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2024 Florida State

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike Norvell.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2024, game by game: lost vs. Georgia Tech 21–24; lost vs. Boston College 13–28; lost vs. Memphis 12–20; won vs. California 14–9; lost at SMU 16–42; lost vs. No. 15 Clemson 13–29; lost at Duke 16–23; lost at No. 6 Miami 14–36; lost vs. North Carolina 11–35; lost at No. 10 Notre Dame 3–52; won vs. Charleston Southern 41–7; lost vs. Florida 11–31+34−49Lost 21–24 vs. Georgia Tech-3Georgia TechLost 13–28 vs. Boston College-15Boston CollegeLost 12–20 vs. Memphis-8MemphisWon 14–9 vs. California+5CaliforniaLost 16–42 at SMU-26SMULost 13–29 vs. No. 15 Clemson-16No. 15 ClemsonLost 16–23 at Duke-7DukeLost 14–36 at No. 6 Miami-22No. 6 MiamiLost 11–35 vs. North Carolina-24North CarolinaLost 3–52 at No. 10 Notre Dame-49No. 10 Notre DameWon 41–7 vs. Charleston Southern+34Charleston Sout…Lost 11–31 vs. Florida-20Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 24vsGeorgia TechAer Lingus College Football ClassicL 21–⁠2471%
Sep 2vsBoston CollegeL 13–⁠2879%
Sep 14vsMemphisL 12–⁠2056%
Sep 21vsCaliforniaW 14–⁠960%
Sep 28atSMUL 16–⁠4239%
Oct 5vs15ClemsonL 13–⁠2944%
Oct 18atDukeL 16–⁠2334%
Oct 26at6MiamiL 14–⁠3625%
Nov 2vsNorth CarolinaL 11–⁠3556%
Nov 9at10Notre DameL 3–⁠5213%
Nov 23vsCharleston SouthernW 41–⁠791%
Nov 30vsFloridaL 11–⁠3142%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 31–⁠11; unranked in the final AP poll; 17th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 64th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 10

Consensus All-AmericanAlex Mastromanno, P

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 17th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
185–⁠336
Coach
Mike Norvell
Elo
1445 −223 this season
SP+ rating
-3.2 No. 83 of 134; offense No. 114, defense No. 58, special teams No. 3
SRS
−6.7 No. 96 of 134 in FBS
Returning
21% of last season’s EPA, No. 118 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 12 roster talent No. 13 in FBS
Offensive coordinators
Alex Atkins and Gabe Fertitta
Defensive coordinators
Adam Fuller and Randy Shannon
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense129th of 134
  • Defense120th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted124th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted110th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0934%1.30129th of 134
Defense0.2542%1.37120th of 134
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.18 def		37% off
40% def		—124th off
110th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense2.9own 2622% allowed
Defense3.6own 3115% caused

CORE rating -16.6, 117th of 134 (offense -12.0, defense 4.6).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsD.J. Uiagalelei QB1,065 yds
Passing touchdownsBrock Glenn QB4 TD
Rushing yardsLawrance Toafili RB456 yds
Rushing touchdownsCaziah Holmes RB3 TD
Receiving yardsJa’Khi Douglas WR519 yds
Receiving touchdownsJa’Khi Douglas WR4 TD
TacklesShyheim Brown DB62 tkl
SacksJoshua Farmer DL4 sacks
InterceptionsAshlynd Barker DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Charles Lester III CB★★★★No. 54
Luke Kromenhoek QB★★★★No. 59
Cai Bates CB★★★★No. 92
Kam Davis RB★★★★No. 98
Landen Thomas TE★★★★No. 103
Jamari Howard CB★★★★No. 110
Elijah Moore WR★★★★No. 172
Lawayne McCoy ATH★★★★No. 177

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks24.00.934
Running backs14.00.952
Receivers33.70.923
Offensive line43.50.890
Defensive line33.30.883
Linebackers23.00.871
Defensive backs34.00.960
Athletes and specialists63.80.897
Whole class243.70.908

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 3Azareye’h Thomas CBNew York Jets
Rd 4Joshua Farmer DTNew England Patriots

Roster 124

The 2024 roster

124 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 72 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 17

The 2024 portal
Marvin Jones Jr. DE★★★★from Georgia
Jalen Brown WR★★★★from LSU
D.J. Uiagalelei QB★★★★from Oregon State
Malik Benson WR★★★★from Alabama
Roydell Williams RB★★★★from Alabama
Shawn Murphy LB★★★★from Alabama
Earl Little II CB★★★★from Alabama
Sione Lolohea DL★★★★from Oregon State
T.J. Ferguson OL★★★★from Alabama
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL★★★★from West Virginia
Jaylin Lucas RB★★★from Indiana
Davonte Brown CB★★★from Miami

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 19

D.J. Lundy LB★★★returned to Florida State
Tate Rodemaker QB★★★to Southern Miss
Bless Harris OT★★★to TCU
Gilber Edmond DE★★★to South Carolina
Markeston Douglas TE★★★to Arizona State
A.J. Duffy QB★★★to San Diego State
Greedy Vance CB★★★to USC
Vandrevious Jacobs WR★★★to South Carolina
Malcolm Ray DL★★★to Rutgers
Dennis Briggs Jr. DL★★★to Illinois
Winston Wright WR★★★to East Carolina
Daughtry Richardson OT★★★to Florida Atlantic

And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.