Game 2 Scouting Report: Florida State

Game Information
Date	Saturday, Sept. 17
Time	7 p.m. (CT)
Location	Tallahassee, Fla.
Stadium	Doak Campbell
More Info	Gameday Central

Series History
Games Played	6
Series Record	OU leads 5-1
Last Meeting	47-17, OU on 9/11/2010
First Meeting	36-19, FSU on 1/2/1964
Average Score	24-15, OU

Florida State University
Location	Tallahassee, Fla.
Enrollment	40,838
First Year of Football	1947
All-Time Record	478-231-17
Conference Titles	12, last in 2005
Bowl Record	24-14-2, last in 2010
Official Site	Seminoles.com

Coaching Staff
Head Coach	Jimbo Fisher
At Florida State	12-4 (2nd Season)
Career Record	12-4 (2nd Season)
Offensive Coordinator	James Coley
Def. Coordinator	Mark Stoops

2011 Seminoles
2011 Record	2-0 Overall, 0-0 ACC
Home / Road / Neutral	2-0 / 0-0 / 0-0
Off Starters Ret / Lost	8 / 3
Def Starters Ret / Lost	8 / 3
Lettermen Returning	55
Off / Def / Specialists	27 / 25 / 3
Lettermen Lost	22

Florida State Schedule
Sept. 3	W, 34-0 vs. ULM
Sept. 10	W, 62-10 vs. UCS
Sept. 17	Oklahoma
Sept. 24	at Clemson
Oct. 8	at Wake Forest
Oct. 15	at Duke
Oct. 22	Maryland
Oct. 29	North Carolina State
Nov. 3	at Boston College
Nov. 12	Miami
Nov. 19	Virginia
Nov. 26	at Florida

NORMAN, Okla. -- In one of the most anticipated nonconference matchups of the 2011 season, No. 1 Oklahoma travels to No. 5 Florida State. The Sooners and Seminoles square off in front of a national television audience on ABC Saturday at 7 p.m. (CT).

FSU has won its first two games by a combined score of
96-10. The Seminoles have done a majority of their damage through the air, led by EJ Manuel's six TD passes. Defensively, Florida State ranks third nationally.

Read Up on the Seminoles
This is the game that has been missing from Florida State's resume for far too long: The game with national title ramifications. The game to convince... Tampa Tribune

According to safety Lamarcus Joyner, hunger is the sole reason why FSU believes it can win this game. "We're hungry. We're a better team..." Orlando Sentinel

Rodney Smith enjoys being on the same field with EJ Manuel. More to the point, he enjoys how Manuel has no qualms looking to make big plays... Tallahassee Democrat

Statistical Leaders
	#3 EJ Manuel \| 6-5 \| 245 \| Jr. \| QB Pass: 46-69, 581 Yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs
	#84 Rodney Smith \| 6-6 \| 216 \| Jr. \| WR Rec: 11 Catches, 155 Yds, 1 TD, 45 Long
	#80 Rashad Greene \| 6-0 \| 175 \| Fr. \| WR AP: 168 Total Yds (126 Rec, 42 Ret), 3 TDs
	#11 Vince Williams \| 6-1 \| 240 \| Jr. \| LB Tackles: 10 Total, 5 Solo, 2.0 TFLs, 1 Sack
	#49 Brandon Jenkins \| 6-3 \| 265 \| Jr. \| DE TFLs: 3.0 for -15 Yds, 1.0 Sack, 1 PBU
	#7 Christian Jones \| 6-4 \| 240 \| So. \| LB PBUs: 2 Total, 4 Tackles, 3 Solo, 1 Sack

Stat Comparison	Oklahoma	Florida St.
Rushing Offense	246.00 (19)	131.00 (78)
Passing Offense	417.00 (3)	378.50 (7)
Total Offense	663.00 (1)	509.50 (14)
Scoring Offense	47.00 (12)	48.00 (9)
Passing Efficiency	143.18 (50)	184.76 (13)
Rushing Defense	129.00 (60)	60.00 (16)
Passing Defense	271.00 (93)	77.50 (5)
Total Defense	400.00 (84)	137.50 (3)
Scoring Defense	14.00 (T-25)	5.00 (4)
Pass Eff. Defense	137.42 (87)	90.52 (19)
Net Punting	40.00 (30)	36.20 (72)
Punt Returns	0.00 (T-104)	10.29 (35)
Kickoff Returns	26.50 (29)	28.50 (17)
Turnover Margin	2.00 (T-10)	-0.50 (T-75)
Sacks	3.00 (T-23)	3.50 (20)
Tackles for Loss	6.00 (62)	9.50 (7)
Sacks Allowed	0.00 (T-1)	2.00 (T-67)

(#) National rank out of 120 teams

Statistical Leaders
	#3 EJ Manuel \| 6-5 \| 245 \| Jr. \| QB Pass: 46-69, 581 Yards, 6 TDs, 2 INTs
	#84 Rodney Smith \| 6-6 \| 216 \| Jr. \| WR Rec: 11 Catches, 155 Yds, 1 TD, 45 Long
	#80 Rashad Greene \| 6-0 \| 175 \| Fr. \| WR AP: 168 Total Yds (126 Rec, 42 Ret), 3 TDs
	#11 Vince Williams \| 6-1 \| 240 \| Jr. \| LB Tackles: 10 Total, 5 Solo, 2.0 TFLs, 1 Sack
	#49 Brandon Jenkins \| 6-3 \| 265 \| Jr. \| DE TFLs: 3.0 for -15 Yds, 1.0 Sack, 1 PBU
	#7 Christian Jones \| 6-4 \| 240 \| So. \| LB PBUs: 2 Total, 4 Tackles, 3 Solo, 1 Sack

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