2010 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 2010 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University

Florida State University

The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...

in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season

2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season

The 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season, or the college football season, began on Thursday, September 2, 2010. The season progressed through the regular season and bowl season, and concluded with the Tostitos BCS National Championship Game on Monday, January 10, 2011.-Rule changes for...

. The Seminoles were led by 1st year head coach Jimbo Fisher

Jimbo Fisher

John James "Jimbo" Fisher is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently head coach at Florida State University....

and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium

Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium

Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium is the football stadium on the campus of the Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida. It is the home venue for the university's football team, nicknamed the Seminoles. The stadium was named for Doak S...

. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

, playing in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 10–4, 6–2 in ACC play and won the Atlantic Division to earn a spot in the 2010 ACC Championship Game

2010 ACC Championship Game

The 2010 ACC Championship Game was a college football game between the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Florida State Seminoles. The game, sponsored by Dr. Pepper, was the final regular-season contest of the 2010 college football season for the Atlantic Coast Conference...

where they were defeated by Virginia Tech

2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

The 2010 Virginia Tech Hokies football team represented Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Hokies were led by 24th-year head coach Frank Beamer and played their home games at Lane Stadium...

44–33. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl

2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl

The 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl is the forty-third edition of the college football bowl game, and was played at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Georgia. It was played Friday, December 31, 2010 at 7:30 EST, and featured the #23 Florida State Seminoles versus the #19 South Carolina Gamecocks.-South...

where they defeated South Carolina

2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team

The 2010 South Carolina Gamecocks football team represented the University of South Carolina in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head football coach was Steve Spurrier, who was in his sixth season at USC...

26–17.

Previous Season

Florida State ended the 2009 season with a 7–6 record (4–4 in the ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

). Legendary head coach Bobby Bowden

Bobby Bowden

Robert Cleckler "Bobby" Bowden is a retired college football coach. He coached the Florida State Seminoles football team from the 1976 to 2009 seasons...

coached his last game at the university on January 1, 2010 in the 2010 Gator Bowl

2010 Gator Bowl

The 2010 Gator Bowl game was a post-season college football bowl game between the Florida State University Seminoles from the ACC, and the West Virginia University Mountaineers representing the Big East, and was played on Friday, January 1, 2010, at Jacksonville Municipal Stadium in Jacksonville,...

, which they won 33–21 over the West Virginia Mountaineers

2009 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2009 West Virginia Mountaineer football team represented West Virginia University in the college football season of 2009. The Mountaineers were led by head coach Bill Stewart and played their home games at Mountaineer Field in Morgantown, West Virginia...

. Jimbo Fisher

Jimbo Fisher

John James "Jimbo" Fisher is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently head coach at Florida State University....

took over the head coaching position in the offseason. The Seminoles were ranked #20 in the coaches poll coming into the 2010 season.

Rankings

Ranking Movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. ██ Not ranked the previous week. RV=Receiving Votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13
AP	17	RV	RV	23	16	16	24	RV	22	20	23	17
Coaches	18	RV	RV	24	17	15	24	RV	21	20	23	16
Harris	Not released						17	16	24	RV	25	22	20	23
BCS	Not released							16	24	NR	25	22	21	23

Schedule

Recruits

Roster

2010 Florida State Seminoles roster

Quarterbacks

3 E.J. Manuel –
Sophomore
15 Brandon Parks –
Senior
7 Christian Ponder
Christian Ponder
Christian Ponder is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings with the twelfth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and signed with them on July 31, 2011, shortly after the 2011 NFL lockout ended...

–
Senior
16 Will Secord –
Freshman
9 Clint Trickett – Freshman

Running Backs

33 Ty Jones – Junior
39 Tavares Pressley – Senior
24 Lonnie Pryor – Sophomore
21 Debrale Smiley –
Sophomore
38 Jermaine Thomas – Junior
23 Chris Thompson – Sophomore

Fullback

40 Matthew Dunham –
Senior
48 Daniel Gard –
Senior
32 Brandon Simmons –
Senior

Wide Receivers

26 A.J. Alexander –
Sophomore
35 Greg Dent – Freshman
8 Taiwan Easterling –
Junior
80 Jarmon Fortson – Junior
19 Josh Gehres –
Freshman
89 Christian Green – Freshman
36 Jarred Haggins – Freshman
82 Willie Haulstead – Sophomore
86 De'Joshua Johnson – Freshman
39 Nick Myers –
Sophomore
11 Timothy Orange –
Junior
83 Bert Reed –
Junior
35 Gerald Rogers –
Freshman
81 Kenny Shaw – Freshman
84 Rodney Smith – Sophomore
87 Cameron Wade –
Junior

Tight Ends

46 Jonathan Johnson –
Sophomore
85 Ja'Baris Little – Junior
88 Beau Reliford – Junior
47 Tank Sessions – Freshman
44 Will Tye – Freshman
47 Jonathan Wallace –
Freshman

Offensive Line

67 Andrew Datko
Andrew Datko
Andrew Datko is an American football offensive tackle. He currently attends Florida State University in his senior year.-High school career:...

