or contacted via social media. collegepressbox.com Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for NCAA FBS football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for each conference and its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to: password@collegepressbox.com. CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Members of the media wishing to request credentials for the 2012 Florida State football season must do so online again this season. BEFORE YOU APPLY Have your plan for the ENTIRE season in place OR request credentials on a game-by-game basis. Have a full color head shot with a clear view of the media member s face to upload. Your editor or assignment editor is the person who should be putting in the requests for your media outlet. Individual reporters and photographers from the same media outlet should not be putting in their own requests. The online system is now available. It is linked from the following page: mediarelations.html MEDIA GUIDELINES Interviews Coach Fisher Requests Media interviews with all FSU players and coaches MUST be arranged through the Sports Information Office. Contact Kerwin Lonzo, Football SID via at klonzo@fsu.edu or by calling (850) to arrange interviews with head coach Jimbo Fisher and Seminole players. Fisher will address the media after practices on designated days. All requests for him outside of postpractice should be ed to klonzo@fsu.edu. Player Requests Procedures for player interviews will change slightly this season. Player interviews will take place either one hour before the daily team meeting (1 p.m. -2 p.m. during the regular season) as well as after practice following Coach Fisher. Media members must submit player requests as early as possible each week via to Kerwin Lonzo (klonzo@fsu.edu) and Bob Thomas (bthomas2@fsu. edu) by Monday morning. We will inform you what day and when (before or after practice) that the requested player is available. Coach Fisher will address the media before leaving the field. All player interviews are conducted in the museum on the first floor of the Moore Athletics Center. No firstyear players will be available for interviews. FSU assistant coaches are not available for media requests, as well. JIMBO FISHER & EJ Manuel MONDAY PRESS CONFERENCES FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher will meet with the media on Mondays at Noon during the season in the museum on the first floor of the Moore Athletics Center. Fisher will not be available following practices on Mondays. Quarterback EJ Manuel will follow Fisher at approximately p.m. The Department of Digital Media will provide a free, live stream of the Monday football press conferences throughout the fall. The press conferences will be streamed through YouTube and will be available for embed on your site/blog. Since this service is free and available to all media agencies, it will be the only stream allowed from the press conferences. Please visit YouTube.com/ flstateseminoles for the weekly links. If you are unable to attend these press conferences, you can watch and/or listen to the press conferences: 1) Every Monday media can call in and listen to Jimbo Fisher and the starting quarterback address the media. The call in number is ) If you would like to ask a question during the call, you will need to let Elliott Finebloom (efinebloom@fsu.edu) or Kerwin Lonzo (klonzo@fsu.edu) know before the press conference begins. We will let you know the appropriate time to ask your question. Video Services Florida State s Sports Information Office has the ability to assist networks and television stations by providing video services through Seminole Productions, Inc. (SPI). Please call general manager Mark Rodin at (850) to arrange for these services. Social Media Florida State Sports Information is making a continued effort in to utilize social media outlets as another way of passing information to our fans and those who cover our programs. Media can receive updated information from the SID office via Twitter by Fan feeds for the athletic department (@Seminoles_com) and the football program (@FSU_Football) are available as well. Our Facebook home is located at com/fsuseminoles. XOS Digital Exchange The Florida State Sports Information Office has partnered with XOS Digital in order to provide over-the-air television stations with instantaneous access to video content. The partnership involves the use of the company s Digital Media Xchange Server that will allow television stations to pull down video content year round. The data transfer speed is much faster than a traditional FTP service allowing very large files to be downloaded in just minutes. The password protected video FTP site will be hosting Monday press conferences with Florida State Football Head Coach Jimbo Fisher and the starting quarterback and a Thursday Jimbo Fisher interview. If you have an interest in creating an account that gives you access to the video weekly, please Elliott Finebloom (efinebloom@ fsu.edu). If you are looking for access just for a particular game week, please prior to that game to set up a guest account ACC Football Coaches Teleconference (Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. All times Eastern) Atlantic Division Frank Spaziani, Boston College 10:30 am Dabo Swinney, Clemson 10:40 am Jimbo Fisher, Florida State 10:50 am Randy Edsall, Maryland 11:00 am Jim Grobe, Wake Forest 11:10 am Tom O Brien, NC State 11:20 am Coastal Division Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech 11:30 am Larry Fedora, North Carolina 11:40 am Mike London, Virginia 11:50 pm Frank Beamer, Virginia Tech 12:00 am David Cutcliffe, Duke 12:10 pm Al Golden, Miami 12:20 pm Media Phone Number: FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 2

3 noting the blue devils Duke is experiencing one of its best seasons in nearly two decades, showing a 6-2 overall record and sitting in first place in the ACC Coastal Division with a 3-1 conference record. The Blue Devils are coming off a thrilling last-second win over rival North Carolina, securing their first season of bowl eligibility since It is the third-best eight-game showing by Duke since the inception of the ACC in The Blue Devils own two 500-yard or better games this season. In their win over Memphis on Sept. 22, Duke amassed exactly 500 yards of total offense. In its last game against North Carolina, Duke registered a season-high 510 yards. Wide receiver Jamison Crowder was responsible for the biggest play of the game in Duke s win over North Carolina. Crowder finished with five receptions for 41 yards and a touchdown, with his lone score being the game-winner with 13 seconds left. Wideout Conner Vernon stands just 93 receiving yards short of the ACC career record of 3,517 held by Florida State s Peter Warrick. Vernon s 3,424 yards are first in Duke s history and second in the ACC career record books. Duke s defense has produced a season total of 19 sacks for a loss of 121 yards. The offense has surrendered only 10 sacks on the season for a loss of 78 yards SCHEDULE Sept. 1 FIU W, Sept. 8 at Stanford L, Sept. 15 N.C. CENTRAL W, Sept. 22 MEMPHIS W, Sept. 29 at Wake Forest W, Oct. 6 VIRGINIA W, Oct. 13 at Virginia Tech L, Oct. 20 NORTH CAROLINA W, Oct. 27 at Florida State Nov. 3 CLEMSON Nov. 17 at Georgia Tech Nov. 24 MIAMI 2012 tale of the tape FSU Category Duke 44.4 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Rushing Defense Passing Defense Total Defense DUKE statisical leaders Rushing No. Yds Lg TD Avg. Jela Duncan Juwan Thompson Passing C-A-I Yds Lg TD Sean Renfree , Receiving No. Yds Lg TD Conner Vernon Jamison Crowder Defense UA-A Total Sacks TFL Ross Cockrell Walt Canty Jordon Byas Series History: Florida State vs. DUKE Florida State leads 17-0 Home: 8-0 / Away: 7-0 Neutral: 2-0 / ACC: 16-0 First Meeting: Sept. 5, 1992 / Home / W Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2011 / Away / W Most points scored vs. Duke: Overall: 70 (70-26 win on Sept. 2, 1995 in Orlando) Home: 63 (63-14 win on Oct. 14, 2000) Away: 56 (56-7 win on Sept. 27, 2003) Most points given up vs. Duke: Overall & Away: 27 (51-27 win on Oct. 11, 1997) Home: 21 (48-21 win on Sept. 5, 1992) No. of shutouts: FSU: None Duke: None Largest Margin of Victory: (49) Three times, Last: 56-7 on Sept. 27, 2003 ALL-TIME SERIES (W-17, L-0) YEAR SITE W/L HALF FINAL 1992 Tallahassee W Durham W Tallahassee W Orlando W Tallahassee W Durham W Tallahassee W Jacksonville W Tallahassee W Durham W Tallahassee W Durham W Tallahassee W Durham W Durham W Tallahassee W Durham W ALL-TIME HIGHS VS. DUKE A list of the best performances by the Seminoles in 17 previous meetings with Duke: RUSHING PERFORMANCES Player No.-Yds Year Antone Smith Lorenzo Booker Rock Preston Warrick Dunn Devonta Freeman RECEIVING PERFORMANCES Player No.-Yds Year Kez McCorvey Ron Dugans Chauncey Stovall De Cody Fagg Peter Warrick PASSING PERFORMANCES Player C-A-I,Yds, TDs Yr Chris Weinke , 536 yds, 5 TDs 2000 Danny Kanell , 394 yds, 3 TDs 1994 D. Weatherford , 339 yds, 1 TDs 2007 Chris Rix , 327 yds, 3 TDs 2003 Chris Weinke , 290 yds, 5 TDs 1999 TEAM BESTS YARDS (YR) Total Offense 797 (1995) Rushing Yards 351 (1995) Rushing Attempts 46 (1995) Passing Yards 536 (2000) Passing Attempts 52 (1994) Pass Completions 3 7 (2000) Most Pts Scored 1995: FSU 70 DU : FSU 63 DU : FSU 62 DU : FSU 59 DU : FSU 57 DU 7 Most Points Scored (Half) 1995: FSU 54 DU : FSU 44 DU : FSU 42 DU : FSU 38 DU : FSU 35 DU 14 Fewest Points Allowed 2007: FSU 25 DU : FSU 45 DU : FSU 44 DU : FSU 56 DU : FSU 29 DU 7 Fewest Points Allowed (Half) 1993: FSU 29 DU : FSU 27 DU : FSU 44 DU : FSU 42 DU : FSU 9 DU 0 FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 3

4 Senior wideout Rodney Smith made it 33 consecutive games in which he s had a catch after hauling in an 11-yard reception against the Hurricanes. Smith s streak started back during his sophomore season against BYU. He now has a shot at the school record 38 straight- currently held by E.G. Green ( ). Eight different FSU players have at least 10 catches on the season while another four Seminoles have at least 20 catches. Rashad Greene s 27 catches is tops on the team followed by Rodney Smith (23), Chris Thompson (21) and Kelvin Benjamin (20). Four receivers have more than 300 yards receiving Kenny Shaw (378), Kelvin Benjamin (366), Smith (323) and Greene (303). Rashad Greene has now scored twice on punt returns, once receiving and once rushing in He becomes the first Seminole to score three different ways in a season since Peter Warrick in Greene leads the ACC with 302 punt return yards and ranks sixth nationally in punt return average (16.8). FSU is the only team in the country to rank in the top 10 of nine statistical categories nationally and the only team to rank in the top 10 in total offense and total defense. The FSU defense ranks in the top 10 in five statistical categories: total defense ( ypg, 2nd), rushing defense (69.13 ypg, 2nd), scoring defense (12.63 ppg, 5th), pass defense (157.38, 7th) and pass efficiency defense (93.26, 5th). The Noles offense come into the week at No. 7 in scoring offense (44.38 ppg), No. 7 in passing efficiency (167.87) and No. 4 in kickoff returns (28.80 ypr). FSU also ranks 10th in total offense ( ypg), 16th in punt return average (14.05 ypr) and 15th in rushing offense ( ypg). MORE 2 WATCH 4 The Seminole defense recorded five more three-and-outs against Miami to push its nation-leading total to 52 three-and-out series. Florida State has now forced a threeand-out in 52 of its 107 series played, equaling a 48.6 success percentage, nine better than TCU who ranks second and 10 better than Alabama who rounds out the top three. Bjoern Werner and Tank Carradine each tacked on sacks in the win over the Hurricanes and both are tied for the ACC-lead in sacks. Carradine leads the team with 48 tackles which includes nine tackles for loss and eight sacks. Of Werner s 24 tackles on the season, 11.5 of those are tackles for loss including 8.0 sacks. Werner ties for the teamlead with five pass break-ups. FSU s trio of corners Xavier Rhodes, Nick Waisome and Ronald Darby have combined for 16 pass break-ups while as a team FSU has 43 pass break-ups as a team. Rhodes ties for seventh in the ACC in passes defended with eight which includes six break-ups and two interceptions. Of freshman punter Cason Beatty s 26 punts this season, 15 (58 percent) of those punts have been downed inside the 20-yard line including eight inside the 10-yard line, 14 fair-caught and just three returned. Opponents have gained just 20 yards on 28 punts which averages out to 0.7 yards per return. Of the 120 Football Bowl Subdivision programs, Florida State is one of only three that will put the same coaching staff on the field in 2012 that took the field in The Noles are joined by Louisiana Tech and Virginia. 11 grads place Noles among best With 11 college graduates on its 2012 roster, No. 11 Florida State ties for third nationally among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools, based on a recent poll of sports information offices. Perhaps more impressively, six of those 11 QB EJ Manuel, K Dustin Hopkins, DT Everett Dawkins, DT Anthony McCloud, LB Vince Williams and LS Dax Dellenbach are in FSU s starting lineup. Three others Garrett Faircloth, Toshmon Stevens and Debrale Smiley are on the two-deep roster. Rank School Grads 1. Virginia Tech Pittsburgh Florida State 11 UCF Illinois 10 Northwestern 10 South Carolina 10 TCU Boston College 9 Louisiana Tech 9 Penn State 9 FSU wins on the FIeld with the best Though the Florida State football program was unable to maintain its standing as the winningest program of the 1990s, the Seminoles still have a seat at the table of the nation s elite based on on-field victories over the past 10 years. Since the start of the 2003 season, the Noles have walked off the field victorious 82 times, which is tied for 18th among FBS programs during that stretch. Here s a breakdown: Most Wins Over the Last 10 Years (2003-present) Rank Wins School Boise State LSU 104 USC Oklahoma TCU Virginia Tech Texas Florida Wisconsin West Virginia 91 Georgia Oregon Utah Alabama 87 Ohio State Auburn BYU Texas Tech 83 *Florida State Nebraska *Only 71 are recognized by the NCAA offense back in 600 club For a single-season tying fourth time this season and just the sixth time since the 2000 season, Florida State s offense eclipsed the 600-yard mark against Boston College. The Seminoles piled up 649 total yards against the Eagles in the 51-7 victory. Only the 1995 Seminoles have eclipsed 600 yards four times in one season. In addition to posting the 10th-best total offense mark in school history against BC, the 2012 Noles have also gone over 600 yards against Clemson (667), Wake Forest (612) and Murray State (606). FSU has produced yard games in its 66-year football history, including five in the last two seasons. Here are the top 10 total offense games in FSU history: Yards Opponent Year 858 vs. Maryland vs. Duke* vs. Clemson vs. Wake Forest vs. NC State at Maryland vs. East Carolina vs. Clemson vs. Boston College vs. Chas. Southern at Maryland 1993 * - neutral site game in Orlando More on 600-yard games Here are a few additional notes regarding FSU s 600-yard games: FSU s 667-yard performance against Clemson is its highest output since rolling up 771 against the Tigers in It ranks as the eighth-most productive performance in school history; Of the 29 games of 600 yards or more in program history, FSU has eclipsed 700 yards seven times; The single-game FSU school record for total offense is 858 yards, set at home against Maryland during a victory in 1992; FSU has rolled up 600 or more yards 15 times against Atlantic Coast Conference opponents as a conference member; Only six of the yard performances have come against Football Championship Subdivision (or Div. I-AA) opponents; The 2000 FSU team, which played for the national championship, was the last to record three 600-yard games in a season; From the Seminoles hit or exceeded the mark 12 times all against ACC opponents; Only seven of FSU s 600-yard performances have come outside of Doak Campbell Stadium, including the 1995 game against Duke in Orlando; Florida State didn t post its first 600-yard game of total offense until 1968, when it went for 622 against Wake Forest. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 4

5 NOTING THE NOLES: OFFENSE IN a rush to get better Florida State has renewed its emphasis on the running game in 2012 with dramatic results. The Seminoles rank 15th nationally and second in the ACC in rushing offense at yards per game. It is one of several areas where the team has made significant strides... FSU ranks No. 1 among all FBS schools by averaging 6.15 yards per carry (301-1,855), ahead of the FSU single-season record average 5.83 yards per carry, set by the 1995 squad; With 1,855 rushing yards, the 2012 Noles have blown past last season s total of 1,458; The Seminoles are tied for sixth nationally with 26 rushing touchdowns, trailing only Georgia Tech and Louisiana Tech (30), Oregon, Nevada and Tulsa (27); The Seminoles are averaging 3.25 rushing touchdowns per game, which is ahead of the school record pace of 3.18, set by the 1995 team which featured Warrick Dunn, Pooh Bear Williams and Rock Preston and ran for a school-record 35 scores; Through eight games the Seminoles are within reach of the FSU single-season mark for total rushing yards, set in 1984 (3,021 yards) by a club that holds the school record of yards per game. NOt wasting Time The Florida State offense has been both quick and efficient when it comes to scoring drives... Of the 41 offensive touchdowns, 21 have come on drives of two minutes or less and nine of those have not required a full minute to run off the clock; FSU s shortest touchdown drive of the season was a one-play, four-yard run by Lonnie Pryor against Murray State, which took just :04 off the clock; The Noles have authored three, one-play and four, two-play touchdown drives on offense; FSU longest scoring drive based on plays came against Wake Forest ( :34), while a 12-play, 81-yard mark against USF took a season-high 6:20 off the clock, culminating with a field goal. The Noles opened the Boston College game with a six-play, 99-yard drive TD drive that took only 1:44 off the clock; In all, only eight scoring drives - seven of which culminated in touchdowns - have come on marches of 10 plays or more; Seven of FSU s 41 TD drives have culminated with scoring plays in excess of 20 yards. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 5 See Red And Score Through eight games the FSU has offense has ventured into the red zone 51 times and come away with 47 scores... The Seminoles converted 6 of 6 red zone scoring opportunities at Miami, with three TD s and three field goals; FSU was scored on every red zone trip in five of eight games this season; The Noles were 22 of 22 on the year before driving to the Wake Forest 17 when time expired in their 52-0 victory; For the year, the Noles have converted 35 of their 51 red zone trips into touchdowns, to go along with 12 field goals. rushing for 200 equals victory Since Jimbo Fisher arrived at Florida State as offensive coordinator in 2007 the Seminoles have excelled when the running game is working... FSU has a 21-1 mark in games when they have rushed for 200 or more yards including each of the last 21 times they ve reached that mark; The Noles rushed for 218 yards in the win at Miami, marking the fifth time in eight games this season they have eclipsed the 200-yard standard; The last time the Noles ran for 200 yards or more and lost came in a Music City Bowl setback to Kentucky on Dec. 31, 2007 when FSU rushed for 204 yards. The top six rushing performances since the start of the 2007 season are: Yards Opponent Outcome 385 vs. Wake Forest, 2012 W, at BYU, 2009 W, at Miami, 2008 W, at Miami, 2010 W, vs. Western Carolina, 2008 W, vs. Clemson, 2012 W, Bold - indicates 2012 season games WHAT A SEASON FOR CT Florida State senior tailback Chris Thompson suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the second quarter of the Miami game. Thompson was in the midst of a sensational senior campaign. Below are some notes on the Noles leading rusher in WE LL TAKE THOMPSON FOR 100 Thompson rushed for 141 yards at NC State, marking the third time this season he has eclipsed the century mark... With six career 100-yard rushing games,thompson is tied for ninth in FSU history for 100-yard rushing performances, joining Leon Washington, Sam Platt, Mark Lyles and Jermaine Smith; Thompson has a team-leading 687 rushing yards on 91 carries through eight games and is on pace to become FSU s first 1,000-yard rusher since all-time rushing leader Warrick Dunn in 1996 (1,180); Thompson is averaging 7.54 yards per carry, which is ahead of Dunn s single-season school record pace of 7.48, established in Thompson 100-yard rushing games Yards Opponent Date 196 Wake Forest Sept. 15, Miami Oct. 9, South Carolina Dec. 31, NC State Oct. 7, Brigham Young Sept. 18, Clemson Sept. 22, 2012 CT chasing greatness Thompson authored one of the most compelling stories in Seminole history when he ran for 197 yards on nine carries in FSU s 52-0 shutout win over Wake Forest. In 2011, Thompson suffered two broken vertebrae in his back against the Demon Deacons, which threatened to end his career. With TD runs of 74 and 80 yards, the Greenville, Fla. native showed he was clearly back to 2010 form, when he led the Noles in rushing... He followed up his breakout Wake Forest game with 103 rushing yards on 15 carries in FSU s win over then-no. 10 Clemson; His 141 yards on 25 carries - matching his career high in totes - at NC State was the second-highest total by an FSU back in 33 meetings with the Wolfpack; Eight games into his final season, Thompson has amassed 1,735 career rushing yards on 277 carries; With 47 yards on seven carries at Miami, Thompson moved into 15th place on FSU s all-time rushing list, passing Tom Bailey; His 6.26 career yards per carry average ranks third all-time among Seminoles with at least 200 carries. Only Dunn (6.88) and Roosevelt Snipes (6.46) boast better averages. CT the Home run threat Big plays in the running game have been a staple throughout Thompson s career with the Seminoles... Thompson has seven runs in excess of 20 yards this season and four catches over 20 yards, including a 32-yard grab-anddash which led to the game-tying touchdown at Miami; He is also responsible for three of the four-longest touchdown plays from scrimmage including scoring runs of 80 and 74 and a third from 27 yards out. With touchdown runs of 74 and 80 yards against Wake Forest - on consecutive FSU plays from scrimmage - Thompson now has four of the 19 longest TD runs in school history; His 90-yard TD run at Miami in 2010 ranks third in FSU history, while his 83-yard dash that same year against BYU is tied for seventh.

6 GREENE CHANNELS WARRICK Sophomore wide receiver/punt returner Rashad Greene is a homerun threat every time he touches the ball. In 2012, Greene has scored four touchdowns three different ways - one receiving, one rushing and two on punt returns. He is the first Seminole to accomplish that feat since All-American Peter Warrick in In all, five Seminoles have scored a TD three different ways in a season since Scoring Touchdowns Three Different Ways In a Season Name Year Rec. TDs Rush TDs PR TDs KR TDs Rashad Greene Peter Warrick Laveranues Coles Tamarick Vanover Leon Bright Spreading the scoring wealth Florida State has demonstrated its outstanding, playmaking depth on offense during its 7-1 start this season... Thirteen different Seminoles have found their way into the end zone on offense to this point in the season; Those 13 Seminoles have teamed to produce 41 offensive touchdowns; Rashad Greene has returned a pair of punts for touchdowns, as well; Linebacker Christian Jones raced 12 yards with a fumble for a TD at USF for the first defensive score of the season. Jones became the 14th Nole to reach the end zone this year; The 2011 FSU team had 16 different players score touchdowns, which is the most since MORE on Wealth Starting quarterback EJ Manuel and reserves Clint Trickett and Jacob Coker have been spreading the wealth among pass receivers. It is both a testament to their ability to find open receivers, but also indicative of just how many weapons they have at their disposal... The quarterback trio spread the ball among 11 different receivers in the season-opener against Murray State as no Seminole caught more than four passes; Manuel, Trickett and Coker combined to complete passes to 10 different receivers against Savannah State, with no one collecting more than three receptions; Eleven different Seminoles also caught passes against Wake Forest & BC. Through eight games, 16 different Seminoles have at least one reception; Tight end Nick O Leary became the seventh receiver to collect a TD reception when he reeled in a Manuel pass at NC State; Rashad Greene leads the team with 27 receptions and is one of four Noles with 20 or more on the year. Two others have 18 receptions each. Passing the protection test Florida State s revamped offensive line appears to be on the right track when it comes to protecting the passer... The unit has yielded 13 sacks in 545 offensive snaps, which is one every 42 snaps and a significant improvement over the 2011 unit; Last season the Noles surrendered 41 quarterback sacks in 820 offensive snaps, which converts to one every 20 plays. Only eight teams in the nation yielded more sacks. PROLIFIC through four Florida State s four-game start to the 2012 season ranks among the most productive in major college football history dating to the end of World War II (1946). The Noles scored 49 or more points in four consecutive games, averaged points and yards per game. That s notable on several fronts... Since 1946, the 2012 FSU team is one of only three teams to score 49 or more points in its first four games of the season, joining the 2007 Oklahoma and 1995 Nebraska squads; Only six teams since the end of WWII have longer streaks of games with 49 points or more: Houston (7, 2011), Hawaii (6, 2006), Oklahoma (6, 2008), Michigan (5, ), Miami, Ohio (5, ) and Louisville (5, 2004); The Seminoles are one of 18 teams to have scored 49 points four times in a row, but the only member of the Atlantic Coast Conference to make that claim; In FSU history, the 2012 team s scoring average ranks as the third-highest four-game stretch in school history, behind a pair of over-lapping four-game stretches by the 1995 Noles; The Seminoles yards per game average ranks as the fourth-best four-game stretch in school history, trailing the two stretches by the 1995 squad and one fourgame streak by the 2000 team; This, however, is the first FSU team that has scored 49 or more points in four consecutive games and also the first that can count three games of 600 or more yards in total offense in any four-game run. Below is a chart of the top four, four-game stretches in terms of points and yardage in FSU history: Total Year Opponent (date) Points Offense 1995 Duke (Sept. 2)^ (Sept. 9) NC State (Sept. 16) UCF (Sept. 23) Total 238 2,538 Average (59.5) (634.5) 1995 NC State (Sept. 16) UCF (Sept. 23) Miami (Oct. 7) Wake Forest (Oct. 14) Total 236 2,529 Average (59.0) (632.5) 2012 Murray State (Sept. 1) Savannah St. (Sept. 8) * 2012 Wake Forest (Sept. 15) Clemson (Sept. 22) Total 225 2,298 Average (56.25) (574.5) 2000 Duke (Oct. 14) Virginia (Oct. 21) State (Oct. 28) Clemson (Nov. 4) Total 212 2,451 Average (53.0) (612.0) Note: The 1995 four-game stretch at the top was also the first four of the season * - Game suspended in third quarter ^ - Neutral site game played in Orlando Citation: BALANCED ATTACK Jimbo Fisher spent three seasons as FSU s offensive coordinator before taking over as the head coach, and while he is well known for developing quarterbacks and the passing game, he steadfastly believes in a balanced attack. The Seminoles offense has been just that balanced, with a slight edge to the run game since Fisher arrived. Here s a year-by-year look based on percentage of plays run: Season Plays Runs Passes Run% Pass % % 51% % 45% % 51% % 44% % 47% % 45% Total (6 yrs) 4,904 2,590 2, % 47.2% FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 6

7 EJ JOINS CLUB EJ Manuel s magnificent all-around performance versus Clemson on Sept. 22 was truly one for the record books as he became just the second Seminole quarterback ever to eclipse 300 yards passing and 100 yards rushing in the same game, finishing with career-high marks of 380 yards passing and 102 yards rushing... Heisman Trophy winner Charlie Ward accomplished the feat once in 1992, passing for 395 yards and rushing for 111 against Maryland in a win over the Terrapins on Nov. 7, 1992 in Tallahassee. Manuel s 482 yards of total offense ranks as the sixth-highest total in FSU history and the most since Chris Weinke compiled 527 yards versus Clemson on Nov. 4, A MANUEL FOR SUCCESS In just his second season as the full-time starter, senior quarterback EJ Manuel isn t likely to finish his career at the top of many Florida State statistical lists. That, however doesn t mean you cannot quantify Manuel s effectiveness numerically. Here are a few numbers and notes that set Manuel apart: Manuel is FSU s career leader for completion percentage. He has completed 490 of 724 attempts 67.7 percent which is significantly ahead of current No. 2 Charlie Ward (62.3); The Virginia Beach, Va. native is currently the all-time ACC leader for career completion percentage, having moved past Virginia s Matt Schaub (67.0) this season; Manuel s completion rate does not come from statpadding via short routes. He is averaging 13.0 yards per completion and 8.8 yards per attempt over the course of his career. Last season seven different Seminoles caught at least one Manuel pass for more than 50 yards, which means he is a threat from all points on the field; Only three FSU quarterbacks Chris Weinke, Chris Rix and Christian Ponder had more wins as a starter entering their senior seasons than Manuel, who had 13. With 29 game appearances through his junior year, Manuel had more career appearances at that juncture than all but Rix; With 20 wins as the starter, Manuel is tied for seventh in school history, while his.800 winning percentage (20-5) is ninth all-time among Noles; He came into the 2012 campaign ranked No. 3 all-time in the Atlantic Coast Conference in career quarterback efficiency with a rating, trailing only Weinke (151.15) and Georgia Tech s Joe Hamilton (148.19); Manuel currently ranks No. 1 in ACC career quarterback efficiency with a rating. EJ AMONG ACC ACTIVE LEADERS In 25 career starts, Manuel ranks highly among the active ACC quarterback statistical leaders no small feat considering 10 of 12 starters returned in Here s how the Virginia Beach, Va. native stacks up: Manuel ranks second among league quarterbacks with 7,135 yards of total offense, trailing only Duke s Sean Renfree (8,004); Ranks second in career passing yards among active starters with 6,377, trailing Renfree (7,941); With yard passing games he is tied for second with Clemson s Tajh Boyd, trailing Renfree; With 38 career touchdown passes, Manuel ranks fifth, trailing Clemson s Tajh Boyd (52), NC State s Mike Glennon (46), Renfree (43) and North Carolina s Bryn Renner (43); Manuel is fifth among ACC quarterbacks on the active list in career touchdown responsibility with 46, which trails Boyd (62), Renfree (51), Georgia Tech s Tevin Washington (50) and Glennon (49). THE ONE AND ONLY EJ Manuel is the only Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) quarterback in the country to have played a significant role in three consecutive bowl victories. He was the Gator Bowl MVP as a redshirt freshman, threw the clinching TD pass in the Chick-fil-A Bowl after Christian Ponder was injured as a sophomore, and guided the Noles past Notre Dame in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl despite playing much of the second half with a broken bone in his leg. EJ MANUEL S RECORD AS A STARTER OVERALL acc opponents A GPS OF MANUEL S FSU MARKS Here s a brief rundown of where EJ Manuel currently resides on Florida State s career records lists to this point in the 2012 season: CATEGORY EJ S RANK/TOTAL NEXT UP/TOTAL Passing Yds. 6th/6,377 yds. Gary Huff/6,378 Total Offense 6th/7,135 yds. Drew Weatherford/7,604 Completions 6th/490 Danny Kanell/529 Attempts 8th/724 Charlie Ward/759 TD Passes 11th/38 Jimmy Jordan & Bill Cappleman/ yd. Games t-10th/4 Bill Cappleman/5 Winning in ELITE COMPANY By orchestrating Florida State s win at Miami, Manuel became just the third Seminole quarterback to score back-to-back wins over the rival Hurricanes, joining Chris Weinker and Drew Weatherford. It s one of several areas of distinction for Manuel when it comes to producing victories: Manuel is 14-2 over his last 16 starts and 16-3 since assuming taking over as the full-time starter in 2011; A pair of one-point losses to Virginia (2011) and NC State (2012) separate the Noles from a 16-game winning streak, which would lead the nation. Winning by the Manuel Florida State senior quarterback EJ Manuel has put together an impressive resume as a starter, dating back to his redshirt freshman season in The Seminoles are 20-5 with Manuel in the starting lineup, including 12-3 in Atlantic Coast Conference games. Here s a game-by-game breakdown: Date Opp. (Rank) Outcome Passing Rushing 11/14/09 at Wake Forest W, , 220 yds, 1 TD 10-53, 1 TD 11/21/09 vs. Maryland W, , 206 yds, 0 TDs /28/09 at (1) Florida L, , 186 yds, 1 TD /1/10 vs. (18) WVU W, , 189 yds, 0 TDs 14-70, 1 TD 11/6/10 vs. Clemson W, , 210 yds, 0 TDs 15-71, 1 TD 12/4/10 vs. (12) VT* L, , 288 yds, 1 TD /3/11 vs. ULM W, , 252 yds, 2 TDs /10/11 vs. CSU W, , 329 yds, 4 TDs 2-8 9/17/11 vs. (1) Oklahoma L, , 85 yds, 0 TDs /15/11 at Duke W, , 239 yds, 2 TDs 11-62, 2 TDs 10/22/11 vs. Maryland W, , 264 yds, 1 TD 12-0, 1 TD 10/29/11 vs. NC State W, , 321 yds, 2 TDs /3/11 at Boston College W, , 180 yds, 1 TD 16-37, 1 TD 11/12/11 vs. Miami W, , 196 yds, 1 TD 9-(-9) 11/19/11 vs. Virginia L, , 200 yds, 1 TD /26/11 at Florida W, , 65 yds, 0 TDs 11-(-15) 12/29/11 vs. Notre Dame W, , 249 yds, 2 TDs 11-(-20) 9/1/12 vs. Murray State W, , 188 yds, 1 TD /8/12 vs. Sav. State W, , 166 yds, 4 TDs 0-0 9/15/12 vs. Wake Forest W, , 176 yds, 2 TDs 8-48, 1 TD 9/22/12 vs. (10) Clemson W, , 380 yds, 2 TDs /29/12 at USF W, , 242 yds, 1 TD /6/12 at NC State L, , 218 yds, 1 TD 8-(-16) 10/13/12 vs. Boston College W, , 439 yds, 4 TDs /20/12 at Miami W, , 229 yds, 0 TDs * ACC Championship Game FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 7

8 MY HOW THEY VE GROWN When FSU offensive line coach Rick Trickett arrived in 2007 he was forced to field a starting unit that was void of depth and woefully undersized. Six seasons later, Trickett boasts the biggest and possibly deepest offensive line segment in Seminole history. Here s a look at weights of the opening day starters and how they have grown over that span. Season LT LG C RG RT Avg. Wt lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs lbs. Wilder delivering in relief Punishing sophomore tailback James Wilder, Jr. has used his 6-foot-2, 226-pound frame quite effectively coming off the bench for the Seminoles this season... He leads the Seminoles with nine touchdowns on the year after powering through the Miami defense for a 17-yard rushing score. He is currently tied for the third-most TD s in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Wilder collected the first two touchdown receptions of his career - from 7 and 12 yards out - from EJ Manuel in the 51-7 win over Boston College. That marked the fourth, twotouchdown performance of the season for Wilder; With a pair of 5-yard scoring runs in the win over Clemson, Wilder can claim three twotouchdown rushing performances this season. Wilder opened the season with the first 100-yard rushing game of his career against Murray State (12-106), highlighted by a career-best 42-yard dash. He also added touchdown runs of 9 and 7 yards for the first two-touchdown rushing performance of his career. The Tampa, Fla. native followed up with two more rushing touchdowns against Savannah State, highlighted by a bruising, 19-yard run. Wilder flirted with a second 100-yard performance against Wake Forest, finishing with 94 on a career-high 16 carries. On the year, Wilder has 369 rushing yards on 61 carries (6.0 ypc) and 11 receptions for 67 yards. Pryor Production Senior Lonnie Pryor plays a variety of roles out of the Seminole backfield, from his primary position at fullback, to tailback and third-down back. His value is difficult to quantify in any one category, but his across the board numbers provide an impressive barometer... Pryor ran for a pair of short-yardage touchdowns in Florida State s 51-7 victory over Boston College; Those two scores give him six on the season, which ranks second on the team; Pryor rushed for a career-high 65 yards on seven carries, highlighted by his career-long, 44-yard run in the first half against USF; Pryor s 21 career touchdowns 16 rushing and five receiving lead all active Noles; His 16 career rushing touchdowns tie him for 13th on FSU s all-time list with William McCray and William Floyd, a pair of former Seminole fullbacks; With 126 career points, Pryor is 18 shy of moving into a share of 20th place on FSU s career scoring list; The Okeechobee native s 34 career receptions and 311 career receiving yards leads all current Seminole backs. Rushing TD s come in multiples For the second time this season the Seminoles had a pair of backs rush for two touchdowns each in the win over Clemson. Senior Chris Thompson and sophomore James Wilder, Jr. both found the end zone twice on runs in the triumph. It continues a season-long trend of multiple rushing scores by the Seminoles this season... Lonnie Pryor rushed for a career-high three touchdowns in the season-opening win over Murray State, and Debrale Smiley and Wilder added two rushing touchdowns each for the Noles; The Murray State game marked the first time that three FSU backs rushed for two or more scores in the same game since FSU s 63-7 win over East Carolina in 1980, when Sam Platt, Larry Harris and Ken Burnett had two each; Wilder picked up his second two-touchdown rushing performance in FSU s abbreviated 55-0 win over Savannah State; Thompson had two long scoring runs in FSU s blowout win over Wake Forest; Pryor and Wilder also had two touchdowns each against Boston College - two rushing from Pryor and two receiving from Wilder. Devonta Freeman added two rushing touchdowns in the fourth quarter in the win over Miami. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 8 welcome Home devo FSU sophomore tailback Devonta Freeman made the most of the return trip to his hometown of Miami when he helped put the final nail in the Hurricanes coffin. Freeman rushed for two fourth quarter touchdowns as the Seminoles pulled away for a win at Sun Life Stadium; It marked the second consecutive strong performance by the Seminoles 2011 rushing leader. With an expanded role in the past two games, Freeman has rushed for 140 yards on 18 carries (7.8 ypc); The two TD performance against Miami was the third multi-touchdown game of his career, but his first since Nov. 3, 2011 at Boston College; Freeman ranks third on the team in rushing with 287 yards on 41 carries, and his 7.0 ypc average is second only to Chris Thompson s 7.5. Smith: Mr. Reliable Senior wide receiver Rodney Smith continues to demonstrate that he is one of the most reliable and productive pass-catchers for the Seminoles... Smith collected one reception for 11 yards and a first down in the win at Miami, extending his team-leading reception streak to 33 consecutive games against; With his current streak, Smith has a shot at the school record for most consecutive games with a reception, which is 38, held by E.G. Green ( ); Since becoming a mainstay in FSU s offense as a sophomore, Smith has caught at least one pass in 34 of 35 games played; The last time he did not log a reception was Sept. 11, 2010 at Oklahoma; Smith was coming off a career-high nine receptions, good for 108 yards, in FSU s 51-7 victory over Boston College; With 91 receptions, 1,339 yards and 10 touchdowns, Smith needs 16 catches, 256 yards and two touchdowns to move into the top 20 on FSU s career lists. Tight End contributions Since Jimbo Fisher s arrival as offensive coordinator in 2007, the tight end position has become more active in the offensive game plan. That has clearly been the case in Sophomore Nick O Leary, recorded a career-high four receptions in the win at USF and followed up with his first TD reception of the season in the loss at NC State; Junior transfer tight end Kevin Haplea collected his first career TD reception as a Seminole; a 1-yard grab of an EJ Manuel pass which gave the Noles a lead at USF. On the year, FSU s tight ends have 16 receptions for 172 yards and two touchdowns; O Leary leads the segment with 12 receptions for 144 yards and is fast approaching his 2011 season totals (13 receptions, 164 yards). The QB Kids Are All Right Second-team redshirt sophomore quarterback Clint Trickett and third-teamer Jacob Coker have not disappointed during their 2012 appearances in the first three games of the season... Trickett saw his first action since the Wake Forest game (Sept. 15) when he replaced starter EJ Manuel in the fourth quarter against Boston College. He promptly drove the Seminoles 60 yards on eight plays, leading to Dustin Hopkins third field goal of the game; Replacing starter EJ Manuel in the fourth quarter against Wake Forest, Trickett drove the Seminoles to a touchdown on one of two drives. Coker, a redshirt freshman, was impressive in his second half performance against Savannah State, driving the Noles to a touchdown on the only possession in the weathershortened game. His first career touchdown pass a 19-yard strike to Kelvin Benjamin capped a three-play, 17-yard scoring drive for the final points in the 55-0 victory. Collectively, Trickett and Coker have combined to complete 21 of 29 pass attempts for 278 yards, a touchdown this season; In 10 possessions under center this season, Trickett has directed the Seminoles to seven scores: five touchdowns and two field goals; Coker has been even better, converting three of four possessions into touchdowns. SCORING IS WHAT Noles Do Florida State s scoring production in 2012 has a very 1990s look. The Seminoles currently rank seventh nationally in scoring offense, averaging points per game... With its 51-7 win over Boston College, FSU has eclipsed 50 points four times in the first eight games of the season; FSU last scored 50 points four times in a season back in 2000, when it did it five times en route to playing for the national championship against Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl; At the current pace, the Seminoles are on track to have their most productive scoring campaign since the 1995 team averaged a school record 48.4 points per game; Florida State is the only FBS team in the country that currently ranks in the top 10 in both scoring offense (7th, 44.38) and scoring defense (5th, 12.63); Not surprisingly, the Noles rank second nationally in average margin of victory at ppg, narrowly trailing top-ranked Alabama (32.71 ppg). The Crimson Tide lead the nation in scoring defense (8.29 ppg), but are 14th in scoring offense (41.0). Oregon is third in scoring margin at ppg.

