| Year: | 1963 |
| Team: | Florida State Seminoles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 4–5–1 |
| Head Coach: | Bill Peterson |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Don James |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Doak Campbell Stadium |
The 1963 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University as an independent during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. This was Bill Peterson's fourth year as head coach, and he led the team to a 4–5–1 record.
While an FSU student and before he became famous as lead vocalist for The Doors, Jim Morrison was arrested for public drunkenness, resisting arrest, and disturbing the peace at the September 28 game against TCU.[1]
The game against Auburn was one of only 5 games across the country not to be canceled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy the day before.