2023 Florida State Seminoles football | |
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ACC champion | |
ACC Championship, W 16–6 vs. Louisville | |
Orange Bowl, L 3–63 vs. Georgia | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 6 |
AP | No. 6 |
Record | 13–1 (8–0 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Alex Atkins (2nd season) |
Offensive scheme | Multiple |
Defensive coordinator | Adam Fuller (4th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Randy Shannon (2nd season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Home stadium | Doak Campbell Stadium |
Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida State y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Louisville y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles were led by Mike Norvell, in his fourth year as their head coach. The Seminoles played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida; the team drew an average home attendance of 78,711 in 2023, the 15th highest in college football [1]
Looking to build on the success of the 2022 season, Florida State started strong with a win against LSU. The Seminoles remained undefeated during the regular season; however, during the game against North Alabama, senior quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury, marking the end of his college football career. [2] Florida State went on to win the ACC Championship Game against Louisville. Travis was named ACC Offensive Player of the Year and ACC Player of the Year while Norvell was named ACC Coach of the Year. [3]
Despite winning the ACC title and finishing 13–0, Florida State was ranked No. 5 in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, which made them the first undefeated Power Five conference team not selected for the playoff (contested since the 2014 FBS season), with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions Alabama and Big 12 Conference champions Texas, both with 12–1 records, selected ahead of the undefeated Seminoles. [4] The CFP selection committee stated Florida State was left out of the playoffs because of the season-ending injury to Travis. The committee factors player availability into its selections—committee chairman Boo Corrigan said Florida State was "a different team" without Travis. [5] Following this exclusion, the university’s board of trustees initiated legal action against the ACC, challenging the conference’s Grant of Rights and its withdrawal fee (a penalty of $130 million, should a school leave the conference). [6]
Florida State was instead invited to the Orange Bowl against Georgia, where they were defeated by the Bulldogs in the biggest loss in bowl history, following multiple opt-outs and transfers. Defensive end Jared Verse was later selected in the first round of the NFL Draft [7] along with nine other Seminoles selected in the draft, [8] while three others signed as undrafted free agents.
The 2023 season was the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format included just one division. [9]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. No. 5 LSU * | No. 8 | ABC | W 45–24 | 65,429 | [10] | |
September 9 | 8:30 p.m. | Southern Miss * | No. 4 | ACCN | W 66–13 | 74,467 | [11] | |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | No. 3 | ABC | W 31–29 | 41,383 | [12] | |
September 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Clemson | No. 4 | ABC | W 31–24 OT | 81,500 | [13] | |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Virginia Tech | No. 5 |
| ABC | W 39–17 | 79,560 | [14] |
October 14 | 12:00 p.m. | Syracuse | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 41–3 | 79,560 | [15] |
October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 16 Duke ![]() | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 38–20 | 79,560 | [16] |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | at Wake Forest | No. 4 | ABC | W 41–16 | 31,288 | [17] | |
November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | at Pittsburgh | No. 4 | ESPN | W 24–7 | 57,557 | [18] | |
November 11 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | No. 4 |
| ABC | W 27–20 | 79,560 | [19] |
November 18 | 6:30 p.m. | North Alabama * | No. 4 |
| The CW | W 58–13 | 79,560 | [20] |
November 25 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida * | No. 5 | ESPN | W 24–15 | 90,341 | [21] | |
December 2 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. No. 14 Louisville | No. 4 | ABC | W 16–6 | 62,314 | [22] | |
December 30 | 4:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Georgia * | No. 5 | ESPN | L 3–63 | 63,324 | [23] | |
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Head coach Assistant coaches
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Award | Player |
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Dodd Trophy | Mike Norvell |
Paul "Bear" Bryant Award | Mike Norvell |
Broyles Award | Adam Fuller |
Lott Trophy | Jared Verse |
Maxwell Award | Jordan Travis Trey Benson Keon Coleman |
Outland Trophy | Jeremiah Byers |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Jared Verse Fentrell Cypress II |
Ray Guy Award | Alex Mastromanno |
Paul Hornung Award | Trey Benson |
Rimington Trophy | Maurice Smith |
Mackey Award | Jaheim Bell |
Biletnikoff Award | Johnny Wilson Keon Coleman |
Davey O’Brien Award | Jordan Travis |
Doak Walker Award | Trey Benson |
Butkus Award | Tatum Bethune |
Jim Thorpe Award | Fentrell Cypress II |
Walter Camp Award | Jordan Travis Jared Verse |
Bednarik Award | Jared Verse |
Lombardi Award | D’Mitri Emmanuel Jared Verse |
Manning Award | Jordan Travis |
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award | Jordan Travis |
Campbell Trophy | Preston Daniel |
Wuerffel Trophy | Jared Verse |
Jason Witten Award | Jordan Travis |
Preseason All-ACC | Trey Benson Fentrell Cypress II Jared Verse Johnny Wilson |
Preseason All-American | Jared Verse |
Midseason All-American | Keon Coleman |
Senior Bowl | Jaheim Bell Trey Benson Tatum Bethune Dennis Briggs, Jr. Fentrell Cyprus II Kalen DeLoach Akeem Dent Braden Fiske Rinardo Green Fabien Lovett, Sr. Robert Scott, Jr. Jordan Travis Jared Verse Johnny Wilson |
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Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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1 | 19 | Jared Verse | DE | Los Angeles Rams |
2 | 33 | Keon Coleman | WR | Buffalo Bills |
2 | 39 | Braden Fiske | DT | Los Angeles Rams |
2 | 64 | Renardo Green | CB | San Francisco 49ers |
3 | 66 | Trey Benson | RB | Arizona Cardinals |
3 | 96 | Jarrian Jones | CB | Jacksonville Jaguars |
5 | 171 | Jordan Travis | QB | New York Jets |
6 | 185 | Johnny Wilson | WR | Philadelphia Eagles |
7 | 231 | Jaheim Bell | TE | New England Patriots |
7 | 251 | Tatum Bethune | LB | San Francisco 49ers |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 8 | 4 (3) | 3 (3) | 4 (1) | 5 (3) | 5 (4) | 4 (1) | 4 (1) | 4 (3) | 4 (3) | 4 (2) | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 т |
Coaches | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
CFP | Not released | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | Not released |