The 2017 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the sport of American football during the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Seminoles competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference and were led by eighth-year head coach Jimbo Fisher until he left to coach at Texas A&M before the final game of the regular season. They were then coached by interim head coach Odell Haggins. Home games were played at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
In 2016, the Seminoles won 10 games for the fifth straight season and appeared in the Orange Bowl, a fifth consecutive appearance in a major bowl game. Running back Dalvin Cook, defensive end DeMarcus Walker, offensive tackle Roderick Johnson and cornerback Marquez White went on to be selected in the NFL Draft.
Prior to the start of the season, Deondre Francois, Jacques Patrick, Cam Akers, Nyqwan Murray, Landon Dickerson, and Cole Minshew were named preseason All-ACC offensive selections while Derwin James, Tarvarus McFadden, Derrick Nnadi, Josh Sweat, Brian Burns, and Matthew Thomas were named preseason All-ACC defensive selections. In the pre-season media poll, Florida State was picked to finish first in the ACC Atlantic and win the conference title and Francois was picked as runner-up for ACC Player of the Year while Alec Eberle, McFadden, and James were named to the pre-season All-ACC team.
In the opening game against Alabama, quarterback Deondre Francois suffered a season ending knee injury which resulted in true freshman James Blackman being named the starter for the remainder of the season, leading to the program's worst start since 1976 although the Seminoles went on to become bowl eligible for the 36th consecutive year. Following the game against Florida, Jimbo Fisher resigned as coach; associate coach Odell Haggins was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
Coaching staff
Roster
Rankings
Schedule
Alabama
NC State
Wake Forest
Miami (FL)
Duke
Louisville
Boston College
Syracuse
Clemson
Delaware State
Florida
Louisiana-Monroe
Independence Bowl: Southern Miss
Awards
Watchlists
Rimington Trophy
Alec Eberle
Maxwell Award
Deondre Francois
Derwin James
Bednarik Award
Derwin James
Matthew Thomas
Derrick Nnadi
Tarvarus McFadden
John Mackey Award
Ryan Izzo
Lou Groza Award
Ricky Aguayo
Outland Trophy
Alex Eberle
Derrick Nnadi
Nagurski Trophy
Derrick Nnadi
Josh Sweat
Tarvarus McFadden
Derwin James
Jim Thorpe Award
Derwin James
Tarvarus McFadden
Paul Hornung Award
Derwin James
Butkus Award
Jacob Pugh
Matthew Thomas
Wuerffel Trophy
Alec Eberle
Davey O'Brien Award
Deondre Francois
Doak Walker Award
Jacques Patrick
Manning Award
Deondre Francois
Ted Hendricks Award
Josh Sweat
Brian Burns
Senior Bowl
Nate Andrews
Ermon Lane
Trey Marshall
Ro'Derrick Hoskins
Jacob Pugh
Matthew Thomas
Derrick Nnadi
Honors
All-ACC
All-Americans
NFL draft
Five Seminoles were chosen in the 2018 NFL Draft: