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Atlantic Coast · Tallahassee, Tallahassee, Florida

National titles: 1993, 1999, 2013

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The Heartbreak Index2.6 · #683

The Numb · CFB, 2013

2.6
Heartbreak
#683
of 1,138 clubs
#38
in CFB
1.5
agony · 1.1 despair
The clocks
  • CFB since 20130.7
  • CFB final appearance since 20130.4
Heaviest wounds

fell one round short, 2014 · playoff run died early, 2023 · lost the final, 1992 · playoff run died early, 2015

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

569-290-16
All-time
0.650
Win %
3
National titles
16
Conf titles
24
Major bowls
7
Playoff apps
72
Weeks at #1
3
Heismans

Rivalries

Florida State-Miami rivalryMiami (FL)
Sunshine ShowdownFlorida

Greatest games

Florida State's top games of all time by Game Score.

1
BCS Championship Game
#1 Florida State 34-31 #2 Auburn
Rose Bowl, Los Angeles, California
National TitleMajor Bowl
2013 · Jan 6, 2014
1.76
Game Score
2
Fiesta Bowl
Sun Devil Stadium, Phoenix, Arizona
National TitleMajor Bowl
1998 · Jan 4, 1999
1.71
Game Score
3
Orange Bowl
Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida
National TitleMajor Bowl
1993 · Jan 1, 1994
1.70
Game Score
4
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
National TitleMajor Bowl
1999 · Jan 4, 2000
1.67
Game Score
5
Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
1991 · Nov 16, 1991
1.53
Game Score
6
Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
1996 · Nov 30, 1996
1.50
Game Score
7
Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana
1993 · Nov 13, 1993
1.48
Game Score
8
Orange Bowl
Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida
National TitleMajor Bowl
2000 · Jan 3, 2001
1.48
Game Score
9
Sugar Bowl
Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana
National TitleMajor Bowl
1996 · Jan 2, 1997
1.28
Game Score
10
Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, Florida
1999 · Nov 20, 1999
1.17
Game Score

Season by season

Covers NCAA major, I-AA/FCS and their NCAA precursors (College Division 1962-72, Division II 1973-77) only. NAIA, Division III and club seasons are not included.

2026In progress3-5
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-4
AP, as of Nov 1
NR
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20255-7
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20242-10
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
1-7
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
202313-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#7
Coach final
#6
AP high
#3
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorCFP
202210-3
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#11
Coach final
#10
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Cheez-It Bowl (W)
20215-7
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20203-6
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (West)
Conf record
2-6
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20196-7
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sun Bowl (L)
20185-7
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
20177-6
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Independence Bowl (W)
201610-3
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#8
Coach final
#8
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (W)MajorCFP
201510-3
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#14
Coach final
#14
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)MajorCFP
201413-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#5
Coach final
#6
AP high
#1
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Rose Bowl (L)MajorCFP
201314-0
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
National champion
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#1
Coach final
#1
AP high
#1
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
BCS Championship Game (W)MajorBCS
201212-2
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
7-1
AP final
#10
Coach final
#8
AP high
#3
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (W)MajorBCS
20119-4
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#23
Coach final
#23
AP high
#5
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl (W)
201010-4
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#17
Coach final
#16
AP high
#16
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Chick-fil-A Bowl (W)
20097-6
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
20089-4
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#21
Coach final
#23
AP high
#16
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Champs Sports Bowl (W)
20077-6
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
4-4
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Music City Bowl (L)
20067-6
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
3-5
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#9
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Emerald Bowl (W)
20058-5
Florida State · Atlantic Coast (Atlantic)
Conf record
5-3
AP final
#23
Coach final
#23
AP high
#4
Champ game
✓
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
20049-3
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#15
Coach final
#14
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
200310-3
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
7-1
AP final
#11
Coach final
#10
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
20029-5
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
7-1
AP final
#21
Coach final
#23
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (L)MajorBCS
20018-4
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
6-2
AP final
#15
Coach final
#15
AP high
#6
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
200011-2
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#5
Coach final
#4
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)MajorBCS
199912-0
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
National champion
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#1
Coach final
#1
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (W)MajorBCS
199811-2
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
7-1
AP final
#3
Coach final
#3
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (L)MajorBCS
199711-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#3
Coach final
#3
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (W)MajorBA
199611-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#3
Coach final
#3
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (L)MajorBA
199510-2
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
7-1
AP final
#4
Coach final
#5
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (W)MajorBA
199410-1-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#4
Coach final
#5
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (W)MajorBC
199312-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
National champion
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#1
Coach final
#1
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (W)MajorBC
199211-1
Florida State · Atlantic Coast
Conf record
8-0
AP final
#2
Coach final
#2
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
★
Bowl
Orange Bowl (W)MajorBC
199111-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#4
Coach final
#4
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Cotton Bowl (W)Major
199010-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#4
Coach final
#4
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Blockbuster Bowl (W)
198910-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#3
Coach final
#2
AP high
#3
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (W)Major
198811-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#3
Coach final
#3
AP high
#1
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sugar Bowl (W)Major
198711-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#2
Coach final
#2
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (W)Major
19867-4-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#20
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
All-American Bowl (W)
19859-3
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#15
Coach final
#13
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19847-3-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#17
Coach final
#19
AP high
#6
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Citrus Bowl (T)
19837-5
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (W)
19829-3
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#13
Coach final
#10
AP high
#7
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19816-5
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#11
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
198010-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#5
Coach final
#5
AP high
#2
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
197911-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#6
Coach final
#8
AP high
#4
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Orange Bowl (L)Major
19788-3
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
197710-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
#14
Coach final
#11
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Tangerine Bowl (W)
19765-6
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19753-8
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19741-10
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19730-11
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19727-4
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
#13
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19718-4
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#19
AP high
#19
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Fiesta Bowl (L)
19707-4
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19696-3-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19688-3
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#14
AP high
#18
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Peach Bowl (L)
19677-2-2
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#15
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (T)
19666-5
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sun Bowl (L)
19654-5-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19649-1-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
#11
AP high
#10
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Gator Bowl (W)
19634-5-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19624-3-3
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19614-5-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19603-6-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19594-6
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19587-4
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Bluegrass Bowl (L)
19574-6
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19565-4-1
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19555-5
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
19548-4
Florida State · Independent
Conf record
—
AP final
—
Coach final
—
AP high
—
Champ game
—
Conf champ
—
Bowl
Sun Bowl (L)

Award winners

73 major award winners and consensus All-Americans.

Alex Mastromanno2024
Consensus All-AmericanP
Dalvin Cook2016
Consensus All-AmericanRB
DeMarcus Walker2016
Consensus All-AmericanDL
Jalen Ramsey2015
Consensus All-AmericanDB
Nick O'Leary2014
Consensus All-AmericanTE
Tre' Jackson2014
Consensus All-AmericanOL
Roberto Aguayo2014
Consensus All-AmericanPK
Nick O'Leary2014
John Mackey AwardTE
Jameis Winston2013
Consensus All-AmericanQB
Bryan Stork2013
Consensus All-AmericanOL
Lamarcus Joyner2013
Consensus All-AmericanDB
Bryan Stork2013
Dave Rimington TrophyC