2025 Florida State Seminoles football team

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

	Conf.							Overall
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
Florida State		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 28, 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

See also: 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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result
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:

Game summaries

vs Alabama

See also: 2025 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ABC):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 East Texas A&M Lions football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ACCN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Kent State Golden Flashes football team

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
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	KENT	FSU
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Time of possession

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

at Virginia (Jefferson–Eppes Trophy)

See also: 2025 Virginia Cavaliers football team and 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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Miami Hurricanes football team, Florida State–Miami football rivalry, and Florida Cup

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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

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

at Stanford

See also: 2025 Stanford Cardinal football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Clemson Tigers football team and Clemson–Florida State football 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
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

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
• Game time:  
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• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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

See also: 2025 NC State Wolfpack football team

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.
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers (ESPN):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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)

See also: 2025 Florida Gators football team, Florida–Florida State football rivalry, and Florida Cup

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
• Game time:  
• Game weather:  
• Game attendance:  
• Referee:  
• TV announcers ( ):  

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

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