Florida State Football Team History
Florida State Seminoles
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Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
Founded: 1851 Stadium: Doak Campbell Stadium Capacity: 80,000 Colors: Garnet & Gold Coach: Bobby Bowden Conference: Independent-
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1987 Season Highlights |
Bobby Bowden enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Florida State. |
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1987 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 5 | vs.
Texas Tech
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40 |
16 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 12 | @
East Carolina
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44 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 19 | vs.
Memphis
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41 |
24 |
W |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | @
Michigan State
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31 |
3 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | vs.
Miami
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25 |
26 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | @
Southern Mississippi
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61 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | vs.
Louisville
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32 |
9 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | vs.
Tulane
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73 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 7 | @
Auburn
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34 |
6 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs. Furman
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41 |
10 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 28 | @
Florida
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28 |
14 |
W |
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| Fri., Jan. 1 |
Nebraska
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31 |
28 |
W |
@ Tempe, AZ |
Fiesta Bowl |
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1987 Season Totals |
Record | 11-1
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Points Scored | 481 |
Scoring Average | 40.1 |
Points Allowed | 163 |
Defense Average | 13.6 |
Opponents Record | 77-44
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 5-1
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Away Record | 5-0
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1987 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
2 | 11-1-0 |
AP |
2 | 11-1-0 |
Coaches |
2 | 11-1-0 |
UPI |
2 | 11-1-0 |
USA Today/CNN |
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1987 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1987 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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