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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1947  <-- 1984 <- 1985 -> 1986 --> 2024
1985 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 
1985 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Tulane  38   12   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Nebraska  17   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Memphis  19   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  vs. Kansas  24   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Auburn  27   59   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Tulsa  76   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ North Carolina  20   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Miami  27   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. South Carolina  56   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Western Carolina  50   10   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  @ Florida  14   38   L       
 Mon., Dec. 30   Oklahoma State  34   23   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1985 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored402
  Scoring Average33.5
  Points Allowed258
  Defense Average21.5
  Opponents Record69-54
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 9-3-0 AP
13 9-3-0 Coaches
13 9-3-0 UPI
14 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1985 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Southern 13-2460293   Erk Russell
Penn State 11-1275153Lost  10-25  Joe Paterno
Army 9-3396232Won  31-29  Jim Young
Florida State 9-3402258Won  34-23  Bobby Bowden
Akron 8-4258186   Jim Dennison
Southern Mississippi 7-4255159   Jim Carmody
Syracuse 7-5284195Lost  18-35  Dick MacPherson
West Virginia 7-3-1189158   Don Nehlen
Virginia Tech 6-5274219   Bill Dooley
Cincinnati 5-6199261   Dave Currey
James Madison 5-6163177   Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame 5-6230234   Gerry Faust
Pittsburgh 5-5-1202187   Serafino Foge Fazio
South Carolina 5-6269290   Joe Morrison
Boston College 4-8222307   Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 4-6188206   Bill Dando
Central Florida 4-7266386   Gene McDowell
Louisiana 4-7162306   Sam Robertson
Navy 4-7253239   Gary Tranquill
Temple 4-7233223   Bruce Arians
Western Kentucky 4-7232313   Dave Roberts
Liberty 3-4-1121103   Morgan Hout
East Carolina 2-9161281   Art Baker
Louisville 2-9199429   Howard Schnellenberger
Memphis 2-7-2180243   Rey Dempsey
Rutgers 2-8-1149266   Dick Anderson
Tulane 1-10166334   Mack Brown

1985 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1985 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.