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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: Bobby Bowden
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1947  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Bobby Bowden enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 30  vs. Toledo  24   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 6  @ Nebraska  17   34   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. North Carolina  10   10   T       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Michigan  18   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Tulane  54   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Wichita State  59   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Louisville  54   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Miami  23   41   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ South Carolina  45   28   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Southern Mississippi  49   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. Florida  13   17   L       
 Wed., Dec. 31   Indiana  27   13   W    @ Birmingham, AL   All-American Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record7-4 -1
  Points Scored393
  Scoring Average32.8
  Points Allowed218
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record74-50
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-1 -1
  Away Record2-3
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 7-4-1 Coaches
20 7-4-1 UPI
21 7-4-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Georgia Southern 13-2619382   Erk Russell
Penn State 12-0340133Won  14-10  Joe Paterno
Virginia Tech 10-1-1286208Won  25-24  Bill Dooley
Boston College 9-3338233Won  27-24  Jack Bicknell, Sr.
Buffalo 9-2264182   Bill Dando
Akron 7-4291188   Gerry Faust
Florida State 7-4-1393218Won  27-13  Bobby Bowden
Tulsa 7-4293186   Don Morton
Army 6-5276292   Jim Young
Central Florida 6-5310227   Gene McDowell
Louisiana 6-5242204   Nelson Stokley
Pittsburgh 6-4-1253209   Mike Gottfried
Rutgers 6-4-1221189   Dick Anderson
Southern Mississippi 6-5198252   Jim Carmody
Cincinnati 5-6267345   Dave Currey
James Madison 5-5-1299178   Joe Purzycki
Notre Dame 5-6299219   Lou Holtz
Syracuse 5-6241266   Dick MacPherson
Tulane 4-7265334   Mack Brown
West Virginia 4-7210286   Don Nehlen
Western Kentucky 4-6-1228258   Dave Roberts
East Carolina 3-8187364   Art Baker
Louisville 3-8179303   Howard Schnellenberger
Navy 3-8238306   Gary Tranquill
South Carolina 3-6-2313286   Joe Morrison
Liberty 1-9150229   Morgan Hout
Memphis 1-10104292   Charlie Bailey
Temple 0-11308271   Bruce Arians

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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