2007 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl. page 37 Head Coach Bobby Bowden SEMINOLE FOOTBALL

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1 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL Every season Florida State's legendary head coach finds a way to break a new record or reach what seemed to be an unreachable milestone and 2007 has been no exception for Bobby Bowden. The man who is synonymous with Seminole football will head to a bowl game for the 26th consecutive season when page 37 Head Coach Bobby Bowden he takes his team to the Music City Bowl in Nashville, TN for the first time in school history. With this invitation Bowden passed Tom Osborne and become the first coach in college football history to lead his team to 26 straight bowl games. Bowden, one of the icons of college football, has been every bit as successful in the postseason as he has been during the regular season throughout his career. He is first among active coaches for winning percentage in bowl games, second for all-time bowl wins and second for bowl appearances. He is the only coach to ever lead his team to 15 consecutive New Year's Day bowl games ( ) and his Seminoles are tied for the most appearances in BCS bowl games with six. Bowden also owns the record for consecutive bowl wins as his Seminole squads won 11 straight from In 2007 Bowden passed another truly remarkable milestone. With his victory over Maryland, Bowden won his 300th game at Florida State University. He is one of only two coaches in major college football history to win 300 games at one school. The victory gave him seven wins this year as he has now won at least seven games for 26 straight seasons and Bowden is ensured of his 31st consecutive winning season in Tallahassee. Florida State's legendary coach is the winningest coach in the history of major college football. He enters the 2007 Music City Bowl with a career record of for a.758 winning percentage. He leads Penn State's Joe Paterno by two wins and 12 percentage points. Bowden's winning percentage is second among active FBS coaches with 100 victories and next season he will become just the third coach in major college football to ever coach 500 games in his career. Bowden's list of coaching accomplishments is remarkable and is headlined by his induction into the College Football Hall of Fame December 5, Bowden and Paterno are the only two active coaches to ever be inducted in the hall of fame. The Seminole head coach was not just inducted into the hall earlier this year but he was also presented with the National Football Foundation's Gold Medal. Among his many accomplishments one of the most amazing has to be the remarkable 14 straight top five finishes in the AP poll from During that run Florida State captured National Championships in 1993 and In 1999 the team became the first and only squad to ever go wire-to-wire as the No. 1 team in the AP poll. The Seminoles also played for the title three other times during that span and since 1993 no team in the FBS has played for more national titles than FSU. Bowden has won 12 ACC Championships to go along with his two national championships. Included among those 12 conference

2 page 38 Head Coach Bobby Bowden/ Assistant Coaches titles is the inaugural ACC Championship Game victory in He has won 10 or more games 18 times in his 32 years in Tallahassee and over the last 20 years no program in America has a higher winning percentage than Florida State. Under Bowden's guidance, FSU has not only produced great teams but great players as well. Two Seminoles, Charlie Ward and Chris Weinke, have won the Heisman Trophy, 24 of his players have been named consensus All- Americans, three of his QB's have won the Johnny Unitas Award and two have won the Thorpe Award, the Butkus Award, the Davey O'Brien Award and the Lombardi Award. Since Bowden took over the program his players do not just succeed in college, they also produce in the National Football League. On Opening Day 2007, 41 of Bowden's Seminoles were on NFL rosters, the second-most of any college. Three of his players were selected to the 2007 Pro Bowl and 28 of Bowden's former players were selected in the first round of the NFL draft in the last 20 years. Since 1993, more FSU players (97) were drafted by NFL teams than any other college. Success on the field is not enough for Bobby Bowden as he expects his players to contribute more than just athletically. Two of Bowden's greatest players, Warrick Dunn and Derrick Brooks, went on to not only become phenomenal pros but both were honored as the NFL's Man of the Year. Florida State is one of just five schools to produce multiple players to win the NFL's top award for community service. Florida State's 2000 football class saw 93% of its members leave Tallahassee with a degree in hand and in 2006 only Duke had more football players named to the ACC Honor Roll. Nine of Bowden's players have been awarded post graduate scholarships and since Bowden's arrival in Tallahassee a Seminole football player has been named a first team Academic All-American 10 times. NCAA All-Time Bowl Winning Percentage COACH APP W L T PCT 1. Barry Alvarez Bobby Dodd Bobby Bowden* Joe Paterno* Don James *Active NCAA All-Time Bowl Wins COACH NO RECORD 1. Joe Paterno* Bobby Bowden* Paul "Bear" Bryant Tom Osborne Lou Holtz Don James John Vaught Bobby Dodd Johnny Majors Mack Brown All-Time Bowl Appearances ances COACH NO RECORD 1. Joe Paterno* Bobby Bowden* Paul "Bear" Bryant Tom Osborne Lou Holtz Lavelle Edwards Vince Dooley John Vaught Hayden Fry Bo Schembechler Consecutive Bowl Appearances COACH NO 1. Bobby Bowden* Tom Osborne Paul "Bear" Bryant Joe Paterno* 15 Bo Schembechler 15 Bowden In The Bowls (20-9-1) YEAR TEAM BOWL OPPONENT SCORE 1972 West Virginia Peach NC State West Virginia Peach NC State Florida State Tangerine Texas Tech Florida State Orange Oklahoma Florida State Orange Oklahoma Florida State Gator West Virginia Florida State Peach North Carolina Florida State Citrus Georgia Florida State Gator Oklahoma State Florida State All-American Indiana Florida State Fiesta Nebraska Florida State Sugar Auburn Florida State Fiesta Nebraska Florida State Blockbuster Penn State Florida State Cotton Texas A&M Florida State Orange Nebraska Florida State Orange* Nebraska Florida State Sugar Florida Florida State Orange Notre Dame Florida State Sugar* Florida Florida State Sugar Ohio State Florida State Fiesta* Tennessee Florida State Sugar* Virginia Tech Florida State Orange* Oklahoma Florida State Gator Virginia Tech Florida State Sugar Georgia Florida State Orange Miami Florida State Gator West Virginia Florida State Orange Penn State Florida State Emerald UCLA Florida State Music City Kentucky *National Championship Game SEMINOLE FOOTBALL BOWDEN RECORD BOX B O WDEN RECORD SAMFORD W L T Pct Total (4 years) WEST VIRGINIA W L T Pct (Peach) (Peach) Total (6 years) FLORIDA STATE W L T Pct (Tangerine) (Orange) (Orange) (Gator) (Peach) (Citrus) (Gator) (All-American) (Fiesta) (Sugar) (Fiesta) (Blockbuster) (Cotton) (Orange) (Orange) (Sugar) (Orange) (Sugar) (Sugar) (Fiesta) (Sugar) (Orange) (Gator) (Sugar) (Orange) (Gator) (Orange) (Emerald) (Music City) Total (32 years) Career Total: (.758) 42 Years

3 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL page 39 Assistant Coaches/Support Staff Mickey Andrews 24th Season at FSU Assoc. Head Coach/ Defensive Coordinator/ Secondary Chuck Amato 19th Season at FSU Exec. Head Coach/ Linebackers Rick Trick rickett 1st Season at FSU Asst. Head Coach/ Offensive Line 2007 Seminole Coaching Staff Jimbo Fisher 1st Season at FSU Offensive Coordinator/ Quarterbacks Odell Haggins 14th Season at FSU Defensive Tackles 2007 Athletic Training Staff 2007 Strength & Conditioning Coaches 2007 FOOTBALL STAFF Assoc. AD for Football Andy Urbanic Director of Player Personnel BobLaCivita Defensive GA Chris St. John Offensive GA Jason Woodman Videographer Garin Justice Videographer Tony Pecoraro Offensive secretary Stephanie Cross Coach Bowden s secretary Sue Hall Defensive Secretary Jocelyn Helbert Mr. Urbanic s secretary Carol Moore Recruiting secretary Charla Phinney Team Chaplin Clint Purvis Team Security Billy Smith 2007 Equipment Managers 2007 SUPPORT STAFF Video Coordinator Craig Campanozzi Sports Information Director Tina Dechausay Equipment Manager Dave Delegal Asst. AD Tickets Patrick Martin Sr. Assoc. AD Compliance Bob Minnix Director of Sports Medicine Randy Oravetz Director Seminole Productions Mark Rodin Football Strength Coach Todd Stroud Assoc. AD for Operstions Bernie Waxman Assoc. AD for Communications Rob Wilson Recruiting Assistant Matt Ayer Assoc. AD Compliance Brian Battle Videographer Mike Bracken Internet Video Coordinator Greg Christopher Football SID Elliott Finebloom Producer Seminole Productions DD Garbarino Producer Seminole Productions Jim Garbarino Asst. Equipment Manager Kieth Graham Spirit Coordinator Jenn Hunter Asst. Strength Coach/Nutrionist Josh Hingst Asst. Strength Coach Pat Meyer Assoc. AD for Operations Chuck Morris Recruiting GA Ben Murphy Director of Digital Media Ryan Pensy Asst. Trainer Al Soumah Head Cheerleading Coach Staci Sutton Asst. Trainer Dave Walls John Lilly 13th Season at FSU Tight Ends/ Recruiting Coordinator Jody Allen 8th Season at FSU Defensive Ends/ Special Teams Coordinator Dexter Carter 1st Season at FSU Running Backs Lawrence Dawsey 1st Season at FSU Wide Receivers

4 page 40 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL Played in a career-high nine games and recorded a career-high 24 total tackles 13 unassisted tackles in nine games matched his tackle total for his freshman season.missed the Seminoles' games against Miami, Duke, Boston College and Virginia Tech because of a severely sprained ankle which he suffered in Florida State's game against Wake Forest single-game career-high five tackles in the Seminoles' victory over Maryland and four tackles in Florida State's victories over NC State and Boston College at least one tackle in each of the nine games he played in first career quarterback sack in the Seminoles' victory over NC State recovered a fumble in the Seminoles' nationally televised game against Wake Forest single-season career-high three pass break-ups with two coming in the Seminoles' victory over No. 21 Alabama in Jacksonville will play in his first career bowl against Kentucky after missing the 2006 Emerald Bowl because of a knee injury suffered early in the season. M. BALL'S 'S CAREER STA Totals Ball's Career-Highs Tackles 10, vs. Troy, 2006 Interceptions 1, vs. Rice, 2006 Passes Broken Up 2, vs. Troy, , vs. Alabama, 2007 Has played in three games spending most of the year as a back-up to Antone Smith and Jamaal Edwards had the longest rush of his career versus Duke as he went for five yards had the longest catch of his career at Virginia Tech hauled in a 24-yard pass from Christian Ponder to give FSU a first down in Hokie territory, which led to a Gary Cismesia field goal averages 10 yards per catch this season one of only six Seminoles to average 10 or more yards per catch and the best average among all running backs. R. BALL'S CAREER STA Year GP-GS Att. Yards Avg TD Long Receiving Year GP-GS No. Yards Avg TD Long R. Ball's Career Highs Carries 1, three times, last at Virginia Tech, 2007 Yards 5 at Duke, 2007 Longest Rush 5 at Duke, 2007 Receiving Receptions 2 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Yards 20 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Catch 24 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Versatile offensive lineman has started nine games this season and played both at guard and tackle made five starts at right tackle and four starts at right guard started the last three games of the season as the Seminoles' right guard has started 21 games in the last two seasons had the best grade of any offensive lineman versus NC state and Virginia Tech graded out above 80% versus the Wolfpack and Hokies an excellent pass blocker who graded out at 80% or above in six of his 12 games had a pass blocking grade of 94 versus NC State and 90 versus Virginia Tech had the top run blocking grade on the team versus NC State and Wake Forest registered 24 knockdowns this season allowed just three sacks in 784 plays. Phil Steele honorable mention All-ACC...played in all 12 games during the regular season as he split time at the right and left defensive end position is slated to back-up Neefy Moffett at the right end position in the 2007 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl but could also see playing time at the left end position recorded his singleseason career-high of 20 tackles to rank second among the Seminoles' defensive ends during he regular season started five games at the right defensive end position in 2007 with starting assignments coming in victories over UAB, Colorado, Alabama, NC State and Maryland his season-high of four tackles came against Wake Forest with three coming against Florida multiple tackles came in seven of the 12 games in which he played tied his single-season career-highs with six tackles for minus yardage and 2.5 quarterback sacks his 6.0 tackles for minus yardage in 2007 gives him a career total of 17 which places him in Florida State's all-time top-25 for career tackles for minus yardage will play in his 48th career game against Kentucky playing time will come in his fourth career bowl with action coming in the 2004 Gator Bowl, the 2005 Orange Bowl and the 2006 Emerald Bowl a starter in both the 2004 Gator Bowl and the 2006 Emerald Bowl. Boston's Career StatistICS YEAR UT AT TT TFL QS PBUFC FR INTTD Totals Boston's Career-Highs Starts 7, 2005 Tackles 4, vs. Penn State, , vs. Wake Forest, 2007 TFL 2, vs. Florida, , vs. Western Michigan, , vs. Miami, 2007 QB Sacks 1, vs. Duke, , vs. Miami, , vs. Maryland, 2007 Florida State's starter at the left defensive end position where he has earned seven starts this season started the season-opener against Clemson to give him a career-high eight starting assignments for the season has played in 25 consecutive games in his first two seasons as a Seminole totaled a single-season careerhigh 35 tackles, a near-career-high 11.0 tackles for minus yardage and a single-season careerhigh six quarterback sacks has 24.5 career tackles for minus yardage to rank 15th in school history with two seasons remaining in his collegiate playing career has tackles for minus yardage in 14 of his 25 career games has 9.0 quarterback sacks in his first two seasons and will undoubtedly move into Florida State's alltime top-10 for career sacks before his career in Tallahassee is over his career-high of seven tackles came against Virginia Tech with five stops coming in the Seminoles' victory over NC State recorded two tackles for minus yardage in consecutive games against Alabama, NC State and Wake Forest a single-game career-high two quarterback sacks in the Seminoles' victory over Alabama expected to start his first career bowl game against Kentucky after earning three tackles and a quarterback sack in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. Brown's Career Statistics YEAR UT AT TT TFL QS PBUFC FR INTTD Totals

5 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL wl page 41 Brown's Career-Highs Starts 7, 2007 Tackles 7 at Virginia Tech, 2007 TFLe 3, vs. Wake Forest, 2006 QB Sacks 2, vs. Alabama, 2007 Kicks Blocked 1, vs. Troy, 2006 Played in 11 of the Seminoles' 12 games at the left (field) cornerback position will play in his 46th career game and his fourth consecutive bowl game against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl has also played in the 2004 Gator, 2005 Orange and 2006 Emerald Bowls during his career recorded 10 tackles including a season-high of two against four different teams two tackles came in victories over Colorado, at Boston College, against Maryland and against Virginia Tech earned the first interception of his career in the Seminoles' victory over NC State intercepted a fourth quarter pass to help ensure the Seminoles' victory over the Wolfpack. BRYANT S CAREER STA YEAR UT AT TT TFL QS PBU FC FR INT TD Totals Bryant's Career-Highs Starts 6, 2005 Tackles 6, three times last vs. Clemson, 2006 TFL 1, three times last vs. Clemson, 2006 One of the most dangerous receivers in ACC history when it comes to touchdown production named All-ACC third team by Phil Steele has set new career highs for yards (696) and receptions (39) in a season also set new career highs for receptions (8) and yards (140) in a game joins De'Cody Fagg as only the fifth and sixth players in schools history with 30 catches in three straight seasons currently 20th in school history with 103 catches averages one TD in 67% of his career games 19 of his 24 TDs have come from 30 yards and in FSU is 12-4 when Carr scores currently ninth in ACC history for career touchdowns set a new career high with three 100-yard receiving games this year upping his career total to seven has caught six passes of 40 yards or more this season, which is equal to the total number of 40- plus yard catches he had in his first two seasons combined five of FSU's 10 longest offensive plays this season have been turned in by Carr. CARR'S CAREER STA YEAR GP-GS REC YRDS Avg TD Long TTL , Carr's Career Highs Receptions 8 at Wake Forest, 2007 Yards 140 vs. N.C. State, 2007 TDs 3, three times, last at Duke, 2006 Longest Catch 63 vs. Wake Forest, 2005 Longest TD 57 vs. Rice, 2006 Started all 12 games for the Seminoles at the left (field) cornerback position has started 19 consecutive games entering the Seminoles' participation in the 2007 Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl finished seventh on the team in tackles with 38 stops - the second highest single-season total of his career began the 2007 season on the Thorpe and Bednarik Award Watch lists finished second on the team with a singleseason career-high three interceptions his three interceptions in 2007 match his career total for his first two seasons single-game career-high two interceptions came in the Seminoles' 16-6 victory over Colorado with his second pick coming in the fourth quarter of the win over the Buffaloes also had an interception in the Seminoles' victory over No. 2 ranked Boston College in a game played in a driving rain storm for most of the first half a career-high tying four tackles for minus yardage with stops behind the line of scrimmage coming against UAB, Colorado, at Wake Forest and at Virginia Tech second on the team with five pass break-ups to give him 22 for the first three years of his career named the Most Valuable Defensive Player in the 2006 Emerald Bowl as he scored on an 86-yard interception return for a touchdown in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA also recorded an interception in the Seminoles' game against Penn State in the Orange Bowl in CARTER S CAREER STA YEAR UT AT TT TFL QS PBU FC FR INT TD Totals Carter's Career-Highs Starts 13, 2005 Tackles 7, three times last vs. Colo, 2007 Interceptions 2, vs. Colorado Kicks Returned for Scores 2, 2006 Continued to prove himself a talented player as he played in all 12 games during the regular season at both the nose guard and defensive tackle positions though he recorded only two tackles during the season, he was a valuable resource for defensive line coach Odell Haggins totaled his season-high of two tackles in Florida State's victory over Duke has played in 23 of the Seminoles 25 games during the last two seasons and will play in his second career bowl game against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl his 12 games played in 2007 is his single-season career-high. CHARLES CAREER STA YEAR UT AT TT TFL QS PBU FC FR INT TD Totals Charles' ' Career eer-highs Tackles 2, four times last vs. Duke, 2007 Fumbles Recovered 1, vs. Duke Blocked Kicks 1, vs. Virginia All-America Second-Team by SI.com a twotime Lou Groza Award semifinalist as the nation's best kicker All-ACC Second-Team by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association and All- ACC Second-Team by Rivals.com set the Florida State and ACC record with a career-best 60- yard field goal against Florida made a schoolrecord tying a career-high 27 field goals as a senior leads the nation with 27 field goals and ranks second nationally with a 2.25 field goals per game average leads the ACC with his 27 field goals and his 2.25 field goals per game average has made his career-high of 27 field goals in a career-high 33 attempts in 2007 tied Sebastian Janikowski's school record of 27 field goals during the 1998 season the second most accurate field goal kicker in school history as he has made nearly 76 percent of his field goal attempts (65-of-86) during his three-year career

