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: Donald A. Don Veller Conference: Dixie-
1948 Season Highlights
Donald A. Don Veller enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Florida State.
The Seminoles won the Dixie Conference Championship.
1948 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 2 vs. Cumberland
30
0
W
Sat., Oct. 9 @ Erskine
6
14
L
Sat., Oct. 16 @ Millsaps
7
6
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @ Stetson
18
7
W
Sat., Oct. 30 vs. Mississippi College
26
6
W
Sat., Nov. 6 vs. Livingston State
12
6
W
Sat., Nov. 13 @ Troy State
20
13
W
Sat., Nov. 20 vs. Tampa
33
12
W
1948 Season Totals
Record 7-1
Points Scored 152
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 64
Defense Average 8.0
Opponents Record 0-0
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 3-1
1948 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1948 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1948 All Dixie Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.