# 2021 Florida State Seminoles football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ABC | L 38–41 $^{OT}$ | 68,316 |
| September 11 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 16 (FCS) Jacksonville State* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 17–20 | 60,198 |
| September 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at Wake Forest | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ESPN | L 14–35 | 29,564 |
| September 25 | 3:30 p.m. | Louisville | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ESPN2 | L 23–31 | 50,964 |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Syracuse | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | W 33–30 | 56,609 |
| October 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPN | W 35–25 | 44,805 |
| October 23 | 12:00 p.m. | UMass* | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | W 59–3 | 51,915 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Clemson | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC (rivalry) | ESPN | L 20–30 | 79,097 |
| November 6 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 19 NC State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 14–28 | 50,835 |
| November 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Miami (FL) | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | W 31–28 | 71,917 |
| November 20 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCN | W 26–23 | 33,363 |
| November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Florida* | Ben Hill Griffin StadiumGainesville, FL (rivalry) | ESPN | L 21–24 | 88,491 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Game summaries
### vs Notre Dame

| | 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 |
| Notre Dame | Rushing | Kyren Williams | 18 carries, 42 yards |
| Notre Dame | Receiving | Michael Mayer | 9 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 9/19, 130 yards, 2 TD, 3 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 15 carries, 144 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Keyshawn Helton | 4 receptions, 53 yards |

### Jacksonville State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 16 (FCS) Jacksonville State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
| Florida State | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| 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 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Zerrick Cooper | 17/38, 242 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Josh Samuel | 8 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Damond Philyaw-Johnson | 1 reception, 59 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Passing | McKenzie Milton | 18/31, 133 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 15 carries, 109 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Wyatt Rector | 2 receptions, 13 yards, 1 TD |

### At Wake Forest

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Wake Forest | 14 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 35 |
| Statistics | FSU | WF |
| First downs | 16 | 27 |
| Total yards | 317 | 484 |
| Rushing yards | 91 | 225 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 20:47 | 39:13 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 5/6, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Treshaun Ward | 6 carries, 48 yards |
| Florida State | Receiving | Ontaria Wilson | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD |
| Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 22/31, 259 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Christian Beal-Smith | 19 carries, 95 yards, 1 TD |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | A. T. Perry | 7 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Louisville | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Florida State | 0 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 23 |
| Statistics | UL | FSU |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Total yards | 395 | 453 |
| Rushing yards | 131 | 205 |
| Passing yards | 264 | 248 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 33:01 | 26:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisville | Passing | Malik Cunningham | 25/39, 264 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisville | Rushing | Malik Cunningham | 14 carries, 56 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisville | Receiving | Tyler Harrell | 2 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Passing | McKenzie Milton | 24/39, 248 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 11 carries, 159 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Andrew Parchment | 5 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Florida State | 3 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 33 |
| Statistics | SU | FSU |
| First downs | 18 | 22 |
| Total yards | 389 | 378 |
| Rushing yards | 239 | 247 |
| Passing yards | 150 | 131 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:44 | 30:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Syracuse | Passing | Garrett Shrader | 13/23, 150 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Syracuse | Rushing | Garrett Shrader | 16 carries, 137 yards, 3 TD |
| Syracuse | Receiving | Courtney Jackson | 6 receptions, 57 yards |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 22/32, 131 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jordan Travis | 19 carries, 113 yards |
| Florida State | Receiving | Camren McDonald | 5 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD |

### At North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 0 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| North Carolina | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| Statistics | FSU | UNC |
| First downs | 22 | 27 |
| Total yards | 383 | 432 |
| Rushing yards | 238 | 229 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 203 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 29:48 | 30:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 11/13, 145 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jordan Travis | 14 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Keyshawn Helton | 3 receptions, 71 yards |
| North Carolina | Passing | Sam Howell | 17/32, 203 yards, 2 TD, 1 Int |
| North Carolina | Rushing | Sam Howell | 11 carries, 108 yards |
| North Carolina | Receiving | Josh Downs | 9 receptions, 121 yards, 1 TD |

### UMass

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| UMass | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Florida State | 10 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 59 |
| Statistics | UMass | FSU |
| First downs | 14 | 25 |
| Total yards | 241 | 586 |
| Rushing yards | 112 | 365 |
| Passing yards | 129 | 221 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 30:17 | 29:43 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UMass | Passing | Brady Olson | 12/27, 110 yards, 2 Int |
| UMass | Rushing | Zamar Wise | 12 carries, 60 yards |
| UMass | Receiving | Ellis Merriweather | 4 receptions, 65 yards |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 5/10, 123 yards |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 11 carries, 127 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Andrew Parchment | 2 receptions, 65 yards |

