Florida State Football Team History
Florida State Seminoles
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851
Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium
Capacity: 80,000
Colors: Garnet & Gold
Coach: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-
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| 1996 Season Highlights |
| Bobby Bowden enters his 21st season as Head Coach at Florida State. |
| The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship. |
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| 1996 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
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| Sat., Sep. 7 | vs.
Duke
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44 |
7 |
W |
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| | Thu., Sep. 19 | @
North Carolina State
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51 |
17 |
W |
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| | Sat., Sep. 28 | vs.
North Carolina
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Clemson
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34 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 12 | @
Miami
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34 |
16 |
W |
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| | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Virginia
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31 |
24 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 2 | @
Georgia Tech
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49 |
3 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 9 | vs.
Wake Forest
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44 |
7 |
W |
@ Orlando, FL |
| | Sat., Nov. 16 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
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54 |
14 |
W |
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| | Sat., Nov. 23 | vs.
Maryland
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48 |
10 |
W |
@ Miami, FL |
| | Sat., Nov. 30 | vs.
Florida
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24 |
21 |
W |
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| | Thu., Jan. 2 |
Florida
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20 |
52 |
L |
@ New Orleans, LA |
Sugar Bowl |
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| 1996 Season Totals |
| Record | 11-1
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| Points Scored | 446 |
| Scoring Average | 37.2 |
| Points Allowed | 174 |
| Defense Average | 14.5 |
| Opponents Record | 81-59
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| Conference Record | 8-0 |
| Home Record | 8-0
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| Away Record | 3-0
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| 3 | 11-1-0 |
AP |
| 3 | 11-1-0 |
Coaches |
| 3 | 11-1-0 |
USA Today/CNN |
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| 1996 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1996 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.