– Junior
76 Garrett Faircloth – Sophomore
72 Daniel Foose – Freshman
63 A.J. Ganguzza –
Junior
70 Antwane Greenlee –
Junior
62 Rodney Hudson – Senior
64 Emory Mandala –
Freshman
60 Ryan McMahon –
Senior
59 Henry Orelus –
Freshman
77 Zebrie Sanders – Junior
73 Rhonne Sanderson –
Sophomore
61 Blake Snider – Sophomore
79 David Spurlock – Junior
66 Jacob Stanley –
Junior
52 Bryan Stork –
Freshman

Defensive Line

78 Shayne Broxsie –
Freshman
94 Darious Cummings – Freshman
93 Everett Dawkins –
Sophomore
74 Cameron Erving – Freshman
58 Dan Hicks –
Freshman
55 Jamar Jackson –
Junior
91 Damien Jacobs – Freshman
49 Brandon Jenkins – Sophomore
68 John Jones –
Sophomore
97 Demonte McAllister –
Freshman
92 Anthony McCloud –
Sophomore
90 Moses McCray – Junior
99 Jacobbi McDaniel – Sophomore
66 Joshua Rodriguez –
Junior
96 Toshmon Stevens –
Sophomore
95 Björn Werner – Freshman
98 Markus White – Senior

Linebackers

16 Mister Alexander –
Senior
13 Nigel Bradham – Junior
42 Ronald Britzius –
Freshman
12 Nigel Carr – Junior
7 Christian Jones – Freshman
54 A.J. Land –
Junior
48 Jeff Luc – Freshman
57 Holmes Onwukaife – Freshman
29 Kendall Smith – Senior
22 Telvin Smith – Freshman
43 Nigel Terrell – Freshman
11 Vince Williams –
Sophomore
46 Vincent Zann –
Junior

Defensive Backs

41 Chad Abram – Freshman
28 Dionte Allen –
Junior
31 Terrence Brooks – Freshman
14 Avis Commack – Junior
38 Darren Edwards –
Junior
1 Mike Harris – Junior
15 Ochuko Jenije –
Senior
20 Lamarcus Joyner – Freshman
5 Greg Reid
Greg Reid
Greg Reid is a collegiate football cornerback and punt returner for the Florida State Seminoles. He led college football in yards per punt return in 2009, and was named defensive MVP in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Bowl.-High school career:...

– Sophomore
27 Xavier Rhodes
Xavier Rhodes
Xavier Rhodes is an American football cornerback for the Florida State Seminoles. He is considered one of the best cornerbacks in his class.-College career:...

– Sophomore
20 Eli Tatem –
Junior

Deep Safeties

75 Philip Doumar –
Freshman
69 Chris Revell –
Freshman

Safeties

3 Justin Bright –
Freshman
8 Chad Colley –
Freshman
6 Gerald Demps –
Freshman
30 Jajuan Harley – Sophomore
37 Ed Imeokparia –
Sophomore
10 Nick Moody –
Sophomore
4 Terrance Parks – Junior

Punters

45 Shawn Powell – Junior

Kickers

18 Dustin Hopkins – Sophomore
1 Alex Jones –
Freshman

Head Coach

Jimbo Fisher
Jimbo Fisher
John James "Jimbo" Fisher is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently head coach at Florida State University....

Assistant Coaches

James Coley
James Coley
James Coley is an American college football coach who currently is the offensive coordinator and tight ends coach at Florida State University...

- Offensive Coordinator/TE Coach
Dameyune Craig
Dameyune Craig
Dameyune Vashon Craig is a former professional American football quarterback in the National Football League for four seasons for the Carolina Panthers. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for Florida State University.-Early years:Craig played high school football for Mattie T. Blount High...

- Recruiting Coordinator/QB Coach
Lawrence Dawsey
Lawrence Dawsey
Lawrence Leneir Dawsey is a former American football player in the National Football League and current wide receivers coach at Florida State University. He won the UPI NFL-NFC Rookie of the Year award in 1991. Dawsey was an All-American at Florida State in 1990...

- Passing Game Coordinator/WR Coach
D.J. Eliot - DE Coach
Eddie Gran - Associate Head Coach/ST Coordinator/RB Coach
Odell Haggins - DT Coach
Greg Hudson
Greg Hudson
Greg Hudson is an American football coach . He currently serves as the linebackers coach at Florida State. He has also served as a defensive assistant at Minnesota, Cincinnati and Connecticut and most recently as a defensive coordinator at East Carolina....

- Assistant Head Coach/LB Coach
Mark Stoops
Mark Stoops
Mark Stoops is an American football defensive coordinator for Florida State.-Playing career:Stoops, one of six children born to Ron and Dee Stoops, attended Cardinal Mooney High School in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father was an assistant coach and defensive coordinator.After high school Stoops...

- Defensive Coordinator/DB Coach
Rick Trickett - Assistant Head Coach/OL Coach
Vic Viloria - Head Strength & Conditioning Coach

Samford

In Jimbo Fisher's first game as Head Coach, the 'Noles dominated the Samford Bulldogs. The first points of the game came on a 4 yard pass from Christian Ponder to fullback Lonnie Pryor. Florida State put 35 points on the board in the second quarter, thanks to three TD passes by Ponder (B. Reed, L. Pryor, T. Easterling), a 4 yard run by Jermaine Thomas, and a 74 yard punt return by Greg Reid. Samford kicked a FG as time expired to make the score 42-3 heading into halftime. The 'Noles were on cruise control this game and in the second half FSU's backups hung another 17 on Samford, and only allowed 3 points. Jimbo Fisher couldn't have asked for a better first game. The same can not be said for Week 2's trip to Norman.

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Oklahoma

After Week 1's blowout victory against Samford, the FSU fanbase started to have a confidence about it. That confidence was quickly shattered and beaten as FSU got man-handled in Norman, OK by Bob Stoop's Sooners. The defense got shredded, allowing 47 points, and allowing Landry Jones to look like a Heisman candidate. The offense got shut down after scoring a TD on their first possession. The confidence had turned into a gut-wrenching memory of the 2009 team. But, the 'Noles would rebound.

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BYU

The 'Noles kicked off a 5 game win streak against BYU after getting routed by Oklahoma a week before. The 'Noles run game was excellent as it accounted for 278 yards and 3 TD's. Christian Ponder bounced back from an awful performance against Oklahoma, completing 66% of his passes, throwing zero interceptions, and adding 50 yards with his feet. Chris Thompson ran for 123 yards, 83 of which came on one touchdown run. Ty Jones added another 95 and a touchdown. The FSU defense dominated most of the game by only allowing 191 yards and 10 points.

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Wake Forest

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Virginia

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Miami (Florida)

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Boston College

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North Carolina State

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North Carolina

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Clemson

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Maryland

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Florida

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ACC Championship Game: Virginia Tech

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Chick-Fil-A Bowl: South Carolina

Watchlists

Dustin Hopkins
Dustin Hopkins
Dustin Hopkins is an American football kicker who plays for the Florida State Seminoles. He was born in Austin, Texas but raised in Houston, Texas, where he attended Clear Lake High School. He was recruited by Florida State when then Seminoles special teams coordinator Jody Allen watched high...

Lou Groza Award

The Lou Groza Award is presented annually to the top college football placekicker in the United States by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission. The award is named after former Ohio State Buckeyes and Cleveland Browns player Lou Groza.-Winners:...

watchlist, semifinalist

Rodney Hudson
Rodney Hudson
Rodney Hudson is an American Football Center for the Kansas City Chiefs.-Early years:Hudson attended B. C. Rain High School in Mobile, Alabama, where he was a two-way lineman...

Lombardi Award

The Rotary Lombardi Award is awarded annually to the best college football lineman or linebacker. The Lombardi Award program was approved by the Rotary Club in Houston in 1970 shortly after the death of Vince Lombardi. The committee outlined the criteria for eligibility for the award, which...

watchlist, semifinalist

Outland Trophy

The Outland Trophy is awarded to the best United States college football interior lineman by the Football Writers Association of America. It is named after John H. Outland. One of only a few players ever to be named All-America at two positions, Outland garnered consensus All-America honors in...

watchlist, finalist

Brandon Jenkins
Brandon Jenkins
Brandon Jenkins is an American football defensive end for the Florida State Seminoles. Jenkins is considered one of the best defensive ends in the country and future high NFL Draft pick.-High school:...

Chuck Bednarik Award

The Chuck Bednarik Award is presented annually to the defensive collegiate football player adjudged by the Maxwell Football Club to be the best in the United States...

semifinalist

Ryan McMahon

Lombardi Award

watchlist

Outland Trophy

watchlist

Christian Ponder
Christian Ponder
Christian Ponder is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings with the twelfth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and signed with them on July 31, 2011, shortly after the 2011 NFL lockout ended...

