2016 Florida State Seminoles football team American college football season
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 .
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]
Before the season
Returning
Running back Dalvin Cook is the leading rusher in school history.
Offense
Defense
Departures
Offense
Defense
Nile Lawrence-Stample
Reggie Northrup
Terrance Smith
Lamarcus Brutus
Javien Elliott
Tyler Hunter
Tyrell Lyons
Giorgio Newberry
Jalen Ramsey
Chris Casher
Lorenzo Featherston (Medical DQ)
Special teams
Recruiting class
[ 6]
College recruiting information (2016)
Name
Hometown
High school / college
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
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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
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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
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Josh Ball OT
Fredericksburg, Virginia
Stafford Senior HS
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
297 lb (135 kg)
N/A
Jun 5, 2015
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Carlos Becker DB
Kissimmee, Florida
Osceola HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
4.43
Feb 3, 2016
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Andrew Boselli OG
Jacksonville, Florida
Episcopal HS
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
N/A
Apr 16, 2015
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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
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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
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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
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Keith Gavin WR
Crawfordville, Florida
Wakulla HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
219 lb (99 kg)
N/A
Jan 29, 2016
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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
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Dontavious Jackson ILB
Houston, Texas
Alief Elsik HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
239 lb (108 kg)
N/A
Feb 3, 2016
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Baveon Johnson OC
Lakeland, Florida
Lake Gibson HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
310 lb (140 kg)
N/A
Mar 11, 2015
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Keion Joyner LB
Havelock, North Carolina
Havelock HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
N/A
Jan 2, 2016
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Shavar Manuel DT
Bradenton, Florida
IMG Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
290 lb (130 kg)
N/A
Feb 3, 2016
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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
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Gabe Nabers ATH
Valdosta, Georgia
Lowndes HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
243 lb (110 kg)
N/A
Jan 25, 2016
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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
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Emmett Rice OLB
Miami, Florida
Norland HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
N/A
Feb 4, 2015
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Janarius Robinson DE
Panama City, Florida
Bay HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
N/A
Sep 21, 2014
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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
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Logan Tyler K
Nixa, Missouri
Nixa HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
N/A
Jun 6, 2015
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Naseir Upshur TE
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Imhotep Institute
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
N/A
Sep 1, 2015
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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
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Cedric Wood DT
Tallahassee, Florida
Godby HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
309 lb (140 kg)
N/A
Feb 22, 2014
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout : 4 Rivals : 2 247Sports : 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:
Spring game
Florida State Spring Game
Quarter
Total
Gold
0
14
0 10 24
Garnet
0
3
7 14 24
at Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida
Date : April 9Game time : 3:00 p.m. EST Game attendance : 49,913TV : ESPN3 [ 7] [ 8]
After the season
NFL draft
The following players were selected in the 2017 NFL draft :
Coaching staff
Florida State Seminoles coaches
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Support staff
Addison Lynch
Kurt Kennedy
Jeremiah Wilson
Brian Williams
Jamie Mujeni
Bert Biffani
Jerry Johnson
David Spurlock
Tino Sunseri
Matt McCutchan
Andrew Priest
Mike Warren
Mario Edwards Sr.
Florida State football is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network and the games are called by Gene Deckerhoff . In Tallahassee, games can be heard on WWOF .
Rankings
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes 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
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 11 Ole Miss * No. 4 ESPN W 45–3463,042
September 10 12:30 p.m. No. 7 (FCS ) Charleston Southern * No. 3 ACCRSN W 52–875,831
September 17 Noon at No. 10 Louisville No. 2 ABC L 20–6355,632
September 24 Noon at South Florida * No. 13 ABC W 55–3561,665
October 1 3:30 p.m. North Carolina No. 12 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN L 35–3777,584
October 8 8:00 p.m. at No. 10 Miami (FL) No. 23 ABC W 20–1965,685
October 15 3:30 p.m. Wake Forest No. 14 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN W 17–677,102
October 29 8:00 p.m. No. 3 Clemson No. 12 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ABC L 34–3778,025
November 5 7:00 p.m. at NC State No. 22 ESPNU W 24–2057,789
7:30 p.m. Boston College No. 18 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 W 45–773,917
November 19 3:30 p.m. at Syracuse No. 17 ABC/ESPN2 W 45–1432,340
November 26 8:00 p.m. No. 15 Florida * No. 14 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ABC W 31–1378,342
December 30 8:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Michigan * No. 11 ESPN W 33–3267,432
Game summaries
Ole Miss
Charleston Southern
Charleston Southern vs. Florida State
Quarter
Total
No. 7 (FCS ) Buccaneers
0
6
0 2 8
No. 3 Seminoles
28
7
14 3 52
at Doak Campbell Stadium , Tallahassee, Florida
