2017_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team

2017 Florida State Seminoles football
2017 Florida State Seminoles football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 42–13 vs. Southern Miss
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (8th as head coach, 11th overall season); Odell Haggins (interim);
Co-offensive coordinator	Lawrence Dawsey (4th as coordinator, 11th overall season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders (4th as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (4th as coordinator, 5th overall season)
Base defense	3-4/Nickel
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

The 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by eighth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher until he left to coach at Texas A&M before the final game of the regular season. They were then coached by interim head coach Odell Haggins. Home games were played at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

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In 2016, the Seminoles won 10 games for the fifth straight season and appeared in the Orange Bowl, a fifth consecutive appearance in a major bowl game. Running back Dalvin Cook,^[1] defensive end DeMarcus Walker,^[2] offensive tackle Roderick Johnson and cornerback Marquez White^[3] went on to be selected in the NFL Draft.

Prior to the start of the season, Deondre Francois, Jacques Patrick, Cam Akers, Nyqwan Murray, Landon Dickerson, and Cole Minshew were named preseason All-ACC offensive selections while Derwin James, Tarvarus McFadden, Derrick Nnadi, Josh Sweat, Brian Burns, and Matthew Thomas were named preseason All-ACC defensive selections.^[4] In the pre-season media poll, Florida State was picked to finish first in the ACC Atlantic and win the conference title and Francois was picked as runner-up for ACC Player of the Year^[5] while Alec Eberle, McFadden, and James were named to the pre-season All-ACC team.^[6]

In the opening game against Alabama, quarterback Deondre Francois suffered a season ending knee injury which resulted in true freshman James Blackman being named the starter for the remainder of the season, leading to the program's worst start since 1976 although the Seminoles went on to become bowl eligible for the 36th consecutive year.^[7] Following the game against Florida, Jimbo Fisher resigned as coach; associate coach Odell Haggins was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[8]

Roster

2017 Florida State Seminoles football

Quarterback

10 Bailey Hockman – Freshman (6′2, 187)
12 Deondre Francois – Sophomore (6′2, 205)
14 Jake Rizzo – Freshman (6′0, 193)
16 J.J. Costentino – Junior (6′5, 230)
1 James Blackman – Freshman (6′5, 163)

Tailback

3 Cam Akers – Freshman (5′11, 213) *
7 Ryan Green – Senior (5′11, 204)
9 Jacques Patrick – Junior (6′2, 231)
22 Amir Rasul – Sophomore (5′10, 196)
26 Johnathan Vickers – Junior (6′1, 228)
37 Blaik Middleton – Sophomore (5′10, 194)
43 Jake Duff – Sophomore (6′0, 184)
14 Deonte Sheffield – Freshman (5′10, 198)
27 Zaquandre White – Freshman (6′0, 210)

Fullback

33 Colton Plante – Junior (6′2, 236)
35 Gabe Nabers – Sophomore (6′3, 244)

Wide receiver

5 Da'Vante Phillips – Junior (6′1, 206)
8 Nyqwan Murray – Junior (5′11, 176)
11 George Campbell – Sophomore (6′4, 207)
18 Auden Tate – Junior (6′5, 225)
27 Tyriq Withers – Freshman (6′4, 197)
28 Gilbert Henric – Sophomore (6′0, 194)
83 Bryan LaCivita – Senior (6′1, 178)
86 Justin Motlow – Junior (5′11, 183)
87 Jared Jackson – Senior (6′2, 199)
89 Keith Gavin – Sophomore (6′3, 225)
4 Khalan Laborn – Freshman (5′10, 199) (+RB)
29 D.J. Matthews – Freshman (5′11, 160)
15 Tamorrion Terry – Freshman (6′4, 208)

Tight end

6 Tre' McKitty – Freshman (6′4, 235)
36 Eric Johnson – Freshman (6′5, 225)
48 Benjamin Hoyle – Sophomore (6′5, 220)
49 N'Namdi Green – Freshman (6′3, 238)
81 Ryan Izzo – Junior (6′5, 245)
82 Naseir Upshur – Sophomore (6′2, 249)
88 Mavin Saunders – Junior (6′5, 257)
80 Alexander Marshall – Freshman (6′7, 240) *

