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Bowl-ing 'Em Over!​

Florida State Caps Off Successful Season with Bowl Win​

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2015 Florida State Seminoles Preview​

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Offense​

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Junior Jameis Winston returns with a National Championship under his belt while at the helm of the Noles but Senior Jacob Coker will be pushing him to continue to produce or he will sit on the bench.

Mario Pender will be the featured back this year with Steve Gardner, Matt Palmer and Collin Stratton spilling him.

The WR group lost most of the known names to everyone but Kelvin Benjamin returns this year as the number one taget and threat at 6'6" then Randy Holmes and Eddie Johnson will be in the two and three slots while Rob Poe and Marvin Bracy share the 4th and 5th depth chart. TE Christo Kourtzidis should replace Nick O'Leary well and this receiving corps should be solid.

The offensive line will be one of the youngest in the nation, Fr, RS Fr, RS So, RS Sr, RS Fr but grade out well overall: 80, 81, 82, 89, 86. The should take their bumps and bruises along the way but the should be able to produce another top 25 offense.

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Defense​

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Mario Edwards and Giorgio Newberry return after another year in the program. Edwards has provided more on the field and registered 6.5 sacks last year after having 9.0 the previous. Neal Harris is now in his junior year after coming in highly touted as a recruit in which he has provided 4.5 sacks with 14 tackles in his young career and should get some help along side fellow DT Carl Walker.

Ukeme Eligwe and Terrance Smith return from the clean up crew from a year ago and add in Reggie Northup. You might get to see Steve Williams on the field a little bit as a freshman he brings in an excellent first step, exploding to the hole forcing the back to pick a direction for the containment to swallow him up.

The secondary is led by Keelin Smith at cornerback who comes back after testing the NFL waters and will look to add to his 12 interception mark. The defense loses award winner Karlos Williams at SS but the debut of Kelvin Hicks last year at FS will make up for his loss. PJ Williams will hold down the SS spot along with getting a contribution from Nick Morris.

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Newcomer of the Year​

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Steve Williams might be the player that will see the most game time.​

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DJ and Aaron will battle it out in future years for the right at QB.​

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Colin's explosiveness and speed will be hard to keep the freshman off the field in certain formations.​

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Recruiting Class Update​

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Outlook​

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Florida State sat out and conquered what they wanted to do last year, so this team has a large target on it their back to be stopped from repeating. It is a very talented team but young in certain positions so a let down might be evident but Coach Knight will have this team prepared to play each and every week. They will be prepared to take everyone's best shot and at the end of the day they will look for the dust to settle and see where they are. Another birth in the ACC Championship is always the first goal, where can this team go after that?

User Opponents​

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Key Games​

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House Broken​

Florida State downs South Carolina on their own turf 30-14​

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Ronald Darby takes back the opening kick, one of his two kick returns for a TD.​

Columbia, SC-- Things did not start well for the South Carolina Gamecocks for the 2015 year, as they would open the year within the first ten seconds down 7-0 to the defending champions. They were not rattled though as Cocky put together over a four minute drive to tie the game up at sevens. Then they had to kickoff again and Darby did it to them again! Florida State would then go on to add a FG to push the lead to 17-7, South Carolina wouldn't give in just yet as they scored with 0:56 left before halftime to trim the lead to 3. The Noles weren't done for the first half as they march into FG range to extend the lead to 20-14 going into half.

South Carolina started with the ball and couldn't get anything going. FSU put the ball into Pender's hands and let him do most of the work in the second half as he punched in a TD in the 3rd to take a commanding 27-14 lead before adding another FG in the fourth to win 30-14.

