Location: Tallahassee, Florida ▪ Colors: Garnet & Gold
Stadium: Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium (cap. 82,300)
Record*: 59 Years, 460-216-16, .676 W-L% (Major School)
*W-L-T adjusted to 449-215-16 by NCAA.
Conferences: ACC and Ind
Conference Champion: 13 Times
Bowls: 41 Bowls, 25-14-2, .634 W-L% (Major Bowls)
Ranked in AP Poll: 34 Times (Preseason), 29 Times (Final), 489 Weeks (Total)
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 1 | Alabama | 1965 | 2007 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 65 | 80 | -15 | 16.3 | 20.0 | -3.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 2 | Alabama-Birmingham | 2001 | 2007 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 97 | 38 | 59 | 32.3 | 12.7 | 19.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 3 | Arizona State | 1971 | 1984 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 150 | 118 | 32 | 37.5 | 29.5 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 4 | Auburn | 1954 | 1990 | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | .250 | 319 | 458 | -139 | 17.7 | 25.4 | -7.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 5 | Baylor | 1965 | 1974 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 13.3 | 16.3 | -3.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 6 | Boston College | 1957 | 2012 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 301 | 182 | 119 | 27.4 | 16.5 | 10.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 7 | Brigham Young | 1991 | 2010 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 161 | 69 | 92 | 40.3 | 17.3 | 23.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 8 | Cincinnati | 1977 | 1990 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 217 | 111 | 106 | 36.2 | 18.5 | 17.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 9 | Citadel | 1955 | 1962 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .900 | 179 | 14 | 165 | 35.8 | 2.8 | 33.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 10 | Clemson | 1970 | 2012 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 0 | .692 | 823 | 532 | 291 | 31.7 | 20.5 | 11.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 11 | Colorado | 2003 | 2008 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 102 | 34 | 68 | 34.0 | 11.3 | 22.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 12 | Colorado State | 1972 | 1974 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 22.0 | 7.0 | 15.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 13 | Duke | 1992 | 2012 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 901 | 279 | 622 | 50.1 | 15.5 | 34.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 14 | East Carolina | 1980 | 1990 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 348 | 135 | 213 | 49.7 | 19.3 | 30.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 15 | Florida | 1958 | 2012 | 57 | 21 | 34 | 2 | .386 | 1101 | 1361 | -260 | 19.3 | 23.9 | -4.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 16 | Furman | 1954 | 1963 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 254 | 46 | 208 | 36.3 | 6.6 | 29.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 17 | George Washington | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 18 | Georgia | 1954 | 2002 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | .409 | 105 | 194 | -89 | 9.5 | 17.6 | -8.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | 1955 | 2012 | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | .614 | 550 | 393 | 157 | 25.0 | 17.9 | 7.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 20 | Houston | 1960 | 1978 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 2 | .188 | 242 | 390 | -148 | 15.1 | 24.4 | -9.3 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 21 | Indiana | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 27 | 13 | 14 | 27.0 | 13.0 | 14.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 22 | Iowa State | 1975 | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 22.0 | 20.5 | 1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 23 | Kansas | 1971 | 1993 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 191 | 133 | 58 | 27.3 | 19.0 | 8.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 24 | Kansas State | 1970 | 1977 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 71 | 27 | 44 | 23.7 | 9.0 | 14.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 25 | Kentucky | 1960 | 2007 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | 100 | 110 | -10 | 16.7 | 18.3 | -1.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 26 | Louisiana State | 1968 | 1991 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 266 | 194 | 72 | 29.6 | 21.6 | 8.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 27 | Louisiana Tech | 1988 | 1999 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 107 | 10 | 97 | 53.5 | 5.0 | 48.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 28 | Louisiana-Monroe | 2011 | 2011 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 34 | 0 | 34 | 34.0 | 0.0 | 34.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 29 | Louisville | 1970 | 2002 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 382 | 96 | 286 | 34.7 | 8.7 | 26.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 30 | Maryland | 1966 | 2012 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 0 | .913 | 930 | 373 | 557 | 40.4 | 16.2 | 24.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 31 | Memphis | 1967 | 1990 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | .618 | 433 | 262 | 171 | 25.5 | 15.4 | 10.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 32 | Miami (FL) | 1955 | 2012 | 55 | 26 | 29 | 0 | .473 | 1188 | 1104 | 84 | 21.6 | 20.1 | 1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 33 | Michigan | 1986 | 1991 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 69 | 51 | 18 | 34.5 | 25.5 | 9.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 34 | Michigan State | 1987 | 1988 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 61 | 10 | 51 | 30.5 | 5.0 | 25.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 35 | Mississippi | 1961 | 1961 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 33 | -33 | 0.0 | 33.0 | -33.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 36 | Mississippi State | 1966 | 1979 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 189 | 171 | 18 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 2.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 37 | Navy | 1978 | 1978 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 6 | 32 | 38.0 | 6.0 | 32.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 38 | Nebraska | 1980 | 1993 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 183 | 170 | 13 | 22.9 | 21.3 | 1.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 39 | New Mexico State | 1964 | 1964 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 36 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 | 0.0 | 36.