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Florida State Seminoles

ACCTallahassee, FLDoak Campbell Stadium

2026: 3–⁠4 (1–⁠3 ACC). Last: lost at No. 3 Miami 43–⁠35. Next: Clemson, Saturday, Oct 31.

  1. W 34–⁠17New Mexico State
  2. L 24–⁠27No. 19 SMU
  3. L 36–⁠50at No. 10 Alabama
  4. W 34–⁠7Central Arkansas
  5. W 38–⁠7Virginia
  6. L 20–⁠44at Louisville
  7. L 35–⁠43at No. 3 Miami
  8. Oct 31Clemson
  9. Nov 7at Boston College
  10. Nov 13at Pittsburgh
  11. Nov 21NC State
  12. Nov 27Florida
  • Hosted College GameDay 11 times
  • Outfitted by Nike
  • Live mascot: Renegade

Florida State in the news

Florida State has played football since 1902 and is 585–⁠297–⁠16 in the 898 games on record here, which start in 1903. Florida State claims three national championships (1993, 1999, 2013). The Seminoles have finished No. 1 in the final AP poll three times, most recently in 2013. They have won 16 Atlantic Coast Conference titles (the last in 2023) and three Dixie Conference titles, counting shared titles. The Heisman Trophy has been won here three times, most recently by Jameis Winston in 2013. Since 1955, the NFL Draft has taken 225 players from here in its first seven rounds, 47 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took one player from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 10 players and 2 coaches from Florida State. Bobby Bowden (1976–⁠2009) won more games here than any other coach: 315. The most-played rival is Miami: 71 meetings, Miami leads 38–⁠33. This season, under Mike Norvell, they’re 3–⁠4.

Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee
Doak Campbell StadiumPhoto: SeminoleNation, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

On this date in 2013No. 5 Florida State beat No. 3 Clemson 51–⁠14 on the road.

Résumé

All-time record
592–⁠301–⁠17 official; 585–⁠297–⁠16 on file; how we count
Postseason
29–⁠18 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
3
Weeks at No. 1
69 of 549 ranked
Elo now
1494 81st of 138 FBS
Computer rankings
Massey No. 51 · Composite No. 59 in FBS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
Best season by Elo
2013 rated 1865
Conference titles
19 last in 2023
Bowl record
29–⁠18–⁠3 official, bowls only
Seasons
81 since 1903, 898 games

Identity

Fight song
FSU Fight Song
Apparel
Nike

2026 season 3–⁠4

RosterFull 2026 season
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNew Mexico StateW 34–⁠1769%
Sep 7vs19SMUL 24–⁠2737%
Sep 19at10AlabamaL 36–⁠5018%
Sep 26vsCentral ArkansasW 34–⁠783%
Oct 3vsVirginiaW 38–⁠742%
Oct 9atLouisvilleL 20–⁠4431%
Oct 17at3MiamiL 35–⁠4314%
Oct 31vsClemsonPreview45%
Nov 7atBoston CollegePreview49%
Nov 13atPittsburghPreview34%
Nov 21vsNC StatePreview52%
Nov 27vsFloridaPreview49%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Florida State’s Elo through 2026: 1468 going into the opener, 1494 after the latest game.1450147515001525Elo 1468 going in; beat New Mexico State 34–17Elo 1485 going in; lost to SMU 27–24Elo 1475 going in; lost to Alabama 50–36Elo 1467 going in; beat Central Arkansas 34–7Elo 1477 going in; beat Virginia 38–7Elo 1518 going in; lost to Louisville 44–20Elo 1499 going in; lost to Miami 43–35Now: Elo 1494 after the latest game1494
New Mexico StateSMUAlabamaCentral ArkansasVirginiaLouisvilleMiamiNow
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

Future schedule

2027–⁠36
20271 game: 1 home, non-conference only
20281 game: 1 neutral, non-conference only
20291 game: 1 home, non-conference only
20301 game: 1 away, non-conference only
20321 game: 1 home, non-conference only
20361 game: 1 home, non-conference only

Florida State’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them. Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

Players

The 2026 rosterRecord bookAll-time letterwinnersThe money

On the 2026 team

Program greats See all

Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Florida State.

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Around the program

Live mascot
Renegade (Appaloosa horse) · Official source
Athletic director
Bruce Warwick · Official source
Offensive coordinator
Tim Harris Jr. · Official source
Defensive coordinator
Tony White · Official source
NIL collective
The Battle’s End · Official source

Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.

