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MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Florida State went from among the top four teams in the College Football Playoff rankings in the final week of the regular season to a 63-3 blowout loss to No. 6 Georgia in the Orange Bowl. The Seminoles stayed within a touchdown in the first quarter before the Bulldogs (13-1) broke the game open by scoring 35 points in the second. The outcome was the most lopsided defeat in Florida State history, surpassing 49-point losses against Florida in 1973 and Clemson in 2018. Hoping for a berth in the College Football Playoff, the Seminoles got bumped to fifth by the selection committee when Alabama beat Georgia in the SEC championship game. Twenty-three Seminoles did not play Saturday due to various reasons, including transfer, opt-out and injury.
