The Zeitgeist List · coaching
Florida State: a coaching history
See Florida State’s full 91-year Zeitgeist History →← all coaches
Program GOAT
Bobby Bowden
0 Dynasty · 17 Blue-Blood seasons
Built by
Bobby Bowden
National Program III → Blue Blood (+61.0)
The fall
Mike Norvell
Blue Blood → Power Program II (−7.8)
Right now
Mike Norvell
the 3rd-best of Florida State's 6 coaches so far
Mike Norvell is the 3rd-best of Florida State's 6 coaches so far.
Stature & coaches, 1954–2026
The program’s standing over time, with every coach’s tenure beneath it — read down to see who was there for each rise and fall.
Every coach
2020–now
Mike Norvellinheritor
Power Program I
33–27
2010–2017
Jimbo Fishertransformer
+12.1
83–23
1976–2009
Bobby Bowdentransformer
+61.0
315–98
1971–1973
Larry Jonescaretaker
National Program I
15–19
1960–1970
Bill Petersonbuilder
+19.8
62–42
1953–1958
Thomas Nugentcaretaker
Regional Program I
34–28