2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

2011 Florida State Seminoles football
Champs Sports Bowl champion
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 as head coach, 5th overall year)
Offensive coordinator James Coley (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Pro-style
Defensive coordinator Mark Stoops (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Captain Nigel Bradham
EJ Manuel
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,300)
2011 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#22 Clemson x$   6 – 2         10 – 4  
Wake Forest   5 – 3         6 – 7  
#23 Florida State   5 – 3         9 – 4  
NC State   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Boston College   3 – 5         4 – 8  
Maryland   1 – 7         2 – 10  
Coastal Division
#21 Virginia Tech x%   7 – 1         11 – 3  
Virginia   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3         8 – 5  
Miami   3 – 5         6 – 6  
North Carolina   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Duke   1 – 7         3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 38, Virginia Tech 10
  • $ – BCS representative as conference 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 Doak Campbell Stadium. They were 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.

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
D. J. 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

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 NR RV RV 23 RV 25 25 23 
Coaches' 5 4 5 14 24 22 NR NR NR RV RV 22 RV 24 25 23 
Harris Not released RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV 24 25 Not released 
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR 25 NR NR NR Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

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

Scores by quarter (ACC opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total
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 p.m. Louisiana-Monroe* No. 6 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNU W 34–0   72,226
September 10 6:00 p.m. Charleston Southern* No. 5 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 W 62–10   75,229
September 17 8:15 p.m. No. 1 Oklahoma‡* No. 5 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC L 13–23   84,392
September 24 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Clemson No. 11 Memorial Stadium • Clemson,SC (Rivalry) ESPN L 30–35   80,994
October 8 12:30 p.m. at Wake Forest No. 23 BB&T Field at Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ACCN L 30–35   31,116
October 15 3:00 p.m. at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC ACCRSN W 41–16   24,687
October 22 3:30 p.m. Maryland Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC/ESPN2 W 41–16   72,697
October 29 12:00 p.m. NC State Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNU W 34–0   80,849
November 3 8:00 p.m. at Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN W 38–7   38,729
November 12 3:30 p.m. Miami (FL) Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry) ABC/ESPN W 23–19   82,322
November 19 7:30 p.m. Virginiadagger No. 23 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jefferson-Eppes Trophy) ESPN2 L 13–14   77,178
November 26 7:00 p.m. at Florida* Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 21–7   90,798
December 29 5:30 p.m. vs. Notre Dame* No. 25 Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl) ESPN/ESPN 3D W 18–14   68,305
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Awards

Watchlists

Players

Roster

2011 Florida State Seminoles roster

Quarterbacks

  • 14 Jacob Coker – Freshman
  • 11 Ethan Gilbert – Sophomore
  • 3 E. J. Manuel – Junior
  • 16 Will Secord – Sophomore
  • 9 Clint Trickett – 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 – Junior

Wide Receivers

  • 1 Kelvin Benjamin – Freshman
  • 15 Greg Dent – Sophomore
  • 45 James Dolan – Freshman
  • 19 Josh Gehres – Sophomore
  • 13 Rashad Gholston – Freshman
  • 89 Christian Green – 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 – 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 – 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 – Sophomore
  • 72 Daniel Foose – Freshman
  • 71 Ben Gatewood – Freshman
  • 51 Bobby Hart – Freshman
  • 53 Sterline Lovelady – Freshman
  • 70 Josue Matías – 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 – Junior
  • 98 Cameron Erving – Freshman
  • 70 Sean Hector – Freshman
  • 58 Dan Hicks – Sophomore
  • 54 Tre' Jackson – Freshman
  • 49 Brandon Jenkins – Junior
  • 8 Timmy Jernigan – Freshman
  • 99 Nile Lawrence-Stample – Freshman
  • 97 Demonte McAllister – Sophomore
  • 92 Anthony McCloud – Junior
  • 55 Jacobbi McDaniel – Junior
  • 90 Moses McCray – Junior
  • 56 Derrick Mitchell – Freshman
  • 96 Toshmon Stevens – 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 – Freshman
  • 54 Mickel Pringle – Sophomore
  • 22 Telvin Smith – Sophomore
  • 24 Terrance Smith – Freshman
  • 76 Trey Sumner – Junior
  • 28 Nigel Terrell – Freshman
  • 32 Sean Tidmus – Sophomore
  • 11 Vince Williams – 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 – Sophomore
  • 39 Steven Findlay – Senior
  • 21 Avis Commack – Junior
  • 47 Cory Cox – Junior
  • 6 Gerald Demps – Freshman
  • 10 Nick Moody – 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

