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FSU football: 5 best games of the head coach Mike Norvell era

By Taylor Devers

TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 7: Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles on the sidelines during the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 7, 2023 in Tallahassee, Florida. The 5th ranked Seminoles defeated the Hokies 39 - 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)
TALLAHASSEE, FL - OCTOBER 7: Head Coach Mike Norvell of the Florida State Seminoles on the sidelines during the game against the Virginia Tech Hokies at Doak Campbell Stadium on Bobby Bowden Field on October 7, 2023 in Tallahassee, Florida. The 5th ranked Seminoles defeated the Hokies 39 - 17. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images) /
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CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 23: Keon Coleman #4 of the Florida State Seminoles makes the game-winning catch against Jeadyn Lukus #10 of the Clemson Tigers in overtime at Memorial Stadium on September 23, 2023 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images)
CLEMSON, SOUTH CAROLINA – SEPTEMBER 23: Keon Coleman #4 of the Florida State Seminoles makes the game-winning catch against Jeadyn Lukus #10 of the Clemson Tigers in overtime at Memorial Stadium on September 23, 2023 in Clemson, South Carolina. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez/Getty Images) /

2. FSU vs. Clemson (2023)

The Clemson Tigers have been a model of consistency for the ACC as they have won the conference title seven of the last eight years. Head football coach Dabo Swinney has had the Seminoles’ number for quite some time where FSU has not defeated the Tigers since 2014.

However, it seemed like everything was falling into place for head football coach Mike Norvell and company during his fourth season in Tallahassee. The Clemson Tigers were breaking in a new quarterback in Cade Klubnik, and they lost their season opener to the Duke Blue Devils by a score of 28-7. It should be worth noting that beating the Tigers in Death Valley is a difficult task, where they had won 40 of their last 41 contests on their home turf. For reference, the Seminoles had not beaten Clemson on the road since they did so in 2013 by a score of 51-14.

Quarterback Jordan Travis and wide receiver Keon Coleman were on a mission to change the narrative surrounding the Noles’ struggles against their ACC foe. Travis completed 21 of his 37 passes for 289 yards and three total touchdowns, while Coleman had five receptions for 86 yards and two touchdowns in the 31-24 overtime thriller. Let’s not forget about linebacker Kalen DeLoach‘s massive hit on Clemson quarterback Cade Klubnik, which tied the game at 24 late in the third quarter to give the Seminoles life again.

This game showed the ACC that there is a new sheriff in town when it comes to the pecking order of the conference.

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