6 page 42 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL as the Seminoles' starting kicker the second most accurate point after touchdown kicker in school history as he has made more than 97 percent of his extra point kicks (109-of-112) a 50-yard field goal came against Virginia Tech and his career-long 60 yard field came against Florida one of only four kickers in school history to kick multiple field goals of 50 or more yards during his career tied his career-high and the school record with five field goals against Miami as a senior has scored a team-leading 105 points this season to bring his career total to the fifth highest scoring total in school history only the fifth player in school history to score 300 or more points during his career the ACC Specialist of the Week twice as a senior after his five field goal, 17-point performance against Miami and following his four-field goals, 60-yard field goal made outing against Florida earned ACC Specialist of the Week honors five time during his career... CISMESIA S CAREER STA YEAR XPTM-XPTA FGM-FGA Pct. Long Pts Totals Senior was named the permanent offensive captain at the team awards dinner this month has started 11 games and played in all 12 this season giving him 37 career starts is second to only Gary Cismesia (40) among current Seminoles for career starts made eight starts at right guard and three starts at left guard graded out in the top three in eight of his 11 starts had the line's second best grade versus Alabama, Duke and Boston College had his best game versus Duke grading out at 81%...had the best run blocking grade on the team versus Clemson had the best pass blocking grade versus Duke and BC recorded 18 knockdowns and allowed just one sack all season. Made the move to tight end this season after playing fullback his first three seasons walk-on who was awarded a scholarship in 2007 played in seven games this season Compton has been one of the top special teams players for FSU the last two seasons registered his only tackle of the season versus Miami graduated earlier this month as a double major in finance and real estate. Back-up offensive lineman who was forced into action due to injuries played versus Duke and Virginia Tech but provided much needed depth at the guard position was only in on four snaps this season recruited to Georgia Tech but ended up walking-on at Florida State. A tall, pass catching tight end who appeared in seven games this season saw a lot of game action to injuries has yet to record his first career catch at Florida State also seen playing time as a member off the Seminole special teams. Played in two games as he continued to recover from a back injury that has plagued him throughout his Seminole career has played in 12 games in three years (eight as a freshman, two as a sophomore with a medical redshirt and two as a junior) recorded his only tackle of the season in the Seminoles' victory over Colorado also missed playing time because of a concussion suffered in practice prior to the Seminoles' game at Boston College was healthy enough to play against only Colorado and Miami his injury has severely limited the depth and effectiveness of the Seminoles' defensive line. DUNBAR S CAREER STA Totals Dunbar's Career-Highs Tackles 4, vs. Duke, 2005 TFL 1, vs. Duke, 2005 The Seminoles' back-up to starter Antone Smith played in nine games this year but was limited by injuries towards the end of the season set new career highs for carries (35) and yards (74) had the best game of his career versus UAB carrying 12 times for 45 yards has the longest run of his career versus the Blazers as he broke off a 12-yard rush had five or more carries versus Colorado, UAB and Miami after totaling eight carries in his two-year career coming into the 2007 season caught three passes this year receptions came against Alabama, Miami and BC. EDWARD S CAREER STA Year GP-GS No. Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Edw dwards ards' ' Career eer Highs Carries 12 vs. UAB, 2007 Yards 45 vs. UAB, 2007 Longest Rush 12 vs. UAB, 2007 Senior turned in the finest season of his career in 2007 has set new career highs in every category named an All-ACC honorable mention selection by Phil Steele Florida State's leading receiver with 707 yards became the fifth player in school history with three straight seasons of 30 or more catches tied with Preston Parker for the team lead with five TDs Fagg came into 2007 with just two career touchdowns.currently 13th all-time at FSU for career receptions (126) and would move into the top 10 with just two more catches one of just 17 FSU players with 1,600 career receiving yards enters the Music City Bowl with a streak of 26 straight games with at least one reception earned back-to-back 100-yard games for the first time in his career versus Duke and BC caught the longest pass of his career in a win over Alabama as he went 70 yards for a TD.

7 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL FAGG S CAREER STA YEAR GP-GS REC YRDS Avg TD Long TOTAL page 43 Fagg's Career Highs Receptions 9 vs. Duke, 2007 Yards 134 vs. Duke, 2007 TDs 2 vs. Alabama, 2007 Longest Catch 70 vs. Alabama, 2007 Longest TD 70 vs. Alabama, 2007 Started three games (Clemson, UAB and Florida) while playing in nine at the defensive tackle position expected to start at the defensive tackle position for the Seminoles in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl - the third bowl game in which he has been a starter for the Seminoles was also a starter in the 2005 Orange and 2006 Emerald Bowls a starter at the defensive tackle position in the Orange Bowl and the nose guard position in the Emerald Bowl missed the Seminoles' games against Colorado, Duke and Boston College because of a hyper-extended left elbow suffered in Florida State's victory over UAB began the season on the Outland Trophy and Bednarik Award Watch lists an important member of the defensive line when healthy, he played in six of the Seminoles' seven victories during the regular season his injury and missed playing time limited him to 16 tackles and one sack his season high of three tackles came in the final game of the year at Florida has 17.5 career tackles for minus yardage to rank among the top 25 in school history in the defensive category. FLUELLEN'S CAREER STA Totals Fluellen's Career-Highs Starts 12, 2005 Tackles 8, vs. NC State, 2005 TFL 2, twice last vs. Florida, 2006 QB Sacks 1 twice last vs. Clemson, 2005 The Seminoles' starting center moved to tight end in 2007 came back from off-season surgery to play in the season-opener at Clemson played in five games saw action versus Clemson, UAB, Colorado, Virginia Tech and Maryland. All-ACC Honorable Mention selection as he enjoyed the best season of his career as the Seminoles' starting punter named to the Ray Guy Watch List as the nation's top collegiate punter during the 2007 season also a standout kickoff specialist who handled 59 of Florida State's 65 kickoffs during the regular season averages a career-high 42.7 yards per punt to mark the second starting season he has averaged more than 40 yards per punt dropped a career-high 19 punts inside the 20 yard line has helped the Seminoles' defense tremendously as their opponents have completed only 13 scoring drives after a Gano punt (23 percent). Those drives (two touchdowns by Clemson, Miami, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech and Florida and one by Colorado, NC State and Alabama) all averaged more than 71 yards per drive career-long punt of 64 yards came in the Seminoles' victory over No. 2 Boston College launched two punts of 60 yards or better (61 and 64 yards) against the Eagles to mark the first time during his career that he had two punts of 60 yards or more during the dame game now has three career punts of 60 yards or better totaled 11 touchbacks on 59 kickoffs and did not have a kickoff returned for a touchdown during the season. GANO S CAREER STA Punting Year No. Yards Avg. Long TB FC I20 Blckd , , Totals 123 5, Kickoffs Year No. Yards Avg. TB , , , Totals 153 9, Florida State's primary kick return specialist who has set the ongoing school record for kicks returned (35) and kick return yards (697) in a single season began the season as the starter at the right (boundary) cornerback position started six of the first seven games of the season and added his career-high seventh start against Virginia Tech will back up Patrick Robinson at the position in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl led the Seminoles' cornerbacks in tackles with a career-high 44 stops has led the Seminoles' cornerbacks in tackles in both of the last two seasons enters the Seminoles' bowl game against Kentucky with 95 career tackles and needs only five to reach 100 for his career tied his career-high with six tackles in the Seminoles' victory over Alabama in Jacksonville and earned at least five tackles in five different games his 43-yard interception return for a touchdown (the first of his career) proved to be the game-winning score in the Seminoles' victory over NC State his interception of a Damon Evans pass broke a tie in the third quarter and set Florida State on the course to the victory the interception was the second of his career ranked 10th in the ACC in average yards per kick return (19.9) while finishing third in the league in total returns (35) and tied for third in return yards (697) has now returned 51 career kickoffs for 1,059 yards and a 20.8 yards per return average the Seminoles' career record for most kickoff returns is 73 by Keith Ross ( ) and the record for most kickoff return yards is 1,703 by Ross career-high five kickoff returns in four different games (against Clemson, Virginia Tech, Maryland and Florida) with a careerhigh 99 yards in returns coming against Clemson in the season-opener. GARVIN S CAREER STA Defense Totals Kickoff Return Statistics Year No. YardsTD Long Totals 51 1, Garvin's Career-Highs Starts 6, 2006 Tackles 9, vs. Virginia, 2006 TFL 1, vs. Virginia, 2006 QB Sacks 1, vs. Virginia, 2006 Fumbles Rec. 1, vs. Boston College, 2006 Interceptions 1, vs. Miami, 2006 PBU 1, three times last vs. WFU, 2006

