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: Bill Peterson Conference: Independent-
1961 Season Highlights
Bill Peterson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 16 vs. George Washington
15
7
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Florida
3
3
T
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Mississippi
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
Georgia
3
0
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs. Richmond
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Virginia Tech
7
10
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Kentucky
0
20
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Citadel
44
8
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Southern Mississippi
0
12
L
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Houston
8
28
L
1961 Season Totals
Record 4-5
-1
Points Scored 93
Scoring Average 9.3
Points Allowed 128
Defense Average 12.8
Opponents Record 38-30
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 4-1
Away Record 0-4
-1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.