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2025 Florida State

5–⁠7 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Mike Norvell.

Schedule and results

Florida State in 2025, game by game: won vs. No. 8 Alabama 31–17; won vs. East Texas A&M 77–3; won vs. Kent State 66–10; lost at Virginia 38–46; lost vs. No. 3 Miami 22–28; lost vs. Pittsburgh 31–34; lost at Stanford 13–20; won vs. Wake Forest 42–7; lost at Clemson 10–24; won vs. Virginia Tech 34–14; lost at NC State 11–21; lost at Florida 21–40+74−19Won 31–17 vs. No. 8 Alabama+14No. 8 AlabamaWon 77–3 vs. East Texas A&M+74East Texas A&MWon 66–10 vs. Kent State+56Kent StateLost 38–46 at Virginia-8VirginiaLost 22–28 vs. No. 3 Miami-6No. 3 MiamiLost 31–34 vs. Pittsburgh-3PittsburghLost 13–20 at Stanford-7StanfordWon 42–7 vs. Wake Forest+35Wake ForestLost 10–24 at Clemson-14ClemsonWon 34–14 vs. Virginia Tech+20Virginia TechLost 11–21 at NC State-10NC StateLost 21–40 at Florida-19Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vs8AlabamaW 31–⁠1732%
Sep 6vsEast Texas A&MW 77–⁠390%
Sep 20vsKent StateW 66–⁠1083%
Sep 26atVirginiaL 38–⁠4643%
Oct 4vs3MiamiL 22–⁠2836%
Oct 11vsPittsburghL 31–⁠3454%
Oct 18atStanfordL 13–⁠2054%
Nov 1vsWake ForestW 42–⁠751%
Nov 8atClemsonL 10–⁠2429%
Nov 15vsVirginia TechW 34–⁠1463%
Nov 21atNC StateL 11–⁠2140%
Nov 29atFloridaL 21–⁠4040%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 40–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 78 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 14
  2. Wk 3: 10
  3. Wk 4: 7
  4. Wk 5: 8
  5. Wk 6: 18
  6. Wk 7: 25
Record
5–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 7
Points
396–⁠264
Coach
Mike Norvell
Elo
1453 −11 this season
SP+ rating
7.2 No. 41 of 136; offense No. 54, defense No. 38, special teams No. 89
SRS
8.4 No. 34 of 136 in FBS
Returning
13% of last season’s EPA, No. 116 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 19 roster talent No. 19 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Gus Malzahn
Defensive coordinator
Tony White
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense24th of 136
  • Defense73rd of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted18th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted68th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1946%1.3324th of 136
Defense0.1241%1.1973rd of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.20 off
0.10 def		48% off
41% def		—18th off
68th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense45%12.3 yds20%3.4012%
Defense45%7.3 yds11%3.2013%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.0own 2914% allowed
Defense4.1own 3016% caused

CORE rating 10.0, 38th of 136 (offense 10.1, defense 0.0).

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 yardsThomas Castellanos QB2,760 yds
Passing touchdownsThomas Castellanos QB15 TD
Rushing yardsThomas Castellanos QB557 yds
Rushing touchdownsThomas Castellanos QB9 TD
Receiving yardsDuce Robinson WR1,074 yds
Receiving touchdownsDuce Robinson WR6 TD
TacklesEarl Little II S76 tkl
SacksMandrell Desir DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsEarl Little II S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Ousmane Kromah RB★★★★No. 76
Kevin Wynn DL★★★★No. 84
Jayvan Boggs WR★★★★No. 179
L A Jessie Harrold DE★★★★No. 217
Tylon Lee DL★★★★No. 223
Zae Thomas CB★★★★No. 342
Tae’Shaun Gelsey TE★★★★No. 352
Darryll Desir DE★★★★No. 390

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.50.867
Running backs14.00.962
Receivers43.80.897
Offensive line43.50.878
Defensive line53.80.913
Linebackers13.00.888
Defensive backs43.50.874
Athletes and specialists13.00.824
Whole class223.60.890

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 4Darrell Jackson Jr. DTNew York Jets

Roster 108

The 2025 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 75 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 22

The 2025 portal
Duce Robinson WR★★★★from USC
James Williams DE★★★★from Nebraska
Jerry Wilson CB★★★★from Houston
Luke Petitbon OL★★★★from Wake Forest
Jayson Jenkins DL★★★★from Tennessee
Micah Pettus OT★★★★from Ole Miss
Deamontae Diggs DL★★★★from Coastal Carolina
Squirrel White WR★★★★from Tennessee
Adrian Medley OL★★★from UCF
Deante McCray DE★★★from Western Kentucky
Gavin Sawchuk RB★★★from Oklahoma
Thomas Castellanos QB★★★from Boston College

And 10 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 34

Patrick Payton DE★★★★to LSU
Luke Kromenhoek QB★★★★to Mississippi State
Marvin Jones Jr. DE★★★★to Oklahoma
Malik Benson WR★★★★to Oregon
Hykeem Williams WR★★★★to Colorado
T.J. Ferguson OL★★★★to Syracuse
Tomiwa Durojaiye DL★★★to Illinois
D.D. Holmes DL★★★to Maryland
Deuce Spann WR★★★to Pittsburgh
Grady Kelly DL★★★to Michigan State
Jalen Brown WR★★★to Arkansas
Jaylen Early OT★★★to Missouri

And 22 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia7–⁠211–⁠316
Miami6–⁠213–⁠32
SMU6–⁠29–⁠4
Georgia Tech6–⁠29–⁠4
Duke6–⁠29–⁠5
Pittsburgh6–⁠28–⁠5
NC State5–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠49–⁠4
Wake Forest4–⁠49–⁠4
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠6
California4–⁠47–⁠6
Stanford3–⁠54–⁠8
Florida State2–⁠65–⁠7
North Carolina2–⁠64–⁠8
Virginia Tech2–⁠63–⁠9
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Boston College1–⁠72–⁠10

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