#2AP/2 FLORIDA STATE 2-5,2-4 ACC 2016 10-3, 5-3 (T-2nd Atlantic) Champs) 2015 10-3, 6-2 (2nd) 2014 13-1, 8-0 (ACC Champs)

vs SYRACUSE 4-4, 2-2 ACC 2016 4-8, 2-6 (T-6th Atlantic) 2015 4-8, 2-6 6th (Atlantic)

2014 3-9, 1-7 (T-6th Atlantic) 2013 7-6, 4-4 ACC T-3rd SERIES FSU leads 9-1(won 9 straight)

FSU leads series 9-1 Last Meeting BEFORE 2013----2005: FSU 38-14 71st Season of Football, 26th in ACC

Noles have won 15 of 26 ACC Titles since joining the league in 1992---25 Seasons

FSU leads Series with Orange 8-1; Only loss was in first meeting in 1966 Syracuse won 6 of its last 7 Games in 2012(Including Bowl Win over WVa 38-14)

Syracuse has played in more games—1,302*---than any ACC Team( First Season 1889) 2016 2017(Thru BC) STAT STORY vs Syracuse 11/4/17 2017(Thru Open) 2016

(40th) (4th) 202.3 (33rd) (6th) 264.1

(25th) (3rd) 466.4 (34th) (4th) 43.8%

3-5 (31st) (4th) 35.1p

(106th) 10th 36

12 fum, 8 int / 20 Total

(96th) (13th) 134.7 (86th) (12th) 200.9 (113th) (14th) 335.6 (102nd) (12th) 34.4%

3-6 (122nd ) (14th) 17.4p (118th) 14th 22

6 fum, 9 int / 15 Total

RUSH OFFENSE PASS OFFENSE

TOTAL OFFENSE 3rd Down% 4th Down% SCORING

SACKS ALLOWED

TURNOVERS

159.6 (10th) (71st) 295.4 (3rd) (21st) 455.0 (3rd) (29th) 41.7% (5th) (49th) 16-27 (64.0) 2nd 25th 29.8p (8th) (59th) 25 13th (116th)

6 fum, 8 int / 14 Total

119.6 (13th) (115th) 321.3 (2nd) (11th) 440.8 (6th) (42nd) 39.6% (10th) (73rd) 17-27 (63.0) 2nd 15th 25.7p (10th) (90th)

38 13th (119th)

7 fum, 13 int / 20 Total

(21st) (5th) 128.0

(57th) (7th) 221.1 (22nd) (6th) 349.1 (17th) (5th ) 33.9% (44th) (9th) 25.0p

(TOPS) (TOPS) 51

8 fum, 15 int 23 TOTAL

42nd (5th) +3

(56th) (9th) 158.1

(26th) (4th) 189.1 (31st) (6th) 347.3 (47h) (7th ) 35.7% (50th) (9th) 24.3p

(97th) (12th) 11

2 fum, 3 int 5 TOTAL

126th (14th) -10

RUSH DEFENSE PASS DEFENSE

TOTAL DEFENSE 3rd Down %

SCORING

SACKS

TURNOVERS FORCED

TURNOVER MARGIN

129.8 (4th) (33rd) 238.1 (10th) (84th) 367.9 (7th) (45th) 23.8% (TOPS) ( 2nd) 24.6p (10th) (53rd) 10 14th (113th) 5 fum, 4 int / 9Total

-5 (12th )(105th)

225.0 (13th) (108th) 276.1 (13th) (118th) 501.1 (14th) (122nd) 41.4% (11th) (82nd) 38.6p (14th)(120th) 16 14th (115th) 9 fum, 10 int/ 19Total

-1 (10th )(75th) HEAD COACH

Jimbo FISHER (8th Year) Elevated to FSU Head Coach on January 5, 2010, after

serving under Bobby Bowden as “Head Coach in Waiting” for 3 seasons (2007-09). Has taken FSU to four ACC Title Games in 5

seasons—won 3 in row Was Offensive Coordinator in 2003 for National Champs LSU

Set school record at Samford College with 34 Pass TD in a season Born October 9, 1965(52years Old)

@FSU 80-22(.784%) Best in ACC History 5-2 in Bowl Games

CAREER: 80-22(78.4%)5-2 in Bowls 50-16 ACC GAMES 4-0 v Syracuse

11.1 Wins/Season TOPS Among Active Coaches with 5 or more seasons

Dino BABERS (2nd year since 2016)July 19, 1961(56y Old) Replaced Scott Shafer (14-23, 3 years-7-17ACC) in 2016—Shafer REPLACED Doug Marrone (Buffalo Bills) (4y 2009-12) in 2013.

Native of California, Played RB/DB @ Hawaii Began coaching career as GA @ Hawaii. Off Coordinator at Arizona & Texas A&M, and OC/Asst HC @ UCLA. HC @ Eastern Illinois

(2012-13—coached QB Jimmy Garoppolo-2R’14). Head Coach @ Bowling Green—followed Dave Clawson(WF). Won MAC Title in 2015—10-3, 7-1.

