2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

2016 Florida State Seminoles football
2016 Florida State Seminoles football
Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 33–32 vs. Michigan
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 8
AP	No. 8
Record	10–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (7th as head coach, 10th overall season);
Co-offensive coordinators	Lawrence Dawsey (3rd as coordinator, 10th overall season); Randy Sanders (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall season);
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall season)
Base defense	3-4/Nickel
Captain	Dalvin Cook; Roderick Johnson; Sean Maguire; Freddie Stevenson; DeMarcus Walker; Marquez White
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by seventh-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. Home games were played at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division

CoachesNo. 8

APNo. 8

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2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#	7	–	1	14	–	1
No. 21 Louisville x	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 8 Florida State	5	–	3	10	–	3
NC State	3	–	5	7	–	6
Wake Forest	3	–	5	7	–	6
Boston College	2	–	6	7	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy	6	–	2	10	–	4
North Carolina	5	–	3	8	–	5
No. 20 Miami (FL)	5	–	3	9	–	4
Pittsburgh	5	–	3	8	–	5
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	9	–	4
Duke	1	–	7	4	–	8
Virginia	1	–	7	2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
# – College Football Playoff champion $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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In 2015, the Seminoles won 10 games and appeared in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Safety Jalen Ramsey and kicker Roberto Aguayo went on to be selected in the NFL draft.

Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Dalvin Cook, Derwin James, Roderick Johnson and DeMarcus Walker were named pre-season All-Americans.^[1] In the pre-season media poll, Florida State was picked to finish second in the ACC Atlantic and Dalvin Cook was picked as runner-up for ACC Player of the Year^[2] while Cook, Roderick Johnson, Travis Rudolph, DeMarcus Walker, and Derwin James were named to the pre-season All-ACC team.^[3]

Florida State finished the regular season with nine wins and was picked to play in the Orange Bowl, a fifth straight appearance in a major bowl game, where they defeated Michigan to finish with double digit wins for the fifth straight season and secure a top ten finish in the polls. During the season, the Seminoles notched their seventh consecutive win over Miami and their fourth consecutive win over Florida, making this senior class the first to go unbeaten against their rivals. Defensive end DeMarcus Walker and running back Dalvin Cook were named consensus All-Americans.^[4]

The season was documented on Showtime's A Season with Florida State Football.^[5]

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College recruiting information (2016)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Ricky Aguayo K	Montverde, Florida	Montverde Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	N/A	Jun 6, 2015
Ricky Aguayo K	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Walvenski Aime DT	Boca Raton, Florida	Fort Scott C.C.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	N/A	Oct 5, 2015
Walvenski Aime DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Arnold OT	Winter Haven, Florida	Winter Haven Senior HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	336 lb (152 kg)	N/A	Dec 12, 2015
Mike Arnold OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Ball OT	Fredericksburg, Virginia	Stafford Senior HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	N/A	Jun 5, 2015
Josh Ball OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Carlos Becker DB	Kissimmee, Florida	Osceola HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.43	Feb 3, 2016
Carlos Becker DB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Boselli OG	Jacksonville, Florida	Episcopal HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Apr 16, 2015
Andrew Boselli OG	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joshua Brown LB	Charlotte, North Carolina	Mallard Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Sep 21, 2014
Joshua Brown LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brian Burns DE	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	American Heritage HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Brian Burns DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Landon Dickerson OT	Hudson, North Carolina	South Caldwell HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Landon Dickerson OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keith Gavin WR	Crawfordville, Florida	Wakulla HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	N/A	Jan 29, 2016
Keith Gavin WR	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Henry QB	Long Beach, California	Long Beach Poly HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Nov 13, 2014
Malik Henry QB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dontavious Jackson ILB	Houston, Texas	Alief Elsik HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Dontavious Jackson ILB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Baveon Johnson OC	Lakeland, Florida	Lake Gibson HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Mar 11, 2015
Baveon Johnson OC	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keion Joyner LB	Havelock, North Carolina	Havelock HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jan 2, 2016
Keion Joyner LB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shavar Manuel DT	Bradenton, Florida	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Shavar Manuel DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Meyers CB	New Orleans, Louisiana	Holy Cross HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Jun 11, 2015
Kyle Meyers CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gabe Nabers ATH	Valdosta, Georgia	Lowndes HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Jan 25, 2016
Gabe Nabers ATH	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amir Rasul RB	Miami, Florida	Coral Gables Senior HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jul 27, 2015
Amir Rasul RB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Emmett Rice OLB	Miami, Florida	Norland HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Feb 4, 2015
Emmett Rice OLB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Janarius Robinson DE	Panama City, Florida	Bay HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	N/A	Sep 21, 2014
Janarius Robinson DE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Levonta Taylor CB	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Ocean Lakes HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	N/A	Apr 3, 2015
Levonta Taylor CB	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Logan Tyler K	Nixa, Missouri	Nixa HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	N/A	Jun 6, 2015
Logan Tyler K	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Naseir Upshur TE	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Imhotep Institute	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	N/A	Sep 1, 2015
Naseir Upshur TE	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jauan Williams OT	Washington, D.C.	Archbishop Carroll HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Jauan Williams OT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cedric Wood DT	Tallahassee, Florida	Godby HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	309 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Feb 22, 2014
Cedric Wood DT	Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 4 Rivals: 2 247Sports: 2 ESPN: 1
‡ Refers to 40-yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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 2016 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "2016 Florida State Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "2016 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Gold	0	14	0	10	24
Garnet	0	3	7	14	24

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
2	9	41	Dalvin Cook	Running back	Minnesota Vikings
2	19	51	DeMarcus Walker	Defensive end	Denver Broncos
5	16	160	Roderick Johnson	Offensive tackle	Cleveland Browns
6	33	216	Marquez White	Cornerback	Dallas Cowboys

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (5)	3 (4)	2 (4)	13	12	23	14	13	12	19	20	17	15	12	10	8
Coaches	4 (1)	3	2 (1)	14	12	21	16	15	14	19	18	15	14	12	10	8
CFP	Not released									22	18	17	14	12	11	Not released

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Ole Miss*	No. 4	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff)	ESPN	W 45–34	63,042
September 10	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 (FCS) Charleston Southern*	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCRSN	W 52–8	75,831
September 17	Noon	at No. 10 Louisville	No. 2	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY (College GameDay)	ABC	L 20–63	55,632
September 24	Noon	at South Florida*	No. 13	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ABC	W 55–35	61,665
October 1	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 35–37	77,584
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 23	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 20–19	65,685
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 17–6	77,102
October 29	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	L 34–37	78,025
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 22	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	W 24–20	57,789
November 11	7:30 p.m.	Boston College	No. 18	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	W 45–7	73,917
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	ABC/ESPN2	W 45–14	32,340
November 26	8:00 p.m.	No. 15 Florida*	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 31–13	78,342
December 30	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Michigan*	No. 11	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	W 33–32	67,432
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

Before the season

Returning

Departures

Recruiting class

After the season

NFL draft

Coaching staff

Media

Rankings

Schedule

Game summaries

Ole Miss

Charleston Southern

Louisville

South Florida

North Carolina

Miami (FL)

Wake Forest

Clemson

NC State

Boston College

Syracuse

Florida

Orange Bowl: Michigan

Awards

Watchlists

Honors

All-ACC

All-Americans

References

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Name	Selection
Roderick Johnson*	First Team (Offense)
Dalvin Cook*	First Team (Offense)
DeMarcus Walker*	First Team (Defense)
Tarvarus McFadden*	First Team (Defense)
Travis Rudolph*	Second Team (Offense)
Kareem Are*	Second Team (Offense)
Derrick Nnadi*	Third Team/First Team (Defense)
Wilson Bell	Honorable Mention (Offense)
Alec Eberle	Honorable Mention (Offense)
Ricky Aguayo*	Honorable Mention (Offense)
Demarcus Christmas	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Marquez White	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Matthew Thomas	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Jacob Pugh	Honorable Mention (Defense)
Trey Marshall	Honorable Mention (Defense)
*indicates selection by media and coaches

Name	AP	AFCA	FWAA	TSN	WCFF	USA Today	Athlon	CBS	ESPN	SI
Dalvin Cook†	1st^[55]	1st^[56]	1st^[55]	1st^[57]	1st^[57]	1st^[57]	1st^[58]	1st^[59]	1st^[55]	2nd^[57]
DeMarcus Walker	2nd^[55]	1st^[56]		1st^[57]	1st^[57]	1st^[57]	1st^[58]	2nd^[59]		2nd^[57]
Roderick Johnson		2nd^[56]		2nd^[57]	1st^[57]					2nd^[57]
Tarvarus McFadden		2nd^[56]	1st^[55]		2nd^[57]
Brian Burns	Fresh.^[55]		Fresh.^[60]			Fresh.^[61]			Fresh.^[55]
Ricky Aguayo									Fresh.^[55]
†denotes unanimous selection. NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN and WCFF 1st teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Rebels	7	21	0	6	34
No. 4 Seminoles	3	10	23	9	45

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Seminoles	28	10	7	10	55
Bulls	14	0	7	14	35

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Seminoles	0	3	14	3	20
No. 10 Hurricanes	3	10	0	6	19

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	0	3	3	0	6
No. 14 Seminoles	3	7	7	0	17