Maxwell Award

The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best football player in the United States. The...

watchlist

Davey O'Brien Award

The Davey O'Brien Award, officially the Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award, named after Davey O'Brien, is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by the Davey O'Brien Foundation to be the best of all National Collegiate Athletic Association quarterbacks. The...

watchlist

William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist, finalist

Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award

The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award is given annually in the United States to the nation's outstanding senior quarterback in college football. It was established in 1987 by a foundation named for Johnny Unitas , the Hall of Fame quarterback who played his college career at the University of...

finalist

Bert Reed

Fred Biletnikoff Award

The Fred Biletnikoff Award has been presented since 1994 to America's top college football receiver by the TQC Foundation, Inc. , an independent not-for-profit organization which created the award in 1994 and has sponsored it since...

watchlist

Players

Dustin Hopkins

Academic All-America

Academic All-ACC

Rodney Hudson

First-team Associated Press

Associated Press

The Associated Press is an American news agency. The AP is a cooperative owned by its contributing newspapers, radio and television stations in the United States, which both contribute stories to the AP and use material written by its staff journalists...

All-America

An All-America team is an honorary sports team composed of outstanding amateur players—those considered the best players of a specific season for each team position—who in turn are given the honorific "All-America" and typically referred to as "All-American athletes", or simply...

First-team Walter Camp

Walter Camp

Walter Chauncey Camp was an American football player, coach, and sports writer known as the "Father of American Football". With John Heisman, Amos Alonzo Stagg, Pop Warner, Fielding H. Yost, and George Halas, Camp was one of the most accomplished persons in the early history of American football...

All-America

First-team Sporting News All-America

All-America

First-team All-ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

FWAA

Football Writers Association of America

The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...

All-America

AFCA

American Football Coaches Association

The American Football Coaches Association is an association of over 11,000 football coaches and staff on all levels. According to its constitution, some of the main goals of the American Football Coaches Association are to "maintain the highest possible standards in football and the profession of...

All-America

Brandon Jenkins

First-team All-ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

E.J. Manuel

Academic All-ACC

Ryan McMahon

Second-team All-ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

Christian Ponder

Senior Bowl

2011 Senior Bowl

The 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl was an all-star college football exhibition game featuring players from the 2010 college football season, and prospects for the 2011 Draft of the professional National Football League . Final score was South Team 24 to North Team 10.The game was played on January...

MVP

James Tatum Award winner

The National Bobby Bowden Award winner

Academic All-America

Academic All-America program is a student-athlete recognition program...

Academic All-ACC

Xavier Rhodes

FWAA

Football Writers Association of America

The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...

Freshman All-American

Rivals.com

Rivals.com is a network of websites that focus mainly on college football and basketball recruiting. The network was started in 1996 and currently employs more than 300 personnel.-Schools:The individual collegiate sites can be found...

First-Team Freshman All-American

ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year

Atlantic Coast Conference football honors

The Atlantic Coast Conference honors players and coaches upon the conclusion of each college football season with the following individual honors as voted on by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association.-Coach of the Year:*1953: Jim Tatum, Maryland...

Second-team All-ACC

Atlantic Coast Conference

Zebrie Sanders

Academic All-ACC

NFL draft

Three seniors would go on and be drafted in the 2011 NFL Draft

2011 NFL Draft

The 2011 NFL Draft was the 76th installment of the annual NFL Draft, where the franchises of the National Football League select newly eligible football players...

Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Position	Team
1st	12	12	Christian Ponder Christian Ponder Christian Ponder is an American football quarterback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings with the twelfth overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and signed with them on July 31, 2011, shortly after the 2011 NFL lockout ended...	Quarterback Quarterback Quarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...	Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...
2nd	23	55	Rodney Hudson Rodney Hudson Rodney Hudson is an American Football Center for the Kansas City Chiefs.-Early years:Hudson attended B. C. Rain High School in Mobile, Alabama, where he was a two-way lineman...	Guard Guard (American football) In American and Canadian football, a guard is a player that lines up between the center and the tackles on the offensive line of a football team....	Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...
7th	21	224	Markus White Markus White Markus White is an American football linebacker for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Redskins in the seventh round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State University...	Defensive end Defensive end Defensive end is the name of a defensive position in the sport of American and Canadian football.This position has designated the players at each end of the defensive line, but changes in formations have substantially changed how the position is played over the years...	Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...

All-star games

Game	Date	Site	Players
62nd Senior Bowl Senior Bowl The Senior Bowl is a post-season college football exhibition game played in Mobile, Alabama which showcases the best NFL Draft prospects of those collegiate players who have completed their eligibility. First played in 1950 in Jacksonville, Florida, the game moved to Mobile's Ladd Peebles Stadium...	January 29, 2011	Ladd Peebles Stadium Ladd Peebles Stadium Ladd Peebles Stadium is a stadium in Mobile, Alabama. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field for the Senior Bowl, the GoDaddy.com Bowl, the Alabama-Mississippi All-Star Classic, and the University of South Alabama Jaguars... , Mobile, Alabama Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest...	Christian Ponder, Rodney Hudson

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