2016 Florida State Seminoles football team

2016 Florida State Seminoles football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
CFP	No. 12
2016 record	9–3 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Jimbo Fisher (7th as head coach, 10th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Lawrence Dawsey (3rd as coordinator, 10th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Randy Sanders (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall year)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (3rd as coordinator, 4th overall year)
Base defense	3-4/Nickel
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium (Capacity: 79,560)
Uniform

2016 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 3 Clemson xy$		7	–	1		12	–	1
No. 15 Louisville x		7	–	1		9	–	3
No. 10 Florida State		5	–	3		9	–	3
NC State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		6	–	6
Boston College		2	–	6		6	–	6
Syracuse		2	–	6		4	–	8
Coastal Division
No. 18 Virginia Tech xy		6	–	2		9	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	4
Miami		5	–	3		8	–	4
No. 22 Pittsburgh		5	–	3		8	–	4
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		8	–	4
Duke		1	–	7		4	–	8
Virginia		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team represents Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Florida State plays at the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) level of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles compete in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and are led by seventh-year head coach Jimbo Fisher. Home games are 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.^[1] 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^[2] while Cook, Roderick Johnson, Travis Rudolph, DeMarcus Walker, and Derwin James were named to the pre-season All-ACC team.^[3]

The season was documented on Showtime's A Season with Florida State Football.^[4]

Before the season

Returning

Running back Dalvin Cook is the leading rusher in school history.

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

^[5]

2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Ricky Aguayo K	Montverde, FL	Montverde Academy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	N/A	Jun 6, 2015
Ricky Aguayo K	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Walvenski Aime DT	Boca Raton, FL	Fort Scott C.C.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	295 lb (134 kg)	N/A	Oct 5, 2015
Walvenski Aime DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Mike Arnold OT	Winter Haven, FL	Winter Haven Senior HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	336 lb (152 kg)	N/A	Dec 12, 2015
Mike Arnold OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Josh Ball OT	Fredricksburg, VA	Stafford Senior HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	297 lb (135 kg)	N/A	Jun 5, 2015
Josh Ball OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Carlos Becker DB	Kissimmee, FL	Osceola HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.43	Feb 3, 2016
Carlos Becker DB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Andrew Boselli OG	Jacksonville, FL	Episcopal HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Apr 16, 2015
Andrew Boselli OG	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Joshua Brown LB	Charlotte, NC	Mallard Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	217 lb (98 kg)	N/A	Sep 21, 2014
Joshua Brown LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Brian Burns DE	Fort Lauderdale, FL	American Heritage HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Brian Burns DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Landon Dickerson OT	Hudson, NC	South Caldwell HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Landon Dickerson OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keith Gavin WR	Crawfordville, FL	Wakulla HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	219 lb (99 kg)	N/A	Jan 29, 2016
Keith Gavin WR	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Malik Henry QB	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach Poly HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	N/A	Nov 13, 2014
Malik Henry QB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Dontavious Jackson ILB	Houston, TX	Alief Elsik HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Dontavious Jackson ILB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Baveon Johnson OC	Lakeland, FL	Lake Gibson HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	310 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Mar 11, 2015
Baveon Johnson OC	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Keion Joyner LB	Havelock, NC	Havelock HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	N/A	Jan 2, 2016
Keion Joyner LB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Shavar Manuel DT	Bradenton, FL	IMG Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Shavar Manuel DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Kyle Meyers CB	New Orleans, LA	Holy Cross HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	N/A	Jun 11, 2015
Kyle Meyers CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Gabe Nabers ATH	Valdosta, GA	Lowndes HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	N/A	Jan 25, 2016
Gabe Nabers ATH	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Amir Rasul RB	Miami, FL	Coral Gables Senior HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	N/A	Jul 27, 2015
Amir Rasul RB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Emmett Rice OLB	Miami, FL	Norland HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	N/A	Feb 4, 2015
Emmett Rice OLB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Janarius Robinson DE	Panama City, FL	Bay HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	N/A	Sep 21, 2014
Janarius Robinson DE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Levonta Taylor CB	Virginia Beach, VA	Ocean Lakes HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	N/A	Apr 3, 2015
Levonta Taylor CB	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Logan Tyler K	Nixa, MO	Nixa HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	N/A	Jun 6, 2015
Logan Tyler K	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Naseir Upshur TE	Philadelphia, PA	Imhotep Institute	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	N/A	Sep 1, 2015
Naseir Upshur TE	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Jauan Williams OT	Washington, DC	Archbishop Carroll HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	303 lb (137 kg)	N/A	Feb 3, 2016
Jauan Williams OT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Cedric Wood DT	Tallahassee, FL	Godby HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	309 lb (140 kg)	N/A	Feb 22, 2014
Cedric Wood DT	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 4 Rivals: 2 247Sports: 2 ESPN: 1
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Florida State 2016 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "2016 Florida State Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "2016 Player Commitments – Florida State". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2016.

