Tomahawk Nation · Aug 23, 2019
Florida State’s 2019 special teams preview
Glenn Beil-USA TODAY Sports Florida State’s 2018 season was their worst in the modern era, ending with a 5-7 record and the Seminoles missing their first bowl game in over 30 years. The ’Noles struggled all over the field, and special teams was not an exception. In 2017, FSU was ranked 8th in Football Outsiders’ S&P+ rankings in special teams. In 2018? 96th.
The Seminoles saw drops in almost every measurable efficiency. Here are some of their greatest hits. Kick return efficiency (KRE) plummeted from 34th to 111th. Kickoff efficiency (KE) from 22nd to 110th. Field goal efficiency (FGE) also saw a drop, though not as much, going from 17th to 30th.