Excitement building! FSU football sees significant rise in season ticket sales
Florida State football fans are excited about the program's future.
Four months after watching their Seminoles clinch their first 10-win season since 2016, fans have purchased more than 31,000 season tickets for 2023.
That includes renewals and more than 4,000 new season tickets.
It also represents an increase of nearly 3,000 season tickets sold (28,750) last season.
Momentum is expected to continue with the start of college football still four months away.
"We have seen a huge increase in demand for season tickets for the upcoming 2023 season," Jack Chatham, assistant athletics director of Ticket Operations and Service, told the Democrat.
"As of now we have sold 31,118 season tickets overall. This represents a 92% renewal rate in the main seating bowl and a 95% renewal rate in the Dunlap Champions Club. Of note, we have sold more season tickets in the main bowl than in the previous year for the first time since 2014.”
FSU, which held its Spring Showcase April 15, opens its season against LSU in Orlando Sept. 3 on national television.
It tangles with Southern Miss in its home opener six days later against Southern Mississippi at Doak Campbell Stadium.
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Breaking down season-ticket renewals and sales
FSU's current season-ticket sales breakdown of 31,118 features:
25,282 in the stadium's main bowl;
3,037 in the Dunlap Champions Club;
199 in Section 120 (south end zone)
2,600 (including internal needs) in stadium suites.
FSU's overall renewal rate of 92% is the second highest since the 95% renewal rate in 2014 following the program's national championship season under Jimbo Fisher.
Seminole Boosters, Inc., closed its priority deadline for members to renew their season tickets and parking passes April 18. However, season tickets/parking passes for 2023 remain on sale.
Excitement surrounding program continues to build
FSU's rebuild under coach Mike Norvell has attracted national attention.
The Seminoles are coming off their first winning season since 2016, their first bowl win since 2017 and their highest season-ending ranking in the Associated Press Top 25 at No. 11 since finishing No. 8 in 2016.
FSU was the highest-ranked ACC team n the final poll, in front of No. 13 Clemson.
FSU also features the most returning production of any FBS team in 2023, according to ESPN.
Quarterback Jordan Travis, one of four active players with at least 5,500 career passing yards and 1,700 career rushing yards, has been listed by media outlets among the favorites to win the Heisman Trophy.
Last February, Norvell also signed a contract extension with the school through the 2029 season.
Norvell went 3-6 in his debut season in 2020 and started 0-4 in 2021 before winning five of his final eight games.
FSU started 4-0 last season and ended on a six-game win streak, including victories over rivals Miami and Florida, and a 35-32 win against Oklahoma in the Cheez-It Bowl in Orlando.
FSU sold close to 35,000 season tickets for coach Willie Taggart's debut in 2018.
2023 FSU football schedule
Sept. 3: vs. LSU (Orlando)
Sept. 9: vs. Southern Miss
Sept. 16: at Boston College
Sept. 23: at Clemson
Oct. 7: vs. Virginia Tech
Oct. 14: vs. Syracuse
Oct. 21: vs. Duke
Oct. 28: at Wake Forest
Nov. 4: at Pittsburgh
Nov. 11: vs. Miami
Nov. 18: vs. North Alabama
Nov. 25: at Florida
FSU year-by-year season record the last 10 years
2022: 10-3 (Mike Norvell)
2021: 5-7 (Mike Norvell)
2020: 3-6 (Mike Norvell)
2019: 6-7 (Willie Taggart/Interim Odell Haggins)
2018: 5-7 (Willie Taggart)
2017: 7-6 (Jimbo Fisher/Interim Odell Haggins)
2016: 10-3 (Jimbo Fisher)
2015: 10-3 (Jimbo Fisher)
2014: 13-1 (Jimbo Fisher)
2013: 14-0, national champion (Jimbo Fisher)
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