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First Quarter​

6:50 TD FSU Ronald Darby CB #30 104 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

2:24 TD S Car James McNeil FB #24 2 yard TD (Landon Ard K #47 kick)​

2:13 TD FSU Ronald Darby CB #30 106 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Second Quarter​

4:41 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 35 yard FG​

0:56 TD S Car KJ Brent WR #80 3 yard TD from Daniel Bryant QB #5 (Landon Ard K #47 kick)​

0:00 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 20 yard FG​

Third Quarter​

4:47 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 4 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Fourth Quarter​

6:57 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 17 yard FG​

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D. Bryant 23/34 237 Yards TD INT, 5 Att 4 Yards​

J. Winston 7/9 146 Yards, Att 10 Yards​

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J. McNeil 6 Att 12 Yards TD​

M. Davis 7 Att 8 Yards​

M. Pender 24 Att 112 Yards TD​

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K. Brent 6 Rec 58 Yards TD​

C. Goolsby 5 Rec 54 Yards​

D. Byrd 5 Rec 53 Yards​

C. Redd 3 Rec 40 Yards​

M. Davis 3 Rec 19 Yards​

K. Benjamin 3 Rec 93 Yards​

R. Poe 2 Rec 30 Yards​

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S. Royster 5 Tackles​

M. Harris 5 Tackles​

K. Hicks 4 Tackles​

C. Walker 3 Tackles Sack​

P. Williams 3 Tackles INT​

M. Edwards 2 Tackles FF​

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#85 phantom tackle, allowed Ronald Darby to score his second KR TD.​

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Mario Pender punches in his lone TD on the day but chipped in 112 yards.​

Seminoles Improve to 2-0
Tallahassee is buzzing following a 41-14 win over LSU​

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Mario Pender had large holes to run though, while rushing for 131 Yards.​

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First Quarter
6:21 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 74 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
2:55 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 2 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
2:42 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 3 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Second Quarter
3:14 TD LSU Thomas Bailey WR #89 13 yard TD from Corey Arnold QB #2 (Jimmy Bowie K #19 kick)
Third Quarter
6:23 TD FSU PJ Williams SS #25 19 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
5:53 TD LSU Brett Anderson HB #22 55 yard TD (Jimmy Bowie K #19 kick)
2:55 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 38 yard FG
0:47 TD FSU Ukeme Eligwe MLB #45 31 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Fourth Quarter
4:37 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 36 yard FG​

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J. Winston 14/19 174 Yards
C. Arnold 16/36 267 Yards TD 6 INTs

M. Pender 16 Att 131 Yards 3 TDs
B. Anderson 9 Att 95 Yards TD

K. Benjamin 5 Rec 82 Yards
E. Johnson 3 Rec 40 Yards
C. Kourtzidis 3 Rec 34 Yards
T. Bailey 7 Rec 135 Yards TD

K. Hicks 5 Tackles INT FF
U. Eligwe 4 Tackles Sack INT
K. Smith 2 INTs
C. Walker 2 Tackles Sack FF
D. Grimes 3 Tackles
L. Palmer 3 Tackles Sack
E. Smith Sack​

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Mario Pender with a jump cut, sending #54 by on his way into the endzone. ​

Not Even a Contest​

Hokies are embarrassed following a 49-3 shellacking by Florida State​

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Mario Pender breaks #11 tackle and carries in #97 for one of his three TDs.​

Tallahassee, FL-- Virginia Tech was looking to rebound after a shellacking they received not long ago in the ACC Title game but you just don't come into Doak Campbell Stadium and expect to do that. The Hokies did take the opening possession down the field but ended up stalling out and put three on the board to take the early lead. On a drive that had the Seminoles on their heels for the most part with a new attacking style of offense. On FSU's first drive they faced an early third down and VT would have gotten off the field but left a window just open enough for Winston to his Benjamin off a go route in which he was pressed, 61 yards later FSU was up 7-3 and didn't look back. Mario Pender Jr rushed for anouther 100+ yards and added 3 TDs to his resume. Both teams combined for 12 passes and 64 rushes. Virginia Tech was negative 4 in the turnover battle, putting the ball on the ground three times while throwing one interception. FSU moves their home win streak to 19 games.

