Florida State head coach Willie Taggart spoke to us as part of the ACC Kickoff in Charlotte, Wednesday. Taggart’s Seminoles scuffled to a 5-7 record in 2018 but he expects improvement as his offense has had a second offseason to acclimate to the Gulf Coast Offense.
Florida State Seminoles 5-7 3-5
Willie Taggart 2nd season 5-7 3-5
| Offense | 2018 | ACC Rank | NCAA Rank |
| Points Per game | 21.9 | 13 | 113 |
| Rushing Yards per game | 90.9 | 14 | 127 |
| Passing yards per game | 269.1 | 3 | 28 |
| Total yards per game | 360.0 | 12 | 104 |
| Defense | |||
| Points allowed per game | 31.5 | 11 | 90 |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 149.6 | 5 | 50 |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 267.7 | 14 | 120 |
| Total yards allowed per game | 417.3 | 9 | 80 |
The Seminoles return 14 starters, 7 on offense, 5 on defense, and the Kicker and Punter.
Statistical Leaders Returning
| RB | Games | Yards | TD | AVG |
| Cam Akers | 12 | 851 | 8 | 4.6 |
| WR | Games | Yards | TD | REC |
| D.J. Matthews | 11 | 382 | 1 | 42 |
| Tamorrion Terry | 12 | 744 | 8 | 35 |
| Defense | Tackles | TFL | INT | Sacks |
| Dontavious Jackson | 74 | 7.5 | 1 | 1.0 |
| Stanford Samuels 3rd | 58 | 1.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Jaiden Lars-Woodbey | 59 | 4.5 | 0 | 1.0 |
| Hamsah Nasirildeen | 91 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
Returning Starters Offense
RB Cam Akers
WR D.J. Matthews
WR Tamorrion Terry
WR Keith Gavin
TE Tre’ McKitty
RG Mike Arnold
LG/RG Cole Minshew
Returning Starters Defense
DE Janarius Robinson
LB Dontavious Jackson
CB Stanford Samuels 3rd
S Jaiden Lars-Woodbey
S Hamsah Nasirildeen
Special Teams
K Ricky Aguayo
P Logan Tyler
Key Losses
QB Deondre Francois
WR Nyqwan Murray
C Alec Eberle
DE Brian Burns
DT Demarcus Christmas
S A.J. Westbrook
