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: Bill Peterson
Conference: Independent-
|
| 1961 Season Highlights |
| Bill Peterson enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Florida State. |
| | |
| 1961 Season |
| Date |
Opponent | Score |
|
| Sat., Sep. 16 | vs. George Washington
|
15 |
7 |
W |
|
| | Sat., Sep. 30 | @
Florida
|
3 |
3 |
T |
|
| | Sat., Oct. 7 | @
Mississippi
|
0 |
33 |
L |
|
| | Sat., Oct. 14 | vs.
Georgia
|
3 |
0 |
W |
|
| | Sat., Oct. 21 | vs. Richmond
|
13 |
7 |
W |
|
| | Sat., Oct. 28 | @
Virginia Tech
|
7 |
10 |
L |
|
| | Sat., Nov. 4 | @
Kentucky
|
0 |
20 |
L |
|
| | Sat., Nov. 11 | vs. Citadel
|
44 |
8 |
W |
|
| | Sat., Nov. 18 | vs.
Southern Mississippi
|
0 |
12 |
L |
|
| | Sat., Nov. 25 | @
Houston
|
8 |
28 |
L |
|
|
| |
|
| |
| 1961 Season Totals |
| Record | 4-5
-1
|
| Points Scored | 93 |
| Scoring Average | 9.3 |
| Points Allowed | 128 |
| Defense Average | 12.8 |
| Opponents Record | 38-30
|
| Conference Record | 0-0 |
| Home Record | 4-1
|
| Away Record | 0-4
-1
|
|
|
| 1961 NCAA Final Rankings |
| Rank |
Record |
Source |
| was not ranked. |
|
|
|
| |
| 1961 All American Awards |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
| 1961 All Independent Conference Players |
| Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
| Coming Someday |
|
|
|
Some records may be incomplete.
|
|
|
|
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.
