2015 Florida State Seminoles football team


The 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. Florida State competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The Seminoles were led by sixth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, playing in the Atlantic Division. It was the Seminoles' 24th season as a member of the ACC and its 11th in the ACC Atlantic Division.
Florida State came into the season after a two-year run in which the Seminoles won 27 games with a pair of ACC Championships, a BCS National Title, an appearance in the College Football Playoff, a Heisman Trophy winner, and eighteen NFL Draft selections.
They finished the season 10–3, 6–2 in ACC play, to finish in second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Peach Bowl where they lost to Houston.
Florida State seniors – Giorgio Newberry, Derrick Mitchell, Nile Lawrence-Stample, Reggie Northrup, Terrance Smith, Tyler Hunter, Javien Elliott, Keelin Smith, Lamarcus Brutus and Cason Beatty – ended their college careers with 49 wins over the course of four seasons, becoming the winningest class in school history.

Before the season

Previous season

Florida State ended the 2014 season with a 13–1 record, winning the conference championship and appearing in the playoff. They were led by Jimbo Fisher in his fifth year as head coach.

Returning

Offense

The Seminoles returned three starters on offense:
The Seminoles returned seven starters on defense:
The Seminoles returned two starters on special teams:

Offense

Calvin Brewton, George Campbell, Derwin James, De'Andre Johnson, Jacques Patrick, Da'Vante Phillips and Josh Sweat were early enrollees.

Coaching changes

After the 2014 season, defensive ends coach Sal Sunseri took a job with the Oakland Raiders. He was replaced by University of Florida assistant Brad Lawing.

Spring game

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

Freshman quarterback De'Andre Johnson was dismissed from the team after being charged with a misdemeanor.

Depth chart

Media

Florida State football is broadcast on the Florida State University Seminoles Radio Network and the games are called by Gene Deckerhoff.

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

Scores by quarter (ACC opponents)

Rankings

Season

Florida State was picked to finish second in the ACC Atlantic. Roberto Aguayo, Roderick Johnson, Jalen Ramsey, and Terrance Smith were named to the preseason All-ACC team.

Schedule

Game summaries

Texas State

South Florida

Boston College

Wake Forest

Miami (FL)

Louisville

Georgia Tech

Syracuse

Clemson

NC State

Chattanooga

Florida

Peach Bowl: Houston

Awards

Players
Coaches
;Pre-season All-Americans
Players
Coaches
;Quarterfinalists
;Semifinalists
In addition to conference honors, Dalvin Cook has been recognized by the Walter Camp Foundation and the Football Writers Association.

All-ACC

All-Americans

Jalen Ramsey was named a consensus All-American.

All-Star games

NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft:
The following players signed as undrafted free agents:
Everett Golson joined the practice squad of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the Canadian Football League.