Former Florida State kicker Roberto Aguayo has added another national honor to his resume, earning a place on USA TODAY Sports’ college football all-decade team announced Wednesday, Sept. 2.
Aguayo was selected as the first-team kicker on the all-2000s team, a nod to a three-year Florida State career that remains one of the most productive stretches by a specialist in program history. His selection puts a former Seminole on a list built around many of the top players of the last quarter-century.
A standout run at Florida State
Aguayo made an immediate impact in Tallahassee and quickly became one of the most decorated kickers in the country. Florida State’s official records list him as the 2013 Lou Groza Award winner, and the school’s archives note that he finished his career as a three-time first-team All-American.
His final Florida State bio credits him with 405 career points, 69 made field goals and a perfect 198-for-198 mark on extra points. It also says he left school as the most accurate kicker in NCAA history at the time, converting 267 of 276 total kicks.
Aguayo’s 2013 season was especially notable. Florida State’s official materials say he won the Groza Award as a redshirt freshman after setting the FBS record for points by a kicker with 157 while helping the Seminoles win the national title that season.
Those numbers help explain why his name still comes up whenever Florida State’s kicking tradition is discussed. The Seminoles have long been one of the sport’s strongest programs at the position, with Sebastian Janikowski, Graham Gano and Aguayo all winning the Groza Award during their careers.
Why the recognition matters
All-decade teams are built to separate great seasons from sustained excellence, and Aguayo’s case is rooted in consistency as much as production. He was not just accurate in big moments; he was a steady weekly scorer on teams that played for championships and major bowl games.
The honor also arrives during a season when Florida State has continued to spotlight its special teams history. In August, the school announced Janikowski’s No. 38 jersey would be retired during the 2026 opener, another reminder of how strong the Seminoles’ lineage at kicker has been.
For Florida State fans, Aguayo’s inclusion is another national acknowledgment of a player whose college career has aged well even years after his final game in garnet and gold. It reinforces how rare his production was, both within the program and across the sport.
Florida State returns to the field Friday, Nov. 21, when the Seminoles host NC State in Tallahassee.