8 page 44 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL Named the offense s most improved player at the team award's dinner the starter at tight end for most of the season played in 12 games and made 10 starts led all tight ends in catches, yards, touchdowns and yards per game set new career highs for starts, catches, yards and TDs had two catches in back-to-back games for the first time in his career versus Clemson and UAB set a new career high with threee receptions in FSU's win over Maryland caught his first career TD versus UAB. GRAHAM S CAREER STA Year GP-GS Rec Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Graham's Career Highs Receptions 3 vs. Maryland, 2007 Yards 41 vs. Virginia, 2006 TDs 1 vs. UAB, 2007 A talented defensive lineman who played in all 12 games for the Seminoles at the nose guard and defensive tackle positions third on the depth chart at the nose guard position behind Budd Thacker and Kendrick Stewart entering the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl played in all 12 games during the regular season after playing in only two games during his first year as a Seminole because of a knee injury earned his career-high of 24 stops to rank third on the team in tackles among defensive linemen careerhigh four tackles (including a quarterback sack) against Miami tied for sixth on the team with a career-high 6.5 tackles for minus yardage including a single-game career-high two stops behind the line of scrimmage in the Seminoles' victory over NC State one tackle for minus yardage against Wake Forest, Miami, Virginia Tech and Maryland earned his first career sack against Miami and quarterback Kyle Wright in his first career game against the Hurricanes will play in his first career bowl game against Kentucky after not playing in the 2006 Emerald Bowl against UCLA because of a knee injury. GRIFFIN S CAREER STA Totals Griffin's Career-Highs Starts 2, 2006 Tackles 4, vs. Miami, 2007 An experienced, effective player at the defensive tackle position who enters the Seminoles' appearance in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl as the back-up at the position to Andre Fluellen ranks second among the Seminoles' defensive lineman with a career-high 31 tackles tied for fifth on the team with a careerhigh 6.5 tackles for minus yardage started a career-high eight games in place of the injured Fluellen at defensive tackle started every game from Sept 16 (at Colorado) through Nov. 10 (at Virginia Tech) and the Seminoles' defensive line hardly missed a beat his career-high of eight tackles came against Wake Forest with six coming in the season opener against Clemson a career-high tying 1.5 tackles for minus yardage against the Deacons first career solo quarterback sack came in the Seminoles' victory over Maryland will earn playing time in a bowl game for the second time in his career in the Music City Bowl he was a starter and recorded three tackles in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. GUION S CAREER STA Totals Guion's Career-Highs Starts 8, 2007 Tackles 8, vs. Western Michigan, , vs. Wake Forest, 2007 TFL 1.5, vs. Western Michigan, , vs. Wake Forest, 2007 QB Sacks 1.0, vs. Maryland, 2007 The Seminoles' lone All-ACC First-Team selection who finished second in the ACC with a career-high 17.5 tackles for minus yardage (behind only Virginia's Chris Long) Hayes' selection to the first team marks the third straight year and the fourth time in the last five years that the Seminoles have placed a linebacker on the All- ACC First-Team Hayes follows Buster Davis (2006), A.J. Nicholson (2005) and Michael Boulware (2003) his 17.5 tackles for minus yardage have allowed him to move into 12th place in school history with 29.5 career tackles for minus yardage he has played in 25 games in the last two seasons and averages nearly 1.2 tackles for minus yardage in every game is tied for 14th in the nation in tackles for loss entering the Music City Bowl his 29.5 tackles for minus yardage have come in the last two seasons - he had zero in 13 games as a true freshman biggest play of the season came as an interception in the fourth quarter of the Seminoles' victory over No. 2 ranked Boston College on the road in Chestnut Hill his interception of ACC Player of the Year Matt Ryan came with 1:10 remaining in the game and gave Florida State an insurmountable lead Ryan had moved the Eagles to their own 33-yard line before Hayes ripped the ball free from tight end Ryan Purvis on a pass across the middle and sauntered easily into the end zone the interception was the first of his career earned his single-season career-high of 72 tackles to rank second on the team behind only fellow linebacker Derek Nicholson season-high of 10 tackles in Florida State's victory over NC State and nine tackles against Virginia Tech at least eight tackles in a career-high five different games started 11 of the Seminoles' 12 games (he did not start in the Seminoles' victory over Alabama) and has started 21 of the last 25 games in the last two seasons expected to start his second career bowl game against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl earned his career-high of 12 tackles in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. HAYE S CAREER STA Year UT AT TT TFL QS PBUFC FR INTTD Totals Hayes es' ' Career eer Highs Starts 11, 2007 Tackles 12, vs. UCLA, 2006 TFL 4.0, vs. Wake Forest, 2007 QB Sacks 2, vs. Rice, , vs. NC State, 2007 Interceptions 1, vs. Rice, , vs. Boston College, 2007 The Seminoles' starting fullback played in 12 games and made four starts in his first year seeing any real playing time at fullback, Holloway had one of the most surprising seasons the sophomore was a chain mover as 10 of his 16 carries on second or third down resulted in first downs he finished third on the team with 129

9 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL page 45 rushing yards his 5.2 yards per carry average was second-best among all running backs had the second-longest rush by any FSU player this season when he went for 40 yards versus NC State had a career-best seven carries versus Maryland after not carrying the ball in the first three games of the season, Holloway will enter the Music City Bowl with at least one rush in nine straight games...only dropped for negative yards once in 25 carries. HOLLOWAY S CAREER STA Year GP-GS No. Yards Avg TD Long Receiving Year GP-GS Rec. Yards Avg TD Long Holloway's Career Highs Carries 7 vs. Maryland, 2007 Yards 43. vs. N.C. State, 2007 Longest Rush 40 vs. N.C. State, 2007 Named FSU s permenant special teams captain at the 2007 football awards dinner...elected the Seminoles' special teams' captain by the coaching staff to begin the season and represented Florida State as a team captain in all 12 games during the 2007 season earned playing time at the rover position behind Myron Rolle and was one of the Seminoles' top performers on special teams earned a single-season career-high 17 tackles including three each against Maryland and Florida multiple tackles in six of Florida State's 12 regular season games earned his first career interception in the Seminoles' rivalry game against Miami he intercepted a third quarter pass by Kyle Wright to stop a Hurricane drive with the Seminoles' up blocked a punt early in the Seminoles' game against Wake Forest - the first blocked kick of his career expected to play in his third career bowl game against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl has played in the 2004 Gator Bowl and the 2005 Orange Bowl but missed playing in the 2006 Emerald Bowl because of a knee injury. HOULLIS CAREER STA Totals Houllis' ' Career eer Highs Starts 3, 2006 Tackles 6, twice last vs. Clemson, 2006 Blocked Kicks 1, vs. NC State, 2005 Interceptions 1, vs. Miami, 2007 One of the most decorated true freshman linemen in the country and in Seminole history College Football News First Team Freshman All- American, TSN Honorable Mention Freshman All- American, Sporting News All-ACC Freshman Team, All-ACC Second Team, Phil Steele's All-ACC Third Team and Rivals All-ACC Freshman Team one of only five FSU players that have ever been named to the ACC's first or second team as a true freshman freshman had only been to three college football games in his life before starting opening night on national TV versus Clemson went on to start nine games at left guard.named ACC Rookie of the Week following FSU's upset win over No. 2 Boston College after settling in as the starter in the final seven games of the season, he graded out either first or second in all of those games had the best grade on the team five times (Alabama, Wake, BC, Maryland and Florida) posted a grade of 80% or better in three of his final seven games including an astonishing grade of 89% versus Florida missed only five assignments all season, allowed only one sack and he had 13 knockdowns in the last four games Hudson was not flagged for a penalty all season and he graded out at 80% or better in passing situations six times in his final seven games received one of the top two grades on the line for five straight games graded out at 75% or better as a pass blocker in every game he played since Clemson. Played in eight games and recorded five tackles as a special teams standout for the Seminoles has played in 20 games during his career (12 in 2005 and 8 in 2007) slated to play in his first career bowl game after not playing in the 2005 Orange Bowl earned his career-high of four tackles against Virginia Tech earned one tackle in the Seminoles' victory over UAB. INGRAM S CAREER STA Totals Ingram's Career Highs Tackles 4, at Virginia Tech, 2007 Played in 10 games with most of his action coming on specials teams - kickoff coverage, kickoff return and punt block earned playing time for the first time in his career in the Seminoles' victory over UAB earned the first tackle of his career against Miami played in four games at the cornerback position - against Miami, Duke, Virginia Tech and Maryland. JENIJE S CAREER STA Jenije's 's Career eer Highs Tackles 1, vs. Miami, 2007 Played in two games against Maryland and at Florida playing time in those two games was the first live game action of his career. Freshman All-American Rodney Hudson