### At Clemson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Clemson | 3 | 14 | 0 | 13 | 30 |
| Statistics | FSU | CU |
| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 241 | 377 |
| Rushing yards | 65 | 188 |
| Passing yards | 176 | 189 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 28:55 | 31:05 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 14/22, 176 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 9 carries, 31 yards |
| Florida State | Receiving | Lawrance Toafili | 1 reception, 68 yards, 1 TD |
| Clemson | Passing | DJ Uiagalelei | 19/31, 189 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Clemson | Rushing | Will Shipley | 25 carries, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| Clemson | Receiving | Justyn Ross | 6 receptions, 85 yards |

### NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 19 NC State | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Florida State | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Statistics | NCSU | FSU |
| First downs | 16 | 18 |
| Total yards | 400 | 271 |
| Rushing yards | 86 | 38 |
| Passing yards | 314 | 233 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 34:10 | 25:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| NC State | Passing | Devin Leary | 21/32, 314 yards, 4 TD, 1 Int |
| NC State | Rushing | Zonovan Knight | 18 carries, 75 yards |
| NC State | Receiving | Trent Pennix | 3 receptions, 97 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Passing | McKenzie Milton | 22/44, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 14 carries, 33 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Keyshawn Helton | 4 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD |

### Miami (FL)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miami | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Florida State | 14 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 31 |
| Statistics | UM | FSU |
| First downs | 20 | 24 |
| Total yards | 359 | 434 |
| Rushing yards | 43 | 160 |
| Passing yards | 316 | 274 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 23:51 | 36:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Miami | Passing | Tyler Van Dyke | 25/47, 316 yards, 4 TD, 2 Int |
| Miami | Rushing | Jaylan Knighton | 16 carries, 32 yards |
| Miami | Receiving | Charleston Rambo | 6 receptions, 95 yards |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 18/26, 274 yards |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 15 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Ja’Khi Douglas | 4 receptions, 90 yards |

### At Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 7 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 26 |
| Boston College | 0 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Statistics | FSU | BC |
| First downs | 21 | 19 |
| Total yards | 365 | 318 |
| Rushing yards | 114 | 170 |
| Passing yards | 251 | 148 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:58 | 32:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 20/34, 251 yards, 3 TD |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jashaun Corbin | 13 carries, 62 yards |
| Florida State | Receiving | Ontaria Wilson | 3 receptions, 60 yards, 1 TD |
| Boston College | Passing | Phil Jurkovec | 10/24, 148 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Boston College | Rushing | Pat Garwo, III | 24 carries, 71 yards, 1 TD |
| Boston College | Receiving | Zay Flowers | 3 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD |

### At Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Florida State | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Florida | 7 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 24 |
| Statistics | FSU | UF |
| First downs | 23 | 23 |
| Total yards | 348 | 357 |
| Rushing yards | 145 | 139 |
| Passing yards | 203 | 218 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 27:02 | 32:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida State | Passing | Jordan Travis | 18/29, 202 yards, 1 TD, 1 Int |
| Florida State | Rushing | Jordan Travis | 17 carries, 102 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida State | Receiving | Andrew Parchment | 5 receptions, 53 yards |
| Florida | Passing | Emory Jones | 16/24, 163 yards, 1 TD, 3 Int |
| Florida | Rushing | Dameon Pierce | 12 carries, 62 yards, 1 TD |
| Florida | Receiving | Kemore Gamble | 3 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| 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 | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Honors

Awards :
| Player | Award |
| Jermaine Johnson II | ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Week One) ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Six) ACC Co-defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Nine) ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Eleven) All-ACC First Team ACC Defensive Player of the Year ESPN First Team All-American CBS Sports First Team All-American The Athletic Second Team All-American Walter Camp Football Foundation First Team All-American FWAA Second Team All-American Associated Press Second Team All-American AFCA Second Team All-American Lombardi Award semifinalist Bednarik Award semifinalist Ted Hendricks Award finalist |
| Dillan Gibbons | ACC Offensive Lineman of the Week (Week Six) All-ACC Honorable Mention |
| Malik McClain | ACC Rookie of the Week (Week Six) |
| Keir Thomas | ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week (Week Ten) All-ACC Third Team |
| Omarion Cooper | ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Week Eleven) ACC Co-Rookie of the Week (Week Eleven) |
| Jammie Robinson | ACC Defensive Back of the Week (Week Thirteen) All-ACC First Team |
| McKenzie Milton | Brian Piccolo Award Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year |
| Jashaun Corbin | All-ACC Third Team |
| Devontay Love-Taylor | All-ACC Honorable Mention |
| Robert Cooper | All-ACC Honorable Mention |
| Fabien Lovett | All-ACC Honorable Mention |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 1 | 26 | Jermaine Johnson II | DE | New York Jets |