The
2010 Florida State Seminoles football team represented
Florida State UniversityThe 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 seasonThe 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 FisherJohn 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 StadiumBobby 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 ConferenceThe 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 GameThe 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 TechThe 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 BowlThe 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 CarolinaThe 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
ACCThe 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...
). Legendary head coach
Bobby BowdenRobert 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 BowlThe 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 MountaineersThe 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 FisherJohn 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 | Wk 14 | Final |
| 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 |
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| BCS |
Not released |
16 |
24 |
NR |
25 |
22 |
21 |
23 |
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Schedule
Recruits
Roster
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 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...
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- 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 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...
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- 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 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:...
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- 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
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- Lombardi Award
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watchlist
- 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
- Christian Ponder
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- Maxwell Award
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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
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finalist
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- Fred Biletnikoff Award
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watchlist
Players
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- Academic All-America
- Academic All-ACC
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- First-team Associated Press
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All-AmericaAn 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...
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- First-team 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-AmericaAn 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...
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- First-team Sporting News All-America
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- First-team All-ACC
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...
- FWAA
The Football Writers Association of America is one of the organizations whose College Football All-America Team is recognized by the NCAA...
All-AmericaAn 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...
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- AFCA
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All-AmericaAn 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...
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- First-team All-ACC
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...
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- Academic All-ACC
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- Second-team All-ACC
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...
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- 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...
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- Academic All-ACC
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- FWAA
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
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First-Team Freshman All-American
- ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year
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- Second-team All-ACC
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...
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- Academic All-ACC
NFL draft
Three seniors would go on and be drafted in the
2011 NFL DraftThe 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...
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12 |
12 |
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...
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QuarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the offensive line...
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Minnesota VikingsThe 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...
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23 |
55 |
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...
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GuardIn 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....
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21 |
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All-star games
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Site |
Players |
| 62nd 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...
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January 29, 2011 |
Ladd Peebles StadiumLadd 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, AlabamaMobile 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...
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Christian Ponder, Rodney Hudson |