2008 schedule
Florida State
ACC
Final rank
#7
Record
8-4
Points
23
Diff
+143
Scored
392
Allowed
249
Outcome
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Team season stats
Cumulative across the regular season. Source: CFBD /stats/season.
Total yards
4834
Yards allowed
3834
Rushing yards
2328
Passing yards
2693
Turnovers
28
3rd down conv.
79
4th down conv.
4
Penalties
101
Statistical leaders
Top performers in each category for the 2008 regular season.
Passing
COMPLETIONS
- 1. Christian PonderQB177
TD
- 1. Christian PonderQB14
YDS
- 1. Christian PonderQB2006
Rushing
CAR
- 1. Christian PonderQB119
- 2. Jermaine ThomasRB69
- 3. Bert ReedWR9
TD
- 1. Christian PonderQB4
- 2. Jermaine ThomasRB3
- 3. Rod OwensWR0
YDS
- 1. Jermaine ThomasRB482
- 2. Christian PonderQB423
- 3. Bert ReedWR61
Receiving
REC
- 1. Taiwan EasterlingWR30
- 2. Bert ReedWR23
- 3. Rod OwensWR15
TD
- 1. Bert ReedWR3
- 2. Caz PiurowskiTE1
- 3. Taiwan EasterlingWR1
YDS
- 1. Taiwan EasterlingWR322
- 2. Bert ReedWR295
- 3. Rod OwensWR183
Interceptions
INT
- 1. Jamie RobinsonS1
- 2. Patrick RobinsonCB1
- 3. Dekoda WatsonLB1
TD
- 1. Jamie RobinsonS0
- 2. Patrick RobinsonCB0
- 3. Dekoda WatsonLB0
YDS
- 1. Dekoda WatsonLB4
- 2. Jamie RobinsonS0
- 3. Patrick RobinsonCB0
Kicking
FGM
- 1. Ed ImeokpariaS0
- 2. James EscoPK0
PTS
- 1. Ed ImeokpariaS9
- 2. James EscoPK1
Game log
Real CFBD regular-season results. Points earned per game follow the opponent's 2008 starting tier: 5 for Tier 1, 4 for Tier 2, 3 for Tier 3, 2 for Tier 4, 1 for Tier 5, 0 for FBS losses or FCS wins, and −3 for any loss to an FCS opponent.
| Wk | Opponent | Site | Score | Result | Pts | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | FCS opponent | home | 69 – 0 | W | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | FCS opponent | home | 46 – 7 | W | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Wake Forest(Tier 3) | home | 3 – 12 | L | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Colorado(Tier 2) | home | 39 – 21 | W | +4 | 4 |
| 6 | Miami (FL)(Tier 2) | away | 41 – 39 | W | +4 | 8 |
| 8 | NC State(Tier 3) | away | 26 – 17 | W | +3 | 11 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech(Premier) | home | 30 – 20 | W | +5 | 16 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech(Premier) | away | 28 – 31 | L | 0 | 16 |
| 11 | Clemson(Tier 2) | home | 41 – 27 | W | +4 | 20 |
| 12 | Boston College(Premier) | home | 17 – 27 | L | 0 | 20 |
| 13 | Maryland(Tier 3) | away | 37 – 3 | W | +3 | 23 |
| 14 | Florida(Premier) | home | 15 – 45 | L | 0 | 23 |
Click any row to see the matchup. Stats shown are end-of-season.
Roster40 players
| # | Player | Pos | Ht / Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Christian Ponder | QB | 6'3" | Colleyville, TX |
| 8 | Taiwan Easterling | WR | 5'11" | Hattiesburg, MS |
| 9 | Richard Goodman | WR | 6'0" | Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 13 | Nigel Bradham | LB | 6'3" | Crawfordville, FL |
| 15 | Ochuko Jenije | CB | 5'11" | Tallahassee, FL |
| 20 | Jamie Robinson | S | 6'2" | Rock Hill, SC |
| 21 | Patrick Robinson | CB | 5'11" | Miami, FL |
| 26 | A.J. Alexander | WR | 5'11" | Altoona, PA |
| 36 | Dekoda Watson | LB | 6'2" · 226 lb | Aiken, SC |
| 37 | Ed Imeokparia | S | 5'10" · 194 lb | Philadelphia, PA |
| 38 | Jermaine Thomas | RB | 5'11" | Jacksonville, FL |
| 40 | Matt Dunham | FB | 6'1" | Columbus, GA |
| 41 | James Esco | PK | 6'3" · 207 lb | Leesburg, GA |
| 45 | Shawn Powell | P | 6'4" | Rome, GA |
| 80 | Jarmon Fortson | WR | 6'3" | Hurtsboro, AL |
| 81 | Caz Piurowski | TE | 6'7" | Land O'Lakes, FL |
| 83 | Bert Reed | WR | 5'10" | Panama City, FL |
| 86 | Rod Owens | WR | 6'0" | Jacksonville, FL |
| 87 | Cameron Wade | WR | 6'5" · 215 lb | Cairo, GA |
| 88 | Beau Reliford | TE | 6'6" | Fort Lauderdale, FL |
| 89 | Louis Givens | WR | 5'8" | Jacksonville, FL |
| — | Antone Smith | — | — | — |
| — | Brandon Paul | — | — | — |
| — | Carlton Jones | — | — | — |
| — | Corey Surrency | — | — | — |
| — | D'Vontrey Richardson | — | — | — |
| — | Darius McClure | — | — | — |
| — | Drew Weatherford | — | — | — |
| — | Graham Gano | — | — | — |
| — | Greg Carr | — | — | — |
| — | Joe Surratt | — | — | — |
| — | Josh Dobbie | — | — | — |
| — | Marcus Sims | — | — | — |
| — | Neefy Moffett | — | — | — |
| — | Preston Parker | — | — | — |
| — | Roosevelt Lawson | — | — | — |
| — | Seddrick Holloway | — | — | — |
| — | Toddrick Verdell | — | — | — |
| — | Tony Carter | — | — | — |
| — | Zach Hobby | — | — | — |