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First Quarter​

3:02 FG VT Conor Goulding K #48 51 yard FG​

1:18 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 61 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Second Quarter​

3:03 TD FSU Jameis Winston QB #13 7 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

0:06 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 8 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Third Quarter​

3:01 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 2 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

1:26 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 14 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

1:19 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 3 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Fourth Quarter​

5:42 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 1 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick) ​

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J. Winston 5/6 119 Yards TD, Att 7 Yards TD​

B. King 1/2 3 Yards​

A. Herring 0/4 INT​

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M. Pender 26 Att 115 Yards 3 TDs​

S. Gardner 7 Att 21 Yards 2 TDs​

A. Herring 11 Att 28 Yards​

M. Holmes 10 Att 15 Yards​

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K. Benjamin 4 Rec 100 Yards TD​

M. Holmes Rec 3 Yards​

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K. Hicks 4 Tackles​

P. Williams 4 Tackles INT FF​

N. Harris 3 Tackles​

C. Miller 2 Tackles FF​

M. Edwards 2 Tackles Sack​

M. Cole 4 Tackles​

R. Vandyke 4 Tackles​

M. Battle 3 Tackles​

B. Black 3 Tackles​

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Mario Pender finds another well blocked hole for one of his three TDs on the day​

A Much-Needed Win​

Florida State walks off with a 24-10 victory over Syracuse​

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Mario Pender runs wild, 220 yards on 16 carries​

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First Quarter​

1:43 TD FSU Christo Kourtzidis TE #85 1 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Third Quarter​

4:35 TD FSU PJ Williams SS #25 86 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

2:01 FG SU Alex Joseph K #19 35 yard FG​

Fourth Quarter​

6:56 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 33 yard FG​

4:11 TD SU Tony Bates HB #29 7 yard TD (Alex Joseph K #19 kick)​

2:03 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 27 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

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J. Winston 10/15 117 Yards TD INT​

M. Jones 20/31 213 Yards 3 INTs​

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M. Pender 16 Att 220 Yards TD​

T. Bates 17 Att 120 Yards TD​

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C. Kourtzidis 4 Rec 24 Yards TD​

M. Hill 4 Rec 74 Yards​

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P. Williams 6 Tackles INT​

R. Scott 4 Tackles 2 INTs​

D. Maxey 4 Tackles INT​

On the Warpath!
Seminoles shut down Pittsburgh 41-0​

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Mario Pender had 21 carries going for 111 yards with a TD​

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First Quarter
3:54 TD FSU Marvin Bracy WR #87 84 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
2:47 TD FSU Jameis Winston QB #13 69 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Second Quarter
5:11 TD FSU Eric Johnson WR #81 37 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
1:01 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 36 yard FG
Fourth Quarter
6:57 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 21 yard FG
1:56 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 6 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
1:16 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 5 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

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T. Anderson 7/14 50 Yards INT
J. Winston 8/10 129 Yards TD, 8 Att 69 Yards TD

R. Shell 6 Att 19 Yards
M. Pender 21 Att 111 Yards TD
S. Gardner 5 Att 25 Yards TD

D. Patton 3 Rec 17 Yards
E. Johnson 2 Rec 47 Yards TD

S. Gooden 3 Tackles Sack
K. Williams 2 Tackles Sack
U. Eligwe 3 Tackles Sack
J. Leierer 2 Tackles 2 Sacks
K. Smith INT
M. Edwards Tackle Sack FF​

Marching Along​

Seminoles travel to Chestnut Hill, finish off Boston College to improve to 6-0​

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Large holes to get to the second level allowed Pender to rush for over 100 yards with 2 TDs ​

Chestnut Hill, MA-- How would Florida State fair after shutting out Pittsburgh, traveling to Boston College and playing the Eagles one before hosting the Miami Hurricanes. A game that would almost have a feel of a so called "trap game," but the Florida State coaches didn't allow that to happen. Boston College would win the toss and defer to the Seminoles and they took the ball. Marching right down the field, Winston would hit WR Holmes on a nice post route to go up 7-0 early. By halftime it was quickly 28-0 after two non offensive TDs were scored in the second quarter, a punt return and an interception returned by Kelvin Hicks. BC put together a few nice drives in the second half but they would stall out of end in a turnover.

