2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

2011 Florida State Seminoles football
Champs Sports Bowl Champions
Champs Sports Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W 18–14
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
2011 record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	James Coley (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro Style
Defensive coordinator	Mark Stoops (2nd season)
Base defense	4-3
Captain	E.J. Manuel
Captain	other captains selected by game
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 82,300)
Seasons

2011 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic
#22 Clemson x†		6	–	2					10	–	4
#23 Florida State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Wake Forest		5	–	3					6	–	7
NC State		4	–	4					8	–	5
Boston College		3	–	5					4	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					2	–	10
Coastal
#21 Virginia Tech x‡		7	–	1					11	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	5
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					8	–	5
North Carolina		3	–	5					7	–	6
Miami		3	–	5					6	–	6
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
† – BCS representative as champion ‡ – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions As of January 10, 2012 • Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Seminoles were led by second year head coach Jimbo Fisher and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. They are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, playing in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Champs Sports Bowl where they defeated Notre Dame 18–14.

Previous Season

Florida State ended the 2010 season with a 10–4 record (6–2 in the ACC) and were ranked #16 in the final Coaches Poll. They were led by head coach Jimbo Fisher in his first year of head coaching. The Seminoles lost three starters on offense (QB Christian Ponder, OG Rodney Hudson, and C Ryan McMahon) and three on defense (DE Marcus White, LB Mister Alexander, and LB Kendall Smith).

Coaching staff

Name	Position
Jimbo Fisher	Head Coach
Rick Trickett	Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line Coach
Greg Hudson	Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers
Mark Stoops	Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach
James Coley	Offensive Coordinator/Tight End Coach
Dameyune Craig	Quarterbacks/Recruiting Coordinator
Lawrence Dawsey	Passing Game Coordinator/Wide receivers
Darin Eliot	Defensive Ends Coach
Eddie Gran	Associate Head Coach/Running backs/Special teams Coordinator
Odell Haggins	Defensive line
Vic Viloria	Head Strength and Conditioning Coach

Rankings

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	6	5	5	11	23	23	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	23
Coaches'	5	4	5	14	24	22	NR	NR	RV	RV	25	23
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 OT Florida State 102 113 60 167 442 All opponents 34 43 44 75 196

Scores by quarter (ACC opponents)

1 2 3 4 OT Florida State 68 79 33 70 250 ACC opponents 20 37 30 55 142

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3*	3:30 PM	Louisiana-Monroe	#6	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 34–0	72,226
September 10*	6:00 PM	(FCS) Charleston Southern	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3	W 62–10	75,229
September 17*	8:15 PM	#1 Oklahoma	#5	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 13–23	84,392
September 24	3:30 PM	at #21 Clemson	#11	Memorial Stadium (Death Valley) • Clemson,SC (Clemson–Florida State rivalry)	ESPN	L 30–35	80,994
October 8	12:30 PM	at Wake Forest	#23	BB&T Field at Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN	L 30–35	31,116
October 15	3:00 PM	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	FSN	W 41–16	24,687
October 22	3:30 PM	Maryland		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ABC/ESPN2	W 41–16	72,697
October 29	12:00 PM	NC State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	W 34–0	80,849
November 3	8:00 PM	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 38–7	38,729
November 12	3:30 PM	Miami (FL)		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Battle of the Sunshine State)	ABC/ESPN	W 23–19	82,322
November 19†	7:30 PM	Virginia	#23	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy)	ESPN2	L 13–14	77,178
November 26*	7:00 PM	at Florida		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup)	ESPN2	W 21–7	90,798
December 29*	5:30 PM	vs. Notre Dame	#25	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN/ESPN 3D	W 18–14	68,305
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

• ^A Denotes the largest crowd in Doak Campbell Stadium history.

