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-
1997 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 22nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Southern California
14
7
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Maryland
50
7
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Clemson
35
28
W
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Miami
47
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Duke
51
27
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Georgia Tech
38
0
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Virginia
47
21
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
North Carolina State
48
35
W
Sat., Nov. 8 @
North Carolina
20
3
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Wake Forest
58
7
W
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Florida
29
32
L
Thu., Jan. 1
Ohio State
31
14
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1997 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 468
Scoring Average 39.0
Points Allowed 181
Defense Average 15.1
Opponents Record 78-60
Conference Record 8-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 5-1
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 11-1-0
AP
3 11-1-0
Coaches
3 11-1-0
USA Today/ESPN
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 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
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).