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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: Independent-

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1947 <-- 1990 <- 1991 -> 1992 --> 2024

1991 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 16th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

1991 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 29	vs. Brigham Young	44	28	W	@ Anaheim, CA
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Tulane	38	11	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Western Michigan	58	0	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ Michigan	51	31	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Syracuse	46	14	W
Sat., Oct. 12	vs. Virginia Tech	33	20	W	@ Orlando, FL
Sat., Oct. 19	vs. Middle Tennessee State	39	10	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Louisiana State	27	16	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Louisville	40	15	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. South Carolina	38	10	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. Miami	16	17	L
Sat., Nov. 30	@ Florida	9	14	L
Wed., Jan. 1	Texas A&M	10	2	W	@ Dallas, TX	Cotton Bowl

1991 Season Totals
Record	11-2
Points Scored	449
Scoring Average	34.5
Points Allowed	188
Defense Average	14.5
Opponents Record	91-57
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	7-1
Away Record	3-1

1991 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	11-2-0	AP
4	11-2-0	Coaches
4	11-2-0	UPI/NFF
4	11-2-0	USA Today/CNN

1991 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
East Carolina	11-1	409	277	Won 37-34				Bill Lewis
Florida State	11-2	449	188	Won 10-2				Bobby Bowden
Penn State	11-2	474	184	Won 42-17				Joe Paterno
Notre Dame	10-3	465	289	Won 39-28				Lou Holtz
Tulsa	10-2	333	225	Won 28-17				Dave Rader
James Madison	9-4	414	343					Rip Scherer
Louisiana Tech	8-1-2	280	194					Joe Peace
Georgia Southern	7-4	257	160					Tim Stowers
Central Florida	6-5	278	230					Gene McDowell
Memphis	5-6	228	229					Charles R. Chuck Stobart
Troy	5-6	230	200					Larry Blakeney
Alabama Birmingham	4-3-2	170	196					Jim Hilyer
Army	4-7	196	226					Bob Sutton
Cincinnati	4-7	201	323					Timothy Tim Murphy
Liberty	4-7	233	248					Sam Rutigliano
Southern Mississippi	4-7	212	225					Jeff Bower
Buffalo	3-7	231	304					Sam Sanders
South Carolina	3-6-2	250	268					Sparky Woods
Western Kentucky	3-8	235	301					Jack Harbaugh
Louisiana	2-8-1	148	269					Nelson Stokley
Louisville	2-9	135	335					Howard Schnellenberger
Northern Illinois	2-9	143	364					Charlie Sadler
Arkansas State	1-10	189	361					Al Kincaid
Navy	1-10	160	321					George Chaump
Tulane	1-10	146	384					Greg Davis

1991 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1991 All Independent 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.