The 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team represented

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during the

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. The Seminoles were led by first-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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. They competed as members of the Atlantic Division of the

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. The Seminoles finished the season with a losing record for the first time since

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, missing a bowl game for the first time since

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. Linebacker Brian Burns went on to be selected in the first round of the

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, with defensive tackle

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being selected in the sixth round.

Previous season

The Seminoles finished the 2017 season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play, to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division. They received a bid to the

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where they defeated

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. Following the regular season,

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left the program to become head coach of the

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Recruiting

;Position key The Seminoles signed a total of 21 recruits.

Preseason

Award watch lists

ACC media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, Florida State was selected to finish second in the Atlantic division.

Preseason All-ACC teams

The Seminoles had two players selected to the preseason All-ACC teams, with one offensive selection and one on special teams. *Cam Akers *Ricky Aguayo

Schedule

Schedule Source:

Coaching staff

Roster

Rankings

Game summaries

Virginia Tech

Samford

at Syracuse

Northern Illinois

at Louisville

at Miami (FL)

Wake Forest

Clemson

at NC State

at Notre Dame

Boston College

Florida

Post-season

All-ACC

The Seminoles had five players selected to the All-ACC team, with three defensive selections and two offensive selections. * Brian Burns (First Team) * Nyqwan Murray (Third Team) *

(Third Team) * Marvin Wilson (Honorable Mention) *

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(Honorable Mention)

NFL draft

References

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Florida State Seminoles football seasons

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