The 2010 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Seminoles were led by first-year head coach Jimbo Fisher and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, 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 ACC Championship Game where they were defeated by Virginia Tech. They were invited to the Chick-fil-A Bowl where they defeated South Carolina.

The 2010 season marked the Seminoles' first ten win season since 2003 and their first appearance in the ACC title game since 2005.

Rankings

Schedule

Recruits

Roster 2010 Florida State Seminoles rosterQuarterbacks 3 EJ Manuel – Sophomore 15 Brandon Parks – Senior 7 Christian Ponder – Senior 16 Will Secord – Freshman 9 Clint Trickett – Freshman

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

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

Wide receivers 26 A.J. Alexander – Sophomore 35 Greg Dent – Freshman 8 Taiwan Easterling – Junior 80 Jarmon Fortson – Junior 19 Josh Gehres – Freshman 89 Christian Green – Freshman 36 Jarred Haggins – Freshman 82 Willie Haulstead – Sophomore 86 De'Joshua Johnson – Freshman 39 Nick Myers – Sophomore 11 Timothy Orange – Junior 83 Bert Reed – Junior 35 Gerald Rogers – Freshman 81 Kenny Shaw – Freshman 84 Rodney Smith – Sophomore 22 Austin Stowers – Sophomore 87 Cameron Wade – Junior

Tight ends 46 Jonathan Johnson – Sophomore 85 Ja'Baris Little – Junior 88 Beau Reliford – Junior 47 Tank Sessions – Freshman 44 Will Tye – Freshman 47 Jonathan Wallace – Freshman Offensive line 67 Andrew Datko – Junior 76 Garrett Faircloth – Sophomore 72 Daniel Foose – Freshman 63 A.J. Ganguzza – Junior 70 Antwane Greenlee – Junior 62 Rodney Hudson – Senior 64 Emory Mandala – Freshman 60 Ryan McMahon – Senior 59 Henry Orelus – Freshman 77 Zebrie Sanders – Junior 73 Rhonne Sanderson – Sophomore 61 Blake Snider – Sophomore 79 David Spurlock – Junior 66 Jacob Stanley – Junior 52 Bryan Stork – Freshman

Defensive line 71 Garan Bertrand – Senior 78 Shayne Broxsie – Freshman 94 Darious Cummings – Freshman 93 Everett Dawkins – Sophomore 74 Cameron Erving – Freshman 58 Dan Hicks – Freshman 55 Jamar Jackson – Junior 91 Damien Jacobs – Freshman 49 Brandon Jenkins – Sophomore 68 John Jones – Sophomore 73 Neil Goldsmith – Junior 97 Demonte McAllister – Freshman 92 Anthony McCloud – Sophomore 90 Moses McCray – Junior 99 Jacobbi McDaniel – Sophomore 66 Joshua Rodriguez – Junior 96 Toshmon Stevens – Sophomore 95 Björn Werner – Freshman 98 Markus White – Senior Linebackers 16 Mister Alexander – Senior 13 Nigel Bradham – Junior 42 Ronald Britzius – Freshman 12 Nigel Carr – Junior 7 Christian Jones – Freshman 54 A.J. Land – Junior 48 Jeff Luc – Freshman 57 Holmes Onwukaife – Freshman 29 Kendall Smith – Senior 22 Telvin Smith – Freshman 43 Nigel Terrell – Freshman 11 Vince Williams – Sophomore 46 Vincent Zann – Junior

Defensive backs 41 Chad Abram – Freshman 28 Dionte Allen – Junior 31 Terrence Brooks – Freshman 14 Avis Commack – Junior 38 Darren Edwards – Junior 1 Mike Harris – Junior 15 Ochuko Jenije – Senior 20 Lamarcus Joyner – Freshman 5 Greg Reid – Sophomore 27 Xavier Rhodes – Sophomore 20 Eli Tatem – Junior 39 Joshua Thomas – Freshman

Deep snappers 75 Philip Doumar – Freshman 69 Chris Revell – Freshman

Safeties 3 Justin Bright – Freshman 8 Chad Colley – Freshman 6 Gerald Demps – Freshman 30 Jajuan Harley – Sophomore 37 Ed Imeokparia – Sophomore 10 Nick Moody – Sophomore 4 Terrance Parks – Junior Punters 45 Shawn Powell – Junior

Kickers 18 Dustin Hopkins – Sophomore 1 Alex Jones – Freshman

Head coach Jimbo Fisher

Assistant coaches James Coley – Offensive coordinator/TE Coach Dameyune Craig – Recruiting doordinator/QB Coach Lawrence Dawsey – Passing Game Coordinator/WR Coach D. J. Eliot – DE Coach Eddie gran – Associate head coach/ST Coordinator/RB Coach Odell Haggins – DT Coach Greg Hudson – Assistant head coach/LB Coach Mark Stoops – Defensive coordinator/DB Coach Rick Trickett – Assistant head coach/OL Coach Vic Viloria – Head Strength & Conditioning Coach Travis Trickett – Graduate assistant E. Bradley – Defensive line Student Assistant Coach

Regular season

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.

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, Oklahoma 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.

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.

Wake Forest

Virginia

Miami (FL)

Boston College

North Carolina State

North Carolina

Clemson

Maryland

Florida

Florida State ended a six-game losing streak to its archrival.ESPN. Retrieved 2014-Dec-11.

ACC Championship Game: Virginia Tech

Chick-Fil-A Bowl: South Carolina

Awards Watchlists

Dustin Hopkins Lou Groza Award semifinalist Rodney Hudson Lombardi Award semifinalist Outland Trophy finalist Brandon Jenkins Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist Ryan McMahon Lombardi Award watchlist Outland Trophy watchlist Christian Ponder Maxwell Award watchlist Davey O'Brien Award watchlist William V. Campbell Trophy finalist Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award finalist Bert Reed Fred Biletnikoff Award watchlist

Players

Dustin Hopkins Academic All-America Academic All-ACC Rodney Hudson Unanimous Consensus All-American First-team All-ACC Brandon Jenkins First-team All-ACC E.J. Manuel Academic All-ACC Ryan McMahon Second-team All-ACC Christian Ponder Senior Bowl MVP James Tatum Award winner The National Bobby Bowden Award winner Academic All-American Academic All-ACC Xavier Rhodes FWAA Freshman All-American Rivals.com First-Team Freshman All-American ACC Defensive Rookie of the Year Second-team All-ACC Zebrie Sanders Academic All-ACC

Post Season

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

Round Pick Overall Name Position Team 1st 12 12 Christian Ponder Quarterback Minnesota Vikings 2nd 23 55 Rodney Hudson Guard Kansas City Chiefs 7th 21 224 Markus White Defensive end Washington Redskins

All-star games Game Date Site Players 62nd Senior Bowl January 29, 2011 Ladd–Peebles Stadium, Mobile, Alabama Christian Ponder, Rodney Hudson

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