This was the eighth meeting between Oklahoma and Florida State; the Sooners led the all-time series, 6–1.
[6] Florida State started the season hoping to at least make a bowl game after having gone 5–7 (4–4 ACC) in 2021.
The next week, they faced LSU in the first-ever edition of the Louisiana Kickoff, held at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans.
The Seminoles won, 24–23, after they successfully blocked an extra point attempt from LSU that would have sent the game into overtime.
They took a bye week before defeating their next two opponents, Louisville and Boston College, the latter in front of a sellout crowd.