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Florida State

ACC · 2021 Season · Final

Failing
Record
5–7
0.417 Win %
Conference
11th
4–4 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

2021 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI11–2L 38–41
3Week 3 · Sep 14Jacksonville State GamecocksUnranked—L 17–20
4Week 4 · Sep 21Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC11–3L 14–35
5Week 5 · Sep 28Louisville (LOUISVILLE)H2HACC6–7L 23–31
6Week 6 · Oct 5Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HACC5–7W 33–30
7Week 7 · Oct 12North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC6–7W 35–25
9Week 9 · Oct 26Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS)H2HIND FBSI1–11W 59–3
10Week 10 · Nov 2Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC10–3L 20–30
11Week 11 · Nov 9NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC9–3L 14–28
12Week 12 · Nov 16Miami (MIAMI)H2HACC7–5W 31–28
13Week 13 · Nov 23Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC6–6W 26–23
14Week 14 · Nov 30Florida (FLORIDA)H2HSEC6–7L 21–24

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
4.793
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
0
-25+25
  • Miami +7
  • North Carolina +6
  • Boston College +6
  • Syracuse +5
  • Massachusetts +1
  • Notre Dame -2
  • Wake Forest -3
  • Clemson -3
  • NC State -3
  • Louisville -7
  • Florida -7

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 #85Better than 39%
Win % Place 85thBetter than 39%

0.417 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#85Post-Season W1#84Post-Season W2#85Post-Season W3#85Post-Season W4#85Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-3
-3
-21
-8
+3
+10
+56
-10
-14
+3
+3
-3

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

Final Rank by Season
#72016#462017#832018#672019#982020

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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