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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: Bill Peterson
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1947  <-- 1960 <- 1961 -> 1962 --> 2024
1961 Season Highlights
 Bill Peterson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 
1961 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 16  vs. George Washington  15   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 30  @ Florida  3   3   T       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Mississippi  0   33   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Georgia  3   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. Richmond  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  @ Virginia Tech  7   10   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ Kentucky  0   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Citadel  44   8   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Southern Mississippi  0   12   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Houston  8   28   L       
 
1961 Season Totals
  Record4-5 -1
  Points Scored93
  Scoring Average9.3
  Points Allowed128
  Defense Average12.8
  Opponents Record38-30
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record0-4 -1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1961 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Memphis 8-233275   Billy J. Murphy
Penn State 8-3261143Won  30-15  Charles A. Rip Engle
Southern Mississippi 8-218368   Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse 8-3268131Won  15-14  Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Miami 7-414685Lost  14-15  Andy Gustafson
Navy 7-3201136   Wayne Hardin
Army 6-4224118   Dale S. Hall
Louisville 6-318091   Frank Camp
San Jose State 6-4183185   Robert Bob Titchenal
Houston 5-4-1144138   Harold W. Lahar
Notre Dame 5-5175182   Joseph L. Joe Kuharich
Oregon State 5-5165137   J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Boston College 4-6117189   Ernie Hefferle
Buffalo 4-5136163   Dick Offenhammer
Florida State 4-5-193128   Bill Peterson
Oregon 4-6152112   Leonard J. Len Casanova
Air Force 3-787173   Ben Martin
Arkansas State 3-684179   King Block
Pittsburgh 3-7145209   John P. Michelosen
Texas El Paso 3-7176283   Ben Collins
Washington State 3-7163213   James Jim Sutherland

1961 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1961 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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