The 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by seventh-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. Home games were played at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
In 2015, the Seminoles won 10 games and appeared in the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. Safety Jalen Ramsey and kicker Roberto Aguayo went on to be selected in the NFL draft.
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Dalvin Cook, Derwin James, Roderick Johnson and DeMarcus Walker were named pre-season All-Americans. In the pre-season media poll, Florida State was picked to finish second in the ACC Atlantic and Dalvin Cook was picked as runner-up for ACC Player of the Year while Cook, Roderick Johnson, Travis Rudolph, DeMarcus Walker, and Derwin James were named to the pre-season All-ACC team.
Florida State finished the regular season with nine wins and was picked to play in the Orange Bowl, a fifth straight appearance in a major bowl game, where they defeated Michigan to finish with double digit wins for the fifth straight season and secure a top ten finish in the polls. During the season, the Seminoles notched their seventh consecutive win over Miami and their fourth consecutive win over Florida, making this senior class the first to go unbeaten against their rivals. Defensive end DeMarcus Walker and running back Dalvin Cook were named consensus All-Americans.
The season was documented on Showtime's A Season with Florida State Football.
Before the season
Returning
Offense Sean Maguire Dalvin Cook Freddie Stevenson Jesus Wilson Travis Rudolph Kermit Whitfield Ermon Lane Ryan Izzo Roderick Johnson Kareem Are Alec Eberle Wilson Bell Brock Ruble Chad Mavety Ryan Hoefeld
Defense DeMarcus Walker Derrick Nnadi Josh Sweat Trey Marshall Ro'Derrick Hoskins Marquez White Derwin James Jacob Pugh Nate Andrews Matthew Thomas
Departures
Offense Everett Golson Mario Pender
Defense Nile Lawrence-Stample Reggie Northrup Terrance Smith Lamarcus Brutus Javien Elliott Tyler Hunter Tyrell Lyons Giorgio Newberry Jalen Ramsey Chris Casher Lorenzo Featherston (Medical DQ)
Special teams Roberto Aguayo Cason Beatty
Recruiting class
Spring game
After the season
NFL draft The following players were selected in the 2017 NFL draft: 2 9 41 Dalvin Cook Running back Minnesota Vikings 2 19 51 DeMarcus Walker Defensive end Denver Broncos 5 16 160 Roderick Johnson Offensive tackle Cleveland Browns 6 33 216 Marquez White Cornerback Dallas Cowboys
Coaching staff Florida State Seminoles coachesHead coach Jimbo Fisher Assistant coaches Rick Trickett – Assistant head coach and offensive line coach Charles Kelly – Defensive coordinator and secondary coach Randy Sanders – Co-Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach Lawrence Dawsey – Co-Offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach Brad lawing – Defensive head coach/defensive ends coach Odell Haggins – Associate coach/defensive line coach Jay Graham – Running backs coach/special teams coordinator Tim Brewster – Tight ends coach/recruiting coordinator Bill Miller – Linebackers coach Vic viloria – Head strength and conditioning coach
Support staff
Addison Lynch Kurt Kennedy Jeremiah Wilson Brian Williams Jamie Mujeni Bert Biffani Jerry Johnson David Spurlock Tino Sunseri Matt McCutchan Andrew Priest Mike Warren Mario Edwards Sr.
Media Florida State football is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network and the games are called by Gene Deckerhoff. In Tallahassee, games can be heard on WWOF.
Rankings
Schedule
Game summaries Ole Miss
Charleston Southern
Louisville
South Florida
North Carolina
Miami (FL)
Wake Forest
Clemson
NC State
Boston College
Syracuse
Florida
Orange Bowl: Michigan
Awards Bronko Nagurski Award finalist Tarvarus McFadden
Doak Walker Award finalist Dalvin Cook
Ted Hendricks Award finalist DeMarcus Walker
Maxwell Award semifinalist Dalvin Cook
Walter Camp Award semifinalist Dalvin Cook
Watchlists Dodd Trophy Jimbo Fisher
Rimington Trophy Alec Eberle
Lott Trophy Derwin James
Maxwell Award Dalvin Cook
Bednarik Award Derwin James DeMarcus Walker
John Mackey Award Ryan Izzo
Outland Trophy Roderick Johnson
Nagurski Award Derwin James DeMarcus Walker
Jim Thorpe Award Derwin James
Biletnikoff Award Kermit Whitfield Travis Rudolph
Wuerffel Trophy Alec Eberle
Doak Walker Award Dalvin Cook
Walter Camp Award Dalvin Cook Derwin James
Lombardi Award DeMarcus Walker Roderick Johnson Dalvin Cook
Manning Award Deondre Francois
Honors
Weekly awards Deondre Francois ACC Offensive Back of the WeekACC Rookie of the WeekFreshman Player of the WeekDavey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week ACC Rookie of the Week
ACC Rookie of the Week
ACC Co-Rookie of the Week September 5, 2016October 8, 2016October 15, 2016November 5, 2016 DeMarcus Walker ACC Defensive Lineman of the WeekNational Player of the WeekChuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week ACC Defensive Lineman of the WeekChuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week September 5, 2016November 5, 2016 Derwin James ACC Defensive Back of the Week September 5, 2016 Ricky Aguayo ACC Specialist of the WeekLou Groza Award Star of the Week September 5, 2016 Travis Rudolph ACC Receiver of the Week ACC Receiver of the Week September 10, 2016October 15, 2016 Roderick Johnson ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week September 24, 2016November 19, 2016 Dalvin Cook ACC Offensive Back of the Week ACC Offensive Back of the WeekTaxSlayer Bowl Player of the Week
Orange Bowl MVP October 8, 2016November 19, 2016December 30, 2016 Derrick Nnadi ACC Co-defensive Lineman of the Week October 29, 2016 Nyqwan Murray ACC Receiver of the Week November 5, 2016 Brian Burns ACC Rookie of the Week November 19, 2016
Yearly awards Deondre Francois ACC Rookie of the Year & ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year DeMarcus Walker ACC Defensive Player of the Year Roderick Johnson Jacobs Blocking Trophy Tarvarus McFadden Jack Tatum Trophy Dalvin Cook Runner of the Year
All-ACC Name Selection Roderick Johnson* First Team (Offense) Dalvin Cook* First Team (Offense) DeMarcus Walker* First Team (Defense) Tarvarus McFadden* First Team (Defense) Travis Rudolph* Second Team (Offense) Kareem Are* Second Team (Offense) Derrick Nnadi* Third Team/First Team (Defense) Wilson Bell Honorable Mention (Offense) Alec Eberle Honorable Mention (Offense) Ricky Aguayo* Honorable Mention (Offense) Demarcus Christmas Honorable Mention (Defense) Marquez White Honorable Mention (Defense) Matthew Thomas Honorable Mention (Defense) Jacob Pugh Honorable Mention (Defense) Trey Marshall Honorable Mention (Defense) *indicates selection by media and coaches
All-Americans Name AP AFCA FWAA TSN WCFF USA Today Athlon CBS ESPN SI Dalvin Cook† 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd DeMarcus Walker 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd Roderick Johnson 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd Tarvarus McFadden 2nd 1st 2nd Brian Burns Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Fresh. Ricky Aguayo Fresh. †denotes unanimous selection. NCAA recognizes a selection to all five of the AP, AFCA, FWAA, SN and WCFF 1st teams for unanimous selections and three of five for consensus selections.
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