Making the Connections Between USF & Florida State
September 21, 2009 | Football
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USF & Florida State pregame nuggets • Florida State has 72 players from the state of Florida on its online roster. • USF has 92 players from the state of Florida on its online roster. • USF and FSU only have one common opponent this season, Miami. Miami beat FSU in the season opener. • Florida State is 59-66-3 all-time against teams from the state of Florida, that includes 54 games against Miami and 53 against University of Florida • USF is 9-1 against schools from the state of Florida, including one game against Miami. This is the Bulls first meeting with FSU and USF will play at Florida in 2010. • USF has won six straight against teams from its home state, while FSU has lost two straight to instate foes - Miami this season and Florida last season. • FSU is 28-8 against current members of the BIG EAST. • USF is 3-2 against current members of the ACC. • FSU started playing football in 1947 and the University was founded in 1851. • USF started playing football 50 years later in 1997 and was founded in 1956. • FSU has an enrollment of 39,136 and USF has the ninth largest enrollment in the country at 46,174. • FSU was last ranked in the top 10 in 2006. • USF was last ranked in the top 10 in 2008, but was also in the top 10 during the 2007 season. • Bobby Bowden and Jim Leavitt both posted 5-6 records in their inaugural seasons with their current Universities. • FSU is 84-81-4 all-time against teams ranked in the top 25. • USF is 10-14 all-time versus teams ranked in the top 25. • Since USF joined the FBS in 2005, they own a record of 35-19. During that time Florida State is 33-22. • FSU has a record of 104-42 since 1997, when USF began football. USF has an all-time record of 90-52. Seventh Heaven - Random Displays of the Number 7 • Both starting quarterbacks, B.J. Daniels and Christian Ponder, wear the uniform number 7.
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Player Connections | ||||
| High School | USF Players | FSU Players | |||
| Seminole | Colby Erskin | Johnathan Johnson | |||
| Corey Schomp | Budd Thacker | ||||
| Lincoln | B.J. Daniels | Josh Gehres | |||
| Ja'Baris Little | |||||
| Glade Central | Aston Samuels | Henry Orelus | |||
| Jessie Hester | |||||
| Jatavious Jackson | |||||
| Chiles | Daniel Bryant | Chris Revell | |||
| Alex Jones | |||||
| Lakeland | Jamar Taylor | Kendrick Stewart | |||
| Bay | Jeramiah Warren | Bert Reed | |||
| Florida | John McGhin | Brandon Jenkins | |||
| South Sumter | Craig Breen | Kendall Smith | |||
| Richard Kelly | |||||
| Monsignor Pace | Sterling Griffin | Gregory Pierre | |||
| Derrick Hopkins | |||||
| Kayvon Webster | |||||
| North Florida Christian | Chase Griffiths | Ricky Yates | |||
| Ochucko Jenije | |||||
| Lafayette | Darren Powe | Aaron Gresham | |||
| Winter Springs | Justin Brockhus-Kann | Ashuwa Richardson | |||
| Richard Wint | |||||
| Archbishop Carroll | George Baker | Rodney Smith | |||
| Hillsborough | Lindsey Lamar | Moses McCray | |||
| Leslie Stirrups | |||||
| Wharton | Joel Miller | Ventoure Watkins | |||
| Chase Boswell | |||||
| Rony Delisca | |||||
| LaDre Watkins | |||||
| Andreas Shields | |||||
| Plant | Michael Walsh | Rhonne Sanderson | |||
| Riverview | Jacquian Williams | Kevin Campbell | |||
| Sarasota | Mike Ford | Ricardo Cannon | |||
| First Coast | Jason Sherman | Nigel Carr | |||
| Avis Commack | |||||
| Jermaine Thomas | |||||
| Coaching Connections | |||||
| School | FSU Coach | USF Coach | Years | ||
| USF | Lawrence Dawsey | Jim Leavitt | 2004-06 | ||
| Carl Franks | |||||
| Ron McKeefery | |||||
| Patrick St. Louis (player) | |||||
| Larry Antonucci | |||||
| Jamie DeGerome | |||||
| Larry Scott | 2005-06 | ||||
| N.C. State | Chuck Amato | Mike Canales | 2001-02 | ||
| Todd Stroud | |||||
| West Virginia | Rick Trickett | Steve Bird | 2001-04 | ||
| Samford | Jimbo Fisher | Patrick Burnham (player) | 1988 | ||
| Todd Stroud | |||||
