Florida State Football - 1997 Year In Review |
Coaching Staff
Bobby Bowden, Head Coach
Chuck Amato, Assistant Head Coach, Linebackers
Mickey Andrews, Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Backs
Jeff Bowden, Wide Receivers
Ronnie Cottrell, Tight Ends, Recruiting Coordinator
Steve Gabbard, Graduate Assistant
Jim Gladden, Defensive Ends
Odell Haggins, Defensive Line
Jimmy Heggins, Offensive Line
John Lilly, Graduate Assistant, Defensive Backs
Mark Richt, Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks
Billy Sexton, Running Backs
Dave Van Halanger, Strength and Conditioning
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1997 FSU Football Media Guide
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1997 Florida State Signees/Newcomers
Ronald Boldin, 6-6, 270, OL, Pahokee
- Excellent athlete with the speed to play on the defensive line and the athletic skills and strength needed on the offensive side...actually began playing varsity football in the seventh grade and
has started since his freshman season...led Pahokee to the state semifinals...ran a 5.0 in the 40...has a 300 plus pound bench press, while squatting 465...named to the Class 3A all-state second team
for the second consecutive year...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...named to the Sunkist/Forrest Davis All-South first-team...also listed among Davis' Florida
Top 12...received a 9.5 on a 10 point scale from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...named All-Southeast, receiving a 5.7 on a 6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor...listed on Jamie
Newberg's "Border Wars Top 100"...selected All-Regional and rated as the No. 37 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...rated among the top 20 offensive lineman in the southeast by PrepStar...earned
honorable mention USA Today All-USA honors...listed among the top 100 nationally and No. 22 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...listed No. 18 in the Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits and No. 82 in
their top 100 nationally...checks in on St. Pete Times Blue Chip list at No. 25...also listed on the Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 and Florida Times-Union Super 75...chose FSU over Ohio State, West
Virginia, Auburn and Michigan State.
Tony Bryant, 6-4, 268, DE, Marathon
- Among the most heavily recruited junior college lineman in the country...exceptional pass rusher whose speed may enable him to earn immediate playing time...rated as the top junior college player in
Mississippi by the Jackson Clarion-Ledger...received a perfect 10 from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...rated as the No. 6 JUCO prospect by SuperPrep in their Top 100...a "Top-JUCO" transfer by
PrepStar...earned all-region and all-state honors as a freshman for the Wolves...timed under five seconds in the 40...a top 25 JUCO player by the National Recruiting Advisor...rated as the top
weakside defensive end in the Southeast by the NRA in 1994, earning a 6.0 on a 6.1 scale...also named to the 1994 NRA Preseason All-America team...already enrolled at FSU for the 1997 Spring semester.
Jeff Chaney, 6-0, 200, RB, Lake Wales
- Can play just about anywhere on the football field...projected as an outstanding safety, linebacker or running back...one of the finest athletes in the country...sat out last season to retake
SAT...a former Class 4A Player of the Year at Lake Wales High...finished third in the voting for the Florida High School Player of the Year...a two-time Class 4A all-state selection...rushed for 1,874
yards and 27 touchdowns on 174 carries as a senior...also tallied 135 tackles (85 solo), four sacks and two interceptions during his senior year...had seven interceptions as a junior...rushed for
nearly 3,000 yards and 48 touchdowns, while totaling 344 tackles, 15 sacks and 12 interceptions over his prep career...clocked at 4.4 in the 40...rated the state's No. 7 prospect by SuperPrep in
1995...as a Super Senior, played in the 1995 Florida-Georgia All-Star game...also named to the All-Southeast Region team by the National Recruiting Advisor...named the 1995 Tampa Tribune
Polk/Heartland Player of the Year...listed at No. 33 in the Tribune's top 50 state recruits of 1995...a former Florida Times-Union Super 24 selection...named to the Student Sports 1995 Florida
All-State team and to the Blue Chip All-Southeast Region team...played on two state championship football teams at Lake Wales...already enrolled at FSU for the 1997 Spring semester...chose FSU over
South Carolina.
Keith Cottrell, 6-4, 205, P, Orlando
- Considered one of the top punters in the Southeast...averaged 43.8 yards per punt last season with an average hang time between 3.8 and 4.1 seconds...an early graduate, enrolled at FSU for the 1997
spring semester...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...received a 9.5 on a 10 point scale from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...the No. 3 kicker/punter in
Florida, receiving a 5.7 on a 6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor...rated as the No. 1 punter in the Southeast by PrepStar...named to the state's top 50 recruits by the Tallahassee
Democrat...also recruited as a quarterback by other Division I schools...received the Bob Martin Scholar/Athlete award in the Orlando area...selected FSU over Florida, Tennessee, Pittsburgh and
Cincinnati.
Stacy Davis, 6-4, 205, TE, Tallahassee
- One of the top prospects in the talent rich Big Bend area...very physical player who played tight end and receiver...runs extremely well after the catch...a solid blocker...also a talented
basketball player...timed in the 40 at 4.55...can bench 300 pounds, squat 400 and has a 36 inch vertical leap...had 26 receptions for 450 yards and two touchdowns during senior season...may have been
overlooked because of Wing-T offense that high school used...an All-Southeast selection, earned a 5.7 on a 6.1 scale from the National Recruiting Advisor...as an All-Regional selection, Super-Prep's
No. 34 prospect in Florida...Tom Lemming's No. 32 prospect in the Southeast...earned a 9.75 from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five
stars...named to the Sunkist/Forrest Davis All-South second team...listed as the No. 6 athlete in the SEC region by PrepStar...listed on the Tallahassee Democrat Top 50...earned honorable mention
All-Big Bend honors from the Democrat...listed at No. 50 in the Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits.
Carver Donaldson, 6-6, 263, TE, Lakeland
- A physically imposing player as a high school senior...an early graduate, enrolled at FSU for the 1997 Spring semester...had 25 receptions and pair of touchdowns over his career in a run oriented
offense...has good strength and speed, with a 350 pound bench press and a 4.7 in the 40...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...named to the Sunkist/Forrest Davis
All-South first team...also listed among Davis' Florida Top 12...received a perfect 10.00 from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...listed on Jamie Newberg's "Border Wars Top 100"...as an
All-American, rated as the No. 16 prospect in Florida and No. 19 offensive lineman nationally by SuperPrep...named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the nation's top rated tight end...listed among the Top
100 players nationally and No. 38 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...rated the No. 1 tight end in Florida, No. 4 tight end nationally and No. 72 overall nationally, receiving a 6.0 on a 6.1 scale by
the National Recruiting Advisor...listed at No. 33 in Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits...selected as an all-american by the College Recruiting Services...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Super Southern 100, Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 and Florida Times-Union Super 75...selected FSU over Florida, Notre Dame, Penn State and Georgia Tech.
Char-ron Dorsey, 6-7, 315, DL, Jacksonville
- A dominating presence at defensive tackle...has excellent size and agility...frequently double-teamed, yet still recorded 70 tackles (40 solo) as a senior at the Bolles School in Jacksonville...also
one of the state's premier power forwards in basketball...a three time Class 4A first-team all-state selection...runs the 40 in under five seconds...has a 350 pound bench and a 400 pound
squat...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...named to the Sunkist/Forrest Davis All-South first-team...also listed among Davis' Florida Top 12...received a 9.50 on
a 10 point scale from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...rated as the No. 9 defensive lineman in the Southeast by PrepStar...rated the No. 8
defensive tackle in the country, receiving a 5.8 on a 6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor...as an All-American, rated as the No. 5 prospect in Florida and No. 10 defensive lineman nationally
by SuperPrep...listed at No. 47 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, Tallahassee Democrat Top 50, Gainesville Sun Top 30 and Florida
Times-Union Super 75...also a Times-Union Super 24 selection...earned honorable mention USA Today All-USA honors...also a St. Pete Times (#8) and Tampa Tribune Blue Chipper...listed at No. 15 in the
Tribune's top 50 state recruits and No. 67 in their top 100 national...named to the Student Sports 1995 Florida All-State team...chose FSU over Alabama.
Otis Duhart, 6-4, 275, OL, Belle Glade
- One of the finest big athletes in the state of Florida this year...recruited as an offensive tackle who has the skills of a defensive player...hails from football rich Belle Glades' Central High,
which produced former Seminoles Wayne Messam and Jesse Hester...considered Central's top line prospect in over a decade...named to the Class 4A all-state first team...timed under 5.0 in the 40...has a
300 plus pound bench press...received a 9.75 on a 10-point scale from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...received a 5.7 on a 6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor...as an All-Regional
selection, rated as the No. 53 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...earned honorable mention USA-Today All-USA honors...rated as the No. 16 offensive lineman in the southeast by PrepStar...listed at No.
32 in Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits...named to the Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 and Florida Times-Union Super 75...brother, Tony, was a lineman for the Florida Gators in the mid 80's...selected
FSU over Florida and Mississippi.
Davy Ford, 5-11, 188, RB, West Palm Beach
- Perhaps the fastest player in Florida this past year...has excellent speed and elusive moves...very quick and explosive...clocked at 4.35 in the 40...rushed for 743 yards and seven touchdowns in
just four games as a senior...also returned two kickoffs for touchdowns and had two touchdown receptions...suffered a broken collarbone while returning the opening kickoff in the season's fifth
game...the defending Class 3A state champion in the 100 meters (10.3 seconds)...as a junior, rushed for 1,587 yards, earning Class 3A all-state second team honors...Forrest Davis labeled him as an
impact player, receiving four stars...received a 9.75 on a 10 point scale from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...rated as the No. 9 prospect in Florida and the No. 9 running back nationally by
SuperPrep...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...rated as the No. 11 running back in the southeast by PrepStar...as an All-American, receiving a 5.8 on a 6.1 scale by the National
Recruiting Advisor...listed at No. 55 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 and Florida Times-Union Super
75...listed at No. 39 in Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits...also listed at No. 30 on the St. Pete Times Blue Chip list...selected FSU over Ohio State, Florida and Michigan State.
Derrick Gibson, 6-2, 190, DB, Miami
- One of the nation's top prospects at strong safety...some analysts have him rated as the No. 1 overall prospect in Florida...great hitter with tremendous closing speed...has the speed to cover man
to man, but seems well suited for safety...has good instincts...recorded 65 tackles, caused eight fumbles, seven sacks and two INT's during senior season...missed three games during senior year with a
shoulder injury...boasts 4.5 speed, 315 pound bench and a 32 inch vertical leap...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...named to the Sunkist/Forrest Davis All-South
second-team...also listed among Davis' Florida Top 12...named the Florida Player of the Year by Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football and received a perfect 10.00 from that publication...as an
All-American, rated the No. 2 strong safety nationally and No. 39 overall, receiving a 6.0 on a 6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor...the nation's top rated strong safety...listed on Jamie
Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...named to the Reebok All-American team...rated No. 5 nationally by Phil Grosz...earned USA Today All-USA first-team honors and SuperPrep All-America... rated as the No.
2 prospect in Florida and No. 2 defensive back nationally by SuperPrep...listed at No. 22 nationally and No. 4 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...also selected the Southeast's Defensive Player of the
Year by Lemming...a Florida Super Senior...named to Bill Buchalter's All-Southern Team...named to the PrepStar Dream Team...rated as the No. 3 defensive back in the southeast by PrepStar...listed as
the state's top strong safety prospect on the Florida Times-Union Super 75...listed at No. 4 in Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits and No. 13 in their top 100 national...also a Tampa Tribune and
St. Pete Times (#2) Blue Chipper...rated No. 8 on ESPN Sportszone's Top 25 defensive players...listed in the Gainesville Sun Top 30, Orlando Sentinel Super 24, Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 and Atlanta
Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...named to the 1996 College Recruiting Services All-American team...named an All-American by Students Sports as a junior...earned Class 6A all-state honorable
mention as a freshman...chose FSU over Auburn, Ohio State and Miami.
Abdual Howard, 6-1, 190, DB, Quincy
- A brilliant athlete who is widely considered one of the state's top defensive backs...has the speed and size to play anywhere in the secondary...high school teammate and neighbor of current Seminole
safety Dexter Jackson...played quarterback, receiver and running back at Shanks High in nearby Quincy where he had 12 total touchdowns and 1,190 all purpose yards...totaled five interceptions, two
sacks and 116 tackles as a senior...had 18 interceptions over his high school career...was only thrown at nine times during senior year, one was caught...had 27 pass break ups as a senior...clocked at
10.7 in the 100 meters...has a 4.35 time in the 40 yard dash and a 39 inch vertical leap...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...named to the Sunkist/Forrest Davis
All-South second-team...also listed among Davis' Florida Top 12...received a perfect 10.00 from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...listed at No. 65
nationally and No. 15 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...rated as one of the top 10 defensive backs in the southeast by PrepStar...rated as the No. 14 defensive back nationally by SuperPrep...rated No.
9 by Phil Grosz...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100, Gainesville Sun Top 30 and the Tallahassee Democrat Top 50...also named to the Democrat's All-Big Bend team...a St. Pete
Times (#6) and Tampa Tribune Blue Chipper...listed at No. 16 in the Tribune's top 50 state recruits and No. 69 in their top 100 nationally...ranked the No. 4 free safety in the country and No. 61
overall by the National Recruiting Advisor, receiving a 6.0 on a 6.1 scale...a member of the National Honor Society...selected FSU over Georgia, Florida, Ohio State and Nebraska.
Sebastian Janikowski, 6-2, 215, K, Daytona Beach
- Kicking exploits seems to grow to legendary status almost daily...virtually unknown until last year when he decided to play high school football for the first time ever...considered the state's top
kicking prospect as a senior at Seabreeze High...played one season at Seabreeze after leaving Poland three years ago to be near his father...left footed...former member of the Polish under 17 soccer
team...was 31 of 31 in extra points, 9 of 15 in field goals during senior season...nailed a season long 60 yard field goal against Palatka, which is the second longest kick in FHSAA history...also hit
field goals from 56, 53 and 51 yards...just missed on a 71 yard FG attempt...had just two kickoffs returned with 80 percent going through the uprights...spotted by high school coach in an Orlando
soccer league...turned down various professional soccer contracts in South America to enroll at FSU...had 69 goals for the Seabreeze soccer team, a state record, entering the Class 5A playoffs...named
to the USA Today All-USA first-team...named to the Reebok All-American team...a Florida Super Senior...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...received a 9.75 on a 10
point scale from Jeff Whitaker's DeepSouthFootball...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...rated as the No. 2 kicker in the southeast by PrepStar...as an All-American, received a 5.8 on a
6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor, the highest rating among kickers nationally...rated as the No. 80 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...listed as the state's top kicking prospect on the
Florida Times-Union Super 75...listed at No. 20 in Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits and among their top 100 nationally...listed on the Tallahassee Democrat's Top 50...chose the Seminoles over
Tennessee, Miami, Florida and Michigan.
Bradley Jennings, 6-3, 220, LB, Miami
- Named a first-team Class 6A selection after leading the Chiefs to a state championship in 1996...has the ability to cover the field from side to side...also led the team in tackles...emerged late in
the season, dominating the state final game...listed as the No. 60 prospect in Florida by SuperPrep...timed in the 40 at 4.7 seconds...has a 365 plus bench press...noted as the strongest player to
come out of Carol City High in the past 14 years, according to Coach Walt Frazier's five step test (scored 192 out of 200)...rated as the No. 3 linebacker in Florida by the Florida
Times-Union...selected FSU over Auburn and West Virginia.
William McCray, 6-0, 215, FB, Jacksonville
- Combines strength and blocking ability with impressive running skills...compared to former Seminole fullbacks Edgar Bennett and William Floyd...among the strongest running backs in the
country...possesses the coveted traits of being both explosive and quick...rushed for over 3,000 yards in his final two seasons at the Bolles School in Jacksonville, including two first quarter
touchdowns and 274 yards rushing in the 1995 state final game...high school teammate Char-ron Dorsey also signed with the Seminoles...a three year starter, considered the state's top fullback...gained
1,500 all-purpose yards, 976 yards rushing and 35 touchdowns over his senior year...also caught three touchdown passes...averaged more than 100 yards rushing per game during last 30 games at
Bolles...earned Class 4A first-team all-state honors...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...received a 9.75 on a 10 point scale from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South
Football...an All-Southeast selection, received a 5.9 on a 6.1 scale by the National Recruiting Advisor...Max Emfinger rates him a 10.6 out of 10.7...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top
100...listed at No. 59 in the Southeast by Tom Lemming...rated as the No. 21 prospect in Florida and the No. 4 fullback nationally by SuperPrep...rated as the No. 13 running back in the southeast by
PrepStar...earned honorable mention USA Today All-USA honors...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...named The Florida Times-Union Player of the Year, as well as the top
fullback in the state on their Super 75 and Super 24 lists...named the No. 20 prospect in Florida by the St. Pete Times...listed at No. 38 in Tampa Tribune's top 50 state recruits...bench presses over
445 pounds, squats 635 pounds and runs the 40 in 4.6 seconds...chose FSU over Alabama.
Travis Minor, 6-1, 190, RB, Baton Rouge, LA
- The USA Today offensive player of the year and one of the nation's marquee players...gives the Seminoles both USA Today's offensive and defensive players of the year...played at Catholic High in
Baton Rouge where FSU's all-time leading rusher Warrick Dunn also played...wore Dunn's jersey number 28 at Catholic and will do the same at FSU...his ability to score from anywhere on the field, at
anytime, reminds many of Dunn...rushed for 2,649 yards and 33 touchdowns this past fall, with 4,706 yards and 52 touchdowns in three years...averaged 12 yards a carry while leading the Bears to the
Class 5A semifinals...also caught 25 passes for 598 yards and 10 scores...had 763 return yards, while running four back for touchdowns...for his career, he had 62 catches for a school record 1,344
yards and 20 touchdowns...very elusive runner...can play any skill position...a first-team Parade All-American...a SuperPrep All-American, rated as the top running back in the nation and No. 7
overall...named to Bill Buchalter's All-Southern team...named to the PrepStar Dream Team...listed as the No. 3 running back nationally and No. 2 in the southeastern region by PrepStar...a two-time
all-state performer...named to the Reebok All-American team...timed in the 40 at 4.40 and benched over 300 pounds...rated the No. 2 running back in the country and No. 8 overall by the National
Recruiting Advisor...named to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...listed as the nation's top prospect on the St. Pete Times Blue Chip list...listed at No. 3 in the Tampa Tribune's
top 100 national recruits...earned a perfect 6.1 by the National Recruiting Advisor, the nation's top running back...Phil Grosz' No. 1 prospect on offense...Tom Lemming's No. 1 rated
prospect...Louisiana's Offensive player of the year by Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football, receiving a perfect 10.00...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...also
listed among Davis' Louisiana Top 12...named All-American by the College Recruiting Services...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...selected FSU over LSU, Notre Dame and Florida.
Alvin Morrow, 6-5, 240, TE, Saint Louis, MO
- Considered the country's top high school tight end by most recruiting services...also a top prospect at defensive end...a three sport star (football, baseball and basketball), expected to be
selected high in the amateur free agent baseball draft in June...a perfect blend of size, speed and power...a skilled blocker who played three years in a wishbone offense...averaged 22 yards on his 28
receptions as a senior...also led Kirkwood High in sacks and tackles for loss, earning all-conference honors on both sides of the ball...earned SuperPrep, National Recruiting Advisor and Parade
first-team All-America honors...also selected the nation's top tight end by the NRA and No. 16 nationally...listed as the No. 2 tight end and No. 43 nationally by Tom Lemming, including No. 6 in the
Midland region...rated as the No. 1 tight end nationally by SuperPrep...rated No. 8 nationally by Phil Grosz...named to the PrepStar Dream Team as the nation's third rated tight end...rated the No. 11
offensive prospect by ESPN Sportszone...named to the College Recruiting Services 1996 All-America team...listed at No. 35 nationally by the Tampa Tribune...runs a 4.5 in the 40...as a senior, batted
.476 as an outfielder...chose FSU over Missouri, Miami, Tennessee and Arkansas.
Jamal Reynolds, 6-4, 240, DE, Aiken, SC
- Widely regarded as the nation's top prospect at defensive end...could play strong side linebacker at Florida State...ability to close quickly on the ball and deliver the hit made him one of the
South's most talked about defensive players...talented at shedding blockers and pass rushing...as a senior at Aiken High he recorded 174 tackles (six for loss), two sacks, two caused fumbles, one
recovered fumble and one pass break up...has a 405 pound bench press and a 4.5 time in the 40...rated as the nation's top defensive lineman by SuperPrep and No. 2 national prospect...earned first team
Parade All-America honors...Tom Lemming named him as his Mid-Atlantic Defensive Player of the Year, as well as the nation's No. 9 prospect and No. 3 in that region...selected to the USA Today All-USA
second team...named to Bill Buchalter's All-Southern team...listed on Jamie Newberg's Border Wars Top 100...Forrest Davis labeled him as an impact player, receiving all five stars...named to the
Sunkist/Forrest Davis All-South second-team...also listed among Davis' South Carolina Top 12...named to the Reebok All-American team...named to the PrepStar Dream Team...rated as the No. 2 defensive
lineman in the ACC region by PrepStar...Phil Grosz's No. 4 defensive prospect...received a perfect 10.00 from Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football...as an All-American, rated the No. 3 rush defensive
end in the country and No. 18 overall, earning a perfect 6.1 by the National Recruiting Advisor...named to the College Recruiting Services 1996 All-America team...rated the No. 40 prospect in the
Tampa Tribune's national top 100...named to Atlanta Journal-Constitution Super Southern 100...both his brothers play college football, (Diron at Wake Forest and Rashad at Rice)...selected FSU over
Florida, Alabama and Clemson.
Clevan Thomas, 6-0, 175, DB, Miami
- Considered an excellent cover corner coming out of Miami Senior High...has the size to play any position in the defensive backfield...has blazing speed, combined with good instincts...fills a high
priority position for the Seminoles...also played quaterback for the Stingarees...threw for more than 1,500 yards and 15 touchdowns as a senior...returned two punts for TD's and intercepted five
passes, returned one for a score...named an All-American by SuperPrep, which rated him the 20th best prospect in Florida...an All-Southeast selection by the National Recruiting Advisor receiving a 5.8
on a 6.1 scale...an All-Dade County kick returner...received three stars from Forrest Davis...bench presses over 320 pounds, squats 555 pounds, has a 30 inch vertical leap and runs a 4.35 in the
40...listed on the Tallahassee Democrat Top 50 and Florida Times-Union Super 75...listed as the 23rd best prospect in Florida by the St. Pete Times... nicknamed the "Dog Pound"...chose FSU over Miami,
Clemson and Florida.
David Warren, 6-5, 240, DE, Tyler, TX
- USA Today's defensive player of the year following his senior year at Tyler High in Tyler, Texas...regarded as one of the most sought after prospects in the country and the biggest name to come out
of John Tyler High School since Earl Campbell...perfect physical tools to be an outside speed rusher...posted 59 tackles, 3.5 sacks, four QB hurries, three blocked punts and recovered two fumbles for
the Lions through nine weeks...had 31 sacks over his career with 19 blocked kicks...as a junior, was named Class 5A defensive player of the year after posting 126 tackles, 18 sacks and four blocked
punts...as a sophomore in 1994, was a stand out on a state championship team and contributed 124 tackles and six sacks...named the Texas Player of the Year by Jeff Whitaker's Deep South Football,
receiving a perfect 10.00...a Parade All-American...a SuperPrep All-American, rated as the No. 2 defensive lineman in the nation and No. 5 overall...named a Reebok All-American...listed as the top
prospect in Texas by David Garvin's Heartland Recruiting...named to the PrepStar Dream Team...named to Bill Buchalter's All-Southern team...listed as the No. 1 defensive lineman nationally and No. 1
in the Big 12 region by PrepStar...a two time Texas Defensive Player of the Year...rated the No. 2 overall prospect in the nation, as well as the No. 1 rush defensive end by the National Recruiting
Advisor...recorded over 106 tackles and 8.5 sacks while being doubled and tripled team all season...timed in the 40 at 4.60 and in 100 meters at 10.8...listed as the nation's second best prospect on
the St. Pete Times Blue Chip list...listed at No. 2 in the Tampa Tribune's top 100 national recruits...ESPN Sportszone's No. 1 defensive prospect...Phil Grosz' No. 3 prospect on defense...named
All-American by the College Recruiting Services...Tom Lemming's No. l rated defensive prospect...selected FSU over Texas.
Chris Weinke, 6-5, 225, QB, Saint Paul, MN
- Begins first year at Florida State after an excellent performance in spring drills...enrolled at FSU in January after spending the last six years playing minor league baseball in the Toronto Blue
Jay's organization...earned Parade and USA Today first-team All-America honors as a high school senior in 1989...signed with the Seminoles and spent four days in August of 1990 on campus before
signing baseball contract before school started...has all the tools to be an exceptional quarterback with one additional attribute rarely found in a freshman - maturity...coaches are thrilled with his
progress both on the field and in the projection room where he used the summer to learn the FSU system and get back into football shape...excellent physical specimen with very strong arm and NFL
build...coaches were very encouraged with how quickly he adjusted to playing football again...should push for playing time immediately when the Seminoles begin fall practice...named Minnesota's player
of the year honors as a senior...considered the top high school quarterback prospect in the country...completed 288 of 403 passes for 3,956 yards and 24 touchdowns over his 21 game prep career...as a
senior, completed 161 of 216 passes for 1,579 yards and 12 touchdowns...completed 127 of 187 passes for 2,377 yards and 12 TD's as a junior...played on the U. S. Junior Olympic Baseball Team during
the summer of 1989...led his high school to the Class AA State Championship in football as a junior...also captain of the hockey team...originally chose FSU over Alabama, Arizona State, Illinois,
Minnesota and Miami...this time around selected the Seminoles over Arizona, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Washington.
1997 Roster - By Name
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R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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* 32 Khalid Abdullah FB 6-0 230 Jr ** Davie (Nova)
* 55 Brian Allen LB 6-2 225 Fr-R Lake City (Columbia)
* 64 Justin Amman OG 6-4 275 Fr-R Eustis (Eustis)
72 Ronald Boldin OL 6-6 270 Fr Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 76 Ross Brannon OT 6-8 280 Fr-R Marietta, GA (Lassiter)
* 77 Jeremy Brett OG 6-3 300 So-R * Sandersville, GA (Washington County)
* 40 Tony Bryant DE 6-4 268 Jr Marathon (Copiah Lincoln CC)
* 12 Thad Busby QB 6-3 220 Sr-R *** Pace (Pace)
* 44 Daryl Bush LB 6-2 235 Sr-R *** Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
* 71 Jerry Carmichael OG 6-4 288 Fr-R Plantation (Plantation)
30 Damon Carroll FB 5-9 235 So Tallahassee (Leon)
* 26 Jeff Chaney RB 6-0 200 Fr Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 27 Tay Cody CB 5-11 180 Fr-R Blakely, GA (Early County)
* 7 Laveranues Coles SE 6-1 195 So * Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 47 Keith Cottrell P 6-4 205 Fr Orlando (Boone)
* 1 Sam Cowart LB 6-3 239 Sr-R *** Jacksonville (Mandarin)
* 60 Tarlos Crumitie OT 6-5 310 Fr-R Monticello (Jefferson County)
83 Stacy Davis TE 6-4 205 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
* 88 Carver Donaldson TE 6-6 263 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
* 96 Char-ron Dorsey DL 6-7 315 Fr Jacksonville (Bolles)
80 Ron Dugans FLK 6-3 190 Jr ** Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 74 Otis Duhart OL 6-4 275 Fr Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
15 Mario Edwards CB 6-2 195 Jr ** Gautier, MS (Pascagoula)
* 33 Dee Feaster RB 5-9 182 Jr ** Rock Hill, SC (Northwestern)
* 89 Jason Floyd WR 5-10 175 Jr * Trenton (Bell)
* 22 Davy Ford RB 5-11 188 Fr West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
* 35 Todd Frier CB 5-10 180 So-R * Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 6 Derrick Gibson DB 6-2 190 Fr Miami (Killian)
* 31 Lamarr Glenn FB 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
20 Vannez Gooch RB 5-10 178 Fr-R Jacksonville (Ed White)
43 Bill Gramatica K 5-10 165 Fr-R LaBelle (LaBelle)
39 Hank Grant LB 6-2 230 Jr-R ** Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 19 E.G. Green SE 5-11 190 Sr-R *** Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
37 Forrest Green FB 6-0 225 Jr * Marietta, GA (Pope)
* 45 Lamont Green LB 6-3 230 Jr-R ** Miami (Southridge)
6 Robert Hammond FS 6-3 195 Sr *** Opelousas, LA (Opelousas)
* 8 Damian Harrell SE 6-3 190 Sr-R * Miami (South Miami/San Francisco CC)
* 78 Donald Heaven OG 6-5 305 Fr-R Miami (Carol City)
* 12 Abdual Howard DB 6-1 190 Fr Quincy (Shanks)
* 21 Deon Humphrey LB 6-4 235 Jr-R ** Lake Worth (Lake Worth)
* 73 Clay Ingram C 6-1 250 So * Cantonment (Tate)
* 11 Dexter Jackson FS 6-1 195 Jr ** Quincy (Shanks)
* 84 Myron Jackson TE 6-5 265 Jr-R ** Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
* 38 Sebastian Janikowski K 6-2 215 Fr Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
94 Bradley Jennings LB 6-3 220 Fr Miami (Carol City)
Jean Jeune LB 5-9 195 Fr Boynton Beach (Atlantic)
* 92 Jerry Johnson DT 6-2 280 So-R * Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 10 Dan Kendra QB 6-2 245 So-R * Bethlehem, PA (Central Catholic)
18 Sean Key SS 6-1 190 Jr ** Miami (American)
67 Chris Korb OT 6-4 265 Jr Boca Raton (Spanish River)
88 Derrick Lewis WR 6-2 195 Sr Mary Esther (Fort Walton Beach)
* 51 Kevin Long C 6-5 290 Sr-R *** Summerville, SC (Summerville)
* 48 Bryne Malone DT 6-7 263 Fr-R Frisco City, AL (Frisco City)
* 37 Shawn McCorkel FS 5-11 175 Fr-R Dothan, AL (Northview)
* 36 William McCray FB 6-0 215 Fr Jacksonville (Bolles)
* 13 Snoop Minnis SE 6-1 185 Fr-R Miami (Northwestern)
* 23 Travis Minor RB 6-1 190 Fr Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic)
94 Sean Mitchell DE 6-4 280 So-R * Jesup, GA (Wayne County)
* 54 Jarad Moon C 6-4 288 Fr-R Panama City (Bay)
89 Robert Morgan WR 6-0 180 Fr East Point, GA (Tri-Cities) Did not qualify
82 Alvin Morrow TE 6-5 240 Fr Saint Louis, MO (Kirkwood)
54 Olayemi Okegbola LB 6-0 215 So Miami (Norland)
* 14 Marcus Outzen QB 6-2 220 Fr-R Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
42 Kwaesi Palmer LB 6-2 235 Fr-R Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs)
* 81 Melvin Pearsall TE 6-1 255 Sr-R *** Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
95 Julian Pittman DT 6-3 282 Sr-R *** Niceville (Niceville)
* 29 Tommy Polley LB 6-5 233 Fr-R Baltimore, MD (Dunbar)
* 5 Theon Rackley LB 6-2 228 So-R * Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 58 Jamal Reynolds DE 6-4 240 Fr Aiken, SC (Aiken)
* 75 Billy Rhodes NG 6-1 265 Jr-R ** Eustis (Eustis)
* 49 Bobby Rhodes LB 6-1 210 So-R * Eustis (Eustis)
* 2 Samari Rolle CB 6-1 175 Sr *** Miami (Miami Beach)
* 4 Troy Saunders CB 5-10 185 Jr-R ** Miami (Miami Springs)
* 23 Mitch Scharf DB 5-10 175 Sr Chattahoochee (Sneads)
* 56 Roland Seymour DE 6-4 260 Fr-R New Orleans, LA (Saint Augustine)
* 53 Corey Simon DT 6-4 275 So-R * Pompano Beach (Ely)
* 79 Larry Smith OT 6-5 288 So-R * Folkston, GA (Valley Forge Prep)
* 30 Shevin Smith SS 6-0 191 Sr-R *** Miami (Southridge)
* 90 Greg Spires DE 6-2 270 Sr-R *** Cape Coral (Mariner)
* 39 Ryan Sprague FB-C 6-5 260 Fr-R Augusta, GA (Lakeside)
* 52 Demetro Stephens LB 6-3 236 Jr-R ** Sandersville, GA (Washington County)
* 86 Germaine Stringer FLK 5-11 185 So-R * Atlanta, GA (Southwest Dekalb)
* 8 Clevan Thomas DB 6-0 175 Fr Miami (Miami Senior)
* 57 Eric Thomas C 6-3 278 So-R * Miami (Columbus)
60 Tarlos Thomas OT 6-5 310 Fr-R Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 70 Tra Thomas OT 6-8 330 Sr-R *** Deland (Deland)
* 98 David Tulloch DT 6-2 270 Sr * Miami (Killian)
* 85 Andre Wadsworth DE 6-4 282 Sr-R *** Miami (Florida Christian)
* 93 Chris Walker DE 6-6 225 So-R * Cocoa (Cocoa Beach)
3 Tres Walton FLK 6-0 185 Fr-R Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 99 David Warren DE 6-5 240 Fr Tyler, TX (John Tyler)
* 9 Peter Warrick FLK 6-0 190 So-R * Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 16 Chris Weinke QB 6-5 225 Fr Saint Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
* 68 Jason Whitaker OG 6-5 275 So-R * Panama City (Mosley)
82 Pooh Bear Williams TE 6-4 292 Sr-R *** Crescent City (Crescent City)
1997 Roster - By Number
L
T PY
R No Name Pos Hgt Wgt Cl Ltr Hometown (Prior School)
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Jean Jeune LB 5-9 195 Fr Boynton Beach (Atlantic)
* 1 Sam Cowart LB 6-3 239 Sr-R *** Jacksonville (Mandarin)
* 2 Samari Rolle CB 6-1 175 Sr *** Miami (Miami Beach)
3 Tres Walton FLK 6-0 185 Fr-R Daytona Beach (Mainland)
* 4 Troy Saunders CB 5-10 185 Jr-R ** Miami (Miami Springs)
* 5 Theon Rackley LB 6-2 228 So-R * Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 6 Derrick Gibson DB 6-2 190 Fr Miami (Killian)
6 Robert Hammond FS 6-3 195 Sr *** Opelousas, LA (Opelousas)
* 7 Laveranues Coles SE 6-1 195 So * Jacksonville (Ribault)
* 8 Damian Harrell SE 6-3 190 Sr-R * Miami (South Miami/San Francisco CC)
* 8 Clevan Thomas DB 6-0 175 Fr Miami (Miami Senior)
* 9 Peter Warrick FLK 6-0 190 So-R * Bradenton (Bradenton Southeast)
* 10 Dan Kendra QB 6-2 245 So-R * Bethlehem, PA (Central Catholic)
* 11 Dexter Jackson FS 6-1 195 Jr ** Quincy (Shanks)
* 12 Thad Busby QB 6-3 220 Sr-R *** Pace (Pace)
* 12 Abdual Howard DB 6-1 190 Fr Quincy (Shanks)
* 13 Snoop Minnis SE 6-1 185 Fr-R Miami (Northwestern)
* 14 Marcus Outzen QB 6-2 220 Fr-R Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
15 Mario Edwards CB 6-2 195 Jr ** Gautier, MS (Pascagoula)
* 16 Chris Weinke QB 6-5 225 Fr Saint Paul, MN (Cretin-Derham Hall)
18 Sean Key SS 6-1 190 Jr ** Miami (American)
* 19 E.G. Green SE 5-11 190 Sr-R *** Fort Walton Beach (Fort Walton Beach)
20 Vannez Gooch RB 5-10 178 Fr-R Jacksonville (Ed White)
* 21 Deon Humphrey LB 6-4 235 Jr-R ** Lake Worth (Lake Worth)
* 22 Davy Ford RB 5-11 188 Fr West Palm Beach (Cardinal Newman)
* 23 Travis Minor RB 6-1 190 Fr Baton Rouge, LA (Catholic)
* 23 Mitch Scharf DB 5-10 175 Sr Chattahoochee (Sneads)
* 26 Jeff Chaney RB 6-0 200 Fr Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
* 27 Tay Cody CB 5-11 180 Fr-R Blakely, GA (Early County)
* 29 Tommy Polley LB 6-5 233 Fr-R Baltimore, MD (Dunbar)
30 Damon Carroll FB 5-9 235 So Tallahassee (Leon)
* 30 Shevin Smith SS 6-0 191 Sr-R *** Miami (Southridge)
* 31 Lamarr Glenn FB 6-1 235 Jr-R ** Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
* 32 Khalid Abdullah FB 6-0 230 Jr ** Davie (Nova)
* 33 Dee Feaster RB 5-9 182 Jr ** Rock Hill, SC (Northwestern)
* 35 Todd Frier CB 5-10 180 So-R * Live Oak (Suwannee)
* 36 William McCray FB 6-0 215 Fr Jacksonville (Bolles)
37 Forrest Green FB 6-0 225 Jr * Marietta, GA (Pope)
* 37 Shawn McCorkel FS 5-11 175 Fr-R Dothan, AL (Northview)
* 38 Sebastian Janikowski K 6-2 215 Fr Daytona Beach (Seabreeze)
39 Hank Grant LB 6-2 230 Jr-R ** Saint Petersburg (Boca Ciega)
* 39 Ryan Sprague FB-C 6-5 260 Fr-R Augusta, GA (Lakeside)
* 40 Tony Bryant DE 6-4 268 Jr Marathon (Copiah Lincoln CC)
42 Kwaesi Palmer LB 6-2 235 Fr-R Sulphur Springs, TX (Sulphur Springs)
43 Bill Gramatica K 5-10 165 Fr-R LaBelle (LaBelle)
* 44 Daryl Bush LB 6-2 235 Sr-R *** Altamonte Springs (Lake Brantley)
* 45 Lamont Green LB 6-3 230 Jr-R ** Miami (Southridge)
* 47 Keith Cottrell P 6-4 205 Fr Orlando (Boone)
* 48 Bryne Malone DT 6-7 263 Fr-R Frisco City, AL (Frisco City)
* 49 Bobby Rhodes LB 6-1 210 So-R * Eustis (Eustis)
* 51 Kevin Long C 6-5 290 Sr-R *** Summerville, SC (Summerville)
* 52 Demetro Stephens LB 6-3 236 Jr-R ** Sandersville, GA (Washington County)
* 53 Corey Simon DT 6-4 275 So-R * Pompano Beach (Ely)
* 54 Jarad Moon C 6-4 288 Fr-R Panama City (Bay)
54 Olayemi Okegbola LB 6-0 215 So Miami (Norland)
* 55 Brian Allen LB 6-2 225 Fr-R Lake City (Columbia)
* 56 Roland Seymour DE 6-4 260 Fr-R New Orleans, LA (Saint Augustine)
* 57 Eric Thomas C 6-3 278 So-R * Miami (Columbus)
* 58 Jamal Reynolds DE 6-4 240 Fr Aiken, SC (Aiken)
* 60 Tarlos Crumitie OT 6-5 310 Fr-R Monticello (Jefferson County)
60 Tarlos Thomas OT 6-5 310 Fr-R Monticello (Jefferson County)
* 64 Justin Amman OG 6-4 275 Fr-R Eustis (Eustis)
67 Chris Korb OT 6-4 265 Jr Boca Raton (Spanish River)
* 68 Jason Whitaker OG 6-5 275 So-R * Panama City (Mosley)
* 70 Tra Thomas OT 6-8 330 Sr-R *** Deland (Deland)
* 71 Jerry Carmichael OG 6-4 288 Fr-R Plantation (Plantation)
72 Ronald Boldin OL 6-6 270 Fr Pahokee (Pahokee)
* 73 Clay Ingram C 6-1 250 So * Cantonment (Tate)
* 74 Otis Duhart OL 6-4 275 Fr Belle Glade (Belle Glade Central)
* 75 Billy Rhodes NG 6-1 265 Jr-R ** Eustis (Eustis)
* 76 Ross Brannon OT 6-8 280 Fr-R Marietta, GA (Lassiter)
* 77 Jeremy Brett OG 6-3 300 So-R * Sandersville, GA (Washington County)
* 78 Donald Heaven OG 6-5 305 Fr-R Miami (Carol City)
* 79 Larry Smith OT 6-5 288 So-R * Folkston, GA (Valley Forge Prep)
80 Ron Dugans FLK 6-3 190 Jr ** Tallahassee (Florida A&M)
* 81 Melvin Pearsall TE 6-1 255 Sr-R *** Lake Wales (Lake Wales)
82 Alvin Morrow TE 6-5 240 Fr Saint Louis, MO (Kirkwood)
82 Pooh Bear Williams TE 6-4 292 Sr-R *** Crescent City (Crescent City)
83 Stacy Davis TE 6-4 205 Fr Tallahassee (Godby)
* 84 Myron Jackson TE 6-5 265 Jr-R ** Okeechobee (Okeechobee)
* 85 Andre Wadsworth DE 6-4 282 Sr-R *** Miami (Florida Christian)
* 86 Germaine Stringer FLK 5-11 185 So-R * Atlanta, GA (Southwest Dekalb)
* 88 Carver Donaldson TE 6-6 263 Fr Lakeland (Kathleen)
88 Derrick Lewis WR 6-2 195 Sr Mary Esther (Fort Walton Beach)
* 89 Jason Floyd WR 5-10 175 Jr * Trenton (Bell)
89 Robert Morgan WR 6-0 180 Fr East Point, GA (Tri-Cities) Did not qualify
* 90 Greg Spires DE 6-2 270 Sr-R *** Cape Coral (Mariner)
* 92 Jerry Johnson DT 6-2 280 So-R * Fort Pierce (Fort Pierce Central)
* 93 Chris Walker DE 6-6 225 So-R * Cocoa (Cocoa Beach)
94 Bradley Jennings LB 6-3 220 Fr Miami (Carol City)
94 Sean Mitchell DE 6-4 280 So-R * Jesup, GA (Wayne County)
95 Julian Pittman DT 6-3 282 Sr-R *** Niceville (Niceville)
* 96 Char-ron Dorsey DL 6-7 315 Fr Jacksonville (Bolles)
* 98 David Tulloch DT 6-2 270 Sr * Miami (Killian)
* 99 David Warren DE 6-5 240 Fr Tyler, TX (John Tyler)
1997 All-Americans
Name Organization
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Ross Brannon The Sporting News - 2nd Team Freshman All-American
Daryl Bush Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
Tay Cody The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Sam Cowart American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 1st Team All-American
Football Writers Association - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
E.G. Green Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Football News - 2nd Team All-American
Donald Heaven The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Sebastian Janikowski The Sporting News - 1st Team Freshman All-American
Kevin Long American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American
Football News - 3rd Team All-American
Samari Rolle Football News - 3rd Team All-American
Tra Thomas Associated Press - 2nd Team All-American
Andre Wadsworth American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
Football News - 1st Team All-American
The Sporting News - 1st Team All-American
NCAA - Concensus All-American
All-Americans - 11
1997 Noles in the Pros
Name No Pos Team
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Clifton Abraham 26 CB Carolina Panthers
Derrick Alexander 90 DE Minnesota Vikings
Scott Bentley 3 K Denver Broncos
Scott Bentley 3 K Atlanta Falcons
Peter Boulware 58 LB Baltimore Ravens
Derrick Brooks 55 LB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Terrell Buckley 27 CB Miami Dolphins
Devin Bush 25 S Atlanta Falcons
LeRoy Butler 36 S Green Bay Packers
Pat Carter 80 TE Arizona Cardinals
Vernon Crawford 99 LB New England Patroits
Henri Crockett 94 LB Atlanta Falcons
Zack Crockett 32 RB Indianapolis Colts
Dedrick Dodge 33 DB Denver Broncos
Warrick Dunn 28 RB Tampa Bay Buccaneers
William Floyd 40 FB San Francisco 49ers
Dan Footman 98 DE Indianapolis Colts
Todd Fordham 78 OG Jacksonville Jaguars
Corey Fuller 27 CB Minnesota Vikings
Brad Johnson 14 QB Minnesota Vikings
Lonnie Johnson 84 TE Buffalo Bills
Reggie Johnson 88 TE Green Bay Packers
Marvin Jones 55 LB New York Jets
Walter Jones 71 OT Seattle Seahawks
Danny Kanell 13 QB New York Giants
Amp Lee 31 RB St. Louis Rams
Kez McCorvey 83 WR Detroit Lions
James Roberson 90 DE Tennessee Oilers
Orpheus Roye 71 DE Pittsburgh Steelers
Deion Sanders 21 CB Dallas Cowboys
Corey Sawyer 23 CB Cincinnati Bengals
Clay Shiver 50 C Dallas Cowboys
Carl Simpson 98 DT Chicago Bears
Marquette Smith 22 RB Carolina Panthers
Rohn Stark 3 P Seattle Seahawks
Rick Tuten 14 P Seattle Seahawks
Tamarick Vanover 87 WR-PR-KR Kansas City Chiefs
Casey Weldon 11 QB Seattle Seahawks
Reinard Wilson 57 LB Cincinnati Bengals
Noles in the Pros - 38
1997 Schedule and Results
Conference games in bold
Overall Home Away Neutral
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FSU RECORD IS 11- 1 5-0 5-1 1-0
AGAINST ACC 8- 0 4-0 4-0 0-0
AGAINST TOP 25 5- 1 1-0 3-1 1-0
FINAL AP - 3
FINAL USA - 3
