The last time FSU was 1-9 was in 1974. That team ended up 1-10. The Seminoles are one loss away from matching that losing record. "Those are our results," FSU coach Mike Norvell said during his postgame conference. "You get to choose where you want to go from there. If you pull back and stop, you'll stay exactly where you are."

Three years ago, a top-flight Notre Dame squad came to Tallahassee, and an upstart Florida State team with an upstart coach gave then-head coach Brian Kelly everything they could handle as the passion outweighed the talent.

Despite that disappointing loss to Georgia Tech, there was still hope for many that the team would bounce back and have a good season. However, that hope would only be temporary, as week after week the losses continued to pile up,