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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: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1947 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Bobby Bowden enters his 27th season as Head Coach at Florida State.

The Seminoles won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 24	@ Iowa State	38	31	W	@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Aug. 31	vs. Virginia	40	19	W
Sat., Sep. 14	@ Maryland	37	10	W
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Duke	48	17	W
Thu., Sep. 26	@ Louisville	20	26	L
Thu., Oct. 3	vs. Clemson	48	31	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Miami	27	28	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Notre Dame	24	34	L
Sat., Nov. 2	@ Wake Forest	34	21	W
Sat., Nov. 9	@ Georgia Tech	21	13	W
Sat., Nov. 16	vs. North Carolina	40	14	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ North Carolina State	7	17	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Florida	31	14	W
Wed., Jan. 1	Georgia	13	26	L	@ New Orleans, LA	Sugar Bowl

2002 Season Totals
Record	9-5
Points Scored	428
Scoring Average	30.6
Points Allowed	301
Defense Average	21.5
Opponents Record	114-71
Conference Record	7-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-3

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
21	9-5-0	AP
23	9-5-0	Coaches
23	9-5-0	USA Today/ESPN

2002 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	9-5	428	301	Lost 13-26	7-1	275	142	Bobby Bowden
Maryland	11-3	451	228	Won 30-3	6-2	247	161	Ralph Friedgen
Virginia	9-5	402	348	Won 48-22	6-2	220	185	Al Groh
North Carolina State	11-3	460	238	Won 28-6	5-3	192	127	Chuck Amato
Clemson	7-6	330	349	Lost 15-55	4-4	197	223	Tommy Bowden
Georgia Tech	7-6	280	267	Lost 21-30	4-4	148	150	Chan Gailey
Wake Forest	7-6	356	327	Won 38-17	3-5	196	198	Jim Grobe
North Carolina	3-9	223	421		1-7	113	285	John Bunting
Duke	2-10	227	353		0-8	137	254	Carl Franks

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).