2007 Florida State Seminoles football team

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The 2007 Florida State Seminoles football team will represent Florida State University during the 2007 college football season. Florida State enters the 2007 season coming off a 2006 that ended with an overall record of 7-6, which was head coach Bobby Bowden's worst record since going 6-5 in 1981.

Pre-season

The Seminoles were picked by the ACC media as the preseason favorite to win the ACC's Atlantic Division.

Tony Carter and Myron Rolle were named to the Thorpe Watch List [1]

Greg Carr, Andre Fluellen, and Myron Rolle were named to the preseason All-ACC Team [2]

Everette Brown, Jackie Claude, Geno Hayes, and Myron Rolle were named to the Preseason All-ACC Second-Team by Athlon Magazine

Greg Carr was named to the Maxwell Award watch list

Andre Fluellen, Tony Carter, and Myron Rolle were named to the Bednarik Award watch list.

Andre Fluellen was named to the Outland Trophy watch list

Tony Carter was named All-ACC Second-Team by The Sporting News and Rivals.com

Schedule

September 38:00 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 21

• Memorial Stadium (Death Valley)
• Clemson, SC (Bowden Bowl IX)

ESPNL 18-24 September 85:00 p.m.vs. UAB*

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, FL

ESPNUW 34-24 September 1510:00 p.m.at Colorado*

• Folsom Field
• Boulder, CO

ESPNW 16-6 September 295:00 p.m.vs. No. 24 Alabama*

• Jacksonville Municipal Stadium
• Jacksonville, FL (River City Showdown)

CBSW 21-14 October 63:30 p.m.NC State

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, FL

ABC October 117:30 p.m.at Wake Forest

• BB&T Field
• Winston Salem, NC

ESPN October 20Miami

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, FL

October 27Duke

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, FL

November 3at Boston College

• Alumni Stadium
• Chestnut Hill, MA

November 10at Virginia Tech

• Lane Stadium
• Blacksburg, VA

November 17Maryland

• Doak Campbell Stadium
• Tallahassee, FL

November 24at Florida*

• Ben Hill Griffin Stadium (The Swamp)
• Gainesville, FL

CBS

Predicted Outcome

Predicted outcome based on Jeff Sagarin statistics for Games played through September 22, 2007.
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Starting Lineup

Head Coach: Bobby Bowden (31st year)

Offense

Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Coach: Jimbo Fisher (1st year)
Offensive Scheme: TBA

Position	Number	Name	Class
QB	1	Xavier Lee	RS Jr.
RB	6	Antone Smith	Jr.
FB	35	Marcus Sims	So.
WR	81	De'Cody Fagg	Sr.
WR	9	Richard Goodman	Jr.
TE	45	Charlie Graham	RS So.
LT	76	Daron Rose	So.
LG	68	Jacky Claude	Sr.
C	67	Ryan McMahon	RS Fr.
RG	79	David Overmyer	RS Sr.
RT	73	Shannon Boatman	RS Sr.

Defense

Associate Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator: Mickey Andrews (24th year)
Base Defense: 4-3 Multiple

Position	Number	Name	Class
DE	59	Neefy Moffett	Jr.
NT	96	Andre Fluellen	RS Sr.
T	93	Letroy Guion	Jr.
DE	98	Alex Boston	RS Sr.
WLB	10	Geno Hayes	Jr.
MLB	30	Derrick Nicholson	Jr.
SLB	36	Dekoda Watson	So.
CB	4	Tony Carter	RS Jr.
ROV	3	Myron Rolle	So.
FS	8	Roger Williams	RS Sr.
CB	29	Michael Ray Garvin	Jr.

Special Teams

Position	Number	Name	Class
K	12	Gary Cismesia	Sr.
KR	29	Michael Ray Garvin	Jr.
P	43	Graham Gano	Jr.
PR	29	Michael Ray Garvin	Jr.
LS	65	Garrison Sanborn	RS Sr.

