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-
1977 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Southern Mississippi
35
6
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Kansas State
18
10
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Miami
17
23
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Oklahoma State
25
17
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Cincinnati
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Auburn
24
3
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs.
North Texas
35
14
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
Virginia Tech
23
21
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Memphis
30
9
W
Sat., Nov. 19 @
San Diego State
16
41
L
Sat., Dec. 3 @
Florida
37
9
W
Fri., Dec. 23
Texas Tech
40
17
W
@ Orlando, FL
Capital One Bowl
1977 Season Totals
Record 10-2
Points Scored 314
Scoring Average 26.2
Points Allowed 170
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 68-62
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 5-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 10-2-0
AP
11 10-2-0
Coaches
11 10-2-0
UPI
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.