FSU Football: Record by Uniform Combination Since 2008

With Florida State hiring a new head coach in Willie Taggart, uniform talk has become a hot topic among FSU fans. Under previous head coach Jimbo Fisher, the Seminoles wore one of two uniform combinations in 103 of his 106 games as head man.

With Taggart set to use more combinations, we looked at how the Seminoles have fared over the last decade in each different uniform combination. Florida State did undergo a complete uniform overhaul in 2014, but the general color scheme remained the same.

We did a piece similar to this one in March 2016. Without further ado, here’s the updated numbers.

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Garnet on Gold

Record: 62-17 (.785)
Sept. 6, 2008 — Won vs. Western Carolina, 69-0
Sept. 13, 2008 — Won vs. Chattanooga, 46-7
Sept. 20, 2008 — Lost vs. Wake Forest, 12-3
Sept. 27, 2008 — Won vs. Colorado, 39-21 (Jacksonville)
Oct. 25, 2008 — Won vs. Virginia Tech, 30-20
Nov. 1, 2008 — Lost at Georgia Tech, 31-28
Nov. 8, 2008 — Won vs. Clemson, 41-27
Nov. 29, 2008 — Lost vs. Florida, 45-15
Dec. 27, 2008 — Won vs. Wisconsin, 42-13 (Champs Sports Bowl)
Sept. 7, 2009 — Lost vs. Miami, 38-34
Sept. 12, 2009 — Won vs. Jacksonville State, 19-9
Oct. 10, 2009 — Lost vs. Georgia Tech, 49-44
Oct. 31, 2009 — Won vs. NC State, 45-42
Jan. 1, 2010 — Won vs. West Virginia, 33-21 (Gator Bowl)
Sept. 4, 2010 — Won vs. Samford, 59-6
Sept. 18, 2010 — Won vs. BYU, 34-10
Sept. 25, 2010 — Won vs. Wake Forest, 31-0
Oct. 16, 2010 — Won vs. Boston College, 24-19
Nov. 6, 2010 — Lost vs. North Carolina, 37-35
Nov. 13, 2010 — Won vs. Clemson, 16-13
Nov. 27, 2010 — Won vs. Florida, 31-7
Dec. 4, 2010 — Lost vs. Virginia Tech, 44-33 (ACC Championship)
Dec. 31, 2010 — Won vs. South Carolina, 26-17 (Chick-fil-A Bowl)
Sept. 3, 2011 — Won vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 34-0
Sept. 10, 2011 — Won vs. Charleston Southern, 62-10
Sept. 17, 2011 — Lost vs. Oklahoma, 23-13
Oct. 22, 2011 — Won vs. Maryland, 41-16
Oct. 29, 2011 — Won vs. NC State, 34-0
Nov. 12, 2011 — Won vs. Miami, 23-19
Nov. 19, 2011 — Lost vs. Virginia, 14-13
Sept. 1, 2012 — Won vs. Murray State, 69-3
Sept. 8, 2012 — Won vs. Savannah State, 55-0
Sept. 15, 2012 — Won vs. Wake Forest, 52-0
Sept. 22, 2012 — Won vs. Clemson, 49-37
Oct. 13, 2012 — Won vs. Boston College, 51-7
Oct. 27, 2012 — Won vs. Duke, 48-7
Nov. 24, 2012 — Lost vs. Florida, 37-26
Dec. 1, 2012 — Won vs. Georgia Tech, 21-15 (ACC Championship)
Jan. 1, 2012 — Won vs. Northern Illinois, 31-10 (Orange Bowl)
Sept. 14, 2013 — Won vs. Nevada, 62-7
Sept. 21, 2013 — Won vs. Bethune-Cookman, 54-6
Oct. 5, 2013 — Won vs. Maryland, 63-0
Oct. 26, 2013 — Won vs. NC State, 49-17
Nov. 2, 2013 — Won vs. Miami, 41-14
Nov. 16, 2013 — Won vs. Syracuse, 59-3
Nov. 23, 2013 — Won vs. Idaho, 80-14
Dec. 7, 2013 — Won vs. Duke, 45-7 (ACC Championship)
Jan. 6, 2014 — Won vs. Auburn, 34-31 (BCS National Championship)
Sept. 6, 2014 — Won vs. The Citadel, 37-12
Sept. 20, 2014 — Won vs. Clemson, 23-17 (OT)
Oct. 4, 2014 — Won vs. Wake Forest, 43-3
Oct. 18, 2014 — Won vs. Notre Dame, 31-27
Nov. 8, 2014 — Won vs. Virginia, 34-20
Nov. 22, 2014 — Won vs. Boston College, 20-17
Nov. 29, 2014 — Won vs. Florida, 24-19
Dec. 6, 2014 — Won vs. Georgia Tech, 37-35 (ACC Championship)
Sept. 5, 2015 — Won vs. Texas State, 59-16
Sept. 12, 2015 — Won vs. South Florida, 34-14
Oct. 10, 2015 — Won vs. Miami, 29-24
Oct. 17, 2015 — Won vs. Louisville, 41-21
Oct. 24, 2015 — Lost at Georgia Tech, 22-16
Oct. 31, 2015 — Won vs. Syracuse, 45-21
Nov. 14, 2015 — Won vs. NC State, 34-17
Sept. 5, 2016 — Won vs. Ole Miss, 45-34 (Orlando)
Sept. 10, 2016 — Won vs. Charleston Southern, 52-8
Oct. 1, 2016 — Lost vs. North Carolina, 37-35
Oct. 15, 2016 — Won vs. Wake Forest, 17-6
Oct. 29, 2016 — Lost vs. Clemson, 37-34
Nov. 11, 2016 — Won vs. Boston College, 45-7
Nov. 26, 2016 — Won vs. Florida, 31-13
Dec. 30, 2016 — Won vs. Michigan, 33-32 (Orange Bowl)
Sept. 23, 2017 — Lost vs. NC State, 27-21
Oct. 7, 2017 — Lost vs. Miami, 24-20
Oct. 21, 2017 — Lost vs. Louisville, 31-28
Nov. 4, 2017 — Won vs. Syracuse, 27-24
Nov. 18, 2017 — Won vs. Delaware State, 77-6
Dec. 2, 2017 — Won vs. Louisiana-Monroe, 42-10