Kicker

21 Logan Tyler – Sophomore (6′0, 201)
23 Ricky Aguayo – Sophomore (6′2, 196)

Offensive lineman

51 Baveon Johnson – Freshman (6′3, 326)
52 David Robbins – Sophomore (6′4, 324)
53 Joshua Peters – Junior (6′3, 274)
54 Alec Eberle – Junior (6′4, 294)
57 Corey Martinez – Junior (6′4, 298)
60 Andrew Boselli – Freshman (6′4, 303)
62 Ethan Frith – Junior (6′7, 316)
68 Greg Turnage – Sophomore (6′3, 283)
69 Landon Dickerson – Sophomore (6′5, 310)
71 Brock Ruble – Junior (6′8, 319)
70 Cole Minshew – Freshman (6′5, 338)
72 Mike Arnold – Freshman (6′4, 339)
73 Jauan Williams – Freshman (6′6, 300)
74 Derrick Kelly II – Junior (6′5, 323)
75 Abdul Bello – Sophomore (6′6, 312)
76 Rick Leonard – Senior (6′7, 306)
79 Josh Ball – Freshman (6′8, 287)
59 Brady Scott – Freshman (6′5, 285)

Defensive tackle

12 Arthur Williams – Junior (6′4, 327)
49 Cedric Wood – Freshman (6′3, 321)
55 Fredrick Jones – Junior (6′3, 298)
86 Darvin Taylor II – Sophomore (6′3, 304)
90 Demarcus Christmas – Junior (6′4, 308)
91 Derrick Nnadi – Senior (6′1, 312)
94 Walvenski Aime – Junior (6′5, 300)
96 Justin Smith – Freshman (6′3, 265)
98 JT Mertz – Junior (6′2, 265)
21 Marvin Wilson – Freshman (6′4, 329)
53 Ja'len Parks – Freshman (6′3, 288)
92 Cory Durden – Freshman (6′4, 316)

Defensive end

9 Josh Sweat – Junior (6′5, 250)
11 Janarius Robinson – Freshman (6′5, 249)
13 Joshua Kaindoh – Freshman (6′6, 250)
31 Kris Dixon – Sophomore (6′1, 217)
39 Claudio Williams – Sophomore (6′0, 260)
67 Adam Torres – Junior (6′4, 281)
84 Jalen Wilkerson – Sophomore (6′4, 273)
97 Isaiah Smallwood – Junior (6′3, 216)
99 Brian Burns – Sophomore (6′5, 218)
98 Tre Lawson – Freshman (6′6, 240)

Linebacker

5 Dontavius Jackson – Sophomore (6′2, 249)
6 Matthew Thomas – Senior (6′3, 227)
16 Jacob Pugh – Senior (6′4, 229)
18 Ro'Derrick Hoskins – Senior (6′2, 240)
22 Adonis Thomas – Sophomore (6′3, 228)
36 Brandon Barrett – Sophomore (6′1, 230)
40 Nick Patti – Junior (6′1, 225)
45 Delvin Purifoy – Junior (6′2, 246)
47 Joseph Garcia – Freshman (6′2, 210)
48 Vernon Norwood – Junior (6′0, 214)
51 Josh Brown – Sophomore (6′3, 216)
56 Emmett Rice – Sophomore (6′2, 203)
35 Leonard Warner – Freshman (6′4, 226)
26 DeCalon Brooks – Freshman (5′11, 197)

Defensive backs

1 Levonta Taylor – Sophomore (5′10, 169)
3 Derwin James – Sophomore (6′3, 211)
4 Tarvarus McFadden – Junior (6′2, 198)
7 Ermon Lane – Senior (6′3, 209)
8 Stanford Samuels III – Freshman (6′2, 170)
10 Calvin Brewton – Junior (6′0, 186)
13 Lawrence Dawsey Jr. – Freshman (5′11, 165)
15 Carlos Becker III – Sophomore (6′2, 183)
19 A.J. Westbrook – Junior (6′0, 186)
20 Trey Marshall – Senior (6′0, 210)
23 Herbans Paul – Senior (6′2, 191)
24 Cyrus Fagan – Freshman (6′2, 180)
26 Joseph Schergen – Freshman (5′9, 170)
28 Malique Jackson – Senior (6′0, 170)
29 Nate Andrews – Senior (6′0, 214)
32 Array Culmer – Junior (5′7, 158)
33 Kameron House – Freshman (5′10, 185)
35 Michael Barulich – Sophomore (5′11, 195)
37 Kyle Meyers – Sophomore (6′0, 168) *
38 Izaiah Prouse-Lackey – Junior (5′9, 177)
41 Zachary Weber – Freshman (6′0, 190)
46 John Moschella III – Freshman (5′9, 190)
23 Hamsah Nasirildeen – Freshman (6′3, 210) *
27 Ontaria Wilson – Freshman (6′0, 160) *

Long snappers

40 Ken Burnham – Junior (6′0, 203)
47 Stephen Gabbard – Senior (6′3, 248)
63 Tanner Adkison – Freshman (5′10, 190)
Grant glennon – Freshman (6′3, 220)

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[9] The game between Florida State and Miami, originally scheduled to be played on September 16, was moved to October 7 due to the effects of Hurricane Irma.

