American college football season
The 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Seminoles played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida , and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They were led by head coach Mike Norvell , in his second season.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame * ABC L 38–41 OT 68,316 September 11 8:00 p.m. No. 16 (FCS ) Jacksonville State * Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ACCN L 17–2060,198 September 18 3:30 p.m. at Wake Forest ESPN L 14–3529,564 September 25 3:30 p.m. Louisville Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 L 23–3150,964 October 2 3:30 p.m. Syracuse Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ACCN W 33–3056,609 October 9 3:30 p.m. at North Carolina ESPN W 35–2544,805 October 23 12:00 p.m. UMass * Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ACCN W 59–351,915 October 30 3:30 p.m. at Clemson ESPN L 20–3079,097 November 6 4:00 p.m. No. 19 NC State Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ACCN L 14–2850,835 November 13 3:30 p.m. Miami (FL) Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry ) ESPN W 31–2871,917 November 20 12:00 p.m. at Boston College ACCN W 26–2333,363 November 27 12:00 p.m. at Florida * ESPN L 21–2488,491 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
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1 2 3 4 OT Total No. 9 Notre Dame 7 10 21 0 3 41 Florida State 7 7 6 18 0 38
Statistics ND FSU First downs 17 19 Total yards 431 442 Rushing yards 65 264 Passing yards 208 169 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 25:03 29:25
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Jack Coan 26/35, 366 yards, 4 TD, 1 Int Rushing Kyren Williams 18 carries, 42 yards Receiving Michael Mayer 9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 9/19, 130 yards, 2 TD, 3 Int Rushing Jashaun Corbin 15 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keyshawn Helton 4 receptions, 53 yards
1 2 3 4 Total No. 16 (FCS) Jacksonville State 0 7 0 13 20 Florida State 0 14 3 0 17
Statistics JSU FSU First downs 21 21 Total yards 350 335 Rushing yards 108 202 Passing yards 242 133 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 32:37 27:14
Team Category Player Statistics Jacksonville State Passing Zerrick Cooper 17/38, 242 yards, 2 TD Rushing Josh Samuel 8 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD Receiving Damond Philyaw-Johnson 1 reception, 59 yards, 1 TD Florida State Passing McKenzie Milton 18/31, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Jashaun Corbin 15 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD Receiving Wyatt Rector 2 receptions, 13 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Florida State 7 7 0 0 14 Wake Forest 14 13 8 0 35
Statistics FSU WF First downs 16 27 Total yards 317 484 Rushing yards 91 225 Passing yards 226 259 Turnovers 6 2 Time of possession 20:47 39:13
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 5/6, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int Rushing Treshaun Ward 6 carries, 48 yards Receiving Ontaria Wilson 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD Wake Forest Passing Sam Hartman 22/31, 259 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int Rushing Christian Beal-Smith 19 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD Receiving A. T. Perry 7 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Louisville 17 14 0 0 31 Florida State 0 13 7 3 23
Statistics UL FSU First downs 21 23 Total yards 395 453 Rushing yards 131 205 Passing yards 264 248 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 33:01 26:59
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Malik Cunningham 25/39, 264 yards, 2 TD Rushing Malik Cunningham 14 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD Receiving Tyler Harrell 2 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD Florida State Passing McKenzie Milton 24/39, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Jashaun Corbin 11 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD Receiving Andrew Parchment 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 0 13 7 10 30 Florida State 3 13 7 10 33
Statistics SU FSU First downs 18 22 Total yards 389 378 Rushing yards 239 247 Passing yards 150 131 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 29:44 30:16
Team Category Player Statistics Syracuse Passing Garrett Shrader 13/23, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Garrett Shrader 16 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD Receiving Courtney Jackson 6 receptions, 57 yards Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 22/32, 131 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int Rushing Jordan Travis 19 carries, 113 yards Receiving Camren McDonald 5 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Florida State 0 21 14 0 35 North Carolina 10 0 7 8 25
Statistics FSU UNC First downs 22 27 Total yards 383 432 Rushing yards 238 229 Passing yards 145 203 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 29:48 30:12
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 11/13, 145 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jordan Travis 14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD Receiving Keyshawn Helton 3 receptions, 71 yards North Carolina Passing Sam Howell 17/32, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int Rushing Sam Howell 11 carries, 108 yards Receiving Josh Downs 9 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total UMass 3 0 0 0 3 Florida State 10 28 14 7 59
Statistics UMass FSU First downs 14 25 Total yards 241 586 Rushing yards 112 365 Passing yards 129 221 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 30:17 29:43
Team Category Player Statistics UMass Passing Brady Olson 12/27, 110 yards, 2 Int Rushing Zamar Wise 12 carries, 60 yards Receiving Ellis Merriweather 4 receptions, 65 yards Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 5/10, 123 yards Rushing Jashaun Corbin 11 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD Receiving Andrew Parchment 2 receptions, 65 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Florida State 6 7 0 7 20 Clemson 3 14 0 13 30
Statistics FSU CU First downs 12 22 Total yards 241 377 Rushing yards 65 188 Passing yards 176 189 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 28:55 31:05
