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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: Garnet & Gold
Coach: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1947  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024
1996 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Duke  44   7   W       
 Thu., Sep. 19  @ North Carolina State  51   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. North Carolina  13   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Clemson  34   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Miami  34   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. Virginia  31   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Georgia Tech  49   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. Wake Forest  44   7   W    @ Orlando, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Southern Mississippi  54   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Maryland  48   10   W    @ Miami, FL   
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Florida  24   21   W       
 Thu., Jan. 2   Florida  20   52   L    @ New Orleans, LA   Sugar Bowl
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored446
  Scoring Average37.2
  Points Allowed174
  Defense Average14.5
  Opponents Record81-59
  Conference Record8-0
  Home Record8-0
  Away Record3-0
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 11-1-0 AP
3 11-1-0 Coaches
3 11-1-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1996 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-1446174Lost  20-528-031471  Bobby Bowden
North Carolina 10-2357123Won  20-136-224076  Mack Brown
Clemson 7-5245241Lost  7-106-2164156  Tommy West
Virginia 7-5341203Lost  21-315-3219112  George Welsh
Georgia Tech 5-6220236 4-4157161  George OLeary
Maryland 5-6187239 3-5118205  Mark Duffner
North Carolina State 3-8268401 3-5199285  Mike OCain
Wake Forest 3-8144374 1-779287  Jim Caldwell
Duke 0-11162379 0-8105242  Fred Goldsmith

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.