Willie Taggart Fired at Florida State

Earlier this week, Florida State University fired their head football coach - Willie Taggart, after a 10-27 loss to in-state rival Miami.  Florida State was 4-5 at the time of Taggart's firing.  Here is a look at the Florida State Seminoles since 2008; under three different head coaches - Bowden (partial), Fisher and Taggart.  As you will notice, Florida State has had some remarkably productive seasons, and some not so remarkably productive seasons - especially under Taggart.

Below is the Florida State Seminoles production rank (total, offense, defense, and the average and worst) since 2008 using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com, as well as lines for head coaching firing/leaving.  More details about the program under Taggart is provided below.

Willie Taggart [2018-2019]


2018
The Seminoles finished the regular season again at (5-7).  Florida State played against a “tougher” strength of schedule, meaning that the Seminoles strength of schedule was between one and two standard deviations lower than the "league" average strength of schedule.  Florida State's best regular season victory against #48 ranked Boston College by a score of (22-21) and their worst loss was to #87 ranked Virginia Tech (3-24).  Florida State finished the season as the #97 ranked team overall, with the #105 ranked offense and the #69 ranked defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

2019*
After nine regular season games, Florida State fired head football coach Willie Taggart, which at the time was (4-5), while playing against a “tougher” strength of schedule.  During those nine regular games Florida State's best victory was against currently ranked #66 Louisville by a score of (35-24) and their worst loss was to currently ranked #53 Virginia by a score of (24-31).  Florida State's current production rankings are:  #82 team overall, with the #65 offense and the #86 defense using the Complex Invasion College Football Production Model from the data provided from www.cfbstats.com.

Previous FBS Head Coaching Changes in 2019
Rutgers and Chris Ash