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Florida State

ACC · 2012 Season · Final

Developing
Record
12–2
0.857 Win %
Conference
1st
8–1 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
73
1954–2026
All-Time Record
564–279–16
0.666 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1980, 1987, 1992 +3
#1 Finishes
6
Top 5: 16 · Top 10: 24 · Top 25: 39
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 12 Top 10 · 3× #1
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 4 Top 10 · 1× #1
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 2 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Florida State head-to-head · History & Eras

2012 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 4MURRAY STATEUnranked—W 69–3
3Week 3 · Sep 11SAVANNAH STATEUnranked—W 55–0
4Week 4 · Sep 18Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC5–7W 52–0
5Week 5 · Sep 25Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC11–2W 49–37
6Week 6 · Oct 2South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA)H2HIND BE3–9W 30–17
7Week 7 · Oct 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC7–6L 16–17
8Week 8 · Oct 16Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC2–10W 51–7
9Week 9 · Oct 23Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC7–5W 33–20
10Week 10 · Oct 30Duke (DUKE)H2HACC6–7W 48–7
12Week 12 · Nov 13Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HACC7–6W 28–22
13Week 13 · Nov 20Maryland (MARYLAND)H2HACC4–8W 41–14
14Week 14 · Nov 27Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC11–2L 26–37
14Regular Season Final · Dec 4Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)H2HACC7–7W 21–15
19Final · Jan 8Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)H2HMAC12–2W 31–10

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
1.351
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+56
-8+64
  • Northern Illinois +12
  • Clemson +11
  • Miami +7
  • Virginia Tech +7
  • Georgia Tech +7
  • Duke +6
  • Wake Forest +5
  • Maryland +4
  • South Florida +3
  • Boston College +2
  • Florida -2
  • NC State -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #12Better than 92%
Win % Place 5thBetter than 97%

0.857 Win % · Change 4

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#14Post-Season W1#14Post-Season W2#14Post-Season W3#16Post-Season W4#12Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+66
+55
+52
+12
+13
-1
+44
+13
+41
+6
+27
-11
+6
+21

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#512007#202008#492009#182010#312011

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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