(Jeff Romance/FSU athletics)

White on Gold

Record: 35-13 (.729)
Oct. 4, 2008 — Won at Miami, 41-39
Oct. 16, 2008 — Won at NC State, 26-17
Nov. 22, 2008 — Won at Maryland, 37-3
Sept. 19, 2009 — Won at BYU, 54-28
Oct. 3, 2009 — Lost at Boston College, 28-21
Oct. 22, 2009 — Won at North Carolina, 30-27
Nov. 7, 2009 — Lost at Clemson, 40-24
Nov. 14, 2009 — Won at Wake Forest, 41-28
Nov. 28, 2009 — Lost at Florida, 37-10
Sept. 11, 2010 — Lost at Oklahoma, 47-17
Oct. 2, 2010 — Won at Virginia, 34-14
Oct. 9, 2010 — Won at Miami, 45-17
Oct. 28, 2010 — Lost at NC State, 28-24
Nov. 20, 2010 — Won at Maryland, 30-16
Sept. 24, 2011 — Lost at Clemson, 35-30
Oct. 8, 2011 — Lost at Wake Forest, 35-30
Oct. 15, 2011 — Won at Duke, 41-16
Nov. 3, 2011 — Won at Boston College, 38-7
Nov. 26, 2011 — Won at Florida, 21-7
Dec. 29, 2011 — Won vs. Notre Dame, 18-14 (Champs Sports Bowl)
Sept. 29, 2012 — Won at South Florida, 30-17
Oct. 6, 2012 — Lost at NC State, 17-16
Oct. 20, 2012 — Won at Miami, 33-20
Nov. 8, 2012 — Won at Virginia Tech, 28-22
Nov. 17, 2012 — Won at Maryland, 41-14
Sept. 2, 2013 — Won at Pittsburgh, 41-13
Sept. 28, 2013 — Won at Boston College, 48-34
Oct. 19, 2013 — Won at Clemson, 51-14
Nov. 9, 2013 — Won at Wake Forest, 59-3
Nov. 30, 2013 — Won at Florida, 37-7
Sept. 27, 2014 — Won at NC State, 56-41
Nov. 11, 2014 — Won at Syracuse, 38-20
Oct. 30, 2014 — Won at Louisville, 42-31
Nov. 15, 2014 — Won at Miami, 30-26
Jan. 1, 2015 — Lost vs. Oregon, 59-20 (Rose Bowl)
Sept. 18, 2015 — Won at Boston College, 14-0
Oct. 3, 2015 — Won at Wake Forest, 24-16
Nov. 7, 2015 — Lost at Clemson, 23-13
Nov. 28, 2015 — Won at Florida, 27-2
Sept. 17, 2016 — Lost at Louisville, 63-20
Sept. 24, 2016 — Won at South Florida, 55-35
Oct. 8, 2016 — Won at Miami, 20-19
Nov. 5, 2016 — Won at NC State, 24-20
Nov. 19, 2016 — Won at Syracuse, 45-14
Sept. 2, 2017 — Lost vs. Alabama, 24-7 (Atlanta)
Sept. 30, 2017 — Won at Wake Forest, 26-19
Oct. 14, 2017 — Won at Duke, 17-10
Oct. 27, 2017 — Lost at Boston College, 35-3
Nov. 11, 2017 — Lost at Clemson, 31-14
Nov. 25, 2017 — Won at Florida, 38-22

White on Garnet

Record: 0-0 (.000)
None

All Garnet

Record: 1-1 (.500)
Dec. 31, 2015 — Lost vs. Houston, 38-24 (Peach Bowl)
Dec. 27, 2017 — Won vs. Southern Mississippi, 42-13 (Independence Bowl)

(Damon Herota/FSU athletics)

All White

Record: 1-1 (.500)
Sept. 26, 2009 — Lost vs. South Florida, 17-7
Aug. 30, 2014 — Won vs. Oklahoma State, 37-31 (Dallas)

All Black

Record: 1-1 (.500)
Nov. 15, 2008 — Lost vs. Boston College, 27-17
Nov. 21, 2015 — Won vs. Chattanooga, 52-13

Miscellaneous

Record: 1-0 (1.000)
Nov. 21, 2009 — Won vs. Maryland, 29-26*
*FSU wore special Nike Combat uniform

Observations

• The uniform combination that Florida State has had the most success in is the traditional garnet and gold. Over the last 10 years, the Seminoles have won nearly 79 percent of their games in that attire.
• In traditional uniforms — gold pants — FSU is 97-30 over the last 10 years. The equates to a winning percent of better than 76 percent. In non-traditional uniforms, the Seminoles are just 4-3.
• FSU did win in its last appearance in the all black, all white, all garnet and 1-time Nike Combat combinations.
• Florida State has not worn white jerseys on garnet pants since the 2007 regular season finale at Florida. That’s surprising, given that was the most popular road uniform combination as recent as 2004.

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