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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-

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1947 <-- 1964 <- 1965 -> 1966 --> 2024

1965 Season Highlights

Bill Peterson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

1965 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 25	@ Texas Christian	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 2	vs. Baylor	9	7	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ Kentucky	24	26	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Georgia	10	3	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Alabama	0	21	L
Sat., Oct. 30	vs. Virginia Tech	7	6	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Wake Forest	35	0	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ North Carolina State	0	3	L
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. Houston	16	16	T
Sat., Nov. 27	@ Florida	17	30	L

1965 Season Totals
Record	4-5 -1
Points Scored	121
Scoring Average	12.1
Points Allowed	119
Defense Average	11.9
Opponents Record	59-42
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	0-5

1965 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1965 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Colorado State	4-6	264	264					Mike Lude
New Mexico State	8-2	236	153					Warren B. Woodson
Texas El Paso	8-3	317	206	Won 13-12				Robert L. Bobby Dobbs
Utah State	8-2	271	136					Tony Knap
Georgia Tech	7-3-1	253	171	Won 31-21				Bobby Dodd
Notre Dame	7-2-1	270	73					Ara R. Parseghian
Southern Mississippi	7-2	127	60					Thad Pie Vann
Syracuse	7-3	237	146					Floyd B. Ben Schwartzwalder
Virginia Tech	7-3	188	134					Jerry Claiborne
Boston College	6-4	209	117					James H. Jim Miller
Buffalo	5-3-2	145	78					Dick Offenhammer
Memphis	5-5	215	153					Billy J. Murphy
Miami	5-4-1	199	138					Charlie Tate
Penn State	5-5	202	151					Charles A. Rip Engle
San Jose State	5-5	184	192					Harry Anderson
Army	4-5-1	119	132					Paul Dietzel
Florida State	4-5-1	121	119					Bill Peterson
Houston	4-5-1	159	174					Bill Yeoman
Navy	4-4-2	128	129					William T. Bill Elias
Air Force	3-6-1	166	156					Ben Martin
Pittsburgh	3-7	173	311					John P. Michelosen

1965 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1965 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.