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Florida State Football Team History


Florida State Seminoles
Florida State University
 Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium
Capacity: 80,000
Colors: Garnett & Gold
Coach: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1947  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2010
1976 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  @ Memphis  12   21   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Miami  0   47   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Oklahoma  9   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Kansas State  20   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Boston College  28   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Florida  26   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Auburn  19   31   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Clemson  12   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Southern Mississippi  30   27   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  @ North Texas  21   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. Virginia Tech  28   21   W       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored205
  Scoring Average18.6
  Points Allowed258
  Defense Average23.5
  Opponents Record56-64
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record2-4
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
 Florida State was not ranked.
  
1976 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Air Force 4-7180273  Ben Martin
Akron 4-211349  Jim Dennison
Army 5-6201267  Homer Smith
Boston College 8-3239125  Joseph Joe Yukica
Cincinnati 8-3204114  Tony Mason
Florida State 5-6205258  Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech 4-6-1221267  Pepper Rodgers
Louisiana Monroe 2-9206321  John David Crow
Louisville 4-7177234  Vince Gibson
Marshall 4-7151243  Frank Ellwood
Memphis 7-4241182  Richard Williamson
Miami 3-82072130-11019  Carl Selmer
Navy 4-7187257  George Welsh
Nevada 0-000  Chris Ault
Nevada Las Vegas 0-11338  Tony Knap
North Texas 6-5232145  Hayden Fry
Notre Dame 9-32941581-0209  Dan Devine
Penn State 7-52411730-1920  Joe Paterno
Pittsburgh 12-03811331-0273  Johnny Majors
Rutgers 11-028781  Frank R. Burns
San Diego State 10-1197125  Claude Gilbert
South Carolina 6-5195143  Jim Carlen
Southern Mississippi 2-9145296  Bobby Collins
Syracuse 3-8154263  Frank Maloney
Temple 4-6196216  Wayne Hardin
Tulane 2-9149228  Larry Smith
Utah State 3-8170263  Bruce Snyder
Virginia Tech 6-5223176  Jimmy Sharpe
West Virginia 5-6184202  Frank Cignetti

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Florida State Players on File.

1976 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Florida State Players on File.


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Great Moments in College Football History

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida’s Seminole Indian Tribe.