Spring game

Florida State Spring Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gold	0	14	0	10	24
Garnet	0	3	7	14	24

at Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida

Date: April 9
Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 49,913
TV: ESPN3
^[6]^[7]

After the season

Fullback Freddie Stevenson will participate in the Senior Bowl following the completion of the season and prior to the draft.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Florida State Seminoles coaches

Head 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

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

Further information: 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	4 (5)	3 (4)	2 (4)	13	12	23	14	13	12	19	20	17	15	12	10
Coaches	4 (1)	3	2 (1)	14	12	21	16	15	14	19	18	15	14	12	10
CFP	Not released									22	18	17	14	12		Not released

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 11 Ole Miss*	No. 4	Camping World Stadium • Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff)	ESPN	W 45–34	63,042
September 10	12:30 p.m.	No. 7 (FCS) Charleston Southern*	No. 3	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ACCRSN	W 52–8	75,831
September 17	Noon	at No. 10 Louisville^‡	No. 2	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ABC	L 20–63	55,632
September 24	Noon	at USF*	No. 13	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ABC	W 55–35	61,665
October 1	3:30 p.m.	North Carolina	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	L 35–37	77,584
October 8	8:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Miami (FL)	No. 23	Hard Rock Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 20–19	65,685
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Wake Forest	No. 14	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN	W 17–6	77,102
October 29	8:00 p.m.	No. 3 Clemson	No. 12	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	L 34–37	78,025
November 5	7:00 p.m.	at NC State	No. 19	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPNU	W 24–20	57,789
November 11	7:30 p.m.	Boston College	No. 20	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	W 45–7	73,917
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Syracuse	No. 17	Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY	ABC/ESPN2	W 45–14	32,340
November 26	8:00 p.m.	No. 13 Florida*	No. 15	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Rivalry)	ABC	W 31–13	78,342
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. Schedule Source^[8] All dates, times, and TV are tentative and subject to change.

Ole Miss

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–1^[9]	1961	Miss., 33–0

Ole Miss vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Rebels	7	21	0	6	34
No. 4 Seminoles	3	10	23	9	45

at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida

Date: September 5
Game time: 8:06 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 81 °F • Wind: NE 13 mph • Weather: Overcast, 72% humidity
Game attendance: 63,042
Referee: Brad Van Vark
TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)
^[10]

Charleston Southern

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0^[9]	2011	Fla St., 62–10

Charleston Southern vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 7 (FCS) Buccaneers	0	6	0	2	8
No. 3 Seminoles	28	7	14	3	52

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: September 10
Game time: 12:34 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F • Wind: W 4 mph • Weather: Clear, 64% humidity
Game attendance: 75,831
Referee: Ron Cherry
TV announcers (Fox Sports Sun): Wes Durham (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), Jenn Hildreth (sidelines)
^[11]

Louisville

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14–2^[9]	2015	Fla St., 41–21

Florida State vs. Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Seminoles	3	7	0	10	20
No. 10 Cardinals	14	21	14	14	63

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky

Date: September 17
Game time: 12:06 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F • Wind: S 14 mph • Weather: Cloudy
Game attendance: 55,632
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)
^[12]

South Florida

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1^[9]	2015	Fla St., 34–14

Florida State vs. South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Seminoles	28	10	7	10	55
Bulls	14	0	7	14	35

at Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida

Date: September 24
Game time: 12:06 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F • Wind: NE 5 mph • Weather: Mostly Sunny
Game attendance: 61,665
Referee: Ron Cherry
TV announcers (ABC): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)
^[13]

North Carolina

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–2–1^[9]	2010	N. Carolina, 37–35

North Carolina vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	14	7	9	37
No. 12 Seminoles	0	7	7	21	35

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 1
Game time: 3:35 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F • Wind: N 6 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 77,584
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sidelines)
^[14]

Miami (FL)

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
29–31^[9]	2015	Fla St., 29–24

Florida State vs. Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Seminoles	0	3	14	3	20
No. 10 Hurricanes	3	10	0	6	19

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Date: October 8
Game time: 8:16 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F • Wind: 8 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 65,685
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)
^[15]

Wake Forest

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
27–6–1^[9]	2015	Fla St., 24–16

Wake Forest vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	0	3	3	0	6
No. 14 Seminoles	3	7	7	0	17

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 15
Game time: 3:35 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 83 °F • Wind: E 8 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 77,102
Referee: Stuart Mullins
TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play-by-play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sidelines)
^[16]

Clemson

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
20–9^[9]	2015	Clem., 23–13

Clemson vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Tigers	14	3	3	17	37
No. 12 Seminoles	0	14	14	6	34

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 29
Game time: 8:22 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 72 °F • Wind: Calm • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 78,025
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sidelines)
^[17]

NC State

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–11^[9]	2015	Fla St., 34–17

Florida State vs. NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Seminoles	0	10	7	7	24
Wolfpack	7	6	7	0	20

at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina

Date: November 5
Game time: 7:02 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F • Wind: N 2 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 57,789
Referee: Duane Heydt
TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Ahmad Brooks (analyst), Kevin Weidl (sidelines)
^[18]