10 page 46 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL One of the Seminoles' top special teams' players who played in 11 of Florida State's 12 games and who recorded a single-season career-high seven tackles has now played in 22 games during his career with playing time coming in 22 of the last 25 games in the last two seasons a top gunner on the Seminoles' kickoff team and a top blocker on the Seminoles' punt teams a career-high two tackles against Virginia Tech and single tackles against Colorado, NC State, Wake Forest, Miami and Maryland expected to earn playing time in a bowl game for the second time in his career against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl earned playing time against UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. LAMPKIN S CAREER STA Totals Lampkin's Career Highs Tackles 2, vs. Virginia Tech, 2007 Played in all 12 games during the regular season and has played in 24 of the Seminoles' 25 games in the last two seasons playing time came mainly on special teams but he also earned action at the free safety position earned a career-high seven tackles - a total that nearly matched his career total of nine tackles entering the 2007 season a season-high two tackles came in the Seminoles victory over No. 2 Boston College the first blocked kick of his career against Clemson led the Seminoles' to their first score of the game against the Tigers blocked a punt that led to a Gary Cismesia field goal on the ensuring drive to draw the Seminoles to within 21-3 the blocked punt helped Florida State out score the Tigers 18-3 as the Seminoles' nearly recovered to win the season-opener playing action against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl will be the second bowl he has played in during his career played on special teams in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. LAWSON S CAREER STA Totals Lawson's Career Highs Tackles 3, vs. Duke, 2006 Quarterback started three games for FSU and came off the bench in the Alabama game to lead the Seminoles to a dramatic victory over the Crimson Tide in front of a sold out crowd in Jacksonville enters the Music City Bowl with a team high passer efficiency rating of named AACCC Offensive Back of the Week following the Crimson Tide win rushed for a career high 59 yards in the win over Alabama threw the longest TD pass of his career versus Bama as he hooked-up with De'Cody Fagg on a 70-yard touchdown completed more than 53% of his passes this season threw for five TDs and rushed for three others averaged a team-best 243 passing yards per game threw for more than 200 yards in all four of his games and passed for at least one TD in three of his four outings completed at least one pass of 50-yards or more in three of his four games. LEE S CAREER STA Year GP-GS Atts Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng TTL , Lee's 's Career eer Highs Passing Yards 268 at Maryland, 2006 Attempts 45 at Wake Forest, 2007 Completions 24 at Wake Forest, 2007 Long 75 vs. Syracuse, 2005 Longest TD 70 vs. Alabama, 2007 TDs 2, five times, last at wfu, 2007 Interceptions 3 at Duke, 2006 Carries 12, twice, last vs. Miami, 2007 Yards 59 vs. Alabama, 2007 TDs 1, five times, last vs. Miami, 2007 of the Seminoles' 12 games expected to earn playing time in the second bowl game of his career against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music Bowl after playing in the 2006 Emerald Bowl did not record any tackles as he played on special teams against UCLA in the Emerald Bowl totaled four special teams tackles with one each coming against UAB, Duke, Boston College and Virginia Tech. MANGUM S CAREER STA Year UT AT TT TFL QS PBUFC FR INTTD Totals Mangum's Career Highs Tackles 3, vs. Wake Forest, 2006 TFL 1, vs. Wake Forest, 2006 Played in al 12 games during the regular season and has played in 28 games during his career earned playing time on special teams and at the free safety position behind senior Roger Williams credited with a single-season careerhigh 23 tackles, a career-high two tackles for minus yardage and the first quarterback sack of his career single-game career-high five tackles in the Seminoles' victory over Alabama in Jacksonville and three tackles each against Wake Forest, Boston College and Florida tackles for minus yardage came in victories over No. 2 Boston College and Maryland first career sack against Maryland late in the fourth quarter of the Seminoles win over the Terps his sack of Chris Turner put the Terps in a third and 18 situation from which they eventually were held to a field goal the field goal, and not the touchdown, helped the Seminoles hold on to their two score advantage. MCCLURE S CAREER STA Year UT AT TT TFL QS PBUFC FR INTTD Totals McClure's Career Highs Tackles 5, vs. Alabama, 2007 TFL 1, vs. Boston College, , vs. Maryland, 2007 QB Sacks 1, vs. Maryland, 2007 Blocked Kicks 1, vs. Boston College, 2005 Special teams stalwart and back-up at the right (boundary) cornerback position who played in 10

11 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL page 47 Converted defensive lineman who went on to have one of the best season in America by a young center the only freshman or sophomore in the FBS to take every offensive snap for his team at the center position Rivals First Team Freshman All-American, College Football News First Team Freshman All-American, TSN Second Team Freshman All-American, Sporting News All- ACC Freshman Team and Rivals All-ACC Freshman Team Georgia native graded out either first or second seven times in 12 games this season was the top lineman in games versus Miami, Maryland and Duke three times this season McMahon went an entire game without missing an assignment and he was not flagged for a penalty all year despite being on the field for 875 offensive plays allowed just two sacks and he recorded 20 knockdowns on a scale where a grade of 68% is passing, McMahon graded out at 78% or better seven times in pass blocking this year. Enters the game against Kentucky as the backup to Everette Brown at the left defensive end position started four games at the right defensive end position against Wake Forest, Miami, Duke and Boston College for the first four starts of his career his 12 games played and four starts are both career-highs entering the Music City Bowl earned a single-season career-high five tackles, a single-season career-high 2.5 tackles for minus yardage and a single-season careerhigh 0.5 quarterback sack career-high two tackles against Wake Forest and in Florida State's victory over Duke totaled two tackles for minus yardage in the win over Duke expected to earn playing time in a bowl game for the second time in his career after recording one tackle in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. MINCEY S CAREER STA Totals Mincy's Career Highs Starts 5 Tackles 2, vs. Duke, 2007 TFL 2, vs. Duke, 2007 QB Sacks 0.5, vs. Florida, 2007 Florida State's most experienced defensive lineman and starter against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl at the left defensive end position played in all 12 regular season games in 2007 while starting six games at left end and one game at right end his seven starts ranks as a personal single-season career-high a starter against Clemson, UAB, Colorado, Alabama, Maryland and Florida at the left end and Virginia Tech at the right end has played in 36 games while stating nine during his three-year Florida State career earned his career-high of 19 tackles and ranked third with a career-high nine tackles for minus yardage he nearly matched his first two-year total for tackles (22), doubled his two-year total of tackles for minus yards (4.5) and broke his two-year total of sacks (2.0) tied for the team lead with a career-high two forced fumbles recorded his career-high of six tackles - including 1.5 tackles for minus yardage and 0.5 quarterback sacks - in his most dominating performance of the season against Colorado from the left end position claimed three tackles against Clemson and Wake Forest a career-high three tackles for minus yardage came against Wake Forest in a game nationally televised on a Thursday night by ESPN also 2.5 tackles for minus yardage in the season opener against Clemson will play in his second career bowl game after helping the Seminoles defeat UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. MOFFETT S CAREER STA Totals Moffett's Career Highs Starts 7, 2007 Tackles 6, vs. Colorado, 2007 TFL 3.0, vs. Wake Forest, 2007 An extremely important member of the Seminoles' football team who handled all of the holding duties on all of the field goal and point after touchdown attempts during the season also handled the "pooch" punting duties for Florida State during the second half of the season was flawless in holding for Gary Cismesia as the tandem combined to make 27 of 33 (.818) field goal attempts and 24 of 25 (.960) point after touchdown attempts during the season helped Cismesia tie the school record for field goals made (27) in a single-season in school history set down a perfect hold as Cismesia made a school and ACC record 60-yard field goal against Florida punted 14 times this season and each of those punts has helped change the field for the Seminoles' defense of his 14 punts this season, he has dropped seven of them inside of the 20 yard line and pinned the opponents' offense deep enough that only one scoring drive has started after a Moody punt the Seminoles' opponents have punted 10 times, turned the ball over twice, seen the half run out once and scored one touchdown following his 14 punts.. MOODY S CAREER STA Year No. Yrd Avg. Lng TB FC I20 Blckd Florida State's leading tackler with a career-high 86 stops ranks 15th in the ACC with a careerhigh 7.2 tackles per game average averaged 7.2 tackles per game and earned at least seven tackles in six of the Seminoles' 12 games the Seminoles' starter at the middle linebacker position for all 12 games during the 2007 season one of two linebackers (also Dakoda Watson) to start all 12 games for the Seminoles has played in 30 games during the first three years of his career after playing in only five as a sophomore in 2006 when a knee injury limited him to only five games his career-high 86 tackles in 2007 is more then three times as many tackles as he had during the first two seasons of his career combined a career-high 11 tackles in the Seminoles' victory over Colorado and 10 stops against Miami and at Virginia Tech ranked fifth on the team with seven tackles for minus yardage to bring his career total to nine after three years a career-high 1.5 tackles for minus yardage at Wake Forest and in the Seminoles' victory over No. 2 ranked Boston College. NICHOLSON S CAREER STA Totals Nicholson's Career Highs Starts 12, 2007 Tackles 11, vs. Colorado, 2007 TFL 1.5, vs. Wake Forest, , vs. Boston College, 2007