1997 ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE RESULTS
1 FLORIDA STATE 8- 0 11- 1
2 NORTH CAROLINA 7- 1 11- 1
3t VIRGINIA 5- 3 7- 4
3t GEORGIA TECH 5- 3 7- 5
5 CLEMSON 4- 4 7- 5
6t NORTH CAROLINA STATE 3- 5 6- 5
6t WAKE FOREST 3- 5 5- 6
8 MARYLAND 1- 7 2- 9
9 DUKE 0- 8 2- 9
1997 - 100 Yard Rushing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Yds Avg TDs
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Travis Minor 10/25/1997 VIRGINIA 17 157 9.24 2
Travis Minor 11/22/1997 FLORIDA 21 142 6.76 1
Travis Minor 11/08/1997 NORTH CAROLINA 30 128 4.27 0
1997 - 100 Yard Receiving Club
Name Date Opponent Rec Yds Avg TDs
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Peter Warrick 09/20/1997 CLEMSON 8 249 31.13 2
E.G. Green 11/01/1997 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 8 184 23.00 3
E.G. Green 01/01/1998 OHIO STATE 7 176 25.14 1
E.G. Green 10/18/1997 GEORGIA TECH 6 166 27.67 1
E.G. Green 10/25/1997 VIRGINIA 5 151 30.20 1
Peter Warrick 10/11/1997 DUKE 5 134 26.80 1
E.G. Green 11/15/1997 WAKE FOREST 7 120 17.14 2
E.G. Green 09/13/1997 MARYLAND 6 118 19.67 2
Melvin Pearsall 11/15/1997 WAKE FOREST 4 114 28.50 1
1997 - 300 Yard Passing Club
Name Date Opponent Att Cmp Yds Int Avg TDs
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Thad Busby 11/01/1997 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 36 26 463 1 12.86 5
Thad Busby 10/18/1997 GEORGIA TECH 47 30 399 0 8.49 3
Thad Busby 11/15/1997 WAKE FOREST 35 27 390 0 11.14 4
Thad Busby 01/01/1998 OHIO STATE 33 22 334 2 10.12 1
Thad Busby 09/20/1997 CLEMSON 28 17 332 1 11.86 2
Thad Busby 09/13/1997 MARYLAND 34 26 308 0 9.06 2
1997 EOY Stats
Overall Team Statistics
TEAM STATISTICS FSU OPP
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SCORING....................... 437 167
Points Per Game............. 39.7 15.2
TOUCHDOWNS.................... 55 22
TDs Rushing................. 19 10
TDs Passing................. 30 12
TDs Fumble Return........... 3 0
TDs Punt Return............. 2 0
TDs Interception............ 1 0
TDs Kickoff Return.......... 0 0
TDs Lateral................. 0 0
TDs Free Kick............... 0 0
PAT-ATTEMPTS.................. 49-55 19-22
Kick........................ 47-52 18-19
Pass........................ 2- 2 0- 2
Run......................... 0- 1 1- 1
FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS.......... 18-27 5-10
SAFETY........................ 1 0
FIRST DOWNS................... 229 157
Rushing..................... 70 38
Passing..................... 151 89
Penalty..................... 8 30
RUSHING YARDAGE............... 1233 747
Yards gained rushing........ 1554 1126
Yards lost rushing.......... 321 379
Rushing Attempts............ 344 379
Average Per Rush............ 3.6 2.0
Average Per Game............ 112.1 67.9
PASSING YARDAGE............... 3740 2084
Att-Comp-Int................ 440-262-11 338-164-22
Efficiency.................. 148.45 99.01
Average Per Pass............ 8.5 6.2
Average Per Catch........... 14.3 12.7
Average Per Game............ 340.0 189.5
TOTAL OFFENSE................. 4973 2831
Total Plays................. 784 717
Average Per Play............ 6.3 3.9
Average Per Game............ 452.1 257.4
KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 27- 526 38- 794
Average Per Return.......... 19.5 20.9
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS......... 45-632 26-250
Average Per Return.......... 14.0 9.6
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.......... 22-212 11-103
Average Per Return.......... 9.6 9.4
FUMBLES-LOST.................. 18- 6 20-10
PENALTIES-YARDS............... 113- 857 82- 597
Average Per Game............ 77.9 54.3
PUNTS-YARDS................... 60-2227 89-3569
Average Per Punt............ 37.1 40.1
Net punt average............ 33.0 33.0
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME....... 30:02 29:58
3RD DOWN CONVERSIONS-3RD DOWN. 55-152 35-167
3rd-Down Pct................ .362 .210
4TH DOWN CONVERSIONS-4TH DOWN. 3- 4 7-17
4th-Down Pct................ .750 .412
SACKS BY-YARDS................ 64-348 19-151
ATTENDANCE.................... 372,001 370,317
Games-Avg Per Game.......... 5-74,400 6-61,720
| | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
Total |
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| Florida State | 149 | 99 |
95 | 94 |
437 |
| Opponents | 27 | 47 |
45 | 48 |
167 |
Overall Individual Statistics
RUSHING G Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
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Travis Minor 11 112 664 41 623 5.6 9 87t 56.6
Davy Ford 10 61 282 24 258 4.2 1 23 25.8
Dee Feaster 10 36 152 25 127 3.5 3 39 12.7
Dan Kendra 7 18 113 40 73 4.1 1 48 10.4
Khalid Abdullah 11 16 47 4 43 2.7 2 22 3.9
Laveranues Coles 11 6 43 2 41 6.8 0 24 3.7
Vannez Gooch 10 19 44 6 38 2.0 0 13 3.8
William McCray 11 6 22 0 22 3.7 0 10 2.0
Lamarr Glenn 10 3 19 0 19 6.3 1 17t 1.9
E.G. Green 11 1 9 0 9 9.0 0 9 0.8
Chris Weinke 3 2 8 0 8 4.0 0 5 2.7
Marcus Outzen 11 1 8 0 8 8.0 0 8 0.7
Snoop Minnis 9 2 6 0 6 3.0 0 6 0.7
Team 1 0 10 -10 -10.0 0 -10
Thad Busby 11 57 132 148 -16 -0.3 2 11 -1.5
Peter Warrick 11 3 5 21 -16 -5.3 0 5 -1.5
Total......... 11 344 1554 321 1233 3.6 19 87t 112.1
Opponents..... 11 379 1126 379 747 2.0 10 61t 67.9
PASSING G Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Long Avg/G
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Thad Busby 11 147.73 390-235-10 .603 3317 25 80t 301.5
Dan Kendra 7 158.23 37- 20- 0 .541 341 3 47t 48.7
Chris Weinke 3 142.22 13- 7- 1 .538 82 2 25 27.3
Total......... 11 148.45 440-262-11 .595 3740 30 80t 340.0
Opponents..... 11 99.01 338-164-22 .485 2084 12 63 189.5
RECEIVING G No Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
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E.G. Green 11 54 1059 19.6 11 80t 96.3
Peter Warrick 11 53 884 16.7 8 80t 80.4
Laveranues Coles 11 21 384 18.3 1 48 34.9
Melvin Pearsall 11 31 326 10.5 3 45t 29.6
Damian Harrell 11 23 288 12.5 1 26 26.2
Travis Minor 11 27 207 7.7 2 42t 18.8
Germaine Stringer 11 9 199 22.1 2 44 18.1
Snoop Minnis 9 11 163 14.8 1 23 18.1
Davy Ford 10 7 48 6.9 0 12 4.8
Carver Donaldson 7 2 39 19.5 0 25 5.6
Ron Dugans 2 3 37 12.3 0 19 18.5
Dee Feaster 10 9 36 4.0 0 10 3.6
William McCray 11 5 32 6.4 1 11 2.9
Vannez Gooch 10 5 21 4.2 0 7 2.1
Khalid Abdullah 11 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8
Myron Jackson 11 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.7
Total......... 11 262 3740 14.3 30 80t 340.0
Opponents..... 11 164 2084 12.7 12 63 189.5
PUNT RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Peter Warrick 29 388 13.4 1 90t
Dee Feaster 14 210 15.0 0 41
Tommy Polley 1 22 22.0 0 22
Brian Allen 1 11 11.0 0 11
Derrick Gibson 0 1 1 1t
Total......... 45 632 14.0 2 90t
Opponent...... 26 250 9.6 0 28
INTERCEPTIONS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Samari Rolle 7 32 4.6 0 29
Shevin Smith 3 71 23.7 0 39
Tay Cody 3 2 0.7 0 2
Daryl Bush 2 21 10.5 0 21
Dexter Jackson 2 0 0.0 0 0
Tony Bryant 1 19 19.0 1 19t
Abdual Howard 1 31 31.0 0 31
Lamont Green 1 16 16.0 0 16
Clevan Thomas 1 14 14.0 0 14
Troy Saunders 1 6 6.0 0 6
Total......... 22 212 9.6 1 39
Opponent...... 11 103 9.4 0 29
KICK RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long
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Germaine Stringer 13 273 21.0 0 38
Laveranues Coles 8 169 21.1 0 34
Todd Frier 2 31 15.5 0 21
Peter Warrick 1 23 23.0 0 23
Jeff Chaney 1 14 14.0 0 14
Davy Ford 1 10 10.0 0 10
Vannez Gooch 1 6 6.0 0 6
Total......... 27 526 19.5 0 38
Opponent...... 38 794 20.9 0 77
Fum
FUMBLE RETURNS No Yds Avg TD Long For
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Sam Cowart 3 0 0.0 3 . 0
Corey Simon 2 0 0.0 0 . 0
Greg Spires 1 0 0.0 0 . 2
Andre Wadsworth 1 0 0.0 0 . 1
Tay Cody 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Theon Rackley 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Bobby Rhodes 1 0 0.0 0 . 0
Tony Bryant 0 0 . 0 . 2
Daryl Bush 0 0 . 0 . 2
Jerry Johnson 0 0 . 0 . 2
Lamont Green 0 0 . 0 . 1
Shevin Smith 0 0 . 0 . 1
Total......... 10 0.0 3 11
Opponent...... 6 0.0 0
|-------- PATs --------|
Name TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points
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Sebastian Janikowski 0 16-21 37-40 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 85
E.G. Green 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66
Travis Minor 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66
Peter Warrick 9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54
Melvin Pearsall 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 20
Sam Cowart 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Dee Feaster 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18
Bill Gramatica 0 2-4 10-12 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 16
Thad Busby 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2-3 0 0 12
Khalid Abdullah 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Germaine Stringer 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12
Laveranues Coles 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8
Tony Bryant 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Davy Ford 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Derrick Gibson 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Lamarr Glenn 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Damian Harrell 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Dan Kendra 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Snoop Minnis 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
William McCray 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6
Team 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 1 2
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FSU 55 18-25 47-52 0-0 2 2-3 0 1 437
Opponent 22 5-10 18-19 1-1 0 0-2 0 0 167
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. |
. |
| Travis Minor |
9 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Peter Warrick |
. |
8 |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Melvin Pearsall |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Sam Cowart |
. |
. |
. |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dee Feaster |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Thad Busby |
2 |
. |
25 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Khalid Abdullah |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Germaine Stringer |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Laveranues Coles |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Tony Bryant |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Davy Ford |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Derrick Gibson |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
| Lamarr Glenn |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Damian Harrell |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Dan Kendra |
1 |
. |
3 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Snoop Minnis |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| William McCray |
. |
1 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Chris Weinke |
. |
. |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
| Total |
19 |
30 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
. |
. |
. |
| Opponents |
10 |
12 |
12 |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
. |
R = Rushing
C = Catch
P = Pass
I = Interception
FR = Fumble Recovery/Return
PR = Punt Return/Blocked Punt
KR = Kickoff Return
L = Lateral
FK = Free Kick Return
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
--------------------------------------------------
Thad Busby 11 447 -16 3317 3301 300.1
Travis Minor 11 112 623 0 623 56.6
Dan Kendra 7 55 73 341 414 59.1
Davy Ford 10 61 258 0 258 25.8
Dee Feaster 10 36 127 0 127 12.7
Chris Weinke 3 15 8 82 90 30.0
Khalid Abdullah 11 16 43 0 43 3.9
Laveranues Coles 11 6 41 0 41 3.7
Vannez Gooch 10 19 38 0 38 3.8
William McCray 11 6 22 0 22 2.0
Lamarr Glenn 10 3 19 0 19 1.9
E.G. Green 11 1 9 0 9 0.8
Marcus Outzen 11 1 8 0 8 0.7
Snoop Minnis 9 2 6 0 6 0.7
Team 1 -10 0 -10
Peter Warrick 11 3 -16 0 -16 -1.5
Total......... 11 784 1233 3740 4973 452.1
Opponent...... 11 717 747 2084 2831 257.4
FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg
-----------------------------------------------------------------
Sebastian Janikowski 16-21 .762 0- 0 6- 6 5- 8 4- 6 1- 1 56
Bill Gramatica 2- 4 .500 0- 0 1- 1 1- 3 0- 0 0- 0 32
| FG SEQUENCE |
Sebastian Janikowski |
Bill Gramatica |
|---|
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
None |
None |
| MARYLAND |
(44), (49) |
(20), 31 |
| CLEMSON |
(22) |
(32), 37 |
| MIAMI |
48, (45), 38, (37) |
None |
| DUKE |
38, (21) |
None |
| GEORGIA TECH |
(38) |
None |
| VIRGINIA |
45, (34) |
None |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
None |
None |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
(32), (40), 34 |
None |
| WAKE FOREST |
(21), (56), (20) |
None |
| FLORIDA |
(28), (31), (20) |
None |
| OHIO STATE |
56, (35), 37 |
None |
() For made field goals
PUNTING No Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd
-------------------------------------------------------
Keith Cottrell 58 2227 38.4 54 2
Team 2 0 0.0 0
Total......... 60 2227 37.1 54 2
Opponent...... 89 3569 40.1 64 2
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KR IR FR Tot Avg/G
----------------------------------------------------------------
Peter Warrick 11 -16 884 388 23 0 0 1279 116.3
E.G. Green 11 9 1059 0 0 0 0 1068 97.1
Travis Minor 11 623 207 0 0 0 0 830 75.5
Laveranues Coles 11 41 384 0 169 0 0 594 54.0
Germaine Stringer 11 0 199 0 273 0 0 472 42.9
Dee Feaster 10 127 36 210 0 0 0 373 37.3
Melvin Pearsall 11 0 326 0 0 0 0 326 29.6
Davy Ford 10 258 48 0 10 0 0 316 31.6
Damian Harrell 11 0 288 0 0 0 0 288 26.2
Snoop Minnis 9 6 163 0 0 0 0 169 18.8
Dan Kendra 7 73 0 0 0 0 0 73 10.4
Shevin Smith 11 0 0 0 0 71 0 71 6.5
Vannez Gooch 10 38 21 0 6 0 0 65 6.5
William McCray 11 22 32 0 0 0 0 54 4.9
Khalid Abdullah 11 43 9 0 0 0 0 52 4.7
Carver Donaldson 7 0 39 0 0 0 0 39 5.6
Ron Dugans 2 0 37 0 0 0 0 37 18.5
Samari Rolle 11 0 0 0 0 32 0 32 2.9
Todd Frier 11 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 2.8
Abdual Howard 9 0 0 0 0 31 0 31 3.4
Tommy Polley 11 0 0 22 0 0 0 22 2.0
Daryl Bush 10 0 0 0 0 21 0 21 2.1
Tony Bryant 11 0 0 0 0 19 0 19 1.7
Lamarr Glenn 10 19 0 0 0 0 0 19 1.9
Lamont Green 11 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.5
Jeff Chaney 1 0 0 0 14 0 0 14 14.0
Clevan Thomas 7 0 0 0 0 14 0 14 2.0
Brian Allen 11 0 0 11 0 0 0 11 1.0
Chris Weinke 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 2.7
Myron Jackson 11 0 8 0 0 0 0 8 0.7
Marcus Outzen 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0.7
Troy Saunders 11 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0.5
Tay Cody 11 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0.2
Derrick Gibson 11 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0.1
Team -10 0 0 0 0 0 -10
Thad Busby 11 -16 0 0 0 0 0 -16 -1.5
Total......... 11 1233 3740 632 526 212 0 6343 576.6
Opponent...... 11 747 2084 250 794 103 0 3978 361.6
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sam Cowart 11 62 54 116 8.0- 9.0 4.0- 13.0 . 1 . 3- 0 . . .
Daryl Bush 10 53 44 97 12.0- 9.0 6.5- 41.0 2- 21 . . . 2 . .
Lamont Green 11 33 52 85 6.0- 13.0 1.0- 7.0 1- 16 4 . . 1 . .
Dexter Jackson 11 58 23 81 . . 2- 0 11 . . . . .
Shevin Smith 11 37 30 67 1.0- 2.0 . 3- 71 6 . . 1 . .
Jerry Johnson 11 31 26 57 13.0- 26.0 2.5- 15.0 . . . . 2 . .
Andre Wadsworth 11 29 28 57 19.0- 33.0 16.0- 91.0 . 1 . 1- 0 1 . .
Larry Smith 11 32 24 56 8.0- 19.0 3.0- 18.0 . 3 . . . . .
Tay Cody 11 30 16 46 3.0- 5.0 . 3- 2 4 . 1- 0 . . .
Samari Rolle 11 30 13 43 . . 7- 32 13 . . . . .
Tony Bryant 11 15 22 37 9.0- 6.0 7.0- 40.0 1- 19 1 . . 2 . .
Corey Simon 10 19 18 37 6.0- 9.0 2.0- 7.0 . 1 . 2- 0 . . .
Greg Spires 8 16 14 30 13.0- 4.0 10.0- 58.0 . . . 1- 0 2 . .
Roland Seymour 11 8 20 28 7.0- 2.0 6.0- 20.0 . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 11 8 20 28 3.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Brian Allen 11 10 16 26 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 11 16 9 25 . . 1- 6 4 . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 11 14 9 23 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel 9 9 13 22 1.0- 12.0 . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman 4 11 10 21 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley 11 13 8 21 1.0- 0.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 10 9 9 18 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
David Warren 10 8 8 16 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 11 10 5 15 3.0- 18.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Jamal Reynolds 7 5 7 12 . . . . . . . . .
Bryne Malone 7 4 8 12 2.0- 2.0 1.0- 13.0 . . . . . . .
Char-ron Dorsey 5 5 6 11 2.0- 2.0 1.0- 3.0 . 1 . . . . .
David Tulloch 8 3 7 10 3.0- 2.0 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Todd Frier 11 6 4 10 . . . 2 . . . . .
Jeff Chaney 11 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 9 5 4 9 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Billy Rhodes 8 3 5 8 1.0- 0.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Abdual Howard 9 3 2 5 . . 1- 31 2 . . . . .
Clevan Thomas 7 2 . 2 . . 1- 14 . . . . . .
Jean Jeune 7 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Team . . . . . . . . . . . 1
FLORIDA STATE 14, SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA 7
09/06/1997, LOS ANGELES, CA
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 124.
LOS ANGELES, CA - The fifth ranked Seminoles opened the season far away from home, traveling to No. 23 USC for a nationally televised ABC game against the Trojans.
Florida State brought a very young squad across country as 41 of the 80 players who traveled had never played in a college game.
FSU's defense smothered the vaunted USC running game limiting the Trojans to just 25 rushing yards, but it took a heroic 97 yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter to give the Seminoles a 14-7 win.
Florida State's only first half touchdown was setup, fittingly, by the defense which sacked USC first time starting quarterback John Fox and forced a fumble at the Trojan 41. Four plays later the ball
rested at the USC one and Dan Kendra, who replaced Thad Bushy at quarterback for the Noles near the goal line, dove over for the score with 7:42 left in the first quarter.
USC's only touchdown of the night came in the second quarter after FSU mishandled a punt snap and had it blocked at their own 30. Fox drove USC to the two yard line and on fourth and goal, he ran it
in to knot the score at seven with 13:42 left in the half.
Florida State's game winning drive started on its own three with 13:28 left. After two straight incompletions, Bushy connected on five of six passes to drive the Seminoles to the USC three. Dee
Feaster raced around right end for the score and the 14-7 win.
Busby was 19 of 39 for 276 yards but no touchdowns. The Seminoles managed just 89 yards rushing led by Feaster with 74 yards on 16 carries. USC had just 184 yards of total offense.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
14 |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
1st 7- 0 Dan Kendra, 1, run (Bill Gramatica, kick), 7:42
2nd 7- 7 Opp, 2, run (kick), 13:42
4th 14- 7 Dee Feaster, 3, run (Bill Gramatica, kick), 10:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 17 10
Rushes-yards 29- 89 33- 25
Passing 276 159
Att-Comp-Int 39-19-2 32-18-1
Total Yards 68-365 65-184
Punt Returns 7-65 4-45
Kickoff Returns 2-48 2-34
Interception Ret. 1-6 2-29
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 8-37.4 10-41.7
Sacks By-Yds 3-15 2-16
Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 7-64 6-55
3rd Down Conversions 4-14 4-17
4th Down Conversions 0-1 1-3
Time of Posession 31:19 28:41
Attendance 72,783
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Dee Feaster 16- 74
Laveranues Coles 1- 24
Travis Minor 2- 5
Dan Kendra 2- 2
Davy Ford 1- 2
Thad Busby 6- -9
Peter Warrick 1- -9
Receiving
Damian Harrell 4- 64
Peter Warrick 6- 50
E.G. Green 1- 46
Melvin Pearsall 3- 41
Laveranues Coles 2- 37
Ron Dugans 1- 19
Germaine Stringer 1- 16
Dee Feaster 1- 3
Passing
Thad Busby 39-19-2-276
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 5- 32
Dee Feaster 2- 23
Kickoff Return
Germaine Stringer 2- 48
Punting
Keith Cottrell 7- 299
Team 1- 0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sam Cowart 7 3 10 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 6 . 6 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 4 2 6 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Jerry Johnson 4 1 5 . . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 5 . 5 2.0- 9.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 3 1 4 3.0- 13.0 2.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 2 2 4 1.0- 3.0 . . . . 1- 0 1 . .
Tay Cody 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 1 2 . . 1- 6 1 . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Corey Simon 2 . 2 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Ross Brannon 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tommy Polley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Allen . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 50, MARYLAND 7
09/13/1997, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 125.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Thad Busby threw for over 300 yards and FSU's defense allowed Maryland just 105 total yards as the Seminoles opened their home season with a 50-7 rout of ACC rival Maryland. Busby,
who only played the first half, completed 26 of 34 passes for 308 yards and two touchdowns in leading Florida State to a 30-7 lead at halftime. Busby hooked up with E.G. Green on a pair of first half
TD throws and kickers Bill Gramatica and Sebastian Janikowski combined for three field goals to build the big lead.
Maryland's only score of the game came midway through the second quarter when fullback LaMont Jordan raced right up the middle of the FSU defense for a 44-yard touchdown run.
Dan Kendra replaced Busby at the helm in the third quarter and completed 6 of 8 passes for 105 yards and two touchdowns.
He also ran for 18 yards on four carries. He was replaced by freshman Chris Weinke in the fourth quarter. Weinke connected on 5 of 10 with a touchdown in his first action as a Seminole.
Florida State's defense played brilliantly again despite the absence of senior linebacker Daryl Bush, who missed the game with an injured ankle. The Tribe defenders limited the Terrapins to just 48
yards on the ground and 57 through the air. True freshman Davy Ford lead FSU with 44 yards on five carries.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| MARYLAND |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
17 |
13 |
14 |
6 |
50 |
1st 3- 0 Bill Gramatica, 20, field goal, 10:53
10- 0 Dee Feaster, 1, run (Bill Gramatica, kick), 7:54
17- 0 E.G. Green, 7, pass from Thad Busby (Bill Gramatica, kick), 0:04
2nd 20- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 44, field goal, 9:46
20- 7 Opp, 44, run (kick), 5:54
27- 7 E.G. Green, 15, pass from Thad Busby (Bill Gramatica, kick), 3:17
30- 7 Sebastian Janikowski, 49, field goal, 0:42
3rd 30- 7 Bill Gramatica, 31, field goal failed, 10:21
37- 7 Peter Warrick, 17, pass from Dan Kendra (Bill Gramatica, kick), 5:07
44- 7 Peter Warrick, 24, pass from Dan Kendra (Bill Gramatica, kick), 1:12
4th 50- 7 William McCray, 9, pass from Chris Weinke (Bill Gramatica, kick failed), 3:01
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 30 9
Rushes-yards 30- 98 37- 48
Passing 461 57
Att-Comp-Int 52-37-1 13-8-0
Total Yards 82-559 50-105
Punt Returns 6-94 0-0
Kickoff Returns 2-47 1-19
Interception Ret. 0-0 1-4
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 1-38.0 10-40.2
Sacks By-Yds 6-44 3-23
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 10-109 7-41
3rd Down Conversions 5-12 1-13
4th Down Conversions 2-2 1-2
Time of Posession 29:21 30:39
Attendance 72,238
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Davy Ford 5- 44
Vannez Gooch 5- 17
Travis Minor 4- 9
Dan Kendra 4- 8
Snoop Minnis 1- 6
Khalid Abdullah 2- 6
Laveranues Coles 1- 3
Chris Weinke 1- 3
Dee Feaster 3- 1
Thad Busby 4- 1
Receiving
E.G. Green 6- 118
Laveranues Coles 4- 91
Melvin Pearsall 7- 65
Peter Warrick 3- 51
Dee Feaster 5- 25
Snoop Minnis 2- 24
Germaine Stringer 2- 20
William McCray 2- 19
Ron Dugans 2- 18
Travis Minor 2- 17
Myron Jackson 1- 8
Vannez Gooch 1- 5
Passing
Thad Busby 34-26-0-308
Dan Kendra 8- 6-0-105
Chris Weinke 10- 5-1- 48
Punt Return
Dee Feaster 4- 80
Peter Warrick 2- 14
Kickoff Return
Germaine Stringer 2- 47
Punting
Keith Cottrell 1- 38
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sam Cowart 2 5 7 2.0- 7.0 . . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 2 3 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 1 3 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Lamont Green 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 2 3 . . . 2 . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 3 . 3 3.0- 9.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Brian Allen 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson . 2 2 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tay Cody . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 2 . 2 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Bryne Malone 2 . 2 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour 1 1 2 1.0- 4.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 1 2 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Char-ron Dorsey . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 2 . 2 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Jeff Chaney . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Clevan Thomas . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corey Simon 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Billy Rhodes . 1 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
David Warren 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 35, CLEMSON 28
09/20/1997, CLEMSON, SC
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 126.
CLEMSON, SC - Sophomore wide receiver Peter Warrick was a one man wrecking crew against Clemson with two touchdown receptions and a 90 yard punt return for a score as the Seminoles outlasted a
determined Clemson team 35-28. Warrick finished with eight receptions for 249 yards, the third best single game receiving total in school history, but the 28 points Clemson scored were the second most
by an ACC opponent against Florida State in the Seminoles' six years in the league.
Clemson drove 80 yards with their opening possession to take a 7-0 lead with backup quarterback Brandon Streeter leading the Tigers' new passing attack. Bill Gramatica cut the lead to 7-3 with a
34-yard field goal with 3:56 left in the first quarter.
On Clemson's next possession, the Tigers' snapped the ball over Streeter's head in the shot gun formation and FSU's Sam Cowart pounced on the fumble in the endzone for a 10-7 lead that held at half
time. Streeter was forced to leave the game with an injured shoulder midway through the second quarter and was replaced by regular starter Nealon Greene, who was slowed by a foot injury. He opened the
second half and gave Clemson a 14-10 lead with a 28 yard scoring toss to Tony Horne.
The Seminoles used a 22 yard Sebastian Janikowski field goal and a 48 yard Thad Busby to Warrick TD bomb, with a two point conversion, to regain the lead, 21-14, with 6:32 left in the third quarter.
Clemson pulled to within four after three quarters with a 36 yard field goal. Warrick's punt return, the longest in Clemson Stadium history, gave the Tribe a 28-17 lead, but Clemson came right back
with a six play, 80 yard drive that cut FSU's lead to 28-25. Busby connected with Warrick on an 80 yard touchdown strike on the next possession for a 35-25 lead.
Clemson kicked a field goal with 3:42 remaining, but the Tribe held on for the win. Busby was 17 of 28 for 332 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Seminoles, who managed just 31 rushing yards.
However, FSU's defense was just as stiff against Clemson holding the Tigers to 41 rushing yards. Clemson quarterbacks combined for 285 passing yards on 20 of 40 passing but suffered three
interceptions.
The win was Bowden's 200th at Florida State.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
10 |
0 |
11 |
14 |
35 |
| CLEMSON |
7 |
0 |
10 |
11 |
28 |
1st 0- 7 Opp, 32, run (kick), 10:22
3- 7 Bill Gramatica, 32, field goal, 3:56
10- 7 Sam Cowart, 0, fumble recovery/return (Bill Gramatica, kick), 2:47
2nd 10- 7 Bill Gramatica, 37, field goal failed, 1:40
3rd 10-14 Opp, 28, pass (kick), 11:53
13-14 Sebastian Janikowski, 22, field goal, 9:04
21-14 Peter Warrick, 48, pass from Thad Busby (Laveranues Coles, pass from Thad Busby), 6:32
21-17 Opp, 36, field goal, 1:25
4th 28-17 Peter Warrick, 90, punt return/blocked punt (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 13:16
28-25 Opp, 17, pass (run), 10:11
35-25 Peter Warrick, 80, pass from Thad Busby (Bill Gramatica, kick), 9:46
35-25 Opp, 43, field goal failed, 8:21
35-28 Opp, 24, field goal, 3:42
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 9 21
Rushes-yards 20- 31 39- 41
Passing 332 285
Att-Comp-Int 28-17-1 40-20-3
Total Yards 48-363 79-326
Punt Returns 5-150 3-27
Kickoff Returns 4-113 3-134
Interception Ret. 3-60 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 2-0
Punts 7-37.9 7-47.6
Sacks By-Yds 7-46 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 4-2 1-1
Penalties-Yds 11-73 7-35
3rd Down Conversions 4-16 1-12
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 37:27 22:33
Attendance 83,000
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Thad Busby 8- 16
Dee Feaster 5- 9
Khalid Abdullah 3- 5
Travis Minor 3- 1
Vannez Gooch 1- 0
Receiving
Peter Warrick 8- 249
E.G. Green 4- 62
Khalid Abdullah 1- 9
Dee Feaster 3- 8
Damian Harrell 1- 4
Passing
Thad Busby 28-17-1-332
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 4- 123
Dee Feaster 1- 27
Kickoff Return
Laveranues Coles 2- 57
Germaine Stringer 2- 56
Punting
Keith Cottrell 7- 265
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dexter Jackson 10 2 12 . . . 2 . . . . .
Tay Cody 5 2 7 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 5 2 7 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Sam Cowart 3 3 6 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Daryl Bush 5 1 6 2.0- 12.0 2.0- 12.0 1- 21 . . . . . .
Lamont Green 3 2 5 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 5 . 5 2.0- 15.0 2.0- 15.0 . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 3 1 4 . . 1- 39 . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 3 1 4 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 3 1 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 3 . 3 1.0- 8.0 1.0- 8.0 . . . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour 2 . 2 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 . 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Theon Rackley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Chaney 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corey Simon . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Billy Rhodes 1 . 1 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Lamarr Glenn . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Snoop Minnis . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 47, MIAMI 0
10/04/1997, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 127.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State's defense held Miami to minus 33 yards rushing, and the offense used a balanced attack and big plays to blow away the Hurricanes 47-0. The defeat was the worst for
Miami since 1944 and the most lopsided win ever for FSU over the 'Canes.
Thad Busby led the FSU offensive charge completing 20 of 31 passes for 230 yards and two touchdowns before leaving the game midway through the third quarter. Dan Kendra came in to lead the Seminoles
to their final 18 points completing 2 of 6 passes for 18 yards.
Dee Feaster got the Seminoles on the scoreboard with 4:22 left in the first quarter with a two yard scoring run that finished an impressive 11 play, 68 yard drive. E.G. Green put the Tribe up 13-0
when he collected a 5 yard Busby pass. The short 7 yard drive was set up when Miami punter Andy Crosland bobbled the snap and the FSU special teams swallowed him up at the seven yard line.
FSU mounted another long drive in the second quarter covering 75 yards on eight plays with Peter Warrick leaping for a 37 yard Busby pass in the endzone. Sebastian Janikowski gave the Tribe a 23-0
lead with a 45 yard field goal just before the half.
Travis Minor scored from five yards out in the third quarter and one yard away in the fourth to boost FSU's lead to 37-0. Janikowski's 37 yard field goal and a one yard plunge by Lamarr Glenn with
6:20 left provided the final margin.
Warrick's 60 yards on four catches led a balanced FSU receiving corps which saw eight different players make at least one catch. Davy Ford led all FSU rushers with 69 yards on 14 carries. FSU's
defense chased Miami starting quarterback Ryan Clement after he completed just 5 of 14 passes for 52 yards, then held replacement Scott Covington to just 9 of 17 through the air.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| MIAMI |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
13 |
10 |
7 |
17 |
47 |
1st 7- 0 Dee Feaster, 2, run (Bill Gramatica, kick), 4:22
13- 0 E.G. Green, 5, pass from Thad Busby (Bill Gramatica, kick failed), 1:52
2nd 20- 0 Peter Warrick, 37, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 7:32
20- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 48, field goal failed, 4:13
23- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 45, field goal, 0:02
3rd 30- 0 Travis Minor, 5, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 4:45
30- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 38, field goal failed, 0:31
4th 37- 0 Travis Minor, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 14:12
40- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 37, field goal, 9:15
47- 0 Lamarr Glenn, 3, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 6:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 21 8
Rushes-yards 45-174 27--33
Passing 248 164
Att-Comp-Int 37-22-1 31-14-3
Total Yards 82-422 58-131
Punt Returns 3-47 2-21
Kickoff Returns 1-7 6-89
Interception Ret. 3-35 1-13
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 2-38.0 8-37.9
Sacks By-Yds 2-12 3-23
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 4-0
Penalties-Yds 4-35 5-32
3rd Down Conversions 10-17 4-17
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-1
Time of Posession 34:57 25:03
Attendance 80,165
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Davy Ford 14- 69
Dan Kendra 3- 36
Dee Feaster 7- 29
Travis Minor 9- 23
Lamarr Glenn 2- 17
Vannez Gooch 2- 2
Laveranues Coles 1- -2
Thad Busby 4- -7
Receiving
Peter Warrick 4- 60
E.G. Green 4- 46
Laveranues Coles 3- 39
Damian Harrell 3- 26
Melvin Pearsall 3- 26
Snoop Minnis 1- 23
Davy Ford 3- 17
William McCray 1- 11
Passing
Thad Busby 31-20-1-230
Dan Kendra 6- 2-0- 18
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 1- 40
Dee Feaster 2- 7
Kickoff Return
Germaine Stringer 1- 7
Punting
Keith Cottrell 2- 76
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Sam Cowart 3 4 7 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Daryl Bush 1 6 7 . . . . . . 1 . .
Andre Wadsworth 4 2 6 1.0- 23.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 1 5 6 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 1 4 5 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 32 1 . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 2 1 3 . . 2- 3 1 . . . . .
Theon Rackley 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Abdual Howard 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel 1 2 3 0.5- 12.0 . . . . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Chaney . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tay Cody . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Warren . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 1 1 2 0.5- 12.0 . . . . . . . .
Char-ron Dorsey . 2 2 0.5- 3.0 0.5- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 1 . 1 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 . 1 1.0- 9.0 1.0- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Corey Simon . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Allen . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 51, DUKE 27
10/11/1997, DURHAM, NC
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 128.
DURHAM, NC - No. 4 Florida State traveled to Duke for the first time since 1993 and left with a closer than expected 51-27 win over the Blue Devils.
Duke scored first with 9:55 left in the first quarter after an FSU fumble set them up for a short 19 yard drive. The Seminoles would then score five unanswered touchdowns to take a 35-7 lead late into
the second quarter. Four different Seminoles scored with quarterback Thad Busby rushing for a pair of the TDs. Duke chipped away with a 61 yard touchdown bomb with 41 seconds left in the half that
narrowed the margin to 35-14 at intermission.
The Tribe defense got into the scoring act in the second half when Tony Bryant's sack sent the ball spinning and Sam Cowart picked it up and raced 24 yards for the touchdown. The defense scored again
on the next possession when true freshman Derrick Gibson carried a blocked punt over from the one yard line for a 48-14 FSU edge.
Duke's offense shook off the miscues and mounted an eight play, 78 yard drive that culminated in a touchdown and a 48-21 lead. A 27 yard Blue Devil field goal was countered by Sebastian Janikowski's
21 yard field goal to make it 51-24 with 5:35 left. Duke's Sims Lenhardt closed the scoring with a 43 yard boot that made the final 51-27.
Busby completed 15 of 32 passes for 250 yards and one touchdown. Nine different Seminoles ran the football, led by Davy Ford who had 58 yards on 11 carries. Travis Minor had 46 yards on 10 carries.
Peter Warrick led all Seminole receivers with five catches for 134 yards and one touchdown.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
7 |
28 |
13 |
3 |
51 |
| DUKE |
7 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
27 |
1st 0- 0 Opp, 52, field goal failed, 10:28
0- 7 Opp, 1, run (kick), 9:55
7- 7 Davy Ford, 9, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 3:33
2nd 14- 7 Travis Minor, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 11:04
21- 7 Thad Busby, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 6:25
28- 7 Peter Warrick, 54, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 4:08
35- 7 Thad Busby, 3, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:57
35-14 Opp, 61, pass (kick), 0:41
3rd 41-14 Sam Cowart, 24, fumble recovery/return (Sebastian Janikowski, kick failed), 12:15
48-14 Derrick Gibson, 1, punt return/blocked punt (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 10:36
48-21 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 3:29
4th 48-24 Opp, 27, field goal, 14:15
48-24 Sebastian Janikowski, 38, field goal failed, 9:15
51-24 Sebastian Janikowski, 21, field goal, 5:35
51-27 Opp, 43, field goal, 2:20
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 13
Rushes-yards 38-135 38-131
Passing 282 115
Att-Comp-Int 35-16-1 21-9-1
Total Yards 73-417 59-246
Punt Returns 6-63 2-10
Kickoff Returns 5-84 7-185
Interception Ret. 1-2 1-11
Fumble Returns 2-24 1-0
Punts 6-39.3 9-31.8
Sacks By-Yds 4-22 2-9
Fumbles-Lost 1-1 4-2
Penalties-Yds 20-138 9-73
3rd Down Conversions 5-14 1-13
4th Down Conversions 1-1 0-0
Time of Posession 29:55 30:05
Attendance 21,557
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Davy Ford 11- 58
Travis Minor 10- 46
William McCray 2- 14
Dee Feaster 4- 13
Vannez Gooch 3- 9
Thad Busby 5- 4
Snoop Minnis 1- 0
Khalid Abdullah 1- -3
Dan Kendra 1- -6
Receiving
Peter Warrick 5- 134
E.G. Green 4- 52
Damian Harrell 3- 43
Germaine Stringer 1- 32
Melvin Pearsall 2- 19
Travis Minor 1- 2
Passing
Thad Busby 32-15-1-250
Dan Kendra 3- 1-0- 32
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 4- 29
Dexter Jackson 1- 22
Dee Feaster 1- 11
Derrick Gibson 0- 1
Kickoff Return
Laveranues Coles 3- 58
Germaine Stringer 1- 16
Todd Frier 1- 10
Punting
Keith Cottrell 6- 236
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Larry Smith 2 5 7 2.0- 8.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 4 1 5 . . . . . . . 1 .
Derrick Gibson 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Allen 1 4 5 . . . . . . . . .
Sam Cowart . 4 4 . . . . . 1- 24 . . .
Tommy Polley 1 3 4 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 2 1 3 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Tay Cody 1 1 2 . . 1- 2 . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 1 1 2 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . 1 . .
Bobby Rhodes . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Char-ron Dorsey 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Tulloch . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 1 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Todd Frier 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Abdual Howard 1 . 1 1.0- 6.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Germaine Stringer . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jamal Reynolds 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Deon Humphrey 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Clevan Thomas 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Warren . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Chaney . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 38, GEORGIA TECH 0
10/18/1997, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 129.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Florida State's defense recorded its second shutout of the season and quarterback Thad Busby threw for 399 yards to lead the Seminoles to a 38-0 win over visiting Georgia Tech.
The Seminole defense regained its form after giving up 27 points to Duke the previous week, holding the Yellow Jackets to just 144 yards of total offense. Busby, on the other hand, connected on 30 of
47 passes for 399 yards and three touchdowns. Senior E.G. Green led the receivers with six catches for 166 yards and a touchdown.
After a scoreless first quarter, the Seminoles finally got on the scoreboard with just 50 seconds left in the first half when Busby hit wide receiver Damian Harrell with an 18 yard scoring strike.
Busby threw on each of the nine plays during the 84 yard drive, completing seven.
The Seminoles took control of the game early in the third quarter despite dreadful field position. Lining up at
their own one yard line, Busby directed a 12 play drive that ended with a spectacular 27 yard scoring run by tailback Travis Minor. Tay Cody intercepted Joe Hamilton's pass on Georgia Tech's next
possession and FSU made them pay when Busby hit E.G. Green with a 66 yard scoring bomb on the next play. FSU led 21-0 with 5:39 left.
Sebastian Janikowski drilled a 38 yard field goal to open the Tribe's fourth quarter scoring. Freshman wide receiver Marvin Minnis scored his first career touchdown on a 20 yard pass from Busby.
Sophomore Dan Kendra replaced Busby and threw a 47 yard scoring bomb to Laveranues Coles to provide the 38-0 final score.
FSU sacked Georgia Tech quarterbacks five times and limited Hamilton to just 9 of 18 passing for 83 yards and an interception. The Yellow Jackets managed just 53 yards rushing.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| GEORGIA TECH |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
0 |
7 |
14 |
17 |
38 |
2nd 7- 0 Damian Harrell, 18, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:50
3rd 14- 0 Travis Minor, 27, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 6:58
21- 0 E.G. Green, 66, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 5:39
4th 24- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 38, field goal, 12:09
31- 0 Snoop Minnis, 20, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 5:24
38- 0 Laveranues Coles, 47, pass from Dan Kendra (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 2:15
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 28 8
Rushes-yards 29- 98 36- 53
Passing 489 91
Att-Comp-Int 51-33-0 21-10-2
Total Yards 80-587 57-144
Punt Returns 4-25 2-9
Kickoff Returns 1-17 1-18
Interception Ret. 2-31 0-0
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 7-37.6 12-46.1
Sacks By-Yds 5-25 2-19
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 12-83 6-44
3rd Down Conversions 6-14 3-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 30:46 29:14
Attendance 78,157
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Travis Minor 6- 50
Davy Ford 7- 26
Laveranues Coles 2- 12
Vannez Gooch 3- 10
Marcus Outzen 1- 8
Lamarr Glenn 1- 2
Dan Kendra 1- 2
Dee Feaster 1- 1
William McCray 1- 1
Thad Busby 5- -2
Peter Warrick 1- -12
Receiving
E.G. Green 6- 166
Damian Harrell 6- 62
Peter Warrick 6- 62
Snoop Minnis 3- 54
Laveranues Coles 2- 53
Germaine Stringer 1- 36
Travis Minor 2- 20
Davy Ford 2- 14
Melvin Pearsall 3- 12
Vannez Gooch 2- 10
Passing
Thad Busby 47-30-0-399
Dan Kendra 4- 3-0- 90
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 3- 23
Dee Feaster 1- 2
Kickoff Return
Germaine Stringer 1- 17
Punting
Keith Cottrell 7- 263
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Sam Cowart 3 12 15 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 3 5 8 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Lamont Green . 8 8 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tay Cody 3 4 7 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Larry Smith 3 4 7 0.5- 7.0 0.5- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 1 6 7 0.5- 7.0 0.5- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 4 5 2.0- 10.0 1.5- 9.0 . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 4 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 2 3 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Shevin Smith . 5 5 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Bryne Malone . 2 2 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour . 2 2 0.5- 6.0 0.5- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Char-ron Dorsey 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Germaine Stringer . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Abdual Howard . . . . . 1- 31 . . . . . .
