1979 Florida State Seminoles football team

The 1979 Florida State Seminoles football team finished #6 in the AP and #8 UPI in the poll with an 11-1 record. The Seminoles offense scored 326 points while the defense allowed 160 points. Led by head coach Bobby Bowden, the Seminoles finished the regular season unbeaten for only the second time in program history and played in the Orange Bowl.

Awards and honors
Monk Bonasorte
 * Associated Press - 3rd Team All-American

Bobby Butler
 * Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

Jackie Flowers
 * Football News - 2nd Team All-American
 * United Press International - 2nd Team All-American
 * Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention
 * The Sporting News - All-American - Honorable Mention

Mike Good
 * Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

Ken Lanier
 * Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention

Ron Simmons
 * American Football Coaches Association - 1st Team All-American
 * Associated Press - 1st Team All-American
 * Walter Camp - 1st Team All-American
 * Football News - 1st Team All-American
 * Kodak - 1st Team All-American
 * United Press International - 1st Team All-American
 * NCAA - Consensus All-American
 * The Sporting News - All-American - Honorable Mention

Scott Warren
 * Churchman's - 1st Team All-American
 * Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention