Florida State is wearing turquoise uniforms in a football game for the first time. The Seminoles announced on Sunday, November 15, that they will take the field in turquoise for their Seminole Heritage game this week, Saturday, November 21, against NC State at Doak Campbell Stadium. It is also Homecoming.
Florida State's turquoise reveal, via @FSUFootball
This is the uniform Florida State fans have been asking about since 2023. The turquoise jerseys have existed for years. Quarterbacks wore them in the 2024 spring showcase, FSU staff wore turquoise on the sideline for the first Seminole Heritage game, and the uniform has been in EA Sports College Football since 2024. But the team never wore it in a game. That ends on November 21.
Quick Answers
- When does Florida State wear the turquoise uniforms? Saturday, November 21, 2026, against NC State in Tallahassee, the Seminole Heritage game and Homecoming.
- Is this the first time? Yes, in a game. FSU's own announcement says the team will be on the field "in turquoise uniforms for the first time."
- Why turquoise? Florida State says turquoise represents harmony, friendship and fellowship in Native American communities, and it uses the color to honor the university's relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
- Where did it start? Florida State men's basketball, which has worn Nike's turquoise N7 jerseys every season since November 17, 2013.
- Our grade: A+.
What The Turquoise Uniform Looks Like
Florida State's reveal video shows a turquoise jersey with dark numbers, worn with turquoise pants, and a war spear wrapped in Seminole patchwork. The video is shot under blue stadium light, which makes the exact shades hard to read, so we are holding off on calling the helmet and the trim colors until FSU shows the full set in daylight or the team walks out on Saturday. We will update this page with the full helmet-to-cleats look from game day.
When a few FSU players wore the turquoise jerseys in the April 20, 2024 spring showcase, they were paired with the gold helmet and garnet or gold pants. This week's reveal points to a full turquoise look instead.
Where The Turquoise Comes From
Turquoise at Florida State starts with basketball. The men's team first wore turquoise in an 89-61 win over UT-Martin in Tallahassee on November 17, 2013, and it has worn the jerseys every season since, always for a game in November, which is Native American Heritage Month. They are part of Nike's N7 program, created in 2009 to support sport in Native American and Indigenous communities. Florida State is one of a handful of schools that wears the N7 basketball jerseys every year, and the soccer team added turquoise goalkeeper jerseys in 2022.
Football games that feature turquoise are now called Seminole Heritage Games. FSU says part of the money from Seminole Heritage merchandise goes to its Native American and Indigenous Studies Center.
Why It Took Three Years
Florida State announced its first Seminole Heritage football game in 2023 against Duke. The staff wore turquoise on the sideline that day, but the players did not. The uniform showed up on quarterbacks and non-contact players at the 2024 spring showcase. Then it stayed in the locker room again: for the 2025 Seminole Heritage game against Wake Forest, Mike Norvell kept the team in garnet and gold, saying there could be future opportunities to break the turquoise out but that FSU would stay with the classic look that week.
So for three straight Heritage games the most-requested alternate in the ACC stayed on a hanger. On Sunday, Florida State finally said yes.
NC State's Side
NC State visits as the road team, so it is expected in white. That would put a white road uniform across from a full turquoise home look, which is about as clean a contrast as the uniform could ask for in its debut. The Wolfpack's look will be confirmed on game day.
Our Take
This is the best uniform news of the college football season. Turquoise is not a random alternate color picked to sell jerseys. It has thirteen years of meaning at Florida State, it ties to the school's relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and fans have been waiting on it since the first Heritage game in 2023. It is also a color nobody else in major college football wears, which is exactly what an alternate should be. The only knock was that FSU never actually wore it. That is fixed. Grade: A+.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Florida State wearing turquoise jerseys against NC State?
Yes. Florida State announced on November 15, 2026 that it will wear turquoise uniforms for the Seminole Heritage game against NC State on Saturday, November 21, in Tallahassee.
Has Florida State football ever worn turquoise uniforms before?
Not in a game. Some players wore turquoise jerseys in the April 2024 spring showcase, and staff wore turquoise on the sideline for the 2023 Seminole Heritage game against Duke. The November 21, 2026 game against NC State is the first time the team wears turquoise in a game.
Why does Florida State wear turquoise?
Florida State says turquoise represents harmony, friendship and fellowship in Native American communities, and it wears the color in tribute to its relationship with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It started with men's basketball's Nike N7 jerseys in 2013.
What is a Seminole Heritage game?
It is the name Florida State gives to games that feature turquoise. The football program held its first one in 2023 against Duke.
Did Florida State wear turquoise against Wake Forest in 2025?
No. For the 2025 Seminole Heritage game against Wake Forest, Florida State wore its traditional garnet and gold.
Can you buy the Florida State turquoise football jersey?
Florida State sells Seminole Heritage gear, including turquoise football jerseys, and says part of the proceeds goes to its Native American and Indigenous Studies Center.
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Sources: Florida State Athletics, "Honoring Seminole Heritage" (seminoles.com) and @FSUFootball on X (November 15, 2026); Yahoo Sports on the April 20, 2024 spring showcase; Tomahawk Nation on the 2023 Seminole Heritage game announcement; On3 on the 2025 Wake Forest game.