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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: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1947  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 23rd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Mon., Aug. 31  @ Texas A&M  23   14   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ North Carolina State  7   24   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Duke  62   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Southern California  30   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Maryland  24   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Miami  26   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Clemson  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Georgia Tech  34   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. North Carolina  39   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Virginia  45   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Wake Forest  24   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Florida  23   12   W       
 Mon., Jan. 4   Tennessee  16   23   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record11-2
  Points Scored401
  Scoring Average30.8
  Points Allowed161
  Defense Average12.4
  Opponents Record97-59
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
3 11-2-0 AP
3 11-2-0 Coaches
3 11-2-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Florida State 11-2401161Lost  16-237-128388  Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech 10-2426295Won  35-287-1297200  George OLeary
Virginia 9-3358247Lost  33-356-2218166  George Welsh
North Carolina 7-5288283Won  20-135-3195210  Carl Torbush
North Carolina State 7-5366352Lost  23-465-3241225  Mike OCain
Duke 4-7229319 2-6128263  Fred Goldsmith
Wake Forest 3-8235335 2-6182249  Jim Caldwell
Clemson 3-8218272 1-7157216  Tommy West
Maryland 3-8202290 1-7129213  Ron Vanderlinden

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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

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.