2025 Florida State Seminoles football team

2025 Florida State Seminoles football
2025 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Gus Malzahn (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tony White (1st season)
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium

2025 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Boston College	0	–	0	0	–	0
California	0	–	0	0	–	0
Clemson	0	–	0	0	–	0
Duke	0	–	0	0	–	0
	0	–	0	0	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Louisville	0	–	0	0	–	0
Miami (FL)	0	–	0	0	–	0
North Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	0
NC State	0	–	0	0	–	0
Pittsburgh	0	–	0	0	–	0
SMU	0	–	0	0	–	0
Stanford	0	–	0	0	–	0
Syracuse	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia	0	–	0	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	0	–	0	0	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	0	0	–	0
Championship: December 6, 2025
As of July 7, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Florida State Seminoles football team will represent Florida State University in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season, entering the season after arguably their worst season in the program's history. The Seminoles are led by Mike Norvell, who is in his sixth year as their head coach. The Seminoles play their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium, located in Tallahassee, Florida.

Offseason

2025 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Team
3	73	Azareye'h Thomas	CB	New York Jets
4*	137	Joshua Farmer	DT	New England Patriots

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
Jalen Brown	WR	Arkansas
Trever Jackson	QB	Arkansas
Hykeem Williams	WR	Colorado
Lamont Green Jr.	DE	FIU
Dante Anderson	DE	FIU
Harold Stubbs IV	S	Florida
Xavier Perkins	DE	Florida A&M
Tomiwa Durojaiye	DL	Illinois
Aaron Hester	DE	Liberty
Patrick Payton	DE	LSU
Destyn Hill	WR	LSU
DD Holmes	DL	Maryland
Jordan Scott	WR	Maryland
DeMarco Ward	LB	Memphis
Omarion Cooper	S	Memphis
Darion Williamson	WR	Miami (OH)
Grady Kelly	DL	Michigan State
Luke Kromenhoek	QB	Mississippi State
Jaylen Early	OL	Missouri
Timir Hickman-Collins	LB	North Carolina
Marvin Jones Jr.	DE	Oklahoma
Malik Benson	WR	Oregon
Deuce Spann	WR	Pittsburgh
Shawn Murphy	LB	South Carolina
Jerrale Powers	TE	Stephen F. Austin
TJ Ferguson	OL	Syracuse
Brian Courtney	TE	Tennessee Tech
Byron Turner Jr.	DE	Tulsa
Julian Armella	OL	UCLA
Jackson West	TE	Western Kentucky
D'Nas White	DL	Unknown
Malakai Menzer	DL	Unknown
Dylan McNamara	QB	Unknown

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
Markeston Douglas	TE	Arizona State
Thomas Castellanos	QB	Boston College
Deamontae Diggs	DL	Coastal Carolina
Jaylen King	QB	East Tennessee State
Jeremiah Wilson	DB	Houston
Elijah Herring	LB	Memphis
James Williams	DE	Nebraska
Stefon Thompson	LB	Nebraska
Gavin Blackwell	WR	North Carolina
Caleb LaVallee	LB	North Carolina
Gavin Sawchuk	RB	Oklahoma
Micah Pettus	OL	Ole Miss
Ja'Elyne Matthews	OL	Rutgers
Jayson Jenkins	DL	Tennessee
Squirrel White	WR	Tennessee
Adrian Medley	OL	UCF
Randy Pittman Jr.	TE	UCF
Duce Robinson	WR	USC
Jarvis Boatwright Jr.	S	USC
Josh Raymond	OL	Vanderbilt
Gunnar Hansen	OL	Vanderbilt
Luke Petitbon	OL	Wake Forest
Deante McCray	DL	Western Kentucky

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV
August 30	3:30 p.m.	Alabama*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC
September 6	12:00 p.m.	East Texas A&M*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN
September 20		Kent State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
September 26	7:00 p.m.	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)	ESPN
October 4		Miami (FL)	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)
October 11		Pittsburgh	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
October 18	10:30 p.m.	at Stanford	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	ESPN
November 1		Wake Forest	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 8		at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)
November 15		Virginia Tech	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 21	8:00 p.m.	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN
November 29		at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Eastern time Source: ^[3]^[4]

