Changes: 2008 Florida State Seminoles football team

	2008 ACC football standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
	† – BCS representative as champion ; x – Division champion/co-champions ; y – Championship game participant ; North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins ; Rankings from AP Poll;

Florida State Seminoles football
	2008 Florida State Seminoles football
Champs Sports Bowl Champions; ACC Atlantic Division Co-Champions
Champs Sports Bowl vs. Wisconsin, W 42–13
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 21
2008 record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bobby Bowden (33rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimbo Fisher
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Mickey Andrews
Base defense	4-3
Captain	Drew Weatherford
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium; (Capacity: 82,300)
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

Revision as of 06:59, 16 June 2013

The 2008 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football season. It was Florida State's 17th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The previous season, the Seminoles compiled a 7–6 record. When the Seminoles also went 7–6 in 2006, that season was head coach Bobby Bowden's worst since going 6–5 in 1981. The Seminoles were without as many as 12 scholarship players for the first three games of the season because of suspensions carrying over from the previous season for violating team rules, although it has not been disclosed how many of those were involved with an academic cheating scandal at the school.^[1]^[2] Junior wide receiver Preston Parker was suspended for the first two games of the season, after pleading guilty to two misdemeanor charges.^[3]

Rankings

Template:NCAA Division I FBS football ranking movements

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6*	6:00 PM	Western Carolina		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	SUN PPV	W 69–0	73,024
September 13*	3:45 PM	(FCS) Chattanooga		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 46–7	71,596
September 20	7:00 PM	#18 Wake Forest	#25	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 3–12	79,235
September 27*	3:30 PM	vs. Colorado		Jacksonville Municipal Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (River City Showdown)	ABC	W 39–21	46,716
October 4	3:30 PM	at Miami (FL)		Dolphin Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry)	ABC/ESPN2	W 41–39	65,786
October 16	7:30 PM	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN	W 26–17	56,643
October 25	3:30 PM	Virginia Tech	#23	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 30–20	81,876
November 1	3:30 PM	at Georgia Tech	#16	Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 28–31	53,528
November 8	3:30 PM	Clemson	#24	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 41–27	77,013
November 15†	8:00 PM	Boston College	#19	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 17–27	79,792
November 22	7:45 PM	at #23 Maryland		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	W 37–3	51,620
November 29*	3:30 PM	#4 Florida	#24	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ABC/ESPN2	L 15–45	83,237
December 27*	4:30 PM	vs. Wisconsin		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–13	52,692
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
A.J. Alexander ATH	Altoona, PA	Altoona HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	180 lb (82 kg)	4.4	Jan 28, 2008
A.J. Alexander ATH	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 78
Travis Arnold DB	Madison, FL	Madison HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	184 lb (83 kg)	4.6	Jul 20, 2007
Travis Arnold DB	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 76
Nigel Bradham LB	Crawfordville, FL	Wakulla HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	230 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Apr 15, 2007
Nigel Bradham LB	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 82
Nigel Carr LB	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.5	Apr 15, 2007
Nigel Carr LB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 82
Avis Commack WR	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	182 lb (83 kg)	4.5	May 24, 2007
Avis Commack WR	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Andrew Datko OL	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	285 lb (129 kg)	5.3	Oct 29, 2007
Andrew Datko OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Everett Dawkins DE	Duncan, SC	Byrnes HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	142 lb (64 kg)	4.7	Nov 17, 2007
Everett Dawkins DE	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 79
Garrett Faircloth OL	Jacksonville, FL	Bolles HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	260 lb (120 kg)	N/A	Jan 24, 2008
Garrett Faircloth OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Jarmon Fortson ATH	Columbus, GA	Carver HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.6	Feb 6, 2008
Jarmon Fortson ATH	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 79
Josh Gehres WR	Tallahassee, FL	Lincoln HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.5	Jan 28, 2008
Josh Gehres WR	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 73
Anthony Hill DT	Pensacola, FL	Pensacola HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	300 lb (140 kg)	4.9	Feb 16, 2007
Anthony Hill DT	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 77
Ed Imeokparia ATH	Blairstown, NJ	Blair Academy HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.4	Feb 6, 2008
Ed Imeokparia ATH	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Carlton Jones RB	Tampa, FL	Middleton HS	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Carlton Jones RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Jabaris Little TE	Tallahassee, FL	Lincoln HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.6	May 23, 2007
Jabaris Little TE	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 75
