2007 Florida State
7–6 (4–4 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bobby Bowden. Officially 0–6: the NCAA vacated seven regular-season wins. Share
From the season’s Wikipedia article: “Florida State late vacated all seven of its wins from the 2007 season as punishment for violations of related to the Florida State University academic-athletic scandal.”
Schedule and results
- Biggest upsetBeat No. 2 Boston College 27–17Nov 3
Boston College was ranked No. 2, above it.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | at Clemson | L 18–24 | 39% |
| Sep 8 | vs UAB | W 34–24vacated | 77% |
| Sep 15 | at Colorado | W 16–6vacated | 57% |
| Sep 29 | vs 22Alabama | W 21–14vacated | 53% |
| Oct 6 | vs NC State | W 27–10vacated | 79% |
| Oct 11 | at Wake Forest | L 21–24 | 45% |
| Oct 20 | vs Miami | L 29–37 | 63% |
| Oct 27 | vs Duke | W 25–6vacated | 86% |
| Nov 3 | at 2Boston College | W 27–17vacated | 22% |
| Nov 10 | at 11Virginia Tech | L 21–40 | 29% |
| Nov 17 | vs Maryland | W 24–16vacated | 64% |
| Nov 24 | at 12Florida | L 12–45 | 26% |
| Dec 31Bowls & playoff | vs KentuckyMusic City Bowl | L 28–35 | 55% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Kentucky 35–28 in the Music City Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 51st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).
AP poll, week by week
- Wk 1: 19
- Wk 7: 21
- Record
- 7–6
- Conference
- 4–4 tied for 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked peak No. 19
- Points
- 303–298
- Coach
- Bobby Bowden
- Elo
- 1567 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- 9.6 No. 43 of 120; offense No. 73, defense No. 22, special teams No. 24
- SRS
- 4.8 No. 51 of 119 in FBS
- Recruiting class
- No. 20
- Offensive coordinator
- Jimbo Fisher
- Defensive coordinator
- Mickey Andrews
- Captains
- De’Cody Fagg, Andre Fluellen and Anthony Houllis
- Offense
- Pro-style
- Defense
- 4–3
How good, play by play
| EPA per play | Success | Explosiveness | FBS rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.03 | 38% | 0.98 | 63rd of 119 |
| Defense | -0.00 | 35% | 1.12 | 24th of 119 |
How these are measured
Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.
Drives and havoc
| Points per trip inside the 40 | Average start | Havoc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offense | 0.0 | own 32 | 3% allowed |
| Defense | -0.1 | own 30 | 2% caused |
A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.
Top recruits in the 2007 class
| Dionte Allen CB | ★★★★ | No. 50 |
| Kendall Smith OLB | ★★★★ | No. 122 |
| Brandon Paul ATH | ★★★★ | No. 127 |
| Antwane Greenlee OT | ★★★★ | No. 146 |
| Bernard Brinson CB | ★★★ | No. 602 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2007 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive line | 3 | 3.3 | 0.861 |
| Linebackers | 2 | 3.5 | 0.890 |
| Defensive backs | 2 | 3.5 | 0.917 |
| Athletes and specialists | 3 | 3.0 | 0.838 |
| Whole class | 10 | 3.3 | 0.871 |
High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.
Drafted in 2008
The 2008 draft| Rd 3 | Andre Fluellen DT | Detroit Lions |
| Rd 5 | Letroy Guion DT | Minnesota Vikings |
| Rd 6 | Geno Hayes OLB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
All-ACC
1 first team, 2 second teamFirst team
Geno HayesLBAP-1
Second team
Rodney HudsonOGAP-2- Gary CismesiaKAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Tech | 7–1 | 11–3 | 9 |
| Boston College | 6–2 | 11–3 | 10 |
 Virginia | 6–2 | 9–4 | |
| Wake Forest | 5–3 | 9–4 | |
| Clemson | 5–3 | 9–4 | 21 |
 Georgia Tech | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| Florida State | 4–4 | 7–6 | |
| Maryland | 3–5 | 6–7 | |
| NC State | 3–5 | 5–7 | |
 North Carolina | 3–5 | 4–8 | |
| Miami | 2–6 | 5–7 | |
| Duke | 0–8 | 1–11 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.