2021 Florida State Seminoles football team

2021 Florida State Seminoles football
2021 Florida State Seminoles football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Dillingham (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Adam Fuller (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
	Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

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.

ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Division

Record5–7 (4–4 ACC)

Headcoach

Mike Norvell (2nd season)

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2021 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 15 Wake Forest xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 20 NC State	6	–	2	9	–	3
No. 14 Clemson	6	–	2	10	–	3
Louisville	4	–	4	6	–	7
Florida State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Boston College	2	–	6	6	–	6
Syracuse	2	–	6	5	–	7
Coastal Division
No. 13 Pittsburgh xy$	7	–	1	11	–	3
Miami (FL)	5	–	3	7	–	5
Virginia Tech	4	–	4	6	–	7
Virginia	4	–	4	6	–	6
North Carolina	3	–	5	6	–	7
Georgia Tech	2	–	6	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	3	–	9
Championship: Pittsburgh 45, Wake Forest 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Notre Dame*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	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 17–20	60,198
September 18	3:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Truist Field at Wake Forest Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 14–35	29,564
September 25	3:30 p.m.	Louisville	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 23–31	50,964
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Syracuse	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	W 33–30	56,609
October 9	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN	W 35–25	44,805
October 23	12:00 p.m.	UMass*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	W 59–3	51,915
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC (rivalry)	ESPN	L 20–30	79,097
November 6	4:00 p.m.	No. 19 NC State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ACCN	L 14–28	50,835
November 13	3:30 p.m.	Miami (FL)	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	W 31–28	71,917
November 20	12:00 p.m.	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN	W 26–23	33,363
November 27	12:00 p.m.	at Florida*	Ben Hill Griffin Stadium Gainesville, FL (rivalry)	ESPN	L 21–24	88,491
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	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

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

2021 Florida State Seminoles football team

Schedule

Game summaries

vs Notre Dame

Jacksonville State

At Wake Forest

Louisville

Syracuse

At North Carolina

UMass

At Clemson

NC State

Miami (FL)

At Boston College

At Florida

Rankings

Coaching staff

Honors

Players drafted into the NFL

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2021 Florida State Seminoles football

Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	5–7 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mike Norvell (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Kenny Dillingham (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Adam Fuller (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Doak Campbell Stadium
Seasons ← 2020 2022 →

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 (FCS) Jacksonville State	0	7	0	13	20
Florida State	0	14	3	0	17

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
CFP	Not released									—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released