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First Quarter​

4:47 TD FSU Randy Holmes WR #83 16 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

0:41 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 2 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Second Quarter​

6:26 TD FSU Marvin Bracy WR #87 63 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

0:31 TD FSU Kelvin Hicks FS #23 56 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Third Quarter​

3:54 TD BC Michael Giacone TE #86 5 yard TD from Christian Suntrup QB #13 (John Ryan P #18 kick)​

1:06 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 4 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Fourth Quarter​

2:01 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 22 yard FG ​

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C. Suntrup 13/18 120 Yards TD 2 INTs​

L. Hawkins 6/11 40 Yards 2 INTs​

J. Winston 8/13 140 Yards TD, 8 Att 21 Yards​

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L. Lewis 7 Att 37 Yards​

M. Pender 18 Att 122 Yards 2 TDs​

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B. Wall 8 Rec 75 Yards​

B. Mays 5 Rec 46 Yards​

M. Giacone Rec 5 Yards TD​

K. Benjamin 2 Rec 52 Yards​

R. Holmes 3 Rec 42 Yards TD​

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N. Lifka 7 Tackles​

K. Borcich 4 Tackles 3 Sacks​

J. Wallace Sack​

T. Smith 5 Tackles 0 0 0​

U. Eligwe 4 Tackles 2 INTs​

R. Scott 3 Tackles INT​

K. Hicks 2 Tackles INT TD​

C. Walker 2 Tackles 2 Sacks FF​

M. Edwards Sack​

Fans Fuel the Seminoles
Florida State celebrates their 23-7 home victory over rival Miami​

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Mario Pender powers FSU to a victory with 150 yards and a touchdown.​

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First Quarter
4:47 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 44 yard FG
Second Quarter
5:38 TD Miami Nick Robinson WR #85 97 yard TD from Stephen Green QB #10 (Darius Rich K #15 kick)
2:36 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 42 yard FG
0:55 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 81 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:00 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 38 yard FG
Third Quarter
5:40 TD FSU Marvin Bracy WR #87 77 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

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J. Winston 9/14 133 Yards INT
S. Green 15/26 268 Yards TD INT

M. Pender 18 Att 150 Yards TD
D. Crawford 6 Att 17 Yards

R. Holmes 3 Rec 54 Yards
K. Benjamin 3 Rec 49 Yards
N. Robinson 2 Rec 105 Yards TD
G. Kidd 4 Rec 64 Yards
J. Lawrence 4 Rec 54 Yards
M. Lewis 4 Rec 37 Yards

T. Smith 5 Tackles Sack FF
K. Hicks 4 Tackles INT
C. Walker Sack
M. Edwards Sack
D. Bush 6 Tackles
D. Hoilett Sack
S. Anderson Sack
S. Walker INT​

Streak Still Alive​

Seminoles are still undefeated as they edge out Wake Forest 24-16​

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Kelvin Benjamin catches a pass and turns it into six! ​

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First Quarter​

6:49 TD FSU Ronald Darby CB #30 105 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

4:50 FG Wake Brad Poe K #13 38 yard FG​

Second Quarter​

6:56 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 5 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

5:20 TD Wake Sherman Ragland III WR #26 48 yard TD from Kevin Sousa QB #8 (Brad Poe K #13 kick)​

0:33 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 32 yard FG​

Third Quarter​

5:12 FG Wake Brad Poe K #13 21 yard FG​

Fourth Quarter​

5:19 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 11 yard TD from Jacob Coker QB #14 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

3:37 FG Wake Brad Poe K #13 50 yard FG​

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K. Sousa 12/17 226 Yards TD 2 INTs​

J. Winston 14/22 153 Yards TD INT​

J. Coker 1/1 11 Yards TD​

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D. Jefferson 5 Att 67 Yards​

D. Martin 14 Att 19 Yards​

M. Pender 21 Att 134 Yards​

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S. Ragland III 6 Rec 168 Yards TD​

K. Benjamin 6 Rec 96 Yards 2 TDs​

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A. Ramsey 5 Tackles Sack​

R. Janvion 4 Tackles INT​

K. Hicks 9 Tackles​

U. Eligwe 6 Tackles 2 Sacks​

G. Newberry 2 Tackles Sack​

M. Edwards 2 Tackles 2 Sacks​

R. Northrup FF​

R. Scott Tackle INT​

A. Young INT​

On A Roll
Florida State (9-0) is rolling through their schedule​

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Mario Pender spins out of a tackle and rushes 75 yards for the touchdown ​

