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2014 Florida State Seminoles football team

2014 Florida State Seminoles football
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ACC champion
ACC Atlantic Division champion
Rose Bowl (CFP Semifinal), L 20–59 vs. Oregon
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic Division
Ranking
Coaches No. 6
AP No. 5
2014 record 13–1 (8–0 ACC)
Head coach Jimbo Fisher (5th as head coach, 8th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator Lawrence Dawsey (1st as coordinator, 8th overall year)
Co-offensive coordinator Randy Sanders (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinator Charles Kelly (1st as coordinator, 2nd overall year)
Base defense 4–3 Multiple
MVP Dalvin Cook
Captain Mario Edwards, Jr.
Rashad Greene
Jared Haggins
Terrance Smith
Tre' Jackson
Christian Green
Cameron Erving
Josue Matías
Bobby Hart
Eddie Goldman
Nick Waisome
Desmond Hollin
Home stadium Doak Campbell Stadium
(Capacity: 82,300)
Uniform
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Seasons
« 2013 2015 »
2014 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#5 Florida State x$^   8 0         13 1  
#15 Clemson   6 2         10 3  
#24 Louisville   5 3         9 4  
Boston College   4 4         7 6  
NC State   3 5         8 5  
Syracuse   1 7         3 9  
Wake Forest   1 7         3 9  
Coastal Division
#8 Georgia Tech x   6 2         11 3  
Duke   5 3         9 4  
North Carolina   4 4         6 7  
Pittsburgh   4 4         6 7  
Miami   3 5         6 7  
Virginia Tech   3 5         7 6  
Virginia   3 5         5 7  
Championship: Florida State 37, Georgia Tech 35
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 1, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Florida State Seminoles football team, variously Florida State or FSU, represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. Florida State competed in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Seminoles were led by fifth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher and played their home games at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida. They were members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, playing in the Atlantic Division. It was the Seminoles' 23rd season as a member of the ACC and its 10th in the ACC Atlantic Division.

Florida State entered the season as the defending national champion.

The Seminoles ended the regular season as the only team from a power conference without a loss, but finished the season with a 13–1 record. The Seminoles won the ACC Atlantic Division for the sixth time, advancing to their fifth conference championship game, where they defeated Georgia Tech to win their fifteenth conference title. Florida State was selected to play in the inaugural College Football Playoff, losing to Oregon in the semifinal at the Rose Bowl and snapping the Seminoles' 29 game win streak. Starting quarterback and 2013 Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston was the first pick in the NFL Draft.

Florida State ended the 2013 season with a 14–0 record (8–0 in ACC play), winning the conference championship and the national title while quarterback Jameis Winston won the Heisman Trophy. They were led by Jimbo Fisher in his fourth year as head coach. Seven players from the 2013 team were taken in the 2014 NFL Draft.


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