Father was in Navy(20y) Born in Honolulu, HS in Virginia/San Diego Babers Offense @ Bowling Green in 2015 Ranked in Top 10 in 5 Categories(3rd%,

Scoring, 1st Downs, Passing Offense and Total Offense)

4-8 @ Syracuse 2nd 0-1v FSU CAREER: 41-24(6th season-thru 2016)

NOTES 2015 #17/15 FSU 45 SU 21

Sean Magauire passed for career high 348y(23-35) and 3TD passes(Travis Rudolph 3TD) and Jacques Patrick---

filling in for injured Dalvin Cook---rushed 24 times for 162y and 3 TDs. FSU led 28-14 at the half 2014 #1 FSU 38 SU 20

Jameis Winston threw 3 TD passes and FR RB Dalvin Cook came off bench and replaced injured Mario Pender

and rushed for 122yFSU Defense had 3 Interceptions 2013 #2 FSU 59 SU 3

Jameis Winston completed 19 of 21 passes for 277y and a pair of TDs and the Noles rushed for 225y and 4 more TDs .Despite allowing the Orange to dominate time of

Possession(41:42- 18:18) the game never in doubt

Last Meeting 2016 #17/15 FSU 45 SU 21

Dalvin Cook rushed for 225y(5th most in FSU history) and broke Warrick Dunn’s Career rushing record in the game. He became the first ACC rRB

to reach 4,000y in just 3 seasons. Tavares McFadden grabbed his NCAA leading 8th

interception. FSU recorded a season high 8 QB Sacks, and a Blocked Punt.(Burns)

Deondre Francois had his 5th 300+ yard passing game—Tied Chris Rix for the 2nd most by a FR.

SERIES v Syracuse ’66 SU 37 FSU 21 @Syr ’78 FSU 28 SU 0 @Syr ’89 FSU 41 SU 10 @Syr ’91 FSU 46 SU 14 @TLH ’04 FSU 17 SU 13 @Syr ’05 FSU 38 SU 14 @TLH ’13 FSU 59 SU 3 @ TLH ’14 FSU 38 SU 20 @Syr ’15 FSU 45 SU 21 @ TLH ’16 FSU 45-14 @ Syr 46.8p-14.5p(+32.3) FSU has won 9 straight in Series

Floyd Little and Larry Czonka were on 1966 Team that beat FSU

Syracuse became a member of the ACC in

2013 2013 7-6, 4-4(T-3rd ) Beat Minnesota Pin Stripe Bowl 2014 3-9, 1-7(T-6th ) Last 2015: 4-8, 2-6 (5th ) 2016 4-8, 2-6 (6th) SU has had 21st Team All ACC Player—Riley Dixon, Punter 2015 Amba Etta-Tawo WR’16

1966 SU 37 FSU 21 ONLY win in Series by the Orange was the first ever

meeting. Played in Archbold Stadium Hall of Famer’s Floyd Litle and Larry Czonka combined for

4 of Syracuse’s 5 TDs Little carried for a game high 193y on 20 carries, and

Czonka rushed 17 times for 65 yards.

1989 @ Carrier Dome FSU 41 SU 10

FSU turned a close game into a run-a-way after P-Returner Terrell Buckley returned a punt for a TD. The play referred to by Bobby Bowden was made

by the “Foolah from Pascagoula”—Buckleys Home town. It appeared he had called a fair catch when he paused for a second or two after fielding the

punt, and then sprinted 69y for the TD.

###444444 Number worn by

Syracuse greats Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, and

Floyd Little. All in the College FB Hall of Fame

It was retired in 1998

CARRIER

DOME 49,262

SU is137-90-2* In Dome

38th Season(2016)

GAME NOTES vs Syracuse 11/4/17 FSU has converted 18 of its last 20 Red Zone opportunities, and has

been the best Red Zone scoring team in the country under Jimbo Fisher---Since 2010 .912 Scoring %(Oklahoma St is 2nd .901%)

Last week @ Boston College, FSU started a T-Freshman QB and T-Freshman RB in the same game for the first time since freshmen became eligible in 1972

FSU has allowed just 3 ppoints in the 4th quarter over the last 3 games---held Duke and BC scoreless, and Louisville kicked a FG

FSU’s 2017 schedule ranks as the 4th Toughest in the country. FSU opponents have a .632 winning %

FSU has been Bowl eligible for 35 consecutive seasons. That ties Nebraska’s all time record. Seminoles will need to win their remaining four games a be sure of a bowl bid in 2017 and break the Cornhuskers record

FSU Matthew Thomas’ scoop and score 34y fumble return TD v

Louisville was the Nole’s first defensive score since Jalen Ramsey returned a fumble against Boston College in 2015---a span of 28 games.

