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-
1986 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Aug. 30 vs.
Toledo
24
0
W
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Nebraska
17
34
L
Sat., Sep. 20 vs.
North Carolina
10
10
T
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Michigan
18
20
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
Tulane
54
21
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs. Wichita State
59
3
W
Sat., Oct. 25 @
Louisville
54
18
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @
Miami
23
41
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
South Carolina
45
28
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Southern Mississippi
49
13
W
Sat., Nov. 29 vs.
Florida
13
17
L
Wed., Dec. 31
Indiana
27
13
W
@ Birmingham, AL
All-American Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 7-4
-1
Points Scored 393
Scoring Average 32.8
Points Allowed 218
Defense Average 18.2
Opponents Record 74-50
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
-1
Away Record 2-3
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
20 7-4-1
Coaches
20 7-4-1
UPI
21 7-4-1
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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.