12 page 48 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL Made eight starts this season and has now started 26 games in his career played in 10 games started at right tackle seven times and at left tackle once had the best overall grade on the offensive line three times (Clemson, Colorado and Miami) had the second-best grade versus UAB and Boston College graded out in the top three versus the run four times.had the top grade as a pass blocker four times this year was in the top three as a pass protector six times in 10 games recorded 14 knockdowns and allowed just one sack in 576 plays had a passing grade overall in six of his eight starts. Played in 10 games this season wide receiver has four catches for 45 yards all four catches came in the season finale versus Florida could continue to see his role increase versus Kentucky in the Music City Bowl also works on the Seminole special teams. OWENS CAREER STA Year GP-GS Rec Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Owens ens' ' Career Highs Receptions 4 vs. Florida, 2007 Yards 45 vs. Florida, 2007 TDs 1 vs. The Citadel, 2005 Longest Catch 26 vs. Duke, 2005 Longest TD 5 vs. The Citadel, 2005 One of the most electrifying young players in the nation named the team's offensive MVP at the 2007 football awards dinner Rivals All- ACC Second Team, Phil Steele's All-ACC Second Team (WR) and Phil Steele's All-ACC Honorable Mention (PR) the most dangerous and versatile player for Florida State in 2007 Parker led the team with 1347 all-purpose yards led the team in catches, third on the team in receiving yards, second on the team in rushes and rushing yards and the team's leading punt returner finished the regular season ranked 81st in all-purpose yards, 34th in punt returns and 92nd in receptions per game in the NCAA in the top 10 in the ACC for punt return average (4), receptions per game (7), receiving yards per game (6) and all-purpose yards (7) ranks eighth in the nation for yards per play among all freshman and sophomore wide receivers and 22nd in the FBS among all freshman and sophomores no matter what position the first player ever to play for Bobby Bowden who has amassed 80 yards rushing, receiving and returning kicks in any game in the same season averages 57 yards per game and almost 13 yards per catch as a wideout has accounted for 46 first downs this season, 10 more than anyone else on the team also tied for the team lead with five touchdowns ran for 133 yards on 20 carries versus Maryland when he was forced into a starting assignment at tailback due to injuries to all three of the Seminoles' scholarship backs Parker had just five days to learn a new position but still had the second-most productive rushing day of the season by any tailback has at least four catches in nine of the 11 games in which he played wide receiver can move into the top 15 for single season receptions with just two catches in the Music City Bowl...also was 1-for-2 as a QB his first pass was a near perfect strike to Greg Carr in the endzone versus Miami that was dropped first career completion came on a 17- yard strike versus Boston College where Parker looked off his primary receiver and hit a secondary option. PARKER ARKER S S CAREER STA Receiving Year GP-GS Rec. Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Year GP-GS No. Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Punt Returns Year GP-GS No. Yards Avg TD Long Parker's Career Highs Receiving Receptions 9 at Boston College, 2007 Yards 113 at Wake Forest, 2007 TDs 1, three times, last at BC, 2007 Longest Catch 58 at Wake Forest, 2007 Longest TD 23 at Boston College, 2007 Carries 20 vs. Maryland, 2007 Yards 133 vs. Maryland, 2007 TDs 1, twice, last vs. Maryland, 2007 Longest Rush 20 vs. Maryland, 2007 Longest TD 18 vs. Maryland, 2007 A true team player, Piurowski has spent the entire year shifting between tight end and the offensive line moved to tackle after a stellar freshman season as a tight end was forced to move between the two positions during practice all season due to injuries at tight end and then back to the line when injuries struck that unit often was changing jersey's on the sideline every other play to go in as a tight end or lineman started six games and played in 10 all six starts came at the tight end position despite moving to tackle, Piurowski still set a new career high for receiving yards with 57 on five catches.caught two passes versus Miami and a 27-yard pass versus Maryland also caught one ball versus Duke and UAB. One of the most peasant surprises of preseason, Ponder saw the first action of his career in 2007 the redshirt freshman was forced into action when Drew Weatherford was knocked out of the Virginia Tech game with back-up Xavier Lee unavailable, Ponder stepped into his first collegiate game at Lane Stadium in a hostile environment the Texas native came in to the game in the second quarter and the first pass of his career was a beautifully thrown 23-yard out to Greg Carr Ponder came out in the third quarter and drove FSU down the field and into the lead his first career TD pass was an eight-yard post to De'Cody Fagg to put the Seminoles up with the TD strike Ponder became the first Seminole QB to throw a TD in his first game since Chris Rix did it September 1, Five other QB's played their first game in between Rix and Ponder also led FSU in rushing that game with 51 yards on five carries. PONDER S CAREER STA Year GP-GS Atts Cmp Int Pct Yds TD Lng Ponder's Career Highs Passing Yards 105 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Attempts 18 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Completions 8 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Longest Catch 28 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Longest TD 8 at Virginia Tech, 2007 TDs 1 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Interceptions 2 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Carries 5 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Yards 51 at Virginia Tech, 2007

13 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL wl page 49 Longest Rush 22 at Virginia Tech, 2007 Saw action in two games this season took snaps under center versus Alabama and Virginia Tech both of his plays were designed runs has yet to throw his first collegiate pass also worked out at wide receiver at one point this season. RICHARDSON S CAREER STA Year GP-GS No.. Yards Avg TD Long Played in nine of Florida State's 12 games as a back-up to Tony Carter at the left (field) cornerback position and on special teams missed the Seminoles' games against Duke, Boston College and Virginia Tech because of a groin injury has played in 21 of Florida State's 25 games in the last two seasons and expected to play in his second career bowl game at the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl earned four tackles in the Seminoles' victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl recorded 10 total tackles with his season-high of five stops coming in Florida State's victory over NC State also had two stops against Wake Forest a tackle for minus yardage came against NC State late in the fourth quarter against the Wolfpack and helped preserve the Seminoles' victory. ROBINSON S CAREER STA Totals Robinson's Career Highs Starts 4, 2006 Tackles 7, vs. Duke, 2006 TFL 1, vs. Miami, , vs. NC State, 2007 Pass Broken Up 2, vs. Rice, 2006 Earned All-ACC Honorable Mention honors from the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association played in as 12 games while starting five at the right (boundary) cornerback position earned a team and career-high six interceptions including one each in five consecutive games to tie the school record for consecutive games with at least one interception his interceptions came in consecutive games against NC State, Wake Forest, Miami, Duke and Boston College he also added an interception in the Seminoles' victory over Maryland ranked second in the ACC and tied for 10th nationally with 0.5 interceptions per game helped the Seminoles' defense rank tied for 24th with 16 total interceptions tied for the lead in ACC games only with his six interceptions - tied with Alphonso Smith of Wake Forest in conference games only statistics earned his single-season career-high of 28 tackles with his single-game career-high of four tackles coming against Clemson and Maryland led Florida State with six pass break-ups including two in the Seminoles' victory at Colorado earned multiple tackles in eight of his 12 games played expected to play in his second career bowl game after recording three tackles during Florida State's victory over UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. ROBINSON S CAREER STA Totals Robinson's Career Highs Starts 5, 2007 Tackles 4, vs. Clemson, , vs. Maryland, 2007 TFL 1, vs. Wake Forest, , vs. Colorado, 2007 Interceptions 1, vs. six times last vs. Maryland, 2007 Started all 12 games for the Seminoles and has started 22 consecutive games entering the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl a true freshman starter in the 2006 Emerald Bowl and a sophomore starter in the 2007 Music City Bowl fourth on the team in tackles with 59 and has 136 total tackles in the first two seasons of his career 32 unassisted tackles marks his single-season career-high one of only five Seminole players on the defensive side of the ball who started at the same position in all 12 regular season games his season high of eight tackles came in the season opener against Clemson and against NC State at least five tackles in eight of his 12 games played. ROLLE S CAREER STA Totals Rolle's Career Highs Starts 12, 2007 Tackles 11, vs. Western Michigan, 2006 TFL 2, vs. Virginia, 2006 QB Sacks 1, vs. Virginia, 2006 Interceptions 1, vs. UCLA, 2006 PBU 2, vs. Florida, 2006 Another one of FSU's young offensive lineman who played next to freshman All-Americans Ryan McMahon and Rodney Hudson Rose started 11 of 12 games this season all 11 starts came at the left tackle position posted a grade in the top four in seven of his 11 starts graded out as the best run blocker on the team versus Duke one of the top three run blockers in seven of his last eight starts registered 28 knockdowns in 764 plays had his best game of the season grading out at 76% versus BC. One of the unsung heroes of the special teams the deep snapper was instrumental in the record-breaking season put together by kicker Gary Cismesia and the stellar campaign by punter Graham Gano has not had a bad snap all season played in all 12 games this year and has now started every game as the Seminoles' deep snapper for two straight years in the last two seasons he has snapped on 65 extra points of which 63 have been successful and 55 field goals of which 41 were made has had a hand in 185 of FSU's 620 points over the last two seasons...his perfect snap enabled Gary Cismesia to kick the longest field goal in ACC history when he hit from 60 yards versus Florida.

14 page 50 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL After sitting out the start of the season, Shaw has seen his playing time and production increase coming off the best game of his career versus Florida as he totaled 116 all-purpose yards went over 100 all-purpose yards in a game for the first time in his career against the Gators played in eight games this season has 15 catches for 113 yards has caught a pass in five straight games and in four of those five games he has at least three catches also rushed once this year when he gained 24 yards versus Florida returned four kick-offs for 93 yards had a 47 yard return in Gainesville versus UF. SHAW S CAREER STA Year GP-GS Rec. Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Shaw's Career Highs Receptions 5 vs. Duke, 2007 Yards 35 at Maryland, 2006 Longest Catch 26 vs. Maryland, 2007 FSU's starting tailback played in 11 games and made 10 starts named the team's best conditioned athlete at the 2007 football awards banquet having the best season of his career as a rusher and a receiver as the Seminoles' featured back responsible for 42% of the team's rushes this season has 30% off the teams offensive plays (rushes and receptions) if that number holds through the Music City Bowl, he will be the first player with 30% of the team's offensive plays since Mark Lyles in 1979 rushed for back-to-back 100 yard games versus Duke and Miami becoming the first FSU back to accomplish that feat since current NY Jet Leon Washington did it in 2004 rushed for at least 60 yards in six games this season caught two or more passes in seven games has set new career highs for starts, rushes, rushing yards, receiving yards, touchdowns and had the longest catch of his career as well had the best game of his career versus Duke rushed 23 times for 146 yards, both career highs has carried the ball 14 times or more in eight games this season. SMITH S CAREER STA RUSHING Year GP-GS Att. Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL , RECEIVING Year GP-GS Rec. Yards Avg TD Long TOTAL Smith's Career Highs Carries 23 vs. Duke, 2007 Yards 146 vs. Duke, 2007 TDs 2, twice, last vs. Rice, 2006 Longest Run 80 vs. Duke, 2006 Longest TD 80 vs. Duke, 2006 Receiving Receptions 6 vs. Boston College, 2006 Yards 83 at Boston College, 2007 Longest Catch 28 at Clemson, 2007 Named the Seminoles' top defensive newcomer at the 2007 football awards banquet leading true freshman tackler for the Seminoles with 11 stops as he played in all 12 regular season games fast and has a nose for the football... earned all of his playing time on special teams single-game career-high three tackles in Florida State's victory over No. 2 Boston College at least one tackle in eight of the 12 games he played made his collegiate debut in the Seminoles' season-opening game against Clemson. A multi-talented defensive lineman who has played on both the interior (tackle and noseguard) and on the outside of the defensive line (left defensive end) this season played in a careerhigh 12 games including four starts at the noseguard position in relief of an injured Budd Thacker earned starting assignments in victories over Alabama and NC State and against Wake Forest and Miami totaled a single-season career-high six tackles with all six tackles coming during the four games in which he started at the noseguard position credited with a tackle for minus yardage in the Seminoles' victory over NC State and a quarterback hurry against Virginia Tech expected to see action in a bowl game for the first time in his career against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl after playing in only five games as a redshirt freshman. STEWART S CAREER STA Year UT AT TT TFL QS PBU FC FR INTTD Totals Stewart'sCareer Highs Starts 4, 2007 Tackles 2, vs. Duke, , vs. Duke, 2007 Expected to be Florida State's starting noseguard in the Gaylord Hotels Music Bowl against Kentucky played in and started eight games - the first three of the season and the last five of the season - while missing the middle four because of a fractured big toe that he suffered in practice on Sept. 20 totaled a single-season career-high 23 tackles including a single-season career-high 4.5 tackles for minus yardage his career-high of seven tackles came in the season opener against Clemson with five coming in the Seminoles' victory at Colorado at least one tackle for minus yardage in four different games against Clemson, Colorado, Duke and in Florida State's victory over No. 2 Boston College will play in his second career bowl game after earning playing time at the noseguard position against UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. THACKER S CAREER STA Year UT AT TT TFL QS PBUFC FR INTTD Totals Thacker's Career Highs Starts 8, 2007 Tackles 7, vs. Clemson, 2007 TFL 1.5, vs. Colorado, 2007 QB Sacks 1, vs. Florida, 2006 Started all 12 games during the regular season at the strong-side linebacker position and ranks

15 SEMINOLE FOOTBALL page 51 fifth on the team with a single-season careerhigh 50 tackles fourth on the team with a single-season career-high eight tackles for minus yardage and third on the team with a singleseason career-high three quarterback sacks career-high nine tackles against Florida and eight against Wake Forest maybe the best game of his career against Virginia Tech with six total tackles, a single-game career-high 3.5 tackles for minus yardage, one quarterback sack and his first career interception earned 1.5 tackles for minus yardage in Seminole victories over NC State and Duke totaled five tackles and one pass break-up in the Seminoles' victory at Colorado expected to play in his second career bowl against Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl made quite an impression in his first career bowl - the 2006 Emerald Bowl against UCLA - with a blocked punt that was returned by the Seminoles' for a touchdown and a lead in the victory for Florida State. WATSON S CAREER STA Totals Watson atson's 's Career Highs Starts 12, 2007 Tackles 8, vs. Boston College, , vs. Wake Forest, 2007 Sacks 1 vs. five teams last vs. Virginia Tech, 2007 The Seminoles' starting quarterback the last three seasons has been through his share of ups and downs in his career but has been the ultimate team player and was awarded the leadership award at the 2007 football awards dinner for the way he handled himself all season served as the team's offensive captain six times this year started the first four games of the season before losing his job to Xavier Lee worked as hard as anyone on the team to win his job back and has now stared the last five games of the year has started at quarterback 32 times in 37 games since 2005 has a record as FSU's starter and has guided the Seminoles to wins over five ranked teams including an upset of then- No. 2 BC this year will finish the season ranked near the top of every career statistical category at Florida State already third in career passing yards, 10th in career TD passes, second in career completions and third in career 300-yard games enters the Music City Bowl with a streak of 234 straight passes without an interception, which is an ACC and FSU single season record with four more pass attempts without a pick, Weatherford will break the career record for the school and the conference set by Heisman Trophy winner Chris Weinke with 38 more passes without an interception, Weatherford would set the new single season and career record established by Trent Dilfer (271) in 1993 Weatherford has just one interception all season in 270 pass attempts the Seminole signal caller is the only QB in the top 100 in the FBS with less than three interceptions this season completed at least 60% of his passes in five of his last seven starts one of only two QB's ever at FSU to complete 600 passes in his career has a passer efficiency rating of 123 and has completed nearly 59% of his passes this year named the ACC's offensive back of the week after throwing for 354 yards and two TD's in FSU's upset of Boston College. WEATHERFORD S CAREER STA Year GP-GS Atts CmpInt Pct Yds TD Lng , , , TTL , Weatherf eatherford's Career Highs Passing Yards 377 at Virginia, 2005 Attempts 59 at Virginia, 2005 Completions 35, twice, last vs. Duke, 2007 Long 71 vs. Syracuse, 2005 Longest TD 71 vs. Syracuse, 2005 TDs 4 at Duke, 2006 Interceptions 3, three times, last vs. Fla, 2006 Carries 13 vs. Boston College, 2006 Yards 5 vs. Maryland, 2005 TDs 1, five times, last vs. Maryland, 2007 WILLIAM S CAREER STA Totals Williams' ' Career Highs Starts 13, all in 2006 Tackles 9, vs. Boston College, , vs. Florida, 2007 Interceptions 1, seven times last vs. WFU, 2007 The back-up to Derek Nicholson at the middle linebacker position who played in five games during the regular season recorded three total tackles as he earned playing time at the linebacker spot and as a special teams performer single tackles came against Colorado, Virginia Tech and Maryland will play in his second career bowl game against Kentucky after recording one tackle against UCLA in the 2006 Emerald Bowl. WRIGHT S CAREER STA Totals Wright's Career eer Highs Tackles 3, at Duke, 2006 A starter in all 12 games for the Seminoles during the regular season in 2007 and will start his 29th career game as the Seminoles face Kentucky in the Gaylord Hotels Music City Bowl one of the all-time most experienced players in school history who has played in 50 career games and will play in his 51st career game against Kentucky the only position player to start each of the last 25 games for Florida State over the course of the last two seasons finished third on the team in tackles with 65 in the second highest single-season tackle total in his four-year career.needs only three tackles in the Music City Bowl to set a personal standard for tackles in a single-season enters the Music City Bowl with 195 career tackles and needs only five to reach the 200 mark for his four-year varsity career career-high nine tackles in the final game of the regular season against Florida seven tackles in four different games against Clemson, UAB, Alabama and Maryland one interception against Wake Forest brought his career total to seven will play in his fourth career bowl game against Kentucky - the Gator in 2004, Orange in 2005, Emerald in 2006 and Music City in Senior safety Roger Williams.

