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-
1956 Season Highlights
Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1956 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Ohio
47
7
W
Sat., Sep. 29 @
Georgia
0
3
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs.
Virginia Tech
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 13 @
North Carolina State
14
0
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Wake Forest
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Villanova
20
13
W
@ Philadelphia, PA
Fri., Nov. 2 @
Miami
7
20
L
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. Furman
42
7
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Southern Mississippi
20
19
W
Sat., Nov. 24 @
Auburn
7
13
L
1956 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 178
Scoring Average 17.8
Points Allowed 116
Defense Average 11.6
Opponents Record 39-33
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
-1
Away Record 2-3
1956 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1956 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1956 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.