2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

2011 Florida State Seminoles football
Champs Sports Bowl Champions
Florida Cup Champions
Champs Sports Bowl vs. Notre Dame, W 18–14
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches #25
AP #25
2011 record 9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Jimbo Fisher (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator James Coley
Offensive scheme Pro Style
Defensive coordinator Mark Stoops
Base defense 4-3
Captain E.J. Manuel
Captain other captains selected by game
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium (82,300)
Uniform
Seasons
« 2010 2012 »
2011 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic
#14 Clemson x†   6 – 2         10 – 3  
#25 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
#17 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 4, 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.

Contents

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 Movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week.
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
Coaches 5 4 5 14 24 22 NR NR NR RV RV 22 RV 24 25
Harris Not released RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV 24 25
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR 25 NR NR NR

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 3:30 P.M. Louisiana-Monroe* #6 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPNU W 34–0   72,226
September 10 6:00 P.M. (FCS) Charleston Southern* #5 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ESPN3 W 62–10   75,229
September 17 8:15 P.M. #1 Oklahoma* #5 Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL ABC L 13–23   84,392A
September 24 3:30 P.M. at #21 Clemson #11 Memorial Stadium (Death Valley) • Clemson,SC (Clemson–Florida State rivalry) ESPN L 30–35   82,000
October 8 12:30 P.M. at Wake Forest #23 BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ACC Network L 30–35   31,116
October 15 3:00 P.M. at Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC FOX Sports 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. North Carolina 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 (Miami – Florida State rivalry) ABC/ESPN W 23–19   82,322
November 19 7:30 P.M. Virginia #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 (The Swamp) • Gainesville, FL (Battle for the Governor's Cup) ESPN2/Sun Sports W 21–7   90,798
December 29 5:30 P.M. 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.

Depth chart

Starters and backups.[1]

Defensive Starters
CB
Greg Reid
Avis Commack
CB
Xavier Rhodes
Mike Harris
Offensive Starters
WR
Bert Reed
Rashad Greene
LT LG C RG RT
Zebrie Sanders Jacob Fahrenkrug Bryan Stork Garrett Faircloth Bobby Hart
Josue Matias Bryan Stork Austin Barron Tre Jackson Daniel Foose
TE
Beau Reliford
Nick O'Leary
WR
Rodney Smith
Christian Green
QB
E.J. Manuel
Clint Trickett
RB
Devonta Freeman
Jermaine Thomas
FB
Lonnie Pryor
Debrale Smiley
Special Teams
PK Dustin Hopkins
P Shawn Powell
KR Greg Reid/Lamarcus Joyner
PR Greg Reid
LS Dax Dellenbach
H Shawn Powell

Awards

Watchlists

Players

  • Brandon Jenkins
Second-team All-ACC [4]
  • Dustin Hopkins
First-team All-ACC [4]
Second-team All-ACC [4]
  • Shawn Powell
First-team All-ACC [4]
Consensus All-American[5]
First-team All-ACC [4]

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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   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:   Rivals:   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:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   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:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:   Rivals:   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:

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 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 – 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 Chad Colley – 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

External links

References

  1. ^ floridastate.rivals.com (November 6, 2011). "FSU Depth Chart". http://floridastate.rivals.com/cdepthtext.asp. Retrieved December 8, 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "2011 National College Football Awards Association Watch Lists". National College Football Awards Association. 2011-07-05. http://www.ncfaa.org/11watchlists.pdf. Retrieved 2011-07-31. 
  3. ^ "2011 National College Football Awards Association Finalists". National College Football Awards Association. 2011-11-21. http://www.ncfaa.org/11finalists.pdf. Retrieved 2011-12-03. 
  4. ^ a b c d e "Virginia Tech and Clemson Dominate All-ACC Football Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference. 2011-11-28. http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112811aae.html. Retrieved 2011-12-03. 
  5. ^ "FSU punter Shawn Powell named consensus All-American". OrlandoSentinel. 2011-12-21. http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/sports_college_fsu/2011/12/fsu-shawn-powell-named-consensus-all-american-gets-bowl-invite.html. Retrieved 2011-12-23. 
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