Game summaries

Miami (FL)

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Miami (FL) 0 7 0 12 19 • Florida State 3 14 3 3 23 Date: November 12 Location: Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Scoring summary 1 0:45 FSU Dustin Hopkins 37 yard field goal FSU 3-0 2 7:53 MIA Clive Walford 2 yard pass from Jacory Harris (Jake Wieclaw kick) MIA 7-3 2 4:42 FSU Rodney Smith 21 yard pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins kick) FSU 10-3 2 0:51 FSU Greg Reid 83 yard punt return (Dustin Hopkins kick) FSU 17-3 3 9:15 FSU Dustin Hopkins 21 yard field goal FSU 20-7 4 11:07 FSU Dustin Hopkins 38 yard field goal FSU 23-7 4 6:27 MIA Mike James 1 yard run (pass failed) FSU 23-13 4 1:27 MIA Mike James 1 yard run (run failed) FSU 23-19

Florida

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida State 7 7 0 7 21 Florida 0 0 0 7 7 Date: November 26 Location: Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, FL Game start: 7:00 p.m. EST Scoring summary 1 6:34 FSU Devonta Freeman 1 yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick) FSU 7-0 2 14:24 FSU Devonta Freeman 1 yard run (Dustin Hopkins kick) FSU 14-0 4 12:20 FSU Terrance Parks 29 yard interception return (Dustin Hopkins kick) FSU 21-0 4 4:16 FLA Quinton Dunbar 6 yard pass from Jacoby Brissett (Caleb Sturgis kick) FSU 21-7

Champs Sports Bowl

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Florida State 0 0 3 15 18 Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14 Date: December 29 Location: Citrus Bowl, Orlando, FL Game start: 5:30 p.m. EST Scoring summary 1 9:04 ND Zeke Motta 29 yard fumble return (David Ruffer kick) ND 7-0 3 11:24 ND Michael Floyd 5 yard pass from Tommy Rees (David Ruffer kick) ND 14-0 3 9:03 FSU Dustin Hopkins 42 yard field goal ND 14-3 4 14:54 FSU Bert Reed 18 yard pass from E.J. Maunel (pass failed) ND 14-9 4 13:18 FSU Rashard Greene 15 yard pass from E.J. Manuel (run failed) FSU 15-14 4 8:05 FSU Dustin Hopkins 29 yard field goal FSU 18-14

Awards

Watchlists

Nigel Bradham Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist Bronko Nagurski Trophy watchlist Butkus Award watchlist Lombardi Award watchlist Andrew Datko Lombardi Award watchlist Outland Trophy watchlist Dustin Hopkins Lou Groza Award finalist Brandon Jenkins Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist Bronko Nagurski Trophy watchlist Walter Camp Award watchlist Lombardi Award watchlist

E.J. Manuel Maxwell Award watchlist Davey O'Brien Award watchlist Greg Reid Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist Jim Thorpe Award watchlist Xavier Rhodes Chuck Bednarik Award watchlist Bronko Nagurski Trophy watchlist

