2015 The Top-10 Year

Florida State finished 2015 inside the final AP top-10. The top-10 is the tier the program calibrates annual expectation against.

Record 10-3
Final Result 10-win season
AP Final #9 post-bowls
SP+ +5.9 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
W vs Texa Sta 59-16 W vs Sout Flo 34-14 W @ Bost Col 14-0 W @ Wake For 24-16 W vs Miami 29-24 W vs Louisv 41-21 L @ Geor Tec 16-22 W vs Syracuse 45-21 L @ Clemson 13-23 W vs NC State 34-17 W vs Chatta 52-13 W @ Florida 27-2 L vs Houston 24-38 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2015.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2015 season's largest margin: Florida State 59, Texas State 16. A 43-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Florida State 24, Houston 38. A 14-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Florida State fell to Houston 24-38 in the postseason.

"Unconquered"
— Florida State fanbase voice · 2015· synthesized
What It Meant

2015 is a middle chapter for Florida State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.