QB James Blackman has started 6 games –the most ever by a T-Freshman QB at FSU. Blackman is the first T-FR QB to start for the Noes since Chip Ferguson in 1985

#2AP/2 FLORIDA STATE 2-5,2-4 ACC 2016 10-3, 5-3 (T-2nd Atlantic) Champs) 2015 10-3, 6-2 (2nd) 2014 13-1, 8-0 (ACC Champs)

vs SYRACUSE 4-4, 2-2 ACC 2016 4-8, 2-6 (T-6th Atlantic) 2015 4-8, 2-6 6th (Atlantic)

2014 3-9, 1-7 (T-6th Atlantic) 2013 7-6, 4-4 ACC T-3rd

18 AudenTATE WR 6-5, 225 Junior Irmo SC 4-Star prospect and #2 WR prospect in 2015 recruiting class

Catches Yards TD

Alabama 2 41 1 NC State 9 138y 1

Wake 2 47y 1 Miami 3 56y 1 Duke 3 30y 1

Louisville 5 62y 0 Boston College

2 12y 0

Syracuse Clemson

Delaware St Florida ACC

Championship

2017 26 386y 5 2016 25 409y 6

Career 48 765y 11 2-100y Games(BC, NCSt)

Rashad Greene Career Records: 270 Catches, 3,830 yards (29TDs 2nd-P. Warrick 31)

3 Derwin JAMES Safety, R-SO Haines City Injured in 2nd Game of 2016—Missed rest of year

Tackles TFL Sacks Intc Alabama 6 0.5 0.5 0 NC State 8 0 0 0

Wake Forest 4 1.0 0 0 Miami 5 0 0 0 Duke 6 0 0 0

Louisville 8 0 0 0 Boston College 13 0 0 0

Syracuse Clemson

Delaware St Florida

ACC Championship 2017 37 1.5 0.5 0 2016 9 2.0 0.0 1 2015 91 9.5 4.5 0

Career 146 13.0 5.0 1

3 Cam AKERS RB

Carries Yards TDs Alabama 10 30y 0 NC State 12 55y 0

Wake Forest 14 58y 0 Miami 20 121y 0 Duke 15 115y 1

Louisville 16 75y 0 Boston College

18 42y 0

Syracuse Clemson

Delaware St Florida ACC

Championship

2017 105 496y 1 Career 105 496y 1

1 James BLACKMAN QB Enrolled in June 2017; 4-STAR prospect by Rivals/247Sports #7 ProStyle QB/#10 Dual Threat QB Passed for 14TDs as SR/24TD as a JR @ Glades Central Committed to FSU August 2016

2017

Opponent Comp Attempts Yards TD Intc Sks Rushyards Alabama 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

LaMonroe Cancelled NC State 22 38 278y 1 0 4 10y

Wake Forest 11 21 121y 1 0 5 -39y Miami 17 28 203y 2 2 4 -6y Duke 18 21 197y 1 2 2 -0

Louisville 16 28 248y 2 2 2 7-6y Boston College 11 26 102y 0 1 2 4-13y

Syracuse Clemson

Delaware St Florida ACC

Championship

CFP Semi Final CFP Title

Game

12 DeOndre FRANCOIS 2017

Opponent Comp Attempts Yards TD Intc Sks Rushyards Alabama 19 33 210y 1 2 3 9-(-9)

2016 Opponent Comp Attempts Yards TD Intc Sks Rushyards

Ole Miss 33 52 419y 2 0 3 59y ChasSouthern 25 32 262y 3 1 2 (-3y)

@Louisville 7 18 101y 1 1 5 (-34) @USF 11 19 169y 1 0 3 75y 1TD

North Carolina 20 32 372y 0 0 2 32y 1TD @Miami 20 31 234y 2 0 1 10-21y 0TD

Wake Forest 22 37 319y 1 1 3 10-(-6) 1TD Clemson 17 35 286y 1 1 6 7(-47)

@ NC State 22 39 330y 1 0 1 1(-8) Sack Boston Coll 16 24 183y 3 0 4 10-39y @ Syracuse 18 28 315y 2 1 2 4-22y

Florida 15 26 138y 1 1 0 9-63y 1TD Orange Bowl 9 27 222y 2 1 4 10-9y 1TD

ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year 2016

2017 FSU Coaching Staff QB Randy Sanders 5th Year (Kentucky Off-Coord) OL/Assistant Head Coach Rick Trickett 11th Year TE Tim Brewster 5th Year (MissSt/ HC @ Minn ’07-10) Wide Receivers Lawrence Dawsey 11th Year RB Jay Graham 5th (Tenn 2012, SoCarolina 2009-11) Def Coord-DBs Charles Kelly 4th /5th Yr(GaTech-DefCord) LB Bill Miller 4th Year 2014(OklaSt, Miami, UF, Minn) Defensive Line Odell Haggins 24th Year Defensive Ends Brad Lawring 3rd Year (UF/USC-DE’s) Strength & Conditioning Vic Viloria 8th Year Director of Player Personnel Bob Lacivita 11th Year

FSU is 162-26-1 last 189 home games

(85.7% Thru UL ‘17) FSU is 2-3 in Over Time(All Time)

2-0 @ Home, 0-2 Road, 0-1 Neutral Beat Clemson 23-17 2014(Home Game)

Beat NC State 50-44 ’03, lost @Louisville 26-20 ’02, @ v Penn State 26-23 in Orange Bowl Miami 16-10 ’04,