16 page 52 Alphabetical Roster No Name Pos Ht. Wt Cl Hometown 47 Mister Alexander S r-fr Aldine, TX 28 Dionte Allen CB FR Detroit, MI 58 Dumaka Atkins C r-jr Sarasota, Fla. 7 Marcus Ball LB SO Stone Mountain,Ga. 27 Russell Ball RB r-so La Marque, TX 71 Evan Bellamy OT r-fr Miami, Fla. 74 Geoff Berniard OL r-jr Lafayette, La. 73 Shannon Boatman OG r-sr Beaumont, TX 98 Alex Boston DE r-sr Bartow, Fla. 39 Bernard Brinson CB FR Greenville, Fla. 99 Everette Brown DE r-so Statonsburg, NC 60 Phillip Browning OT r-so Atlanta, Ga. 19 Carlyle Bruno LB SR Miami, Fla. 18 J.R. Bryant CB SR Miami, Fla. 89 Greg Carr WR JR Reddick, Fla. 4 Tony Carter CB r-jr Jacksonville, Fla. 97 Eli Charles DE r-so Green Cove Springs, Fla. 12 Gary Cismesia PK SR Parrish, Fla. 68 Jacky Claude OG SR Miami, Fla. 38 Sean Compton TE r-sr Milton, Fla. 51 Randall Cox OG r-so St. Augustine, Fla. 58 Jay Culpepper D S FR Madison, Fla. 57 Brandon Davis C r-fr Miami, Fla. 28 Pat Davis RB r-jr Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 85 Josh Dobbie TE SR Dover, Fla. 91 Emmanuel Dunbar DT r-so Deerfield Beach, Fla. 40 Matt Dunham TE SO Columbus, Ga. 22 Taiwan Easterling RB FR Hattiesburg, MS 33 Jamaal Edwards RB r-jr Greensboro, NC 81 De'Cody Fagg WR SR Quincy, Fla. 96 Andre Fluellen DT r-sr Cartersville, Ga. 82 John Frady TE r-sr Jacksonville, Fla. 64 Marcus Ford OL r-sr Brunswick, Ga. 75 Will Furlong OT FR Deland, Fla. 37 Rodney Gallon LB r-jr Tallahassee, Fla. 6 3 A.J. Ganguzza C FR Boca Raton, Fla. 43 Graham Gano K/P JR Pensacola, Fla. 29 Michael Ray Garvin CB JR Upper Saddle River, NJ 9 Richard Goodman WR JR Fort Lauderdale, Fla. 45 Charlie Graham TE r-so Madison, Fla. 61 Tyler Graves TE r-fr Sumrall, Miss. 70 Antwane Greenlee OT FR Columbus, Ga. 92 Aaron Gresham LB FR Mayo, Fla. 54 Paul Griffin DT r-jr Pensacola, Fla. 93 Letroy Guion DT JR Starke, Fla. 44 Maurice Harris LB FR Homestead, Fla. 10 Geno Hayes LB JR Greenville, Fla. 42 Seddrick Holloway FB SO Tallahassee, Fla. 46 Anthony Houllis S r-sr Tarpon Springs, Fla. 62 Rodney Hudson OG FR Mobile, Al. 19 Kenny Ingram S r-jr Orlando, Fla. 55 Jamar Jackson LB FR Richmond, Va. 15 Ochucko Jenije CB r-fr Tallahassee, Fla. No Name Pos Ht. SEMINOLE FOOTBALL Wt Cl Hometown 49 Anthony Kelly LB r-sr Daytona Beach, FL 49 Benjamin Lampkin LB r-jr Panama City, Fla. 23 Roosevelt Lawson S r-jr Miami, Fla. 1 Xavier Lee QB r-jr Daytona Beach, Fla. 26 Anthony Leon S r-fr Miami, Fla. 24 Darius McClure S r-jr Birmingham, Al. 27 John McKnight P SR Dade City, Fla. 60 Ryan McMahon C r-fr Savannah Ga. 95 Kevin McNeil DE SO Kingsland, Ga. 22 Korey Mangum CB r-so La Marque, TX 94 Justin Mincey DT SO Folston, Ga. 59 Neefy Moffett DE JR Palm Bay, Fla. 16 Brent Moody P r-sr Tallahassee, Fla. 30 Derek Nicholson LB JR Winston-Salem, NC 29 Joche Norona RB FR Key Biscayne, Fla. 82 Nathan Ojibway K FR N. Ft. Myers, Fla. 79 David Overmyer OG r-sr Lilburn, Ga. 86 Rod Owens WR r-so Jacksonville, Fla. 5 Preston Parker WR SO Delray Beach, Fla. 13 Brandon Paul WR FR Tallahassee, Fla. 87 Caz Piurowski TE SO Land O' Lakes, Fla. 14 Christian Ponder QB r-fr Colleyville, TX 83 Bert Reed WR FR Panama City, Fla. 1 6 D'Vontrey Richardson QB r-fr Leesburg, Ga. 39 Rod Roberts CB JR Brooksville, Fla. 20 Jamie Robinson CB r-so Rock Hill, SC 21 Patrick Robinson CB SO Miami, Fla. 3 Myron Rolle S SO Galloway, NJ 76 Daron Rose OL SO Tampa, Fla. 65 Garrison Sanborn DS r-sr Tampa, Fla. 90 Antoine Seay DE SO St. Petersburg, Fla. 80 Joslin Shaw WR r-sr Plant City, Fla. 35 Marcus Sims FB SO Tallahassee, Fla. 6 Antone Smith RB JR Pahokee, Fla. 41 Kendall Smith LB FR Bushnell, Fla. 6 6 Jacob Stanley OT FR Jacksonville, Fla. 56 Kendrick Stewart DT r-so Lakeland, Fla. 82 Todd St. Louis WR r-fr St. Petersburg, Fla. 32 Joe Surratt FB SR Pace, Fla. 72 Budd Thacker DT SO Sanford, Fla. 51 Jeremiah Thompson D S r-so Leesburg, Fla. 78 Dustin Tremellen DT FR Plantation, Fla. 31 Toddrick Verdell LB r-jr Hartwell, Ga. 87 Cameron Wade WR FR Cairo, Ga. 84 Chase Walker WR SO Panama City, FL 36 Dekoda Watson LB SO Aiken, SC 11 Drew Weatherford QB r-jr Odessa, Fla. 32 Antonio White FB r-sr Tallahassee, Fla. 8 Roger Williams S r-sr Warner Robins, Ga. 48 Recardo Wright LB SO Orlando, Fla. 55 Craig Yarborough DE FR Jacksonville, Fla. 43 Vincent Zann LB FR Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.