The apparel deal

Nike. 10 years, up to $34M. Reported in 2005 as a 10-year contract. The current term hasn't been confirmed here.

Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.

Program strength since 1903

Best seasons ever
Florida State end-of-season Elo from 1903 to 2026, best in 2013 at 1865.13001500170019001920194019601980200020202013 peak: Elo 1865
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team. Filled dots: finished No. 1 in the AP poll.

On Bluesky

From reporters and writers who cover college football, linked to their posts on Bluesky.

More coverage

Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.

Podcasts

Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.

Head coaches

CoachYearsRecord
Mike Norvell2020–⁠202641–⁠38
Willie Taggart2018–⁠20199–⁠12
Odell Haggins2017–⁠20194–⁠2
Jimbo Fisher2010–⁠201783–⁠23
Bobby Bowden1976–⁠2009315–⁠98–⁠4
Darrell Mudra1974–⁠19754–⁠18
Larry Jones1971–⁠197315–⁠19
Bill Peterson1960–⁠197062–⁠42–⁠11
Perry Moss19594–⁠6
Thomas Nugent1953–⁠195831–⁠25–⁠1
Don Veller1948–⁠195224–⁠7
Ed Williamson19470–⁠5

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesFSU record
Miami7133–⁠38
Florida7029–⁠39–⁠2
NC State4426–⁠17 †
Wake Forest4232–⁠9–⁠1
Virginia Tech3925–⁠13–⁠1
Clemson3821–⁠17
Georgia Tech3015–⁠14–⁠1
Maryland2421–⁠2 †

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.

Rivals the program names: Florida, Miami, Clemson, Virginia.

The trophy it holds: Jefferson–Eppes Trophy (Virginia). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.

Every opponent (114)

Every program Florida State has played, A to Z, with Florida State’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.

Conference titles

19, counting shared titles
Atlantic Coast Conference 16
1992, 1993, 1994, 1995 (shared), 1996, 1997, 1998 (shared), 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2023
Dixie Conference 3
1948, 1949, 1950
ACC Atlantic 6
2005 (tied), 2008 (tied), 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014

As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.

Conferences

  1. Independent 1947
  2. Dixie Conference 1948–⁠1950
  3. Independent 1951–⁠1991
  4. ACC since 1992
  • 1992Joined the ACC from independence in football. Source

Florida State’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

National award winners

All awards
2023Mike Norvell coachBear Bryant Award, Bobby Dodd Award
2022Dillan Gibbons OGWuerffel
2014Nick O’Leary TEMackey
2013Jameis Winston QBHeisman, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, Manning
2013Bryan Stork CRimington
2013Roberto Aguayo KGroza
2008Graham Gano KGroza
2000Chris Weinke QBHeisman, Davey O’Brien, Unitas Golden Arm
2000Jamal Reynolds DTLombardi
1999Sebastian Janikowski KGroza
1998Sebastian Janikowski KGroza
1996Mickey Andrews coachBroyles Award
1993Charlie Ward QBHeisman, Maxwell, Walter Camp, Davey O’Brien, Unitas Golden Arm
1992Marvin Jones LBLombardi, Butkus
1991Casey Weldon QBUnitas Golden Arm
1991Terrell Buckley CBThorpe
1991Bobby Bowden coachWalter Camp Coach
1988Deion Sanders CBThorpe
1987Paul McGowan LBButkus
1980Bobby Bowden coachBobby Dodd Award

Consensus All-Americans 46

2024Alex Mastromanno P
2016Dalvin Cook RB
2016DeMarcus Walker DL
2015Jalen Ramsey DB
2014Nick O’Leary TE
2014Roberto Aguayo K
2014Tre’ Jackson OL
2013Bryan Stork OL
2013Jameis Winston QB
2013Lamarcus Joyner DB
2012Björn Werner DL
2011Shawn Powell P
2010Rodney Hudson OG
2004Alex Barron OL
2003Alex Barron OT
2000Jamal Reynolds DE
2000Marvin Minnis WR
2000Tay Cody CB
1999Corey Simon DT
1999Jason Whitaker OG
1999Peter Warrick WR
1999Sebastian Janikowski K
1998Peter Warrick WR
1998Sebastian Janikowski K
1997Andre Wadsworth DL
1997Sam Cowart LB
1996Peter Boulware DL
1996Reinard Wilson DL
1995Clay Shiver C
1994Clifton Abraham DB
1994Derrick Brooks LB
1993Charlie Ward QB
1993Corey Sawyer DB
1993Derrick Brooks LB
1992Marvin Jones LB
1991Marvin Jones LB
1991Terrell Buckley DB
1989LeRoy Butler DB
1988Deion Sanders DB
1987Deion Sanders DB
1985Jamie Dukes OG
1983Greg Allen RB
1980Ron Simmons DT
1979Ron Simmons DT
1967Ron Sellers WR
1964Fred Biletnikoff WR

Led the nation 14

2013Jameis Winston passer rating (184.8)
2013Kermit Whitfield kickoff return average (36.4)
2009Greg Reid punt return average (18.4)
2000Chris Weinke passing yards (4,167 yds)
2000Snoop Minnis receiving yards (1,340 yds)
1988Deion Sanders punt return average (15.2)
1982Greg Allen rushing touchdowns (20 TD), points (126 pts), points per game (11.5)
1972Barry Smith receiving yards (1,243 yds)
1972Gary Huff passing touchdowns (25 TD)
1971Gary Huff passing yards (2,736 yds), passing touchdowns (23 TD), total offense per game (241.2)
1968Greg Cook passing touchdowns (25 TD)
1968Ron Sellers receiving yards (1,496 yds)
1967Ron Sellers receiving yards (1,228 yds)
1964Fred Biletnikoff receiving yards (1,179 yds), receiving touchdowns (15 TD)

The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.

Heisman runners-up and finalists

The votes
2023Jordan Travis QB5th
1996Warrick Dunn RB5th
1992Marvin Jones LB4th
1991Casey Weldon QB2nd
1967Kim Hammond QB5th

Second to fifth in the vote, from each season’s Wikipedia article.

In the Hall of Fame

Every inductee
Players
10
Coaches
2
2026Peter Warrick WR
2024Warrick Dunn RB
2022Marvin Jones LB
2019Terrell Buckley CB
2016Derrick Brooks LB
2011Deion Sanders CB
2008Ron Simmons DT
2006Bobby Bowden coach here, 1976–⁠2009
2006Charlie Ward QB
2000Darrell Mudra coach here, 1974–⁠1975
1991Fred Biletnikoff WR
1988Ron Sellers WR

In the draft

By college
NFL picks, rounds 1–⁠7
225 since 1955
First-round picks
47
AFL picks
1 1963
2024Jared Verse DENo. 19, Los Angeles Rams
2022Jermaine Johnson II DENo. 26, New York Jets
2019Brian Burns OLBNo. 16, Carolina Panthers
2018Derwin James SNo. 17, Los Angeles Chargers
2016Jalen Ramsey CBNo. 5, Jacksonville Jaguars
2015Jameis Winston QBNo. 1, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2015Cameron Erving CNo. 19, Cleveland Browns
2014Kelvin Benjamin WRNo. 28, Carolina Panthers

Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.

The school

Florida State University
Enrollment
43,889 32,720 undergraduates, fall 2024
Where
Tallahassee, Florida
Public or private
Public Research 1
Founded
1851
Graduates’ median earnings
$61,675 10 years after starting

Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.

Official accounts

Football
X @FSUFootballInstagram @FsufootballFacebook FSUFootball
Athletics department
X @SeminolesInstagram @seminolesYouTube flstateseminolesFacebook FSUSeminoles

Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones seminoles.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.

On the newsreel

Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.

Books

And 15 more

Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.

Season by season

National champions

Shaded: national title seasons, No. 1 in the final AP poll or claimed by Florida State (3 claimed).

SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20263–⁠41–⁠3Mike Norvell14945.8
20255–⁠72–⁠6Mike Norvell14537.2
20242–⁠101–⁠710Mike Norvell1445-3.2
202313–⁠18–⁠086Mike Norvell175319.4
202210–⁠35–⁠311Mike Norvell165213.2
20215–⁠74–⁠4Mike Norvell14687.6
20203–⁠62–⁠6Mike Norvell1433-4.9
20196–⁠74–⁠4Willie Taggart, Odell Haggins15171.8
20185–⁠73–⁠519Willie Taggart15101.4
20177–⁠63–⁠53Jimbo Fisher, Odell Haggins163822.8
201610–⁠35–⁠348Jimbo Fisher173924.0
201510–⁠36–⁠21014Jimbo Fisher174723.2
201413–⁠18–⁠015Jimbo Fisher181328.5
201314–⁠08–⁠0111Jimbo Fisher186538.5
201212–⁠27–⁠1710Jimbo Fisher175930.8
20119–⁠45–⁠3623Jimbo Fisher171322.8
201010–⁠46–⁠22017Jimbo Fisher171119.7
20097–⁠64–⁠418Bobby Bowden16208.8
20089–⁠45–⁠321Bobby Bowden164918.7
20077–⁠64–⁠419Bobby Bowden15679.6
20067–⁠63–⁠511Bobby Bowden158011.9
20058–⁠55–⁠31423Bobby Bowden16185.4
20049–⁠36–⁠2515Bobby Bowden170320.2
200310–⁠37–⁠11311Bobby Bowden171226.0
20029–⁠57–⁠1321Bobby Bowden168223.7
Every season back to 1903 (56 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20018–⁠46–⁠2615Bobby Bowden170620.8
200011–⁠28–⁠025Bobby Bowden182232.9
199912–⁠08–⁠011Bobby Bowden186332.6
199811–⁠27–⁠123Bobby Bowden181229.0
199711–⁠18–⁠033Bobby Bowden183633.9
199611–⁠18–⁠033Bobby Bowden179930.2
199510–⁠27–⁠114Bobby Bowden178929.5
199410–⁠1–⁠18–⁠034Bobby Bowden182828.6
199312–⁠18–⁠011Bobby Bowden186236.8
199211–⁠18–⁠052Bobby Bowden183229.5
199111–⁠214Bobby Bowden181530.9
199010–⁠244Bobby Bowden179728.8
198910–⁠263Bobby Bowden183330.8
198811–⁠113Bobby Bowden180529.5
198711–⁠182Bobby Bowden179234.7
19867–⁠4–⁠111Bobby Bowden164819.2
19859–⁠31915Bobby Bowden168316.3
19847–⁠3–⁠22017Bobby Bowden168020.7
19837–⁠57Bobby Bowden166620.4
19829–⁠313Bobby Bowden169024.9
19816–⁠519Bobby Bowden159910.3
198010–⁠2135Bobby Bowden177436.1
197911–⁠1196Bobby Bowden173021.6
19788–⁠317Bobby Bowden167220.7
197710–⁠214Bobby Bowden167321.6
19765–⁠6Bobby Bowden1460-2.4
19753–⁠8Darrell Mudra1408-6.8
19741–⁠10Darrell Mudra1300-3.4
19730–⁠11Larry Jones1316-21.3
19727–⁠419Larry Jones15536.8
19718–⁠4Larry Jones161514.7
19707–⁠4Bill Peterson159910.3
19696–⁠3–⁠1Bill Peterson1617
19688–⁠3Bill Peterson1665
19677–⁠2–⁠2Bill Peterson1653
19666–⁠5Bill Peterson1575
19654–⁠5–⁠1Bill Peterson1570
19649–⁠1–⁠1Bill Peterson1669
19634–⁠5–⁠1Bill Peterson1513
19624–⁠3–⁠3Bill Peterson1514
19614–⁠5–⁠1Bill Peterson1440
19603–⁠6–⁠1Bill Peterson1427
19594–⁠6Perry Moss1437
19587–⁠4Thomas Nugent1499
19574–⁠6Thomas Nugent1416
19565–⁠4–⁠1Thomas Nugent1483
19555–⁠5Thomas Nugent1416
19548–⁠4Thomas Nugent1452
19532–⁠2Thomas Nugent1318
19520–⁠4Don Veller1204
19510–⁠1Don Veller1120
1949record only9–⁠1Don Veller—
1948record only7–⁠1Don Veller—
1947record only0–⁠5Ed Williamson—
1904few games on file1–⁠11134
1903few games on file0–⁠11093

Officially 592–⁠301–⁠17 since 1902 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 585–⁠297–⁠16 (−7 wins, −4 losses, −1 tie). Our file starts in 1903; the program began in 1902. Some games are missing from our source.

No season on file for 1905–⁠46, 1950: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

Game by game, 78 of 81 seasons are complete on file. For 3 seasons (1947–⁠49) the record comes from coaching totals and some games are missing, so early totals and streaks count only the games on file.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.