Players

Brandon Jenkins Second-team All-ACC Dustin Hopkins First-team All-ACC Lamarcus Joyner Second-team All-ACC Shawn Powell First-team All-ACC Consensus All-American Zebrie Sanders First-team All-ACC Roster 2011 Florida State Seminoles roster Quarterbacks 14 Jacob Coker – Freshman 11 Ethan Gilbert – Sophomore 3 E. J. Manuel – Redshirt Junior 16 Will Secord – Redshirt Sophomore 9 Clint Trickett – Redshirt Freshman Running Backs 29 Eric Beverly – Freshman 8 Devonta Freeman – Freshman 33 Ty Jones – Junior 24 Lonnie Pryor – Sophomore 38 Jermaine Thomas – Junior 23 Chris Thompson – Sophomore 32 James Wilder, Jr. – Freshman Fullback 41 Chad Abram – Sophomore 37 Nathan Brazeau – Senior 30 Ryan DiMarco – Sophomore 21 Debrale Smiley – Redshirt Junior Wide Receivers 1 Kelvin Benjamin – Freshman 15 Greg Dent – Sophomore 45 James Dolan – Redshirt Freshman 19 Josh Gehres – Redshirt Sophomore 13 Rashad Gholston – Redshirt Freshman 89 Christian Green – Redshirt Freshman 80 Rashad Greene – Freshman 12 Jarred Haggins – Sophomore 82 Willie Haulstead – Junior 83 Bert Reed – Senior 86 Zac Rittberg – Sophomore 81 Kenny Shaw – Sophomore 84 Rodney Smith – Junior 39 David Tyrrell – Redshirt Freshman 36 Jermaine Washington – Freshman Tight Ends 46 Jonathan Johnson – Junior 85 Ja'Baris Little – Senior 35 Nick O'Leary – Freshman 43 Anthony Porterfield – Sophomore 88 Beau Reliford – Senior 44 Will Tye – Redshirt Freshman   Offensive Line 62 Austin Barron – Freshman 57 Terrance Carey – Freshman 65 Ruben Carter – Freshman 67 Andrew Datko – Senior 68 Russell Eldridge – Junior 60 Jacob Fahrenkrug – Junior 76 Garrett Faircloth – Redshirt Sophomore 72 Daniel Foose – Redshirt Freshman 71 Ben Gatewood – Redshirt Freshman 51 Bobby Hart – Freshman 53 Sterline Lovelady – Freshman 70 Josue Matias – Freshman 59 Henry Orelus – Sophomore 56 Trey Pettis – Freshman 77 Zebrie Sanders – Senior 79 David Spurlock – Senior 66 Jacob Stanley – Senior 52 Bryan Stork – Sophomore 74 Jonathan Wallace – Sophomore Defensive Line 78 Shayne Broxsie – Junior 91 Cornellius Carradine – Junior 94 Darious Cummings – Sophomore 93 Everett Dawkins – Redshirt Junior 98 Cameron Erving – Redshirt Freshman 70 Sean Hector – Redshirt Freshman 58 Dan Hicks – Redshirt Sophomore 54 Tre' Jackson – Freshman 49 Brandon Jenkins – Junior 8 Timmy Jernigan – Freshman 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample – Freshman 97 Demonte McAllister – Redshirt Sophomore 92 Anthony McCloud – Junior 55 Jacobbi McDaniel – Junior 90 Moses McCray – Redshirt Junior 56 Derrick Mitchell – Freshman 96 Toshmon Stevens – Redshirt Junior 51 Giorgio Newberry – Freshman 95 Björn Werner – Sophomore   Linebackers 13 Nigel Bradham – Senior 54 Dorian Earley – Sophomore 26 Arrington Jenkins – Freshman 7 Christian Jones – Sophomore 48 Jeff Luc – Sophomore 57 Holmes Onwukaife – Redshirt Freshman 54 Mickel Pringle – Sophomore 22 Telvin Smith – Sophomore 24 Terrance Smith – Freshman 76 Trey Sumner – Junior 28 Nigel Terrell – Redshirt Freshman 32 Sean Tidmus – Sophomore 11 Vince Williams – Redshirt Junior Defensive Backs 31 Terrence Brooks – Sophomore 42 Lamarcus Brutus – Freshman 40 Kendall Fullington – Freshman 1 Mike Harris – Senior 30 Tyler Hunter – Freshman 5 Greg Reid – Junior 27 Xavier Rhodes – Sophomore 37 Keelin Smith – Freshman 6 Nick Waisome – Freshman Deep Safeties 64 Dax Dellenbach – Junior 75 Philip Doumar – Sophomore 69 Chris Revell – Sophomore Safeties 3 Justin Bright – Redshirt Sophomore 39 Chad Colley – Senior 21 Avis Commack – Redshirt Junior 47 Cory Cox – Junior 6 Gerald Demps – Redshirt Freshman 10 Nick Moody – Redshirt Junior 20 Lamarcus Joyner – Sophomore 4 Terrance Parks – Senior 9 Karlos Williams – Freshman Punters 29 Dillon Kidd – Freshman 45 Shawn Powell – Senior Kickers 18 Dustin Hopkins – Junior 47 Maxx Moore – Freshman Head Coach Jimbo Fisher Assistant Coaches James Coley – Offensive Coordinator/TE Coach Dameyune Craig – Recruiting Coordinator/QB Coach Lawrence Dawsey – Passing Game Coordinator/WR Coach D.J. Eliot – DE Coach Eddie Gran – Associate Head Coach/ST Coordinator/RB Coach Odell Haggins – DT Coach Greg Hudson – Assistant Head Coach/LB Coach Mark Stoops – Defensive Coordinator/DB Coach Rick Trickett – Assistant Head Coach/OL Coach Vic Viloria – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Recruits