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First Quarter
4:46 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 36 yard FG
2:43 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 75 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Second Quarter
5:48 TD FSU Randy Holmes WR #83 25 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:00 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 36 yard FG
Third Quarter
4:28 TD FSU Jameis Winston QB #13 13 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
3:41 TD FSU Rob Poe WR #84 59 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
2:35 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 38 yard TD
2:10 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 0 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:00 FG NCSU Jason Robinson K #17 29 yard FG
Fourth Quarter
0:57 TD NCSU Phil Gore WR #82 25 yard TD from Brian Taylor QB #15 (Jason Robinson K #17 kick)​

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J. Winston 8/11 151 Yards 2 TDs, rush TD
B. Taylor 20/31 194 Yards TD 5 INTs

M. Pender 11 Att 207 Yards 2 TDs
S. Gardner 9 Att 75 Yards TD
B. Johnson Att 7 Yards

R. Poe Rec 59 Yards TD
R. Holmes 2 Rec 34 Yards TD
T. Adams 8 Rec 89 Yards
X. Griffin 3 Rec 40 Yards
P. Gore Rec 25 Yards TD

P. Williams 4 Tackles 2 INTs
U. Eligwe 4 Tackles Sack
K. Hicks 3 Tackles INT
M. Edwards 2 Sacks
N. Morris 2 Tackle INT
N. Harris Sack
G. Newberry Sack
K. Smith INT
J. Sessoms 4 Tackles
C. Gray 2 Tackles 2 Sacks
T. Knox Sack
K. Hooker Sack
B. Dodd Sack​

Tigers Limp Out of Tallahassee
Tallahassee is rocking following a 31-21 beating of rival Clemson​

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Mario Pender dives for the endzone​

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Second Quarter
6:27 FG Clem Lou Bishop K #10 34 yard FG
4:20 FG Clem Lou Bishop K #10 55 yard FG
2:33 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 2 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:55 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 39 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Third Quarter
5:11 TD Clem Charone Peake WR #19 7 yard TD from Brandon Pearson QB #18 (2-Pt)
4:20 TD FSU Rob Poe WR #84 36 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
2:35 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 51 yard FG
Fourth Quarter
5:34 TD Clem Charone Peake WR #19 14 yard TD from Brandon Pearson QB #18 (Lou Bishop K #10 kick)
3:03 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 51 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

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J. Winston 12/24 297 Yards 2 TDs 2 INTs
B. Pearson 13/24 95 Yards 2 TDs

M. Pender 13 Att 139 Yards 2 TDs
S. Gardner 5 Att 86 Yards
C. Garcia 25 Att 183 Yards
T. Anderson 6 Att 28 Yards

K. Benjamin 3 Rec 105 Yards TD
R. Holmes 5 Rec 89 Yards
C. Kourtzidis 2 Rec 63 Yards
R. Poe Rec 36 Yards TD
C. Peake 3 Rec 25 Yards 2 TDs

U. Eligwe 10 Tackles
R. Scott 4 Tackles
M. Edwards Sack
N. Harris Sack
T. Blanks 6 Tackles 2 INTs FF
C. Yates 4 Tackles
J. Maybank 2 Sacks
C. Mitchell Sack
C. Mauldin Sack
S. Young Sack
L. Townsend Sack​

Total Domination!
Seminoles continue to win as they clobber Maryland 59-14​

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Winston throws a strike to Kelvin Benjamin for six​

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First Quarter
5:01 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 7 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
3:21 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 18 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
1:25 TD FSU Randy Holmes WR #83 7 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Second Quarter
2:34 TD FSU Christo Kourtzidis TE #85 17 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:02 TD FSU Antoine Young CB #22 57 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Third Quarter
5:33 TD Terps Trenton Davis TE #89 20 yard TD from Perry Hills QB #11 (William Hall K #4 kick)
1:48 TD FSU Christo Kourtzidis TE #85 37 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
1:00 TD Terps Brandon Ross HB #45 4 yard TD (William Hall K #4 kick)
Fourth Quarter
6:51 TD FSU Jameis Winston QB #13 58 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
5:08 TD FSU Randy Holmes WR #83 42 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
1:28 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 33 yard FG ​

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P. Hills 16/29 205 Yards TD 4 INTs
J. Winston 14/16 251 Yards 5 TDs INT, 7 Att 105 Yards TD

B. Ross 8 Att 59 Yards TD
S. Gardner 16 Att 96 Yards TD

T. Davis 5 Rec 78 Yards TD
T. Cheeseboro 5 Rec 75 Yards
R. Holmes 4 Rec 81 Yards 2 TDs
C. Kourtzidis 3 Rec 70 Yards 2 TDs
K. Benjamin 3 Rec 46 Yards TD

L. Foreman 4 Tackles
M. Canady 2 Tackles INT
A. Edwards Sack
J. Gross Sack
Q. Jefferson Sack
T. Smith FF
R. Scott INT
P. Williams 3 Tackles Sack
N. Morris INT
K. Hicks INT
J. Leierer Sack
M. Edwards Sack
G. Newberry Sack
A. Young INT​

Seminoles Easily Handle Gators
Florida State hardly breaks a sweat against the hated Gators​

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Kelvin Benjamin with a huge catch against the Gators that turns into six​

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First Quarter
3:16 TD FSU Jameis Winston QB #13 15 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:00 FG UF Erik Brown K #3 52 yard FG
Second Quarter
4:28 TD FSU Matt Palmer HB #33 7 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
Third Quarter
2:43 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 48 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

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S. Mornhinweg 9/19 99 Yards 2 INTs, 5 Att 20 Yards
J. Winston 9/14 170 Yards TD, 12 Att 46 Yards TD

S. Gardner 15 Att 97 Yards
M. Palmer 4 Att 7 Yards TD

L. Pittman 4 Rec 57 Yards
K. Benjamin 4 Rec 127 Yards TD

T. Beck 6 Tackles
Q. Williams 3 Tackles 2 Sacks
B. Hines Sack
K. Jackson Sack
U. Eligwe 5 Tackles
M. Edwards 2 Tackles Sack
P. Williams INT
N. Morris INT​

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Removing All Doubt
Florida State proves to be the better team in their rematch with Miami​

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Ronald Darby returns the opening kickoff for six​

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First Quarter
6:50 TD FSU Ronald Darby CB #30 97 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
3:34 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 2 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
1:51 TD Miami Nick Robinson WR #85 23 yard TD from Stephen Green QB #10 (Darius Rich K #15 kick)
Second Quarter
1:04 TD FSU Steve Gardner HB #26 3 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:01 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 43 yard FG
Third Quarter
4:38 FG FSU Bruce Washington K #11 39 yard FG​

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J. Winston 4/6 62 Yards, 8 Att 29 Yards
S. Green 14/32 159 Yards TD

S. Gardner 21 Att 121 Yards 2 TDs
R. Johnson 5 Att 61 Yards

R. Holmes Rec 30 Yards
N. Taylor 4 Rec 54 Yards
J. Lawrence 3 Rec 24 Yards
N. Robinson 2 Rec 23 Yards TD

K. Hicks 4 Tackles
T. Smith Sack
C. Walker Sack
N. Harris Sack
R. Williams 5 Tackles
D. Hoilett Sack​

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Bowl'ed Over!​

Florida State goes home empty-handed after BCS National Championship loss​

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Florida State fails to defend their national championship and Notre Dame stops their win streak at 27.​

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First Quarter​

6:49 TD ND Jonathan Griffin CB #2 103 yard TD (Kyle Brindza K #27 kick)​

3:05 TD ND Amir Carlisle HB #29 61 yard TD (Kyle Brindza K #27 kick)​

1:26 TD FSU Randy Holmes WR #83 16 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Second Quarter​

0:38 FG ND Kyle Brindza K #27 43 yard FG​

0:04 TD FSU Mario Pender HB #21 1 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Third Quarter​

0:03 TD FSU Kelvin Benjamin WR #1 35 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Fourth Quarter​

3:28 TD ND Davonte Neal WR #19 20 yard TD from Gunner Kiel QB #1 (Kyle Brindza K #27 kick)​

