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-
1988 Season Highlights
Bobby Bowden enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Florida State.
1988 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 @
Miami
0
31
L
Sat., Sep. 10 vs.
Southern Mississippi
49
13
W
Sat., Sep. 17 @
Clemson
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Michigan State
30
7
W
Sat., Oct. 1 @
Tulane
48
28
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs.
Georgia Southern
28
10
W
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
East Carolina
45
21
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Louisiana Tech
66
3
W
Sat., Nov. 5 @
South Carolina
59
0
W
Sat., Nov. 12 vs.
Virginia Tech
41
14
W
Sat., Nov. 26 vs.
Florida
52
17
W
Mon., Jan. 2
Auburn
13
7
W
@ New Orleans, LA
Sugar Bowl
1988 Season Totals
Record 11-1
Points Scored 455
Scoring Average 37.9
Points Allowed 172
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 89-53
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 7-0
Away Record 3-1
1988 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
3 11-1-0
AP
3 11-1-0
Coaches
3 11-1-0
UPI
3 11-1-0
USA Today/CNN
1988 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1988 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.