Game summaries

vs Alabama

Alabama Crimson Tide (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Crimson Tide			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: August 30
Game time: 3:30 p.m.
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Statistics	ALA	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs East Texas A&M (FCS)

East Texas A&M Lions (FCS) (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Lions (FCS)			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: September 6
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
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Statistics	ETAM	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Texas A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Kent State

Kent State Golden Flashes (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Golden Flashes			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: September 20
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Statistics	KENT	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
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Passing: comp–att–int
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Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Kent State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) at Virginia Cavaliers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Cavaliers			0

at Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia

Date: September 26
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
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Statistics	FSU	UVA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Virginia	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Miami (FL) (rivalry)

Miami Hurricanes (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hurricanes			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 4
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Statistics	MIA	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miami (FL)	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Panthers (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Panthers			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: October 11
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Statistics	PITT	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
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Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Pittsburgh	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stanford

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) at Stanford Cardinal (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Cardinal			0

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California

Date: October 18
Game time: 10:30 p.m.
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Statistics	FSU	STAN
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Stanford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Wake Forest

Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Demon Deacons			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 1
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Statistics	WAKE	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wake Forest	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Clemson (rivalry)

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) at Clemson Tigers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Tigers			0

at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina

Date: November 8
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Statistics	FSU	CLEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Clemson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs Virginia Tech

Virginia Tech Hokies (0–0) vs Florida State Seminoles (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Hokies			0
Seminoles			0

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida

Date: November 15
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Statistics	VT	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Virginia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at NC State

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) at NC State Wolfpack (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Wolfpack			0

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina

Date: November 21
Game time: 8:00 p.m.
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Statistics	FSU	NCST
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
NC State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida (rivalry)

Florida State Seminoles (0–0) at Florida Gators (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	Total
Seminoles			0
Gators			0

at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, Florida

Date: November 29
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Statistics	FSU	UF
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Roster

