The 1996 Florida State Seminoles football team represented the Florida State University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by 21st-year head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles compiled an overall record of 11âÂÂ1 with a mark of 8âÂÂ0 in conference play, winning the ACC title. Florida State was invited to the Sugar Bowl, the Bowl Alliance's national championship game, where the Seminoles lost to Florida. The team played home games at Doak Campbell Stadium in Tallahassee, Florida.
Florida State was selected as the national champion by Alderson. Florida State completed just their third undefeated regular season, and for the second straight season running back Warrick Dunn was a Heisman Trophy finalist.
The following Seminoles were selected in the 1997 NFL draft, including four players taken in the first 14 picks.