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2023 Florida State Seminoles football
ACC champion
Orange Bowl, L 3–63 vs. Georgia
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 6
APNo. 6
Record13–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAlex Atkins (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Co-defensive coordinatorAdam Fuller (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorRandy Shannon (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the Atlantic Coast Conference 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.

Looking to build on the success of the 2022 season, Florida State started strong with a win against LSU. The Seminoles would go undefeated in 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.[1] Florida State would go 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.[2] Despite winning the ACC title and finishing 13–0, Florida State was No. 5 in the final College Football Playoff rankings, which made them the first undefeated Power Five conference team not selected for the College Football Playoff (first contested following the 2014 FBS season), with the Southeastern Conference champions Alabama and Big 12 Conference champions Texas (both 12–1) selected ahead of the Seminoles.[3] Florida State was instead invited to the Orange Bowl against Georgia, where they would lose to the Bulldogs following multiple player opt-outs and transfers. Following this exclusion, the university’s Board of Trustees initiated legal action against the ACC, challenging the conference’s Grant of Rights.[4] Defensive end Jared Verse would go on to be drafted in the first round of the NFL Draft,[5] along with four other Seminoles.[6][7][8]

Schedule[edit]

The 2023 season was the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format included just one division.[9]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:30 p.m.vs. No. 5 LSU*No. 8
ABCW 45–2465,429[10]
September 98:30 p.m.Southern Miss*No. 4
ACCNW 66–1374,467[11]
September 1612:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeNo. 3
ABCW 31–2941,383[12]
September 2312:00 p.m.at ClemsonNo. 4
ABCW 31–24 OT81,500[13]
October 73:30 p.m.Virginia TechNo. 5
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 39–1779,560[14]
October 1412:00 p.m.SyracuseNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 41–379,560[15]
October 217:30 p.m.No. 16 DukedaggerNo. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
ABCW 38–2079,560[16]
October 2812:00 p.m.at Wake ForestNo. 4
ABCW 41–1631,288[17]
November 43:30 p.m.at PittsburghNo. 4
ESPNW 24–757,557[18]
November 113:30 p.m.Miami (FL)No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
ABCW 27–2079,560[19]
November 186:30 p.m.North Alabama*No. 4
  • Doak Campbell Stadium
  • Tallahassee, FL
The CWW 58–1379,560[20]
November 257:00 p.m.at Florida*No. 5
ESPNW 24–1590,341[21]
December 28:00 p.m.vs. No. 14 LouisvilleNo. 4
ABCW 16–662,314[22]
December 304:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Georgia*No. 5
ESPNL 3–6363,324[23]

Roster[edit]

2023 Florida State Seminoles football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 3 Trey Benson  Jr
WR 4 Keon Coleman Jr
TE 6 Jaheim Bell  Jr
WR 8 Hykeem Williams Fr
RB 9 Lawrence Toafili  Jr
QB 11 Brock Glenn Fr
QB 13 Jordan Travis Sr
WR 14 Johnny Wilson  Jr
QB 18 Tate Rodemaker  Jr
WR 19 Vandrevius Jacobs Fr
RB 26 Caziah Holmes  Jr
RB 29 Rodney Hill  Fr
WR 31 Solomon Lowery Jr. Fr
WR 32 Jeremiah Giedrys Fr
OL 75 Keiondre Jones  Jr
OL 76 Darius Washington  Fr
OL 77 Bryson Estes  So
OL 78 Daughtry Richardson  Fr
OL 79 Lucas Simmons Fr
WR 80 Goldie Lawrence Fr
TE 89 Jerrale Powers  Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 0 Fabien Lovett  Sr
LB 4 Kalen DeLoach  Sr
DE 5 Jared Verse  Jr
CB 7 Jarrian Jones  Sr
CB 8 Renardo Green  Sr
DE 11 Patrick Payton  So
LB 15 Tatum Bethune  Sr
CB 23 Fentrell Cypress Jr
DL 55 Braden Fiske  Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 88 Ryan Fitzgerald  Jr
K 98 Tyler Keltner  Sr
K 99 Max Larson  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Coaching staff[edit]

Florida State Seminoles coaches

Head coach

Assistant coaches

  • Alex Atkins – Offensive coordinator/offensive line
  • Adam Fuller – Co-defensive coordinator
  • Randy Shannon – Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers
  • John Papuchis – Special teams/defensive ends
  • Chris Thomsen – Deputy head coach/tight ends
  • Odell Haggins – Associate head coach/defensive tackles
  • Tony Tokarz – Quarterbacks
  • Ron Dugans – Wide receivers
  • David Johnson – Running backs/recruiting coordinator
  • Patrick Surtain – Defensive backs/defensive passing game coordinator
  • Josh Storms – Strength and conditioning

Awards[edit]

Watchlists[edit]

Award Player
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

Honors[edit]

Players drafted into the NFL[edit]

See also: 2024 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
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 Fransisco 49ers
3 66 Trey Benson RB Arizona Cardinals

Rankings[edit]

Further information: 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP84 (3)3 (3)4 (1)5 (3)5 (4)4 (1)4 (1)4 (3)4 (3)4 (2)45446 т
Coaches8533454444444436
CFPNot released444545Not released

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