 He opened the season with a 59–16 win of Texas State on September 5 and was accurate passing the ball (19-of-25 for 302 yards and 4 touchdowns) in a game where he had no turnovers.Florida State won in its second game of the season on September 12 convincingly, 34–14, over South Florida to get to 2–0.This game helped cement Golson's role as a game manager as Florida State's running back Dalvin Cook (1,691 rushing yards, 19 touchdowns in 2015) rushed South Florida for 266 rushing yards in the victory.