Injured Players

Position	Number	Name	Class	Injury (Status)	Last Update
FB	32	Joe Surratt	Sr	Fractured Right Fibula [3] (Out Indefintely)	August 18, 2007
LB	55	Jamar Jackson	Fr	Torn ACL [4] (Out for the Season)	August 30, 2007
S	47	Mister Alexander	RS Fr	Torn ACL [5] (Out for the Season)	September 5, 2007
RB	6	Antone Smith		Concussion (Indefinite)	September 10, 2007

Other Coaches

• Executive Head Coach/ Linebackers - Chuck Amato
• Assistant Head Coach/ Offensive Line - Rick Trickett
• Defensive Ends/ Special Teams Coordinator - Jody Allen
• Tight Ends/ Recruiting Coordinator - John Lilly
• Wide Receivers - Lawrence Dawsey
• Running Backs - Dexter Carter
• Defensive Tackles - Odell Haggins
• Strength and Conditioning - Todd Stroud
• Graduate Assistant/ Defense - James Colzie
• Graduate Assistant/ Defensive Backs - Terrell Buckley

Game Capsules

Please Note: The records in parenthesis indicates the opposing team's record at the time Florida State played them, NOT Florida State's record.

Clemson (0-0)

Pregame Line: FSU -3.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	3	8	7	18
Clemson	14	10	0	0	24

Florida State's terrible first half on both sides of the ball lead to a 24-3 deficit. The Seminoles made adjustments at halftime and swung the momentum in their direction holding Clemson to just 46 yards in the 2nd half. FSU had 196 2nd half yards led by Running Back, Antone Smith. Drew Weatherford and the Seminole offense couldn't shake the Clemson pressure in the second-to-last drive of the game, getting to the Clemson 30-yard line, but falling short of the end zone.

• 2 bomb threats for a building on campus (not the stadium) were emailed to Clemson University Police. As a precaution, extra security was at the stadium. [6]
• Ann Bowden, wife to Bobby (FSU Head Coach) and mother to Tommy (Clemson Head Coach), was not in attendance.
• Florida State Safety, Mister Alexander, tore his ACL during the game and will be out for the rest of the season. [7]
• Clemson jumped from 41 to 25 in the AP Poll and from 35 to 26 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• FSU fell from 19 to 36 in the AP Poll and fell from 21 to 38 in the USA Today Coaches Poll.

UAB (0-1)

Pregame Line: FSU -34.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
UAB	10	7	7	0	24
Florida State	3	7	21	3	34

The Seminoles got off to another slow start. On Florida State's first drive, Drew Weatherford threw his first interception in 70-plus attempts and it was returned for a touchdown to put UAB up 7-0. The Seminoles scored 21 points in the third quarter to overcome a 17-3 deficit. They won the game, 34-24.

• Antone Smith left the game with a concussion.
• Florida State dropped from the USA Today Coaches Poll.
• Florida State jumped from 36 to 35 in the AP Poll.

Colorado (1-1)

Pregame Line: FSU -6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	10	0	3	3	16
Colorado	0	0	0	6	6

The game was mostly a defensive struggle. Late in the 1st quarter, Antone Smith broke away for a 36-yard touchdown run. For the rest of the game, Florida State's offense could not score, even when, at one point, their starting field position was at the Colorado 15-yard line. Instead, they had to settle for three field goals by Gary Cismesia. With 3:40 remaining in the game, Colorado scored a touchdown on a 4th-and-10 play from the Florida State 11-yard line. However, the 2-point conversion attempt failed, and the Seminoles recovered the ensuing onside kick to preserve the victory.

Alabama (3-1)

Pregame Line: FSU -3.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Alabama	0	0	0	14	14
Florida State	0	0	7	14	21

NC State

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	0	0	0	0	0
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0

Wake Forest

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
Wake Forest	0	0	0	0	0

Miami

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
Miami	0	0	0	0	0

Duke

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke	0	0	0	0	0
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0

Boston College

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
Boston College	0	0	0	0	0

Virginia Tech

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
Virginia Tech	0	0	0	0	0

Maryland

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0

Florida

Pregame Line:

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	0	0	0	0	0
Florida	0	0	0	0	0

External links

• Official FSU Football Web Site
• Florida State Football Clubhouse @ ESPN.com