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 40 | North Carolina | 1983 | 2010 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 1 | .861 | 552 | 248 | 304 | 30.7 | 13.8 | 16.9 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 41 | North Carolina State | 1954 | 2012 | 31 | 21 | 10 | 0 | .677 | 889 | 472 | 417 | 28.7 | 15.2 | 13.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 42 | North Texas | 1976 | 1977 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 56 | 34 | 22 | 28.0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 43 | Northern Illinois | 2012 | 2012 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 31 | 10 | 21 | 31.0 | 10.0 | 21.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 44 | Notre Dame | 1981 | 2011 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 176 | 134 | 42 | 25.1 | 19.1 | 6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 45 | Ohio State | 1981 | 1997 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 101 | 58 | 43 | 33.7 | 19.3 | 14.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 46 | Oklahoma | 1964 | 2011 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 101 | 168 | -67 | 14.4 | 24.0 | -9.6 | Game-by-Game |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | 1958 | 1985 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 103 | 75 | 28 | 25.8 | 18.8 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 48 | Penn State | 1967 | 2005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 64 | 60 | 4 | 21.3 | 20.0 | 1.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | 1971 | 1983 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 142 | 154 | -12 | 17.8 | 19.3 | -1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 50 | Rice | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 7 | 48 | 55.0 | 7.0 | 48.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 51 | Richmond | 1959 | 1961 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 63 | 13 | 50 | 21.0 | 4.3 | 16.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 52 | San Diego State | 1973 | 1977 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 33 | 79 | -46 | 16.5 | 39.5 | -23.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 53 | South Carolina | 1966 | 2010 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 0 | .842 | 675 | 344 | 331 | 35.5 | 18.1 | 17.4 | Game-by-Game |
| 54 | South Florida | 2009 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 18.5 | 17.0 | 1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 55 | Southern California | 1997 | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 17 | 27 | 22.0 | 8.5 | 13.5 | Game-by-Game |
| 56 | Southern Illinois | 1982 | 1982 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 59 | 8 | 51 | 59.0 | 8.0 | 51.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 57 | Southern Mississippi | 1963 | 1996 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | 455 | 227 | 228 | 32.5 | 16.2 | 16.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 58 | Syracuse | 1966 | 2005 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 191 | 88 | 103 | 31.8 | 14.7 | 17.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 59 | Temple | 1984 | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 44.0 | 27.0 | 17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 60 | Tennessee | 1958 | 1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 1.5 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 61 | Texas A&M | 1967 | 1998 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 72 | 48 | 24 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 6.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 62 | Texas Christian | 1963 | 1965 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 4.3 | 6.7 | -2.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 63 | Texas Tech | 1966 | 1987 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 170 | 109 | 61 | 34.0 | 21.8 | 12.2 | Game-by-Game |
| 64 | Texas-El Paso | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 47 | -27 | 20.0 | 47.0 | -27.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 65 | Toledo | 1986 | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24.0 | 0.0 | 24.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 66 | Troy | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 24.0 | 17.0 | 7.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 67 | Tulane | 1983 | 1992 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | .900 | 466 | 155 | 311 | 46.6 | 15.5 | 31.1 | Game-by-Game |
| 68 | Tulsa | 1969 | 1985 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 227 | 67 | 160 | 45.4 | 13.4 | 32.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 69 | UCLA | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 44.0 | 27.0 | 17.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 70 | Utah State | 1975 | 1975 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17.0 | 8.0 | 9.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 71 | Villanova | 1954 | 1957 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 95 | 60 | 35 | 23.8 | 15.0 | 8.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 72 | Virginia | 1992 | 2011 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 556 | 236 | 320 | 32.7 | 13.9 | 18.8 | Game-by-Game |
| 73 | Virginia Military Institute | 1954 | 1954 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 33 | 19 | 14 | 33.0 | 19.0 | 14.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 1955 | 2012 | 36 | 23 | 12 | 1 | .653 | 855 | 686 | 169 | 23.8 | 19.1 | 4.7 | Game-by-Game |
| 75 | Wake Forest | 1956 | 2012 | 31 | 24 | 6 | 1 | .790 | 1021 | 423 | 598 | 32.9 | 13.6 | 19.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 76 | West Virginia | 1982 | 2009 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 94 | 51 | 43 | 31.3 | 17.0 | 14.3 | Game-by-Game |
| 77 | Western Carolina | 1981 | 1981 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 56 | 31 | 25 | 56.0 | 31.0 | 25.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 78 | Western Michigan | 1991 | 2006 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 86 | 20 | 66 | 43.0 | 10.0 | 33.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 79 | Wichita State | 1969 | 1986 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 83 | 3 | 80 | 41.5 | 1.5 | 40.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 80 | William & Mary | 1959 | 1960 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 22 | 9 | 13 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 6.5 | Game-by-Game |
| Record | Totals | Per Game | |||||||||||||
| Rk | Opponent | From | To | G | W | L | T | Pct | PS | PA | Diff | PS | PA | Diff | Notes |
| 81 | Wisconsin | 2008 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 42 | 13 | 29 | 42.0 | 13.0 | 29.0 | Game-by-Game |
| 82 | Wyoming | 1966 | 1966 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 20 | 28 | -8 | 20.0 | 28.0 | -8.0 | Game-by-Game |