The 2023 Florida State Seminoles football team represented

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in the

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during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles were led by

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, in his fourth year as their head coach. The Seminoles played home games at

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. Looking to build on the success of the 2022 season, Florida State started strong with a win against

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. The Seminoles would go undefeated in the regular season; however, during the game against

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, senior quarterback

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suffered a season-ending injury, marking the end of his college football career. Florida State would go on to win the

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against

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. Travis was named

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and ACC Player of the Year while Norvell was named ACC Coach of the Year. Despite winning the ACC title and finishing 13–0, Florida State was No. 5 in the final

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rankings, which made them the first undefeated

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team not selected for the College Football Playoff (first contested following the 2014 FBS season), with the

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champions

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and

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champions

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(both 12–1) selected ahead of the Seminoles. Florida State was instead invited to the

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against

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, 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.

Schedule

The 2023 season was the conference's first season since

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that its scheduling format included just one division.

Roster

Coaching staff

Awards

Watchlists

Honors

Rankings

References

{{Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

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Florida State Seminoles football seasons Atlantic Coast Conference football champion seasons

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