9 NOTING THE NOLES: DEFENSE FAST STARTS There has been a lot of talk about the FSU defense getting off to slow starts but the numbers, for the most part, don t agree In 60 first half possessions by Seminole opponents, FSU s defense has forced 38 punts (63%). Even more impressive than forcing a punt 63% of the time is the fact the Seminoles have allowed just eight scores on those 60 first half possessions meaning opponents are scoring just 13.3% of the time. The Seminoles have forced 38 punts, four turnovers, three turnovers on downs and had five opponents end the half with the football. Five times this year an FSU opponent has failed to score in the first quarter. stoops-ified Defensive coordinator Mark Stoops has had his Seminole defense dialed in and ranking with the best in the nation the last two years and against Miami, the former Canes assistant coach, once again had his unit stymying another high-powered offense... Miami gained 258 total yards versus the FSU D and rushed for -12 yards in the second half. The last time Miami had fewer yards of total offense was in the 2009 Champs Sports Bowl when Wisconsin limited UM to 249 total yards. Dating back to 2009, this is just the sixth time a defense has held UM to less than 300 yards of total offense. FSU s defense held UM to its fewest yards of the season and became just the third team all season to hold the Hurricanes under 400 yards of offense. Miami also rushed for a season-low 29 yards on 21 carries (1.38 yards per carry). It is the fewest rushing yards since UM rushed 21 times for 26 yards against Wake Forest on October 31, solving UM UP FRONT The University of Miami offensive line was the biggest test of the season for FSU s daunting front four The Hurricanes came into the FSU game having allowed nine sacks in seven games and in five of those seven games opponents had one or no sacks versus the UM o-line. After surrendering five sacks to Kansas State, UM had allowed just three sacks in five games before FSU got to Stephen Morris four times. Minus the game versus the Wildcats, FSU equaled the total amount of sacks allowed by UM in six other games. KEY TO SUCCESS There are a lot of theories on what are the most important statistics that equate to winning. The 2012 Seminoles can make a case the biggest is rushing disparity This season FSU is outrushing its opponents 1855 to 553, a 3.35 to 1 difference. The average difference in rushing yards per game is amazing as FSU is plus-163 yards per game. The Seminoles have outrushed their opponents by 200 yards or more twice and by 148 yards or more three other times. FSU has gained more rushing yards than its opponent in all eight games this year. Only four teams in the FBS are averaging more than 150 rushing yards than their opponent and FSU ranks third on that list. RUSH YARDS DISPARITY Team Rush Yds/Gm Rush Yds Allow/Gm Difference GT Oregon FSU Alabama THREE AND DONE The Seminole defense came into the Miami game forcing a nation-leading 47 three-andout series... Following their victory over the Hurricanes, the Seminoles added to their totals with five more three-and-outs to reach a total of 52. The Seminoles lead the nation in forcing three-and-outs at 6.5 a game. Florida State has now forced a three-and-out in 52 of its 107 series played, ranking second in the nation in that category as well at 48.6 % behind only Alabama (49.4%). WERNER-KIND The rise to dominance by German defensive end Bjoern Werner is nothing short of remarkable especially when you consider the Berlin native played just two years of high school football in the US... In just 35 career games, Werner has already amassed 15.5 sacks, 28.5 TFL and 14 passes batted down. Werner has already moved into the top 20 all-time at FSU for TFL in just his third season and just 21 career starts. Versus Murray State, Werner showed off all aspects of his dynamic game with five TFL, four sacks and a pass batted down winning ACC and national accolades for his performance in the opener. His five TFL versus the Racers was one shy of tying a record set 45 years ago. Nobody had more sacks than Werner during the opening weekend of FBS college football. His numbers for sacks and TFL were both single game career highs. Werner is tied for 12th in the nation in sacks. After just eight games in 2012, Werner is already stacking up with the best totals ever compiled for TFL in the first three years of a Seminole career. so close Looking up old records can be a challenge and after looking at a lightly photocopied play-by-play from 1967 Bjoern Werner s five TFL versus Murray State was one short of the single game record of six set by Dale McCullers versus Memphis State in The last player to record more than four TFL in a game was current Detroit Lion Everette Brown who had 4.5 in 2008 versus Maryland. Werner also had the most sacks in a game by an FSU player since Alonzo Jackson recorded four versus Louisville in TFL In First Three Seasons Player (Years) TFL Everette Brown (06-08) 46.5 Darnell Dockett (00-02) 41 Ron Simmons (77-79) 39 Kevin Emmanuel (00-02) 31 Geno Hayes (05-07) 29.5 Bjoern Werner (10-12) 28.5 Markus White (09-10) 28.5 Marvin Jones (90-92) 27 Corey Simon (96-98) 27 Jeff Womble (00-02) 26 Eric Moore (01-03) 25 Travis Johnson (01-03) 24.5 FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 9

10 23.2% opp. 3rd down conv. -- First In THE NCAA In eight games, Florida State has held opponents to just a 23.2 percent (29-125) thirddown conversion rate Included in that staggering number is a 0-15 stretch dating from the second quarter of the Savannah State game to the third quarter of the Wake Forest game. Wake Forest went 1-for-16 on third downs versus FSU. Savannah State went 1-for-10 and Murray State converted 3-of-18. FSU leads the nation in not allowing opponents to convert on third down. FSU DB s VS. THE ACC s BEST The Seminole secondary has taken a back seat at times compared to the vaunted front four and the rushing defense, but this group is establishing itself week-by-week and will face another test with three of the ACCs top pass catchers coming to town The Seminoles have already faced three of the ACC s top eight receivers (yds/game) and held each below their season average in both catches and yards. DeAndre Hopkins (Clem), Alex Amidon (BC) and Phillip Dorsett (UM) combine to average 301 yards per game receiving but against the FSU defense three of the ACC s top receivers totaled just 49 yards. Hopkins, Amidon and Dorsett are in the ACC in receptions per game combining to catch an average of 18.5 passes per game. Versus the Seminoles the three star receivers totaled just 10 receptions. FSU will face three more top receivers in one game Saturday with Conner Vernon and Jamison Crowder who are tied for third in the ACC in receptions per game and Desmond Scott who is fifth. Vernon and Crowder are both in the top six for receiving yards per game as well. Player Rec/Yds per game Rec/Yds vs. FSU Hopkins (CU) 7.4/ /88 Amidon (BC) 6.9/ /44 Dorsett (UM) 4.2/65.4 2/15 Totals 18.5/301 10/49 The only school allowing fewer first downs a game on average is No. 1 Alabama (11.7). No other teams in the nation are allowing fewer than 14 per game. The Seminoles are right near the top due to the fact the defense leads the NCAA in third down conversion percentage. TURNOVER GAME Florida State forced two turnovers against Miami marking the third time in eight games FSU has forced multiple turnovers in a game Overall, the Seminoles currently sit at No. 71 in the nation in takeaways with 11. FSU is forcing an average of TOs a game. That number is down from 2011 (1.77), 2010 (1.92), 2009 (2.08) and 2008 (2.0). Based on a 13 game schedule (including a bowl game), FSU is on pace for 10 interceptions which would be the fewest since the 2008 squad had nine. NO THROW ZONE The Seminole pass defense has held every ACC QB they have faced below his season average for yards. FSU will face another test through the air this weekend when the Seminoles welcome Duke and another top rated QB and set of three of the ACCs top receivers So far in 2012, only four of eight opponents have thrown a passing TD against the FSU defense (Clemson, NC State, BC and Miami). In 2011 the FSU pass defense was ranked 20th in the nation and only held two opponents without a passing TD (UL Monroe and NC State). This year the FSU pass defense is ranked seventh in the nation allowing 157 yards per game. Overall the defense has allowed just eight passing TDs in eight games. END GAME The battle among defensive ends Bjoern Werner and Tank Carradine to lead FSU in sacks has become more of a battle to lead the conference in sacks The pair is tied for first in the ACC in sacks with an average of 1.0/game. You have to go back to 2005 to find the last teammates to finish the year ranked one and two in sacks in the ACC. That year NFL overall first round pick Mario Williams (1) and Wolfpack teammate Manny Lawson (2) accomplished the feat. Carradine and Werner are currently 12th in the NCAA in sacks. Werner and Carradine are the only teammates in the top 20 for sacks in the FBS. not just wide receivers Florida State s defense will face its fifth QB rated in the top five in the ACC in yards per game when Sean Renfree visits Tallahassee Saturday Florida State s defense has held every ACC QB below his season average in yards per game this year. Wake Forest s Tanner Price is averaging yards per game and threw for 82 versus FSU. In his five other games without FSU included, Price averages yards per game, 146 yards more than FSU allowed. Clemson s Taj Boyd is averaging yards per game and threw for 237 versus FSU. In his five other games without FSU included, Boyd averages yards per game, 35 yards more than FSU allowed. NC State s Mike Glennon is averaging 284 yards per game and threw for 259 versus FSU. In his five other games without FSU included, Glennon averages yards per game, 25 yards more than FSU allowed. Boston College s Chase Rettig is averaging yards per game and threw for 122 versus FSU. In his five other games without FSU included, Rettig averages yards per game, 177 yards more than FSU allowed. Miami s Stephen Morris is averaging yards per game and threw for 223 versus FSU. In his five other games without FSU included, Morris averages yards per game, 62 yards more than FSU allowed. Even more impressively, four of FSU s six interceptions have come against the ACC s top four quarterbacks. Player Avg Yds/Gm ACC RK Yds vs FSU Yds/Gm (w/o FSU Game) Price (WF) Boyd (Clem) Glennon (NCST) Rettig (BC) Morris (UM) ANOTHER CATEGORY Florida State s defense is once again ranked among the best units in the nation in multiple defensive categories but there is one that hasn t been mentioned much The Seminole defense is second in the nation at limiting opponent first downs, allowing per game. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 10 FILL IN? When FSU lost potential All-American defensive end Brandon Jenkins there were a lot of fans worried about how seriously it would hurt the vaunted Seminole defensive line. Thanks to Cornellius Tank Carradine the loss has been minimalized so far Carradine set a career high for sacks and tackles for loss with 2.5 versus Wake Forest. He added another two sacks versus Clemson as he was the only Seminole to bring Taj Boyd down behind the line on a pass play. Carradine accounted for 1.5 of the two sacks recorded against USF s B.J. Daniels. His previous high in sacks coming into the season was one vs. Notre Dame in the 2011 Champs Sports Bowl. His previous career-best mark for TFLs was 1.5 against Virginia last season, which he has now equaled or bested in three of his last seven starts. Carradine leads the Seminoles in tackles with 48 and is tied with Bjoern Werner for the BREAKING A BILL When you have the nation s fifth-ranked rush defense, it is fairly obvious there are not a lot of backs having great days against you Since allowing back-to-back 100 yard games to Montel Harris (BC) and Damien Berry (UM) in week 6 and week 7 in 2010, only three backs (Andre Williams of BC 2012, Josh Harris of Wake Forest in 2011, Jamie Harper of Clemson in 2010) have broken 100 yards versus the FSU defense in the last 28 games. In that 28 game stretch, the opposing team s top rusher has been held below 50 yards 12 times. What makes that run so special is some of the backs FSU limited during that span: - Chris Rainey (Pittsburgh Steelers) - Jeff Demps (New England Patriots) - Lamar Miller (Miami Dolphins) - Andre Ellington (Clemson) - twice - Dominique Whaley (Oklahoma) - Marcus Lattimore (South Carolina) - Da Rel Scott (NY Giants) - Mike James (Miami) All-American running back Marcus Lattimore was held to -1 yard by the FSU defense before being injured in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl.

11 team lead in sacks as well (8). The last time a defensive lineman lead FSU in tackles for a season was when All- American defensive end Reinard Wilson did it in 1996 with 105. Tank is now 12th in the nation in sacks, while he and Werner are tied for first in the ACC. where the defense ranks The Seminoles defense has picked up right where it left off last season as far as conference and national rankings are concerned After eight weeks of games, the FSU defense is ranked second in the nation in total defense, seventh in pass defense, second in rushing defense and fifth in scoring defense. Florida State leads the ACC in almost every defensive category: Scoring Defense 1st Total Defense 1st Rushing Defense 1st Pass Defense 1st Pass Effic. Defense 1st Sacks 2nd Opp 3rd Down Conv. 1st BREAK UP THE NOLES The Seminoles are working on getting their turnover numbers up. Despite the fact FSU has just six interceptions in 2012, the Seminoles have done something this year they haven t done since 2010 With five pass break ups versus Clemson and Wake Forest and then five versus BC and UM, the Seminoles recorded back-to-back games with five PBUs twice this year. The last time the Seminoles had consecutive games with as many as five PBUs was October 9 (8 vs. UM) and October 16 (10 vs. BC) in In 2011, FSU s highest number of PBUs in a game was five and that happened on just one occasion. This season the Seminoles have now recoded five PBUs in half of their eight games. BREAK UP THE NOLES II Last season the Seminoles recorded 56 PBU for an average of 4.3 per game Florida State is doing an even better job this year with 43 through eight games for an average of 5.4/game. In the first game of 2012 the Seminoles recorded 10 passes defensed. As usual, the Seminoles athletic defensive linemen played their part in the season opener collecting three of the 10 PBUs. Last season 23% of the PBUs were recorded by defensive linemen and the group has 20.9% (9-of-43) of the break-ups this year. One of the big reasons for that is All-America candidate Bjoern Werner who is the only defensive lineman in the top 10 in the ACC for pass breakups. Werner is joined by corners Ronald Darby, Xavier Rhodes and Nick Waisome giving acc leaders in pbu Player Pos PBU Cockrell (DU) CB 10 Nicholson (VA) CB 10 Price (NC) CB 8 Johnson (MD) LB 8 Scott (NC) CB 6 Exum (VT) CB 6 Rhodes (FSU) CB 6 Werner (FSU) DE 5 Waisome (FSU) CB 5 Darby (FSU) CB 5 Four other players have 5 PBU FSU the most players from any team among the top 20 in PBU in the ACC. QUARTER NUMBERS Not only has defensive coordinator Mark Stoops rebuilt the FSU defense into one of the nation s best his defenses have shown a knack for stretches of utter dominance In the ACC opener Wake Forest posted 54 total yards in the first quarter and just 21 in the second. Clemson had a huge first quarter with 173 yards but that total was more than halved in the second to 85. In the USF game the Bulls put up 144 first quarter yards but then totaled just 39 in the second and third quarters combined. While the high-powered NC State offense got going in the second half, the Wolfpack mustered just 28 yards in the first quarter and only 40 in the second. After putting up 175 yards in the first half, BC posted 32 yards in the third quarter and 23 total yards in the fourth quarter. Miami rushed for -12 yards in the second half. Overall there have been seven quarters this season where the Seminole defense held the opponent to 23 yards or less of total offense. With less than 31 quarters of football played in 2012, FSU opponents have mustered 23 yards or less in a period 22.5% of the time. RED ZONE NUMBERS If you look at the NCAA Statistics concerning red zone defense the Seminoles show up at a 68th, but when you dissect those numbers, you ll see that stats and rankings can sometimes be misleading The NCAA ranks red zone defense based on percentage of scores in red zone trips where FSU has allowed 14 scores on 17 trips. One of the interesting numbers inside those numbers is the fact the Seminoles are one of just 12 teams in all of the FBS to allow opponents inside the red zone 17 times or fewer and only three of those 12 teams have played as many games (8) as FSU. FSU is sixth in the nation in the average times it allows an opponent inside the 20 at 2.13 per game. Red Zone Trips Allowed Team RZ Trips RZ Trips/Gm Opp. RZ Pct. Oklahoma Alabama *CU Rutgers Wisconsin UConn FSU Cincinnati Maryland Miss. St TOP 10 DEFENSIVE PERFORMANCES UNDER STOOPS Fewest Points Allowed Score Opponent Year 52-0 vs. Wake Forest vs. Savannah State vs. NC State vs. Louisiana-Monroe vs. Wake Forest vs. Murray State vs. Samford vs. Boston College at Boston College vs. Florida at Florida 2011 Total Yardage Allowed Yards Opponent Year 28 vs. Savannah State vs. Charleston Southern vs. Wake Forest vs. Murray State vs. NC State at Florida vs. Wake Forest vs. Louisiana-Monroe vs. BYU at Boston College 2011 Turnovers Forced No. Opponent Year 5 vs. South Carolina* at Florida at Maryland vs. Florida at Boston College vs, Murray State vs. NC State vs. Miami vs. Notre Dame^ 2011 * - Chick-fil-A Bowl; ^ - Champs Sports Bowl FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 11

12 Ok. St LSU TICK TOCK The Seminole defense put up gaudy numbers through the first three games of 2012 and then limited the high-powered Clemson offense in the second half of a monumental top 10 win With back-to-back shutouts in games two and three, the Seminoles went 156:00 without allowing a point before Clemson s first TD of the game. The shutout streak is the longest since a 246:16 run made by the squads, which began in the bowl versus Nebraska and continued versus Kansas and Duke. The Seminoles did not allow a touchdown for 207:48 dating back to the third quarter of the team s 2011 Champs Sports Bowl win over Notre Dame before the Clemson TD in the first quarter. The last time the Seminole DEFENSE held an opponent out of the end zone for three straight games was 1993 when FSU did not allow an OFFENSIVE TD in any of the first three games of the season. FSU did not allow an OFFENSIVE TD in any of the first three games of the season. WERNER S VALUE Following a deflating loss on the road to NC State, the FSU defense opened the Boston College game by allowing the Eagles to take the opening kick-off and marched 68 yards in six plays to the FSU one-yard line. The drive set the tone for the game but not in the way the Eagles would have hoped The FSU defense, with its back to the wall and the goal line, had a four-play stand that left the Eagles with no points and led to a 99-yard TD drive by the offense on the ensuing series. All-American candidate Bjoern Werner had an influence on almost every play from the one-yard line. On the first play Werner batted down a Chase Rettig pass. On second down, Werner combined with Timmy Jernigan to record a tackle for no gain. After a third down no gain, Werner blew up the final BC chance by busting through the middle of the line and forcing an incomplete pass while being credited with a QB hurry. SHUTOUT STREAK To put it mildly, it has been a pretty good start to the 2012 season for the Seminole defense Florida State recorded back-to-back shutouts in week 2 and 3 for the first time since 1980 when the team opened the year with consecutive shutouts versus LSU and Louisville. The Seminole defense has now recorded five shutouts since Mark Stoops took over in a span of 33 games and all five have come inside Doak Campbell Stadium. The last FSU defense to record five shutouts in a fewer stretch of games was the teams that blanked five opponents in a 19-game stretch. You have to go all the way back to legendary coach Don James to find an FSU defensive coordinator (called a defensive chief back then) who directed more shutouts in a smaller span of games to start his career than Mark Stoops has amassed in his first two-plus years. Rebirth Of The D The Seminole defense has undergone a renaissance the last three seasons under defensive coordinator Mark Stoops and is putting up numbers reminiscent of the team s heyday under Mickey Andrews Last season the FSU defense ranked in the top five for rushing defense and total defense and in the Top 10 for sacks and tackles for loss. FSU was the only school in the country last year to rank in the top 10 of each of the following categories: total defense, rushing defense, scoring defense, sacks and tackles for loss. In just three seasons, the Stoops-led defense has improved from 108th in the nation in total defense to number two so far in That improvement is just as dramatic against the run where the squad went from 108 to second. The last team from an AQ conference to rank in the top 10 in five of the major defensive categories in the chart below was the 2009 Sooners. Boise State was the only school to accomplish the same feat in defense rankings last FOUR years NOWHERE TO RUN It is easy to see why the Seminoles defense led the nation in average per rush in 2011 and is already second in rush defense this year when you look inside the numbers The Seminoles have limited 16 of the last 21 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing after holding Miami to just 29 yards on the ground. Only two backs have rushed for more than 100 yards in all of 2011 and In the team s last 16 wins, FSU allowed just under 72 rushing yards per game. Nine of the Seminoles last 21 opponents rushed for less than 65 yards versus the Seminole defense and one just passed that number (NC State 66). OPPONENT RUSHING YARDS IN FSU s LAST 16 WINS 2011 ULM CSU Duke UMD NCST BC UM UF ND MSU SSU WFU CLEM USF BC UM 29 Total 16 gms 1146 yards 71.6/game LEADING THE WAI IN THE SECONDARY There is no doubt sophomore CB Nick Waisome was in the crosshairs versus Clemson having to face the biggest challenge of his young career as the Tigers schemed to match their All-American wide out Sammy Watkins versus the first-year starter Waisome played mostly on special teams as a freshman but was thrust into the starting line-up to replace Greg Reid after a fall battle with standout freshman Ronald Darby. The 5 10 corner from Groveland, Fla., was one of the key reasons Watkins was held to the lowest yards receiving in a game (24) in his short but brilliant career and his lowest yards per catch total by a large margin. His previous low was 9.8/ypc compared to 4.0 versus Waisome and the Seminole secondary. On top of his coverage of Watkins, he had the first interception of his career picking off the only pass of the night by either team. RACKING UP TFL S AGAIN The Seminole defense earned plenty of respect last season for its ability to make tackles behind the line of scrimmage Last year, FSU averaged 7.6 tackles for loss per game, which ranked eighth in the nation. The Seminoles picked up right where they left off versus Murray State with 11 TFL s, including nine in the first half. Florida State registered 11 more in the team s ACC opener against Wake Forest. In the last 21 games FSU has played dating back to the start of 2011, the Seminole defense has recorded double digit TFL in six games (28.6%) and seven or more TFL in 10 games (47.6%). Pre-Season Hype There is a ton of preseason hype surrounding the Seminole defensive players Phil Steele labeled the FSU defense the best in the country in his preseason magazine. ESPN s Mel Kiper lists Xavier Rhodes as a first round talent and ends Bjoern Werner and Brandon Jenkins as pass rushing NFL prospects. In the secondary, Rhodes is a preseason All-American and is joined by Lamarcus Joyner as a candidate for the Bednarik, Nagurski and Thorpe awards. Phil Steele and ESPN.com have both tabbed the Seminoles d-line as the nation s best. Preseason All-American candidate Jenkins is on the watch list for the Bednarik, Hendricks, Nagurski and Lott awards. His teammate on the other side, Werner, is also listed among the preseason watch listers for the Lott Impact Trophy and the Hendricks Award Total D Rush D Pass D Score D Sacks 28 T TFL FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 12