Date : September 10Game time : 12:34 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind W 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Clear, 64% humidityGame attendance : 75,831Referee : Ron CherryTV announcers (Fox Sports Sun ) : Wes Durham (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sidelines)[ 10]
Louisville
Florida State vs. Louisville
Quarter
Total
No. 2 Seminoles
3
7
0 10 20
No. 10 Cardinals
14
21
14 14 63
at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium , Louisville, Kentucky
Date : September 17Game time : 12:06 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind S 14 mph (23 km/h) • Weather: CloudyGame attendance : 55,632Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ABC ) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)[ 11]
South Florida
Florida State vs. South Florida
Quarter
Total
No. 13 Seminoles
28
10
7 10 55
Bulls
14
0
7 14 35
at Raymond James Stadium , Tampa, Florida
Date : September 24Game time : 12:06 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Mostly SunnyGame attendance : 61,665Referee : Ron CherryTV announcers (ABC) : Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)[ 12]
North Carolina
North Carolina vs. Florida State
Quarter
Total
Tar Heels
7
14
7 9 37
No. 12 Seminoles
0
7
7 21 35
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Date : October 1Game time : 3:35 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind N 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 77,584Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ESPN) : Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sidelines)[ 13]
Miami (FL)
Florida State vs. Miami (FL)
Quarter
Total
No. 23 Seminoles
0
3
14 3 20
No. 10 Hurricanes
3
10
0 6 19
at Hard Rock Stadium , Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : October 8Game time : 8:16 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 65,685Referee : Duane HeydtTV announcers (ABC) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)[ 14]
Wake Forest
Wake Forest vs. Florida State
Quarter
Total
Demon Deacons
0
3
3 0 6
No. 14 Seminoles
3
7
7 0 17
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Date : October 15Game time : 3:35 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 83 °F (28 °C) • Wind E 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 77,102Referee : Stuart MullinsTV announcers (ESPN) : Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)[ 15]
Clemson
Clemson vs. Florida State
Quarter
Total
No. 3 Tigers
14
3
3 17 37
No. 12 Seminoles
0
14
14 6 34
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Date : October 29Game time : 8:22 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 78,025Referee : Jeff HeaserTV announcers (ABC) : Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)[ 16]
NC State
Florida State vs. NC State
Quarter
Total
No. 19 Seminoles
0
10
7 7 24
Wolfpack
7
6
7 0 20
at Carter–Finley Stadium , Raleigh, North Carolina
Date : November 5Game time : 7:02 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind N 2 mph (3.2 km/h) • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 57,789Referee : Duane HeydtTV announcers (ESPNU ) : Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst), Kevin Weidl (sidelines)[ 17]
Boston College
Boston College vs. Florida State
Quarter
Total
Eagles
0
0
0 7 7
No. 20 Seminoles
14
7
14 10 45
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Date : November 11Game time : 7:31 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 62 °F (17 °C) • Wind S 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Partly CloudyGame attendance : 73,917Referee : Gary PetersonTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Adam Amin (play-by-play), Mack Brown (analyst), Olivia Harlan (sidelines)[ 18]
Syracuse
Florida
Florida vs. Florida State
Quarter
Total
No. 13 Gators
0
3
3 7 13
No. 15 Seminoles
7
3
7 14 31
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Date : November 26Game time : 8:14 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind N 10 mph (16 km/h) • Weather: ClearGame attendance : 78,342Referee : Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ABC) : Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sidelines)[ 20]
Orange Bowl: Michigan
Michigan vs. Florida State (Orange Bowl)
Quarter
Total
No. 6 Wolverines
3
3
9 17 32
No. 10 Seminoles
17
3
0 13 33
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
Date : December 30Game time : 8:11 p.m. EST Game weather : Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind N 11 mph (18 km/h) • Weather: Mostly CloudyGame attendance : 67,432Referee : Matt AustinTV announcers (ESPN) : Steve Levy (play-by-play), Brian Griese (analyst), Todd McShay (sidelines)[ 21]
Awards
Bronko Nagurski Award finalist [ 22]
Tarvarus McFadden
Dalvin Cook
DeMarcus Walker
Maxwell Award semifinalist
Dalvin Cook
Walter Camp Award semifinalist [ 22]
Dalvin Cook
Watchlists
Jimbo Fisher
Alec Eberle
Derwin James
Dalvin Cook
Derwin James
DeMarcus Walker
Ryan Izzo
Roderick Johnson
Derwin James
DeMarcus Walker
Derwin James
Kermit Whitfield
Travis Rudolph
Alec Eberle
Dalvin Cook
Dalvin Cook
Derwin James
DeMarcus Walker
Roderick Johnson
Dalvin Cook
Deondre Francois
Honors
Weekly awards
Player
Award
Date Awarded
Ref.
Deondre Francois
ACC Offensive Back of the Week ACC Rookie of the Week Freshman Player of the Week Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week
ACC Rookie of the Week
ACC Rookie of the Week
ACC Co-Rookie of the Week
September 5, 2016 October 8, 2016 October 15, 2016 November 5, 2016
[ 40] [ 41] [ 42] [ 43]
DeMarcus Walker
ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week National Player of the Week Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week
ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week
September 5, 2016 November 5, 2016
[ 40] [ 43]
Derwin James
ACC Defensive Back of the Week
September 5, 2016
[ 40]
Ricky Aguayo
ACC Specialist of the Week Lou Groza Award Star of the Week
September 5, 2016
[ 40]
Travis Rudolph
ACC Receiver of the Week
ACC Receiver of the Week
September 10, 2016 October 15, 2016
[ 44] [ 42]
Roderick Johnson
ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week
ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week
September 24, 2016 November 19, 2016
[ 45] [ 46]
Dalvin Cook
ACC Offensive Back of the Week
ACC Offensive Back of the Week TaxSlayer Bowl Player of the Week
Orange Bowl MVP
October 8, 2016 November 19, 2016 December 30, 2016
[ 41] [ 46]
Derrick Nnadi
ACC Co-defensive Lineman of the Week
October 29, 2016
[ 47]
Nyqwan Murray
ACC Receiver of the Week
November 5, 2016
[ 43]
Brian Burns
ACC Rookie of the Week
November 19, 2016
[ 46]
All-ACC
[ 53] [ 54]
All-Americans
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