2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

American college football season

2011 Florida State Seminoles football

Champs Sports Bowl champion
Champs Sports Bowl, W 18–14 vs. Notre Dame
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 23
AP	No. 23
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	Nigel Bradham EJ Manuel
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons← 2010 2012 →

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 22 Clemson x$	6	–	2	10	–	4
Wake Forest	5	–	3	6	–	7
No. 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
No. 21 Virginia Tech x%	7	–	1	11	–	3
Virginia	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	5	–	3	8	–	5
Miami (FL)	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 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.

Despite starting the season with a 2–3 record, the Seminoles 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.

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/side 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
— = Not ranked RV = Received 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	—	—	—	RV	RV	23	RV	25	25	23
Coaches	5	4	5	14	24	22	—	—	—	RV	RV	22	RV	24	25	23
Harris	Not released						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	24	25	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—	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 (College GameDay)	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.	Virginia	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) (rivalry)	ESPN/ESPN 3D	W 18–14	68,305
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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
EJ 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 – 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
22 Austin Stowers – 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 Kevin Dehlinger – Junior
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

Jimbo Fisher

Assistant coaches

James Coley – Offensive coordinator/TE coach
Dameyune Craig – Recruiting doordinator/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 and conditioning coach

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	Björn 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

College recruiting information
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
Austin Barron OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Terry Bell DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Kelvin Benjamin WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Eric Beverly RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Lamarcus Brutus S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Cornellius Carradine DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Ruben Carter OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jacob Coker QB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jacob Fahrenkrug OG	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Devonta Freeman RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Rashad Greene WR	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Bobby Hart OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Tyler Hunter S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Tre Jackson DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Arrington Jenkins LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Timmy Jernigan DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Nile Lawrence-Stample DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Sterling Lovelady C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Josue Matías OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Derrick Mitchell DT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Giorgio Newberry DE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Nick O'Leary TE	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Trey Pettis C	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Jordan Prestwood OT	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Keelin Smith S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Terrance Smith LB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Nick Waisome CB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
James Wilder Jr. RB	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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
Karlos Williams S	Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 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: "Florida State 2011 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "2011 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "2011 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011. "2011 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2011.

References

^ "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.
"2011 National College Football Awards Association Finalists" (PDF). National College Football Awards Association. November 21, 2011. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
^ "Virginia Tech and Clemson Dominate All-ACC Football Teams". Atlantic Coast Conference. November 28, 2011. Archived from the original on December 9, 2012. Retrieved December 3, 2011.
"FSU punter Shawn Powell named consensus All-American". OrlandoSentinel. December 21, 2011. Archived from the original on January 18, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2011.

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