0:00 TD ND Beau Keller SS #15 103 yard TD (Kyle Brindza K #27 kick)​

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G. Kiel 15/19 155 Yards TD INT​

J. Winston 11/19 224 Yards 2 TDs 2 INTs​

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A. Carlisle 11 Att 128 Yards TD​

M. Pender 19 Att 137 Yards TD​

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D. Neal 3 Rec 54 Yards TD​

A. Carlisle 5 Rec 40 Yards​

K. Benjamin 5 Rec 119 Yards TD​

R. Holmes 4 Rec 83 Yards TD​

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I. Williams 6 Tackles 3 Sacks​

B. Keller 3 Tackles INT​

D. Givens 3 Tackles Sack​

K. Johnson Sack​

J. Brown INT​

K. Hicks 5 Tackles​

P. Williams INT​

R. Scott FF​

C. Casher Sack​

J. Leierer Sack​

N. Harris FF​

KnightNoles, great season man. Awesome job winning 27 games in a row. Very impressive, especially because of all the talented players in the league.

2016 Florida State Seminoles Preview​

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Offense​

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RS Senior Jameis Winston returns with a bitter loss in the National Championship game after throwing a pick in the endzone and failing to defend the title.

Mario Pender enters into his senior year and like last year will be the featured back with Steve Gardner, Matt Palmer and Collin Stratton spilling him.

The WR group lost most of the known names but Randy Holmes and Eddie Johnson will take over the #1 and #2 while Rob Poe will play the slot. TE Christo Kourtzidis is the main TE target while Phillip Waters will see a few targets come his way.

The offensive line did some growing up but will still be one of the youngest in the nation, Fr, RS So, RS Jr, Fr, RS So but grade out well overall: 79, 86, 87, 80, 91.

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Defense​

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Jayson Leierer and Cole West take charge as the defensive ends for this years team. Neal Harris is in his senior campaign after landing in Tallahassee as highly touted recruit and should get some help along side fellow DT Carl Walker and DT Anthony Taylor.

Incoming freshman Antone Phillips will get the start at MLB and will go with Garrett McNeal in 2 MLB sets. LOLB will be manned by RS Fr Dominic Landry and ROLB will be played by Junior Chris Rodriguez.

Talented CB Ryan Scott makes his way along with RS So Antoine Young with the nickel and dime backs going to have grow up quickly. Kelvin Hicks has proved to be the next great FSU safety and will help erase the mistakes the corners and linebackers make along side PJ Williams will hold down the SS spot along with getting a contribution from Nick Morris and CJ Miller.

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Newcomer of the Year​

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Phillips will start at MLB and by the time his career is over, opponents will be wondering how old this kid is. He should blossom into a solid player and later on might develop into a superstar.​

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Cronin will see some plays in the fifth WR spot in 5 WR sets, he could possibly see some work as a number four. Even though he is ultra talented he has a lot of talent ahead of him.​

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Recruiting Class Update​

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Outlook​

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Florida State sat out and came up short in what they wanted to accomplish last year, so this team has a lot hunger to take back another Championship. It is a very talented team but young in certain positions so a let down might be evident but Coach Knight will have this team prepared to play each and every week. They will be prepared to take everyone's best shot and at the end of the day they will look for the dust to settle and see where they are. Another birth in the ACC Championship is always the first goal, where can this team go after that?

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Key Games​

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2016 Starts with a Bang​

The Seminoles manage to outlast Mississippi State 44-41 on opening weekend​

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This catch by Durbin setup the GW FG that allowed the Noles to escape.​

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First Quarter​

4:19 TD Eddie Jones WR #13 32 yard TD from Daniel Bowen QB #1 (Sam Harper P #2 kick)​

4:06 TD Mario Pender HB #21 69 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

3:11 TD Randy Gooden HB #39 62 yard TD (Sam Harper P #2 kick)​

1:28 TD Christo Kourtzidis TE #85 17 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

Second Quarter​

6:20 TD Eric Jenkins WR #87 18 yard TD from Daniel Bowen QB #1 (Sam Harper P #2 kick)​