Todd Frier . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 47, VIRGINIA 21
10/25/1997, CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 130.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA - The third ranked Seminoles traveled to Virginia for the first time since losing their only ACC game ever to the Cavaliers in 1995 and posted a 47-21 win before a national ESPN
television audience. FSU's offense had started slowly all year but exploded for three touchdowns over the first five plays giving the Seminoles a 21-0 cushion early.
True freshman tailback Travis Minor got his first career start and, on FSU's first play, raced 87 yards for a touchdown just 24 seconds into the game. On the next possession, Thad Busby lofted a 30
yard pass to Peter Warrick who out jumped a Cavalier defender for a touchdown and a 14-0 advantage after just four offensive plays. The Seminole defense forced another three and out by the UVA offense
and on the next play, Busby hit E.G. Green on a slant route that the senior took 74 yards for a touchdown. The scoreboard read 21-0 FSU with 8:44 left in the first quarter.
Virginia nibbled at the lead with an 80 yard touchdown drive late in the first quarter, but Cavalier quarterback Aaron Brooks stepped out of the back of the endzone for a safety while avoiding a rush
to give the Seminoles a 23-7 lead after the first quarter. Fullback Khalid Abdullah punched it over from the one to make it a 30-7 advantage at halftime. Minor started hot again in the second half,
taking a Busby screen pass 42 yards to paydirt, but Virginia's offense stirred to life scoring TDs late in the third and early in the fourth quarter. The Tribe nipped the rally with a third Minor TD
and a 34 yard field goal that pushed the final score to 47-21.
Minor rushed for 155 yards on 17 carries to lead the FSU running game. Busby completed 18 of 39 passes for 291 yards and three touchdowns. The FSU defense held Virginia to minus nine yards rushing and
recorded nine sacks, including three by defensive end Andre Wadsworth.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
23 |
7 |
7 |
10 |
47 |
| VIRGINIA |
7 |
0 |
7 |
7 |
21 |
0- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 45, field goal failed
1st 7- 0 Travis Minor, 87, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 14:36
14- 0 Peter Warrick, 38, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 11:14
21- 0 E.G. Green, 74, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 8:44
21- 7 Opp, 6, run (kick), 5:57
23- 7 Team, safety, 0:56
2nd 30- 7 Khalid Abdullah, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 10:30
3rd 37- 7 Travis Minor, 42, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 9:47
37-14 Opp, 1, run (kick), 1:51
4th 37-21 Opp, 15, pass (kick), 14:26
44-21 Travis Minor, 6, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 11:29
47-21 Sebastian Janikowski, 34, field goal, 6:51
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 13
Rushes-yards 31-208 38- -9
Passing 305 258
Att-Comp-Int 40-19-1 31-14-1
Total Yards 71-513 69-249
Punt Returns 5-68 0-0
Kickoff Returns 3-52 7-117
Interception Ret. 1-0 1-20
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-33.8 10-37.6
Sacks By-Yds 9-57 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yds 8-54 9-94
3rd Down Conversions 2-12 5-16
Time of Posession 28:03 31:57
Attendance 45,300
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Travis Minor 17- 157
Davy Ford 7- 26
Dan Kendra 2- 18
Thad Busby 2- 6
Khalid Abdullah 3- 3
Receiving
E.G. Green 5- 151
Travis Minor 6- 72
Peter Warrick 3- 47
Melvin Pearsall 3- 14
Carver Donaldson 1- 14
Laveranues Coles 1- 7
Passing
Thad Busby 39-18-1-291
Dan Kendra 1- 1-0- 14
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 3- 47
Dee Feaster 2- 21
Kickoff Return
Peter Warrick 1- 23
Germaine Stringer 1- 23
Vannez Gooch 1- 6
Punting
Keith Cottrell 6- 203
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Samari Rolle . . . . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 48, NORTH CAROLINA STATE 35
11/01/1997, TALLAHASSEE, FL
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 131.
TALLAHASSEE, FL - Third ranked Florida State hosted NC State for Homecoming and it looked like the Seminoles would roll to their eighth straight win, but the Wolfpack would not quit and managed to
score more points than any ACC team had on FSU.
With a huge matchup with North Carolina just a week away, the Seminoles raced to a 27-0 lead in the first quarter, but had to battle the rest of the way for a scary 48-35 win.
The Seminoles had to cover just 15 yards on their first possession after an interception set the offense up deep in NCSU territory. Quarterback Thad Busby hit E.G. Green with a six yard scoring strike
with 13:37 left in the first quarter. A muffed snap cost the Tribe the extra point but gave them a 6-0 lead. Busby hit running back Travis Minor with a 16 yard scoring strike just over three minutes
later for a 13-0 lead, then found Germaine Stringer racing through the middle of the NC State secondary for a 31 yard touchdown and a 19-0 lead with 4:12 left in the first quarter. Minor's 10 yard TD
run with two seconds left in the initial stanza, and a two point conversion, gave FSU the 27-0 lead.
NC State would turn to wide receiver Torry Holt to lead them back into the game, which he did in record fashion. He grabbed two of his ACC record five touchdown passes in the second quarter,
collecting Jamie Barnette aerials for 25 and 27 yard scores, to pull the `Pack to a 27-14 margin. But FSU bounced back when Green raced 80 yards with Busby's pass for the 34-14 halftime score.
FSU pushed the lead to 41-14 late in the third quarter on a Minor run, but Holt brought his Wolfpack back with scoring receptions of 26 and 2 yards that narrowed FSU's margin to 41-28. Busby found
Green in the endzone again with 9:27 left to put the 'Noles on top 48-28 with enough cushion to weather Holt's last score.
Busby completed 26 of 36 passes for a career high 463 yards and five touchdowns. Green had a career game, covering 184 yards with eight catches and scoring three touchdowns. However, the Seminole
defense gave up 267 passing yards, and allowed their first 100 yard rusher of the year in Tremayne Stephens.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| NORTH CAROLINA STATE |
0 |
14 |
7 |
14 |
35 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
27 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
48 |
1st 6- 0 E.G. Green, 6, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick failed), 13:37
13- 0 Travis Minor, 16, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 10:19
19- 0 Germaine Stringer, 31, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick failed), 4:12
27- 0 Travis Minor, 10, run (Melvin Pearsall, pass from Thad Busby), 0:02
2nd 27- 7 Opp, 25, pass (kick), 12:14
27-14 Opp, 27, pass (kick), 1:03
34-14 E.G. Green, 80, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:45
3rd 41-14 Travis Minor, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 4:25
41-21 Opp, 26, pass (kick), 2:50
4th 41-28 Opp, 2, pass (kick), 12:32
48-28 E.G. Green, 15, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 9:27
48-35 Opp, 9, pass (kick), 0:40
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 20 28
Rushes-yards 29- 58 43-181
Passing 463 267
Att-Comp-Int 36-26-1 49-21-3
Total Yards 65-521 92-448
Punt Returns 1-29 2-34
Kickoff Returns 4-80 2-47
Interception Ret. 3-16 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-0 1-0
Punts 5-30.2 4-38.3
Sacks By-Yds 3-14 2-22
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 2-1
Penalties-Yds 14-148 9-60
3rd Down Conversions 6-12 5-18
4th Down Conversions 0-1 2-5
Time of Posession 25:49 34:11
Attendance 71,415
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Travis Minor 10- 64
Davy Ford 9- 34
Khalid Abdullah 1- 0
Team 1- -10
Thad Busby 8- -30
Receiving
E.G. Green 8- 184
Laveranues Coles 3- 97
Travis Minor 7- 56
Damian Harrell 2- 33
Germaine Stringer 1- 31
Snoop Minnis 2- 29
Peter Warrick 2- 23
Davy Ford 1- 10
Passing
Thad Busby 36-26-1-463
Punt Return
Dee Feaster 1- 29
Kickoff Return
Laveranues Coles 1- 26
Todd Frier 1- 21
Germaine Stringer 1- 19
Jeff Chaney 1- 14
Punting
Keith Cottrell 4- 151
Team 1- 0
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Dexter Jackson 6 13 19 . . . 3 . . . . .
Sam Cowart 3 9 12 . . . 2 . . . . .
Daryl Bush 1 10 11 1.0- 2.0 . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Lamont Green 1 7 8 . . 1- 16 1 . . . . .
Shevin Smith 3 4 7 1.5- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 7 7 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 1 5 6 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 2 3 5 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Tay Cody 3 2 5 0.5- 1.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Theon Rackley . 4 4 . . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 3 4 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders . 3 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Tony Bryant 2 1 3 1.0- 5.0 1.0- 5.0 . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour 1 2 3 1.0- 2.0 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 1 2 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Greg Spires . 3 3 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Abdual Howard . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Corey Simon 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . 1- 0 . . .
Brian Allen 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jamal Reynolds 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 20, NORTH CAROLINA 3
11/08/1997, CHAPEL HILL, NC
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 132.
CHAPEL HILL, NC - No. 2 ranked Florida State rolled into Chapel Hill to take on fifth ranked North Carolina in what was billed as the biggest game in the history of the ACC. With an ESPN audience
watching in, as well as a Kenan Stadium record 62,000, the Seminoles dismantled the Tar Heels with nine quarterback sacks and a 20-3 win that assured FSU of a share of its sixth straight conference
crown.
FSU's defense established from the start that any yardage would be hard earned for the Tar Heels, sacking quarterback Oscar Davenport on the first series. He would be sacked seven times and leave the
game in the fourth quarter with a broken ankle. Meanwhile, FSU's offense was productive against the nation's second ranked defense. On FSU's third possession, Thad Busby completed four of five passes
taking the Seminoles from their 45 down to the UNC eight. He hit tight end Melvin Pearsall over the middle for an eight yard touchdown and a lead the Seminoles would nevergive up with 4:00 left in the
first quarter.
The Tribe defense pinned UNC in their own territory most of the first half and put the offense in position for their second score. Punting from their own one North Carolina could only push FSU to the
28. Three plays later, E.G. Green made a one handed grab of Busby's fade pass from 14 yards out to give the Seminoles a 14-0 lead with 4:27 left in the first half. Sebastian Janikowski's 32 yard field
goal with 32 seconds left gave FSU a 17-0 halftime lead. Seminole defenders had held UNC to just nine yards of total offense in the first half.
The Seminoles attempted just four passes in the second half leaning on the running of true freshman Travis Minor, who finished with a game high 128 yards on 30 carries. The Tribe's only second half
scoring came on a 40 yard Janikowski field goal. North Carolina ruined FSU's hopes of a shutout with a 46 yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.
FSU's defense held North Carolina to minus 28 yards rushing for the game and allowed the Tar Heel offense just 101 yards on the night. Busby completed 14 of 30 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns.
Starting defensive ends Andre Wadsworth and Greg Spires totalled seven quarterback sacks between them with three and four, respectively.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
7 |
10 |
3 |
0 |
20 |
| NORTH CAROLINA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
1st 7- 0 Melvin Pearsall, 8, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 4:00
2nd 14- 0 E.G. Green, 14, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 4:27
17- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 32, field goal, 0:32
3rd 20- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 40, field goal, 6:58
4th 20- 3 Opp, 46, field goal, 13:34
20- 3 Sebastian Janikowski, 34, field goal failed, 9:27
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 7
Rushes-yards 39-175 25--28
Passing 159 101
Att-Comp-Int 30-14-1 23-10-3
Total Yards 69-334 48-73
Punt Returns 3-35 4-25
Kickoff Returns 1-11 4-50
Interception Ret. 3-0 1-0
Fumble Returns 1-8 0-0
Punts 7-37.7 8-35.1
Sacks By-Yds 9-52 0-0
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-1
Penalties-Yds 11-105 8-42
3rd Down Conversions 3-14 1-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 0-0
Time of Posession 33:53 26:07
Attendance 62,000
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Travis Minor 30- 128
Khalid Abdullah 2- 26
Thad Busby 4- 15
Laveranues Coles 1- 4
Davy Ford 2- 2
Receiving
Peter Warrick 4- 64
Damian Harrell 2- 34
E.G. Green 2- 31
Laveranues Coles 2- 20
Melvin Pearsall 2- 9
William McCray 1- 2
Travis Minor 1- -1
Passing
Thad Busby 30-14-1-159
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 2- 24
Brian Allen 1- 11
Kickoff Return
Laveranues Coles 1- 11
Punting
Keith Cottrell 7- 264
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Greg Spires 5 . 5 5.0- 29.0 4.0- 28.0 . . . . 1 . .
Andre Wadsworth 4 1 5 3.0- 12.0 3.0- 12.0 . . . 1- 8 . . .
Tay Cody 3 2 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 2 2 4 . . 1- 0 . . . . . .
Sam Cowart . 4 4 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 1 2 3 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Lamont Green 2 1 3 1.0- 7.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Corey Simon 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 2 . 2 2.0- 7.0 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 . 1 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jamal Reynolds . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tommy Polley . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Allen 1 . 1 . . . . . . . 1 .
Julian Pittman 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
David Warren 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . 1 . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 58, WAKE FOREST 7
11/15/1997, TALLAHASSEE, FL, ACC Champ
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 133.
TALLAHASSE, FL - Any pregame fears that Florida State might suffer a letdown after an emotional win over North Carolina were put to rest with a 28 point first quarter effort as the Seminoles won their
10th game of the season, 58-7 over Wake Forest.
FSU's offense scored on three of its first four possessions staking the Tribe to a 21 point lead with 1:31 left in the first quarter. The Seminole defense joined the scoring at the close of the
quarter when back up defensive end Tony Bryant raced 19 yards with an interception.
E. G. Green's second scoring reception of the game and a 21 yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski provided the 38-0 halftime margin.
After a three yard Thad Busby to Peter Warrick scoring strike pushed the lead to 45-0, Janikowski lined up to attempt a school record field goal. His 56 yarder is now the longest in FSU history and
the fourth longest in college football since the use of a kicking tee was disallowed.