2025 Florida State Seminoles football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`0`	Duce Robinson	Jr
QB	`1`	Thomas Castellanos	Sr
RB	`3`	Kam Davis	So
WR	`4`	Squirrel White	Sr
RB	`5`	Roydell Williams	Sr
WR	`6`	Gavin Blackwell	Sr
WR	`7`	Lawayne McCoy	So
QB	`9`	Kevin Sperry	Fr
WR	`10`	BJ Gibson	So
QB	`11`	Brock Glenn	So
QB	`12`	Michael Grant	So
RB	`12`	Jaylin Lucas	Jr
TE	`13`	Randy Pittman Jr.	Jr
QB	`14`	Jaylen King	Jr
WR	`15`	Jayvan Boggs	Fr
QB	`16`	Gavin Markey	Fr
TE	`18`	Landen Thomas	So
WR	`19`	Micahi Danzy	Fr
RB	`21`	Zay Parks	Fr
TE	`23`	Chase Loftin	Fr
RB	`26`	Caziah Holmes	Sr
RB	`27`	Gavin Sawchuk	Jr
RB	`28`	Samuel Singleton Jr.	So
RB	`30`	Jeremiah Johnson	Fr
RB	`32`	Ousmane Kromah	Fr
TE, DL	`40`	Amaree Williams	So
TE	`45`	Luke Douglas	Fr
OL	`51`	Luke Petitbon	Sr
OL	`52`	Chavez Thompson	Fr
OL	`54`	Chastan Brown	Fr
OL	`55`	Gunnar Hansen	Sr
OL	`56`	Tye Hylton	Fr
OL	`57`	Micah Pettus	Sr
OL	`63`	Mario Nash Jr.	Fr
OL	`64`	Jacob Rizy	Sr
OL	`65`	Andre' Otto	So
OL	`67`	Richie Leonard IV	Sr
OL	`70`	Manasse Itete	Fr
OL	`71`	Ja'Elyne Matthews	Fr
OL	`72`	Josh Raymond	Fr
OL	`74`	Jonathan Daniels	Fr
OL	`75`	Sean Poret	Fr
OL	`76`	Adrian Medley	Sr
OL	`77`	Bryson Estes	Sr
OL	`78`	Jayden Todd	Fr
OL	`79`	Lucas Simmons	So
WR	`81`	Elijah Moore	Fr
WR	`82`	Teriq Mallory	Fr
WR	`83`	Tae'Shaun Gelsey	Fr
WR	`85`	Willy Suarez	Fr
TE	`87`	Markeston Douglas	Sr
WR	`88`	Camdon Frier	Fr
TE	`89`	Greyson Labiad	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`0`	Earl Little Jr.	Jr
DB	`1`	Shyheim Brown	Sr
DB	`3`	Edwin Joseph	So
DB	`4`	Charles Lester III	Fr
DL	`5`	Daniel Lyons	Jr
DL	`6`	Darrell Jackson Jr.	Sr
LB	`7`	Stefon Thompson	Sr
DL	`8`	Deante McCray	Jr
LB	`9`	Omar Graham Jr.	Jr
DL	`10`	James Williams	Jr
DB	`11`	Ja'Bril Rawls	So
DB	`12`	Conrad Hussey	Jr
DL	`13`	Deamontae Diggs	Sr
DB	`14`	Cai Bates	Fr
DB	`15`	Shamar Arnoux	Fr
DB	`16`	Quindarrius Jones	Jr
DB	`18`	Jamari Howard	Fr
DB	`19`	Jeremiah Wilson	Sr
LB	`20`	Blake Nichelson	Jr
DB	`21`	Max Redmon	Fr
DB	`22`	Zae Thomas	Fr
DB	`24`	K.J. Kirkland	So
DB	`26`	Ricky Knight III	Fr
DB	`27`	Ashlynd Barker	Jr
LB	`28`	Justin Cryer	Jr
LB	`29`	Caleb LaVallee	So
DB	`30`	Jarvis Boatwright	Fr
LB	`31`	Elijah Herring	Sr
DB	`33`	Antonio Cromartie Jr.	Fr
LB	`35`	Ethan Pritchard	Fr
LB	`36`	Jayden Parrish	Fr
DB	`37`	Christian White	Jr
LB	`41`	AJ Cottrill	Jr
LB	`43`	Gav Holman	Fr
DL	`44`	Jaden Jones	Sr
DB	`47`	Donny Hiebert	Jr
LB	`53`	Brandon Torres	So
DL	`55`	Kevin Wynn	Fr
DL	`56`	KJ Sampson	So
DL	`90`	Darryll Desir	Fr
DL	`91`	Tyeland Coleman	Jr
DL	`93`	Mandrell Desir	Fr
DL	`94`	L A Jessie Harrold	Fr
DL	`96`	Tylon Lee	Fr
DL	`97`	Jayson Jenkins	Jr
DL	`98`	Grant Fielder	So
DL	`99`	Jamorie Flagg	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`22`	Jake Weinberg	Fr
LS	`32`	Mason Arnold	Sr
P	`38`	Ethan Post	Fr
PK	`42`	Brunno Reus	Fr
P	`43`	Mac Chiumento	Jr
LS	`49`	Weston Edwards	Fr
LS	`60`	Peyton Naylor	So

Head coach

Mike Norvell

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Gus Malzahn – Offensive coordinator
Tony White – Defensive coordinator
John Papuchis – Special teams coordinator/linebackers
Chris Thomsen – Deputy head coach/tight ends
Tim Harris Jr. – Pass game coordinator/wide receivers
Evan Cooper – Safeties
Herb Hand – Offensive line
David Johnson – Running backs/recruiting coordinator
Terrance Knighton – Defensive line
Patrick Surtain – Defensive backs
Tony Tokarz – Quarterbacks
Odell Haggins – Associate head coach
Ernie Sims – Assistant linebackers
Austin Tucker – Assistant wide receivers
Cooper Williams – Assistant offensive line
Zach Arnett - Analyst

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster

References

^ "2025 Florida State Seminoles Football Transfers". ON3.
^ "Florida State Seminoles 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.
^ "2025 Florida State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
^ "2025 Football Schedule". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

[1] "2025 Florida State Seminoles Football Transfers". ON3.

[2] "Florida State Seminoles 2025 College Football Transfer Portal Latest Activity". 247Sports.

[3] "2025 Florida State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved December 6, 2024.

[4] "2025 Football Schedule". Florida State University Athletics. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

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