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Florida State Seminoles

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

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1947 <-- 1987 <- 1988 -> 1989 --> 2024

1988 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

1988 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 3	@ Miami	0	31	L
Sat., Sep. 10	vs. Southern Mississippi	49	13	W
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Clemson	24	21	W
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Michigan State	30	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Tulane	48	28	W
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Georgia Southern	28	10	W
Sat., Oct. 15	vs. East Carolina	45	21	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Louisiana Tech	66	3	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ South Carolina	59	0	W
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Virginia Tech	41	14	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Florida	52	17	W
Mon., Jan. 2	Auburn	13	7	W	@ New Orleans, LA	Sugar Bowl

1988 Season Totals
Record	11-1
Points Scored	455
Scoring Average	37.9
Points Allowed	172
Defense Average	14.3
Opponents Record	89-53
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	7-0
Away Record	3-1

1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
3	11-1-0	AP
3	11-1-0	Coaches
3	11-1-0	UPI
3	11-1-0	USA Today/CNN

1988 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Georgia Southern	12-3	469	214					Erk Russell
Notre Dame	12-0	393	156	Won 34-21				Lou Holtz
Florida State	11-1	455	172	Won 13-7				Bobby Bowden
West Virginia	11-1	493	208	Lost 21-34				Don Nehlen
Southern Mississippi	10-2	353	284	Won 38-18				Curley Hallman
Syracuse	10-2	341	189	Won 23-10				Dick MacPherson
Army	9-3	336	226	Lost 28-29				Jim Young
Western Kentucky	9-4	311	220					Dave Roberts
Liberty	8-3	313	177					Morgan Hout
Louisville	8-3	261	245					Howard Schnellenberger
South Carolina	8-4	232	224	Lost 10-34				Joe Morrison
Northern Illinois	7-4	155	185					Jerry Pettibone
Central Florida	6-5	267	288					Gene McDowell
Louisiana	6-5	296	224					Nelson Stokley
Memphis	6-5	226	205					Charlie Bailey
Pittsburgh	6-5	300	183					Mike Gottfried
Arkansas State	5-6	261	245					Larry Lacewell
James Madison	5-6	201	209					Joe Purzycki
Penn State	5-6	231	201					Joe Paterno
Rutgers	5-6	273	255					Dick Anderson
Tulane	5-6	251	334					Greg Davis
Louisiana Tech	4-7	185	352					Joe Peace
Temple	4-7	207	317					Bruce Arians
Tulsa	4-7	254	318					Dave Rader
Boston College	3-8	237	326					Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Cincinnati	3-8	201	379					Dave Currey
East Carolina	3-8	281	325					Art Baker
Navy	3-8	221	274					Elliot Uzelac
Virginia Tech	3-8	176	264					Frank Beamer
Buffalo	2-8	148	237					Bill Dando

1988 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

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.