| Year: | 1972 |
| Team: | Florida State Seminoles |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Independent |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Head Coach: | Larry Jones |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Stadium: | Doak Campbell Stadium |
The 1972 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Seminoles began the season ranked #19 in the AP poll and rose to #13 (#20, #17, #16, #13 in the second through fifth weeks respectively) before falling out completely following their loss to Florida. They entered again at #17 after their victory against Colorado State, but dropped out again after the loss at Auburn.[1]