Wake Forest quarterback Ben Sankey broke up the Seminole shutout in the third quarter, hitting Desmond Clark with a 25 yard scoring strike. The Tribe tacked on another field goal and a touchdown pass
from third teamer Chris Weinke to Germaine Stringer for the final margin.
Busby, who left the game after one play in the third quarter, completed 27 of 35 passes for 390 yards and four touchdowns. Green finished with a game high 120 yards on seven receptions for two
touchdowns and was one of 12 Seminoles to catch at least one pass. The Seminole defense held Wake to minus one yard rushing on the day.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| WAKE FOREST |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
28 |
10 |
10 |
10 |
58 |
1st 7- 0 Khalid Abdullah, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 13:06
14- 0 E.G. Green, 23, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 5:32
21- 0 Melvin Pearsall, 45, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 1:31
28- 0 Tony Bryant, 19, interception return (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:26
2nd 35- 0 E.G. Green, 12, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 12:19
38- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 21, field goal, 5:18
38- 0 Opp, 43, field goal failed, 0:00
3rd 45- 0 Peter Warrick, 3, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 8:19
48- 0 Sebastian Janikowski, 56, field goal, 3:51
48- 7 Opp, 25, pass (kick), 3:22
4th 51- 7 Sebastian Janikowski, 20, field goal, 13:34
58- 7 Germaine Stringer, 9, pass from Chris Weinke (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 1:56
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 27 19
Rushes-yards 20- 26 32- -1
Passing 506 251
Att-Comp-Int 53-36-0 41-21-5
Total Yards 73-532 73-250
Punt Returns 3-35 3-17
Kickoff Returns 1-10 4-86
Interception Ret. 5-62 0-0
Fumble Returns 1-7 0-0
Punts 5-36.8 7-43.0
Sacks By-Yds 11-66 2-16
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-1
Penalties-Yds 11-109 8-66
3rd Down Conversions 7-15 3-16
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 28:59 31:01
Attendance 70,026
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Dan Kendra 5- 13
Peter Warrick 1- 5
Chris Weinke 1- 5
Khalid Abdullah 2- 2
Thad Busby 2- 1
Vannez Gooch 5- 0
Davy Ford 4- 0
Receiving
E.G. Green 7- 120
Melvin Pearsall 4- 114
Peter Warrick 7- 93
Germaine Stringer 3- 64
Laveranues Coles 4- 40
Carver Donaldson 1- 25
Damian Harrell 2- 22
Travis Minor 3- 8
Davy Ford 1- 7
Snoop Minnis 1- 7
Vannez Gooch 2- 6
William McCray 1- 0
Passing
Thad Busby 35-27-0-390
Dan Kendra 15- 7-0- 82
Chris Weinke 3- 2-0- 34
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 3- 35
Kickoff Return
Davy Ford 1- 10
Punting
Keith Cottrell 5- 184
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sam Cowart 3 9 12 1.0- 6.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush 3 8 11 2.0- 22.0 0.5- 16.0 . . . . . . .
Dexter Jackson 3 5 8 . . 1- 0 1 . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 4 4 8 3.0- 23.0 3.0- 23.0 . 1 . . . . .
Lamont Green . 7 7 0.5- 16.0 0.5- 16.0 . 1 . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel . 7 7 . . . . . . . . .
Troy Saunders 2 3 5 . . . . . 1- 7 . . .
Tony Bryant 1 3 4 2.0- 11.0 2.0- 11.0 1- 19 . . . 1 . .
Samari Rolle 2 2 4 . . 2- 29 1 . . . . .
Greg Spires 2 2 4 3.0- 24.0 3.0- 24.0 . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .
Brian Allen 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .
Clevan Thomas . 2 2 . . 1- 14 . . . . . .
Jerry Johnson . 2 2 0.5- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Larry Smith 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Chaney . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Laveranues Coles . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
David Warren . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Jamal Reynolds . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Khalid Abdullah . 2 2 . . . . . . . . .
Julian Pittman . 1 1 . . . 1 . . . . .
Shevin Smith . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tay Cody . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour 1 . 1 1.0- 3.0 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Bryne Malone 1 . 1 1.0- 7.0 1.0- 7.0 . . . . . . .
Derrick Gibson 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Germaine Stringer . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .
Abdual Howard . . . . . . 1 . . . . .
FLORIDA 32, FLORIDA STATE 29
11/22/1997, GAINESVILLE, FL
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 134.
GAINESVILLE, FL - Tenth ranked Florida scored with 1:50 left and held on in front of a frenzied home crowd to defeat top ranked Florida State 32-29 in the final regular season game.
Florida State appeared to be on its way to its second straight perfect season when Sebastian Janikowski drilled a 20 yard field goal, his third on the day, to give the Seminoles a 29-25 lead with 2:38
left to play. However, UF quarterback Doug Johnson hit Jacquez Green on a 63 yard bomb on the very next play to put Florida in position to go for the win. Two plays later, Fred Taylor ran in from the
one yard line, his fourth touchdown of the game, and gave UF the final 32-29 margin.
UF's first possession would prove prophetic as they took the opening kickoff and drove it 83 yards for a touchdown. The missed extra point gave them a slim 6-0 lead. FSU then appeared to have wrestled
away momentum by scoring 17 unanswered points. Sam Cowart scooped up a Taylor fumble and raced in from the 15 for the Tribe's first score. Another Taylor fumble set up a 28 yard Janikowski field goal
with 1:51 left in the first quarter and Melvin Pearsall's 5 yard touchdown catch pushed the score to 17-6 early in the second quarter.
Florida took an 18-17 lead into the half after regaining momentum with a couple of big plays that led to short touchdowns. Travis McGriff caught a 6 yard scoring pass from Johnson with 7:10 left in
the half, and Taylor scampered in from the four with 4:13 left.
FSU moved back on top 20-18 with 10:32 left in the third quarter when Janikowski nailed a 31 yard field goal. But Taylor ended the Seminole celebration with a shocking 61 yard touchdown run just over
a minute later. Freshman Travis Minor brought the Seminoles right back with an 18 yard scoring run that made it 26-25 with 5:24 in the third. Janikowski tacked on the final three points with 2:38
left, before Florida bounced back.
Thad Busby completed 23 of 39 passes for 219 yards and one touchdown. Minor gained 142 yards on 21 carries, but Florida's Taylor gained more yards (162) on the ground than anyone had all year on FSU's
defense. UF used both Noah Brindise and Johnson at quarterback and they combined for 336 passing yards.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| FLORIDA STATE |
10 |
7 |
9 |
3 |
29 |
| FLORIDA |
6 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
32 |
1st 0- 6 Opp, 3, run (kick failed), 10:45
7- 6 Sam Cowart, 15, fumble recovery/return (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 4:32
10- 6 Sebastian Janikowski, 28, field goal, 1:51
2nd 17- 6 Melvin Pearsall, 5, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 8:49
17-12 Opp, 6, pass (pass failed), 7:10
17-18 Opp, 4, run (pass failed), 4:13
17-18 Opp, 50, field goal failed, 0:27
3rd 20-18 Sebastian Janikowski, 31, field goal, 10:32
20-25 Opp, 61, run (kick), 9:25
26-25 Travis Minor, 18, run (Thad Busby, pass failed), 5:24
4th 26-25 Opp, 28, field goal failed, 9:09
29-25 Sebastian Janikowski, 20, field goal, 2:38
29-32 Opp, 1, run (kick), 1:50
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 19 21
Rushes-yards 34-141 31-163
Passing 219 336
Att-Comp-Int 39-23-2 36-19-0
Total Yards 73-360 67-499
Punt Returns 2-21 4-62
Kickoff Returns 3-57 1-15
Interception Ret. 0-0 2-26
Fumble Returns 2-15 0-0
Punts 6-41.3 4-41.0
Sacks By-Yds 0-0 3-23
Fumbles-Lost 1-0 2-2
Penalties-Yds 5-43 8-55
3rd Down Conversions 6-16 4-13
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-2
Time of Posession 37:12 22:48
Attendance 85,677
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Travis Minor 21- 142
E.G. Green 1- 9
Khalid Abdullah 2- 4
Davy Ford 1- -3
Thad Busby 9- -11
Receiving
E.G. Green 7- 83
Peter Warrick 5- 51
Travis Minor 5- 33
Melvin Pearsall 4- 26
Snoop Minnis 2- 26
Passing
Thad Busby 38-23-2-219
Punt Return
Peter Warrick 2- 21
Kickoff Return
Germaine Stringer 2- 40
Laveranues Coles 1- 17
Punting
Keith Cottrell 6- 248
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
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Shevin Smith 7 . 7 . . . 2 . . 1 . .
Daryl Bush 5 . 5 1.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 5 . 5 . . . 3 . . . . .
Tay Cody 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . .
Sam Cowart 4 . 4 . . . . . 1- 15 . . .
Dexter Jackson 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 3 . 3 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . 1 . .
Larry Smith 2 . 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
David Warren 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Corey Simon 1 . 1 . . . . . 1- 0 . . .
Greg Spires 1 . 1 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Khalid Abdullah 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jamal Reynolds 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Travis Minor 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
FLORIDA STATE 31, OHIO STATE 14
01/01/1998, Sugar Bowl, New Orleans, La
From the 1998 FSU Media Guide, Page 135.
NEW ORLEANS, LA - Florida State's pass-catch combination of Thad Busby to E.G. Green proved too much for Ohio State as the Seminoles defeated the Buckeyes 31-14 in the Nokia Sugar Bowl.
Green, who was named the MVP of the Sugar Bowl following the game, gained 176 yards on seven catches with one touchdown. Busby completed 22 of 33 passes for 334 yards and one TD.
The Seminole defense also starred in the game, holding Ohio State to just one touchdown, which came late in the fourth quarter.
OSU actually led early in the game capitalizing on an interception of Busby in its own endzone. The Buckeyes drove to the FSU 23, but the Tribe defense held and forced OSU to kick a 40 yard field
goal.
FSU then took the lead for good with 21 unanswered points which gave them 21-3 lead at halftime. Green's 27 yard touchdown reception capped a six play, 79 yard scoring drive that followed OSU's field
goal. The Seminoles made it 14-3 when Busby kept the ball and ran nine yards up the middle with 3:25 left in the second quarter. Freshman fullback William McCray dove in from a yard out with just 10
seconds left for the 21-3 halftime margin.
Ohio State came out in the second half determined to establish a running game and scored five points in the third quarter with a 34 yard field goal and a safety when Busby stepped out of the endzone
while dropping back to pass.
FSU extended its lead to 24-8 just four seconds into the fourth quarter on a 35 yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski. OSU managed a 50 yard bomb for a TD with 8:57 left in the game, but the
Seminoles pushed the final margin to 31-14 when McCray took his second touchdown in from the one.
The Tribe defense held Ohio State to 118 rushing yards on 44 carries and pressured OSU's two quarterback system into a 16 of 36 passing night that included three interceptions and just 207 yards.
The win was FSU's 11th in its last 12 bowl games and vaulted the Tribe to a third place ranking in both polls. The ranking kept alive the Seminoles' record of 11 straight seasons with a finish of
fourth or better in the Associated Press poll.
| |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
Total |
| OHIO STATE |
3 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
14 |
| FLORIDA STATE |
7 |
14 |
0 |
10 |
31 |
1st 0- 3 Opp, 40, field goal, 1:56
7- 3 E.G. Green, 27, pass from Thad Busby (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:00
2nd 7- 3 Opp, 42, field goal failed, 11:28
7- 3 Sebastian Janikowski, 56, field goal failed, 7:45
14- 3 Thad Busby, 9, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 3:25
21- 3 William McCray, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:10
3rd 21- 6 Opp, 34, field goal, 7:29
21- 6 Opp, 46, field goal failed, 1:40
21- 8 Opp, safety, 1:13
4th 24- 8 Sebastian Janikowski, 35, field goal, 14:56
24-14 Opp, 50, pass (kick failed), 8:57
24-14 Sebastian Janikowski, 37, field goal failed, 2:44
31-14 William McCray, 1, run (Sebastian Janikowski, kick), 0:47
TEAM STATISTICS
FSU OPP
First downs 18 21
Rushes-yards 27- 60 44-118
Passing 334 207
Att-Comp-Int 33-22-2 36-16-3
Total Yards 60-394 80-325
Punt Returns 5-44 3-25
Kickoff Returns 3-77 2-29
Interception Ret. 3-55 2-24
Fumble Returns 0-0 0-0
Punts 6-42.7 7-45.4
Sacks By-Yds 6-40 4-26
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Penalties-Yds 9-74 10-70
3rd Down Conversions 3-13 4-18
4th Down Conversions 0-0 1-1
Time of Posession 24:56 35:04
Attendance 67,289
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
Rushing
Travis Minor 12- 53
Dee Feaster 2- 10
Lamarr Glenn 2- 5
William McCray 2- 2
Laveranues Coles 2- 1
Thad Busby 7- -11
Receiving
E.G. Green 7- 176
Peter Warrick 3- 82
Travis Minor 9- 55
Laveranues Coles 3- 21
Passing
Thad Busby 33-22-2-334
Punt Return
Dee Feaster 3- 26
Peter Warrick 2- 18
Kickoff Return
Dee Feaster 2- 45
Germaine Stringer 1- 32
Punting
Keith Cottrell 6- 256
|---------Tackles---------| |---Sacks---| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE STATISTICS UT AT Total ForLoss No - Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Dexter Jackson 6 3 9 . . 1- 1 1 . . . . .
Sam Cowart 5 4 9 . . . . . . . . .
Shevin Smith 6 2 8 . . 1- 51 . . . . . .
Julian Pittman 5 2 7 2.0- 2.0 . . . . . . . .
Lamont Green 6 . 6 2.0- 5.0 1.0- 0.0 . . . . . . .
Tay Cody 4 1 5 . . . 1 . . . . .
Jerry Johnson 4 1 5 2.0- 10.0 1.0- 6.0 . . . . . . .
Andre Wadsworth 4 . 4 3.0- 14.0 2.0- 10.0 1- 3 . . . . . .
Demetro Stephens 3 . 3 2.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
Todd Frier 3 . 3 1.0- 11.0 1.0- 11.0 . . . . . . .
Bobby Rhodes 2 1 3 1.0- 2.0 . . 1 . . . . .
Troy Saunders 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . .
Corey Simon 1 2 3 2.0- 6.0 . . . . . . . .
David Warren 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . .
Samari Rolle 1 1 2 1.0- 3.0 . . . . . . . .
Greg Spires 1 1 2 1.0- 1.0 . . . . . . . .
Thad Busby 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Chris Walker 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Peter Warrick 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Roland Seymour 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Theon Rackley 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Jeff Chaney 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Tony Bryant 1 . 1 1.0- 13.0 1.0- 13.0 . . . . . . .
Shawn McCorkel 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .
Daryl Bush . 1 1 1.0- 4.0 . . . . . . . .
