2018 Florida State Seminoles football team

2018 Florida State Seminoles football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWalt Bell (1st season)
Offensive schemeGulf Coast
Defensive coordinatorHarlon Barnett (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
CaptainRicky Aguayo
Alec Eberle
Brian Burns
Home stadiumDoak Campbell Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^   8 0     15 0  
No. 15 Syracuse   6 2     10 3  
NC State   5 3     9 4  
Boston College   4 4     7 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     7 6  
Florida State   3 5     5 7  
Louisville   0 8     2 10  
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x   6 2     7 7  
Georgia Tech   5 3     7 6  
Miami (FL)   4 4     7 6  
Virginia   4 4     8 5  
Virginia Tech   4 4     6 7  
Duke   3 5     8 5  
North Carolina   1 7     2 9  
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles were led by first-year head coach Willie Taggart and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium. They competed as members of the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The Seminoles finished the season with a losing record for the first time since 1976, missing a bowl game for the first time since 1981.[1] Linebacker Brian Burns went on to be selected in the first round of the NFL draft,[2] with defensive tackle Demarcus Christmas being selected in the sixth round.

  1. ^ "Clock Strikes 12 On Streaks, Noles' Football Season". November 24, 2018. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
  2. ^ "Burns Selected 16th Overall In First Round Of NFL Draft". April 25, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.