4:52 TD Rob Poe WR #84 26 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

3:03 FG Bruce Washington K #11 45 yard FG​

0:06 TD Eric Jenkins WR #87 1 yard TD from Daniel Bowen QB #1 (Sam Harper P #2 kick)​

Third Quarter​

5:20 TD Jameis Winston QB #13 66 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

2:28 FG Bruce Washington K #11 30 yard FG​

Fourth Quarter​

5:55 FG Sam Harper P #2 35 yard FG​

4:31 TD Eric Johnson WR #81 50 yard TD from Jameis Winston QB #13 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)​

2:44 SF Mario Pender HB #21 0 yard Safety​

0:13 TD Eddie Jones WR #13 6 yard TD from Daniel Bowen QB #1 (2-Pt)​

0:00 FG Bruce Washington K #11 30 yard FG​

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J. Winston 11/15 277 Yards 3 TDs INT, 5 Att 67 Yards TD​

D. Bowen 29/36 311 Yards 4 TDs 3 INTs, 12 Att 38 Yards​

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M. Pender 16 Att 117 Yards TD​

R. Gooden 12 Att 104 Yards TD​

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R. Poe 4 Rec 110 Yards TD​

E. Johnson 2 Rec 61 Yards TD​

B. Durbin Rec 42 Yards​

C. Kourtzidis 2 Rec 41 Yards TD​

E. Jenkins 7 Rec 78 Yards 2 TDs​

E. Jones 5 Rec 72 Yards 2 TDs​

M. Brown 4 Rec 55 Yards​

S. Britt 5 Rec 40 Yards​

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K. Hicks 6 Tackles​

P. Williams 4 Tackles​

A. Phillips 4 Tackles Sack​

A. Young 3 Tackles INT​

A. Pierre 2 Tackles INT​

R. Scott 2 Tackles INT FF​

R. Brown 4 Tackles Sack​

M. Butler 3 Tackles​

D. Mayes 3 Tackles Sack​

A. George 2 Tackles INT​

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Mario Pender runs through a large hole for the 66 yard TD.​

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By A Razor's Edge
Florida State slips past Wolverines 24-20​

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DJ Gilmore came off the bench to spark FSU to the road win, throwing this GW TD pass.​

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Florida State gets the win but loses HB Mario Pender for the year and QB Jameis Winston for a few weeks.​

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First Quarter
3:14 TD Matt Palmer HB #33 5 yard TD (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:13 FG Bruce Washington K #11 40 yard FG
Second Quarter
0:00 FG Carlos Byrd K #4 36 yard FG
Third Quarter
4:12 SF Matt Palmer HB #33 0 yard Safety
3:08 TD Justin Peters HB #25 11 yard TD (2-Pt)
Fourth Quarter
4:22 TD Chris Wormley RE #47 17 yard TD (Carlos Byrd K #4 kick)
3:56 TD Billy Durbin WR #88 34 yard TD from D.J. Gilmore QB #10 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick)
0:11 TD Rob Poe WR #84 14 yard TD from D.J. Gilmore QB #10 (Bruce Washington K #11 kick) ​

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N. Silva 3/4 52 Yards INT
C. Pierce 2/5 15 Yards 3 INTs
D. Gilmore 4/6 111 Yards 2 TDs, 3 Att 28 Yards
A. Roberson 8/15 91 Yards 2 INTs
J. Winston 4/6 57 Yards

J. Peters 16 Att 108 Yards TD
C. Pierce 8 Att 29 Yards
M. Palmer 12 Att 30 Yards TD
M. Pender 5 Att 22 Yards

A. Evans 3 Rec 54 Yards
R. Poe 6 Rec 119 Yards TD
B. Durbin 2 Rec 47 Yards TD

T. Richardson 4 Tackles
P. Johnston 4 Tackles
T. Newby 3 Tackles
J. Price 3 Tackles INT
T. Strobel 2 Tackles Sack
C. Wormley INT
C. Rodriguez 5 Tackles
R. Scott 4 Tackles INT
P. Williams 4 Tackles
A. Phillips Tackles INT
J. Leierer Tackles Sack FF
A. Pierre INT
S. Cook INT​

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