Kyle Long OL	Charlottesville, VA	St. Anne's-Belfield HS	6 ft 7 in (201 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	5.0	May 5, 2008
Kyle Long OL	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:N/A ESPN grade: 81
E.J. Manuel QB	Virginia Beach, VA	Bayside HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.6	Jun 27, 2007
E.J. Manuel QB	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 82
Anthony McCloud DT	Thomasville, GA	Thomas County Central HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	295 lb (134 kg)	N/A	Feb 6, 2008
Anthony McCloud DT	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Moses McCray DT	Tampa, FL	Hillsborough HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	268 lb (122 kg)	4.9	May 2, 2007
Moses McCray DT	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 78
Nick Moody LB	Philadelphia, PA	Roman Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	218 lb (99 kg)	4.5	Apr 17, 2007
Nick Moody LB	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 77
Terrance Parks DB	Fairburn, GA	Creekside HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.4	Jul 19, 2007
Terrance Parks DB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals: ESPN grade: 83
Tavares Pressley RB	Torrance, CA	El Camino College	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.4	Nov 27, 2007
Tavares Pressley RB	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: N/A
Bo Reliford TE	Ft. Lauderdale, FL	Dillard HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.8	May 30, 2008
Bo Reliford TE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Zebrie Sanders OL	Clayton, OH	Northmont HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	273 lb (124 kg)	5.3	Jan 20, 2008
Zebrie Sanders OL	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 79
Rhonne Sanderson OL	Tampa, FL	Plant HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Jan 29, 2008
Rhonne Sanderson OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 75
Debrale Smiley RB	Thomasville, GA	Thomas County Central HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	235 lb (107 kg)	4.7	Feb 6, 2008
Debrale Smiley RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
Blake Snider OL	Heflin, AL	Cleburne County HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	282 lb (128 kg)	N/A	Feb 4, 2008
Blake Snider OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 40
David Spurlock OL	Murfreesboro, TN	Riverdale HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	280 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Dec 9, 2007
David Spurlock OL	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 78
Toshmon Stevens DE	Crescent City, FL	Crescent City HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	200 lb (91 kg)	4.6	Jul 31, 2007
Toshmon Stevens DE	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 76
Corey Surrency WR	Torrance, CA	El Camino College	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.5	Oct 21, 2007
Corey Surrency WR	Scout:File:5 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: N/A
Jermaine Thomas RB	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Apr 23, 2007
Jermaine Thomas RB	Scout: Rivals: ESPN grade: 83
Joe Tonga OL	Walnut, CA	Mt. San Antonio College	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	304 lb (138 kg)	5.4	Aug 4, 2008
Joe Tonga OL	Scout:N/A Rivals:N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Markus White DE	El Dorado, KS	Butler Community College	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.5	Dec 10, 2007
Markus White DE	Scout:File:4 stars.svg.png Rivals:File:5 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: N/A
Vincent Williams LB	Davenport, FL	Ridge HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.8	Apr 18, 2007
Vincent Williams LB	Scout: Rivals:File:4 stars.svg.png ESPN grade: 78
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida State 2008 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2008/alabama-3. Retrieved 2011-01-21. "2008 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=16&p=9&c=8&yr=2008. Retrieved 2011-01-21. "2008 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/52/class/2008. Retrieved 2011-01-21. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=16&p=9&c=14&yr=2008. Retrieved 2011-01-21. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2008. Retrieved 2011-01-21.

Game Capsules

Please Note

The records in parenthesis indicates the opposing team's record at the time Florida State played them, NOT Florida State's record.
The USA Today Coaches Poll rankings are used through week 7. Starting with Week 8 (the Virginia Tech Game), the BCS Rankings are used.
All pregame lines are based on what the game opened at and does not include any betting influence.

Western Carolina (1–0)

Pregame Line: Lines are not released when an FCS team plays an FBS team.

	1	2	3	4	OT
Western Carolina	0	0	0	0	0
Florida State	7	21	27	14	69

The start of the game was delayed almost an hour and a half due to lightning in the area, and then almost another hour during the 1st quarter. The first player to touch the ball for FSU, to start the 2008 season, was Tony Carter who promptly returned a punt 68 yards for a touchdown and the game's first score. Sophomore Christian Ponder started his first game at quarterback. Ponder completed 11 of 17 passes for 196 yards and 3 touchdowns. At the start of the second drive in the second half (when FSU was up 35–0), sophomore D'vontrey Richardson came into the game. Richardson went 5 for 6 through the air with one touchdown and also had two rushing touchdowns, one for over 50 yards. With several players serving suspensions due to the school wide "academic scandal" (several students and athletes were caught sharing answers in an online music class), the Seminoles had 28 freshman play in the game. Two of those freshman had touchdowns in the victory over the Catamounts.^[4]

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (1–1)

Pregame Line: Lines are not released when an FCS team plays an FBS team.