13 NOTING THE NOLES: SPECIAL TEAMS LEADING SCORER IN ACC, FSU HISTORY PTS Senior Dustin Hopkins has scored a career-high 15 points (30 total) in the Seminoles last two games (Boston College and Miami) and is the all-time scoring leader at Florida State with 417 career points. He is the first player in FSU and ACC history to score 400 or more career points. He became the Seminoles all-time leader in field goals made with 75 with his three-of-three performance against Boston College on Oct. 13. He enters Saturday s game agianst Duke with 79 field goals and needs only two to become the all-time ACC leader (Nick Novak of Maryland, 80). He enters Saturday s game against Duke with 417 career points and is ranked fifth all-time in FBS history in scoring. He needs only 23 points to become the all-time leading scorer in NCAA history among kickers with 440 career points. Kyle Brotzman of Boise State ( ) is the current FBS leader with 439 career points. He is one of only nine kickers in FBS history to score 400 or more career points (79 FG s and 180 Pat s) He averages 8.7 points scored per game for his 48-game career. Hopkins has the opportunity to move up the all-time FBS list as he enters Saturday s game against Duke as he is only seven points from passing Roman Anderson of Houston ( ), nine points from passing Kevin Kelly of Penn State ( ) and only 17 points from surpassing Art Carmody of Louisville ( ) to move into second place in FBS history. NCAA FBS Kicker Scoring Record Rk Player, Years Pts Needs 1. Kyle Brotzman (Boise), Art Carmody (Lou.), Kevin Kelly (Penn State), Roman Anderson (Hou.), Dustin Hopkins (FSU), 2009-Pr. 417 HOPKINS tops nation s kickers... Senior Dustin Hopkins enters Saturday s game against Duke as the ACC leader among kickers (and ranked third among all players) in scoring with a career high 11.4 points per game scoring average... Hopkins leads the ACC in points scored by a kicker (91), average points per game scored by a kicker (11.4 ppg), extra points made (43) and field goals made (16). His 91 points scored (43 PAT s / 16 FG s) is the fourth highest point total in the nation and he is one 12 players in the nation who averages 11.0 points per game or more. Hopkins Is the only kicker ranked in the top 10, the only player who has not scored a touchdown in the top 10 and the only special teams player in the top 10. He is ranked in the top 10 amongst six running backs, two quarterbacks and one wide receiver.... and the acc, as well Senior Dustin Hopkins is looking to lead the ACC in scoring for the second consecutive season. He led the league with an 8.5 points per game scoring average in The last player to lead the ACC in scoring in consecutive years was Nick Novak of Maryland who led the league in 2001, 2002 and Hopkins is looking to become the second Seminole to lead the ACC in scoring in consecutive seasons following in the footsteps of kicker Sebastian Janikowski who led the ACC with an 10.3 points per game average in 1998 and 10.6 points per game scoring average in Since the Seminoles joined the ACC in 1992, a Seminole has led the ACC in scoring six times (five times by a kicker Scott Bentley in 1996, Janikowski in 1998 and 1999, Graham Gano in 2008 and Hopkins in 2011). Warrick Dunn led the ACC in scoring with 16 touchdowns and an 8.7 points per game scoring average in Ironically, the season in which Hopkins amassed his highest total of points (2010, 119, 8.5 ppg) he finished second to Keith Payne of Virginia who scored 16 touchdowns and averaged 8.7 points per game. Hopkins averages 8.7 points per game over his 48-game career and has averaged at least 7.5 points per game in each of his four seasons as Florida State s kicker. DUSTIN HOPKINS HAS OUTSCORED Senior Dustin Hopkins has outscored four of the Seminoles first eight opponents of the 2012 season -- by himself. Hopkins outscored Murray State 15-3 in the Seminoles 59-3 win; outscored Savannah State 7-0 in the Seminoles 55-0 win; outscored Wake Forest 10-0 in the Seminoles 52-0 win over the Eagles and outscored Boston College 15-7 in the Seminoles 51-7 win over the Eagles. In the last two weeks against Boston College and Miami, Hopkins has scored 15 points in both games -- more points than Miami scored against North Carolina in an loss on Oct. 13, more than Boston College scored against Florida State in a 51-7 loss to the Seminoles on Oct. 17 and more than Virginia in a loss to Wake Forest on Oct. 20. DUSTIN HOPKINS HAS MADE More than 92 percent of his combined kicks (PAT and FG s ) including 80 percent of his field goals (60-75), and more than 99 percent of his PAT s ( ) in the last three seasons. He is the Seminoles all-time leader with 259 career kicks made (180 Pat s and 79 FG s). He is one of only four kickers in school history who has made 200 or more kicks and the only kicker in school history who has made 250 or more kicks. MORE ON HOPKINS AND NCAA RECORDS Dustin Hopkins has successfully made at least one field goal in 41 of his 48 career games as Florida State s only kicker since the start of the 2009 season... The all-time NCAA record for most games kicking at least one field goal is 45 by Blair Walsh of Georgia ( ) who made 76 of 103 (.738 percentage) field goal attempts during his career. Hopkins has made 79 of 102 career field goal attempts (.775 percent). hopkins and FSU s ALL-TIME PAT mark Dustin Hopkins enters Saturday s game against Duke ranked second in school history with 180 career point after touchdowns made. He was a perfect 6-for-6 against Boston College. on Oct. 13 and made all three of his attempts against Miami. Seminoles Career PAT Made Leaders Rank Player, Years PAT PAT Pct. Needs 1. Scott Bentley, ( ) Dustin Hopkins, 2009-Pr ( ) GREENE MAKes RETURN TEAM SPECIAL Sophomore Rashad Greene leads the Seminoles and ranks fourth in the ACC with a 15.8 yards per punt return average on a career-high 19 punt returns. He has allowed the Seminoles to increase their punt return average from 10.4 yards per return in 2011 to 14.0 yards per return in Greene has returned two punts for touchdowns (60 yards against Wake Forest and 47 yards against Murray State) this year. Greene has one punt return of 60 yards (Wake Forest), one of 47 (Murray State), one punt return of 39 yards (Savannah State) and one punt return of 30 yards (Clemson). Greene has five punt returns of 25 yards or more and another (against Boston College) return of 24 yards. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 13

14 HOPKINS TAKING AIM AT FIELD GOAL RECORDS Dustin Hopkins enters Saturday s game against Duke as the Seminoles all-time leader with 79 career made field goals. He became the leader with a 3-of-3 performance against Boston College and is 16-of-20 on field goal attempts. He needs two made field goals to surpass Maryland s Nick Novak ( ) to become the all-time ACC leader. Seminoles Field Goals Made Record Rk Player, Years Total Needs 1. Dustin Hopkins, 2009-Pr. 79 All-Time Leader ACC Field Goals Made Record Rk Player, Years School FGM Needs 1. Nick Novak, Maryland Dustin Hopkins, 2009-Pr. Florida State 79 National Field Goals Made Record Rk Player, Years School FGM Needs 1. Billy Bennett, Georgia Kai Forbath, UCLA Leigh Tiffin, Alabama Jeff Jaeger, Washington Nick Novak, Maryland Alexis Serna, Oregon State Jeremy Ito, Rutgers Dustin Hopkins, 2009-Pr. Florida State 79 John Lee, UCLA 79 Jason Elam, Hawaii 79 JOYNER IS Fsu S ALL-TIME LEADER Junior Lamarcus Joyner enters Saturday s game against Duke as the Seminoles all-time career leader for average yards per kickoff return with a 25.8 yards per return average on 37 career returns... Joyner is currently more than one yard more per return better than Greg Reid (24.7) as the Seminoles primary return man from Joyner is currently sixth in school history in career kickoff return yards (956) and ninth with 37 career kickoff returns. Florida State s All-Time Kick Return Leaders (Min 35 returns) Rank Player, Years Returns Yards Avg 1. Lamarcus Joyner, 2010-Pr Greg Reid, , Michael Ray Garvin, , Keith Ross, , Antonio Cromartie, , JOYNER CLOSING IN ON 1,000 KR YARDS Junior Lamarcus Joyner enters Saturday s game against Duke with 956 career kickoff return yards... He needs only 44 kickoff return yards to become only the sixth player in school history with 1,000 or more career return yards on kickoffs. Joyner needs only 48 kickoff return yards to move into fifth on the Seminoles all-time record list for kickoff return yards surpassing current New York Jet Antonio Cromartie. Florida State s Kickoff Returns Yardage Leaders Rank Player, Years Yards Returns Avg. 1. Michael Ray Garvin, , Keith Ross, , Greg Reid, , Larry Key, , Antonio Cromartie, , Lamarcus Joyner, 2010-Pr The TOP KICKOFF RETURN AND COVERAGE UNITS IN THE ACC Florida State enters Saturday s game against Duke ranked first in the ACC in both kickoff returns (28.8 yards per return) and kickoff coverage (43.6 average yards per kickoff). SPECIAL TEAMS SPECIAL IN FIRST 8 GAMES Florida State s punt and kickoff units are quickly gaining the reputation as one of the top special teams units in the nation for two reasons Dustin Hopkins is one of the top kickers in the country because of the length and height of his kickoffs and Cason Beatty s hangtime on punts allows the Seminoles swarming special teams tacklers to get down field before the ball comes back down... Of the Seminoles 93 total kicks (67 kickoffs and 26 punts), the Seminoles opponents have 440 total return yards an average of 4.7 yards per return. Against Murray State, Hopkins and Beatty combined for 15 kicks only eight of which were returned for a total of 114 yards Against Savannah State, Hopkins and Beatty combined for 10 kicks only three of which were returned for a total of 41 yards Against Wake Forest, Hopkins and Beatty combined for 13 kicks only eight of which were returned 102 yards Against Clemson, Hopkins and Beatty combined for 13 kicks only three of which were returned for 48 yards. Against USF, Hopkins and Beatty Combined for 10 kicks only six of which were returned for 81 yards Against NC State, Hopkins and Beatty combined for 12 kicks only four of which were returned for a total of 58 yards Against Boston College, Hopkins and Beatty ombined for 11 kicks seven of which were returned for 134 yards. Against Miami, Hopkins and Beatty combined for 11 kicks -- only one of which was was returned for a total of 16 yards BEATTY ENJOYING effective debut Freshman Cason Beatty is enjoying a truly effective first season as Florida State s punter... Since the Seminoles lead the ACC and are ranked seventh nationally in scoring (44.4 points scored per game) Beatty is not ranked among the ACC or national leaders because he has been credited with only 26 punts (3.3 punts per game). Beatty and the Seminoles outstanding punt coverage team have allowed only three of his punts to be returned for a total of 20 yards. The Seminoles allowed one punt return for two yards against Murray State and two returns for 18 yards by USF. The Seminoles allow only 0.7 yards per return. NC State leads the ACC with a 0.6 average yards per punt return allowd mark. Beatty is ranked second in the ACC with 15 punts dropped inside of the 20 and is tied as the best punter in the ACC with only one punt having been kicked into the endzone for a touchback. The Seminoles have been forced to make only one tackle on Beatty s first 23 punts of his career and none since his second punt of the season in the second quarter of the first game against Murray State. NEARLY NON RETURNABLE Cason Beatty has punted 26 times and the Seminoles special teams have limited their opponents to a total of 20 total yards on three total returns... Beatty has dropped two of his 26 punts at the five yard line, five of his 26 punts (19 percent) between the six and the 10 yard line, seven of his 26 punts (27 percent) inside of the 10 yard line and 11 of his 26 punts (42 percent) inside of the 15 yard line. He has dropped 15 of his 26 punts (57 percent) inside the 20 yard line. Beatty has been charged with only one touchback in the first 26 punts of his career. fsu no. 4 in nation in KICKOFF RETURNS With its two primary kickoff returners averaging a combined 28.8 yards per kickoff return, Florida State is ranked fourth nationally... The Seminoles are ranked behind Rutgers (35.17), Kent State (32.18) and Oklahoma (131.15). Florida State s two primary kickoff returners (Lamarcus Joyner and Karlos Williams) are average 28.8 and 29.9 yards per return respectively, but do not qualify to be listed among the national leaders. To be ranked among the national leaders, players need to average 1.2 returns per game. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 14

15 Game 1, Sept. 1 (7/7) Florida State 69, murray state 3 tallahassee, FLA SEASON RECAPS & BOX SCORES Leading the charge in the season-opening win over FCS opponent Murray State was defensive end Bjoern Werner. The German-born pass rusher set career highs in tackles for loss (five) and sacks (four). Florida State rushed for 285 yards on 42 carries. Sophomore running back James Wilder, Jr. earned the team s game ball for his twotouchdown, 106-yards on just 12 carries performance. Senior running back Chris Thompson officially returned from the broken back he sustained last year and racked up 32 yards on six carries while getting the start. Sophomore running back Devonta Freeman rattled off 64 yards on 10 carries and fullbacks Lonnie Pryor and Debrale Smiley combined for five rushing scores, as FSU scored seven times on the ground for just the third time in school history. Quarterback EJ Manuel connected on 16 of his 22 pass attempts for 188 yards and one touchdown to help balance out the offense and Clint Trickett added 117 yards in back-up duty in the second half. Kenny Shaw grabbed four passes for 82 yards and one score and Kelvin Benjamin and Rashad Greene combined for 92 yards receiving. Greene also added a punt return for a touchdown -- the team s first score of the year and Greene s first such score of his career. Senior defensive end Brandon Jenkins missed all of the second half with a foot contusion but his backup and classmate, Cornellius Carradine, stepped in and finished the night with a team-high nine tackles to go along with one sack and two tackles for loss. Game 2, Sept. 8 (6/6) Florida State 55, Savannah State 0 tallahassee, FLA. Florida State scored eight touchdowns on nine drives, racked up 413 yards of total offense, averaged 9.4 yards per play, registered 20 first downs and held Savannah State to just 28 yards of total offense as the game was ruled over with 8:59 still to play in third quarter following two severe weather delays. Prior to the final ruling, both teams had waited through a 56-minute weather delay before halftime and had agreed to a running clock for the remainder of the contest. Quarterback EJ Manuel played only the opening quarter for the Seminoles, connecting on 11 of his 13 pass attempts for three touchdowns and 161 yards. His backup Clint Trickett passed for 66 yards. Redshirt freshman wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin scored the first two touchdowns of his career and sophomore running back James Wilder, Jr. scored a pair of TDs on the ground for the second consecutive game. The Seminoles bolted to a 35-0 lead in the first quarter. Senior Rodney Smith started the onslaught with his career-long 61-yard touchdown catch on the second play of the game. Junior Greg Dent also added an eight-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter. FSU allowed Savannah State to complete just two of 15 pass attempts and produce just 1.1 yards per rush. The Tigers averaged just 0.8 yards per play. Sophomore Karlos Williams tallied a team-best three tackles, while junior Christian Jones recorded a pair of TFLs F Murray State Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 13:31 FS R. Greene 47 yd punt return (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 0 - FS 7 05:05 FS L. Pryor 1 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 0 - FS 14 Second Quarter 06:47 FS L. Pryor 18 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 0 - FS 21 04:36 MUR Benton 28 yd field goal, MUR 3 - FS 21 00:29 FS K. Shaw 6 yd pass from EJ Manuel (Dustin Hopkins kick), MUR 3 - FS 28 Third Quarter 12:57 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 9 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 3 - FS 35 09:27 FS D. Hopkins 23 yd field goal, MUR 3 - FS 38 07:53 FS L. Pryor 1 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 3 - FS 45 01:37 FS D. Hopkins 30 yd field goal, MUR 3 - FS 48 Fourth Quarter 10:24 FS D. Smiley 1 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 3 - FS 55 06:01 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 7 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 3 - FS 62 01:51 FS D. Smiley 1 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), MUR 3 - FS 69 TEAM STATISTICS MUR FSU FIRST DOWNS 9 28 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:24 30:36 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 18 5 of 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 70,047 RUSHING: Murray State-HARRIS, Pokey 9-27; BRADY, Duane 7-14; MORROW, Jordan 4-9; PHIL- LIPS, Spenc 1-3; HUMPHRIES, KD 1-3; BROCKMAN, Casey 10-minus 17. Florida State-James Wilder, Jr ; Devonta Freeman 10-64; EJ Manuel 5-38; Chris Thompson 6-32; Lonnie Pryor 5-28; Debrale Smiley 3-14; Clint Trickett 1-3. PASSING: Murray State-BROCKMAN, Casey ; HUMPHRIES, KD Florida State-EJ Manuel ; Clint Trickett ; Jacob Coker RECEIVING: Murray State-POWELL, Walter 9-62; WATKINS, Dontel 3-25; HAYES, Anthony 2-9; BRADY, Duane 2-minus 4; GRIFFIN, Nevar 1-14; DAVIS, Janawski 1-7; MORROW, Jordan 1-4. Florida State-Kenny Shaw 4-82; Rashad Greene 4-42; Kelvin Benjamin 3-50; Jared Haggins 3-34; Nick O Leary 2-33; Greg Dent 2-32; Christian Green 2-23; Rodney Smith 2-4;Debrale Smiley 1-12; James Wilder, Jr. 1-6; Kevin Haplea 1-3. TACKLES (UA-A): Murray State-YAHYAVI, Darian 7-1; WICKS, Brandon 5-3; HATHAWAY, Brand 4-2; WHITEHEAD, Juli 2-3; ROSS, Zac 4-0; SKINNER, Darria 4-0; WILLIAMS, Jariu 2-2; Florida State- Cornellius Carradine 5-4; Vince Williams 3-4; Bjoern Werner 5-0; Lamarcus Joyner 5-0; Xavier Rhodes 4-1; Tyler Hunter 4-0; Terrence Brooks F Savannah State Florida State Game called with 8:59 remaining in the third quarter following two severe weather delays. SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 14:21 FS R. Smith 61 yd pass from EJ Manuel (D. Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 7 11:51 FS C. Thompson 6 yd run (Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 14 08:53 FS G. Dent 8 yd pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 21 07:57 FS K.n Benjamin 9 yd pass from Manuel (D. Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 28 00:49 FS D. Freeman 5 yd run (Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 35 Second Quarter 10:06 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 19 yd run (Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 42 08:02 FS Wilder, Jr. 1 yd run (Hopkins kick failed), SSU 0 - FS 48 Third Quarter 11:24 FS Benjamin 19 yd pass from J. Coker (Hopkins kick), SSU 0 - FS 55 TEAM STATISTICS SSU FSU FIRST DOWNS 3 20 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 15:43 20:18 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 10 4 of 5 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 71,126 Lightning delay at 7:23 pm with 3:59 left in the 2nd Qtr. Game resumed at 8:20 pm. 57 minutes total delay. Lightning delay at 8:52 pm with 8:59 left in the 3rd Qtr. Game is terminated at 9:34 pm. Results and statistics count RUSHING: Savannah State-BARNES,Sheldon 11-34; VEALS,L. 3-5; BOSTICK,Antonio 4-minus 20. Florida State-Devonta Freeman 7-69; Debrale Smiley 7-28; Chris Thompson 3-25; James Wilder, Jr. 4-20; Kelvin Benjamin 1-16; Lonnie Pryor 1-9. PASSING: Savannah State-BOSTICK,Antonio Florida State-EJ Manuel ; Clint Trickett ; Jacob Coker RECEIVING: Savannah State-LACKEY JR,E. 1-12; VEALS,L. 1-minus 3. Florida State-Rodney Smith 3-77; Kelvin Benjamin 3-46; Kenny Shaw 3-30; Greg Dent 2-19; Chris Thompson 1-19; Willie Haulstead 1-15; Christo Kourtzidis 1-13; Jared Haggins 1-13; Rashad Greene 1-7; Devonta Freeman 1-7. TACKLES (UA-A): Savannah State-SLAUGHTER,T. 4-1; PRINTUP,C. 3-1; WILLIAMS,T. 2-2; WILSON,John 3-0; JOHNSON,Wayne 3-0; MOSS,Anthony 2-1; BURDEN,Wayne 2-0. Florida State- Karlos Williams 2-1; Christian Jones 2-0; P.J. Williams 1-1; Nile LawrenceStample 1-1; Bjoern Werner 1-1; Everett Dawkins 1-1; Keelin Smith 1-1; Jermaine Washington 1-1; Giorgio Newberry 0-2; Telvin Smith 0-2; Gerald Demps 0-2. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 15

