The 1978 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Led by third-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled a record of 8–3.

Florida State played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.

[12] at Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida