CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 08: Gideon Davidson #9 of the Clemson Tigers is tackled by Omar Graham Jr. #9 of the Florida State Seminoles during the second half of a football game at Memorial Stadium on November 08, 2025 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images) | Getty Images Jacob Smith Thu, October 29, 2026 at 2:30 AM UTC · 4 min read About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Florida State (3-4, 1-2 ACC) will look to bounce back on Halloweekend from a super close loss against Miami when the Seminoles welcome the Clemson Tigers (4-3, 2-2 ACC) to Tallahassee.
The Seminoles are coming off a bye after a 43-35 double overtime loss at Miami, while the Tigers are coming off a 20-16 loss to Virginia Tech. Florida State is currently favored by 6.5 points, with the over/under at 50.5.
This will be the 38th meeting between the programs. FSU leads the all-time series 21-17 but has lost nine of the last ten matchups. FSU is 1-4 against Clemson in the Mike Norvell era, with its last win at Doak against the Tigers coming in 2014 (23-17).
Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. ET on the ACC Network.
Florida State hosts Clemson Saturday on Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. FSU is 21-17 all-time against the Tigers, with a 12-7 record in Doak and an 18-15 record since FSU joined the ACC in 1992.
FSU and the National Football Foundation will recognize Peter Warrick joining the College Football Hall of Fame. Warrick, FSU's career receiving TD leader with 32, is the 12th Nole inductee in the Hall of Fame.
Quarterback Ashton Daniels accounted for five touchdowns at No. 3 Miami, including a career-high four passing scores. Daniels previously set the FSU single-game record with five rushing touchdowns vs. Virginia.
Daniels' rushing touchdowns are the most in a season for an FSU quarterback and rank 6th overall in FBS this season. He has accounted for multiple touchdowns in all seven games this year, and his five games with at least one passing and one rushing score are tied for 2nd in the nation and 1st in the ACC.
Daniels had an 81-yard touchdown run vs. Virginia and a 75-yard touchdown pass at Miami. He is the only player with a 70-yard pass and 80-yard rush this season.
Daniels ranks 1st in the ACC and 4th nationally with 15.26 yards per completion. He had 183 passing yards, a career-high 136 rushing yards and five touchdowns against Virginia, the only FBS player since at least 1995 to reach those marks in a game.
Daniels rushed for two touchdowns, threw two touchdowns and ran for a two-point conversion at No. 10 Alabama, one of two players in FBS in 2026 with multiple rushing and passing touchdowns and a two-point conversion. He is one of just three players since 1995 to have those numbers in a road game against a Power 4 opponent.
Wide receiver Duce Robinson leads FSU with 22 catches for 407 yards and four touchdowns. He was named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy last week, FSU's first finalist since 2010.
Florida State has had a player score multiple touchdowns in six of seven games this year: Ousmane Kromah vs. Central Arkansas (2 rushing), Daniels vs. Virginia (5 rushing) and at Alabama (2 rushing), Samuel Singleton Jr. vs. New Mexico State (1 rushing, 1 receiving), Micahi Danzy at Louisville (2 receiving) and Robinson at Miami (2 receiving).
FSU's defense allowed just 2.85 yards per play against Virginia, including 0.9 yards per rush. The Cavaliers had 205 yards on 72 plays, with 37 rushing yards on 40 carries. FSU's defense had 10 sacks in the game, one shy of the school record and the most in a game since 1997. The 10 sacks match the most in an ACC game since 2005, while the 37 rushing yards were FSU's fewest in an ACC game since 2016, when Syracuse also had 37 rushing yards.
Defensive lineman Rylan Kennedy ranks 12th in sacks and 22nd in tackles for loss this season, leading FSU in both. He has at least 1.0 sack in four consecutive games.
The Seminoles rank 5th in the ACC and 19th in the country with an average of 2.71 sacks per game.
Kicker Gabe Paniowski is 21-for-21 on field goal attempts in his NCAA career, including 6-for-6 this season. He is the only active qualified kicker (min. 15 attempts) in any NCAA division that is perfect in his career.
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