16 Game 3, Sept. 15 (5/6) Florida State 52, wake forest 0 tallahassee, FLA SEASON RECAPS & BOX SCORES Game 4, Sept. 22 (4/4) Florida State 49, (10/9) Clemson 37 tallahassee, FLA. Led by senior running back Chris Thompson s explosive 197-yard, two-touchdown rushing performance and another dominant defensive effort, Florida State rolled to its second consecutive shutout and an ACC-opening win over Wake Forest, Thompson had touchdown runs of 74 and 80 yards on consecutive FSU plays in the second quarter en route to gaining all 197 of his rushing yards in the first half - an opening half record for the Seminoles and 10th highest total in a single game in FSU history. The FSU defense harassed Wake Forest quarterback Tanner Price into just 8-of-22 passing, while holding the nation s leading receiver Michael Campanaro to just two catches for eight yards. The Seminoles outgained the Demon Deacons 612 to 126 and gained 385 yards on the ground. Following senior quarterback EJ Manuel s 16-yard running score, dynamic sophomore receiver Rashad Greene returned a punt 60 yards for a score to put FSU ahead, 14-0 in the first quarter. Greene s punt return score was his second of the season, becoming the first Nole to score multiple punt return touchdowns since 2005 and just the seventh since After Thompson s incredible touchdowns, senior kicker Dustin Hopkins hit a field goal and Rodney Smith caught a 20-yard touchdown from Manuel to give FSU a commanding 38-0 halftime lead over a Wake Forest squad that had won 4-of-6 in the series heading into the game. Wake Forest was just 1-of-16 on third down conversions and punted 13 times. Cornellius Carradine had a career-high 2.5 sacks F Wake Forest Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 04:28 FS EJ Manuel 16 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), WF 0 - FS 7 02:45 FS R. Greene 60 yd punt return (Hopkins kick), WF 0 - FS 14 Second Quarter 12:52 FS C. Thompson 74 yd run (Hopkins kick), WF 0 - FS 21 09:42 FS Thompson 80 yd run (Hopkins kick), WF 0 - FS 28 04:37 FS Hopkins 19 yd field goal, WF 0 - FS 31 00:14 FS R. Smith 20 yd pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), WF 0 - FS 38 Third Quarter 00:44 FS K. Shaw 17 yd pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), WF 0 - FS 45 Fourth Quarter 12:21 FS Smiley 18 yd run (Hopkins kick), WF 0 - F TEAM STATISTICS WF FSU FIRST DOWNS 7 27 RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:19 30:41 Third-Down Conversions 1 of 16 6 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 68,833 RUSHING: Wake Forest-Josh Harris 15-51; Deandre Martin 8-14; Michael Campanaro 1-3; Sherman Ragland 1-0; Kevin Sousa 2-minus 1; TEAM 1-minus 2; Orville Reynolds 2-minus 3; Tanner Price 5-minus 19. Florida State-Chris Thompson 9-197; James Wilder, Jr ; EJ Manuel 8-48; Debrale Smiley 4-30; Devonta Freeman 6-14; Lonnie Pryor 2-2. PASSING: Wake Forest-Tanner Price ; Brendan Cross minus 2; Patrick Thompson ; Deandre Martin Florida State-EJ Manuel ; Clint Trickett ; Jacob Coker RECEIVING: Wake Forest-Sherman Ragland 2-48; Josh Harris 2-10; Michael Campanaro 2-8; Terence Davis 1-9; Brandon Terry 1-7; Matt James 1-3; Deandre Martin 1-minus 2. Florida State-Kelvin Benjamin 4-44; Kenny Shaw 3-32; Lonnie Pryor 2-30; Rashad Greene 2-30; Chris Thompson 2-23; Rodney Smith 1-20; Nick O Leary 1-11; Jared Haggins 1-11; Christian Green 1-10; James Wilder, Jr. 1-9; Devonta Freeman 1-7. TACKLES (UA-A): Wake Forest-Brandon Chubb 6-1; Mike Olson 4-2; Zachary Allen 4-1; Riley Haynes 3-2; Duran Lowe 2-3; Kris Redding 3-1; Kevin Johnson 3-1; Derricus Ellis 3-1; James Ward 3-0; Florida State-Christian Jones 4-2; Timmy Jernigan 3-3; Bjoern Werner 3-1; Lamarcus Joyner 2-2; Everett Dawkins 3-0; Terrance Smith 3-0; Anthony McCloud 3-0; Cornellius Carradine 2-1; Eddie Goldman 2-1; Xavier Rhodes 2-1; Demonte McAllister 1-2; Telvin Smith 2-0; Vince Williams 2-0. Led by senior quarterback EJ Manuel s magnificent effort, the Seminoles erased a 14-point second-half deficit to defeat Clemson, FSU trailed in the third quarter, but scored 35 points after halftime, including 28 straight. Manuel tallied career highs of 380 yards passing and 102 yards rushing, becoming just the second Seminole ever to eclipse those marks. The only other FSU QB to have a game was Charlie Ward versus Maryland in Manuel completed 27-of-35 passes to move his career completion percentage to 67.2 percent and into first-place all-time in the ACC (Matt Schaub, Virginia, 67.0). Senior running back Chris Thompson had his second straight 100-yard rushing game (103) and scored two touchdowns in the second half. After Clemson went ahead, 28-14, at the 11:48 mark in the third quarter on wide receiver Sammy Watkins 52-yard trick-play touchdown, the Noles answered with Thompson s first touchdown of the night. Following a Tigers field goal, Florida State scored 28 consecutive points to blow the game open in the second half. Junior safety Lamarcus Joyner had a career-best 90-yard kickoff return in the third quarter that ignited the comeback. Sophomore wide receiver Rashad Greene atoned for a fumbled punt return from the first half with a touchdown catch in the third quarter, while senior wide receiver Rodney Smith s touchdown catch put FSU up for good at the end of the third quarter. Senior defensive end Cornellius Carradine had two sacks and sophomore corner back Nick Waisome nabbed his first career interception F Clemson Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 13:34 CU HOPKINS 60 yd pass from BOYD (CATANZARO kick), CU 7 - FS 0 10:54 FS L. Pryor 13 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), CU 7 - FS 7 07:01 CU ELLINGTON 6 yd run (CATANZARO kick), :49, CU 14 - FS 7 Second Quarter 14:35 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 5 yd run (Hopkins kick), CU 14 - FS 14 10:06 CU FORD 17 yd pass from BOYD (CATANZARO kick), CU 21 - FS 14 Third Quarter 11:48 CU ELLINGTON 52 yd pass from WATKINS (CATANZARO kick), CU 28 - FS 14 10:09 FS C. Thompson 9 yd run (Hopkins kick), CU 28 - FS 21 07:07 CU CATANZARO 50 yd field goal, CU 31 - FS 21 06:15 FS R. Greene 9 yd pass from EJ Manuel (Hopkins kick), CU 31 - FS 28 02:37 FS R. Smith 29 yd pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), CU 31 - FS 35 Fourth Quarter 13:25 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 5 yd run (Hopkins kick), CU 31 - FS 42 08:34 FS Thompson 27 yd run (Hopkins kick), CU 31 - FS 49 02:11 CU FORD 3 yd pass from BOYD (TEAM rush failed), CU 37 - FS 49 TEAM STATISTICS CU FSU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 27:01 32:54 Third-Down Conversions 7 of 17 8 of 13 Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 2 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 83,231 RUSHING: Clemson-ELLINGTON 14-55; BOYD 18-44; S. WATKINS 5-37; McDOWELL 1-0. Florida State-Chris Thompson ; EJ Manuel ; James Wilder, Jr. 9-65; Lonnie Pryor 3-20; Team 2-minus 3. PASSING: Clemson-BOYD ; S. WATKINS ; BENTON Florida State-EJ Manuel RECEIVING: Clemson-S. WATKINS 6-24; HOPKINS 5-88; ELLINGTON 4-87; FORD 4-69; JA. BROWN 1-14; COOPER 1-7; D. SMITH 1-1. Florida State-Chris Thompson 8-79; Greg Dent 5-72; Rashad Greene 4-36; Nick O Leary 3-48; Kelvin Benjamin 2-71; Rodney Smith 2-48; Kenny Shaw 2-17; James Wilder, Jr TACKLES (UA-A): Clemson-MEEKS 6-3; ST. ANTHONY 5-4; BLANKS 8-0; BREELAND 6-2; WIL- LARD 4-3; HALL 3-2; BREWER 3-0. Florida State-Terrence Brooks 11-1; Cornellius Carradine 5-2; Christian Jones 5-2; Demonte McAllister 2-3; Bjoern Werner 3-1; Vince Williams 3-0; Xavier Rhodes 3-0; Ronald Darby 3-0; Lamarcus Joyner 2-1; Telvin Smith 2-1. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 16

17 Game 5, Sept. 29 (4/4) Florida State 30, USF 17 Tampa, Fla SEASON RECAPS & BOX SCORES Game 6, Oct. 6 NC State 17, (4/3) Florida State 16 raleigh, n.c. Florida State held off a fired up in-state rival in Tampa on Sept. 29, defeating USF, in front of a school-record crowd of 69,383 at Raymond James Stadium. The Bulls s offense was impressive at the start, totaling 144 yards in the first quarter, but the Seminoles defense dug in and was dominant in the second and third quarters, allowing just 29 yards on 22 plays during that 30-minute stretch. FSU s defensive effort was bolstered by a pair of turnovers - an interception by redshirt junior cornerback Xavier Rhodes and a fumble recovery for a touchdown by junior linebacker Christian Jones - FSU s first defensive score since Bjoern Werner s fumbler recovery touchdown against Clemson in Jones score gave FSU a commanding lead in the third quarter. Senior defensive end Cornellius Tank Carradine forced the fumble by sacking USF backup quarterback Matt Floyd on his first play of the game after entering for a briefly injured B.J. Daniels - the Tallahassee native who scored twice on the ground. Carradine led FSU with nine tackles, including 1.5 sacks, giving him an ACC-best 7.0 sacks on the season. EJ Manuel was his usual efficient self, completing 19 of 26 passes for 242 yards including a 1-yard scoring strike to junior tight end Kevin Haplea in the third quarter that put FSU ahead the Penn State transfer s first TD as a Seminole. Sophomore tight end Nick O Leary led FSU with a career-best four catches for 40 yards, while senior Rodney Smith caught three passes and extended his reception streak to 30 games. Dustin Hopkins made 3-of-4 field goal attempts, including his pair in the second frame gave the Seminoles a 13-3 halftime lead. Following USF kicker Maikon Bonani s first-quarter field goal, sophomore wide receiver Rashad Greene gave FSU the lead for good with a 10-yard rushing score five minutes into the game. The touchdown made Greene the first Seminole to score three different ways in a season since Peter Warrick in F Florida State USF SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 11:18 USF BONANI, M. 32 yd field goal, FS 0 - USF 3 08:57 FS R. Greene 10 yd run (D. Hopkins kick), FS 7 - USF 3 Second Quarter 05:45 FS Hopkins 26 yd field goal, FS 10 - USF 3 00:03 FS Hopkins 43 yd field goal, FS 13 - USF 3 Third Quarter 11:55 USF DANIELS, B.J. 1 yd run (BONANI kick), FS 13 - USF 10 05:09 FS K. Haplea 1 yd pass from EJ Manuel (Hopkins kick), FS 20 - USF 10 00:34 FS Hopkins 23 yd field goal, FS 23 - USF 10 00:00 FS C. Jones 12 yd fumble recovery (Hopkins kick), FS 30 - USF 10 Fourth Quarter 12:37 USF DANIELS, B.J. 3 yd run (BONANI kick), FS 30 - USF 17 TEAM STATISTICS FSU USF FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:08 25:52 Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 5 of 15 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 69,383 RUSHING: Florida State-Chris Thompson 16-74; Lonnie Pryor 7-65; Kelvin Benjamin 1-17; Rashad Greene 1-10; EJ Manuel 10-9; James Wilder, Jr. 5-8; TM 1-minus 1. USF-DANIELS, B.J ; MURRAY, Demetri 7-40; LAMAR, Lindsey 8-22; SHAW, Marcus 1-2; FLOYD, Matt 1-minus 11. PASSING: Florida State-EJ Manuel USF-DANIELS, B.J ; FLOYD, Matt RECEIVING: Florida State-Nick O Leary 4-40; Rodney Smith 3-19; Rashad Greene 2-71; Chris Thompson 2-24; Greg Dent 2-20; Kevin Haplea 2-12; James Wilder, Jr. 2-3; Kenny Shaw 1-47; Lonnie Pryor 1-6. USF-MITCHELL, Terre 4-29; MURRAY, Demetri 4-minus 3; HOPKINS, Derric 3-59; LANDI, Evan 2-30; WELCH, Deonte 1-13; DUNKLEY, Chris 1-10; DAVIS, Andre 1-3; LAMAR, Lindsey 1-2. TACKLES (UA-A): Florida State-Cornellius Carradine 6-3; Nick Waisome 3-2; Vince Williams 4-0; Telvin Smith 3-1; Lamarcus Joyner 3-0; Anthony McCloud 3-0; Xavier Rhodes 3-0; Everett Dawkins 1-2; Bjoern Werner 2-0; Timmy Jernigan 2-0; Terrence Brooks 2-0; Tyler Hunter 2-0; Nick Moody 0-2; USF-WEBSTER, Kayvon 9-3; JOYCE, Mark 1-6; MIMS, Tevin 2-4; BARRINGTON, Sam 4-1; JENKINS, JaQuez 3-2; GRISSOM, Cory 3-1; MONTGOMERY, F 3-1; LANARIS, Mike 2-2; SAGER, Luke 3-0; WATSON, Elkino 2-1; LATTIMORE, DeDe 1-2. Florida State was stunned by NC State, 17-16, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C. The Seminoles held a 16-0 lead at halftime, but allowed the Wolfpack to storm back in the second half behind quarterback Mike Glennon, who completed 30-of-55 passes for 259 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning score to Bryan Underwood on fourth-and-goal with 16 seconds left. Senior running back Chris Thompson rushed for 141 yards on a career-best-matching 25 carries - his third 100-yard game of the season and sixth of this career. Senior quarterback EJ Manuel was 17-of-29 for 218 yards with a touchdown and an interception in the fourth quarter. Senior kicker Dustin Hopkins kicked three field goals, including a season-best 49-yarder and added an extra point. Sophomore tight end Nick O Leary caught his first touchdown of the season in the second quarter. Junior linebacker Christian Jones had a career-high 14 tackles and classmate and fellow linebacker Telvin Smith added 10 stops - also a career-best. Junior safety Terrence Brooks tallied his first interception of the season and second pick of his career. The Seminoles held NC State to just 5-of-18 on third down conversions, but allowed the Wolfpack to go 3-for-4 on fourth down tries. The Seminoles had a punt blocked for the second straight game. Manuel was sacked a season-high four times. The Seminoles were able to sack Glennon just once - Amp McCloud accomplished the feat. Junior defensive end Bjoern Werner nabbed his 10th tackle for loss of the season - tops in the ACC F Florida State NC State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 06:34 FS D. Hopkins 49 yd field goal, FS 3 - ST 0 Second Quarter 13:53 FS N. O Leary 4 yd pass from EJ Manuel (Hopkins kick), FS 10 - ST 0 04:07 FS Hopkins 20 yd field goal, FS 13 - ST 0 00:28 FS Hopkins 36 yd field goal, FS 16 - ST 0 Third Quarter 06:50 ST Sade,N. 27 yd field goal, :06, FS 16 - ST 3 Fourth Quarter 13:47 ST Thornton,S. 24 yd pass from Glennon,M. (Sade,N. kick), FS 16 - ST 10 00:16 ST Underwood,B. 2 yd pass from Glennon,M. (Sade,N. kick), FS 16 - ST 17 TEAM STATISTICS FSU ST FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 29:14 30:46 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 15 5 of 18 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 3 of 4 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 54,962 RUSHING: Florida State-Chris Thompson ; Rashad Greene 1-1; James Wilder, Jr. 1-0; Lonnie Pryor 1-minus 1; EJ Manuel 8-minus 16. NC State-Creecy,T ; Thornton,S ; Glennon,M PASSING: Florida State-EJ Manuel ; Team NC State-Glennon,M RECEIVING: Florida State-Rashad Greene 6-60; Kelvin Benjamin 2-48; Rodney Smith 2-36; Chris Thompson 2-29; Greg Dent 2-17; Kenny Shaw 1-17; Jared Haggins 1-7; Nick O Leary 1-4. NC State Creecy,T. 7-38; Payton,Q. 6-79; Thornton,S. 4-48; Watson,A. 4-38; Underwood,B. 4-20; Palmer,T. 2-24; Hegedus,C. 1-6; Smith,R. 1-4; Carter,M TACKLES (UA-A): Florida State-Christian Jones 6-8; Telvin Smith 5-5; Cornellius Carradine 3-5; Xavier Rhodes 4-3; Lamarcus Joyner 1-6; Terrence Brooks 2-2; Tyler Hunter 3-0; Anthony McCloud 3-0; Bjoern Werner 2-1; Timmy Jernigan 1-2; Everett Dawkins 1-2; Vince Williams 2-0; P.J. Williams 1-1; Demonte McAllister 0-2; Nick Moody 0-2. NC State-Bishop,B. 4-7; Dowdy,R. 5-2; Johnson,D. 6-0; Amerson,D. 5-1; Lucas,S. 5-1; Teal,T. 3-3; Wolff,E. 2-4; Burris,J. 3-1; Noel,R. 2-2; Cato-Bishop,D. 2-1; McGill,T FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 17

18 Game 7, oct. 13 (12/11) Florida State 51, boston college 7 tallahassee, Fla SEASON RECAPS & BOX SCORES Game 8, oct. 20 (12/10/14) Florida State 33, Miami 20 miami gardens, Fla. Led by EJ Manuel s career-high passing performance (439 yards and four scores), Florida State was able to defeat Boston College, The Noles rolled up 649 yards of total offense - the fourth time this season FSU has totaled at least 600 yards. Boston College benefitted from a Terrence Brooks personal foul penalty and a 25- yard Andre Williams run to get down to FSU s one yard-line for a first-and-goal on the game s opening drive. But a Bjoern Werner batted pass was followed but a trio of no-gain stops to give the Seminoles a much-needed goal-line stand. Despite starting on their own 1-yard line, the Seminoles scored quick on their first drive. After Manuel s heady play to grab a Lonnie Pryor fumble in mid-air and run for a first down, he connected with junior Kenny Shaw for the 77-yard touchdown toss to put FSU up 7-0 early in the first quarter. Shaw tallied two catches for a career-best 125 yards, while senior Rodney Smith grabbed a career-best nine balls for 109 yards, marking the first time two FSU players both hit 100 in the same game since Rashad Greene and Christian Green accomplished the feat against Wake Forest in Pryor recorded a pair of touchdowns on the ground, while sophomore running back James Wilder, Jr.,had a pair of scores through the air - his first two receiving touchdowns of the season. Senior kicker Dustin Hopkins matched his career-high in points with 15 (three field goals and six extra points) and became the ACC s and FSU s all-time leading scorer on his season-best 51-yard field goal to cap the first half. Boston College quarterback Chase Rettig came into the game averaging over 300 yards passing per game this season, but the Seminoles tormented him into a season-low 122 yards. Junior Lamarcus Joyner nabbed his first interception of the season and Christian Jones led the Noles with eight tackles. Florida State won its third straight game against Miami, 33-20, in Sun Life Stadium in Miami Gardens, Fla., to become bowl eligible for a nation s-best 31st consecutive season. Head Coach Jimbo Fisher is now 5-0 against in-state rivals, Miami and Florida. The Seminoles overcame a 10-0 first quarter deficit, four fumbles and 12 penalties for 121 yards to overpower the Hurricanes in the second half. The Seminoles are now 7-1 for the first time since The nation s third-ranked defense held Miami to its lowest offensive output of the season when it comes to total yards (253). The Hurricanes passed for just 219 yards and 73 of those yards came on Miami s final drive of the game after FSU took a 20 point lead. Senior defensive end Tank Carradine had one sack and junior defensive end Bjoern Werner tallied a sack-and-a-half to give both players an ACC-best eight sacks this season. Freshman defensive end Mario Edwards, Jr. also nabbed the first half-sack of his career. Junior linebacker Telvin Smith was a dominant performer, leading the Noles with eight tackles, one sack, 2.0 TFLs, a forced fumble and two pass breakups. Sophomore nickel back Tyler Hunter picked off his first career pass. Staring running back Chris Thompson was injured in the second quarter and missed the rest of the game, opening the door for sophomore running back and Miami native Devonta Freeman, who led FSU with 70 yards rushing and two touchdowns - both coming in the fourth quarter. Dustin Hopkins drilled 4-of-5 field goals and made all three extra points. His 33-yard field goal in the first quarter gave FSU its first score and his 46-yarder at the end of the first half gave FSU is first lead A fumble by FSU tight end Nick O Leary on FSU s first play of the game gave Miami a short field and led to a Mike James score to put the Canes ahead F Boston College Florida State SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 09:13 FS K. Shaw 77 yd pass from EJ Manuel (D. Hopkins kick), BC 0 - FS 7 04:53 FS L. Pryor 2 yd run (Hopkins kick), BC 0 - FS 14 Second Quarter 10:14 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 7 yd pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), BC 0 - FS 21 07:27 FS K. Benjamin 6 yd pass from Manuel (Hopkins kick), BC 0 - FS 28 01:56 BC Swigert,B 18 yd pass from Rettig,C (Freese,N kick), BC 7 - FS 28 00:00 FS Hopkins 51 yd field goal, :12, BC 7 - FS 31 Third Quarter 11:45 FS Pryor 3 yd run (Hopkins kick), BC 7 - FS 38 03:43 FS Hopkins 26 yd field goal, BC 7 - FS 41 Fourth Quarter 13:06 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 12 yd pass from EJ Manuel (Hopkins kick), BC 7 - FS 48 06:53 FS Hopkins 38 yd field goal, BC 7 - FS 51 TEAM STATISTICS BC FSU FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 30:33 29:27 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 15 4 of 8 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 81,075 RUSHING: Boston College-Williams,A ; McCaffrey,J 4-8; Bordner,J 1-3; Rettig,C 1-minus 8; Dudeck, D 6-minus 11. Florida State-Devonta Freeman 8-70; Chris Thompson 10-68; James Wilder, Jr. 6-27; Debrale Smiley 2-21; Lonnie Pryor 3-10; EJ Manuel 4-5. PASSING: Boston College-Rettig,C ; Bordner,J Florida State-EJ Manuel ; Clint Trickett RECEIVING: Boston College-Swigert,B 5-61; Dudeck, D 5-9; Amidon,A 3-44; McCaffrey,J 1-7; Coleman,J 1-5; Evans,S 1-3. Florida State-Rodney Smith 9-108; Kelvin Benjamin 5-68; Chris Thompson 4-27; Greg Dent 3-33; James Wilder, Jr. 3-26; Kenny Shaw 2-125; Jared Haggins 1-42; Rashad Greene 1-8; Lonnie Pryor 1-0; EJ Manuel TACKLES (UA-A):Boston College-Divitto,S 6-1; Asprilla,M 5-2; Sylvia,S 1-6; Noel,J 3-3; Pierre- Louis,K 2-4; Simmons,J 2-4; Clancy,N 4-1; Joy,T 3-2; Edebali,K 2-3; Jones,B 4-0; Florida State-Christian Jones 4-4; Reggie Northrup 4-2; Terrence Brooks 4-1; Vince Williams 3-2; Cornellius Carradine 2-3; P.J. Williams 4-0; Karlos Williams 3-1; Nile LawrenceStample 2-2; Timmy Jernigan 1-2; James Wilder, Jr. 2-0; Terrance Smith 2-0; Telvin Smith 2-0; Ronald Darby 2-0; F Florida State Miami SCORING SUMMARY First Quarter 11:06 UM James, M 9 yd run (Wieclaw, J kick), FS 0 - UM 7 07:32 UM Wieclaw, J 19 yd field goal, :43, FS 0 - UM 10 01:00 FS D. Hopkins 33 yd field goal, :27, FS 3 - UM 10 Second Quarter 09:14 FS J. Wilder, Jr. 17 yd run (Hopkins kick), FS 10 - UM 10 00:03 FS Hopkins 46 yd field goal, FS 13 - UM 10 Third Quarter 06:07 FS Hopkins 35 yd field goal, FS 16 - UM 10 00:19 UM Wieclaw, J 27 yd field goal, FS 16 - UM 13 Fourth Quarter 11:53 FS D. Freeman 3 yd run (Hopkins kick), FS 23 - UM 13 06:13 FS Hopkins 48 yd field goal,fs 26 - UM 13 02:45 FS Freeman 5 yd run (Hopkins kick), FS 33 - UM 13 00:47 UM Scott, R 8 yd pass from Morris, S (Wieclaw, J kick), FS 33 - UM 20 TEAM STATISTICS FSU MIAMI FIRST DOWNS RUSHES-YARDS (NET) PASSING YDS (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int TOTAL OFFENSE PLAYS-YARDS Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time 34:34 25:26 Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 4 of 16 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 2 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards Attendance: 73,328 RUSHING: Florida State-Devonta Freeman 10-70; James Wilder, Jr. 8-49; Chris Thompson 7-47; EJ Manuel 11-34; Lonnie Pryor 2-30; Team 2-minus 3; Jared Haggins 1-minus 9. Miami-Johnson, D 9-27; James, M 7-25; Morris, S 5-minus 23. PASSING: Florida State-EJ Manuel Miami-Morris, S ; Dorsett, P RECEIVING: Florida State-Rashad Greene 7-49; James Wilder, Jr. 3-14; Chris Thompson 2-47; Kenny Shaw 2-28; Greg Dent 2-20; Lonnie Pryor 2-13; Kelvin Benjamin 1-39; Rodney Smith 1-11; Nick O Leary 1-8. Miami-James, M 8-75; Scott, R 5-31; Hurns, A 3-21; Johnson, D 3-19; Johnson, Da 2-49; Dorsett, P 2-15; Walford, C 2-13; Morris, S 1-6. TACKLES (UA-A):Florida State-Telvin Smith 7-1; Cornellius Carradine 5-2; Christian Jones 3-2; Ronald Darby 3-0; Karlos Williams 3-0; Lamarcus Joyner 2-1; Bjoern Werner 2-1; Terrence Brooks 2-1; Xavier Rhodes 2-0; Miami-Perryman, D 9-3; Rodgers II, K 4-4; Green, S 4-4; Gaines, J 5-1; Highsmith, A 2-3; McGee, B 2-3; Bush, D 2-2; Johnson, E 2-2; Finnie, T 3-0; Chickillo, A 2-1; Bunche, M 2-0. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 18

