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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 503 

Congratulating the Florida State University Seminoles for winning the 2023 

Atlantic Coast Conference Football Championship. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 14, 2023 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself and Mr. RUBIO) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Florida State University Seminoles for 

winning the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Football 

Championship. 

Whereas, on December 2, 2023, the Florida State University 

Seminoles football team won the 2023 Atlantic Coast 

Conference (ACC) Football Championship; 

Whereas this marks a conference-leading 16th ACC Football 

Championship that the Seminoles have won since they 

joined the ACC in 1992; 

Whereas the Seminoles defeated the nationally ranked University of Louisville football team in the 19th ACC Football Championship game; 

Whereas the Seminoles finished the regular season 

undefeated for the sixth time in program history; 

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Whereas the Seminoles were 1 of only 3 undefeated Power 

Five conference teams in America; 

Whereas this marks the 109th ACC title for Florida State 

University Seminoles Athletics; 

Whereas the Seminoles led all schools with 8 Seminoles players selected to the ACC All-Conference First Team; 

Whereas the Seminoles led all schools with 17 ACC All-Conference selections on the first, second, and third teams; 

Whereas Seminoles quarterback Jordan Travis— 

(1) earned the 2023 ACC Football Player of the 

Year award; and 

(2) earned the 2023 ACC Offensive Player of the 

Year award; 

Whereas Seminoles Head Coach Michael Norvell— 

(1) won his first ACC Football Championship in 

only his fourth season as head coach; and 

(2) is only the fourth coach in program history to 

finish the regular season undefeated; 

Whereas the Seminoles were the only undefeated Power Five 

Conference Champion to ever be left out of the playoffs; 

Whereas the Seminoles were never ranked lower than fifth in 

any College Football Playoff rankings; 

Whereas the Seminoles were jumped in the final College 

Football Playoff rankings by 2 teams with 1 loss despite 

the Seminoles having an undefeated record; 

Whereas for the first time in the 10-year history of the College Football Playoffs system, 2 teams below the top 6 

in the penultimate rankings each made an unprecedented 

jump of 4 spots to make the playoffs in the final 

rankings; 

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Whereas the 13-member College Football Playoff Selection 

Committee has continually operated under an opaque 

structure and decision-making process during its 10-year 

history, culminating in the unprecedented decision to 

leave out the undefeated Seminoles from the playoffs; 

Whereas the College Football Playoff Selection Committee 

failed to adhere to its own College Football Playoff Selection Committee Protocols and Guiding Principles during 

the selection process; 

Whereas the College Football Playoff Selection Committee 

did not follow its own precedent, such as when in 2014 

the Committee admitted a 1-loss team into the playoffs, 

despite starting and winning its conference championship 

game with a third-string quarterback; 

Whereas, despite facing substantial adversity throughout the 

entire season and the loss of numerous key players to injuries, the Seminoles finished the season undefeated and 

as the ACC Football Champions; and 

Whereas the entire Seminoles roster, the coaches, and the 

support staff should be recognized for their outstanding 

season and contributions to an outstanding season: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Florida State University 

3 football team, and the students, alumni, faculty, 

4 staff, and trustees of Florida State University, for 

5 winning the 2023 Atlantic Coast Conference Foot6 ball Championship and completing an undefeated 

7 season; and 

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1 (2) respectfully directs the Secretary of the 

2 Senate to transmit an enrolled copy of this resolu3 tion to— 

4 (A) the President of Florida State Univer5 sity, Richard McCullough; 

6 (B) the Athletic Director of Florida State 

7 University, Michael Alford; and 

8 (C) the Head Coach of the Florida State 

9 University football team, Michael Norvell. 

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