Florida State will take the field Saturday night in a look that fits the Halloween stage: gold helmets, garnet jerseys and garnet pants for its home matchup with Clemson.
The Seminoles and Tigers meet for the 39th time overall, and Florida State is coming off its bye as it opens the second half of the season at Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium. FSU is 21-17 all-time against Clemson, including a 12-7 mark in Doak and an 18-15 record since joining the ACC in 1992.
Kickoff is set for Saturday, October 31st at 7:00 p.m. Eastern.
The game will air on ACC Network, with radio coverage on the Seminoles Radio Network and FSU Broadcast on CH. 161/193/ SXM App.
Florida State is listed as a 5.5-point favorite.
The Seminoles will also use the night to honor Peter Warrick with the National Football Foundation as he joins the College Football Hall of Fame. Warrick, who still stands as FSU’s career receiving touchdown leader with 32, becomes the 12th Nole inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Florida State’s offense has been built around Ashton Daniels, who has piled up big numbers in a hurry. At No.
3 Miami, he accounted for five touchdowns and threw a career-high four scores. Earlier this season, he set the FSU single-game record with five rushing touchdowns against Virginia.
Daniels’ 11 rushing touchdowns are the most ever by an FSU quarterback in a season and rank sixth nationally among FBS players this year. He has accounted for multiple touchdowns in every game this season, and his five games with at least one passing and one rushing score are tied for second in the country and first in the ACC.
His explosiveness has shown up in the biggest plays, too. Daniels broke loose for an 81-yard touchdown run against Virginia and hit a 75-yard touchdown pass at Miami, making him the only player this season with a 70-yard pass and an 80-yard rush. He also leads the ACC and ranks fourth nationally with 15.26 yards per completion.
Against Virginia, Daniels posted 183 passing yards, a career-high 136 rushing yards and five touchdowns, becoming the only FBS player since at least 1995 to hit those marks in a game. At No.
10 Alabama, he rushed for two touchdowns, threw for two more and added a two-point conversion, making him one of two FBS players in 2026 with multiple rushing and passing touchdowns plus a two-point conversion. He is also one of just three players since 1995 to do that in a road game against a Power 4 opponent.
Duce Robinson has been the top target in the passing game, leading FSU with 22 catches for 407 yards and four touchdowns. Last week, he was named a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, making him Florida State’s first finalist since 2010.
Florida State has also found different ways to get into the end zone all season long. The Seminoles have had a player score multiple touchdowns in six of seven games: Ousmane Kromah against Central Arkansas with two rushing touchdowns, Daniels against Virginia with five rushing scores and at Alabama with two rushing touchdowns, Samuel Singleton Jr. against New Mexico State with one rushing and one receiving touchdown, Micahi Danzy at Louisville with two receiving touchdowns, and Robinson at Miami with two receiving touchdowns.
Defensively, Florida State turned in a dominant effort against Virginia, allowing just 2.85 yards per play and only 0.9 yards per rush. The Cavaliers finished with 205 yards on 72 plays, including 37 rushing yards on 40 carries.
The Seminoles also piled up 10 sacks, one shy of the school record and the most in a game since 1997. That total matched the most in an ACC game since 2005, while the 37 rushing yards were the fewest FSU has allowed in an ACC game since Syracuse also managed 37 in 2016.
Rylan Kennedy has been a major part of that pressure. The defensive lineman ranks 12th in sacks and 22nd in tackles for loss nationally this season, while leading Florida State in both categories. He has recorded at least one sack in four straight games, and the Seminoles as a team rank fifth in the ACC and 19th in the country with 2.71 sacks per game.
Special teams has been spotless, too. Gabe Panikowski is 21-for-21 on field goal attempts in his NCAA career, including 6-for-6 this season. He is the only active qualified kicker in any NCAA division, with a minimum of 15 attempts, who has never missed.
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