19 Florida State 2012 Scoring Drives Opp. Plays Yards TOP Result Qtr. Time How Scored QB MSU TD 1 13:31 Greene 47yd Punt Ret. MSU :56 TD 1 5:05 Pryor 1 yd Rush Manuel MSU :59 TD 2 6:47 Pryor 18 yd Rush Manuel MSU :19 TD 2 0:29 Shaw 6 yd Rec. Manuel MSU :00 TD 3 12:57 Wilder 9 yd Rush Manuel MSU :49 FG 3 9:27 Hopkins 23 yd FG Manuel MSU 1 1 0:04 TD 3 7:53 Pryor 1 yd Rush Trickett MSU :14 FG 3 1:37 Hopkins 30 yd FG Trickett MSU :36 TD 4 10:24 Smiley 1 yd Rush Trickett MSU :50 TD 4 6:01 Wilder 7 yd Rush Coker MSU :20 TD 4 1:51 Smiley 1 yd Rush Coker SSU :39 TD 1 14:21 Smith 61 yd Rec. Manuel SSU :33 TD 1 11:51 Thompson 5 yd Rush Manuel SSU :02 TD 1 8:53 Dent 8 yd Rec. Manuel SSU :29 TD 1 7:57 Benjamin 9 yd Rec. Manuel SSU :17 TD 1 0:49 Freeman 5 yd Rush Manuel SSU :49 TD 2 10:06 Wilder 19 yd Rush Trickett SSU :41 TD 2 8:02 Wilder 1 yd Rush Trickett SSU :05 TD 3 11:24 Benjamin 19 yd Rec. Coker WFU :54 TD 1 4:28 Manuel 16 yd Rush Manuel WFU TD 1 2:45 Greene 60yd Punt Ret. WFU :31 TD 2 12:52 Thompson 74yd Rush Manuel WFU :12 TD 2 9:42 Thompson 80yd Rysh Manuel WFU :23 FG 2 4:37 Hopkins 19 yd FG Manuel WFU :53 TD 2 0:14 Smith 20 yd Rec. Manuel WFU :34 TD 3 0:44 Shaw 17 yd Rec. Manuel WFU :50 TD 4 12:21 Smiley 18 yd Rush Trickett CLEM :33 TD 1 10:54 Pryor 13 yd Rush Manuel CLEM :21 TD 2 14:35 Wilder 5 yd Rush Manuel CLEM :39 TD 3 10:09 Thompson 9 yd Rush Manuel CLEM :38 TD 3 6:15 Greene 9 yd Rec. Manuel CLEM :41 TD 3 2:37 Smith 29 yd Rec. Manuel CLEM :08 TD 4 13:25 Wilder 5 yd Rush Manuel CLEM :07 TD 4 8:34 Thompson 27 yd Rush Manuel USF :21 TD 1 8:57 Greene 10 yd Rush Manuel USF :20 FG 2 5:45 Hopkins 25 yd FG Manuel USF :57 FG 2 0:03 Hopkins 43 yd FG Manuel USF :45 TD 3 5:09 Haplea 1 yd Rec. Manuel USF :06 FG 3 0:34 Hopkins 23 yd FG Manuel USF TD 3 0:00 Jones 12 yd FR NCST :54 FG 1 6:34 Hopkins 49 yd FG Manuel NCST :36 TD 2 13:53 O Leary 4 yd Rec. Manuel NCST :29 FG 2 4:07 Hopkins 20 yd FG Manuel NCST :44 FG 2 0:28 Hopkins 36 yd FG Manuel BC :44 TD 1 9:13 Shaw 77 yd Rec. Manuel BC :18 TD 1 4:53 Pryor 2 yd Rush Manuel BC :17 TD 2 10:14 Wilder 7 yd Rec. Manuel BC :01 TD 2 7:27 Benjamin 6 yd Rec. Manuel BC :12 FG 2 0:00 Hopkins 51 yd FG Manuel BC :15 TD 3 11:45 Pryor 3 yd Rush Manuel BC :54 FG 3 3:43 Hopkins 26 yd FG Manuel BC :35 TD 4 13:06 Wilder 12 yd Rec. Manuel BC :38 FG 4 6:53 Hopkins 38 yd FG Trickett UM :27 FG 1 1:00 Hopkins 33 yd FG Manuel UM :56 TD 2 9:14 Wilder 17 yd Rush Manuel UM :18 FG 2 0:03 Hopkins 46 yd FG Manuel UM :30 FG 3 6:07 Hopkins 35 yd FG Manuel UM :26 TD 4 11:53 Freeman 3 yd Rush Manuel UM :32 FG 4 6:13 Hokins 48 yd FG Manuel UM :25 TD 4 2:45 Freeman 5 yd Rush Manuel FSU in the 2012 NCAA Rankings TEAM Rushing Offense Passing Offense Total Offense Scoring Offense... 7 Rushing Defense... 2 Pass Eff. Defense... 5 Total Defense... 2 Scoring Defense... 5 Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns... 4 Turnover Margin Pass Defense... 7 Passing Eff... 7 Sacks Tackles for Loss Sacks Allowed...T-50 INDIVIDUALS (TOP 25) Pass Efficiency...E. Manuel (6) Total Offense...E.Manuel (30) Punt Returns... R. Greene (9) Field Goals...D. Hopkins (T-5) Scoring...Hopkins (9) Sacks... C. Carradine (T-12)... B. Werner (T-12) Tackles For Loss...B. Werner (T-24 FSU IN THE 2012 ACC RANKINGS TEAM Scoring Offense... 1 Rushing Offense... 2 Passing Offense... 4 Passing Efficiency... 1 Total Offense... 1 Scoring Defense... 1 Rushing Defense... 1 Passing Defense... 1 Pass Eff. Defense... 1 Total Defense... 1 Kickoff Returns... 1 Punt Returns... 4 Punting Interceptions... 7 Kickoff Coverage... 1 Field Goals... 6 PAT Kicking... 7 Sacks By... 2 Sacks Against...T-4 Turnover Margin... 6 First Downs... 2 Opp. First Downs rd Down Conv... 4 Opp 3rd Down Con th Down Conv Opp 4th Down Con Red Zone Off... 2 Red Zone Def... 8 Penalties Opp. Penalties Time of Poss... 6 INDIVIDUALS (TOP 10) Rushing... C. Thompson (3) Passing Avg/Gm...E. Manuel (6) Pass Efficiency...E. Manuel (1) Total Offense...E. Manuel (3) Scoring...Hopkins (3) Scoring (TDs)...J. Wilder (6) Scoring (Kick)... D. Hopkins (1) Punt Return Avg... R. Greene (4) All Purpose... C. Thompson (7) Field Goals... D. Hopkins (1) Field Goal Pct... D. Hopkins (2) PAT Kicking D. Hopkins (8) Sacks... C. Carradine (T-1)... B. Werner (T-1) Tackles for Loss... B. Werner (T-1)... C. Carradine (T-5) Passes Defended...X. Rhodes (T-7) Fumbles Recovered... C. Jones (T-5) FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 19

20 FLORIDA STATE DEPTH CHART OFFENSE Pos. No. Player HT WT CL. Hometown QB 3 EJ Manuel r-sr. Virginia Beach, Va. 9 Clint Trickett r-so. Tallahassee, Fla. TB 4 Chris Thompson Sr. Greenville, Fla. 8 Devonta Freeman So. Miami, Fla. 32 James Wilder Jr So. Tampa, Fla. FB 24 Lonnie Pryor Sr. Okeechobee, Fla. 41 Chad Abram Jr. Lakeland, Fla. Z-WR 84 Rodney Smith Sr. Miami, Fla. 15 Greg Dent Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. 1 Kelvin Benjamin r-fr. Belle Glade, Fla. LT 75 Cameron Erving r-so. Moultrie, Ga. 67 Daniel Glauser Sr. Rheinfelden, Switzerland LG 70 Josue Matias So. Union City, N.J. 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug Sr. Robbinsdale, Minn. C 52 Bryan Stork r-jr. Vero Beach, Fla. 62 Austin Barron So. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 53 Sterling Lovelady So. Navarre, Fla. RG 54 Tre Jackson So. Jesup, Ga. 51 Bobby Hart So. Lauderhill, Fla. RT 71 Menelik Watson Jr. Manchester, Great Britain 67 Daniel Glauser Sr. Rheinfelden, Switzerland TE 35 Nick O Leary So. Palm Beach, Fla. 33 Kevin Haplea Jr. Annandale, N.J. 83 Christo Kourtzidis Fr. Orange, Calif. Y-WR 15 Greg Dent Jr. Belle Glade, Fla. 81 Kenny Shaw Jr. Orlando, Fla. 12 Jarred Haggins Jr. Lakeland, Fla. 89 Christian Green r-so. Tampa, Fla. X-WR 80 Rashad Greene So. Albany, Ga. 81 Kenny Shaw Jr. Orlando, Fla. 82 Willie Haulstead r-jr. Titusville, Fla. DEFENSE LE 95 Bjoern Werner Jr. Berlin, Germany 96 Toshmon Stevens r-sr. Pomona Park, Fla. DT 93 Everett Dawkins r-sr. Spartanburg, S.C. 97 Demonte McAllister r-jr. Tampa, Fla. 81 Eddie Goldman Fr. Washington, D.C. DT 92 Anthony McCloud r-sr. Thomasville, Ga. 8 Timmy Jernigan So. Lake City, Fla. 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample r-fr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. RE 91 Cornellius Carradine Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio 51 Giorgio Newberry r-fr. Fort Pierce, Fla. 15 Mario Edwards, Jr Fr. Gautier, Miss. SLB 10 Nick Moody r-sr. Wyncote, Pa. 24 Terrance Smith r-fr. Decatur, Ga. MLB 11 Vince Williams r-sr. Davenport, Fla. or 22 Telvin Smith Jr. Valdosta, Ga. WLB 7 Christian Jones Jr. Winter Park, Fla. 29 Reggie Northrup Fr. Jacksonville, Fla. CB 27 Xavier Rhodes r-jr. Miami, Fla. 37 Keelin Smith r-fr. Fort Pierce, Fla. 1 Tyler Hunter So. Valdosta, Ga. SS 20 Lamarcus Joyner Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 1 Tyler Hunter So. Valdosta, Ga. FS 31 Terrence Brooks Jr. Dunnellon, Fla. 9 Karlos Williams So. Davenport, Fla. CB 6 Nick Waisome So. Groveland, Fla. 13 Ronald Darby Fr. Oxon Hill, Md. special teams Pos. No. Player HT WT CL. Hometown PK 18 Dustin Hopkins Sr. Houston, Texas KO 18 Dustin Hopkins Sr. Houston, Texas P 38 Cason Beatty Fr. Charlotte, N.C. 29 Dillon Kidd r-fr. Deerfield Beach, Fla. DS 64 Dax Dellenbach Sr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 57 Philip Doumar r-jr. Jupiter, Fla. HO 86 Chris Revell Jr. Tallahassee, Fla. 38 Cason Beatty Fr. Charlotte, N.C. PR 80 Rashad Greene So. Albany, Ga. 1 Tyler Hunter So. Valdosta, Ga. 81 Kenny Shaw Jr. Orlando, Fla. KR 9 Karlos Williams So. Davenport, Fla. 13 Ronald Darby Fr. Oxon Hill, Md. KR 20 Lamarcus Joyner Jr. Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 80 Rashad Greene So. Albany, Ga. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 20 START CHART OFFENSE Player 2012 Streak Career Barron 1-4 Dent 2-2 Erving Fahrenkrug Faircloth Freeman Glauser 2-2 Green Greene Haggins 1-2 Haplea Hart Haulstead Jackson Kourtzidis 1-1 Manuel Matias O Leary Orelus Pryor 4-20 Shaw R. Smith Stork Thompson Trickett Watson DEFENSE Player 2012 Streak Career Brooks Carradine Dawkins Hunter 1-1 Jenkins 1-28 Jernigan 2-2 C. Jones Joyner McCloud McCray McDaniel Moody Rhodes T. Smith Waisome Werner Williams SPECIAL TEAMS Player 2012 Streak Career Beatty Dellenbach Hopkins Revell PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Austin Barron (Bear-ron) Cason Beatty (Case-in Bay-tee) Cornellius Carradine (Carrah-dean) Dax Dellenbach (Dell-n-back) Philip Doumar (DOO-mar) Ukeme Eligwe (OOH-kam-may E-lee-gway) Jacob Fahrenkrug (Fair-en-krewg) Devonta Freeman (Duh-von-tay) Josh Gehres (Garys) Daniel Glauser (Glou-ser) Rashad Greene (Rah-shod) Jarred Haggins (Jair-red Hay-gins) Christo Kourtzidis (Crease-to Court-zee-dus) Josue Matias (Hoe-sway Muh-tee-us) Demonte McAllister (Duh-mon-tay) Henry Orelus (Ora-lease) Ridge Read (Red) Chris Revell (Revel - like Rebel) Xavier Rhodes (X-A-V-yer) Debrale Smiley (Da-brail) Nigel Terell (Ter-Rell) David Tyrrell (Tye-rell) Nick Waisome (Way-some) Menelik Watson (Men-ah-lick) Bjoern Werner (Be-Yorn Wer-Ner)

21 qb 3 rb 32 fb 24 wr 80 wr 84 TE 35 LT 75 LG 70 c 52 rg 54 rt 71 PROJECTED STARTERS: OFFENSE EJ MANUEL 6-5, 240, R-Sr. Holds a record of 20-5 as a starter. Most accurate QB in ACC history (67.7 career completion percentage). Torched Boston College for a career-best 439 yards passing and four touchdowns. Had 380 yards passing and 102 yards rushing in win over Clemson. Leads ACC in passing efficiency (169.15) and is a two-time ACC Offensive Back of the Week. james wilder, jr. 6-2, 226, So. Has 369 yards rushing (6.0 ypc) in Has nine TDs in 2012 which ties for third in the ACC and he ranks sixth in points per game (6.8) by a non-kicker. Caught first two career TD passes vs. BC. Lonnie pryor 6-0, 229, Sr. Entering second season as full-time starter at fullback. Scored two touchdowns vs. Boston College to give him career-best six scores in Rushed for a career-best 65 yards on a career-best-matching seven carries at USF. Scored a career-high three touchdowns (all on the ground) vs. Murray State. Has 21 career touchdowns (16 rushing and five receiving). rashad greene 6-0, 175, so. First Nole since Peter Warrick in 1999 to score three different ways in a season (run, catch, punt return), following a 10-yard end-around rushing TD at USF. Had two punt returns for a TD in the first three games - just the seventh Nole to accomplish that feat in a season since Had a 47-yd. TD vs. Murray State and a 60-yd. TD vs. Wake Forest. rodney smith 6-6, 219, Sr. Senior veteran of FSU s receiving corps. Hauled in a career-best nine catches for 108 yards versus Boston College. Has caught a pass in 33 consecutive games. Has 23 receptions for 323 yards and three scores in nick o leary 6-4, 245, So. Caught first touchdown of the season and second of his career at NC State. Set new career high with four receptions (for 40 yards) at USF - all in the first half. Has 12 catches for 144 yards in Played all 13 games and made two starts as a true freshman in Grandson of legendary golfer Jack Nicklaus. CAMERON ERVING 6-5, 315, R-So. Athletic lineman, who has made the switch to left tackle after spending first two seasons on the defensive line. Earned the start at left tackle in first collegiate game as an offensive lineman in seasonopener versus Murray State. Earned highest grade of season against Boston College. JOSUE MATIAS 6-5, 320, so. Versatile lineman with great size and agility. Earned 10th career start against the Hurricanes. Captured highest grade among lineman at Miami. Has not given up a sack through eight games this season. Had three knockdowns and one pancake at Miami. bryan stork 6-4, 312, r-jr. Named ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week on Oct. 1 following USF game. Veteran of a young offensive line who brings the most game experience. His performance against Wake Forest tied with Tre Jackson for highest grade. Graded highest among O-Line against Clemson, WF, at NC State and Boston College. Has not given up a sack through eight games this season. tre jackson 6-5, 328, so. Carried momentum from his first career start in Champs Sports Bowl to spring practice and into the fall. Earned highest grade on the offensive line for his performances against Murray State and Savannah State, and tied with Bryan Stork for the highest grade against Wake Forest. Had three knockdowns at Miami. menelik watson 6-6, 320, jr. Earned ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week following Clemson game - his second career start. Earned highest grade on the offensive line at USF - his third career start. Played basketball at Marist College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., averaging 4.7 points and 3.3 rebounds in 29 games in his only season ( ). FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 21 OFF THE BENCH qb 9 clint trickett R-So. Threw 3 TDs, 1 Int and for 336 yards vs. Clemson in first career start in Backup quarterback with two career starts. rb 8 devonta freeman So. Has 287 yards on 41 carries (7.0 ypc) and has two TDs in Led FSU with 70 yards on ground against both BC and at Miami Led FSU with 579 yards and 8 TDs in rb 32 james wilder, jr. So. Has 369 yards rushing (6.0 ypc) in 2012 Has nine TDs in 2012 which ties for third in the ACC and he ranks sixth in points per game (6.8) by a non-kicker Caught first two career TD passes vs. BC. wr 15 greg dent jr. Started first career game at slot receiver position and produced career highs in receptions (five) and yards (72) vs. Clemson. Has 18 catches, 1 TD and 213 yards in wr 1 kelvin benjamin R-Fr. Has caught 20 balls for 366 yards and an FSUleading three receiving scores in Had five catches for 68 yards and a TD against Boston College. At 6-5, 242-pounds, he is averaging 18.3 ypc. wr 81 kenny shaw jr. Caught two passes for a career-high 125 yards, including a 77-yard score vs. Boston College. Has 18 receptions for an FSU-best 378 yards (21.0 ypc) and three touchdowns in 2012.

22 de 91 dt 92 dt 93 de 95 lb 10 lb 11 lb 7 cb 27 s 20 s 31 cb 6 PROJECTED STARTERS: DEFENSE Cornellius carradine 6-5, 265, SR. Nicknamed Tank. Named ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week for second time this season on Oct. 1. Tied with Bjoern Werner for ACC lead in sacks (8.0). Leads FSU in tackles with 48 and also has 9.0 TFLs, tying for fifth in the ACC JUCO Defensive Player of the Year replaced Brandon Jenkins. ANTHONY AMP MCCLOUD 6-2, 310, SR. Entering third season as a starter but missed season-opener with a chest injury. Returned to lineup and made a tackle against Savannah State and nabbed first start versus Wake Forest, making three tackles against the Demon Deacons. Added three stops versus Clemson, USF, Wake Forest and NC State. First sack of the year came at NC State. everett dawkins 6-2, 306, r-sr. Earned All-ACC honorable mention honors in 2011 after posting 25 tackles and 3.0 TFLs. In 2012, has 16 tackles, including 1.5 TFLs and a half-sack. Made three tackles, including a TFL against Wake Forest. Has started 35 games in his career - the most among FSU defenders. One of 11 Seminoles who have already received an undergraduate degree. bjoern werner 6-4, 265, jr. Game-changer at defensive end, drawing contstant double-teams. Had a monster four-sack, five-tfl game in season-opener versus Murray State. Tied for firs tin ACC in sacks (8.0) and TFLs (11.5) in Berlin, Germany, native was named ACC D-Lineman of the Week first week of season. Has more PBUs (five) than any non-db in the ACC. nick moody 6-2, 242, R-Sr. Wyncote, Pa., native brings his hard-hitting presence to strongside linebacker after playing safety for three years. Had a pair of tackles at USF and at NC State. Veteran has played in 42 career games and made 143 tackles. Started 12 games at safety in 2010 and two games in vince williams 6-1, 247, r-sr. Had seven tackles and a half-tackle for a loss in season-opener versus Murray State. Has 25 total tackles in 2012, following five-stop performance at NC State. Started 12 games at middle linebacker in 2011, tying for fourth on FSU in tackles (54). One of 11 Seminoles who have already received an undergraduate degree. christian jones 6-4, 240, jr. Winter Park, Fla., native moved from strongside linebacker to weakside in Tallied a career-best 14 tackles and had two PBUs at NC State. Returned a fumble and made five tackles at Miami. Returned a fumble for a touchdown at USF -- FSU s first defensive score of the season. Has 44 tackles, three TFLs and two fumble recoveries in xavier rhodes 6-2, 209, r-jr. Third-year starter is one of the top cover corners in the country. Named to the Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Thorpe Award watch lists. Had second interception of the season and seventh pick of his career at USF. Tied for seventh in ACC in passes defended in 2012 with eight (1.00 per game) ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year. lamarcus joyner 5-8, 195, jr. Named ACC Specialist of the Week following Clemson performance. His 90-yard kick return in third quarter versus Tigers ignited FSU in comeback win. Named to Bednarik Award, Nagurski Trophy and Thorpe Award watch lists. Returned first interception of the season 33 yards versus Boston College. Captured 2011 All-ACC Second Team honors after leading FSU with four interceptions. terrence brooks 5-11, 196, jr. Takes over at starting free safety spot after playing primarily in dime packages in Had first interception of season and second of career at NC State. Led FSU with career-best 12 tackles versus Clemson. Made four tackles in first career start versus Murray State in the season-opener. Has 31 tackles in nick waisome 5-10, 180, so. Snagged first career interception in fourth quarter of Clemson game. Helped shut down Clemson s vaunted passing attack in second half. Made a career-best five tackles at USF. Ranks 12th in ACC in passes defended with six. Saw action in 11 games in 2011 mostly on special teams and as a reserve CB. OFF THE BENCH dt 8 timmy jernigan so. Had a career-high six tackles against Wake Forest. Had four tackles, including a TFL, at NC State. Has 18 tackles, including 5.5 TFLs, in db 1 tyler hunter So. Backup at safety and cornerback and will see time in nickle and dime packages, as well as on special teams and as a punt returner. First career interception came at Miami. db 9 karlos williams so. Backup defensive back and kick returner. Led FSU with three tackles against Savannah State. Made career-best four stops vs. BC. Had a season-long 60-yard kick return at USF. lb 22 telvin smith jr. Expected to see plenty of action behind Vince Williams at the middle linebacker spot. Tallied career-best 10 tackles at NC State. Led FSU with 8 tackles and 2.0 TFLs at Miami. Has 33 tackles, including 7.5 TFLs in SPECIAL TEAMS k 18 dustin hopkins sr. Leads ACC in kicker scoring (11.4 ppg). Became the ACC s and FSU s all-time leading scorer following 15-point performance vs. BC. Has 417 career points - just 23 away from owning the NCAA record for scoring. p 38 cason beatty fr. Averaging 38.4 yards on 26 punts in FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 22

23 2012 FLORIDA STATE numerical ROSTER No Name Pos Ht. Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 1 Kelvin Benjamin WR r-fr Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 1 Tyler Hunter DB SO Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County HS 3 Justin Bright DB r-jr Duncan, S.C./Byrnes HS 3 EJ Manuel QB r-sr Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS 4 Brandon Jenkins DE SR Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 4 Chris Thompson RB SR Greenville, Fla./Madison County HS 5 Jameis Winston QB FR Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown HS 6 Dan Hicks TE r-jr Oxford, Miss./Oxford HS 6 Nick Waisome DB SO Groveland, Fla./South Lake HS 7 Christian Jones LB JR Winter Park, Fla./Lake Howell HS 7 Mario Pender RB FR Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast HS 8 Devonta Freeman RB SO Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 8 Timmy Jernigan DT SO Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS 9 Clint Trickett QB r-so Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian 9 Karlos Williams DB SO Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community HS 10 Marvin Bracy WR FR Orlando, Fla./Boone HS 10 Nick Moody LB r-sr Wyncote, Pa./Roman Catholic HS 11 Sean Maguire QB FR Sparta, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 11 Vince Williams LB r-sr Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community HS 12 Jarred Haggins WR JR Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 13 Ronald Darby DB FR Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac HS 14 Jacob Coker QB r-fr Mobile, Ala./St. Paul s Episcopal 14 Drew Zloch K r-so Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS/Case Western Reserve Univ. 15 Greg Dent WR JR Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 15 Mario Edwards, Jr. DE FR Gautier, Miss./Ryan (Texas) HS 16 Ukeme Eligwe LB FR Stone Mountain, Ga./Stone Mountain HS 16 Dorsey Moore QB FR Rockledge, Fla./Martins Ferry HS (Ohio) 18 Dustin Hopkins K SR Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS 19 Roberto Aguayo K FR Mascotte, Fla./South Lake HS 19 Josh Gehres WR r-jr Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS 20 Lamarcus Joyner DB JR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 21 Chris Casher DE FR Mobile, Ala./Davidson HS 21 Debrale Smiley RB r-sr Thomasville, Ga./Thomas Co. Central/Itawamba CC 22 Ridge Read QB r-jr Panama City, Fla./Liberty County 22 Telvin Smith LB JR Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County HS 23 Jared Armstrong QB FR Gainesville, Fla./Oak Hall School 23 Gerald Demps DB r-jr Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County HS 24 Lonnie Pryor RB SR Okeechobee, Fla./Okeechobee HS 24 Terrance Smith LB r-fr Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb HS 26 P.J. Williams DB FR Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS 27 Chris Brown RB r-fr Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian 27 Xavier Rhodes DB r-jr Miami, Fla./Norland HS 28 Nigel Terrell LB r-so Helena, Ala./Pelham HS 29 Dillon Kidd P r-fr Deerfield Beach, Fla./Milford Academy (NY)/North Broward Prep 29 Reggie Northrup LB FR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS 30 Colin Blake DB FR San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis HS 30 Ryan DiMarco FB JR Port St. Lucie, Fla./John Carroll 31 Terrence Brooks DB JR Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 32 Sean Tidmus LB SO Winter Garden, Fla./Ocoee HS 32 James Wilder Jr. RB SO Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 33 Kevin Haplea TE JR Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon HS/Penn State 33 Xavier Pryce DB r-jr Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy 35 Nick O Leary TE SO Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer HS 35 Parker Conley P SO Norcross, Ga./Norcross 36 Kory Burnett DB r-jr Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail HS 36 Jermaine Washington WR r-fr Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson HS 37 Keelin Smith DB r-fr Fort Pierce, Fla./Treasure Coast HS 38 Jonathan Akanbi DB r-so Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS 38 Cason Beatty P FR Charlotte, N.C./Olympic HS 39 Jared Hayes DB FR St. Johns, Fla./Creekside 39 Donovan Todd DB JR Sanford, Fla./Seminole HS 40 Danny Adams LS JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Eastern Kentucky 40 Kendall Fullington DB SO Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay 41 Chad Abram FB JR Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 41 Owen Harris DB JR Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS/Tallahassee CC 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB r-fr Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast HS 43 Frank Nicholas LS JR Tampa, Fla./Plant 43 Anthony Porterfield TE JR Pensacola, Fla./Escambia HS 44 Will Tye TE r-so Middletown, Conn./Salisbury School 44 Derek Williams P SO Peachtree City, Ga./Stars Mill 44 Colton Woodall DB r-jr Fort Lauderdale, Fla./North Broward Prep/Rhode Island 45 Will Burnham RB FR Lithia, Fla./Newsome 45 Nathan Slater LB FR Terry, Miss./Saint Andrew s Episcopal 46 Joe Harmon LB JR Pensacola, Fla./Tate No Name Pos Ht. Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 46 Jonathan Johnson TE SR Sanford, Fla./Seminole 47 Cory Cox LB SR Blountstown, Fla./Blountstown HS/North Alabama 48 Glenn Hall LB r-so Miami, Fla./Carol City 48 Dixon Phillips TE FR Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS/Quincy University 49 Donald Chenault LB SO Coral Springs, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 51 Bobby Hart OL SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 51 Giorgio Newberry DE r-fr Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central HS 52 Bryan Stork OL r-jr Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach HS 53 Sterling Lovelady OL SO Navarre, Fla./Navarre HS 54 Tre Jackson OL SO Jesup, Ga./Wayne County HS 55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT SR Greenville, Fla./Madison County HS 56 Derrick Mitchell DT r-fr Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS 56 Trey Pettis OL r-fr DeLand, Fla./DeLand HS 57 Philip Doumar DS r-jr Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS 58 Ryan Alicea LB FR Wellington, Fla./Wellington 58 Austin Weller OL FR Orlando, Fla./Central Florida HS 59 Henry Orelus OL r-jr Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OL SR Robbinsdale, Minn./Cooper HS/North Dakota St. College 61 Myles Davis OL FR Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz HS 62 Austin Barron OL SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 63 Chase Underwood DS r-fr Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville 64 Dax Dellenbach DS SR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./No. Broward Prep/Auburn 65 Ruben Carter OL r-fr Miami, Fla./Jackson HS 66 Keith Weeks OL FR Valrico, Fla./Lithia HS 67 Daniel Glauser OL SR Rheinfelden, Switzerland/N.M. Military Institute 68 Adam Holup DT SO Cape Coral, Fla./Ida S. Baker 70 Josue Matias OL SO Union City, N.J./Union City HS 71 Menelik Watson OL JR Manchester, Great Britain/Saddleback College (Calif.) 72 Daniel Foose OL SO Paramus, N.J./Catholic 73 Jacob Schmidt OL FR Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside (St. John s County) HS 74 Jonathan Wallace OL r-jr Jacksonville, Fla./Lee HS 75 Cameron Erving OL r-so Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County HS 76 Garrett Faircloth OL r-jr Brunswick, Ga./Bolles (Fla.) 76 Trey Sumner DE SR Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail 77 Larry Levy DL r-so Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista Comm. HS/Minn-Crookston 78 Mike Pulawski OL FR Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton HS 80 Rashad Greene WR SO Albany, Ga./St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) HS 81 Eddie Goldman DT FR Washington, D.C/Friendship Collegiate Academy 81 Kenny Shaw WR JR Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS 82 Willie Haulstead WR r-jr Titusville, Fla./Titusville HS 83 Christo Kourtzidis TE FR Orange, Calif./Lutheran HS 84 Rodney Smith WR SR Miami, Fla./Archbishop Carroll HS 85 James Rhoden WR FR Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 86 Chris Revell DS/H JR Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles HS 87 David Tyrrell WR SO Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner HS 88 Jeren Kowalewski WR FR Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch HS 89 Christian Green WR r-so Tampa, Fla./Catholic 90 Moses McCray DT r-sr Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS 91 Cornellius Carradine DE SR Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft HS/Butler CC 92 Anthony McCloud DT r-sr Thomasville, Ga./Thomas Co. Central HS/Itawamba CC 93 Everett Dawkins DT r-sr Spartanburg, S.C./Byrnes HS 94 Justin Shanks DT FR Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS 95 Bjoern Werner DE JR Berlin, Germany/Salisbury (Conn.) School 96 Toshmon Stevens DE r-sr Pomona Park, Fla./Crescent City HS 97 Demonte McAllister DT r-jr Tampa, Fla./Alonso HS 98 Shayne Broxsie DE SR Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County HS 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT r-fr Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Nova HS FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 23

24 2012 FLORIDA STATE alphabetical ROSTER No Name Pos Ht. Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 41 Chad Abram FB JR Lakeland, Fla./Kathleen HS 40 Danny Adams LS JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS/Eastern Kentucky 19 Roberto Aguayo K FR Mascotte, Fla./South Lake HS 38 Jonathan Akanbi DB r-so Orlando, Fla./Edgewater HS 58 Ryan Alicea LB FR Wellington, Fla./Wellington 23 Jared Armstrong QB FR Gainesville, Fla./Oak Hill 62 Austin Barron OL SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 38 Cason Beatty P FR Charlotte, N.C./Olympic HS 1 Kelvin Benjamin WR r-fr Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 30 Colin Blake DB FR San Antonio, Texas/Brandeis HS 10 Marvin Bracy WR FR Orlando, Fla./Boone HS 3 Justin Bright DB r-jr Duncan, S.C./Byrnes HS 31 Terrence Brooks DB JR Dunnellon, Fla./Dunnellon HS 27 Chris Brown RB r-fr Tampa, Fla./Cambridge Christian 98 Shayne Broxsie DE SR Monticello, Fla./Jefferson County HS 42 Lamarcus Brutus DB r-fr Port St. Lucie, Fla./Treasure Coast HS 36 Kory Burnett DB r-jr Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail HS 45 Will Burnham RB FR Lithia, Fla./Newsome 91 Cornellius Carradine DE SR Cincinnati, Ohio/Taft HS/Butler CC 65 Ruben Carter OL r-fr Miami, Fla./Jackson HS 21 Chris Casher DE FR Mobile, Ala./Davidson HS 49 Donald Chenault LB SO Coral Springs, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas 14 Jacob Coker QB r-fr Mobile, Ala./St. Paul s Episcopal 35 Parker Conley P SO Norcross, Ga./Norcross 47 Cory Cox LB SR Blountstown, Fla./Blountstown HS/North Alabama 13 Ronald Darby DB FR Oxon Hill, Md./Potomac HS 61 Myles Davis OL FR Gainesville, Fla./Buchholz HS 93 Everett Dawkins DT r-sr Spartanburg, S.C./Byrnes HS 64 Dax Dellenbach DS SR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./No. Broward Prep/Auburn 23 Gerald Demps DB r-jr Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County HS 15 Greg Dent WR JR Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 30 Ryan DiMarco FB JR Port St. Lucie, Fla./John Carroll 57 Philip Doumar DS r-jr Jupiter, Fla./Jupiter HS 15 Mario Edwards, Jr. DE FR Gautier, Miss./ Ryan (Texas) HS 16 Ukeme Eligwe LB FR Stone Mountain, Ga./Stone Mountain HS 75 Cameron Erving OL r-so Moultrie, Ga./Colquitt County HS 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug OL SR Robbinsdale, Minn./Cooper HS/North Dakota St. College 76 Garrett Faircloth OL r-jr Brunswick, Ga./Bolles (Fla.) 8 Devonta Freeman RB SO Miami, Fla./Miami Central HS 72 Daniel Foose OL SO Paramus, N.J./Catholic 40 Kendall Fullington DB SO Weston, Fla./Cypress Bay 19 Josh Gehres WR r-jr Tallahassee, Fla./Lincoln HS 67 Daniel Glauser OL SR Rheinfelden, Switzerland/N.M. Military Institute 81 Eddie Goldman DT FR Washington, D.C/Friendship Collegiate Academy 89 Christian Green WR r-so Tampa, Fla./Catholic 80 Rashad Greene WR SO Albany, Ga./St. Thomas Aquinas (Fla.) HS 12 Jarred Haggins WR JR Lakeland, Fla./Lakeland HS 48 Glenn Hall LB r-so Miami, Fla./Carol City 33 Kevin Haplea TE JR Annandale, N.J./North Hunterdon HS/Penn State 46 Joe Harmon LB JR Pensacola, Fla./Tate 41 Owen Harris DB JR Miramar, Fla./Miramar HS/Tallahassee CC 51 Bobby Hart OL SO Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 82 Willie Haulstead WR r-jr Titusville, Fla./Titusville HS 39 Jared Hayes DB FR St. Johns, Fla./Creekside 6 Dan Hicks TE r-jr Oxford, Miss./Oxford HS 68 Adam Holup DT SO Cape Coral, Fla./Ida S. Baker 18 Dustin Hopkins K SR Houston, Texas/Clear Lake HS 1 Tyler Hunter DB SO Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County HS 54 Tre Jackson OL SO Jesup, Ga./Wayne County HS 4 Brandon Jenkins DE SR Tallahassee, Fla./Florida HS 8 Timmy Jernigan DT SO Lake City, Fla./Columbia HS 46 Jonathan Johnson TE SR Sanford, Fla./Seminole 7 Christian Jones LB JR Winter Park, Fla./Lake Howell HS 20 Lamarcus Joyner DB JR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./St. Thomas Aquinas HS 29 Dillon Kidd P r-fr Deerfield Beach, Fla./Milford Academy (NY)/North Broward Prep 83 Christo Kourtzidis TE FR Orange, Calif./Lutheran HS 88 Jeren Kowalewski WR FR Bradenton, Fla./Lakewood Ranch HS 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample DT r-fr Fort Lauderdale, Fla./Nova HS 77 Larry Levy DL SO Boynton Beach, Fla./Park Vista/Minn-Crookston 53 Sterling Lovelady OL SO Navarre, Fla./Navarre HS 11 Sean Maguire QB FR Sparta, N.J./Seton Hall Prep 3 EJ Manuel QB r-sr Virginia Beach, Va./Bayside HS 70 Josue Matias OL SO Union City, N.J./Union City HS 97 Demonte McAllister DT r-jr Tampa, Fla./Alonso HS 92 Anthony McCloud DT r-sr Thomasville, Ga./Thomas Co. Central HS/Itawamba CC No Name Pos Ht. Wt Cl Hometown/HS/Previous School 90 Moses McCray DT r-sr Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS 55 Jacobbi McDaniel DT SR Greenville, Fla./Madison County HS 56 Derrick Mitchell DT r-fr Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS 10 Nick Moody LB r-sr Wyncote, Pa./Roman Catholic HS 16 Dorsey Moore QB FR Rockledge, Fla./Martins Ferry HS (Ohio) 51 Giorgio Newberry DE r-fr Fort Pierce, Fla./Fort Pierce Central HS 43 Frank Nicholas LS JR Tampa, Fla./Plant 29 Reggie Northrup LB FR Jacksonville, Fla./First Coast HS 35 Nick O Leary TE SO Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer HS 59 Henry Orelus OL r-jr Belle Glade, Fla./Glades Central HS 7 Mario Pender RB FR Cape Coral, Fla./Island Coast HS 56 Trey Pettis OL r-fr DeLand, Fla./DeLand HS 48 Dixon Phillips TE FR Tampa, Fla./Hillsborough HS/Quincy University 43 Anthony Porterfield TE JR Pensacola, Fla./Escambia HS 33 Xavier Pryce DB r-jr Miami, Fla./Parkway Academy 24 Lonnie Pryor RB SR Okeechobee, Fla./Okeechobee HS 78 Mike Pulawski OL FR Bradenton, Fla./Bradenton HS 22 Ridge Read QB r-jr Panama City, Fla./Liberty County 86 Chris Revell DS/H JR Tallahassee, Fla./Chiles HS 85 James Rhoden WR FR Katy, Texas/Cinco Ranch HS 27 Xavier Rhodes DB r-jr Miami, Fla./Norland HS 73 Jacob Schmidt OL FR Jacksonville, Fla./Creekside (St. John s County) HS 94 Justin Shanks DT FR Prattville, Ala./Prattville HS 81 Kenny Shaw WR JR Orlando, Fla./Dr. Phillips HS 45 Nathan Slater LB FR Terry, Miss./Saint Andrew s Episcopal 21 Debrale Smiley RB r-sr Thomasville, Ga./Thomas Co. Central/Itawamba CC 37 Keelin Smith DB r-fr Fort Pierce, Fla./Treasure Coast HS 84 Rodney Smith WR SR Miami, Fla./Archbishop Carroll HS 22 Telvin Smith LB JR Valdosta, Ga./Lowndes County HS 24 Terrance Smith LB r-fr Decatur, Ga./Southwest DeKalb HS 96 Toshmon Stevens DE r-sr Pomona Park, Fla./Crescent City HS 52 Bryan Stork OL r-jr Vero Beach, Fla./Vero Beach HS 76 Trey Sumner DE SR Jacksonville, Fla./Bartram Trail 28 Nigel Terrell LB r-so Helena, Ala./Pelham HS 4 Chris Thompson RB SR Greenville, Fla./Madison County HS 32 Sean Tidmus LB SO Winter Garden, Fla./Ocoee HS 39 Donovan Todd DB JR Sanford, Fla./Seminole HS 9 Clint Trickett QB r-so Tallahassee, Fla./North Florida Christian 44 Will Tye TE r-so Middletown, Conn./Salisbury School 87 David Tyrrell WR SO Cape Coral, Fla./Mariner HS 63 Chase Underwood DS FR Gainesville, Fla./Gainesville 6 Nick Waisome DB SO Groveland, Fla./South Lake HS 74 Jonathan Wallace OL r-jr Jacksonville, Fla./Lee HS 36 Jermaine Washington WR r-fr Jacksonville, Fla./Wolfson HS 71 Menelik Watson OL JR Manchester, Great Britain/Saddleback College (Calif.) 66 Keith Weeks OL FR Valrico, Fla./Lithia HS 58 Austin Weller OL FR Orlando, Fla./Central Florida HS 95 Bjoern Werner DE JR Berlin, Germany/Salisbury (Conn.) School 32 James Wilder Jr. RB SO Tampa, Fla./Plant HS 44 Derek Williams P SO Peachtree City, Ga./Stars Mill 9 Karlos Williams DB SO Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community HS 26 P.J. Williams DB FR Ocala, Fla./Vanguard HS 11 Vince Williams LB r-sr Davenport, Fla./Ridge Community HS 5 Jameis Winston QB FR Hueytown, Ala./Hueytown HS 44 Colton Woodall DB r-jr Fort Lauderdale, Fla./North Broward Prep/Rhode Island 14 Drew Zloch K r-so Ft. Lauderdale, Fla./Cardinal Gibbons HS/Case Western Reserve Univ. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 24

25 OFFENSIVE PLAYER STATS WITH CAREER AND GAME HIGHS FB Chad Abram 41 ABRAM S CAREER STATS YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot WR kelvin benjamin 1 BENJAMIN S CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG WR Christian Green 89 GREEN S CAREER STATS RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG Tot RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G BENJAMIN S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 5, Boston College 2012 Yards 71, Clemson 2012 Longest Catch 64, Clemson 2012 TD 2, Savannah State 2012 Longest TD 19, Savannah State 2012 QB jacob coker 14 COKER S CAREER STATS PASSING YR. G COM ATT INT YDS TD LG PCT WR Greg Dent 15 DENT S CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG Tot DENT S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 5, Clemson 2012 Yards 72, Clemson 2012 Longest Catch 50, Louisiana-Monroe 2011 TD 1 (three times), last vs. Savannah State 2012 Longest TD 50, Louisiana-Monroe 2011 RB Devonta Freeman 8 FREEMAN S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot FREEMAN S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Rushes 19, at Duke 2011 Yards 109, at Duke 2011 Longest Rush 41, Maryland 2011 TD 2 (three times), last at Miami 2012 Longest TD Rush 41, Maryland 2011 WR JOsh Gehres 19 GEHRES CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG Tot GREEN S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 7, at Clemson 2011 Yards 102, at Wake Forest 2011 Longest Catch 59, at Duke 2011 WR Rashad Greene 80 GREENE S CAREER STATS RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot KICKOFF RETURN STATS YR. G NO YDS AVG TD LG PUNT RETURN STATS YR. G NO YDS AVG TD LG GREENE S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Receptions 12, at Wake Forest 2011 Yards 163, at Wake Forest 2011 Longest Catch 69, Charleston Southern 2011 TD 2, Charleston Southern 2011 Longest TD Catch 69, Charleston Southern 2011 GREENE S CAREER HIGHS PUNT RETURNS Punt Retuns 5, Wake Forest 2012 Yards 89, Wake Forest 2012 Longest Return 60, Wake Forest 2012 TD 1 (twice), Wake Forest 2012 Longest TD Return 60, Wake Forest 2012 WR jared haggins 12 HAGGINS CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG Tot WR Willie Haulstead 82 HAULSTEAD S CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G DID NOT PLAY Tot HAULSTEAD S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 10, N. Carolina 2010 Yards 154, N. Carolina 2010 Longest Catch 41, N. Carolina 2010 TD 2, Wake Forest 2010 Longest TD 15, at Virginia 2010 FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 25

26 TE kevin haplea 33 HAPLEA S CAREER STATS ( WITH PENN STATE) YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot HAPLEA S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 2, USF 2012 Yards 23, Iowa 2010 Longest Catch 23, Iowa 2010 TD 1 (twice), last at USF 2012 Longest TD 2, Iowa 2011 QB EJ Manuel 3 MANUEL S CAREER STATS PASSING YR. G COM ATT INT YDS TD LG PCT Tot MANUEL S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot MANUEL S CAREER HIGHS PASSING Yards 439, Boston College 2012 Attempts 35 (twice), last Clemson 2012 Completions 27 (twice), last vs. Boston College 2012 Long 77, Boston College 2012 Longest TD 77, Boston College 2011 TDs 4 (twice), last vs. Boston College 2012 INTs 3, Maryland 2009 MANUEL S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Carries 16, Boston College 2011 Yards 102, Clemson 2012 Longest Run 32, South Carolina 2010 TE Nick o leary 35 O LEARY S CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot O LEARY S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Receptions 4, at USF 2012 Yards 87, at Boston College 2011 Longest Catch 58, at Boston College 2011 TD 1 (twice), last at NC State 2012 Longest TD Catch 3, at Duke 2011 RB Lonnie Pryor 24 PRYOR S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot PRYOR S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Receptions 3 (three times) last at Boston College 2011 Yards 64, Clemson, 2009 Longest Catch 49, Clemson 2009 TD 2, Samford 2010 Longest TD Catch 49, Clemson 2009 PRYOR S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Rushes 7 (twice), last at USF 2012 Yards 65, at USF 2012 Longest Rush 49, Maryland 2009 TD 3, Murray State 2012 Longest TD Rush 49, Maryland 2009 WR Kenny Shaw 81 SHAW S CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot SHAW S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 7, N.C. State 2011 Yards 125, Boston College 2012 Longest Catch 77, Boston College 2011 TD 1 (eight times), last vs. Boston College 2012 Longest TD 77, Boston College 2012 FB Debrale smiley 21 SMILEY S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LGAVG/G Tot RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G SMILEY S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Rushes 7, Savannah State 2012 Yards 30, Wake Forest 2012 Longest Rush 18, Boston College 2012 TD 2, Murray State 2012 Longest TD Rush 1 (twice), last vs. Savannah State 2012 FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 26

27 WR Rodney Smith 84 SMITH S CAREER STATS YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot SMITH S CAREER HIGHS Receptions 9, Boston College 2012 Yards 121, Clemson 2010 Longest Catch 61, Savannah State 2012 TD 1 (10 times), last vs. Clemson 2012 Longest TD 61, Savannah State 2012 rb Chris Thompson 4 THOMPSON S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot RB James Wilder Jr. 32 WILDER S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LGAVG/G Tot WILDER S CAREER STATS RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LGAVG/G Tot WILDER S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Rushes 16, Wake Forest 2012 Yards 106, Murray State 2012 Longest Rush 42, Murray State 2012 TD 2 (3 times), last vs. Clemson 2012 Longest TD Rush 19, Savannah State, 2012 WILDER S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Receptions 3, Boston College 2012 Yards 26, Boston College 2012 Longest Catch 12, Boston College 2012 TD 2, Boston College 2012 Longest TD 12, Boston College, 2012 THOMPSON S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Rushes 25, South Carolina 2010 Yards 197, at Wake Forest 2012 Longest Rush 90, at Miami 2010 TD 2 (3 times), last Clemson 2012 Longest TD Rush 90, at Miami 2010 THOMPSON S CAREER HIGHS RECEIVING Receptions 8, Clemson 2012 Yards 79, Clemson 2012 Longest Catch 32, at Miami 2012 TD 1, Virginia Tech 2010 Longest TD Catch 20, Virginia Tech 2010 QB Clint Trickett 9 TRICKETT S CAREER STATS PASSING YR. G ATT COM INT YDS TD LG PCT Tot TRICKETT S CAREER STATS RUSHING YR. G RUSH YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G Tot TRICKETT S CAREER HIGHS PASSING Yards 336, at Clemson 2011 Attempts 38, at Clemson 2011 Completions 24, at Clemson 2011 Long 69, Charleston Southern 2011 Longest TD 69, Charleston Southern 2011 TDs 3, at Clemson 2011 INTs 2, at Wake Forest 2011 TRICKETT S CAREER HIGHS RUSHING Carries 5, Oklahoma 2011 Yards 19, at Wake Forest 2011 Longest Run 11, Clemson 2011 TD s 1, CSU 2011 Longest TD Run 4, CSU 2011 TE Will Tye 44 TYE CAREER STATS RECEIVING YR. G REC YDS AVG TD LG AVG/G FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 27

28 DEFENSIVE PLAYER STATS WITH CAREER AND GAME HIGHS S Justin Bright 3 BRIGHT S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot S Terrence Brooks 31 BROOKS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot BROOKS CAREER HIGHS Tackles 12, Clemson 2012 Tackles for Loss 1.0, Wake Forest 2012 Interceptions 1 (twice), last at NC State, 2012 DE Cornellius Carradine 91 CARRADINE S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot CARRADINE S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 9, USF 2012 Tackles for Loss 2.5, Wake Forest 2012 Sacks 2.5, Wake Forest 2012 db ronald darby 12 DARBY S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS DL Everette Dawkins 93 DAWKINS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot DAWKINS CAREER HIGHS Tackles 5 (four times), last at Wake Forest 2011 Tackles for Loss 2 (three times), last at Florida 2011 Sacks 1 (six times), last vs. Notre Dame 2011 Interceptions 1, at Duke 2011 S Gerald Demps 23 DEMPS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS Tot DB Tyler Hunter 1 HUNTER S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS Tot HUNTER S CAREER PUNT RETURN STATS YR. G NO YDS AVG TD LG DE MARIO EDWARDS, JR. 15 EDWARDS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS DT eddie goldman 81 GOLDMAN S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS DE Brandon Jenkins 4 JENKINS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot JENKINS CAREER HIGHS Tackles 9, Boston College 2010 Tackles for Loss 3.5, Boston College 2010 Sacks 2.5, Virginia 2011 DT Timmy Jernigan 8 JERNIGAN S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot JERNIGAN S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 6, Wake Forest 2012 Tackles for Loss 2 (twice), last N.C. State 2011 Sacks 1 (twice), last N.C. State 2011 lb Christian Jones 7 JONES CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot JONES CAREER HIGHS Tackles 14, at NC State 2012 Tackles for Loss 2.0 (twice), last vs. Savannah State 2012 Sacks 1, (six times) last at Florida 2011 S Lamarcus Joyner 20 JOYNER S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot JOYNER S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATS YR. G NO YDS AVG TD LG Tot JOYNER S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 8, Oklahoma 2011 Tackles for Loss 1 (twice), last at Boston College 2011 Interceptions 1 (six times), last Boston College 2012 Sacks 1, at Boston College 2011 JOYNER S CAREER HIGHS KICKOFF RETURNS Returns 5, Clemson 2012 Yards 185, Clemson 2012 Long 90, Clemson 2012 Dt nile lawrence-stample 99 LAWRENCE-STAMPLE S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 28

29 DT demonte mcallister 97 McALLISTER S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS 2009 Redshirted Tot MCALLISTER S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 5, Clemson 2012 Tackles for Loss 2, (twice) last at Virginia 2010 Sacks 1.5, Samford 2010 Dt Anthony McCloud 92 McCLOUD S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS Tot CAREER HIGHS Tackles 6 (twice), last South Carolina 2010 Tackles for Loss 1 (nine times), last at NC State 2012 Sacks 1 (four times), last at NC State 2012 Dt Moses McCray 90 McCRAY S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR BLK SACKS-YDS Redshirted Tot Dt jacobbi mcdaniel 55 McDANIEL S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot MCDANIEL S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 6, Maryland 2009 Tackles for Loss 2 (twice), last Samford 2010 Sacks 1, Jacksonville State 2009 Interceptions 1, Wake Forest 2010 LB Nick moody 10 MOODY S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot MOODY S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 13, at Maryland 2010 Tackles for Loss 1 (twice), last Wake Forest 2010 Sacks 0.5 (twice), last Boston College 2010 Interceptions 1, at Maryland 2010 DE Giorgio newberry 51 NEWBERRY S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS CB xavier rhodes 27 RHODES CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot RHODES CAREER HIGHS Tackles 9 (twice), last Virginia Tech 2010 Tackles for Loss 1.5, at Virginia 2010 Sacks 1.0, (twice) last at Virginia 2010 Interceptions 1 (seven times), last USF 2012 Pass Breakups 3 (twice), last Clemson 2010 DB Keelin Smith 37 SMITH S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS LB Telvin Smith 22 SMITH S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot SMITH S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 10, at NC State 2012 Tackles for Loss 2 (five times), last at Miami 2012 Sacks 2, Maryland 2011 DE Toshmon Stevens 96 STEVENS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot DB nick waisome 6 WAISOME S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS Tot WAISOME S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 5, USF 2012 Interceptions 1, Clemson 2012 de Bjoern Werner 95 WERNER S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot WERNER S CAREER HIGHS Tackles 6, Oklahoma 2011 Tackles for Loss 5, Murray State 2012 Sacks 4.0, Murray State 2012 Interceptions 1, Boston College 2011 lb reggie northrup 12 NORTHRUP S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 29

30 db Karlos Williams 9 WILLIAMS S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Tot WILLIAMS S CAREER KICKOFF RETURN STATS YR. G NO YDS AVG TD LG Tot WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS Tackles 4, Boston College 2012 Tackles for loss 1, at Miami 2012 WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS KICKOFF RETURNS Returns 3, USF 2012 Yards 96, USF 2012 Long 60, USF 2012 DB P.J. Williams 26 WILLIAM S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS Tackles 4, Boston College 2012 Tackles for Loss 1, Boston College 2012 LB Vince Williams 11 WILLIAMS CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS PBU FF FR INT SACKS-YDS Redshirt Season Tot SPECIAL TEAMS P cason beatty 38 BEATTY S CAREER STATS YR. G PUNTS YARDS AVG. IN20 LONG BEATTY S CAREER HIGHS Punts 6, at NC State 2012 Yards 237, at NC State 2012 Average 46.0, Savannah State 2012 Long 51, at NC State 2012 DS DAx Dellenbach 64 DELLENBACH S CAREER STATS YR. G UA A TOT TFL-YDS FF FR Tot K Dustin hopkins 18 HOPKINS CAREER STATS YR. G FGM-FGA LONG PATS PTS Tot HOPKINS CAREER HIGHS Field Goals 4 (three times), last at Miami 2012 Long Field Goal 55, Clemson 2010 FG Streak 17 consecutive (from Maryland 2010 to Duke 2011) PAT s 9, Murray State 2012 Consecutive PAT s 28 (from Savannah State 2012 to present) PAT Streak 145 (from BYU 2009 to Savannah State 2012) Kickoffs 12, Murray State 2012 Touchbacks 7, BYU 2009 Points 15 (four times), last at Miami 2012 WILLIAMS CAREER HIGHS Tackles 7 (three times), last Murray State 2012 Tackles for Loss 1.5, at Duke 2011 Sacks 1 (twice), last at Duke 2011 Interceptions 1, N.C. State 2011 FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 30

31 HEAD COACH JIMBO FISHER The Fisher File Coaching Experience: 25th Season, 6th at Florida State (3rd as Head Coach) Hometown: Clarksburg, W.V. College: Salem (W.Va.) 89 Family: wife, Candi; sons Trey (11) and Ethan (7). COACHING LEDGER Year School Position W-L-T Postseason 1988 Samford SA/QB Samford SA/QB Samford GA/QB Samford OC/QB 12-2 NCAA I-AA 1992 Samford OC/QB 9-3 NCAA I-AA 1993 Auburn QB Auburn QB Auburn QB 8-4 Outback 1996 Auburn QB 8-4 Independence 1997 Auburn QB 10-3 Peach 1998 Auburn QB Cincinnati OC/QB LSU OC/QB 8-4 Peach 2001 LSU OC/QB 10-3 Sugar 2002 LSU OC/QB 8-5 Cotton 2003 LSU OC/QB 13-1 Sugar 2004 LSU OC/QB 9-3 Capital One 2005 LSU OC/QB 11-2 Peach 2006 LSU OC/QB 11-2 Sugar 2007 Florida State OC/QB 7-6 Music City 2008 Florida State OC/QB 9-4 Champs Sports 2009 Florida State OC/QB 7-6 Gator 2010 Florida State HC 10-4 Chick-fil-A 2011 Florida State HC 9-4 Champs Sports 2012 Florida State HC 7-1 Total 24 yrs Asst yrs HC 26-9 Bold BCS National Championship Head Coach Jimbo Fisher A CLOSER LOOK Jimbo Fisher and his wife, Candi, announced on Aug. 5, 2011 the creation of a new national fund to fuel the quest for a cure for Fanconi anemia, a very rare life-threatening disorder that afflicts their 7-year-old son, Ethan, and many others. Money raised through a campaign called I Fight Fanconi will support research into Fanconi anemia at the University of Minnesota, one of the leading universities pioneering better ways to treat the disorder, in advance of finding a cure. The campaign will raise research dollars for the Kidz 1st Fund, established by the Fishers, through the sale of t-shirts, wristbands and other products and through online donations. Less than seven months after creating the fund, Coach Fisher and his wife Candi along with their sons, presented the University of Minnesota s Amplatz Children s Hospital with a check for $500,000 for Fanconi anemia research during the first half of a University of a Minnesota men s basketball game on Mar. 3, The $500,000 doubled the University s current research budget for Fanconi anemia. This type of hereditary anemia, primarily a blood disease, can affect all systems in the body and leads to bone marrow failure. For decades, the disorder was thought to be untreatable, but promising advances in medical research have improved the prognosis. To extend their lives, most children suffering from Fanconi anemia will require a stem cell transplant, either bone marrow or cord blood, yet many wait years to find a donor who is a perfect match or never find one. Kidz1stFund s ultimate goal is not a dollar figure. It is a cure, so that Ethan and other kids with Fanconi anemia may lead full, happy lives. Together we can fight FA for the thousands affected by this disease. Through your gift to Kidz1stFund, we can all say I FIGHT FANCONI. The Fishers also are making a widespread appeal for people to join the National Marrow Donor Registry to determine if they are a match for any of the thousands of people whose lives depend on a bone marrow transplant. For more information visit: www. Kidz1stFund.com. Became just the third coach in school history to record multiple shutouts in the first two years of his tenure at Florida State. The Seminoles earned shutouts against Wake Forest (Sept. 25, 2010), ULM (Sept. 3, 2011) and NC State (Oct. 29, 2011) in the first 22 games of his career. Only Bill Peterson (1960 and 1961, four shutouts) and Don Veller (1948 and 1949, five shutouts) join Fisher as coaches with multiple shutouts in the first two years of their Florida State careers. With FSU s 34-0 victory over ULM in 2011 season opener, Fisher became the second-winningest head coach after 15 games in FSU history with an 11-4 record. The Seminoles swept Miami and Florida in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 1998 and Named the 2010 Football Writer s Association of America s Freshman All-America Team Coach. Won the most games (10) by a first-year coach in Florida State history and tied for the second most by a rookie coach in ACC history. Put together back-to-back top five recruiting classes with the 2011 class ranking either first or second nationally by ESPN.com, Scout.com and Rivals.com and the 2012 class ranking No. 2 by ESPN.com. Led FSU to its 30th consecutive bowl appearance - the longest active streak in the nation and second all-time to Nebraska s 35 and extended the Seminoles streak of winning four consecutive bowl games which also is the longest active streak in the nation. Led FSU to first ACC Atlantic Division title since 2005 and first season sweep of Miami and Florida since 1999 in In posting the first season sweep of in-state rivals Florida and Miami, he joined former Florida coaches Ray Graves (1960) and Galen Hall (1985) as the only men in the state to pull off the feat as a firstyear coach. The 52-point combined margin of victory over the rival Hurricanes and Gators was the widest margin in a season sweep by the Seminoles. Guided FSU to its best home record (6-1) in 2010 since posting 6-0 marks at Doak Campbell Stadium in 1999 and By winning six of his first seven games in his first year, Fisher joined former FSU coaches Don Veller (`48) and Larry Jones (`71) to notch that feat as a first-year coach with the `Noles. Responsible for developing FSU QB Christian Ponder who, as a second-year starter, led the ACC in total offense and passing yards per game in Ponder capped off his senior season in 2010 by becoming the 12th overall pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 2011 NFL Draft. As FSU s offensive coordinator from , the Seminoles improved each season to rank among the ACC leaders in total offense. Offensive coordinator for the 2003 National Champion LSU Tigers. Coached three players selected in the first round of the 2007 NFL draft including No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell. FLORIDA STATE vs. duke 31