	1	2	3	4	OT
Tennessee-Ch	7	0	0	0	7
Florida State	21	9	9	7	46

In his second start as a collegiate athlete, Christian Ponder threw for 183 yards and three first-half touchdowns before being relieved by D'vontrey Richardson in the 3rd quarter. Richardson threw for 117 yards with one touchdown. Richardson also had a 55-yard rushing touchdown, the longest scoring run for a quarterback in the school's history. The previous record was held by Richardson himself, set in the previous week with a 52-yard touchdown run. Junior Wide Receiver, Corey Surrency, led Florida State in receiving with 87 yards and two touchdowns on just three receptions. Florida State's defense allowed their first score of the season after a 62-yard passing touchdown thrown by Chattanooga quarterback Tony Pastore. This was also the first score by Chattanooga against Florida State all-time, dating back to 1984, the only previous meeting between the two schools in which the Seminoles won in a shutout by 37 points.^[5]

#18 Wake Forest (2–1)

Pregame Line: Florida State −4

	1	2	3	4	OT
#18 Wake Forest	3	0	6	3	12
#25 Florida State	0	0	3	0	3

Defense, kicking game help No. 18 Wake Forest clip No. 24 (AP Poll) Florida State

Colorado (3–0)

Pregame Line: Florida State −6

	1	2	3	4	OT
Colorado	7	0	0	14	21
Florida State	7	12	6	14	39

This game was played in Jacksonville, Florida with Florida State as the home team. This was Bobby Bowden's 500th Career Game.

Bowden gets Florida State past Colorado in 500th game

@ Miami (2–2)

Pregame Line: Miami −2.5

	1	2	3	4	OT
Florida State	7	17	10	7	41
Miami	0	3	19	17	39

FSU dumps Miami behind Smith's career-best four TDs

@ N.C. State (2–4)

Pregame Line: Pick 'em

	1	2	3	4	OT
Florida State	0	6	7	13	26
N.C. State	3	7	0	7	17

Florida State rides Ponder, Smith past N.C. State

Virginia Tech (5–2)

Pregame Line: Florida State −6

	1	2	3	4	OT
Virginia Tech	10	3	0	7	20
#25 Florida State	0	10	14	6	30

Carr sets up two TDs in third quarter as No. 25 FSU rallies

@ Georgia Tech (6–2)

Pregame Line: Georgia Tech −1.5

	1	2	3	4	OT
#15 Florida State	10	10	0	8	28
Georgia Tech	3	21	7	0	31

Georgia Tech snaps 0–12 skid against Florida State

Clemson (4–4)

Pregame Line: Florida State −7

	1	2	3	4	OT
Clemson	10	7	3	7	27
#22 Florida State	10	10	7	14	41

FSU bowl eligible for 27th straight season on Bowden's birthday

Boston College (6–3)

Pregame Line: Florida State −7

	1	2	3	4	OT
Boston College	14	0	10	3	27
#19 Florida State	0	10	0	7	17

One day prior to the game, Florida State suspended Wide Receivers Taiwan Easterling, Bert Reed, Corey Surrency, Cameron Wade and Richard Goodman for their roles in an on-campus altercation with members of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity at Florida State's student union.^[6]^[7]

Boston College upends No. 19 Florida State day after five wideouts suspended

@ #25 Maryland (7–3)

Pregame Line: Maryland −1

	1	2	3	4	OT
Florida State	0	21	3	13	37
#25 Maryland	0	0	3	0	3

Myron Rolle, Florida State's starting safety, was interviewed in Birmingham, Alabama at noon for the Rhodes Scholarship. At 5:00, he received the call that he was accepted. He flew in a private jet to Washington, D.C. and had a police escort take him to the game in College Park, Maryland. He arrived at the stadium around 8:30pm (with 11:55 left in the 2nd quarter). He dressed out in the locker room and walked onto the field to the roar of the Florida State visitor section with 6:23 left in the 2nd quarter. After stretching out, he made his game debut with 1:30 left in the 1st half. At the end of the game, his teammates showered him with a bucket of ice water in 26 degree weather, an act usually reserved for the head coach. He is the first Florida State player to ever have the "ice water shower".