Boston College

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4^[9]	2015	Fla St., 14–0

Boston College vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	0	0	0	7	7
No. 20 Seminoles	14	7	14	10	45

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 11
Game time: 7:31 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 62 °F • Wind: S 4 mph • Weather: Partly Cloudy
Game attendance: 73,917
Referee: Gary Peterson
TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Mack Brown (analyst), Olivia Harlan (sidelines)
^[19]

Syracuse

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–1^[9]	2015	Fla St., 45–21

Florida State vs. Syracuse

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Seminoles	14	7	21	3	45
Orange	0	7	7	0	14

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

Date: November 19
Game time: 3:32 p.m. EST
Game weather: Indoors
Game attendance: 32,340
Referee: Jerry Magallanes
TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Beth Mowins (play-by-play), Anthony Becht (analyst), Rocky Boiman (sidelines)
^[20]

Florida

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
24–34–2^[9]	2015	Fla St., 27–2

Florida vs. Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Gators	0	3	3	7	13
No. 15 Seminoles	7	3	7	14	31

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 26
Game time: 8:14 p.m. EST
Game weather: Temperature: 53 °F • Wind: N 10 mph • Weather: Clear
Game attendance: 78,342
Referee: Jeff Flanagan
TV announcers (ABC): Joe Tessitore (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), Holly Rowe (sidelines)
^[21]

Awards

Jacobs Blocking Trophy^[22]

Roderick Johnson

ACC Rookie of the Year/ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year^[23]

Deondre Francois

ACC Defensive Player of the Year^[24]

DeMarcus Walker

Jack Tatum Trophy^[25]

Tarvarus McFadden

Bronko Nagurski Award finalist^[26]

Tarvarus McFadden

Doak Walker Award finalist^[27]^[28]

Dalvin Cook

Ted Hendricks Award finalist^[29]

DeMarcus Walker

Maxwell Award semifinalist

Dalvin Cook

Walter Camp Award semifinalist^[26]

Dalvin Cook

Watchlists

Dodd Trophy^[30]

Jimbo Fisher

Rimington Trophy^[31]^[32]

Alec Eberle

Lott Trophy^[33]

Derwin James

Maxwell Award^[34]

Dalvin Cook

Bednarik Award^[34]

Derwin James

DeMarcus Walker

John Mackey Award^[35]

Ryan Izzo

Outland Trophy^[36]

Roderick Johnson

Nagurski Award^[37]

Derwin James

DeMarcus Walker

Jim Thorpe Award^[38]

Derwin James

Biletnikoff Award^[39]

Kermit Whitfield

Travis Rudolph

Wuerffel Trophy

Alec Eberle

Doak Walker Award^[40]

Dalvin Cook

Walter Camp Award^[41]

Dalvin Cook

Derwin James

Rotary Lombardi Award^[42]

DeMarcus Walker

Roderick Johnson

Dalvin Cook

Manning Award^[43]

Deondre Francois

Honors

Weekly Awards
Player	Award	Date Awarded	Ref.
Deondre Francois	ACC Offensive Back of the Week ACC Rookie of the Week Freshman Player of the Week Davey O'Brien Quarterback of the Week ACC Rookie of the Week ACC Rookie of the Week ACC Co-Rookie of the Week	September 5, 2016 October 8, 2016 October 15, 2016 November 5, 2016	^[44]^[45]^[46]^[47]
DeMarcus Walker	ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week National Player of the Week Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week	September 5, 2016 November 5, 2016	^[44]^[47]
Derwin James	ACC Defensive Back of the Week	September 5, 2016	^[44]
Ricky Aguayo	ACC Specialist of the Week Lou Groza Award Star of the Week	September 5, 2016	^[44]
Travis Rudolph	ACC Receiver of the Week ACC Receiver of the Week	September 10, 2016 October 15, 2016	^[48]^[46]
Roderick Johnson	ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week	September 24, 2016 November 19, 2016	^[49]^[50]
Dalvin Cook	ACC Offensive Back of the Week ACC Offensive Back of the Week TaxSlayer Bowl Player of the Week	October 8, 2016 November 19, 2016	^[45]^[50]
Derrick Nnadi	ACC Co-Defensive Lineman of the Week	October 29, 2016	^[51]
Nyqwan Murray	ACC Receiver of the Week	November 5, 2016	^[47]
Brian Burns	ACC Rookie of the Week	November, 19, 2016	^[50]

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 (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)
*indicates selection by media and coaches

^[52]

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↑ "Five Noles Named To Preseason All-ACC Football Team". Seminoles.com. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
↑ "SHOWTIME Sports to Chronicle the 2016 FSU Football Season". Seminoles.com. July 19, 2016. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
↑ "2016 Recruits". ESPN. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 4, 2016.
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↑ Linafelt, Tim (April 10, 2016). "Garnet & Gold Notebook: Orlando Noles Shine For Hometown Crowd". Florida State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved April 10, 2016.
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↑ Linafelt, Tim (September 17, 2016). "Football Falls In Top 10 Battle". Florida State University Department of Athletics. Retrieved September 17, 2016.
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