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Austin Barron OG	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	275 lb (125 kg)	N/A	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Terry Bell DT	Lakeland, FL	Tenoroc HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	284 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 45
Kelvin Benjamin WR	Belle Glade, FL	Glades Central HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.6	Jan 9, 2011
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 80
Eric Beverly RB	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.98	Dec 7, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Lamarcus Brutus S	Port Saint Lucie, FL	Treasure Coast HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.55	Dec 3, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 80
Cornellius Carradine DE	El Dorado, KS	Butler Community College (KS)	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	245 lb (111 kg)	N/A	Dec 15, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: N/A
Ruben Carter OT	Miami, FL	Miami Jackson HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	283 lb (128 kg)	5.28	Oct 17, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 76
Jacob Coker QB	Mobile, AL	St. Pauls Episcopal School	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Jun 21, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 75
Jacob Fahrenkrug OG	Wahpeton, ND	North Dakota State College of Science	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	318 lb (144 kg)	5.2	Dec 15, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: N/A
Devonta Freeman RB	Miami, FL	Miami Central HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	188 lb (85 kg)	4.5	Jun 24, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 80
Rashad Greene WR	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.45	Jun 17, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 80
Bobby Hart OT	Fort Lauderdale, FL	St. Thomas Aquinas HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	291 lb (132 kg)	5.6	Jul 17, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 83
Tyler Hunter S	Valdosta, GA	Lowndes HS	6 ft 0 in (183 cm)	194 lb (88 kg)	4.5	Mar 12, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 81
Tre Jackson DT	Jesup, GA	Wayne County HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	295 lb (134 kg)	N/A	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Arrington Jenkins LB	Miami, FL	Miami Coral Park HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	216 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Jan 25, 2011
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 80
Timmy Jernigan DT	Lake City, FL	Columbia HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	275 lb (125 kg)	5	Feb 2, 2011
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 84
Nile Lawrence-Stample DT	Davie, FL	Nova HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	297 lb (135 kg)	4.9	Feb 22, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 80
Sterling Lovelady C	Navarre, FL	Navarre HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	282 lb (128 kg)	N/A	Feb 22, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 77
Josue Matias OT	Union City, NJ	Union Senior HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Jan 29, 2011
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 79
Derrick Mitchell DT	Jacksonville, FL	First Coast HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	290 lb (130 kg)	4.8	Feb 23, 2010
	Scout:   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 79
Giorgio Newberry DE	Fort Pierce, FL	Fort Pierce Central HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	253 lb (115 kg)	4.9	Sep 26, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 82
Nick O'Leary TE	Palm Beach Gardens, FL	William T. Dwyer HS	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)	233 lb (106 kg)	4.65	Jan 22, 2011
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 83
Trey Pettis C	DeLand, FL	DeLand HS	6 ft 5 in (196 cm)	285 lb (129 kg)	N/A	Dec 1, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Prestwood OT	Plant City, FL	Plant City HS	6 ft 6 in (198 cm)	273 lb (124 kg)	4.99	Nov 15, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 80
Keelin Smith S	Port Saint Lucie, FL	Treasure Coast HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.55	Dec 3, 2009
	Scout:   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 81
Terrance Smith LB	Decatur, GA	Southwest Dekalb HS	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)	213 lb (97 kg)	4.68	Mar 28, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:   ESPN grade: 79
Nick Waisome CB	Groveland, FL	South Lake HS	5 ft 10 in (178 cm)	170 lb (77 kg)	4.44	Dec 20, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 81
James Wilder Jr. RB	Tampa, FL	Plant Senior HS	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)	217 lb (98 kg)	4.65	Aug 18, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 82
Karlos Williams S	Davenport, FL	Ridge Community HS	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)	207 lb (94 kg)	4.5	Feb 21, 2010
	Scout:75px   Rivals:75px   ESPN grade: 86
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 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. http://rivals.yahoo.com/footballrecruiting/football/recruiting/commitments/2011/alabama-3. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "2011 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=16&p=9&c=8&yr=2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "2011 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN.com. http://espn.go.com/college-football/recruiting/school/_/id/52/class/2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. http://scout.scout.com/a.z?s=16&p=9&c=14&yr=2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2011. Retrieved February 3, 2011.

References

External links

• Florida State Athletic Department's official site