Maryland picked apart by unranked Florida State

#4 Florida (10–1)

Pregame Line: Florida −16.5

	1	2	3	4	OT
#4 Florida	14	14	10	7	45
#20 Florida State	3	6	6	0	15

Florida wins 8th straight while continuing dominance in intrastate rivalry

Wisconsin (7–5)

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wisconsin	0	3	3	7	13
Florida State	0	14	14	14	42

Ponder powers Seminoles' offense, defense routs Badgers

Rankings

Ranking Movement
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Final
AP	31	30	28	24	41	35	34	29	24	16	24	20	31	23	29	28	21
Coaches	30	31	28	25	NR	32	30	28	23	16	24	19	29	24	29	28	23
Harris	Not released					30	30	29	23	18	24	20	28	23	29	28
BCS	Not released								25	15	22	19	NR	20	24	NR

Statistics

Team

	Team	Opp
Scoring	157	40
Points per Game	39.25	10
First Downs	24	12
Rushing	11	3
Passing	12	6
Penalty	1	3
Total Offense	561	176
Avg per Play	9.8	3.0
Avg per Game	561	176
Fumbles-Lost	2–0	3–1
Penalties-Yards	8–58	6–37
Avg per Game	58	37

	Team	Opp
Punts-Yards	2–93	8–272
Avg per Punt	46.5	34
Time of Possession/Game	27:44	32:16
3rd Down Conversions	3	3
4th Down Conversions	0	0
Touchdowns Scored	10	0
Field Goals-Attempts-Long	0–1–0	0–1–0
PAT-Attempts	9–10	0–0
Attendance	73024	0
Games/Avg per Game	1/73024	0/0

Scores by quarter

	1	2	3	4	OT
Florida State	62	95	83	83	323
Opponents	43	41	35	55	174

Offense

Rushing

Name	GP-GS	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Joe Smith










TEAM
Total
Opponents

Passing

Name	GP-GS	Effic	Att-Cmp-Int	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
Joe Smith

TEAM

Total
Opponents

Receiving

Name	GP-GS	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
Joe Smith













Total
Opponents

Defense

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Pass Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
Name	GP	Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF	Blkd Kick
Total

Special teams

Name	Punting								Kickoffs
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	Long	TB	FC	I20	Blkd	No.	Yds	Avg	TB	OB


Total

Name	Punt Returns					Kick Returns
Name	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long	No.	Yds	Avg	TD	Long

Total

Projected 2008 Depth Chart

Offensive

QB – Christian Ponder so
TB – Antone Smith sr
FB – Seddrick Holloway jr
WR – Preston Parker jr
WR – Greg Carr sr
TE – Jonathan Hannah jr
LT – Rodney Hudson so
LG – Evan Bellamy so
C – Ryan McMahon so
RG – Will Furlong fr
RT – Antwane Greenlee fr

Defense

DE – Neefy Moffett sr
DE – Everette Brown jr
DT – Budd Thacker jr
DT – Paul Griffin sr
LB – Derek Nicholson sr
LB – Kendall Smith so
LB – Toddrick Verdell jr
CB – Tony Carter sr
CB – Michael Ray Garvin sr
S – Myron Rolle jr
S – Darius McClure sr

Special Teams

K – Zack Hubby so
P – Shawn Powell fr
K,P – Graham Gano was expected to start at both positions, but had a knee injury during two a days. He is expected back by the Colorado game.

References

[1] Florida State announces '08 gridiron schedule | news-press.com | The News-Press

[2] ESPN – Bowden not worried about scandal's effect on legacy – College Football

[3] ESPN – Parker to miss two games after guilty plea to two misdemeanors – College Football

[4] Ponder strong in start as FSU whips W. Carolina

[5] Ponder sparks Florida St. with three first-half TDs

[6] Bowden suspends five wide receivers for game against BC

[7] Florida State players brawl with members of Phi Beta Sigma at student union

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2008 ACC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic
Boston College ^x^y	5	–	3	9	–	5
#21 Florida State ^x	5	–	3	9	–	4
Maryland	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	6
NC State	4	–	4	6	–	7
Coastal
#15 Virginia Tech ^x^y†	5	–	3	10	–	4
#22 Georgia Tech ^x	5	–	3	9	–	4
North Carolina	4	–	4	8	–	5
Miami	4	–	4	7	–	6
Virginia	3	–	5	5	–	7
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 12
† – BCS representative as champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins Rankings from AP Poll