[10] The game between Florida State and Louisiana-Monroe, originally scheduled for September 9, was canceled due to inclement weather from Hurricane Irma and later rescheduled for December 2.

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	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	3 (4)	10	11	12	RV	RV	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	3 (4)	9	10	11	25	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 1 Alabama*	No. 3	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Chick-fil-A Kickoff) (College GameDay)	ABC	L 7–24	76,330
September 23	12:00 p.m.	NC State	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC/ESPN2	L 21–27	73,541
September 30	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest		BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	W 26–19	31,588
October 7^{[lower-alpha 1]}	3:30 p.m.	No. 13 Miami (FL)		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–24	78,169
October 14	12:00 p.m.	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN2	W 17–10	31,073
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Louisville		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 28–31	72,764
October 27	8:00 p.m.	at Boston College		Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 3–35	40,629
November 4	12:20 p.m.	Syracuse		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	W 27–24	71,805
November 11	3:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 14–31	81,436
November 18	12:00 p.m.	Delaware State*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCRSN	W 77–6	70,599
November 25	12:00 p.m.	at Florida*		Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 38–22	89,066
December 2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	12:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Monroe*		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN Extra	W 42–10	58,780
December 27	1:30 p.m.	vs. Southern Miss*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 42–13	33,601
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#3 Seminoles	0	7	0	0	7
#1 Crimson Tide	3	7	11	3	24

Player	Team	Round	Pick #	Position
Derwin James	Los Angeles Chargers	1st	17	S
Derrick Nnadi	Kansas City Chiefs	3rd	75	DT
Rick Leonard	New Orleans Saints	4th	127	OT
Josh Sweat	Philadelphia Eagles	4th	130	DE
Ryan Izzo	New England Patriots	7th	250	TE

2017_Florida_State_Seminoles_football_team

2017 Florida State Seminoles football team

Coaching staff

Roster

Rankings

Schedule

Alabama

NC State

Wake Forest

Miami (FL)

Duke

Louisville

Boston College

Syracuse

Clemson

Delaware State

Florida

Louisiana-Monroe

Independence Bowl: Southern Miss

Awards

Watchlists

Honors

All-ACC

All-Americans

NFL draft

Notes

References

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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 4 Clemson xy$^	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 23 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	4
Boston College	4	–	4	7	–	6
Louisville	4	–	4	8	–	5
Wake Forest	4	–	4	8	–	5
Florida State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 13 Miami (FL) xy	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 24 Virginia Tech	5	–	3	9	–	4
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	5	–	6
Duke	3	–	5	7	–	6
Pittsburgh	3	–	5	5	–	7
Virginia	3	–	5	6	–	7
North Carolina	1	–	7	3	–	9
Championship: Clemson 38, Miami 3
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Name	Selection
Derwin James	First Team (Defense)
Alec Eberle	Second Team (Offense)
Tarvarus McFadden	Second Team (Defense)
Cam Akers	Third Team (Offense)
Derrick Nnadi	Third Team (Defense)
Ricky Aguayo	Honorable Mention

Total Yards
250
Passing Yards
210
Rushing Yards
40
Leading Passer
Deondre Francois 19/33; 210 yards, 1 TD
Leading Rusher
Cam Akers 10 carries, 30 yards
Leading Receiver
Keith Gavin 7 receptions, 50 yards

Total Yards
382
Passing Yards
278
Rushing Yards
104
Leading Passer
James Blackman 22/38; 278 yards, 1 TD
Leading Rusher
Cam Akers 12 carries, 56 yards
Leading Receiver
Auden Tate 9 receptions, 138 yards, 1 TD

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles	3	10	3	10	26
Demon Deacons	3	9	0	7	19

Total Yards
270
Passing Yards
121
Rushing Yards
149
Leading Passer
James Blackman 11/21; 121 yards, 1 TD
Leading Rusher
Jacques Patrick 19 carries, 120 yards, 1 TD
Leading Receiver
Jacques Patrick 3 receptions, 26 yards