2023 Florida State Seminoles football team

2023 Florida State Seminoles football
2023 Florida State Seminoles football
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	Mike Norvell (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Alex Atkins (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Co-defensive coordinator	Adam Fuller (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Randy Shannon (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

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.

2023 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e
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

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 in the biggest loss in bowl game history, 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 nine other Seminoles selected in the draft,^[6]^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]^[12]^[13]^[14] while three others signed as undrafted free agents.

Schedule

The 2023 season was the conference's first season since 2004 that its scheduling format included just one division.^[15]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:30 p.m.	vs. No. 5 LSU*	No. 8	Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL (Camping World Kickoff)	ABC	W 45-24	65,429	^[16]
September 9	8:30 p.m.	Southern Miss*	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	W 66-13	74,467	^[17]
September 16	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	No. 3	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	W 31-29	41,383	^[18]
September 23	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	No. 4	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ABC	W 31-24	81,500	^[19]
October 7	3:30 p.m.	Virginia Tech	No. 5	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 39-17	79,560	^[20]
October 14	12:00 p.m.	Syracuse	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 41-3	79,560	^[21]
October 21	7:30 p.m.	No. 16 Duke	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	W 38-20	79,560	^[22]
October 28	12:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	No. 4	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	W 41-16	31,288	^[23]
November 4	3:30 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	No. 4	Acrisure Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN	W 24-7	57,557	^[24]
November 11	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ABC	W 27-20	79,560	^[25]
November 18	6:30 p.m.	North Alabama*	No. 4	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	The CW	W 58-13	79,560	^[26]
November 25	7:00 p.m.	at Florida*	No. 5	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (Sunshine Showdown)	ESPN	W 24-15	90,341	^[27]
December 2	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 14 Louisville	No. 4	Bank of America Stadium Charlotte, NC (ACC Championship Game)	ABC	W 16-6	62,314	^[28]
December 30	4:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Georgia*	No. 5	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ESPN	L 3-63	63,324	^[29]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) – Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

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

Mike Norvell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Coaching staff

Florida State Seminoles coaches

Head coach

Mike Norvell

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

Watchlists

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

Players drafted into the NFL

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 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

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
	Week
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

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