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

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Depth chart

Defense
FS
Terrance Parks
Karlos Williams
Gerald Demps
WLB MLB SLB
⋅ Vince Williams ⋅
Telvin Smith Jeff Luc ⋅
⋅ ⋅ ⋅
SS
Nick Moody
Lamarcus Joyner
Justin Bright
CB
Greg Reid
Mike Harris
Nick Waisome
DE DT DT DE
Brandon Jenkins Timmy Jernigan Everett Dawkins Bjoern Werner
Demonte Mcallister Anthony McCloud Cameron Erving Cornellius Carradine
Dan Hicks Jacobbi McDaniel ⋅ ⋅
CB
Xavier Rhodes
Terrance Brooks
Avis Commack
Offense
WR
Rashad Greene
Kenny Shaw
Willie Haulstead
LT LG C RG RT
Andrew Datko Josue Matías Bryan Stork David Spurlock Zebrie Sanders
⋅ ⋅ Austin Barron ⋅ Bobby Hart
⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅
TE
Nick O'Leary
Beau Reliford
Will Tye
WR
Rodney Smith
Bert Reed
Christian Green
QB
EJ Manuel
Clint Trickett
Will Secord
RB
Chris Thompson
Devonta Freeman
James Wilder Jr.
FB
Lonnie Pryor
Debrale Smiley
⋅
Special Teams
PK Dustin Hopkins
PK Shawn Powell
P Shawn Powell
P Dustin Hopkins
KR Greg Reid
Lamarcus Joyner
PR Greg Reid
LS Dax Dellenbach
H Shawn Powell

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 (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) N/A Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Terry Bell
DT		 Lakeland, FL Tenoroc HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 284 lb (129 kg) N/A Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 45
Kelvin Benjamin
WR		 Belle Glade, FL Glades Central HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.6 Jan 9, 2011 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Eric Beverly
RB		 Jacksonville, FL First Coast HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 4.98 Dec 7, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Lamarcus Brutus
S		 Port Saint Lucie, FL Treasure Coast HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.55 Dec 3, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Cornellius Carradine
DE		 El Dorado, KS Butler Community College (KS) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 lb (111 kg) N/A Dec 15, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Ruben Carter
OT		 Miami, FL Miami Jackson HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 283 lb (128 kg) 5.28 Oct 17, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Jacob Coker
QB		 Mobile, AL St. Pauls Episcopal School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) N/A Jun 21, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Jacob Fahrenkrug
OG		 Wahpeton, ND North Dakota State College of Science 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 318 lb (144 kg) 5.2 Dec 15, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: N/A
Devonta Freeman
RB		 Miami, FL Miami Central HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 4.5 Jun 24, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Rashad Greene
WR		 Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 4.45 Jun 17, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Bobby Hart
OT		 Fort Lauderdale, FL St. Thomas Aquinas HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 291 lb (132 kg) 5.6 Jul 17, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Tyler Hunter
S		 Valdosta, GA Lowndes HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 4.5 Mar 12, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Tre Jackson
DT		 Jesup, GA Wayne County HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 295 lb (134 kg) N/A Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Arrington Jenkins
LB		 Miami, FL Miami Coral Park HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) N/A Jan 25, 2011 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Timmy Jernigan
DT		 Lake City, FL Columbia HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5 Feb 2, 2011 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 84
Nile Lawrence-Stample
DT		 Davie, FL Nova HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 297 lb (135 kg) 4.9 Feb 22, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Sterling Lovelady
C		 Navarre, FL Navarre HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 282 lb (128 kg) N/A Feb 22, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Josue Matías
OT		 Union City, NJ Union Senior HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) N/A Jan 29, 2011 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Derrick Mitchell
DT		 Jacksonville, FL First Coast HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) 4.8 Feb 23, 2010 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Giorgio Newberry
DE		 Fort Pierce, FL Fort Pierce Central HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 253 lb (115 kg) 4.9 Sep 26, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Nick O'Leary
TE		 Palm Beach Gardens, FL William T. Dwyer HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 4.65 Jan 22, 2011 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Trey Pettis
C		 DeLand, FL DeLand HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 285 lb (129 kg) N/A Dec 1, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Jordan Prestwood
OT		 Plant City, FL Plant City HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 273 lb (124 kg) 4.99 Nov 15, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Keelin Smith
S		 Port Saint Lucie, FL Treasure Coast HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 4.55 Dec 3, 2009 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Terrance Smith
LB		 Decatur, GA Southwest Dekalb HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 4.68 Mar 28, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 79
Nick Waisome
CB		 Groveland, FL South Lake HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 4.44 Dec 20, 2010 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
James Wilder Jr.
RB		 Tampa, FL Plant Senior HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 217 lb (98 kg) 4.65 Aug 18, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Karlos Williams
S		 Davenport, FL Ridge Community HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 4.5 Feb 21, 2010 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 86
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 2   Rivals: 2  ESPN: 1
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "2011 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists" (PDF). National College Football Awards Association. July 5, 2011. Archived (PDF) from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2011.
  2. ↑ "2011 National College Football Awards Association Finalists" (PDF). National College Football Awards Association. November 21, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Virginia Tech and Clemson Dominate All-ACC Football Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
  4. ↑ "FSU punter Shawn Powell named consensus All-American". OrlandoSentinel. December 21, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

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