Florida State Football Team History
Florida State Seminoles
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium Capacity: 80,000 Colors: Garnet & Gold Coach: Bill Peterson Conference: Independent-
1966 Season Highlights
Bill Peterson enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 17 vs.
Houston
13
21
L
Sat., Sep. 24 @
Miami
23
20
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Florida
19
22
L
Sat., Oct. 15 @
Texas Tech
42
33
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Mississippi State
10
0
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Virginia Tech
21
23
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @
South Carolina
32
10
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Syracuse
21
37
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Wake Forest
28
0
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Maryland
45
21
W
Sat., Dec. 24
Wyoming
20
28
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1966 Season Totals
Record 6-5
Points Scored 274
Scoring Average 24.9
Points Allowed 215
Defense Average 19.5
Opponents Record 65-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-2
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.