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 14/22, 176 yards, 2 TD Rushing Jashaun Corbin 9 carries, 31 yards Receiving Lawrance Toafili 1 reception, 68 yards, 1 TD Clemson Passing DJ Uiagalelei 19/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Will Shipley 25 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justyn Ross 6 receptions, 85 yards
1 2 3 4 Total No. 19 NC State 7 7 7 7 28 Florida State 0 0 14 0 14
Statistics NCSU FSU First downs 16 18 Total yards 400 271 Rushing yards 86 38 Passing yards 314 233 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 34:10 25:50
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Devin Leary 21/32, 314 yards, 4 TD, 1 Int Rushing Zonovan Knight 18 carries, 75 yards Receiving Trent Pennix 3 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD Florida State Passing McKenzie Milton 22/44, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Jashaun Corbin 14 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD Receiving Keyshawn Helton 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Miami 0 7 7 14 28 Florida State 14 6 0 11 31
Statistics UM FSU First downs 20 24 Total yards 359 434 Rushing yards 43 160 Passing yards 316 274 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 23:51 36:09
Team Category Player Statistics Miami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 25/47, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 Int Rushing Jaylan Knighton 16 carries, 32 yards Receiving Charleston Rambo 6 receptions, 95 yards Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 18/26, 274 yards Rushing Jashaun Corbin 15 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD Receiving Ja’Khi Douglas 4 receptions, 90 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Florida State 7 12 7 0 26 Boston College 0 3 7 13 23
Statistics FSU BC First downs 21 19 Total yards 365 318 Rushing yards 114 170 Passing yards 251 148 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 27:58 32:02
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 20/34, 251 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jashaun Corbin 13 carries, 62 yards Receiving Ontaria Wilson 3 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD Boston College Passing Phil Jurkovec 10/24, 148 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Pat Garwo, III 24 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD Receiving Zay Flowers 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Florida State 0 7 0 14 21 Florida 7 0 10 7 24
Statistics FSU UF First downs 23 23 Total yards 348 357 Rushing yards 145 139 Passing yards 203 218 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 27:02 32:58
Team Category Player Statistics Florida State Passing Jordan Travis 18/29, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int Rushing Jordan Travis 17 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD Receiving Andrew Parchment 5 receptions, 53 yards Florida Passing Emory Jones 16/24, 163 yards, 1 TD, 3 Int Rushing Dameon Pierce 12 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD Receiving Kemore Gamble 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
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Awards Player Award Ref. Jermaine Johnson II ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Week One) ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Six) ACC Co-defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Nine) ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Eleven) All-ACC First Team ACC Defensive Player of the Year ESPN First Team All-American CBS Sports First Team All-American The Athletic Second Team All-American Walter Camp Football Foundation First Team All-American FWAA Second Team All-American Associated Press Second Team All-American AFCA Second Team All-American Lombardi Award semifinalist Bednarik Award semifinalist Ted Hendricks Award finalist [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] Dillan Gibbons ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Week Six) All-ACC Honorable Mention [ 10] [ 11] Malik McClain ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Six) [ 12] Keir Thomas ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Ten) All-ACC Third Team [ 13] [ 14] Omarion Cooper ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Week Eleven) ACC Co-Rookie of the Week (Week Eleven) [ 15] Jammie Robinson ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Week Thirteen) All-ACC First Team [ 16] [ 17] McKenzie Milton Brian Piccolo Award Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year [ 18] [ 19] Jashaun Corbin All-ACC Third Team [ 20] Devontay Love-Taylor All-ACC Honorable Mention [ 21] Robert Cooper All-ACC Honorable Mention [ 22] Fabien Lovett All-ACC Honorable Mention [ 23]
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] ^ "2021 Florida State Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved January 30, 2021 . ^ "Staff Directory" . June 6, 2017. ^ "ACC Announces Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. September 7, 2021. Retrieved September 8, 2021 . ^ "Week 6 ACC Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 . ^ "Week 9 ACC Football Players of the Week Announced" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 1, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021 . ^ "Week 11 ACC Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Pitt's Pickett Voted ACC Player of the Year" . December 1, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021 . ^ "Johnson II Named First-Team All-American" . December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021 . ^ "Week 6 ACC Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Week 6 ACC Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. October 11, 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021 . ^ "Week 10 ACC Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Week 11 ACC Football Players of the Week" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2021 . ^ "Final 2021 Football Players of the Week Announced" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Milton Named ACC Piccolo Award Winner" . Seminoles.com. November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021 . ^ "Milton Named Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year" . Seminoles.com. December 21, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 . ^ "Pitt Leads with 12 on All-ACC Football Teams" . Atlantic Coast Conference. November 30, 2021. Retrieved December 1, 2021 .
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