2011 Florida State Seminoles football team

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

2011 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
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

See also: 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football 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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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
	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.