The Seminoles were led by Mike Norvell, in his fourth year as their head coach.

The Seminoles played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida; the team drew an average home attendance of 78,711 in 2023, the 15th highest in college football[1] Looking to build on the success of the 2022 season, Florida State started strong with a win against LSU.

The Seminoles remained undefeated during the regular season; however, during the game against North Alabama, senior quarterback Jordan Travis suffered a season-ending injury, marking the end of his college football career.

5 in the final College Football Playoff (CFP) rankings, which made them the first undefeated Power Five conference team not selected for the playoff (contested since the 2014 FBS season), with the Southeastern Conference (SEC) champions Alabama and Big 12 Conference champions Texas, both with 12–1 records, selected ahead of the undefeated Seminoles.

The committee factors player availability into its selections—committee chairman Boo Corrigan said Florida State was "a different team" without Travis.