4/20/2021 football Edit

Memphis among two new opponents for FSU Football in 2024

Ira Schoffel • TheOsceola

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Ira has covered Florida State for more than 15 years and college football for more than 25 years. He is a former sports editor and columnist at the Tallahassee Democrat and other outlets.

Florida State head football coach Mike Norvell will now see a very familiar school when he looks at the Seminoles' future schedules.

FSU has added non-conference home games against Memphis and Charleston Southern for the 2024 season, the university announced Tuesday.

Norvell, of course, coached Memphis for four seasons before taking the FSU job in December 2019.

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FSU football coach Mike Norvell could face his former school, Memphis, in 2024. (AP Photo/Mark Wallheiser, File)

In Norvell's final season with the Tigers, they went 11-1 in the regular season and knocked off Cincinnati to win the American Athletic Conference championship game.

Also during that season, Memphis defeated Ole Miss from the Southeastern Conference.

FSU's 2024 schedule will feature three home games, including the annual battle with rival Florida in Tallahassee, and a road trip to Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.

Here is the official release from FSU:

Florida State has finalized its 2024 non-conference schedule with the additions of Memphis and Charleston Southern to a schedule that also features games at Notre Dame and home against Florida, it was announced Tuesday.

“I’m excited for this group of non-conference opponents,” head coach Mike Norvell said. “Memphis is one of the top Group of 5 programs in the country, and trips to South Bend are always special with the history between our two programs. Having these three opponents coming to Tallahassee, along with going to Notre Dame, provides us a challenging but opportunistic non-conference slate.”

The Seminoles are set to host Memphis on Sept. 14, marking the first game between the programs since 1990. The teams first met in 1959 and have played 18 times. Florida State holds a 10-7-1 lead in the all-time series and is unbeaten in the last nine matchups.

Florida State will play Charleston Southern on Nov. 23. The Seminoles and Buccaneers first met in 2011, a 62-10 FSU victory, and played again in 2016, when Florida State won 52-8.

FSU travels to Notre Dame on Nov. 9 and hosts Florida Nov. 30 in the annual rivalry game on its traditional Thanksgiving weekend date.

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