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: Thomas N. Tom Nugent Conference: Independent-
1954 Season Highlights
Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1954 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 18 vs.
Georgia
0
14
L
Sat., Sep. 25 vs. Abilene Christian
0
13
L
Sat., Oct. 2 @
Louisville
47
6
W
Sat., Oct. 9 vs. Villanova
52
13
W
Sat., Oct. 16 @
North Carolina State
13
7
W
Sat., Oct. 23 @
Auburn
0
33
L
Sat., Oct. 30 @ Virginia Military Institute
33
19
W
@ Lynchburg, VA
Sat., Nov. 13 vs. Furman
33
14
W
Sat., Nov. 20 @ Stetson
47
6
W
Sat., Nov. 27 vs.
Southern Mississippi
19
18
W
Sat., Dec. 4 @ Tampa
13
0
W
Sat., Jan. 1
Texas-El Paso
20
47
L
@ El Paso, TX
Sun Bowl
1954 Season Totals
Record 8-4
Points Scored 277
Scoring Average 23.1
Points Allowed 190
Defense Average 15.8
Opponents Record 25-25
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1954 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1954 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.